Catbat

Catbat is a teal-furred cat-bat hybrid, set to make their playable debut in Crash Team Rumble. They have a punk style and large wings that they use to take to the skies and swoop down on their foes.

Appearances
Catbat first appeared as a cameo in Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time. They can be spotted in Coco Bandicoot's epilogue illustration during the 100% ending, in the stands next to Neo Cortex.

Catbat is set to make their true debut with the release of Crash Team Rumble, where they are a playable character in the game's base roster.

Physical appearance
Catbat is a slim cat-bat hybrid mutant with light teal fur. They have yellow eyes with catlike slit pupils and heavy eyebrow ridges, surrounded by dull pink markings and a scar over their right eye. They have a small pink nose, large fangs and long pointed ears with three silver piercings in the left ear. They also have a long thin tail and large spiked bat wings with pink webbing. They wear a black leather jacket with a tall, studded collar, dull blue jeans with a tear over the right knee, a black leather belt with a skull-shaped buckle, and a silver spiked ring around their tail. They don't wear anything under their jacket, showing purple stripes on their chest. They have bare feet with large brown claws.

Creation and early development
Designer and artist Nicholas Kole has stated that the character was originally designed as nonbinary and uses gender neutral pronouns, although this may change in the final release of Crash Team Rumble. Since they are a playable character, they were designed to look more legible and appealing than monster-y.

Trivia

 * Nicholas Kole, Catbat's designer, has responded to a Tweet asking if they played in a band, saying they would play in a goth or glam rock band.