Name: Bláthanna; Anna— pronounced Bla-tha-na. No last name :)

Age: starts out 16-17 in-fic and ages from there

Height: 5'7", again, a nice height difference to 5'1"-5'2" Mikey :)

Species: Kra'ang-made human (oop, a little spoiler)

Appearance:

Important Features: Very long and pointed nose, more angular features. Bright red hair, long, sometimes up sometimes down. Pale skin, normally a shade lighter than Omorfiá. Thin lips, eyes are a dark almost grey-blue. Her left arm is an advanced metal prosthetic.

Personality: Brash, stubborn, loud, temperamental, immature, reckless, spontaneous.

Relationships
Mikey - Best buddy, kinda has a crush on but doesn't admit it for a very long time
Leo - Jerk #2, doesn't trust
Raph - Jerk #1, doesn't trust
Donnie - creepy scientist, doesn't trust
Splinter - Doesn't like the father vibes for a bit, eventually respects
Casey - Knows him for crashing parties she also crashes
April - Knows her for dragging Casey out of said parties
Shredder - Terrified. Accidentally got into a work contract with (oop more spoilers)
Karai - Creepy, gives stalker vibes
Omorfiá - Knew her first as the Shadow Thief and was freaked out by her. Eventually became buddies.
Grace - Aw, she's smol. Protective
Nylla - HOLY SHIT IS THAT AN ANGEL

EXTRA CHARACTERS
Beth - Mom, loves and protects
Jeremy - Bitchass, despises

Abilities:
Photographic memory and fast learning (yt tutorials ftw)
Welding/mechanical repairs/wiring
Sharpshooting/marksmanship
Enhanced strength due to prosthetic

Creation Backstory:
Okay this is gonna be terrible, but I don't remember the specific circumstances that led to me making Bláthanna, either. I really just remember the inspiring picture, which was like a cyberpunk girl with red hair, an undercut, and a metal arm. I know, I'm a horrible, terrible, plagiarist. I also think she was mainly made to be a partner for Mikey, and I was just scrolling through pictures looking for something that caught my eye.

She was veryyyy... barebones, in the beginning. I wanted her to be a "cool" girl. I also didn't want her to be just Omorfiá in a different font, so in the start, she was actually a thief for selfish reasons. She was sassy, rude, all the "i'm too cool for you" vibes. That did end up becoming a bit one-note, and she felt really dull as I kept playing her in roleplays, so I tried to give her some layers.

She now has a very outward, performative confidence to guard her insecurities from the people she deals with for shady business. She's playful, immature, stubborn, and guarded in her true feelings. She is hesitant to let anyone in close to her, but once she does she trusts them with everything.

Much like Walt Disney, none of my characters have living parents... except for Bláthanna. I gave her an adopted mother to fix her backstory some and also give her another motivation besides... "money, and because I can". It also made sense, realistically, that a kid wandering the streets of New York would get noticed eventually, so Beth found her and took her in as her own daughter.

Beth also comes with a biological son that is the bane of Bláthanna's existence— Jeremiah. He's almost an idea of what she could be if she really leaned into her debauchery and illegal dealings. He's also a terrible son, and he and Bláthanna clash most often over Beth's well-being and the money Bláthanna gives to her mother, and that Jeremiah takes for himself.

Appearance-wise, Bláthanna kinda sorta stayed the same while kinda sorta not. Thinking back to her inspiring picture, her features were a lot more "sultry feminine", which I dropped in lieu of constructing her own face. I gave her more sharp and less "ideal feminine" features, like a longer nose, small lips, etc. Her body is more lean and muscular, like Omorfiá, but she is taller. Her metal arm went through a few iterations, but was always vague in design. I just knew it was a metal prosthetic and might look alien-ish. Now I kind of have a picture that is close to what I imagine it looks like, but it's not my own so I'm not gonna post it. I just use it to help describe.

Her inspiring picture had her wearing like... a sports bra and cargo pants, or something? so Bláthanna initially wore that in the beginning. That is pretty unfitting of her character now. She then went through a phase where she had a cool leather jacket with one sleeve torn off to show off the metal arm (very winter soldier of me), but it was still a bit... bland, and performative. (oh my gosh i just remembered while writing that that OMORFIÁ USED TO WEAR A LEATHER JACKET WOW— i was going through a phase) I now have a specific style just for Bláthanna that I really like. She wears old 90's band t-shirts that Beth gave her to wear (so bands like AD DC, Guns and Roses, Queen, The Cure, etc), and a leather jacket that Beth gifted her with both sleeves intact. And jeans. ofc.

The reasons for her abilities involve some of her backstory (which I already spoiled a bit so you might be able to figure it out anyway) so I won't specify the why's or how's, but Bláthanna absorbs knowledge like a sponge. She basically just needs to watch a youtube tutorial a couple of times and then she's unstoppable. She is also an excellent sharpshooter, to the point that she will do trick shots for fun. That's a very fun part of her that I enjoy writing :) especially when she's all cocky and confident and then it HITS— anyway. As well as that, she has the metal arm that is obviously abnormally strong, and due to the alien technology of it, Bláthanna had to learn some welding, mechanical and wiring skills in order to fix it if anything goes wrong.

