purple_chelonian

In-Character Mailbox for Rekindle, for messages both physical and electronic.

OOC Information
Player Name: [What would you like to be known by?] Sam
Player Age: [Age requirement of the game is 16.] 28
Player Contact: [Any means of contacting you - personal journal, AIM, Plurk, etc] AIM: awesomesquid101
Player/Character HMD: [THIS. IS. MANDATORY.] http://purple-chelonian.dreamwidth.org/542.html
Other characters in game: [As applicable]

IC Information
Character Name: [In Western order (given name then family name) to make organization easier.] Donatello (If pressed for a family name, probably Donatello Hamato)
Character Canon: [If there are multiple versions of a canon, please indicate which version you are pulling from. Indicate if original universe or AU.] Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003 cartoon series)
Character Age: [If chronological and physical age are different, please note the differences.] Somewhere between 15 and 19 years, depending on how fast time passed over the course of the series.
Character Gender: [How do they identify? Male? Female? Somewhere in the middle?] Male
Canon Point: After the end of the Turtles Forever movie, at the chronological end of his canon.
Character Canon History: [A detailed wiki link is acceptable. Otherwise, please provide enough background information for someone unfamiliar with the canon to understand the character.] http://turtlepedia.wikia.com/wiki/Donatello_%282003_TV_series%29
Character Personality: [Likely the longest part of the application. Please be detailed in character motivations and below-surface traits - explain why the character behaves the way they do.] Donatello is a gentle soul, slow to anger, but quick to defend the defenseless. He's been brought up to obey the warrior's code of Bushido, and while he's not as gung-ho about his warrior honor as his brother Leonardo, he still has a deep sense of right and wrong. If he makes a promise, you can bet he'll keep it. And if he thinks someone's gotten hurt and it's his own fault, he'll obsess over fixing the mistake to the point of forgetting to eat and losing sleep.

He's been taught the arts of the ninja from a very young age. Master Splinter's first and last lesson to his sons has always been that stealth and secrecy are the best defenses against a world that doesn't understand them. This leads Donatello to be cautious most of the time. He'd rather run along rooftops or through the sewers than at street level, and he'd rather hide atop an awning than lounge underneath it. That being said, he's actually a pretty friendly guy if he thinks you're not a threat.

Family is an extremely important concept to Donatello. Given that he was raised by talking rat and considers two humans to be part of his family, his definition may be a little different than most people's. He's willing to go out on a limb for people he's close to, taking risks he normally wouldn't.

He also considers himself a scientist (and an engineer). He's curious about the world around him, and loves working with his hands to construct new gadgets to solve problems (or just to have shiny new things). A piece of technology he's never seen before, or a problem to be solved are sure ways to hold his attention.

That being said, Donatello is a teenage boy. (Or a teenage male humanoid turtle, at least.) He wants the approval of his peers and he's not above applauding a well-executed belch.

Character Abilities: [A detailed wiki link is acceptable.] Donatello is a trained ninja. He's a master of the bo staff, able to beat up most opponents using only his body and a long stick before they have a chance to react. (He's trained in the use of other ninja weaponry, but mostly uses the staff.) He can also go unseen when he has a mind, jumping, climbing, and slipping from shadow to shadow.

He's a mutant turtle. He can swim well, hold his breath longer than a human, and he has scaly skin and a hard shell that make him more durable than the average person. He's also ectothermic (cold-blooded.) He doesn't need to eat as much when it's warm, and he has to eat more when it's cold. If it gets too cold, he can go into torpor.

Donatello's greatest power, though, is his mind. His brother Raphael once stated Donnie had an IQ of 637. Whether or not this is an exaggeration, he's exceptionally intelligent. He's proficient in pretty much any branch of science you can name. He's done such things as liquefy crystals into an injectable form, hack various computer systems, disarm a nuclear bomb, and he's built more gadgets out of parts scavenged from New York City junkyards than you can shake a stick at. He's fluent in both English and Japanese, and picks up new skills quickly.

Character Inventory: [Whatever the character has on their person at their canon-point. Please detail the special abilities of any items that have them (source links are acceptable).] A purple mask, elbow and knee pads, and a belt. He's got his bo staff, of course, and tucked away into his belt he has a supply of shuriken, a few smoke bombs, climbing claws, and a grappling hook. He also has a "shell cell" home-made cell phone.

Interaction Sample: [We ask for one thread of interaction with at least one other character with ten comments from your character minimum. There will be a test drive meme open before each application round, but bakerstreet, dear_mun, and previous game threads all count if you prefer to use those for your interactive sample, so long as they are threads for the specific version of the character you're applying for.] http://justhugalready.dreamwidth.org/6832.html?thread=1502896#cmt1502896

Third Person Sample: The rooftops in Saeng Seong are pretty quiet at night. It takes some getting used to. Back in New York, you could hear the sounds of the city below no matter how late it was. The silence makes it easy for Donatello to get lost in his own thoughts as he jumps from roof to roof, reflecting on recent events. He was hoping for a respite after the most recent altercation with the Shredder, but it seems a turtle's work is never done. He pauses on an overhanging ledge to watch a small group of humans walking down an alley below. It could be they're just out for an innocent midnight stroll. In that case, he might drop down and talk to them. It's novel, being able to meet new people without being in a full-body disguise. Of course, they might not be out for an innocent midnight stroll. Donnie smiles. In that case, he might still drop down on them. Probably less talking, though.