#Mezcaal

[fabuloustrash05]

If you want to know which Ninja Turtle had the most rizz, Raphael has had an actual canon girlfriend in at least 3 different versions of TMNT and is also the only Ninja Turtle to have ever been canonly married.

[umbreoncomplex]

all iterations of raphael are lesbian to me. all of them. from mirage to mutant mayhem he's a lesbian throughout it all. none of her relationships with women have been straight. none. he was a lesbian for mona lisa and she was a lesbian for alopex and yep even in archie comics he was lesbian for mezcaal and ninjara. sometimes shes butch sometimes shes femme but raph is always a lesbian and always has been. nothing will prove to me otherwise. raph x casey? well, easy answer there. casey can be transfem or a butch or even a transmasc lesbian. don't even try me. the red of the mask is for the lesbian flag

[brightlotusmoon]

Oh, remember that issue where the Cyber Samurai Ninja Turtles had to suit up to stop Verminator-X, who almost killed Mikey by cutting off his oxygen and putting him into a coma, but later he recovered and snuck onto a rocket? That was wild. I read that one and Blind Sight a lot as a kid.

Ah yes. Future Raph still being practical and introspective, young Raph still being impetuous and instinctual.

Between this and the comic Sons Of The Silent Age, it drives home how much the Ninja Turtles are NOT bound by human rules.

And why it's so fucking funny that purity cult antishippers have chosen this franchise to complain about. The amount of "none of this is real life, it can never be real life" we've had to explain is painful.

[theyhavetakenovermylife]

Wait, the turtles have had sex? I have only watched the shows and movies so I am sooo used to them being 15-18. Do they have sex in the IDW series or the 2007 movie?? I know they are 18-22 in those.

Nono, the Mirage comics. That's at least when Mikey and Leo did it. Raph was in TMNT Adventure comics, and I think that came out after 87.

We never see them do it, but it is heavily implied.

This is Mikey and Seri in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles volume four #19 back in 2004.

Here we have Leo and Radical. I'm not funny sure what issue that's from.

And Raph and wife Mezcaal's "sleeping wear".

EDIT: And other than April in 2012, Mona is the closest Donnie had been to get out of the virgin club.

But that ended... not so well...

[pumpkinpie59]

rating tmnt love interests for the turtles

under the cut ;)))

leonardo

radical / raven shadowheart - mirage

6/10

-she seems pretty okay, but i can’t tell how old she is.

-she’s only his love interest in a possible future, not in the main timeline, but she freaking dies in that future lol.

-i mean i think it has potential but there’s not much there. they seemed cute for what we got tho.

-prolly my second fav leo love interest but that’s not saying much.

leonardo’s wife - mirage

5/10

-from his side story vision or whatever

-kinda average bc they’re cute but she doesn’t exist :/

lotus blossom - 1987

100000000000000000/10

-idk what to say they’re my otp lmao

-objectively best romantic relationship leonardo has ever had.

-they’re mutually into each other, work off of each other well, even splinter likes lotus so leonardo’s dad approves!!

-only downside is lotus hasn’t been in anything since and i think that’s why i’m so salty that they paired leonardo with april in the new movie (kinda but i’ll get to that).

venus de milo - next mutation

-1000000/10

-what the.

-that scene was painful to watch holy cow.

-“we’re just a mutant guy and a mutant girl” *lip bite* -> she just wanted a family bro 😭

carmen - archie

?/10

-all i know is that it’s from a possible future and the wiki says they’re implied to be interested in each other but i don’t trust the wiki so i’m skeptical

-also it’s weird for leonardo to date his pupil

koya - idw

-1/10

-*explodes*

-bruh they have no chemistry and he literally crippled her and she hates him for it.

-this only exists for the bad future and i’ll stand by that.

karai - 2012

-1000000000000000/10

-it’s worse than venus bc they both have splinter’s genetics. they are blood related.

-also they’re cousins too.

