Choose Your Favorite Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Halloween Costume For This Holiday Season

To help you select your favorite Ninja Heroprotruding from his head? Leonardo is named
costume, I've provided is a little backround historyafter the an Italian, painter, architect, inventor,
on the Ninja Turtles.scientist, mathematician, engineer, sculptor,
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are a fictionalbotanist, musician and writer: Leonardo Da Vinci.
team of four mutant turtles, who are trained by# Donatello (Purple bandanna and bo) - The brilliant
their sensei, Master Splinter, in the art of Ninjutsu.scientist, genius inventor, extraordinary engineer,
From their home in the storm sewers ofand technological giant. He is probably the least
Manhattan, they battle nasty criminals, evilviolent Ninja Turtle, he prefers to use his intellect
grandiose performers, and alien invaders, all theto solve conflicts. He wears a purple mask and
while remaining isolated from society at large. Theweilds the bostaff. He is the second oldest of the
characters originally appeared in comic booksfour. He is named after Donatello the sculptor.
before being licensed for toys, cartoons and film# Raphael (Red bandanna and sai) - The team's
adaptations.bad boy, he has a fierce nature and rarely
During the height of its popularity in the late 1980shesitates to throw the first punch. He is an
through early 1990s, the franchise reachedintense fighter. His personality can be alternately
considerable worldwide success and fame.Kevinfierce and sarcastic, and he frequently delivers
Eastman and Peter Laird, are the creators of thedeadpan humor. Still, he is deeply loyal to his
Turtles. They started the black and white comicbrothers and sensei. Raphael wears a red mask
book with just $1,200 in 1984. With a lot of workand wields a pair of sai. He is the third oldest of
and and massive good fortune, they have seenthe four. He is named after Raphael Sanzio.
the Turtles go from an underground hit to a# Michelangelo (Orange bandanna and nunchaku) -
world-wide wonder. "When we created theHe is easy-going and free-spirited. He provides
Turtles, we wanted to spoof the world of supermuch of the comic relief. Even though he loves to
hero characters and poke good natured fun atrelax, this Turtle also has an adventurous and
the heroic, but not so funny, characters thatcreative side. He wears an orange mask anwield
dominated the business," said Peter. "The Turtlesthe nunchaku. He is the youngest of the four and
are fun heroes with an attitude! Basically, they actis named after Michelangelo Buonarroti.
and think like average teenagers."Michelangelo's sense of humor has been callous at
Choose your favorite mutant ninja turtle, whichtimes and has toned down considerably, since
Hero do you want to be for Halloween Holiday?Leonardo had warned his brother about his
#Leonardo (Blue bandanna and ninjato) - Thesometimes insensitive behavior.
brave leader and loyal student of martial arts. HeI hope you enjoyed this bit of history on one of
is the oldest of the four Ninjas. Did you know thatmy most favorite Heroes!
he was originally characterized by four large horns