Raph vs. Leo

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Which Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle is your favorite?
Raph vs. Leo​

Which Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle is your favorite?
Raph vs. Leo

Teams	Raph   Leo
Region	North America and Oceania Europe
Start	5 May 2018 at 04:00 UTC 5 May 2018 at 14:00 UTC
End	6 May 2018 at 04:00 UTC 6 May 2018 at 14:00 UTC
Length	24 hours
Winner	Raph

Raph vs. Leo was a Splatfest event in Splatoon 2. It was held in North America, Oceania, and Europe. It was announced on 26 April 2018. The results were given on 6 May 2018.

Details

Raph vs. Leo was the first round in a three-round tournament. The theme of the tournament was the four main characters of the television show Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Leonardo ("Leo"), Raphael ("Raph"), Donatello ("Donnie"), and Michelangelo ("Mikey"). The winner of this round, Raph, went on to face off against the second round's winner in the final round.

While there are normally several weeks between Splatfest events, the Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles tournament's events were only one week apart.

The full name of each choice was "RAPH" and "LEO". The team name portion of Splatfest titles was "Raph" and "Leo".

Raph vs. Leo featured the second Shifty Station layout, The Secret of S.P.L.A.T..

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Results

Category	Raph	Leo
Popularity	42.23%	57.77%
Solo wins	51.82%	48.18%
Team wins	55.86%	44.14%
Score	2	1

Dialogue

English

Announcement

Pearl's Dialogue	Marina's Dialogue	Region
Pearl “Who's your favorite Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle? Raph or Leo?”	Marina “-”	NOE, NOA
Pearl “-”	Marina “This is our first Splatfest tournament! I'm so excited!”	NOE, NOA
Pearl “Check it-this is only the first of three rounds.”	Marina “Whoever wins his matchup will face either Donnie or Mikey in the finals!”	NOE, NOA
Pearl “So, Marina. Are you Team Raph or Team Leo?”	Marina “TEAM LEO, ALL THE WAY!”	NOE, NOA
Pearl “-”	Marina “Leo's clever and trustworthy. Plus that odachi sword he carries is crazy cool.”	NOE, NOA
Pearl “-”	Marina “AND he's a red-eared slider, which is... like... the BEST turtles species.”	NOE, NOA
Pearl “Pshh. Leo's got nothin' on Raph.”	Marina “-”	NOE, NOA
Pearl “Raph is the biggest, baddest turtle around!”	Marina “-”	NOE, NOA
Pearl “Would you wanna mess with a six-foot snapping turtle? I don't think so.”	Marina “-”	NOE, NOA
Pearl “-”	Marina “Kinda ironic that you chose the tall turtle, eh, Pearl?”	NOE, NOA
Pearl “Har, har...”	Marina “Which turtle is your favorite? Head to the Splatfest terminal and pick a side!”	NOE, NOA

Introduction

Pearl's Dialogue	Marina's Dialogue	Region
Pearl “Which Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle is your favorite? Raph or Leo?”	Marina “Head over to the Splatfest terminal and pick a side!”	NOE, NOA

Results

Pearl's Dialogue	Marina's Dialogue	Region
Pearl “TURTLE POWER!”	Marina “Noooooo!”	NOE, NOA
Pearl “Team Raph in the place, as we laugh at your face!”	Marina “-”	NOE, NOA
Pearl “BOOYAH!”	Marina “-”	NOE, NOA
Pearl “-”	Marina “Please forgive us, Leo...”	NOE, NOA
Pearl “Later, Leo-NERDO!”	Marina “-”	NOE, NOA
Pearl “-”	Marina “That's it. Ralph is going DOWN in the finals! I'll NEVER root for Ralph!”	NOE, NOA
Pearl “Um... It's Raph. Not Ralph.”	Marina “-”	NOE, NOA
Pearl “-”	Marina “If you participated in the Splatfest, your prizes are waiting in the Square!”	NOE, NOA

French (France)

