RaMona

RaMona is the het ship between Raphael and Mona Lisa from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fandom.

Canon
1987=

Raphael Meets His Match
Raphael is happy to be able to enjoy the cruise he won, when someone calls to him. Raph is surprised as a girl in a lizard costume runs up to him and gives him a hug saying, that she almost didn't make it. Raph is confused asking if they've met before and she laugh's, saying that he's a kidder. She then pulls him to check in, saying that they're not gonna want to be late.

As they wait, Raph asks if she always picks up random men on cruise's and the girl shushes him. She tells him to pretend she's his date, and asks if he has a ticket. She pulls him forward and quickly gets them into the party, before pulling him behind a wall. She gives him a kiss on the cheek for helping her, and says that he's kind of a doll. She says she loves his costume and quickly runs off. Raph calls that he doesn't even know her name, and goes to follow, but she seems to have disappeared.

Raph finds her again, only she's tied up the captain and the first mate. Raph demands to know what she's doing, and she says that there's no time to explain. Raph tells her to make time, but she just gives him a one liner and ties him up. She says if she doesn't change their course they'll certainly die, but Raph tells her to forget it as he escapes. He knocks her to the ground putting a stop to her plan. The girls says her name is Mona Lisa, and she says that she needs to get to wheel when the boat rocks and throws them to the nearest wall. She says it's now too late, and Raph looks outside to see a submarine holding the yacht hostage.

Mona points to the captain of the submarine, Filch, taking the guests hostage and Raph assumes that Mona was steering right into him for a trap. Mona says that she was trying to steer them away from Filch, but Raph doesn't believe her. Mona wishes the real Ninja Turtles were there, since they'd know what to do. Raph is about to say something when they hear one of Filch's guard's coming by the door. Raph grabs Mona's hand to move, but she wants to untie the crewmen first. The two then escape out the other door, but run into a disagreement on which way to go. Raph says that they should go up, since the guards are on the otherside of the ship. They do so, but almost run right into the guards. Mona asks if he has anymore bright ideas, and he quickly fight off two of the guards. Two more come, and they have no choice but to jump over the side into the ocean. When they come up for air, Raph comments that she swims like a fish, and Mona says that he's no slouch. Raph says that he is one of the Ninja Turtles, and Mona hugs him, glad that he came to their rescue.

After finding Vern and April, Mona explains how she's actually a college student who got turned into a grotesque mutant lizard when trying to stop Captain Filch. She starts to cry as she feels like she's failed, but Raph says she's not grotesque. In fact, he thinks she's pretty cute. Mona asks if he means it, but they're interrupted by April reminding them of the stakes. Raph then grabs his communicator to call his brothers, but it's broken and the four are found by a guard. Raph easily defeats it, and Mona tells him to create a distraction while she lowers the force field.

When the other turtles arrive as back up, Donatello says that Filch now has four mutant to deal with just as Mona climbs back onto the ship. She asks Raph if she's fish food or something and Mikey asks where she came from. Raph says that they missed her flashback and he'll explain after they defeat Filch. One they take out the guards, Mona says that she has to destroy the sub. Raph says it's too dangerous, but Mona says that it's personal and runs off. The submarine starts to blow and Leo says that they need to move the ship. Donnie asks about Mona, but Raph says that she can swim faster than the yacht...or at least he hopes she can. When the guys leave, Mona watches from the wreckage, saying it's just like a bunch of guys to leave her stranded once they're bored.

When they return to the sewer, the guys try to comfort a heartbroken Raph. Donnie says he's sure they'll see Mona again someday, and a voice calls from inside the layer that it'll be sooner than they think. She walks forward holding a bunch of pizza's and Raph is ecstatic that she's alive.


