 The character made his first live action appearance in the 2016 sequel, "", with his voice provided by Brad Garrett.Krang was created by David Wise, with inspirations from the Utroms, to supply the Shredder with extraterrestrial technology.In the 1987–1996 animated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles TV series background story, Krang was originally a warlord from Dimension X who commanded an army of Rock Soldiers under the leadership of General Traag and Lieutenant Granitor.