Turanga Leela

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Turanga Leela
Gender	Female
Species	Mutant
Planet	Earth
Occupation	Planet Express space captain
Relatives	Turanga Morris: Father Turanga Munda: Mother Amphibiosan children
First Appearance	Space Pilot 3000
Voiced By	Katey Sagal

Turanga Leela (born January 19, 2975) is captain of the Planet Express Ship. With a "not rain nor sleet" attitude and a kick-your-ass grace, the big-booted eyeball of this delivery company is the only wellspring of professionalism to counterpoint the rest of the crew. For better or for worse, the ship runs on her high octane passions, be they her yearning for family, her love of violence, her commitment to a job well done, or her affection for animals. She has been known to scrap missions on a whim at the promise of learning more of her past, jeopardize the crew's life to spite Zapp Brannigan and save Nibbler, and have sudden emotional outbursts about an ex-boyfriend from her past named Sean.

Contents 1 Childhood 2 Adulthood 3 Relationships 3.1 Relationships with Random Men 3.2 Relationship with Zapp Brannigan 3.3 Relationship with Fry 4 Trivia 5 Appearances 6 References

[edit] Childhood

Having grown up in the Cookieville Minimum-Security Orphanarium, Leela long lived the lonely life of an orphan and a freak, thinking herself as the only member of an unknown alien race on all of the planet Earth. It is not until her late 20s that she discovers she is in fact the daughter of Turanga Morris and Turanga Munda, shamed sewer mutants from Earth's own degraded depths.^[1] It would appear that she was born as a surprisingly un-mutated mutant, her only known mutations being purple hair, the "elbow talons" she apparently shaves, and of course her distinct cyclops eye. One might also speculate that her strength is beyond human capacity, judging by the ease with which she can manipulate Bender's five hundred and twenty-five pound bulk, but perhaps this is simply the power offered by her knowledge and mastery of Arcturian Kung-Fu.

[edit] Adulthood

"Look, I don't know about your previous captains, but I intend to do as little dying as possible."

―The Series Has Landed

After growing up, Leela begins work at Applied Cryogenics as a Fate Assignment Officer, code number "1BDI". When Leela meets Fry, she becomes a job deserter in favor of piloting for Planet Express.^[2] Leela lives alone in a small unfurnished apartment, "1I" in New New York City.^[3] She was named Orphan of the Year in 3000^[4] and for a short while, Miss Universe.^[5] Due to an accident, she and Kif Kroker have several children together, though Amy, as Kif's Fonfon Ru, is considered the mother.^[6]

[edit] Relationships

[edit] Relationships with Random Men

"Men who call too much are the worst... I bet."

―Amazon Women in the Mood

Leela has an ex-boyfriend named Sean, an uneducated, unambitious, pasty and hunched, with an incredible, beautiful creative soul, and musical talent. Their breakup may not have been entirely mutual, judging by the fact that Leela stresses how mutual it was every chance she can and that she believed he was cheating on her.

She went on at least one date with Doug.^[7]

Leela started dating Adlai Atkins, an orphan she grew up with after she reconnected with him as an adult. They became engaged after he performed phaser eye surgery on her, but broke up after Leela realized he didn't like her the way she was.^[8]

Leela dated Chaz, the mayor's aide, but broke up with him after she realized he thought he was too important for most everyone.^[9]

While stranded on Omega 3, Leela has a quick fling with William Shatner.^[10]

Leela almost married Alkazar after he tricked her into thinking they were the last of their race. ^[11]

Leela gets engaged to Yivo, along with the rest of the universe.^[12]

[edit] Relationship with Zapp Brannigan

Leela met Zapp Brannigan en route to Vergon 6. She took pity on him and had sex with him, something she regrets constantly.^[13] Zapp believes he still has a chance with Leela and hits on her every time they meet. Bender frequently reminds Leela about her affair with Zapp, to her disgust.

[edit] Relationship with Fry

"You know, Fry? I don't care if you're not the most important person in the universe. It really makes me happy to see you right now."

―Leela

"Then I am the most important person in the universe."

