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Recap / Same Difference Chapter 15 "It Ain't Easy Being Green"

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Chapter 15

Tropes That Appear In This Chapter:

Adaptation Expansion: In the original series, the Turtles eyes turn white whenever they have their Game Faces on. Here it is explained to be a second eyelid commonly found in normal turtles that protect their eyes while underwater, Raphael doing it instinctually when he gets angry.
For Want Of A Nail:
- In "Follow The Leader", Leonardo was the one who got captured. Here it's Raphael.
- Since Miwa was never Karai in this version, here it's the Shredder leading the Foot Bots this time.
Mythology Gag:
- His siblings manage to smuggle Raphael back home via a hat and a trenchcoat.
- Tang Shen compares Raph's mutated form to that of a Kappa like in canon.
Nice Job Breaking It, Hero: Leo's aloofness towards Raphael is born out of a fear that his mutation will make him act different, possibly hostile. Donatello points out the obvious that not only has Raphael been acting like himself the whole time, but alienating him like this will only push him away and thus confirm Leonardo's fears.
Self-Deprecation: By the end of the chapter, Mikey calls Raph a "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle." Raphael calls it a stupid name.
Shout-Out: The chapter is named after the song "Bein' Green" from The Muppets.
Smart Animal, Inconvenient Instincts: Raphael is prone to these due to his new turtle DNA. Tang Shen finds him passed out, only to find out that he was just basking in sunlight from a window. Whenever he's startled, he has to fight the urge to retreat into his shell or try eating worms.
Surprisingly Realistic Outcome: Raphael's entire body is different — including his center of gravity — so it takes him awhile to regain full mobility.
We Can Rule Together: The Shredder tries recruiting Raphael into his mutant army, not recognizing him as one of Splinter's students and thinking that his own siblings were hunting him.