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===Aku Aku=== {{redirect|Aku Aku|the book by Thor Heyerdahl|Aku-Aku}} '''Aku Aku''' is the guardian of the Wumpa Islands and the father figure of Crash and his friends. He is voiced by [[Mel Winkler]] in his English speaking appearances up to ''Crash Twinsanity'', and by [[Greg Eagles]] in ''Crash of the Titans'' and ''Crash: Mind over Mutant''. He is voiced by [[Kenichi Ogata (voice actor)|Kenichi Ogata]] in the Japanese versions of his speaking appearances up to ''Crash Twinsanity''. Aku Aku is the spirit of an ancient [[witch doctor]] encased in a floating, wooden mask.<ref name="Crash1ManualAku">{{cite book |title=''Crash Bandicoot'' Instruction Booklet |year=1996 |publisher=[[Sony Computer Entertainment]] |pages=22}}</ref> When he sensed Crash's mission to stop Doctor Cortex, he scattered copies of himself throughout the Wumpa Islands in an effort to aid him in his mission.<ref name="Crash1ManualAku"/> Whenever Crash possesses an Aku Aku mask, he will be shielded from one enemy attack or contact. Collecting three Aku Aku masks gives Crash temporary invulnerability from all minor dangers.<ref>{{cite book |title=''Crash Bandicoot'' Instruction Booklet |year=1996 |publisher=[[Sony Computer Entertainment]] |pages=9}}</ref> In ''[[Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped]]'', Aku Aku's evil younger brother Uka Uka is introduced when the ruins of Cortex's space station crash into Earth and set Uka Uka free. Aku Aku tells Crash and Coco the story of how he locked Uka Uka up in an underground prison many eons ago.<ref name="UndergroundPrison">{{cite video game |title=Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped |developer=Naughty Dog |publisher=Sony Computer Entertainment |date=November 3, 1998 |platform=PlayStation |level=Opening sequence |quote='''Aku Aku:''' After many eons, my evil twin Uka Uka has been freed from his underground prison. Long ago, I locked him there to protect the world from his malice.}}</ref> He then gives the two the assignment of gathering Crystals that lay scattered throughout time and keep them from the hands of Uka Uka and Doctor Cortex.<ref>{{cite video game |title=Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped |developer=Naughty Dog |publisher=Sony Computer Entertainment |date=November 3, 1998 |platform=PlayStation |level=Opening sequence |quote='''Aku Aku:''' Children, Uka Uka and Cortex plan on using this Time-Twisting Machine to gather Crystals that lay scattered across time. I have brought you here to gather the Crystals before they do so.}}</ref> During Crash's final fight against Doctor Neo Cortex, Aku Aku fends off Uka Uka's attacks while the fight is in session. Aku Aku appears in ''Crash Team Racing'' as a tutor for the characters Crash, Coco, Polar and Pura, giving them useful tips and tricks throughout the game. He also appears as a power-up during the races, protecting the said characters from all attacks and obstacles while giving them a speed boost.<ref name="MaskTeamRacing">{{cite book |title=''Crash Team Racing'' Instruction Booklet |year=1999 |publisher=[[Sony Computer Entertainment]] |pages=22}}</ref> However, he cannot protect the characters from chasms and deep water.<ref name="MaskTeamRacing"/> In ''Crash Bash'', in order to resolve his constant fighting with Uka Uka, Aku Aku summons Crash and Coco as part of a contest between his players against Uka Uka, Aku Aku is later allowed to have Tiny and Dingodile into his team as to even out the number of players between them. During the course of the tournament, Aku Aku begins to suspect that Uka Uka is using the tournament to disguise a secret plot of his own. He discovers this plot to steal Crystals just in time for his team to win. Aku Aku locks the Crystals up into a secret cabinet for safekeeping, and banishes Uka Uka into the vacuum of space as punishment for trying to abuse the power of the Crystals. When disasters ravage the world in ''Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex'', Aku Aku discovers that Uka Uka and Doctor Cortex have unleashed a group of destructive masks known as the Elementals, and calls upon Crash and Coco Bandicoot to gather Crystals and return the Elementals to their hibernation state. In ''Crash Bandicoot 2: N-Tranced'', Aku Aku saves Crash from being kidnapped by Nefarious Tropy and N. Trance, and sends him off to gather Crystals so that he may be able to reach the villains. Aku Aku reprises his role from ''Crash Team Racing'' in ''Crash Nitro Kart'', giving useful advice and acting as a power-up for the