History Characters / TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012HamatoClan

* TheRemnant: 16 years prior, the Shredder rebuilt the Foot Clan by converting a majority of the Hamato Clan shinobi, sans Splinter and his father, to the Foot Clan. By present day, the Hamato Clan now consists of Splinter and the Turtles, with April and even Casey becoming such as allies to where they're honorary members. [[spoiler: With Splinter's death, Leo leads the Hamato Clan now.]]

* {{Irony}}: Casey is shown a sub purist when it comes to anime, whereas the Turtles were raised Asian American and, at least with Leo and Donnie, know Japanese and Japanese culture, yet don't seem to care what language the cartoons they watch are in.

[- '''The Hamato Clan''' | [[Characters/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012AlliesAndCivilians Allies and Civilians]] | [[Characters/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012TheFootClan The Foot Clan]] ([[Characters/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012TheShredder The Shredder]]) | [[Characters/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012TheKraang The Kraang]] | [[Characters/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012OtherVillains Other Villains]] | [[Characters/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012TVShowCharacters TV Show Characters]] -]]]]]

* HeroesWantRedheads: Donatello really wants her. [[LoveTriangle As does Casey]].

* {{Hypocrite}}: When she learns Casey lost a friend for injuring him, she assures she didn't on purpose, while she refuses to acknowledge her father's mutation in hands of the Turtles was an accident. She was [[JerkassRealization taken aback]] when Casey advises her that some things can't be controlled, which is the same thing Donnie told her earlier. And to her credit, April realizes she's in the wrong and apologizes to the turtles.

* NumberTwo: Played with in this version. Whereas in previous iterations (including the original comics) where he was second-in-command, this series has the role transfer from him to Raphael over time. Raph's first few attempts at leadership without Leo around are [[HeroicBSOD disastrous]], forcing Donnie to step in and tell ''him'' what to do to at least get them out of the situation alive. Later on, Donnie tends to lead situations that rely on his particular expertise, but otherwise he leaves the leading to Leo or Raph.

* NumberTwo: PlayedWith in this version. In most iterations of the franchise, Raph is second-in-command (and Donnie is generally just in charge of [[CloudcuckoolandersMinder himself and Mikey]]). However, Raph's first few attempts at leadership without Leo around are [[HeroicBSOD disastrous]], forcing Donnie to step in and tell ''him'' what to do to at least get them out of the situation alive. Later on, Donnie tends to lead situations that rely on his particular expertise, but otherwise he leaves the leading to Leo or Raph.

* NumberTwo: Per usual for the franchise, but he does so poorly at it the first few times that Donnie has to take over. [[CharacterDevelopment He gets better at it over time.]]

* JerkassHasAPoint: He catches some blame for further provoking Raph's temper in "Mutant Gangland", but Raph was carrying such a JerkassBall at the beginning of the episode (essentially accusing Splinter of favouring Leo and outright quitting the team because Splinter had stopped him from giving Leo a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown during a routine sparring match), that one can't help but sympathize with Donnie's taunts just a little, even if they did "pour gasoline on the fire."

* VitriolicBestBuds: His dynamic with Leo much of the time - they genuinely enjoy hanging out and being friends with each other as well as brothers, he will spend months at Leo's bedside (or rather, bathtub-side) when Leo is in a coma, and by later seasons has no qualms about hugging Leo or even saying he loves him - but he will also fight with him, physically and verbally, at the drop of a hat, and even by late Season 4 Splinter has to stop him from bashing Leo's face in during a routine sparring match.

* TeensAreShort: In this adaptation, the Turtles are short in general and notably compared their master Splinter, who is much taller. At one point when getting Raphael to demonstrate how to escape a grapple, Raph had problems getting Splinter in the same grip he had Mikey in earlier due to size discrepancies.
** Subverted over time as they grow older and thus reach maturity. Best seen in the middle of season four, where Donatello is nearly as tall as Splinter.

[[caption-width-right:300:A fellow. Has a way with machines.]]

-->''We choose what holds us back and what moves us forward.''

* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: In a ShoutOut to [[Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles the original film]], he says "Oops" when he purposely uses a garbage truck's compactor to crush the Shredder in "Requiem". However, it lacks his usual sarcasm and mockery, [[spoiler:as the Shredder had just murdered Splinter moments earlier.]]

* [[NiceGirl Nice Cat]]: She's friendly and doesn't appear to hold a grudge against Mikey for mutating her despite the process being clearly unpleasant.

* InterspeciesAdoption: Believing him to be an orphan, Raphael, a mutant turtle of earth, adopts Chompy, an alien who looks like a turtle.

* CatchPhrase: "Booyakasha!" He occasionally uses the classic “Cowabunga” after meeting Mondo Gecko.

* CatchPhrase: "WHAT IS GOING ON IN HERE?"

* CatchPhrase: "GOONGALA!"

* HurtingHero: As of season four, with [[spoiler: Master Splinter gone and]] the fate of the earth in his hands things are clearly weighing heavily on Leo.

* OffModel: He is frequently shown to have his sais holstered on his back even at times he's lost them.

* BladeOnAStick: This version of his bo staff has a retractable blade on the end, allowing it become a naginata.

* JerkassHasAPoint: In "Target: April O'Neil", he recounts to April an accident he caused between him and his best friend that ended their friendship and remarks that "some stuff is just beyond our control.." As Donnie had previously stated the exact same thing to April, April slowly realizes that she's making the same mistake Casey's friend did and reconciles with the Turtles.

* MasterOfTheMixedMessage: Does she have feelings for Donnie or not? Probably not even she knows. [[spoiler: She HAS kissed him several times at this point, once even on the lips when he more or less hinted at the feelings he has for her]].