Editing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (section)

==Characters==
{{main|List of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles characters{{!}}List of ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' characters}}
In most versions, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are created when four baby turtles are exposed to radioactive ooze, transforming them into humanoids.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-13|title=TNMT: How Powerful Each Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Really Is|url=https://screenrant.com/tmnt-leonardo-raphael-michaelangelo-donatello-powers-strengths-abilities/|access-date=2021-10-18|website=ScreenRant|language=en-US|archive-date=June 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220605085709/https://screenrant.com/tmnt-leonardo-raphael-michaelangelo-donatello-powers-strengths-abilities/|url-status=live}}</ref> They fight evil in New York City,<ref name="Greenberg-1990" /> where they reside in the sewers.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Correal|first=Annie|date=2016-04-30|title=To sell New York, the city calls on the Ninja Turtles|language=en-US|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/30/nyregion/now-selling-new-york-four-heroes-in-a-half-shell.html|access-date=2021-10-25|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=June 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220616132739/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/30/nyregion/now-selling-new-york-four-heroes-in-a-half-shell.html|url-status=live}}</ref> 

[[Leonardo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)|Leonardo]], the leader, is the most disciplined and skilled turtle;<ref name="screenrant.com">{{Cite web|date=2021-02-13|title=TNMT: How Powerful Each Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Really Is|url=https://screenrant.com/tmnt-leonardo-raphael-michaelangelo-donatello-powers-strengths-abilities/|access-date=2021-10-19|website=ScreenRant|language=en-US|archive-date=June 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220605085709/https://screenrant.com/tmnt-leonardo-raphael-michaelangelo-donatello-powers-strengths-abilities/|url-status=live}}</ref> an expert swordsman, he wields two ''[[katana]]'' and wears a blue bandana.<ref name="twinfinite.net">{{Cite web|date=2021-04-01|title=Ranking the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles from Bogus to Bodacious|url=https://twinfinite.net/2021/04/ranking-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles/|access-date=2021-10-19|website=Twinfinite|language=en-US|archive-date=October 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021075038/https://twinfinite.net/2021/04/ranking-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Raphael (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)|Raphael]], the strongest and most hot-headed turtle,<ref name="screenrant.com"/> wears a red bandana and uses a pair of ''[[Sai (weapon)|sai]]''.<ref name="twinfinite.net"/> [[Donatello (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)|Donatello]] uses his intellect to invent gadgets and vehicles;<ref name="screenrant.com"/> he wears a purple bandana and uses a [[Bō|''bō'' staff]].<ref name="twinfinite.net"/> [[Michelangelo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)|Michelangelo]] is the least disciplined and most fun-loving, and is usually portrayed as the fastest and most agile.<ref name="screenrant.com"/> He wears an orange bandana and uses [[Nunchaku|nunchucks]].<ref name="twinfinite.net"/>

[[Splinter (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)|Splinter]] is a mutant rat who is the wise adoptive father of the Turtles and teaches them ''[[ninjitsu]]''. In some iterations, he was once the pet rat of ninja master [[Hamato Yoshi]]; in others, he is a mutated Yoshi.<ref name="ScreenRant-2020">{{Cite web|date=2020-10-23|title=10 Differences You Never Noticed About The 1990 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Vs Today)|url=https://screenrant.com/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-new-vs-old/|access-date=2021-10-19|website=ScreenRant|language=en-US|archive-date=June 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220603001723/https://screenrant.com/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-new-vs-old/|url-status=live}}</ref> The Turtles are assisted by [[April O'Neil]], who is variously depicted as a news reporter, lab assistant or genius computer programmer.<ref name="ScreenRant-2020"/><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-02|title=Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: How April O'Neil Became More Than a Sidekick|url=https://www.cbr.com/tmnt-april-oneil-hero-origin/|access-date=2021-10-19|website=CBR|language=en-US|archive-date=October 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028181253/https://www.cbr.com/tmnt-april-oneil-hero-origin/|url-status=live}}</ref> In most versions, she is pursued romantically by [[Casey Jones (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)|Casey Jones]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-21|title=Casey Jones: The Many Lives of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Vigilante, Explained|url=https://www.cbr.com/casey-jones-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles/|access-date=2021-10-19|website=CBR|language=en-US|archive-date=October 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211030052038/https://www.cbr.com/casey-jones-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles/|url-status=live}}</ref> a hockey mask-wearing [[Vigilantism|vigilante]] who usually becomes an ally of the Turtles.<ref>{{Cite web|last=McMillan|first=Graeme|date=2015-05-01|title=Michael Bay Reveals 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' Casey Jones|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/michael-bay-reveals-teenage-mutant-792768/|access-date=2021-10-19|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en-US|archive-date=October 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019073157/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/michael-bay-reveals-teenage-mutant-792768/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The Turtles' nemesis is the [[Shredder (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)|Shredder]], a criminal mastermind clad in samurai-like armor, who leads the ninja clan known as [[Foot Clan|the Foot]]. His real identity is usually the ninja Oroku Saki.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite web|date=2016-08-15|title=Every Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Villain, Ranked Worst to Best|url=https://screenrant.com/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-tmnt-best-worst-villains/|access-date=2021-10-19|website=ScreenRant|language=en-US|archive-date=June 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610033443/https://screenrant.com/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-tmnt-best-worst-villains/|url-status=live}}</ref> In most versions, the Shredder's second in command is [[Karai (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)|Karai]], a skilled martial artist; in some iterations she is the Shredder's daughter.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> The Shredder allies with [[Baxter Stockman]], a [[mad scientist]] who is often transformed into a mutant fly in his appearances,<ref name="ReferenceA"/> and [[Krang]], an alien warlord. Krang was introduced in the original animated series, and was inspired by the Utrom race from the comics, and is sometimes depicted as Utrom himself.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> Also created for the series were the Shredder's buffoonish henchmen, [[Bebop and Rocksteady]], a mutant warthog and rhinoceros.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>