Nash

"Put 'em up, put 'em up! ...Is that...enough? I need to get moving!"

- Nash

Nash is a shark-like alien from the planet Barin. He is one of Emperor Velo XXVII's champions. Players can unlock him in the GBA version by beating him the first time at Barin. He appears to have a laser cannon like device on his helmet.

Crash Nitro Kart
Nash is a cybernetically enhanced shark creature who is the champion of Barin. In the beginning of the cutscene, Nash is seen boxing with himself saying "Put em up, put em up!" When he becomes antsy, he begins yelling at Velo but is scared off into his track. At the end of Team Bandicoot's victory, he asks if he may have his key back, but when denied he suddenly faints, and is sleeping when Coco hacked his brain. At the end of Team Cortex's victory, N. Gin talks to Cortex about having cybernetic sharks as slaves, but Cortex sees how easily they can be beat. On the track, Nash uses shark teeth and joke teeth as weapons.

Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled
Nash returns in Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled as an unlockable character. He is an Acceleration-class racer.

Stats:

 * Speed: 4/7
 * Acceleration: 7/7
 * Turning: 3/7
 * Difficulty: Intermediate

Personality
Nash seems to be very bad tempered, high strung, and has a very bad attitude and a violent behavior. He's cocky and was so hyperactive, that it was impossible for him to even sleep, until Coco hacked his brain and put him into his first slumber.

Appearances

 * Crash Nitro Kart
 * Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled

Trivia

 * Nash is the only champion to not be warped away in a flash of light after losing to Team Cortex. Instead, he simply runs away when Velo's hologram appears.
 * Nash is somewhat similar to Hannah Barbara's Jabber Jaw. They're both sharks, say "Put em up! Put em up!" when they feel like fighting, and right before Coco puts him to sleep, he says "neh-eh-eh" like Jabber does.
 * Nash's name comes from a different spelling of the word gnash, which describes grinding or biting down with one's teeth, referencing the character's huge shark jaws.
 * Parodying real life diving gear used by humans, Nash's scuba goggles and breathing apparatus carry out the exact opposite function; keeping oxygen out and water in. Being that Nash is an aquatic creature who breathes water rather than air, it makes sense as well.
 * In Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled, he has the same stats as Coco and N.Gin.

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