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→ Name: Ni
→ Age: 28
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→ Character Name: Donatello Hamato
→ Canon: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003 TV series)
→ Canon Point: 4x17 ("Outbreak"), after returning to the lair
→ Personality: On first impression, Donatello, in comparison to his brothers, might seem to fall short. In between Leonardo's take-charge attitude and sense of honor, Raphael's short temper, and Michelangelo's...being Michelangelo, Donatello's own personal qualities may not seem as noticeable. Indeed, on the surface its easy to dismiss him as just another tech-obsessed nerd, given that he seems to prefer spending time tinkering with technology rather than perfecting his ninja skills or going out and doing things like his two go-getter older brothers and hissometimes annoying rambuctious younger brother.
This type of assessment, however, completely ignores many of the things that make Donatello who he is. Donatello, while a more than capable fighter, simply does not find the same kind of fulfillment that his brothers get from fighting of any kind - he finds his passion in making and studying things. He is the turtle closest to being a pacifist out of the four. Among his brothers, he rarely gets into any major arguments. In many cases, he doesn't even fight his enemies if it isn't necessary, looking instead to find other solutions to problems that his brothers would normally resort to fists for. If fighting is the only solution, or must be part of the solution, Donatello tends to try to take into account a way where the least amount of hurt, though he will stand with and defend his brothers without question if they are in danger, regardless of the situation. His tendancy towards more peaceful solutions is even seemingly reflected in his weapon, the bo. His is a weapon that lacks the lethality that the sai, nunchaku or katana can potentially offer to an opponent, but nevertheless can be used with greater tactical purpose by shifting an opponent's strengths against them.
He is what his friend Leatherhead calls a 'kind and gentle soul', intelligent, easygoing, contemplative and inquisitive, always fascinated by everything around him (even at times when his brothers are utterly freaked out by things they see), and always looking to understand and solve a problem no matter how long it takes. He can be quite optimistic, excited and even exhibit child-like awe about some of his projects and theories, and believes that every problem has a solution. Though his brothers sometimes make fun of his propensity to focus so often on machines and technology and science, they are well aware of how much they owe to his inventions and his work, and how his work has helped improve their lives in the sewers, as well as improve their odds in battle. On his end, Donatello almost never lets hiswork go to his head, as by the time he's finished one invention or fixed one thing, he's already off and starting on something else.
Not that Donatello is perfect or completely without darker impulses or secrets. He can become obsessive, impatient and frustrated easily over problems he cannot solve, especially problems that, in his opinion, require an immediate resolution. When this happens, he tends to shut himself in and spend days on a problem with little sleep or food, letting his desire to figure out the solution to whatever is bothering him control him and ignoring everyone and everything happening around him until its solved - or until said solution or problem has gone beyond his control and he can do nothing more. And while he rarely gets enraged, pushing him all the way to that point is a particularly bad idea - to give an example, at this point in his canon, he is the only character who has been able to permanently kill any version of Shredder due to said anger.
Most troubling is Donatello is far less inclined to speak up about anything bothering him. Unlike his brothers, if its not a project he is working on or a threat that the brothers are facing, he is least likely to voice any personal problems, doing his best to keep an optimistic disposition, deeming his own problems and struggles as unimportant in comparison and devaluing his own worth on the team and to his family as a result. In particular, while Raphael's anger issues, Michelangelo's tendancy towards immaturity, and Leonardo's struggles with his own shortcomings (imagined or otherwise) are known to the family, most of Donatello's true insecurities, feelings of guilt and fears are implied to not even be known to his brothers. Events such as the Triceratons ripping his mind open - and the resulting trauma from it, which almost killed him - he only shared with Master Splinter, and only because he cried out to him through their psychic bond. Even after finding out just how important he truly is to his family due to a certain time-traveling event, after he is reunited with his family (and save for one remark that is almost immediately dismissed by the others), he is never shown talking about what happened to him, even to Master Splinter. Whether he is worried about being judged (not unlike how many in the outside world would - and already have - judged him based on his appearance), or whether he feels he failed his friends and family and is too ashamed or scared to talk of it, isn't entirely certain. However, it would not be a surprise if both points turned out to be the truth.
→ History: Rough timeline Episode history Donatello in general
→ Abilities: Ninja/ninjitsu: He isn't called a 'ninja' turtle for nothing, after all. Donatello is skilled in the ways of the ninja due to his training with Master Splinter since childhood. Said training involved not only physical training to hone his body for battle, but also an understanding of a combination of philosophies and fighting and schools, military and esoteric, from various Asian writers (predominantly Japanese), as well as the Japanese code of Bushido and aspects of Zen. As such he is not only an expert in martial arts, but also in a variety of different techniques for infiltration, sabotage and stealth, as well as the art of battle both with and without a variety of weapons. In terms of ninja weaponry, Donatello is most efficient with a bo.
