Crash Bandicoot, or simply Crash, is a popular video game character of Naughty Dog's Crash Bandicoot series created by Andy Gavin and Jason Rubin. In the games, Crash is described as a genetically-advanced Eastern Barred Bandicoot whose quiet life on a three-island chain (southwest of Australia, according to the instruction manual of the first game in the series) is frequently interrupted by his nemesis Doctor Neo Cortex, and must defeat him to put his life back in order. He is often accompanied by allies such as Aku Aku, Coco Bandicoot and Crunch Bandicoot.