Raphael (Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)

Raphael is an alligator snapping turtle who was mutated to become part human. He is one of the main protagonists of the Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles TV series. He is the oldest and former leader of the Ninja Turtles. His weapons were a pair of tonfā, which help him tap into the power of "Smash-Jutsu", until they were destroyed, and replaced by his sais.

Why This Version of Raphael Rocks

 * 1) Rather than the usual, Raphael being the Hothead brother, We can see how he didn't think that being the leader wasn't fitting to him and is given excellent character development.
 * 2) He has amazing and well detailed animated design, perhaps the best looking Raphael out there.
 * 3) Omar Benson Miller does a great job voicing Raphael whenever he's angry or when he's happy. He's a strong contender for Raphael's best voice apart from Greg Abbey.
 * 4) His weapon and skills tend to get better as the show progressed. At start, he does a bad job, but improves for the better.
 * 5) Whenever he does something wrong, he always owns up and decides to fix his mistake.
 * 6) As shown in the Season 2 Finale, he deeply cares about his friends and family, and hates seeing them in danger.
 * 7) He shows great emotion in the Season 2 Finale, he shows the amount of pressure that he is facing.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) Seeing him as the leader, outraged fans, making that decision controversial.
 * 2) He'll sometimes act like his original unlikable self though that can be excusable considering that his family, most notably, Leonardo, can be very annoying and irritating.