This surprised me the most, I thought the order would be this 1. Raph 2. Mikey 3. Leo 4. Donnie This is from how much fan content and fandom talk that I have seen
i'm surprized that Donnie was that popular. when I was a kid it was raph or leo. i was and still a mikey fan. as a 40 year old I appreciate all the turtles but mikey is my bro. COWABUNGA DUDES and DUDETTES!
As a kid, conversations on the playground always overhyped both Leo and Raph, so relatable as a former Mikey kid. I think I've switched between both Raph and Donnie over the years though because of Raph's relatable anger issues, and Donnie's dry wit and sarcasm (specifically 2012 and Rise in the aspect that I'm thinking of). It's surprising to me too that Donnie is such a favorite, but I respect it given how much Donnie as a character can be overlooked, especially as a child.
A bit disappointed for the lack of love for ROTTMNT Raphael. I'm personally someone who always had Raph as my least favorite of the turtles(didn't hate him just liked the others more.) But Rise Raphael is my both my favorite version of Raphael AND my favorite turtle of the whole franchise. I love his kinda dorky hero mindset leadership that 2012 Leo had. And I like that he wasn't the best with plans but still tries his best and could keep his team together. Even when Leo was made the leader you could see that he still kinda kept everyone in line when Leo would slack off.
Raph used to be my least favorite too admittedly, and Rise's Raph is what made me start to appreciate the other versions of Rapheal- not to say Rise is bad or anything, but because it expanded on the protectiveness trait Rapheal shows in his other iterations. I loved seeing a softer side of him that was less angry/aggressive. It was a nice change imo that made me reflect on him as a whole.
Donnie is my #1 all the time, but Rise Raph is my kryptonite 😭😭😭 he's just so sweet, and when he DOES get mad, you KNOW he's hit his limit mentally. I love him so, SO much, and I will ALWAYS protect his Rise iteration.
It’s so funny, pre 2010 Donnie was always the least liked turtle among fans but post 2012 show he has really come to stand out amount Leo Raph and Mikey as having plenty to offer, the relatable sarcastic over confident bookworm who dishes out sass as much as he does wisdom. I love fiery Donnie
Take it from someone who grew up watching my brothers old 1980s TMNT VHS tapes and watched the 2003 show almost religiously. People who think Rise Leo is too different from other interpretations aren’t paying enough attention to the little details. He has all the same qualities from episode one, but you know what he didn’t have? The pressure of being the oldest and the team leader. We don’t see that until the movie, and even then, Rise Raph is still holding his hand and backseat leading so Leo feels like he doesn’t need to step up. He’s Afraid of having to step up. That was one of the main points of the movie. Of the Rise turtles, Leo shows the Most qualities of a Ninja. From the way he plans to the way he talks to people. He’s also a natural at his fighting style almost as much a Mikey.
You can even see it at the end of the movie, Leo feels *much more* “typical franchise Leo” in that scene. He’s reached the point of the other Leos. The show is called “rise of the tmnt” for a reason, it’s showing their story leading up to the common portrayals of them; Leo as the leader, Raph as the laid-back angry dude, Donnie as the machine guy, and Mikey as the funny cheerful one (though this Raph is a lot less hot headed)
These results simultaneously made sense and also shocked me. More specifically the 80’s/90’s turtles because ALL of the advertisements and toys predominantly features Leo and Mikey. At least the ones I’ve seen. Thank you for this video because I’ve been very curious about this 😊 I’m also very happy that you put next mutation!
@@JakeSpyTheNewEra and I disagree, I think Mikey got done dirtiest. They chose a turtle with anger issues over one that is positive most of the time and loves pizza.
Tmnt 2012 came out at the perfect time in my life for me. My friends and I were in middle school and started doing flips, skateboarding, and developed a love for martial arts for years mostly because of this show (Also I was Donnie)
RISE DONNIE SWEEP, he’s my favourite turtle in any iteration and I’m so glad others agree! He’s so fun with his organised chaos yet he’s also flawed, and he’s the first autistic character I’ve seen in media for a long time that I didn’t feel mocked by, but I actually felt validated by him. His struggles, both inside and outside of his autism felt so REAL too. I wish we got to see more Rise in general tbh. It was awesome seeing other’s opinions here!
Man... as someone who LOVES Rise Raph and who relates to him heavily as an oldest sibling myself, it makes me so sad that he's the only Rise turtle not in the overall top ten.
Even though I tend to deviate from fandom's opinions nowadays, it warms my heart all 2012 boys are in top 10, Ciro and Brandon did a phenomenal job of fleshing them out and making them as iconic as possible. But yeah, Rise Donnie winning the poll is no surprise, he's such a phenomenon. Even the most passionate haters of Rise like this Donnie. It's surprising how growing up shifts your preference for each turtle. As of 21 year old young adult my favorite turtle is Raph but overall favorite animated turtle is 2012 Mikey. I just think he's still not given more credit from the fanbase, people don't want to look past his goofbal mask to see his wisdom and skills. And it helps that despite always being philosophical turtle Greg Cipes added even a bigger layer of it to this character. Just look at his interviews: he does not only likes the character, he's fully connected with him, that's why Greg is the real live Mikey and will forever be my definitive cast for this character. P.S props for almost all Leo versions respect. I know he will stay the least popular Turtle for normies, but he's just as valuable and lovable as his bros.
I’m genuinely so surprised donnie won so may of these including most popular. Donnie is easily my favorite turtle and Whenever I’ve asked people irl who their favorite turtle, save for like 2 people, and answer is ALWAYS raph or mikey. Mikey being last in a lot of these was also so surprising to me.
As a person who grew up with TMNT from the very start, it's really surprising that Mikey wasn't the most popular turtle in at least the 1989 original animated series, since at the time he was BY FAR the most Popular turtle during that actual time period, so one would as have assumed people taking the survey and would have been alive to have seen that series would have voted higher for him. IT's rather shocking to see Mikey consistently coming in as the least favorite turtle.
Same. I grew up with the 89 version first. However, I believe there have been too many versions of him that instead of making him chill and funny, he came off annoying and too stupid.
Seeing Rise Donnie get first has made me indescribably happy. He is my favorite character in the entire tmnt franchise and possibly my favorite character in all of media🫡🥰💜💜💜
I’m glad other people like Raphael as much as I do. I’m one of the people that related to Raphael because of his temper so I’m glad others appreciate him as much as me.
Looks like Donnie is currently number 1 Turtle. Personally, I like Leo from the 2012 series, Raph from the 2003 series, Mikey from the Batman crossover movie, and Donnie from the Rise series.
