Why is Raph so angry?

[Warhorse]

Originally Posted by billbot85

I agree with that it's just the way Eastman/Laird wrote Raph. It's often that most teams of heroes have at least one hot-headed character.

I too believe that part of Raph's anger probably stems from the fact that the turtles have to hide away from society since people would see them as freaks of nature. His character has always been the least accepting of who they are and how they have to live. He's a character that always wants things to change.

I think also part of it is Raph's rivalry with Leo, which always comes out in most incarnations of the tmnt (except the OT). Most of the time he butts heads with Leo and criticizes his leadership skills and decisions, and always believes that his decisions are better. The struggle seems to go back and forth with Raph either wanting to lead the team himself, or just breaking off from the team and fighting crime/the Foot Clan on his own.

This is part of what makes Raph's character so interesting, because most of the anger comes from this ongoing struggle with himself, where he is a loner and part of him wishes to be his own team and make his own decisions, but also knows that he must remain loyal to Splinter and his brothers, and be a part of the turtles' team.

Or, maybe some of us are simply not followers, and he's one of them.