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

===Crash Bandicoot: The Huge Adventure & Crash Bandicoot 2: N-Tranced=== "An extra life in every box!"
 * Manual

"Collect the floating Crash head for an extra life."
 * N-Tranced - Prima strategy guide''

Crash Twinsanity
"Break crates with Crash's handsome mug on them to earn one extra life. As you might expect, these are some of the handiest crates in the entire game. They're often the reward for making a tricky jump or figuring out a puzzle."
 * Prima strategy guide

Appearances

 * Crash Bandicoot
 * Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back
 * Crash Bandicoot (99X)
 * 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

Names in Other Languages

 * Crash Crate