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03/30/2004: New Article: Krang’s Android Body!

We’ve seen lots of Krang here on the site. Several months back, we saw the TMNT episode where Krang finally got that body of his. Now, here’s a look at the toy based on it. “Krang’s Android Body,” made by Playmates in 1991, is a towering inferno of half-naked bald belly-brained terror made of plastic and sin. I love it, every part of it. For those curious: yes, the Krang figure was removable. You want a pocket brain pal, you can have it. Review features a bonus section where Krang Jell-O molds fall apart.

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All I can say is: ZONE TROOPERS!!

Matt = teh r0><0r X tvv0!

Ghosted by Slacker @ 03/31/2004 12:39 PM EST

sweet, alas, i was too poor to own krang but i would have loved too. I think you should do an article on casey jones matt. DO IT!!!

Ghosted by Freud Savage @ 03/31/2004 1:03 PM EST

I had an overwhelming urge to color. Krang demanded it.

http://www31.brinkster.com/gumballstudios/extras/krang.gif

Ghosted by Jason @ 03/31/2004 3:29 PM EST

Someone has to bring up the TMNT anime again, so, TMNT ANIME! Who else would like to see american cartoons as anime? A lot of the 70’s saturday morning stuff would work. Speed Buggy, Groovie Goolies, anything by Sid and Marty Krofft. Remember the episode of Real GhostBusters where they went to Japan and were given Ecto-Ichi? Imagine Live-Action GhostBusters Sentai. I’d better calm down a bit before I come up with something ugly. Like Akira and Stimpy.

Ghosted by kingklash @ 03/31/2004 3:51 PM EST

Click on my name to see Peeps galore : Hundreds of Marshmallow Peeps, on a layer of blue sugar:)

Ghosted by J-Dog @ 03/31/2004 4:47 PM EST

Krang Sucks Shredder Utrom kicks his butt any day!

Ghosted by Dan @ 03/31/2004 5:15 PM EST

I miss my Krang. I was the only Nina Turtle-obsessed girl in the second grade, and I was proud of it… and my mom sold all my Turtles except for the "mutating" Donatello and Raphael in a garage sale a few years ago. T-T

Ghosted by youjik33 @ 03/31/2004 5:26 PM EST

That Utrom picture Matt linked to reminds me of Dr. Zoidberg.

"Life was bad.. but now it’s good, forever!"

Ghosted by Welsh Rabbit @ 03/31/2004 8:05 PM EST

I loved that Krang and Walker set. After getting a few of the TMNT figures and playing with my sibs and then getting him, I was rockin’.

VERY coicidental, one of my little sibs who likes to play with my old stuff from time to time about a week ago, and POW!, the giant Krang Body, which we got only after the Walker after some time and the only thing I could remember from playing with that is the very cool mirror in the stomach.

Ghosted by shoujoaifan @ 03/31/2004 9:24 PM EST

Though I was heavily into TMNT, I never got this figure. Had every other one, just not this. Never really remembered even wanting it.

Strangely enough, in that second picture from the coloring book, Krang looks suspiciously like Meatwad (the character from "Aqua Teen Hunger Force," not the above poster).

And nothing beats "Krang Goes Babysitting." I still laugh my ass off at that one.

Ghosted by Lackadaisical @ 03/31/2004 9:39 PM EST

Rowan Steele, that’s probably a 5th anniversary Turtle. I’ve got one–It’s a Leonardo figure, just made from silver and gold plastic and immovable, on a little base

Ghosted by George @ 03/31/2004 11:08 PM EST

Happy three-year anniversary, X-E and Matt. I’ve ready every darn article and enjoyed every minute of it. Long may you run!

And I too prefer Krang to the Utroms. Utroms want to fit in with us, but Krang knows that his destiny lies in his sheer ludicrousness.

Hey, is the new Shredder a Utrom? What’s going on there?

Ghosted by Alt-Tab @ 03/31/2004 11:45 PM EST

http://www.411mania.com/figures/article.php?figures_id=1040

New Turtles figures! See the baby turtles. See the dinosaur man with a claw hand. See the braaaaaaaaain.

