Uka Uka's Return

Lore & Background

Uka Uka is a powerful entity who was the mastermind of Doctor Neo Cortex's previous schemes. He was locked away long ago by his twin brother Aku Aku to defend the planet. The shattered remains of Doctor Neo Cortex's space station crash-land on Earth and set Uka Uka free. Upon his release, he regroups with Cortex and additionally recruits Doctor Nefarious Tropy, the inventor of a device named the Time Twisting Machine which will allow Cortex's minions to collect the Crystals and Gems from their original places in time. At the home of the Bandicoots, Aku Aku senses Uka Uka's return and informs the Bandicoots that Uka Uka is his evil twin brother. He then leads the Bandicoots to the Time Twisting Machine, which they can use to collect the Crystals and Gems before Cortex does. Upon the defeat of Cortex and Uka Uka after collecting all the crystals and gems, the Time Twisting Machine implodes and traps Uka Uka in a timeless prison with Cortex and N. Tropy who have been turned into infants.

In Their Own Story

The shattered remains of Doctor Neo Cortex's space station crash-land on Earth and set free a powerful entity known as Uka Uka. He regroups with Cortex and additionally recruits Doctor Nefarious Tropy, the inventor of a device named the Time Twisting Machine which will allow Cortex's minions to collect the Crystals and Gems from their original places in time. At the home of the Bandicoots, Aku Aku senses Uka Uka's return and informs the Bandicoots that Uka Uka is his evil twin brother, whom he had locked away long ago to defend the planet. He then leads the Bandicoots to the Time Twisting Machine, which they can use to collect the Crystals and Gems before Cortex does so. Crash and Coco venture throughout time and defeat adversaries such as Tiny Tiger, Dingodile and Doctor N. Gin. The defeat of N. Tropy causes the Time Twisting Machine to gradually fall into disarray. Upon the defeat of Cortex and Uka Uka after collecting all the crystals and gems, the Time Twisting Machine implodes and traps Uka Uka in a timeless prison with Cortex and N. Tropy who have been turned into infants.

Reader's Guide

The event begins when the ruins of Doctor Neo Cortex's space station crash-land on Earth, setting Uka Uka free. Uka Uka then regroups with Cortex and recruits Doctor Nefarious Tropy, who has invented the Time Twisting Machine. This machine allows Cortex's minions to collect Crystals and Gems from their original places in time. Aku Aku senses Uka Uka's return and leads the Bandicoots to the Time Twisting Machine so they can collect the Crystals and Gems before Cortex does. The player must travel through time, defeat adversaries like Tiny Tiger, Dingodile and Doctor N. Gin, and collect all 25 crystals and gems. Defeating N. Tropy causes the Time Twisting Machine to gradually fall into disarray. After collecting all the crystals and gems and defeating Cortex and Uka Uka, the Time Twisting Machine implodes and traps Uka Uka in a timeless prison with Cortex and N. Tropy who have been turned into infants.

Did You Know?

• Uka Uka was created as a presence that would cause Doctor Neo Cortex to cower in fear.
• The emotion sketches depicting Cortex begging for forgiveness inspired the shot design and animation for the game's cinematic introductory sequence.
• Uka Uka is the evil twin brother of Aku Aku, whom Aku Aku had locked away long ago to defend the planet.
• Uka Uka is described as the mastermind of Doctor Neo Cortex's previous schemes.
• Upon defeat, Uka Uka is trapped in a timeless prison with Cortex and N. Tropy who have been turned into infants.