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Oh ma ga, reblogging this purely because shiny and nommable and inspiration has choked me on this one

glass mikey 🧡🍊

(Interest check for this design as a sticker/keychain? :D)

Currently in the middle of doing style references with rise and 2012 and came to a haunting realization when drawing

On my like 5th watch through of ROTTMNT here’s some things I noticed

Granny CJ… 👀

The teapot shows up a LOT more than I thought it did

The reoccurring theme of Donnie actually truthfully being the Funny One and delivering actually funny and entertaining one liners

Donnie supposedly being the “smart one” while also messing up the most and being wrong almost all the time (like when he staked everything in the Raph Alone episode and lost several times in a row)

Donnie’s supposed “bad boy” image

Leo pointing out things and being right surprisingly a lot and knowing what people are going to do before they do it?? Despite his cockiness he’s very observant and has good gut instincts and it always surprises people (Probably a good reason for why they made him leader later)

Raph saying he’s bad at making plans then proceeds to solve the issue anyway with his plan of not having a plan

Mikey being the one who’s the least predictable and literally a wild card but also surprisingly the one who drops the jokes when things get serious, also the theme of his brothers supporting and loving him instead of making fun of him (like in previous iterations)

I also like that Mikey, of all people, is the one that lays down the hard truths while maintaining being the sweet and empathetic one

Mikey and Donnie hanging out all the time like they did in the 1990s live action movie

Mikey not being “clueless” (like they made him in past iterations) and working with Donnie to make plans that actually work because they’re both putting their heads together

Donnie going out of his way to protect people and putting himself in danger on purpose despite his vulnerabilities as a soft shelled turtle

Raph and Leo bickering but ultimately getting along really well and being understanding of each other like the 1990s live action movie

Donnie and Leo not getting along and picking on each other all the time

Splinter being more than a background character and being strong, funny, and a father instead of just a “teacher”

The reoccurring theme of Splinter acknowledging April as one of his kids

Despite being the “Thoughtless Jock” stereotype, Raph is very over protective and cares about his siblings well being and also seems to be actually the most level headed one out of all of them

Donnie having very extremely complex emotions that feel realistic compared to everyone else in the show

April always being the stronger, smarter older sister

Foot Recruit (CJ) listening to advice and getting help from both Draxum and Splinter, also making her a part of their family

The turtles longing desperately and deeply for the approval and validation of others so much they’ll do pretty much anything for it (it’s splinters fault mostly but he develops as a character and becomes a more loving and supportive father as the show goes on)

Splinter having Childhood Trauma and no parents from a young age which is why he’s been a not so great dad and has a lot of deep seeded issues he has to face through the series

Everyone acknowledging and respecting peoples comfort zones and boundaries and apologizing when they accidentally fuck up

All of the characters seeming like cliches but being very complicated and interesting despite it being a cartoon. They wrote all the characters to be a bit silly, sure, but when you watch and observe everyone they always subvert your expectations for how they’re going to be and I fucking LOVE IT

I haven’t finished rewatching the 2nd season or movie yet but when I do I’ll probably make another follow up post

Will expand on this when I’m more awake however:

human tmnt au BUT the boys have oligodactyly

Ayo new animatic up now! Mikey has made mistakes in his life undoubtedly and this totally happened

New purple lad just dropped!!!!

Mikey in some swag

Do you guys want a print :)

Tmnt obsession starting? I think so