(Their spellings might be off. They Utroms, not Ultrons.)

Ghosted by Alt-Tab @ 04/01/2004 12:11 PM EST

What a great article and a great toy. I got mine while visiting my grandmother in Colorado. Talk about the ultimate villain! Although, admittedly, I was more of a G.I. Joe guy.

Ghosted by Dan @ 04/01/2004 1:58 AM EST

this reminds me of the day i stopped playing with toys for good. i crammed all my TMNT figures into my party wagon, and rolled that sucker on my wooden floor as HARD AS I COULD into the wall dozens of times. by the time it was dark outside, i had a collection of mutant animal parts and one sad looking vehicle. it was so awesome.

Ghosted by snakesheep @ 04/01/2004 4:11 AM EST

…is that a Danger Mouse VHS tape I see behind Krang? If so, give it. To me. Now.

…please?

Ghosted by Aeire @ 04/01/2004 4:24 AM EST

That looks very familiar. I do believe I owned that back in my childhood days. I miss my TMNT figures. Stupid mommy and her decision to give them all away to the Salvation Army. I need those figures more than those poor kids do!!

Ghosted by Tim-E @ 04/01/2004 6:19 AM EST

Upcoming Utrom figure: http://www.x-entertainment.com/articles/0886/mystery.jpg

Posted by Matt @ 03/30/2004 05:57 PM EST

^^ Ah! That is the scariest damn think I’ve ever seen. It kinda reminds me of a Pac Man Ghost with rabies.
That said, awhile ago I had sent an email concerning a possible appearance of a revamped Krang in the new Millenium Cartoon series, and they stated that there was no way, no how they could do that citing that with the Utrom story arc (Of which I’m guessing is close to the comic story arc.) it left no room for Krang. On one hand it saddens me, but on another maybe, just maybe, there’s a way to bring Krang to life. Of course I’d like to see him look more like this than a rabid Pac Man Ghost:

http://us.f1.yahoofs.com/groups/g_9988378//Yahoo!+Photo+Album/prokrang.gif?gre7XbABhdBZ_HWO

On that note, just by looking at the above picture, wouldnt that look awesome as an animatronic puppet for a live action movie?

Ghosted by Krangoholic Girl @ 04/01/2004 10:00 AM EST

Krang was, well– he was one of the coolest, and most easy-to-defeat guys on Ninja Turtles. Couldn’t Donatello just slap him around a little with that Bo, and pretty much end him? I always pictured it in my head, but never had the pleasure of seeing it on the show.

Ghosted by The Return of Long Duck Dong @ 04/01/2004 12:36 PM EST

Good Lord… Hands down the best article I’ve ever read. Literally, the best article ever written by anyone EVER!

Keep up the good work!

Ghosted by Nizzler @ 04/01/2004 12:50 PM EST

Woo-Hoo! Ninja turtles cartoon released on DVD soon!

Ghosted by Stilewalker @ 04/01/2004 1:28 PM EST

brandon,

I was the same way…. you know, when the turtles craze hit big time, I was at that age where I was beginning to look beyond toys and focus more on Nintendo. Only a few of my friends got the turtles toys, because there was that stigma that we were getting too old for action figures. But it didn’t keep me from lusting over the product. The solution? Trips to the arcade to play TMNT and trips to my friend’s to play Nintendo’s TMNT… the original one, you know, the one where all the turtles looked like Raph on the front of the cartridge.

Ghosted by Nachokhaki @ 04/01/2004 1:54 PM EST

It’s the ultimate April Fool’s joke! The chia plot is here, but it’s invisible! I know it is! It has to be! Krang (no relation to the British hard rock mag Kerrang) is behind it all! His Dimension X technology will not stop Matt’s Dimension X-E powers! AAAHH-ha-ha-ha-haaa!

Gaaassspp- I’m better now.

Ghosted by kingklash @ 04/01/2004 2:29 PM EST

Ahh…the good old NES. Still the best system out there. I can remeber playing the first TMNT on it for hours. It was by far the hardest game I have ever played. And I never have heard of anyone beating theat damn game ever. All of the emulators that I have tried for it just go black once you get to the part where you would enter the technodrome. I think that the developers made the game soo hard that they didn’t even bother putting an ending on the game, cause no one would ever beat it.

