#splinter tmntu

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@chip-does-stuff @verymundanetoday you two have inspired me

Part two of this

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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

I HAVE FINALLY FINISHED IT!! The very first chapter of the TMNTU fic is out ^_^ thank you so so soooo much to everybody who’s support me so far!! <3

MASTERPOST HERE

bonus doodles based off of / inspired by the chap below vvv

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More TMNTU side char designs (wip)

OKAY!!! I have a lot of design things I put together :3 there’s still stuff I can’t say abt characters without spoilers but I’ll go through them rq

First we have master splinter!! I edited his face slightly from last time to match more with his human design. He was one of the mutants that was fused which I said in another post. He was in his 40s when mutated and the story takes place 13 years afterwards so he’d be somewhere in his 50s or maybe early 60s (I haven’t thought of an exact age for him yet lol). His memory is often spotty and Leo catches him often telling things differently than they went. The four turtles admire him deeply and are constantly striving for his approval since young. Though some try harder than others. He’s somewhat strict but he does really care about them even if he’s… not always so great of a father, or mentor. Raph and Donnie especially are somewhat critical of some of his teachings. He’s especially hard on Leo.

Next is Leatherhead!!! His design is an obvious wip lol not much I can say about him other than that I plan to have him in the second part and he becomes closest with Mikey. Also he’s one of the few that didn’t start as a human.

Thirdly is Venus!! Another character I can’t say much about without spoilers O_o … but I will say that despite being a turtle she is not related to the other four lol but she is connected to Karai, also she started as human

Jennika :3 she’s a relatively high ranking member of the foot clan … umm not much to say yet

Lita!!! Im still workshopping her story and she’s probably not gonna be in the first two parts but rn she’s connected to Casey (not related)

Krystal. She’s Baxter’s sister, and the two started several projects together, including the mousers, which were creatures they wanted to serve humans. Baxter proposed to make a ‘cure to mortality’, and the two didn’t see eye-to-eye on it, and no longer work together. She is the one who sort of discovered/created the mutagen, though it’s in Baxter’s hands now.

Irma!! She’s April’s only friend outside of Casey (other than the turtles). The two bonded over their shared love of music. She’s not too relevant until the second part lol

MONDO GECKO!! I’ve changed him slightly since I last showed him lol but he’s still the same gecko. He’s somewhat absentminded at first because when Mikey first meets him he’s pretty freshly mutated, so he doesn’t say much at first. But once he does start to come over that initial daze, he matches Mikey’s hyperactive energy and he plays a key part in figuring out the missing person situation

Slash. I colorpicked from Baxter, Shredder, and his eyes from Casey for his palette. He’s one of the mutants that didn’t start as human, and also one of the first mutants (not counting the turtles and splinter 13 years prior). His story is one of the first things to happen in the second part so I’ll just leave it at that ;3

AND LASTLY!!! MONA LISA!!! As you can see she starts as human (I even made her a human design!!! for some reason????). She was a college student who was struggling to raise her little brother after the death of their parents T_T

SORRY THAT WAS SO LONG!!! I wish I could say a little bit more about the characters but most of the information is stuff for the story itself T_T I’m still figuring stuff out for side characters since the first part is very turtle centric (with April and Casey of course) but now that I’ve done the outline for it I need to start working on ideas for the second part where all of these characters start getting important roles …. Also working on reworking the first chapter for release so there’s that!!! ^_^ and um obligatory bonus but this is the only thing I have rn with no context

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Colored some of my tmntu sketches :3 more to come this is just what I’ve finished so far

I have another Mikey below the cut but blood warning vvv

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Casey’s least favorite day of the year is coming up + I finally drew his bio parents together

yeah this’ll probably be the only time I draw his bio father

bonus

I think Casey would have absolutely no idea how old the turtles are when he first meets him. Like he hears someone mention Leo being the oldest and he’s like okay well is he like. 15 or 25. Also yes I know I draw Mikey a lot. Sue me. I like mikey

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TMNT ITERATION ASK GAME TIME!!!!!!

it's a good few questions so pick and choose which you want to answer or not,

🐢🦹🏠🩵💚🐇🫵🍍🧶🤖💏 /nf

I love love love your turtles so much <3333

extra question!!

would they think I'm cool??? 🥺🥺🥺🥺 would they??? 🥺 would anyone from the unravel universe think I'm cool??? 🥺🥺 would I be friends with all of them??? 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺 /nf /pos

(I LOVE ALL YOU CHARACTER SO MUCH AHSDJSFGH everyone you design and talk about just has so much whimsy (I think that's the right word) they're all just oozing with care and joy and love them all so so so so so much, I love the way you write and design characters they're all so so so perfect and wonderful and amazing <3)

WHAAAA TYSM!!!! ILYSM /p IM SMILING SO BIG RN LOL

OK OK GOING THROUGH THESE vvv

🐢 - Are your turtles different species?

