Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. He could hold his own against Shredder and could counter his armor superhumanly enhanced physical attacks.

His deep-seated fear of being alone is masked by his fierce independence and tough-guy exterior. Immense Strength: Enhanced by the Mutagen and extremely tough body building regimen,Raphael has immense strength, superior to his brothers in terms of brute strength alone. [6] In this incarnation, he is described (in the theme song) as having "the most attitude on the team". It should be noted that this series brought him crying when Leonardo was wounded. He is pretty skilled with his weapon. In the films, he is still angry and occasionally goes off by himself in the second movie, but has a soft spot for the young people the team meets. He does still show caring for his brothers as him and Mikey are shown to be very close, with the two of them pulling pranks on Casey Jones and Raph becoming enraged when Krang nearly kills Mikey. Many people like him because he is the unofficial bad boy of the entire group who is ready to take initiative and action. In the Season 4 episode "Raphael Meets His Match", Raphael was paired off with a mysterious mutant female named Mona Lisa, who might have been considered as a potential girlfriend for Raphael. P&P: + £6.89 P&P . The Nightwatcher also makes an appearance as a separate playable character. We would try to give a deeper insight into this character. In this sense, it is obvious that he does not care about getting hurt too much in a fight. In the second film, Raphael wears the same do-rag like mask. Although in the end of the movie he does show appreciation to her for sacrificing everything for them. After Raphael, the Turtles, as well as Casey and April rescue Leonardo, Raphael is shown to be eager to fight alongside his brother instead of against him. All four turtles see the worm and spring into action while shouting their famous catchphrase, 'Cowabunga'.

Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. ", "We're gettin' our asses kicked out there. It is also shown that he has an appreciation for nature as it appears to calm him. He has an extremely loyal side and is always the first to react when another of his brothers is in trouble. The first portrayal of Raphael in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles took place in the animated series which was released in 1987. He is once again an impulsive hothead, and also has a normal pet turtle named Spike, which later mutates and becomes this show's version of Slash. Despite his rivalry, Raphael also expressed his pain and fear of losing his youngest brother and his older brother, when Leonardo was nearly killed by the Foot, to the point where he even started crying. He is more close to his brothers in the film than in most adaptations. Raphael's relationship with Donatello involves (rarely serious) threats, glares, hitting and insulting, like in "I, Monster", where he throws a rat at him to get him to stop talking. With Michelangelo he insults him but he cares. Raphael's personality in the 1987 animated series deviates the most from all other incarnations, though the show's theme song states that Raphael is "cool, but crude"[4] (he takes a slice of pizza with his sai and shoves the rest of it onto the screen). In the Mirage/Image Comics, all four turtles wear red bandanas over their eyes; in other versions, Raphael is the only one who retains a red bandana. Even though he is not always the main character, Raphael is an integral part of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and a very important one since he is the one who shows that there are those vigilantes who can save the world but be bad boys themselves.

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He resents Leonardo's bossing them around and treating them like "[Leo's] little soldiers" when he (at least in Raphael's opinion) abandoned them for at least a year.

His relationship with Donatello consists of poking fun at his intellect or annoyance at his long-winded explanations. Paramount Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Wikia, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, https://paramount-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles.fandom.com/wiki/Raphael?oldid=787, Named after the Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance, Raphael Sanzio da Urbino, Choose his weapon due to his quick and "pointed personality", The "anti-hero", "fight first and ask questions later", Several scratches and chips on his shell, red mask is long with a tattered tail, Usually the one who throws the first punch, Stead-fast and Strong-minded and acts like a typical rebel who questions authority.

He privately considers himself to be the more qualified leader.
Abilities: Highly skilled at armed and unarmed combat: Arnold Bernid "Casey" Jones is a … You have entered an incorrect email address! Despite differences, Leo and Raph arguably have the closest relationship of the Turtles emphasized in the series, as their conflicting views and care for one another is a key point in many episodes throughout the entire series. Ultimate Pop Culture Wiki is a FANDOM Movies Community.

Mutated Armor Shell : Raphael like his brothers had his hard shell mutated by the Mutagen gaining great size and immense density which function as natural body armour having Bullet Proof Durability as well as protecting him from suffering serious injuries from Shredder's vicious assault.
When the Healthometer malfunction was discovered, the other Turtles tracked him down to tell him he wasn't going to die. WOW! (In the Next Mutation series, his sai stick … The characters in the franchise are responsible for its popularity, and there are numerous interesting characters that marked the franchise not only in comics but also in cartoons and films that were made. His shell shows a great deal of distinct battle damage (considerably more than those of his brothers), and the tails of his mask are tattered and worn. When the brothers set out to stop Shredder from escaping from a prison convoy, Raphael leapt out of the garbage truck and disposed of three Foot Soldiers on motorcycles. Having reclaimed some of the mutagen, he and the other Turtles headed back home and were able to heal Splinter.