Raphael (Paramount)

"Time to take out the trash."

- Raph about the Foot Soldiers.

Raphael is one of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in the 2014 movie and its 2016 sequel.

Crush Soda's Description
With his red bandana, and twin sai in his belt, Raphael is the biggest of the brothers...and his ego is probably even bigger. Not one to hold back his temper, Raph is aggressive and struggles with following orders. His deep-seated fear of being alone is masked by his fierce independence and tough-guy exterior.

Nickelodeon's Description

 * Named after the Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance, Raphael
 * Choose his weapon due to his quick and "pointed personality"
 * The "anti-hero", "fight first and ask questions later"
 * Dark green and second oldest turtle
 * Physically strongest turtle
 * Aggressive nature, big attitude
 * Most fearsome and fearless of the group
 * Several scratches and chips on his shell, red mask is long with a tattered tail
 * Usually the one who throws the first punch
 * Stead-fast and Strong-minded and acts like a typical rebel who questions authority

Appearance
Raphael's bandana resembles a do-rag, He has a scar across his lips' right side. Raph wears much more bandages on his arms and legs than his brothers. Raph's shell has Japanese characters painted in red and pieces of tape, there's one on his right side where it's written "Mikey was here".

History
Raphael appears in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles portrayed by Alan Ritchson. In the film, he is aggressive and struggles with following orders. He often loses his temper and has fierce independence, which does not suit well with his brother Leonardo. He is the first turtle April O'Neil sees after stopping the Foot Clan, although she does not get a good look at him and thinks he's a man. When April takes their picture Raph threatens her, even after Donatello erases her phone's memory. In the battle at the Turtle's lair with the Foot, Raph is crushed under rubble and is presumed dead. Because of this, he is the only turtle not captured by the foot. When he awakes, he finds a dying Splinter who tells him and April to save his brothers. They team up with Vern Fenwick to help him save his brothers from Sacks Industries, where he fights Shredder to buy April and Vern time to save his brothers. After rescuing his brothers and defeating the Shredder, Raphael and his brothers use mutagen to save Splinter's life.

Trivia

 * Raph likes to chew on toothpicks.
 * Raph possesses knitting and woodcarving skills.
 * Splinter and the Turtles were laboratory experiments, much like in the IDW comics origin story.
 * The scene where Raphael is walking disguised on the streets with April was cut off the final version, but it was a reference to the way the Turtles used to disguise themselves in the Mirage comics, 1987 series, Archie Comics, 1990 film, and 2003 TV series.
 * Raphael's face is based on Clint Eastwood.

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