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Originally Posted by Sage Ninja
I would have to disagree, Raphael is very important to the team and contributes to how it functions. This last past season he has grown and has proven that he can reign in his temper and stay reletively cool headed in a chaotic situation and even briefly take up the reigns of leadership if he had to. The episode where Karai destroys the lair proves this. He is also as of late not as sulky or immature as he was in the start of the series, and no longer goes off in a huff as much like he once did. That is allot of progrssion on his character I think. He is very important to the team, perhaps not to the degree as Don or Leo, but he at least is contributes a bit more skills than Mikey, at this point. So I have to say, as far as right now, Raphs absence from the team would hold a bigger impact to the team dynamic that Mikey's absence would.
Oh and Raphael is not dumb.  |
Amen. Raph's always the turtle who has the other turtles backs. When a turtle is being snuck up upon, Raph's always there to scream "Look out!" or "Behind you!" then jumping to the rescue. No turtle is an island, and none of them is non-essential. They all play a part. Like the old toon said, "Leonardo leads, Donatello does machines." Raphael is a hot head with a heart of gold, who's always there to help a brother out. Michelangelo is a "party dude" and the life of the team. Now there's a group of fan-fics or episodes..."What would the team do without..." We have "Same as it Never Was" so we know how the team fairs with out the Brain, but what about without the Leader, or without the Heart, or without the Muscle?