| Donatello | |
|---|---|
 EpicLLOYD as Donatello | |
| Character information | |
| Full name | Donatello |
| Nickname(s) | Don Donnie |
| First appearance | March 1984 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 |
| Physical description | |
| Hair | None |
| Eyes | Black |
| Based on | |
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| Rap battle information | |
| Appeared in | Artists vs TMNT |
| Vs | The Renaissance Artists |
| Release date | July 14, 2014 |
| Official vote(s) | 33% |
| Location(s) | The Sewer Lair |
| “ | Uh, Dona-tell me who you are again, dude.
— Donatello
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Donatello battled the Renaissance Artists alongside the other Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Leonardo, Raphael, and Michelangelo in Artists vs TMNT. He was voiced by both Nice Peter and EpicLLOYD; he was psychically portrayed by Lloyd, with Xin Wuku as his stunt double.
Information on the rapper
Donatello is a fictional character and one of the four protagonists of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics and all related media. In the Mirage/Image Comics, all four turtles wear red bandanas, but in modern versions he wears a purple bandana. His primary/signature weapon is his effective bō staff. In all media, he is depicted as the smartest, quick-witted, and most intelligent of the four turtles. He is co-creator Peter Laird's favorite turtle. He is named after the Renaissance artist, Donatello Bardi.
Lyrics
[Note: Donatello's solo lines are in purple, while Leonardo, Raphael, and Michelangelo's solo lines are in regular text. More than one turtle rapping at the same time is italicized.]
Verse 1:
The wisdom of our master (Splinter)
Taught us not to rush to violence, (Splinter)
But our master (Master Splinter)
Ain't here, dude! (Heeyah!)
I don't think you wanna mess with my katana blades!
Get back in your floppy helicopter, fly away!
I can Bebop and Steadyrock a mic, sucka!
I'm a pristine Sistine nun chucka!
(Uh!) Oh hi, I'm a cool but rude guy!
Put you back in school with the tip of my two sai!
Uhh, Dona-tell me who you are again, dude,
'Cause I don't Gattamelata clue what you do.
Verse 2:
Yo, go ahead and hate. We'll just skate on by!
You guys draw more dicks than New York pride!
We're the TMNT, drop-kicking Italy! (Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go!)
Chowing on your tower made of pizza! Save a slice for me!
Trivia
- He is the fourth animal to have a rapping role.
- When Michelangelo says, "You guys draw more dicks than New York pride," Donatello has the wrong weapon: Raphael's sai.
- During the line "We're the T…", he is voiced by Nice Peter, and not EpicLLOYD, as he was before.
- This makes him the fourth rapper to be voiced by more than one person, after Nikola Tesla, and his brothers Michelangelo and Leonardo.
- Donatello, alongside Raphael, has the least number of solo lines out of the turtles, at three.
- Donatello is the only turtle to not reference his weapon of choice during the battle.
- If you watch the farther back to Donatello in his title card, you can see the neck of Xin Wuku showing once he stops.
- Due to the Turtles' segment being filmed behind a blue screen, filming using Donatello's purple mask were not done. Instead, post-editing altered the colors of the existing masks to a shade of purple.