I wanted to say a couple of things: 1. You are a brave soul. 2. Since there's different versions, all the turtles are preferred 3. I I'm loving Venus being advocated for 4. I'm not as swooned over Rise Donnie as the rest of the fandom is,I don't hate him (he's fun) but my fave is April
I can't tell if I'm surprised that Donnie won or not bc I always thought the Leo was the most popular simply bc he gets the most development out of any of the turtles and like you said if there was a main character in TMNT as a whole it would probably be him. But at the same time for alot of franchises, some other characters get alot of fans for being simply enjoyable to watch and relate to, kinda like how my fav Super Mario character is Mario himself but alot of people freaking love Luigi
SAINW being the highest rated episode from 2003, and 4th highest episode in the entire franchise? That makes sense in my fantasy, that’s also one of my favourites to this day. I was never much of a fan of 2003 Donnie when I was younger, at least until SAINW in which I started to appreciated him a lot more
I've been a fan of TMNT for what seems like forever! Been a die hard Donnie fan from the beginning and the newer stuff has only cemented my love for him. Speaking to older fans not liking Rise Leo, as an older fan myself (approaching 40) I honestly think it was a refreshing take on his character. I think my two favorite shows as it stands right now are the 2003 show and Rise. Donnie was unsurprisingly my fav in both, but I always have a hard time picking the ranking of the rest of the brothers for the franchise. Maaaaybe Raph edges out the other two for 2nd, but then like I guess it's a tie for Leo and Mikey?
2012 series is the iteration that I’m the most familiar with, considering I have all the episodes on dvd, though I have seen the 2007 movie. My ranking would be Raphael, Donatello+Michelangelo, then Leonardo. Also, I’m glad my favorite won for 2012!
I'm actually incredibly shocked at the results. I'm a die hard Mikey fan with Donnie usually tieing for second with Raph sometimes. I never knew Donnie was so popular like I knew people liked him but I would've said either Mikey or Raph being the favourites. Rise Donnie is such an unbeliveably incredible character it's wild.
Donnie's my fucking GUY, so I'm excited he won 😂 My partner watched me almost fall off the couch from celebrating. My favorite turtle is Donnie in almost every iteration, so I know he'd love that we did a survey. (Rise Donnie would claim no further data collection would be needed so he could stay at #1, but I know he'd have an internal struggle bc he'd want to data collect.) The Rise versions are probably my most favorite iterations of the turtles. I have so many kind things to say about them, and I adore their personalities and quirks. Feels so good to see them winning people's hearts 😊
At least my boy 2012 Leo is still popular. Although RISE’s rankings make the most sense. Although I really thought Leo would be favorite in that series. (Although I agree, Donnie is the best version). I also agree with Mikey in the Batman VS TMNT. He was so much fun. ) Although 2012 Leo has always been my guy. He inspires me to push forward no matter how hard life got. Even when he got injured or was knocked down, he never gave up and was ready to fight back. He’s my childhood hero.
I feel like Mikey being everyones favorite only really applies to casual fans and younger fans. but with older or more diehard fans, they actually start appreciate the depth the other turtles have and resonate with them more
I THOUGHT MIKEY WAS GONNA WIN FOR SURE??? EVERY ONE I MEET IS ALWAYS SUPER INTO MIKEY (all versions) I CANT BELIEVE RISE VERSION OF HIM WAS LAST??? (in the beginning) Not suprised rise donnie won tho i am suprised that diff versions of him won so many rounds, Don's my fave in almost every iteration and im so excited abt that lmao
Truth be told, each turtle is loved by different groups of people, idk why these videos have to make rankings such as these but by the end of the day, its content and I’m here for it.
The two that go head to head are Leonardo and Raphael. Donatello and Michelangelo are cute, and certainly have their moments, but Leo is the leader and Raph has the anger issues that goes up against the leader. For me, Leo has always been my favourite. So I’ll go with Leonardo.
2003 Turtles in general are my favorite. Love to see a fairly even split! I subscribe to the idea the 1990 and 2007 Turtles are the same group, but I can see why they’d be split for this purpose.
Yeah I personally see them as separate universes, but whether or not they are the same continuity is pretty wishy-washy so I say it’s up to interpretation haha
My personal favorite is Mikey (more specifically from 2003), and I thought this whole time I was in the majority, so I was really surprised by the results
All right I’m happy Donnie won, he’s my favorite turtle to. I’m actually surprised that there’s some votes he was rated highly on like 2003 ( since he doesn’t get that much development compared to the other 3 turtles ) and Batman vs TMNT ( though he was the one that found The location of the Batcave but at the same time he was the turtle that interacted with Batman the least. Feel free to correct me on this if he does interact with Batman. ) I thought Donnie would’ve won in TMNT 2012 since he’s voiced by Rob Paulson. I’m glad he won the most votes in the IDW TMNT comics since he’s the most developed iteration of Donatello.
