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TMNT:Unity-Michelangelo

Mikey is next up! Credit for the Full body ref goes once again to the incredible @jadethest0ne​

Extra note:

 *Orange Is what a certain Foot recruit refers to him as

-He is biofluorescent                                                 -prosthetic was made by Donnie

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[Image ID: image 1 depicts a full body lineart ref for a fanmade design of Michelangelo from teenage mutant ninja turtles standing against a blank pastel orange background.He is an anthropomorphic turtle with banana yellow skin, a tail and an orange sweatband around his head, with one tail of the sweatband resting on his left shoulder and the other flowing to the right in the wind.He has a black below the elbow prosthetic right arm which has 3 segmented fingers and is held up in a V sign, just beneath the prosthetic is an orange residual limb covering.He has gray knee padding, A deep brown belt and an orange wristband on his left arm which is curled against his hip. One leg is lifted slightly above the ground in a walking motion. He has a burnt orange colour shell, a sandstone colour shell bridge and a sandy brown plastron segmented in a series of Y shapes. He has brown interconnected scale-like markings on his upper legs, circling the middle of his head around his eyes, the entirety of his left arm aside from the fingers, and from the bottom of his shoulder down to the residual limb covering of his right arm. He has a large grin showing off his sharp teeth, he is slightly hunched forward and he is winking. His left eye is open and is deep brown. At the bottom of the image is a stylized watermark reading “Jade” with small fox head next to the e

The text alongside the image reads as follows

Michelangelo 

Nicknames:Mikey, Mike, Micheal, Angelo,*Orange

Pronouns: He/him

Age: 14

Turtle species: Hawksbill sea turtle

Weapon(s): Twin tekko

-Confident in skill

-Good at repaying debts

-Has a prosthetic hand

-Easily startled 

-Finds it hard to hold a grudge

-Oversleeper

-Needs music to work

-Master procrastinator

-Outgoing and emotionally perceptive

Likes: Fish and chips,Meditation,bugs,Board games,Embroidery+Sewing+knitting

Dislikes: Blood,Apathy,dishonesty,Assuming the worst in people, picking sides in a messy issue

Image 2 shows an upside down teardrop shaped burnt orange turtle shell, with serrated scutes that overlap and slope downwards culminating in a jagged bottom edge. each scute has two small cream lines that have a semicircle bump facing east as well a muddy brown grass-like shape along the bottom edge of the scutes. Text underneath reads “^shell”.To the right of it is two Tekko with orange wrapping on the handles and bolt-like indents on the knuckle guards.Text underneath the tekkos reads “^Twin Tekko”

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Whats all the brothers relationship like? Whats their dynamic if u know what i mean?

Buckle up cause this one is gonna be long.

Raph and Donnie-The youngest and the oldest. Donnie is acutely aware that Raph can be a walking trouble magnet(when he's not the trouble in question)and tends to try and keep and an eye on him. On the other hand, while Donnie knows he probably shouldn't be impressed by his brother's "I fear no god" attitude, it's hard not to be sometimes. Raph meanwhile appreciates his older brother’s resourceful nature and uncanny ability to get them out of danger. Due to Raph's Insomnia and Donnie’s tendency to stay up late working on projects, Raph tends to hang out in the lab when neither of them can sleep, sometimes they'll chat away the hours, but most nights it's just nice to hang out and do their own separate thing. Both can be stubborn at times, but it doesn’t result in more than the occasional minor squabble for most part. Raph is the one person in the family that actively enjoys Donnie's drum playing as opposed to just politely encouraging it.

Mikey and Leo-The middle children of the family. Leo's tendency to distrust overly nice people clashes with Mikey's dislike of assuming the worst about people, This of course, has led to disagreements on how to resolve situations. Mikey is also a terrible patient as he tries to sneak off because he gets restless easily; which drives Leo up a wall from worry and frustration. Leo will seek Mikey out to bounce ideas off when he's experiencing a writer's block, and they also share similar tastes in food as well as a stage magic phase when they were younger... though it was to varying degrees of success.

