The backstory of Savanti Romero in his 2003 cartoon incarnation coincides broadly with his Mirage comic book template, only he's never been married, and the Turtles and Renet confront him only twice . Savanti Romero was once an apprentice of Lord Simultaneous but once desired to have the Time Scepter. However, Simultaneous defeated him, transformed him into a demon-like state and banished him to 1406 A.D.