Love Interests for Michelangelo and Raphael
 

So far the Nick series introduced love interests for Donatello which is April and Leonardo which is Karai. All that is left now is Michelangelo and Raphael.

In the Fred Wolf series, Michelangelo's love interest was a Neutrino name Kala.

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Raphael has had two love interests, Mona Lisa from the Fred Wolf series who also happens to have an action fugure, And Ninjara from the Archies Series comics.

Mona Lisa

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Ninjara

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IDW has a new character for the comic series name Alopex, a Mutant Snowfox.

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It would be cool if we see any of those characters show up in the new season of the series in some form.

If they go this route and introduce these girls (or any girls...I have this horrible feeling a Nick version of Angel would be their perfect pick for Raphael) for the primary purpose of being a love interest I may drop the show completely.

Maybe Love interest is the wrong word to describe it, But female characters that they have a thing for.

Kind of like how Donatello likes April cause he thinks shes hot, Leonardo liking Karai cause shes hot and studies martial art. For Raphael, It'll have to be someone who he can relate to in some way, Sort of how he related to Ninjara cause both had issues with there past.

The IDW comic series introduced a new character name Alopex who happens to be a Mutant Snowfox. Maybe she'll make some sort of appearance on the show.

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I wouldnt drop the show, but yeah, hopefully is they add these females they are more then just for a love interest, like April isnt just there to provide a love interest for Donnie and same for Karai with Leo

We don't need love interests for every turtle. TMNT is not a romantic comedy :roll:

Shipping is the worst thing to happen to TV shows.

Even the term is wrong. It's so cringey. Shipping happens on bodies of water, not in teenage bedrooms.

And really, I can't see Mikey having a girlfriend. In other series where the 'teenagers' sounded like 20 somethings, yes. In this series where Mikey sounds and acts like a ten year old, no.

He might befriend a female character, but I wouldn't envision him dating until he's a lot older.

Yeah, I'm gonna say no to this. Like Donatello19 said, the turtles don't need love interests. And shipping is pretty terrible.

What about Raphael, surely there be someone who shows up he can relate to?

Yeesh, I get that shipping can go too far, but the way some of you go on, it's like you don't have a single romantic bone in your bodies. :P

That said, I don't think I'd like characters added just for the sake of love interests, but if they bring in Irma, I do think it'd be pretty funny to keep her man-hungry side from the OT. Maybe have her have a thing for one of the other turtles, to be kind of a reverse of the Donnie/April situation.

They don't have to be romantically involved, but it would nice if a female mutant showed up somewhere.

Most of the mutants on the show so far, are males.

Alllllll of the above.

Love interest for Raph = Casey (yeah, I went there)

Love interest for Mikey = his own foot

I know a lot of the established fanbase hates shipping. But it's not a niche thing... it's pretty massive. Tumblr, deviantart, youtube and even nickelodeon's own forums are literally overflowing with it. Wishing it away isn't going to do any good.

Mike and Raph are gay so they don't need female love interests.

That's exactly my problem. Don and Leo's positive reactions to April and Karai were ONLY because they found these girls attractive, nothing more. And, April more than Karai, I feel like it's stunted both of these characters from really developing into their own personalities since they've both been shoe-horned into 'that girl one of the turtles likes'. I like Alopex because she's a female, she's interesting (so far), and she wasn't introduced for the sole purpose of a turtle to think omg!she's hot. Plus it makes the turtle in question seem kind of like a jerk and shallow.

Don't get me wrong. I have no problem with shipping. But with something like TMNT it's definitely not something I want to focus on. I prefer that a majority of ships are kept in the fandom to pick and choose instead of being forced down our throats in canon. I like female characters and I wouldn't mind to see more, but I want to see developed females that aren't just shoved in for the sake of giving a turtle someone to gush over.

Wrong!! Raphael has had way more than 2 love interests. In the Archie series he ended up married to a Cayote named Mezcaal. They operated a bar called Turtle Island 100 years in the future.

In the 2K3 series Raph had a potential love interest in the ninja tribunal member Joy/Choi.