Leo and Raph- The red and blue duo. Raph hates taking medicine and will try and prolong the inevitable for as long as he can, despite this Leo considers him the best patient out of his brothers since he’s the one who's most likely to actually rest. Raph continually tries to convince Leo to get out of his April Fool's retirement and form an alliance with him... the day both of them agree will be the most terrifying day for the whole family, Leo is waiting for Raph to show him an idea that will prove he is ready. Raph's roller skates are actually Leo's hand-me-downs; Leo swore off skating after he lost his first baby tooth to it, Raph got the hang of it after losing a couple of his own baby teeth. sometimes, Leo will join Raph on his photography ventures, both to clear his head and spark some ideas, and to have the peace of mind of someone being there with his brother if something bad happens. Despite not being much taller, Raph likes to poke fun at his older brother’s height.

Donnie and Mikey- the purple and orange duo. When Mikey was 9, he asked Donnie if he could make him a ‘'cool robot arm' like those from the movies; the prosthetic he has currently is the 28th model. After Donnie made the first model, Mikey gave him his scarf, the one he still wears, as thanks. That model was unfortunately not waterproof, something Donnie had forgotten to tell Mikey, and it needed to be wrapped in a bag of rice pretty soon after. They like to play 1v1 board games together, mostly connect four, Donnie will drag out his turn as he gets absorbed by strategy, but Mikey always wins with the same strategy. As he believes, "If it isn't broken, don't fix it.". Mikey is very appreciative (and a bit guilty) that Donnie is patient in repairing his arm if he breaks it, but Donnie has never considered it a bother, and never will. They also share similar music tastes.

Raph and Mikey- The youngest brothers. Despite only barely being a year older, Mikey will still try to pull the “older sibling” card to try and impart some wisdom on his younger brother. Since Raph is his only younger brother, Mikey does try to be the cool older sibling…he gets points for trying. What Mikey doesn’t know is that he never needed to prove himself anyways cause Raph already admired him for his emotional intelligence. They have somewhat of a friendly rivalry going on the during training, which can extend to the battlefield by way of making it a competition. When they were younger, the two used to fight a lot, but nowadays the arguments tend to be short lived and they are quick to apologize. Both of them avoid horror films like the plague. Raph can’t understand Mikey’s love of bugs, finding the creatures freaky.

Leo and Donnie-The oldest brothers. Leo is the most successful of all the brothers at getting Donnie to actually go to bed. Leo is acutely aware that Donnie is the smartest person he knows, but that doesn't mean he knows what to do in every situation, so he tries to lend his assistance when he can. Donnie admires (and sometimes envies) Leo's ability to work under pressure. Leo has yet to beat Donnie in a spar, and really admires his skill. They disagree (rather vehemently) on pineapples on Pizza, and probably will for the rest of their lives. Both of them can’t cook to save their lives. When they were younger, they were almost the same height but Donnie shot up while Leo was condemned to the shorter twin existence. they bond over watching "unsolved mystery" shows together and are most comfortable venting to each other. Leo's very willing to listen to Donnie ramble about science though he doesn't always understand. All that aside, Donnie, unfortunately for Leo, is actually the worst at resting when he's sick and it drives Leo mad.

And as a bonus!

Splinter and the turtles-As Splinter was rather young and inexperienced, in the first few months of raising the turtles she was more like a frantic babysitter and less like a parent. Eventually, she found her footing as their mother. She tries to balance guiding her children and giving them their own free choices so that they can learn by making their own mistakes and triumphs. As such, she's always openly supported her boys' passions. If faced by a "greater good or your family" situation, she would choose her family without regret. Despite all this, she's never told her family she was once human, as she believed that children should never carry the responsibilities and burdens of their parents. She also encouraged Ninjutsu as a skill and taught them that there was never any shame in running away from a fight. Despite their contrasting opinions on the Horror genre, Raph will often join her in watching trashy reality tv shows. At Leo’s request, Splinter was the one who taught him first aid, and she grew up listening to the same type of music Leo does. Mikey likes to meditate with her and they sometimes work together on quilts(even when they don’t need one).She sometimes worries about her eldest; that his nonstop mind may serve to hurt him once he finds a puzzle he can’t solve.

This was a very fun ask to answer!

