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risestarkiss · 4 months

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✨The Fashionista✨

Rise Ramblings #234

While watching “The Clothes Don’t Make The Turtle,” I noticed something.

I found it interesting that Raph, Mikey, and Leo were content with Raph’s outfit choice until Donnie stated that he wasn’t “in love with it, ya’ know.”

Suddenly, Raph declares “I’m a disaster!” Albeit ridiculously endearing, it was a little strange to see his sudden shift from moderately content to absolute dissatisfaction. Huh…

Then, the disaster twins decide to help him out.

Take a note of their outfit choices.

Raph tries on all of these fits and more.

Donnie’s first choice is a mild “no.” Leo’s choice is a hard “NO.” (Not surprising, lol.) But then, the overwhelming consensus lands on Raph’s fourth outfit, which ended up being Donatello’s other pick for his brother.

So, in summary, Raph tried on his personal choice for an outfit, of which they rejected. Then, ultimately, Donatello picked out an outfit for his brother, and that pick ended up being perfect. Hmm…

Then I noticed something else. In this episode, we never get a Donnie “curtain reveal” moment, to our disdain. I mean, Raph, Leo, and Mikey got to try on several different outfits in order to get their brothers' opinions before landing on that “perfect outfit, you know the one.” All of his brothers got to shine. Why not DonTron?

Then it hit me.

The try-ons were to get their brothers' opinions and approval. And, for his brothers' choices, he was a major contributor in assisting them in pulling their looks together.

What if, bear with me, Donnie didn’t need the "curtain scene" because he was so confident in his fashion sense that he didn’t need to ask his brothers for help to pick out a great look.

…or they figured out how to break Hypno’s spell before he could get a “curtain reveal.” BUT STILL-

Look at his outfit choices in this episode. Some of his wardrobe changes were off-screen, but all of them were fire.

(I added the baseball cap pic because it makes me happy. I wish we'd seen more of that fit.)

To me, he makes some really smart choices for himself, pushing the envelope of what is expected and taking chances: an open collar with no tie for a “black tie” event, a beanie and spiked wristbands for their “gansta look,” no socks with loafers (a viral fashion trend that actually began in Africa) with old man slacks in his reclined pose. *muah* Chef’s kiss!

But Don’s fashion sense doesn’t just shine in this episode.

In “Reparin’ the Baron” the boys go to Draxum’s apartment. Leo and Donnie show up in some extra nice “Sunday Dinner” twin drip.

The gold is in the details. Everything Leo is wearing, Donnie rocks its compliment: for Leo’s round collar, Donnie’s is angled, for Leo’s blue shirt, Donnie’s is white, For Leo’s light slacks, Donnie’s are dark. Blah blah blah. It’s so good!

Look at the winter fit in Snow Day.

Again, Donnie is Leo’s perfect compliment. As a pair? Fire.

Donnie has “the eye.” I can go on and on with examples, but I’ve said all of that to say this…

In the future, we see that Donatello’s technology had major pull in the resistance. He had drone ships patrolling the skies. He built and designed Leo’s arm, Casey’s chainsaw-hockey stick, and Casey's mask. The list goes on…

But, when Donatello from the past see’s Casey’s clothing from the future, he says this:

We know about the “Genius Built” brand. We’ve seen that logo on all of his tech up to this point. But, here he didn’t just say “Genius Built.” He said, “Genius Built Apparel.”

“Apparel” is not a tech brand. “Apparel” is a fashion brand. Of course, tech is incorporated into the clothing, but still.

This means that past Donatello secured this trademark with plans of creating a fashion brand, comparable to the likes of Gucci, Ralph Lauren, or any other modern clothing brand, as a subsidiary of “Genius Built,” the tech company.

And why not? The evidence has been in front of us this entire time. He has a sharp eye for style, fashion, and trends. It is easily canon that he can sew. Splinter sewed their ninja garbs in “Insane in the Mama Train,” and there is a sewing machine in the house.

They already learned Ninjutsu through basically osmosis, so learning to sew is not too far-fetched.

And here it is, right in front of us, Casey’s entire ensemble, from mask, to weapons, to clothing, was made by Donatello in the middle of the apocalypse under the brand name “Genius Built Apparel.”

And that was just in the bad future. Resources were limited, they didn’t have access to much of anything in that broken world as they were survivors of a devastating Krang invasion. Yet, he created all of this.

However, now that they’ve changed the future, his future as a fashion designer is limitless. Think of what Donatello could produce with unlimited resources, unlimited technology, and unlimited creative freedom.

Tech genius. Clothing designer. Fashionista. Future Genius Built Apparel Owner and CEO. I’m sorry, but I have to call it...

Donatello Hamato of the present, of the bad future, and of the good future is a fashion icon, the likes of which the world has never seen. ○○○○

Update: I've decided to make this concept into a mini-comic series!

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hellishgayliath · 3 months

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Donnie isn't allowed to watch Mecha anime because he'd say "I can do it better"

The problem here is that he actually can do it better.

Well, it's a problem for everyone but Donnie, that is.

