Raphael

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Raphael
Occupation:	Ninja
Appeared In:	TMNT/Ghostbusters Vol. 1 #1 TMNT/Ghostbusters Vol. 1 #2 TMNT/Ghostbusters Vol. 1 #3 TMNT/Ghostbusters Vol. 1 #4 TMNT/Ghostbusters Vol. 2 #1

Raphael (also known as Raph) is the most temperamental of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and is a born brawler.

History

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

For further information, see the Turtlepedia article for Raphael.

Donatello, April O'Neil, and Harold Lillja gathered everyone at Harold's Laboratory to test their Interspatial Teleportation Unit. Raphael was skeptical the "bugs" were worked out and was apprehensive about using it.

Ghostbusters

Stuck in another dimension, Raphael wasn't one for talking and decided to attack Chi-You head on. He leaped towards Chi-You and went right through him. Taking a sarcastic tone with his brothers, Raphael watched in horror as his friend Casey Jones became possessed. Raphael was focused on chasing after Casey but the others wanted to accept help from the Ghostbusters first. He was not pleased and pointed out the fact they were just shooting at them. Raphael's displeasure continued when Donatello's skepticism of the supernatural resurfaced.

Raphael was irate when Chi-You got away again and was eager to get going with the modified Arm Mounted Proton Packs. Hours later, the Ghostbusters and Turtles battled Chi-You in Chinatown. Raphael deviated from Egon Spengler's instructions and tried to shock Chi-You instead. After getting nailed, Raphael recovered and tried to reason with Casey. However, once Raphael took an elbow, he went on the offensive and fought Casey. Peter Venkman vaporized Chi-You with the Proton Bazooka, distracting Casey. Raphael pounced on the opening and shocked Casey on the chest. After being examined and cleared by Egon, Casey tried to clear the air with Raphael. Raphael countered he didn't get his butt kicked and stated things were cool between them.

Raphael waited things out with Leonardo, Michelangelo, Winston, and Peter on the second floor. Once the Thralls broke into the Firehouse, Raphael slid down a pole and armed himself with one of the modified Arm Mounted Proton Packs. Impressed by Janine Melnitz' prowess with the Compact Pack, he noted she was "hardcore." He later joined Leonardo against Chi-You, who possessed Winston, and was no match. Michelangelo evened the playing field with a shot from a Slime Blower. While Raphael distracted Chi-You, Leonardo shocked Winston and separated the two. Peter trapped Chi-You while Raphael and Leonardo helped Winston up. Raphael turned down Peter's merchandising idea and admitted this dimension was too weird for him.

The Turtles were just about to leave Dimension X then The Collectors appeared. At first, they mistook the Collectors for natives of Dimension X until they took on grotesque forms of the Turtles and attacked. The Turtles soon realized they couldn't make physical contact with them. Using his quick thinking and eidetic memory, Donatello reset the transporter's controls to the coordinates of the Ghostbusters' dimension and jumped through the portal to get help. Minutes later, Donatello was reunited with the others in the Collectors' Limbo. Raphael was quick to assume Dontaello failed and got hysterical. Leonardo tried in vain to get him to calm down. Darius Dun appeared to the Turtles and revealed his part in summoning The Collectors to get revenge on Splinter for his execution. Raphael concluded Darius was a "stinkin' nutjob." To their surprise, the Turtles were found by Ray, Peter, and Winston. Raphael took back what he said and 'complimented' Donatello. While Donatello went back to the Firehouse, the others paired off and jumped to random dimensions to slow down The Collectors' pursuit. Raphael and Ray teamed up. They crossed over to a dimension with a cavern and jungle landscape.

Appearances

IDW Comics

• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Ghostbusters
  • Issue #1
  • Issue #2
  • Issue #3
  • Issue #4
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Ghostbusters Volume 2
  • Issue #1

Gallery

Primary Canon

As seen in Turtles' dimension

As seen in Turtles' dimension

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As seen on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Ghostbusters #1 Cover RI

As seen on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Ghostbusters Issue #2 Hastings cover

As seen in TMNT/Ghostbusters Issue #2

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As seen in TMNT/Ghostbusters Issue #3

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As seen in TMNT/Ghostbusters Issue #4

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As seen in TMNT/Ghostbusters Issue #4

As seen in TMNT/Ghostbusters Issue #4

As seen in TMNT/Ghostbusters Issue #4

As seen on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Ghostbusters Volume 2 Issue #1 Cover A

As seen in TMNT/Ghostbusters Volume 2 Issue #1

As seen in TMNT/Ghostbusters Volume 2 Issue #1

Behind the Scenes

Character design seen in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Ghostbusters Deluxe Edition