History Awesome / RiseOfTheTeenageMutantNinjaTurtles

* Watching Leo start to become better at his mystic portal weapon powers as the series goes on. Near the beginning of the story, Leo could barely control his weapon properly and even had a whole episode dedicated to him having messed up. Not to mention how he sometimes shows signs of feeling like TheLoad and having a SuperiorityInferiorityComplex. As Season 1 draws to a close, not only does Leo seem able to control his weapon properly, he's outright doing amazing things with it as well, on command! It's awesome to see how far Leo has progressed as the series went on.

* Splinter was even more awesome than Mrs. Cuddles this episode, being able to effectively beat down a dangerous bunny with little to no effort. The fact that he was completely unfazed by her shear size when everyone else was ''terrified'' of her speaks to his bravery (or how little he cares), allowing him to laugh her back down to size.

** There's also the fact that the ones who stopped this dangerous juggernaut and its followers were Master Splinter's ancestors.

* This show is visually an absolute suburb masterpiece.

* When the turtles, Splinter, and April have to make a run for it, they all grab onto a moving subway train. The shot where they disappear into the tunnel is ''epic'' -- in the darkness, the only things that can be seen are their outlines and the ''''[[RedEyesTakeWarning glowing red of their eyes]]'''' from the subway lights. Even though they had to flee, it was a shot that told all the bad guys that they would be back.

[[AC: Episode 2: '''Origami Tsunami''']]

[[AC: Episode 3: '''Donnie's Gifts''']]

[[AC: Episode 4: '''War & Pizza''']]

[[AC: Episode 6: Repo Mantis]]

[[AC: Episode 7: Down with the Sickness]]

[[AC: Episode 9: Mascot Melee]]

[[AC: Episode 10: Shell in a Cell]]

[[AC: Episode 12: Bug Busters]]

[[AC: Episode 13: The Longest Fight]]

[[AC: Episode 14: Hypno! Part Deux]]

[[AC: Episode 15: The Gumbus]]

[[AC: Episode 16: Mrs. Cuddles]]

[[AC: Episode 17: Stuck on You]]

[[AC: Episode 22: Hot Soup: The Game]]

[[AC: Episode 23: The League Of Evil Mutants]]
* The turtles dismiss them ever needing to learn how to be improvisational fighters early on (especially if it involves ladders and fish), but when it appears that Draxum's minions are about to take them down, they realize they're in the perfect location for such a fight and start kicking evil mutant ass!
* Something both awesome and funny is the show creating the song "Warring Warrior Scientist" styling it after "Major Modern General." John Cena's singing voice as Baron Draxum was spot on, showing off his talent that makes Draxum such a menace.

[[AC: Episode 28: Shadow Of Evil]]

* Despite never being formally trained as a fighter, April was able to hold her own pretty well for a regular human, being able to fight alongside the turtles in battle.

[[AC: Episode 29: Portal Jacked!]]
* The fact Leo was able to make a portal from New York to Tahiti, which is 6,278miles (about 10,103km) in distance. Even though Leo doesn't really have a grasp on his portal powers yet, the potential he shows is absolutely amazing. Imagine how awesome Leo will be once he manages to get a handle on this mystic power.
** And he did this not once, not twice, but ''three times''. Once accidentally to his brothers, the second time creating a ''massive'' portal to bring his brothers ''back'' from Tahiti (which is amazing in itself since he had no idea where his brothers ''were'', though, again, he did this accidentally). The third time he actually managed to do it on command to the pirates (though he meant to do it to himself and his brothers instead -- eventually he'll get it right).

** And he did this not once, not twice, but ''three times''. Once accidentally to his brothers, the second time creating a ''massive'' portal to bring his brothers ''back'' from Tahiti (which is amazing in itself since he had no idea where his brothers ''were'', though, again, he did this accidentally). The third time he actually managed to do it on command to the pirates (though he meant to do it to himself and his brothers instead -- eventually he get it right).

** After all that, he ended up being too tired to teleport April to safety at first, but near the end [[Determinator he still managed one last one]] to do in Hypno-Potamus.

