Nina Cortex

Nina Cortex is the niece of Doctor Neo Cortex and a prominent character in the Crash Bandicoot Universe. Nina has changed her side several times, depending on the situation and how it would impact her. She has, on several occasions, lead her own plots against the Bandicoots, but usually plays the part of the assistant or minor antagonist in the series.

Neo Cortex Era
Nina was first introduced after Cortex and Brio had bombed the circus that Cortex's family performed at. The explosion caused a young Nina to lose both of her arms and both of her parents. An amputated Nina was discovered by Cortex after he heard her screams in the aftermath. He fitted her with new, robotic hands that could extend out and sent her off to the Academy of Evil so that he could focus on taking over the world. Here, Nina's heart grew cold as she began to plan her revenge on her uncle.

Crash Twinsanity Era
During this era, Nina was reintroduced when Cortex and Crash busted her out of the Academy to help them save the world from the Evil Twins. She put aside her hatred for her uncle during the time to help him save the world. After the Evil Twins were killed by Evil Crash, Nina and Cortex sprung a trap on Crash, attempting to put him under the Cortex Vortex one last time. Crash panicked and fled the room from Cortex, who was shooting at him and ended up firing a gas pipe, which blew up the entire room that only Nina was left in. Cortex watched her as she seemed to be destroyed by the blast. He left the room, not wanting to look at the charred remains of Nina, who happend to still be alive, and only saw that her uncle had left her to die. Her bitter hatred for her uncle returned as she left the islands and moved into Sydney.

Black Crystal Era
After moving into Sydney, Nina met a mysterious man named Magnus, a rich benefactor of evil. He listened to Nina's story and decided that she would be useful in helping him create the Black Crystals. Nina began an emotionally-driven rampage known to the public as the Australian Bombings to both please Magnus and to be realized as a threat by her uncle. These acts were seen as random, but to the Bandicoots and to Cortex, they were seen as calculated. Both Nina and Magnus were confronted by Crunch and Coco after the second bombing. They attempted to stop the duo, but were unsuccessful. While Coco could easily overwhelm Nina, Crunch was almost killed by a combination Magnus' silver arm and one of the newly-formed Black Crystals.

After Coco and Crunch's retreat, Magnus surgically replaced Nina's core with the Black Crystal. This heavily increased her abilities and allowed her to tap into the planetary energy. Unbeknownst to them, this also allowed her to sense Crash and Coco's whereabouts.

Breaming with her new power, Nina set out to confront Cortex. Cortex, who had reacquired the Master Crystal, was able to nullify the Black Crystal's power, putting Nina in a paralytic state. Releasing her outside of the castle, Nina returned to Magnus. Upon Nina's arrival, Magnus quickly realized that Cortex had set her off with a tracker installed. He removed it, scolding Nina as weak and foolish. Magnus took his Black Crystal and took control of Nina. With her, he continued the bombings in Australia, collecting more Black Crystals until he had five, including the one inside Nina. He then siphoned enough planetary energy to turn Nina into what he considered a threat to planetary stability.

Crash, Coco, and Crunch returned to fight this newly-powered Nina in Magnus' lab. The Bandicoots, using the Master Crystal from Cortex, were able to even the odds and destroying the Black Crystals, reversing their effects on Nina. Before Crunch could finish off Magnus, he blasted the Master Crystal away, allowing Nina to come back to her senses. Assuming that she would fight the Bandicoots, Nina turned around and thrust her arm through Magnus' heart and left before anyone could stop her.

Caster Bandicoot Era
During the Caster Bandicoot Era, Nina became a hired assassin under the alias 'Silver Arm'. Nina made an official reappearance when Commando hired her to kill Caster. While Commando began to work on recreating the Cortex Vortex, she held off Caster, swearing to him that she was unable to kill Crash, but she'd happily settle with killing his nephew. Caster was pushed back, but had his arm broken by Nina.

Appearance
Nina has a very gothic appearance, with blue skin, thick eye-liner, and a short-black haircut and loads of piercings.