Any reason why Raph kept the red?

[sdp]

Raphael did kind of keep his personality from the comic book. Instead of the violent rebellious hot head he is a rebellious wise guy. Still the "rebellious" of the group I guess.

And yeah the turtles started in the 80s even if they continued through the 90s, they were held to a different standard than X-Men that started in the 90s. Not to mention X-Men was probably Y7 for a slightly older audience while TMNT started as a kids cartoon.

[Raven]

I always thought Raph had red because of the association with his hotheaded personality?

I think they kept him in red because of his personality traits, really who was more likely going to get angry out of the bunch or be a wise ass?

[Sage Ninja]

I don't get why so many people balk so much that Raphael was given the sarcastic "smartass" persona in the old toon. It's not like being a sarcastic smart ass isn't apart of Raphael's character in mirage or the new toon. Heck, in the new toon I would say that Raph is just as much a wise ass as he was in the old toon. Except Raph from the NT is more sardonic about it.

[Mr._Mutant_Man]

Originally Posted by Sage Ninja

I don't get why so many people balk so much that Raphael was given the sarcastic "smartass" persona in the old toon. It's not like being a sarcastic smart ass isn't apart of Raphael's character in mirage or the new toon. Heck, in the new toon I would say that Raph is just as much a wise ass as he was in the old toon. Except Raph from the NT is more sardonic about it.

The difference is that everywhere else aside from the sarcasm Raphael also has all that anger and angst, too. So Raphael doesn't come off as a smartass so much, because the sarcasm aspect is a part of his overall character of being the team's token guy with a short fuse.

As opposed to the old toon, where aside from the sarcasm he seems to have a brighter personality, so he seems like a smartass instead of someone who says the things he does out of anger.

[Rooish]

Raph was always pretty funny, at least if the old Mirage issues, especially the earlier ones, tell you anything. I don't think it was much of a stretch to make him the smart aleck in the old toon. In the new toon, I definitely agree that he still is a smart aleck.

When they picked the colours for the bandannas, I wonder if the television personalities had even been really established yet. Eastman and Laird knew Raph was the impulsive one with the temper, so they let him keep the bandanna.

I have no idea why they gave one of the Turtles a purple bandanna. It looks good with the others, but it's just ... really a feminine colour. Like, more than orange. It suits Don, but I wonder if little boys like him less because they think it's a feminine colour? Whatever the case, new toon Don is kind of hard not to like.

Oldmanwinters, I love TMNT Dissected, too. She should write an update for the new toon.

[TurtleManiac]

Raphael was always the true leader. I believe back in the comics he always had the upper hand over Leonardo. Mike and Don were just standins in the comics but in the '87 cartoon, Leo and Don pretty much run the show.