Raphael - turtle of a thousand faces

[triplexxx]

Originally Posted by jenna

I know, bless! I can relate - I'm scared of bugs too. I love the 2k3 episode April's Artifact where he is terrified off insects. It's so funny, because he is portrayed as being so tough in 2k3!

Then how did he have the guts to stand up to that queen hornet at the end? He's not "scared" of bugs. They just severly annoy him, as do a lot of things. There's a difference between being annoyed by something and being scared of it.

[jenna]

Originally Posted by triplexxx

Then how did he have the guts to stand up to that queen hornet at the end? He's not "scared" of bugs. They just severly annoy him, as do a lot of things. There's a difference between being annoyed by something and being scared of it.

He can stand up to anything. When I say scared I don't mean runs screaming away like I do. (yes, folks, it's true - I'm a wuss) - but he did panic when Mike teased him telling him there was a bug on his back and April teased him for being "afraid". But he is a really brave fighter and faces it.

[Warhorse]

Originally Posted by jenna

Thanks for clearing that up for me. If anyone knows where the fear originated I'd like to know.

Maybe Don did some sort of experiment on Raph when they were younger, and it didn't go so well, and perhaps this is how Raph got his fear of needles.

[Raven]

Am I the only one thats supised that those Raphgirl twins havent come here yet and started yelling at every saying "stay away from raph, raph is mine and mine alone."


Eh any way I always found raph to be an interesting character and at times the most fun to draw because of his more agressive side that he lets out. I always like the stories that revolved around leo and raph fighting over the leader postion.
I think out of all the turtles Raph has also had the most progression then the others in terms of what we have seen, we've seen him try to deal with his anger for expample in the new movie.

[jenna]

Originally Posted by Warhorse

Maybe Don did some sort of experiment on Raph when they were younger, and it didn't go so well, and perhaps this is how Raph got his fear of needles.

I can just imagine Don: "OK, Bro - hold still!!"

Originally Posted by Raven

Am I the only one thats supised that those Raphgirl twins havent come here yet and started yelling at every saying "stay away from raph, raph is mine and mine alone."

Nope. I'm just waiting for this fun thread to be ruined by it.

[Scandia]

I'm watching the Mona Lisa episode now. I had never watched it before. Mona Lisa is not a turtle- she looks more like a lizard or salamander. Long tail, no shell.

For some reason, in this 4th season, the two Raphael episodes are close together and early on. Only Michelangelo got an earlier spotlight episode. I wonder how popular OT Raphael was among the audience.

[SassyGal]

OT Raph will always hold a special place in my heart because he taught me the important art of sarcasm

I don't remember him being the most popular when I was growing up. I seem to remember Leonardo & Michelangelo being the most popular.

[Scandia]

Leonardo was not all that popular- other than perhaps by his being first one you could pick in the video game.

Some of my classmates liked Donatello best due to his purple bandanna. Purple may be my fave color now- but I do not think it had gotten to that level back then.

[ThemanthatwouldbeRaphael]

I was looking at Raph's profile on Wikipedia, and I was upset to find that the lenghty description of Raph's portrayal and role in the 2007 movie was completley removed. Which sucks becasue it was very well written. If the person who wrote that is on the forums, I just watend to bring that to their attention.

[Sonic x 20]

I love Raphael and he's cool, very hotheaded and very strong as well!! He's the one with the depest emotions which does set him apart from him brothers of how they are. He may argue here and there with his brothers, but he is protective of them when the situation calls for it. Get on this turtles bad side and you'll wish that you never met him.

[jenna]

Originally Posted by ThemanthatwouldbeRaphael

I was looking at Raph's profile on Wikipedia, and I was upset to find that the lenghty description of Raph's portrayal and role in the 2007 movie was completley removed. Which sucks becasue it was very well written. If the person who wrote that is on the forums, I just watend to bring that to their attention.

That is a shame. 2007 Raph is one of his best portrayals. It's a shame it's not used. I liked what it said.

[Warhorse]

Originally Posted by jenna

That is a shame. 2007 Raph is one of his best portrayals. It's a shame it's not used. I liked what it said.

I just looked on the wikipedia site. The other three Turtles still have their 2007 movie description up, but no Raph. Seems some anti Raph fan didn't like the positive outlook it gave Raph.

Why doesn't somebody put another 2007 description of Raph on wikipedia?

[NightwatchersOnlygirl]

My Raphael can be firendly when he wants to

[Buslady]

Originally Posted by ThemanthatwouldbeRaphael

I was looking at Raph's profile on Wikipedia, and I was upset to find that the lenghty description of Raph's portrayal and role in the 2007 movie was completley removed. Which sucks becasue it was very well written. If the person who wrote that is on the forums, I just watend to bring that to their attention.

that sucks i'd have liked to have read it

[ThemanthatwouldbeRaphael]

Originally Posted by jenna

That is a shame. 2007 Raph is one of his best portrayals. It's a shame it's not used. I liked what it said.

The irony is, Leo, Mikey, and Don's weren't even touched.

[jenna]

Originally Posted by ThemanthatwouldbeRaphael

The irony is, Leo, Mikey, and Don's weren't even touched.

And Mike's was the one that was seriously unsourced - saying that he is let down by Raph in the movie when he finds out he was the nightwatcher.

[RaphaelsOnlyGirl]

My Raph does have a sensitive side.

[NightwatchersOnlygirl]

No not your Raph but my Raph

[jenna]

Originally Posted by Raven

Am I the only one thats supised that those Raphgirl twins havent come here yet and started yelling at every saying "stay away from raph, raph is mine and mine alone."

Originally Posted by jenna

Nope. I'm just waiting for this fun thread to be ruined by it.

This thread is supposed to be an interesting discussion about a character analysis.

This:

Originally Posted by RaphaelsOnlyGirl

My Raph does have a sensitive side.

Originally Posted by Raphaelsgirl

No not your Raph but my Raph

is just the kind of sh*t that will ruin the discussion and have the thread locked because of your arguing over who has possession of a fictional character (who by the way is decidedly unhuman). Please don't ruin this thread like you have ruined so many others. Some of us actually want to maintain a thoughtful discussion that has some intelligence.

[RaphaelsOnlyGirl]

Originally Posted by Raphaelsgirl

No not your Raph but my Raph

No I said my Raph.