Which 2 Turtles are closest?
 

Hope this topic hasn't been done too many times, but I don't think it gets old for a lot of us. Which two of the boys is closest--and understands each other best?

Most likely Leo and Raph, they like each other as much as they hate each other. Everyone else kinda seems 'there' to each other, each in their own thing.. Raph being a loner tough guy, Leo being all training and meditating, Mike being a skateboarding videogamer, Don in his room working on his next invention, and they mostly seem to come together when it's 'ninja time'. ( I know, I know, that was painful, LOL)

Y'know, this was actually really tough for me.

Leo's probably closest to Don, though, Don's usually off in his own world. I think Don and Leo have a good respect for each other, but I'm not sure I'd call them close.

Leo and Raph have developed a sort of mutual understanding and respect for each other, and their relationship is certainly unique among the turtles. I'm not sure I'd call them particularly close, though, either.

Raph and Mike seem to have the closest brotherly relationship, in my eyes. Raph looks out for Mike, and Mike seems to particularly enjoy annoying Raph more than anyone else. It might sound a little odd at first, but I really see those two as being the closest brothers for those reasons. So Raph and Mikey it is!

Yeah, I was wondering if it was Leo and Raph, too. But the people who've voted seem to more agree that it's Raph and Mike. I haven't made up my mind. Any thoughts, folks?

Yeah, I think there's a lot of mutual respect between Raph and Leo, but I don't think they're likely to just have a chat. I voted for Mike and Raph.

Voted for Mikey and Raph also. They mess with eachother a lot, but I think most of the time its in a pretty playful way.

Hm, only one person thinks Don and Mikey, though? In the movies and the new toon, they definitely have their moments.

I went Don and Mikey based on the first movie adaptation. They share multiple scenes where their chemistry clearly shines.

I'd honestly have to really think on this. Now I won't be able to concentrate at class. :P Because they are all close, to choose who is the closest would be hard.

Like, mutually close? Hmm... Say is one closer to the other, but the other isn't so much?

And the potential! I always thought that Leo and Don's relationship was put way too far in the backround (which I address in my fics. [/end] shameless pimping.) and I was thrilled that in the 2K3 series they kind of... made them SPEAK to each other more. Leo asking Don's advice and help and all that. How it really would be. His kinda 'go to' for some things (which was made abundantly clear in the Monster Don ep.)

I'll have to think on this, though, before I give my all important poll answer, yes.

Uhhh.... which version of the TMNT are we talking about??

In the Mirage series, its definitely Mike and Raph. Hell, even the Palladium RPG (based on the Mirage characters) flat out states the only reason Raph hasn't yet tried to kill himself or his other brothers is because of Mike.

In the new toon, I'm not so sure. I'm not going to count the Abomination That Is Fast Forward (:evilgrin: ), but I'd still have to give it to Mike and Raph again. They seem to spend the most time together and wrestle/spar a lot.

I see Don and Leo as being more reclusive than Mike and Raph, honestly.

I guess I meant which ones are mutually the closest, but we can definitely discuss the uneven relationships, too. For example, I sometimes think that Leo feels stronger about Don than Don feels about him. And sometimes I think that Mikey feels stronger about everyone than they feel about him, at least in the 2k3 toon. ;) I know I started this thread, but I still haven't voted. I'd say in the comics, it's definitely Mike and Raph ... and Leo and Don talk to each other more in the comics, too. I'm glad Leo and Don talk sometimes in the 2k3 series, although I still don't think it's really enough.

In the movies, it always seems to be that Don and Mike are closest. Raph didn't seem to like any of his brothers in the new movie. In the old toon it was Mike and Raph again, though, or Leo and Don. In 2k3 it seems to be Don and Mike or Raph and Mike.

Leo and Raph seem to be the most, passionate (platonically, obviously) about each other, though.

I didn't put that much thought into this, but I thought it was clearly Don and Mike. In the original movies, they were both the joker type, Raph wanted to be alone, and Leo was more close with splinter, and treated his brothers all equally. In the new movie, Leo isn't around, and Raph is very secluded. This leads to Mike and Don hanging out mostly.

Thanks for that mental picture.

Damn, I was trying to avoid giving people mental pictures. ;)

I meant they had the strongest feelings for each other. Maybe. Like, the most ambivalent. And lots of mutual respect (usually).

Don and Mikey I think, my two favs too.

I don't know. I always thought Leo and Raph were the closest. I mean, they always seem to be at eack others throats, but they're always there for each other in the end....
Wow, that was probably the sappiest thing I've ever written.

I know the 2k3 toon seems to favor the Mikey and Raph bond, but the Don and Mikey bond from the movies seem more natural for me. So.

Mikey and Donny is my choice. I think it would be funner to hang around those two than any other pairing. Though Raph and Leo would be quite exhilerating, seeing you never know what kind of sh!t Raph will drag you and Leo into!:D

Bad Bunny!

BADBUNNYBADBUNNYBADBUNNYBADBUNNY

When I first read that I thought it said something about Turltes in the closet and my first thought was ... THE TURTLES ARE GAY!!!!

That's when I realized what it really said and started beating my head against the wall.

Good thing the walls are padded.

Raph and Mike.

Old Toon
take a look at Raph's reation to thinking Mike is dead at the end of A Thing About Rats
"If anything's happend to that little twerp I'll never forgive myself." (paraphrased)

New Toon
take a look at what Raph says when there think they are all going to die when the Mousers attack in Stockman's lab

Raph: So long guys it's been fun.
Mike: Even me Raph?
Raph: Even you Mikey, especially you.

As for Mirage Raph, see the sig below.

ALL the guys are close, but Raph is especially protective of his little brother. He only makes statement like those above about Mikey from what I've noticed. Attack one of Raph's bros and he'll put the smackdown on you, but attack Mike, he goes balistic.

I gotta stick up for my favorite pair.:)

If anyone wants more examples of the Raph/Mike bond I'd be happy to dig up some more.

Great examples, TimeMistress