History Characters / CrashBandicoot

* {{Metalhead}}: Zem is given some punk rocker atributes to help deepen his character when he was brought back for ''Nitro-Fueled''. Throwing devil horns when he wins and having a TheQuincyPunk looking outfit avalible. Zam also gets in on the action a small bit with his Bulldog costume giving him a wayvy blue mohawk.

* ShesGotLegs: She has a very long pair of legs that her [[WhoWearsShortShorts shorts]] easily show off. ''Nitro-Fueled'' does away with the short shorts, but gives her skin-tight racing gear that still manages to work.

* GeniusDitz: He might be a loony guy with temper issues, but there’s little doubt about his intelligence; He’s demonstrated technical know-how that gives Coco a run for her money.

* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: Blue skin, at that.

* GoodCounterpart: Originally a light one to N. Gin due to her matching tech smarts. She ended up one to Nina in later games, both being adolescent right hand girls to Crash and Cortex respectively. However where Nina is conniving and sees herself superior to Cortex, Coco is humble and looks up to her big brother.

* PinkMeansFeminine: Wears pink sneakers, a pink [[FlowerInHerHair flower in her hair]] and has a pink laptop. ''N. Sane Trilogy'' also gives her a pink phone and she now wears pink makeup (eyeshadow and lip gloss).
** TrueBlueFemininity: Her overalls are a bright blue color and the aforementioned flower was originally blue.

* RapunzelHair: Her initial design gives her long blond hair that reachs her waist, even when in a ponytail; most games afterwards dial it back a bit.

* ThePollyanna: Generally good natured and positive. She does have an occasionally huffy side however, especially in the Radical titles.

* OlderThanTheyLook: It's easy to mistake her initial incarnation for a young child due to her appearance and rather immature attitute, but according to WordofGod she's [[https://zembillas.blogspot.com/2019/05/let-it-shine-artshark.html already a teenager]] even in the Naughty Dog titles; N. Sane Trilogy and Nitro-Fueled make this a tad more obvious.
* PhoneaholicTeenager: Downplayed, but the remakes give her a pink phone and if you leave her standing in one place for too long, she will either have a phone call with someone or take a selfie.

* {{Adorkable}}: Not as pronounced as Crash, but she is a DitzyGenius in the form of a young bandicoot girl, and has a clownish, slapstick prone side herself. While she lost some of this during the Radical titles, the Vicarious Visions remasters have brought it back full-force, bringing her back to a younger-looking design and adding on the slapstick, plus genuinely cute things like participating in her own version of the Crash Dance.
* AdrenalineMakeover: Compare her designs since ''Crash Nitro Kart'' to her designs in the Creator/NaughtyDog games. Becomes especially apparent in the Radical titles. ''N. Sane Trilogy'' reversed her back to a more childlike design.

* CheerfulChild: Generally good natured and positive. She does have an occasionally [[BrattyHalfPint huffy side]] however, especially in the Radical titles.
* ChildProdigy: [[VagueAge "Child" or "teenager"]], her intellect is certainly her most defining trait; she has an IQ of 164 and has built all sorts of inventions to help her big brother. In her first appearance (the second game) she manages to hack into Cortex's projector and later get access to his plans, and in the N. Sane Trilogy, she even hacks into N. Tropy’s Time Twister from Warped, so she can send herself back in time to help her big bro through his first two adventures.

* IconicItem: Is almost never seen without her pink laptop. She's also shown with it in ''CTR'', and in ''N. Sane Trilogy'' she even carries it around in the levels.

* InnocentProdigy: Coco is a science wiz and noticeably more lucid and intelligent than her ditzy older brother. She does often show an {{Adorkable}} or childish streak to remind us she is still of Crash's blood however.

* {{Kid Hero}}ine: Crash's little kid sister.

* MouthyKid: Does a lot of trash talking for her less talkative brother, especially in later titles.

* RapunzelHair: In most games she has long, thick, blonde hair that she keeps in a ponytail.

* SoapOperaRapidAgingSyndrome: Following ''Crash Nitro Kart'' gives her a slightly more matured figure and attire.

* SpinAttack: She can do it in ''Crash Bash'', mimicking Crash. Also in ''Mind Over Mutant''. ''N. Sane Trilogy'''s version has her kick outwards in a pirouette.

* TeenGenius: Although her age is difficult to pinpoint, she definitely qualifies as of ''Nitro Kart''. ''N. Sane Trilogy'' also leans her more in this direction, with her now wearing visible makeup and doing stereotypical teen things like taking selfies.

