Shark

Sharks are recurring enemies in the Crash Bandicoot series.
==Overview==
===Crash Bandicoot: Warped===
The first official appearance of the shark enemy is in Warped, in the levels Under Pressure, Deep Trouble, Tell No Tales and Hot Coco. Two versions of the shark can be found in the game: One is blue with a lighter belly, while the other is entirely light gray or white. The blue variant is seen in underwater levels wandering from left to right in certain areas. They can be defeated by spinning or by shooting torpedoes from the Jet Sub. The white variant, seen in waterski levels, swims on the surface in and aims for Coco, trying to eat her.
===Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex===
Sharks appear in The Wrath Of Cortex, red and much smaller than the ones in the previous game. They appear in the levels Sea Shell Shenanigans, H2 Oh No, Coral Canyon and Crash and Burn. They quickly swim from left to right. They can be defeated by a simple spin attack or, if in the submarine, by the torpedoes or mines.
===Crash Bandicoot: The Huge Adventure===
The blue shark variant appears in The Huge Adventure. They look and act exactly as they did in Warped. They appear in the levels Shipwrecked, Shark Attack, Sunken City and Air Supply. They also appear as obstacles in Dingodile's boss fight.
===Crash Bandicoot 2: N-Tranced===
In N-Tranced, a giant gray shark chases Crash while he's riding a surfboard. It appears in the levels Lagoony Tunes, Flockful of Seagulls and Water Logged. A meter on the left side of the screen alerts the player as to how close the shark is. When the shark is close enough, it will open its jaws, trying to eat Crash. During this part the music changes to a more dramatic tune, similar to the famous tune from the movie Jaws.
===Crash Bandicoot Purple: Ripto's Rampage===
A blue shark appears as a trading card in Ripto's Rampage.
===Crash Twinsanity===
A shark makes a cameo in Twinsanity, at the beginning of the level High Seas Hi-Jinks. If the player looks under the surface of the ice sheets in the snow area prior to entering the ship, one is visible frozen beneath the surface. Concept art of the shark also exists.
===Crash Tag Team Racing===
Sharks, in Tag Team Racing, are gray with a white belly. They appear in some Die-O-Ramas like "Sharked", "Soupy Swimmer", and "Jawed", and gags like "Shark Bait".
===Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy===
Sharks reappear in the N. Sane Trilogy, reprising the same roles they had in Warped.
===Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled===
Sharks also make appearances in Nitro-Fueled as background objects in certain tracks. In Crash Cove, white variants can be seen in the water at several places throughout the course. In Roo's Tubes, blue sharks can be seen swimming in one of the track's underwater sections. In Polar Pass, a blue shark can be seen swimming in one of the icy water sections.
===Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time===
In It's About Time, sharks are found in the levels Hook, Line, and Sinker and Stay Frosty. They jump up from set positions in the water to attack the player character.
The Hazardous Wastes are also home to a new variety of shark known as sawbites, seen in the levels A Real Grind and Truck Stopped. They behave like regular sharks, only they swim through the desert sands rather than water. They are sandy brown in colour and have cybernetic parts added to them. A dead sawbite can also be seen at the beginning of Truck Stopped, hanging from a wooden frame.
===Crash Team Rumble===
A shark has a small cameo in Rumble, being visible on the Run Away banner.
==Appearances==
*Crash Bandicoot: Warped
*Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex
*Crash Bandicoot: The Huge Adventure
*Crash Bandicoot 2: N-Tranced
*Crash Bandicoot Purple: Ripto's Rampage (as a card)
*Crash Twinsanity (cameo)
*Crash Tag Team Racing
*Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy
*Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled
*Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time
*Crash Team Rumble
==Gallery==
Shark.png|Promotional artwork of a shark in Crash Bandicoot: Warped
Shark CBWarped.png|A shark as it appears in the Warped strategy guidebook
Shark (Crash Bandicoot Warped).png|A shark as it appears in the Japanese Warped strategy guide
Warped shark concept.gif|Concept art of sharks for Warped
Charles zembillas hammerhead shark.jpg|Concept art of a scrapped hammerhead shark
SharkTHA.png|A Shark in Crash Bandicoot: The Huge Adventure
Crash Bandicoot The Huge Adventure Shark.png|A shark in The Huge Adventure
Crash Eaten By A Shark 2.png|Crash eaten by a shark in N-Tranced
SharkTCG.png|The shark trading game card from Crash Bandicoot Purple: Ripto's Rampage
Crash Bandicoot Purple Ripto's Rampage Shark.png|Sprite of a shark from Crash Purple
Green Gem 7-B.png|Concept art of a shark from Crash Twinsanity
SharkTwinsanity.png|A shark as seen in Twinsanity
CTTRShark.png|A shark as it appears in Crash Tag Team Racing Die-O-Rama
shark in lava.png
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy Shark.png|A shark in the Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy
Shark Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy.png|A shark in the N. Sane Trilogy
Shark N. Sane Trilogy.png|A shark in the N. Sane Trilogy
CTR Nitro Fueled Screenshot 9.jpg|White sharks in Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled (center)
Shark_sticker.png|Shark sticker from Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled
Art of 4IAT inside cover.jpg|A sawbite on the illustration on the inside of the cover of The Art of Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time
IAT sawbite concept.png|Concept art of a sawbite from It's About Time
Inverted mode crash bandicoot 4.jpeg|A sawbite in the background of a promo image for A Real Grind
CB4IAT Sawbite Tunneling.png|A wild sawbite "swimming"
TruckStopped1.png|A dead sawbite at the beginning of Truck Stopped
Rumble run away banner.jpg|A shark on the Run Away banner from Rumble
==Names in Other Languages==
*Sawbite
==Trivia==
*Charles Zembillas, the main character concept artist for the original Crash Bandicoot trilogy, designed a shark enemy that was supposed to appear in the original game. Like a few other characters and enemies this design was not used, but it was recycled for Crash Bandicoot: Warped.
*In Crash Tag Team Racing, sharks are never seen in the Mystery Island area itself, only appearing in Die-O-Ramas and a gag video.
*This is the only known enemy to appear in Naughty Dog, Traveller's Tales, and Radical Entertainment games, and not be changed at all.
*Sawbites, N. Gin's cybernetic shark minions in It's About Time, are a possible reference to N. Gin's wish for cybernetic shark minions, which he expressed in Crash Nitro Kart after defeating Nash.
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