| Donatello Bardi | |
|---|---|
 Rhett McLaughlin as Donatello Bardi | |
| Character information | |
| Birth name | Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi |
| Nickname(s) | Donatello |
| Born | c. 1386 Florence, Italy |
| Died | 13 December 1466 (aged 80) Florence, Italy |
| Physical description | |
| Hair | Brown |
| Eyes | Gray |
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| Rap battle information | |
| Appeared in | Artists vs TMNT |
| Vs | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles |
| Release date | July 14, 2014 |
| Official vote(s) | 67% |
| Location(s) | School of Athens |
| “ | Wouldn't wanna touch you with a six-foot chisel!
— Donatello Bardi
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Donatello Bardi battled the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles alongside the Renaissance Artists: Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael Sanzio da Urbino, and Michelangelo Buonarroti in Artists vs TMNT. He was portrayed by Rhett McLaughlin.
Information on the rapper
Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi, better known simply as Donatello, was born in c. 1386. He was an early Renaissance Italian sculptor from Florence. He is known for his work in bas-relief, a form of shallow relief sculpture that, in Donatello's case, incorporated significant 15th-century developments in perspectival illusionism. He died on December 13, 1466.
Lyrics
[Note: Donatello Bardi's solo lines are in purple, while Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael Sanzio da Urbino, and Michelangelo Buonarroti's solo lines are in regular text. More than one artist rapping at the same time is italicized.]
Verse 1:
Cowabunga, dude, so let's get it on.
Reptiles against the fathers of the Renaissance.
We got the classical technique
To kick these three-toed freaks back under the street! (Ooh!)
I take a turtle and I turn him into mincemeat.
You don't really wanna step to da Vinci!
I love the ladies. I like to keep it mellow,
So let me pass the mic to my man, Donatello!
(Uh!) Hard shell, but you're gross in the middle.
Wouldn't wanna touch you with a six foot chisel!
Born in goop, raised in poop,
I slice through a group of ninjas like fruit. Oops!
(Yo!) Raphael, and I came to flow!
Deemed dope by the Pope and I boned til I croaked!
I'm an emcee Shredder, but I get the feeling
I should pass it up to my man on the ceiling!
(Ohhh!) Michelangelo, and I'm a giant!
I made David, but I'll slay you like Goliath!
I'm a rap God and you can't quite touch me!
This battle's your Last Judgment, trust me!
We drop science.
We got the mathematics!
The architects of rebirth are rap addicts!
You beat the Foot, but it won't go well
When you catch an Italian boot to the half shell!
Verse 2:
That's because you mutants are too immature!
You wouldn't know genius if it pissed in your sewer!
We got the talent, and the minds, and the rhymes so sweet!
We're like your NES game, 'cause we can't be beat!
Trivia
- Donatello is the only Renaissance artist in the battle who was not a painter.
- Donatello's ensemble is purple to match the mask of the turtle with the same name.
- During Donatello (Turtle)'s line, "Uh, Dona-tell me who you are again, dude," he is seen building his statue, the Equestrian Statue of Gattamelata, which is mentioned in the line right after.
- He is the fifth LGBT rapper, after Lady Gaga, Dumbledore, Freddie Mercury, and Leonardo da Vinci.
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