Uploaded May 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
For further details on current fighters' stats and hitboxes, check out Ultimate Frame Data: ultimateframedata.com/stats.php
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Welcome to another episode of Challenger Approaching! In this series, we discuss characters who could find their way into Super Smash Bros. Ultimate or future entries, then go into ludicrous detail on what they would be like if they joined the fight for real!
This time, our attention is on someone who has drawn an awful lot of attention in the past year. Crash Bandicoot has come spinning back into the mainstream, carrying momentum from his recent revival into his first brand new mainline platformer in a very long time! And with so many major characters finding their way into Smash lately, speculators have wondered increasingly often if Crash himself will follow suit next.
But just what chance does this former console rival actually have of joining the fight? And if he did make it in, just how could his 25 year history be shaped into a compelling moveset? Let's take a look.
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Support via Patreon at: patreon.com/Delzethin
Graphic design by Voyager: twitter.com/Fire_Voyager
Post-production assistance by Desma: twitter.com/D3stiny_Sm4sher
Post-production assistance by Yoshiller: twitter.com/RealYoshiller
Challenger Key Art by Ed Mendoza: twitter.com/edmendozaart
Additional Sources:
Crash Bandicoot – “Nintendo HQ” TV Commercial (via Find Your Inner Geek): youtube.com/watch?v=4pI6ZbQhquo
Crash Bandicoot 4 – All Cutscenes (Shirrako): youtube.com/watch?v=PB-hENnsxXM
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy – All Bosses + Cutscenes (ProsafiaGaming): youtube.com/watch?v=ihxN6kIR6EE
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy – Announcement Trailer (Activision Official): youtube.com/watch?v=4fbO2-egZ3U
Crash of the Titans – Walkthrough, Part 1 (WishingTikal): youtube.com/watch?v=nx3Cqcez3ug
Skylanders Imaginators – Crash Bandicoot Gameplay (Packattack04082): youtube.com/watch?v=ifz5OyG2D-w
Super Smash Bros. Brawl – Announcement Trailer (via CyberWorld 9000): youtube.com/watch?v=FvdO9A87_LU
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – Banjo & Kazooie Reveal Trailer (Smash Bros. Official): youtube.com/watch?v=qyJ4djjQOr0
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – Min Min Reveal Trailer (Smash Bros. Official): youtube.com/watch?v=dKR_w6C5A5k
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – Sakurai Presents Byleth (Nintendo Official): youtube.com/watch?v=2aqVlLlKkcg
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – Sakurai Presents Terry Bogard (Nintendo Official): youtube.com/watch?v=yK3VltKv3JI
For further details on current fighters' stats and hitboxes, check out Ultimate Frame Data: ultimateframedata.com/stats.php
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Welcome to another episode of Challenger Approaching! In this series, we discuss characters who could find their way into Super Smash Bros. Ultimate or future entries, then go into ludicrous detail on what they would be like if they joined the fight for real!
This time, our attention is on someone who has drawn an awful lot of attention in the past year. Crash Bandicoot has come spinning back into the mainstream, carrying momentum from his recent revival into his first brand new mainline platformer in a very long time! And with so many major characters finding their way into Smash lately, speculators have wondered increasingly often if Crash himself will follow suit next.
But just what chance does this former console rival actually have of joining the fight? And if he did make it in, just how could his 25 year history be shaped into a compelling moveset? Let's take a look.
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Follow on Twitter at: twitter.com/Delzethin
Support via Patreon at: patreon.com/Delzethin
Graphic design by Voyager: twitter.com/Fire_Voyager
Post-production assistance by Desma: twitter.com/D3stiny_Sm4sher
Post-production assistance by Yoshiller: twitter.com/RealYoshiller
Challenger Key Art by Ed Mendoza: twitter.com/edmendozaart
Additional Sources:
Crash Bandicoot – “Nintendo HQ” TV Commercial (via Find Your Inner Geek): youtube.com/watch?v=4pI6ZbQhquo
Crash Bandicoot 4 – All Cutscenes (Shirrako): youtube.com/watch?v=PB-hENnsxXM
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy – All Bosses + Cutscenes (ProsafiaGaming): youtube.com/watch?v=ihxN6kIR6EE
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy – Announcement Trailer (Activision Official): youtube.com/watch?v=4fbO2-egZ3U
Crash of the Titans – Walkthrough, Part 1 (WishingTikal): youtube.com/watch?v=nx3Cqcez3ug
Skylanders Imaginators – Crash Bandicoot Gameplay (Packattack04082): youtube.com/watch?v=ifz5OyG2D-w
Super Smash Bros. Brawl – Announcement Trailer (via CyberWorld 9000): youtube.com/watch?v=FvdO9A87_LU
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – Banjo & Kazooie Reveal Trailer (Smash Bros. Official): youtube.com/watch?v=qyJ4djjQOr0
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – Min Min Reveal Trailer (Smash Bros. Official): youtube.com/watch?v=dKR_w6C5A5k
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – Sakurai Presents Byleth (Nintendo Official): youtube.com/watch?v=2aqVlLlKkcg
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – Sakurai Presents Terry Bogard (Nintendo Official): youtube.com/watch?v=yK3VltKv3JI
