Talk:Epic Rap Battles of History 58/@comment-94.209.130.123-20151004071216/@comment-4872155-20151004120658

In some aspects they can be considered as superheroes, yes, but most of the TMNT's struggles were personal e.g. the vendetta with Shredder and the Foot was based on revenge for the death of Hamato Yoshi and Tang Shen, the battles with Baxter Stockman came from their connection with April O'Neil, and most of their other battles/adventures happened largely by chance. They spend most of their time trying to hide from society, not protect it necessarily. They are characters who will do the right thing when they find themselves in a conflict, but that's not their primary goal. They can indeed be heroic, but they aren't exactly superheroes.