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{{about|the main character in the Crash Bandicoot franchise|the character in the ''[[Skylanders Academy]] TV series|[[Crash Bandicoot (Skylanders Academy)]]}}
{{Character infobox
|name = Crash Bandicoot
|image = [[File:CrashBandicoot_ItsAboutTime_Render.png|250px]]<br>''Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time''
|species = Bandicoot
|gender = Male
|world = [[Wumpa Island]]
|affiliation = [[Spyro]], [[Aku Aku]], [[Coco Bandicoot]] 
|first_appearance = ''[[Spyro Orange: The Cortex Conspiracy]]'' (2004)
|latest_appearance = ''[[Crash Team Rumble]]'' (2023)
|portrayed_by = Brendan O'Brien (1996-1998, 2000-2003, 2004)<br>Chip Chinery (1999)<br>Steven Blum (2003)<br>Jess Harnell (2005-2020)<br>Scott Whyte (2020)
}}
'''Crash Bandicoot''' is the primary protagonist in the [[crashbandicootwiki:Crash Bandicoot (franchise)|''Crash Bandicoot'' franchise]]. He is a genetically advanced Eastern Barred bandicoot who lives his life on the Wumpa Islands. Throughout the ''Crash Bandicoot'' franchise, [[Dr. Neo Cortex]] is his arch-enemy, and defeats him in order for him to put his life back in order. Crash is often accompanied by his protector, [[Aku Aku]] and little sister, [[Coco Bandicoot]].

==Background==
===''Crash Bandicoot Purple: Ripto's Rampage''===
Crash was alerted by Aku Aku of the threat of Riptocs disguised as a purple dragon named Spyro and was tasked to get rid of them. During his journey to find the source of the Riptocs, Crash and Aku Aku eventually encountered Spyro himself at the edge of Wumpa Jungle and Dragon Castles, believing each other to be a disguised Ripto. However, they soon discover that they have been tricked into fighting each other by Dr. Neo Cortex and [[Ripto]], who had joined forces to rid themselves of their respective adversaries. Cortex genetically modified Ripto's "Riptoc" minions and disguised them as Crash and Spyro, so that the two protagonists will believe they are enemies and wipe each other out. Realizing this, both Crash and Spyro decided to team up against their mortal enemies.

Not even Tiny Tiger, [[Crush]] or [[Gulp]] can stop them, but Dr. Cortex uses his niece, [[Nina Cortex]], to kidnap Coco Bandicoot and the Professor. [[Blink|Blink the Mole]] informed Crash and Spyro of what happened to Coco and the Professor. Spyro rescues Coco and the Professor while Crash distracts Nina. Finally, Crash and Spyro defeat Nina at her own game. Coco has an idea: if they put a tracer on Cortex and Ripto, they would track them to their headquarters. Crash defeated Ripto, but he forgot to insert the tracer. Luckily Spyro defeated Cortex and he placed the tracer on him. Crash and Spyro reached their headquarters in outer space. As a team, Crash and Spyro both defeated Cortex and Ripto. They thanked each other as the games ends with a photo of Crash having Spyro in a friendly headlock, and the credits roll.

===''Crash Team Racing Nitro Fueled''===
In this remaster, Crash's racing adventure leads him to the Dragon Realms where Spyro decides to take part in the [[crashbandicootwiki:Grand_Prix|Grand Prix]] with [[Hunter]] and [[Gnasty Gnorc]]. In the [[Spyro & Friends Grand Prix]], new challenges, goodies, and [[Spyro Circuit|a race track around the Artisans and Magic Crafters worlds]] were unlocked.

===''Crash Team Rumble''===
Crash Bandicoot and a slew of other characters from the franchise participated in competitve matches around areas shown in ''Crash Bandicoot: It's About Time''. Eventually, Ripto was brought into the fray, and Spyro and Elora arrived in Crash's dimension to battle the sorcerer when he became a problem.

==Other game appearances==
===''Skylanders'' franchise===
In ''[[skylanderswiki:Skylanders: Imaginators|Skylanders: Imaginators]]'', [[skylanderswiki:Crash Bandicoot|Crash Bandicoot]] and [[skylanderswiki:Dr. Neo Cortex|Dr. Neo Cortex]] were introduced into the franchise as [[Skylander]] Senseis to train Imaginators. Crash himself is a Brawler Sensei and trains Imaginators of the Brawler Battle Class. He is old friends with the Magic Skylander, [[Spyro (Skylanders)|Spyro]], a trait that is shared by their original counterparts.

====Biography====
A wormhole has opened in Skylands and the great Aku Aku appears! He has come to announce the once-in-two-decades Synchronization Celebration--a time when all of the worlds align perfectly. All the inhabitants of Wumpa Island are having a party and they want to invite the [[Skylanders]]. But with [[Kaos]] on a quest to take over Skylands using his army of Doomlanders, the Skylanders must focus on stopping his evil plans. Never one to shy away from danger, the legendary marsupial Crash Bandicoot leaps through the wormhole to join the Skylanders in the ultimate battle against Kaos!

