Can someone pinpoint when Raphael became the muscle?

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Originally Posted by CyberCubed

The 2k3 series, I imagine? He was always portrayed as the most physically strong in that series.

You might be right with that. Though maybe Next Mutation as well, if I remember correctly.

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

The Raphael Mirage special began it, with him a split second away from braining Michelangelo with a pipe. The first movie underscored it. 2K3 continued it. By the time of TMNT 2007 "Angry Raph" was well, well established.

Oh I know 'Angry Raph' has always been a constant. I was moreso wondering where his "he's the strongest" shtick came in. Does anyone have the RPG stats to look up? I'm at work for another 9 hours or so.