Android body or bubble walker

[Yabuturtle]

Do you think Krang looks better or is better off with the android body or bubble walker? He switched back and forth with these bodies. His android body is one of the strangest things ever but it was cool to see him fight with it even though he rarely fought. He never fought with his bubble walker even though in Invasion of the Krangazoids, it's shown that his bubble walker does come equipped with weapons, but he just seems to use it to walk around in and upgrade his android body.

Some might think he looks cooler with the bubble walker and it's better for him to stay away from direct combat and be the brains behind the operation, although really, there isn't much reason for him to use the bubble walker when his android body is more powerful, has more gadgets and is more dangerous, especially when he can increase his size. Strangely, the android body leaves him vulnerable as there's no covering in his stomach, meaning the turtles could hit him in the face rather easily or pull him out like Karai did in Turtles Forever. The bubble walker, while not having too many gadgets, has a glass covering dome, protecting him from harm, even from laser fire.

So which do you think was better for Krang? I like the android body more as he's physically powerful and intelligent, while with the bubble walker, he's just intelligent. I always found it strange that he had this powerful android body, yet rarely used it, but that was also interesting to see him sit back and watch everything play out, but when he got it involved in combat, you know it got serious.

[turtlefanforever]

Probably the Android body. Has lots of weapons, and can grow to enormous sizes.

[Powder]

Bubble Walker all day. I just think it looks cooler. Obviously one is far greater in terms of usefulness, but the other has the better design.

[Yabuturtle]

Originally Posted by Powder

Bubble Walker all day. I just think it looks cooler. Obviously one is far greater in terms of usefulness, but the other has the better design.

The android body, while having many cool gadgets, had a very strange design. I do like the bubble walker design but there really was no reason for him to use it other than upgrading his android body or his android body was out of commission at the time.

I wonder if they could somehow combine the two. If he could have the bubble walker design and have the usefulness of the android body. I do wonder why he didn't have glass covering on his android body, yet his bubble walker did, which is the only advantage I see of having the bubble walker.

[ABrown]

I personally prefer the bubble walker. I like for him to literally just be the "brains behind the operation".

[Prowler]

Krang's android body is definitely unique looking enough to be memorable after all these years, but I find his bubble walker to be much more aesthetically pleasing.

[Yabuturtle]

Originally Posted by ABrown

I personally prefer the bubble walker. I like for him to literally just be the "brains behind the operation".

True however even though he's not physically powerful with the bubble walker, he can still be dangerous. I mean, he could still operate equipment and technology while in his bubble walker and could manipulate various equipment within the Technodrome to cause trouble. But it isn't practical when his android body is operational and there's no reason not to use the android body except when it's under repair.

[billbot85]

I like him the best in his android body. Despite how weird it is, it's got a lot of really cool gadgets.

I only had the bubble walker Krang figure as a kid, and always wanted to own the android body figures, so maybe part of my bias comes from that.

[Yabuturtle]

Originally Posted by billbot85

I like him the best in his android body. Despite how weird it is, it's got a lot of really cool gadgets.

I only had the bubble walker Krang figure as a kid, and always wanted to own the android body figures, so maybe part of my bias comes from that.

Me, too. I remember he had a different way of using his weapons when he was first introduced. When we first see the robot body, his hands actually shapeshifted into weapons. In the episode "The Big Break In" when he's about to fight the turtles, he swaps his arms with another pair of arms that have flails on them. I was like "Wait, I thought he could shapeshit his hands into weapons, why does he need to swap arms to use different weapons?" 0_o Then in the same episode we see his flails turn into pile drivers. Then in other episodes like Super Irma, his hands go inside his body and weapons just pop out of him. I personally liked it when he could shapeshift his hands and arms into objects rather than swap arms or have weapons pop out.

I always wanted his android body to display abilities that he could do in the video games, like shoot out his hands as projectiles, spit out bombs, shoot misses out of his chest, shoot lighting out of his eyes, and split his body in half so he could attack you with is feet while the upper body floats up and attacks you. That would have been nice to see in the cartoon.

[Wesley]

I prefer the bubble walker, as it was able to move fast. The android body was slow.

[Jester]

I'm thinking bubble walker myself. It was a lot cooler looking. The sumo in red trunks aesthetic was a bit weird.

[DarkFell]

I liked both the Walker and the android, but I like the android more because I got used to seeing Krang in it most of the time.

[Jester]

Gotta admit, I've wondered why Krang used the walker in some episodes. Was the body in the shop?

[DarkFell]

Originally Posted by Jester

Gotta admit, I've wondered why Krang used the walker in some episodes. Was the body in the shop?

Maybe the android had to recharge like Chromedome did. *shrug*

[Galactus]

Originally Posted by Jester

Gotta admit, I've wondered why Krang used the walker in some episodes. Was the body in the shop?

Didn't they show in a few episodes that it needed regular maintenance? Krangenstein Lives was definitely one of them.

I did like the body in the odd moments it seemed to be alive and an independent entity to Krang but that was few and far between. The bubble walker did help sell that he was truly different to the others on the show in the sense he didn't have a body.

[ProactiveMan]

I like the android body, and largely because the design is so bizarre. Krang could have designed it any way he wanted, and that's what he came up with. The Michelin Man in a speedo. It's so weird that I have to say it's my favourite.

The bubble walker is a classic though - it makes a lot more sense than that weird, three legged roller he sometimes uses.

[shredder orokusaki]

The android body of course due to it very cool desing that even after so many years we remeber it!! That why even on current IDW comics he appeared in a similar robot body on fedual japan issues.

[Yabuturtle]

Originally Posted by ProactiveMan

I like the android body, and largely because the design is so bizarre. Krang could have designed it any way he wanted, and that's what he came up with. The Michelin Man in a speedo. It's so weird that I have to say it's my favourite.

The bubble walker is a classic though - it makes a lot more sense than that weird, three legged roller he sometimes uses.

It was such a useful body, too. His bubble walker wasn't practical as it wasn't nearly as powerful as his android body so the only reason he would use it if his body was going through upgrades, even though the bubble walker was kind of cool, and it had some kind of protection with that glass dome. Oddly the bubble walkers on Krang's clones in the Krangazoids episode came equipped with weapons so I don't know why he never fought with the bubble walker and always just ran away when he saw the Turtles.

Sometimes however he would ditch both and ride on mechanical machines to use. Not sure why because no matter what mech he rode on, his android body seemed the most useful. It could pick up stuff, fly, shapeshift it's hands to weapons/items and turn into a giant the size of Godzilla. It could even shrink as well.

[Lou 500]

Android body all the way.

[Yabuturtle]

Originally Posted by Lou 500

Android body all the way.

How come his clones had bubble walkers equipped with weapons anyway? Did Krang ever attack anyone with his bubble walker?