Crunch Bandicoot
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| Crunch Bandicoot | |
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 Crunch in Crash Tag Team Racing |
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| Game series | Crash Bandicoot |
| First game | Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex |
| Creator(s) | Traveller's Tales |
| Voice actor(s) (English) | Kevin Michael Richardson Chris Williams (Crash Tag Team Racing) |
| Voice actor(s) (Japanese) | Yūji Kishi Shinya Fukumatsu (Crash Boom Bang!) |
Crunch Bandicoot (クランチ バンディクー Kuranchi Bandikū?) is a fictional video game character from the Crash Bandicoot series, and one of the main antagonists of Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex. The character now appears as a secondary protagonist in subsequent installments of the series.
Crunch is a large, muscular bandicoot originally created by Doctor Neo Cortex for the sole purpose of destroying Crash Bandicoot.[1] After his defeat, Crunch has had a change of heart, and now works alongside the bandicoots, seeing Cortex as the enemy. He is voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson in most of appearances, and by Dodgeball star Chris Williams in Crash Tag Team Racing. In the Japanese dubs of the games, he is voiced by Yūji Kishi, and by Shinya Fukumatsu in Crash Boom Bang!.
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[edit] Personality and appearance
In Wrath of Cortex, Crunch is first portrayed as being the over-confident type, constantly believing that he can eliminate Crash with ease.[2] This behavior causes him to become defiant later in the game, insisting that he doesn't even need the Elementals (his power source) to defeat Crash, and becoming generally annoyed with Cortex.[3] It is not until he is defeated that Crunch snaps out of Cortex's control and lives with the Bandicoots (though he is brainwashed again in Crash Bandicoot 2: N-Tranced). In Crash Nitro Kart, Crunch is shown to be an avid weightlifter, living under the philosophy of "eat less and exercise more".[4] In Crash Tag Team Racing, Crunch seems to model himself after The A-Team star Mr. T, emulating his catchphrases and appearance (through an unlockable costume). His love for exercise is repeated here, though he is also interested in nutrition,[5] and at one point plans to sell the Crash gang out through future endorsements.
In contrast to Crash and Coco's meager size and build, Crunch is generally depicted as a large, muscular, burgundy-colored bandicoot with a metallic arm (and ear, as depicted in Tag Team Racing), camoflauge pants, and large boots. In Crash Twinsanity, Crunch is unusually smaller than normal, being shorter than even Tiny Tiger in the same scene. While Crunch's metallic arm usually takes the form of an arm, it can also be turned into a laser cannon-like device, as shown in the boss fight against him in N-Tranced.
[edit] History
Crunch was created by Doctor Cortex in private as a superweapon that would be capable of frightening power. Doctor N. Gin and Doctor Nefarious Tropy (who only had a slight understanding of the project) were the only other individuals who knew about the weapon. During a bad guy convention held by Uka Uka, Tropy and N. Gin reveal the weapon in desperation for one good plan to defeat Crash Bandicoot, who Uka Uka wants eliminated.[6] Doctor Cortex formally announces the superweapon, but reveals that it is still missing a power source.[7] Hearing the word "element", Uka Uka brings up the Elementals, a group of destructive masks that could create enough energy to bring the secret weapon to life. The weapon, who is Crunch Bandicoot, attempts to defeat Crash with the aid of the Elemental masks, but when Crunch is defeated in Cortex's space station, he snaps out of Doctor Cortex's control. Although his first instinct is to introduce his fist to Cortex's face, Aku Aku informs Crunch of the space station's imminent destruction, and the group decides to flee back to Earth.[8] Back on Earth, Crunch shows his gratitude toward the Bandicoots, and becomes part of the Bandicoot family.[9]
From this point on, Crunch has mostly served in minor roles. In Crash Bandicoot 2: N-Tranced, Crunch is abducted by N. Trance and is brainwashed alongside Coco and Fake Crash. Crash battles Crunch on a flying carpet over the skies of Saudi Arabia, with Crash firing shots of energy at Crunch whenever the latter is stunned by exploding Nitro crates. Upon snapping out of N. Trance's control, Crunch becomes a playable character in some of the Atlasphere levels. In Nitro Kart and Tag Team Racing, Crunch serves as a playable character, usually driving heavy vehicles high on speed. In Crash Twinsanity, Crunch has a cameo in Crash's "birthday party", which is a gathering of past Crash villains. While Crunch is in the gathering, he actually believes that it is Crash's birthday, donning a green paper crown and holding a slice of cake.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex NTSC Nintendo Gamecube manual, page 17
- ^ Crunch Bandicoot: This is the little runt that keeps sabotaging your master plan? Ha! You gotta be kidding me! I'll exterminate this field rat in no time! (Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex)
- ^ Crunch Bandicoot: I don't need another mask's help! I can take this Crash punk out with my metal arm tied behind my back! (Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex)
- ^ Crunch Bandicoot: That diet's a joke.
Aku Aku: Well, I've heard you can lose a lot of weight on it.
Crunch Bandicoot: But you can keep it off. Just eat less and exercise more. (Crash Nitro Kart) - ^ Crunch Bandicoot: Maybe get some new lawn furniture, too! Lay down in the sun, and drink lemonade! Get Vitamin D from the sun, and C from the lemonade! (Crash Tag Team Racing)
- ^ Doctor Nefarious Tropy: There must be something we can come up with! Say, Doctor. Haven't you been tinkering with some kind of new secret weapon in your laboratory?
Doctor Neo Cortex: I don't know what you're talking about, N. Tropy!
Doctor N. Gin: Doctor Cortex! I think he's referring to the super-secret weapon you've been laboring over day and night since the last time Crash defeated you! (Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex) - ^ Doctor Neo Cortex: Well, in my scientific endeavors, I've been able to create a superweapon of unbelievable strength. But the power source... is the final missing crucial element. (Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex)
- ^ Crunch Bandicoot: That doctor Cortex doesn't have control over me anymore! Where is that pathetic twerp?
Aku Aku: There's no time for that now, Crunch. (Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex) - ^ Crunch Bandicoot: Crash. Coco. Aku Aku. I'm grateful to all of you. If it wasn't for you, I'd still be under the control of Doctor Cortex. Thank you for believing in me, guys. (Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex)
[edit] External links
- Crash Mania's Crash-O-Pedia article on Crunch Bandicoot
- Character information on Crunch Bandicoot at Ultimate Bandicoot
- A fansite with movies in which the main character is Crunch
| Heroes | Crash Bandicoot | Aku Aku | Coco Bandicoot | Crunch Bandicoot |
|---|---|
| Neutral | Doctor Nitrus Brio |
| Villains | Doctor Neo Cortex | Ripper Roo | Doctor N. Gin | Komodo Brothers | Tiny Tiger | Uka Uka | Doctor Nefarious Tropy | Dingodile | Elementals | Mega-Mix | N. Trance | Nina Cortex | Nitros Oxide | Emperor Velo XXVII | Evil Twins |
| Other Characters | List of Crash Bandicoot characters |
