Another GA question ❤️ How much of Raph's protective, responsible personality shows in GA!Raph? (Nature vs nurture) How does it affect him being an only child growing up?
(Asdfgh another great question, Topaz, you spoil me ❤)
So - GA!Raph is definitely still protective. That, in my opinion, is a trait that he never really loses; it's intrinsic - much like how Donnie is always innovative, Leo's always clever, and Mikey is always empathetic.
The difference comes more in the form who he's protecting and why.
Like Raph, Draxum is an inherently protective person - he wants to protect the yokai from the human threat, and he'd be instilling that same ideal upon Raph from the time that he's small. However, Draxum's methods are a bit...different. He's a soldier and he has a soldier's mindset, not an older brother's. His way of thinking is more along the lines of "we fight as one, but everybody is responsible for their own survival." So he'd train Raph to be capable of taking care of himself and not need to rely on anyone else to get by.
On the other hand, Draxum is not Raph's only influence - he spends a majority of his early years with Huginn and Munin (until he's old enough to begin training.) And while H&M and are not...the most responsible role-models (lol), they do impress good examples upon him for how to be caring and supportive of the people you love. Their relationship, and his relationship with them, is most likely a big factor in why Raph starts wanting brothers of his own. ❤
But making the change from an only child who wants to be a big brother to actually being a big brother is...well, it's going to be a learning experience for him, to say the least. He's not used to having other people to look out for all the time, and he's definitely not used to dealing with such a wide range of personalities, lol!
It'll be fun to see him grow from that, I think.
