Shredder meets Kraang (in TMNT: OotS Novelization)

[AlZarkovski]

I bought this book and one chapter struck me as very interesting:

Spoiler:

Shredder gasped for air and looked around, trying to figure out where he was. Through a window he could see a strange, colorful landscape unlike any he’d ever seen on Earth. A mask appeared beside him, and voice ordered, “Use it to breathe.”
Shredder placed the mask over his nose and mouth. “Where am I?” he asked.
A large humanoid robot moved toward him. “You’re inside a nightmare,” the robot said. “But it’s all very real. Not a dream.”
“What is this place?” Shredder demanded.
“The last living planet of Dimension X.” The robot spoke more forcefully. “Look at me when I speak to you.” It grabbed Shredder by the neck and yanked his head down until he was staring at robot’s belly. From behind a panel, a pink brainlike alien creature glared at Shredder.
“I know what you’re thinking right now,” the repulsive little blob sneered. “Of all the ways you’d like to kill me. But that would require you outthinking me. And no one – no thing – is smarter than Kraang. I have feasted on the blood of countless species. Rendered every planet in this dimension barren. But Kraang is thirsty for more. I need a new planet to consume.”
Using its robotic tentacle, the alien known as Kraang activated a hologram of spinning blue planet. “Earth,” Kraang hissed.
“What does this have to do with me? Shredder asked.
“Two decades ago, I launched an arc capacitor into Earth’s dimension,” Kraang explained, changing the hologram to show a large futuristic device being launched from a huge spaceship. “It would serve to open a portal big enough for me to bring my Technodrome – a war machine, if you will – through to your planet. But upon entering your atmosphere, the arc capacitor broke apart.”
The hologram showed the arc capacitor breaking up.
“The largest piece landed in your Brasilian rain forest, where it still remains,” Kraang continued. The hologram shifted to show a large chunk of the arc capacitor slamming through the rain forest canopy.
“A second piece plunged into your Atlantic Ocean, where the U.S. government recovered it.” The hologram display a U.S. Navy destroyer ship salvaging the second chunk. “It is on display in New York City’s Hayden Planetarium, though they have no idea what it is”.
“But one earthling has the technology to synthesize the pieces together – Dr. Baxter Stockman,” Kraang said. The hologram showed Stockman working in his lab.
Shredder didn’t hide his surprise at the mention of Stockman. Kraang grinned knowingly. “Heard of him?”
“Your resources and your immorality make you the perfect agent for my plan of destruction. Retrieve the two pieces and deliver them to Stockman. He should be bright enough to assemble the arc capacitor and open the portal.”
Kraang moved back a step and spoke with finality. “Failure is not an option. You will need a stronger army. This will make that possible.” The alien handed Shredder a vial of purple ooze.
Build a better army. Open the portal. I’ll see you on the other side.”

And yes - the book is very different from the film.

[sdp]

How much else does it change from the final movie?

Jr. Novelizations aren't made with the shooting script but a near final script which is why there are changes.

[Leolead]

Krang sound way more menacing than the stupid, over-the-top version we saw in OOTS

[Panda_Kahn_fan]

I've read this, too. The first big change is it states Shredder and Baxter knew of Krang's existance before the first meeting, due to baxter's research into their recovered artifact/the teleporter. (and I personally think they extracted the ooze that made the tmnt from said teleportation device after the foot clan found it) The second change is the book doesn't have the turtles beat krang, or Shredder getting frozen. The novelization ends on cliffhanger with the technodrome's arrival, and the turtles preparing to take on shredder, krang, rocksteady, bebop, and the rest of the foot clan.

[ToTheNines]

Originally Posted by Panda_Kahn_fan

I've read this, too. The first big change is it states Shredder and Baxter knew of Krang's existance before the first meeting, due to baxter's research into their recovered artifact/the teleporter. (and I personally think they extracted the ooze that made the tmnt from said teleportation device after the foot clan found it) The second change is the book doesn't have the turtles beat krang, or Shredder getting frozen. The novelization ends on cliffhanger with the technodrome's arrival, and the turtles preparing to take on shredder, krang, rocksteady, bebop, and the rest of the foot clan.