-“tHeY’rE nOt rLLy reLaTed” okay even if they weren’t blood related, it’s still weird as hell to crush on an adopted or step sibling/cousin. family is family regardless. and in a kids show especially; tmnt shouldn’t be telling kids it’s okay to crush on your adopted/step sibling/cousin!!!!

-karai led leonardo on.

-it sucks bc if you drop the flirting and crush completely, leonardo and karai’s dynamic is really good for both their characters!! new girl in town is legit one of my fav episodes just for how it portrays leo’s conflict with himself as a brother and as a leader. and he and karai’s dynamic is very interesting as friends and/or siblings or cousins.

april o’neil - mutant mayhem

5/10

-i mean it’s just okay imo.

-leo’s crush is adorable and i like their dynamic a lot.

-i just don’t think april is into him romantically. but their friendship is great.

-i honestly want leonardo to move on and let them be good friends. but i don’t want it to be drawn out and excruciating.

-also i want lotus in a sequel or the tv show 😭

raphael

mona lisa - 1987

9/10

-okay so. if i’m being completely honest, in the show they’re not really romantic. she’s a bit flirty but their dynamic is mostly platonic. which isn’t a bad thing!

-i think as a romantic pairing, they wouldn’t get together for a long time, but i do like them as a couple.

-it’s one of those pairings where i like them as both a romantic couple and as best friends and they work for both equally!

-they’re funny i like them.

venus de milo - next mutation

-1000000/10

-oh yeah raphael liked her too …

-blegh.

umeko / ninjara - archie

2/10

-i’ll be real i do not care about ninjara.

-they broke up so it doesn’t even matter.

mezcaal - archie

6/10

-raphael’s wife from a possible future.

-they’re adorable. shout out to archie raphael for being the only turtle to canonically get married.

-he gives her head pats :3

joi reynard - 2003

8/10

-he asked her out how sweet :3

-i wish joi showed up more i would’ve loved to see them interact more

alopex - idw

3/10

-GIRL GET OUT OF THERE HES NOT GOOD FOR YOU

-she was tWELVE when they met

-he was sIXTEEN

-what the HECK.

-also he was so moody toward her several times ugh

y’gythgba / mona lisa - 2012

10/10

-there we go. the best raphael romance.

-idk they’re cute.

-my only issue is that their first episode together is badly paced and i just wish they had more episodes together. but that’s the issue with 2012 in general not just them specifically.

donatello

jhanna - mirage

9/10

-literally the same as 03 except not as much interaction between them, however, donatello did look much more smitten in mirage?? ig???

-but yeah i love jhannatello :3333333

irma - 1987

2/10

-does this. count?

-idk i only included it bc irma kinda flirts with him more than the others and they end up being closer friends compared to the other turtles.

-yeah no i really don’t think this should. be shipped gjdjfj

-she’s an adult. tho it is weird that she flirted with him but ig the writers forgot the implications 😭

-i could see ppl making her a love interest in a version where she’s a teenager too but otherwise noooooooo

-i like their friendship tho they’re funny.

((((also shout out to next mutation donatello for not flirting with his sister so i don’t have to include her lol))))

jhanna - 2003

10/10

-my belovedssssss

-idc that it’s only implied I LOVE THEIR DYNAMIC

-i ship them so hard.

-they have more screentime together in 03 which is why i like it more than mirage.

-also they slept side by side so obviously it’s canon duhhh

renet - 2003

6/10

-included cause some ppl think they were a thing

-they’re cute ngl

-i think maybe they were into each other for a bit but it didn’t work out bc time travel romances don’t work

april o’neil - 2003

2/10

-donatello kinda had a crush on her but thank God it didn’t go anywhere.

-yeah no thanks lol.

-love their friendship tho they bestiessss

mona lisa - idw

1/10

-why is mona a jerk in idw smh

-i’ve already talked about this but yeah i do not like their situationship at all.

