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'''Tawna Bandicoot'''<ref>''Crash Bandicoot'' Japanese manual, p. 11</ref><ref name=crash2japanmanual>''Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back'' Japanese manual, p. 17</ref> is a | '''Tawna Bandicoot'''<ref>''Crash Bandicoot'' Japanese manual, p. 11</ref><ref name=crash2japanmanual>''Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back'' Japanese manual, p. 17</ref> is a tall feminine bandicoot that appears in the first ''[[Crash Bandicoot (video game)|Crash Bandicoot]]'' game as [[Crash Bandicoot]]'s girlfriend. She became absent in following entries in the series, albeit with cameos, with [[Coco Bandicoot]] serving as the female supporting character of the series in her stead. She eventually reappeared in ''[[Crash Boom Bang!]]'' as a playable character, and would later appear in ''[[Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled]]'' in the same role. | ||
Although | Although the original counterpart doesn't physically appear, an [[Tawna (Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time)|alternate universe counterpart]] of Tawna appears as a playable character in ''[[Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time]]''. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
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====''Crash Bandicoot''==== | ====''Crash Bandicoot''==== | ||
Tawna first appears in the original ''[[Crash Bandicoot (video game)|Crash Bandicoot]]'' game as an ordinary bandicoot that was captured by [[Dr. Neo Cortex]] and [[Dr. N. Brio]] and mutated by N. Brio's [[Evolv-O-Ray]], and one of the only mutant animals not yet brainwashed by the [[Cortex Vortex]] along with her boyfriend [[Crash Bandicoot]]. After Crash is placed into and rejected by the Cortex Vortex, Crash escapes Cortex's laboratory which causes Cortex to select Tawna as his replacement for the general of his army of mutants. Crash eventually defeats Cortex and reunites with Tawna on top of his blimp as they fly into the sunset | Tawna first appears in the original ''[[Crash Bandicoot (video game)|Crash Bandicoot]]'' game as an ordinary bandicoot that was captured by [[Dr. Neo Cortex]] and [[Dr. N. Brio]] and mutated by N. Brio's [[Evolv-O-Ray]], and one of the only mutant animals not yet brainwashed by the [[Cortex Vortex]] along with her boyfriend [[Crash Bandicoot]]. After Crash is placed into and rejected by the Cortex Vortex, Crash escapes Cortex's laboratory which causes Cortex to select Tawna as his replacement for the general of his army of mutants. Crash eventually defeats Cortex and reunites with Tawna on top of his blimp as they fly into the sunset. | ||
Tawna also appears throughout the game at the end of bonus levels accessed by collecting tokens resembling her face. However, she cannot be interacted with. | Alternatively, once the player has collected every [[gem]], the player can access [[The Great Hall]], wherein Tawna awaits Crash on the balcony of [[Castle Cortex]], after which the two of them fly away on a large bird. | ||
Tawna also appears throughout the game at the end of bonus levels accessed by collecting tokens resembling her face. However, she cannot be interacted with. In the remake, she cheers when Crash reaches her, then Dr. Cortex drags her away. | |||
====''Crash Boom Bang!''==== | ====''Crash Boom Bang!''==== | ||
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Tawna appears as an unlockable playable character in ''[[Crash Boom Bang!]]'', which marks her first major appearance in a game 10 years after the original ''Crash Bandicoot'', and her first voiced appearance in a game, where she is portrayed by Akiko Toda. Much like the other playable characters in the game, she participates in [[Viscount]]'s World Cannonball Race in order to win $100,000,000. | Tawna appears as an unlockable playable character in ''[[Crash Boom Bang!]]'', which marks her first major appearance in a game 10 years after the original ''Crash Bandicoot'', and her first voiced appearance in a game, where she is portrayed by Akiko Toda. Much like the other playable characters in the game, she participates in [[Viscount]]'s World Cannonball Race in order to win $100,000,000. | ||
Her in-game description suggests she is romantically interested in [[Pinstripe Potoroo]], who is also a playable character in the game.<ref name=profiles>[[Tawna Bandicoot#Profiles|''Tawna Bandicoot § Profiles''.]]</ref> This is in reference to the story included in the manual for the Japanese version of ''[[Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back]]'', and is the first reference | Her in-game description suggests she is romantically interested in [[Pinstripe Potoroo]], who is also a playable character in the game.<ref name=profiles>[[Tawna Bandicoot#Profiles|''Tawna Bandicoot § Profiles''.]]</ref> This is in reference to the story included in the manual for the Japanese version of ''[[Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back]]'', and is the first direct reference to this in the games. | ||
