Aku Aku/Gallery

1 Promotional Images
2 In-Game
3 Manga
4 Concept Art
5 Merchandise

Promotional Images[]

Crash Bandicoot[]

Aku Aku in the Crash Bandicoot manual

Glowing Aku Aku with Crash

Promo art of the Crash cast

Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back[]

Japanese render of Aku Aku

Crash Bandicoot: Warped[]

Aku Aku with Crash, Coco, Polar, Pura, and Baby T at the end of Warped

Render of Aku Aku with Crash on his motorcycle from the Japanese manual

Japanese render of Golden Aku Aku

Japanese clay model of Aku Aku

Promotional image of the Japanese Crash mascot suit holding Aku Aku

Promotional image of the Japanese Crash mascot suit holding Aku Aku and waving

Manga strip from the CoroCoro Comic strategy guide demonstrating the Fruit Bazooka

Manga strip from the CoroCoro Comic strategy guide of Crash and Fake Crash competing

CTR: Crash Team Racing[]

Aku Aku in the Crash Team Racing demo

Render of Aku Aku

Japanese render of Aku Aku

From CTR's Scrapbook

Japanese promo art

Comic of Crash using Aku Aku as a spare tire from the CoroCoro Comic strategy guide

Crash Bash[]

Aku Aku on the NTSC-J box art of Crash Bandicoot Carnival

Aku Aku and friends in the NTSC-J manual

Aku Aku appears in the bios of the characters who are on his side

Aku Aku and Uka Uka fighting

Japanese render of Aku Aku and Uka Uka fighting (note Uka Uka's missing forehead markings)

Japanese render of Aku Aku

Comic of Cortex's "carnival" outfit from the CoroCoro Comic strategy guide

Comic of the masks being used as shields from the CoroCoro Comic strategy guide

Comic of Crash crashing Coco's recital from the CoroCoro Comic strategy guide

Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex[]

Aku Aku in an illustration from the Japanese manual

Aku Aku as he appears in Wrath of Cortex

Japanese render of Aku Aku

Crash Bandicoot Purple: Ripto's Rampage[]

A Japanese render of Aku Aku

Crash Twinsanity[]

A promo image featuring Aku Aku, Crash and Cortex facing an army of Ant Drones

A promo image featuring Aku Aku being used as a shield by Crash

Crash of the Titans[]

Aku Aku in Crash of the Titans

Crash and Aku Aku attacking a Spike

Aku Aku after jacking a Spike

Aku Aku after jacking a Scorporilla

Aku Aku after jacking a Ratcicle

Crash and Aku Aku getting ready to jack a Ratcicle

Crash and Aku Aku on a jacked Ratcicle fighting a Shellephant

Aku Aku alongside the rest of the main cast of Crash of the Titans

Artwork of Crash performing the Air Grind with Aku Aku

An advertisement for the game

Crash and Aku Aku on a jacked Ratcicle for the cover of the Official Playstation 2 Magazine Issue 91

Promotional trading card featuring Crash and Aku Aku on a jacked Ratcicle

Desktop wallpaper

Xbox 360 Gamerpic from the Crash Heroes Picture Pack

Xbox 360 Gamerpic from the Bonus Coder Art Picture Pack

Crash: Mind Over Mutant[]

Aku Aku alongside the rest of the main cast of Crash Mind Over Mutant

Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy[]

Aku Aku on the NTSC-U/PAL box art of Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy

Aku Aku on the NTSC-J box art of Crash Bandicoot: Surprise 3-Stage Serving!

Aku Aku in the Crash Bandicoot: N. Sane Trilogy

Aku Aku's artwork

Aku Aku in the N. Sane Trilogy

Official site GIF

Aku Aku in a promotional artwork picture for the N. Sane Trilogy

PSN avatar

Crash dancing with Aku Aku in N. Sanity Beach

Crash with Aku Aku invincibility on N. Sanity Beach

Crash running with Aku Aku on N. Sanity Beach

Coco and Aku Aku running through Jungle Rollers

Coco and Aku Aku running through The Great Gate

Coco on her phone with Aku Aku in Upstream

Ditto

Coco posing with Aku Aku in Rolling Stones

Crash and Aku Aku running through Sunset Vista

Crash jumping through Heavy Machinery with Aku Aku

Crash and Aku Aku in Heavy Machinery

Crash and Aku Aku running down the stairs in Heavy Machinery

Crash and Aku Aku running towards Rats in Fumbling in the Dark

Crash and Aku Aku in Stormy Ascent

Crash and Aku Aku facing down a Beaker-Throwing Lab Assistant in Stormy Ascent

Crash and Aku Aku running towards Turtles in Turtle Woods

Crash and Aku Aku fighting Man-Eating Plants in Hang Eight

Crash and Aku Aku fighting the Komodo Brothers in their boss fight in Cortex Strikes Back

