my plural!raph (rottmnt) headcanons
Alters who have shown up in the show:
Raph - he/him. host. You know him. Is aware that he has different "versions" of himself but doesnt know he's a system/what a system is. "Yeah I just get in weird moods or mindsets sometimes haha sorry about that". Wasn't always host, formed when he and his brothers started acting more like a "team" rather than " just brothers", when they started taking their lou jitsu roleplay more seriously and identifying with it. His self image is slightly more human adjacent, not a lot but sometimes when he looks at himself in the mirror its a little jarring.
"Mind raph" - he/him. Mutated turtle, looks like the body, more comfortable with his body. Doesnt quite realise he's seperate from raph. Mr helpful. Sooths and gives advice. He and raph are quite connected, he is the more "responsible and logical" one, while raph feels more like a kid and has more heightened emotions. Likes to cook.
"Feral" raph - it/its. doesnt have a name it associates with itself. animalistic turtle/non mutated turtle. Holds isolation trauma, both from general "im a mutant" isolation and a specific event from when they were very young, where they got seperated from their family for a few days. Lashes out at anything it is scared of or doesnt understand. Constantly feels cornered.
"Mean/harsh raph" - they/them. Very angry and distrustful - only trusts themself to do things right. Annoyed at everyone else's incompetence and how they don't seem to care enough, and is sick of having to carry everything themself. Feels as if this is the only way to protect both themselves and others. Holds a lot of anger and resentment towards splinter and his failures as a father and everyone else for openly loving him. After the show ends, doesn't like that Leo is now "leader"
Others:
Red - she/they. little kid, ~5-9. Old host, doesnt front a lot anymore, only during more quiet, low stress times, like meals or movie nights. She's half rat and half turtle, because she's very family oriented. Skittish around april and very wary of anyone who isnt immediate family. Clingy. Likes action figures and is very good with badic electronics, like figuring out how to plug things into the tv and stuff. Very happy she can now reach things that are high up.
Lee jitsu - they/she. 12-13ish. Human. Was originally a self insert character from Red daydreaming about if she was in the lou jitsu cinematic universe, and if lou jitsu became her master/mentor. High energy, loves action, The Biggest Lou Jitsu Fan. Isnt really aware of the rest of the system.
