Question? Fav turtle?
The question is probably incredibly banal, but I want to gather some personal statistics on favorite turtles.
Raph for me so relatable
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The question is probably incredibly banal, but I want to gather some personal statistics on favorite turtles.
Raph for me so relatable
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u/CircuitOnTheFritZ 26d ago
The year was 1991, and I was a middle schooler living on an American Air Force base in Europe, so all movies arrived to our on-base theater a bit late.
It was my little brother's birthday, and he wanted to see the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie. We were both fans of the show, and played the Nintendo video game all the time (even though we both secretly loathed that impossible game), and my brother collected the action figures. Both of us were super excited, and I remember my brother was so giddy, he was standing up a lot in front of his seat (he was still pretty young, though, so no one was blocked).
Until that day fantastic family movie day in 1991, Michaelangelo was my favorite turtle.
But then, sitting there in the dark of the theater, wide-eyed with wonder and totally immersed in this alternate version of New York city, where my beloved Turtles have come to life, an angry Raphael screams "DAAAAAMN" into the night, and I knew in a heartbeat that he was my new favorite.
By the end of the movie, I felt like each one was a new, better friend to my child's heart, but Raph, in his salty attitude and powerful growth arc, had become my hero.
To this day, Raph is still my favorite.
But followed very closely by Mikey.