Kraang

**The Kraang**, are a telepathically enslaved **Hive Mind** faction of Utroms who were corrupted by and serve Kraang Prime. They are bent on conquering and mutating planets, such as Earth, to use as staging grounds in their ancient war with their archenemies; the Triceratons. They eventually hope to conquer all of Dimension X for themselves, and perhaps beyond. They are one of the main antagonists of the 2012 TV series. Most Kraang characters are voiced by Nolan North.

## Known Kraang

* The Kraang Hive Mind also made a rejected clone of Mrs. O'Neil.
* Kraang Prime is the leader of the Kraang Hive Mind.
* Irma/Kraang Subrprime is an Utrom who later came to serve the Kraang Hive Mind.
* Cop 1 and Cop 2 are Kraang Hive Mind spies.
* Countless Kraang Hive Mind agents.

### Kraang-Human Hybrids

* April O'Neil is a human-Kraang mutant hybrid, the final result of a Kraang Hive Mind multi-generational breeding program to help them stabilize the mutagen in Earth's dimension.
* Mrs. O'Neil is a human-Kraang mutant hybrid who disappeared from April's life when she was only 6 years old.

## Personality

Kraang of the Hive Mind cannot speak in human language unassisted. They speak when housed in their Kraangdroid units, but they still speak in a very complicated and redundant manner, often including the subject both at the beginning and end of the sentence. They always refer to each other as just "Kraang", with each individual having limited personality or individuality. These Kraang also appear vain, as they are very intrigued by watching themselves in action against the turtles, as seen in the episode, *Turtle Temper*. They're also quite sadistic, stating in *The Kraang Conspiracy* that harmful methods of extracting April's DNA would be "more fun" then simply taking some of her hair.

The differences between the Kraang Hive Mind and the Utrom Tribe begin to come to light with the introduction of Kraang Subprime, a Kraang originally from the Utroms who has full power of human speech (even outside a Kraangdroid) and a clearly-defined independent personality. Later on, the turtles meet and befriend another Utrom, Bishop, who also speaks in clear human language with a distinct personality. Bishop explains that the Utroms had defected from the Hive Mind centuries ago and now exist independently of them *and* their agenda.

## Goals

The Kraang Hive Mind's primary goal is to mutate all life on Earth so it can become habitable for the Kraang race. However, it has been revealed that the Hive Mind does need April O'Neil's biology, as she has been bred from generations of human-Kraang mutant hybrids to be "uniquely attuned" to the Earth's universe. The Kraang also have many minor goals, such as destroying the turtles who have been the primary threat to their plans on Earth.

## Kraang Technology

All of the Kraang's technology is a corrupted version of Utrom technology.

Weaponry

* Tri-shot pistol - **Rise of the Turtles, Part 1**
* Kraang Laser Blaster - **Rise of the Turtles, Part 1**
* Kraang Energy Cannon - **Metalhead (episode)**
* Lightning weapons - **TCRI**
* Kraang Walker - **Newtralized!**
* Sub-spacial endoparticle disrupter - **Baxter's Gambit**
* Mutagen bomb - **The Gauntlet**

Suits

* Kraangdroids, aka Normans - **Rise of the Turtles, Part 1**
	+ Flying Kraangdroids - **The Pulverizer**
* Kraang Prime armor - **Showdown, Part 2**
* Biotroid - first featured in **The Mutation Situation**

Robots

* Foot-Bots - **Follow The Leader**
* Chrome Dome - **Target: April O'Neil**
* Ms. Campbell - **The Alien Agenda**

Transportation

* Kraang Floater - **TCRI**
* Kraang Scout Ship - **Enemy of My Enemy**
* Technodrome - **Showdown, Part 1**
* Trans-Dimensional Portal - **TCRI**
* Fast Travel Points - **Metalhead Rewired**
* Portable Portals - **The Manhattan Project, Part 1**

Energy source

* Power Cell - **It Came From The Depths**
* Mutagen - **Rise of the Turtles, Part 1**
* Power generator - **Rise of the Turtles, Part 2**

Others

* Data storage device - **TCRI**
* Kraang Communication Orb - **Operation: Break Out**
* Kraang Neuro Switcher - **Plan 10**
* Kraang torture prod - **It Came From The Depths**
* Laser drill - **Cockroach Terminator**
* Min-control pin - **Showdown, Part 1**
* Specimen-capture pods - **Showdown, Part 2**
* Mental energy extraction device - **Showdown, Part 2**

## Quotes

* "Kraang, are those who are coming to this place coming to this place?"
* (In response) "I lack that knowledge, Kraang. I will inquire of Kraang about that knowledge. Do you have the knowledge if those coming to this place are near this place, Kraang?"