I personally don't like MM turtles as much as any other iteration. HOWEVER, some things the did in the movie with the turtles was chef kiss tier. I really like 2012, Ronin, and 2003 turtles overall. Great video btw! Always great watching your videos. 😊
12:04 True, Leo tends to be the center of the storylines. He has more impact and connections on screen because he genuinely takes interest in Splinter’s past and brings it to life, while the other turtles continue their day and don’t take an interest in it (like 2012 for instance) Leo’s impact on the story also has reflections upon Splinter in the storyline as well too. Raph also has some parallels with Oroku Saki, both Leo and Raph have some references to that brotherhood past which is heavy and has some impact to the story as well too
Based on favorite turtle: Raph is my favorite. Based on iterations, Raph 2012 made Raph my favorite turtle, and also the fact that he was simply the red one. He's hilarious, pissed off, great character. Raph is just my goat
Rise Donnie & 2012 Mikey are two of my top favorite turtles so I find it funny they were in the top 3 of the top 10s. In terms of Donatello being most popular? Yeah, seems to be the case at least where I live. There's a small local con with a bit of a back alley vibe to it as in the panel rooms are normal hotel rooms where they took out the beds & put in like three rows of chairs & uhh, my first year there, there was someone selling a certain kind of special brownie in the hospitality room, if you catch my drift. Yeah... so anyways, one of the vendors there had perler bead art on painted canvas & they had quite a few of TMNT ones. I bought Donatello right at the start of the con so I could add him to my Donatello collection. I went by the booth again a few hours later & the vendor mentioned that he had multiple people asking for Donatello. Just today, I was at a bazaar & got a Donatello plush from a booth & they had TMNT drink cups. I asked if there was any Donatello left & the vendor told me she sold out of that one so yeah, at least where I live, he seems to be most popular. It's funny, I also went into 2012 right off of Rise & felt the same way about Leo being boring but when I re-watched 2012, I enjoyed him so much for his dorkiness, it's probably one of my favorite traits that Leonardos tend to have. I have a fic series that crosses over 2003/2012/Rise & in the 4th fic in that series, the Batman turtles were thrown in but I set it some years after the events of the movie took place since the others are also a few years after their series ended. For me, Batman Leo is a little difficult to write for so I decided to go with the events of the movie launching him into having more of an interest in detective work. The 6th fic in the series mostly focuses on 2012 Leo with Batman Leo giving him some aid to a problem he has & there's a point where I had him quote Conan (from Detective Conan) then he immediately apologizes but 2012 Leo admits to quoting Captain Ryan all the time. Gives them a little bit of dorkiness to bond over. I went ahead & grabbed that part from the fic. The problem being that 2012 Leo somehow manifested in Batman Leo's room in a more spiritual form & they're trying to figure out what happened revolving around that. The Batman turtles in this series go by the name of their weapons (Katana, Bo, Sai, & Chuck) as nicknames because when you crossover so many turtles, you need different names to make clear who is who. They met the Batman turtles in an inter-dimensional chatting app & since those turtles have usernames such as KatanasRcool (stolen from Donnie's handle in the movie being BoStaffsRcool), they ended up with getting their weapons as their nicknames. Chuck is a weird exception considering his is GunbrellasRcool but he insisted on wanting to be referred to as Chuck. Anyways, here's that section of the fic: "Thankfully, you landed with the best turtle for the job, we will get to the bottom of your dilemma together," Katana flashes Leo a small yet cocky smile and adds, "there is only one truth! Sorry, I did some bingeing of my favorite anime before bed last night... I might have quoted the main character there. Anyways, how about we put aside my embarrassing dorkiness and work on solving this case together?" Leo can't help but chuckle, he doesn't get the reverberating in his chest, nor can he detect airflow as he does so. While this is a little off, he's more so focused on Katana, he always seems so cool in T-Chat, Leo had no idea he can be a little silly in real life. "I quote Captain Ryan all the time, Raph gives me grief for it so I won't be on your shell for obsessing over an anime." - I adore most of the turtles, there's very few that gets on my nerves so like to me, there just is no clear winner. Yeah, Rise Donnie is my favorite but I mean like someone admits to any turtle being their favorite, I can easily accept it, although if they mention either 2007 or Bay Leo being their favorite, I'd like to hear them out on why because I am super curious. No shame to them, I'm personally a fan of Turtle Christmas Leo so I have no room to judge but I do want to hear the reasoning someone might have for favoriting either of those two Leos.
As someone who ends up favoring Leo in all iterations with Donatello as a close second, some of these just hurt. (Also kinda feels like a lot of the fandom prefers characters who REBEL against karate disciplines, which is…. also incredibly frustrating.)
As someone who grew up watching the 2003 series, then watched the 2012 series, I took one look at 2018 and judged it based on a handful of clips and the art. I saw it as a new version, a different universe you could say, of the TMNT for a growing generation where this would be Their version of TMNT. After the movie for Rise came out, and I saw clips of that and started seeing clips of the depth of character they all had, I started becoming more curious about it. I Really got sucked in when I found a tumblr post of Cass' Apocalyptic Series that gave a happy ending for all after the movie. I've never actually been able to Watch any full episodes of Rise or even the movie. But I've seen enough that I have come to love it. And wish they would create more of it because Wow. The characterization is a lot deeper than I expected, and there's so many little easter eggs hidden throughout. It really is a fun watch when you give it a chance. :3
As someone who is ancient this was interesting to see. I grew up with the 80s series and Michaelangelo was my favorite (although, as an adult going back Rafael is the most entertaining). Growing up Leonardo was the favorite of most people BY FAR. With Donatello a solid number two. Michaelangelo has remained my favorite because growing up your favorite ninja turtle was like your astrological sign or your hogwarts house. But also because the main things I've consumed other than the 80s series (and the associated arcade game) are the 90s movies, Batman vs. TMNT, and The Last Ronin.
0:41 You’re... partially correct. Leonardo is unequivocally the main character of the Mirage comic for the first 21 issues (i.e. the main story beats adapted into the 1990 film and season 1 of 2003). After that it becomes more of an ensemble comic, with the four Turtles and Casey Jones all being co-leads - this is especially prevalent in Volume 4, wherein all of tbe Turtles have totally unique storylines that rarely intersect. However, since the majority of TMNT fans only know the early Mirage comic, it makes sense that Leo's leading role in that era would give him the edge over his brothers, who all only got fleshed out in stories that nobody has actually read. 3:06 I agree with everything you said about why Venus is such a good character, but I also think a major part of why she's the clear favorite for TNM is that nowadays her character is pretty much THE reason someone would watch that show to begin with, so it follows that she'd be the clear favorite when she's who everyone's here for. 3:49 SERIOUSLY. Even if he isn't my personal favorite Mikey, I think he does have the single best Mikey moment in the entire franchise, that being how he defeats Raph in the Battle Nexus. Fella deserves better. 4:39 I'm not really involved with the online TMNT fandom, so I'm glad to hear that my opinion on the 2007 Leo/Raph conflict is supported by the majority of Tori stans and therefore OBJECTIVELY CORRECT. 5:27 Even though Donatello is easily my least favorite of the five major IDW Turtles, based on your explanation I can totally see why he's the favorite (that said, IDW Mikey not absolutely dominating here is a CRIME). 9:01 Odyn and Uno being tied is ludicrous, they're the best and worst Turtles from that series respectively. 14:39 RISE MIKEY MADE THE TOP 10 YIPPEEE, thank you TMNT fandom This was a really fantastic video! It was neat learning all of this data about how other TMNT fans view the Turtles, and you did a great job at parsing all of that information in a very interesting way. Turtle Power!
I love that Venus finally got the validation she deserves. She was the name I gave to my Blastoise on Crystal when growing up as I remembered her after all those years. I had just turned 10 when I got Crystal if anyone needed context on how long it was between the end of TNM and me getting Crystal
Honestly it's fascinating to see it but also kind of makes a lot of sense All the different factors of fan voting when cutting the different layers in part. Someone like Venus is not shocking because the expectation is very unliked by the fandom Which isn't shocking that she rises above because of her exclusivity and hurdle of liking that series Not to mention that other layer of character exposure/ development
7:07 I LOVE RISE DONNIE I LOVE RISE DONNIE I LOVE RISE DONNIE I LOVE RISE DONNIE I LOVE RISE DONNIE I LOVE RISE DONNIE I LOVE RISE DONNIE I LOVE RISE DONNIE I LOVE RISE DONNIE I LOVE RISE DONNIE I LOVE RISE DONNIE I LOVE RISE DONNIE
I usually like characters that have the most optimism because they usually help make my world a better place which is why it’s natural for me to rate my favorite turtles as a whole like this 4.Raphael 3.Leonardo 2.Donatello 1.Michelangelo Also it’s funny how out of all the turtles Mikey is the one with hardest name to spell
1. Raph from 2003 series. 2. Mikey from 2012 series (Greg Cipes is so many iconic characters)3. Raph from 2007 movie. 4. Leo from 2012. 5. Raph from 2012. 6. Mikey from 2003. 7. Don from 2012. 8. Don from 2003. 9. Leo from 2003. 10. Mikey from The Ronin series (gawd that comic is sad) Honorable mention, Mikey from Batman meets TMNT. "I was protecting the citizens man, the citizens!"