* TomboyWithAGirlyStreak: Coco loves technology and inventing, is the resident WrenchWench and ActionGirl who isn't afraid to get her hands dirty to stop Cortex and in some games, she is on the same level of silliness as her brother, which clearly shows she doesn't care about how she looks that much. Also, in first few games, she wears blue overalls and in later games, she wears simple outfits with t-shirts and jeans. That said, there's always a FlowerInHerHair, at least some [[PinkMeansFeminine pink]] in her design and her alternate costume in ''Tag Team Racing'' is a princess dress and tiara. She's started wearing makeup in ''N.Sane Trilogy'' and some of her idle animations show her taking selfies. There's also the cut level in ''Twinsanity'', Gone a Bit Coco, which would have taken place in a SugarBowl world inside Coco's mind. In ''Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled'', her track, Coco Park, has received an overhaul which amps up the girliness and includes more pink, more cute things like flowers and rainbows and more of a fairytale vibe to the layout which appeals to Coco's girly side. Her princess dress from ''Tag Team Racing'' also returns, bringing with it a unique victory animation where Coco takes a bite from a Wumpa fruit a la Snow White.

* VagueAge: It’s difficult to say exactly how old she is, especially in the earlier games; the inconsistencies with her designs between developers certainly don't help. The only consistency is that she is younger than whatever age Crash is. From the Naughty Dog era to ''The Wrath of Cortex'', she resembles a child around the age of 8 and from ''Nitro Kart'' onwards, she seemed to mature into a teenager. The ''N.Sane Trilogy'' muddles things: she has her former, more child-like design but wears a lot of make up and likes taking selfies, which makes her come off as a teenage girl.

* BloodKnight: While he doesn't actively seek out the adventures he gets into, several commercials and [[AllThereInTheManual game manuals]] claim he enjoys them alot more than he lets on.

->''"Oh dear. Now I must DEMOLISH YOU!"''

* BrutalHonesty: Unlike many racers and her own squad mates (save Megumi), she doesn't hide or use any excuses for her loss, but openly expresses her disappointment.

* [[EvilCounterpart Good Counterpart]]: Originally a light one to N. Gin due to her matching tech smarts. She ended up one to Nina in later games, both being adolescent right hand girls to Crash and Cortex respectively. However where Nina is conniving and sees herself superior to Cortex, Coco is humble and looks up to her big brother.

* GoodCounterpart: Originally a light one to N. Gin due to her matching tech smarts. She ended up one to Nina in later games, both being adolescent right hand girls to Crash and Cortex respectively. However where Nina is conniving and sees herself superior to Cortex, Coco is humble and looks up to her big brother.

* TheDogBitesBack: Pretty much the instant he's snapped out of Cortex's mind control, he's ready to beat the doctor to a pulp. Aku-Aku is able to reign him in before he can do any dammage however and after joining the Bandicoot family, it can be implied that revenge is a large part of his motivation for opposing Cortex.

* EvilCounterpart: He was originally this towards Crash, being the only Bandicoot under Cortex's control. After he's gone through his HeelFaceTurn, he's basically become the GoodCounterpart to Tiny.

* {{Flanderization}}: He was originally a KnightOfCerebus in ''The Wrath Of Cortex'', mostly due to being mind controlled, and is revealed to be a genuinely nice and caring GentleGiant once freed from it. But as the series veered into more cartoony territory, so did Crunch, eventually being reduced to the DumbMuscle of the Bandicoots and ultimately ending up as a [[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed Mr. T parody]] in the Radical Entertainment era. His return in ''VideoGame/CrashTeamRacingNitroFueled'' discarded the Mr. T parody but kept his jock traits.
* GentleGiant: After his unbrainwashing, he proves to be a pretty friendly and easy going guy.

* TheLoad: After being freed of Cortex's control, Crunch joins Crash and Coco on their following adventures, but he doesn't actually do much of anything useful. He makes a small cameo in ''Twinsanity'' at Crash's "birthday party", is brainwashed into attacking Crash again in both ''N-Tranced'' and ''Mind over Mutant'', and is frozen from the neck down for the entirety of ''Crash of the Titans''. The only times he isn't useless are when he's a playable character, which is relegated to kart races and a couple levels in ''N-Tranced''.

* NiceGuy: When he isn't being mind controlled; he expresses his gratitude towards Crash and the gang after the events of ''The Wrath of Cortex'', sees them as family, and even becomes a role model for children later on.

* SmugSmiler: In ''Nitro Fueled'', Crunch has a perpetual smug, self-confident grin on his face.

** Averted in the true ending of Wrath of Cortex. After being freed from mind control, Crunch is all too eager to [[TheDogBitesBack pay Cortex back]] for screwing with his mind. Aku-Aku puts a stop to it before he can get too far however.

