N. Trance

Official artwork of N. Trance

## Canon in Crash Bandicoot series

N. Trance is a pink egg-shaped outer dimensional being from the Fifth Dimension. He is created by Vicarious Visions Inc. He is the self-proclaimed "Master of Hypnotism," and has the ability to hypnotize people with his claw hand which resembles a stopwatch. He has often brainwashed Crash's friends and enemies to aid a greater evil. These include Crunch, Coco, and Fake Crash in his debut appearance to help Uka Uka and N. Tropy, and Polar, Dingodile, and Pura in CNK to in order for him to qualify for the galactic circuit, as he needed to have a team in order to race in it. After Nitro Kart, N. Trance would not appear again until CTR: Nitro-Fueled, where he was an unlockable character that could be bought from the Pit Stop. He also made a cameo appearance in It's About Time's 100% ending.

## Canon in Mushroom City Car Wash

### Past

N. Trance is claimed by Toadettefan14. Before coming to the Mushroom Kingdom, N. Trance was a very lonely person. Although there were other people living in the Fifth Dimension, they seemed to avoid contact with him a lot. This made many people outside the area believe that he was the only person that lived there. Many years later, Nitros Oxide would come to the dimension for summer vacation. During his time there, N. Trance showed him around, taking him to all the special places in the area, as well as allowing the alien to sleep at his house for the trip. After the third day, they parted ways, and N. Trance would start to miss him.

### Present Day

A few years later, the ghost of Emperor Velo XXVII would contact N. Trance, telling him to finish all the things he could not do during his time in the Mushroom Kingdom. Agreeing to the galactic ruler's request, he jumped into a dimensional portal that lead to Peach's Castle. Once there, he ran through the castle as the Toads and Princess Peach hid for cover. He soon got a little tired and proceeded to sit on the castle's balcony, unaware that a gust of wind was about to make him fall. After he fell, he made his way to Mushroom City, disguised in a penguin costume. Once he got to the backyard of the Car Wash, he tried to lure people into his control by telling them that he lost his baby. However, Oxide saw through his disguise and immediately recognized him, ripping off the costume he was in. After reuniting with him, Zem, and Zam, N. Trance wanted to see what the alien's new friends were like. However, when he was trying to introduce himself, Toadette and co's insults made him angry, and he told them to keep them to themselves. When the group did not listen to his pleas, he used his claw hand to brainwash them, leaving the Car Wash afterwards.

After the brainwashed Toadette and co were defeated by Oxide and Zem, the group saw that N. Trance had proceeded to brainwash all of Peach's Toads, wanting to take her throne and kill her. Soon after he was defeated by Toadette and co, he started to realize that he would be better off working alongside them, travelling back to the Car Wash. However, once he got there, he got insulted by the group again, forcing Oxide to stand up for his friend. After Toadette and co. were reassured that everything would go well, they welcomed him into the group.

The day after, N. Trance was told about the Christmas play that the Mushroom City community theater was working on while he was trying to find out why he was so depressed at Toadette's psychiatric help desk. After he was told about the event, Toadette and co. made him the director of the play, a decision that not everyone was pleased with. Because of this, the actors did not listen to his rules and were very picky. As a result, N. Trance was not happy with how things were going and left to get a Christmas tree to brighten up the mood. However, the tree he bought was criticized by most of the actors, telling him to get another one in its place. After Tails told everyone the true meaning of Christmas, he felt a little better, and proceeded to leave the theater so that he could decorate the tree to please everyone. However, after N. Trance placed the first ornament, the tree could not hold its weight, falling down. Thinking that he killed it, he hid behind some bushes, crying. After Toadette and co. made the tree stand up again, as well as putting some more decorations on it, N. Trance had finally learned the true meaning of Christmas, happily singing with Toadette and co. as the play came to a close.

After this event, N. Trance would continue to join Toadette and co. on their adventures. However, after Gasmoxia was rebuilt, he had to return to the Fifth Dimension, parting ways with his friends for a while. During this time, he felt very lonely, wondering if Toadette and co. would accept him without anyone having to stick up for him. After the third week, he visited the ruler of his dimension and signed a document, ending his citizenship with it and leaving for Gasmoxia to check on his friends. Once he got there, he would accompany them when they ended their citizenship, boarding Oxide's spaceship with the others soon afterwards.

After N. Trance and the others returned to the Car Wash, he would begin to join Toadette and co. on their adventures again. They seemed to have warmed up towards him a lot more than when he first made friends with them, making him feel a lot better around the group. During the 2021 Easter Special, when Toadette and co. were leaving from the store with their Easter supplies, a Toad jumped out towards them. While his friends ran away from the Toad, N. Trance tried to distract him by retracting his arms and legs into his body and shuting his eyes and mouth, making himself look like a regular egg. However, this proved to be unsuccessful, as the Toad picked up the alien and hid him far away from the eggs hidden around the park. During the egg hunt, Kirby, Chef Tangerine, Elijah Guy (clone), Wile E., and Toadette and co. looked for N. Trance's hiding spot. After he noticed the security cameras, he ran away until they could no longer record him. This made TG, the host of the egg hunt, start looking for him as well. After a few hours, Toadette, her friends, and Wile E. found N. Trance, and they exited the manhole he was put in. After Wile E. chased after TG, and the latter explained what caused him to do this and that he learned his lesson, Toadette and co. went back to the Car Wash.

## Personality

N. Trance is a very smart and thoughtful person, being skilled with his hypnotism. He enjoys making egg puns occasionally, though his friends usually do not find them funny. He is also somewhat of a coward, as evidenced during the Christmas play when he proceeded to cry after thinking he killed the tree. However, he does not take criticism very lightly, and does not like when he is being judged by people.

## Abilities

N. Trance's most well known power is his ability to mind-control people. He often does this to get his enemies to aid his friends in battle for a while. Additionally, the hand can be fired off as a weapon, though it gets stuck easily, and the time spent reeling it back in leaves him vulnerable. He can also shot laser beams from his eyes to attack and confuse his foes.

## Alternative Outfits

Live Saver N. Trance: This outfit has a summer themed vibe to it, giving N. Trance a blue swimmer's cap, a pair of light blue goggles, yellow water-wings, an orange and white inner tube with some rope attached to it, a pair of blue swim pants, and some yellow and orange flippers. He wears this when he's in a tropical destination, such as Isle Delfino.

Wooden Doll N. Trance: This outfit is inspired by the toys from long ago, before plastic was their main medium, giving N. Trance a wooden look. His color scheme is changed to brown and yellow, and his eyes from green to blue. He is also given a red and yellow beanie hat with a blue tip, some red, yellow, and blue bracelets on his arms, and a red, blue and yellow circle on his belly. He wears this when he wants to disguise himself as a toy.

Humpty N. Trance: This outfit is inspired by the tale of Humpty Dumpty, changing N. Trance's hard from pink to white, and his eyes from green to light blue. His head is also cracked a little, revealing a yellow egg yolk inside. He also wears a red bowtie with white spots, a yellow suit with a blue coat,a pair of white and gold sneakers, and beige hands. He wears this when at special occasions.

There is also a chocolate version of this outfit, which changes the head from pink to brown, the egg yolk from dark yellow to light yellow, the eyes from light blue to brown, the bowtie from red to purple, the suit from dark yellow to light yellow and light green, the coat from blue to pink and yellow with dots and zigzags, his sneakers from white to brown, and his hands from beige to purple. He wears this at Easter time.