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Crunch Bandicoot
Kuranchi Bandikū (クランチ バンディクー)
Classification: Bandicoot (Peramelemorphia order)
Gender: Male
Kind: Good

Crunch is a super-strong bandicoot. He was genetically modified by Dr. Neo Cortex for the sole purpose of destroying Crash Bandicoot, and he was intended to become what Crash failed to be- a real bandicoot warrior who would obey Dr. Cortex, and probably the general in his mutant army. However, thanks to the efforts of Crash and his friends, Crunch got free of Dr. Cortex's mind control and joined the good side.

Crunch's "tough guy" attitude is easily noticeable. He frequently threatens and insults people around, and can also be a bit bossy sometimes. Overall, his is a short temper.

In order to maintain his powerful physique, Crunch exercises all the time (he is actually a bit obsessed with it). Due to unknown reasons, his right arm has long been replaced by a robotic one.

Though he shares the same surname with Crash and Coco, he is not from the same family. Still, he's kind of like an adoptive brother.

Trivia: Starting with Crash Tag Team Racing, Crunch became a parody of Mr. T, a real-life actor. The way he speaks and most of his expressions are directly based on or taken off Mr. T, as well as the character he played in the television show called The A-Team, BA Barracus. Because of Mr. T's many public service announcements, Crunch randomly gives people advice. In CrashTTR, Crunch's unlockable skin is called Mr. Crunch, which makes him look just like Mr. T.

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Crunch Bandicoot and all respective pictures are (R) and (C) of Vivendi Games.