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I've wanted to make this video since the movie first came out. No better time to create & share it than now!

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I need them back, I need to see this version of Raph & Casey's dynamic explored, please, PLEASE!! Every day I wake up and I miss them both so much that it physically hurts me. We were so robbed.

Based on This Video

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Today's warmup doodle sponsored by Garrett's actor from Five Nights at Freddy's

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❤️🩷❤️ Lovecore Skater Raph 🩷❤️🩷

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DARK NINPO YES!! I love the idea that maybe hers is green (like Splinter and Karai's) but it has that more yellowish tint sort of like the empyrean? To visually tie her closer to the Hidden City and that world

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Happy two year anniversary of the release of the Rise of the TMNT movie. To celebrate, here's my interpretation of what Raph experienced before and during his time Krangified.

Some personal notes below the cut.

During the time the movie first premiered on Netflix, I was going through one of the worst periods of my life, and began to experience extreme dissociative episodes that would leave me in an extremely vulnerable physical state. I already related heavily to Raph after watching the TV show, but seeing what happened to him in the movie hit me on a much more closer and personal level. It took me two years to fully complete this comic, because working on it made me think back to these intense and painful memories, and that was a struggle for a while. Only recently, within the last couple months, has my situation bettered enough for me to work on it without being too uncomfortable. 

This is me putting my raw, firsthand experiences onto paper, because I want to make peace with my past in order to move forward. Raph's victory in overcoming the Krang's control is, in my eyes, the same as my victory in surviving those intense dissociative episodes. This is a reflection of my personal struggle, meant to help me attain a very specific closure. I hope that perhaps someone else who is suffering, or who has suffered similarly, will see this and know there is hope. Our experiences may not be exactly the same, but I want you to know that you are not alone. 

Lastly, I would like to thank every individual person who worked on bringing this show to life, from first conception to the movie's premier. Rise has been a source of light in my life that I never could have imagined. From the friends I've made, to the art I've created, to the fits of laughter and the tears I shed as I sat through every episode over and over again. It wouldn't be possible without any of you, so thank you for being a part of it. No matter how big or small a role, I am eternally grateful to you. 💚

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People kept commenting on this post how the brown eyes were the one visual trait they share with Splinter and I couldn't stop thinking about that for two years.

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huge fan of the depth of a good purple but another area that draws me is definitely around aquamarine/turquoise/seafoam. you can not go wrong once the green starts getting just a tinge more blue. a gal could certainly do worse than to pull over there and stay a while

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Get those numbers up! Let’s see if we can break into Netflix’s top ten! And if you have Paramount plus, stream there too! Don’t give up!

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Signal boost! Please read if you want to save ROTTMNT!

Resources!

Frequently Asked Questions

Q & A:

Can we still make and post Rise content until then? YES! As long as we flood the internet with as many posts as possible on August 16 and 17. Make sure to stockpile and then release all your posts into the wild!

What else can I do that would help Rise’s chances? Stream the movie and the show on those two days. Having the viewership suddenly increase on Paramount and Netflix would also greatly increase its chances! ALSO! Like and support as much Rise content/posts on that day! Every little bit counts! Even if you can’t draw, write, or create, you can ALWAYS like, reblog, retweet, and share!

Hashtags: #SaveROTTMNT #SaveRiseoftheTMNT #UnpauseROTTMNT #UnpauseRiseoftheTMNT #SaveRiseofTMNT #RiseSeason3 #RiseTMNT

Who to address your posts to…

Tumblr: @ nickelodeon @ paramount

Twitter: @ nickelodeon @ paramount @ brianrobbinstv

Instagram: @ nickelodeon @ brobtv @ paramount @ tmnt

Blue sky: @ Nickelodeon @ paramountpictures.sky.social

Incorrect Quotes that anyone is free to draw…

Save Rise of the TMNT Masterpost

Open the Floodgates DTIYS

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I like kaiju and I like Raphael, so how could I pass up drawing some fanart of @voidwitchboots's RotTMNT Kaiju AU? You know I couldn't resist. Love that big red sweetheart

Check them out in the @creaturecon!

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Finally deciding to post these. I am nothing if not a sucker for cute family tropes.

Maggie and Fillet end up having six pups! (one, then a set of triplets, and then twins. Thank Maggie and her sea turtle genes for that one. I mean, she came from a clutch of four, you know.) That last little comic is based on this video here its funnier if you hear it with the accents

Fillet belongs to @bontwisty so we're sharing custody of these tiny beans as well, lol. She actually drew that fourth image, I just colored it.

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being anti ai is making me feel like in going insane. "you asked for thoughts about your characters backstory and i put it into chat gpt for ideas". studies have proven its making people dumber. "i asked ai to generate this meal plan". its causing water shortages where its data centers are built. "ill generate some pictures for the dnd campaign". its spreading misinformation. "meta, generate an image of this guy doing something stupid". its trained off stolen images, writing, video, audio. "i was talking with my snapchat ai-" theres no way to verify what its doing with the information it collects. "youtube is impletmenting ai based age verification". my work has an entire graphics media department and has still put ai generated motivational posters up everywhere. ai playlists. ai facial verification. google ai microsoft ai meta ai snapchat ai. everyone treats it as a novelty. every treats it as a mandatory part of life. am i the only one who sees it? am i paranoid? am i going insane? jesus fucking christ. if i have to hear one more "well at least-" "but it does-" "but you can-" im about to lose it. i shouldnt have to jump through hoops to avoid the evil machine. have you no principles? no goddamn spine? am i the weird one here?

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Updated Commission Sheet for Mid-2025!!

If you have any questions, please feel free to DM for a quote. Thank you!

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The Next Day

I love any excuse to draw them in domestic bliss and/or being silly

Fillet belongs to @bontwisty

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Rise of the TMNT: Movie Cut Intro Restored

GUYYYYYS ITS STARTING!!