Ghosted by Lonewolf @ 04/01/2004 2:57 PM EST

The second level(the dam) with the seaweed = the hardest, most aggervating level in any game ever created.

Ghosted by Tim-E @ 04/01/2004 3:09 PM EST

And I have seen the game beaten before. Of course, we used the quicksave feature on the emulator, but it was beaten. Shredder can kill you in one hit. I hate his ass.

Ghosted by Tim-E @ 04/01/2004 3:10 PM EST

The trick with the seaweed level is to leave one of the 1st and easy bobmbs, get all the rest, and kill one turtle. If you have one turtle w/a decent amount of life left, u can fill up the other 3 pretty easy in that 1st building in level 3 (where u get the rockets) and go get the dead turtle. Of course, this means u cant lose a turtle in level 3, but I never had a problem with that. The Technodrome though, that’s friggin impossible. All the enemies way too hard in there for me, and way too confusing a lay out.

Ghosted by TOP1214 @ 04/01/2004 3:26 PM EST

I mastered that damn seaweed level on the NES and it never occoured to me to cheat like that. I feel like I’ve wasted a LOT of time.

That game was pretty freakin hard for a kids game after that point.

Part 2 was SUPER easy in comparison, especially if you played two players, but man, that game was cool. Moreso in the arcade(that polar bear boss is pretty weak…) but still…

Ghosted by Casey Jones @ 04/01/2004 3:51 PM EST

Krang is sooooo HOT!!!!

Ghosted by Todd "THE ROD" Butcher @ 04/01/2004 4:41 PM EST

I could see Krang (the brain, not the Klingon) as being from a related species to the Utroms. Kinda like Vulcans and Romulans. Wandering around the galaxy in his freakin huge spacecraft, the Technodrome, on the trail of the Utroms, and eventually finding Earth. The Turtles slap him silly, and send him on his way. April bakes cookies for everybody, roll credits.

Ghosted by kingklash @ 04/01/2004 5:29 PM EST

What no April fools jokes Matt?
You dissapoint me. Don’t you like April Fools Day?

Ghosted by Meatwad @ 04/01/2004 7:36 PM EST

Hey, Is it just me or would anybody else like to see the old toys re-realeased?

Ghosted by Evil Eyes @ 04/01/2004 8:10 PM EST

Krang can’t be a true Ultrom. Remeber the episode where he got his real body back? He looked like a Lizard thing, totally threw me for a loop.

Ghosted by Trippy the 8th Dwarf @ 04/01/2004 8:44 PM EST

Casey, I have to admit it was my dad’s idea to sac. the turtle in level 2, tho it does work out great.

Ghosted by TOP1214 @ 04/01/2004 10:26 PM EST

On the subject of TMNT video games, my favourite was TMNT 3: The Manhattan Project for the NES. It was so awesome how each turtle had his own unique ability and you could switch turtles between lives rather than having to stay with the same turtle. Plus the bosses were dang cool (especially Super Shredder). It’s too hard to play with one player, though, so playing with two players is advised.

You know, it’s really too bad that there was never a TMNT game for the NES that utilized the four-player devices. It would’ve been so bad-assed to be able to play as all four TMNT at the same time. Oh well, at least you could do it in the arcade games.

Ghosted by Nate @ 04/01/2004 10:31 PM EST

If you want a more Believeable "Krang Pink" For your Krang Jello Mold, Use Watermelon Flavored Jello and fold in some Cool Whip then let set. It will Be "Krang Pink" (and taste delicious) For Instructions:
Preparation
STIR boiling water into gelatin in large bowl at least 2 minutes until completely dissolved. Stir in cold water. Refrigerate about 1-1/4 hours or until slightly thickened (consistency of unbeaten egg whites). Gently stir in 2 cups of the whipped topping with wire whisk until well blended. Refrigerate about 15 minutes or until thickened (spoon drawn through leaves definite impression).