Holy ****. Imagine being a kid, reading that up to the cliffhanger, then going to the movies just to see that crapsack anticlimactic ending...

Low blow Paramount.

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

Originally Posted by ToTheNines

Holy ****. Imagine being a kid, reading that up to the cliffhanger, then going to the movies just to see that crapsack anticlimactic ending...

Low blow Paramount.

The novelization doesn't finish the story? I'm tempted to call BS... pictures, please.

[ToTheNines]

Buy it on amazon

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

Originally Posted by ToTheNines

Buy it on amazon

Bro. BRO. BRO.

I ain't giving this crap one red cent of my hard-earned, much-too-scarce currency.

Let one of the people who actually enjoy and support this "version" of TMNT post pictures and prove it's right.

I mean, I'm not calling anyone a liar; I've got no beef. My statement should be understood that I simply find this unbelievable. Such gross incompetence... I don't want it to be true.

So... I need pictures.

[Candy Kappa]

So... What is Shredder's motivation to go along with Kra(a)ng's wannabe-Galactus-planetary-feast plan?

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

Originally Posted by Candy Kappa

So... What is Shredder's motivation to go along with Kra(a)ng's wannabe-Galactus-planetary-feast plan?

Not ending up a Krang tentacle victim? I dunno.

[Panda_Kahn_fan]

Shredder makes it clear that he believes Krang wants to conquer it's planet to drain it's resources, not destroy it entirely. He thinks they are a team, and will rule the planet together. Also, the betrayal of stockman isn't in the novelization.

The cliffhanger gives you the impression that the south America battle with bebop and rocksteady is the story's climax, and the technodrome's arrival is a cliffhanger to lead into the next movie, making the ending battle/betrayals feel kind of tacked on.

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

Originally Posted by Panda_Kahn_fan

Shredder makes it clear that he believes Krang wants to conquer it's planet to drain it's resources, not destroy it entirely. He thinks they are a team, and will rule the planet together. Also, the betrayal of stockman isn't in the novelization.

The cliffhanger gives you the impression that the south America battle with bebop and rocksteady is the story's climax, and the technodrome's arrival is a cliffhanger to lead into the next movie, making the ending battle/betrayals feel kind of tacked on.

That's astonishing.

[Candy Kappa]

Originally Posted by CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy

Not ending up a Krang tentacle victim? I dunno.

Yeah, but... The ninja master could just use some good old fashioned ninjutsu and lie his way out.

Seems like there's no reason for Shred-Head to stick with Kra(a)ng's plan as soon as he's teleported back to earth.

[Panda_Kahn_fan]

Originally Posted by Candy Kappa

Yeah, but... The ninja master could just use some good old fashioned ninjutsu and lie his way out.

Seems like there's no reason for Shred-Head to stick with Kra(a)ng's plan as soon as he's teleported back to earth.

I like I just said in my last post, Shredder makes it clear that he believes Krang wants to conquer it's planet to drain it's resources, not destroy it entirely. He thinks they are a team, and will rule the planet together. The novel makes no indication Krang is going to betray shredder at all, nor does shredder betray baxter. The betrayals and shredder feezing is in the movie only, not the book.

[IndigoErth]

Yeah, bought and read it after it came out in stores. Some things are better. But like the movie it's pretty noticeable that it starts to get rushed in the later portion of it.

I've posted bits and pieces of it on the forum previously as well.

Originally Posted by CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy

The novelization doesn't finish the story? I'm tempted to call BS... pictures, please.

Yes, it ends...

Spoiler:

...right when the Turtles come up to the road to meet the cops. They meet, boom, done.

Seriously. That's where it stops, as if there was automatically supposed to be a sequel after it. I was dumbfounded that it stopped there.

[TheSkeletonMan939]

Originally Posted by CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy

The novelization doesn't finish the story? I'm tempted to call BS... pictures, please.

