Nitro Squad

The Nitro Squad is a group of characters that appear in Crash Team Racing and its remake, Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled. The group is formed by Ami, Liz, Isabella, and Megumi, with Tawna Bandicoot being associated with, but not a part of, the group in Nitro-Fueled.
The Nitro Squad first appears, with no official name, in Crash Team Racing as non-playable characters in the game, being motorsports models present at award ceremonies often seen whenever a player gets a trophy; Thomas Wilson, the creative director of Nitro-Fueled, mentions in an official Activision blog entry for the game that these characters used to be called the Trophy Girls, "Together, they are now known as the Nitro Squad (formerly known as the Trophy Girls in the original CTR) and are now characters that you can race with!" though this term had never previously appeared in official Crash Bandicoot media. The Nitro Squad name was created for the group in Nitro-Fueled; the name is derived from Nitro-Fueled's "Nitro" theme, which references the Nitro Crates seen throughout the Crash Bandicoot series as well as .
In Nitro-Fueled, all four members of the group are stated to be from different parts of the world each, "These global bandicoots hail from all over the world and are ready to compete!" to tie with the theme of the Nitro Tour Grand Prix, the in-game event for Nitro-Fueled during which the characters first became available to play as, being based on internationality.
==Gallery==
Crash Team Racing Trophy Girls.png|Promotional artwork of the Nitro Squad with Crash Bandicoot for Crash Team Racing.
Crash-Team-Racing-Nitro-Fueled 2019 06-11-19 012.jpg|Promotional artwork of the Nitro Squad and Tawna Bandicoot in their "Motorsport" skins for Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled.
Crash-Team-Racing-Nitro-Fueled 2019 06-11-19 006.jpg|Promotional screenshot of the Nitro Squad racing with Tawna on Twilight Tour in Nitro-Fueled.
Gasmoxia gp 3.jpg|Promotional screenshot of the Nitro Squad and Tawna in their "Crew Member" skins.
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==References==
Category:Teams
Category:Nitro Squad
Category:Females
Category:Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled
Category:Bandicoots