Crate

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Crates, also known as Basic Crates and Boxes, are objects featured in every Crash Bandicoot games, serving as obstacles to break. In most games of the franchise, the player is required to break every crates in a level to either receive a Clear Gem, or a Colored Gem.

Types of crates

Crate	First appearance	Description
Basic crate	Crash Bandicoot	The most basic crate in the series. Usually contains a single Wumpa Fruit or more.
File:Surprise Crate.png Surprise crate	Crash Bandicoot	A crate with a question mark on it. When broken, it can give the player between five and ten Wumpa Fruits.
File:Bouncy Crate.png Bouncy crate	Crash Bandicoot	A crate that contains many Wumpa Fruits in it. Jumping on the crate makes the player bounce on it and collect some fruits contained within it.
File:Crash Crate.png Crash crate	Crash Bandicoot	A crate with Crash's mug on it. When broken, the player can collect an Extra life. In some games where you can take control of characters other than Crash, the Crash crates will change to match the current playable character in use, for example, if the player is playing as Cortex, then the crates will become Cortex crates.
File:Aku Aku Crate.png Aku Aku crate	Crash Bandicoot	A crate with Aku Aku on it. When broken, it summons Aku Aku, which lets you take a hit without dying. If 3 Aku Aku crates are broken, the player will become invincible for a short while.
File:Arrow Crate.png Arrow crate	Crash Bandicoot	A crate with an arrow pointing upwards. Instead of breaking when jumped on, this crate will bounce the player in the air. When broken, it will give some Wumpa Fruits.
File:Iron Crate.png Iron crate	Crash Bandicoot	An indestructible crate made out of iron.
File:Iron Arrow Crate.png Iron arrow crate	Crash Bandicoot	An iron crate with an arrow pointing upwards. This crate acts exactly like normal Arrow crates, aside from the fact they cannot be destroyed.
File:Iron Switch Crate.png Iron-switch crate	Crash Bandicoot	A crate made out of iron, with an exclamation mark on it. When hit, it transforms nearby Outline crates into different kinds of crates, with the Iron-switch crate becoming a normal Iron crate after being hit.
File:Outline Crate.png Outline crate	Crash Bandicoot	An outline of a crate, completely non-solid. When an Iron-switch crate is hit, it will transform the nearby Outline crates into different kinds of crates.
File:Checkpoint Crate.png Checkpoint crate	Crash Bandicoot	A crate with the letter "C" on it. When hit, the crate will open and leave a checkpoint on the ground, which allows the player to restart from this point if he loses a life.
File:TNT Crate.png TNT crate	Crash Bandicoot	A red crate with the letters "TNT" written on it. When the player jumps on it, a countdown of three seconds starts, which will explode when reaching zero. Spinning the crate will instantly make it explode.
File:Big TNT Crate.png Big TNT crate	Crash Bandicoot	A bigger variant of the TNT crate that only appears during the boss fight with Ripper Roo in Crash Bandicoot. They function the same way as the normal TNT crates, aside from the bigger radius of the explosion.
File:Nitro Crate.png Nitro crate	Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back	A green crate with "Nitro" written on it. These boxes explodes on contact with the player. The best way to securely destroy every Nitro crates in a level is to hit the Nitro switch crate.
File:Nitro Switch Crate.png Nitro switch crate	Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back	A green iron crate with an exclamation mark on it. When hit, every Nitro crates in the level will explode. After a Nitro switch crate is hit, it will become a normal Iron crate, with some games keeping its green color.
File:Locked Crate.png Locked crate	Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back	A stronger variation of the Basic crates that cannot be destroyed with a normal attack. These crates can only be broken with strong attacks.
File:Time Crate.png Time crate	Crash Bandicoot: Warped	A yellow crate with a number between one and three on it. These kind of boxes only appear in Time Trial modes, and will freeze the timer for a short period of time depending on the number on the broken crate.
Iron Checkpoint Crate	Crash Bandicoot: Warped	An iron variant of a checkpoint crate that acts the same way, but does not break, and does not count on the crate counter.
File:Invisibility Crate.png Invisibility crate	Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex	A transparent crate that turns the player invisible.
File:Freeze Crate.png Freeze crate	Crash Bandicoot 2: N-Tranced	A blue crate with a snowflake on it. When broken, every enemies on screen will be frozen in place for a short while.