 A number of characters from past Crash Bandicoot games return in Crash Boom Bang ! , though only eight are playable . The playable characters include Crash Bandicoot , Coco Bandicoot , Crunch Bandicoot , <unk> , Doctor Neo Cortex , <unk> , <unk> <unk> , and Fake Crash . All of the characters physically appear as they do in official Japanese Crash Bandicoot artwork and promotions ( which was the only Sierra Entertainment video game to be introduced the official Japanese Crash Bandicoot artwork and promotions ) , though Crash 's model was altered for the non @-@ Japanese releases to closer resemble his Crash <unk> model . The host of the party , the Viscount , is an original character designed specifically for the game . His name in the original Japanese version is " Viscount Devil " , a reference to the Tasmanian devil native to Australia . Other past characters make cameos in the game at one point or another , such as the Lab <unk> , Doctor N. <unk> , Tiny Tiger , Doctor <unk> <unk> and Polar . <unk> <unk> serves as the player 's tutor , while <unk> <unk> makes a cameo appearance as a <unk> item in the shop . 
