im gonna rant about tmnt 2k12 leo so if you dont wanna hear me out thats okay
yall are fucking forgetting that during the series leo was a teenager??
He was 15 and he nearly drowned because he didnt care if he had to sacrifice himself for his family because thats what he was brought up knowing. He grew up with the mentality that a leader should be ready to sacrifice themselves for their team and that fucked him up badly.
They were teenagers living in a world where they had to fight for their lives almost everyday. And Leo knew that one way or another, one of them could get really hurt or worse. And he wanted to make sure that it was him, and not his brothers. He was willing to die, willing to give up his life if it meant his siblings didnt have to. So his friends didnt have to. Hes selfless to a fault.
Yes, he still acts like a child and not a ninja or leader sometimes because that’s what he is. He is a teenager. TEENAGER. He shouldn’t have to deal with the fucking respnosibility and im sick of people saying he should.
Need i mention the fact that he got into a COMA, woke up in a new place far away from his home, found out his dad is dead, and then finding out his home is taken over by an alien race that wants to kill his family?? And you think he’d still be mentally stable to handle it while his body was weak and fragile and he could do nothing about it?? That shit is traumatizing, no less for someone his age.
Leo had to grow up and mature faster than he shouldve, learning to bottle up his emotions and put them aside for the sake of survival. He’s been through things that i cant even imagine going through. I just want to give him a hug
thank you.
