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A Prequel Of Sorts

Warnings
Creator chose not to add warnings
Fandom
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - All Media Types
Main relationship
Hamato Yoshi | Splinter & The Turtles
Main characters
Hamato Yoshi | Splinter
Other characters
Oroku Saki | Shredder The Foot Clan (TMNT) Leonardo (TMNT) Raphael (TMNT) Donatello (TMNT) Michelangelo (TMNT) Venus de Milo (TMNT)
Other tags
Fatherhood Backstory Pre-Canon Canon Rewrite Parent Splinter (TMNT) Splinter-centric (TMNT) Protective Splinter (TMNT) Splinter Tries to Be a Good Parent (TMNT) Art Fanart Digital Art
Language
English
Originally published
on AO3 · updated 17 Dec 2025
Stats
1,312 words2 chapters 3 sparks0 comments0 bookmarks11 readsUpdated 17 Dec 2025
Summary

Oneshots set before the Turtles met April and began fighting Shredder, posted in a loose chronological order.

It doesn't follow any specific canon, and Venus De Milo is the Turtle boys' sister.

Chapter 2: Fanart (Old)

I found some of my old TMNT art! The quality is a bit poor because it was on an old broken phone of mine and I only still have it because I texted it to my sister, but I think it's still good. Hope you like it 😊

My absolute favorite, I still love this one. My version of Donnie is one of those starry-backed sea turtles.


This one makes me sad because I know I had more on it, which means this must be an old version and the more complete version is somewhere on the other phone. Oh well. Stitches and stuff because of the De Milo thing, and all the turtles get cute little dolls made out of scrap cloth, but her's is my favorite.


I drew two versions of Mikey, and I think this one is my favorite in a lot of ways. He's a goofy boy 🥰 


I was going to draw all four boys, but I realized after Raph that I didn't have enough room to get the details right. I don't think it's too bad though, I still like it.


I don't like the exact design anymore, but I still really love the general idea of this. Scarred up warrior Raph is the best. He's a snapping turtle, of course. I think there's a type of snapping turtle named after alligators or something? I vaguely recall basing him off of it.


All the turtles are basically around the same age, but I still see these two as twins. I think I based them off box turtles and/or sliders? Anyways, I really like this version of Milly. Using the paint splotches was a much better idea than stitches, I think. Mikey is now a musician, because he needs something beyond fun-loving, and Milly's an artist because I said so.


 

And that's it for the old images I found! One day I will manage to draw the entire Hamato family, I swear. XD

Hope you liked it!

3 carried over from the original posting

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