Crash Bandicoot

**Crash Bandicoot** (クラッシュ・バンディクー, *Kurasshu Bandikū*), is both a fictional character and protagonist from the *Skylanders* *Crash* series created by Andy Gavin. He is a genetically-modified eastern barred bandicoot created by his arch-nemesis, Dr. Neo Cortex.

Originally a simple bandicoot, Crash was captured by Dr. Cortex and soon escaped from Dr. Cortex's castle after a failed experiment in the "Cortex Vortex". Despite his somewhat reckless behavior, Crash doesn't go looking for trouble — it usually ends up finding him.

Throughout most of his life, Crash acts as the main opposition against Dr. Cortex and his schemes for world domination. He is often accompanied by his father figure and mentor, his sister and brother, Crash and Coco's pets, and rarely, his equally goofy doppelganger.

"*Whoa!*"

—Crash's main catchphrase.

## Appearance & Biography

*Voice Actor*: Jess Harnell (English), Makoto Ishii (Japanese), Not Known (Arabic), Not Known (Basque), Not Known (Brazilian), Not Known (Cantonese), Not Known (Catalan), Not Known (Chinese), Not Known (Croatian), Not Known (Danish), Not Known (Dutch), Not Known (Finnish), Not Known (Filipino), Not Known (French), Not Known (Galician), Not Known (German), Not Known (Greek), Not Known (Hebrew), Not Known (Hong Kong), Not Known (Hungarian), Not Known (Indonesian), Not Known (Italian), Not Known (Korean), Not Known (Mandarin), Not Known (Norwegian), Not Known (Polish), Not Known (Portuguese), Not Known (Romanian), Not Known (Russian), Not Known (Serbian), Not Known (Spanish), Not Known (Swedish), Not Known (Tagalog), Not Known (Thai), Not Known (Valencian), Not Known (Ukrainian), Not Known (Brazilian Portuguese), Not Known (Canadian French), Not Known (European Spanish), Not Known (European Portuguese), Not Known (Latin American Spanish), Not Known (Latin Spanish), Not Known (Spain-Spanish)

### Appearance

Crash generally appears as an orange humanoid bandicoot with a black nose, thick eyebrows, green eyes and reddish-brown hair on his head, styled into a typical Mohawk. He has a yellow-orange colored stomach and a peach muzzle. He has spots on his back that was of the color of his stomach. Crash can also always be seen with fingerless gloves.

Crash's main attire consists of a pair of blue board shorts with strings, and lack any definite denim textures. He also wears white boxers with red hearts on them, and a pair maroon high-top shoes with white soles and laces. He has been known to don other attires when needed, such as scuba diving gear, a biker's jacket, and numerous others.

* Hair Color: Reddish-Brown
* Skin Color: Peach
* Eye Color: Green
* Age: Not Known
* Birthday: Not Known
* Height: Not Known
* Weight: Not Known

## Personality

Naughty Dog once referenced the development of Crash as a character both "goofy yet heroic," and being able to portray it well. Originally, however, he took the role of a silent protagonist and thus expressed little of his personality or opinions (a trait developer Jason Rubin later claimed to regret), though in later games he has played a larger role.

Crash's personality is hard to pinpoint, sometimes varying from game to game. Throughout the series, he has always been shown to be willing to help and is very attentive to others. But overall, he has a rather wacky, cartoonish personality; in simple terms, he is a tornado. His demented behavior was in fact extended to actual sadism/masochism in *Crash Tag Team Racing*, in which he took pleasure in torturing innocent animals, park drones, and even himself (it should be noted that the game is criticized for its over-caricaturistic or even complete change in character personalities). Despite this, however, Crash is usually kind-hearted and laid back. He is not known for his anger; even towards his greatest enemies, he rarely maintains a great deal of contempt. Threatening his little sister seems to be among one of very few ways of setting off his aggression. Beware his appetite, however, as he is very protective of his Wumpa Fruit, his favorite food.

Crash is a very emotional character who is quick to laugh and quick to cry. While he has a danger-loving, fearless nature and loves a good fight, he prefers relaxing in the sun and rarely seeks out trouble deliberately. To the ire of Crunch and the amusement of Coco, in the Radical games, Crash is prone to impolite personal habits such as belching or scratching his posterior. Crash is also easily distracted, as seen in the credits of Twinsanity when he has to catch Cortex. He is also fairly oblivious to his surroundings but this could be because of his muteness. As shown in Crash Tag Team Racing, Crash seems to be somewhat impulsive; as demonstrated in Die-o-Ramas, Crash spins a tree, making it fall and crush him, stands on railings with gears behind him, and spins dangerous equipment.

Crash's intelligence level is something of a question since he is mute and Aku Aku even made a comment that brain damage was "not much of a danger to Crash." However, this may have been a tease, especially since he is shown to be smart enough to prevent Cortex's attempts at ditching him in *Twinsanity* and has been able to outsmart various bosses far more powerful than himself in the past. Things he does that seem dumb could best be attributed to his obvious immaturity and impulsive nature. His muteness is probably just because he sees no reason to speak English, especially since Aku Aku can understand him anyway. His sense of right and wrong is also intact, as he helps out those in need and, although Cortex has numerously tried to destroy him, Crash did not object to teaming up with him.

