Launching on the PlayStation, Crash Bandicoot took the platforming world by storm; fondly remembered by those who played the games growing up, or played the PlayStation 2 era games, Crash has always been in gamer's eyes since his debut in 1996.
Summary
Like every great franchise, toys were a major part of his legacy, but unlike other franchise, his toys were not only brushed aside for better quality toys, but largely forgotten by the collecting community and gaming community.
Action Figures
Third Wave
With the first wave released, the second wave followed suit and then the third wave would have followed suit had it not been cancelled. The third wave was teased, and even some prototypes were shown off at toy shows, but went unreleased. The main reason was due to how poorly constructed the action figures were, their limbs would come off, etc. Among the cancelled figures, there were even some featuring more of Crash's rogues galleries from the first and second game, and even Polar. Finally, packaged with the figures would have been Relics which are used as an award for Time Trial mode.
Characters
| Names | Stage(s) |
|---|---|
| Tiny Tiger (Gladiator) | Prototype |
| Dino Dingle ("Warped") | Prototype |
| Crash Bandicoot (Arctic) | Concept Stages |
| Polar | Concept Stages |
| Papu Papu | Concept Stages |
| Dr. N. Brio | Concept Stages |
| Kola Kong | Concept Stages |
| Ripper Roo | Concept Stages |
| Pinstripe Potoroo | Concept Stages |
Final Verdict
As the prototypes have yet to resurface, this toy line will remain: "Lost".
Trivia
- Funko released a Tiny Tiger, Ripper Roo, and Polar in their Pop style of figures.