Raphael, nickname Raph, or Rap is a fictional character and one of the four main characters of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics and all related media.[1] He is usually depicted wearing a red eye mask; in this regard he is the only turtle to retain the color in all media, whereas the others each received a different color. Raphael wields twin sai as his primary weapon. He is generally the most likely to experience extremes of anger or rage, and is usually depicted as being aggressive, sullen, maddened, and rebellious. The origin of Raphael's anger is not always fully explored, but in some incarnations appears to stem partly from the realization that they are the only creatures of their kind and ultimately alone. He also has a somewhat turbulent relationship with his older brother Leonardo because Leonardo is seen as the group's leader. He is the second eldest of the turtles. Like all of the brothers, he is named after a Renaissance artist; in this case, he is named after the 16th-century Italian painter Raphael.
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Batman/Tartarughe Ninja | Rw Edizioni | 2017 | Italian | |
Namazu Or The Big Fish Story #1 | IDW Publishing | 2017 | English |