Leo was right in the 2007 film with the feud. Bruh, I’m a diehard Leonardo fan ngl. Any chart, I can do a quick inspection and choose him every time asked. 2012/2003 Leo are my favorites. Grew up with the 2012 though. 1980s Leo was badass.
I was watching rise for the first time with my siblings (my first introduction to tmnt) and my dad walked in and asked "who's your favorite turtle, and why is it Donatello?" Donnie was already all of our favorite turtle, and my dad hadn't even seen rise yet.
LOVED this video. from the presentation, the way you describe the polls, the ordered ranking... a lot. (+ Also the fact that rise donnie is my favorite turtle too and he was what got me into the franchise lol) thx for doing it!
I have a theory that, as dictated by factors that would be inappropriate to go into in this atmosphere, the gender bent version of any character will be more popular than the official version. I call it the Brian's Skyline effect. Therefore, I must conclude that Venus is the most popular turtle.
even an old man like me (I am in my 30s) I find Donnie to be the favorite of a LOT of friends of mine who are fans of TMNT. As a kid Leo was my favorite cause swords and blue. These days...idk either Donnie or Raph. As for specific versions...IDK I will have to think about it
Did you know? In Splatoon, there are these competitions called Splatfests. There was a tournament styled one for TMNT all the way back in 2018! It was a 3 part tournament that was Leo vs Raph, then Mikey vs Donnie, then the winners Raph vs Donnie, where Donnie came out on top to win the whole thing! The interesting thing about this is that the lesser popular turtle won each round, meaning the more hardcore fans fought harder for their favorite to win! Edit: I should mention the iterations used for this event were the Rise versions, if that gives any extra context.
What is wrong with people? How is Michael last in most of these? And how is he only the favorite in 2 of them? He should have been everyone's number one in TMNT 2012! Everyone who didn't pick Micheal in that poll specifically is an actual adult with a 9-5, house, mortgage, three to five kids, and doesn't have a favorite pizza topping other than cheese!
I don't know why, but I thought Mikey would be more popular. But I'll admit I am quite biased lol. Great video though! I wish I got to participate in the voting, but I forgot to do it >_
Never seen your stuff but very well done video! Your audience definitely skews way younger and I think it shows. Not saying the results are bad or anything but they definitely don't account for older fans like me and our love for some of the older content there's a lot of focus on more recent animated renditions in those final specific results
Mikey in last place for 2012 hurt my heart
Fr he’s my favorite turtle in the entire franchise. 😭
Same.
This surprised me the most, I thought the order would be this
1. Raph
2. Mikey
3. Leo
4. Donnie
This is from how much fan content and fandom talk that I have seen
@@theanimekid7839personally I thought 2012 Donnie would be first, from fandom works people love 2012 Donnie
I blame the writers. I’m currently watching the show and the writers hate Mikey.
i'm surprized that Donnie was that popular. when I was a kid it was raph or leo. i was and still a mikey fan. as a 40 year old I appreciate all the turtles but mikey is my bro. COWABUNGA DUDES and DUDETTES!
As a kid, conversations on the playground always overhyped both Leo and Raph, so relatable as a former Mikey kid. I think I've switched between both Raph and Donnie over the years though because of Raph's relatable anger issues, and Donnie's dry wit and sarcasm (specifically 2012 and Rise in the aspect that I'm thinking of).
It's surprising to me too that Donnie is such a favorite, but I respect it given how much Donnie as a character can be overlooked, especially as a child.
True, I’m 21, when I was younger it was Leo or Raph when I was a kid
Finding out rise donnie is the favorite was the highlight of my life. I am crying with joy as I type this.
Yes, i love rottmnt. Donnie is so relatable.
🎉🎉🎉🎉
Yeah, FR! Rise Donnie is so relatable, especially for me as an autistic person
All of y'all are my friends now.
@@DonatelloThruster Nice.
A bit disappointed for the lack of love for ROTTMNT Raphael. I'm personally someone who always had Raph as my least favorite of the turtles(didn't hate him just liked the others more.) But Rise Raphael is my both my favorite version of Raphael AND my favorite turtle of the whole franchise. I love his kinda dorky hero mindset leadership that 2012 Leo had. And I like that he wasn't the best with plans but still tries his best and could keep his team together. Even when Leo was made the leader you could see that he still kinda kept everyone in line when Leo would slack off.
Raph used to be my least favorite too admittedly, and Rise's Raph is what made me start to appreciate the other versions of Rapheal- not to say Rise is bad or anything, but because it expanded on the protectiveness trait Rapheal shows in his other iterations. I loved seeing a softer side of him that was less angry/aggressive. It was a nice change imo that made me reflect on him as a whole.
Right!!
Rise's Raph was badass, especially. When he uses the third person though😂
I love him too but I feel like I just love the other turtles more but he is my sisters favorite rise turtle
Donnie is my #1 all the time, but Rise Raph is my kryptonite 😭😭😭 he's just so sweet, and when he DOES get mad, you KNOW he's hit his limit mentally. I love him so, SO much, and I will ALWAYS protect his Rise iteration.
Yay! The Donnie that canonically steals from atms won!!!!!
Rise donnie is golden also mayhem don is also fun love em both 🐢😊❤
💜 as he should
LITERALLY THE BEST ONE EVERRR HES ONE OF MY FAV CHARACTERS IN ALL FICTION
@@earthtoeden8977 based opinion, I’m the same way
right when I saw the video title I said to myself "oh its gonna be rise donnie" and I was right lol! great video!
no one can beat him, plus he's the richest
I thought Donnie was generally the least popular Turtle (despite him being my favourite) so I’m delighted to see he’s this popular!
It’s so funny, pre 2010 Donnie was always the least liked turtle among fans but post 2012 show he has really come to stand out amount Leo Raph and Mikey as having plenty to offer, the relatable sarcastic over confident bookworm who dishes out sass as much as he does wisdom. I love fiery Donnie
This Raphael popularity is surprising and life sustaining. That’s been my guy since 89
Attitude is cool after all
I love how he won TMNT 2007 without a challenge, which was very much well deserved
Most of these results dont surprise but 2003 is an absolute shocker! Mikey is my favorite turtle BECAUSE of the 2003 series
Meanwhile I fully expect my favorite ‘03, Donnie, to be 2nd or 3rd. Dreams do come true
@@TheShockVox who is 2003 voice
@@Ivanculina1of Mikey? The same guy that voiced Joey in Yu-Gi-Oh.
