#2014 raphael

I literally spent 5 hours pouring over references for this fucking turtle. I went through BOTH MOVIES, frame by fucking frame, for this turtles tattoo. No I did not find a clear reference for what it was. I’m guessing its a samurai face, by the countless images I found of it, all blurry. I also found out that Raphael doesn’t have any tattoos in the first movie, but instead a branding, of the same Kanji that’s on his do-rag/bandana/mask. It means “wrath” from what I’ve seen. Leo has some tats I believe, and so does Mikey, the only one without any is Donnie, from what I can tell. You know what you can find clear references for? Leo and Mikeys tattoos. Literally losing my mind over this turtle for a whole 24 hours. I’ve been to so many screen cap websites. You don’t even wanna know how many articles I’ve read to find this tattoo. Yes, I read articles. I’d do it again tho, love this guy. Please be gentle with me, I spent so long on this :,)