NO they’re all just generic turtles, unlike all of the other chars I didn’t design the boys with specific species in mind, just based them off previous incarnations T_T Although with side characters I have tried to think of species (like with Venus I designed her with Diamondback terrapins in mind! :3)

🦹 - Who is the main villain?

The main villain in the first few parts is technically Shredder!! He’s the one now controlling the mutant experiments, has connections with the Purple Dragons, and he has his eye on Master Splinter. Shredder was not aware the boys or Splinter were alive, and only takes over the experiments after discovering what became of them. His hatred is mostly directed towards Splinter, though he’s not fond of Baxter, either, despite working with him. Hhh I think I should leave it there :3

🏠 - What is the lair like?

Ah I really wanted to actually draw the boys’ rooms and stuff but I suck at scenes LOL … so take these very rough sketches of their rooms I scratched together

OK sorry they’re a bit of a mess my hand is still killing me but most of the stuff in the lair is sort of old or thrashed because it was stuff either Splinter found on the side of the road, in the garbage, or something Donnie put together out of what Splinter found lol ,, excuse my handwriting but basically Raph has always had his own room, which is kind of messy, he has a bean bag, his charmander plush, a few comics, his gameboy (technically was supposed to be for all of them but he did NOT share), a rug, and his bed is almost always messy. He doesn’t like cleaning. Donnie has his own room now but he used to share with Mikey. This is explained in the story but basically Leo gave up his room for Donnie so that the two wouldn’t keep fighting. Donnie’s room is the only one with a door because he personally made and installed it. He has a desk and a little lamp he uses to make all of his stuff, and his bed is usually neat solely cuz he doesn’t often use it. He also has first aid stuff and hoards several parts that he may or may not need. His bookshelves are almost crammed full and he also has a little cd player Splinter retrieved!! Very sparse and random selection of cds though. OK!! Finally we have Leo and Mikey’s room. Leo hadn’t changed the room at all when he moved in with Mikey, leaving anything Donnie left alone, and just using the storage spaces for any of his stuff. His bed is usually neat and he makes a point to keep his side tidy. Mikey has lots of plushies and his bed is usually messed up, especially his blankets since he kicks them off. TwT … He also has a small chest at the foot of his bed where all of his art stuff is and a stack of coloring and notebooks he’s filled. They have a big rug and a small blue lamp, and the mirror was Donnie’s. OKAY IVE SAID SO MUCH ABOUT THEIR ROOMS!!!! The dojo, washroom, etc is all described pretty early in the story I think?? So I’ll stop here T_T sorry I ramble

🩵 - Is there a Venus in your au?

YES!! I posted her recently !! :3 I don’t have her human design yet T_T but like I said there she’s connected to Karai. I will say that her mutation had much different circumstances than all of the others O_O … and she’s not an immediate ally to the boys

💚 - Are there other turtles in your au?

Other than the main 4, there’s currently Venus, Slash, and two more I haven’t posted yet cuz spoilers. None of them are, like… siblings to the turtles or anything, and there’s no ‘secret fifth turtle’, but there are other turtles! :3

🐇 - Is there a Usagi in your au?

Currently not! :( I have considered adding him though lol but he’d probably come much later in the story, like sometime after the first two parts. Right now I only have clear plans for the first two parts (foggier on the second) and the very beginning of the third.

🫵 - Who do you project onto the most?

DEFINITELY a mix of Mikey, Leo, and April ,,, I’m especially putting Leo through it to feel better about my own problems haha

🍍 - Who likes pineapple on pizza?

Def Leo or Mikey. Mikey would like the strong acidic taste of pineapple and Leo would probably like the way the tomato and pizza tastes together :3 though he’d probably be more reluctant to try it than Mikey would. Meanwhile Raph and Casey would HATE pineapple on pizza, esp with Casey specifically hating pineapple hehe

🧶 - Does Raph knit?

No but I can see him learning to sew from Leo or April so he can make some cool stuff :3 he’d probably learn after he accidentally tore his plush and wanted to fix it, though he’d probably poke himself with the needle a bunch, he’s not very good at being careful

🤖 Does your Donnie have a robot child?

I plan to have him make one at some point! It’ll probably start as a small, nonverbal little creature for simple tasks that he slowly adds more and more to and eventually realizes he’s grown attached to it hehe … which is rare for him. He really likes to make cool things and especially loves convenience so it feels inevitable for him to create something to do things for him, even if it’s just to bring him stuff from the kitchen or turn off the lights

💏 - Does/Did Splinter have a significant other?

