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Name's Raph. If there's a brawl, count me in. Leo loves to plan, but me? I'd rather fight first and ask questions later. If any shellbrains try to mess with me and my brothers, they won't know what hit 'em! Oh yeah, they will... ME! You bad guys heard me! If you guys ever mess with me and my brothers, you'll get it! I know that Leo and I have been fighting a lot but... we're brothers and brothers do fight. But we protect each other and that's what counts the most in my life.
~ Raphael.

Raphael is one of the four titular main protagonists of the 2012 version of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

He is the the son of Master Splinter, the brother of Leonardo, Donatello, and Michelangelo, and adoptive brother of Karai. He is "The Muscle" of the sibling team.

He is voiced by Sean Astin, who also played Samwise Gamgee in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Chester from Bunnicula, Kodi in Balto III: Wings of Change, Oso in Special Agent Oso, Mikey Walsh in The Goonies, and Bob Newby in Stranger Things.

Description[]

Raphael is the most violent of the four brothers. He’s strong willed and highly intelligent. While he's fiercely loyal to his brothers, he also can get annoyed with them. Raphael is also the one who would erupt and then lash out when upset. His closest confidante was his pet turtle named Spike. Raphael's temper can get the better of him, causing him to get into situations over his head.

History[]

Raphael and his brothers were once ordinary turtles; when they were infants, they were adopted from a pet store by Hamoto Yoshi. When their soon to be father walked passed a strange man, a Kraangdroid, he felt something odd about him and followed. Unfortunately, Yoshi gave away his position when he accidentally stepped on a rat's tail. The Kraang found him and attempted to kill him, but Yoshi fought back hard. In the end, the Kraang dropped the canister of Mutagen they were holding, causing the turtles and Yoshi to mutate. Yoshi came in contact with a rat last, thus mutated into a humanoid brown rat by the name of "Splinter", while Raph and his brothers, after coming in contact with Splinter when he was human, mutated into humanoid turtles. Splinter knew they would never be accepted in society, so he took them to the sewers, made a home down there, and made the four turtles his children. Knowing the world would be dangerous and there would be a time where they want to explore the outside world, Splinter trained the boys in the art of Ninjitsu. Raph and his brothers were named after great Renaissance artists from a book Splinter fished out of the storm drain.

Appearance[]

Raph is a kelly green mutant, ninja turtle, with emerald green eye color. Like Leo, Raph doesn't have any changes to his physical appearance beyond the style of animation. He is much more like his other incarnations. There are several scratches and chips on his shell; a lightening bolt shaped crack/missing-chunk on the top-left corner of his plastron (He probably got it when he was a baby turtle as it was there during his mutation); and his crimson red mask is very worn with long, tattered tails - all of which indicating his reckless side. He is "ruggedly handsome" as turtles go. Raph is the third tallest, and seems shorter than his siblings. His eyes are bright green, but like all of the turtles when they're fighting, the pupils and irises vanish, leaving his eyes white, similar to those in the majority of the 2003 incarnation.

Under the name "Red Stripe" Raphael has developed into a fierce fighter for whom only survival has become important. He can no longer remember certain parts of his past life, probably due to a side effect of the mutagen disaster. Only the reunion with the surviving members of his family wakes up this buried part of his life again.

Personality[]

Raphael is handsome, highly intelligent, strong willed, and brave. However he can be incredibly aggressive and violent as he punches and wrestles Mikey. He has a really nasty attitude. Raphael could be incredibly rude to Leo as Raphael himself gets jealous of Leo being leader and he isn’t (although they get along most of the time). He also could be impatient at times as he (and sometimes Leo) rushes Donatello on his experiments causing Donatello himself to snap at Raphael.

Despite all this, Raph does have a soft side, (though it is rarely, if ever, displayed). Though he would never admit it, he is very kind-hearted and loves his brothers and Sensei dearly. he would do anything to protect them, but he would never admit it in order to stay "hardcore" and to protect his pride. He tends to have a soft side for his pet turtle Spike, whom he adores. On rare occasions he even has a soft side towards Mikey, as seen in "New Friend, Old Enemy" and "New Girl in Town." And also in "The Wrath of Tiger Claw." he even hugs Mikey, considering he is the youngest, and therefore his baby brother.

His temper, in a way, gives him a boost in his skills which helps him out in battle. However his explosive behavior often causes problems, not only for the team, but for himself. He is fiercely loyal to those he cares about, and will not give up on them.

