Super Smash Bros. Ultimate X Crash Bandicoot

X   
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate X Crash Bandicoot is a DLC pack for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, hailing from Activision's long-running 3D platforming series, Crash Bandicoot. This is a concept for what the perfect DLC pack would be for the franchise and how Crash would feel like in Smash. This pack includes Crash as a playable character, with a stage, music, Spirits and Mii Fighter Outfits to go along with him.
==Introduction: What is ?==
Crash Bandicoot is a series of 3D platformers that were released for the original PlayStation. The franchise used to be owned by Vivendi Universal (Universal Interactive at the time.), and published by Sony's subsidiary, Naughty Dog. Crash was seen as a character that defined 90's gaming, up there with the likes of Mario And Sonic themselves, and all three of them were seen as rivals.
Crash's first game, simply known as Crash Bandicoot, was released in 1996. In this game, you meet an orange marsupial named Crash, who is a Bandicoot that resides on N. Sanity Beach. The main story of this game is like with most games, complete levels and save your girlfriend. Crash's girlfriend is named Tawna. However, unlike most stories with that usual cliche, this game actually had a ton of personality and gameplay compared to other platformers at the time. Crash has a mask as a sidekick. This mask grants you special abilities like being able to become invincible and rewarding you extra hit points. This mask is named Aku-Aku and he also provides you tips along the adventure. It was a game that was very successful for both Sony and Universal, that they went and made two sequels in years prior. The second game is known as Cortex Strikes Back. This game introduces Coco Bandicoot, who is Crash's little sister. Its very similar in gameplay to the first game, but in this game, Crash is convinced that Cortex, Crash's main villain, has had a change of heart, and has become a good guy. As such, Cortex advises Crash to collect crystals to "save the world". I'm not going to explain the entire story, but I'm pretty sure you can guess Cortex's real plans. And then the third game is Warped. Like the last two, this game follows the same hallway-structure gameplay. However, the main story of this game involves time travel. Cortex also finds his own mask, which unlike Aku Aku, this one is actually evil. This mask's name is Uka Uka, which is Aku Aku's name spelled backwards. After three very successful platformers, Naughty Dog went in to develop a Mario Kart-style game, but with the cast of Crash. This game, however, had a full fledged story mode and rewards for drifting. For a game that was obviously inspired by Mario Kart, this game improved things in a variety of aspects and added more features to differentiate this game from Mario Kart.
In 2000, Universal cut ties with Naughty Dog and comissioned Eurocom to develope a Mario Party-style Crash game, known as Crash Bash. Then in 2001, we got another Crash platforming game known as Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath Of Cortex, developed by Traveller's Tales. This game introduces Crunch Bandicoot, who uses the power of four elemental masks, such as water, fire, ice and air. In 2003, we got another Crash racing game, Crash Nitro Kart by Vicarious Visions. This game was very similar to that of its predecessor, though added an anti-gravity mechanic.Then we get to Crash Twinsanity which released in 2004 also developed by Traveller's Tales. This game was much different from the games that came before it, as this game was more open-world and Crash And Cortex work together in this game. In 2005, we are greeted with yet another Crash racing game. This one is known as Crash Tag Team Racing and it is different from other Crash racing games before it, as you can now merge with other drivers and this game also has some platforming elements in it as well. There were also got two Crash beat-em-up games under the titles of Crash of the Titans and Mind Over Mutant, however they were not released in Japan.
In 2012, Activision purchased Vivendi Universal and the rights of both Crash and Spyro along with it. Due to this, the Crash franchise went under a long hiatus. However, in 2017 and now under Activision's ownership, we got the Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, which is a remake collection of the first three Naughty Dog-developed Crash games. This game is actually available on the Nintendo Switch, so feel free to check it out if you'd like. We also got a remake of Crash Team Racing, known as Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled, which released in 2019 and features content from both Crash Team Racing And Nitro Kart. Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time! is scheduled for release October 2nd 2020, which Crash makes his Smash debut as a promotion for said game.
==As part of Challenger Pack -, Crash Bandicoot joins the battle!==
Crash Bandicoot	Crash Bandicoot
 	
Universe 	Crash Bandicoot
Availability 	Downloadable
Final Smash 	Boulder Dash
Icon 	
The iconic orange marsupial, Crash Bandicoot joins the battle! He is classified as Fighter #75. His default appearance his reminiscent of his redesign from the N. Sane Trilogy remake. His alternate costumes relate to other characters and other versions of Crash. He is voiced by Jess Harnell, however all of his voice clips are reused from the N. Sane Trilogy and CTR: Nitro-Fueled.
Crash is an all-around fighter with some heavy hitting attacks thrown in their as well and high amounts of ending lag. He is a middleweight and shares the same weight with Mario. Crash is an easy to pick up character that may require just a bit of practice. He is a character that is better used on the ground then in the air. Crash has an average running speed. He has the same running speed as the Pits. Crash also cannot wall jump.
