RaphDonnie

RaphDonnie is the family ship between Raphael and Donatello from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fandom.

Season 1
GARBAGEMAN

The boys are at the junkyard looking for material for Donnie to use in the lab (except for Mikey who is skating), when Raph sticks his hands in red slime. Raph asks if Donnie is looking for something so gross you wouldn't want to touch it, and Donnie says if it'll help improve the lair, they can use it. Raph gets annoyed at Mikey saying it's not fair, and Donnie asks if he would rather have a happy Mikey or a bored Mikey. Raph concedes, but is still annoyed.

THE SHREDDER STRIKES BACK

Raph and Donnie are doing the dishes, when Mikey pops in asking if they need help. April yells for them to keep him away from them and he smiles as he leaves. Raph asks if Mikey is getting worse when lightning strikes outside. Donnie says that Leo is nuts to be out in that weather and Raph says that Leo's always like that with his training. Nothing stops him.

Later, Raph and Don are watching sports, as Raph complains that there's no team called "The Turtles". Donnie points out that turtles have a repuation of being "velocity challenged", confusing Raph. Mikey then interrupts and gives a very long burp which Raph and Donnie both clap for. Donnie can't believe he clapped for it, and Raph decides to go out and find Leo since they're all going stir crazy.

Season 1
Garbageman
 * Donnie says that they should take what the Professor says seriously, and Raph says that leaves out Mikey.
 * Donnie asks if he can fire the rockets and Raph allows it.

Fanon
Raphonnie is one of the more popular dynamics among the turtles. Although later incarnations will tend to put the two's relationship on the back burner and explore the other turtle dynamics. Most fans of the 2003 series refer to them as the "Turtle Twins". As Raph and Donnie are both depicted as the middle siblings, but it's almost never clear as to which one is older. The 2003 series also shows them hanging out the most during downtime, and is probably the least aggressive relationship Raph has with any of his brothers in any series.

It is often debated by fans which of the two is older. While Mikey and Leo have easily defined roles as oldest and youngest in most TMNT media, Raph and Donnie are both considered middle. Some versions will state which one is older, but it is never consistent. Leaving fans to decide mostly for themselves.

On AO3, the gen version of the RaphDonnie is the third most written ship for Raph and the fifth most written for Donnie. It is also the ninth most written ship in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - All Media Types tag. The slash version is the fourth most written for Raph and the sixth most written for Donnie. It is also the tenth most written ship in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - All Media Types tag.

Fandom

 * FAN FICTION

Trivia

 * In the 2003 series Raph's favorite of Donnie's gadgets is the shell cycle.