Yes! She’s not alive anymore O_O … but he did have a wife prior to being mutated but none of the turtles remember her and he doesn’t like to talk about her so they basically know absolutely nothing about her. Now, he doesn’t really have anyone but the boys. I think he’d be too traumatized from how it went with her to ever think to start a relationship like that again.

FINALLY THE MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION!!!!!! Would they think you’re cool?

Mikey is a definite YES!!! He’d think you’re so cool and want to draw with you for sure hehe I feel like he could get along with just about anyone, you two would def be friends

Leo would probably be anxious at first to meet you but I think you two could be very good friends too :3 he’s generally just very anxious but I think you’d remind him of April which would ease his nerves ,, ALTHOUGH he’s very protective of his brothers so if you did something to hurt one of them (I doubt you would) he’d be quick to lose trust

Raph would be a bit of a tougher nut to crack but you’re really nice so he’d probably grow onto you quick if you just praised him enough lol just don’t hurt his brothers or friends and you could totally be buddies

ok this is where it gets hard to say but I don’t think Donnie would like you much at first T_T he has major trust issues, especially towards people who are very nice (heck, he takes FOREVER to grow onto April and Casey), and he’s the one with the most apprehension towards humans, so he’s probably gonna be much harder to be friends with…. :(

April and Casey would definitely love you though!!! You’d probably match April’s energy and she’s just generally always looking to make l friends hehe and as long as you don’t come off as ‘threatening’ to Casey he’d probably be quick to latch onto you, too!! So overall they’d probably all love you except maybe Donnie, who’s definitely harder to befriend… BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE!!!

AAAA TYSM FOR ALL OF YOUR ASKS!!!! :3 I like to include bonuses with my posts but my hand is killing me rn so I just have these two unfinished doodles as bonus today T_T

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okay! this is one of my favorite questions to ask about tmnt iterations!! I had a really good one for you specifically but I forgot it :( so you get this one!!

if your turtles had hair, how would each of them style it?

HIII TYSM FOR UR ASK!!!!! you inspired me to finally workshop human designs hehe SO!!!!

I put these together in a rush and my hand is still very much hurt so forgive me for the mess (and admittedly I slowly got lazier and lazier cuz my hand was bothering me so much T_T BUT I finished), I’ll make more polished versions eventually BUT

Leo would take after their mother the most, while Raph would look more like dad. Mikey and Donnie would be like. Between the two kind of but I think Mikey would lean more towards looking like their mother while Donnie would lean towards dad ,, it’d probably upset Leo that he bore the least amount of resemblance to Master Splinter of all of them lol ,, I usually hc the turtles as blasian so I obviously ended up making my turtles that ^_^ black on their mothers side as you can imagine

but enough abt that cuz you asked abt hair!!!!

Leo long hair for sure, I gave him locs here :3 (first time drawing them so lmk if anyone has any tips TwT). I think he’d subconsciously style them to resemble Master Splinter’s hair lol but he’d give the most attention to his hair and know how to take care of the others, too, since he’d be the one fixing theirs when they were kids

Donnie would have RBF as a human HAHA and you’d never catch him without eye bags cuz he thinks sleep is a ‘waste of time’ ;-; ok but I think he’d have longer coils that he’d try to tie back when it’d get in his way. I don’t think he’d do anything special with it or bother to get a haircut. Though I can imagine Leo doing braids for him too maybe when they were a bit younger 

Raph would probably keep his hair shorter, in a short / mini afro. He would want it to look nice but I don’t think he’d like taking care of it so keeping it shorter would help with the upkeep ^_^ also for the design since humans obviously don’t have anything equivalent to plastron / shells for his crack I just gave him a scar there ,, I wanted to do something more with his clothes but I did him last so my hand is killingggg me

I originally started to draw Mikey with locs like Leo (but shorter) but I decided to give him a loose afro ^_^ I think Leo would help him take care of it and attempt to teach him how to treat it but I don’t think Mikey would really listen

Also one thing I want to say in this post is that Tang Shen is NOT their mother in this version! I haven’t finished their mother’s design yet (or Tang Shen’s) but while she will be a character, she’s not their mother. I wanted to show their father as a human in this post but the only picture I have of him as a human is this VERY unfinished picture of a younger splinter (with shredder)

very incomplete and probably gonna change a lot but this is all I really have since I don’t have a picture of their mother yet either lol TYSM FOR YOUR ASK!!!!! it was fun to answer :3 /gen

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MIKEY DOODLE DUMP

okay hiiiii I finally finished this too yayyyy I’m so productive right. …. Casey or Raph is next we’ll see……….