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What Are the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Names & Colors?
August 11, 2020 by Elise Xavier | Updated: June 30, 2021 - 3 Comments
While I grew up watching the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as a (90s) kid, I could never get their names and colours straight. The only thing I knew for certain was that there was a Leonardo in the mix, as well as a Michelangelo who liked pizza.
Besides that, I couldn’t for the life of me remember the other two names, which Ninja Turtle was which, and any of their colours, even though I’m sure I’d watched enough episodes to catch on.
For those who just want a TL;DR cheat sheet on the names to colours, here it is:
Blue Ninja Turtle name: Leonardo
Orange Ninja Turtle name: Michelangelo
Purple Ninja Turtle name: Donatello
Red Ninja Turtle name: Raphael
Names sound familiar? Can sense there’s a theme to these names but can’t quite put a finger on the naming convention?
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were each named after a different Italian Renaissance artist.
Leonardo was named after Leonardo da Vinci.
Michelangelo after Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (known best as simply Michelangelo).
Donatello was named after Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi (better known as Donatello).
And Raphael was named after Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino (better known as Raphael).
For those who want a little more information on each ninja turtle, so they can keep track of the characters better when they watch the series, or figure out who was likely to have said and done what in an episode, keep reading
>Orange Ninja Turtle name: Michelangelo
Michelangelo: The Orange Ninja Turtle
He goes by “Mikey” or “Mike” and is the youngest Ninja Turtle.
His weapons are Dual Nunchucks.
He has a Southern Californian accept often.
In terms of personality, he’s fun, entertaining, easy-going, relaxed, goofy, humourous, laid back, carefree and pretty darn cool.
He’s a free spirit with a “surfer dude” vibe, who can be pretty mischievous, but in a jokester, light-hearted kind of way.
He’s the one best known for his love of pizza.
He’s pretty adventurous as well, and while he’s the least mature of the Turtles, this makes sense seeing as how he’s the youngest.
He’s probably the most popular, well-loved Ninja Turtle, and he’s highly memorable, which I’m guessing is a lot of the reason he’s the only Ninja Turtle whose name I even remembered.