Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex - Boss 4: Atmospheric Pressure (Bazooka Get!)

With all of the Warp Room's Air Chamber Crystals collected, it was time to face Crunch once again, this time with his last Elemental Mask, Lo-Lo.
Lo-Lo transforms Crunch into a gigantic, genie-like thunder god of destruction. He has nothing to do with the air or wind at all! You use Crash's biplane from Tornado Alley to fight Crunch, just like how Coco used her pink spaceship to fight N. Gin in Crash Bandicoot: Warped! Even both games' rewards are the same!
What you must do here is watch for which part of Air Crunch's body that Lo-Lo spins around, because that part of his body is where he'll use his next attack. As Crunch is using that very attack, Aku-Aku will come in and spin around that same part, showing you a weakspot to shoot at. Here's a list:
Left Hand (your right) = Crunch shoots a large lightning ball.
Head/Face = Crunch shoots a lot of smaller lightning balls at you.
Right Hand (your left) = Crunch shoots a concentrated beam of lightning at you.
Chest = Crunch unleashes a fiery blue rain upon you. Watch how he shoots them out to find an opening.
The Right Hand Lightning beam is his deadliest attack. It's hard to hit that hand while also dodging the beam, and worst of all, when Crunch is really, REALLY low on health (starting at 2.57), it'll be the only attack he uses on you. From there, just take your time and take off a sliver of his attack per beam attack to and you'll soon turn him into a giant piles of bones.
Crunch doesn't actually die from this, though. He survives, but he loses his final Elemental Mask as Lo-Lo is sealed away by your Air Chamber Crystals.
As a reward, you get a new-and-improved Fruit Bazooka. It handles a little bit easier compared to Crash 3's version. The only main difference is that you have to hold the L1 button to wield it instead of the L2 button, since that button's used for the Tip Toe. Since you still can't use this Power in the Warp Room, wait until I upload the next level video to see this in action.
Again, Coco can't use this Power, either. But then again, she could never use it in Crash 3, either.
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So now Crunch is out of masks, unless you count Uka Uka, but he prefers to berate Cortex for every misstep than anything else. What will the 3 of them do again Crash, now?
Also, I've achieved 50% completion of this game at this point!
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A funny thing I've always noticed about the elemental theme of this game is how it reminded me of the elemental themes of Brave Fencer Musashi & Musashi Samurai Legend, two games whose playlists I've already finished by this point.
Those two games, as well as this Crash game, have you find at least 4 major elements, and the Musashi games' first 4 elements are in the exact order as Wrath of Cortex's, here: Earth, Water, Fire, & Wind/Air. The Musashi games have you find these elements to help you, whether it be scrolls, swords, and/or girls that represent these elements. Meanwhile, this Crash game has you survive against the nature of these same elements in most of the stages that represent them, then take down the evil masks that bare these same elements against you.
The 5th element varies from there. BFM has Sky, MSL has the Void, but the last Warp Room chamber for WoC seems to be based on Space. Does Space even count as an element? Is it a part of the same spectrum that Sky and Void base themselves in?
shrugs Who knows?

[@dahoomajaji8424]

The Aladdin 2019 will Smith looks great

[@liamroberts1458]

@@jeremymartin3724 Shut your feckin' face.

[@AeroHybrid]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@RatchetXJ0]

I love how you had Crash walking in the beginning. He looked like he was ready to throw down.

[@Rickby]

Crash Bandicoot series is known for its amazing OSTs, but this game in particular had some of the best in the whole series

[@mauriciominicuci6544]

Hi

[@akirathegamerdude6768]

Hey look! The Orange boy likes to fly!

[@JoBoSeahawks]

Time to earn your wings, kid!