Announcement

Perle's Dialogue	Coralie's Dialogue	Region
Perle « Parmi les Tortues Ninjas, vous préférez qui, les amis : Raphael ou Leonardo ? » (Among the Ninja Turtles, who do you prefer: Raphael or Leonardo?)	Coralie « - »	NOE
Perle « - »	Coralie « Ouuuh, c'est pour le tournoi, pas vrai ? On avait encore jamais fait ça ! » (Ooooh, it's for the tournament, right? We've never done this before!)	NOE
Perle « C'est ça, un tournoi en trois rounds ! Et ce festival, c'est le premier ! » (That's right, it's a tournament of three rounds! And this Splatfest is the first!)	Coralie « Et le gagnant affrontera donc Donatello ou Michelangelo en finale ! » (And the winner will face either Donatello or Michelangelo in the final!)	NOE
Perle « Tu sais déjà qui tu vas défendre, Coralie ? » (Do you know who you're going to defend, Marina?)	Coralie « Cette question ! LEO LEO LEO, et reLEO ! » (What a question! LEO LEO LEO, and again LEO!)	NOE
Perle « - »	Coralie « Il est malin, on sent qu'on peut compter sur lui... et t'as vu son épée ?! » (He is smart, we feel that we can count on him... and have you seen his sword?!)	NOE
Perle « - »	Coralie « Et puis faut bien avouer qu'il y a pas plus classe que les tortues de Floride ! » (And you must confess that there isn't anything cooler than a red-eared slider!)	NOE
Perle « Mouais, elles ont du rouge sur la tête, quoi... » (They may have red on their head, so what...)	Coralie « - »	NOE
Perle « Raph aussi, si tu vas par là ! Pis toute façon, c'est le plus balèze des quatre ! » (Raph also does, if you allow the mask! Anyway, he's the strongest of the four!)	Coralie « - »	NOE
Perle « Tu ferais moins ta maligne devant une tortue d'un mètre quatre-vingts ! » (You'd be less smart in front of a one meter eighty turtle!)	Coralie « - »	NOE
Perle « - »	Coralie « Va savoir pourquoi, ça m'impressionne pas autant que toi, Perle... » (You know what, I'm getting the impression that he's not really like you, Pearl...)	NOE
Perle « Ha ha... »	Coralie « Alors, votre tortue préférée ? Rendez-vous à la borne festive pour trancher ! » (So, who's your favorite turtle? Head to the Splatfest terminal to settle the argument!)	NOE

Introduction

Perle's Dialogue	Coralie's Dialogue	Region
Perle « Quelle Tortue Ninja préférez-vous entre Raphael et Leonardo ? » (Which Ninja Turtle do you prefer between Raph and Leo?)	Coralie « Faites votre choix ! La borne festive vous attend ! » (Make your choice! The Splatfest terminal awaits you!)	NOE

Results

Perle's Dialogue	Coralie's Dialogue	Region
Perle « RAPH POWER !!! »	Coralie « Nooooon ! »	NOE
Perle « Au moins, les choses sont claires : le boss, maintenant, c'est Raphael ! » (At least things are clear: the boss is Raphael!)	Coralie « - »	NOE
Perle « COWABUNGA ! »	Coralie « - »	NOE
Perle « - »	Coralie « Leo... Nous pardonneras-tu un jour ? » (Leo... Will you forgive us one day?)	NOE
Perle « Allez ciao, Leo-Fardeau ! » (See ya, Leo-burden!)	Coralie « - »	NOE
Perle « - »	Coralie « Cette fois c'est trop ! Ton Ralph peut courir pour avoir mon vote en finale ! » (This time it's too much! Your Ralph can chase me to get my vote in the final!)	NOE
Perle « Raph, Coralie. Pas Ralph. » (Raph, Marina. Not Ralph.)	Coralie « - »	NOE
Perle « - »	Coralie « Les prix attendent les participants au Splatfest sur le square! » (The prizes await the Splatfest particpats in the square!)	NOE

