- —Raphael
Raphael is one of the main protagonists of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series. He appeared in the sixth episode of Death Battle, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Battle Royale, where he fought against his brothers Leonardo, Donatello, and Michelangelo.
History
Raphael was a pet turtle along with three others bought by a boy, but were accidentally dropped into a sewer drain. At the time, a man named Hamato Yoshi had been hiding in the sewer, and upon finding the turtles, he welcomed them with open arms. At some point after, the Turtles and Hamato were exposed to a mysterious glowing substance, causing the turtles to mutate into humanoid forms, and Hamato to mutate into an anthropomorphic rat. Seeing potential, Hamato trained his new sons in the art of ninjutsu, and naming them after some of his favorite Renaissance artists – Michelangelo, Leonardo, Raphael, and Donatello. Raphael was given a red mask and uses two sais. He is the most physically powerful of the four, but a regular victim of anger issues to the point of being borderline psychotic. His frequent bouts with rage have led him to butting heads with his brothers, Leo especially. But Raph often finds a way to pull through for them and put his brute strength and ferocity to good use against evil forces.
Death Battle Info
Background
Sai
- Dagger-like truncheon
- Used against swords
- Primarily offensive
- Traps & controls an opponent's weapons
- For stabbing, not slicing
Skill Set
- Vicious & Brutal
- Sai Master
- Arguably the toughest of the team
- Hot-headed with common fits of rage
- Enjoys fighting
DBX
For an article covering Raphael's appearance in DBX, visit the DBX Wiki.
Raphael appeared in the 22nd episode of DBX, Raphael VS Wolverine, where he fought against Wolverine from Marvel Comics and lost.
Gallery
Appearance
Arsenal and Abilities
Trivia
- Raphael and his three opponents are the first to fourth Paramount characters to appear, with the next seven being Toph Beifong, The Shredder, Aang, Danny Phantom, Zuko, Korra, and SpongeBob SquarePants.
- They are the first to fourth TMNT characters to appear, with the next one being The Shredder.
- He and two of his opponents are the first to third Paramount characters to lose, with the next three being Leonardo, Zuko, and Korra.
- Raphael is the first combatant to lose in both Death Battle and DBX, with the next 23 being White Bomberman, Ken Masters, Kratos, Tifa Lockhart, Pikachu, Vergil, Batman, Daredevil, Ichigo Kurosaki, Ragna the Bloodedge, Metal Sonic, Sasuke Uchiha, Venom, Rock Lee, Iron Fist, Link, Ryu Hayabusa, Goomba, Alucard, Saitama, The Predator, Black Adam, and Guts.
- Raphael is the first loser to lose against another one in DBX, with the next eight being White Bomberman, Tifa Lockhart, Pikachu, Metal Sonic, Ichigo Kurosaki, Goomba, Iron Fist, and Guts.
- Raphael and his three opponents are the second to fifth turtles to appear, after Koopa Troopa, and with the next three being Blastoise, Gamera, and Bowser.
- Despite ultimately losing the Battle Royale, Raphael was successful in taking out Donatello before losing to Leonardo.