Bio

THE MAD MARSUPIAL

Crash is a genetically engineered bandicoot who was designed to lead an army of mutant animals. However because of his critical lack of intelligence he was unceremoniously booted by his creator, Dr. Neo Cortex. Cortex would come to regret this decision though as Crash would time and time again foil his world domination schemes. What he lacks in intelligence he makes up for with raw power. Aided by his kid sister Coco who has far more brains than he, Crash has gone all across time and space to defeat Cortex. He may not have the know-how, but he does have the spirit.

Intro

Crash had defeated Dr. N. Tropy once again and forced him to retreat into a rift. It was par for the course at this stage, Crash didn't even think about it. But as he was about to jump through, his sister grabbed his arm. "Wait, Crash!" The marsupial stopped. "Why are there two rifts?" Was there? Crash looked over. Sure enough there was. How odd. Not that he really cared about the implications but he didn't deal well with decision making. He scratched his head as his eyeballs darted back and forth between the two portals. "It would appear that this rift has been created independent of N. Tropy." Aku Aku suggested, noting its strange purple and blue blend. "No one has come through it yet. It appears to be waiting for somebody to enter." Crash moved over to it. "But what if it's a trap?" Coco suggested. "I mean, it could be, couldn't it?" Aku Aku nodded. "It could be...but at the same time, nobody seems to know anything about this. I cannot explain, but this does not feel like a trap." Coco was still apprehensive, but Aku Aku seemed confident of this idea. "Well, I guess it wouldn't hurt to see what was on the other side." She reluctantly agreed. One by one the trio stepped through. After Coco, the rift shut as though it were never there. Wherever it had sent them, the trio were stuck.

Rival Scene

"I don't even recall a place like this in the multiverse." Coco admitted, looking around at the crystal columns. "Well, we know it wasn't a trap now." The trio stopped upon seeing a human man standing there with a golem-like creature. "Aku-Aku, what is that?" Coco whispered. "I've never seen such a creature before." The mask admitted. "But it can't be a good sign that they also made it this far." Crash was already preparing for a fight, far in advance of any advice he'd received. "It appears as though Crash has made up his mind." Aku Aku noted. To be fair, everything else they had encountered had attacked them, there was little reason to suspect that this one was suddenly going to be nice. The golem must have recognised this as he jumped to a position in front of Crash. "So, you think you're hot stuff then, huh?" He asked. Crash made some aggressive noises, making Knack laugh. "You must be about as dumb as you look. Don't worry, this won't take long."

Outro

The trio found themselves spat out of a rift, back in what was recognisably their own world. "Yahoo!" Crash threw his fists in the air. "I gotta say, that was worth it." Coco admitted. "Well, I'm just glad to be back. There were some truly strange entities out there..." Aku Aku countered. "In any case, we're not done with Cortex or his allies. We have a long way to go." Just as he said that N. Gin showed up, wearing a jetpack. "Indeed you do! Well Crash, I got tired of waiting for you so I decided to bring the fun to you!" A giant mech came into view which N. Gin began to pilot. "Well Crash? You ready?" Coco asked. The titular marsupial nodded as he began to glow blue. "You may not even need my help for once..." Aku Aku muttered under his breath, genuinely impressed with Crash's new powers. Crash jumped into the air, towards N. Gin's mech, ready to pound it into dust. Once he got to Cortex, he could expect the same!

Fight Intros

Ready For Adventure- Crash runs up to the camera and winks at it.

Warp In- Crash warps into the stage.

Wake Up Time- Crash is shown sleeping on the stage. He then wakes up startled and bolts upright.

Karting Time- Crash drives onto the stage in his CTR Kart.

Victory

Perfect!- Crash spins around before jumping out to one knee in front of the camera and saying "Ta-dah!"

The Mighty Bandicoot- Crash victoriously hoists weights over his head.

Pretty Good Job- Crash gives a thumbs up with Aku Aku smiling in the background.

1st Place!- Crash stands on a podium holding a 1st place trophy from CTR.

Defeat

If using 'Perfect!'- Crash is shown unconscious on the floor as crates pelt his back.

If using 'The Mighty Bandicoot'- Crash drops the weights he's lifting on his foot.

