Who Do You Believe Is The Most Popular Turtle?

[marleynaki]

i think all turtles are popular... the 4 turtles together is the best...
but if i pick one is raph or maybe mike,..

[Dane E5R]

Overall, I'd probably say Michelangelo is the most popular, with Raph and Leo tying for second.

[dejawolf]

don is my #1 fave turtle, and raph comes a close second.
just loved all the techy stuff that he came up with in the original toon.
back when i started watching the toon, i didn't even know they were named after rennesaince artists, so to remembers leo's name, i thought about leopard.

and yeah, i've always been the big geek.

[chilly]

I think Leonardo is the most popular followed by Mike and Don .

[The Stryker]

People Remember Raph's Look and then Remember Mikey's Lines the cowabunga and Pizza dudes and such

[XERO]

Michelangelo is the most popular, Leonardo the most public, Donatello the most obscure, and Raphael the most verbal.

[R-iZZy]

I think Raph is the most popular, simply for the fact that everyone I know that's a closet TMNT fan always confess their admiration for Raphael. That goes for real life and on other message boards. I started a Ninja Turtle loving faction on a hip-hop board, and there were supposed to be four people to lead (each as a turtle). I got Don easily, because he's always been my favorite since the original cartoon series... but damn, you wouldn't believe how big the war was for someone to take Raph's spot. It was insane!

I think Raph's popularity (the new series Raph) stems from the fact that being "gangsta" is the "in" thing, and everyone associates Raph with being gangsta (ridiculous, I know). Everyone always says he's either "gangsta" or "hardcore". And this is an admirable trait, why? Sure, you easily get the girl, have no remorse for killing foes, and easily get what you want.... but what about having enough intelligence to create an infinite variety of gadgets?

[The Stryker]

Raph is Gangsta, son! Raph is the only turtle i see Packin' Heat

[R-iZZy]

^

Werd!!! Duke is crazy, son! I seen him rollin' through the hood the otha day and put holes in this cat, 'til he looked like Spongebob, son! He rolls deep, son!

Let me stop before they send the mods on us...

Edit: Just noticed something... even our emoticons have nothing but Raph!!! But if we're going by the original Mirage turtles... then I've made a dumb observation.

[hazlov2004]

im a leo fan cause he is my fav oh and raph too

[Pusimjau]

I think Raph is the most popular of the turtles, then we have Mike, my favorite

[willdawizz]

i wouldhave to say mike based on my kindergarten classmates back in 91..mikes the reason why to this day my favorite color is orange. i cant get enough of him. i recently bought a mutant military mike loose sitting on my desk and a carded one cuz he was my first turtle ever.

[Shark]

Seem's like Mikey is, even though there used to be more Raph stuff out there than anything. Raph only coffe mugs, Raph only Santa Snow Globe (I believe they came out the the other turtles for these in the following years), Raph only mirror, even my Pizza Inn has a neon Raph in the wall above the arcade games (it was there when the old turtles were brand new, and seem's to be the only thing they never took down). While Raph seem's to be the most famous, Mike seem's to be the one most TMNT fans talk about.

I personally like Raph the best, back then anyway. Now it's pretty much a tie between Raph, Leo, and Don.

EDIT and OFF TOPIC...I think:

Originally Posted by willdawizz

mikes the reason why to this day my favorite color is orange.

Red used to be my favorite color, just because I liked Raph. But I don't know if I got stick and tired of red, if my taste in colors changed, or if I felt I just liked it because my favorite turtle was red. Now, my favorite colors are tied between Blue and Black, and not because of Leo and Slash either.

[Serp]

When the old TMNT toon came out and I was around 4 yrs when I first saw it Raph was my favorite TMNT, I love his sarcastic character. Than Don became my favorite TMNT. cause he was smart and calm. I always wished I was smart. but then Raph became my favorite again, but I think Don is my favorite again.

[darthsith19]

I saw a poll online that said who is your favorite turtle and Leonardo was winning, then Mikey, then Raph and then Don.

[NightwatchersOnlygirl]

I think Raphael is more popular than Leo

[Sage Ninja]

I believe that Michaelangelo is the most popualr turtle from the classic series. Every one I talk to that used to watch the orginal shows says they love Mike, he was just cool. Although i know that Raph from the origianl series was also pretty popular with his sarcasm and whiplash quips . Raph's humour never went over my head He always had me laughing out loud at the things he says. Even today his humour can get a few cracks of laughter out of me and I'm an adult now.

In the new toon I'm going to say that it is a toss up between leonardo the wise and diligent ninja, and Raph the hard ass thug, who'd kill any one of his brothers at the drop of a hat . These two get the most focus out of any of the other turtles. Only Leonardo gets a bit more. Michaelangelo just doesn't seem to have the same appeal and impact as his orginal toons counter-part. Maybe because his personallty is different from the old one.

But I've more kids rave over Raph and Leonardo than the other turtles. **sigh** Poor Donatello

[Leonardo_]

I think the poll online shows the favourite-turtle-results from us only and we are not the majority, but in this thread I think we are speaking about the fav's from the other people outside, so I think either Raph or Mikey would win.

[Masked Ninja]

If this were a personal question, I'd say Leo. This is simply because

1) He wears blue
2) I always thought them swords were cool
3) His personality matches mine. Exactly.

But overall, I gotta say Mike. He's who everyone remembers from the old toon, and is responsible for all their catchphrases. (Though my favorite from the old toon is either Raph or Don... Leo was kind of annoying and too pushy about the "leader" thing.) I do notice that Raph is popular among older kids, 'specially the angsty ones who can identify with him.

If I had to pick a second fave (as hard as that is because the 2003 toon makes me love them all for different reasons) it would probably be Donatello. He's a lot like me too - quiet, smart (I like to think), and a huge geek. *grin*

[raphael_is_cool]

I'd say Raph or Mikey. The polls we always have here support that, I think.

I think Leo takes the forefront for things because he epitomises how a Ninja Turtle really should be, and he's the leader. Like a Cyclops in X-Men figure (although generally Wolverine grabs the limelight)