| “ | Cowabunga! | „ |
| ~ Mikey's most famous catchphrase. |
Michelangelo, or Mikey for nickname, is one of the four titular main protagonists of Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and its feature film sequel.
He is voiced by Brandon Mychal Smith, who also played Razor in That's So Raven, Nico Harris in both Sonny with a Chance and So Random!, and Harris in Sweet/Vicious.
Appearance[]
Mikey is a mutant ornate box turtle with blue-green skin, a bright yellow plastron, and a blue-grey carapace with a yellow pattern. He has geometric yellow markings on his shoulders and thighs, black eyes, a tooth gap in the left side of his upper jaw, three fingers on each hand, and two toes on each foot. He wears an orange bandana with short bandana tails, matching wristbands and socks, and matching knee pads with red faces on them (a dead face on the right and a smiley face on the left). He has a pair of magenta and sky-blue stickers on his plastron (a triangle with sky-blue trim and a lightning bolt with magenta trim) and a dark orange chest harness over his left shoulder with the Turtle emblem placed over his heart.
When his Hamato Ninpō is unlocked and since the film, his harness and knee pads (with the red faces) are black. He also dons matching fingerless gloves and knee-high socks.
As Dr. Feelings in Breaking Purple, he wears round glasses, an earpiece, a brown turtleneck and long-sleeved sweater, blue pants, and a black belt.
Personality[]
Mikey is very similar to his previous incarnations as he loves to crack up jokes and is generally more optimistic than his brothers. He has a passion for art, presumably of many kinds as he is shown to have a passion for painting and for cooking. Mikey can be very oblivious to dangerous situations, mostly unaware of what kind of trouble he could be in. He also tends to be naive, but also kind-hearted.
Mikey is also shown to be attuned to pop culture, based on some of his word choices, his knowledge of celebrities (like Rupert Swaggart) and his love for rap music. However, Mikey has mixed appreciation for certain retro/old school icons, such as his disappointment with the dated graphics from the Lou Jitsu video game.
Mikey is also easily frightened when in a scary situation, and often has the tendency to react quickly by screaming rather loudly and not stopping screaming for a while. To add to his oblivion, he does not think things through when he's scared. It usually leads to him hiding in his shell.
Mikey also gets upset or angry if things don't go the way he hopes, such as when he snaps whenever someone tries to sabotage his love for pizza, which can allegedly make him unstable. He also does not appreciate when others look upon as being dependent, as such as in "Hot Soup: The Game", where Mikey is eager to do things on his own, much to Raph's disapproval.
Mikey has three "Personalities" Dr. Delicate Touch, Dr. Positive and Dr. Rude. (Introduced in the cancelled "Wedding Smashers") He uses Dr. Delicate Touch the most to tell the hard truth in a harsh tone. When he uses the "Dr. Delicate Touch" method, he sometimes starts off as being sweet but quickly becomes angry and straight to the point. Examples of such can be seen in episodes like "Pizza Pit" or "Bullhop".
Mikey is shown to be very competitive as seen in "You Got Served" when he is determined to win despite Leo saying it isn't a competition.
In "Repairin' the Baron", Mikey is shown to have a sympathetic side. After defeating Draxum in the finale first season Mikey is shown to help Baron Draxum tolerate humans and improving his relationships much to Draxum's dismay. Mikey doesn't like assuming the worst in people until they rub him the wrong way or hurt
History[]
Mikey began life as a juvenile turtle in Baron Draxum's laboratory. Wishing to create a mutant army with formidable combat capabilities, Draxum used Lou Jitsu's DNA paired with his ooze to turn Mikey from an ordinary turtle into a mutant. He and his brothers were then stolen from Draxum's laboratory by Lou Jitsu promptly after their mutation and Mikey went on to be raised in the sewers of New York City alongside his brothers by Splinter. Eventually, Mikey and his brothers met a human girl named April O'Neil and forged a strong bond with her through the years.
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