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Raph and Leo´s conflict is more complex than the responsible vs the rebel type. Their arguments come from both wanting to protect their family except they have very different opinions on how to do so, which makes them clash very often.

In many of his incarnations, Raphael silently declares himself as the protector of the family and the team. When one of his brothers is in trouble he is the first one to jump between the enemy and his family to protect them. In the Tmnt 2012 series Raphael says that he has no problem with risking his own life but he can’t handle the pressure of giving orders that put his brothers´ lives at risk.

Leonardo usually has to deal with the pressure of being the leader. He is a perfectionist by nature. He is always trying to be the best when it comes to his ninja training and being a leader. It’s not rare to see Leonardo beating himself up for situations that weren’t his fault to begin with. He has tons of the doubts about his skills and he is deeply afraid of failing his brothers.

Both Raphael and Leonardo want the same thing: to protect their family. The difference comes with how they view the world and the methods each one think is the best to do so.

Something that it is very consistent with different Raphael incarnations is that he views the world with a very black and white mentality. He is usually distrustful of strangers’ true intentions, specially if they are people who have hurt his family in the past. Not that he doesn’t have a reason to think like that: He and his family have been trained to survive in the outside world. The turtles have multiple of enemies every where and New York City has been potrayed as to be dangerous at night.

Leonardo thinks that people aren’t completely evil or good. They are more complex than that. If he sees that an enemy has a good side, he is willing to give them a chance for them change for the better. His empathy works a bit different than Raph’s, that is that he sometimes feels sorry even for those who have hurt him. In both the tmnt 2003 and the tmnt 2012 series he is willing to help Karai multiple times since he believes there is good inside her.

This is one of the reasons that Raphael and Leonardo clash so much with each other. Leo would leave his feelings aside if he has to work together with an enemy and he wants to see the good in people. On the other hand, Raph is less likely to trust others. When he sees Leo accepting any kind of help from someone he personally doesn’t trust, he won’t stop bothering his brother about it. Not because Raph is being mean, but due to him being afraid that his leader is unintentionally leading them to some kind of trap or his decisions are going to make one of his brothers get hurt.

Another aspect of their conflict is that Leo feels like he has to fix issues that weren´t completely his fault. In both Tmnt 2003 and Tmnt 2012 series he thinks he has to stop the chaos that ensues in the New York city after the Shredder is defeated. 

In Tmnt 2003 this leads to Leo and Raph constantly argue about if they should be involved in the crime war during the ¨City at War¨ arc.  For Leo, It is like its their responsibility that many people are getting injured during the war despite being carried out by the Purple Dragons, the Foot Clan and such. Raphael tells Leo multiple times that it isn´t their problem and they should stay out of it. It´s not like Raph doesn´t care about how other people are suffering, is just he cares more about his family getting hurt while trying to find a solution to the problem.

In tmnt 2012 Leo does something very similar except he goes alone with Karai and Shinigami to destroy what its left Shredder´s empire. He doesn´t tell his family about where he goes during the night since he probably thinks it would better for all of them if they don´t get involved. This secrecy ends up backfiring once the rest of the turtles find out about Leo´s secret and it accidentally leads to Donnie getting hurt. Raphael gets really angry at Leo because if it wasn´t for Leo keeping secrets, Donnie wouldn´t have gotten knocked out.

Interestingly enough, in the tmnt 2007 Leo and Raph take opposite roles: Raph is the one that wants to be ¨the hero¨ stopping crime in the city dressed as his alter ego, the Nightwatcher, and Leo wants to stop the Nightwatcher because he thinks he is taking things to far and somebody could get hurt. In this case is Raph the one who feels he has to fix issues that are out of his control.

When it comes to Raphael, he often finds himself conflicted with being the protector of the group and rushing into battles without thinking twice. Raph appears to be self-destructive at times, as he doesn´t seem to care too much about his well-being. In the the 2012 series he says he doesn´t mind putting his life at risk. This recklessness puts him on trouble and his brothers have to step in to save him. 

Jumping into battle usually makes him start arguments with Leo about not following the orders. While Leo can be stubborn, even cold sometimes, he wants to think things through since he is the one that is responsible about taking care of his brothers. His needs to know which is the path that is going to lead them to the best outcome. 

So, when Leo argues with the hot headed turtle about not following his orders, it is because he cares about the safety of his family, including Raph´s. When Raphael wants to do things his own way, Leo is forced to quickly make a change on plans.

This is not only exclusive of Raph, Leonardo in the Tmnt 2012 has the a bad habit of doing the ¨self-sacrifice¨ act to protect his family multiple times in the series. He thinks he should bury the burden alone, often sneaking behind his brothers´ back to go in solo missions. Over time the rest of team start to call out their leader for this, always reminding Leo that they are supposed to be a family. Raph is one of the characters that brings this up when he notices that Leo is about to ¨play to be the hero¨ again.

To sum up: Both Leonardo and Raph seek to protect their family. Their conflict is based of what they think is the best way to do that. Since they have different opinions and perspective, this makes them argue and fight quite often. It´s not like one is 100% right and the other is completely wrong. In fact, their methods complement each other as their arguments can help them to grow once they understand what other is trying to say and are able reach common ground.

