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Crash Bandicoot is a series of platform video games currently developed by Radical Entertainment as of 2005; the series was formerly developed by Naughty Dog from 1996 to 1999, and by Traveller's Tales and Vicarious Visions from 2000 to 2004. The series features a large cast of distinctively quirky characters designed by numerous different artists, the most notable of which include Charles Zembillas and Joe Pearson. In addition, it features an all-star cast of veteran voice actors.

The series centers around the conflicts between a mutated bandicoot named Crash Bandicoot and his creator, Doctor Neo Cortex. Crash acts as the main playable character of the series, though other characters have had occasional player access, most notable Coco Bandicoot and Doctor Neo Cortex. The series started out featuring nine characters, but that number has expanded since then and now features more than sixty individual characters.

Major characters

Main article: Major characters of Crash Bandicoot

Minor characters

Polar

Polar (ポーラ, Pōra^?) is Crash Bandicoot's pet polar bear cub. He lets Crash ride him in Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back, helping him through some snow levels and helping him escape from a larger polar bear. He is a playable character in Crash Team Racing and Crash Nitro Kart. Polar is voiced by Debi Derryberry in Crash Nitro Kart. He is voiced by Satomi Kōrogi in his Japanese speaking appearances excluding Crash Nitro Kart.

Doctor Nefarious Tropy

Doctor Nefarious Tropy (ドクター・ネファリウス・トロピー, Dokutā Nefarius Toropī^?) is a henchman of Uka Uka and the self-proclaimed master of time. He was created by Naughty Dog as a time traveling boss that would fit in a time traveling plot.¹ Tropy is voiced by Michael Ensign in all his speaking appearances excluding Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex, in which he is voiced by Corey Burton. He is voiced by Masaru Ikeda in the Japanese versions of the games up to Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex, and by Haruo Satō in the Japanese versions of Crash Nitro Kart and Crash Twinsanity.

Doctor Nefarious Tropy is introduced by Uka Uka in Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped as the creator of the Time-Twisting Machine, a device that will aid Neo Cortex in his quest to gather the Crystals in their original places in time. He later acts as the third boss of the game, battling Crash with his gigantic tuning fork. When he is defeated, the Time-Twisting Machine implodes on itself, trapping Cortex, Uka Uka and Tropy in a time prison, where they are transformed into infants. Tropy appears in Crash Team Racing as the player's opponent during the Time Trial races and later as an unlockable playable character. The game's epilogue states that Tropy resumed his time machine hobby after the events of the game, and was last seen entering an ancient rainforest.²

N. Tropy has a minor appearance in Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex, in which he is an attendee of Uka Uka's convention and an occasional enemy in the game, attempting to hinder Crash's progress. He is the main antagonist of Crash Bandicoot 2: N-Tranced, in which he kidnaps Crunch, Coco and Fake Crash and hypnotizes them into working for him. He is later defeated by Crash and is forced to take a group picture with the Bandicoots. Tropy is an unlikable character in Crash Nitro Kart, where he races under Neo Cortex's team. Tropy appears again in Crash Twinsanity, where he works with Doctor Nitrus Brio in order to learn the whereabouts of the treasure of the Evil Twins. When interrogating Crash proves fruitless, the duo attack him, sending him back to Cortex's Iceberg Lab. They eventually reach the treasure trove of the Evil Twins, but are chased out by Spyro the Dragon.

Tropy has a cameo appearance in the "Silhouette Quiz" minigame in Crash Boom Bang!

Nina Cortex

Nina Cortex (ニーナ・コルテックス, Nīna Korutekkusu^?) is the niece of Doctor Neo Cortex. She was originally created by Traveller's Tales as a playable character in Crash Nitro Kart before development duties of the game were transferred to Vicarious Visions.³ Nina is voiced by Susan Silo in Crash Twinsanity, by Amy Gross in the Radical Entertainment games, and by Debi Derryberry in the Nintendo DS version of Crash of the Titans. She is voiced by Satomi Kōrogi in the Japanese version of Crash Twinsanity and by Chihiro Kusaka in the Japanese version of Crash Tag Team Racing.

