How is that Leonardo manage to not kill anybody?
 

I know it's the same problem for Raphael but thats different. His weapons are made for blocking and stabbing which doesn't require to show blood. Leonardo on the other hand have weapons made for slashing and cutting torsos. Does he have the rurouni kenshin design on them or the swords just really dulled and never sharpen?

Chances are we're just meant to not think about it. But for a serious answer, I doubt he has a reverse-blade sword like Himura Kenshin does, but he could always do something similar - just make sure to hit people with the back of his blades.

I agree that we're not meant to think about it, but you can attack with the flats, essentially slapping your opponent... but I really doubt that is what is going on.

Come to think of it, wouldn't even doing that still run the risk of killing someone, if you hit someone with the flats/back of your sword, depending on where you hit them? Like if you got them in the neck or something...hmm.

Leonard Nimoy? Leonard Cohen? Who?

He's killed in the comics, that's where it counts.

Lol... I certainly wouldn't volunteer to test it.

Like Powder said, Leonardo has killed many a foe in the Mirage and Image comic book runs. Perhaps for Nick Leo it's in the coordination.

Are you tired or something bud??? Mispelled Leonardo and second off Raph's weapons are not made or intended to be used for stabbing, but are a more defensive weapon which is Ironic considering his rash attitude.

But to answer the question I assume its just his fighting style and or the more obvious answer his swords are more blunt than sharp.

I guess the best explanation is that you aren't supposed to think about it. Like when you watch an action movie and they shoot at the guy like 500 times but never hit him.. Basically like that.

Honestly don't know what show you guys are watching... in the OT he mostly cuts other objects... like a fire hydrant so the water hits the enemies for him. Or he cuts robots and other non-living things.

In 2K3 he mostly kicks his enemies, or seems to punch them while holding his sword in his hand (stupid I know), or sometimes they have that censorship crap where getting hit by a sword somehow just knocks you back as if you got punched.

I always thought of it like Leo is so coordinated with his attacks that he either only disarms people or inflicts non fatal flesh wounds and intentionally avoids dismemberment. Its all in his extrodinary skill.
im pretty sure his blades are sharp. weve seen him cut through all kinds of metal and other stuff

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I don't necessarily think it's "manage not to kill anybody", it's more of a censorship issue. As other above users have said, he's has cut numerous objects with the katana blades (even in the OT) and he definitely has the capacity to do so. But you have to think, in any TV series of TMNT do you actually think the censors would allow that type of graphic detail and such pervasive death?

But if we are ignoring censorship, then besides Leonardo's immense skill, I think a reason he may have been designated with the katanas is because of his maturity too. He would understand the heavy weight and suffering of a person's dismemberment and is much more forgiving to his enemies unlike Raphael who would be too hotheaded to have that mental foresight in the heat of battle. And Donatello and Michelangelo would be too unskilled for it (in weighing Leo's vs. Don's & Mikey's commitment to practice).

Actually, in the first episode of the OT, Leo wanted to kill a Foot Soldier, before he knew it was a robot. Heard this from another user.

You beat me to it. I was about to point this out.

To this day is still kinda bugs me about the sword thing in the original movie lol
In April's apartment and Leo is slash both swords downward on a Foot who keeps dodging, then Leo fakes him out, says "Gotcha'" and slashes him with both swords. The guy falls back like he was hit with Don's staff lol

Also on the rooftop, Leo essentially "trips" a Foot by striking him in the legs.

The only time it "counted" was when he slashed at Shredder who responded to being cut across the arm, breaking cloth and skin.

But even a dull blade can break skin if hit hard enough, and that tip should still be sharp. I own a dull sword.

But I agree, we're not meant to think about that.

Clearly Leonardo is using a pair of Iaito, so that he can use sword without killing, cause an Iaito can't kill, totally harmless :P

I willing to go with a theory that he carries two swords, a Iaito and a real Katana. Your enemy is not going to have time inspect them see if it's fake or not so it then gives the swordsman an advantage in making the enemy cautious and if anything goes wrong you'll have the katana to use real lethal force.

Then Shredder has delicate skin and clothes to match :lol:

Actually he Doesn't slice the foot soldier in this case, after he says "Gotcha" he kicks him. But as for the one on the roof, totally would have severed his tendons....

But yeah, its just a matter of a more adult comic being turned into a more kid friendly franchise, they keep the weapons but it becomes impossible to accurately depict the ramifications of using said weapons.