Leonardo (The Next Mutation)

Leonardo
Biographical information
Home	New York City, Earth
Nicknames	Leo
Date of birth	1980 (mutation year)
Abilities	Mastery of Ninjutsu and combat martial arts, Olympic-level-athletic skill, mastery of the katana
Weapon of choice	Katana
Occupation	Ninja
Affiliation	TMNT
Physical description
Species	Mutant Turtle
Gender	Male
Bandana color	Blue
Eye color	Brown
Hair color	None
Out of universe information
Era(s)	The Next Mutation
First appearance	East Meets West, Part 1
Actor	Gabe Khouth
Voiced by	Michael Dobson Tony Oliver ("Save Our Ship" and "Shell Shocked")
Teachers and Students
Teacher(s)	Splinter

Leonardo carried one double bladed katana instead of two. His sibling rivalry with Raphael drove many episodes. Leonardo still retains his position as the leader, and it has been important to the plot of many episodes of this short-lived and ill-received series. He is the one who reveals to Venus de Milo that the Turtles in this incarnation were not blood relatives.

Trivia

• In promotional materials and the show's opening, Leonardo's headband was yellow. This may have been to further distance his color from Venus' cyan or to better work with the series' blue screen technology, but ultimately did not make it into the series properly.
• In "East Meets West, Part 1", Splinter mentions that Raph and the rest of the turtles are almost 18, and by the time of "Enemy of my Enemy", Raph mentions that he and the rest of the turtles are 18.

See Also

• Character Gallery: Leonardo
• Appearances of Leonardo