Exclusive: Mondo’s New TMNT Leonardo Figure Steps Out Of The Shadows

March 18, 2026 Monkey 0 View 0 Comments

The last couple of years have seen Mondo expand from limited-edition movie posters and into action figure collectibles, with the studio focusing on ’80s and ’90s IP specifically. For its next collectible, the company is expanding on its sixth-scale Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles line, and GameSpot can exclusively reveal the Mondoverse take on Leonardo, the stalwart leader of the shelltastic quartet. Preorders open on March 24, and Mondo will also offer a version of the figure that comes with exclusive accessories. This will be a timed edition, only available from March 24 through April 7.

Like the Donatello figure that kicked off the TMNT line last year, Mondo has put its own spin on Leonardo. While the character is instantly recognizable, Mondo has honed in on his ninja training to create a figure that prioritizes stealth and subterfuge. There’s still a noble side to the design with a few samurai elements–like a piece of ancient Hamato Yoshi clan leg armor that he wears–while other accessories reflect how the Turtles are forced to make do with whatever parts they can scavenge. If you’re not a fan of that look, you can remove the parts and strip Leonardo down so that he has a more traditional ’90s-inspired look about him.

In case you missed it when preorders first opened up, the first wave of Donatello figures is currently sold out. The Mondoverse spin on the character highlights how Donny has always been the brains of the group, and the figure comes with old-school ninja weapons, alternate heads, swap-out hands, tech gadgets, repurposed mouser droids, and even a fanny pack.

The rest of the Mondoverse sixth-scale line has grown considerably over the years, and if you’re looking to add something to your shelf, preorders are open for Superman, Batman, X-Men, and Spider-Man figures, all based on their iconic ’90s animated series.

“What if Leo went down a much more serious path?”

“This line is a brand-new take on these characters that merges the styling of the 90’s Turtles movies with the fun of the original animated TV show wackiness. We asked ourselves what what would a mouser look like in a ’90s live-action TMNT movie or what would have Donatello’s character evolved to if he had gone full science Donny? We explored all that and more with the Donatello release,” Hector Ace, Mondo’s senior director of creative and product development, said to GameSpot.

“Now that we’re at Leonardo, we put that same storytelling effort into every inch of his design. Again, sticking to that classic 90’s TMNT vibe, but what if Leo went down a much more serious path? What if he were the only one of the four to take his ninjitsu training seriously and further? What would that look like? If he’s a ninja, he would need to be hidden in the shadows, scaling buildings and hunting for what remains of the foot, or whatever new threats may be coming their way.

“We came up with some design elements that would push that very idea: We chose a very shinobi-looking cloak for him, something to give him some aura and mystique. There is still plenty of TMNT Personality worked into these designs. Leo is wearing samurai leg armor that’s been passed down to him from the Hamato Yoshi clan. But he only had one, so he improvised by tying a license plate to his other leg, just to keep the armor motif going. We had some fun with the idea of “why don’t the ninja turtles ever actually dress as ninjas?” If anyone was going to put on a ninja mask, it would be Leo, so we also gave him a swappable ninja mask head.”