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Warning : Spoilers for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles # 4Raphael may have show a report as the tough turtle in theTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtlesfranchise , but Donatello just feed him a trial for his money with his badass transformation . In the face of insurmountable odds , Donnie has prove his mettle and cemented himself as a serious human dynamo who could even put Raphael to shame .
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles#4 by Jason Aaron , Chris Burnham , Brian Reber and Shawn Lee faces Donatello with his capital challenge yet in his entire story as a ninja . When he’simprisoned in a mutant zooand force to combat a swarm of mutant - hating brutes who want him stagnant , he stands his ground and beats them up in a shockingly bestial presentation .
As Donatello fight back , he think to himself,“No time to lose my psyche . To be frail . “His current spot gives him every reason to succumb to failing , yet Donatello instead inhibit it and come out substantial .
Donatello Sets Aside His Weakness to Become TMNT’s Toughest Turtle
Despite Harsh Conditions, Donatello Fights Harder Than Ever Before
Donatello ’s fourth dimension in the mutant menagerie has had a visible effect on his trunk , as he ’s lost muscle muckle due to famishment . The other prisoners reveal that this is because he ’s been giving them his food rather than wipe out it himself . This imposing act is n’t all that ’s pushed Donnie to his limits , as he ’s also forced himself to campaign every visitor to the zoo in an movement to protect the others . If they fight , they ’ll give-up the ghost , so Donatello has guarantee that everyone chooses to fight him instead . what is more , he refuses to die , surviving each beat through his own cobwebby willpower .
The four brother are formally reunited in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles # 4 , but something ’s tragically awry with Donnie …
Most would give up in the face of such adversity , but Donatello hasgrown into a better fighterthrough the huge hardships he ’s stand . Near the oddment of this issue , he ’s thrust back into the ring to front off against every rival he ’s debate with thus far , and all of them have an reward over Donnie in his attenuate state . However , Donatello manage to take them out using both his ingeniousness and his raw fighting power . After relying on thaumaturgy over fisticuffs in late stories , it ’s bracing to see Donatello become a brawler like Raphael when he ’s backed against a rampart .
Donatello Is No Longer Fighting With Magic After the Mystic Arts Broke Him
This Ninja Turtle Unlocks Newfound Strength Without His Magic
As part of the Armageddon Game event , theninja turtle all originate orphic powersvia dark magic known as Kuji - kiri . Essentially , Kuji - kiri is a grim ninja prowess that utilise hand signs in Holy Order to unleash brawny abilities . While the other turtles did n’t take to Kuji - kiri for long , Donatello stay on to utilize magic and end up becoming a proficient magic - drug user in a surprising upheaval to his usual tech - based style . He officiallychose conjuration over sciencein the build - up toTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles#150 , emulating a next version of himself who was a lonely sorcerer dedicated only to the mystical arts .
Want to learn more about the art of Kuji - kiri ? register about the ninja turtleneck ' grooming under Oroku Saki inTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles#132 by Sophie Campbell and Pablo Tunica , useable now from IDW Publishing .
In the final stage , magic trick has brought Donatello more tragedy than positivity . Thefate of Donatello ’s succeeding counterpartreveals that he ’s been broken on a mental and emotional level by his overuse of magic over all else , and it ’s a destiny so horrific that his present - day self want to efface his memory of it . Because of this , he has sworn off magic at the commencement of this issue , and with good reason . While magic could have come in ready to hand to agitate against his captor in the mutant zoo , Donatello express that he does n’t need trick to gain the upper hand in a fight any longer .
Donatello Replaces Raphael as the TMNT’s Strongest Fighter
With His Latest Fight, Donatello Isn’t Just “The Smart Turtle” Anymore
While Donatello is ordinarily see as less of a formidable attack aircraft in comparison to his brothers , this astonishing shift in his character proves that he ’s every spot aspowerful as the other polo-neck . In fact , in this upshot , Donatello has shown that he ’s even more hardcore on the battlefield than brawny Raphael . Even when he ’s outnumbered by Foot Clan ninjas , Donatello take on them all head - on"with nothing but grit and a stick” . Donatello ’s electronegative experiences with legerdemain and abuse have only helped him ascend to Raphael ’s level , becoming theTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’resident badass in a welcome variety .
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles#4is available now from IDW Publishing .
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ( TMNT ) is a multi - media franchise that began with Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird ’s comics in the 1980s . Throughout the years , their comic ledger expanded to movies , TV shows , telecasting games , and toy dog . Most notably , the animated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ran for most a decade and has become a nostalgic staple of the ‘ 80s and ‘ 90s . Several other movies have featured the four humanlike turtleneck brothers ( Leonardo , Michelangelo , Donatello , and Raphael ) , include the trilogy of live - military action film in the ‘ 90s and the more late flick Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and its sequel Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles : Out of the Shadows .
