Venus de Milo

Venus, often referred to as Vee or Little Vee, is one of the main protagonists in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012 television series. She's the youngest adoptive daughter of Master Splinter/Hamato Yoshi,  and the younger adoptive sister of Karai, Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello, and Michelangelo.

Venus is known as the sarcastic one of the team although she still loves and cares for her close ones. Venus belongs to a diverse family with her adoptive father being a human-sized rat and her adoptive brothers being mutant turtles. Master Splinter is not only her adoptive father but also her and her brothers' sensei. Master Splinter taught her everything about being a Kunoichi and Ninjutsu.

Her main weapon of choice is twin tessen fans and wears a black kimono with pink trimming, a pink belt around her waist, black armbands, black leggings, and traditional Japanese shoes. In this series, Venus is voiced by America Ferrera.

History
Venus was found by Master Splinter as an infant when he was wondering in the sewers for supplies one day. Splinter decided to take her in and she was raised as his daughter and the younger sister of the turtles. It is unknown when her birthday is but it is mentioned that Venus is at least a few months younger than her brothers.

Instead of naming her after a Renaissance artist, Splinter decided to name her after his favorite ancient Greek sculpture, Venus de Milo.

For fifteen years, Venus was raised alongside her mutant turtle brothers -- Leonard, Raphael, Donatello, and Michelangelo -- in the sewers. Since she was four years old, Venus was trained by Master Splinter to become a kunoichi while her brothers trained as ninjas. She became a full blown kunoichi by the time she was 10 years old and became the first female ninja to join the Hamato Clan.

Physical appearance
Venus appears as a young 15-year-old girl with long dark brown hair that is tied up in a side-braid with her bangs framing her face and dark brown eyes. She wears a black body suit with a pink tube top, a pink mini skirt around her waist, and traditional Japanese shoes.

Her normal outfit includes a light pink pull-over hoodie, dark green cargo pants, black combat boots, a black and silver mixed chain faux leather cuff bracelet, and a grey beanie. This outfit is first seen in "Never Say Xever".

Venus has a slender but atheltic built due to her training over the years. She stands at an average height for a 15-year-old and is shorter than her turtle brothers and is around April's height.

Due to her speaking Spanish, Venus is most likely Hispanic.

Personality
Although she is the baby of the family, Venus is slightly more mature than her older brother Mikey. Venus is a smart, sarcastic, tomboyish, and protective girl. Her sarcasm is most likely from Raphael but despite her sarcastic attitude and cheekiness, Venus is very brave, intelligent, and free-spirited much like the rest of her brothers.

Venus loves to hang out and spar with her brothers but due to their sarcastic attitudes, Venus is closer towards Raph than any of her brothers. Venus maybe younger than her brothers but she is very protective of them, especially over Mikey.

Skills, powers, and abilities
As a highly skilled martial artist and kunoichi, Venus has many skills and talents she contributes throughout the series.
 * Ninjutstu: Master Splinter began to train Venus in becoming a kunoichi when she turned five years old. Over the years in training, she became a very highly skilled kunoichi at just 10 years old and improved the most out of her brothers throughout the series. She is shown to be just as good as Karai, although they were always head to head.
 * Tessenjutsu: Venus' main weapon of choice are the twin tessens. She was trained by Master Splinter in the martial art of the Japanese war fan and became a master of Tessenjutsu, that she began to teach April on how to use a tessen. She is able to use to strike with the blades of the tessens and uses them to defend herself, and can throw both with the likeness of the boomerang.
 * Shurikenjutsu: Venus can throw shuriken with remarkable accuracy.
 * Enhanced Speed and Acrobatics: Out of her skills, these two seem to be her top physical skills besides Tessenjutsu. She's able to perform a variety of acrobatic feats like handsprings, cartwheels and flips while fighting off her enemies. Unlike April, Venus is able to keep up with her brothers when running along the rooftops.
 * Strength: Despite having a slender shape, Venus still has an atheltic built to her and due to learning the arts of ninjutstu since the age of five, she has held her own against older and more experienced fighters. She has also shown to have great strength to lift heavy objects.
 * Master of Stealth: As a kunoichi, Venus is able to hide in the darkness and move in the shadows without being seen like her brothers.
 * Cooking Skills: Much like Mikey, Venus loves to cook and unlike Mikey, Venus can actually cook, according to her other three brothers. Venus and Mikey usually take turns to cook for their family and even though Mikey hates to admit it, he thinks Venus is a better cook than him.
 * Teaching: Venus is a good teacher. She teaches April on how to use the tessen properly and even teaches April hand-to-hand combat and ninjutstu whenever Splinter was busy. She also teaches Mikey on how to cook food properly.

