I unlocked her in CTR Nitro-Fueled and the tweet about her by her VA is correct. Isabella is most certainly Italian.
It's funny. When I first heard her before unlocking her she sounded a bit French to me. Plus, I don't know many blonde Italians either.
But then again I don't know many Italian bandicoots either so....XD
Isabella's name is the only thing that indicates to me she's Italian before hearing the full accent.
But it does suit her well so I'm cool with it. X3
But it got me wondering why not a French accent? I figure since given the racing nature of the game and where Monaco is located; French might've suited her better.
I mean sure there are Italian racers.....and not just in real life.
Could it also be possible her accent is a sly allusion to the franchise that inspired Crash Team Racing from the beginning?
That's right....I am of course referring to Mario Kart.
That's when it hit me that perhaps other than her name, her accent might also pay a slight tribute to the Mario Kart franchise.
So I drew her introducing herself at the race track: "It's Ah-Me Isabella!"
Right next to the character who coined that phrase; Mario himself. Right next to him is his brother Luigi and another racer with a similar name to Isabella...Isabelle from Animal Crossing AND Mario Kart.
This would be the grandmother of all crossovers. Mario Kart VS Crash Team Racing. All games are available for Nintendo Switch. So why not make it happen?
Activision is most likely the reason why. They're also the reason you won't see Crash Bandicoot in Super Smash Bros. They just want too much money it seems.
So Mario Kart VS CTR will most likely never happen. Well...not anytime soon. I mean eventually we had Mario VS Sonic...though that was just Olympics. We haven't seen Mario Kart VS Sonic Racing either.
Then again in this day and age, never say never. Things could change over time.
With the N Sane Trilogy and Crash Team Racing Nitro Fueled being gigantic successes; who knows where Crash will head to next now that he has new life breathed back into him.
I apologize if I am not quite used to drawing Isabella's new design and that she still looks a little bit like Tawna still.
She was still fun to draw. And I hope to draw Liz, Megumi and Ami soon too.
The girls are back and better than ever!! Mama mia! X3
Isabella belongs to Activision
Mario Luigi and Isabelle belong to Nintendo
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