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Machine Gunners are genetically enhanced potoroos that work as henchmen for Pinstripe Potoroo. Two only appear in the original  Crash Bandicoot in the seventeenth level, Cortex Power. Machine Gunners will rise out of the ground when confronted and fire their two pistols they possess all over the room (but mechanically are aimed at Crash). He will then commence laughing and begin firing again. During his brief laughing spell, Crash has the opportunity to take him out with a spin or jump. In areas with Machine Gunners, barrel-shaped objects are lined along the wall for Crash to hide behind when bullets are fired.

Appearance
Machine Gunners take the appearance of classic gangsters of the 1930s to 1960s, similar to Pinstripe Potoroo. However, these enemies are more blandly dressed, with a blue suit, pink shirt, and red tie. They wear the signature hat of a mobster: the fedora. Each Machine Gunner holds two generic, silver handguns.