Leatherhead appeared in the '87 TV series as an enemy of the Turtles, who fought them on several different occasions. He was redesigned for this series by his original Mirage Comics creator, Ryan Brown. After his mutation, Leatherhead wears a yellow cargo vest, blue rubber waders (rubber pants that go over boots & regular pants, held up by straps over shoulders), a brown belt, and a disheveled pink hat. He usually carries bear traps & large crayfish on his person. He is a survivalist and tracker. Here he is portrayed as backwoods and is far more stupid than his other incarnations.