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Raphael

AKA: The Green Defender
First Appearance: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987) Season 1 Episode 1: Turtle Tracks (December 28th 1987)

Height: 5'8 
Weight: 170 lbs 
Occupation: Ninja, Stand up comic, Birthday Party performer
Affiliation: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Likes:  Pizza, Stand up comedy, Movies (Especially Monster Movies), relaxing, comic books, playing pranks on his brothers, Mona Lisa 


Feats:

- Along side his brothers: Has thwarted Shredder, Krang, Bebop, Rock Steady, and numerous other villains and saved the city (and even the world) numerous times
- Managed to survive long enough against Bebop and Rocksteady (Who had been turned into Super Ninjas) by himself to buy the other turtles time to bring Splinter's memories back
- Once saved his brothers and the entire city from Baxter Stockman's brother: Barney Stockman
- Once teamed up with the mutant "Mona Lisa" to foil the schemes of the pirate "Captain Filch" and his mutant crew
- Once went around saving people all over the city as his super hero alter ego "The Green Defender" and saved all plant life on earth from being destroyed by a volcano
- Saved the world from being conquered by Lord Dregg and then defeated him once and for all along side his brothers
- Once traveled through time along side the other turtles defeating various bad guys before finally taking on Super Shredder and retrieving the stolen Statue of Liberty (Turtles in Time)
- Him and his brothers became "Super Turtles" and fused together to defeat the ancient evil being "Dark Mu" who could erase stars from the sky (Anime OVA)

- Saved the TMNT multiverse along side his brothers and their 2003 and classic comic book counter parts
- Saved three entire ninja turtle dimensions along side his brothers and their 2012 counter parts 
- Along with his brothers: Teamed up with the 2012 turtles again to save the 2012 world from the combined efforts of 1980's Shredder and Krang + 2012 Bebop and Rocksteady
- Eventually completed his training under Master Splinter, now his equal
- Once sang in an orchestra along side Goku, Krillin, Princess Peach, Buster Bunny, Ryu, Chun-Li, Yoshi, Fox McCloud, and others (which was conducted by Mario)


Physicality:


RaphStrength by Doctorworm1987
Strength:
- Can lift two fully grown humans off the ground (One in each hand)
- Can easily lift Bebop or Rocksteady over head, spin them around, and throw them
- Can swing his weapons with enough intensity to pierce through metal

-- Has shown he's strong enough to fight under water with out the buoyancy slowing him down
- Can jump rather high
- Can lift manhole covers with out needing a crowbar

- Can karate chop stalagmites in half
- Can send larger tank-like enemies flying with flying kicks or throw them across rooms
- Can kick down thick metal doors and iron gates
- Can leap insane distances
- Can smash through walls with his strikes (Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters on NES)

RaphDurability by Doctorworm1987
 "They aren't paying me enough to take this kind of abuse"
Durability:
- Can get back up after being hit by the rat king's soda-can grenades (Which are strong enough to blow up brick walls)
- Has been flung across the city on several occasions and survived unharmed
- Has survived falling off  buildings with little to no injury
- Can gets back up being struck by opponents who's attacks are strong enough to smash concrete and snap steel girders in two 
- Shell can deflect small laser blasts and weaker projectiles
- Have had layers of heavy rocks, concrete, and debris fall over head and bury him alive, only to crawl out from under it uninjured

- Despite being cold blooded, he can tolerate cold winter temperatures while wearing nothing
- Has survived being frozen solid
- While electric shocks/blasts can momentarily stun/hurt him, he's usually able to shake it off
Was unharmed by intense gravity and didn't show any signs of pain or being crushed (To survive that kind of gravity would require building level durability)
- Took a beating from 2012 Bebop and Rocksteady
- Can most likely be scaled to the other turtles, who:
- Once got an entire pizza parlor thrown on their heads and were completely fine
- Can get thrown hard enough to smash through thick stone walls and remain uninjured
- Have shown signs of mild toon-force (See below)