* Baxter Stockboy's machinery hands down, impressive enough to compete with another genius in the show, Donnie. Baxter is only a young child, but he was able to rig an entire supermarket into a ghostly death trap, using special effects to create the chain-laden Gumbus that was real enough to fool Leo, Mikey, and April.
* Leo was an ''awesome'' big brother this episode. While it's hard to notice on the first viewing, throughout the episode, Leo did a great job at keeping Mikey safe through the whole ordeal. Doing things like leading him to safety, hugging and protecting his shell when he was hiding, and more. Leo may not be the oldest anymore, but this episode shows that he still has the big brother tendencies from previous incarnations.
* April appearing at the last moment to save Leo and Mikey from the now revealed machine Gumbus.

* Splinter was even more awesome than Mrs. Cuddles this episode, being able to effectively beat down a dangerous bunny with little to no effort. He was also responsible for shrinking her with his laughs, teaming up with his son, Raph to defeat the little bunny.

* The turtles finally coming to work together to defeat the Foot Lieutenant and Foot Brute after the whole day arguing and complaining about being stuck together.

* Mikey shows that just because he's the youngest that it doesn't make him any less competent than his brothers. He was able to hold his own pretty well against Foot Recruit and would have completed his solo mission by himself if Raph didn't barge in at the end.
* Foot Recruit is someone from the foot you shouldn't sneeze at. Not only is she 110% loyal to the foot, but she has that level of intensity too. She is able to destroy breaks with a single move and showcased a deadly fighting style that left all the turtles incapacitated in less than ten seconds. Even though she didn't get promoted in the end, it's clear that she definitely does deserve it.

* The turtles dismiss them ever needing to learn how to be improvisational fighters early on (Especially if it involves ladders and fishes), but when it appears that Draxum minion is about to take them down, they realize they're in the perfect location for such a fight and start kicking evil mutant ass!
* Something both awesome and funny is the show creating the song 'Warring Warrior Scientist' styling it after 'Major Modern General'. John Cena's singing voice as Baron Draxum was spot on, showing off his talent that makes Draxum such a menace.

* While not leader, Leo definitely displays the makings of a good leader. Not only was he able to bring his bros out of a depressive stupor after being unable to catch the paper thieves, he manages to create a plan that actually gets them to the Foot Clan in time to stop them from unleashing their paper ninja army.
* When his brothers are incapacitated and was getting pummeled by the giant paper ninja, Raph was able to single handedly take down the giant being with nothing more than just charging straight at the Foot Lieutenant and Brute, freeing his brothers.

* Donnie's impressive display of technology is shown once again. He manages to call a drill to their location in New York, but also construct his brother's gifts.

* Donnie's proficiency in technology is showcased with him able to repair Albearto, but also upgrade him to becoming better and indirectly caused him to gain sentience.

* The turtle's dance moves against the other mutant mascots. Raph, Donnie, and Leo were able to show up their respective opponents, and when it seemed that they were going to up the boys, they teleported in front of their billboard and did the Ninja Rap dance from [[Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesIITheSecretOfTheOoze Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: Secret of the Ooze]]! A nice callback to an older incarnation.

* Raph and Leo's fight agaisnt Ghost Bear is impressive. The two brothers make an excellent tag team and were even able to utilize Leo's joke jab, the 'Three Star Hurricane', powerful enough that they broke the cage they were fighting in.

* Leo sneaking around the hotel after his brothers were caught and generally being a semi-competent ninja, even being able to find where the Oozequitoes and Donnie's bug catcher was being stored.

* Raph saving Leo after Draxum drops the latter off a roof. Motivated by the desire to save his brother, Raph summons a giant version of himself using his mystic Tonfas and uses that form to speed ahead of Leo's fall and catch him before he hits the ground.
* Donnie and Mikey using some clever timing and Donnie's bug-catching machine to take out Big Mama. And of course, Donnie's catch of Mikey.

* While Leo may be not as good a skater as Sydney, he was able to use his skateboard skills to defeat Foot Lieutenant and Foot Brute, all the while his brothers are cheering him on.

* Mayhem is the MVP for this episode, not only fetching Raph and Leo to help save April, but also taking out Hypno-potamus with the immoral illusionist's own hats.