[@erick582_exe6]

*vilan music*

[@erick582_exe6]

After the boss : *crash bandicoot 3 remake music*

[@Megumi_Bandicoot]

*If there’s two things I despise about the Crash Bandicoot games, it’s the vehicle levels and the Wrath of Cortex bosses. Now what happens if you take those two things and combine them...?* *ONE OF THE COOLEST BOSSES I’VE EVER SEEN!*

[@lord_seraphineOG]

The soundtrack too,it is so awesome

[@heroesoftomorrow3488]

Crunch has 100 hitpoints in total and the life bar doesn't show it, but every body part has a different health pool, having 25 of those hitpoints each. If you shoot a body part 25 times and deplete its life points, it will be "disabled" and Crunch will stop using that attack, preventing you from shooting him there anymore. That's why the trick to this boss is to prioritize shooting Crunch during its _hardest_ attack patterns, to prevent him from using them as soon as possible, otherwise if you leave them last, he will keep spamming those attacks, like he did here

[@WaterCrane]

It's strange. I don't know if I have a different version, but whenever I played this on the PS2, possibly because I had gotten good enough to hit the targets dead on, they would always be disabled in this order for me: Face barrage, Chest lightning wave then right hand beam, leaving just his left hand hurl, and yet every video I see show a different order, leaving the beam attack as the only remaining one. Mind you, if your theory is true, it might explain why because the face barrage is an absolutely massive target and when he's charging the left hand hurl, he's shielding himself with his right hand, making for a much smaller target.

[@Mainsterr]

Just played this boss, you are 100% correct, thanks man

[@heroesoftomorrow3488]

@@Mainsterr No problem, hope it made the fight easier

[@Mainsterr]

@@heroesoftomorrow3488 it definitely did!!

[@vssgamess]

this is just bad level design. guarantee this probably was not planned.

[@isaaccooper862]

I know Crunch doesn't actually die, but I think this is probably his most gruesome defeat in this gane. Also, cool trivia in the description, I forgot all he did was the lightning stream at really low health

[@azoz273]

Isaac Cooper I know this was a bit too brutal for a crash game

[@DolanDuking]

The trivia is kinda wrong though, all his body parts have a health pool of their own and when they run out he will stop using them, OP just didn’t hit that part enough to make him stop using it.

[@gamingawesomeness222]

@@DolanDuking It’s a “core and shield boss” functionally identical to the n gin I fight from crash 3

[@DiegoKnela]

Time to earn your wings kid

[@OfficialMightyEagles]

Lo-Lo: Hey look! The Orange boy likes to fly! 🪽 Crunch: Time to earn your wings kid! 😂

[@joehumpston7937]

This boss was the bane of my existence! Was never able to get beat it.

[@VelociraptorAnimations]

3:40 *press woah to pay respect*

[@strayastarr6997]

I love this game so much

[@anastasia5038]

Yes i love it too! But it's mediocre for the Crash Comminity. We all hope that gets remade one day.

[@rickyvalentine6071]

hey look the orange boy likes to fly! crunch: time to earn your wings kid 😆

[@joshuaweldon5194]

The hardest boss in the whole Crash series. I never struggled as much on a boss in Crash compared to this one.

[@louiekazooie3771]

I think Crunch Time is harder.

[@joshuaweldon5194]

@@louiekazooie3771 Well this was before Crash 4 It's about Time. That game actually has the hardest bosses now lol.

[@louiekazooie3771]

@@joshuaweldon5194 Yeah, that game looks extremely hard. I haven't played it myself yet because I don't have the money right now, but from what I've seen and heard, it's pretty difficult.

[@SrMishis]

@@joshuaweldon5194 The levels are hard, the bosses no XD

[@mustafaLY2631]

@@joshuaweldon5194 nope crash 4 bosses are easy

[@rlandlegofan98]

Haven't played this in so long, forgot the sweet spots! Thanks for the help!

[@bxpress6507]

if you last long enough and recognize the pattern it becomes easier to beat him in the end😉

[@sadiqsarwar1300]

I spent soooo much time on this boss. But it was so fun!

