Skins

Skins are unlockable cosmetic items that can be equipped to change the appearance of the playable character, usually by addition of some sort of costume. Since their introduction in Crash Tag Team Racing, they have reappeared in many more recent games.

Crash Tag Team Racing
In Crash Tag Team Racing, skins can be unlocked by purchasing them from Park Drones using Wumpa Coins, which can be found scattered loose around the park or inside of crates. The only exception to this is the Baby Crash skin, which is unlocked by discovering all 34 Die-O-Ramas.

Each of the eight playable characters have one skin each (except for Crash Bandicoot, who has eight), leaving the game with 15 skins in total.

Though these skins are cosmetic, with the items themselves having no affect during races, unlocking some skins is necessary for story progression, with characters sometimes asking Crash to buy one for them.


 * For a full list of skins in Tag Team Racing, see here.

Crash of the Titans
In Crash of the Titans, there are twenty-one skins for Crash to wear. Most resemble a specific minion or titan in the game, and are earned by defeating or jacking a certain number of enemies, granting Crash a Voodoo Doll. When worn, they allow Crash to instantly defeat or stun the enemy it represents. Other skins may be earned through game completion or by inputting a cheat code. Unlike the titan skins, these do not confer any bonuses when worn.

Skins are exclusive to the console versions of the game.


 * For a full list of skins in Crash of the Titans, see here.

Crash: Mind Over Mutant
In Crash: Mind Over Mutant, there are ten unlockable skins for Crash and two for Coco. Most skins can be unlocked by completing all ten mini-game rounds in a specific arena. The player can equip or remove skins using the treasure chest in the Bandicoot House. Unlike the previous game, skins do not confer any extra benefits when worn and are purely cosmetic.


 * For a full list of skins in Mind Over Mutant, see here.

Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled
Nitro-Fueled has the most skins of all Crash games, with a grand total of 334 skins (not counting the characters' default appearances). There are different kinds of skins in the game.

The first kind is the Exotic skin, denoted by the character's icon having a purple background. All Exotic skins are simply recolours of the character's default look, possessing no unique animations or other properties. Most Exotic skins are unlocked by winning a certain number of races as the specific character. Most characters have 3 Exotic skins each.

The second type of skin is the Legendary skin, shown with a yellow background. These skins give the character an entirely new look and add a unique podium victory animation. Some legendary skins add a filter over the character's voicelines to add to the effect, such as a robotic or muffled filter. Most Legendary skins are bought from the Pit Stop using Wumpa Coins. Most characters have legendary skins, though there are a few that lack them. Some legendary skins have recoloured versions, bought separately.


 * For a full list of skins in Nitro-Fueled, see here.

Crash Bandicoot: On the Run
Skins are confirmed to appear in On the Run. As of now, only one has been revealed: the Blue Hyena skin for Crash, which is a pre-registration bonus. Methods for unlocking other skins and how many there may be are currently unknown.

Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time
Skins reappear in It's About Time. Most will be unlocked by collecting Gems or completing challenges during gameplay. Crash and Coco are both confirmed to have skins.

Whether or not the other playable characters will have skins, along with the total number of them, is currently unknown.


 * For a full list of skins in It's About Time, see here.

Appearances

 * Crash Tag Team Racing
 * Crash of the Titans (console only)
 * Crash: Mind Over Mutant
 * Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled
 * Crash Bandicoot: On the Run
 * Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time