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Tawna makes an appearance in ''[[Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled]]'' as a Bronze Tier reward in the game's first [[Grand Prix]], [[Nitro Tour Grand Prix|Nitro Tour]] which launched on July 3, 2019. | Tawna makes an appearance in ''[[Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled]]'' as a Bronze Tier reward in the game's first [[Grand Prix]], [[Nitro Tour Grand Prix|Nitro Tour]] which launched on July 3, 2019. Her default driving style is Acceleration. She appears alongside [[Ami]], [[Isabella]], [[Liz]], and [[Megumi]] to form the [[Nitro Squad]]. | ||
<!--- NOTE: missing from this section are the parts that list the availability of both the character unlock itself as well as her skins, each of her skins needs to be mentioned in this article (...maybe?) ---> | <!--- NOTE: missing from this section are the parts that list the availability of both the character unlock itself as well as her skins, each of her skins needs to be mentioned in this article (...maybe?) ---> | ||
<!--- hector note: the driving styles werent patched out of the game you just gotta set it to the default style. silly bandipedia ---> | |||
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====''Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex Official Strategy Guide''==== | ====''Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex Official Strategy Guide''==== | ||
BradyGames' strategy guide for ''Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex'' features a section called "The Complete and Authorized History of Crash Bandicoot", which summarizes the events of the first ''Crash Bandicoot'', ''Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back'', ''Crash Bandicoot: Warped'', and ''The Wrath of Cortex'' itself. While the events are largely the same as those that occur in the games themselves, the summary mentions Tawna as attempting an escape from Castle Cortex with Crash during the events of the first game, only to be found out by Cortex. Tawna's story about leaving Crash for Pinstripe prior to the events of the second game, which had previously only ever been referenced in Japanese media, is also included in the summary, with Tawna leaving a note to Crash before leaving.<ref>''Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex Official Strategy Guide''. p. 137. "Dearest Crash, you saved me bravely, but I have fallen in love with another. Pinstripe Potoroo made me an offer I couldn't refuse. Take care, Tawna".</ref> | BradyGames' strategy guide for ''Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex'' features a section called "The Complete and Authorized History of Crash Bandicoot", which summarizes the events of the first ''Crash Bandicoot'', ''Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back'', ''Crash Bandicoot: Warped'', and ''The Wrath of Cortex'' itself. While the events are largely the same as those that occur in the games themselves, the summary mentions Tawna as attempting an escape from Castle Cortex with Crash during the events of the first game, only to be found out by Cortex. Tawna's story about leaving Crash for Pinstripe prior to the events of the second game, which had previously only ever been referenced in Japanese media, is also included in the summary, with Tawna leaving a note to Crash before leaving.<ref>''Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex Official Strategy Guide''. p. 137. "Dearest Crash, you saved me bravely, but I have fallen in love with another. Pinstripe Potoroo made me an offer I couldn't refuse. Take care, Tawna".</ref> | ||
<!--- hector note: to my knowledge BradyGames wasnt afflilated with naughty dog so i wouldnt take this as canon. think of the "peach is daisy's cousin" prima guide situation lol ---> | |||
==General information== | ==General information== | ||
Revision as of 05:52, December 24, 2022
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| First appearance | Crash Bandicoot (1996) |
| Latest appearance | Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time (cameo) (2020) |
| Species | Bandicoot |
| Latest portrayal | Misty Lee (2019) |
Tawna Bandicoot[1][2] is a tall feminine bandicoot that appears in the first Crash Bandicoot game as Crash Bandicoot's girlfriend. She became absent in following entries in the series, albeit with cameos, with Coco Bandicoot serving as the female supporting character of the series in her stead. She eventually reappeared in Crash Boom Bang! as a playable character, and would later appear in Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled in the same role.