Most of his moves are taken from his original titles, with a few references from other Crash games like Wrath Of Cortex and Twinsanity.
==Alternate Costumes==
	Crash's default costume, based on his appearance in Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy.
	An outfit based on Fake Crash, a recurring character in the franchise.
	A red furred-Crash, reminiscent of his evil twin from Crash Twinsanity.
	An outfit of Crash wearing shades and a biker jacket, resembling his appearance in the motorcycle levels from Crash Bandicoot Warped.
	An outfit of Crash wearing a scuba diver costume, resembling the underwater levels from Crash Bandicoot Warped.
	An outfit of Crash wearing a pilot outfit, resembling the flying levels from Crash Bandicoot Warped.
	An outfit based on Crash's original appearance from the original version of Crash Bandicoot.
	A slightly more cartoony version of Crash, resembling his appearance in Japanese marketing for his franchise.
==Moveset==
Name 	Description
Spin 	Crash does his iconic spin. This move works similarly to Incineroar's neutral special and it has higher knockback growth the higher the opponent's damage is.
Polar Dash 	Crash hops on Polar and charges at the opponent. Crash can jump while using this move.
Crate Trampoline	Crash can use one of three crates to use as a trampoline. One crate is a regular spring crate, which works similarly to Sonic, Mega Man, PAC-MAN, and Banjo & Kazooie's recoveries, a TNT crate which upon jumping on, it can count down to three before it explodes. And then the rare Nitro Crate. Upon jumping on this crate, the crate can instantly explode on impact, which can send Crash flying and taking slight damage, however he will never die while using this attack. Any opponent, however, who is underneath this devastating crate can instantly get KO'd even at 0%, so be careful. Regular spring crates have a 90% chance of appearing when using this move, TNT crates have a 50% chance of appearing when using this move, and Nitro crates have a 1% chance of appearing when using this move.
Fruit Bazooka 	Crash can use his Fruit Bazooka from Crash Bandicoot Warped. This bazooka fires wumpa fruit. This move isn't spammable and it can leave you wide open for attack, but anyone who gets hit by a wumpa fruit will deal slight knockback. The longer you hold the attack, the more powerful the wumpa fruit will be. However, if you hold it down for too long, the Fruit Bazooka will explode, similar to Diddy Kong's Peanut Popgun so watch out.
Boulder Dash 	Aku Aku traps the opponents and then a cutscene plays. The opponents are sent to the Boulder Dash level where a huge boulder chases them before they get crushed by it, sending them flying.
==Miscellaneous Animations==
Animation	Description
Entrance 	Crash warps in to the stage using the time twister device from Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back.
Idle 1 	Crash throws a wumpa fruit in the air. Crash wonders if it will come down and then it splashes him in the face, reminiscent of an idle animation in the original games.
Idle 2 	Crash pulls out a yo-yo and plays with it, until he ties himself up. This is reminiscent of an idle animation in the original games.
Taunt 1 	Crash and Aku Aku toss a wumpa fruit back and forth. Aku Aku throws it back at Crash and then it splashes him in the face.
Taunt 2 	Crash and Aku Aku high five each other.
Taunt 3 	Crash stomps around before looking at the camera with a happy face. This resembles the latter half of his iconic Crash dance.
Victory 1	Crash performs his iconic Crash dance.
Victory 2	Crash spins around and then has one knee on the ground while triumphantly saying, "Bum-bum-bum-BA"! This is a reference to his victory pose in the first Crash game.
Victory 3	Crash rides on Polar for a bit until falling off.
Loss 	Crash covers himself as endless crates fall on top of his head. This is a reference to his "victory" pose from the first game when he didn't break every crate.
==Stage==
N. Sanity Beach\Cortex Island 	N. Sanity Beach\Cortex Island
<tabber>N. Sanity Beach=|-|Cortex Island=</tabber>	<tabber>N. Sanity Beach=|-|Cortex Island=</tabber>
Universe 	Crash Bandicoot
Home Stage 	Crash
Availability 	Downloadable
Max. Players 	8
Crash's home stage is N. Sanity Beach/Cortex Castle. Similarly with Mementos and Mushroomy Kingdom, the stage will be different depending on what music is playing in the background. If the music is taken from a jungle level, the stage will be N. Sanity Beach. If the music is taken from a boss fight or a Cortex level, then the stage will turn in to Cortex Island.