Also important to his training were methods of perfecting control over the body and mind. Among those Donatello is shown performing include a form of meditation and psychic bond which allows him some contact with his family, even at a distance, and the ability to harness a method of internal breathing, which, in a vacuum situation, allows him to survive for a period of time without needing to breathe.
Mechanical/technological/medical expertise: Donatello is an expert at building advanced technology, and learning and applying various advanced theories from multiple fields of science into practice, usually from scratch. He's built a cell network for his family, knows how to outfit cars with hi-tech weaponry and computer systems, has hacked into various computer systems with his expertise, has shown the capability to defuse a nuclear device, is able to decipher some forms of alien technology and has devised a vaccine for certain types of diseases and even other mutations similar to his own.
Above-average Intelligence: While Raphael's claim of his IQ being in the 600s is likely an exaggeration, there's no denying that Donatello is one of the most intelligent beings known in his universe - he's able to match and beat the likes of Baxter Stockman, who is considered by most people to be the smartest person on Earth, for example.
Above-average physical traits: Due to his mutation and his training, Donatello has agility, speed and strength comparable to an Olympian athlete.
→ Strengths: Difficult to anger: Donatello does not get angry easily and it takes a long time for him to be pushed into to a point where he becomes completely enraged.
Promises: Donatello will always follow through on a promise or fulfill a bargain. Even if it taked a long time and/or its incredibly complicated for him to do, he refuses to dishonor an agreement; only in certain circumstances (such as learning the bargain will endanger the world of his family or friends, of course) will he break a promise he's made.
Turtle anatomy: Both a strength and a weakness. Even if he has humanoid features, he's still a turtle and has many turtle features - several of which can be advantageous. His carapace is incredibly tough, as is his skin. As a reptile he also has the ability to survive in water much more easily than mammals. He's also much less susceptible to
Code of honor: Like the other turtles, while not as studious on this particular aspect as Leonardo, Donatello does his best to follow the code of Bushido and live his life with a sense of honor and loyalty to his family, as well as to keep his skills honed and to abstain from attacking innocents or involving innocents in battle, among other things.
→ Weaknesses: Turtle anatomy: Both a strength and a weakness. Even if he has humanoid features, he's still a turtle and has many turtle features - and some can be exploited. He's cold-blooded so he lacks the mechanisms that regulate body warmth. His spinal structure is basically outside of his body so breaking his carapace or managing to rip open his plastron could injure or even kill him.
Freak body: While in Kon Ran this might not be so much of a problem with NPCs, in terms of other characters is very obvious that he is not human, making him very noticeable to people looking for him.
Naive: Donatello - and really all of his brothers - were not raised to be social creatures, and thus do not always pick up on certain nuances with people. Anyone who is not blatantly evil or who very clearly works for a bad guy organization, with the right wording and methods, can manipulate and trick him into becoming their friend.
Injury/Infection: At the point Donatello is being taken from, he has a cut on his upper right thigh, dealt to him by a mutated cockroach/human hybrid. Unknown to him, he's been infected by a dangerous, hardy (and contagious through fluids) virus which spontaneously evolved from genetically modified mutant DNA. Because of his own resistance to general illness, the onset of the virus' true symptoms (basically, turning into an nearly uncontrollable mutated beast) have been slowed down considerably. However, it is currently weakening his immune system, slowly making him sick.
→ First Person Sample: ---ah. There.
[The tone of the voice that comes onto the phone is - perhaps surprisingly - not panicked. Actually, the person speaking on the other end sounds more distracted than anything else. Possibly the only person who isn't horrified or in shock about the news just broken to them.Or maybe they're just trying not to panic. Since panicking wouldn't get anyone anywhere. A clear head, on the other hand...
Though its rather strange that the video is on, but whoever is speaking isn't actually there and the feed is only showing the ceiling. They're standing off to the side for some reason. The sound of things being shuffled around manages to also get picked up by the microphone inside the comm. In fact, it sounds like they're already packing and getting ready to leave, judging by the long pause and the checklist mumbling before, finally, the comm is picked up.]
Oh, it's on. Should've noticed sooner...
[A pause. And suddenly a green beak with a mouth fills up the screen and starts talking.]
