Dingodile is a genetically enhanced hybrid of a dingo and a crocodile, having a crocodile's body and tail, and characteristics of a dingo with an Australian accent. He makes his first appearance in Crash Bandicoot: Warped, after which he makes regular appearances in the entire Crash Bandicoot series, with his latest appearance being Crash Team Rumble. Out of all of Cortex's animal minions, Dingodile has made the second most appearances in the series, behind Tiny Tiger who made more appearances. Dingodile is often equipped with a flamethrower, which is fueled by a large gas tank worn on his back. The flamethrower is occasionally traded for a water gun in some games, like the DS version of Crash of the Titans. He is also known to attack with his tail. It is generally assumed that Dingodile was created by Neo Cortex, but Dingodile has been known to work independently, or even against Cortex from time to time. Sometime after the events of Warped, Dingodile seemingly lost his loyalties as one of Dr. Cortex's henchmen and retired from his villainous ways to open his own diner at Mosquito Marsh. However when his business competitor Papa Batfield managed to destroy his restaurant, Dingodile bared arms once more to get his revenge. He used his Vacuum Cannon to dismantle Papa Batfield's juice mixing vats and blow up his juice cellar before an interdimensional portal called a Quantum Rift suddenly pulled Dingodile into an alternate dimension. For much of the game, Dingodile attempts to return home while inadvertently helping Crash and Coco on their adventure through the multiverse. Dingodile has the appearance of both a dingo and a crocodile combined: his body shape is that of a crocodile, but it is covered in brown fur like a dingo. He has large darker brown patches visible on his back in Crash Team Racing. This seems to have been removed in future appearances, though view of them may just be blocked by his flamethrower's gas tank. While he is mostly covered in fur, his hands, feet, belly and muzzle are covered in skin like a crocodile's belly, which is beige. He is often shown with sharp, crooked teeth. His tail is usually scaly and green, except for the Nintendo DS version of Crash of the Titans where it is brown. His eyes are usually dark blue, except for his in-kart model in Crash Team Racing and Twinsanity where they are brown, The Wrath of Cortex where they are dark green, and Crash Nitro Kart and Crash Purple, where they are green (probably due to N. Trance's brainwashing). In Twinsanity and It's About Time, he has yellow scleras. In the latter game, his green scales extend along his back to his neck. He is usually seen carrying a flamethrower with a big tank on his back. He is approximately 2 meters (6 feet) tall and weighs about 95 kilograms. He gains size and weight in his appearances in Twinsanity and onwards, to the point of looking pig-like in Crash of the Titans. His pants can be beige, green or blue, and he never wears shoes or a shirt (except in It's About Time, where he wears a black sleeveless jacket). In Crash Nitro Kart, he wears one of N. Trance's hypnotism helmets. In On the Run!, he wears once again his flamethrower and blue jean pants.