Oh that's right, I forgot about that one. I have the comics of that storyline. In the comic, Future Raph is running a restaurant with Mezcaal :)

Mezcaal

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Do a Sonic crossover and have Michaelangelo fall for Amy Rose.

Leave love interests for Fanfiction.

Putting a relationship together like Donnie/April is fine to me because it is playing through with the story going on and gives the story more meaning and importance.

But don't have love interest just to have them, that's just dumb.

I agree that having a love interest just so that all of the Turtles can be paired up is not good. If there is romance, I'd like for it to be developed more. At least with April and Karai, there's more to them than just being the love interests of Don and Leo. They also have important roles to the plot, and that's the way it should be.

I would say though if anything have Oyuki Mamisha for Mikey and maybe Lucindra for Raph. But have them start out as friends only first and not just shoehorn them into being the love interests right away.

Wait, love interest for Mickey and Raph only? Why does Splinter or LH get no love?

Anyway, Raph clearly has a thing for Karai, so go play with that idea.

You mean a sapient, heroic female mutant, right? Cause the only female mutants we saw (roach and wasp) were monsters.

Yeah, We need a Mona Lisa or Ninjara type to show up. Or that new Mutant Alopex

I imagine that if two turtles hook up with girlfriends, the other two would probably have a bachelor pad. 8)

Because that would go down well with Leo. :lol: Don't think we need any more faceoffs between them two...


What am I saying, the more L vs R faceoffs, the better. Go get her Raph.

Ah, good point. You might be on to something there, especially since there's been some subtle foreshadowing that Karai likes Raph's attitude and Raph feels some sort of understanding why Leo would have a crush on her. The big question is though, would Raph betray his loyalty to his brothers and his family over an infatuation of a woman he previously hated? In that sense his family would see him as a hypocrite and a traitor and I'm not sure how the story would progress to make Raph's character redeemable if he ever did betray his family like this.

On the other side of the coin, Karai may be just saying she likes Raph's attitude in order to make Leo feel jealous. Perhaps Karai likes that kind of attention? If she really wanted Leo's attention back now she could potentially use Raph to make Leo pay attention to her again... In this sense though, I can't see how this would make Karai/and possibly Miwa a redeemable character as well. In conclusion I think it would be really hard to redeem both Raph and Karai if they ever ended up in a relationship, even if it were for the sole purpose that Karai just wanted Leo's attention.

It's interesting enough on another aspect, that this is giving an element of dramatic irony between fighting over the love of a woman between Splinter and the Shredder and possibly Raph and Leo... who knows.

When Casey Jones show up in the 2nd season, Donatello is going to have some serious competition. In the comics Casey Jones always been portrait as a love interest for April, And he and Raphael have a Bromance type of thing going too.

I'm pretty positive nicktoon Mikey is gay.

No he is not. Really.

Homosexuals exist. Really.

Mike is the biggest flamer I know. And I'm ok with that.

Even if this was the IDW comics (where I can see a gay Turtle actually being allowed), I don't think any Turtle should be one.

Raphael: Karai (R vs L!) or Mona Lisa.
Mikey: Klunk :D (or Stubby :lol: )

Maybe he is. LOL It doesn't mean he has to look or act a certain way. Nick doesn't even have to state it. he could just be gay and we could never ever know.

Do we need all the turtles to have love interest? I'm all up for having them if it adds something to the character but to have one just to have one seems silly.

Only way for Splinter to get love is for Teng Shen to pop up. Either reincarnated or wasn't killed in the fire after all.

So poor Splinter will have to live the rest of his life as a widowed father? Harsh.

I kinda doubt Leatherhead will find anyone or care to. He seems too convinced he's a monster everyone to get away away from that he has it hard enough to make regular friends than anything else.

Didn't Mikey like Irma in OT? There's an episode where's he's excited and was preparing a birthday event for her in the sewer.

Not particularly. I think he just wanted to throw a party. The running gag was the turtles never found Irma attractive.

eehh...no thanks....if it was my choice none of the turtles would have a love interest....

...hmm except Leo maybe......

I don't know.. the impression I got when watching that Ep is that he's drowsy in love. He sighs and looked dreamy when saying Irma's name.

Is it because how he hugged and hang out with Rad Brad?

I don't mind Mikey being gay at all.