When Nina Cortex started to show signs of a kind heart, Doctor Cortex modified her arms with bionic parts and enrolled her in Madame Amberly's Academy of Evil, which he himself attended as a child. She doesn't see her uncle again until the Evil Twins threaten the existence of the Wumpa Islands, during which Doctor Cortex sneaks her out of the school to assist him in defeating the Evil Twins. When Crash, Cortex and Nina travel to the Tenth Dimension, Nina is kidnapped by the feral Evil Crash and taken to his house for a tea party, where Cortex soon rescues Nina. She later helps in defeating the Evil Twins by destroying the power sources of their Deathbot. In Crash Bandicoot Purple: Ripto's Rampage, Nina is recruited by Doctor Cortex to kidnap Coco Bandicoot and the Professor. When Spyro and Crash arrive to save Coco and the Professor, Nina chases down Crash, only to soon be captured in a cage.

Nina is a playable character in Crash Tag Team Racing, in which she aids Doctor Cortex and N. Gin in trying to take over Von Clutch's MotorWorld. In Crash of the Titans, Nina replaces Doctor Cortex as the main antagonist of the story when the latter is deemed incompetent by Uka Uka. In the Nintendo DS version of the game, Nina attempts to take over Cortex's plot on her own accord when she realizes that she's merely a henchman. When Crash confronts her inside the Doominator, Nina boards her giant Arachnina Titan and battles Crash, only to lose. When the Doominator is disabled, she is rescued from the falling contraption by Doctor Cortex, who reveals that he is proud that she betrayed him, but proceeds to drop her off at the Evil Public School as punishment for doing so, as seen in Crash: Mind over Mutant. She is eventually visited by Crash and Aku Aku, who need Nina's help to stop Cortex once again. After forcing the two to kiss and save her science fair project, she uses the said project to determine the location of Crunch and Brio, who are at the Sludge's Junkyard.⁴

Ripper Roo

Ripper Roo (リパー・ルー, Ripā Rū^?) is a boss character in the first and second games in the series. He is a kangaroo who was mutated by Doctor Neo Cortex and now has a demented personality (emptily wide-open eyes, hanging tongue, bound to a straightjacket) and distinctive laughter. He mainly attacks through the use of his razor-sharp toenails and laying down TNT and Nitro tiles. As of the second game, he has a second personality that is much more sane than his dominant one. An explosion is enough to get him back to his old hopping mad self. He has additional appearances in Crash Team Racing as a boss character and Crash Bash as an obstacle. Ripper Roo is voiced by Katsumi Suzuki in the Japanese version of Crash Team Racing.

Pura

Pura (プーラ, Pūra^?) is Coco Bandicoot's pet tiger cub. He made his debut in Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped, helping Coco across the Great Wall of China and aiding her in her fight against Doctor N. Gin on the Moon. He is a playable character in Crash Team Racing, Crash Nitro Kart and Crash Boom Bang!. Pura is voiced by Paul Greenberg in Crash Nitro Kart. He is voiced by Taeko Kawata in his Japanese speaking appearances excluding Crash Nitro Kart, and by Asuka Tanii in Crash Boom Bang!.

Nitros Oxide

Nitros Oxide (ニトラス・オクサイド, Nitorasu Okusaido^?) is an extraterrestrial who claims to be the fastest racer in the galaxy. He acts as the main antagonist of Crash Team Racing, attempting to turn Earth into a concrete parking lot. After being thwarted in this plan, he fled back to his native Gasmoxia and only returned to racing after years of seclusion and therapy.⁵ He appears as a playable character in Crash Nitro Kart. Oxide is voiced by Quinton Flynn in Crash Nitro Kart He is voiced by Junpei Takiguchi in the Japanese version of Crash Team Racing, and by Chafūrin in the Japanese version of Crash Nitro Kart.

Papu Papu

Papu Papu (パプパプ, Papu Papu^?) is the obese chief of the native tribe of N. Sanity Island. He is neither on Crash's nor Cortex's side, but will capture and/or eat anything that steps into his territory. He possesses a magical wand that he uses to summon miniature versions of Crash Bandicoot. Papu Papu is voiced by Michael Gollom in Crash Team Racing and by Dwight Schultz in Crash Twinsanity. He is voiced by Yū Shimaka in the Japanese version of "Crash Team Racing".