@@jameskingman1227 Exactly Wayne Grayson Correct Answer Serbian Voice Sinisa Ubovic Croatian Marko Cindric
Take it from someone who grew up watching my brothers old 1980s TMNT VHS tapes and watched the 2003 show almost religiously.
People who think Rise Leo is too different from other interpretations aren’t paying enough attention to the little details. He has all the same qualities from episode one, but you know what he didn’t have? The pressure of being the oldest and the team leader. We don’t see that until the movie, and even then, Rise Raph is still holding his hand and backseat leading so Leo feels like he doesn’t need to step up. He’s Afraid of having to step up. That was one of the main points of the movie.
Of the Rise turtles, Leo shows the Most qualities of a Ninja. From the way he plans to the way he talks to people. He’s also a natural at his fighting style almost as much a Mikey.
You can even see it at the end of the movie, Leo feels *much more* “typical franchise Leo” in that scene. He’s reached the point of the other Leos. The show is called “rise of the tmnt” for a reason, it’s showing their story leading up to the common portrayals of them; Leo as the leader, Raph as the laid-back angry dude, Donnie as the machine guy, and Mikey as the funny cheerful one (though this Raph is a lot less hot headed)
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Yes! Exactly! The show creators even told us as much.
YESSSSS I LOVE HOW RISE EMPHASIZES WHAT REALLY MAKES RAPH AND LEO RAPH AND LEO !!!
These results simultaneously made sense and also shocked me. More specifically the 80’s/90’s turtles because ALL of the advertisements and toys predominantly features Leo and Mikey. At least the ones I’ve seen. Thank you for this video because I’ve been very curious about this 😊 I’m also very happy that you put next mutation!
Man, Raph and Mikey got done DIRTY!
No MIKEY got done dirty! Ralph got third but was top two for a good portion.
@RomaroBrandon I said both of them.
@@JakeSpyTheNewEra and I disagree, I think Mikey got done dirtiest. They chose a turtle with anger issues over one that is positive most of the time and loves pizza.
@RomaroBrandon my favorite turtle is Raph, that's why I mentioned him.
Tmnt 2012 came out at the perfect time in my life for me. My friends and I were in middle school and started doing flips, skateboarding, and developed a love for martial arts for years mostly because of this show
(Also I was Donnie)
RISE DONNIE SWEEP, he’s my favourite turtle in any iteration and I’m so glad others agree! He’s so fun with his organised chaos yet he’s also flawed, and he’s the first autistic character I’ve seen in media for a long time that I didn’t feel mocked by, but I actually felt validated by him. His struggles, both inside and outside of his autism felt so REAL too. I wish we got to see more Rise in general tbh. It was awesome seeing other’s opinions here!
YESSS
I love all iterations of Leo.
I like 2003 Donnie and rise and 80s.
I like all iterations of Mikey.
I love all iterations of raph.
Man... as someone who LOVES Rise Raph and who relates to him heavily as an oldest sibling myself, it makes me so sad that he's the only Rise turtle not in the overall top ten.
Yeah love him but I love a lot of the other turtles more :(((
Even though I tend to deviate from fandom's opinions nowadays, it warms my heart all 2012 boys are in top 10, Ciro and Brandon did a phenomenal job of fleshing them out and making them as iconic as possible.
But yeah, Rise Donnie winning the poll is no surprise, he's such a phenomenon. Even the most passionate haters of Rise like this Donnie.
It's surprising how growing up shifts your preference for each turtle. As of 21 year old young adult my favorite turtle is Raph but overall favorite animated turtle is 2012 Mikey.
I just think he's still not given more credit from the fanbase, people don't want to look past his goofbal mask to see his wisdom and skills.
And it helps that despite always being philosophical turtle Greg Cipes added even a bigger layer of it to this character. Just look at his interviews: he does not only likes the character, he's fully connected with him, that's why Greg is the real live Mikey and will forever be my definitive cast for this character.
P.S props for almost all Leo versions respect. I know he will stay the least popular Turtle for normies, but he's just as valuable and lovable as his bros.
The 2012 TMNT crew being in the top 10 most popular turtles warms my heart
I’m surprised Donnie won overall. He’s my favorite, but people usually say anyone else besides him
Not in the 2003 community 😂
I’m genuinely so surprised donnie won so may of these including most popular. Donnie is easily my favorite turtle and Whenever I’ve asked people irl who their favorite turtle, save for like 2 people, and answer is ALWAYS raph or mikey. Mikey being last in a lot of these was also so surprising to me.
As a person who grew up with TMNT from the very start, it's really surprising that Mikey wasn't the most popular turtle in at least the 1989 original animated series, since at the time he was BY FAR the most Popular turtle during that actual time period, so one would as have assumed people taking the survey and would have been alive to have seen that series would have voted higher for him. IT's rather shocking to see Mikey consistently coming in as the least favorite turtle.
I was surprised too! Mikey has been my favourite since the 80s show and have loved most versions of him since.
Same. I grew up with the 89 version first. However, I believe there have been too many versions of him that instead of making him chill and funny, he came off annoying and too stupid.
Seeing Rise Donnie get first has made me indescribably happy. He is my favorite character in the entire tmnt franchise and possibly my favorite character in all of media🫡🥰💜💜💜
Hear is my pick:
1987 Leo
2003 Donnie
2012 Mikey
Rise Raph
Based with '87 and '03. Actually this whole list is based /pos
Nah 2012 Mikey is honestly the best version of Michaelangelo, hes funny, lighthearted, skilled and slick. He's got heart.
Thank you many people hate on 2012 mikey but he's the heart n soul of that version of turtles 😄🐢
The fact that he wasn't number one in 2012 surprised me more than him being last in most other versions.
@@RomaroBrandon Wonder why forks don't like mikey i love all the version of him
I’m glad other people like Raphael as much as I do. I’m one of the people that related to Raphael because of his temper so I’m glad others appreciate him as much as me.
Looks like Donnie is currently number 1 Turtle. Personally, I like Leo from the 2012 series, Raph from the 2003 series, Mikey from the Batman crossover movie, and Donnie from the Rise series.