* The turtles' weapons this time around is exactly this. All of them just awesome in their own way.
** Leo's weapon is an Odachi which is able to ''slice up portals'' from one area to a next and so far, seem to have no limit to distance. Leo still may not know how to use his weapon yet, but just imagine the potential he has with this awesome portal power.
** Raph's weapon is a Tonfa which has the ability to project shields and a bigger version of Raph himself for combat. Not only is it a powerhouse of a weapon, but it can also be used for defense.
** Mikey's weapon is a Kusari-Fundo, an unpredictable chain weapon that he uses like a KillerYoyo. The best part about this weapon is it's ability to awaken a sort of sentient fire which enhances Mikey's attacks and is able to drag him around.
** Donnie didn't take a mystic weapon...but he made a weapon that basically is on the same level as his brothers' mystic weapons. A titanium grade Tech Bo, able to withstand most attacks and summon rockets and fists, which pack a punch. Donnie himself is impressive to be able to create such premium technology that functions on the same level as presumably ancient magical weapons.
* Although supposedly untrained, Raph and Mikey are able to pick up weapons that are pretty different from their usual ones: Sai to Tonfas for Raph and from Nunchunks to a Kusari-Fundo, and use them at a competent frequency (minus the magic aspect of them).
* The turtles' battle against Baron Draxum is, in the villain's own words, "accidentally impressive".
** In the fight against Draxum's giant, although he the last to get on his feet and the last to start running, Leo is able to outrun both Mikey and Raph, who have started running first.

** Donnie in the fight is particularly noteworthy. Not only was he able to hold his own in a fight head on with Draxum, who is an incredibly proficient fighter, he was the only one of his brothers that was able to score a solid hit against him (though to be fair, everyone else was caught offguard by their mystic weapons).

* Shredder. In line with all the other incarnation being adaptational badass, this version is a demonic set of armor that comes to life AFTER EATING THEIR LIFE FORCE!
** There also the fact the ones who stopped this dangerous juggernaut and its followers was Master Splinter ancestor.
* Splinter, who has been shown as an out of shape, lazy couch potato in the whole show and most of the episode, absolutely wiping the floor with all four of the Turtles while disguised as a Foot Ninja once he's warmed up a bit, lecturing them on their technique all the while. He's still MASTER Splinter despite initial doubts. And this is how he fights with a BAD BACK.
-->'''Splinter:''' [[PostAssKickingOneLiner Thus endeth the lesson.]]
* Despite never being formally trained as a fighter, April was able to hold her own pretty well for a regular human, being able to fight aside the turtles in battle.

* The fact Leo was able to make a portal from New York to Tahiti, which is 6,278miles (about 10,103km) in distance. Even though Leo didn't really have a grasp on his portal powers yet, the potential he shows is absolutely amazing. Imagine how awesome Leo would be once he manages to get a handle on this mystic power.
** And he did this, not only once, not twice, but ''three times''. Once accidentally to his brothers the first portal around, the second time creating a ''massive'' portal to bring his brothers ''back'' from Tahiti (which is amazing in itself since he had no idea where his brothers ''were'' and was able to create a portal where they were to bring them back). The third time he actually managed to do it on command to the pirates (though Leo wasn't aware of this).

** The animation of this show is nothing beneath absolutely stunning. Not only are the action scenes incredibly well choreographed, they are also jammed pack with little details. The episodes have excellent rewatchability because of this and reveals even more content with each viewing, especially if you slow down the episodes to catch all the details that would otherwise be missed in the first viewing. It's no wonder one of the storyboard artists responsible for most of the most praised action sequences (Kevin Molina-Ortiz) won an Annie for the show. The other storyboard artists are nothing to sneeze at either.
** Since scenes in the episodes often hop from one scene to the next very quickly, it's sometimes hard to appreciate the absolutely stunning environments and backdrops.

** And he did this, not only once, but ''twice''. Once accidentally to his brothers the first portal around, but the second time, he actually managed to do it on command to the pirates (though Leo wasn't aware of this).

