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Dr. Neo Periwinkle Cortex
Dokutā Neo Korutekkusu (ドクターネオコルテックス)
Classification: Human (Homo Sapiens Sapiens)
Gender: Male
Kind: Evil
Height: 1.60 meters
Weight: 59 kilograms

Cortex before Twinsanity. Dr. Neo Cortex is Crash's creator and arch-nemesis. Cortex is a genius scientist stubbornly bent on World domination and evil science. His first maniacal plot involved snatching animals from the jungle and evolving them with the Evolvo-Ray. He then proceeded to turn them into his side by having them zapped with his Cortex Vortex. Crash Bandicoot was originally intended to be the general in his army of super animals, but the experiment failed as the machine couldn't brainwash Crash. Ever since, Crash has been Cortex's sworn enemy and he always shows up to put an end to whatever diabolical scheme Dr. Cortex may have in mind.

Cortex as he appears in Twinsanity. Dr. Cortex used to be friends with Dr. Nitrus Brio, but their rivalry soon separated them and put them against one another. Cortex bossed Brio around too much and always took credit for his success (including the invention of the first fully functional Evolvo-Ray). Cortex's right hand man is now Dr. N. Gin, who is loyal and treats him as his master. Dr. Nefarious Tropy worked together with Cortex once, but as fate would have it, the two eventually became non-friendly rivals. Though Cortex is the usual mastermind in the opposition against Crash, he is actually more of a lackey to Uka Uka, who constantly gets furious at Cortex's failed attempts for World domination.

Cortex's present appearance. Cortex's only shred of affection goes towards his beloved niece, Nina Cortex. He is very protective of her and worries about her idealisms- being an evil scientist, Cortex was disturbed by Nina's initially kind nature, which ultimately led him to send Nina to the Academy of Evil, in hopes that this place could change her. He also replaced her hands with bionic versions, making her much stronger, and at the same time keeping the fragile and innocent animals she once adored away from her.

There are many critters that have been genetically modified by the doctor, including - but not limited to - Crash, Coco, Tiny Tiger, Dingodile, Crunch and, of course, his loyal army of Titans.

On a final footnote, Cortex is the only evil scientist who is left-handed.

Click here for more information (WARNING: Twinsanity spoilers)

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	Crash Bandicoot Voiced by: Brendan O' Brien/Shouzou Iizuka (Japan) The original Cortex model.
	Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back Voiced by: Clancy Brown/Shouzou Iizuka (Japan) This new model is more detailed. The hair on his head and face have a purple tone now, and his beard seems less arranged. His eyes have brown irises. The N on his forehead is darker, and more straightened. He has blue boots now.
	Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped Voiced by: Clancy Brown/Shouzou Iizuka (Japan) This model is even more detailed than the previous one. The N on his forehead got black toned; the hair has a dark blue tone; the pupils are much smaller and no longer have brown irises; there are more visible teeth, as well as visible gums. Note: The model shown in the Tiny boss is the one from Crash 2. The one from the Cortex boss is the one from Crash 1.
	Crash Team Racing Voiced by: Clancy Brown/Shouzou Iizuka (Japan) CTR uses the third model for cutscenes and winning poses, and the first model for losing poses.
	Crash Bash The Crash Bash model resembles the Naughty Dog ones, but with much less detail and a still face (except for his shocked expression when he gets zapped in Polar Push games). He is taller, overall (slightly taller than Crash, due to his oversized cranium). A more detailed model is used in the cutscenes, resembling that of Crash 3.
	Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex Voiced by: Clancy Brown/Shouzou Iizuka (Japan) Cortex has more polygons than ever before, noticeable in various aspects such as separate fingers. In comparison to Crash 3, the N is gray again; the skin colour is yellow now; more detailed hair and bigger eyebrows; stretched eyes, almost Asian-like, and with red pupils. He seems taller altogether. Note: Though he's wearing a suit in this picture, he never does that in the game, as he wears the old lab coat.
	Crash Bandicoot XS The picture is somewhat obscured by the red bolt, but it's actually the clearest view of the model throughout the entire game. This is a low-in-polygons model that Vicarious Visions created to keyframe what they needed for some cutscenes and the boss fight. The face always has this expression, which suggests that it doesn't animate. Note: In most cutscenes, the Crash 3 model is used, namely those that have been screencapped from that game.
	Crash Nitro Kart/Fusion Voiced by: Clancy Brown/Shouzou Iizuka (Japan) Vicarious Visions created a model which looks like a mixture of all 3 Naughty Dog models. The hair and eyebrows are disarranged, but the beard seems very combed. The N on his forehead is blue, and he now has red gloves and boots, as opposed to the usual yellow ones.
	Crash Twinsanity Voiced by: Lex Lang/Shouzou Iizuka (Japan) Seeing as Traveller's Tales continued Twinsanity from The WoC, I'll compare this model to the one used in The WoC. Cortex's hair and eyebrows seem spikier. His face is much different, such as the black outlines around the eyes; smaller, black pupils; visible gums again and detailed mouth insides; dark red gloves and boots, and different styled boots; new lab coat without shoulder pads, with a line on the side and an N in the chest. He is taller than ever in this game (noticeably taller than Crash). As with all Twinsanity models, this one has 5 fingers. Cortex shows his more sensitive side in this game, when he is humiliated or scared by something, or even affectionate (towards his beloved niece). Twinsanity marks the introduction of a funnier and looser Cortex, who doesn't take himself as seriously as before.
	Crash Tag Team Racing Voiced by: Lex Lang/Shouzou Iizuka (Japan) Cortex is back to his old size, perhaps even shorter. The N on his forehead is now very shiny, almost like if metal-plated. There are no visible gums now; he has labels on his gloves; the boots are back in the old style, but with the new colouring. His name is often misspelled as "Neocortex" in this game.
	Crash of the Titans Voiced by: Lex Lang Contrasting greatly with his previous self, Cortex is now taller than ever before. The top of his head is rounded, instead of just plain flat. All of his hair (including facial hair) has gained a dark blue tone, ala Crash 3. It's also of a different shape. His ears are bigger and lastly, his head is taller and not as wide as before.

Out of comparison:

CTR (In-Kart)
All in-kart models from CTR are much more polygonal versions than usual, since 8 of the usual character models on screen at the same time would be more than the PS1 could handle.

Crash: Boom, Bang!
Voiced by: Yousuke Akimoto
CBB was the first Crash game to be developed by a Japanese team. This gave the characters the looks they've always had in Japanese artwork and promotions.
Like all CBB models, it is cel-shaded, giving it cartoony visuals.

Dr. Neo Cortex and all respective pictures are (R) and (C) of Vivendi Games. Watermarked pictures ripped by HPZr.