Personality
Raphael, Raph for short, is the most impatient, aggressive and hot-headed of the turtles. He has an extremely short temper and displays considerable joy in combat, genuinely enjoying life threatening situations where he can prove his skill. Raph often gets into fights with Leonardo and Michelangelo, being jealous of Leo's role as the leader and easily annoyed by Mikey's immature personality. Nonetheless he cares and loves them both deeply. Raph is rarely seen getting into fights with Donatello, although he frequently teases him about his intelligence.
Raph is the rebel of the group, frequently going off by himself and charging headlong into dangerous situations without thinking of the consequences. It was because of this that he got on so well with Casey Jones who had a similar personality. Raph hated sitting around and always needed to be active. He especially hated doing nothing if a loved one was in danger which was shown during the search for Master Splinter in the 2003 series. Raph was literally willing to search New York one block at a time in order to find his adopted father. Raph also shows much care for his pet turtle heard to be called "Spike".
In the 2003 series Raph appears to be afraid of insects although he is too proud to admit it. Although he was often violent, he also showed a softer side on occasion, even crying when Leo was badly injured by the Foot Clan.
Although arguably less skilled than Leonardo, Raphael is the most physically powerful of the turtles displaying a great deal of strength on many occasions. In one of the movies he actually managed to snap Leo's Katana Swords by twisting his Sai Blades. Despite lacking Leo's precision, Raph has been shown to be able to overwhelm him through brute strength. Out of the turtles he is the anti-hero.
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