Crash and Aku Aku standing in Road to Ruin

Crash and Aku Aku flying towards an Jetpack Electric Lab Assistant in Rock It

Coco and Aku Aku in the bonus round of Bone Yard

Crash and Aku Aku cautiously approaching a Nitro Crate in Future Tense

Crash and Aku Aku in the bonus round of Future Tense

Promotional image for Thanksgiving 2017

Ditto

Promotional image for Christmas 2017

Promotional image for Thanksgiving 2018

Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled[]

Aku Aku protecting Crash while racing against Pura, Cortex, Coco and Tiny on Tiger Temple

Aku Aku protecting Polar while racing against Cortex, Pura and Dingodile on Polar Pass

Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time[]

Aku Aku on the cover of The Art of Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time

Promo image of Aku Aku and Crash in Rude Awakening

Aku Aku and Crash in Rude Awakening for the Switch version

Aku Aku and Crash in Booty Calls

Promo image for PlayStation 5 release

Promotional artwork of Crash looking at his bucket list for the 25th anniversary, with a doodle of Aku Aku at the bottom

Promotional artwork for Thanksgiving 2021

Unique Christmas artwork for Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2, featuring an Aku Aku cookie

Another christmas promotional artwork

Crash Bandicoot: On the Run![]

Aku Aku in the final key art for On the Run!

Aku Aku's character profile

Aku Aku in an early promo image on the app store

A promo render of Aku Aku

Promo image for the game's shutdown

Crash Team Rumble[]

Aku Aku in the key artwork for Crash Team Rumble

Wide version of the key artwork

Artwork of Catbat holding Aku Aku and a Wumpa Fruit

Promotional render for New Year's Day 2024

Promotional artwork for Valentine's Day 2024 featuring an Aku Aku-shaped chocolate

Miscellaneous[]

Aku Aku as he appears in CR Crash Bandicoot

Aku Aku on one of the many iterations of the official Crash Bandicoot website

An Aku Aku bauble in promotional artwork for Christmas 2024

In-Game[]

Crash Bandicoot[]

Aku Aku as he appears in Crash Bandicoot

Golden Aku Aku as he appears in Crash Bandicoot

Aku Aku as he appears in Crash Bandicoot (Lights Out/Fumbling in the Dark; Fading)

Aku Aku as he appears in Crash Bandicoot (Lights Out/Fumbling in the Dark; Bright)

Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back[]

Aku Aku as he appears in Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back

Aku Aku as he appears in Cortex Strikes Back

Golden Aku Aku as he appears in Cortex Strikes Back

Aku Aku as he appears in Cortex Strikes Back (Japanese version; When taking hints)

An Aku Aku Crate in Cortex Strikes Back

Crash with Aku Aku's Invincibility

Crash Bandicoot: Warped[]

Aku Aku as he appears in Warped (in-game)

Aku Aku as he appears in Warped (cutscenes)

Aku Aku as he appears in Warped (Japanese version; When taking hints)

Golden Aku Aku as he appears in Warped

Aku Aku telling Crash, Coco and Polar about Uka Uka

Crash Anywhere[]

Aku Aku drops in mid-minigame in Dancing Anywhere

Aku Aku dancing with Crash

CTR: Crash Team Racing[]

Aku Aku as he appears in CTR: Crash Team Racing (cutscene)

Aku Aku as he appears in Crash Team Racing (in-game)

Aku Aku's invincibility mask power up icon

Crash Bash[]

Aku Aku in Crash Bash

Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex[]

Aku Aku in The Wrath of Cortex

Pura, Crash, Coco and Aku Aku entering the Virtual Reality Hub System in The Wrath of Cortex

Aku Aku and Pura relaxing on the beach in The Wrath of Cortex

Crash Bandicoot Blast![]

Aku Aku in Crash Bandicoot Blast

Crash Nitro Kart[]

Aku Aku protecting Crash in the loading screen for Android Alley

Aku Aku in CNK

Aku Aku's icon in CNK (console)

Aku Aku's icon in CNK (handheld)

Crash Bandicoot Purple: Ripto's Rampage[]

Aku Aku in Crash Bandicoot Purple: Ripto's Rampage

Aku Aku sprite from Crash Purple

Crash Twinsanity[]

Aku Aku's prototype in Crash Twinsanity, with different colored feathers

Aku Aku's appearance in Twinsanity, with the feathers as they appear in-game

Aku Aku in Twinsanity's beta

Aku Aku in Twinsanity

Aku Aku in the background illustration for the credits sequence

Crash Tag Team Racing[]

Aku Aku in Crash Tag Team Racing

Crash Boom Bang![]

Aku Aku in Crash Boom Bang!

