Post by Leonardo on Jan 2, 2006 5:34:54 GMT -5
Name: Donatello (Don, Donnie)
Age: 15 in most incarnations. In his 30s in the current Mirage comics.
Gender: Male
Height: 5'2" at age 15, 5'6" as an adult
Weight: 130 lb at age 15, 160 lb as an adult
Clan: Hamato
Clan position: Infiltrator, systems hacker
Master: Splinter
Weapons specialty: Bo, jo, hanbo, all types of sticks and clubs, some ninja weapons, heavy artillery, explosives, and mech suits.
Donatello is calm, civil, rational, and a peace-maker/keeper. So it's extremely rare for Donatello to ever snap and fly off the handle (though it has happened).
He's also fairly withdrawn and rarely butts into affairs that are none of his business.
When dealing with people, Donatello will express a sense of class unlike his brothers (mainly Raphael and Michelangelo) who are more forward and blunt.
Intellectual wit is another charming characteristic of Donatello in which he'll deliver quite subtly.
Donatello sticks out from his brothers in that he's a pacifist. Prefering not to fight, Donatello will always search for non-violent solutions to any problem or situation.
This doesn't mean that Donatello isn't much of a fighter, though he does tend to hold back in fights, trying not to use his full combat potential on living opponents.
Oddly enough, when Donatello is pushed to the extreme edge (which is rare), he'll unleash a devistating and merciless assault on his enemies, much to the surprise and shock of his own brothers.
Although Donatello doesn't train as diligently as Leonardo and even Raphael, Donatello does understand the importance of self-defense and will train what he feels is enough to handle any hostile situation.
Donatello does find an interest in the mental aspects of ninjutsu, and is especially fascinated by the mind skills revolving around psychic ability.
Possessing a natural affinity for science, physics, and technology, Donatello is a self-taught mechanic, electrician, plumber, and engineer, and is the one responsible for making their sewer home livable.
Having also studied physiology and First-Aid, Donatello is usually the one to help his brothers and others when they are wounded or experiencing other physical complications.
Donatello also happens to be a computer wizard, and in some cases, the bread-winner of the family by investing on online stocks and selling items on ebay.
Aside from the things above, Donatello's interests also spand into reading, hystory (especially the evolution of creatures and Earth), video games, TV documentaries (especially on dinosaurs), science fiction, and occasionally constructing hardware.
Due to Donatello's tech-savvy and habit of explaining things in a complex way, he tends to be viewed as somewhat of a nerd. Dispite this, and going against common stereotype, Donatello is actually more coordinated than both Raphael and Michelangelo (who both can be quite klutzy at times).
When in a new place or world, Donatello will express a childlike wonder and will examine everything around him. He can breakdown everything into quick and ready information for the team which helps put them one step ahead in just about any situation. This also makes Donatello excellent for spotting traps.
Not being very clannish, Donatello often spends time on his own. He enjoys the solitude which he's able to work on things and read undisturbed, and be lost in his own thoughts.
Leonardo and Splinter are infact the only ones that Donatello will allow within his space when working on a project (most likely fearing that Raphael and Michelangelo would accidently destroy his work), and Leonardo is infact the one whom Donatello calls for imput and to help test his most important and extensive projects.
