Pura

Pura (プーラ Pūra) is a tiger cub and a sidekick of Coco Bandicoot. He first appears in Crash Bandicoot: Warped and is also a playable character in some of the racing titles.

Crash Bandicoot: Warped
In Crash Bandicoot: Warped, Coco rides Pura in the two levels, Orient Express and Midnight Run, both of which take place on the. Pura is capable of running fast, and Coco has some control over his movement. Coco cannot complete the levels without Pura, because if Pura crashes into any obstacles, causing Coco to fall off, she loses an extra life. Pura also helps Coco during the battle against N. Gin.

Crash Team Racing
His next appearance was in Crash Team Racing as a playable character. He has high acceleration and turning, and is in the "Beginner" category.

Crash Nitro Kart
In Crash Nitro Kart, Pura was brainwashed and became a part of N. Trance's team, Team Trance, along with Dingodile and Polar.

Crash Boom Bang!
Pura is a playable character in Crash Boom Bang!. In the game, he is anthropomorphic, wears blue jeans, and stands upright.

Trivia

 * In Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex, Pura cameos in the opening and ending cinematic.
 * Pura was originally to be a giant panda, but was changed to a tiger to avoid confusion with Polar.