LaserDodge by Doctorworm1987
Speed/Agility:
- Can out run a polar bear on foot (Polar Bears can run at speeds of 25 mph)
- Is fast enough to chase some one riding on a cheap skate (Which are powered by small rockets [see below]) on foot
- Reflexes are sharp enough to deflect projectiles like arrows, throwing knives, lasers, or shuriken with his weapons
- Very agile and quick: Can hop from roof top to roof top and do acrobatics/gymnastics 
- Can dodge/react to speeding arrows, bullets, laser fire, electricity and missiles/Rockets
- All four turtles have dodged or blocked laser beams on many occasions
- Along with the rest of the turtles; steered a giant missile away from Mount Rushmore
-- Missiles range anywhere from being 700 mph to 7500 mph
--- Bebop and Rocksteady (Who they fight often) have shown themselves capable of dodging missiles/rockets as well

Skills/Abilities:


RaphSkill by Doctorworm1987
"Remember kids we're professionals, don't try this at home!"
Ninjitsu/Fighting Skill:
- Was trained by Master Splinter in the art of Ninjitsu for years
- Is skilled with karate for direct hand to hand combat
- Can implement judo throws in order to throw larger heavier enemies
- Notably good wielding other weapons he can get his hands on (such as medieval/gladiatorial weapons or even laser guns)
- Has a habit of throwing what every he can find at his enemies (Such as food, garbage, manhole covers, ect)
- Good at infiltration
- Good at making escapes or hiding
- Good at following targets with out them knowing
- Can fight off other highly skilled fighters such as other ninjas, samurai, or other wordly warriors
- Can fight on par with the 2012 teenage mutant ninja turtles
- Improved to the point where he could take Shredder one on one (Shredder could defeat all four turtles at the start of the show)
 
- Is experienced with fighting ninjas, samurai, gangsters, robots, aliens, mutants, monsters, dragons, reality warpers, giants, ect
- Has amazing accuracy when it comes to throwing his weapons
- Can throw his sai into the barrels of guns to jam them/keep them from firing
- Got some pointers/training from the 2012 turtles on fighting more practically  
- Improved to the point where Splinter had nothing left to teach him and considered him his equal
- Skilled at skateboarding and surfing
- Can also fight while skateboarding or surfing
- Knows the ancient ninja art of wall running (Anime OVA) 

ShellRoll by Doctorworm1987ShellDefense by Doctorworm1987
Other:
- Can pull his heads into his shell to avoid attacks aimed at it
- Can actually pull his arms and legs into his shell to protect his limbs from harm as well
- Can slide down hill or spin on his shell for certain attacks
- Can tuck himself up and roll into enemies to hit them his shell
- While in his shell, he can actually move around and pass through small openings (Radical Rescue)
- Is a strong swimmer who can hold his breath for extended periods of time (He is a turtle after all) 
- Can swim as fast as mer-people/fish people
- Can some how fight/use his weapons under water (despite the buoyancy
- Due to being cold blooded, heat seeking weapons have trouble tracking/homing in on him
- Has shown some instances of Toon Force:
- Can some times only fall after he realized nothing is holding him up, staying suspended for a few seconds before plummeting 
- Once defied gravity after being flung across a city from a height/distance, not only surviving, but landed perfectly with out crashing
- Can some times pull out items/objects from seemingly nowhere 
- Can even some times pull out his weapons despite them having previously been lost or destroyed in previous scenes (Spares?)
- Can some how talk under water
- Can be cartoonishly flattened and return to normal to get right back up and keep fighting (Turtles in Time)

- Has fourth wall awareness: Is aware that he's a cartoon and often makes says things to the to the audience, usually making jokes, quips, or remarks (Does this more often than the other turtles)


Intelligence:

RaphSmart by Doctorworm1987
- Seems to have the most common sense and wit of all the turtles
- Notably the best at getting under the opponent's skin to leave them angry and unfocused
- Good at making bull headed opponents charge in recklessly into traps
- Often keeps note of things in his environment and makes use of them

- Very good at infiltrating places on his own
- Know how to man different kinds of vehicles (Such as construction vehicles or military vehicles) and use them to their advantage 
- Good at deceiving his enemies and catching them off guard with disguises or sneak attacks
- If he gets a hold of/snatches the enemy's weapons, he will use them against them (Including guns)


