Crash Bandicoot: Birth of a Firebird

Dr. Neo Cortex, of course, is tired of failing all the time.

While he is in his lair trying to come up with a plan, he slaps himself in the head and calls himself an idiot, because he finds out an easier way to destroy Crash Bandicoot: obviously, let someone ELSE do the work. Now, Cortex knows that his minions have tried many times to defeat Crash Bandicoot, but have failed miserably. This makes him think very hard, and he has a brilliant scheme of creating some sort of laser to make one of his minions more powerful; having incredible strength and powers.

After Cortex shows N. Gin his laser, N. Gin just rolls his eyes and thinks this will be another failure, but Cortex is pretty confident in this plan.

Soon enough, Dingodile walks into the room. Cortex, filled with joy, thinks to himself that he'd be the PERFECT test subject for his laser. Dingodile refuses at first, but then thinks that he'd be in control, and not Cortex. Dingodile agrees with the idea, so then Cortex zaps him with the laser. Nothing happens, though, and Cortex is furious. In his anger, he accidentally blurts out that Dingodile would've been the perfect sidekick, which shocks Dingodile. He finds out that Cortex was only taking advantage of him, and was going to mind control him to do what he says. Cortex argues with Dingodile, saying that if he had so much power, he's probably turn against him. This makes Dingodile furious, and much to Cortex's surprise and horror, the laser actually DID work, and Dingodile turns into what appears to be some sort of firebird.

After nearly escaping his lair, avoiding Dingodile's revenge on him, Cortex desperately seeks for help. Knowing that Crash Bandicoot has foiled all of his plans in the past, he wants Crash to "foil" this plan of his. So, once again, Crash Bandicoot and Dr. Neo Cortex must work together.