#genderbend tmnt

[longlizard999]

It’s Yuri o-clock somewhere

[zivazivc]

I saw like two people compliment my fem Casey design and I immediately drew this. The power of tags lol

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[the-maximist-drawer]

Did somebody say genderbend 2012 TMNT?

No?

Well have them anyway!

So my sibling and I thought that instead of just putting an A or E at the end of the female turtles names to make it more ''femmine'' we would name them after female Renaissance artist/inventors with the same first letter:

Leonardo - Levina (Levi)

Raphael - Rachael (Rach)

Donatello - Diana (Dee)

Michelangelo - Marietta (Mari)

[beetlegoose01]

What was the inspiration for the genderbend TMNT names?

OOOOH I am so glad you asked! Like their guy counterparts, the genderbend turtles are all named after Italian Renaissance artists- specifically all women. Unfortunately there isn't much information about them due to misogyny of the time, but I can share what I know.

Marietta (Mikey) is named after Marietta Robusti (b. 1560s- d. unknown)

She was an apprentice to her father (also an artist), and though women were discouraged from painting, she was allowed to do it as long as her work was private. As such, most of her work is lost, except for this self portrait!

Lavinia (Leo) is named after Lavinia Fontana (August 24, 1552 – August 11, 1614) 

Lavinia was an extremely successful artist. Her work was so good, that she was commissioned by many rich people, and her own husband relied on her for money to support their 11 children (woah!) She was also perhaps the first woman to paint female nudes.

It was said her favorite works involved mythology and animals.

Diana (Donnie) is up next! She is named after

Diana Scultori (1547-1612)

She was an engraver and one of the earliest known women printmakers. She was described by the artist Giorgio Vasari that "she engraves so well that it is a thing to marvel at; and I who saw her, a very gentle and gracious girl, and her works, which are most beautiful, was struck with amazement."

Last but not least is Artemisia (Raph) who is named after Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1656)

Her life was very tragic, and I don't want to potentially trigger anyone. Her art mostly featured serious topics that often related to her life (I highly suggest looking them up if you aren't squeamish to gore, they're beautiful!

She thrived on being an independent artist, becoming the first woman to gain membership to the Academy of the Arts of Drawing in 1616.

[longlizard999]

Rasey if it was peak aka Yuri

[zivazivc]

Reading the tags of your recent Kunoichi Turtles post that Female Casey has a bit of a flirtatious personality has led me to headcanon that when Lavinia starts crushing on David (I think that’s Mona’s genderbent name in your AU?) she goes to Casey for advice and tips on how to flirt with a boy but when actually trying to use the flirting tips on David she fails miserably (like that flirting lesson scene from the movie Jumanji), but unknowingly to Vinnie the bad flirting worked and David is smitten XD

AHAHAHA! XD I would literally cry from second hand embarrassment if an episode like that existed. Maybe, maybe, I can see that happening a few "episodes" after David's first introduced into the story, after Vin finally comes to terms with her emotions. Because in this version the relationship progresses slowly over the course of like a season and a half (a lot of that due to David only visiting when his job demands it), and Vin has cold feet like for most of that time lol

David is the one who gets smitten with Vin first in my story and starts making subtle advances while Vin is completely on edge and skeptical of them and needs a while to realize that he actually likes her in a romantic sense, for real, and doesn't have some ulterior motive. After that she's just very awkward and tongue-tied about it.

You know how Raph kept telling Donnie to give up on his crush because they're all giant mutants that won't ever get a chance at love? I wanted to put attention on that part from canon since the show didn't give me that with the canon Ramona. Raph being a teenage girl can only make that mind-set worse, giving him/her more insecurity and self-hatred. Especially since Vin is the biggest of her sisters and the least "cute" and feminine of them. So I don't see her making the first move in any situation, and I think she'd only flirt after it would be made clear the other person feels the same way.

Ahh, sorry, that got a bit serious maybe. The two actually have a really sweet and healthy relationship (y'know, in my head, where it's been living rent free for years now lol), Lavinia just has to work out some things first before she's angst free.

In this AU we first meet David in the episode Newtralized, where David and Sal are trying to arrest the Newtralizer. Slash is there (he's an all-time baddie in this version), Vin gets captured thanks to David getting in the way of the fight, David feels responsible and goes to save her -> bla bla bla -> Vin has a rescued princess moment that she doesn't know how to feel about...

I've been trying to make this episode into an actual fic for the longest time. On the topic of Casey, I'm showing you a short section from the wip. It takes place toward the end when they've all reunited. I think it's also a good example on why Vin would not go to Casey for romantic advice XD

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Casey leans in close to her face, her hooded eyes joining her friend’s thoughtful gaze on the young Salamandrian on the other side of the rooftop who is currently listening to his veteran commander going over what had happened while they were split up.

“Look at him standing there,” she says to her smoothly, almost whispering into her ear, “dark skin over toned muscle. Those abs, man.”

“Casey!” Vin cries out in shock and horror and swings around to face her friend’s smug smile.

“Like a chiseled renaissance statue,” Sofie helps with uncharacteristic coyness to her smile.

“Sofie, no!”

All four of the girls are grinning like Cheshire Cats at Lavinia’s discomfort, enjoying themselves way too much. Vin’s cheeks and nose are thoroughly covered in a deep blush and she hates that it’s there in the first place. She doesn’t even like the guy.

“David the Statuesque! That’s what I’m naming him.” Marie exclaims, sounding proud of herself for that one. “I was going to go with something more fun but since he’s your knight in shining armor—Literally!—I gotta be respectful.”

Vin can’t even hide her tortured grimace. Her shoulders sag and she sighs miserably. “I hate you guys.”

[zivazivc]

Everyone Understands the Plan? 

This genderbend AU found its way back into my head recently. I loved drawing them again.

From left to right: Marietta (Marie), Artemisia (Arty), Sofonisba (Sofie), August and Metalhead, Lavinia (Vin), and Casey