characters Crash, Coco and Crunch. In ''Crash Twinsanity'', Aku Aku convinces Uka Uka to join him in order to defeat the Evil Twins, but both are easily defeated when they attempt this. Aku Aku has a cameo appearance in ''Crash Tag Team Racing'' as the tiki masks in the "Tiki Turbo" track. He also appears as the tutor in ''Crash Boom Bang!'', giving the player instructions on how to play the game. In ''Crash of the Titans'', Aku Aku is captured by Doctor Neo Cortex, but is rescued by Crash Bandicoot. Throughout the game, Aku Aku gives the player basic instructions, shields Crash from enemy attacks, and transforms into a skateboard to help Crash traverse slippery terrain. He reprises this role for ''Crash: Mind over Mutant''. Aku Aku is one of the only two characters in the game unable to be controlled by Cortex's NV device, as the device is too small to fit on his head. <br clear="all" /> ====Reception==== A reviewer for [[Game Revolution]] compared the mechanics of the Aku Aku masks to the shields of the ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (series)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' series.<ref>{{cite web |title=''Crash Bandicoot'' review for the PS |url=http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/sony/crash_bandicoot |publisher=[[Game Revolution]] |date=June 4, 2004 |accessdate=June 3, 2009 |quote=There is only one type of powerup, an old Maori mask that protects you much the way the shield does in Sonic the Hedgehog, but it works well enough for the game.}}</ref> John Scalzo of [[Gaming Target]] commented that the "booooo-ahhhhhh!" chant made by Aku Aku is "pretty slick".<ref>{{cite web |author=John Scalzo |title=''Crash Bandicoot'' PSOne Review @ Gaming Target |url=http://www.gamingtarget.com/article.php?artid=1018&gameid=16 | publisher=[[Gaming Target]] |date=August 16, 2002 |accessdate=June 3, 2009 |quote=It's almost a shame the sound never rises above generic platform effects. Although the booooo-ahhhhhh! tiki mask effect is pretty slick.}}</ref> The sound quality of Aku Aku's voice in ''Crash Team Racing'' was praised by SolidSnake of PSX Extreme,<ref>{{cite web |author=SolidSnake |title=PlayStation Game Reviews: ''Crash Team Racing'' |url=http://www.psxextreme.com/ps1-reviews/9.html |publisher=[[PSX Extreme]] |date=November 5, 1999 |accessdate=June 3, 2009 |quote=When Aku-Aku speaks to you, the quality of speech is very very good, never any break up and the sound always stays crisp and clear.}}</ref> while Arnold Katayev, in his review of ''Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex'', negatively described Aku Aku's voice as "melodramatic".<ref>{{cite web |author=Arnold Katayev |title=PS2 Game Reviews: ''Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex'' |url=http://www.psxextreme.com/ps2-reviews/98.html |publisher=[[PSX Extreme]] |date=November 11, 2001 |accessdate=June 3, 2009 |quote=Although, at times it seems like Aku-Aku's voice-actor just doesn't sound right. It's rather melodramatic, if you will.}}</ref> Steven Rodriguez, in his [[Nintendo World Report]] review of ''Crash Nitro Kart'', described Aku Aku's voice when giving advice between races as "sexy" and cited it as the best part of the game's audio, but admitted that "even he gets rather annoying."<ref name="NWRNGC">{{cite web |url=http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/forums/?catid=7&threadid=7308 |title=''Crash Nitro Kart'' Review |accessdate=January 24, 2010 |author=Steven Rodriguez |date=December 14, 2003 |publisher=[[Nintendo World Report]] |quote=The best part about the game's audio is that sexy talking mask that gives you advice between races, but even he gets rather annoying.}}</ref> In his review of ''Crash of the Titans'', Brian Rowe of Game Revolution, while citing the ability to "slap Aku Akuβs face into the ground and ride it like a surfboard" as "harshly inconsiderate", considered it "payback for his gratingly poor impersonations of that other floating head of wisdom β [[Aqua Teen Hunger Force|Frylock]]."<ref>{{cite web |author=Brian Rowe |title=''Crash of the Titans'' review for the XBOX360 |url=http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/xbox360/crash_of_the_titans | publisher=[[Game Revolution]] |date=January 21, 2008 |accessdate=June 3, 2009 |quote=By the fourth level, Crash can slap Aku Akuβs face into the ground and ride it like a surfboard. It seemed harshly inconsiderate, but I considered it payback for his gratingly poor impersonations of that other floating head of wisdom β Frylock.}}</ref>
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