I wanted to say a couple of things:
1. You are a brave soul.
2. Since there's different versions, all the turtles are preferred
3. I I'm loving Venus being advocated for
4. I'm not as swooned over Rise Donnie as the rest of the fandom is,I don't hate him (he's fun) but my fave is April
I can't tell if I'm surprised that Donnie won or not bc I always thought the Leo was the most popular simply bc he gets the most development out of any of the turtles and like you said if there was a main character in TMNT as a whole it would probably be him. But at the same time for alot of franchises, some other characters get alot of fans for being simply enjoyable to watch and relate to, kinda like how my fav Super Mario character is Mario himself but alot of people freaking love Luigi
SAINW being the highest rated episode from 2003, and 4th highest episode in the entire franchise? That makes sense in my fantasy, that’s also one of my favourites to this day. I was never much of a fan of 2003 Donnie when I was younger, at least until SAINW in which I started to appreciated him a lot more
I've been a fan of TMNT for what seems like forever! Been a die hard Donnie fan from the beginning and the newer stuff has only cemented my love for him. Speaking to older fans not liking Rise Leo, as an older fan myself (approaching 40) I honestly think it was a refreshing take on his character. I think my two favorite shows as it stands right now are the 2003 show and Rise. Donnie was unsurprisingly my fav in both, but I always have a hard time picking the ranking of the rest of the brothers for the franchise. Maaaaybe Raph edges out the other two for 2nd, but then like I guess it's a tie for Leo and Mikey?
2012 is THE GOAT! I MISS THAT SHOW SO MUCH! 😢 2012 was my childhood tmnt series, and it will always be the best in my eyes!
💙❤️🧡💜
2012 series is the iteration that I’m the most familiar with, considering I have all the episodes on dvd, though I have seen the 2007 movie. My ranking would be Raphael, Donatello+Michelangelo, then Leonardo. Also, I’m glad my favorite won for 2012!
I'm actually incredibly shocked at the results. I'm a die hard Mikey fan with Donnie usually tieing for second with Raph sometimes. I never knew Donnie was so popular like I knew people liked him but I would've said either Mikey or Raph being the favourites. Rise Donnie is such an unbeliveably incredible character it's wild.
Great video! As a 32 year old, I'd rank them: 1. Leo 2. Mikey 3. Donnie 4. Raph
Lovely to see how much Raphael is loved. My fave turtle forever. Awesome video. 🥰❤🐢
Same
This is awesome. I don’t know why you don’t have mores subs. ( Donatello is my favorite :P )
I'm glad Donnie is loved because he's my favorite.
Donnie's my fucking GUY, so I'm excited he won 😂 My partner watched me almost fall off the couch from celebrating.
My favorite turtle is Donnie in almost every iteration, so I know he'd love that we did a survey. (Rise Donnie would claim no further data collection would be needed so he could stay at #1, but I know he'd have an internal struggle bc he'd want to data collect.)
The Rise versions are probably my most favorite iterations of the turtles. I have so many kind things to say about them, and I adore their personalities and quirks. Feels so good to see them winning people's hearts 😊
At least my boy 2012 Leo is still popular. Although RISE’s rankings make the most sense. Although I really thought Leo would be favorite in that series. (Although I agree, Donnie is the best version). I also agree with Mikey in the Batman VS TMNT. He was so much fun. ) Although 2012 Leo has always been my guy. He inspires me to push forward no matter how hard life got. Even when he got injured or was knocked down, he never gave up and was ready to fight back. He’s my childhood hero.
I feel like Mikey being everyones favorite only really applies to casual fans and younger fans. but with older or more diehard fans, they actually start appreciate the depth the other turtles have and resonate with them more
Raphael is my favorite in most versions except for ROTTMNT (that would be Donnie or Leo), but, Donatello is the one I relate to the most.
I love seeing all of my 2012 boys in the top 10, especially Leo at number 2. Great video! 🎉
I THOUGHT MIKEY WAS GONNA WIN FOR SURE??? EVERY ONE I MEET IS ALWAYS SUPER INTO MIKEY (all versions) I CANT BELIEVE RISE VERSION OF HIM WAS LAST??? (in the beginning)
Not suprised rise donnie won tho i am suprised that diff versions of him won so many rounds, Don's my fave in almost every iteration and im so excited abt that lmao
Truth be told, each turtle is loved by different groups of people, idk why these videos have to make rankings such as these but by the end of the day, its content and I’m here for it.
The two that go head to head are Leonardo and Raphael.
Donatello and Michelangelo are cute, and certainly have their moments, but Leo is the leader and Raph has the anger issues that goes up against the leader.
For me, Leo has always been my favourite. So I’ll go with Leonardo.
It's nice to see so much donnie since I was initially under the impression he was the least popular of the big 4 turtles
2003 Turtles in general are my favorite. Love to see a fairly even split!
I subscribe to the idea the 1990 and 2007 Turtles are the same group, but I can see why they’d be split for this purpose.
Yeah I personally see them as separate universes, but whether or not they are the same continuity is pretty wishy-washy so I say it’s up to interpretation haha
My personal favorite is Mikey (more specifically from 2003), and I thought this whole time I was in the majority, so I was really surprised by the results
All right I’m happy Donnie won, he’s my favorite turtle to. I’m actually surprised that there’s some votes he was rated highly on like 2003 ( since he doesn’t get that much development compared to the other 3 turtles ) and Batman vs TMNT ( though he was the one that found The location of the Batcave but at the same time he was the turtle that interacted with Batman the least. Feel free to correct me on this if he does interact with Batman. ) I thought Donnie would’ve won in TMNT 2012 since he’s voiced by Rob Paulson. I’m glad he won the most votes in the IDW TMNT comics since he’s the most developed iteration of Donatello.
For me
1987:
Rapheal
Donatello
Leonardo
Michealanglo
1990:
Rapheal
Donatello
Michealanglo
Leonardo
2003:
Michealanglo
Leonardo
Rapheal
Donatello
2012:
Leonardo
Raphael
Michealanglo
Donatello
2014:
Rapheal
Donatello
Leonardo
Michealanglo
Rise:
Donatello
Leonardo
Michealanglo
Raphael
MM:
Leonardo
Rapheal
Donatello
Michealanglo
It’s so sad that version 2012 was taken off every platform 😢 because I really wanted to watch it again❤
Donnie won overall?? SWEET!!!!! I'm an OG Donatello fan, and this makes me very happy!
