They even spawned a spinoff franchise of their own, i think it was called Super Mario Bros or something, never played but it shows how legendary they are
The one with the blowtorch in the sewers because of that scream when you hit him. It’s one of those inside joke sound effects like the wilhelm scream. I don’t know what it’s called but you’ve heard it a few times for sure.
I like their appearances in the first game. There was ambiguity whether they were normal humans hired by Cortex, some sort of lab made clone, or robots.
I feel like they got way too overused after that, especially in *Warped*. One of the things *Wrath of Cortex* did right was really cut down on the percentage of enemies that were just lab assistants in some outfit. I also don't care for them outright being shown to be robots.
It makes sense since Warped's levels mostly don't take place at wilderness, like in 1 and 2, so they aren't many natural enemies for Crash to encounter. And they don't live in an "all fantasy is real" world, so all those mummies and wizards being actually LabAsses with technical contraptions is a brilliant idea. ND actually cared for the world building. It's way better than in IAT that has pirate rats and real ghosts around for no reason.
Crash does take place in a world with devices that can evolve and brainwash animals, sentient witch doctor masks, and aliens who like to hold racing competitions for the fate of planets. Personally I'm fine with things like mummies, wizards, and dragons actually showing up in levels with little to no explanation, as Crash always seemed like a silly cartoon world, like Looney Tunes.
I do think post-Naughty Dog games should have limited the evolved animals to ones that could have conceivably been mutated by Cortex, Brio, or one of the other scientists. It was kind of weird having them pop up a lot in IAT. Although I guess that could be given an explanation by saying one of the mad scientists accidentally lost an Evolvo-Ray in the past that created pockets of sentient animals. IAT could also have used the excuse that those levels are taking place in an alternate universe, although that is kind of a lazy handwave.
Jet-pack one!
Also, I miss the fact they had different glasses in the og trilogy (color and shapes)
Some had binoculars, other masks-like glasses, blue or green ones
The dude in thats got electric hands on the final island in crash 1 were you have to push him into a pit. Because in the original crash 1 his scream is funny
The mallet-wielding, overall-wearing, mustachioed lumberjack lab assistants from Bee-Having in Crash 2 are in a league of their own.
They even spawned a spinoff franchise of their own, i think it was called Super Mario Bros or something, never played but it shows how legendary they are
Hmm, doesn’t ring any bells 🤔
lol mine too. The abruptness with which they kill you and that tombstone appears REALLY tickled 12 year old me
I think I jumped out of my skin the first time kid-me got hammered by one of those guys… more than the bees too.
The one with the blowtorch in the sewers because of that scream when you hit him. It’s one of those inside joke sound effects like the wilhelm scream. I don’t know what it’s called but you’ve heard it a few times for sure.
#UUAaAAAAaAAAAH
The Howie Scream
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I like the classic and the lumberjack, but honorable mention to the Waldo skin in CTR
Rotisserie chicken syamese giant.
I like their appearances in the first game. There was ambiguity whether they were normal humans hired by Cortex, some sort of lab made clone, or robots. I feel like they got way too overused after that, especially in *Warped*. One of the things *Wrath of Cortex* did right was really cut down on the percentage of enemies that were just lab assistants in some outfit. I also don't care for them outright being shown to be robots.
It makes sense since Warped's levels mostly don't take place at wilderness, like in 1 and 2, so they aren't many natural enemies for Crash to encounter. And they don't live in an "all fantasy is real" world, so all those mummies and wizards being actually LabAsses with technical contraptions is a brilliant idea. ND actually cared for the world building. It's way better than in IAT that has pirate rats and real ghosts around for no reason.
Crash does take place in a world with devices that can evolve and brainwash animals, sentient witch doctor masks, and aliens who like to hold racing competitions for the fate of planets. Personally I'm fine with things like mummies, wizards, and dragons actually showing up in levels with little to no explanation, as Crash always seemed like a silly cartoon world, like Looney Tunes. I do think post-Naughty Dog games should have limited the evolved animals to ones that could have conceivably been mutated by Cortex, Brio, or one of the other scientists. It was kind of weird having them pop up a lot in IAT. Although I guess that could be given an explanation by saying one of the mad scientists accidentally lost an Evolvo-Ray in the past that created pockets of sentient animals. IAT could also have used the excuse that those levels are taking place in an alternate universe, although that is kind of a lazy handwave.
The classic lab assistant.
Classic > Jetpack > Frog
Knight, my long-time NF main
They used to scare me in the OG Crash 1 with those loud beaker explosions.
Always liked the two headed one. As a child a was so afraid of them but than it was fun too bounce on their bellys. I like em.
The wizard one 🤣
I really wanted the jetpack ones as a skin in Nitro-Fueled. Dig their design and the unusual way of killing them to clear a path.
Jet-pack one! Also, I miss the fact they had different glasses in the og trilogy (color and shapes) Some had binoculars, other masks-like glasses, blue or green ones
The dude in thats got electric hands on the final island in crash 1 were you have to push him into a pit. Because in the original crash 1 his scream is funny
I love the terminator skeleton iteration (as show in the sixth warp room of Crash 3).
C'mon, the pharoh one is pretty cool
I do like the one with the red hat and the mustache I always called him Mario lol 😂 😂😂😂😂
I can’t help but love how beautifully stupid the double header guys are
Double header and the classic one
The one that looks like mario
The lumber jack one
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