Although the original counterpart doesn't physically appear, an alternate universe counterpart of Tawna appears as a playable character in Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time.
Overview
Games
Crash Bandicoot
Tawna first appears in the original Crash Bandicoot game as an ordinary bandicoot that was captured by Dr. Neo Cortex and Dr. N. Brio and mutated by N. Brio's Evolv-O-Ray, and one of the only mutant animals not yet brainwashed by the Cortex Vortex along with her boyfriend Crash Bandicoot. After Crash is placed into and rejected by the Cortex Vortex, Crash escapes Cortex's laboratory which causes Cortex to select Tawna as his replacement for the general of his army of mutants. Crash eventually defeats Cortex and reunites with Tawna on top of his blimp as they fly into the sunset.
Alternatively, once the player has collected every gem, the player can access The Great Hall, wherein Tawna awaits Crash on the balcony of Castle Cortex, after which the two of them fly away on a large bird.
Tawna also appears throughout the game at the end of bonus levels accessed by collecting tokens resembling her face. However, she cannot be interacted with. In the remake, she cheers when Crash reaches her, then Dr. Cortex drags her away.
Crash Boom Bang!
Tawna appears as an unlockable playable character in Crash Boom Bang!, which marks her first major appearance in a game 10 years after the original Crash Bandicoot, and her first voiced appearance in a game, where she is portrayed by Akiko Toda. Much like the other playable characters in the game, she participates in Viscount's World Cannonball Race in order to win $100,000,000.
Her in-game description suggests she is romantically interested in Pinstripe Potoroo, who is also a playable character in the game.[3] This is in reference to the story included in the manual for the Japanese version of Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back, and is the first direct reference to this in the games.
Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled
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Tawna makes an appearance in Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled as a Bronze Tier reward in the game's first Grand Prix, Nitro Tour which launched on July 3, 2019. Her default driving style is Acceleration. She appears alongside Ami, Isabella, Liz, and Megumi to form the Nitro Squad.
Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time
While the regular Tawna isn't present in the game, an alternate universe counterpart of her shows up to rescue Crash and Coco Bandicoot from pirates in the Hook, Line, and Sinker level. After being rescued, Coco mentions how she and Crash had lost contact with Tawna.
A cushion sporting Tawna's mugshot can also been seen at the end of the game's very first Bonus level, atop a sofa where she presumably would have waited for Crash as she did in her bonus levels from the first Crash Bandicoot.
Other appearances
A picture of Tawna appears on the fireplace of Crash's house in Crash Bandicoot: Warped, and later Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex. Crash's ending in the Japanese version of Crash Bash has Crash mistake a hologram Coco created, modeled after an imaginary future version of herself, to be Tawna. Tawna also appears on the sign of Moulin Cortex, a burlesque club, in Crash Twinsanity's Slip Slip Icecapades level.
