Mondo Gecko
Jason Morgan (a.k.a. Mondo Gecko, Mondo)
!!!This article contains Spoilers for Mystic Forest.Mondo Gecko aka Jason is a human turned mutant, and former member of The Foot.
Physical Description
General Physical Condition
Physical Appearance
Human form
As a human, Jason was a white teenage boy with shaggy blonde hair that reached his shoulders. He has sleepy green eyes and an acne ridden face. He has a chip in one of his teeth from wiping out on the concrete. He has a generally average build, but he had built some muscle from the small amount of marital arts training he got.Mutant Form
After mutating, Mondo takes the form of a humanoid Madagascar Day Gecko, the same species as his pet Lars. He develops green, scaly skin with red and teal markings. He looses his hair in place of a teal colored frill on his head which mimics the look of a mohawk. He grows a lizard snout with sharp teeth and an elastic tongue that can stretch up to a foot and a half out of his mouth.
Special abilities
As stated before, his mutation into a gecko has given him interesting abilities. Alongside the increase strength and healing that comes with mutation, Mondo gains the ability to walk and climb on vertical surfaces using his sticky gecko hands and feet. His tongue is much longer than it was before and completely prehensile. it can stretch from his mouth and grab objects. His tail is also long and heavy, and can be used like another limb in combat.
Apparel & Accessories
Mondo dresses in a lot of street punk and grunge style clothing. His go to outside is an oversized graphic tee and skater pants covered in patches. He also wears a pair of fingerless gloves not just on his hands but on his finger-like feet. He has a few charms on his belt, including a turtle charm that Michelangelo gave him.
Specialized Equipment
Mondo doesn't have any special weapons on him other than a simple pocket knife for self defense. Instead he primarily has his skateboard with him, which he uses in a fighting style he dubbed 'skate-fu', a combination of his martial arts skills and his skills with skate tricks. It primarily involves using his skateboard as the weapon.
Mental characteristics
Personal history
Mondo was born a human named Jason Morgan, to his parents, Kate and Hunter Morgan owing up Jason always preferred his mom over his dad. He was aware of the sketchy past he had, and that would always show itself in the often harsh way he treated Jason growing up. His father was always overly critical of him, and would yell and punish him over small things. His mom was always the one who could cool him off and get him to back off.
However when Jason was 9, Kate was diagnosed with stage 4 terminal lung cancer, due to being a heavy smoker. She'd succumb to her illness and pass away that same year. After his mother's death, Hun fell further into the his illegal activities, and became more abusive to Jason. Without his mom to mediate the situation, their fights would turn violent and often end with things being broken, and Jason being hit. Their fights only became more frequent as Jason became more rebellious and spending time away from home.
It got so bad at one point that Jason considered taking martial arts classes so he'd had some basic self defense skills, and ended up finding some being offered by a group called The Foot. That's how he ended up joining the organization, eventually being recruited as a Rank 1 Foot recruit.
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Jason first meets the turtles when they disguise themselves as foot soldiers to find a valuable book The Shredder had stolen. He befriends Mikey when he gets lost and mistakes Jason for one of his brothers. However the friendship is short lived when he discovers it was all a ploy to steal from the foot.
He'd later show up during a mission where he was assigned to help steal some Mutagen from Stockgen, he gets into a scuffle with the turtles trying to stop them. The fight results in Jason being thrown into a barrel of mutagen, causing it to spill on him. This triggers a painful mutation which scares off his team, who leave him to escape.
The turtles take pity on Jason and attempt to help him through his mutation by offering medical and moral support. At first Jason isn't keen on the idea but doesn't have much of a choice. When he finishes mutating, the turtles try to convince him to leave the foot, and after seeing his 'friends' leave him for dead, he's inclined to agree.
After his mutation stabilizes, the turtles offer him a spot in the wood to live, and he ends up living up in one of the old watch towers in the Rockefeller Contamination Zone.
Education
Mondo is currently only a sophomore in high school, but he had problems keeping his grades up. poor attendance, and got in trouble frequently. He had plans of dropping out long before he mutated.
Mental Trauma
He has probably CPSD due to his home life and the abuse he endures around his father. He's less likely to trust older men or father figures.
Intellectual Characteristics
Mondo is not a stupid kid, despite what his grades and personality might imply. He is passionate about his hobbies and knows what he's talking about when it comes to them, but he impulsive, reactionary and easily manipulated by others. He tends to make poor, uninformed decisions in his life.
Morality & Philosophy
Mondo's morality leans more on the grey side. He knows the world is inherently unjust, but feels like there's not much he can do about it other than try to survive. He's loyal to anyone who treats him well or offers him a place of refuge from the problems in his life, even if that person does not have good intentions. He wants to do the right thing usually, but his powerlessness often leaves him jaded.
Personality Characteristics
Motivation
Mondo does not have strong motivations outside of self preservation. He cares about only a select few people in his life he considers friends and will do what he can to keep them safe, but otherwise doesn't really care what happens to anyone else.
