Doctor Neo Periwinkle Cortex, most known as Doctor Neo Cortex, 'N. Cortex, Cortex, or Doctor Cortex, is a professional evil scientist and the primary antagonist of the Crash Bandicoot series. He is known as the creator of his nemesis: Crash Bandicoot. In the games Crash Bandicoot, Crash Bandicoot: The Huge Adventure, and Crash Bandicoot Purple: Ripto's Rampage, he is voiced by Brendan O'Brien. From Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back to Crash Nitro Kart, he is voiced by Clancy Brown. And from Crash Twinsanity through to Crash: Mind over Mutant he has been voiced by Lex Lang. In almost all games, Cortex is usually the final boss.
Bio[]
Neo Periwinkle Cortex was born to a family of circus clowns, but shunned entertaining others in favor of scientific study. At the age of 3, a group of performers tattooed an N on his forehead for "Nerd". After a explosion and Cortex is left without a family, he enrolled at Madam Amberly's Academy of Evil where he met Nitrus Brio. Even in adulthood, Dr. Cortex was still ridiculed by those around him. So to show the people he has what it takes, he hatches a plot to take over the world. With the help of Dr. Brio and his Evolvo-ray (a machine that can zap animals up the evolutionary chain), Cortex creates an army of mutated animals and chooses Crash Bandicoot to lead them. Then, the second step is to brainwash them all with the Cortex Vortex.... except it doesn't work on Crash. After his plans are foiled by Crash, Cortex decides to join Megatron and work for the Decepticons. There, he met his brother Romeo from PJ Masks.
Even though Cortex and Crash are sworn enemies, they join forces on occasion if there is a greater evil rising. This is shown in Crash Team Racing, Crash Nitro Kart, Crash Twinsanity, and Skylanders Imaginators.
Trivia[]
- Dr. Cortex will face Crash and Ryan in Ryan Freestar Meets Crash Bandicoot (original trilogy).
- There is only one Crash game in which Cortex has no role in the story, that being Crash Bandicoot 2: N. Tranced for the Gameboy Advance. However, he technically appears in the 'Game Over' screen, and he is playable in the multiplayer mode.
- He is one of the first villains in Sonja's Adventures Series to be recruited by Vixion before reforming and joining the Adventure Team. He also serves as Pixie Dark/Ishi's love interest.
- In Sonja's Adventures Series, Cortex is the Kyoko Sakura (along with Azure); On one hand he is one of the villains who work for Queen Vixion, but on the other hand he still cares for Sonja and the Lombax Five (later Six) and will do anything to prevent either of them from becoming Witches like his sister.
- Cortex represents the love between Sonja and Scarlett, while Kyubey represents the breaking of Sonja and Scarlett's bond.
- In Sonja's Adventures Series, Cortex is the Kyoko Sakura (along with Azure); On one hand he is one of the villains who work for Queen Vixion, but on the other hand he still cares for Sonja and the Lombax Five (later Six) and will do anything to prevent either of them from becoming Witches like his sister.
- In Ryan's Adventures Series, he is one of Ryan's enemies since Cortex has evil intentions and his rivalry with his nemesis Crash Bandicoot. He is even one of the villains Ryan never reform.