List of Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles characters

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This is a list of characters from Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. It is an American animated series based on the eponymous characters. It premiered on Nickelodeon in the United States on July 20, 2018 and concluded on August 7, 2020.

  • Raphael (voiced by Omar Benson Miller[1]) is a 15-16-year-old (17-18 in the movie) alligator snapping turtle and the oldest brother of the group; before the second-season finale, he was the team's leader, and he informally named themselves the "Mad Dogs". Raphael formerly wields two tonfa in a battle that can amplify his own physical strength with red mystical energy constructs and he had been given new sais in the season two four-part finale with the ability to make clones of himself made from the same energy.[2] He has a habit of speaking in the third person in battle. Raph has numerous catchphrases: "Jumpin' Jackflash" when surprised, "Hot Soup" as a battle cry and "Power Punch-Jitsu" when using his tonfas.
  • Leonardo (voiced by Ben Schwartz[1]) is a 14-15-year-old (16-17 in the movie) red-eared slider, and the team's current leader as of the Season 2 finale. He is known as the trickster of the group and thinks that his one-liners will "fire up the team", but is shown to have actual encouraging charisma. Leo wields an ōdachi sword in a battle that can open portals, but he had been given new katanas in the season two finale that allows him to teleport himself or others.[3] Despite coming off as arrogant, Leo has an insecure side and feels a need to always be right. By the end of the four-part "Finale" episodes, Splinter makes Leo the new leader of the group.
  • Donatello (voiced by Josh Brener[1]) is a 14-15-year-old (16-17 in the movie) soft shelled turtle, is the "genius of the team" and relishes praise from others. He has a sidekick drone named S.H.E.L.L.D.O.N. along with many battle shells that he makes to help him in battle because of his species. He rejects claiming a magical weapon like his brothers and instead wields a high-tech version of his traditional bō staff in a battle that can transform into a multitude of weapons like drills or a rocket-powered hammer. This was destroyed near the end of season two and was replaced with a mystic bō staff with magic energy versions of his gadgets. The new mystic staff could also link up with his technological attachments.[2]
  • Michelangelo (voiced by Brandon Mychal Smith[1]) is a 13-14-year-old (15-16 in the movie) box turtle who is the youngest jokester, prankster brother. He is an affectionate and sensitive artist, and is also called the wild card of the group. Mikey wields a kusari-fundo in a battle that can become a fire spirit, but he had been given a new set of nunchaku in the season two finale with the ability to extend to great length and control will.[4]