I actually think many Jr. novelizations pull this little stunt. It's a nice way of telling kids "**** you for buying a book, go spend seven dollars on a movie ticket."

[IndigoErth]

Although unlike the other movie-related books that don't give anything away, they did not release this one until after the film was out. The book for the previous film, though worse written (but in a way that turns it into a laughable guilty pleasure), didn't end in a weird spot like this one does.

Honestly it makes me wonder if the Krang fight was a late addition just to wrap up the film on the chance that a third didn't happen.

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

Originally Posted by TheSkeletonMan939

I actually think many Jr. novelizations pull this little stunt. It's a nice way of telling kids "**** you for buying a book, go spend seven dollars on a movie ticket."

Wow. That's some advertising strategy.

"Screw literacy, kiddo, go watch a movie."

[TheSkeletonMan939]

Whatever it takes to get one more ticket sale.

[neatoman]

Originally Posted by AlZarkovski

I bought this book and one chapter struck me as very interesting:

Spoiler:

Shredder gasped for air and looked around, trying to figure out where he was. Through a window he could see a strange, colorful landscape unlike any he’d ever seen on Earth. A mask appeared beside him, and voice ordered, “Use it to breathe.”
Shredder placed the mask over his nose and mouth. “Where am I?” he asked.
A large humanoid robot moved toward him. “You’re inside a nightmare,” the robot said. “But it’s all very real. Not a dream.”
“What is this place?” Shredder demanded.
“The last living planet of Dimension X.” The robot spoke more forcefully. “Look at me when I speak to you.” It grabbed Shredder by the neck and yanked his head down until he was staring at robot’s belly. From behind a panel, a pink brainlike alien creature glared at Shredder.
“I know what you’re thinking right now,” the repulsive little blob sneered. “Of all the ways you’d like to kill me. But that would require you outthinking me. And no one – no thing – is smarter than Kraang. I have feasted on the blood of countless species. Rendered every planet in this dimension barren. But Kraang is thirsty for more. I need a new planet to consume.”
Using its robotic tentacle, the alien known as Kraang activated a hologram of spinning blue planet. “Earth,” Kraang hissed.
“What does this have to do with me? Shredder asked.
“Two decades ago, I launched an arc capacitor into Earth’s dimension,” Kraang explained, changing the hologram to show a large futuristic device being launched from a huge spaceship. “It would serve to open a portal big enough for me to bring my Technodrome – a war machine, if you will – through to your planet. But upon entering your atmosphere, the arc capacitor broke apart.”
The hologram showed the arc capacitor breaking up.
“The largest piece landed in your Brasilian rain forest, where it still remains,” Kraang continued. The hologram shifted to show a large chunk of the arc capacitor slamming through the rain forest canopy.
“A second piece plunged into your Atlantic Ocean, where the U.S. government recovered it.” The hologram display a U.S. Navy destroyer ship salvaging the second chunk. “It is on display in New York City’s Hayden Planetarium, though they have no idea what it is”.
“But one earthling has the technology to synthesize the pieces together – Dr. Baxter Stockman,” Kraang said. The hologram showed Stockman working in his lab.
Shredder didn’t hide his surprise at the mention of Stockman. Kraang grinned knowingly. “Heard of him?”
“Your resources and your immorality make you the perfect agent for my plan of destruction. Retrieve the two pieces and deliver them to Stockman. He should be bright enough to assemble the arc capacitor and open the portal.”
Kraang moved back a step and spoke with finality. “Failure is not an option. You will need a stronger army. This will make that possible.” The alien handed Shredder a vial of purple ooze.
Build a better army. Open the portal. I’ll see you on the other side.”

And yes - the book is very different from the film.

Huh, Krang is menacing and Shredder is mentioned as immortal, this is basically the IDW versions of them...

How about the tone of the book? This one part doesn't include the "tentacle mucus" line or Krang having trouble controling the body, so is the tone more serious?