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Ratchet
From The Codex
Articles About Ratchet
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Canon | Main Series - Alternate Timeline |
Non-Canon | Playstation All Stars - PlayStation Move Heroes |
“ | Hey. Are you thinking what I'm thinking? | „ |
~ Ratchet to Clank |
Background
Ratchet is the primary protagonist of the Ratchet & Clank series, being one of the titular heroes and a main playable character in the games. He is an intergalactic hero, a skilled mechanic, and the last remaining lombax in the universe.
Son of Kaden, Ratchet was born on Fastoon in the Polaris Galaxy but came to grow up as an orphaned mechanic on Veldin in the Solana Galaxy. His life was changed once he met Clank, a small robot who crash-landed on Veldin and became his lifelong companion and best friend. The two have since shared many adventures, often working alongside Captain Qwark, as they have saved galaxies from many galactic criminals and other supervillains, the most notable of which being Dr. Nefarious. During his time, Ratchet has worked for Megacorp as a trained commando, the Galactic Rangers as a sergeant, the Q-Force as a leading member, and the Polaris Defense Force.
Ratchet is a street-wise, headstrong, thrillseeking hero who shows immense bravery and enjoys a challenge. He has a light-hearted personality, often chiming in with wisecracks and lightening the mood with jokes. Though he has struggled balancing his own needs and those of the people, he ultimately comes down on the side of keeping the people of the universe safe, and is fiercely protective of his close friends and his homeworld of Veldin.
Ratchet uses his skills as a mechanic, a pilot, and a combatant to protect the universe from threats. His most common weapon is the OmniWrench, which he uses in melee combat, though he has also wielded powerful weapons and gadgets from Gadgetron (such as the Swingshot, RYNO V, and Agents of Doom), Megacorp (such as the Dynamo, Plasma Coil, and Bouncer), GrummelNet (such as the Groovitron, Mr. Zurkon, and the Buzz Blades) and the lombaxes (such as the Alpha Disruptor).
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Early history
Ratchet worked on Veldin as a mechanic. He looked up to the Solana Galaxy's greatest heroes, such as Ace Hardlight (prior to disappearance), and was a keen fan of celebrity superhero Captain Qwark. He dreamed of one day exploring the galaxy, and had been constructing a homemade ship made with his OmniWrench and the Gadgetron HelpDesk. Ratchet & Clank
After traveling through planets such as Kerwan and Aridia, Ratchet and Clank met Qwark in Blackwater City on planet Rilgar. Upon meeting him, he told them, to their surprise, that he was already aware of their heroic deeds across other planets and promised to train them at his challenge course on planet Umbris. When the two completed the task, Qwark offered them a position at his side to step into the "Ring of Heroes", a trap that Ratchet was suspicious of but that Clank walked into, dragging Ratchet along. Qwark betrayed them, revealing he was working for Drek as a spokesperson for his new world, and left them to die at the hands of his blargian snagglebeast. After defeating it, Ratchet was furious at Clank and became fixated on vengeance against Qwark, apparently unconcerned with Drek's plan. Clank said that this was unlike Ratchet, believing Ratchet cared about doing the right thing, something Ratchet vehemently denied saying he was "done with this stupid hero stuff". However, as Ratchet still required a robotic ignition system to fly a starship, Clank offered him an ultimatum that he would only start Ratchet's ships if he agreed to save planets that were under attack by Drek, starting with helping the Commando on planet Batalia. Ratchet reluctantly accepted the terms, and though he would often fight with Clank, he did at times let slip that he still cared about the innocent lives at stake. The two later confronted Qwark and shot down his spaceship at the Gemlik Base in the orbit of planet Oltanis. After celebrating in Qwark's defeat, an infobot showed the extent of the damage the blarg were doing to Gorda City on Oltanis' surface. This prompted a change of heart in Ratchet, as he made amends with Clank and was now determined to stop Drek. While exploring Quartu, Ratchet learned that Drek was going to use a weapon called the Deplanetizer to destroy planet Veldin. This enraged Ratchet, as he promised to fiercely defend his home from Drek. Ratchet and Clank eventually confronted Drek over the Deplanetizer on Veldin, and the two defeated him by propelling him to his new world and destroying it with the Deplanetizer while he was still on the planet. Drek's defeat led to Clank's arm being heavily damaged, though Ratchet told him he would be fine and returned to the garage, seemingly leaving Clank. Just as Clank walked the other way, Ratchet called out to him asking where he was going, promising to fix Clank's arm. As such, the two did not part ways, and instead bonded to become lifelong friends. Going Commando
