Crate

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Artwork of a regular Crate, from Crash Bandicoot: N. Sane Trilogy.

Crates, also known as Basic Crates^[1] and Boxes, are objects featured in every Crash Bandicoot game, starting with the first game, Crash Bandicoot. Crates are breakable objects featured in every level, and breaking a Crate releases one or a few Wumpa Fruits. There are many different types of Crates, and Crash is required to break every one to receive either a Clear Gem or a Colored Gem, depending on the game.

Types of crates

Crate	First appearance	Description
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.
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:Beenox Crate.png Beenox Crate	Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled	A regular crate featuring the logo of the company Beenox. They were added added during the Post-Grand Prix update and breaking all of them in each tracks will unlock the Iron Checkpoint Crate as a playable character.
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.
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.
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.
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: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.
File:Invisibility Crate.png Invisibility Crate	Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex	A transparent crate that turns the player invisible.
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.
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:Iron Crate.png Iron Crate	Crash Bandicoot	An indestructible crate made out of iron.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Slot Crate	Crash Bandicoot: Warped	A type of crate that acts like a slot machine. The contents of said box depends on when the player breaks it, and if they don't break it in time, it becomes an Iron Crate.
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.
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.
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.