Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-10556445-20151204081712/@comment-995426-20180105185321

It depends on which version of Raphael we're talking about. In general, the question is "can Raphael be a leader?", and the answer is often yes. But "is he an ideal leader?" With discipline, good strategy, etc.? Probably not. Most versions of Raph can be a team player, but not necessarily a team manager.

There's of course the example in the 2012 TV series episode New Girl in Town, which a lot of people commenting here are more likely to be readily familiar with.

But another example that comes to mind is from the IDW continuity, and now from himself, but actually from Old Hob. Let me explain: The IDW series has some really good stories and really good character development, but very little of that belongs to the four turtles themselves, whose personalities and development are kept fairly static by Viacom's strict creative leash in ways that didn't necessarily constrain the Mirage turtles ( probably being the best example). But it's been observed that other supporting characters&mdash;those that Viacom doesn't really care about&mdash;appear to be surrogates for main characters the writers aren't really allowed to develop, and Raph's counterpart has always appeared to be Hob. Like IDW Raph, Hob is angry, impulsive and prone to moments of vindictiveness even against those who can't defend themselves, which Splinter once had to very terrifyingly reel him back from (a much less kid-friendly equivalent to Turtle Temper).