Life Crate

The life crate is a crate that, when broken, releases one life. "Life Crate" is an unofficial name, and their official name changes depending on the character depicted on the side; for example, crates with Crash's face are officially referred to as Crash Crates.

When the player character dies, any life crates broken before reaching the next checkpoint come back as ? crates. This lasts until the player exits or restarts the level. Life crates in bonus rounds and flashback tapes are an exception to this rule, as they never change into ? crates. Two life crates in the secret route of Un-Bearable in Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back are also exempt.

Typically, Crash Bandicoot's mug is displayed on the sides of the crate. In Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex, Crash Twinsanity, and Crash Bandicoot 2: N-Tranced, the other playable characters have their mugs on life crates as well.

Life crates also appear in Skylanders: Imaginators, occasionally summoned through Crash's tertiary attack, Crate Going. They grant him an extra life, a mechanic unique to Crash in that game.

Crash Bandicoot
"If you see a box with a heroic-type mug on it, it's usually containing a 1-UP for Crash. Collect this to earn a free life."
 * Manual

Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back
"If you see a box with a handsome and heroic-type mug on it, it should contain a 1-UP for Crash. Collect this to earn a free life."
 * Manual

Crash Bandicoot: Warped
"Get an extra life."
 * Manual

Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex
"An extra life in every box! On levels with Coco these crates will be replaced with Coco Crates."
 * Manual

Crash Bandicoot: The Huge Adventure
"Break these open and collect the Crash head to get a free life!"
 * Manual

"An extra life in every box!"

Appearances

 * Crash Bandicoot
 * Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back
 * Crash Bandicoot: Warped
 * Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex
 * Crash Bandicoot: The Huge Adventure
 * Crash Bandicoot 2: N-Tranced
 * Crash Bandicoot Purple: Ripto's Rampage (as a card)
 * Crash Twinsanity
 * Skylanders: Imaginators
 * Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy
 * Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time