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It's because Leo, Mike, and Don are all pretty narrowly-defined in what they want.

Outside of the current Nick show having him crushing on April, I can't think of any incarnation where he isn't just the guy using technology to solve problems. The IDW comic does have him shown to be more about the big picture when he wants to deal with the more dangerous and pressing threat of the Technodrome over the personal threat of the Foot Clan, but even that is pretty solidly just about the plot.

Leo is pretty staunchly defined as "serious ninja leader". The 4Kids Cartoon and IDW comic are both like "HE'S TRAINING ALL THE TIME TO BE THE BEST FOREVER". The Nick cartoon is probably my favorite incarnation of him because he is lowered to the maturity level of his brothers a bit and does like to do other stuff for recreation. The recurring gag about him idolizing his universe's version of Captain Kirk from Star Trek is a great bit that kind of humanizes his serious training beyond just "because he's the leader": He wants to be a hero.

Mikey, I think, is actually the most complex after Raph. Yes, he's a creature of simple pleasures, but that's what makes him interesting; Michelangelo's desires have nothing to do with the lifestyle the turtles lead. He likes being good at fighting and ninja stuff, but he's just interested in enjoying life. Leo fights keep living. Mikey fights to actually enjoy life.

But Raph? Man, anger is just such a complex and multifaceted emotion, and that guy is full of it. Sometimes he's petty, a lot of the time he's really deep and serious about stuff. I actually think Inside Out's summation of anger applies to Raph: "That's Anger. He cares very deeply about things being fair". Raph doesn't like to see people treated like crud. He doesn't like folks getting hurt, he doesn't like unfair fights, his rage comes from a place of compassion. Most people and media treat anger like it's just something bad and destructive, but anger is really a source of energy to do something. When you express anger, you are actively trying to change something.

Of course my analysis may be biased by Raph being my favorite turtle.

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