Mug

A mug is an item that gives the player an extra life in most of the games. They are mostly found in Crash Crates but can also be found floating in the air. Mugs appear next to the player's life counter and next to the boss's health meter. There are also extra life mugs for Nina, Coco, Mecha Bandicoot, and Dr. Cortex when players control them. They are replaced by a counter showing Crash's remaining lives in Crash of the Titans. If the player loses all lives, the game over screen occurs.

Spin-Offs
Mugs also appear in spin-offs. In the racing games, the leading four players' mugs are displayed at the side of the screen. In Crash Bash, mugs appear on top of the players' health, points, etc.

Trivia

 * In Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped, if the player is playing as Coco, Crash's mug will still be displayed. This was changed in Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex.
 * Aku Aku was originally going to have a 2D mug, but it was replaced with a 3D one.
 * In the original three Crash games, mugs could be spun away like wumpa fruit. This also could be done with Aku Aku's mug in Crash 1.
 * In Wrath of Cortex, Crash's mug is animated, while Coco's isn't.