 * -|2012=

Season 4
THE MOONS OF THALOS 3

After the Fugitoid starts diffusing the tension between the turtles and the Salamandrian's, Raph goes up to the Salamandrian Lieutenant, Y'Gythgba, and says that they don't want to fight them. Especially because the turtles clearly outnumber the Salamandrian's. She says that means nothing to a Salamandrian, and that she doesn't fear them or the turtles. Through some miscommunication, they end up having to fight each other. He tells Y'Gythgba that she's going down and they start to fight. She fights him off easily, and he notes to himself that he's never been hit like that before. He see's all of her actions and slow motion and thinks that it felt kinda nice getting hit by her. She then goes over to him and starts to fight him again.

After breaking off from the group, Raph rushes to meet with Y'Gythgba and does a flip to show off. He asks if she's impressed, and she's not, but respects his tenacity. She pulls her gun on him, and Raph tries to suggest that they all work together. Y'Gythgba says that he's in their way, and shoots the ice below his feet. He yells that's not good teamwork as he falls.

Raph climbs back to the top and sees Y'Gythgba being attacked by ice dragons. He quickly jumps into action, and takes them both out, impressing Y'Gythgba. She pulls a gun on him though, and he's sure that she's going to shoot him, but takes out an Ice Dragon that was climbing up behind him. She calls him a noble warrior and they introduce themselves. Raph is unable to pronounce "Y'Gythgba", but asks if he can call her "Mona Lisa" after one of the most beautiful women in art. Mona allows it, and pulls him close so that their space helmets meet. She says that someday their noses will meet and walks away, leaving Raph stunned. He says his nose will be ready and returns to normal as he joins her beside a frozen Sal Commander. He asks what she's gonna do with him and she puts her gun on a low setting to thaw him.

As the cold sets in, everyone's space suits start to fail and Raph falls into Mona's arms. She lowers him to the ground and sits down herself, the cold getting her as well. Raph tells her that he wishes that he could tell her how he feels, and Mona says that she knows. They then pass out, but Raph wakes up on the ship with Mona standing over him. She helps him up and he falls into her arms again before awkwardly righting himself and smiling at her. Mona takes his hand and their about to kiss, when they're interrupted by the Fugitoid. Raph tries to say how he feels, but Mona stops it and says that she'll say it but in her own language. She lets out a series of garbled screeches, before pulling him into a kiss.

When the Salamandarians leave, Raph stares longingly out the window as he whispers goodbye to Mona. Leo tells him that he'll see her again someday, and Raph says that he hopes so.

THE WAR FOR DIMENSION X!

Raph and Mikey follow Kraang Sub-Prime through the portal, only for Raph to complain that they lost them. A voice says she recognizes that fury, and Raph turns to see that it's Mona in a prison cell. He instantly gets heart eyes and quickly breaks the panel to unlock the door. When he does, he asks why she's there and that he thought he'd never see her again. She then picks him up and the two nuzzle noses, which Mikey interrupts to remind Raph that they need to find the Utrom Queen. Sal Commander and Mona both see the Kraang as the same as the Utrom, but Raph assures that they can trust the Utrom.

Mikey tries to convince Sal Commander, while Raph tells Mona that he would never do anything to hurt her. She has to know that. She smiles and reminds Sal Commander that she hadn't trusted the turtles when he did. Now she trusts Raph with her life, and believes him. Sal Commander gives in, and Mikey gets excited, only to become annoyed when he sees that Raph and Mona have started kissing again.

They end up fighting a Dracodroid and Raph notices that Mona's learned a few moves since the last time they saw each other. Mona says that she could teach them to him, one on one. Raph gets heart eyes and says that he would love that. They continue to fight the Dracodroid till Raph is thrown off. It ends up crashing and Mona starts to fall. Raph immediately goes to catch her, but misses her hand by only an inch. He is luckily able to use a squibble to save her and the two land safely on a nearby building. Raph jokingly saying that maybe Dimension X isn't so bad. After the battle, Mona is repairing her and Sal Commander's ship and Raph comes up to her. He asks if she would like to go out if they're ever on the same planet, but Mona is confused by what he means. Raph doesn't know how to explain, but Mona says that she will go with him anywhere. They're interrupted by Mikey yelling that now would be the time for kissing, causing Raph to get angry. He's about to punch him out, but Mona pulls him back by her tail and dips him for a kiss.