-give him jhanna i’m begging fjdjfjdk

april o’neil - 2012

9/10

-yES I RANKED THEM THAT HIGH SHUT UP

-only turtle x april ship i like; otherwise i’m a jhannatello stan

-keep in mind i only rlly “ship” them in season 4 onwards

-season 1 to 3 was their messy phase and they needed to grow up before they got together

-they were totally dating in season 5 fIGHT ME

-they’re idiots and i love them

bigfoot - 2012

-1/10

-fjdkdkskfjskkdjdksdj

-thanks to my sister for making me add this

-yeah what the.

tbh i don’t count batgirl hhh

michelangelo

princess seri - mirage

1/10

-what in the soap opera—

-no bc she seduced him, had his babies, sent him to jail, and left him there when he called out for help; he was justified to hate her

-the way this plotpoint gets dropped and never mentioned again LMAO

-mikey is the only turtle with canon kids 💀

kala - 1987

10/10

-the best michelangelo ship bite me

-THEYRE SO PURE

-the way he looked after her when they first met 😭

-their cute flirting fjskfjdkdk

-i love them

buffy shellhammer - 1987

4/10

-she’s annoying but she’s capable of handling herself so i like her lol

-but michelangelo liking her was super random and was only there bc the episode was a copy of the transformers g1 episode where powerglide falls for a human girl. i’m not joking both episodes were written by david wise and have the same plotpoints.

-“main flame” my butt michelangelo

-maybe he crushed on her bc kala being in an alternate dimension and near impossible to contact made him feel like it was never gonna work or something … that’s so sad omigosh

-leonardo of all ppl telling him it wouldn’t work bc she’s a human is hilarious tho. like boy lotus blossom is into you too and you know this lmao

mitsu - 3rd 90s movie

3/10

-i haven’t seen this movie, but i don’t like time travel romances.

venus de milo - next mutation

-1000000/10

-pls end me

sara hill / horridus - image

3/10

-… tbh i don’t like hook-up dynamics … it’s not romantic to me …

-also idc if a character is curvy but the girls in image comics are drawn so badly like they have no spine,,, just boobs and butt 💀

princess trib - idw

9/10

-finally a good mikey ship

-THEYRE ADORABLE

-the purest idw couple fr

-they’re just sweet to each other and encouraging and gahhhh

-mikey wanted to show her his manga collection to impress her and i think that’s funny

-it is kinda weird that trib is based on tribble from 1987,,, aka the neutrino baby … but whatever lol

renet - 2012

7/10

-i mean y’know whatever they’re cute

-it’s still a time travel romance which is … mehhh for me

-like it’s sad bc i don’t see it working out unless renet quits her timestress job …

shinigami - 2012

4/10

-pls they’re just friends.

-there’s no reason to make the turtles crush on every single girl character in the show 😭

april o’neil - bayverse movies

2/10

-end my suffering.

-making april pretend to think it’s funny was also cringe. like make her tell him to stop pls.

lemme know if i missed one ….

[hazbinrarepairs]

I’m not sure if submissions for the crossover tournament are closed since the Google form is down, but I’d like to submit Loona x Raphael (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) to the tournament.

I’m writing this TMNT x Helluva Boss crossover fic where the two are paired up with each other and I originally considered ship-teasing them as a joke and a reference to how Raphael had a few anthro canine love interests in the past (Ninjara and Mezcaal in the Archie comics, Alopex in the IDW comics), but some reviews thought they’d make a cute couple and I started agreeing with them.

Submissions are closed, but maybe I can add this one in an A vs B vs C poll! + I have another ship submitted that also includes Raphael!

[huge-bodied-heroines]

Alright got all the female turtles characters my brain can withstand.

April, Karai, Bishop, Irma, Mondo Gecko, Mona Lisa, Renet, Big Mama, Masked Kappa, Wing Nut, Alopex, Umeko, Maligna, Sally Pride, “Null”, and Mezcaal.

[whispering-about-the-tmnt]

In the Archie run who was Raph married too?

Her name was Mezcaal. She was a mutant coyote, and they ran a restaurant together!