Personality:

RaphPersonality by Doctorworm1987
- Unlike his other incarnations, he's not as aggressive or confrontational; but is instead a sarcastic wise-guy/smart-aleck
- Often serves as the comic relief, often making jokes, quips, and puns based on the situation
- Very condescending, often making rude sarcastic remarks at others 
(be it his brothers, their allies, or even the bad guys)
- Also notably mischievous and is a bit of a trickster/prankster: Often enjoying teasing others (He especially enjoys getting his own enemies riled up) 
- A lot of what he does is in good fun, and deep down he's actually a big softy
- He's actually the most reluctant to help people of all the other turtles and is the least trusting of all of them when it comes to strangers
- Is the easiest to annoy of the turtles and the hardest to get along with, but he's still a very loyal ally
- Around the house, is notably kind of couch potato and would prefer to just sit down and watch TV all day and seems to be the least active (Though Splinter and Leonardo make sure to keep him in shape and on his toes)

Weapons/Gear:



Sai:
- Raphael's main weapons
- A pair of dagger-like weapons primarily used for piercing
- Sharp enough to pierce even metal
- Can be used to ensnare and snap the blades of swords
- Can be thrown at enemies
- Can be used to disarm enemies by knocking weapons out of their hands while thrown
- Can be used to pin enemies to walls or to the ground via stabbing through their clothes.
- Can some how deflect electricity

Other:



Grappling Hook:
- Can be used to latch onto things to climb up or swing from
- Also used to wrap around enemies and restrain them
- Can also be used to ensnare enemy weapons and snatch them away
- Can some how snatch a beam sword by the beam
- Can be used to trip enemies
- Can be flung to hit enemies on the head with the shell-shaped hook-end and knock them down

Shuriken by Doctorworm1987
Shuriken:
- sharp projectile weapon
- Can penetrate metal
- RARELY used, so he might only have a few on hand
- Were used more often in the Gameboy Game: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fall of the Foot Clan
- Though he has an abundance of them in the NES game (See "Videogame only power-ups/weapons" below)


Suction Cup pads:
- Used to climb up walls, usually buildings
- Often used for sneaking or making escapes



Cheap Skate:
- A motorized rocket powered skate board
- Invented by Donatello
- Used to get through the sewers quicker
- Can also be used on water like a surf board
- Has a flash light in front of see through dark tunnels

Disguises by Doctorworm1987
Disguises:
- Usually wears a trench coat, hat, and pants when going out at night
- Has disguised himself like a repair man or construction worker to either get clearance in buildings to hide in plain sight
- Some times wear rubbery human masks to further hide his identity


Other forms:



Mutated form:
- The next step in his mutation (Turns out him and his brothers never finished mutating)
- Can kick in when he's in trouble
- Becomes bigger, stronger, and more tank-like
- Also become much heavier and slower

- Is so strong he can't use his weapons with out them breaking, so he ends up using his bare hands instead
- Strong enough to throw cars long distances, rip street lights out of the concrete and swing them, or even stop/slow down speeding trains
- Can snap steel girders with just a single punch and tear through metal
- Can shrug off laser blasts
- Becomes fire proof
- Gain claws for shredding enemies
- Becomes more aggressive and brutish: Might also attack his allies
- Transformation can randomly wear off (even at bad moments) and he'll have to wait a few minutes before transforming again
- Was later stabilized by Donatello, rendering him unable to take this form anymore


Anime OVA items/forms:

Anime OVA Items, Forms, and Attacks:
Mutastone (Anime OVA):
- Found in an underground Neutrino kingdom and given to them by a light spirit
- Can transform the turtles into "Super Turtles" (See below)



Super Turtles (Anime OVA):
- Gain a significant boost in their physical forms
- Can out run a speeding subway train
- Can leap over tall buildings
- Gain stronger/alternate versions of their weapons
- Can create tornadoes with a simple swing of their weapons
- Can take hits from powered up versions of Bebop, Rocksteady, and Shredder
- Could take hits from a giant Kaiju-sized Dark Devil Shredder
- Their forms only last for three minutes (though it seems longer in-show)
- Allows all four turtles to fuse together into a "Saint Mutation" (See below)