Likes & Dislikes
| ________ | Likes | Dislikes |
|---|---|---|
| Color | Green, Black | Pink, White |
| Food | Tacos, Burritos, Chilli Dogs, Diet Coke, Junk food. | Anything with frosting. Buttermilk frosting is the WORST. |
| Music | Garage Rock, Surf Rock, Punk, Grunge | Classical | Activities | Skateboarding, Surfing, Basketball, Graffiti, guitar, listening to music. | School, Work. |
| Book | Skate Magazines, The Outsiders | Educational Stuff |
| Game | Skate 3 |
Virtues & Personality perks
Mondo is a chill person to hang out with. He's social and open to meeting new people and learning new ideas. He really doesn't care who you are or what your life style is as long as you're true to yourself and not hurting anyone. He's got a lot of energy and spunk and always has to be on the move. He's funny and kind and a good kid at heart.
He's not easily scared or startled by strange things; even when he turned into a mutant, he was readily accepted what happened and even found it cool.
Vices & Personality flaws
Mondo tends to put his trust in the wrong places. He's young and naïve, an will side with someone who does bad things if he thinks they genuinely care about him. He will often turn a blind eye to people's actions until they effect him directly. Meanwhile he will often be wary of other people if they remind him too much of people he dislikes or authority figures, regardless of their intentions.
He also tends not to think through many of his decisions. He can be impulsive and do things without considering the long term consequences of it.
Personality Quirks
He develops a craving for bugs after mutating.
Hygiene
He is a teenage boy. He probably should be showering more often but instead just smells like axe body spray.
Social
Family Ties
Mondo is not particularly close to any family. He cared mostly about his mother before she passed, and afterwards her side of the family stopped talking to them, most likely due to Hun. Meanwhile Hun has actively alienated himself from all his family, meaning the only real family Mondo has left is Hun. For obvious reasons, Mondo can't stand his father, and is not heart broken by the idea of abandoning his family after becoming a mutant.
Mannerisms
He is a very laid back guy. He tends to be pretty relaxed most of the time. He tends to slouch a lot when he's standing. His mutant tongue will often drift out of his mouth due to how large it is, and he usually couples that with his goofy resting grin. He speaks slowly in a low, abrasive voice and uses a lot of filler words like 'uh', 'like', or 'ya know', and also uses a lot of slang terms in his dialect, like 'dude' or 'rad'.
He can not and will not sit in a chair correctly.
Hobbies & Pets
Mondo has a 4 year old pet Madagascar Day Gecko named Lars, from whom he got his mutated DNA from. He loves this gecko more than anything in the world and is dedicated to taking care of him. He often lets the little guy our of his cage and sit on his shoulder. He is happy that Lars still seems to recognize him even as a mutant.
Relationships
History
Their friendship didn't start off on the best note. While Jason and Mikey hit it off well when they first met in the Foot Headquaters, Jason felt betrayed when he found out Mikey was just undercover to steal from the foot. When they met again, it was in the middle of a mission, where he would get exposed to mutagen and begin to mutate. His team ditched him, leaving him for dead, but Mikey insisted on helping him, despite their history. After he mutated, Mondo decided to leave the foot and stay in the forest with the turtles.
Relationship Reasoning
Mikey is often eager to make friends and Mondo is no exception. After realizing the foot are just normal people, he wanted to try to convince someone to rethink and leave it, knowing that being in the foot is dangerous. But with Mondo it was also just that they hit it off so well when they met that Mikey thought it'd be a shame if they couldn't be friends just because of their affiliations.
Commonalities & Shared Interests
Mikey and Mondo have a lot in common. They share a fun loving attitude and both like things like skateboarding and video games. They are both very social and extroverted and love hanging out with each other.
History
Hun had a pretty good relationship with his son when he was younger, all things considered. He tried his best to be a good dad and support him, and that was easy when Jason was little kid. However, things changed after Kate's death. Hun started drinking and getting angry more often. He'd take this anger out on his son, who would in turn start avoiding him. Jason would start being rebellious as a teenager. He'd leave the house without telling his dad, he'd stay out late, and he'd start hanging out with dangerous people. The two of them would often get into heated arguments that would end with Jason leaving with bruises. Eventually Jason would cut himself off from his dad all together.
Commonalities & Shared Interests
Jason got his interest in rock and alternative culture from his dad. When they were still on good terms they'd listen to music together and talk about extreme sports. Hun used to be very supportive of Jason's interests, but after their relationship began to crumble, they stopped talking and hanging out all together.
Date of Birth
April 11th
Year of Birth
2008
14 Years old
Birthplace
New York City
Spouses
Siblings
Children
Current Residence
Gender
Male
Eyes
Premutation: Blue
Post mutation: Yellow and Brown
Hair
Premutation: Blonde
Post Mutation: None
Skin Tone/Pigmentation
Premutation: Peach
Post mutation: Green with teal and red markings.
Height
5'6
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