How's it feel to be the funniest person rn anon

#rottmnt #rottmnt leo #rottmnt raph #rottmnt donnie #rottmnt mikey #my art #some people just dont appreciate his genius #that is the best donnie face i've drawn ever #it was so hard to keep a straight face while making this #only one more request to go and then im done with these :D #also full metal panic is the only mecha related anime i VAGUELY remember watching #im not into machines and robots n all that jazz

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techn0tony · 8 months

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I present to you: Donnie's design from my Future AU (that still does not have a name-)

Okay so a few things I should mention:

It's hard to see these details, but he has a robotic hand and eye (and one of his legs as well)

He is so fucking tall, he is taller than Leo even (but shorter than Raph of course). And yes he does tease Leo about it

He is the second brother to die, but I haven't decided his cause of death yet

There is a lore reason for places on his skin being blue, but it would be spoilers for my Separated AU if I told the reason x.x

This is the same Donnie from my Separated AU, my AU's are connected

EDIT MONTHS LATER LMAO:

Augh okay so actually I updated this recently: He does not die after Raph anymore, now Donnie is the first brother who dies

And the AU has a name now! It's the Genius Built AU

#a LOT of techno music and energy drinks led to me drawing this #and staying up until 2am #no i do not plan on sleeping /g #there may be things about donnie i forgot to mention #i am not sure agh #rottmnt #rottmnt donnie #rise of the tmnt #tmnt #artists on tumblr #art #future donnie #technotony future au #tw blood #cw blood #technotony genius built au

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turtleblogatlast · 10 days

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I think a lot about Leo’s tendency to push his way into the spotlight despite clearly being a natural in the shadows. Hell, you could argue that his worst moments are when he’s forcing himself onstage, and his best are when he does things no one notices until it’s already been done.

#rottmnt #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #rottmnt leo #rottmnt headcanons #rise leo #His aptitude with subterfuge sleight of hand stealth and speed really push how being a ninja really comes naturally to him.#it’s arguable that his desperation for the spotlight and validation is an act of subterfuge against himself #note that when he’s offered a job as a mascot he’s fine being unknown #when he and splinter win the battle nexus Leo immediately says ‘they love YOU pops’#idk I think so much about how good a ninja Leo is #and how much his persona is more an actor #Leo as a tot is shown a natural skill at katana too so hear me out-#every Leo is a natural ninja but every Leo’s route in life is directly tied to their splinter so #since rise splinter is an actor Leo too aims for it #and he brings it into his whole life - masking always because a Leo makes what they do who they are #I think that Leo naturally falls more in line with that of a typical ninja #his eccentric performer self is his subterfuge skill just set to an 11 at all times #not that that’s NOT him - like I said it’s still undoubtedly a part of Leo #but? idk I think about little moments like Leo being the only one to choose stealth in bug busters #or Leo being the only one to almost get Gus’s dog tags in The Ninja Art of Hide and Seek (he was so close but luck was against him alas)#like- he’s clearly in his element there and he falls into those skills so easily #it’s like how everyone has skills in so many things but some exceed more in some than others do #like Raph? Raph’s the biggest Hero of the bunch of them let’s be perfectly real here. Raph is THE Hero #All the boys are smart in their own rights but Donnie is THE Genius.#and they all have mystic powers but Mikey is THE Mystic Warrior with immense untapped potential #likewise Leo I feel is THE Ninja #but yeah I love how much Leo goes for the spotlight anyway for better or for worse #he IS a performer again make no mistake! but again the way he does it still lines up with his natural ninja aptitude and I love it #Leo loving magic tricks and magicians so much works doubly well here because like #you’d think he’s focused solely on the performance flair - no it’s ALSO and ESPECIALLY the DECEPTION

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curiousaur · 1 year

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every donnie must have: 1) a bo and 2) a blep

#forever dying at bayverse donnie's glasses. boy's a mech genius & he just slapped some tape on that sucker & called it a day #i also just realized they're tortoise shell lmao #rottmnt #tmnt 2012 #bayverse tmnt #batman vs tmnt #tmnt #rottmnt donnie

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notjustdragonspages · 2 months

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DG Donnie! Haven’t drawn him in a while and wanted to tweak his design a bit :3

#rottmnt #rottmnt donnie #f!donnie #DG donnie #double genius #double genius au #rottmnt au

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pageofheartdj · 10 months

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I will never get over that Leo got offended on Donnie’s behalf only XD

#rottmnt #Rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #rise leo #rise donnie #rottmnt leo #rottmnt donnie #i mean he IS a genius #but come ON man XD

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abbeyofcyn · 11 months

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So uhm...you guys liked the mug in my Krang infection comic, huh?

