#best ninja dads…

[doughliciousfrosting]

I did not mean to disappear for so long haiii these r my apology

#rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #rottmnt #rottmnt big mama #baron draxum #tmnt mikey #tmnt raph #tmnt donatello #tmnt leonardo #2012 leo #2012 donnie #2012 mikey #2012 raph #2012 tmnt #2k12 tmnt #mikeybondingmoment #2012 leo is transfem bcuz i said so #baron has second best dad mug bcuz splinter had the first #icecream kitty

[sweeneydino]

You ever adopt a random kid on the street?

I'm surprised I haven't found any 2003 April and Casey adopting a traumatized Casey Jr. Fic lol

April would definitely beat the shit out of anyone who threatens her apocalypse survivor kid.

And this is totally not a way for me to see CJ interacting with 2003 Leo. No siree.

#tmnt #rottmnt #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #teenage mutant ninja turtles #art #crossover #tmnt crossover #tmnt 2003 #tmnt 2003 april #tmnt 2003 casey #rottmnt casey junior #casey jones #april o'neil #april is the best mom #casey is a great dad #junior is still traumatized #hes adorable

[dumbass-duo-showdown]

We went from 16 with over 2 suggestions to over 25! With almost 2/5 being more than that!

But here’s this week popular 25!

Lord Garmadon (Lego ninjago)

Eddie Diaz and Evan Buck Buckley (911 on fox)

Greg Universe (Steven universe)

Bandit Heeler (bluey)

Din Djarin (mandalorian)

Subject Delta (bioshock)

Heinz Doofeshmirtz (phineas and ferb)

Bob Blecher (bobs burgers)

Jean Valjean (les misérables)

Hans Hubermann (the book thief)

Calvin’s dad (Calvin and Hobbes)

Augustus Aquato (psychonauts)

Benjamin Sisko (Star Trek DS9)

Reigen Arakata (mob psycho 100)

Splinter (teenage mutant ninja turtles)

Pyrrha Dve (the locked tomb)

Seteth (fire emblem)

All might (my hero academia)

Iruka Umino (Naruto)

Joel Miller (the last of us)

Uncle Iron (avatar: the last airbender)

Kaname Date (AI: the Somnium Files)

Darkwing Duck/Drake Millard (darkwing duck)

Lee Everett (the walking dead game)

Hakoda (avatar)

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#best dad battle #not a poll #Lego ninjago #911 on fox #Steven universe #bluey #the mandalorian #bioshock #phineas and ferb #bobs burgers #les miserables #the book thief #Calvin and Hobbes #psychonauts #star trek ds9 #mob psycho 100 #teenage mutant ninja turtles #the locked tomb #fire emblem three houses #my hero academia #Naruto #avatar the last airbender #ai the somnium files #darkwing duck #the walking dead game #btw Reigen can’t fight against god

[bumblebeeappletree]

Y’all look me in the eye and tell me that the moment Casey Jr. calls Leo dad, accidentally or otherwise, Leo WILL use this as the go ahead of making dad jokes. This may or may not also go along side with Leo increasing his parental actions towards Casey Jr.

#Rottmnt #leonardo hamato #rise leo #casey jones jr #rise casey #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #in this household we believe in dad Leo supremacy #also I just need more dad Leo content okay #Cassandra and Leo also fight for weekend custody #but they also will not hesitate to team up to co parent Casey Jr. #I’m also sorta inclined to believe that Leo became Casey’s guardian instead of Raph due to Raph’s death #debating on if Raph died before Casey Jr was born #but nonetheless Cassandra decided that after Raph Leo would be best for her son #and Cassandra in the past respects this decision once she connects the dots #don’t mind the load of headcannons in the tags lol

[haruzes]

You guys must excuse me, but

I love this traumatized dad so much it's unhealthy.

#tmnt #tmnt 2012 #the teenage mutant ninja turtles 2012 #teenage mutant ninja turtles #teenage mutant ninja turtles 2012 #the teenage mutant ninja turtles #tmnt 2012 splinter #tmnt splinter #teenage mutant ninja turtles splinter #teenage mutant ninja turtles 2012 splinter #tmnt 2k12 splinter #tmnt 2k12 #i'm sorry but #he's so soft #i love how you can tell by his eyes that he loves his sons so much #i'll not accept any 2012 splinter slander #sure he wasn't the best dad #but the fact that he's trying so hard to protect his sons is so wholesome to me

[tending-the-hearth]

'12!Leo: Dad, am I ugly? '12!Splinter: What nonsense... I'm looking at you right now, you're the most beautiful boy in the world. RotTMNT!Leo: Pops, am I ugly? RotTMNT!Splinter: Very much.

