Best incarnation of Donatello?

[Sage Ninja]

which version of Donatello do you like the most, which do you like the least? I have always loved Donatello since he is such a multi-faceted character whos traits are not as in your face as the other turtles.

I liked Old toon Don since he was at his most authoritive and assertive in that medium and was a great fighter (second to Leonardo in this version) as well as being naturally funny and laid back, but oh, boy also had a temper and some thing of a scarey side as well. He was alos at his most militant in this medium and some I like that since most versions try to play him up as a pacifist.

The live action movie Donatello's didn't do anything for me, nor did his portrayal in the Next Mutation.

In Mirage...I haven't read much of Mirage but from what I've seen Donatello is a double edged sword and possiable the most deadly and stoic of all the Donatello's and seems to be a very cooly collected and deeply intellectual guy who is very kind and straigh foward, but can very calmly and coldly do what he has to.

Donatello in the New toon is a very relaxed and sweet and adorable version of him that is for the most part soft spoken and nonconfrontational (but can get pretty annoyed and crabby when disturbed) and is openly chivirlous toward girls and isn't depicted as being particularly skilled in fighting (though he does just fine in battle )

[Tora_Chan]

My favorite Donny is the new cartoon one. His most of his other version I liked okay too, but this one was the most endearing to me. He could be funny without being annoying and was just dorky at times, which is something that always endears me to characters.

My least favorite version was the Next Mutation one. This Donny seemed so rude and mean, which felt OOC to me. I'm not saying that Don is nice all the time, but there he acted like a jerk for noreason, except make Mary Sue Venus look good.

[VaughnMichael]

I have to Admit my 2 fave dons are old toon and next mutation oddly enough in third place comes movie don.

[Kendamu]

Whenever I read a TMNT comic I read Don's dialouge in his OT voice. So, I picked him for this vote.

[Scandia]

I put Old Toon Donatello. After all, that was the first version I was exposed to. But it is really a tie between OT and NT Donnie. Both are great. Donatello's my second favorite Turtle for a reason.

[odupianist]

I like the new toon Don because it's closest to how I envision his character, BUT I like the 1st movie Don and his characteristics as well.

[Ecto Jedi]

Corey Feldman's portrayal of Don in the original movie, hands-down.

[tone-master21]

I like old toon Don the best follow by Don in the original movie.

[Mr._Mutant_Man]

Secret of the Ooze Donatello. It wasn't as good as the first movie, but IMO Donatello was better in that movie than he was in the first. He was able to show off his intelligence without it being as way over the top as the old toon.

[CyberCubed]

Old toon Don.

Man, Don just STOLE the show in the original cartoon. You could tell the writers really loved him because the team would have been totally lost without him. Don even felt more like a leader than Leo did most of the time.

[VaughnMichael]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

Old toon Don.

Man, Don just STOLE the show in the original cartoon. You could tell the writers really loved him because the team would have been totally lost without him. Don even felt more like a leader than Leo did most of the time.

I agree with that I was watching the shredders mother episode lastnight and Leo was just being so bossy in it "hey guys be quite, aprils coming on"
And if it wasnt for don they'd all would have died.

[Spitfire]

Archie Don is my favorite, especially Future Don.

[thebrownranger]

1st movie Don The costume rocks! I'd love to see him mixed with the personality from the secret of the ooze. Mirage and old/new toon Don are my second equal runner-ups!

[ToTheNines]

I can't believe so many people voted for the live action movie version, had I made this poll I wouldn't have put Corey-tello on here at all, just Adam Carl's Don from SotO.

Anyways, I voted for NT Don. His voice was perfect, he could kick ass and was an all-around interesting character.

[Raphael91]

Voted for live action don cause he looks so funny in the second movie



Those round eyes remind me of gizmo

[thebrownranger]

Originally Posted by Raphael91

Voted for live action don cause he looks so funny in the second movie



Those round eyes remind me of gizmo

Haha. That is true. He was more of a goofball in the 2nd than he was in the 1st flick.

