Raph vs. Leo - SPOILERS INSIDE

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Originally Posted by MoreCowbell5263

I've been trying to compare the Turtles to like cliques in high school to kinda be able to relate to them a little more, and it seemed to me that they were...

Mike: Jock
Don: Geek, nerd, or just smart person (trying to find a nice way of saying it)
Leo: Overachiever (gets good grades, volunteers, has a job, does everything)

Up until a few months ago, I'd say Raph was the Bully. But the more I hear about how he protects his brothers and has good intentions in what he does, he's just not the most agreeable person in his methods, the more I thought he's like "the older brother." Everyone here has to know what I'm talking about, he's that guy that weak kids refer to when they say, "put me down or my older brother will beat you up." I think is the most accurate way you can relate Raph to people you hear about in school life or just real life, but however, I always thought Raph was like the second youngest of the four.

I always thought it went Leo was the oldest, Mike was the youngest, and Don and Raph were in the middle, but unsure of who was older. But yeah, I have a new-found respect for Raph after seeing this movie as opposed to the first two movies where he ditched his brothers just because he was getting crap from Leo about what he thought they should do rather than waiting around for info or looking for a new place to live.

While this would be good reasoning. In this film, I think Leo was the eldest. But just because you are the oldest sibling, doesn't make you the primary protector of a family. And I think this family is no different. Raph is very overprotective of the ones he loves.