Saint Mutation (Anime OVA):
- Note: This form requires ALL FOUR TURTLES
- This form only lasts 100 seconds
- Saint form can fly from earth to space less than 5 seconds (Likely going at speeds of over Mach 280)
- Saint form can survive the v

- Items, transformations, and attacks used in the 1996 Japan-only 2 episode anime OVA
- Note: It's possible that the anime OVA continuity is different from the continuity of the 1987 show

- Though it uses a lot of the same character designs (Sans Shredder who looks different) and seems to reference things that were in the 1987 series (Like the Technodrome, Mutagen, and The Nuetrinos)
- The OVA was released in 1996 (The same year the classic TMNT show ended)
-- Either way, this stuff is optional. (And likely non-canon)

Video Game Only:

Video Game Only:
Power ups and items:
Note: Can be used by any of the 4 turtles.
Video game only power ups/Weapons:
- Power ups and items mainly used in the arcade games and NES game
Pizza:
- Used as health items and power-ups in the games
Slice of pizza (NES): Restores a small bit of health
Half Pizza (NES): Restores half health
Whole Pizza (NES): Completely restores health
Bomb Pizza (Turtles in Time): A pizza box with a bomb on it. Upon consumption, the turtle who eats it will spin around non-stop with their weapons pointed outward attacking/taking down enemies who come in contact while also granting temporary invincibility for a few seconds

NES Weapons:
- All have limited use
- Often need to be found in-game and can be stored away for later levels/stages
- Can hold up to 99 of each item (Though some items are harder to find than others)
-- Up to the writer to choose which to use and how many the turtle will get
Rope: Can be used to

Various power ups and special moves exclusive only to the video games made around the time of the 1987 show.
- Most of these abilities were only in the games themselves. (And likely non-canon)



Weaknesses:

RaphaelWeakness by Doctorworm1987
- More used to fighting on a team and along side the other turtles (Though he's done very well on his own)
- Despite being a ninja, he doesn't often utilize stealth for combat and instead uses it for infiltration
Doesn't often use his weapons for directly attacking (unless up against robots) and instead uses them to block attacks, knock over things in his environment, or disarm his enemies
-- Though he was taught to do this less by the 2012 turtles and got pointers on fighting more practically 
- Will some times just stick to throwing what ever he could find at his enemies (Like food or manhole covers)
- Possibly the laziest of the turtles
- Also rather conceited and can get too cocky

- Can make some REALLY corny jokes
- Turtles Forever



"See? nothing beats cunning wit!"
DISCLAIMER: YOU DON'T HAVE TO ASK ME PERMISSION TO USE THIS BIO. JUST PLEASE GIVE CREDIT WHEN YOU DO USE IT. I REPEAT; YOU DO NOT HAVE TO ASK ME TO USE THIS BIO. I JUST WANT TO BE CREDITED FOR MY WORK ON IT. Also note that this bio has not been updated since 2018, so there's a chance it could be out of date if new media/information have surfaced since.

So... after seeing the recent crossover episode of the 2012 TMNT series that featured the return of the original turtles complete with the original voice actors, I decided to get to work on several bios... 


A few notes about this bio:
It's a bit of a composite, using not just feats from the animated series, but also a few notes from some video games, some of the later specials, and the anime OVA's. If you'd use this bio and would like to exclude those forms or that information and keep it strictly based on the television show, feel free.

Speaking of which, I decided on not using the Archie comic feats because the Archie TMNT are their own thing entirely (despite sharing similar characters) and have a completely different continuity/lore from the show itself.

Also, his mutated form: While he later stopped using it in the show, that doesn't mean he can't use it at any point during a Death Battle, so feel free to include it in a fight if you want. 
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GodDragonKing's avatar
Don't forget that he managed to really get under Hun's skin with his 4th wall breaking. Sure the 1987 turtles were badly Flanderized in Turtles Forever, but Raph's 4th running was still hilarious and I'm little disappointed nobody did any the 2012 crossover. Here's to hoping Platinum's upcoming game has more.