Raphael (TMNT 2012)

Raphael, also known as Raph, Commander Zoraph, Nightwatcher and Maggot Boy, is one of the four main protagonists from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012) series.
==Charactah Account==
Count on Raphael to throw the first punch. He's the most disagreeable Turtle, but there's no arguing that he genuinely does love his family and would do anything to protect them.
Raphael is the muscular hothead of the ninja turtle quartet. However in this incarnation Raph is brave, daring, free spirited, stubborn, highly intelligent, wilful, explosive, aggressive, and while Michelangelo is the comedian and the funniest of the turtle quartet, Raphael is the most sardonic and sarcastic. He is also the most relentless of the turtles, his relentless ferocity makes him a deadly fighter.
Raph loves to fight, wrestle and trash the place. If there’s a brawl, Raphael would love to join in the fight whenever you like it or not. Because of his passion for fighting, he would fight first and reflect and ask questions later. He doesn’t tolerate offensive teasing from anyone. When people and or even his brothers mocks him, he would put up a fight. When Mikey is in his mischievious ways and annoys Raph, Raphael would either yell at him or beat him up. 
==Appearance==
=== Cartoons ===
* Half-Shell Heroes: Blast to the Past
* Kicking Shell and Taking Names
* Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012)
* Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012) Season 2
* Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012) Season 3
* Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012) Season 4
* Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012) Season 5
=== Comics ===
* Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures
* Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Amazing Adventures
* Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: New Animated Adventures
=== Video Games ===
* Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2013)
* Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Danger of the Ooze
* Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Rooftop Run
==Trivia==
*Raphael is named for the famous Renaissance master, Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino.
**Raphael's name is Hebrew, meaning "God has Healed". Raphael is the only turtle to have a Hebrew name, while all three of his brothers' names are Italian. He is also the only turtle to not have an o sound at the end of his name. These things are because the Turtles were named after the common English names for the four Renaissance artists, and unlike the others, the artist Raphael is not usually called by his Italian name Raffaello.
**In Katakana, Raphael's name is spelled "Rafaeru".
**Given the fact that he was adopted by Hamato Yoshi/Splinter, Raphael's full name would be "Hamato Raphael", or "Raphael Hamato" in Western naming order.
*His mastery of Ninjutsu includes: Taijustu, Qigong, Shurikenjustu, Kobudou, Kayajustu, Shinobi-iri, Boyaku, Sui-ren, Archery, and Intonjustu.
*Raphael is the second oldest of his brothers; Leonardo being the oldest while he's older than Donatello & Michelangelo.
*Thought never explicity stated, it is implied that Raphael is a fan of art, as he gave Y’Gythgba the nickname "Mona Lisa" after the work-of-art of the same name, while he gave to his new pet the name Chompy Picasso, with "Picasso" being the surname of the famous artist Pablo Picasso.
*Raphael has a bolt-shaped chip missing at the upper left side of his plastron. His shell and body in general are by far the most scarred of his brothers'.
*His mask has the longest tails, and by far the most tattered.
*Raphael is often called ”big baby” by Donatello.
*It was revealed in "Cockroach Terminator" that Raphael has katsaridaphobia (irrational fear of cockroaches), and is terrified of Donatello's pet SpyRoach (or called "Chong"). The origins of his katsaridaphobia has yet to be explored, but apparently Raphael was able to keep it quiet, as his brothers never knew of his phobia until that episode.
**He eventually conquers his bug fear in "The Insecta Trifecta".
*Raphael has a very weak and sensitive stomach.
**He gets nauseous seeing detached bug parts, as seen in "Parasitica".
**He also may have motion sickness, as he feels nauseous when moving around in a space ship.
**He hurled four times over the course of the series.
*Raphael had a pet turtle named Spike, who later turned into Slash.
*Raphael is shown to care a lot about his brothers, though he doesn't usually show it.
**Raphael is very protective of his brothers, as he once said: "I don't mind risking my own life, but my brothers'..." ("Slash and Destroy").
**Raph doesn't want his immediate younger brother to suffer from a broken heart, so he masks his concern for Donnie's feelings towards April by often acting insensitive ("Operation: Break Out"; "A Foot Too Big"; etc).
**Raphael is shown to care a lot about his youngest brother Michelangelo, as he didn't know what to do anymore when Michelangelo got hurt.
*It is seen in "New Girl in Town", when Raphael gets under so much pressure being the leader for a short time, he freezes up with anxiety.
*In the first season of the show he has three big rivals Fishface, Spider Bytez and the Spy-Roach.
*Raphael is the second Turtle to hide completely in his shell as seen in "The Good, The Bad and Jones".
*Raph's favorite color is red.
*It is revealed in "Lone Rat and Cubs" that Raph got the scar on his plastron when he was run over by a shopping cart as a baby.
*It is revealed in "Wanted: Bebop and Rocksteady" that he hates sour cream.
*He is right-handed.
*He is first seen without his mask in "The Creeping Doom".
**It is a blink-and-miss, a maskless Raph, and then Leo, are seen chasing Donnie, who has their masks, around the Lair.
**Raph is also the fourth turtle seen maskless.
==Gallery==
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==External Links==
*Raphael (2012 TV series) at at TMNTpedia
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