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perfect event

I am so happy. So far I got 3 perfect pokemon in pokemon go and 2 of the are event pokemon.

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Gangle theory

So for this theory, I thought of it while researching the meaning behind specific objects seeing if the characters' avatars could be based on how they are in real life.  For Gangle I came to a sad theory if it turns out to be true.  What if she is sick or at the very least in recovery and has a weak body?

My reasoning is because of the two things Gangle’s avatar is made of.  The theatre masks and red ribbon.  Now while looking these items up, I found they each have multiple meanings depending on which angle you are looking at them.  They could mean protection, identity, and many other things.  Honestly, I thought they would mean she likes theatre but now I think it's based on her feelings or emotions.  Like when a person wears a mask to hide their true feelings.  

Now for the ribbon specifically red ribbons mainly mean an awareness for something.  Like substance abuse and other things.  I doubt she has that one but the one I found that might work for her is awareness for heart disease!  

If this is right then she might have a heart disease that makes moving or staying active hard or maybe she gets hurt easily or something.  Either way, this causes people around her to constantly watch and support her.  Since she is nice and wouldn’t want to trouble others she wears a mask to hide any negative feelings she has.

So in short the red ribbons represent a disease she has and the masks represent her need to show fake happiness or emotions to others.

So what do you think of this theory?

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Rabbit hole

I'm doing some research to hopefully get more theories about all of the characters, but I just had to write this one out. Maybe the theory that Jax was a hacker is not too far off.

In my search, I was reminded of the term rabbit hole. In short when someone gets involved in something. usually something they don't understand or is confusing and the do a deep dive to figure it out. maybe.

maybe Jax stumbled onto the digital circus, got curious, and went down the rabbit hole of looking it up and ending up there. hence now he has a rabbit avatar.

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Finally watched Sonic Prime! I like Nine. Someone get this third grader some therapy

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another Jax theory

oh how about thus. Jax was a bully victim. Maybe even abuse. The reason he act the way he does is because in life he had no friends and was constantly hurt by others. Now that he is in the circus and is one of the biggest characters he took on the mind set of, "if i have to go through this so do you." Now he feels like he can act out his anger or hate. However I think he mainly goes after Gangle because she either reminds him of himself or because she is the only one he can confidently pick on. If he was a victim he might not be able to go as hard on strong willed people like zooble and Ragatha. To him gangle is a safe choice. Doesn't mean he doesn't take jabs at the others when he can.

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Jax dark theory

OK, so here is a theory for you: What if Jax is the main creator of the circus and he made it because he knows he is troubled and wanted entertainment?

So imagine this: he was alone in the real world for one reason or another and wanted some entertainment, so he created the circus. I wouldn't be surprised if Kinger and other characters helped him or were beta testers. Once the circus was ready he went in fully knowing he would be anonymous so he could do whatever he wanted without real consequences. He wanted to be mean and push limits but the real world wouldn't allow it to this was his solution. could explain why he wants chaos and violence. Also, he might know how to get out but doesn't reveal it since he wants to continue his entertainment.

however, I don't think he is a killer or means to cause real harm like when characters get abstracted. I think that was an unseen glitch or error in this whole thing and he doesn't know how to fix it. He probably is very troubled by this but he can't reveal anything because then people would blame him and despite him more than they already do.

However, because he doesn't know what causes a character to abstract and doesn't know how to fix it or cope with the mistakes he created he decides to cope with it by continuing to be normal or playing it off resulting in his jerky behavior. I would bet the minute he discovers a way to stop the abstraction he will have a breakthrough, reveal everything, and in his own jerky, cocky, mean-spirited attitude will fix things. I will admit this late bit is more wishful thinking.

Ok so I think this is really farfetched but my main theory is he was the one who created or wanted to create the digital circus.

What do you think?

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Final episode

OK, so we are just not getting a conclusion to Gen 5. Really? Even a rushed ending is better than nothing. I mean, we still know so little about what is going on.

Plus, I have to admit I enjoyed this arc with Allura. It is a shame we don't see what happens to her or if she gets reformed. Hopefully, there will be something to give us answers.

Maybe if they made Allura the first villain instead of Opaline it would have been better. I don't know. There are so many things that could have been better.

Well, despite that it is still sad to see these characters go. I enjoyed it while it lasted.

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Jax theories

After thinking about it I gained a few theories about Jax in the amazing digital circus.

He was a contributor to the creation of the digital circus but got trapped. He may have been a creator or a beta tester but either way. In many episodes, he seems to be one step ahead, and has secrets or knowledge the others don't. I think that is because he was a part of the creation but he got trapped. I found it interesting that each next episode kind of plays as what he wants to happen but it goes wrong. In the first episode, Pomni appears and he actually says they should do an adventure and later they do the hunt thing in the circus. Then in episode 2, he wanted violence and the story was playing out to have some kind of fight but with Pomni teaming up with Gummigoo that was changed. Then in episode 3 again there was a change for violence since he was upset he didn't get it last time but because he was tied up he couldn't participate in the fighting of the ghosts. Plus he lost his chance to go through the danger door. If he just walked in the door it could reveal his knowledge of the world so he used Zooble's mask as a lair but Kinger had to jump in with Pomni causing it to close. Because of this, I think he still kind of has control of the world so he somehow programs Caine to think of these adventures. I could be overthinking on the last bit but oh well.