I absolutely love her, and I wish we had seen her more often!

[lycanthropiclesbians]

I may have accidentally created a post-show 2012 AU. It's kind of a mess. Leo, somewhat accidentally, is roaming the Earth and can't muster the strength to return home. Mikey is a raver. Mezcaal is here. Donnie may or may not work for NASA. And they don't even know that the world is about to end in a way that is kind of their fault.

[nei-ning]

Thank you, Niu! :D

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Three ships: Belle & Beast, Raphael & Mezcaal, Raphael & Leonardo

First ever ship: Raphael and Ninjara in early 90's.

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[fabuloustrash05]

Fun fact about the recent chapter of Turtles In The Roaring 20s!

In this scene, Mona Lisa overhears a conversation between 3 women who are fawning over Raphael.

These women are actually a reference to 3 of Raphael’s love interests from other versions of TMNT!

Specifically Joi (2003 series), Mezcaal (Archie comics) and Alopex (IDW comics)

[mooncalfe-art]

Good morning, first of all I want to say that I really like your work, I don't know if you can answer this but I have noticed that the IDW story has been introducing its version of some archie comics characters like Armaggon who seems to be relevant soon and I It's very interesting, it's like seeing a crossover since I think that after IDW comics the Archie comics may be some of the most popular. Are you considering doing more of this in the future? It would be interesting to see Chien Khan and Ninjara return in some way if you guys have thought about reimagining the midnight sun arc.

Thank you so much! Armaggon is the main villain in the next story arc, yep. >:D Some of the other Archie characters I've brainstormed for are Ninjara, Mezcaal, Scul & Bean, and Oyuki. I also had a storyline I wanted to do where Seymour and Mondo return to NYC and Mondo is dating Candy Fine. All this brainstorming was brief and tentative, though, and I don't currently have any plans to bring any of those characters in but who knows what the future holds or what other writers might do!

[althea-sirius]

Despite the idea being divisive within the fandom, the turtles have had other love interests other than the ones we're familiar with. Lotus Blossom (who was a early iteration of Karai no doubt), Kala (from the '87 cartoon), and April, Karai, and Mona/Y'Gythgba (from 2k12).

(And for those curious, no, I do not think the writers handled the relationships in the 2k12 very well. Leo and Karai/Miwa especially)

For example, these ladies; Raven Shadowheart, Princess Trib, Princess Seri, Sara Hill, Alopex and Mezcaal. Each were paired with Leo, Mikey, and Raph respectively.

And in the IDW comics, Donnie is paired with Mona.

[theyhavetakenovermylife]

Exactly!

Also, let's not forget these;

The time Mirage Mikey got an alien princess pregnant after implied sex in a cave, and he woke up to her having laid eggs.

The time Mirage Leo and Radical got cosy in a tent in the middle of nowhere after making out by the camp fire.

Playboy Raph in TMNT Adventures being married to Mezcaal, where it's implied that they got it going the night before, because when they wake up, they're both naked.

With the amount of times that Raph and Alopex have been kissing though out the comics, I almost find it hard to believe they haven't done anything.

Mikey's comment to April in TMNT 2014; "(we're teenagers), but we can still have adult conversations".

Are not going to talk about the time in 2012 where a sea monster tried to make love to their submarine?

The age gape between 2012 Mikey and Renet, and even Renet brings it up.

Those happy little sounds 2012 Raph makes when he kisses Mona Lisa.

2012 Raph dancing tongues with a bug, without realizing it's a bug.

That time in 2003 where they meet two female aliens, that's fighting over the right to rule their respective planet. Donnie takes a strong liking to one of them, and before she leaves she cuts off her hair and gives it to him while he's sleeping. I know that doesn't scream sex, but in some cultures hair can have a sexual symbolism.

Not a request, but a question! I really want to post some TMNT writings again. However I noticed that 18+ (gore, smut other dark themes) seem to be a matter of heavy debate. Such as you can't age up character or if you're now an adult you cant interact/write/draw for the fandom anymore. I left years ago because of how bad it got. Do you get a lot of hate for your writings? Or has it died down after all these years?

