Pura

Pura is a ridable character in the Crash Bandicoot series. In Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped, he is introduced. In Chinese levels, Coco Bandicoot can ride him like Crash rides Polar in Crash Bandicoot 2. He helps Coco in her fight against N.Gin making her craft more powerful. He is a cuddly, cute and tiny tiger cub. He is best friends with Coco, and enjoys basking in the warm China heat.

On Your Marks...
In Crash Team Racing, Pura is seen resting when Nitros Oxide came to Earth. Pura's kart has one of the best turning abilities.

Catnapped!
Pura would later be a racer, in Crash Nitro Kart. But, N. Trance kidnapped and brainwashed him in, along with Polar and Dingodile. Pura can be unlocked as a playable character.

It's No Cat Nap!
Pura's latest appearance was in Crash Boom Bang. Here, he wore clothes similar to Crash and can walk on two legs.

Trivia

 * Pura was originally intended to be a panda bear in Crash 3, but he was too similar to Polar who is a polar bear, so Pura instead became a tiger.
 * Pura made a small cameo in Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex. He is seen building a sandcastle while Aku-Aku was resting.
 * In CTR, if the player selects an unlockable character in arcade mode, Pura gets taken out of the race (whilst all other characters race).
 * Pura appears in Crash Bandicoot Nitro Kart 2 with a voice.
 * Some fans have thought that it could also derive from "Puranpur", a town/municipal board in the Pilibhit district of Uttar Pradesh, India's most populous state.

Other Links

 * Pura at Crash Mania →