Four turtles, trained in the art of ninja, live in the collector. They are brought up by the wise mentor Splinter. For fifteen years, the main characters live underground, hiding from people. When the Mutant's Day comes, Splinter tells the mentee the story of their appearance. Splinter was once a man named Hamato. Once he bought four tiny turtles at a pet store, but did not manage to take them home, since he met the criminals. Because of the fight, a mysterious liquid was stored, which the attackers kept. It was she who provoked the mutation: Hamato turned into a rat, and the turtles reached enormous proportions. And fifteen years later, the four friends come to the surface. Ninja turtles are well armed to repel criminals! Leo (Leonardo) fights diamond katanas. Raph (Raphael) uses two small sharp trident-shaped daggers. Mickey (Michelangelo) prefers comfortable nunchuck, and Donnie (Donatello) fights with Bo's staff. Soon the girl April joins the team of the gallant ninja turtles. It turned out fragile April also trained in martial arts. In particular, she uses a special fan-boomerang. The girl becomes a constant companion of mutants, accompanying them in endless battles with crime. Leonardo is the leader of the turtles, brave, resolute and loyal. As a strict supporter of bushido, he very clearly follows the rules of honor. He wears a blue mask and uses two swords - katanas. In space, his left hand uses a gun, and his right hand uses a diamond katana. He was named after Leonardo da Vinci. Raphael (in the early comics) was portrayed as an aggressive, hot-tempered and suspicious ninja, which in a sense remained in the cartoons of 2003 and 2007. In the animated series and subsequent works, the character of Raphael has changed. The authors gave him the inclinations of the philosopher and the peculiar sense of humor, which he shows, commenting on what is happening in a paradoxical manner. The source is not indicated for 1781 days. Rafael wears a red mask and owns a pair of daggers-sai. His image is closest to the original comics and in subsequent incarnations. Named after Rafael Santi Donatello (English Donatello) - an amateur scientist, researcher and "just a genius", Donatello has a reputation as an abstruse guy. He is perhaps the least aggressive in the team, as he prefers to resolve conflicts peacefully. Despite this, the character of the character contains features of an insane professor, whose inventions and research often lead to devastating consequences and promise catastrophes. In the 2012 series, in love with April O’Neil. Wears a purple mask and owns a pole. And in space, even the pole-bo has an interface with an electric discharge. He was named after the famous sculptor Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi Michelangelo (eng. Michelangelo) - good-natured and carefree, the main fun in the team, the champion of the battle Nexus, why he considers himself the most capable in the team and does not like workouts. He becomes a genius in Dimension X. He likes to read comics and eat pizza, loves extreme (including skateboarding). Michelangelo wears an orange mask and owns a pair of nunchak. Named in honor of the Renaissance artist Michelangelo Buonarotti. Splinter (Hamato Yosi) - Sensei turtles, almost replacing their father, a mutant rat. In some of the original versions (comics, cartoon), Splinter is a domestic rat that has learned the art of ninjutsu from its owner, Hamato Yoshi. In the animated series 1987 and 2012. - Khamato Yoshi himself, mutated into a rat. The name of the Splinter is a parody of the Stick , the mentor of the Daredevil.