Another theory is he was a contributor but instead of being trapped by accident he was betrayed and trapped in the digital circus on purpose. Think about it. his lack of trust or connection despite this seemingly hopeless situation could be because he was betrayed and was purposely trapped in the circus. If he was a part of the creation then there was a malfunction there might have been lawsuits. To get away his partner or whoever used Jax as a scapegoat and blamed everything on him. In short, trap him in the circus and then say he ran away from responsibility. This might explain why he is knowledgeable about the world and has so many cheats, and secrets. Take note, since the game/program was/is incomplete he also doesn't know how to get out.

He is aware there is a problem and is on a mission to fix it. Maybe like I said he is a part of the creation of the circus but is trying to figure out how to get people out. He might have even made the suggestion to get others trapped to experience it and see if anyone else can figure it out. He might be hiding who he is since I can imagine everyone would be quite upset if they found out he was part of the reason they are all trapped. He might even purposely be a jerk to get people motivated to find an exit faster just to get away from him. He might also act this way to not get attached to others since then he will feel guilty about what is happening. Plus if he got attached and they discovered who he is they would probably turn on him and really hurt him.

So what do you think of my rambling theories? Sorry if not everything makes sense. kept thinking of them as I was writing the others. Will probably fix or clean it up later. I would also like to here your theories on jax and the secrets he could be hiding.

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Movie Izzy Moonbow is the cutest thing ever!!! She so sweet omg she’s so cute. I really don’t like G5 except the movie it’s okay. But she’s so adorable.

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Izzy's parents

Before this show is canceled the only thing I hope for is to see izzy's parents/guardians. I don't even care if it is only in a picture. I want to know about her past. If not in the show then I hope the comic continues and does it instead.

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MLP cancellation rant

So apparently Gen 5 is getting cancelled.  I must say that despite liking the show I am not all that surprised.  In my opinion, despite the great ideas and characters, the creators did not do a very good job delivering it.  I mean there are many reasons why I think this generation did not do as good as it could have done.

For starts, they connected it too much to Gen 4.  Gen 4 was great.  Most people can agree and i feel the creators wanted to continue to use that popularity even without the characters.  This created a lot of confusion and contradictions in the lore of the two generations.  I feel it would have been better if the Gen 4 cast was more of a cameo and not canon in the Gen 5 world. Even with the canon they never really addressed anything.  What drove the ponies to split?  What barrier is around Equestria?  Was it up the whole time despite there being no magic?  Was the reason Twilight created the crystals because she was alone?  Why couldn’t they defeat Opaline themselves?  There was so much that didn’t make sense or hardly touched on.  

Heck, the movie made way for plenty of potential story arcs or plot points.  Why was Izzy alone?  Does it relate to her ability to see a pony's luminescence?  How did the pegusi accept the royal family so fast?  Was there any doubt afterward?  If they wanted a connection with Gen 4 why didn't they include iconic locations?  Why can Sunny shift from Pony to Alicorn?  

Another thing is the fact that the show was initially 2 separate types of shows.  Make Your Mark and Tell Your Tale.  This, I feel, was a really bad move.  One show was serious and actually had a run time to tell a somewhat detailed story.  While the other is purely fun and something to enjoy.  They used these shows horribly.  TYT spoiled things.  MYM was not of good quality at first.  TYT is only 5 minutes long.  MYM took forever to get each chapter.  TYT was fun and silly.  MYM was more serious and dark.  With all this, it is no wonder it didn’t work.  But then they made it worse by getting rid of one of them and it was the story telling aspect of the two.  With only TYT there was NO WAY they could tell a good story with the EXTREMELY short run time.  Even shows that are 15 minutes long really struggle with having a good story or solid stream between episodes.  5 minutes was WAY to short.  I feel if they just changed the length to be longer they might have had a better chance.  Making the character act a bit more like their MYM counterpart would have helped too.  But no.  they just had to keep the pace and silly style which didn’t work for a long serious story.  I am not even sure they will be able to wrap it up well.

There are probably more things that went wrong and I am sad that these great characters and ideas were wasted but hopefully, Gen 6 will be better.  One thing I would love to see is a complete rewrite of Gen 5.  One that is more independent from Gen 4.  Like I said I love the characters and believe there were many good ideas and potential but the connection with Gen 4 just kind of ruined it.  My opinion only.

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Character look-a-like question

So I recently watched the movie Anne: Journey to Green Gables. great movie but I couldn't help but feel like Anne's friend Diana looks familiar. I might have watched this long ago but forgot, but she really does. Is there a show or movie you can think of that has a character that resembles her?

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they all need therapists