Krang

One of my favorite villains!

In this article I would love to spend some time on Krang, a great 80's cartoon villain. This character is the most original creature in the cartoon world, along with Skeletor.

1987

What I loved the most about the 80's cartoons was that they were incredibly original and introduced some of the most outlandish characters ever.I mean, how crazy is that? a talking evil brain in the stomach of a robot body that looks like a fat naked guy with 80's sunglasses and red underpants.
Krang was the ultimate badass because he was the boss of the main villain who rarely did anything more than giving orders.
Krang is a very sadistic creature. He enjoys seeing others suffer and laughs from his own sick jokes. He just loves to see Shredder miserable not only because he doesn't like him (or anybody else for that matter), but simply because - like he said himself - he enjoys seeing others in pain.Krang is very stern and like all the bad guys in cartoons, he punishes his goons and is simply soaked with evil. His voice is highly original , not to mention his evil cackle and the slime coming out from him.
Krang was a warlord from Dimension X who was never defeated and who never failed until his encounter with the Turtles. He was a great mastermind and won many wars until he got banned from his world and stripped from his body. For those who are wondering what Krang's natural and original body looked like, you can see it in the episode called "Invasion of Krangezoids" where Krang cloned himself multiple times. His clones grew full bodies, revealing that Krang originally had a lizard like body

Krang teamed up with Shredder and as we know started the quest to conquer Earth. In the episode "Shreddered and Splintered" Shredder finally constructs a robot body for Krang out of the blueprints he gave him. The body was full of all kinds of weapons and was even able to change sizes.

The body was so powerful that the turtles almost got wiped out by it when it was accidentally reprogrammed by Bebop and Rocksteady.Also, in the very last episode of the TMNT series that started in 1987, The Turtles themselves used it to fight the evil Draag.

Krang was released in few different forms in the toy world, but this one takes the cake

Here's another interesting collectible. This is NOT ME in the picture. A nice Halloween outfit

Eventually Krang's cybernetic body was destroyed and Krang had to settle on a small transporting device commonly called a bubble walker.

And here's the guy who voiced that evil creature, Pat Fraley

2003
Since Krang wasn't tthe part of the original TMNT comic books or storyline, and was created by the 1987 cartoon, he was almost completely omitted in the 2003 version. His appearance was reduced to a short cameo in the episode called "Secret Origins Part 3". In the new TMNT krang is one of the Utroms, alien creatures who use human-shaped exosuits to disguise themselves as human beings. Utroms are good guys who got stranded on earth while escorting a criminal Utrom, Ch'Rell (who eventually becomes Shredder).
Here's Krang in the new series on the left

And here's one of the Utroms in the exosuit

As much as I can't stand the new versions of the 80's cartoons and think they're lifeless and flat, I'm happy they were done because at least it picked up some interest in Turtles again

Comments

I found that so disturbing as a kid. Still do, but then I'm a major grossaphobe.

I agree, chokeslam, it's kind of like when you realize that the emporer is controlling Darth Vader. It just doesn't seem right. When a character becomes notorious for being evil, why do the writers feel they have to explain that? Usually they blame the evilness on a bad childhood, or someone more evil persuading them. Can't villians just be evil because they're crazy???

Krang was my favorite character too. When I was a kid I use to be able to do his voice almost flawlessly. Now I just sound like a old lady that smoked her whole life. I loved how in the episode "Enter the Fly" Krang intended to kill Baxter, but instead he turned into a fly.

I don't think Krang was the boss over Shredder, he just had more brains. Through I do think they made Shredder too weak later on.

I gotta disagree, I never really cared for Krang. Somehow the idea of Shredder having a boss just didn't sit right with me. I mean since the time of their conception in the mid 1980's Shredder had be the arch nemesis of the turtles, the master of the foot clan and the evil genius hell-bend of taking over the world. Why in the bloody hell did they decide that he needed someone to boss him around. Maybe if Krang had Shredder had had more of an equal partnership it wouldn't have bothered me so much the Krang was clearly the one in charge. Besides as was mentioned before all he did was stay in the technodrome and doll out orders so he really didn't add much to the show.

youre right theaven, he was extremely cruel and R rated in the comic books that were based on/spin offs from the cartoon series

I somehow missed the episode with Krangs origonal body?
You should also note that he was more satistic in the comic, he caused Wingnut to go insane by publicly killing all the females of his speices becuse Wingnuts people tried to rebel, caused Slash to go mad by chopping down all the trees on his planet( then blameing the Turtles) then he surgecly fused himself on Shedders body. ow yeah it happen.

Looking back on it, Krang's voice really gets on my nerves. And he was a pushover in the NES/SNES games.

Great article. The only thing I hated about Krang was that laugh of his.

I know starsprinkles, but thats the cool thing - very original! And thank you all for the kind comments

"Shredder(gurgle-gurgle)..." That's all Krang was to me, gross gurgling sounds and an old lady voice. You know what I think would be an awesome world conquering crossover: Krang and Stewie from Family Guy. Just imagine the bickering and planning those two could unleash on the world!

I love how original this article was. Great job

And I too always wondered what Krang's original body was like. I don't understand though is why they put Krang in the stomach instead of on top of the head???

I always wondered what Krang's original body looked like. Thanks for answering that question.

wow I must be off on my years b/c I thought TMNT didnt start tell 88 or 89 but being born in 81 I dont really remember every year.

Krang was the freakiest villian!

I thought this article was going to be about Krang the Warlord of Atlantis.

Krang's voice just annoyed the hell outta me. Sure, he's a maniacal, talking brain, which is cool in its own right, but...*cringe* that voice...!

I really enjoyed this article and I beatend Krang time to time. On tmnt fall of the footclan on gameboy and snes games but lately I've been playing Teenage Mutant ninja turtle arcadge game from the 80s on my laptop. Now I must admit Tmnt Heros in time arcade and snes game krang get to be more of a challange. If anyone wants details on how to get tmnt arcade games or old games let me know.

I enjoyed this article except for one thing. You said that was NOT you in the Krang suit. I would rather you just have lied about it and said that it was you. Other than that, I'm glad that something has finally been written about Krang.

Krang could've been an awesome character in one of the live action films. It would've been interesting to see how New Line would've interpreted the Krang character. I always thought he was a neat villain. The Rat King could've been awesome too.

Brillaint villian and he was never in any of the live action films. So funny the way he talked and that big ass robot and mechine he went around in!