Favorite Turtle Duo

[Donnie]

Something I've always found interesting in the Turtles and their character developments in all universes is the bond that each Turtle has with each of his brothers respectively. And what's cool is that their personalities jive in different ways with one another (I guess that's nothin' new with relationships, but I think it's obvious with the Turtles) - when they converse, fight, physically fight alongside one another, etc. - all of the Turtles have different bonds with one another.

So, which Turtle Duo do you like best? Base it upon which relationship dynamic you find the most interesting. We've been given both little and big glimpses of moments for each couple in all of the various TMNT universes. Base it upon any universe you want.

I picked Donatello & Raphael. Well, naturally Donatello is in there, but to me they stand incredibly strong together with both strength and aggression (Raphael) on one side, steadiness and quick-wit on the other (Donatello). Despite this excellent group of qualities, Donatello and Raphael have drastically different personalities, as shown in all Turtle universes, most notably in the Mirage Comics (Don 1 shot) and TMNT (CGI movie). They do not always get along - Donatello being slower, better tempered, better focused and all around being the more cheerful Turtle out of the pair. Donny is also long-term orientated, and plans his steps carefully. Raphael is exactly the opposite; short-goal orientated, instant satifaction, little to no planning in his actions. Yet, I still would call them my favorite duo. I have fond memories of TMNT Adventures #52 and of course the whole Future Turtles arc with Donny and Raph gave us great insight into the way they work together when they get along.

In a fight, being based purely on weaponry, you have the longest and most effective Turtles weapon (the bo staff) and the shortest/more aggressive weapon (the sais). To me, this is such a cool pairing of weapons, especially because of the contrast of biggest weapon/smallest weapon.

Feel free to share your thoughts, I thought this might be an interesting aspect of the Turtles to discuss!

*edit: poll up.

[Sword Slicin' Leo]

U shoulda made a poll...Leo and Raph seem to blend well..All their fighting each other makes them both stronger...they compete with each other, but who would wanna get between them?

[BitchinPicturesChris]

Donatello & Mikey have always had a natural blend together. They worked off eachother's respective qualities and they shared a similar sense of humour which made them seem like they were the closest of the four. I could never imagine them have a falling out.

And they're my two favourite Turtles So there's that too.

[oldmanwinters]

Donatello & Raphael would probably make for a decent sitcom (or would that make it a "turtle-com"?). You've got the wise-cracking short-tempered cool-but-rude dude and the brainiac, tech-head, dry-humored, grease monkey. I know I'd watch.

[Donnie]

Originally Posted by oldmanwinters

Donatello & Raphael would probably make for a decent sitcom (or would that make it a "turtle-com"?). You've got the wise-cracking short-tempered cool-but-rude dude and the brainiac, tech-head, dry-humored, grease monkey. I know I'd watch.

Most definitely!

[Redeemer]

Mikey and Don hands down. in the first movie I was laughing my ass off when they rock-paper-scissor to see who was going to fight shredder

or "pork rhine?"-"pork-rhine"

[Jester]

Donnie and Raph. Why? Future Shark.

[Donnie]

Cool to see Donny and Raph winning!

[Powder]

Originally Posted by DonnyTMNT

Cool to see Donny and Raph winning!

Duh, they're high on Charlie Sheen.

I voted for 'em myself.

[Scandia]

Leo and Donnie. They are my favorites for a reason. Both are iNtuitors.

[PizzaPower]

i have to say raphael and mike

[DonatelloDomeHead31]

I chose Donatello & Michelangelo due to their humors displayed in the first live action movie. They also had some funny moments in the 1987 series.

[Donnie]

Originally Posted by Powder

Duh, they're high on Charlie Sheen.

Haha...the man, the myth, the legend: Charlie Sheen.

It's interesting (and quite awesome) that the two "least popular" Turtles (at least according to our latest poll here at the Drome), in a couple, are winning this. Leonardo and Michelangelo, the two "most popular", have the least amount of votes as a pair.

