Polar

Polar is a polar bear from the Crash Bandicoot series, who debuted in Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back.

Polar is on the good side in the Crash Universe, except in Crash Twinsanity, when he is pictured as being one of Crash's enemies, and appeared alongside some of Crash's primary enemies upon being introduced by Dr. Neo Cortex. (possibly to get revenge on Crash for what had happened in his debut title) In the rest of the game series, he is kind and loving. He is one of Crash Bandicoot's buddies.

He first appears in the eighth level (Bear It) of Cortex Strikes Back then later in Level 13 (Bear Down), the last part of level 15 (Unbearable) and the hidden level 26 (Totally Bear). In these levels, Crash will ride him. He is also present in the second Warp Room, near the entrance to Level 8. If the player jumps on him several times, he/she will obtain many extra lives. Polar might be able to stand on 2 legs now, since he does in Crash Boom Bang and in Twinsanity. he also probably has thumbs, since he is holding a baseball bat with one hand.

In Other Games
In Crash Team Racing, when Nitros Oxide attacked Earth, threatening to turn it into a parking lot, Polar stopped his dream of being a literature genius (which he was not accomplishing by reading his books upside-down), and decided to race against the villainous alien. Polar is a playable character in his cart. His home track is Polar Pass. His cart handled tight corners, much like Pura. Polar is also known to be the ice cream tester.

Later, in Crash Nitro Kart, Polar was brainwashed by N. Trance. He was on the alien racing team. However, in the ending, he hangs with Crash again.

In Crash Twinsanity, Polar seemed to be very angry at Crash for some unknown reason (possibly for jumping on his back so many times or may even still be brainwashed by N. Trance). He is pictured holding a baseball bat in which he seems to intent to hit Crash with. Or he could be mad at Crash for leaving him at home in Crash Bandicoot Warped

Trivia

 * Polar's name could be a reference to the fact that he is a polar bear. Some fans believe it could also refer to the fact that he is bipolar.
 * A small joke that runs throughtout the series is that even though Polar is a polar bear, he barks like a dog.