The stage offers something different between N. Sanity Beach and Cortex Island, such as cameos. On N. Sanity Beach, Coco, Crunch, and Aku Aku all appear as cameos in the background. However, on Cortex Island, Cortex, Dr. N. Brio and N. Gin appear as cameos. Their are also plenty of different hazards that go on. In N. Sanity Beach, you will encounter hogs that will run around sometimes, and can deal damage to opponents. Sometimes the stage can break in half, which opens up bottomless pits, however, the ground eventually restructures itself after a little bit. In Cortex Island on the other hand, sometimes fire bars appear on the sides of the stages and Cortex's robots sometimes walk across the stage sometime. The Cortex Island version of this stage also has a boss, which is Cortex. Sometimes, Cortex will appear and will shoot balls of electricity at the opponents, similar to his boss fight from the first game. You can defeat him by simply attacking him. This stage boss works similarly to Flying Man in Magicant where if you damage Cortex just enough, he can team up with you to attack the opponents.
==Classic Mode: N. Sane Legends==
Crash's Challenger Pack is also packed in with a themed Classic Mode route called N. Sane Legends. This route doesn't really reference anything in the Crash franchise, but instead you face a ton of different video game mascots.
N. Sane Legends	N. Sane Legends 	N. Sane Legends 	N. Sane Legends 	N. Sane Legends
Round 	Opponent 	Stage 	Music 	Notes
1 	Mario 	Mushroom Kingdom (SSB)	Ground Theme - Super Mario Bros. (64)	-
2 	Sonic 	Green Hill Zone 	Green Hill Zone 	-
3 	Mega Man 	Wily Castle 	Mega Man 2 Retro Medley 	-
4 	PAC-MAN 	PAC-LAND 	PAC-MAN 	-
5 	Ryu 	Suzaku Castle 	Ryu Stage Type A 	-
6 	Cloud 	Midgar 	Let The Battles Begin! 	-
Bonus Stage 	Bonus Stage 	Bonus Stage 	Bonus Stage 	Bonus Stage
Boss 	Master Hand & Crazy Hand	Final Destination 	Dr. Neo Cortex (Crash Bandicoot 2) 	Mario, Sonic, Mega Man, PAC-MAN, Cloud And Ryu are your allies.
==Music==
Along with Crash's Challenger Pack comes along a total of 15 music tracks, mostly taken from the original trilogy, although some music was taken from Crash Team Racing, Crash Nitro Kart and Crash Twinsanity.
	Remix 	N. Sanity Beach 	Crash Bandicoot (1996)
	Original	Main Theme - Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back	Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back (1997)
	Remix 	Main Theme - Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped 	Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped (1998)
	Original	Hog Wild \ Whole Hog 	Crash Bandicoot (1996)
	Original	Turtle Woods \ The Pits \ Night Flight 	Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back (1997)
	Original	Main Theme - Crash Twinsanity 	Crash Twinsanity (2004)
	Original	Slippery Climb \ Stormy Ascent 	Crash Bandicoot (1996)
	Original	Ripper Roo 	Crash Bandicoot (1996)
	Original	Dr. N. Tropy 	Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped (1998)
	Original	Dr. Neo Cortex 	Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back (1997)
	Original	Title Theme - Crash Team Racing 	Crash Team Racing (1999)
	Original	Crash Cove 	Crash Team Racing (1999)
	Original	Hot Air Skyway 	Crash Team Racing (1999)
	Original	Electron Avenue 	Crash Nitro Kart (2003)
	Original	Crash Bandicoot Theme (Japanese Version) 	Crash Bandicoot (1996)
In addition, a short remix of the N. Sanity Beach theme is used for Crash's victory theme. You can listen to it by clicking here [0:12-0:22].
==Fighter Spirits==
Spirit	Origin Game 	Acquisition
 	Crash Bandicoot (1996) 	
*Clear Classic Mode with Crash
*Purchase in the Vault Shop for 300G (after downloading Crash)
 	Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped (1998)	
*Purchase in the Vault Shop for 300G (after downloading Crash)
==Spirit Board==
Spirit 	Fighter + Condition 	Stage 	When Equipped 	Rank + Type
 	Isabelle, Crash 	N. Sanity Beach 	Power: 1,997-7,991 	★★☆☆Ace
Coco Bandicoot 	
*Defeat the main fighter to win.
*Time slows down occasionally.	N. Sanity Beach 	Timer Equipped 	
 	Donkey Kong 	Dracula's Castle (Battlefield)	Power: 307-3,999 	★★★☆Advanced
Crunch Bandicoot 	
*The floor is on fire.
*The enemy's special attacks have increased power.	Dracula's Castle (Battlefield)	Fire Immunity 	
 	(Mii Brawler wears an Aku Aku mask), Crash 	Jungle Japes 	Power: 450-3,700 	★☆☆☆Novice
Aku Aku 	
*The enemy often avoids conflicts.
*The enemy often shields.
*Defeat the main fighter to win.	Jungle Japes 	Enhanced Shield 	
 	Dr. Mario, Peach 	Pilotwings 	Power: 250-4,000 	★★☆☆Advanced
Dr. Neo Cortex 	
*Stamina Battle.