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** Donnie in the fight is particularly noteworthy. Not only was he able to hold his own in a fight head on with Draxum, who is an incredibly proficient fighter, he was the only one of his brothers that was able to score a solid hit against him.

!!Season 1

[[folder:Mystic Mayhem]]
* The turtles' battle against Baron Draxum is, in the villain's own words, "accidentally impressive.[[/folder]]

[[folder:Origami Tsunami]]

[[folder:Donnie's Gifts]]
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[[folder:Repo Mantis]]
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[[folder:Down With the Sickness]]
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[[folder:War and Pizza]]
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[[folder:Mascot Melee]]
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[[folder:Shell in a Cell]]
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[[folder:Minotaur Maze]]
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[[folder:Bug Busters]]
* Leo sneaking around the hotel and generally being a semi-competent ninja.
* The fight between Baron Draxum and Big Mama, short as it may be.
* Raph saving Leo after Draxum drops the latter off a roof.
* Donnie and Mikey using some clever timing and Donnie's bug-catching machine to take out Big Mama.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:The Longest Fight]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Hypno! Part Deux]]
* Mayhem is the MVP for this episode, not only fetching Raph and Leo to help save April, but also taking out Hypno-potamus with the immoral illusionist's own hats.
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[[folder:The Gumbus]]
* Stockboy's special effects are impressive, managing to keep Leo, Mikey, and April on their toes through most of the episode.
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[[folder:Mrs. Cuddles]]
* It appears that Mrs. Cuddles was unstoppable, using peoples screams to get stronger. Then Splinter arrived (And shows why he's a badass.
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[[folder:Stuck on You]]
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[[folder:Al Be Back]]
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[[folder:The Evil League of Mutants]]

* The turtles dismiss them ever needing to learn how to be improvisational fighters early on (Especially if it involves ladders and fishes), but when it appears that Draxum minion is about to take them down, they realize they're in the perfect location for such a fight and start kicking evil mutant ass!
* Something both awesome and funny is the show creating the song 'Warring Warrior Scientist' styling it after 'Major Modern General'. John Cena's singing voice as Baron Draxum was spot on, showing off his talent that makes Draxum such a menace.

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Shadow Of Evil]]
* Shredder. In line with all the other incarnation being adaptational badass, this version is a demonic set of armor that comes to life AFTER EATING THEIR LIFE FORCE!
** There also the fact the ones who stopped this dangerous juggernaut and its followers was Master Splinter ancestor.
* Splinter, who has been shown as an out of shape, lazy couch potato in the whole show and most of the episode, absolutely wiping the floor with all four of the Turtles while disguised as a Foot Ninja once he's warmed up a bit, lecturing them on their technique all the while. He's still MASTER Splinter despite initial doubts. And this is how he fights with a BAD BACK.
-->'''Splinter:''' [[PostAssKickingOneLiner Thus endeth the lesson.]]
[[/folder]]

* Splinter, who has been shown as an out of shape, lazy couch potato in the whole show and most of the episode, absolutely wiping the floor with all four of the Turtles while disguised as a Foot Ninja once he's warmed up a bit. He's still MASTER Splinter despite initial doubts. And this is how he fights with a BAD BACK.

* Splinter, who has been shown as an out of shape, lazy couch potato in the whole show and most of the episode, absolutely wiping the floor with all four of the Turtles while disguised as a Foot Ninja once he's warmed up a bit. He's still MASTER Splinter despite initial doubts.

* The turtles dismiss them ever needing to learn how to be improvisational fighters early on (Especially if it involves ladders and fishes), but when it appears that Draxum minion is about to take them down, they realize they're in the perfect location for such a fight and start kicking evil mutants asses!)
* Something both awesome and funny is the show creating the song 'Warring Warrior Scientist' styling it after 'Major Modern General'.

[[folder:Al Be Back]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Episode 1: Mystic Mayhem]]

[[folder:Episode 2A:Origami Tsunami]]

[[Folder:Episode 2A:Origami Tsunami]]
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[[Folder:Donnie's Gifts]]
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[[Folder:Repo Mantis]]
* [[/folder]]

[[Folder:Down With the Sickness]]

[[Folder:War and Pizza]]

[[Folder:Mascot Melee]]

[[Folder:Shell in a Cell]]

[[Folder:Minotaur Maze]]

[[Folder:Bug Busters]]
* Leo sneaking around the hotel and generally being a semi-competent ninja.
* The fight between Baron Draxum and Big Mama, short as it may be.
* Raph saving Leo after Draxum drops the latter off a roof.
* Donnie and Mikey using some clever timing and Donnie's bug-catching machine to take out Big Mama.