#2012 splinter my beloved #best dad award goes to him <3 #he just loves his boys so fucking much #teenage mutant ninja turtles #tmnt 2012 #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #rottmnt #leonardo #master splinter #hamato yoshi #source: tiktok

[virgilisspidey]

2012 Raph is the type of dad who'd be very offended when someone calls him taking care of his kids "baby sitting"

Like

"Awwwe, how sweet! You're babysitting fir the wife, huh?"

"BOI I AM A FATHER, THIS IS MY CHILD, I AM TAKING CARE OF MY CHILD, I AINT BABY SITTING BECAUSE TAKING CARE OF MY CHILD IS NOT A JOB FOR ME, IT'S AN EXPERIENCE. FUCK OFF AND LOOK AFTER YOUR YOUR OWN KIDS. I KNOW THEY'LL SEND YOU TO A HOME FOR THE AGED IF YOU KEEP THAT ATTITUDE UP. "

"I'm sorry—"

#tmnt 2012 #teenage mutant ninja turtles 2012 #naritalks #he's gonna be the best goshdarn dad that has ever existed #fight me

[luffyandacefan]

Hc that since Cole loved taking care of baby Wu, after everything was resolved he started to visit the ninjago oprhanage and help the staff. He conviced the other ninja to go as well and they train and entertain the kids together.

#ninjago #ninjago headcanons #cole brookstone #wholesome #he would be the best dad and all of us know it #just remebred when the ninja went to that school for evil kids

[middlechildkin]

On today’s episode of “why I think you should vote for DMD F!Leo as Best Dad on the Best Dad Poll”

This interview with three f!leos, like another F!Leo thinks highly of him, like are you kidding?? That’s a whole ass father! Not to mention he is such a protective dad! “My kids”?? Referring to the p!turtles and Casey as his kids??

Also, a dad that won’t break promises?? His growth?? Are you shitting me right now???

#vote DMD f!leo for best dad award! #rottmnt #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #dead man’s deal #rottmnt future leo #rottmnt future leonardo #peepaw leo #peepaw polls #peepaw multiverse #future leo

[starlightshadowsworld]

The turtles getting grounded before a mission because its too dangerous.

All of them complaining and annoyed at Splinter.

And Casey just being like "at least your dad fucking cares about your safety."

#tmnt 2012 casey jones #Is splinter the best dad? No he makes mistakes and some stuff he deserves shit for #teenage mutant ninja turtles 2012

[juusasu4evagrrl]

Genuine question, does anyone want to hear about naruto from the prospective of a Liberian person grappling with the generational trauma of a brutal civil war or is that too heavy??

Like there's, I like sasuke cause he's a cool dude, very wholesome do tell, and then there's, I like sasuke cause the government also tried to eradicate my people group that one time and holding empathy for that dumbass kid teaches me to examine a my own experiences with compassion, honestly what a downer like who cares.

I don't know thoughts???

#do i even wanna speak on it #maybe i should just rewatch pray the devil back to hell give my dad a hug and tell him how proud i am of him #on second thought #maybe we should go the naruto route #like i promise their are a lot of wacky connections between the warfare in naruto and the liberian civil war #general butt naked eating hearts kakuzu also eating hearts #Samuel doe ( may he rest in pieces in someones digestive track while his soul burns in hell) and danzo #the thing i like about connecting fandom to my life is that it teaches me thing that provide empathy in spaces where it did not naturally #exist but the thing is i dont want to have empathy for a lot of those hos and i think thats valid actually #i think its important to bring our personal live into fandom though cause its all we really have #idek i think it would be best to keep the real world seperate from fandom in this case but #my dad just completed a trip to Liberia for the first time in 30 years (round of applause pls) for the first time since the war has ended #a confilct that started when he was my age (younger actually) and ended a month after my birth and has left so much instability who knows #if its ever really over #were all struggling to come to terms with the Liberia left behind by those events the family and friends we leave behind #and i feel like it would be easier to talk project it all onto stupid lil alien ninja wars instead of talking about it irl #i love sasuke cause i deeply relate to his struggle even though im a generation removed #but i feel like this fandom would not be receptive to the way i would disscuss his character if i made that connection in an analysis #so maybe ill just stew in my emotions a little longer and when i go back to Liberia this summer wth the fam ill decide weather to make #that post or not onece and for all #no that'll be perfect actually cause then i'll be able to make it a post for liberian independence day #ughhh like i don't be wanna talk about it irl but i don't feel this would be a good outlet either #naruto commentary in relation to the liberian civil war sounds like a dope essa but should i write it??? #probably not but we'll just have to see #thoughts feelings opinions?? any other Liberian naruto fans on here??? pleas siblings put some sense in me #naruto #not naruto #god i don't even wanna make this post lets see how long she stays up #im writing too many naruto analysies rn anyways lemme worry about that first