THE EVIL OF DREGG

The turtles ship gets a distress signal, which turns out to be Mona Lisa. She tells Raph that Sal Commander has been captured, and that she needs his help. He asks who kidnapped him, and Mona says it was Armaggon, shocking everyone.

Mikey starts making fun of how Raph and Mona are into each other, which Raph is frustrated by, when Mona enters the ship. They hold hands and Mona says that she is joyed to see him again. Raph is so glad that she's okay, only for their moment to be interrupted by Leo. They ask where Sal Commander was taken and she says he's on Dregg's home planet. Raph promises that they'll get him back, and Mona thanks him and everyone else.

They arrive only for Casey and Mikey to be captured. Dregg the reveals that it was all a trap and that he had sent Mona to get the turtles there. Raphael becomes heart broken, and Mona can't even look at him after the reveal. He falls to the ground, unable to move, making it easy for Armaggon to come over and knock him out. As he does so, Raph starts to hallucinate that it's Mona instead, and just asks why before blacking out.

Mona ends up betraying Dregg when he revealed to be invading her planet, unlike what he promised. She and Sal Commander rescue the turtles alongside Donnie, April and Fugitoid. She helps Raph up over the edge of a ledge, but once up he turns his back to her. She apologizes for not telling him the truth, but Raph doesn't want to hear it. He trusted her more than anyone and she betrayed him. He runs off, as she looks on guiltily.

As they run back to the ship, Dregg sends his army on them. Mona and Sal say they'll stay behind to hold them off so that the turtles can get to their ship. Mona tells Raphael that she'll always love him, before running off to fight. Raph comes out of his emotionless state when he realizes that she love him, and charges into battle as well. Mona gets attacked by a Scorpion alien and knocked out, causing him to become enraged. After knocked Dregg's head off, he rushes to her side and hold her in his arms. He insists that she'll be okay as she momentarily wakes up, only for her to black out again.

When she wakes again, Raph is by her side. She asks if he'll ever find it in his heart to forgive her. He's silent, but takes her hand with a smile and the two kiss.

Season 5
WHEN WORLD'S COLLIDE

Raph starts to feel lonely, thinking about Mona when he gets ping on his space helmet. He puts it on, and is excited to see that it's Mona calling. She says that she needs his help, as she and Sal are coming to earth. Raph asks when, and she says she'll be there soon and sends him the coordinates. The call ends and Raph excitedly says that help is on the way, but is so distracted he ends up knocking himself into his bedroom door.

Raph waits on the rooftop nervously, when Mona steps out of her ship. Once he sees her, he excitedly runs up and hugs her. She hugs him back and expresses how much she missed him. They end up getting paired up for their mission, and Sal tells them to keep an eye on things while he and Mikey search closer. Once alone, Raph is awkward for a moment, but asks Mona what's happened since the last time they "chilled". She's a little confused, but she tells him how her planet had been invaded by Dregg, but was able to fight him off. Raph is angry that Dregg even survived, when they're interrupted by rocket launchers firing on Sal and Mikey.

They get surrounded by EPF agents, who fire a net on Mona and Sal. Bishop then comes forward and lets them go when he realizes that Sal and Mona are the same Salamandrians who helped them save the Queen. Raph helps Mona up and angrily tells off Bishop, but Mona calms him down to not cause more problems.

While waiting out for the Newtralizer, Raph tells Mona that when this is over he wants her to stay on earth. Mona says it's impossible, as her life is dedicated to battle and the honor of her people. Raph says that there's so much for her on earth and starts listing them off, when the power goes out. A sign that the Newtralizer is there.

After Dregg invades earth, the group have to barricade themselves, Raph and Mona putting up the last of the barrier. Bishop starts to insinuate that it was Mona and Sal's fault that Dregg came to the planet, making both Mona and Raph mad. Raph immediately goes up to Bishop and starts to threaten him for talking to Mona like that, but she interrupts him. She says she can take care of herself and Raph backs off, so that she can threaten Bishop herself. Which he seems into.