[[Folder:The Longest Fight]]

[[Folder:Hypno! Part Deux]]
* Mayhem is the MVP for this episode, not only fetching Raph and Leo to help save April, but also taking out Hypno-potamus with the immoral illusionist's own hats.

[[Folder:The Gumbus]]
* Stockboy's special effects are impressive, managing to keep Leo, Mikey, and April on their toes through most of the episode.

[[Folder:Mrs. Cuddles]]

[[Folder:Stuck on You]]

[[Folder:Al Be Back]]

[[Folder:Episode 2A:Origami Tsunami]][[/folder]]

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[[Folder:Down With the Sickness]]

[[Folder:War and Pizza]]

[[Folder:Mascot Melee]]

[[Folder:Shell in a Cell]]

[[Folder:Minotaur Maze]]
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[[Folder:Origami Tsunami]]

[[Folder:Donnie's Gifts]]

[[Folder:Repo Mantis]]

[[Folder:Down With the Sickness]]

[[Folder:War and Pizza]]

[[Folder:Mascot Melee]]

[[Folder:Shell in a Cell]]

[[Folder:Minotaur Maze]]
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[[folder:Episode 2: Daytrip of Doom!]]
* When Donald and Beakley go to confront the Beagle Boys over kidnapping the kids, Beakley tries to come up with a strategy. Donald just yells at them to give him back his nephews, turns red with rage, and starts beating the snot out of them. The best part is he attacks [[TheBrute Bouncer]] first. Donald Duck opens a duck-sized can of whoop-ass on a Beagle Boy several times his size, [[CombatPragmatist pulling on his eyelids]], beating on his back and zipping between him and Burger so quickly and crazily that neither can stop him. He manages to earn some respect from Beakley, who is implied to have taken on the Beagle Boys before. It just shows that, while he and Scrooge may be retired from adventuring, neither of them are any less deadly. And it probably explains why Della left the boys with Donald -- just ''look'' at him when they're in danger.
* Webby has multiple moments of awesome in the episode:
** She takes the nerf gun game very seriously, armed with a grappling hook and night vision goggles, and setting up traps against the boys.
** She kicks a hacky sack ball at a tree, knocking it to the ground.
** She climbs up to her room, which is on ''the second floor'', so effortlessly and skillfully it would make ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'' proud.
** When she and the triplets are tied up and locked in the freezer together with Bigtime, she slips out of the rope and knocks out the Beagle Boy with a frozen pizza. She then admits she could have done it all the time.
** Following some encouragement from the triplets, she sends a threatening note to Ma Beagle telling her that she captured Bigtime. She turns off the lights in Funso's (using her night vision goggles to see) and taunts Ma Beagle with a song, and then leads her into the ball pit, where the triplets capture Ma Beagle with a net trap.
* Ma Beagle's description of Beakley: "[[TheDreaded strong, ruthless, and unforgiving]]".
** Also when Beakley tells Donald that she's a spy and they both laugh it off on reflex, Donald pausing and giving Beakley a DoubleTake is both funny and awesome because Donald's thinking, like many viewers, "You know, I can totally see that happening".[[/folder]]

[[Folder:Mystic Mayhem]]
* As Draxum says, the turtles' fight against his giant is "accidentally impressive".

[[Folder:Origami Tsunami]]

[[Folder:Donnie's Gifts]]

[[Folder:Repo Mantis]]

[[Folder:Down With the Sickness]]

[[Folder:War and Pizza]]

[[Folder:Mascot Melee]]

[[Folder:Shell in a Cell]]

[[Folder:Minotaur Maze]]
[[/folder]]

Despite its more comedic tone, RiseOfTheTeenageMutantNinjaTurtles contains its fair share of epic moments.