* YourSizeMayVary: In ''The Wrath of Cortex'' he towered over Crash, but after his HeelFaceTurn, he noticeably shrunk to about two or three heads larger than Crash, most likely to accomodate him becoming a playable character in later entries. In ''VideoGame/CrashTeamRacingNitroFueled'', he's even smaller, only about a head taller than both Crash and Coco, and smaller than characters like Tiny and Papu Papu.

[[folder:Coco Bandicoot]]
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->''"Crash? Crash! Crash, my battery's fried. Make yourself useful, big brother, and go get an extra battery for me."''
-->Voiced by: Vicki Winters (1997), Creator/HyndenWalch (1999), Creator/DebiDerryberry (2001-Present)

The highly intelligent and spirited younger sister of Crash. Like Crash, Coco was also an ordinary bandicoot until she was taken from the jungle and genetically enhanced by Doctor Neo Cortex.

In ''N. Sane Trilogy'', the Crash Bandicoot: Warped version of Coco uses her laptop to hack herself back in time to be able to help her brother much more.

[[folder:Crunch Bandicoot]]
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->"''This is the creature who keeps sabotaging [[TakeOverTheWorld your master plan?]] Ha! [[YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe You gotta be kidding.]] [[BadassBoast I'll exterminate this field rat in no time!]]"''
-->Voiced by: Creator/KevinMichaelRichardson (2001-03), Chris Williams (2005-08), Ike Amadi (2019)

A genetically altered bandicoot who was originally created by Doctor Cortex to harness the power of the Elementals and destroy Crash Bandicoot. After his defeat to Crash, Crunch had a complete change of heart due to breaking out of his mind control and now lives with Crash and Coco.