Although she doesn't appear in the original Crash Team Racing, internal game data suggests that Ami, Isabella, Liz, and Megumi were all based on her.[4]
Other media
Crash Bandicoot (manga)
Tawna is present in the two chapters of CoroCoro's manga adaptation of the first Crash Bandicoot, which largely follows the events of the original game. When describing what happened to an amnesiac Crash that washed ashore on N. Sanity Island, Aku Aku refers to Tawna as Crash's friend, instead of his girlfriend.[5], though Crash later refers to her as his beloved.[6]
Japanese Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back manual
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While Tawna is completely absent from Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back, the instruction booklet for the Japanese version of the game provides additional details as to what transpired after the first game; namely, Tawna leaves Crash and the Wumpa Islands, referred to as Tasmania in the manual, for Chigago, USA in order to be with Pinstripe Potoroo.[3][7] The events described serve as the backstory for the manga Crash Bandicoot: Dance! Then Jump! Na Daibouken, released around the same time. These tidbits would later be mentioned in BradyGames' Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex Official Strategy Guide, which would be their first appearance in media released outside of Japan, and in Crash Boom Bang!, the first and only reference of them in a Crash Bandicoot game.
Crash Bandicoot: Dance! Then Jump! Na Daibouken
Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex Official Strategy Guide
BradyGames' strategy guide for Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex features a section called "The Complete and Authorized History of Crash Bandicoot", which summarizes the events of the first Crash Bandicoot, Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back, Crash Bandicoot: Warped, and The Wrath of Cortex itself. While the events are largely the same as those that occur in the games themselves, the summary mentions Tawna as attempting an escape from Castle Cortex with Crash during the events of the first game, only to be found out by Cortex. Tawna's story about leaving Crash for Pinstripe prior to the events of the second game, which had previously only ever been referenced in Japanese media, is also included in the summary, with Tawna leaving a note to Crash before leaving.[8]
General information
Appearance
Personality
Creation and early development
Relationship with Crash Bandicoot
Profiles
Crash Bandicoot
- US manual
"Love of Crash's life, this unfortunate she-bandicoot is next on the list for experimentation by the nasty Doctors. What's a bandicootess to do (other than pout convincingly) to let her hero know he'd better hurry if he wants somebody to come home to."
Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back
- Japanese manual
お兄ちゃんの元恋人。せつかく助けてあげたのに、お兄ちゃんのおバカなところに愛想がつきてタスマニアから出ていってしまったの。ウワサでは、囚われている間に仲良くなったピンストライプという男を追っかけて、アメリカのシカゴに行ったらしいわ。[2] (Crash's ex-girlfriend. Even though he saved her, she grew tired of his silliness and left Tasmania. Rumor has it that she travelled to Chicago, USA, in pursuit of a man named Pinstripe, whom she befriended during her time as a prisoner.[note 1])
Crash Boom Bang!
- In-game
"Tawna, the blonde bombshell, is crazy about Pinstripe."
Notes
- ↑ Translation by thaswordster.
References
- ↑ Crash Bandicoot Japanese manual, p. 11
- ↑ a b Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back Japanese manual, p. 17
- ↑ a b Tawna Bandicoot § Profiles.
- ↑ Crash Team Racing article on The Cutting Room Floor.
- ↑ CoroCoro's Crash Bandicoot. Chapter 1. Aku Aku: 「よいか! やツのとろには おまるの が1ルフレンドの タウナが っかまっておる のじやぞ!!」 ("You managed to escape from Cortex's castle, but your friend Tawna is still a prisoner!"). Translation by danyq94 and Boogaboom.
- ↑ CoroCoro's Crash Bandicoot. Chapter 1. Crash Bandicoot: 「そこだ! そこに いとしの タウナが……。」 ("It's there! My beloved Tawna is there..."). Translation by danyq94 and Boogaboom.
- ↑ Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back Japanese manual. p. 3. 「恋人のタウナは、ピンストライプと仲良くなって都会へ行ってしまったのです。ガックリしたクラッシュは「モテモテ トレーニング」を始めたのですが……大丈夫でしょうか？」 ("Crash's girlfriend, Tawna, has travelled to the city after befriending Pinstripe. Gutted, Crash begins his "Attractive Training"... is he alright?"). Translation by thaswordster.
- ↑ Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex Official Strategy Guide. p. 137. "Dearest Crash, you saved me bravely, but I have fallen in love with another. Pinstripe Potoroo made me an offer I couldn't refuse. Take care, Tawna".
