Savanti Romero (TMNT comics)

Savanti Romero is a major recurring villain in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise and the arch-enemy of Renet. He first appeared in the Mirage Comics and later appears in the IDW comics.

Mirage Comics
Savanti Romero was the apprentance of Lord Simulatous and the husband of Savanti Julliet. He was orginally charnged with keeping Time in check until he went mad with power.He wanted to rule the universe and time itself so he betrays his teacher in order take his staff but Lord Simultatous used it to mutate into his current appearance and banished him into the past.Since then Savanti Romero wanted revenge against his former master and his new apprentance Renet being a constant thorn to her side. He also eventually meets the turtles who have befriend Renet. He wnet and attack them in the year 1941 in his castle and wanted the time speture for himself the turtle eventually defeat and escpaed. Romero survived and later returns to take revenge on the Turtles by taking Renet as a hostage for the time Speture but once again his plans failed but his wife Julliet tried to avenge him but was killed by Renet.He also appears in the tales of the TMNT vol.2 The Eye of the aga-moo-Tou.

IDW Comics
Savanti Romero appears in the IDW series in the Bebop and Rocksteady Mini-Series Destroy Everything where he fought the Turtles and Renet again but his plans were interrupted by Bebop and Rocksteady who stole the Time Speture for themselves. Savanti Romero also appears in the Bebop and Rocksteady Mini Series Hit the Road in a small cameo appearance.

2003 series
Savanti Romero appears in the 2003 series as a recurring villain and appeared in the three episodes his backstory remains the same but the difference is that he is not married and only encounters Renet and the Turtles twice.

2012 series
Savanti Romero appears in the 2012 series. This version of Romero is much different is due to him being a mutant in his current appearnce rather than a spell.