Technodrome (2012 TV series)

The Technodrome is a giant mother-ship used by the Kraang and Kraang Prime to invade Earth. The Technodrome makes its latest appearance in Booyaka-Showdown, the Season 1 finale of Nickelodeon's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series. Here it bares a greater resemblance to the one seen in Turtles Forever than the original version. It flies and has an overall purple theme to it, much like other Kraang technology. It's the lair of Kraang Prime, the 2012 series' version of Krang. It is used by the Kraang in their attempt to destroy New York City and capture the human specimens.

History

The Technodrome emerged from Dimension X to begin the Kraang conquest of Earth. Hovering in the skies over New York, the Technodrome dispatched collector pods to gather any human and animal specimens for experimentation. What's more, the Kraang had finally captured April O'Neil, as Kraang Prime started to siphon her unique mental energies so as to allow the Technodrome to mutate the entire planet for the Kraang to inhabit. However, the Turtles interfered, managing to save April and caused the Technodrome to crash into the water. The Turtles managed to escape, along with all the other captives.

However, the Technodrome was later revealed to be still active at the bottom of the river and therefore Krang Prime as well, managed to survive. (Booyaka-Showdown)

Abilities

Similar to the much smaller Kraang Ship seen earlier in the series, the Techno-Drome has multiple lasers and advanced weaponry, along with pods that can be released from the ship that are designed to accommodate humans, so that they can be taken up to the ship and captured. The capture pods are smaller spheres, about the size of an average car. It is also quite indestructible, made of super durable metal. The Kraang generate anti-gravity inside the ship to ease the movements of their hovercrafts.

Appearance

It is shaped similarly to a sphere, with multiple spikey points protruding from the ball that can shoot lasers. One of it's most visible features is an huge purple eye-like shape in it's center that is very menacing looking, and is made to resemble a Cyclops. On the inside, it looks similar to the TCRI building, a huge spacious inside with many abysses situated beneath your feet designed to catch opponents off-guard. The interior of the ship is made up of vast corridors and houses thousands of Kraang.

Trivia

• This Technodrome looks very similar to the Turtles Forever Technodrome.
• Unlike the Technodrome from Turtles Forever. It doesn't have a force field and has lots of cannons.
• Much like the 1987 TV series, the Technodrome comes out to attack in the final episode, only to get stranded someplace after The Turtles beat the bad guys. Whether or not this will be a recurring trope like its '87 counterpart or just a fun nod to the fans of that series remains to be seen.
• The Technodrome's "eye" in its center may be a reference to the Death Star from Star Wars. The old Technodrome also had an eye but it was on top of it.