Krang
Krang is a male extraterrestrial character who features in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
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Biography
Origin
Krang was the ruthless alien brain overlord who ruled Dimension X. Banishment to Earth robbed him of his body, forcing him to team up with the Shredder to further his conquests. In exchange for Shredder creating a new body for him, Krang gave him Dimension X technology. Krang was eventually given an android body with his brain residing in the stomach and which possessed the ability to grow in size thanks to a microchip in the shoulder.
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Krang was a spoiled prince of the Utrom. When his father Quanin made it clear that even if Krang become ruler he would never be a leader, Krang attempted to prove his worth to his father by secretly joining a squad which was going to attempt to retake control of a prison that had been taken over by Traxus, one of Quanin's enemies. However, Traxus knew were the squad would come from and mined the area, and attacked and killed many of the squad members. However, Traxus wasn't aware that Krang was alive and left. Krang manage to survive on his own and tamed one of the wild creatures, riding it to attack head-on, killing his father's enemy. He modified his body to use for transportation and took control of the prison. When his father saw what he had done he was proud of Krang, and for the first time in quite a while called him his son. Later, Krang's father would die in an attempt to expand his empire and the Utroms would become an endangered species when their homeworld Planet Utrominon was destroyed. Krang made it his mission to save the Utrom species and rebuild their empire. To do this, he traveled to Earth via an inter-dimensional portal and began work on what he called the Technodrome, a device that would allow him to terraform Earth and make it into New Utrominon.
Overview
Personality and attributes
Powers and abilities
Notes
- Krang was an original creation of the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated series where he was created by David Wise and voiced by actor Pat Fraley.
- The character transitioned into the comics with his first appearance being in the adaptation of the animated storyline in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures v1 #1 (August, 1988) published by Archie Comics.
- On Screencrush, it was noted that Krang was created from "borrowed bits and pieces from other comic characters and combined them with his [David Wise] own ideas." with the other-dimensional villain allowing for the use of advanced technology that was an explanation for the Foot Clan consisting of robot ninjas.
In other media
Television
- In Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Krang featured as one of the main antagonists in the 1987 animated television series where he was voiced by actor Pat Fraley.
- In Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Krang made a cameo appearance in the 2003 animated television series in the episode "Secret Origins, Part 3" where he was voiced by actor Wayne Grayson. He was shown as an ordinary Utrom who was complaining about walking on his tentacles with colleague telling him to shut up. The character was replaced by Ch'rell who served as an Utrom villain for the Turtles.
- In Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, the Kraang were introduced as one of the main antagonists in the 2012 animated television series where the majority of them were voiced by actor Nolan North. Their true origins were revealed in the episode "The War for Dimension X" where it was shown that an Utrom scientist named Krang discovered Mutagen harvested from the giant Kraathatrogons worms imparted them with powerful psychic abilities which they used to subjugate their own kind. Kraang Prime then copied his mind into the rest of his kind making them an extension of his will.
Films
- In Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, Krang appeared as an antagonist in the setting of the live-action film where he was voiced by actor Brad Garrett.
- In Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie, Krang appeared in the setting of the 2022 animated film that was a tie-in to the animated television series. This version were a trio consisting of Krang Leader aka Krang One (voiced by actor Jim Pirri) who led his siblings namely Krang Sister aka Krang Two (voiced by actress Toks Olagundoye) and Krang Brother aka Krang Three. The Krang were an alien species that landed on ancient Earth bringing with them a Mutagen they called Empyrean. Its arrival on Earth was responsible for creating the Yōkai race on the planet. During feudal times in Japan, the Krang gifted Oroku Saki, leader of the Foot Clan, with the dark armor the Kuroi Yōroi, which allowed Saki to defeat the Foot's enemies. However, it ended up possessing and transforming him into the evil Shredder and leading the Foot clan into worshiping them. Eventually a group of warriors created a mystical weapon key and used it to banish the Krang into another realm for a thousand year.
Video games
- In Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fall of the Foot Clan, Krang appeared as the final boss in the 1990 Game Boy video game.
- In Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project, Krang appeared as the final boss in the 1992 video game.
- In Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan, General Krang appeared in the setting of the 2016 hack-and-slash video game where he was voiced by actor Steve Blum.
- In Injustice 2, Krang was referenced in the setting of the fighting video game. The Turtles were battling him when they were teleported to the Injustice universe. After returning to their reality, they fought against Krang again where they made use of their new enhanced abilities to defeat the villain and his allies.
Appearances
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles:
