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Catbat is the first Crash Bandicoot character confirmed to be non-binary, and was inspired by musician David Bowie's "rock star androgynous look".
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In games like Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled and Crash Team Rumble, Cortex has an unlockable skin in which he is dressed up like a clown. Humorously in Nitro-Fueled, Cortex’s victory animation features him with a dismal glare.
Willy the Wombat production bible:
https://archive.org/details/willythewombat_concept/page/n9/mode/1up?view=theater
Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled clown costume:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d26Fl-KS3Uw
Crash Team Rumble clown costume:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08oTw5zFrmw
https://archive.org/details/willythewombat_concept/page/n9/mode/1up?view=theater
Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled clown costume:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d26Fl-KS3Uw
Crash Team Rumble clown costume:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08oTw5zFrmw
subdirectory_arrow_right Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time (Game)
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Later in 2021, a Game Designers Conference talk with Toys for Bob studio head Paul Yan would show two hints towards the game's existence: one on a graphic made to show the game's goals with a set of green "this game is..." post-it notes (such as "new vehicles" or "cartoony animation" and red "this game isn't..." post-it notes (such as "beat 'em up" and "open world") with Wumpa League put in the middle as a yellow "might be", obscured by another note; and a second where the screen very briefly flashes to concept art of "Wumpa League". Crash content creators and game journalists would soon receive Wumpa Fruit-shaped pinatas with the Wumpa League branding and colors, which was then followed by a set of meme tweets on the Crash Twitter account relating to Wumpa Fruit, one of which being a play on the It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Pepe Silvia conspiracy board meme. Toys for Bob would later release a Crash anniversary celebration video showing the Wumpa League logo again along with a Gem variant. The Wumpa League logos would show once more in the background of a PlayStation crossover commercial. The final tease of 2021 would be in a Christmas package sent to the press which had the Gem sticker placed on the side of the box.
In 2022, the hints started rolling in again on St. Patrick's Day, when Toys for Bob posted a piece of concept art for Crash 4 edited to have four-leaf clovers littered throughout, asking players to find the seasonal hidden objects. However, the Wumpa League symbol was hidden alongside the clovers. Later, the press and Crash fandom would recieve another package, this time an Aku-Aku-branded pizza box promoting Crash 4's release on Steam, with "HUNGRY FOR MORE? TRY OUR NEW WUMPA PIZZA FOR $12.08!" written on the side - the price translating into the date of August 12, which was the date of the Game Awards, which is ultimately where Crash Team Rumble would be revealed.
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