History YMMV / Crashbandicoot

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkBqOmelX28 WOAH!]][[labelnote:Explanation]]An original DerangedAnimation of Crash's character model from [[VideoGame/CrashBandicoot2CortexStrikesBack]] placed over a cutscene from that said game. Cue the {{Fanvid}} stampede.[[/labelnote]]

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkBqOmelX28 WOAH!]][[labelnote:Explanation]]An original DerangedAnimation of Crash's character model from [[VideoGame/CrashBandicoot1996 the original game]] placed over a cutscene from ''VideoGame/CrashBandicoot2CortexStrikesBack''. Cue the {{Fanvid}} stampede.[[/labelnote]]

** Fans often refer to the Fake Crash character as "Trash Bandicoot" due to the developer's anecdote on how Fake Crash was concieved[[note]]Naughty Dog employees were given an official Crash plush from one of Universal's executives, but it looked so {{OffModel}}, complete with huge teeth and eyebrows and dubbed it "Trash Bandicoot"[[/note]] but he is often confused for Evil Crash who is a completely different character who debuted in [[VideoGame/CrashTwinsanity Twinsanity]].

** Fans often refer to the Fake Crash character as "Trash Bandicoot" due to the developer's anecdote on how Fake Crash was concieved[[note]]Naughty Dog employees found a bootleg Crash plush with huge teeth and eyebrows and dubbed it "Trash Bandicoot"[[/note]] but he is often confused for Evil Crash who is a completely different character who debuted in [[VideoGame/CrashTwinsanity Twinsanity]].

** In part due to her being the [[TheSmurfettePrinciple only recurring female character]] for a good portion of the series, Coco has been shipped with just about everyone, with several of them being {{Crack Pairing}}s: Cortex, N. Gin, Tiny, Dingodile, Pinstripe, Crunch, Tawna, Nina and even ''[[IncestYayShipping Crash himself]]''.

** The holographic messages from ''Cortex Strikes Back'' and (to a slighter extent) ''Warped'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49R0cHAnLVY inspired some parodies]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7CxoimgLYo the favorite target]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWo-BuV_WmU being Jordan Peterson]].

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTi5EaocGaY This infamous commercial]] for the original game has all but officially become this now that [[VideoGame/CrashBandicootNSaneTrilogy its remaster]] is being ported to UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch among [[UsefulNotes/XboxOne other]] [[UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} platforms]]...

** Though not quite as widespread as with ''Spyro'', there is a lot of overlap with ''VideoGame/JakAndDaxter'', ''VideoGame/RatchetAndClank'' and ''Franchise/SlyCooper'', which are often regarded as the UsefulNotes/PlayStation2's successors to ''Crash'' and ''Spyro'' as platforming mascots. Besides this, ''Crash'' and ''Jak and Daxter'' were created by the [[Creator/NaughtyDog same company]] and have nearly identical development teams that rarely overlap with Naughty Dog's later and more realistic work, while both ''Ratchet and Clank'' and ''Sly Cooper'' have released games dealing with multiple dimensions or time travel like ''Crash'' had (''Crash'' and ''Ratchet'' even announcing their dimension-themed games in incredibly short time spans of one another).

** ''Crash Nitro Kart'' and ''Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex'' are often seen as watered-down UsefulNotes/PlayStation2 versions of ''Crash Team Racing'' and ''Crash Bandicoot: Warped'' respectively. Ironic for ''The Wrath Of Cortex'', which [[WhatCouldHaveBeen was originally to be a more innovative free roaming platformer]] before remaking it in fear of the changes not receiving well.

** Despite having big feet and bouncing everywhere, Ripper Roo ("Roo" being short for "kangaroo") is often mistaken for a bipedal dog. The big falling ears and the ManiacTongue don't help in this regards.

** While always popular with kids and casual gamers, the hardcore gamer audience wasn't always fond of the series. In the 1990s, many (predominantly teenage and adult) UsefulNotes/PlayStation fans hated ''Crash Bandicoot'', calling it nothing but a kiddie ''Mario'' cash-grab that didn't fit the "mature-geared" console. As the core demographic of ''Crash'' displaced the older gamers, the series has become {{Sacred Cow}}s amongst 3D platformers.

* ViewerSpeciesConfusion: Quite a few people have called Crash a fox. He's actually a [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin bandicoot]], an obscure marsupial.

** ''The Original Timeline'': [[TimeMaster Dr. Nefarious Tropy]] is a brilliant time traveler who justifies his ego with his cunning plans. Debuting in ''Warped'', Tropy comes up with the Time Twister in order to steal the Power Crystals from their respective time periods, a plan that would've succeeded had it not been for Aku Aku finding the Twister. Halfway through the game, he fights the Bandicoots himself, putting up a tough fight before being defeated. [[UnexplainedRecovery Somehow recovering from his first defeat]], he reappeared as the host of the challenging Time Trials in ''Crash Team Racing'' and ''Crash Nitro Kart'', and lead Cortex's former minions to search for The Evil Twins' treasure in ''Twinsanity''. Becoming the BigBad of ''N. Tranced'', he recruits his friend N. Trance and has him kidnap the Bandicoots, hypnotizing them into serving him, once again nearly succeeding had it not been for Aku Aku's intervention and Trance mistaking [[OddballDoppelganger Fake Crash]] for Crash. Even then, he uses the trio to great effect, tactically retreating when cornered and facing off with Crash when found.

