Nitros Oxide

**Nitros Oxide**, also known simply as **Oxide**, is a very experienced and accomplished racer, and the creator of the Interstellar Motorsport. He hails from the planet Gasmoxia. He is a major antagonist of the *Bowser Saga* and the main antagonist of the *Nitros Oxide Saga*. However, he later changes his ways and becomes a founding member of the Fire Force in the conflict against the Blackguard Pirates during the events of the *Sol Chronicles*.

## Personality

Oxide's most notable trait is his obsession for speed and racing, especially noted with his collection of racing awards aboard his ship. This has led to Oxide being an arrogant person, and something of a sore loser, holding a grudge against Crash for defeating him in his own Survival of the Fastest race years prior.

Oxide is initially shown to have a short temper, and is known to cheat in a race that he fears he may lose, such as his personal races against Crash and Mario respectively, due to his own pride in his reputation. Oxide also has a mischievous and somewhat sadistic side, not caring whatsoever about happens to the losers in his race, even if it means his team sabotage their efforts. Despite his faults, Oxide is a man of his word, and will always accept a challenge. Oxide also has a knack for destruction.

After bonding with Blaze and her friends in the Sol World, Oxide mellows out, becoming calmer and more enthusiastic. He also gains a willingness of getting to know others. Though he retains his mischievous and sadistic traits, he is fiercely loyal to the other members of the Fire Force, refusing to betray any of them.

Though he is known to have cheated in the past, Oxide has a deep dislike for anyone else who cheats or betrays his trust, and is willing to fight anyone who dares threaten the lives of both himself and his friends. Oxide's hobbies include racing, tinkering and exploring. He is also a recovering caffeine addict.

## Biography

### Past

Oxide has won a lifetime's worth of racing trophies. At some point, he got married.

Oxide was first seen hired by N. Tropy and his Rift counterpart, tasked with transporting his ship to Bermugula while keeping an eye on intruders. He inadvertently crash-landed on the planet after Tawna, Crash and Coco stole two of his karts. He later gained a caffeine addiction and was divorced by his wife.

Oxide later went on a spree of challenging racers of the galaxy to a race, turning their worlds into parking lots if he won. Before arriving on Crash's World, he had defeated the racers of Mars.

After finding an invitational to a race on Crash's World, Oxide appeared to Crash, Coco and Cortex, establishing his own terms, turning their racing competition into the Survival of the Fastest. Despite cheating himself to a head start, Oxide lost the final race to Crash and fled from Earth.

Travelling the reaches of space, Oxide discovered a tear in the fabric of space caused by the Quantum Collision. Travelling through it, Oxide encountered the Dreadnought, and later brokered an alliance with the Topman Tribe.

## Strengths and Abilities

In spite of his initial arrogant and twisted nature, Oxide is a very skilled racer, having won hundreds of racing tournaments in his youth. He is also cunning, able to cheat occassionally without penalty.

Oxide is also a skilled inventor and engineer, having been capable of repairing his own damaged ship and creating devices such as his own personalized Extreme Gear and the Electron Ray Gun.