Which boss in the first Crash Bandicoot is a tribal chief?

Papu Papu is the tribal chief boss in the first Crash Bandicoot.

Papu Papu appears as the first major boss in the 1996 game, ruling the island village where Crash confronts him. The battle takes place in Papu Papu’s hut, and his oversized ceremonial appearance and title identify him as a tribal chief rather than a laboratory-created animal like several later bosses.

The fight is built around timing and positioning. Papu Papu repeatedly swings a large wooden club around the room. Crash must avoid the sweeping attacks and jump on Papu Papu’s head when an opening appears, repeating the maneuver five times to win.

Players sometimes confuse Papu Papu with the game’s other bosses. Ripper Roo is a manic mutant kangaroo, Koala Kong is a heavily muscled mutant koala, and Pinstripe Potoroo is an armed gangster-like character. Papu Papu is the one explicitly presented as a chief, and defeating him opens the route onward through the island’s levels.