I gotta wedge her job in here somewhere so might as well do it here.

In the beginning Bláthanna was just stealing from jewelry stores and whatever else looked profitable for her own gain, and that was a large issue for Mikey because he wanted her to be good, or able to redeem her, but objectively she was selfishly stealing just to steal. This flew for a while until I really took a look at her motivations and challenges and found... none. So I added Beth and Jeremiah to her story for motivation and challenge.

Beth has some unspecified terminal illness, maybe some sort of cancer. Once she learned of the diagnosis, Bláthanna began stealing to pay for her mom's treatment. I eventually changed "stealing" to specifically "hiring her skills out on the black market to be paid to steal items, no questions asked". So Bláthanna is a thief for hire.

Jeremiah, however, notices this new stream of money, and begins convincing his mom to let him "borrow" large amounts of cash that would never be seen again. So this is often where he and Bláthanna butt heads, and along with Beth's illness not going away anytime soon, Jeremiah's borrowing keeps Bláthanna stuck with stealing for payment in order to pay him off and help Beth heal.

So you remember how Omorfiá and Grace used to live in an abandoned apartment? Remember how I moved them out and underground? Yeah so I basically reused the abandoned apartment idea for Bláthanna. I kicked the sisters out just to move her in.

Jokes aside, I think I had actually forgot that Omor and Grace used to live in an apartment when I made this Bláthanna's living situation. But hey, I guess it's good I reused old ideas?

Bláthanna's place is very barebones in terms of appliances. Idk why but I have a reoccurring theme of one-room-residencies. I guess that's fitting for New York. She lives on the top floor of a condemned building at the edge of a condemned block; ignoring the dangers of structural integrity or lack thereof, mold, squatters and drug addicts, it's the perfect hidden home for a wanted thief! :) Bláthanna's one room is an open kitchen and living room. There is no running water or electricity, she "borrows" electricity from the neighboring buildings that have power (think of a long string of extension cords, ignore the unrealistic aspect of it pls) to power a mini-fridge, a heater, a lamp, and a tv. She has a old dingy couch in front of the tv and a mattress on wood pallets in the corner for a bed. She has a desk and her lamp for working on her arm or anything needed for a job. Her mini-fridge stores takeout and drinks, either water or soda. She has the keys to a gym that she uses for showers and bathroom use— or she spends the night at Beth's place, which is far more comfortable.

Mikey and Bláthanna's relationship is probably the cutest, right next to Donnie and Grace's. From the beginning my idea was always a sort of forbidden friendship-turned-love in which Mikey carves out some independence for himself away from his family as he begins to hang out with Bláthanna. She's kind of a good/bad influence, encouraging him to be independent, but also getting him in close trouble and in risky situations with her. But Mikey also serves to help Bláthanna open up and have a friendship and trust someone wholeheartedly, getting her to be vulnerable with someone other than her mom. It takes a tragic turn when she accidentally betrays him (also kinda spoiled this earlier) and it leaves their relationship severed. Their eventual romance is a very sweet, almost childhood-friends type. Mikey sees Bláthanna as this superstar that can do anything she wants, and Bláthanna sees Mikey as this huge goofball that makes her days brighter and more fun.

Bláthanna and Beth's relationship is really sweet, and I can't really describe it, she's just her mom, and she would do anything for her. She's incredibly protective of this woman that showed her the first ounce of comfort and care she had ever felt in her life, and Bláthanna has clung to her ever since then. And now that Beth is sick and in need of care, Bláthanna feels a duty to repay her for what she did for her.

Bláthanna's backstory is, well, Kraang related. She's a Kraang-made human, designed for nefarious purposes that I shan't spoil 🤭 Her backstory is slightly parallel to Omorfiá's... her whole character is, really, but I think there's enough deviation that they're not copycats of the other... Bláthanna definitely makes more of a splash in her life, refusing to stay in the dark after escaping it. She's wild and reckless and sometimes a little stupid with her decisions, but that's what's so fun about her.

Spin offs:
SEVEN YEARS — Also haven't written Bláthanna's part for Seven Years, I'm not entirely settled on the beginning of the story yet. It's still a ways off, so I have time to think about it.

OFFICE ROMANCE — Same as Omorfiá, Bláthanna is more a background/supporting character, but she does have an appearance compared to Omorfiá's only vague mention by other characters. I did enjoy writing Bláthanna in this modern setting where she is part of society, and her and Mikey having an established relationship.

I don't really have a solo story idea for Bláthanna yet, au or not. Nothing has really jumped out at me that would fit her character aside from brief oneshots. I would have to count but I think I have more oneshots of Bláthanna and Mikey than anyone else. I know I have... zero of Nylla. I need to fix that.

If I had to describe Bláthanna in one word: Wild

If I had to deceive Bláthanna in three words: Trash goblin gremlin