Fake Crash is a character from the Crash Bandicoot series. He first appeared in Crash Bandicoot: Warped (otherwise known as Crash Bandicoot 3). In this game, he is a background character who begins appearing in stages once you have completely cleared the game. He later appeared in Crash Team Racing and Crash Nitro Kart as a playable character, and his most recent playable appearance is in Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time!
In Crash Team Racing (1999 edition), Fake Crash's guardian mask was Uka Uka, signifying that he was a villain. However, in Crash Bandicoot N. Tranced for the Gameboy Advance, Fake Crash assists the other Bandicoots in defeating N. Trance, meaning he seemingly had a change of heart. This was reflected in Crash Nitro Kart, where his guardian mask had been changed to Aku Aku. However, in Crash Team Racing: Nitro Fueled, Fake Crash's guardian mask is once again Uka Uka, meaning that he is, again, a villain-- or maybe he's just neutral..?
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- During the original run of the Crash Bandicoot series, Fake Crash was a very popular character in Japan-- almost as popular as Crash himself. He starred alongside Crash in multiple merchandise lines and commercials. He was even playable in the Japanese version of Crash Bash, but not in any other version.
- In Crash Bandicoot N. Tranced, Fake Crash was redesigned to be wearing green pants instead of blue pants, possibly so that he would look less like Crash. This was also shown in Crash Nitro Kart. However, as of Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy and Crash Team Racing: Nitro Fueled, he's back to wearing blue pants.