Really surprised how 2003 Leo didn’t win the votes he had the best character in the series
Donnie is my favourite, especially the Rise one
My bois 2003 and 2007 Mikey in last place for their iterations 😭😭
At least Batman vs TMNT Mikey got first for his 🧡
I personally don't like MM turtles as much as any other iteration. HOWEVER, some things the did in the movie with the turtles was chef kiss tier. I really like 2012, Ronin, and 2003 turtles overall. Great video btw! Always great watching your videos. 😊
12:04 True, Leo tends to be the center of the storylines. He has more impact and connections on screen because he genuinely takes interest in Splinter’s past and brings it to life, while the other turtles continue their day and don’t take an interest in it (like 2012 for instance) Leo’s impact on the story also has reflections upon Splinter in the storyline as well too. Raph also has some parallels with Oroku Saki, both Leo and Raph have some references to that brotherhood past which is heavy and has some impact to the story as well too
Based on favorite turtle: Raph is my favorite. Based on iterations, Raph 2012 made Raph my favorite turtle, and also the fact that he was simply the red one. He's hilarious, pissed off, great character. Raph is just my goat
Same and Facts
I think casual fans tend to like Mikey the most
Rise Donnie & 2012 Mikey are two of my top favorite turtles so I find it funny they were in the top 3 of the top 10s.
In terms of Donatello being most popular? Yeah, seems to be the case at least where I live. There's a small local con with a bit of a back alley vibe to it as in the panel rooms are normal hotel rooms where they took out the beds & put in like three rows of chairs & uhh, my first year there, there was someone selling a certain kind of special brownie in the hospitality room, if you catch my drift. Yeah... so anyways, one of the vendors there had perler bead art on painted canvas & they had quite a few of TMNT ones. I bought Donatello right at the start of the con so I could add him to my Donatello collection. I went by the booth again a few hours later & the vendor mentioned that he had multiple people asking for Donatello. Just today, I was at a bazaar & got a Donatello plush from a booth & they had TMNT drink cups. I asked if there was any Donatello left & the vendor told me she sold out of that one so yeah, at least where I live, he seems to be most popular.
It's funny, I also went into 2012 right off of Rise & felt the same way about Leo being boring but when I re-watched 2012, I enjoyed him so much for his dorkiness, it's probably one of my favorite traits that Leonardos tend to have. I have a fic series that crosses over 2003/2012/Rise & in the 4th fic in that series, the Batman turtles were thrown in but I set it some years after the events of the movie took place since the others are also a few years after their series ended. For me, Batman Leo is a little difficult to write for so I decided to go with the events of the movie launching him into having more of an interest in detective work. The 6th fic in the series mostly focuses on 2012 Leo with Batman Leo giving him some aid to a problem he has & there's a point where I had him quote Conan (from Detective Conan) then he immediately apologizes but 2012 Leo admits to quoting Captain Ryan all the time. Gives them a little bit of dorkiness to bond over.
I went ahead & grabbed that part from the fic. The problem being that 2012 Leo somehow manifested in Batman Leo's room in a more spiritual form & they're trying to figure out what happened revolving around that. The Batman turtles in this series go by the name of their weapons (Katana, Bo, Sai, & Chuck) as nicknames because when you crossover so many turtles, you need different names to make clear who is who. They met the Batman turtles in an inter-dimensional chatting app & since those turtles have usernames such as KatanasRcool (stolen from Donnie's handle in the movie being BoStaffsRcool), they ended up with getting their weapons as their nicknames. Chuck is a weird exception considering his is GunbrellasRcool but he insisted on wanting to be referred to as Chuck. Anyways, here's that section of the fic:
"Thankfully, you landed with the best turtle for the job, we will get to the bottom of your dilemma together," Katana flashes Leo a small yet cocky smile and adds, "there is only one truth! Sorry, I did some bingeing of my favorite anime before bed last night... I might have quoted the main character there. Anyways, how about we put aside my embarrassing dorkiness and work on solving this case together?"
Leo can't help but chuckle, he doesn't get the reverberating in his chest, nor can he detect airflow as he does so. While this is a little off, he's more so focused on Katana, he always seems so cool in T-Chat, Leo had no idea he can be a little silly in real life.
"I quote Captain Ryan all the time, Raph gives me grief for it so I won't be on your shell for obsessing over an anime."
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I adore most of the turtles, there's very few that gets on my nerves so like to me, there just is no clear winner. Yeah, Rise Donnie is my favorite but I mean like someone admits to any turtle being their favorite, I can easily accept it, although if they mention either 2007 or Bay Leo being their favorite, I'd like to hear them out on why because I am super curious. No shame to them, I'm personally a fan of Turtle Christmas Leo so I have no room to judge but I do want to hear the reasoning someone might have for favoriting either of those two Leos.
As someone who ends up favoring Leo in all iterations with Donatello as a close second, some of these just hurt.
(Also kinda feels like a lot of the fandom prefers characters who REBEL against karate disciplines, which is…. also incredibly frustrating.)
As someone who grew up watching the 2003 series, then watched the 2012 series, I took one look at 2018 and judged it based on a handful of clips and the art. I saw it as a new version, a different universe you could say, of the TMNT for a growing generation where this would be Their version of TMNT.
After the movie for Rise came out, and I saw clips of that and started seeing clips of the depth of character they all had, I started becoming more curious about it. I Really got sucked in when I found a tumblr post of Cass' Apocalyptic Series that gave a happy ending for all after the movie. I've never actually been able to Watch any full episodes of Rise or even the movie. But I've seen enough that I have come to love it. And wish they would create more of it because Wow. The characterization is a lot deeper than I expected, and there's so many little easter eggs hidden throughout. It really is a fun watch when you give it a chance. :3
As someone who is ancient this was interesting to see. I grew up with the 80s series and Michaelangelo was my favorite (although, as an adult going back Rafael is the most entertaining). Growing up Leonardo was the favorite of most people BY FAR. With Donatello a solid number two.
Michaelangelo has remained my favorite because growing up your favorite ninja turtle was like your astrological sign or your hogwarts house. But also because the main things I've consumed other than the 80s series (and the associated arcade game) are the 90s movies, Batman vs. TMNT, and The Last Ronin.
I feel like 2012 did Raph kinda dirty at some points. Like he was so interesting and they kinda shafted with less stories dedicated to him later on
0:41 You’re... partially correct. Leonardo is unequivocally the main character of the Mirage comic for the first 21 issues (i.e. the main story beats adapted into the 1990 film and season 1 of 2003). After that it becomes more of an ensemble comic, with the four Turtles and Casey Jones all being co-leads - this is especially prevalent in Volume 4, wherein all of tbe Turtles have totally unique storylines that rarely intersect. However, since the majority of TMNT fans only know the early Mirage comic, it makes sense that Leo's leading role in that era would give him the edge over his brothers, who all only got fleshed out in stories that nobody has actually read.
3:06 I agree with everything you said about why Venus is such a good character, but I also think a major part of why she's the clear favorite for TNM is that nowadays her character is pretty much THE reason someone would watch that show to begin with, so it follows that she'd be the clear favorite when she's who everyone's here for.
3:49 SERIOUSLY. Even if he isn't my personal favorite Mikey, I think he does have the single best Mikey moment in the entire franchise, that being how he defeats Raph in the Battle Nexus. Fella deserves better.