* AllYourPowersCombined: In his debut, he can throw fireballs, create waves, roll around in a stone ball, and turn into a ghostly storm cloud version of himself all due to the harnessed powers of the Elementals, and uses them all at once in the final battle.
* BigBrotherInstinct: After Crash and Coco were so kind as to welcome him into their family despite being enemies at first, he does everything he can to be a good mentor to his surrogate little siblings.
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: A large part of why he's so loyal to Crash and his group is because of how they welcomed him with open arms after he broke free from Cortex's mind control.
* TheBigGuy: Of the Bandicoot family.
* BoisterousBruiser: In later games due to his hyperactive personality.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: In his debut appearance it's revealed he was actually under Cortex's MindControl and was a good guy all along. He once again falls victim to this in ''N-Tranced'', and it continues happening in later games to the point of it becoming a RunningGag for him.
-->'''Crunch:''' Man, brainwashed ''again''!
* TheBusCameBack: Has been confirmed to have his first playable appearance in over a decade in ''Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled''. Anyone who purchases the Nitros Oxide edition will be able to play as him from the get-go.
* CloudCuckooLander: Following his HeelFaceTurn, he's became increasingly ditzy and hyper in personality.
* TheCameo: In the cutscene prior to the first boss fight in ''Twinsanity'', he appears among the gathering of villains for Crash's "birthday party". Humorously, he doesn't get that the gathering is actually to kill Crash and stands there confused holding a cake.
* {{Cyborg}}: One of his arms is [[ArtificialLimbs mechanical]].
* DarkerAndEdgier: His appearance in ''The Wrath of Cortex'' is this, as an actually dangerous bandicoot that Cortex wanted. After his release from brainwashing in that game, though, he became DenserAndWackier as the series went on (with the exception of ''N-Tranced'', where he actually averts WhyDontYouJustShootHim).
* DesignatedVictim: Nearly all his appearances involved him being brainwashed or otherwise put out of action, likely to justify him being an NPC.
* DistressedDude: Despite his status as TheBigGuy of the Bandicoots, Crunch frequently gets [[BrainwashedAndCrazy brainwashed]] or otherwise incapacitated in most of the games he appears in, and has to be freed by Crash.
* TheDogBitesBack: Pretty much the instant he's snapped out of Cortex's mind control, he's ready to beat the doctor to a pulp. Aku-Aku is able to reign him in before he can do any dammage however and after joining the Bandicoot family, it can be implied that revenge is a large part of his motivation for opposing Cortex.
* DragonInChief: Even under Cortex's control, Crunch was thoroughly impudent. His alternative plan for attacking Crash in the final boss was ''kicking Cortex at him''.
* DumbMuscle: Following his {{Flanderization}} starting with ''Tag Team Racing'' and later in the Radical Entertainment titles.
* EvilCounterpart: He was originally this towards Crash, being the only Bandicoot under Cortex's control. After he's gone through his HeelFaceTurn, he's basically become the GoodCounterpart to Tiny.
* {{Expy}}: Presented as TheRival to the protagonist in his debut appearance, is (continuously) manipulated in someway by a MadScientist in order to do his bidding, and [[SuperStrength shows extraordinary strength.]] And after he joins the heroes, [[TookALevelInDumbass his intelligence takes a hit]]. Does that ring anyone's bells to [[Characters/SonicTheHedgehogTeamSonic a certain red echidna?]]
* FinalBoss: While he's also the only boss in ''The Wrath of Cortex'', the final battle has him team up with all four Elementals, Cortex, and Uka Uka.
* {{Flanderization}}: He was originally a KnightOfCerebus in ''The Wrath Of Cortex'', mostly due to being mind controlled, and is revealed to be a genuinely nice and caring GentleGiant once freed from it. But as the series veered into more cartoony territory, so did Crunch, eventually being reduced to the DumbMuscle of the Bandicoots and ultimately ending up as a [[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed Mr. T parody]] in the Radical Entertainment era. His return in ''VideoGame/CrashTeamRacingNitroFueled'' discarded the Mr. T parody but kept his jock traits.
* GentleGiant: After his unbrainwashing, he proves to be a pretty friendly and easy going guy.
* GoodIsDumb: As a brainwashed villain in ''The Wrath of Cortex'', Crunch was a fairly lucid and intimidating villain with minimal comical traits. After turning good, Crunch rapidly became buffoonish. Subverted in ''Mind Over Mutant'', evil brainwashed Crunch is even more crazy and dim as normal good Crunch.
* TheHeavy: He's played as a more major presence in ''The Wrath of Cortex'' than Cortex himself, as the bosses are all him in different ways.
* HeelFaceTurn: After being broken out of Cortex's mind control in ''The Wrath of Cortex'', he turns against him and joins the Bandicoots, who warmly welcome him aboard.
* IconicSequelCharacter: He debuted in the first post-Creator/NaughtyDog platformer, ''The Wrath of Cortex'', and has been a prominent member of the Bandicoot family ever since.
