Y’Gythgba

Lieutenant Y'Gythgba, also known as Mona Lisa, is a Salamandrian character that appears in the 2012 TV series. She is A highly skilled female Salamandrian ally of the Turtles, and Raphael's love interest.

History
This version of the Mona Lisa is a member of an alien race and an officer in the Salamandrian Forces named Lieutenant Y'Gythgba. Although her first encounter with the Ninja Turtles proceeds under quite difficult circumstances, in the course of this confrontation she and Raphael develop mutual respect for each other, which quickly turns into a romance between the two. The nickname "Mona Lisa" is given her by Raphael, as he can not pronounce her name, and he names her in his admiration for simplicity's sake for the picture of the most beautiful woman in the world.

Personality
Mona Lisa is a fair and noble being who takes honor very seriously and personally. A value that she shares with her commander, G'Throkka. She has the heart of a warrior and is not afraid to charge head-first into a fight. As a result of this, she takes no pity or mercy on those who dishonor or attack them. Much like Raphael, Y'Gythgba is aggressive, strong-headed, and stubborn at times, but also caring, emotional, and protective of her loved ones. Her temper and stubbornness sometimes leads to unnecessary fights. Likewise, her trust is not something easily gained. She was cynical towards the turtles after their initial fight and even rejected Raphael's offer to work as a team, but she became a loyal ally once Raphael proved to her that was not her enemy.

Mona developed mutual romantic feelings for Raphael throughout their misadventure on Thalos 3, though she initially tried to put them aside and hide it from G'throkka and Raphael himself. When Raphael saved her from two ice dragons, she quickly returned the favor and finally vocalized her admiration for him. After she reveals her name to him as Y'Gythgba, Raphael requests calling her Mona Lisa because on earth she was known as the most beautiful woman in art. Y'Gythgba allows this and declares that one day, their noses will meet in the flesh. From then on the two of them unified their teams and worked together as a unit. When they were both about to die due to lack of oxygen, Mona tells Raphael that she is aware of his feelings for her as they both faint. When they wake up, Mona hold Raph's hand and tells Raphael's feelings in her own language. The two then share a kiss right before Mona Lisa departs with G'throkka, leaving Raphael in a saddened state, hoping to one day see her again.

Friends

 * Donatello
 * Leonardo
 * Michelangelo
 * Salamandarians
 * G’Throkka
 * Raphael (love interest)
 * Zayton Honeycutt

Enemies

 * Ice Dragons
 * Triceratons

Appearance
Being that she is a member of the salamandrian race, Mona carries many physical traits of the species. Such as a humanoid newt-like body figure, complete with blue skin, striped eyeballs, and a large tail. Mona Lisa specifically, however, has some unique traits as well. She has many large oval shaped spots that seem to spread across her body but are most visible on her head and the back of her neck. She is also much more slender-built and shorter than the other two known salamandrians, which is possibly a common trait that many females of her species have. Her astro-combat suit is a greenish blue armored exoskeleton built to help her in battle, which includes oval shaped plates on the back of her forearms that can morph into weapons, as well as spiked tail extensions near the end of her tail. The suit does not cover her entire body, however, as it leaves her thighs, upper arms, and small segments of her tail exposed. There is also an inverted teardrop shaped crystal in her chest plate that appears to keep her space helmet locked on in places where she cannot breathe the atmosphere.

Gallery
Y'Gythgba/Gallery

Trivia

 * Mona Lisa has a backpack, this resembles the 1992 Mona Lisa action figure which had a shell molded on its back.
 * As Venus de Milo, Mona Lisa was named after a work of art rather than an artist, in this case, after one of the most famous works of Leonardo da Vinci, Leonardo's name model.
 * Raphael was the one to give Y'Gythgba her nickname.