I would like to hear some in depth opinions why people voted for a particular pair, besides the fact that they voted for their top two favorite Turtles. Each duo brings something different to the table. I always found the relationship between Mikey and Raphael interesting. There have been a few incarnations of the Turtles (2k3 comes to mind most notably, and alas, COOTS "the man is my very best friend...") where Mikey and Raph seem to share an unshakable bond. Please don't kill me for citing COOTS. The songs...are...ingrained...forever...

[Guitar_Raph]

Raph & Mikey rock!

[shuriken]

Raph and Donnie for me. Pretty much for the resons mentioned above by DonnyTMNT and Powder.
They are both so different that they just seem to work so well with each other.

[ssjup81]

For me, I'd say it depends on the actual medium.

For the Archie comics, I'd have to go with Donny and Raph, but mainly for the storylines involving the the future turtles. The two really balanced each other out. You have the hotheaded, aggressive Raph and the level-headed, cautious Donny.

For the OT series, I'd have to say Leo and Donny or Raph and Mikey. Don't know why, though, just seemed to work, but, if going by the last couple of seasons (Red Sky arc), I would say Leo and Mikey and Donny & Raph. Leo and Mike's faith in humanity never faltered, whereas Donny and Raph's did, so they seemed to be able to relate to each other more.

For the live-action movie (first one, anyway), definitely Donny and Mikey. They were perfect together and got along so well.

For the Mirage comics, I'd have to go with Mikey and Raph and Mikey and Donny. I only say Mikey and Raph first, because of Raph's revelation of how he'd pretty much kill anyone who'd harm Mikey and how he views him as his best friend.

I don't remember much about how they interacted in TNM and I've never seen 2K3 still. So, for this poll, I can't really vote for any pair.

[Donnie]

Originally Posted by ssjup81

Leo and Mike's faith in humanity never faltered, whereas Donny and Raph's did, so they seemed to be able to relate to each other more.

This is an interesting point indeed. Donny and Raphael are definitely more cynical in nature than Leo and Mikey, at least in my opinion.

I always thought that Leonardo and Michelangelo would make a very efficient duo. Like with Donny and Raph, you get a balance of differences between the two. The same goes for Leo and Mikey, only with their respective personalities.

[ssjup81]

Originally Posted by DonnyTMNT

This is an interesting point indeed. Donny and Raphael are definitely more cynical in nature than Leo and Mikey, at least in my opinion.

Yes, I feel the same way regarding those two as far as the OT series go. Donny always sorta had it. You even see it in the pilot eps with his, "Why should we help them" attitude and you also see it sometimes in seasons after that. I was just always under the impression that Donny thought less of humans than the other three did.

As for Raph, there have been eps in the OT series where he's said the same, give or take. "Why not let the humans handle it?" The ep where Casey Jones first appears comes to mind for me. Raph had that type of attitude for that ep, until Donny and Leo pointed out that they couldn't just let it go or "let the humans handle it".

I always thought that Leonardo and Michelangelo would make a very efficient duo. Like with Donny and Raph, you get a balance of differences between the two. The same goes for Leo and Mikey, only with their respective personalities.

Yeah, I think those two would too. The two are, in my opinion, very idealistic and have kind of a positive outlook on things. We all know that Mikey does, anyway. Their main difference is that Leo is extremely serious whereas Mikey takes things one day at a time and takes things as they come. He's extremely mellow and laid back and doesn't seem to let things get to him to the point of stressing him out.

Geez, why aren't there four sticky threads dedicated to each Turtle? I'd love to get into more discussion over them for all the mediums and stuff.

[Icegaze]

Leonardo and Raphael, hands down. Their rivalry is just something that drives the Turtles overall relationship and growth. Can't wait to see what Nick has in store for that aspect of the TMNT.

[chad]

I like Raph and Mike