[deadlyflan]

TMNT Micro Fic #4

Splinter paced a slow line back and forth in front of his eleven-year-old sons. This whole affair filled his heart with unease. However, a promise had been made, and the boys had fulfilled their part. He drew a deep breath and faced the four eager faces squarely. “Do you promise to remain underground?” “HAI, SENSEI!” “Do you promise to take the first aid kit with you?” “HAI, SENSEI!” “Will you all kill each other if I let you go?” Donatello instantly replied, “No, Sensei!” His left kneepad slipped down his string bean leg, but he pulled it back up with a kilowatt smile. His goggles toppled forward and left him tugging on their strap. The kneepad fell down again.

“Probably not?” Michelangelo glanced at Raph. His freckled baby-fat cheeks puffed as he bit back giggles. Toes tapping a quick rhythm, Mikey almost, but not quite, stopped himself from dancing where he stood. The streamers tied to his elbow pads rustled.

“Kill each other? Uh. I mean, maybe.” Raphael offered an honest smile with a hint of an apology shrug as a downpayment on any future scrapes or scuffs. He bumped his mismatched boxing-gloves together eagerly; he still wore bandaids from earlier in the week.

Leonardo matched the rest of his vibrating brothers. Blue finger-painted racing stripes covered his spindly upper body. Unfortunate thumbprints somewhat spoiled the design, but Leonardo hadn’t noticed his paint nipples yet. He laughed brightly. “Definitely yes!” Splinter balked. “You will kill each other?” “No, sensei! But I’m going to smoke all three of their tails! My racer is awesome!”

That triggered a tidal wave of denials. “No way! My racer is way better!” “You don’t even know what you’re messing with!” “I’m gonna smoke your tail and don’t you forget it!” Each of them had a hidden racer they’d worked on all winter. And while he’d helped them each out in turn—to make sure no one was going to lose limbs to this contest—Splinter knew what each of these racers looked like. He knew his sons. And he knew that this would be more of a demolition derby than a downhill race in the old spillway. “You’d have to be mutated on the finish line to have a chance at beating me!” “Yeah well, you’d need time travel to beat me!” “My racer did time travel and I’ve already won, so—“ “I’m not loosing to a bunch of egg-pooping pipe-lickers—“ “Raphael! ENOUGH!” Splinter sighed heavily and rubbed his temples. He was going to have a riot on his hands if he didn’t let them go. Leonardo waved his hands desperately. Splinter was having second thoughts and Raph had to go throwing around bad words. Splinter needed reassurance, fast! “But it will be fine, Sensei! We have the first aid kit! We’re just going to the spillway under Central Park! We will be—will have lots of sportsmanship! The good kind! Please let us go. We did all our chores. We behaved all winter! My racer—our racers are so cool! Pleeease—” “Yeah! We did our chores! You said if—” “It finally stopped raining! The spillway is dry for optimal racing—“ “I built the best racer, Sensei! Please! Lemme show’em! I can win—” With slumped shoulders and a prayer that Shen would watch over them, Splinter relented. What else could he do? “Yes, yes, my turtles. Just remember your helmets!” All four boys scattered full-tilt to their ’top secret garages’ before his second 'yes.'

#teenage mutant ninja turtles #tmnt #tmnt micro fic #leonardo #donatello #michelangelo #raphael #tmnt splinter #tmnt fanfiction #turtle tots #bad ideas #doing your best #single dad #to a posse of tornadoes with shells #make sure they have helmets #leap of faith #sewer derby of death #it probably won't be that bad #right?