Powers, Abilities, Weaponry and Skills[]

  • Ninjutsu: Like his brothers, he has a great sense of balance and agility. He can jump farther and higher than a human, as well as move quicker and more easily on narrow surfaces. He is the strongest fighter of the group (this is certainly true when training) Raphael has beaten his brothers including Donatello before in fights, both with and without weapons.
  • Enhanced Strength: He is the strongest turtle, lifting people over his head. He is also the most violent, and so he can deal harder blows - though this is not a question of strength, more of morals, his brothers would most likely not hit someone as hard as Raphael would. He was able to tackle Slash away from his brother Mikey. His greater strength may be do in part to his ferocious temper.
  • Enhanced Speed: He and his brothers are very fast. They can easily run faster than most humans, however, April seems to manage it somewhat (this may be due to the turtles running slower for her benefit). Raphael is the fastest of his brothers, and this is probably due to his temper.
  • Stealth: Like his brothers, he is stealthy, can hide in the shadows, sneak around without being detected, and use hand to hand combat like a real ninja.
  • Sai: He normally uses sai as sharpened fist-held stabbing knives ("sharpened" is specified because sai are usually used for defense rather than offense). However, he does have a large collection of other weapons.
  • Shell: He has the normal ability of a turtle to go into his shell.
  • Healing Factor: As shown that he took damage from his enemy's and plenty of wounds like his brothers could heal much faster than an average person.
  • Stamina and Endurance: He is able to take many attacks from his enemy's. Cause of his training and hard-earned blocking and fighting skills.

Trivia[]

  • This is the first time that Raphael has ever had a pet in the franchise.
  • It is revealed in the episode "Cockroach Terminator" that he has katsaridaphobia (fear of cockroaches).
  • In the episode "Broken Foot", Raphael mentions that he initially wanted to become a vigilante named Nightwatcher, but was talked out of by Leonardo. This is a nod to the 2007 animated film, where he became the Nightwatcher in Leo's absence.

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Comics
Mirage Comics: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Leonardo | Raphael | Donatello | Michelangelo) | Splinter | Hamato Yoshi | Utroms
Archie Comics: Golani
IDW Comics: Leonardo | Raphael | Donatello | Michelangelo | Jennika | Hamato Yoshi | Utroms | Angel | Alopex | Venus

Television
1987 TV series: Leonardo | Raphael | Donatello | Michelangelo | Splinter | April O'Neil | Irma Langenstein | Casey Jones | Fugitoid | Buffy Shellhammer | Mona Lisa | Lotus Blossom | Renet Tiley
2003 TV series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Leonardo | Donatello | Raphael | Michelangelo) | Splinter | April O'Neil | Casey Jones | Hamato Yoshi | Utroms (Mortu) | Karai | Dr. Chaplin | Leatherhead | Agent Bishop | Fugitoid | Traximus | Zog | Miyamoto Usagi | Nanobots | Renet Tilley | Justice Force | The Ancient One | The Ninja Tribunal | Cody Jones | Serling | Starlee Hambrath
2012 TV series: Leonardo | Raphael | Donatello | Michelangelo | Splinter | April O'Neil | Casey Jones | Karai | Ice Cream Kitty | Dr. Cluckingsworth | Fugitoid | Kirby O'Neil | Bishop | Mutanimals | (Slash | Leatherhead | Dr. Tyler Rockwell | Pigeon Pete) | Mona Lisa | Sal Commander | Utroms | Metalhead | Shinigami | Miyamoto Usagi | Mondo Gecko | Muckman | Jack Kurtzman | Alopex | Renet Tilley | Zeno the Triceraton | Bebop | Rocksteady
Rise of the TMNT: Leonardo | Donatello | Raphael | Michelangelo | Splinter | April O'Neil | Todd Capybara | Frankenfoot | Piebald | Karai

Movies
TMNT 1, 2, 3 & TMNT (2007): Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Leonardo | Donatello | Raphael | Michelangelo) | Splinter | April O'Neil | Casey Jones | Danny Pennington | Keno | Jordan Perry | Mitsu | Max Winters
TMNT (2010 films): Leonardo | Splinter | Raphael | Michelangelo | Donatello | April O'Neil | Casey Jones
Rise of the TMNT: The Movie: Leonardo | Donatello | Raphael | Michelangelo | Splinter | April O'Neil | Casey Jones
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem Leonardo | Raphael | Donatello | Michelangelo | Splinter | April O'Neil | Bebop and Rocksteady | Leatherhead | Mondo Gecko

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