Michelangelo

Michelangelo (Mike or Mikey) is a fictional character, one of the four Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT). His mask is typically portrayed as orange outside of the comic series and his weapons are two nunchakus, though he has also been portrayed using other weapons, such as a grappling hook, tonfa, and, (in some action figures) a three section staff. More fun-loving than his brothers, Michelangelo was given a much bigger role in the 1987 cartoon... more

Michelangelo (Mike or Mikey) is a fictional character, one of the four Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT). His mask is typically portrayed as orange outside of the comic series and his weapons are two nunchakus, though he has also been portrayed using other weapons, such as a grappling hook, tonfa, and, (in some action figures) a three section staff. More fun-loving than his brothers, Michelangelo was given a much bigger role in the 1987 cartoon series, directed at a younger audience, than in the more serious original comic books. He came to epitomize the late 1980s and early 1990s popular culture incarnation of the TMNT, coining most of their catch phrases; hence, he is possibly the most famous Turtle. Because of his more carefree nature, some fans view Michelangelo as the youngest of the Ninja Turtles, although in fact the Ninja Turtles are all roughly the same age. Like all of the brothers, he is named for a famous Renaissance artist; in this case, he is the namesake of... less