Why is Raph pretty much the main character in all the films?

[Raphaeline]

Originally Posted by Leo656

I'm sorry, for some reason I simply can't visualize the Turtles fully retracting into their shells as looking like anything but the cheesiest thing ever. I'unno.

I agree. I would hate to see that. I was already a bit shocked to see Mikey doing this in the Nick show, so seeing that with adult-sized turtles supposed to look more "serious" and "badass" would just look really, really strange.

And for Raph "in reality" who would be rude with women, we can't generalize. Of course fangirls don't imagine him being rude with women. He's a fictionnal character so you can imagine anything. (for example my father is the angry type, a bit like Raph, and he can be very tender with my mother. So angry men are not always the type to brutalize weaker people!) usually we see that it's more the weak-looking guys (who feel frustrated at work, or compared to the other men) who tend to beat their wife because they want to feel strong at least at home. Raph is already strong, he doesn't need to proove it in such a pathetic way.

Of course the fangirls think that as a lover he would be a real volcano, passionate, etc. We could see in the 2K3 series (with the cats, the blind grandma, his way to always care for his brothers) that when he is not fighting and not with his brothers, he has a very soft side. I think he would be the caring and overprotective type