German

Announcement

Perla's Dialogue	Marina's Dialogue	Region
Perla „Welcher Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle ist euer Favorit? Raphael oder Leonardo?“ (Which Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle is your favorite? Raphael or Leonardo?)	Marina „-“	NOE
Perla „-“	Marina „Unser erstes Splatfest-Turnier! Ich bin so aufgeregt!“ (Our first Splatfest tournament! I am so excited!)	NOE
Perla „Und das ist nur die erste von drei Runden!“ (And that's just the first of three rounds!)	Marina „Wer diese Runde gewinnt, steht im Finale Donnie oder Mikey gegenüber!“ (Whoever wins this round will face Donnie or Mikey in the finals!)	NOE
Perla „Also Marina... Team Raph oder Team Leo?“ (So Marina... Team Raph or Team Leo?)	Marina „TEAM LEO, EINDEUTIG!“ (TEAM LEO, CLEARLY!)	NOE
Perla „-“	Marina „Leo ist clever und vertrauenswürdig. Und sein Odachi-Schwert ist sooo cool!“ (Leo is smart and trustworthy. And his odachi sword is sooo cool!)	NOE
Perla „-“	Marina „Zudem ist er eine Schmuckschildkröte! Das sind die besten Schildkröten!“ (In addition, he's a red-eared slider! These are the best turtles!)	NOE
Perla „Püh, Leo stinkt voll ab gegen Raph.“ (Pshh, Leo stinks compared to Raph.)	Marina „-“	NOE
Perla „Raph ist die härteste und fieseste Schildkröte überhaupt!“ (Raph is the toughest and baddest turtle ever!)	Marina „-“	NOE
Perla „Oder würdest du dich mit einer 1,80 m großen Schnappschildkröte anlegen?“ (Or would you mess with a one meter eighty snapping turtle?)	Marina „-“	NOE
Perla „-“	Marina „Schon irgendwie ironisch, dass du die große Schildkröte bevorzugst...“ (Kind of ironic that you prefer the tall turtle....)	NOE
Perla „Ha ha, ich schmeiß mich weg vor Lachen.“ (Ha ha, I'm cracking up.)	Marina „Wer ist euer Favorit? Trefft eure Wahl am Splatfest-Wahlstand!“ (Who is your favorite? Make your choice at the Splatfest terminal!)	NOE

Introduction

Perla's Dialogue	Marina's Dialogue	Region
Perla „Welcher Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle ist euer Favorit? Raphael oder Leonardo?“ (Which Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle is your favorite? Raphael or Leonardo?)	Marina „Trefft eure Wahl am Splatfest-Wahlstand!“ (Make your choice at the Splatfest terminal!)	NOE

Results

Perla's Dialogue	Marina's Dialogue	Region
Perla „TURTLE-POWER!“ (TURTLE-POWER!)	Marina „Neiiiiiiin!“ (Nooooooo!)	NOE
Perla „Team Raph ganz radikal, stopft euch in den Kanal!“ (Team Raph quite radical, stuffs you into the canal!)	Marina „-“	NOE
Perla „Einfach COOL!“ (Simply COOL!)	Marina „-“	NOE
Perla „-“	Marina „Vergib uns, Leo...“ (Forgive us, Leo...)	NOE
Perla „Und tschüss, Leo-NERDO!“ (And bye, Leo-NERDO!)	Marina „-“	NOE
Perla „-“	Marina „Aber Ralph hat keine Chance im Finale! Ich unterstütze den jedenfalls nicht!“ (But Ralph has no chance in the finals! I certainly won't support him!)	NOE
Perla „Er heißt Raph. Nicht Ralph.“ (His name is Raph. Not Ralph.)	Marina „-“	NOE
Perla „-“	Marina „Wer beim Splatfest dabei war, bekommt seinen Preis auf dem Inkopolis-Platz!“ (Those who participated in the Splatfest will get their prize at Inkopolis Square!)	NOE

Spanish (Latin America)