* LargeHam: Became this in later titles, ''Tag Team Racing'' and ''Mind Over Mutant'' in particular.
-->'''Crunch:''' ''(replying to Coco after she and Crash refuse to clean up)'' Okay. Guess I'll just say some catchphrases. Drink lemonade, Vitamin C.
* TheLoad: After being freed of Cortex's control, Crunch joins Crash and Coco on their following adventures, but he doesn't actually do much of anything useful. He makes a small cameo in ''Twinsanity'' at Crash's "birthday party", is brainwashed into attacking Crash again in both ''N-Tranced'' and ''Mind over Mutant'', and is frozen from the neck down for the entirety of ''Crash of the Titans''. The only times he isn't useless are when he's a playable character, which is relegated to kart races and a couple levels in ''N-Tranced''.
* LovableJock: Seems to be one in ''VideoGame/CrashTeamRacingNitroFueled''. He's still a good guy, but is very cocky and abrasive while racing. His podium animations drive the point further by having him flex and show off his muscles if he's the winner, in a manner similar to Koala Kong.
* MotorMouth: In the Radical Entertainment games.
* NiceGuy: When he isn't being mind controlled; he expresses his gratitude towards Crash and the gang after the events of ''The Wrath of Cortex'', sees them as family, and even becomes a role model for children later on.
* NeverLearnedToRead: Claims as much in one of many quotes spouted upon having his vehicle destroyed in a race in ''Crash Tag Team Racing''.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Crunch's mannerisms in Radical Entertainment games are based on Mr. T's own.
* NonActionGuy: Ironically despite being TheBigGuy, he was ''never'' made fully playable in a main series game, limited to vehicles or cutscene action and thus often inactive. He got a BigDamnHeroes moment in ''VideoGame/CrashTagTeamRacing'' however.
* PromotedToPlayable: In the main series, he first became a playable character in ''VideoGame/CrashBandicoot2NTranced'' via the game's Atlasphere stages, and was also playable in the racing titles starting with ''VideoGame/CrashNitroKart''.
* RecurringBoss: In ''The Wrath of Cortex'', where he teams up with different Elementals throughout the game before he uses all of them and Cortex.
* SmugSmiler: In ''Nitro Fueled'', Crunch has a perpetual smug, self-confident grin on his face.
* SpoofAesop: He enjoys delivering these in ''Mind Over Mutant''.
* TallDarkAndHandsome: He's got muscles to match the likes of Koala Kong and Tiny and by far has the darkest fur color of all the bandicoots but with much less ferocious looks, especially after his HeelFaceTurn. It's part of what made him such an EnsembleDarkhorse in the first place.
* TookALevelInDumbass: Tended to think with his fists in his initial appearances but was otherwise intelligent. In the Radical games, he's a complete airhead.
* TopHeavyGuy: Similarly to other big guys in the series like Tiny and Koala Kong, Crunch has a very large and muscular upper body but relatively skinny legs. This is even more noticeable in ''VideoGame/CrashTeamRacingNitroFueled'', where he's much smaller than in previous games but retains his large upper body.
* UpgradeVsPrototypeFight: Cortex invented him specifically to surpass Crash in every way and destroy his ArchEnemy once and for all. [[BrainwashedAndCrazy For]] [[UnderdogsNeverLose numerous]] [[HeelFaceTurn reasons]], it didn't work out.
* UndyingLoyalty: Pretty devout to Crash and Coco after his HeelFaceTurn. Unfortunately, the bad guys frequently get around this by brainwashing him again.
* UnexplainedRecovery: His body is blown to pieces after his third encounter with Crash, yet he returns just fine for their fourth encounter... after which he's reduced to a ''[[FamilyUnfriendlyDeath pile of bones]]'', and he ''still'' shows up again completely fine for the final encounter with no explanation given.
* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: His boss battle in ''N-Tranced'' has him fire a gun at Crash for his main method of attack. He's the first boss of the brainwashed bandicoots, making a rare example in this series of a villain trying to do it twice.
** Averted in the true ending of Wrath of Cortex. After being freed from mind control, Crunch is all too eager to [[TheDogBitesBack pay Cortex back]] for screwing with his mind. Aku-Aku puts a stop to it before he can get too far however.
* XRaySparks: In the boss fight with him and Lo-Lo in ''The Wrath of Cortex'', he sometimes blinks an X-rayed image of himself when he's shot at. It's due to him becoming an embodiment of the storms itself. He even explodes into bones when he's defeated.
* YourSizeMayVary: In ''The Wrath of Cortex'' he towered over Crash, but after his HeelFaceTurn, he noticeably shrunk to about two or three heads larger than Crash, most likely to accomodate him becoming a playable character in later entries. In ''VideoGame/CrashTeamRacingNitroFueled'', he's even smaller, only about a head taller than both Crash and Coco, and smaller than characters like Tiny and Papu Papu.
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[[folder:Fake Crash]]
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-> ''"Wow!"''
-->Voiced by: Michael Connor (1999), Creator/DwightSchultz (2003), Andrew Morgado (2019)

