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Crash Bandicoot is the title character and main protagonist of the Crash Bandicoot series. Introduced in the 1996 video game Crash Bandicoot , Crash is a mutant eastern barred bandicoot who was genetically enhanced by the series' main antagonist Doctor Neo Cortex and soon escaped from Cortex's castle after a failed experiment in the "Cortex Vortex". Throughout the series, Crash acts as the opposition against Cortex and his schemes for world domination. While Crash has a number of offensive maneuvers at his disposal, his most distinctive technique is one in which he spins like a tornado at high speeds and knocks away almost anything that he strikes. Crash was created by Andy Gavin and Jason Rubin , and was originally designed by Charles Zembillas . Crash was intended to be a mascot character for Sony to use to compete against Nintendo 's Mario and Sega 's Sonic the Hedgehog . Before Crash was given his name (which stems from the visceral reaction to ...

Dunnys are similar to Munnys in that both are produced by Kidrobot and are vinyl figures, however Dunnys are a different shape, are only sold with designs already printed on them, and are produced in limited numbers. Dunnys have rabbit-like ears at the top of their heads, unlike Munny which has two humanoid ears. Though they are sold already printed, artists can remove the factory-applied paint and apply their own designs, producing custom Dunnys. Dunnys are available in fewer locations than Munnys. They are sold in the Kidrobot stores in New York City , Los Angeles , Miami , San Francisco , London , and Las Vegas , along with other designer toy retailers. Dunnys are designed and released in 8" versions several times a year and typically two blind boxed series of 3" Dunny figures are released each year. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munny#Dunny ------------------------------ Kidrobot  is a producer and retailer of  designer toys , vinyl art toys and collectib...

Kidrobot  is a producer and retailer of  designer toys , vinyl art toys and collectibles founded in 2002 by  Paul Budnitz , specializing in artist-created toys and imports from  Japan ,  Hong Kong , and  Europe . Kidrobot also makes Kidrobot Mascots, which are figures of their main logo. These figures are usually nicknamed KR (Kidrobot's common nickname) and the number of the Mascot. For example, the first Mascot was KR1. Some figures also have names; for example, KR1 was called Brooklyn. In August 2008, Kidrobot collaborated with jewelry designer,  Tarina Tarantino , to launch a limited edition jewelry line, kidrobot by Tarina Tarantino. In November 2014, National Entertainment Collectibles Association Inc. (NECA) acquired Boulder-based art toy company Kidrobot. Terms were not disclosed. Artist-driven Kidrobot remains headquartered in Boulder, CO.  Frank Kozik , the famed concert-poster artist and creator of Kid robot's Labbit vinyl toy prod...

Kidrobot  is a producer and retailer of  designer toys , vinyl art toys and collectibles founded in 2002 by  Paul Budnitz , specializing in artist-created toys and imports from  Japan ,  Hong Kong , and  Europe . Kidrobot also makes Kidrobot Mascots, which are figures of their main logo. These figures are usually nicknamed KR (Kidrobot's common nickname) and the number of the Mascot. For example, the first Mascot was KR1. Some figures also have names; for example, KR1 was called Brooklyn. In August 2008, Kidrobot collaborated with jewelry designer,  Tarina Tarantino , to launch a limited edition jewelry line, kidrobot by Tarina Tarantino. In November 2014, National Entertainment Collectibles Association Inc. (NECA) acquired Boulder-based art toy company Kidrobot. Terms were not disclosed. Artist-driven Kidrobot remains headquartered in Boulder, CO.  Frank Kozik , the famed concert-poster artist and creator of Kid robot's Labbit vinyl toy prod...