Cortex Island

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Cortex Island is the third and final island in the Wumpa Islands. It serves as a home for the villains, such as Doctor Neo Cortex, whom the island is named after. Cortex Island makes its debut in the first game, Crash Bandicoot. Cortex Island is the largest of the three Wumpa Islands.

Cortex Island became industrialized ever since Cortex lived here, as this is where he builds his inventions, and it is also where his castle, Castle Cortex, is located. There is a refinery named Cortex Power, which is a large source of pollution, especially from dumping large amounts of toxic waste into the ocean. Besides Cortex's inventions and industrialized areas, Cortex Island consists of a beach, palm trees, two rocky mountains, a rope bridge, a temple where Uka Uka was imprisoned, and ruins.

History[edit]

Prior to Crash Bandicoot[edit]

A prison holding Uka Uka due to his evil and malevolent nature was built into the mountain below near the castle. The destruction of Cortex's space station inadvertently released him, but Uka Uka had been giving Cortex instructions on his evil plans before his release, as mentioned in Crash Bandicoot: Warped.

Years later, the island served as a shelter for Cortex and N. Brio to hide from various forces where the pair were wanted.^[1] The construction of Cortex's two facilities changed the island's environment where it was completely polluted by toxic waste refinery and patrolled by robots & mutants. The island and Castle Cortex are where Crash Bandicoot and other mutated animals found in the series were created.

Main series[edit]

Crash Bandicoot[edit]

Cortex Island appears as the third and final world of the game, containing the most levels out of all three islands and a total of three bosses: Pinstripe Potoroo, Doctor Nitrus Brio, and Doctor Neo Cortex. The first half of the island includes the Cortex Power refinery and a temple, whereas the second part of the island consists of the castle.

Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back[edit]

Castle Cortex appears as a background element in Road to Ruin and Ruination. It also serves as the location for the Warp Room and appears in the 100% completetion ending.

Locations[edit]

Locations	Description
Uka Uka's Temple	This temple was the entrance for Uka Uka's underground prison that he was placed in . As shown in Warped, the temple is situated below the mountain near the castle. Cortex was instructed by Uka Uka to take over the world from here.
Cortex Power	Cortex's power plant is the cause of pollution on this island. An overload of toxic waste and smoke from the chimneys was contaminating the island and was operated by Pinstripe Potoroo and his thugs. With Pinstripe's defeat, this refinery was deactivated.
Castle Cortex	Cortex's lair where he and N. Brio created mutant animals, including Crash Bandicoot. Several Lab Assistants patrolled this castle, vultures fly over by outside and spiders inhabit the structure. With N. Brio's defeat, this fortress is destroyed where several rooms were set on fire.