Dr. Neo Cortex

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==Summary==
Doctor Neo Cortex is an evil scientist and the main antagonist of the Crash Bandicoot series. Prior to the events of the first game, he was looked-down upon and mocked by the scientific community for his experiments and theories which motivates him to conquer the world by creating an army of evil mutated animals.
He created Crash and attempted to brainwash him, only for the experiment to fail, causing Crash to escape and thwart his plan for conquest. He is usually aligned with the evil spiritual mask, Uka Uka, and often join forces with other scientists such as Dr. Nefarious Tropy in order to eradicate Crash and take over the world.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: , possibly , higher with mutation | At least 
Key: Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Console Generation Canon (Classic Continuity) | Toys for Bob Canon (N. Sane Continuity)
Name: Doctor Neo Periwinkle Cortex
Origin: Crash Bandicoot
Gender: Male
Age: Unknown
Classification: Human, Evil Scientist
Powers and Abilities: 
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Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Genius Intelligence, Weapon Mastery, Vehicular Mastery, Breaking the Fourth Wall (Directly references other games), Toon Force and Elasticity (Can survive being flattened as seen in kart/racing games), Acrobatics (His single jump is just as high as Crash's double jump), Immortality (Type 2; Can survive without a brain and later somehow put it back on his head), Self-Sustenance (Type 1; Can breathe in space), Energy Projection, Paralysis Inducement and Empathic/Fire/Death Manipulation (His ray gun can induce these effects), Teleportation (As shown here), Flight (Via jetpack/hoverboard), Forcefield Creation (Can surround himself in a forcefield and via Power Shield), Explosion Manipulation (Via mines, bombs, tank and TNT/Nitro Crates), Temporary Invulnerability (Can wear Uka Uka as a mask and become invincible for a short period of time like Crash with Aku Aku), Healing and Power Modification (Can use Wumpa fruit to either heal or change his weapons' properties in Bash and Team Racing/Nitro Kart respectively), Time Manipulation (Can slow down time via N. Tropy Clock), Paralysis Inducement (Via Electro Stun Beam), Electricity Manipulation (Via Lightning/Static Orb/Electro Stun Beam), Air Manipulation (Via Tornado Tops), Summoning (Can summon anvils to fall on his opponent's head), Gravity Manipulation (Has an anti-gravity device), Duplication (Via Make-Another-Ator), Acid Manipulation (Via N. Brio's Beaker), Fusionism (Can merge 2 cars together), Statistics Amplification and Large Size (Type 0; Via mutation formula), Aura and Shockwave Manipulation (As seen here), Possible BFR (Via Warp Orb), Sleep Inducement (Via "Z" power-up), Sound Manipulation (Via Sonic Ring), Homing Attack (Via Red-Eye Missiles/Homing Energy Orb/Warp Orb), Dimensional Travel (Via Psychetron), Resistance to Pain (Isn't hurt by getting hit with a log and falling into spikes)
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Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Genius Intelligence, Martial Arts (Shown here), Weapon Mastery, Vehicular Mastery, Breaking the Fourth Wall (Directly references other games), Toon Force and Elasticity (Can survive being flattened as seen in kart/racing games), Self-Sustenance (Type 1; Can breathe in space), Energy Projection, Paralysis Inducement, and Transmutation (His Ray Gun can induce these effects), Flight (Via jetpack/hoverboard), Forcefield Creation (Can surround himself in a forcefield and via Power Shield), Summoning (Can summon Punch-Bots and Lab Assistants to aid him. Can summon large pianos to fall onto his enemies), Tractor Beam, Resurrection (Via Revive-o-Tron)
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Attack Potency: Island level, possibly Large Island level (Comparable to Crash Bandicoot, Nina Cortex and various characters who can harm/damage him), higher with mutation | At least Wall level (Comparable to Crash)
Speed: Supersonic+ with Massively Hypersonic+ or higher reactions (Can keep up with Crash and even drive/pilot vehicles which is capable of catching Oxide's hoverboard. Can dodge lightning bolts from Madame Amberly) | Supersonic
Lifting Strength: Unknown by himself (Struggled to lift Emperor Velo's scepter). Superhuman with gadgets (Can lift rock blocks with his gun) | Unknown
Striking Strength: Island level, possibly Large Island level, higher with mutation | At least Wall level (Can break wooden crates by jumping on them)
Durability: Island level, possibly Large Island level (Capable of consistently taking a great deal of punishment from the likes of Crash, Crunch and Uka Uka), higher with mutation | At least Wall level (Can take hits from Crash, including a spin attack that sent him into a mine and multiple asteroids. Shrugged off a massive fall into an underground cavern)
Stamina: Superhuman (Can withstand a beatdown from Crash and being used as a hammer. Survived a losing battle against Crash, followed immediately by a massive fall into an underground mine, only to get back up with little to no issue) | Superhuman
Range: Standard Melee Range, Several Meters with the plasma gun
Standard Equipment: Ray Gun (includes various functions such as plasma blasts, a tractor beam, a stun mode, a teleporter, and blockification), Cortex Vortex, Evolvo-Ray, hoverboard, jet-pack, mines, bombs, Chargeable Energy Balls, and his airship
* Optional Equipment: Planetary Minimizer, Cortexbot, Doominator, Revive-o-Tron (Crash 4 only), Time Twister Machine, space station, Mecha Bandicoot, NVs, crates, Make-Another-Ator, N. Brio's mutation serum, his cars (Imperium, the Deadinator, Futurosity, and Probulot 2000), and various weapons and power-ups
* Can Create/Summon: Lab Assistants, titans, Mecha Bandicoot, and Punch-Bot Mk. 2
Intelligence: Extraordinary Genius in general, Below Average in terms of common sense (Created the Cortex Vortex, a brainwashing device that, when upgraded and powered by the crystals, had enough power to potentially brainwash the entire world. Discovered a new element on his ending in Crash Team Racing. Conceptualized the Evolvo-Ray, a device capable of turning normal animals into super-sapient creatures, and created a prototype of it when he was only a child [though said prototype accidentally sent his parrots to another dimension, and he needed N. Brio to perfect it as an adult]. Has created other advanced machinery for many years, including mass-produced robots distributed through time, a machine capable of shrinking the entire planet, and an interdimensional travel device. Made numerous plans to get rid of Crash and his allies and once even managed to outsmart and overthrow Uka Uka. However, for all his genius, Cortex is prone to making short-sighted or downright idiotic decisions, such as trying to eat Wumpa Fruit despite knowing that he's allergic to them. His impulsiveness and stubbornness frequently keep him from learning from his mistakes)
Weaknesses: While he is a genius, Cortex severely lacks common sense and is often very neurotic and stubborn, making him prone to making impulsive or downright idiotic decisions. He also suffers from a short temper, a huge ego, an inability to plan ahead, and an ever-growing fixation with destroying Crash. According to Crash 4, he's allergic to Wumpa Fruit. He also relies almost entirely on his weapons and technology to fight (if his Ray Gun runs out of ammo, he'll have no way to defend himself and will panicCrash Twinsanity).
Feats: Respect thread
Note: While early sources imply that Cortex was the one who fixed N. Gin's brain after the latter was hit by a rocket, there are also many sources, including an in-game dialogue in Crash 4, suggesting that N. Gin did it himself.
==Notable Matchups==
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