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.

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

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.

Fandom

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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.