No, I get no hate. I've only gotten two mean-ish comments, and none of them had anything to do with my 18+ writing.

Dark themes, and to a certain degree, gore, has always been part of the TMNT universe. Leo's PTSD pattern in the tv shows, Raph's homelessness in the IDW, Donnie gradually becoming more and more robot in both comic and tv, and of course Mikey in The Last Ronin. And then there is the ROTTMNT movie. That was some dark stuff, and if you think about it, there was body horror as well.

Sex is not new to the TMNT comics either. Donnie is the only turtle that haven't lost his virginity in cannon. We have to remember that the turtles have been in relationships and have had crushes ever since the Mirage days, so sex doesn't seem that far off.

I'll say it's all about being comfortable with what people are reading. That's why I put warnings and try to put it into a genre. There are people that just don't feel comfortable with these themes, and that's perfectly fine. At the same time, some people find that by interacting and inserting themselves or other people into the story, it ruines it, and that too I understand. To me it's almost an art form to write fan fics and inserts that does not mess to much with the story and plot, yet at times it's fun to play around with "what ifs".

With all that being said, I too do have things I don't feel comfortable writing about, with non-con being a BIG no for me. At the same time I don't mind writing about age gaps, as long as the youngest person partaking is at least 18. But with fictional characters that we know age over time, I don't see a problem with pushing their age so it matches the theme of the story. That's also why I often by my smut a few year after the main events took place (unless people want me to write about a specific scene, in which I still push their age up to an acceptable place that I too would feel comfortable with).

Maybe TMNT fans are adults today, so it would be strange not to let adult have a go and make fan content, even if it's 18+:)

[pumpkinpie59]

Do you feel insulted when people ship things that go against your ships? (Like Leo x whoever else…honestly I can’t think of another Leo ship that isn’t problematic atm)

depends ig. tho i think it’s less insulted and more annoyed

with leonardo i can only ever see him with lotus blossom so other leonardo ships annoy me to a rlly bad degree. leo/sagi especially due to its popularity. and also bc most leo/sagi fans don’t seem to care about usagi’s franchise at all

like bro,, miyamoto usagi is an adult in everything except the tmnt 2003 series and has multiple great love interests anyway. and yuichi gives me kinda aroace vibes?

87 leo/sagi makes me physically nauseous for multiple reasons. like literally sick to my stomach.

i mean if u ship it whatever i have the tag blocked anyway but yeah i just don’t like it.

and lotus blossom has a history of being overlooked by the tmnt franchise so it just makes me extra salty when the fandom ignores her too, or reduces her to being a version of karai, which is possibly even more annoying cause i hate leo/rai too

so yeah when it comes to leonardo and lotus blossom u will never see me ship them with anybody except each other.

only sorta exception is that i hc that leonardo crushed on casey in 2012 season 2 but i don’t ship it i don’t see that ever happening. the show just gave me that vibe only in season 2. i think after that leo moved on

but then there are characters who i can ship with multiple characters, like any of the other turtles. so ships that aren’t my main ship don’t bother me as much

i have a history of shipping raphael with mona, joi, and mezcaal. michelangelo with kala and trib. and donatello with april (2012 only) and jhanna. and also some other sillier ones too (zakatello …)

i mean now that i’m thinking about it, i’m probably more defensive of a ship the more underrated it is, especially if it’s backed by canon.

like 2012 ramona is adorable and i like that it’s canon, but it’s not underrated at all so i feel no need to defend it much. then with 87 ramona, it’s not rlly canon but it’s not underrated either, so i can enjoy it both romantically and platonically without defending it.

but with leolotus, ppl forget it all the time even tho it’s more canon than most tmnt couples, and i have to make my own ship content anyway :p

agh u got me rambling. idk what else to say. uhhhhhh leolotus is best leo ship everything else is objectively incorrect 😌