Last Ronin: TMNT's New Donatello Replacement Debuts Unique Electricity Powers

Summary Yi debuts her unique electricity power to save her family in TMNT: The Last Ronin II - Re-Evolution #2.

Yi's new power allows her to create a sphere of electricity around her at will though this first instance seems to have been involuntary.

The new TMNT team faces challenges in a city on the brink of chaos, with more power-ups surely to come.

Warning: Spoilers for TMNT: The Last Ronin II - Re-Evolution #2!

In the future-set world of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, a new generation of Turtles has arisen to carry on the heroic legacy of the original four brothers, with their official debut on the streets of New York only just recently happening on the page. Now, Yi, the hero replacing the tech genius Donatello, has shown off her never-before-seen power, one that allows Yi to command electricity in a way that helps her defend her family.

A member of the new TMNT team alongside Uno, Moja, and Odyn, Yi is a talented ninja and bookworm who has unique perspectives on things that her siblings don’t, often muddled by her somewhat naivety and book-smart nature.

In the second issue of TMNT: The Last Ronin II - Re-Evolution, Yi and the rest of her family take to the streets for the second official time in their budding crime-fighting careers, with Yi debuting a power that allows her to conjure a spherical field of electricity!

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Yi Debuts Her Unique Electricity Power To Save Her Family

TMNT: The Last Ronin II - Re-Evolution #2 - 2024 (Tom Waltz & Kevin Eastman, Ben Bishop, Esau Escorza and Isaac Escorza)

Dispatched by a reluctant April O’Neil and her daughter Casey Marie to help quell a fight between two of the city’s worst gangs, Uno, Moja, Odyn, and Yi jump into the fray equipped with multiple ninja weapons, badass battle masks, and palpable enthusiasm for proving themselves as heroes. Caught under a falling wreck of a police car, Yi raises her hands to the sky as if to catch it from squashing her and her siblings, and in her desperation, conjures up an electric force field that stops the car in its tracks, officially debuting her power on panel.

A power triggered by the stress of a painful death bearing down upon her and her family, Yi creating an electric charge out of thin air is a confounding yet intriguing development, as it’s only been hinted that there’s more to Yi, her siblings, and their unique mutations than what's been seen thus far. However, it’s worth noting that since Yi is the smartest in the group, this power might simply be a homemade piece of gear — her battle mask in particular looks very tech-like — something that’s left unresolved as Yi’s newfound power is the final image of this issue.

Yi’s New Power Allows Her To Create a Sphere of Electricity Around Her

Though it’s possible this electric upgrade could still be tech-based, the more likely reason is that Yi has finally manifested her own unique power similar to how her brother Odyn did after he learned to control his hardening ability earlier in this issue. The new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have their work cut out for them in a city that’s ready to tear itself apart, so fans will have to check in next issue to see how Yi handles her electric ability and whether or not the rest of the team will get their own power-ups as well.

TMNT: The Last Ronin II - Re-Evolution #2 is available from IDW Publishing.

TMNT: The Last Ronin II - Re-Evolution #2 (2024) Writer: Tom Waltz & Kevin Eastman

Artist: Ben Bishop, Esau Escorza and Isaac Escorza

Colorist: Luis Antonio Delgado

Letterer: Shawn Lee

Cover Artists: Esau Escorza and Isaac Escorza