[lunamadrigal]

The way I actually want to cry, hug this and go feral all at the same time... @daliceus owns my soul now kay

#the green family has me by a chokehold #lily with her lil benji puma plushie has me in pure mamá tears #bruno my beloved #best dad bruno #i do not accept any other bruno family hc #bruno madrigal #bruno headcanons #disney encanto #la luna encanto story #i can literally hear this image #alice you art ninja you

[dumbass-duo-showdown]

BEST DAD BATTLE: APPLE BRACKET

ROUND 2 PART 2 GROUP 1

Using the rise of the tmnt version this time

Also there was an issue when I first made the bracket, basically I forgot Greg and added Iroh once, but I forgot about him so when I suddenly remembered him I put him through an extra battle. So he was originally supposed to be included.

#best dad battle #tumblr tournament #tumblr bracket #tumblr poll #fandom bracket #fandom poll #greg universe #Steven universe #master splinter #teenage mutant ninja turtles

[error707-thatdude]

I thiiiink I've sorta come up with a human Leo design?? Kinda? 💙 (with lil bit of Raph and Mikey)

#his ninja outfit is based on the drummers in japanese festivals! #not fully proud of this design like Mikeys hut tbh not a bad start #might make some changes 🤨 #also that comic is based on the fact whenever i go to my best friends house her dad does that call #he goes (la vaca) and on instict everybody in the room goes (moo) #holding leo gently dressing him up as a jibarito feeding him mofongo etc etc #saw on his wiki page his spanish came from newyoricans so obviously as a puertorican #i RAN with it hes mine im taking him to the family gatherings #my art #rottmnt #rottmnt leo #i think mikey and raph are there just enough to be tagged #rottmnt raph #rottmnt mikey #hehehe nobody can stoo me from making my favs latino

[gwydionae]

Bound

A/N: Why my brain decided that now is the perfect time to start a chapter fic I do not know. I think the idea appealed to me now of all times because it's an AU where I get to play around with personalities and situations a bit more than with my typical one shot. Everyone's got their flaws and good points, unlike shorter stories where I tend to zero in on one or the other. So let's see how this goes.

Posted on fanfiction.net >here<.

Teaser: Yoshi is forever changed when he loses a son so soon after his wife and daughter. Life in the lair is far from idyllic as a father's desire to shelter his sons causes friction and rebellion. But as they are bound to him, their lost brother remains bound to others, the life he'd lost kept hidden from him. Fate tore them apart, but now it seeks to bring them together once more.

Disclaimer: I do not own Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Bound: Prologue

1997 - Hamato Yoshi, age 35

New York City was meant to be a fresh start, a distancing of himself from the past both physically and mentally. But after only a few weeks, Yoshi found the weight of loneliness crushing down upon him in a country that seemed intent on reminding him that he did not belong there. The English lessons of his youth allowed him to communicate with his new neighbors, but his Japanese accent combined with his obvious heritage were often received as invitations to dismiss or even mock the simplest of requests. His landlord spoke quickly with overly flowery language to try and confuse him into paying unnecessary fees, and more than once someone had declared that they didn't speak Chinese before he had even had a chance to open his mouth.

He would have sacrificed anything to have his beloved Tang Shen and Miwa once more at his side.

The memories of the night Oroku Saki murdered his wife and daughter were always there, ready to pounce on him at the slightest provocation—a couple passing him on the street, a baby's cry, even a flickering candle would fill his mind with visions of fire and death. He was unfocused in his attempts at meditation, all efforts to clear his mind in vain. After weeks filled with nights interrupted by graphic nightmares, he knew that something had to change; he could not go on in such a state much longer. A stable mind was necessary to find and keep a job, something he desperately needed before his meager funds ran out. Something had to change.

It was on a whim that he walked into the somewhat dingy pet shop he passed every day during his morning walk. His apartment complex didn't allow cats or dogs, so he drifted toward the tanks full of colorful fish and hermit crabs. Wandering through the mess of tanks, one in particular caught his eye, one that seemed far too cramped for its current occupants.

Four baby turtles smaller than the palm of his hand sat in a rectangular glass tank that looked like it could use some cleaning. Yoshi admittedly knew very little about turtles or how to raise them, but looking at them made him feel as if he had at last stumbled upon kindred spirits, creatures that, like him, were trapped in a place they did not belong. Inquiring about them further, he was informed that they were brothers, all brought in together from the same clutch of eggs. Whether this was true or simply a marketing ploy to convince him to purchase all four of them together was of little consequence. Family by birth or by circumstance, he found himself unable to separate the small creatures from each other, purchasing the turtles, a dish to carry them home in, and a large tank with the necessary equipment and food to be delivered to his apartment that afternoon.

