Pufferfish are enemies encountered in the underwater levels of Crash Bandicoot: Warped, Crash Bandicoot: The Huge Adventure, and the N. Sane Trilogy remake of the third game.
Overview[]
Crash Bandicoot: Warped[]
First appearing in Warped, pufferfish are small, red fish with orange-yellow eyes and spines. They can inflate to become larger and more rounded, where their spines are made most visible. Pufferfish are shown to inflate and raise their spines every few seconds, all while slowly moving up and down. They also turn to face Crash whenever he swims near them. Pufferfish can be defeated using the spin attack when deflated, or by shooting torpedoes using the Jet Sub. If Crash touches a pufferfish when it is inflated or fails to spin them away when they are deflated, he will become inflated himself. Pufferfish can be found in the levels Under Pressure and Deep Trouble.
Crash Bandicoot: The Huge Adventure[]
Pufferfish reappear in The Huge Adventure, behaving largely the same as in Warped. They can be found in the levels Shipwrecked, Shark Attack and Sunken City.
Crash Bandicoot Purple: Ripto's Rampage[]
Pufferfish also have a minor cameo on a Trading Card in Purple.
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy[]
In the N. Sane Trilogy remake of Warped, pufferfish reprise their role with no significant changes.
Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled[]
In Nitro-Fueled, several pufferfish appear as background objects in Roo's Tubes. They can be seen in one of the track's underwater sections, floating, inflating and deflating as in their N. Sane Trilogy appearance.
Appearances[]
- Crash Bandicoot: Warped
- Crash Bandicoot: The Huge Adventure
- Crash Bandicoot Purple: Ripto's Rampage
- Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy
- Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled
Gallery[]
Names in other languages[]
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| French | Poisson-Globe[a] |
| German | Kugelfisch[a] |
| Italian | Pesce Palla[a] |
| Japanese | プクット (3)[1] ハリセンボン (THA)[2] フグ (Purple)[a] Pukutto (3) Harisenbon (THA) Fugu (Purple) |
| Spanish | Pez Erizo[a] |
Trivia[]
- Initially, the pufferfish in the original Warped were colored purple instead of red, as seen in a promotional trailer[3], the leaked beta version of Under Pressure and the Pizza Hut NTSC/U demo version[4] of the latter level. Although it is unclear why the color change was made before the game's release, it is likely that this was done to make the pufferfish more visible to players.
References[]
| Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy | ||
| DLC Content | Crash Bandicoot: Stormy Ascent Crash Bandicoot: Warped: Future Tense | |