Hmm, well. Anyhow, hello, everyone! Sorry about keeping this thing recording like that. I'm a fellow patient, and according to our doctors, we are apparently experiencing some kind of traumatic personality break, which renders us unable to remember our true selves. The doctors told me my, ah, real name and everything, but you guys can call me Donatello for now. I'm not used to the...truth about myself I guess. It is a lot to take in, after all, don't you think?
[A pause.]
Oh, speaking of which. I'm actually getting ready to leave the hospital and I may as well ask, being...you know, crazy and all. None of you on this network...happen to have heard about anyone who claims to have the last name of Hamato? If so, I'd appreciate any leads on their location. Thank you in advance...
[He doesn't seem to realize that the video function is on, and not the voice. Not that it would matter since apparently everyone thinks he's human and says he looks human to them, right?]
→ Third Person Sample: Donatello did not react when the doctors broke the news to him. At least not outwardly. He kept his cool, listened carefully to what they told him, and interjected with a few questions of his own. He didn't make any reaction until after the doctors had left. He waited until they were gone, and the door had closed. Then he let his feelings out.
He clenched his sheets tightly and shut his eyes.
Master Splinter!...
There was no response. His link to his family was dead; he felt nothing. After several minutes, Donatello finally opened his eyes, rubbing them with his hands. He couldn't cry. And yet the thought his own family didn't exist jarred him. That his whole life was a lie...that the people he grew up with, the people he met, the battles he fought...
He looked at his hands. They were the same old turtle hands he'd always believed he had. But, that could be part of his disassociation, couldn't it? He could be hallucinating, right? It was possible. That was the worst part. That the explanation they gave him for why he saw himself as a turtle made sense.
As he began to sat up, he began to wince. His thigh hurt. Wait. His thigh hurt. He quickly threw the covers off of his body, and almost immediately found what he was looking for. The cut on his upper leg was still fresh, though by now the blood had clotted. But it was there. Right at the place where, just before he had arrived...
"MOVE!"
"Gh-aaah!!"
"Don! You ok?!"
"I'm ok...just a nick!"
His eyes narrowed. The doctors hadn't said anything about the cut.
All a lie, huh?
Suddenly I'm not so sure about that...
→ Password: FOOFY KITTEN. MEOW~
→ Name: Ni
→ Age: 28
→ Personal Livejournal/Dreamwidth:
papirini→ E-mail: papirini@gmail.com
→ IM/Plurk: cookirini/papirini
→ Other Characters in Game: N/A aside from NPCs
→ Character Information ←
→ Character Name: Donatello Hamato
→ Canon: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003 TV series)
→ Canon Point: 4x17 ("Outbreak"), after returning to the lair
→ Personality: On first impression, Donatello, in comparison to his brothers, might seem to fall short. In between Leonardo's take-charge attitude and sense of honor, Raphael's short temper, and Michelangelo's...being Michelangelo, Donatello's own personal qualities may not seem as noticeable. Indeed, on the surface its easy to dismiss him as just another tech-obsessed nerd, given that he seems to prefer spending time tinkering with technology rather than perfecting his ninja skills or going out and doing things like his two go-getter older brothers and his
This type of assessment, however, completely ignores many of the things that make Donatello who he is. Donatello, while a more than capable fighter, simply does not find the same kind of fulfillment that his brothers get from fighting of any kind - he finds his passion in making and studying things. He is the turtle closest to being a pacifist out of the four. Among his brothers, he rarely gets into any major arguments. In many cases, he doesn't even fight his enemies if it isn't necessary, looking instead to find other solutions to problems that his brothers would normally resort to fists for. If fighting is the only solution, or must be part of the solution, Donatello tends to try to take into account a way where the least amount of hurt, though he will stand with and defend his brothers without question if they are in danger, regardless of the situation. His tendancy towards more peaceful solutions is even seemingly reflected in his weapon, the bo. His is a weapon that lacks the lethality that the sai, nunchaku or katana can potentially offer to an opponent, but nevertheless can be used with greater tactical purpose by shifting an opponent's strengths against them.
He is what his friend Leatherhead calls a 'kind and gentle soul', intelligent, easygoing, contemplative and inquisitive, always fascinated by everything around him (even at times when his brothers are utterly freaked out by things they see), and always looking to understand and solve a problem no matter how long it takes. He can be quite optimistic, excited and even exhibit child-like awe about some of his projects and theories, and believes that every problem has a solution. Though his brothers sometimes make fun of his propensity to focus so often on machines and technology and science, they are well aware of how much they owe to his inventions and his work, and how his work has helped improve their lives in the sewers, as well as improve their odds in battle. On his end, Donatello almost never lets hiswork go to his head, as by the time he's finished one invention or fixed one thing, he's already off and starting on something else.