Sideblog Announcement

As of now, TMNT:Unity now has it's own dedicated sideblog at @tmntunity

For the sake of efficiency all future updates and announcements will be made there, as well any asks regarding the project. Thank you all for your support! Will hopefully have more to share in the future

A huge thanks and shout out to @jadethest0ne​ for the absolutely amazing work and help with the Logos/Banners for Tmnt:Unity! these all turned out fantastic!

I created a few banners, titles, and logos for @lunawoona11 's original TMNT incarnation, TMNT Unity. It was really fun figuring out a way to incorporate all of the character motifs into the banners! Andro gave me some great direction for what to include!

I'm particularly fond of these title logos I did. I based the lettering on the Japanese art of knot-tying, called Mizuhiki. I thought it worked best with the theme of the word "unity" and fit culturally as well.

Finally, here's the symbol of the Yuu Clan - the family that the Turtles and Splinter belong to. Unlike the Hamato symbol, which was meant to be modeled after a cherry blossom, the Yuu symbol is that of a Japanese camelia. We also wanted 6 petals - one each to symbolize the turtles, Casey, and April, with Splinter at the center. I wanted to keep a similar style to previous incarnations' Hamato symbol, but this time with a different flower, and a different clan in mind

My Commission Sheet

This is my kind of chainmail  

TMNT:Unity-April O’Neil

And finishing up the main cast profiles Is April! Full credit for the full body refs goes to @jadethest0ne​! please check them out!

Extra notes:

-For unknown reasons, She has Joined an mysterious group known as the Foot clan -She likes wearing novelty aprons while baking

*is what the turtles call her when they don’t know her name

Tune in for more Unity Posts in the future! —-Image ID below—– [Image ID: image 1 depicts a full body lineart ref for a fanmade design of April O’neil from teenage mutant ninja turtles standing against a blank burgundy background. She is a Black American teen with Shoulder length 4A textured Coily Reddish brown hair and a black bandana around her forehead, the bandana tails rest on her right shoulder. She has a dark gray sleeveless Gi that reaches down to her knees with a deep red obi around her waist.She wears a black turtleneck undershirt and black pants. She has metal armor Boots with dark gray diamond shaped plating at the shin that curves upwards, and dark gray plating at the toes. She has gray gauntlets with sharp dark gray plating that overlaps and curves upward towards her elbow and she has her hands raised as fists in a mock “put up your dukes” gesture. She has a grin, reddish brown eyes and her eyebrows are pointed downwards in determination,At the bottom of the image is a stylized watermark reading “Jade” with small fox head next to the e The text alongside the image reads as follows April O’Neil Nicknames: O’Neil,*Mystery girl, *Foot recruit Pronouns: She/her Age:16 Species:Human Weapon(s):Provided Tanto,Smokebombs and Kunai -Compassionate -Loyal -Very guarded -Has a penchant for snooping -Has definitely stolen money from corporations -Gets so focused on finding the truth she disregards risks -Takes pride in her work -Is/was Casey’s lab partner in science class Likes: Programming, Baking, Rpg games and arcades, Slushies,Real magic Dislikes:Stage magic, Feeling stuck,Small spaces, Killing, The heat Image 2 shows the back of April's sleeveless Gi with a deep red stylized symbol that looks like a 3 clawed dragon-like foot.Text to the right reads “<Foot symbol at the back”. Above this is a unsheathed Tanto with black wrapping on the hilt and circular gaps,Text underneath reads “^Foot tanto” Image 3 Shows another full body lineart ref of April.Her hair is the same but instead of bandana she wears a neon yellow headband.She wears black leggings,a muted green tea length skirt and gray high top sneakers. She wears a gray cropped hoodie with a Neon yellow undershirt. She has a confident closed smile and both of her hands are curled against her hips.Text above reads “Casual wear” and in the left corner of the image is a stylized watermark reading “Jade” with small fox head next to the e /.End ID]

I made something due to the Gravity Angst 

A huge thank you to @jadethest0ne for this absolutely jaw dropping commission of my babies. They did an incredible job! Be sure to check them out.

Did this delightful lyric comic for an original concept by @lunawoona11 called "The Rose Twins". He allowed me to do some artistic experimentation and I'm very happy with how it turned out! I highly recommend checking out the creator's work! She's got some amazing stuff!

My Commission Sheet

Full spread and black and white versions below the cut: