Characters
- Leonardo (voiced by Cam Clarke) – The blue-masked turtle, wields two katanas. He is the leader of the team and is the closest to Splinter.
- Michaelangelo (voiced by Townsend Coleman) – The orange-masked turtle, wields the whirling nunchakus and later a grappling hook (and often whirling pizzas). He is the most relaxed member of the team and is the source for many of the catch phrases of the series such as "Cowabunga!".
- Donatello (voiced by Barry Gordon and Greg Berg for some episodes of Season 3 and the European Vacation side-season) – The purple-masked turtle, wields a Bō staff. He is the scientist of the team and is constantly tinkering with various inventions.
- Raphael (voiced by Rob Paulsen until the end of season 9, and Thom Pinto for some episodes of Season 3, Hal Rayle for the European Vacation sideseason and Michael Gough in season 10) – The red-masked turtle, wields two sai. In a radical departure from the angry and brooding incarnations, he is the jokester of the team and often comes out with sarcastic and witty remarks.
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