Allies

  • Hamato Yoshi / Splinter (voiced by Eric Bauza[1]) is a mutant gray rat who is the Ninja Turtles' sensei and father. He is fond of watching the projects of Lou Jitsu, milk, and cake. His training of the Turtles manifests in copying and watching Lou Jitsu tapes, which is more effective than the brothers expected. In "The Evil League of Mutants" and "Shadow of Evil", Splinter is revealed to be Hamato Yoshi as he neglected to carry out the Hamato Clan's mission in preventing Shredder's return by working in Hollywood under the stage name of "Lou Jitsu", and in the four-part "Finale" revealed he resented his family's mission to it forcing his mother to leave him while he was young. He acquired a large fanbase during his career including Baron Draxum, who used his genetic sample to create the Turtles, and some members of the Foot Clan. The flashback sequences of "Many Unhappy Returns" and "Goyles, Goyles, Goyles" reveal that Yoshi was abducted by Big Mama to fight in the Battle Nexus and was later mutated after constantly being bitten by a rat, while Draxum used his DNA to create the Turtles.
  • April O'Neil (voiced by Kat Graham[1]) is a human friend of the Ninja Turtles, she has already known them for five years before the beginning of the show and the turtles look to her as an older sister figure.[5] April is a fun-loving virtuous, if tomboyish, girl with glasses who is constantly looking for a job to support herself which constantly goes wrong. "Hypno: Part Deux!" shows that despite her bravado, she has a hard time making friends at school and is nervous about high school gatherings. When fighting, she also wields any blunt weaponry she can find, mostly a baseball bat.[6] In "Warren & Hypno, Sitting in a Tree", it is revealed that April knows who Warren Stone is as she was part of a fan club dedicated to him called the Stoneheads, and she is 16 years old (later 18 years old in the film).
  • Baron Draxum (voiced by John Cena in season one,[7][8] Roger Craig Smith in season two) is a maroon-skinned Yōkai warrior and alchemist from the Hidden City who can manipulate giant purple tentacle-like vines to grab objects, enemies, or as a means of transportation. As the self-proclaimed protector of all Yōkai, Draxum seeks to mutate humanity to avert a prophecy predicting the destruction of the Yōkai.[9] An incident amidst an earlier attempt to turn humanity into Yōkai led to the creation of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles while causing Hamato Yoshi's transition into Splinter, attempting to win the former to his side before joining forces with the Foot Clan to reassemble the Kuroi Yōroi and revive Shredder. In "How to Make Enemies and Bend People to Your Will", Draxum exploits a loophole in the Foot's rules to becomes its leader through tactics that enable him to gain a shard of the Kuroi Yōroi that the Foot Lieutenant and Foot Brute failed to acquire. In the episode "End Game", Draxum equips the restored Kuroi Yōroi armor intending to destroy humanity once and for all. The Foot Lieutenant and Foot Brute address him as Shredder, but he rejects the title, confused with the name "Shredder". Due to a Jupiter Jim action figure being wedged in a hole in the back of the helmet, the Turtles managed to attack that part and cause the armor to fall off of Draxum, though the armor is revived after siphoning some of Draxum's life force, degrading his body and weakening his powers considerably. Draxum manages to escape through a portal created by the Foot Recruit. In "Repairin' the Baron", Mikey takes in a weakened Draxum and teaches him to tolerate humans with Raph's help. After saving a mother and daughter from the Ferris wheel during Garm and Freki's attempt to capture him at Albeartoland while losing his mask in the process, and slowly starting to regain his lost power, he starts to tolerate humans. Raph and Mikey get Draxum a job working at the cafeteria at April's school.
  • Cassandra "Casey" Jones (voiced by Zelda Williams) - Cassandra Jones is a member of the Foot Clan who is an gender-bent interpretation of Casey Jones. She is initially only known as the Foot Recruit. In "Battle Nexus: New York", Cassandra was placed on a cruise by Shredder so that Big Mama can make New York into the Battle Nexus. She was the one who found that Big Mama was controlling the Shredder using a control device on him and its associated magic ring. When she claims the magic ring, Cassandra controls the Shredder into destroying the Grand Nexus Hotel as she shouts the Foot Clan's name. When the Shredder regained his power of speech, he promoted Cassandra to the rank of Foot General and had her perform the ritual to drain Splinter's essence. After witnessing Shredder's uncaring for his followers, Cassandra defected to the Turtles' side and helped to defeat Shredder while revealing her true name to them. The film Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie revealed that she is the mother of Casey Jones.
  • Hamato Karai (voiced by Gwendoline Yeo) is the founder of the Hamato Clan and the biological daughter of Oroku Saki. After her father became the Shredder, she created the new Hamato Clan and ultimately defeated Shredder at the cost of her being imprisoned in the Twilight Realm with him, since then her clan has been preventing the foot from reviving their master. She ultimately was freed by the Turtles, who call her "Gram-Gram," and managed to channel her essence into April's body to give the Turtles the rightful ninja skills their required through April.
  • Mayhem / Agent 64 is a kitten-like creature with short-range teleportation abilities that becomes April's pet.[10] It is an agent that worked for the Council of Heads against Baron Draxum and was sent to monitor him.
  • Todd Capybara (voiced by Thurop Van Orman) is a friendly mutant capybara and selfless charitable proprietor of Cuddles Cakes Puppy Rescue on Long Island. In exchange for Todd giving up his RV, Michelangelo and Donatello build a new type of residence for Todd and his rescue puppies.
  • Señor Hueso (voiced by Eric Bauza impersonating Antonio Banderas) is a skeleton who uses his own left arm for a cane. He is the doorman and manager of the pizza parlor called Run of the Mill Pizza in New York's mystical Undercity. In "Portal Jacked", Senor Hueso has the brother named Capitán Piel. Señor Hueso's name is Spanish for "Mr. Bone".
  • Stanley / Bullhop (voiced by Dave Foley) is a Canadian immigrant and bellhop who works at the Grand Nexus Hotel that was actually a front for Big Mama's Battle Nexus. After being attacked by Oozesquitos, Stanley is turned into a mutant bull and flees the hotel. After the Turtles try to make up for their mistake, he becomes their friend and develops advanced dancing skills. This character is a homage to Jerry Lewis' role in the film The Bellboy.
  • DIGG are a trio of girl rock musicians longing for their breakthrough. Turned into a mutant burrowing animal by the Oozesquitos during one of their gigs, they attempt a misguided scheme to win themselves an attentive debut audience by targeting the different pizzerias. With the Turtles' aid, they finally become an attraction as pizzeria musicians while also reuniting a family of pizza makers.
    • Prairie Dog (voiced by E. G. Daily) is a mutant prairie dog who is the group's lead singer and guitarist.
    • Ground Hog (voiced by Betsy Sodaro) is a mutant groundhog who is the group's dig-obsessed drummer. She tends to say "dig" when she is burrowing.
    • Honey Badger (voiced by E. G. Daily) is a mutant honey badger who is the group's secondary guitarist. She is the strongest of the group.
  • Sunita (voiced by Kody Kavitha) is a slimy Yōkai that can explode and reassemble at will. She can assume a human form thanks to a special amulet. At the time of meeting April and the Turtles, Sunita was wearing metal boots that turned out to be a part of the Kuroi Yoroi, leading her to be targeted by the Foot.
  • Frankenfoot (voiced by Rob Paulsen) is a patchwork Origami Ninja put together by Raph as a sparring partner. He becomes a permanent member of the team, even earning a Mad Dog insignia courtesy of Mikey.
  • S.H.E.L.L.D.O.N. (voiced by Greg Cipes) is an A.I. invention that is devoted to its creator Donnie causing a disgruntled Raph, Leo, and Mikey to reprogram and thus inadvertently turning it against their brother. Donnie was able to fix it and it occasionally fights alongside them in the form of a drone.
  • Piebald (voiced by Chelsea Peretti) is a goldfish that is owned by Splinter and was accidentally flushed down the toilet by Leo months ago. After traversing through the sewers and nearly being eaten by Trash Wizard, Piebald swallowed an Oozesquito and was mutated, gaining camouflage abilities. Piebald works with Splinter to teach the Turtles a lesson about the dangers of lying.
  • Gentry (voiced by Evanna Lynch) is a young Yōkai witch from the Hidden City's Witch Town district who befriends April and (though much less) Donatello.
  • Hamato Atsuko (voiced by Keiko Agena) is Hamato Yoshi's late mother who died in her duty to her family's destiny to contain the Shredder while Yoshi was still a child. She was Karai's descendant.

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