Ghosted by Allie @ 04/02/2004 1:55 AM EST

Here is some good Mr. Show/Adult Swim news:
http://filmforce.ign.com/articles/503/503483p3.html
"…Lazzo confessed his inability to explain quite what the concept was behind the next pilot, Tom Goes to the Mayor, whose executive producer is Bob Odenkirk (of the cult cable comedy Mr. Show). Each episode has small town citizen Tom Peters bring one of what the press release calls his "crackpot ideas" to the town’s Mayor, and comedy ensues as they try to implement the scheme. In the pilot, for example, they set bear traps out around children’s playgrounds; I presume this is to protect small children from bears, but I believe the flaw in Peters’ and the Mayor’s reasoning here is evident. Voices for the show will be supplied by Odenkirk, his Mr. Show partner David Cross, Jack Black, and his Tenacious D teammate Kyle Gass."

Ghosted by ME @ 04/02/2004 4:37 AM EST

The last boss of the tmnt nes game was shredder with a retro mutagen gun . Evil man. i used an invincibility code though cos i had it on the commodor 64. The ending had amazing graphics for the time, but yes, the game was mad hard.

Ghosted by vyle @ 04/02/2004 7:42 AM EST

Nate,

It would have been great to have had the 4-player option on the NES game, but I doubt the NES would have been able to handle it. The NES was bad about flickering when too many sprites were on the screen. I remember how bad it was with two-player trying to fight three foot soldiers at once or a couple of mousers. i think everything would go invisible with four turtles on the screen. …Though that might be the gimmick to go for… Invisiturtle.

Ghosted by Nachokhaki @ 04/02/2004 9:45 AM EST

Next time try this for the perfect Jello firmness.
Once it is firm you do not have to keep it refrigerated.
Sorta like a giant Gummy Bear.

3 boxes of your favorite Jello
4 packages Knox Clear Gelatin
1/2 cup sugar
4 cups boiling water
1 cup cold water

Ghosted by Randomkill @ 04/02/2004 4:21 PM EST

Anybody remember the ULTIMATE cross-over in craze toylines? The Turtle Trolls?

Ghosted by George @ 04/02/2004 7:40 PM EST

Oddly enough, Krang was one of the few original TMNT action figures my Turtle-crazy cousin never had. He had almost everything else, including some of the rareties like Mondo Gecko, the blimp, the bike, and sewer hideout. We were given his stash after he outgrew them and my brother was declared old enough to play with them and not chew them, but he played with them and kept them outside, so we no longer have any of it, unfortunantly. A lot of it wasn’t in great shape when we got it, but still.

Ghosted by starwenn @ 04/02/2004 9:44 PM EST

The only voice impression I can do is krang.

Ghosted by garbage pail kid @ 04/03/2004 2:45 AM EST

Android Body to Krang: "Git in me belly!"

Ghosted by kingklash @ 04/03/2004 4:10 PM EST

I want a totally tubular tabulator. ie Calculating device…

Ghosted by jgoreham @ 04/03/2004 6:01 PM EST

Here’s an idea…next Valentines Day, get some white chocolate, throw it in one of those "Chocolate Factory" things with the slightest amount of red food coloring (not too much, it gotsta be pink not red), pour it into that Jello mold, and give that special someone a chocolate Krang. Say it with a Krang. Krang conquers all. It’ll be a Krang moment.

Ghosted by Darc_humor @ 04/04/2004 12:31 PM EDT

I had that Krang figure. I didn’t have his body though. I don’t recall Krang being that hard to find. It was April O’Neil I never saw in stores. NEVER!

Ghosted by The Dragonrider @ 04/04/2004 5:51 PM EDT

*plays with krang body and feels accomplished*

http://www.angelfire.com/geek/moviebuzz/lj/9-9.gif

Ghosted by MidbackMan @ 04/04/2004 7:41 PM EDT

Matt, if you add just a touch of condensed milk to red jello right before refrigerating it, it’ll give a perfect Krang-y fleshy pink color.

Ghosted by Hellpop! @ 04/04/2004 8:22 PM EDT

Dragonrider, you are right. April was hard to find!!! I never saw her. I do think one of my friends has one…damn him.

Ghosted by Tim-E @ 04/04/2004 9:28 PM EDT

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