Leonarmoe

Cowabunga dude! I realize that this picture is more of Moe in a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle costume than actually Leonardo. In preschool I was actually Leonardo for Halloween even though I wanted to be Michelangelo. Quick Wikipedia fact: "Leonardo's swords are called katana, but they are actually straight-bladed variants of the katana known as ninjatō. He carries two of them, both of the same size and strapped to his back; all of these customs are virtually unheard of traditionally." Who would have thought that a cartoon in 1987 would have inaccuracies in Samurai traditions? Moe has parts of all four Ninja Turtles in him. He is like Leonardo because he is serious about being a do-gooder and likes to stay in his room meditating while we go out partying. He is like Donatello in his adeptness with machines (computers) and his affinity for the color purple. Also like the real Donatello he is questionably famous. If you have seen Moe play sports, especially in his glory days, you have seen his Raphael side. He can be very emotional and aggressive, but has a deeper realization that he is just a mutated turtle in a world filled with humans. Michelangelo is probably the least like Moe, although in Captain Awesome II Moe can be seen using nunchaku. I dedicate today's blog to Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird, and Mirage Studios for giving me Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. I do not know where I would be without them. Honestly..