The Aku Aku's feathers item

Crash of the Titans[]

Aku Aku from the GBA version of Crash of the Titans

Aku Aku in the mobile version of Crash of the Titans

Aku Aku icon in Gba version of Crash of the Titans

Aku Aku icon in mobile version of Crash of the Titans

Crash Nitro Kart 2[]

Aku Aku as the icon for the Kart Jacker item in CNK2

Crash Bandicoot Nitro Kart 2[]

Aku Aku in Crash Bandicoot Nitro Kart 2

Skylanders: Imaginators[]

Crash Bandicoot and Aku Aku

Aku Aku as seen in Skylanders: Imaginators

Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy[]

Aku Aku in the N. Sane Trilogy

Aku Aku Invincibility in the N. Sane Trilogy

An Aku Aku crate in the N. Sane Trilogy

CrashMoji[]

Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled[]

Aku Aku's invincibility mask power up icon

Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time[]

Aku Aku's character model

A tribute to the late Mel Winkler, Aku Aku's original voice actor

Crash Bandicoot: On the Run![]

Golden Aku Aku

Aku Aku's mug

Manga[]

Crash Bandicoot[]

A photo of a page from the manga seen on Naughty Dog's 1998 website

Aku Aku as he appears in the manga

Aku Aku on the title page of Chapter 1

Crash Bandicoot: Dansu! De Jump! Na Daibouken[]

Aku Aku on the cover art of volume one

Aku Aku on the cover art of volume two

Artwork of Aku Aku from the back cover of volume one

Aku Aku as he appears in Dansu! De Jump!

Aku Aku on the title page of Chapter 2

Aku Aku on the title page of Chapter 3

Aku Aku on the title page of Chapter 4

Aku Aku on the title page of Chapter 6

Aku Aku on the title page of Volume 2, Chapter 3

Aku Aku on the title page of Volume 2, Chapter 6

Aku Aku on the title page of bonus chapter 1

Crash Bandicoot: Kattobi! Spin World[]

Aku Aku as he appears in Crash Bandicoot: Kattobi! Spin World

Aku Aku on the title page for the June '99 issue

Aku Aku on the title page for the June '02 issue

Aku Aku on the title page for the December '02 issue

Concept Art[]

Crash Bandicoot[]

Concept art of Aku Aku when he was still human

Early concept art of characters that would become Aku Aku. There would have originally been a "fairy godmother" type character in Aku Aku's role as Crash's guardian

More early concepts

Aku Aku's description from the Crash bible

Concept art featuring Aku Aku and most major characters at the time

Crash Bash[]

A storyboard for an early version of the intro cutscene

A storyboard for an early version of the "good ending" cutscene

Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex[]

Various concept art in the Japanese manual

Crash Twinsanity[]

Concept art of Aku Aku with Crash in Cortex's boss fight

Concept art of Aku Aku with Crash and Cortex sliding through Cortez in Slip Slide Icecapades

Concept art showing Aku Aku in the Henchmania boss fight

Concept art showing Aku Aku with Crash on an early version of Twinsanity Island

Concept art of Aku Aku with Crash, Coco and Nina waiting outside Evil Crash's house while Cortex approaches the door

Aku Aku with Crash jumping across a body of water in the cut Harbor level

Aku Aku with Crash in the scrapped Megalomaniac Mind Mania level

Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time[]

Aku Aku's expression sheet

Concept art of Aku Aku's mugshot for the Aku Aku Crates

An early smaller, rounder design for Aku Aku

Aku Aku in the storyboard for the games intro (Note that he is erroneously referred to as "Uka")

Miscellaneous[]

Concept art for Aku Aku as an accessory for the Resaurus action figures

Aku Aku's model in the promo trailer for Crash of the Titans (mobile)

Merchandise[]

Late 90s/early 2000s Aku Aku Resaurus figure

Resaurus figures of Crash, Cortex, Coco and Tiny, including an Aku Aku piece

2017 Aku Aku and Golden Aku Aku First 4 Figures statues

2018 Aku Aku Funko Pop

2018 Aku Aku Kidrobot mini

2018 Crash with Aku Aku Kidrobot mini

2019 Crash with Aku Aku NECA figure

Crash and Aku-Aku T-shirt from GameStop

Crash, Coco, and Aku-Aku Art Print

Exquisite Gaming's Crash and Aku Aku cable guy phone/controller holder

A 2020 line of plushes by Play By Play

The 2020 Cubic Heroes paper-crafts by Creative and Cool, given out alongside sales of It's About Time in Europe only

2021 Crash & Aku Aku Nendoroid by Good Smile Company

2022 Crash & Aku Aku Funko Pop

2022 Headstart Crash action figure, featuring Aku Aku

2022 Headstart 4 pack, featuring Aku Aku

2024 Wake Studio Biker Crash statue, featuring Aku Aku

Set image of the 2024 Bandai Namco UFO catcher plushes, featuring Crash wearing Aku Aku

Promotional image of the full 2024 Bandai Namco set

2024 Aku Aku and Uka Uka figurine by Youtooz