April O’Neil is not your average high school student. She’s got a keen eye for journalism, she's always looking for a big scoop and she's eager to prove herself after what might be the most explosively embarrassing student news broadcast debut in Eastman High history.
When April first meets Leo, Raph, Donnie, and Mikey, she’s a little freaked out. But it doesn’t take long for a friendship to form between April and her unlikely friends. The more time she spends with them, the more certain she becomes that she’s stumbled upon her biggest scoop yet: Mutant. Turtles. With ninja skills. Living in the sewers?! Working to take down a superfly supervillain named Superfly? Count her in.
FAST FACTS ABOUT APRIL
SPECIES: Human. April is the first teenage girl the turtles have ever met!
VOICED BY: Ayo Edebiri in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem movie.
NAMESAKE: Did you know that April in the ORIGINAL Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic book series had real-life inspiration? The OG creator, Kevin Eastman, named the character after his then-girlfriend, April Fisher!
WEAPON OF CHOICE: A good ballpoint pen and the TRUTH! April is a devoted wannabe journalist, and she is always looking for her next big scoop.
MOST LIKELY TO: Be the one documenting the brothers’ turtle-tastic adventures! April can’t wait to break the news of mutant superheroes (and villains) to the world.
DESCRIBE APRIL IN THREE WORDS: Curious, hardworking and dedicated