Utrom (2012 TV series)

The Utrom Tribe in the 2012 TV series are a benign faction of that defected from their ranks. The Kraang have a hive mind and the ones who manage to escape the hive mind call themselves Utroms. They are the same species as the Kraang, but do not share the corrupt plans of the Kraang Hive Mind, and indeed fight against the other Kraang.

The Utroms were first introduced in Annihilation Earth, Part 1, when the allies met.

Kraang Subprime was formerly an Utrom, but Bishop said Subprime (whom he called "Sub-Subprime") defected again back to the Kraang.

In "Beyond The Known Universe", Zayton Honeycutt reveals that the Utroms managed to steal the Heart of Darkness from the Kraang years ago and separated it into three pieces, hiding it throughout the universe. He had been sent by the Utroms to help the Turtles, Casey Jones and April O'Neil go back in time and recover the Heart of Darkness before the Triceratons could use it to destroy the Earth.

Known Utroms

 * Kraang Subprime (defected back to Kraang)
 * Kraang Subprime (defected back to Kraang)

Trivia

 * The Utroms have a rule of not interfering or interacting with Earth matters unless the situation calls for it.
 * Bishop was the one who originally created the Kraangdroid body and Norman suit.
 * The Utroms share many similarities with the Tok'ra of the Stargate series. The Tok'ra were born from Egeria, a Goa'uld who defected from her race, and taught her offspring more benevolent ways. The Tok'ra remain as discreet as possible, keeping themselves a secret from everyone until contact is unavoidable. Similarly, the Utroms are a "tribe" of Kraang that defected from their race to live a more benevolent existence, and remain highly secretive even from the until Bishop had no choice but to arrange a meeting with them.