Crash Bandicoot

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Crash Bandicoot is a franchise that consists of games published and produced by various companies. It has a large fandom, and is one of the few Western franchises to have a fandom in Japan.

Plot[]

The series follows a general storyline, albeit mostly disjointed barring a few specific references to previous installments. There are a few spin-off titles that deviate from the main storyline and tell their own separate story.

Games[]

Crash was created by his arch nemesis Dr Nero Cortex to be the leader of his army. However, following a failed experiment, Crash escaped and thus began the chain of the events that started the series. Crash has thwarted Cortex’s attempts at world domination many times over the years, usually with the help of his sister Coco and the voodoo mask Aku Aku.

Manga[]

Following the success of the series in Japan, a manga series was created to tie into the games for Japanese audiences. It mostly follows the events of the original Crash Bandicoot and its sequel Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back, but also tell their own unique story.

TV Shows[]

Crash Bandicoot content has made a few appearances in the 2016 Netflix series Skylanders Academy. This includes Crash Bandicoot himself for a few episodes and even his sister Coco. Crash would team up with the Skylanders in order to help them accomplish their mission.

Characters[]

Ships[]

Het[]

Cocodile — the ship between Coco Bandicoot and Dingodile

CoconGin — the ship between Coco Bandicoot and Dr. N. Gin

Cocorunch — the ship between Coco Bandicoot and Crunch Bandicoot

Cocostripe — the ship between Coco Bandicoot and Pinstripe

Crasabella — the ship between Crash Bandicoot and Isabella

Crashadena — the ship between Crash Bandicoot and Pasadena O’Possum

Crashami — the ship between Crash Bandicoot and Ami

Crashiz — the ship between Crash Bandicoot and Liz

Crasumi — the ship between Crash Bandicoot and Megumi

Crawna — the ship between Crash Bandicoot and Tawna Bandicoot

Craya — the ship between Crash Bandicoot and Yaya Panda

Crina — the ship between Crash Bandicoot and Nina Cortex

Crunchami — the ship between Crunch Bandicoot and Ami

Hastyaya — the ship between Hasty and Yaya Panda

Tailsco — the ship between Coco Bandicoot and Tails Prower

Tawngodile — the ship between Tawna Bandicoot and Dingodile

Tawstripe — the ship between Tawna Bandicoot and Pinstripe Potoroo

Trashadena — the ship between Fake Crash and Pasadena O’Possum

Trashumi — the ship between Fake Crash and Megumi

Slash[]

CortenGin — the ship between Dr. Neo Cortex and Dr. N. Gin

Crashtex — the ship between Crash Bandicoot and Dr. Neo Cortex

Crashtripe — the ship between Crash Bandicoot and Pinstripe Potoroo

Crashjo — the ship between Crash Bandicoot and Banjo

Crayman — the ship between Crash Bandicoot and Rayman

Joestripe — the ship between Komodo Joe and Pinstripe Potoroo

TropyTex — the ship between Dr. Nefarious Tropy and Dr. Neo Cortex

Slystripe — the ship between Pinstripe Potoroo and Sly Cooper

Femslash[]

Cocabella — the ship between Coco Bandicoot and Isabella

Cocadena — the ship between Coco Bandicoot and Pasadena O'Possum

Cocawna — the ship between Coco Bandicoot and Tawna Bandicoot

Cocaya — the ship between Coco Bandicoot and Yaya Panda

Cocliz — the ship between Coco Bandicoot and Liz

Cocoina — the ship between Coco Bandicoot and Nina Cortex

Poly[]

Yamodo — the ship between Yaya, Komodo Moe, and Komodo Joe

Nitro Squad — the ship between Isabelle, Megumi, Ami, and Liz (may include Tawna)

Family[]

Bandicoot Siblings — the ship between Crash and Coco

Cortina — the ship between Neo Cortex and Nina

Komodo Brothers — the ship between Komodo Moe and Komodo Joe

Friend[]

Cryro — the ship between Crash and Spyro

Team Bandicoot — the ship between Crash, Coco, and Crunch (may include Tawna)

Cargo[]

Crampa — the ship between Crash and a Wumpa Fruit

Fanon[]

The Crash Bandicoot series gained incredible popularity when it first released in 1996, and for the rest of the 90’s continued to be a powerhouse that even rivalled Super Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog. Even though the franchise went dormant around 2010, the overwhelming success of the Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy in 2017 showed that the fandom was as strong as ever.

That said, it is often considered to be one of the most fractured and toxic fandoms. This was due to how, following Universal Interactive (who owned Crash Bandicoot) departing from Sony in 2000 (who owned the series creators, NaughtyDog), the overall quality of the series began to decline. Matters came to a head with the release of Crash of the Titans and Crash: Mind Over Mutant. Despite being well received games, they took the series in a different style artistically and in gameplay, alienating many long time fans. This generated a rift in the community between those who are nostalgic for the older PlayStation titles and those who supported the series despite its mishaps.

Shipping in the Crash Bandicoot franchise has mostly been a quiet affair for much of its lifespan. However, following the release of Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled in 2019, the shipping scene began to accelerate. This was due to how, in the 8 months following the games release, almost the entire Crash Bandicoot cast was added as a playable character. Coupled with the game’s incredible success, a lot of the obscure characters became well known and gained popularity, such as Pasadena O’Possum and Yaya Panda. However, finding an exact ship is often difficult without directly looking for it via a search engine, as most ships not only lack portmanteau names but also are rarely tagged.

Fandom[]

FAN FICTION: Crash Bandicoot tag on AO3

WIKIS: Bandipedia

List[]

TOP 10 AO3 SHIPS
#	portmanteau	characters	type
33	Bandicoot Siblings	Coco Bandicoot & Crash Bandicoot	gen
21	Crashtex	Crash Bandicoot/Neo Cortex	slash
14 (10+4)	Crawna	Crash Bandicoot/Tawna Bandicoot	het
14	Cocoina	Coco Bandicoot/Nina Cortex	femslash
13 (5+8)	Cocawna	Coco Bandicoot/Tawna Bandicoot	femslash
13	Aku Aku & Crash	Aku Aku & Crash Bandicoot	gen
6	Crawstripe	Crash Bandicoot/Pinstripe Potoroo/Tawna Bandicoot	poly
5	Coco/Crash	Coco Bandicoot/Crash Bandicoot	het
4	Cortex & Crash	Crash Bandicoot & Neo Cortex	gen
3	Aku Aku & Coco	Aku Aku & Coco Bandicoot	gen

Navigation[]


Crash Bandicoot Ships • Crash Bandicoot Characters
SHIPS
	het	Cocodile • Crashadena • Crawna • Crina • Tailsco • Tawstripe
	slash	Crashtex
	femslash	Cocoina
	friendships	Cryro • Team Bandicoot
	family	Bandicoot Siblings • Cortina
CHARACTERS	f/m	Coco Bandicoot • Crash Bandicoot