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Pinstripe Potoroo

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Pinstripe Potoroo
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Pinstripe Potoroo as he appears in Crash Twinsanity
Full Name Pinstripelli Potorotti
First Appearance Crash Bandicoot (1996)
Species Potoroo
Affiliation(s) Doctor Neo Cortex (1996)
None (Subsequent appearances)
Latest Appearance Crash Boom Bang! (2006)
Portrayed by Brendan O'Brien (English, 1999)
Kazuhiro Yamaji (Japanese, 1999)
Takahiro Yoshino (Japanese, 2006)
Well, you - you call that racin? Forget about it! If you's gonna face Oxide, you's gonna have to get past me first! I'm the speed champion here, and I'm gonna save the world! For a size of a fee of course, hahahahaha! - Pinstripe Potoroo; Crash Team Racing

A mutated potoroo subjected to the Evolvo-Ray in Crash Bandicoot.

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[edit] History

[edit] Naughty Dog era

[edit] Crash Bandicoot

Pinstripe in Crash Bandicoot

Pinstripe appears as the fourth boss on the third island, at the end of the Cortex Power Plant area of which he is the CEO of. Pinstripe seems to have a high profile as he commands the Cortex Power plant. At the end of the Generator Room level, a door showing a portrait of Pinstripe and a warning sign, shows Pinstripe's full name, Pinstripelli Potorotti. In his boss fight, he shoots randomly in his own office, now upside-down due to his insane rampage. Crash, however, can be automatically protected by standing behind one of the two armchairs seen in said office, as Pinstripe lacks any kind of accuracy. Oddly enough, when defeated, Pinstripe spins one last time, accidentally hitting the glass wall behind his desk with his last two shots; he then just stops, though how this should mean his defeat is still unknown. It's possible that he used up so much adrenaline in the fight that he passes out in defeat.

[edit] Traveller's Tales era

[edit] Crash Twinsanity

Pinstripe made a cameo in Crash Twinsanity, and he is shown in the scene before Cortex´s boss round. He has his Tommy gun and he has a more "rattish" look than in the older games.

[edit] Spin-offs

[edit] Crash Team Racing

Pinstripe, the Fourth Race Boss before Oxide.
Pinstripe´s podium model for CTR, much more detailed than the CB1 one.

Pinstripe made his return in CTR. He is again the fourth boss, before Oxide. His home track is Hot Air Skyway, the longest track. When racing him, he shoots bombs backwards in an attempt to stop you. When he is defeated, he gives you the final of four keys needed to face Oxide. In the game, Pinstripe had average stats with high acceleration, the same as Coco, and N. Gin; this potentially makes him a tough boss to overcome. He can be unlocked by completing the Yellow Gem Cup in Adventure Mode or hold the L1 + R1 buttons and pressing Left, Right, Triangle, Down, Right and Down in the main menu. For some reason, he is almost always the last in the results.

[edit] Crash Boom Bang!

He later appeared in Crash Boom Bang!. This is the second game that pinstripe is a playable character.

[edit] Characteristics

[edit] Personality

Pinstripe is a parody of Mafia gangsters seen in films such as Scarface, and talks with a strong Chicago accent. Pinstripe´s gangster accent can be heard in all of his in-game quotes such as "Say Good night!", "Watch your back!" or "Have some of this!". Pinstripe's main weapon is a Tommy gun, which he uses against Crash in the first game, and is seen wielding it in future appearances.

Pinstripe also jokes about doing things for money (as most real-life Mafia do), as heard in CTR; "I'm the speed champion here, and I'm gonna save the world... for a small fee, of course!"

[edit] Outward appearance

Pinstripe possesses large ears and dark brown fur, and he always wears a pinkish-red suit and tie (in Twinsanity, he instead dons a black pinstriped suit). He is almost always holding his Tommy gun, even when he is merely reciting his pre-race speech in CTR.

[edit] Trivia

  • In the Crash Games made by Naughty Dog, Pinstripe had the third most Hit Points in Crash 1, Six, beaten by N.Brio (2nd place), who had Nine, and N. Gin, who had Five and Seven equalling Twelve between his two Machine Forms in Warped.
  • In CTR after defeating Pinstripe, The reward for the fouth Boss Key will teleport the player back to Oxide's side of the map (along with Pinstripe's speech after he's defeated).
  • Since children at a young age could not understand that Pinstripe is a Potaroo, they might initially think he is a Weasel.
  • He may have a Mafia club


Crash Bandicoot
Protagonists Crash Bandicoot | Aku Aku | Tawna
Levels First Island (N. Sanity Beach • Jungle Rollers • The Great Gate • Boulders • Upstream • Rolling Stones • Hog Wild • Native Fortress) | Second Island (Up the Creek • The Lost City • Temple Ruins • Road to Nowhere • Boulder Dash • Whole Hog • Sunset Vista) | Third Island (Heavy Machinery • Cortex Power • Generator Room • Toxic Waste • The High Road • Slippery Climb • Lights Out • Fumbling in the Dark • Jaws of Darkness • Castle Machinery • The Lab • The Great Hall)
Items Crates (Basic Crate • Aku Aku Crate • Bounce Crate • Arrow Crate • ? Crate • ! Crate • TNT Crate • Crash Crate • Checkpoint Crate • Bonus Crate) | Wumpa Fruit | Gem | Key
Enemies Crab | Turtle | Skunk | Venus Fly Trap | Monkey | Tribesman | Flying Fish | Bat | Lizard | Snake | Spider | Hog | Holo-Projector | Robot | Machine Gunner | Barrel Thrower | Bird | Evil Hand | Lab Assistant | Rat | Blob
Bosses Papu Papu | Ripper Roo | Koala Kong | Pinstripe Potoroo | Doctor Nitrus Brio | Doctor Neo Cortex








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