Announcement

Perla's Dialogue	Marina's Dialogue	Region
Perla «¿Cuál de las Tortugas Ninja es su preferida? ¿Rafa o Leo?» (Which one of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is your favorite? Raph or Leo?)	Marina «-»	NOA
Perla «-»	Marina «¡Este es el primer torneo de festivales de la historia! ¡Qué emoción!» (This is the first Splatfest tournament in history! How exciting!)	NOA
Perla «Les explico: esta es solamente la primera de tres rondas.» (I'll explain: this is just the first of three rounds.)	Marina «¡El ganador se enfrentará o a Donnie o a Mikey en la final!» (The winner will face either Donnie or Mikey in the final!)	NOA
Perla «¿Cómo lo ves, Marina? ¿Vas con el Equipo Rafa o el Equipo Leo?» (How do you see it, Marina? Are you going with Team Raph or Team Leo?)	Marina «¡VAMOS EQUIPO LEOOO!» (LET'S GO TEAM LEOOO!)	NOA
Perla «-»	Marina «Leo es inteligente y confiable. ¡Y esa espada que lleva es la onda!» (Leo is intelligent and trustworthy. And that sword he carries around is cool!)	NOA
Perla «-»	Marina «Y además, ¡es una tortuga de orejas rojas! ¡Es mi especie FAVORITA!» (And besides, he's a red-eared turtle! It's my FAVORITE species!)	NOA
Perla «¡Ja! Leo no está a la altura de Rafa.» (Hah! Leo is not on Raph's level.)	Marina «-»	NOA
Perla «Rafa es la tortuga más ruda e importante de todas.» (Raph is the roughest and most important turtle of them all.)	Marina «-»	NOA
Perla «¿Tú te enfrentarías a una tortuga mordedora de casi dos metros? Pues no.» (Would you face a snapping turtle that's almost two meters tall? Definitely not.)	Marina «-»	NOA
Perla «-»	Marina «Qué curioso que eliges al más alto, ¿no?» (How funny that you choose the tallest one, huh?)	NOA
Perla «Qué risa. Ji, ji. Ja, ja.» (How funny. Hee, hee. Ha, ha.)	Marina «¿Cuál es su tortuga favorita? ¡Vayan a la terminal de voto y elijan un equipo!»	NOA

Results

Perla's Dialogue	Marina's Dialogue	Region
Perla «¡COWABUNGA!»	Marina «¡Noooooo!»	NOA
Perla «¡Rafael salió victorioso! ¡El Equipo Leo es apestoso!» (Raphael came out victorious! Team Leo stinks!)	Marina «-»	NOA
Perla «¡Me debes una pizza, Marina!» (You owe me a pizza, Marina!)	Marina «-»	NOA
Perla «-»	Marina «Perdónanos, Leo...» (Forgive us, Leo...)	NOA
Perla «¡Adiós, LeoNERDO!» (Goodbye, Leo-NERDO!)	Marina «-»	NOA
Perla «-»	Marina «Ya estoy harta. ¡Ya verás en la final! ¡JAMÁS apoyaré a Raúl!» (I've had it. You'll see in the finale! I'll NEVER support Raúl!)	NOA
Perla «Se llama Rafa. No Raúl.» (His name is Raph. Not Raúl.)	Marina «-»	NOA
Perla «-»	Marina «¡Si participaron en el festival, recojan sus premios en el centro!» (If you participated in the Splatfest, collect your prizes at the Square!)	NOA

Top 100

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Gallery

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  Team Raph win (English)

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  Team Raph win (Spanish)

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  Team Raph win (Dutch)

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  Pearl and Marina in their Splatfest colors

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Trivia

• The ink colors for this Splatfest are listed as "Ninja Red" and "Ninja Blue" in Private Battles.

Names in other languages

Raph vs. Leo

Language	Name	Meaning
Dutch	Raph vs. Leo	Raph vs. Leo
French (NOE)	Raph vs. Leo	Raph vs. Leo
German	Raph vs. Leo	Raph vs. Leo
Spanish (NOA)	Rafa vs. Leo	Raph vs. Leo

Private Battle (Ninja Red/Ninja Blue)

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ニンジャレッド/ニンジャブルー Ninja reddo/Ninja burū	Ninja red/Ninja blue
Dutch	Ninja-rood / Ninja-blauw	Ninja red / Ninja blue
French	Ninja rouge/Ninja bleu	Ninja red/Ninja blue
German	Ninja Rot/Ninja Blau	Ninja Red/Ninja Blue
Italian	Ninja rosso/Ninja blu	Ninja red/Ninja blue
Russian	Ниндзя красный / синий Nindzya krasnyy / siniy	Ninja red / blue
Spanish	Rojo ninja/Azul ninja	Red ninja/Blue ninja

See also

• List of Splatfests in Splatoon 2

External links

• SplatoonUS announcement of the Splatfest
• SplatoonUS reminder post for the Splatfest
• SplatoonUS announcement of the winner
• @NintendoNL on Twitter (announcement), @NintendoNL on Twitter (reminder), @NintendoNL on Twitter (results)