Pinstripe Potoroo

Pinstripe Potoroo (ピンストライプ, Pinsutoraipu^?) is a boss character in the first Crash Bandicoot game. He is a mutated potoroo who wears a red pinstripe suit and wields a fully-loaded Tommy gun. He also acts as a boss character in Crash Team Racing. Pinstripe is voiced by Brendan O'Brien in all of his speaking appearances. He is voiced by Kazuhiro Yamaji in the Japanese version of Crash Team Racing and by Takahiro Yoshino in Crash Boom Bang!.

Tawna

Tawna (タウナ, Tauna^?) is Crash's love interest in the first Crash Bandicoot game. She was not featured in any of the subsequent games until Crash Boom Bang! (where she was voiced by Akiko Toda), although by this time the character was no longer romantically involved with Crash.

Koala Kong

Koala Kong (コアラコング, Koara Kongu^?) is a boss character in the first Crash Bandicoot game. He is a mutated koala who tosses around boulders using his superhuman strength. He is a playable character in Crash Bash.

Fake Crash

Fake Crash (ニセクラッシュ, Nise Kurasshu^?) is an imposter of Crash Bandicoot with thick eyebrows and an overbite. He is a hidden character in much of the games beginning with Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped. He is a playable character in Crash Team Racing and the Japanese version of Crash Bash. Fake Crash is voiced by Dwight Schultz in Crash Nitro Kart. He is voiced by Kappei Yamaguchi in the Japanese versions of the games up to Crash Nitro Kart, and by Makoto Ishii in Crash Boom Bang!.

Komodo Brothers

The Komodo Brothers (コモド兄弟, Komodo Kyōdai^?), consisting of Joe and Moe, are mutated Komodo Dragons that serve as boss characters in the second Crash game. Joe is the smarter of the brothers and is the only one with a speaking role. Moe is the stronger of the brothers and is the one who does most of the attacking. Joe appears as a boss character in Crash Team Racing, and both brothers appear as boss characters in Crash Bash. Joe is voiced by Wataru Takagi in the Japanese version of Crash Team Racing.

Evil Crash

Evil Crash (エビルクラッシュ, Ebiru Kurasshu^?) is an evil and ferocious version of Crash Bandicoot from the Tenth Dimension. He first appeared in Crash Twinsanity, acting firstly as a villain (kidnapping Nina Cortex and chasing Dr. Cortex), but it ends ironically as a hero, eating the Evil Twins. He makes a cameo in Crash Tag Team Racing as an alternate costume. It can also be seen as an easter egg in a level in Crash 3: Warped.

The Elementals

The Elementals, consisting of Rok-Ko the Earth Elemental (地の魔神, Chi no Mashin^?), Wa-Wa the Water Elemental (水の魔神, Mizu no Mashin^?), Py-Ro the Fire Elemental (炎の魔神, Honō no Mashin^?), and Lo-Lo the Air Elemental (風の魔神, Kaze no Mashin^?), are a group of evil masks revived by Uka Uka in Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex to act as a power source for Crunch Bandicoot. They were sealed away once more by the efforts of Crash and Coco Bandicoot. Rok-Ko was voiced by Thomas F. Wilson in the English version and by Toshiaki Kuwahara in the Japanese version. Wa-Wa was voiced by R. Lee Ermey in the English version and by Kappei Yamaguchi in the Japanese version. Py-Ro was voiced by Mark Hamill in the English version and by Toshitaka Shimizu in the Japanese version. Lo-Lo was voiced by Jess Harnell in the English version and by Masaru Ikeda in the Japanese version.

The Evil Twins

The Evil Twins (イビル・ツインズ, Ibiru Tsuinzu^?), known as Victor (ブイクター, Buikutā^?) and Moritz (モーリッツ, Mōrittsu^?), are a duo of highly intelligent twin parrots who act as the main antagonists of Crash Twinsanity. They hold a grudge against Neo Cortex, as his failed childhood experiment sent them to the Tenth Dimension. When they fail to defeat Cortex with a giant mech, they flee to Evil Crash's house, where they are soon eaten. Both of the twins are voiced by Quinton Flynn in the English version of Crash Twinsanity. Victor is voiced by Shinpachi Tsuji in the Japanese version, while Moritz is voiced by Setsuji Satō.

