
In the end, the character Pinstripe's species (along that of with his goons) was changed from bandicoot to potoroo, and Crash's from wombat to bandicoot, though no design changes were made to either.Ĭrash in Crash Bandicoot. Willy the Wombat model chart by Jason Rubin. After rejected pushes from Universal Interactive Studios to name the character something more "family-friendly", such as " Wez", " Wuzzles" or " Wizzie the Wombat", Naughty Dog decided to name him " Crash" after his tendency to break crates, along with shuffling the species of a few characters to accommodate for Crash's recently-decided name. Original design sketches by Charles Zembillas.Ĭrash was originally designed by Charles Zembillas and Jason Rubin, and his original name was Willy the Wombat (alternatively spelt Willie).


Crash can shoot Missiles and use a Hovering device to fly for a short time.ĭoubles anything Crash collects, from Wumpa to Gems. It will let Crash take more damage before losing it.

Now returns as a power up exclusive to the final level. This will allow Crash to infinitely swim underwater until he is harmed by an enemy.

Mostly earned by defeating aquatic enemies. Some can be found by breaking Coin Crates.Ĭrash sometimes will earn power ups by defeating enemies:Ĭrash can walk and jump on TNT and Nitro Crates without setting them off. Crash can supress an unlimited amount of Coins. A certain amount of Coins are dropped after defeating an enemy. Wumpa Coins will retrun and can be used for unlocking Skins, New Crates, and Secret Levels.