After Dregg is defeated, they plan to celebrate, but Sal says that they have to return to Salamandria. Both Mona and Raph are upset by this, and Mona decides to ask for permission to stay on earth. Raph is shocked to hear this but Sal allows her to stay. She smiles happily, but Bishop interrupts to say that Salamandrians aren't allowed on earth. Raph however punches him and he and Mona happily hug. He suggests that Mona join the Mighty Mutanimals and Mona likes that as long as they're as good of fighters as him. They then kiss and cuddle up against each other, happy that there is no more distance between them.

Raphael Meets His Match

 * Raph tells April about Mona Lisa disappearing on him.
 * Mona comments that she always wanted to hear one of the TMNT say a cheesy line.

Season 4
The Moons of Thalos 3
 * Raph tells Y'Gythgba that she has "some imagination".
 * Y'Gythgba carries an unconscious Raph to his brothers.
 * Leo and Casey makes fun of Raph for his crush on Y'Gythgba.
 * Mikey points out that Y'Gythgba is better than Raph at most things, and Raph says that's what makes her hot.
 * Leo calls Y'Gythgba Raph's "girlfriend".
 * Sal Commander notes that Y'Gythgba shot the ice instead of Raph.
 * Mona and Raph fight off several of the Ice Dragons together.

The War for Dimension X!
 * Mona and Raph stan together to threaten subprime.
 * Raph catches Mona when they start to fall.

The Evil of Dregg
 * Raph tells Mikey not to mention his fear of bugs in front of Mona, and tries to put on a brave face.
 * Mona and Raph happily fight back to back.
 * Raph pretends that the idea of entering a giant bug doesn't freak him out in front of Mona.
 * Mona looks to a capture Raph, but he just looks away.

The Insecta Trifecta
 * Raph tells Donnie to drop the Mona Lisa thing.
 * Raph imagines Mona during his panic attack.
 * Raph imagines that he's able to save Mona from Dregg's forces and kisses her.
 * Raph hallucinates one of the bugs transforms into Mona.

The Tale of Tiger Claw
 * Raph says that Alopex is really something, but she's no Mona Lisa.

Season 5
When World's Collide
 * Mona starts daydreaming about Raphael when she hears she's going to Earth.
 * Raph winks at Mona and she becomes flustered.
 * Mona and Raph smile at each other when they're paired up for their mission.
 * Raph grabs Mona back to pull her back from the invaders.
 * Mona tries to be nice about Raph's plan, but thinks it's a little much.
 * Raph flips over Mona to get to Dregg.

Quotes
"That Alopex is really something, Chompy. But she's no Mona Lisa."

- Tale of Tiger Claw

Fanon
RaMona tends to be well liked by fans, and is by far one of the most liked of the canon 2012 pairings. Many people found it refereshing compared to the other 2012 pairings. As the other romances had been playing "will they/won't they" for three seasons, while Raph and Mona got together in less than an episodes.

The ship started in the 1987 series, and gained quite a few fans, even with Mona's single appearance. Many found her a perfect match for Raphael, with her sass and quick wit matching many of his one liners. Despite her being well liked she never appeared again in the series, but was still brought up often by fans.

Raph and Mona's relationship in the 2012 series, is rather different to their 87 counterparts. Mostly because the depictions of both characters change as well. Many liked that Raph was clearly into women who could easily beat him up, and that was what made him attracted to her. Rather than being insecure about her strength as is what happens with some cartoon couples.

On AO3, RaMona is the most written ship for Mona and the ninth most written for Raph. It is also the sixth most written ship in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TV 2012) tag.

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Trivia

 * The audio of Mikey poking fun of Raph's crush on Mona and Raph being in awe of her was a viral tiktok trend.
 * Mona and Raph wrote love letters to each other while in space.