*Defeat the main fighter to win.
*The enemy starts the battle with a Ray Gun.	Pilotwings 	Ray Gun Equipped 	
 	Dr. Mario 	Wily's Castle (Omega) 	Power: 1,700-8,000 	★★☆☆Ace
Dr. N. Brio 	
*The enemy heals once in a while.
*Stamina Battle.
*The enemy turns giant after a while.	Wily's Castle (Omega) 	Super Mushroom Equipped 	
 	Enhance Dr. N. Brio's Spirit at Level 99 	N/A 	Power: 2,980-9,591 	★★★☆Ace
Mutant N. Brio 	Enhance Dr. N. Brio's Spirit at Level 99 	N/A 	Undamaged Attack & Speed ↑ 	
 	Bowser Jr. (R.O.B. is giant) 	Lylat Cruise (Omega) 	Power: 1,864-8,648 	★★☆☆Novice
Dr. N. Gin 	
*Stamina Battle.
*The enemy's melee attacks are stronger.	Lylat Cruise (Omega) 	Strong Melee Attacks 	
 	(Mii Brawler wears an Uka Uka mask), Dr. Mario	Final Destination 	Power: 2,042-8,950 	★★★☆Advanced
Uka Uka 	
*Take your strongest team into this no-frills battle.	Final Destination 	Fast Final Smash Meter 	
 	Incineroar (Orange Alt) 	Arena Ferox 	Power: 2,042-8,950 	★★★☆Advanced
Tiny Tiger 	
*The enemy is giant. 	Arena Ferox 	Instadrop 	
 	Yoshi (Blue Alt) 	Garden Of Hope 	Power: 2,042-8,950 	★★☆☆Ace
Ripper Roo 	
*The enemy is equipped with a Bunny Hood.
*The enemy loves to jump.
*Bob-ombs will rain from the sky.	Garden Of Hope 	Bunny Hood Equipped 	
 	Enhance Ripper Roo's Spirit at Level 99 	N/A 	Power: 2,980-9,591 	★★★☆Ace
Gentleman Ripper Roo	Enhance Ripper Roo's Spirit at Level 99 	N/A 	Fire Immunity 	
 	Joker (Red Alt) 	Kalos Pokémon League 	Power: 2,042-8,950 	★★☆☆Ace
Pinstripe Potoroo 	
*The enemy favors neutral specials.
*The enemy's special attacks have increased power.
*The enemy can unleash powerful critical hits at random.	Kalos Pokémon League 	Neutral Special ↑ 	
 	Greninja (Green Alt) 	Port Town Aero Dive 	Power: 2,042-8,950 	★★★☆Advanced
Nitros Oxide 	
*The enemy has increased move speed.
*The enemy can deal damage by dashing in to you.
*The enemy is very fast and can't stop quickly.	Port Town Aero Dive 	Move Speed ↑ 	
 	Bayonetta 	Umbra Clock Tower 	Power: 300-2,240 	★★★★Legend
Dr. Nefarious Tropy 	
*The enemy's FS Meter charges quickly.
*The enemy will charge up a powerful Final Smash.
*The enemy can use their Final Smash twice in a row.	Umbra Clock Tower 	Chance of Double Final Smash	
==Mii Fighter Outfits==
Alongside Crash's Challenger Pack, additional outfits and costumes will be made available to download.
 	 	
Aku Aku (Mask) 	Uka Uka (Mask) 	Spyro (Hat)
   X	   X	   X
 	 	
Barbarian 	Klonoa 	Hat Kid
x 	x 	x
In addition to the Hat Kid outfit, it also comes packed with one music track from A Hat In Time.
	Original	Mafia Town	A Hat In Time (2017)
==Trivia==
*Shoutout to JaysonJeanChannel for making the Crash render.
*Crash is the first Activision rep.
*Crash is the second Western franchise to get represented through a playable character. The first is Banjo-Kazooie.
*Cortex was planned to have a Mii Gunner outfit, but he was replaced with Spyro.
*Each Mii Outfit is a reference to Crash's history, Activision, and platformers. Aku Aku and Uka Uka are obviously Crash characters, however, Spyro was added as a Mii Outfit seeing how closely tied his series is with Crash, The Barbarian from Diablo III has a swordfighter outfit for more Activision representation, Klonoa is a classic platforming series from Namco, and Hat Kid was one of the many games along with the N. Sane Trilogy that revived the 3D platforming genre.
Category:Fan DLC
Category:Super Smash Bros. (series)
Category:Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Category:Downloadable Content
Category:Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Downloadable Content
Category:Crash Bandicoot (series)
Category:Completed articles
Category:Playable Characters
Category:Downloadable Characters