Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-174.126.39.102-20130521043218/@comment-11599990-20130710015737

I had that prediction too.

Donnie is going to be informed he isn't related to the his brothers. Before you start saying that sort of drama will not occur, let me explain. In majority of the incarnations of ninja turtles the concept of them biologically related (i.e. not being hatched from the same cluch of eggs) has never been used before. In Saban's T.M.N.T. next mutation it is only mentioned that none of the turtles are related. But the rest of the incarnations the turtles are blood relitives or they ignore this concept completely.

Donatello has the most physical differences to his brothers in the 2012 series, such as his eyes being a dark color while Leo, Raph, and Mikey all have what are considered light colored eyes. And I think there are some physical differences to the shape of his shell also.

Donnie has had moments where he sort of feels like the quote unquote the odd duck of the family. And in turn Leo, Raph, and Mikey have had moments where they act like Donnie doesn't exist, and other moments where they treat him like he's more of a stranger then a brother.

While you may think that doesn't matter because turtles hatch from eggs and their all adopted. It still would have an impact because it would cause some doubts to form and question his true place in the family.