A random version of Crash Bandicoot with thicker eyebrows, a bigger nose, longer ears and an overbite. Described as the result of an experiment GoneHorriblyWrong. He was created by the Japanese marketing team in advertisements for ''Crash Bandicoot 2'', and he was eventually added into the games themselves as a joke, usually through EasterEggs.
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[[folder:Tawna]]
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->''"This time, no one will catch me!"''
-->Voiced by: Creator/DebiDerryberry (2017), Misty Lee (2019)

Crash's love interest from the first game.

* AdaptationalBadass: Granted, she's still a DamselInDistress, but the intro of ''N. Sane Trilogy'' has her [[CurbStompCushion put up resistance]], punching out one of Cortex's flunkeys before she's surrounded and subdued. She later joins Crash in his adventures in ''Nitro-Fueled'', becoming the leader of the Nitro Squad, a team of racers whose members include the [[SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute Trophy Girls]].
* BadassArmFold: Gives one in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZQykLPzAMU Nitro Tour Grand Prix Intro]] of ''Nitro-Fueled'', signalling that [[AdaptationalBadass she is no longer the same helpless damsel you had to save back in]] [[VideoGame/CrashBandicoot1996 1996]].
* BareYourMidriff: In her ''Crash Boom Bang'' appearance.
* {{Bowdlerise}}: Her original design had her wearing an ultra-tight tank top that showed off some serious cleavage and [[BareYourMidriff bared her midriff]], along with a pair of high heels. In-game, she has a shirt that covers more of her torso, and a pair of shoes similar to Crash's. The remake further tones down her curviness, though she's still a MsFanservice despite that.
* BraidsOfAction: Her motorsport outfit has her hair styled into an [[Disney/{{Frozen}} Elsa-esque]] braid.
* TheBusCameBack: After 23 years of being PutOnABus, she returns as a playable character in ''Nitro-Fueled''.
* CoolBigSis: Displays this vibe in ''Nitro-Fueled''. While her Nitro Squad teammates are more emotional, she remains mature, calm and collected, even when losing a race.
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Mostly vanished from the series after the first game barring the occasional cameo, and waved away by the original developers saying she broke up with Crash for Pinstripe Potoroo. She even sent him a break-up letter stating this in the Crash Bandicoot manga. Due to her return in ''Nitro-Fueled'', however, it's wholly ambiguous again on the in-universe reason for her disappearance, as it's implied that she's still with Crash or at least has feelings for him and has no known connection to Pinstripe.
* ClothesMakeTheSuperman: She appears to gain superpowers while wearing her motorsport uniform, as shown in her victory animation where she charges an EnhancedPunch and slams her fist into the ground, creating a pink energy shockwave.
* DamselInDistress: The extent of her role in the first game.
* DeadpanSnarker: The racers in VideoGame/CrashTeamRacingNitroFueled would either yelp or exclaim "Ouch!" when under attack. As for Tawna? She merely utters an annoyed grunt or a sardonic [[YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe "Oh, really?"]].
* DisposableLoveInterest: Disappears after the first game outside a few cameos. Averted in ''Nitro-Fueled'', where she returns as a playable character and the leader of the Trophy Girls (who are now known as the Nitro Squad), with her status as Crash's love interest only being implied and largely out of focus.
* {{Expy}}: She was outright defined by her creators as "Creator/PamelaAnderson, with a brain". Her role as the attractive girlfriend to the unattractive, cartoony hero also makes her very similar to [[Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit Jessica Rabbit]]
* HumanoidFemaleAnimal: She has a much more human looking design than any of the other animal characters.
* ImpossibleHourglassFigure: And her in-game design is the toned-down version. Her original design was even ''more'' curvy.
* InexplicablyTailless: Actually averted in her case. Despite being a tailed animal, Crash and the other bandicoots are all tailless, except for Tawna, who has a fluffy yellow rabbit-like tail, rather than a rat-like tail bandicoots normally have.
* InformedAttribute:
** The idea behind Tawna was that she was "Pamela Anderson with a brain", implying that she's smart. Considering that she never actually says or does anything throughout the series, her smartness is never demonstrated.
** ''Nitro-Fueled'' may actually be the first actual implementation. Tawna's head of the Nitro Squad of racers, and she's the calm, cool, collected head and proves to be a capable racer.
* MsFanservice: She pretty much existed for this, with her rather humanoid, curvy look. Since the execs wanted to downplay this, the developers responded by leaving her out of the series after the first game. ''Nitro-Fueled'' brings it back, with her (and the rest of the Nitro Squad) wearing rather skin-tight racing gear, though it's toned down a bit.
* NonMammalMammaries: Downplayed. Marsupials ''are'' mammals, but still, marsupials' mammaries are different.
* PeekABangs: Her original concept art depicts her hair like this. The remake follows through on that concept.
* PromotedToPlayable: She joins Crash and the rest of the cast as a playable character in ''Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled''.
* SatelliteLoveInterest: Never gained much in terms of personality outside being Crash's (former?) girlfriend. ''Nitro-Fueled'' gives her a little more personality, and surprisingly not much related to Crash save for a tee shirt with his face on it.
* ShesGotLegs: She has a very long pair of legs that her [[WhoWearsShortShorts shorts]] easily show off. ''Nitro-Fueled'' does away with the short shorts, but gives her skin-tight racing gear that still manages to work.
* SickeningSweethearts: She and Crash are very affectionate when they're together, and she goes so far as to wear his face on her shirt. In turn, Tawna's the only thing besides eating, napping, and fighting that Crash has any particular interest in.
* StatuesqueStunner: She's twice as tall as Crash, easily able to lift him up. Downplayed in ''Boom Bang'' where she has a much shorter game model.
* SuddenlyVoiced: After twenty-three years of silence and minor gameplay grunts, Tawna finally speaks in ''Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled''.
* TinyGuyHugeGirl: Huge girl to Crash's tiny guy.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Plays both sides with Coco:
** She's the Girly Girl to Coco's Tomboy as far as the older series is concerned, as Coco was explicitly introduced to be a less sexualized female companion for Crash that played up her intelligence and PluckyGirl aspects while Tawna, when she appeared, was always played for her beauty more than anything.
** As of the reboot, it's inverted, with Tawna being the rowdy, take no prisoners Tomboy to Coco's frilly, princess-aspiring Girly Girl.
* UngratefulBitch:
** Of doubtful canon: Supposedly, after Crash saves her, she breaks up with him, and hooks up with Pinstripe, one of the guys serving under Cortex who tried to kill Crash on his way to save her. However, this information was only in the Japanese manual for one of the games, the manga, and Naughty Dog's old website (possibly just as a joke), so it's unclear whether this is canon as of the reboot/remake games.
** Averted in the reboot/remakes. While she still doesn't make a physical appearance in ''Cortex Strikes Back'' or ''Warped'', she makes her return in ''Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled'' and it's implied that she's still with Crash or at least still has the hots for him, as she still wears her Crash t-shirt and doesn't seem to have any connection to Pinstripe anymore.
* TheVoiceless: Even quieter than Crash in the first game. Elevated to having a few gameplay grunts in ''N. Sane Trilogy'' and ''Boom Bang''. It wasn't until ''Nitro-Fueled'', twenty-three years after her debut, that she would gain a proper voice and dialogue.
* WhoWearsShortShorts: Tawna wears shorts that often show off her legs.
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[[folder:The Trophy Girls/Nitro Squad]]
A group of female bandicoots who appeared in ''Crash Team Racing'', twirling umbrellas after the race has been won and handing out the trophies to the winners. Isabella hands out trophies to her fellow bandicoots (Crash and Coco), Megumi gives them to the scientists (Cortex and N. Gin), Liz gives them to the unevolved animals (Polar and Pura), and Ami gives them to the evolved animals (Tiny and Dingodile), plus all of the unlockable characters. They return as fully playable racers in ''Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled'', now under the collective moniker of the Nitro Squad, with Tawna as their leader.
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!!Allies:

[[folder:Aku Aku]]
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->''"It is I Aku Aku, my duty is to protect you. You may summon me by breaking open these crates. Call me thrice and I shall grant you special powers."''
-->Voiced by: David Siller (1996-1998 plus archive sounds), Mel Winkler (1998-2004), Creator/GregEagles (2007-Present)

The guardian of the Wumpa Islands and the father figure of Crash and his friends. Aku Aku is the spirit of an ancient witch doctor encased in a [[FloatingMask floating, wooden mask]]. When he sensed Crash's mission to stop Doctor Cortex, he scattered copies of himself throughout the Wumpa Islands in an effort to aid him in his mission. Whenever Crash possesses an Aku Aku mask, he will be shielded from one enemy attack or contact. Collecting three Aku Aku masks gives Crash temporary invulnerability from all minor dangers. He didn't become a full-fledged character until ''Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped'', in which he had his first speaking role.

[[folder:Krunk]]
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->''"They will race me? They look slow! Send them back!"''
-->Voiced by: Marshall R. Teague (2003), Andrew Morgado (2019)

The racing champion of the planet Terra who appears in ''Crash Nitro Kart''. He challenges Earth's racers on the grounds that Earth is a copy of his Terra. When he races, he leaves out sticky fruits that slow down the player if they hit. When he loses to Crash's team, he confesses that Terra is actually a copy of Earth.

%% * NobleSavage: A justified case since his planet is a copy of Earth.

[[folder:Zem and Zam]]
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->''"Like taking candy from a baby!" -Zem''
-->Zem voiced by: Andre Sogliuzzo (2003-Present)
-->Zam voiced by: Creator/BillyWest (2003), Andrew Morgado (2019)

A large, vulgar creature and a dog-like alien who race alongside Nitros Oxide in ''Crash Nitro Kart''.

* BigEater: Zem's trash talk mostly concerns his appetite.
* BigGuyLittleGuy: Zem's a large, overweight alien while Zam's a small, dog-like creature.
* TheBusCameBack: Both have been confirmed to be playable in ''Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled''.
* FlatCharacter: Both of them. Much like Rilla Roo, they appear out of nowhere, don't get any character development through cutscenes, and then vanish from the series. Their only real purpose is to give Nitros Oxide two teammates to race with, since he was never shown with any accomplices, and can't simply brainwash pre-established characters like N. Trance. [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome They're even absent from the GBA version altogether]].
* {{Gasshole}}: Zem burps often while racing. His podium animation in ''Nitro-Fueled'' is him giving off a massive burp and laughing it off afterwards.
* SatelliteCharacter: To Oxide, as they only exist for the sake of giving him teammates to race alongside.
* SecretCharacter:
** Both of them are unlocked by winning certain cups in ''CNK'''s Adventure Mode: Zem is unlocked by winning the Green Gem Cup while Zam is unlocked through the Purple Gem Cup.
** In ''VideoGame/CrashTeamRacingNitroFueled'', they are default racers in the Nitros Oxide edition, and unlockable in the standard edition.
* TeamPet: Zam is pretty much an alien dog, [[InformedSpecies but he more greatly resembles a small dinosaur]].
* ThoseTwoGuys: They serve as this for Oxide.
* TopHeavyGuy: Despite being a gassy alien who constantly talks about eating, Zem has a large upper body, even having visible muscles in ''Nitro-Fueled''.
* VillainousGlutton: Zem constantly talks about eating in his quotes and is a villain with some very, very crude humor.
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!!Unaffiliated Villains:

[[folder:Papu Papu]]
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->''"Bunga boom!"''
-->Voiced by: David Siller (1996), Brendan O'Brien (2000), Michael Gollom (1999), Creator/DwightSchultz (2004-Present)

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.
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[[folder:The Evil Twins]]
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->''"Cower, you fools, before the awesome might of... the Evil Twins."''
-->Both twins voiced by: Creator/QuintonFlynn (2004)

A duo of highly intelligent twin parrots who act as the main antagonists of ''Crash Twinsanity''. Their real names are Victor and Moritz, [[spoiler:and were formerly the pet parrots of Doctor Neo Cortex, whose experimental Evolvo-Ray sent them to the Tenth Dimension and mutated them into the villains they would become. They are eaten by Evil Crash at the end of the game.]]

[[folder:Bearminator]]
A giant polar bear in a ship captain's hat who acts as a boss in ''Crash Bash''.

* DubNameChange: The Japanese version renames him "Papaguma", literally meaning "Papa Bear", implying that he may or may not be Polar's father.
* FlunkyBoss: His submarine fires mechanical bears that the player needs to knock into the water.
* NiceHat: Wears a blue naval captain's hat.
* RememberTheNewGuy: He wasn't around in any of the previous games, although he is at least based on the giant polar bears that would chase Crash in ''Cortex Strikes Back''.
* SubStory: Rides around in a submarine for the duration of his boss fight.

!Others

[[folder:Farmer Ernest]]
->''"Oh, Crash. The farmer's market is tomorrow and my wumpa trees won't grow for, my orchard is riddled with greedy worms. If you rid my land of these pests, I'll give you this Power Crystal."''
-->Voiced by: Alex Fernandez (2004)

An emu who farms Wumpa trees, and appears only for a short gag in ''Twinsanity''.
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* PunnyName: Farmer Ernest is an earnest farmer.
* RememberTheNewGuy: Another FunnyAnimal with no stated origin, and he somehow already knows Crash.
* QuestGiver: Parodied, and the entire point for his existence. He promises Crash a crystal in exchange for clearing the worms out of his farm. However, Cortex is also there, and since Cortex doesn't care about helping him, he just shoots him and takes the crystal.
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* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: In ''CTR'', he ends up becoming a bitter alien. After some years of therapy, he goes back to the fray, but his choice of vehicle (an unicycle) leads to an accident too gruesome to be detailed.

* TheBusCameBack: Has been confirmed to be playable in ''Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled''.

* {{Cyborg}}: His body is entirely mechanical, and without it he wouldn't be able to move.

* WaddlingHead: He has no organic limbs underneath his armor as seen in ''Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled''.
* WhoNeedsTheirWholeBody: In the second phase he's reduced to his head compartment, that can fly around and shoot {{Energy Ball}}s. Crash has to spin him towards the lava pool where Fake Crash will activate the lava falls to damage him.

A green-haired female bandicoot who was responsible for handing out trophies to Tiny Dingodile, and all the unlockable animals in CTR. She returns as a Speed-Class racer in Nitro-Fueled.

-->'''Isabella:''' ''(When hit)'' Hey, watch the paint!
-->'''Isabella:''' ''(When hit while shielded)'' Keep away from my kart!
-->'''Isabella:''' ''(When using an item)'' That'll buff right out!
-->'''Isabella:''' ''(When losing a race)'' I could really use a tune up.

* AttentionWhore: Liz is very competitive, and her motivation seems to be to become famous through racing. Her introduction in the CTR TV video has her proclaim that she's going to be on the front page of every publication, and that "You're gonna see my name in lights!" when she wins.

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!!Isabella:

* {{Jerkass}}: An evil scientist for one thing, outright admits in Twinsanity he's willing to ruin other people's lives for another.

A green-haired female bandicoot who was responsible for handing out trophies to Tiny and Dingodile in CTR. She returns as a Speed-Class racer in Nitro-Fueled.

A blue-haired female bandicoot was was responsible for handing out trophies to Dr. Cortex and N.Gin in CTR. She returns as an Acceleration-Class racer in Nitro-Fueled.

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* {{Expy}}: He's a walking shark with some mannerisms that invoke WesternAnimation/Jabberjaw.

* ShoutOut: Although he's never shown using it, he appears to be [[Film/AustinPowers a shark with a]] [[FrickinLaserBeams frickin' laser beam]] attached to his head.

* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: Aside from the resort bit above, in ''CTR'', he becomes a wrestler under the name "Mister Bad Belly". His signature move "Bad Belly Bounce" gets banned after a few wrestlers suffered severe rope friction burns.