Madame Amberly

Madame Amberly (マダム・アンバリー, Madamu Anbarī^?) is the headmaster of the Academy of Evil. She taught Neo Cortex when he was a child and taught Nina Cortex before her transferral. Madame Amberly is voiced by Susan Silo in the English version of Crash Twinsanity, and by Noriko Suzuki in the Japanese version.

Rilla Roo

Rilla Roo (リラ・ルー, Rira Rū^?) is a hybrid of a gorilla and a kangaroo. His only appearance has been as a playable character in Crash Bash. Rilla Roo is voiced by Mitsuru Ogata in the Japanese version of Crash Bash.

Emperor Velo XXVII

Emperor Velo XXVII (ベロ皇帝27世, Bero Kōtei 27-yo^?) is the organizer of the Galaxy Circuit. He appears as a hologram for much of Crash Nitro Kart, and only appears in person for the final race against him. His true form, The Real Velo (真のベロ, Shin no Bero^?), is exceedingly short, and is a playable character. Both forms are voiced by Steven Blum in the English version of Crash Nitro Kart. Emperor Velo is voiced by Haruo Satō in the Japanese version, while the Real Velo is voiced by Kōki Miyata.

Krunk

Krunk (クランク, Kuranku^?) is the racing champion of his native Terra. He challenges Earth's racers on the grounds that Earth is a copy of his Terra. When he loses to Crash's team, he confesses that Terra actually copied Earth. Krunk is voiced by Marshall R. Teague in the English version of Crash Nitro Kart, and by Kōsei Hirota in the Japanese version.

Nash

Nash (ナッシュ, Nasshu^?) is a cybernetic shark from the planet Barin, where he is the racing champion. He has been engineered to always move, never stopping to even sleep. He is finally put to sleep when Coco hacks into his helmet. Nash is voiced by Billy West in the English version of Crash Nitro Kart, and by Mitsuaki Madono in the Japanese version.

Norm

Norm (ノーム, Nōmu^?) is a book-loving mime who can split into his original self and a larger version of himself. He is the racing champion of Fenomena. The large Norm is voiced by André Sogliuzzo in the English version of Crash Nitro Kart and by Tetsuo Gotō in the Japanese version.

Geary

Geary (ギアリー, Giarī^?) is an effeminate robot and the racing champion of Teknee. He is punished by Velo upon losing to Earth's racers by being forced to clean the entirety of Velo's Coliseum. He is voiced by Paul Greenberg in the English version of Crash Nitro Kart and by Hiroshi Iwasaki in the Japanese version.

Zem

Zem (ゼム, Zemu^?) is a large, vulgar creature who races alongside Oxide. He is voiced by André Sogliuzzo in the English version of Crash Nitro Kart and by Yasuhiro Takato in the Japanese version.

Zam

Zam (ザム, Zamu^?) is a dog-like creature, assumably the pet of Zem, who races alongside Oxide. He is voiced by Billy West.

Ebeneezer Von Clutch

Ebeneezer Von Clutch (ブホン・クラッチ, Buon Kuracchi^?) is the owner of Von Clutch's MotorWorld. He is a cyborg who talks with an stereotyped German accent that begs the Crash characters to find the Black Heart Power Gem that he runs on. Von Clutch is voiced by Danny Mann in the English version of Crash Tag Team Racing and by Hiroshi Ōtake in the Japanese version.

Pasadena O'Possum

Pasadena O'Possum (パサディーナ・オポッサム, Pasadīna Opossamu^?) is a racing champion and devoted subordinate of Von Clutch. She is voiced by Shanelle Workman in the English version of Crash Tag Team Racing and by Yoshiko Kamei in the Japanese version.

Willie Wumpa Cheeks

Willie Wumpa Cheeks (ウィリー・ワンパ・チークス, Wirī Wanpa Chīkusu^?) is the mascot and producer of Wumpa Whip in Von Clutch's MotorWorld. He is later revealed to be the thief of Von Clutch's Power Gems and is soon liquefied by Doctor Neo Cortex. His motives are unknown. He is voiced by Roger L. Jackson in the English version of Crash Tag Team Racing and by Masato Funaki in the Japanese version.

Chick and Stew

Chick (チック, Chikku^?) and Stew (スチュー, Suchū^?) are a pair of veteran sportscasters who serve as the tutors of Crash Tag Team Racing. Chick is the calmer of the two, while Stew is more tense, frequently changes his hairstyle, and has a frightening wife. Chick is voiced by Quinton Flynn in the English version and by Keichii Takahashi in the Japanese version. Stew is voiced by Duane Shepard in the English version, and by Keiji Himeno in the Japanese version.