===''Crash Bandicoot: On the Run!''===
During Season 3 of [[Crash Bandicoot: On the Run!]], Crash and Spyro crossed paths again when the multiverse was threatened. The defeat of [[crashbandicootwiki:Doctor Nefarious Tropy_(female)|N. Tropy]] left open a portal to the Dragon Realms, letting in the dastardly [[Dark Spyro]] and Gnasty Gnorc, who had taken over three Spyro-themed lands in Crash Bandicoot's dimension. Spyro soon followed, but the portal to the Dragon Realms was broken in the process.<ref>''[https://web.archive.org/web/20210611013149/https://community.king.com/en/crash-on-the-run/discussion/341160/season-3-battle-of-the-dragons-notes-feedback Season 3 - Battle of the Dragons 🐉 Notes & Feedback]''. (Date Posted - June 10, 2021). ''[https://community.king.com King Community]''.</ref> With Crash and Coco's help, Dark Spyro was banished back to the dragon realm but Gnasty Gnorc remains at large. The Dragon Portal was repaired during the event, and Spyro returned to his own dimension, bidding farewell to Crash.
<gallery>
CrashOnTheRun_BattleoftheDragons_Cover.jpg|"Battle of the Dragons" Season 3 event image, featuring Crash, Coco, Spyro and their main enemy, Dark Spyro
</gallery>

==See also==
::''[[crashbandicootwiki:Crash Bandicoot|Crash Bandicoot Indie Wiki's page]]''

== Similarities to Spyro ==
Crash Bandicoot and Spyro the Dragon have shown a strong resemblance in each other's series, such as: 

*Both have companions (Aku Aku for Crash and Sparx for Spyro) who serve as protection instead of a traditional health meter.
*Both Crash and Spyro had a trilogy of games that were platformers that were on the original PlayStation and eventually Remastered.
*Both have collectibles that are scattered around their world.
*Both have spin-offs exclusively for another console.
*They both were designed by [[Charles Zembillas]].
*Both have a use of gems.
*Both appear in the ''Skylanders'' franchise (although Spyro appeared in the first game and Crash appeared in the last game, ''Skylanders_Imaginators''.
*Each were at one point voiced by Carlos Alazraqui, Tom Kenny<ref>''[https://twitter.com/carlosalazraqui/status/1733903169070272956?s=20 We both interchanged during those years at the conference. Not sure about 97]''. (Date Posted - Dec. 10, 2023) ''[https://twitter.com Twitter]''.</ref> and Jess Harnell.
* Both of their franchises were owned by Universal Interactive Studios and are currently owned by Activision.
*Both appeared in the ''Skylanders Academy'' spin off TV series. They are also the only two characters in the show to have two different voice actors each (Justin Long and Jason Ritter for Spyro and Eric Rogers and Rhys Darby for Crash).

===Names in other languages===
{|width=30% class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Language
!Name
!Meaning
|-
|Arabic
|كراش بانديكوت
|Kirash Bandikut
|-
|Japanese
|クラッシュ・バンディクー
|Kurasshu Bandikū
|}

===Portrayals===
{|width=30% class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Voice Actor
!Appearance
|-
|Brendan O'Brien
|''Crash Bandicoot'', ''Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back'', '''Crash Bandicoot: Warped''
|- 
|Chip Chinery
|''Crash Team Racing''
|-
|Steven Blum
|N/A
|-
|Jess Harnell
|''Crash Tag Team Racing'', ''Crash: Twinsanity'', ''Crash of the Titans'', ''Crash: Mind Over Mutant'', ''Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy'', ''Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled''
|-
|Scott Whyte (2020)
|''Crash Bandicoot: It's About Time'', ''Crash Team Rumble''
|}

{{Othervoices
|japanesevoice=Kappei Yamaguchi (1996-2003)<br>Makoto Ishī (2006)
}}

==Gallery ==
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==Trivia== 
*It seems that Blink did not like Crash in the beginning of ''Crash Purple: Ripto's Rampage'', due to calling him a "''stupid orange monster''". He later apologized when he found out Crash was fighting alongside Spyro.
*In the Nintendo DS version of ''[[The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning]]'', Crash can be found being roasted over a campfire in [[Dante's Freezer]].
**Crash makes a cameo appearance in the [[Celestial Caves]] level from ''[[The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night]]'' where he can be seen frozen underneath the ice.

==References==
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{{Spyro franchise}}
[[Category:Playable characters]]
[[Category:Male characters]]
[[Category:Spyro Orange: The Cortex Conspiracy characters]]
[[Category:Spyro Orange: The Cortex Conspiracy bosses]]
[[Category:Crash Team Rumble characters]]
[[Category:Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled characters]]