Maybe you can take this and get a mug idk I'm not going to tell you what to do

#rottmnt #rottmnt donnie #genius built #thanks canva and thanks hema #choose the right logo if you are right handed and want people to read #krang infection comic #have fun kids #recreating the logo was a struggle to figure out at first #but I'm a quick learner #and stubborn #but it was worth it

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onejellyfishplease · 8 months

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Part 7

(Prev) (First)

I mean… he’s not wrong

(Next)

#image Raph speaking in the tone of Leo in the 2012 pilot #‘we all have brains Mikey’#‘Noo Mikey not in our chests’#no one understand Mikey’s genius #also all the brothers use Raph as their personal jungle gym #that’s just a fact #rottmnt #art #unmutated Donnie au #rottmnt raph #rottmnt rapheal #rottmnt leo #rottmnt leonardo #rottmnt mikey #rottmnt michelangelo #unmutated donnie comic

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lil-beanz000 · 4 months

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@banana-jar-studio an I were brain storming an yep another Au was born >.<" I swear its the last AU >.>""" They really got me going tho on this idea <3

I am obsessed with the idea of fashion, makeup, jewelry, modeling so why not mix the obsession with my other ~ the boiz, I'm also just not a fan of the shells being covered (Time to let those babies out to shine!) Anywhooo~~~~ Have the concepts I was workin on awhile ago of how the tops would work. Raph was more thought out as I wanted his wear to be more durable for his rough exterior.

aaa srry I go hide in ma hole an draw more~

#rottmnt #rise of the tmnt #rottmnt leo #rottmnt donnie #rottmnt mikey #rottmnt raph #tmnt #fashion au #lol ill come up with a better name #0-0 yes they have peircings #banana the amazing genius thought of Donnies eyebrow one #im weak for gold looks #will contain ma self

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risestarkiss · 3 months

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So, with my time on Tumblr I've noticed something interesting...

✨The Fashionista✨ is my most popular post.

And I understand why. I, too, relish in the idea of Donatello growing up to be the High Fashion Icon and Genius Built Apparel Owner/CEO we all know he can be! So, what if I told you that someone has decided to make a comic of that very idea...

And that someone is me. 💜

Why? Because he's Got The Goods. Coming this Spring...only @RiseStarKissOmega

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explodingstarlight · 1 year

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homeboy might be cracking under the stress a little bit

i heard we were doing angst (i was up at 3 am and i hadn't slept oopsie)

more fanart for @snailsnaps fic because i cannot be stopped whoopsie doopsie

#obvi not canon or anything but a prediction for later in the fic #something tells me donnie isn't going to be coping with being 'stuck' and in his mind useless to the team very well #it's hard being a teen genius with a child's physical limitations #<- THIS #keeping in mind his emotional regulation may be just a teeeeensy bit out of wack with the y'know being stuck in a child's body #not that donnie copes with frustration super well anyway (affectionate)#he's just like me fr oof #rottmnt #my art #explodingstar art #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #rise of the tmnt #alphastage rise #rottmnt fic rec #tmnt #rise donnie #turtle tots #kinda #donatello #rottmnt fanart #oh hey these may end up on my other art platforms so if you see them again i promise it's me lmao #something tells me he's tired of being unintentionally infantilized #imagine he says this and then gets YOINKED just GRABBED by a villain cuz he got distracted in a fight #*squints in distance* bye donnie 👋#de aged donnie #rottmnt angst

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terwinsn0w · 1 year

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there are 4 types of people

Rottmnt making ginger bread houses edition

And bonus:

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apllsauc · 5 months

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so yknow how about a year ago i posted a sketch of the rottmnt turgles as sweet capn cakes deltarune, inspired by @mspaint-turtles' riserune drawings?

i decided to redraw it - and actually finish it this time :]

[mind you i did not do this all on my own - a lot of this was tracing over the original deltarune graphics and a screenshot of donnies lab with a pixel brush and then copying over the colors, so! credit ofc goes to toby fox and the rottmnt team for those <3 ]

#rottmnt #rise of the tmnt #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #rottmnt leo #rottmnt mikey #rottmnt donnie #deltarune #deltarune chapter 2 #gay ass /aff #pint sized artist #evil genius mastermind dumbass <3 #tw bright colors #tw possible eyestrain #apllart

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turtleblogatlast · 5 months

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Someone’s probably pointed this out before but it always makes me happy to remember that it’s Leo and Mikey (Blue and Orange) in particular that can make portals, because:

#rottmnt #portal #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #rise leo #rise mikey #Donnie hearing about this science puzzle game and his bros come to watch him play #and when he gets the portal gun Leo and Mikey are like YO THATS US #Raph is very attached to the companion cube and cried when Donnie sacrificed it #side note but Leo would be so good at this game but be entirely unhelpful when Donnie plays #not that Donnie would ever ask for help #he’s a genius he’s GOT this #and if it turns out there was a more efficient way to solve the puzzle No There Wasn’t Shut UP Leo

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notjustdragonspages · 4 months

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SO

I THINK I REMEMBER A POST WHERE YOU ASKED TO SEND AN IDEA FOR OUTFIT AND YOU'LL DRAW DONNIE

SO

UUUUH

NGH

*Smacks this down on the pavement*

Decided to do my dg donnie for this one since a couple friends wanted me to bring him back ^^

#rottmnt #rottmnt donnie #asks #rise of the tmnt #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #rottmnt donatello #rottmnt fanart #dg donnie #rise double genius au #double genius #f!donnie #future donatello #peepaw donnie

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