Park Drones

The Park Drones (ドローン, Dorōn^?) are the gas mask-wearing laborers of Von Clutch's MotorWorld. They sell Power Crystals and costumes to Crash Bandicoot. The English voices of the Park Drones are provided by Bill Farmer, Chris Coppola, Charles Dennis, Jess Harnell, and Roger L. Jackson, while the Japanese voices are provided by Takaya Kuroda, Kazuhiro Anzai, Yasumichi Kushida, Keiichi Takahashi, and Masato Funaki.

The Viscount

The Viscount (ビスカント・デビル, Bisukanto Debiru^?) is an extremely wealthy Tasmanian Devil who tricks Crash and his friends into searching for the Super Big Power Crystal for him in Crash Boom Bang!.

Spybots

Robots that Cortex has all over the island in Crash of the Titans and Crash: Mind Over Mutant. They look like Toilets and the ones in Crash: Mind Over Mutant look like vacuums and toilets and can attack Crash.

Minions

Lab Assistants

Cortex's original minions up to Crash Boom Bang!. They are mindless robots that are dressed to "blend in" with there environment. Each has at least one universal feature: a rectangular, flat head with coke bottle glasses. They usually stand in one place and throw or swing things at their targets.

Ratincians

A bunch of mutant rat minions that appear in Crash of the Titans and Crash: Mind Over Mutant. They first appear in Crash of the Titans where they are the main minion of Wumpa Island. They usually talk to themselves and carry chemicals and they also have a lab coat and gloves. In Crash: Mind Over Mutant, they have become feral and vegetarian. They have also no shirt and what appears to be an unbuttoned lab coat and instead of shoes they wear sandals. They also now have beards and uncombed hair.

Doom Monkeys

Doom Monkeys are N-Gin's henchmen and are robotic monkeys that have a rocket stuck in their heads like N-Gin. They carry wrenches and appear in Crash of the Titans and Crash: Mind Over Mutant. Their heads can blow up then grow back to explode once more. In Crash: Mind Over Mutant, They work for N.Brio and have no rocket stuck in their heads but have a rocket jetpack and wears helmets.

Brat Girls

Brat Girls are mutated bat minions that work for Nina and guard the surrounding area of the Doominator. They appear in Crash of the Titans and Crash: Mind Over Mutant. They carry around a mega phone to talk in to stun Crash. In Crash: Mind Over Mutant, They have betrayed Nina and now run the Evil Public School and supervise the Ratcicles in the Ratcicle Kingdom.

Koo-alas

Koo-alas' carry around a chicken and usually eat it and try to burp in Crash's face. They are mutated koalas. They talk like hill billys and only appear in Crash of the Titans.

Voodoo Bunnies

A Voodoo Bunny is a bunny that wears a mask and works for Uka Uka. They can summon clouds to zap Crash. Like the Koo-Alas, Voodoo Bunnies only appear in Crash of the Titans.

Znu

Znu are smaller than normal minions but can flash a beam at Crash with their eyes. They look like little purple brains with underwear. They appear in Crash: Mind Over Mutant at Mount Grimly and the Space Head. One of them in the final animated scene was shown walking out of the bathroom with a sandwich and Cortex said "So it was you!" (In the game at the Space Head, Cortex says on the intercom that he wondering who had eaten a sandwich in the bathroom and said it was disgusting).

Slap-E

Slap-Es are a type of robotic hand minion that appear only in Crash: Mind Over Mutant at Mount Grimly, the Space Head, and Wumpa Island. They use the fingers on the hand to walk and uses the hand to block attacks and punch Crash. They share Cortex's memories and personal problems.

References

v • d • e Crash Bandicoot series Main series Crash Bandicoot • 2: Cortex Strikes Back • 3: Warped • The Wrath of Cortex • Twinsanity • Crash of the Titans • Mind over Mutant Racing games Team Racing • Nitro Kart • Tag Team Racing Handheld games The Huge Adventure • 2: N-Tranced • Purple: Ripto's Rampage Party games Crash Bash • Crash Boom Bang! Characters Major characters • Minor characters Other Voice actors

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