―Fry^[src]

While Fry seemed to have fallen in love with Leela instantly, she at first only considered him a "kid from the stupid ages".^[14] They kiss for the first time on the Titanic.^[15] Fry often tells Leela she is beautiful and reminds her that she is perfect just the way she is. ^[16] When they are turned into teenagers by age-reducing tar, they go on at least one date. ^[17] When Leela is stung by the space bee, Fry first tries to save her, then sits by her hospital bed while she is in a coma. In her dreams, it becomes clear that she cares for Fry as well. ^[18] While they did get married during time skips, she quickly divorced him, thinking he had tricked her into marriage.^[19] In an alternate universe, Leela learns that she could be married to Fry if only she flipped the coin differently. ^[20]

Leela meets Lars Fillmore and she says he is the only man she can ever love. When she discovers Lars is really Fry's time duplicate, she realizes she is in love with Fry and they share a kiss. ^[21]

Nibbler identifies Leela as "the Other"^[22], referencing some yet unexplored aspect of Fry's prophesied destiny.

[edit] Trivia

• Leela's name might be a reference to Oliver Messaien's Turangalila symphony.

[edit] Appearances

"Space Pilot 3000" "Episode Two: The Series Has Landed" "I, Roommate" "Love's Labour Lost in Space" "Fear Of A Bot Planet" "A Fishful of Dollars" "My Three Suns" "A Big Piece Of Garbage" "Hell Is Other Robots" "A Flight To Remember" "Mars University" "When Aliens Attack" "Fry & The Slurm Factory" "I Second That Emotion" "Brannigan Begin Again" "A Head In The Polls" "Xmas Story" "Put Your Head on My Shoulder" "Why Must I Be a Crustacean In Love?" "The Lesser Of Two Evils" "Raging Bender" "A Bicyclops Built For Two" "A Clone Of My Own" "How Hermes Requisitioned His Groove Back" "The Deep South" "Bender Gets Made" "Mother's Day" "My Problem With Popplers" "Anthology Of Interest I" "War Is The H-Word" "The Honking" "The Cryonic Woman" "Amazon Women In The Mood" "Parasites Lost" "A Tale of Two Santas" "Luck of the Fryish" "Birdbot of Ice-Catraz" "Bendless Love" "The Day the Earth Stood Stupid" "That's Lobstertainment!" "The Cyber House Rules" "Where the Buggalo Roam" "Insane in the Mainframe" "Route of All Evil" "Bendin' in the Wind" "Time Keeps on Slippin'" "I Dated a Robot" "A Leela of Her Own" "A Pharaoh To Remember" "Anthology Of Interest II" "Godfellas" "Future Stock" "The 30% Iron Chef" "Kif Gets Knocked Up A Notch" "Leela's Homeworld" "Love And Rocket" "Less Than Hero" "A Tase Of Freedom" "Bender Should Not Be Allowed On Television" "Jurassic Bark" "Crimes Of The Hot" "Teenage Mutant Leela's Hurdles" "The Why Of Fry" "Where No Fan Has Gone Before" "The Sting" "Bend Her" "Obsoletely Fabulous" "The Farnsworth Parabox" "Three Hundred Big Boys" "Spanish Fry" "The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings" Bender's Big Score The Beast with a Billion Backs Bender's Game Into the Wild Green Yonder

[edit] References

1. ↑ Leela's Homeworld
2. ↑ Space Pilot 3000
3. ↑ Parasites Lost
4. ↑ Leela's Homeworld
5. ↑ The Lesser of Two Evils
6. ↑ Kif Gets Knocked Up a Notch
7. ↑ Love's Labours Lost in Space
8. ↑ The Cyber House Rules
9. ↑ The Why of Fry
10. ↑ Where No Fan Has Gone Before
11. ↑ A Bicyclops Built For Two
12. ↑ The Beast with a Billion Backs
13. ↑ Love's Labours Lost in Space
14. ↑ Space Pilot 3000
15. ↑ A Flight to Remember
16. ↑ The Cyber House Rules
17. ↑ Teenage Mutant Leela's Hurdles
18. ↑ The Sting
19. ↑ Time Keeps on Slippin'
20. ↑ The Farnsworth Parabox
21. ↑ Into the Wild Green Yonder
22. ↑ The Why of Fry

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