[@will0940]

1st boss level which is “Rumble In the Roks” is my favorite

[@tonydrayton5750]

Now I get it Aku Aku is showing Crash where to shoot at Crunch where Lo-Lo is oh and This is Jeremy tony's friend thanks Carl

[@marshalllawtalkingwithoutlungs]

Real talk, if activision are going to consider anything as a followup project, it should be a REMAKE of wrath of cortex. Doesn’t necessarily have to be anything overly drastic...it’s just, not only does twoc stand as a rightful occurring sequel in the timeline canon, but also the elementals and intro to a core protagonist such as crunch are too essential to overlook. Just as it is a plain mistake to overlook n gins hideous face in this. Anyway awesome boss.

[@neilbowes7214]

And yet everyone constantly prides It's About Time as the superior game and deem TWoC not just inferior, but SHITTY...and I hate it.

[@DeSa97napoli]

I've never understood why aku aku goes near to crunch, I considered him a traitor

[@RealDarkFilm]

I thought he was helping crunch too and couldn't beat the boss because I had no idea where to shoot lol

[@Ray_Shabaz]

He's only showing you where to hit him. Plus, if you look real closely, you can see the Elemental Mask showing you what attack Crunch is going to do next

[@jeremyvant2791]

@@Ray_Shabaz That's right,Aku-Aku is helping Crash Bandicoot of Showing what part Of Crunch to Shoot at and where Lo-Lo The Air Elemental Is. and besides Aku-Aku is a good witch doctor and He'll always guides Crash and Coco's Adventure of Defeating Dr.Neo Cortex's and The Great Uka-Uka's Evil Schemes.🙂🙂

[@NinjaRhynoc117]

I love this boss so much

[@WaterCrane]

It took me a while to work out why there was an inset of a death of level 1 during the banter with Lo-Lo and Crunch, then I realised... "time to earn your wings, kid!"

[@MetroScreamingMayor]

Strange, controlling air means you can control weather, too? I always wondered that when I was kicking this guy's ass.

[@legoobi-wankenobi3080]

Grayson Crockett air generates friction and friction can create an electric charge.

[@MetroScreamingMayor]

Eh, good point, I couldn't figure that out so easily, even as a science nut. Kudos for the unintentional education.

[@jasonharris3502]

OH,that explains it! I here I thought I wasn't going to see anything air related in this battle.

[@MetroScreamingMayor]

@@legoobi-wankenobi3080 Also, cold and warm air fronts create tornadoes.

[@BENJAGUISANTE]

Nose por que pero pienso que le hubiera quedado mejor el rema del segundo jefe

[@J-dogg-2007]

I could never progress further in the game because the game always froze in the loading. The disc is in pretty bad shape so that might be the cause

[@Aym4n-]

Or it’s a pirated like it happens when you try to fight the 4th boss

[@crammaster88]

Close call, huh?

[@MetroScreamingMayor]

Eh, if he lost, it wouldn't be a big whoop. He already had 99 tries left.

[@erika_kurumi_dolce_cure_marine]

@@Carls493 i called this crash the Fury of the Gormiti

[@mikejeger696]

When the game stuck and I never finish this because of that

[@javoryhull3850]

You might have a pirated version

[@lupinsmoonytoast3671]

I’m trying to do this level now and it’s so frustrating

[@will0940]

I remember the first time I played this level and I could not beat it for the life of me especially the 3rd boss level “Crashes To Ashes” until I played more and more and got better and beat both levels. The most likely easy boss level in this game to beat is “Drain Damage”.