Family:

 * Splinter: Venus' adoptive father and sensei. Splinter found Venus in the sewers when she was just an infant and took her to raise her as his own. Venus and Splinter have a strong father/daughter bond and Venus goes to him whenever she has questions. When Splinter is thrown in the drainage pipe by Shredder, Venus becomes devastated by his temporary death. In "Requiem", Splinter is stabbed and thrown off the roof by Shredder. She becomes deeply depressed and weeps over his body with her brothers.
 * Hamato Miwa/Karai: Venus' only adoptive older sister. At first, Venus never trusted Karai considering she was working for the Foot and was the supposed daughter of Shredder. However, when Venus finds out about the truth of how Karai is Splinter's long lost daughter, she tries to help Leo tell Karai but Karai wouldn't listen. When Karai finally realizes the truth and when she does officially become a member of the Hamato Clan, the two immediately become more like sisters and hang out together.
 * Leonardo: Venus' eldest adoptive brother. Venus and Leo argue from time to time but in the end, they love each other and have each other's backs. Though she has great respect for Leo, she tends to get annoyed by his bossiness as leader and his protectiveness over her. When Leo is thrown threw the window of April's apartment during the invasion, Venus becomes deeply concerned for Leo and is deeply worried that he may never wake up from his turtle coma.
 * Raphael: Venus' second eldest adoptive brother. Out of her brothers, Venus seems to be closer towards Raph and even gets his sarcasm. The two barely argue with each other though the they love teasing each other. Raph affectionately gives Venus the nickname 'Squirt' and although she hates that nickname, she only allows Raph to call her that. As the older brother, Raph is very protective of Venus, much like Leo, which annoys Venus.
 * Donatello: Venus' third older adoptive brother. Venus and Donnie seem to argue a lot but like her and Leo, they both get along by the end of the day. Venus tends to get annoyed at Donnie when he begins his "sciencey talk" and teases him about his crush on April. Much like his other brothers, Donnie is very protective of Venus but isn't as protective of her as Raph and Leo.
 * Michelangelo: Venus' younger older brother. Despite her being younger than Mikey, Venus is very protective of Mikey. The two never argue with each other, although she does tend to get annoyed when Mikey gets distracted alot. The two share their interest in cooking for their family and even though Mikey hates to admit it, he thinks that Venus is a better cook than him. Despite this, they take turns cooking.

Friends/Allies

 * April O'Neil: April is the first human best friend Venus meets. Upon saving April, Venus admitted out loud that she was finally glad to have a girl around. April becomes a "big sister" figure to Venus and even takes her shopping to get regular clothes. Venus helps Splinter train April to become kunoichi and gives her tips, much to April's gratitude.
 * Casey Jones: Venus' second human friend she meets. Casey loves making fun of Venus' height and even gives her the nickname "Shorty", much to her annoyance. However, the two get along fairly well and have each other's backs. Casey acts as another brother figure to her and is very protective of her.

Trivia

 * Venus is inspired by the fifth turtle in Ninja Turtles: The Next Generation. In this series, Venus is human and is the first human counterpart.
 * Venus' name also the name of the Roman goddess of love and desire, known in Greek as Aphrodite. The Venus de Milo is also a statue of Aphrodite found on the Greek island of Milos and housed at the Louvre museum in Paris.
 * In this series, it unknown what age Venus is but she is most likely a few months younger than the turtles.
 * Venus can speak three different languages: English, Japanese, and fluent Spanish.
 * Due to her speaking Spanish, she is possibly Hispanic.
 * Venus most likely gets her sarcasm from Raphael.
 * Venus became a graduated kunoichi at the age of ten. She now helps Splinter teach April to become one.
 * In "Turtle Temper" and "Fungus Humungous", Venus is shown to have Arachnophobia, a fear of spiders. This is most likely because she revealed that Mikey had kept teasing her with a spider when they were younger and placed it on her forehead when she was sleeping.