TMNT vs. the Mousers

Donatello's Role
Overall Involvement - Major

The issue immediately opens with Raph and Mikey sparring, which annoys Leonardo. Donatello calmly observes that "when Raphael gets this way, you just have to wait 'til he wears himself out!" as he works on a circuit board. However, Donatello expresses some annoyance at this as well. Leonardo, Donatello and Splinter watch the TV, where Baxter Stockman is demonstrating the Mouser robots. When Raph and Mikey's brawl breaks something, Donatello cries, "Oh no! Not another piece of furniture!"

Some weeks pass, and Stockman's assistant April O'Neil is chased into the sewers by the Mousers after discovering their use to rob banks. However, she is saved by the turtles, and Donatello is the first to act. Crushing one with his staff. The turtles introduce themselves before joining April to Stockman's lab where they confront him. Stockman sets off a self-destruct sequence which will bring the Mousers back to the lab to destroy April and the turtles. They have to find a way out, but all the exits are blocked off. Donatello reveals that he is "familiar with some computer systems", and so he works with April to cancel the programme.

While hacking into the computer with April, he says "Baxter's sick, but quite brilliant! His fail safes include an electrical overload that burned out a lot of these circuits ...!" He also corrects April in that they would not have the sufficient time to create a virus for the computer, showcasing that he is perhaps more knowledgeable with technology than her. Donatello also eventually comes up with a plan to stop the Mousers via a radio transmitter, which is successful, and this saves them all just in the nick of time.

Quotes

 * "Don't bother, Leonardo ...when Raphael gets this way, you just have to wait 'til he wears himself out!"
 * "...And Michelangelo's almost as bad!"
 * "Wait a minute, April! I'm familiar with some computer systems ...and you helped program the Mousers. Maybe we can do something to cancel this destruct program!"
 * "Damn! That didn't work!"
 * "Baxter's sick, but quite brilliant! His fail-safes include an electrical overload that burned out a lot of these circuits ...!"
 * "No good! Not enough time ...it would take days to write a virus program ...we've got minutes!"
 * "Wait a minute! How are the Mousers controlled ...by radio?"
 * "If we can somehow shut down all the power, the transmitter here will stop broadcasting the computer's orders to the Mousers!"
 * "Wait ...! I think I have something here!"
 * "You mean ..."
 * "Come on--!"