The toll on his wallet had been higher than he would have liked, but as he walked back out on to the street, he found the faintest of smiles gracing his face for the first time since the night of the fire. Having someone else to care for filled him with fresh determination, reigniting his appreciation for the beauty and wonder of life.

"It is my honor to be taking care of you from now on, my turtles. I shall work hard to repay this small joy that you have already given back to me tenfold."

But fate, which had already taken so much, it seemed was not through with him just yet.

The inherent wrongness he had felt from the strange man that bumped into him on his way to his apartment compelled him to follow until he took an abrupt turn down a narrow alley. As he hung back, listening to the man converse with another that could have been his identical twin, even a foreigner such as himself could tell that the cadence of their English was cold and stilted. The thick, glowing substance in the canister being handed from one to the other was cause for far greater concern, however, Yoshi having never in his life seen anything like it.

Strange men making back alley deals with unearthly chemicals at least warranted a tip off to the police, but as he kept his eyes and ears focused on the exchange, his feet disturbed a scrawny rat who bit at his ankle in surprise before racing down the alley. Between the rat's squeaks of displeasure and his own stifled cry, his eavesdropping had been uncovered. Soon he not only faced the disturbingly impassive gazes of the two men he had been spying on but two more who approached from behind, all sharing the same face. An easy escape cut off, he was left with no choice.

As his leg kicked out, his arms covered the bowl he carried protectively. It was clear these men meant to silence him, and as he fought for his freedom, he could not help the whispers in his mind shaming him for always putting those he was supposed to care for at risk. He had given in to his anger toward Saki then and his curiosity toward the strange man now. And as the canister fell from his aggressor's hands, shattering on the concrete and splattering its contents along not only the walls and street but also Yoshi himself, his cries of pain and anguish came less from the cracking and rearranging of his bones and more from the despair of the smashed bowl that had slipped his grasp.

The agony of the unnatural transformation coursing through his body momentarily distracted him. But as his form settled into its new shape, the pain ceased, leaving behind a disfigured humanoid body covered in fur, a long tail curling between his legs, and large, round ears picking up so many unique and chaotic sounds that he felt his head begin to pound from all the noise. One in particular stood out, however.

It was a cry, much like a baby's wail for their mother when they wake up at night to find themselves alone.

Prying open his strange, new eyes, Yoshi saw one of the men grasping a small, green creature by the leg, dangling it upside-down as its cries echoed through the alley. Three more just like it crawled on the ground, each covered in glowing green ooze, a turtle's shell on their backs. His eyes widened in terror.

"No!"

He was on his feet in an instant, gathering up the three turtle creatures as best he could as the man made to grab for another. Yoshi tried to fight, tried to wrench the still wailing infant from the stranger's grasp, but he was clumsy, his unfamiliar body unable to move as precisely as his former human frame, and in the end he could merely watch in horror as the man he had followed to the alley cut his losses and ran, one of the four still squirming in his arms.

Yoshi tried to give chase, but his hideous, rat-like form caused panic when spotted, and he quickly lost sight of the kidnapper. He searched for hours, cradling the three that remained of his adopted turtles to his furry chest as he ran through the alleyways and hid amongst trash, but long before his breath grew ragged, he knew it was hopeless. Fate had taken another from him.

Sneaking into his apartment through his window, he collapsed to the floor, tears streaming down his whiskered face as sobs wracked his mutated body. He would have to find somewhere else to live, somewhere safe for those that most would see as monsters. But as he felt tiny, three-fingered hands reach out to him, he opened his eyes and looked at his turtles—his sons.

"I am sorry. I meant to care for you, to keep you safe, but one brother is already lost, and it is all my fault." He gazed at them sadly, reaching out to pat their heads with his paw-like hands as they stared up at him curiously. "Our family has already been splintered, but I swear to you all that I will do whatever I can to keep the four of us together. We will live on, and your brother will not be forgotten."

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A/N: This story has been fully outlined for years. Wish me luck!

As always, critics and grammar police appreciated!

Chapter 1 on tumblr >here<

#tmnt 2012 #teenage mutant ninja turtles #tmnt #hamato yoshi #splinter #master splinter #raphael #donatello #leonardo #michelangelo #april o'neil #kraang #turtle tots #ok so april isn't in this one but she will be soon i promise #my fanfiction #honestly just wanted to really mess with canon for a change #i am going to be doing my fav version of splinter a little dirty to start but he's a broken man trying to be a single dad with lots of ptsd #he's trying his best