4:39 I'm not really involved with the online TMNT fandom, so I'm glad to hear that my opinion on the 2007 Leo/Raph conflict is supported by the majority of Tori stans and therefore OBJECTIVELY CORRECT.
5:27 Even though Donatello is easily my least favorite of the five major IDW Turtles, based on your explanation I can totally see why he's the favorite (that said, IDW Mikey not absolutely dominating here is a CRIME).
9:01 Odyn and Uno being tied is ludicrous, they're the best and worst Turtles from that series respectively.
14:39 RISE MIKEY MADE THE TOP 10 YIPPEEE, thank you TMNT fandom
This was a really fantastic video! It was neat learning all of this data about how other TMNT fans view the Turtles, and you did a great job at parsing all of that information in a very interesting way. Turtle Power!
I love that Venus finally got the validation she deserves. She was the name I gave to my Blastoise on Crystal when growing up as I remembered her after all those years.
I had just turned 10 when I got Crystal if anyone needed context on how long it was between the end of TNM and me getting Crystal
I'm sorry, But I actuley DESPIZE the 2012 Leo, Donne, and Raph. Mikey diserves the most love.
2012 tmnt is my favorite... I love ninja turtles alot but it's hard for me to watch some of the older ones
How Dare you put my boy 2012 Mikey in last place he is my favorite Ninja turtle and I will NEVER tolerate this level of disrespect.
Honestly it's fascinating to see it but also kind of makes a lot of sense
All the different factors of fan voting when cutting the different layers in part. Someone like Venus is not shocking because the expectation is very unliked by the fandom
Which isn't shocking that she rises above because of her exclusivity and hurdle of liking that series
Not to mention that other layer of character exposure/ development
I Can’t wait to watch this. Your videos are great!
I love IDW Donnie so much y'all he's my baby
Raph's VC in the 1987 series also did Rev Runner in Loonatics Unleashed. Also, my favorite Turtle is Donnie. All of them
7:07 I LOVE RISE DONNIE I LOVE RISE DONNIE I LOVE RISE DONNIE I LOVE RISE DONNIE I LOVE RISE DONNIE I LOVE RISE DONNIE I LOVE RISE DONNIE I LOVE RISE DONNIE I LOVE RISE DONNIE I LOVE RISE DONNIE I LOVE RISE DONNIE I LOVE RISE DONNIE
I usually like characters that have the most optimism because they usually help make my world a better place which is why it’s natural for me to rate my favorite turtles as a whole like this
4.Raphael
3.Leonardo
2.Donatello
1.Michelangelo
Also it’s funny how out of all the turtles Mikey is the one with hardest name to spell
1. Raph from 2003 series. 2. Mikey from 2012 series (Greg Cipes is so many iconic characters)3. Raph from 2007 movie. 4. Leo from 2012. 5. Raph from 2012. 6. Mikey from 2003. 7. Don from 2012. 8. Don from 2003. 9. Leo from 2003. 10. Mikey from The Ronin series (gawd that comic is sad)
Honorable mention, Mikey from Batman meets TMNT. "I was protecting the citizens man, the citizens!"
Leo was right in the 2007 film with the feud. Bruh, I’m a diehard Leonardo fan ngl. Any chart, I can do a quick inspection and choose him every time asked. 2012/2003 Leo are my favorites. Grew up with the 2012 though. 1980s Leo was badass.
Leo in 07 was being a hypocrite though.
Micheal will always be my favorite
I was watching rise for the first time with my siblings (my first introduction to tmnt) and my dad walked in and asked "who's your favorite turtle, and why is it Donatello?" Donnie was already all of our favorite turtle, and my dad hadn't even seen rise yet.
Ever since I first watched the 2012 show, Mikey was my favorite turtle, and then I saw the poll results 💀
When i was younger i liked donnie, but over time raph become my favorite, mostly cuz the 80s movie
LOVED this video. from the presentation, the way you describe the polls, the ordered ranking... a lot. (+ Also the fact that rise donnie is my favorite turtle too and he was what got me into the franchise lol) thx for doing it!
RAPHAEL 🔴
I have a theory that, as dictated by factors that would be inappropriate to go into in this atmosphere, the gender bent version of any character will be more popular than the official version. I call it the Brian's Skyline effect. Therefore, I must conclude that Venus is the most popular turtle.
even an old man like me (I am in my 30s) I find Donnie to be the favorite of a LOT of friends of mine who are fans of TMNT. As a kid Leo was my favorite cause swords and blue. These days...idk either Donnie or Raph. As for specific versions...IDK I will have to think about it
All the 2003 Turtles are the best, but I'm glad Donnie got done much-deserved love.
I really like your eyelash makeup. It makes your eyes look so beautiful!
Why does everybody hate mikey I😭
He's my second favorite after donnie but still love mikey
I never heard anyone like Donatello growing up. I've always rocked with Donatello. If not him Ralph.
Did you know? In Splatoon, there are these competitions called Splatfests. There was a tournament styled one for TMNT all the way back in 2018! It was a 3 part tournament that was Leo vs Raph, then Mikey vs Donnie, then the winners Raph vs Donnie, where Donnie came out on top to win the whole thing! The interesting thing about this is that the lesser popular turtle won each round, meaning the more hardcore fans fought harder for their favorite to win!
Edit: I should mention the iterations used for this event were the Rise versions, if that gives any extra context.
What is wrong with people? How is Michael last in most of these? And how is he only the favorite in 2 of them? He should have been everyone's number one in TMNT 2012! Everyone who didn't pick Micheal in that poll specifically is an actual adult with a 9-5, house, mortgage, three to five kids, and doesn't have a favorite pizza topping other than cheese!
Leo and Mikey are my faves for most iterations but it did hurt to see them in last (though it does make sense at times) 💔
I feel like if a poll was done in circa-1990, Michelangelo would have rated much higher.
Haven't finished the video, my bet is Mikey.
Damn
Mine has to be either Mikey or Donnie. It also depends on which version is in the shows and comics
I don't know why, but I thought Mikey would be more popular. But I'll admit I am quite biased lol. Great video though! I wish I got to participate in the voting, but I forgot to do it >_
Never seen your stuff but very well done video! Your audience definitely skews way younger and I think it shows. Not saying the results are bad or anything but they definitely don't account for older fans like me and our love for some of the older content there's a lot of focus on more recent animated renditions in those final specific results
Honestly It Don't Matter That Mickey Isn't Number #1 In The 2003 Series. He's Still The Champion Of The Battle Nexus Event And Nothing Can Beat That.
DONNIE LANDSLIDE FTW ❤❤❤❤ This was such a fun vid!! I’m glad I got to participate in the poll!!!