## Relationships

### Friends/Allies

* Nitro Squad
	+ Tawna Bandicoot (girlfriend)
	+ Ami Bandicoot
	+ Megumi Bandicoot
	+ Liz Bandicoot
	+ Isabella Bandicoot
* Penta Penguin
* Ebenezer Von Clutch
* Pasadena O'Possum
* Yaya Panda
* Apo-Apo

### Family

* Evil Crash (10th dimension counterpart)
* Coco Bandicoot (sister)
* Crunch Bandicoot (adoptive brother)
* Aku Aku
* Polar (pet)
* Pura
* Baby T (pet)

### Enemies

* Dr. Neo Cortex
* Nina Cortex
* Dr. Nitrus Brio
* Dr. N. Gin
* Cortex's Lab Assistants
* Uka Uka
* Papu Papu
* Ripper Roo
* Koala Kong
* Pinstripe Potoroo
* Komodo Bros.
* Dr. Nefarious Tropy
* Tiny Tiger
* Dingodile
* Nitros Oxide
* Rilla Roo
* N.Trance
* The Elementals
* Emperor Velo XXVII
* The Evil Twins
* Rusty Walrus
* Bearminator
* Willie Wumpa Cheeks
* Madame Amberly
* Zam
* Zem
* Tikimon
* Titan Mutants

## Powers and Abilities

Over the series Crash develops several powers and is one of the only (being the first) characters to possess them, the other/second being Coco who shares two abilities with him.

Crash has been shown to possess several abilities pertaining to physical prowess and endurance.

### Powers

* **Enhanced Strength** - When Cortex accidentally gains Crash's strength (in this case, a trailer), Crash has displayed significant physical strength, able to cause considerable damage to Titans and other large creatures, such as Tiny. He also was able to pick up Crunch and slam him on the ground over and over, with little effort despite his smaller stature.
* **Enhanced Agility** - Crash is also very agile, able to jump more than his own body height into the air with a standard jump, as well as pull off a double jump with similar vertical lift.
* **Enhanced Stamina** - Crash also possesses exceptional stamina and resiliency, able to run and fight steadily for long periods of time (evidenced by the fact that many of his games' plots take place in a small span of time), and also take massive blows from Titans and the like, then just get back up and resume fighting with the same vigor and liveliness as before. The latter is also evidenced by the fact that he can spin at high speed for almost a solid minute before he gets dizzy, and still only stay dizzy for a brief moment.
* **Enhanced Speed** - Crash can run quite fast, as evidenced by his Crash Dash ability.
* **Enhanced Reflexes**  - Crash has improved reaction speed as he was able to dodge enemy attacks and projectiles.
* **Enhanced Durability** - Crash is able to take a large amount of damage and still continue fighting.
* **Contortionist** - Crash is quite limber, able to twist and crouch his body into all sorts of positions.
* **Invincibility** - In several *Crash* games, after finding and collecting three Aku Aku masks, Crash can become invincible for a few moments time with the help of his mentor Aku Aku. During this phase, pretty much nothing can touch Crash, however, it can not prevent falling deaths.
* **Yo-yo Master** - In *Skylanders Imaginators*, Crash was shown using his yo-yo abilities in combat during his trademark Cyclone Spin attack and his Ultimate sensei move. However, after he finishes his yo-yo ultimate, he gets it all tangled up.

Crash also has a couple of other abilities and skills.

* **Cyclone Spinning** - Perhaps best known is Crash's trademark ability to spin himself at high speed, dealing centrifugal force-augmented blows to opponents and even allowing himself to float slowly to the ground. The Spin Move can also deflect projectiles.
* **Expert Combatant** - Crash is no novice when it comes to fighting, possessing considerable skill in hand-to-hand combat and an ability to use weapons, such as his Fruit Bazooka, and operate any sort of vehicle with ease.
* **Combat Specialist** - In *Mind Over Mutant*, Aku Aku described Crash to be a swift fighter, able to use his speed to his advantage against larger foes.
* **Wall Crawling** - Crash is a superb climber, able to hang from ledges and traverse them with great speed, and also to scale sheer surfaces with only minor handholds. On a related note, Crash seems to have a strong grip, evidenced by his hanging on to Mutants while they are running and fighting and the fact that he ripped off Crunch's N-V, which was designed not to come off.
* **Titan Jacking** - Crash's newest skill is to jack stunned enemies with the help of Aku Aku and use them against other enemies as seen in the games Crash: Mutant Island, Crash of the Titans and Mind Over Mutant.
* **Natural Abilities**  - Since he's a bandicoot, Crash's natural instincts, such as digging, can be used to help him from time to time.
* **Mind Control Immunity** - Crash has shown to be immune to mind control as the Cortex Vortex failed to turn him evil in *Crash Bandicoot* and the NV simply shocks him in *Mind Over Mutant*.

## History

### Past

#### Early history

Crash began life as a simple, normal bandicoot, living freely as a wild animal in the jungles of N. Sanity island. He was captured by Dr. Neo Cortex, in order to be made the general of Cortex's Cortex Commandos, as part of his evil plan to conquer the world. He was mutated by Cortex and his right-hand-man, Dr. Nitrus Brio, with the Evolvo-Ray, which gave him human sapience and made him anthropomorphic.

## External links

* Crash Bandicoot *Wikipedia*
* Crash Bandicoot *Bandipedia*
* Crash Bandicoot *Crash Mania*
* Crash Bandicoot *Heroes Wiki*
* Crash Bandicoot *Skylanders Wiki*
* Crash Bandicoot *Nintendo Wikia*