 While the Utrom race was not in any way featured in the 1987 animated series, other than Krang having a similar design, they would appear in the 2003 TMNT series.Krang of the 1987 universe comes face to face with the Utrom Shredder during "Turtles Forever" and was initially pleased with his resemblance to the Shredder's Utrom form.Krang is an Utrom in the IDW comic series.