History TearJerker / CrashBandicoot

* Nina’s boss-introduction in ''Crash Bandicoot On The Run'' sums up the tragic (in a darkly comedic sense) nature of her character in about five seconds. The look of helplessness and despair with which she regards her own robotic hands as they malfunction and crush the bird she was lovingly petting makes you realize that, even if she still has a gentle side to her, she may never be physically capable of expressing it again without hurting something. You can see her panic as she tries to stop herself, and her angry shout afterwards is almost certainly directed at herself.
* [[https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/legacyremembers/brendan-o-brien-obituary?id=51839781 On March 23, 2023,]] Brendan O'Brien, the original voice of Crash Bandicoot, Neo Cortex, and a good portion of the cast from the original Playstation trilogy, has unfortunately passed. May he rest in peace.
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* Though Evan Wells' comment on how Crash is doing now certainly is funny, you can't help but feel the sadness along with it:
--> Evan Wells: It's a little bit like watching your daughter do porn.
** It's even sadder when when the DevelopmentHell of ''Crash Landed'' effectively dealt a deathblow to the franchise until Activision picked it up again eight years later.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUVPTmHRv60 Naughty Dog Scrapbook]] from ''Crash Team Racing'', considering this was the last ''Crash'' game that Naughty Dog developed.

* Nina’s boss-introduction in ''Crash Bandicoot On The Run'' sums up the tragic (in a darkly comedic sense) nature of her character in about five seconds. The look of helplessness and despair with which she regards her own robotic hands as they malfunction and crush the bird she was lovingly petting makes you realize that, even if she still has a gentle side to her, she may never be physically capable of expressing it again without hurting something. You can see her panic as she tries to stop herself, and her angry shout afterwards is almost certainly directed at herself.

* Von Clutch's DisneyDeath in ''Tag Team Racing'' definitely counts, although it's followed by a SugarWiki/{{Funny Moment|s}} when Crash [[WhatAnIdiot pats the Black Gem out of Von Clutch's chest]].

* Nina’s boss-introduction in ''Crash Bandicoot On The Run'' sums up the tragic (in a darkly comedic sense) nature of her character in about five seconds. The look of helplessness and despair with which she regards her own robotic hands as they malfunction and crush the bird she was lovingly petting makes you realize that, even if she still has a gentle side to her, she may never be physically capable of expressing it again without hurting something. You can see her panic as she tries to stop herself, and her angry shout afterwards is almost certainly directed at herself.
* Meta Example: The death of Mel Winkler, the voice of Aku Aku from ''Warped'' to ''Twinsanity'', on June 11, 2020.

* Throughout ''Crash of the Titans'', Crash is [[AdultFear constantly worried over Coco]]. who has been kidnapped by Uka Uka, with the villains' taunting him and threatening do horrible things to her only making it worse. This is one of the few times you see Crash [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness visibly distressed]], and for a Radical title, it's played pretty earnestly, showing just how much [[BigBrotherInstinct he cares about his baby sister]]. Turns into a SugarWiki/{{Heartwarming Moment|s}} when they finally reunite.

* ''Tearjerker/CrashBandicoot4ItsAboutTime''

--> Evan Wells: It's a bit like watching your daughter do porn.

** Supposedly, Crash and Coco's father was eaten by a fox. It's unknown what happened to their mom but she's probably still a normal bandicoot.

** Supposedly at least Coco's father was eaten by a fox. It's unknown what happened to her mom but she's probably still a normal bandicoot.

* Nina’s boss-introduction in ’’Crash Bandicoot On The Run’’ sums up the tragic (in a darkly comedic sense) nature of her character in about five seconds. The look of helplessness and despair with which she regards her own robotic hands as they malfunction and crush the bird she was lovingly petting makes you realize that, even if she still has a gentle side to her, she may never be physically capable of expressing it again without hurting something. You can see her panic as she tries to stop herself, and her angry shout afterwards is almost certainly directed at herself.

* Nina’s boss-introduction in ‘’Crash Bandicoot On The Run’’ sums up the tragic (in a darkly comedic sense) nature of her character in about five seconds. The look of helplessness and despair with which she regards her own robotic hands as they malfunction and crush the bird she was lovingly petting makes you realize that, even if she still has a gentle side to her, she may never be physically capable of expressing it again without hurting something. You can see her panic as she tries to stop herself, and her angry shout afterwards is almost certainly directed at herself.