* "There are lights of a vehicle which contain that what you wish us to call 'The Turtles' coming to this place which you wish us to call 'here'."

* "The ones coming to this place are not in the vehicle bringing them to this place."
* (In response) "Then in what place are the ones called 'the turtles'?"

* "Kraang, the ones in this place are not in this place where we were."
* (In response) "The ones are called "turtles", Kraang. They are dangerous to what we are doing in this place and other places."
* "Yes. I acknowledged of that. The turtles must be eliminated from *all* places."

* "This is our fight with the creatures called the turtles.
* (In response) "The use of this of this would be proven usefully with the more watching of this."
* (While watching a video of themselves battling the Turtles) "Also, this is being a good image of Kraang."

* "Stop the one that needs to be stopped. Stop!"

* "Kraang, go look at the place where the thing makes the noise is and tell us what thing makes that noise is of that place."

* "Give to Kraang the power cell that Kraang was come to demand you give to Kraang!"

* "We must notify Kraang that the ones called the turtles had taken Kraang's power cell from Kraang!"

* "Kraang, the present is being a positive time to do the testing of the energy cannon."

* (When Karai threatens to create Justin) "Highly undesirable outcome."

* "Give to Kraang the power cell that Kraang has come to demand that you give to Kraang!"

* "That which is known as access is granted to Kraang."
* "I suppose that Kraang's plan has once again been foiled by the Turtles and Kraang failed to retrieve that which Kraang was to retrieve."
* (In response) "Kraang is wrong. Kraang has retrieved it. In Kraang's face."

* "Kraang has been on the diet known as Gluten-Free. Kraang has already lost 13 Kraang units of weight."

* "Kraang Rules!"

* (Leo impersonating a Kraang) "The ones who are working in this place must punch the card, which is known as a time-card, into the clock which is known as the clock of time."

* (When Leonardo shoots a missile at their ship) "This is definitely what is known as not good."

* "The ones known as the Turtles are protecting the lifeform needed by Kraang. The one known as...April O'Neil. She is the one known as the one. She is the link that is missing from the plan that is the plan of Kraang."

* "But the substance known as water gives Kraang's membrane...wrinkly fingers."

* "The Turtles? Kraang will not be stopped by pathetic mutants."

* (One to the other, after thinking that there is one of their devices in a room that it is not in) "Kraang is that which is called...idiotic."

* (When two fall off of a building) "This is going to leave that which is known as a mark."
* (The other, in response) "Affirmative."

* (While watching Mikey's "shadow play") "Kraang, creatures known as rabbits have infiltrated Kraang's lab."
* (In response) "No Kraang, clearly a small but obese pachyderm has breached Kraang's security."
* (In response) "Kraang are both wrong. It's clearly a belly dancer wearing what is known as a flamenco dress."
* (after a Kraang Walker destroys a steel container) "That is what is known as awesome."
* "Kraang Walker as been Kraang-jacked by the alien amphibian. Kraang Retreat. Retreat."

## TMNT X Pokemon

The Kraang are the major bosses during Seasons 1 through 3.

## Trivia

* Though they started out as an amalgam of both the Utroms (2003 series) and Krang (1987 series), later episodes revealed that they are in fact a faction of Utrom that were brainwashed by the show's version of Krang, Kraang Prime, who is a Utrom mutant.
* Nolan North, the voice of most of the Kraang, also voiced Raphael in the 2007 film *TMNT*.
	+ In "The Invasion, Part 2", the Kraang Hive Mind's agents who find Splinter begin yelling "Exterminate! Exterminate!" This is a nod to the Daleks from *Doctor Who*, who in their base alien forms actually share some traits with the Kraang race such as tentacles and a brain-like appearance.