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The Nitro Squad is a group of characters that appear in Crash Team Racing and its remake, Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled. The group is formed by Ami, Liz, Isabella, and Megumi, with Tawna Bandicoot being associated with, but not a part of, the group in Nitro-Fueled.[note 1]

The Nitro Squad first appears, with no official name, in Crash Team Racing as non-playable characters in the game, being motorsports models present at award ceremonies often seen whenever a player gets a trophy; Thomas Wilson, the creative director of Nitro-Fueled, mentions in an official Activision blog entry for the game that these characters used to be called the Trophy Girls,[1] with this being a term that had never appeared in official Crash Bandicoot media. The Nitro Squad name was created for the group in Nitro-Fueled; the name is derived from Nitro-Fueled's "Nitro" theme, which references the Nitro Crates seen throughout the Crash Bandicoot series as well as nitrous oxide.

In Nitro-Fueled, the members of the group are stated to be from different parts of the world each,[2] with Ami, Liz, Isabella, and Megumi being suggested to be from the United States of America, United Kingdom, Italy, and Japan respectively;[3] this is likely due to the namesakes of the former characters, and to tie with the theme of the Nitro Tour Grand Prix, the in-game event for Nitro-Fueled during which the characters first became available to play as, being based on internationality.

Notes[edit]

  1. Even though the Nitro Squad is always shown with her, Tawna is mentioned separately from the Nitro Squad in official Activision blog entries for Nitro-Fueled, with the Nitro Squad likewise only being mentioned to be composed by Ami, Liz, Isabella, and Megumi.

References[edit]

  1. Wilson, Thomas (June 12, 2019). "Get Ready for the Grand Prix: Beenox Introduces Post-Launch Content for Crash™ Team Racing Nitro-Fueled". Retrieved zam .  "Together, they are now known as the Nitro Squad (formerly known as the Trophy Girls in the original CTR) and are now characters that you can race with!"
  2. Wilson, Thomas (June 12, 2019). "Get Ready for the Grand Prix: Beenox Introduces Post-Launch Content for Crash™ Team Racing Nitro-Fueled". Retrieved zam .  "These global bandicoots hail from all over the world and are ready to compete!"
  3. according to their voicelines i guess