If using 'Pretty Good Job'- Crash turns into a translucent angel and flies away while playing a harp.

If using '1st Place!'- Crash falls down an off-screen hole, while his shoes remain behind for a second in a cartoonish nature.

Themes

Battle Themes

N. Sanity Beach

Koala Kong Boss Music

Crash Cove

Crashball

Hog Wild

Walrus Chase

Cortex Boss Music Crash Bandicoot 2

Level 3 Theme

The Past Unmasked (OST Version)

Victory Themes

Rude Awakening Level Complete

Win Race

Crash and Coco Trophy Presentation

Quotes

Crash has an extremely limited vocabulary consisting of things like "Boo-yah!" and "Whoa!". He will say these throughout a fight but aside from this does not have any quotes.

Taunts

Chicken!- Crash performs his chicken taunt, accompanied by noises.

This is Boring...- Crash looks around while scratching his butt.

Plumbers Suck!- Crash takes out a megaphone and begins spouting incomprehensible gibberish at the opponent in an aggressive manner.

Costumes

Regular Crash (Default)

Rapper Crash

Biker Crash

Rocket Animation

Crash is chained by his whole arms, seemingly oblivious to the mortal danger he is in.

Moveset

Square- Crash punches opponents in a two hit combo.

Square (Air)- Crash launches a heavy punch to send enemies flying.

Square Side- Crash launches a Norris roundhouse kick.

Square Side (Air)- Crash performs a flying kick.

Square Up- Crash jumps while performing an uppercut.

Square Up (Air)- Same as ground version minus the jump.

Square Down- Crash performs the Crash Slide which acts as a sliding kick, sweeping opponents off their feet.

Square Down (Air)- Crash body slams to the ground. He will bounce into the air again regardless of whether or not the attack lands.

Triangle- Crash places a TNT crate which detonates after five seconds.

Triangle (Air)- Crash throws a TNT crate.

Triangle Side- Crash performs the Tornado Spin.

Triangle Side (Air)- Same as ground version.

Triangle Up- Crash springs off his feet to launch a headbutt. He will roll upon landing.

Triangle Up (Air)- Crash somersaults while kicking opponents.

Triangle Down- Crash rolls a bowling bomb which detonates on impact with the first thing it touches, or if it falls off too great a height.

Triangle Down (Air)- Crash drops a nitro crate on foes which detonates immediately.

Circle- Crash equips a Copter Pack. This enables him to fly around the stage, using some of his attacks. The Copter Pack will be destroyed when Crash is hit or when it runs out of fuel and has a cooldown period before next use. If circle is pressed again Crash will put away the Copter Pack and be able to use it again immediately although fuel does not replenish.

Circle (Air)- Same as ground version.

Circle Side- Crash fires a Wumpa Fruit from his Fruit Bazooka.

Circle Side (Air)- Same as ground version.

Circle Up- Crash uses the rocket jump to soar into the air, headbutting enemies.

Circle Up (Air)- Same as ground version.

Circle Down- Crash places a TNT crate on the ground that will detonate after a few seconds. Crash cannot place more than one box at a time and can be harmed by his own crates.

Circle Down (Air)- Same as ground version.

Grab Side- Crash grabs an opponent,spins in place with them and tosses them away.

Grab Up- Crash catches opponents in a headlock and throws them over his back.

Grab Down- Crash climbs onto an opponent, puts them in a headlock and pulls them to the ground.

Level 1

Death Tornado Spin- Crash performs a powered up version of his Tornado Spin, KOing anyone he hits.

Level 2

Mech Suit- Crash equips his giant mech suit with one arm for melee attacks and one arm having a Wumpa Fruit Bazooka. All attacks are lethal.

Level 3

Aku Aku Mask- Crash dons Aku Aku as a mask, greatly enhances his abilities. He is able to use any of his attacks to KO opponents.

Author's Note

Rivalry Connection: Both Crash and Knack have served as Playstation mascots. Both were developed in part by Mark Cerny and the gameplay of both series is similar. Both Knack and Crash are the result of lab experiments.

Crash is great, I always had an affinity for him over Spyro. My favourite was Crash Team Racing on PSN but I also played a few of the PS1 games when I was a wee'un. I've yet to play any of the PS4 games though regrettably.