Good morning, everyone!! :)
Sooo I found this ROTTMNT lizard mutant base a few days ago, (credit to @kittpunk144 for drawing the full-body base!), and it made me think about a certain female lizard mutant that appeared in the original 1987 series... And when I thought about it, I realized that Mona Lisa never actually appeared in Rise... SOoooo I'd like to present to you all, Mona Lisa in Rise style! :)
I don't have too much of a story behind her, but I'm going with one rainy night in Central Park the brothers all stumbled upon her with a wound in her side. They bring her back to the lair to get her fixed up, and she admits to them that she really has nowhere to go. Mikey immediately chimes in that she can stay with them, and Raphael and Leo both agree. (Donnie's not so quick to welcome a stranger into the home, but his curiosity of her mutation and abilities pushes him to at least give her a chance. (so he can ask her all the questions and do so many tests to find out just how many gecko abilities she can do like CLIMB WALLS or LICK HER EYE)
Over time, Mona Lisa finds her place in the lair. (and even some big red panda's heart~)
~ Her Design is based on the Namib Sand Gecko, not only because I loved the colors, but also because it's one of the only lizards with webbed feet. (The original series' Mona Lisa had webbing between her hands and I wanted to incorporate that here!)
~ She's anything but a morning person. The whole lair quickly learns this when she's woken up and dragged into the kitchen for breakfast only to faceplant into the table, blissfully back to sleep. It takes her a long time to become conscious and aware. This is also due to the fact that the lizard she was mutated from is nocturnal.
~ Also because of her breed of lizard, she prefers to sleep on an assortment of pillows scattered haphazardly around and below her. This is as close as she can comfortably get to the rocks that would be her natural habitat.
~ Since her original character in the 87 series was drawn with 80's fashion, (puffy hair, bandanna), I decided to give Rise Mona a thicker jacket with bright colors that would mirror the style of the 80's. :)
That's pretty much all I got on her so far! :) Thanks again, @kittpunk144 for making that Rise base! :) It was really fun to use it! :)
~ Melissa