Not that Donatello is perfect or completely without darker impulses or secrets. He can become obsessive, impatient and frustrated easily over problems he cannot solve, especially problems that, in his opinion, require an immediate resolution. When this happens, he tends to shut himself in and spend days on a problem with little sleep or food, letting his desire to figure out the solution to whatever is bothering him control him and ignoring everyone and everything happening around him until its solved - or until said solution or problem has gone beyond his control and he can do nothing more. And while he rarely gets enraged, pushing him all the way to that point is a particularly bad idea - to give an example, at this point in his canon, he is the only character who has been able to permanently kill any version of Shredder due to said anger.
Most troubling is Donatello is far less inclined to speak up about anything bothering him. Unlike his brothers, if its not a project he is working on or a threat that the brothers are facing, he is least likely to voice any personal problems, doing his best to keep an optimistic disposition, deeming his own problems and struggles as unimportant in comparison and devaluing his own worth on the team and to his family as a result. In particular, while Raphael's anger issues, Michelangelo's tendancy towards immaturity, and Leonardo's struggles with his own shortcomings (imagined or otherwise) are known to the family, most of Donatello's true insecurities, feelings of guilt and fears are implied to not even be known to his brothers. Events such as the Triceratons ripping his mind open - and the resulting trauma from it, which almost killed him - he only shared with Master Splinter, and only because he cried out to him through their psychic bond. Even after finding out just how important he truly is to his family due to a certain time-traveling event, after he is reunited with his family (and save for one remark that is almost immediately dismissed by the others), he is never shown talking about what happened to him, even to Master Splinter. Whether he is worried about being judged (not unlike how many in the outside world would - and already have - judged him based on his appearance), or whether he feels he failed his friends and family and is too ashamed or scared to talk of it, isn't entirely certain. However, it would not be a surprise if both points turned out to be the truth.
→ History: Rough timeline Episode history Donatello in general
→ Abilities: Ninja/ninjitsu: He isn't called a 'ninja' turtle for nothing, after all. Donatello is skilled in the ways of the ninja due to his training with Master Splinter since childhood. Said training involved not only physical training to hone his body for battle, but also an understanding of a combination of philosophies and fighting and schools, military and esoteric, from various Asian writers (predominantly Japanese), as well as the Japanese code of Bushido and aspects of Zen. As such he is not only an expert in martial arts, but also in a variety of different techniques for infiltration, sabotage and stealth, as well as the art of battle both with and without a variety of weapons. In terms of ninja weaponry, Donatello is most efficient with a bo.
Also important to his training were methods of perfecting control over the body and mind. Among those Donatello is shown performing include a form of meditation and psychic bond which allows him some contact with his family, even at a distance, and the ability to harness a method of internal breathing, which, in a vacuum situation, allows him to survive for a period of time without needing to breathe.
Mechanical/technological/medical expertise: Donatello is an expert at building advanced technology, and learning and applying various advanced theories from multiple fields of science into practice, usually from scratch. He's built a cell network for his family, knows how to outfit cars with hi-tech weaponry and computer systems, has hacked into various computer systems with his expertise, has shown the capability to defuse a nuclear device, is able to decipher some forms of alien technology and has devised a vaccine for certain types of diseases and even other mutations similar to his own.
Above-average Intelligence: While Raphael's claim of his IQ being in the 600s is likely an exaggeration, there's no denying that Donatello is one of the most intelligent beings known in his universe - he's able to match and beat the likes of Baxter Stockman, who is considered by most people to be the smartest person on Earth, for example.
Above-average physical traits: Due to his mutation and his training, Donatello has agility, speed and strength comparable to an Olympian athlete.
→ Strengths: Difficult to anger: Donatello does not get angry easily and it takes a long time for him to be pushed into to a point where he becomes completely enraged.
Promises: Donatello will always follow through on a promise or fulfill a bargain. Even if it taked a long time and/or its incredibly complicated for him to do, he refuses to dishonor an agreement; only in certain circumstances (such as learning the bargain will endanger the world of his family or friends, of course) will he break a promise he's made.
