To everyone against the clothing/gear

[Radical Raph]

Originally Posted by SwiftNinjaFox

"April, why do humans want to make themselves look dumber than they already are?" - Raphael from OT

Raphael in Mirage said that humans wear clothes because their bodies are ugly.

There's always been a bit of wanting to be accepted for who they are, not be accepted for adopting human appearances.

I just think it's a bit unnecessary myself, though I kind of dig the bracers on Leo and his shoulder guards. The bamboo seems silly to me.

Not crazy about all of them having a form of loincloth and I've NEVER thought they look normal in pants. They ALWAYS look weird wearing pants to me, in every incarnation.

I would actually love it if Raphael still shares that point of view in this new version. Even though he's wearing clothes, it is the most minimal amount of the four and looks like something an ancient barbarian would wear if you excuse the sunglasses.

It's also not like they're wearing so much that they're disguising themselves as human. You can still clearly see they are mutants. But the clothes to me translate a desire to want to be accepted amongst humans while not completely disregarding their mutant/ninja origins. Raphael can still think of humans as ugly while wearing clothes since the turtles did kinda grow up being influenced by our culture.

I dunno man, even with all those blades, there's no way Shredder is going to be able to get past Leo's bamboo armor.