Michelangelo

Michelangelo (or "Michaelangelo" as his name was originally spelled) is the laid back "Party Dude" of the TMNT. He often makes attempts to lighten the situations that the Turtles are in by making wisecracks or otherwise fooling around. He personally describes being a ninja as "AWESOME!" But when it comes down to it all he is capable of taking care of himself in a time of need.

Biography
1987 Series- A master of the whirling nunchacku, Michelangelo can wield two at the same time. He is known for his love of pizza and comic relief. He loves to skateboard, surf and party party party! His accent is based on that of a stereotype west coast surfer. Michelangelo has a free spirited character, with a hopeless romantic heart. When he meets Kala, the Neutrino sister form Dimension X, he develops a crush on her. In the 1990 movie, April O' Neil does her evening report on TV as Michelangelo expresses "Shes a babe!" Be it pizza, partying, skateboarding or love, Michelangelo is a fun loving turtle, but when is comes to fighting, he gets right down to the "chucks"!

Origin
See Origin.

Childhood
It wasn't long after the accident with the ooze that the turtles began to show an increase in dexterity slowly learning to walk on two feet and speak, Mikey quickly developed a love for pizza, and messing around with his brothers. It wasn't long after this that he would begin his ninja training. He is often considered as the younger brother by Leonardo, Raphael and Donatello. This may be because is actually younger or because of his personality.

Mirage Comics
In the Mirage Comics Michelangelo didn't joke and gag as much as he did later on in the first cartoon series.

1987 series
Perhaps the most popular turtle of the 1987 series, Michelangelo was well known for the phrase "cowabunga". With his love for pizza and skateboarding, Mikey was the turtle a lot of kids related to, though he would occasionally show some glimpses of maturity, particularly in episodes like Adventures in Turtlesitting and The Power of Three.

Comin Out of Our Shells
Mikey's the lead vocals & guitarist of the band in their stage show.

The Next Mutation
Mikey's the only turtle who continued to like pizza. Besides being the wisecracking turtle, he also drives their jeep along the streets of New York, hosting his own pirate radio show, The Sewer Hour.

2003 series
In the 2003 TV series, Michelangelo is more immature and wild than in the 1987 series. his compulsion to be a hero made him try to convince his brother that they should become superheroes, however he was the only one to do this and became "Turtle Titan", where he worked with silver sentry. He also has a love for comic books, in one episode he tracked down the Justice Force and reunited them where he also became an honourary member. he also won the battle nexus and constantly reminded Raph about his victory over him, he especailly enjoyed being in the Tournament because the crowd supported him which is also why splinter let him win his match because of how important it was to Michelangelo to know that people like him.

Lost Season
Michelangelo became one of the Ninja Tribunal's Acolytes along with his brothers.