Turtle anatomy: Both a strength and a weakness. Even if he has humanoid features, he's still a turtle and has many turtle features - several of which can be advantageous. His carapace is incredibly tough, as is his skin. As a reptile he also has the ability to survive in water much more easily than mammals. He's also much less susceptible to
Code of honor: Like the other turtles, while not as studious on this particular aspect as Leonardo, Donatello does his best to follow the code of Bushido and live his life with a sense of honor and loyalty to his family, as well as to keep his skills honed and to abstain from attacking innocents or involving innocents in battle, among other things.
→ Weaknesses: Turtle anatomy: Both a strength and a weakness. Even if he has humanoid features, he's still a turtle and has many turtle features - and some can be exploited. He's cold-blooded so he lacks the mechanisms that regulate body warmth. His spinal structure is basically outside of his body so breaking his carapace or managing to rip open his plastron could injure or even kill him.
Freak body: While in Kon Ran this might not be so much of a problem with NPCs, in terms of other characters is very obvious that he is not human, making him very noticeable to people looking for him.
Naive: Donatello - and really all of his brothers - were not raised to be social creatures, and thus do not always pick up on certain nuances with people. Anyone who is not blatantly evil or who very clearly works for a bad guy organization, with the right wording and methods, can manipulate and trick him into becoming their friend.
Injury/Infection: At the point Donatello is being taken from, he has a cut on his upper right thigh, dealt to him by a mutated cockroach/human hybrid. Unknown to him, he's been infected by a dangerous, hardy (and contagious through fluids) virus which spontaneously evolved from genetically modified mutant DNA. Because of his own resistance to general illness, the onset of the virus' true symptoms (basically, turning into an nearly uncontrollable mutated beast) have been slowed down considerably. However, it is currently weakening his immune system, slowly making him sick.
→ First Person Sample: ---ah. There.
[The tone of the voice that comes onto the phone is - perhaps surprisingly - not panicked. Actually, the person speaking on the other end sounds more distracted than anything else. Possibly the only person who isn't horrified or in shock about the news just broken to them.
Though its rather strange that the video is on, but whoever is speaking isn't actually there and the feed is only showing the ceiling. They're standing off to the side for some reason. The sound of things being shuffled around manages to also get picked up by the microphone inside the comm. In fact, it sounds like they're already packing and getting ready to leave, judging by the long pause and the checklist mumbling before, finally, the comm is picked up.]
Oh, it's on. Should've noticed sooner...
[A pause. And suddenly a green beak with a mouth fills up the screen and starts talking.]
Hmm, well. Anyhow, hello, everyone! Sorry about keeping this thing recording like that. I'm a fellow patient, and according to our doctors, we are apparently experiencing some kind of traumatic personality break, which renders us unable to remember our true selves. The doctors told me my, ah, real name and everything, but you guys can call me Donatello for now. I'm not used to the...truth about myself I guess. It is a lot to take in, after all, don't you think?
[A pause.]
Oh, speaking of which. I'm actually getting ready to leave the hospital and I may as well ask, being...you know, crazy and all. None of you on this network...happen to have heard about anyone who claims to have the last name of Hamato? If so, I'd appreciate any leads on their location. Thank you in advance...
[He doesn't seem to realize that the video function is on, and not the voice. Not that it would matter since apparently everyone thinks he's human and says he looks human to them, right?]
→ Third Person Sample: Donatello did not react when the doctors broke the news to him. At least not outwardly. He kept his cool, listened carefully to what they told him, and interjected with a few questions of his own. He didn't make any reaction until after the doctors had left. He waited until they were gone, and the door had closed. Then he let his feelings out.
He clenched his sheets tightly and shut his eyes.
Master Splinter!...
There was no response. His link to his family was dead; he felt nothing. After several minutes, Donatello finally opened his eyes, rubbing them with his hands. He couldn't cry. And yet the thought his own family didn't exist jarred him. That his whole life was a lie...that the people he grew up with, the people he met, the battles he fought...
He looked at his hands. They were the same old turtle hands he'd always believed he had. But, that could be part of his disassociation, couldn't it? He could be hallucinating, right? It was possible. That was the worst part. That the explanation they gave him for why he saw himself as a turtle made sense.
As he began to sat up, he began to wince. His thigh hurt. Wait. His thigh hurt. He quickly threw the covers off of his body, and almost immediately found what he was looking for. The cut on his upper leg was still fresh, though by now the blood had clotted. But it was there. Right at the place where, just before he had arrived...
"MOVE!"
"Gh-aaah!!"
"Don! You ok?!"
"I'm ok...just a nick!"
His eyes narrowed. The doctors hadn't said anything about the cut.
All a lie, huh?
Suddenly I'm not so sure about that...
→ Password: FOOFY KITTEN. MEOW~