Crina

CrashxNina is a het ship between Crash Bandicoot and Nina Cortex in the Crash Bandicoot.

Canon
Nina is the niece of Dr Neo Cortex; as a result, this means that she and Crash are enemies. The most noticeable instance is in the console version of Crash of the Titans, where Uka Uka has Nina replace her uncle after he failed to defeat Crash Bandicoot. However, when she fails in her mission too, Cortex sends her to Evil Public School - much too her dismay - and has developed an absolute hatred of Crash for 'ruining her life.'

Yet despite this, Crash and Nina are more often NOT enemies when they arguably should be. In fact, despite Nina's detest of Crash, she'll agree to help or ask for help from him if it benefits her in the long run. This can be seen in the DS version Crash of the Titans, where upon realizing that she is just a grunt minion to Cortex, Nina eventually teams up with Crash to fight her uncle. She also repeatedly asks Crash for help in Crash Tag Team Racing to unlock her vehicles.

Additionally, there is one piece of character lore that provides support for this ship. According to the game manual of Crash Twinsanity, Nina used to love playing with and cuddling small and fuzzy animals. When Dr Cortex found out, he had Nina's hands replaced with bionic spring-traps and sent her to Madame Amberly's Academy of Evil, so as to make her evil. The manual also states that Nina still has feelings for cute animals - which Crash Bandicoot classifies for as he is a bandicoot - but is unable to hug them because of her bionic hands. This might suggest that Nina is simply acting evil, but as this has never been addressed or brought up in future titles, it is pure speculation.

Fanon
Crash Bandicoot and Nina Cortex as a ship is considered divisive, sometimes referred to as "Forbidden Love" by its fans as it is a ship between enemies. However, it is by far Nina Cortex's most popular het ship. Most fanart of the pairing play off of the backstory as revealed in the Crash Twinsanity game manual, in that Nina may have hidden tender feelings for Crash - as he is a cute and cuddly animal.

Fandom
DEVIANTART