** ''Crash Boom Bang!'' (2006): [[AristocratsAreEvil The Viscount]] is a wealthy Tasmanian Devil who seeks the [[MacGuffin Super Big Power Crystal]]. Upon realizing that he would need help to solve its puzzles, he organizes a tournament to con Crash and his allies into finding it for him. To this end, he disguises the puzzles as mini games, participating in some himself to keep up the charade. Calmly stating his true goals after a botched highjacking from Cortex, he still manages to persuade the gang into helping him, having them search an underwater shipwreck for a key to unlock the crystal's tower. Finally reaching the Tower, Viscount manages to beat the gang to the Crystal, [[NearVillainVictory nearly winning in the end]] and only failing due to Crash's quick intervention.

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Inevitably happens with many characters as a result of [[DependingOnTheWriter the multiple writing styles throughout the different developers of the series]]:

* EvilIsSexy
** Surprisingly enough, Neo Cortex has himself quite a few fangirls.
** No thanks to the [[PopularWithFurries furry fandom,]] quite a few of the mutants get this reaction. Tiny and Dingodile in particular tend to be very popular with fans of the BaraGenre.
** Pinstripe, also thanks to the [[PopularWithFurries furry fandom]], being a tall, slender figure in a [[BadassInANiceSuit sharp suit]] who also has a fairly charismatic personality.

* EpilepticTrees: Coco's actions in [[VideoGame/CrashBandicootNSaneTrilogy N. Sane Trilogy]]. Her deciding to use the Time Twister to help Crash in his prior adventures, alongside Cortex and N. Tropy's messing around, may have caused the minor changes in N. Sane Trilogy to eventually result in the post-Warped timeline [[ForWantOfANail being completely changed]].

* MemeticMolester: Crash wiggling his eyebrows before mounting other animals in the first two games has been joked to be [[AnythingThatMoves more]] [[BestialityIsDepraved than]] [[BlackComedyRape just mischief]].

* RootingForTheEmpire: While it's easy enough to root for the Bandicoots to win, because he's such a hilarious IneffectualSympatheticVillain who gets constantly used as a disposable pawn by the likes of Uka Uka, N. Tropy, or even Nina, [[ExaggeratedTrope his own niece]], it's also rather easy to feel empathetic towards Dr. Cortex, and even root for him to win at least once. To alleviate this somewhat, Cortex ''does'' sometimes [[KickTheSonOfABitch get revenge on the other bad guys]], but naturally ''never'' wins against Crash ([[VideoGame/CrashBash except that one time]]).

* CompleteMonster: Yes, even a series like this has an example. See [[YMMV/CrashBandicoot4ItsAboutTime this page]] for details.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkBqOmelX28 WOAH!]][[labelnote:Explanation]]An original DerangedAnimation of Crash's character model from [[VideoGame/CrashBandicoot1996 the original game]] placed over a cutscene from ''VideoGame/CrashBandicoot2CortexStrikesBack''. Cue the StupidStatementDanceMix stampede.[[/labelnote]]

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff:
** Crash in Japan. It definitely helps that he was [[AmericanKirbyIsHardcore "cutened"]] for Japan, making them feel more at-home with it. [[http://i.imgur.com/7NYL9nB.png Shockingly]], he's actually got a significant amount of requests from Japanese players to be ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' DLC, despite his status as an American-made, [=PlayStation=]-associated character. He's clearly still got fans over there. Several elements of the games themselves were made to appease Japanese fans. You can thank Japan for the Crash dance and Coco following the second game. Japan was absolutely ''hyped'' for the release of [[https://youtu.be/kaCPCWDGxLs Crash Bandicoot 4]].
*** Fake Crash is one of the most popular characters in Japan, so much that he was included in the Japanese ''CTR'' bonus video and the Japanese version of ''VideoGame/CrashBash''.
*** Another surprisingly popular character in Japan is Pinstripe Potoroo. Despite being OutOfFocus for a majority of the post-Naughty Dog era, there were very few Japanese Crash fans who had forgotten about Pinstripe for his [[EvilIsCool suave]] {{slimeball}} personality, on top of the LoveTriangle created for the Japanese publications between him, Crash, and Tawna. His continued popularity in Japan was so great, that once Japan got to develop [[VideoGame/CrashBoomBang their own Crash game]], not only was Pinstripe PromotedToPlayable, but he was one of the ''four default characters''.

* DiagnosedByTheAudiences: Crash has an inability to communicate with others except for Aku Aku and his siblings and an aptitude towards athleticism along with puzzle-solving skills. The food he likes to eat the most is Wumpa fruit, showing a seeming pickiness with different foods. He also doesn't fear danger and shows insensitivity towards pain. Rooster Teeth's ''Death Battle'' claims that Crash actually shows symptoms of autism, which would explain his certain inabilities as well as his extraordinary skills in puzzle-solving and parkour.