[MoreCowbell5263]

This is hard for me to choose, I'm surprised no one has picked the CGI movie Don, I thought his moments were great. It's probably because we didn't see too much of him. Had I seen more of him, I might have chosen him for this poll.

I like Don being definitely smarter rather than a goofball, so I'm gonna have to say no to live action. If I had to choose, I'd pick NT Don. OT Don definitely was my first exposure to Don, and I loved his humor on the show, but he was rather arrogant at times, which can be annoying.

Yeah, I'm gonna have to go with New Toon Don. From what I've heard about Mirage Don, I'd be afraid of him, so yeah, I won't pick Mirage Don.

[Mr._Mutant_Man]

Originally Posted by ToTheNines

I can't believe so many people voted for the live action movie version, had I made this poll I wouldn't have put Corey-tello on here at all, just Adam Carl's Don from SotO.

That's who I meant when I voted for live action Donatello.

The first movie Don had a couple of nice scenes with Michelangelo and Casey Jones, but for the most part Michelangelo and Donatello didn't stand out. In Ooze Donatello seemed to have a better role.

I do think Feldman did some good voice work though, it's just that Donatello wasn't anything special in the first movie. For me anyway, I usually forget that it was Corey Feldman. Since I was a kid I kind of figured that's what one of the Turtles would sound like.

[Sage Ninja]

I'm a bit shocked my self that CGI Donatello has gotten so few votes. As far as Donatello's in movie mediums go I feel that he is the first version that got his character right for a change instead of doctoring him up by giving him flashy characteristics to appeal to the kiddies. I feel the CGI movie finnally treated his character right (as far as representation goes) and kept true to his nature. I don't get why smart brainy types are always pushed to the back in media and not valued as much as other personality types, and often times when they are main streamed their personalites get doctored up to be something they aren't. Like Simon in the chipmunks movie Alvin and Theodore seemed true enough to their personalites but Simon had some more "adapators" added to his character to make him more
"interesting" it seemed like.

I voted for CGI Donatello, but it was a seriously tough call for me, because unlike with the other turtes, where I have favor one depection of the turtles more than the others, Donatello has always been a turtle that I like equal no matter what medium he is in (that treat him fairly) I like OT Donatello as much as like NT Donatello, and the same goes for CGI Don. I liked Ot Donatello and Barry Gordon's take on him very much. I like Ot Donatello wasn't so much the pacifist in that medium as he is portrayed in other mediums and could be pretty cynical and pragmatic as well. I also thought was interesting that Donatello seemed--comparitively--more intolerant of humans than the other turtles, and didn't seem to like them as much. Like the behavior he exibited in the Turtleoids two-parter where he was basically presented with a world of turtle-utopia and wanted to stay there.

NT Donatello is a great incarnation of Donatello, I like his cute little mannerisms and his sweet compassionate side that even OT Donatello didn't exibit. I really enjoy the potrayal of Sam Regal and the high geeky voice he provides for NT Donatello. He also seems to be more of a loner than OT Donatello which I guess is more accurate to his comic book roots. What i find unique about NT Donatello is his inclination to development crushes or close relationships with girls. He seems to be a slight ladies man with out even trying to in the NT, which is sort of a first (as far as I know) for Donatello's character since he seems to be the one turtle tradionally that doesn't get into romantic entanglements, and is more pragmatic minded. But NT version of Don seems to have humanised him by throwing that into his character. Although I must say that this isn't my favorite version of Donatello. I prefere Donatello to be sophisticated and compassionate but also slick and sharp tongued and assertive. Not that NT Don isn't these things, it's just I find him a bit too mild mannered and passive for my liking. And during the times he is "assertive" he it doesn't pull it off very well to me and he comes across kind of snotty and condsending. But I still like him.

[Sage Ninja]

heh, for all you NT Donatello fans out there, here is a side to Donatello you don't normally see, him with PMS :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCmqd...eature=related

I think Donatello really gets frustrated that know one is at the same level intellectually as he is. He practically has to spell things out for every one. Poor guy.

And here is NT Don as we all know him, polite and gentleman-like:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqAEP...eature=related