[@greekstyle5788]

I remember this boss being so hard when I was a kid 😭

[@mestrebruno9015]

Hall of the Mountain King

[@JustinMayNW]

That OST bro…

[@darrylthompson7453]

Now this was definitely hard

[@ProfessionalWPNFire]

I got this game

[@Heffaklumpen.Hugh.Grant.2003]

*_I have the PlayStation 2 version of this game too._* *_And it is my favorite-game._*

[@adilaladil100]

guys i have problem with this boss so when i enter this level for this boss in loading screen when crash failing the screen become frozen what i do +_+

[@A7K5]

Adil Mohammed Ahmed نفس المشكلة عندي كنت احاول فيه بكل الطرق و ما ينفع بس الاجانب شغال عندهم مدري كيف

[@j._2170]

عبدالرحمن السلمي والله زيك قالوا لا زم اجيب شريط كراش جديد

[@A7K5]

Gg Op انا مافي محل الا و شريت منه الظاهر المشكلة من السوني نفسه ما يقدر يشغل المرحله من كبر الوحش

[@j._2170]

عبدالرحمن السلمي لا انا اقصد كان في اصدار جديد للغبة بس انا ما حصلته ذاك الاصدار صلحوا فيه مشكلة اللاق فالبوس الرابع

[@shadowlizard047z6]

Carls493 this PS2 console have been virus and dirt with disc you need clean disc reading in ps2

[@SchwarzAnthonyBoys18]

Lo-Lo: look the orange boy want to fly Me: Shut your mouth dude you're annoying Me after destroying Crunch and turn him into a destroyed skull: serves you right for pissing me off. I like the short video you put when Crunch said "time to earn your wings kid !": he probably didn't know Crash can turn into an angel everytime he eat the ground

[@rebellionpower4412]

What's that stuff Crunch is floating over at 0:29?

[@tomquareme3787]

Rocks and some ruins

[@SSiana]

how do you shoot that fast ?

[@-animeviewers2269]

Before back then when I reaches this level it always Stuck I buy crash wrath of cortex 5 times on the ps2 and still stuck

[@Aym4n-]

Because apparently we don’t have the original version, we have pirated discs and I hate that

[@J-dogg-2007]

I think the game is made so that pirated versions always freeze on the 4th boss

[@Aym4n-]

@@J-dogg-2007 thx for that Captain Obvious

[@mustafaLY2631]

Same

[@Heffaklumpen.Hugh.Grant.2003]

*_I have the original version of this game._*

[@nicholegivens8145]

He lookin' Jojo spirit.

[@rizkymaulana4576]

I If Playing Is Often Error.

[@J-dogg-2007]

Do you mean the game freezing on the loading screen every time you enter this boss?

[@LunarM4ngo]

Skip!

[@ramongiovane]

This must be one of the worst boss fights in videogame history. So boring!

[@MarkFendy-sw7hn]

This boss here didnt seem so scary didnt it?

[@MrPerfect2000Z]

I hate the sound of the gun which makes it a shame because I like the boss

[@korahean9389]

Hey Carl why is Aku Aku Helping crunch Aku Aku is a Good mask not evil like his brother Uka Uka

[@robonaught]

He's not, he's just showing Crash where you are supposed to shoot

[@extentnearby6139]

Everytime I enter this level it freezes at the loading screen

[@Xxali019xX]

Me too

[@J-dogg-2007]

You probably need to get a new Wrath of Cortex disc.

[@extentnearby6139]

@@J-dogg-2007 I have 2 and both have the same problem

[@J-dogg-2007]

Your laser could be dirty

[@extentnearby6139]

@@J-dogg-2007 probably will check

[@simbelminakeeler8602]

Hi there, I was just wondering how do you do that spin maneuver, because I tried and nothing seems to trigger it

[@paoloalberto9667]

L2 R2

[@UltraHylia]

I. Hate. This. Boss. Battle.

[@lord_seraphineOG]

But. Love. The. Music.

[@mo0n.childd]

Me. Too.

[@juantimes_]

The best boss off crash the warth of cortex

[@gazn1034]

Ma game bug

[@J-dogg-2007]

Is it that bug where the game freezes in the loading screen?

[@gazn1034]

@@J-dogg-2007 yes

[@J-dogg-2007]

You might have a pirated version.

[@mustafaLY2631]

@@gazn1034 Same