Ratchet was tasked with traveling to the Bogon Galaxy to track down the Unknown Thief, who had stolen a biological experiment. Two weeks after Ratchet agreed to the mission, he was dressed in a commando suit and began by tracking the Thief to a flying lab on planet Aranos, while Clank was given a job as Megacorp's head accountant, as well as an apartment in the city of Megapolis on planet Endako. Ratchet chased the Thief from planet to planet, while fighting off the hired Thugs-4-Less mercenaries, though when learning at the Maktar Resort that the Thief had kidnapped Clank in Megapolis, Ratchet went there to rescue him. Once the two were reunited, they resolved to retrieve the experiment together. They eventually chased the Thief down on Siberius and returned the experiment to Fizzwidget, who left both of them stranded on planet Tabora. The Thief caught up with them, demanding they hand over the experiment, though clumsily falling out of the disguise and revealing herself to be a female lombax named Angela Cross. She warned them that the experiment was deceptively dangerous, and by giving it to Fizzwidget, they had put the whole galaxy in "imminent danger". Ratchet and Clank went on to learn more about the experiment, learning that it would be manufactured into a pet known as the Protopet, a dangerous pet that could breed rapidly and would devour its handlers. Though Ratchet and Clank first tried to get through to Fizzwidget, it eventually became clear this was not feasible, Angela noticing something was off with him. Instead, the three resolved to stop the Protopet menace by taking out the original one, located in the Megacorp Headquarters on planet Yeedil. Once they reached the Protopet duplication room, Qwark revealed he had been disguised as Fizzwidget the whole time, and attempted to frame the three for the Protopet menace and liberate the Bogon Galaxy using Angela's Helix-o-morph to cure the original Protopet. Since the battery was inserted backwards, the device amplified it to a Mutant Protopet instead. After Ratchet and Clank defeated it, Angela freed the real Fizzwidget, who expressed his gratitude, and with Clank identifying the problem, amplified the fixed Helix-o-morph to cure the other Protopets. Afterward, Ratchet and Clank spent some time in the latter's apartment in Megapolis. Up Your Arsenal
At the start of Up Your Arsenal, while in Clank's apartment, Ratchet learned through a Channel 64 News report that Veldin had been hit by a surprise attack from an army of aliens known as the tyhrranoids, led by a villain known as Dr. Nefarious. Wishing to protect his home, Ratchet installed the untested warp drive to the Star Explorer, despite Clank's protests, to reach Veldin immediately. Upon arriving, Ratchet met up with the Galactic Rangers, who inadvertently appointed him as their new sergeant, and gave him a Shock Blaster and Nitro Launcher to fight back against them. After defeating them, Ratchet and Clank were congratulated by Solana Galactic President Phyronix, who asked them to search Florana to find a long lost hero who was the only man to have fought Nefarious and lived. They soon discovered that this hero was Captain Qwark, whom Ratchet fought willingly, believing Qwark had it coming. Once he was defeated, they realized that Qwark was amnesiac, and after being contacted by Sasha Phyronix, captain of the Starship Phoenix, returned him there on the president's orders. Sasha introduced Ratchet to his new quarters on the Starship Phoenix, which impressed him. However, he was dismayed to know that Qwark was the one President Phyronix had placed trust in. After assisting the Rangers in Operation: IRON SHIELD on Marcadia, Ratchet obtained a Qwark vid-comic, Booty is in the Eye of the Beholder, which caused Qwark regained his memory after Ratchet played it. With President Phyronix' backing, Qwark then formed the Q-Force, a team consisting of Ratchet, Clank, Sasha, Qwark's monkey friend Skrunch, as well as old allies Al, Skidd McMarx, and Helga. Qwark planned out two successful attacks, on Aquatos and Tyhrranosis, which both featured Ratchet front-and-center, while Qwark made excuses for not being involved. Investigating Nefarious' operations on Daxx, Ratchet learned about a weapon known as the Biobliterator, and that Courtney Gears, a pop star of which he was a fan, was producing propaganda for Nefarious. When he and Clank attempted to learn about Nefarious' whereabouts from Courtney Gears, Gears led them into a trap and swapped Clank with a replica named Klunk, Ratchet totally unaware. Klunk informed Ratchet that Nefarious was located on his flagship, the Leviathan. Before he could go, Ratchet first had to save Skidd, who was captured by Courtney Gears as she tested the Biobliterator on him, turning him into a robot. Ratchet defeated Courtney Gears, and began to grow slightly suspicious of Klunk. As the Leviathan refueled at Zeldrin Starport, Ratchet accompanied Qwark to confront Nefarious on his ship. This was actually a trap, as Nefarious self-destructed the Leviathan. Qwark remained behind on the starship to find the master plan data disk, with Ratchet staying behind to wait for Qwark, though Klunk activated the shuttle and left before the ship exploded. As no escape pods were detected, the Q-Force assumed Qwark was dead and held a funeral in his honor, Ratchet upset by Qwark's apparent death but struggling to think of positive things to say about him. From playing the vid-comic Deja Q All Over Again, Ratchet worked out that Nefarious would attack Metropolis next, but did not arrive there in time to stop Nefarious using the Biobliterator to transform the entire population of the city into robots. Just as Ratchet caught up with Nefarious, Klunk revealed he had been spying on Ratchet the entire time. Ratchet defeated Klunk and freed Clank, but despite Clank blaming himself, Ratchet held nothing against him and assured him that Nefarious would pay. At this point, President Phyronix effectively conceded that Nefarious would win the war within a week. Ratchet nonetheless continued the fight, and at Sasha's suggestion, traveled to the crash site on Zeldrin to find what Qwark had been looking for when he remained on the Leviathan. Here, Ratchet found the master plan data disk, and learned that Qwark was still alive, but chose to conceal this information while returning the data disk to Al to decipher. Ratchet then found Qwark's hideout in the Thran Asteroid Belt by playing the unreleased vid-comic, The Shaming of the Q. When he found Qwark he resigned, he berated Qwark and expressed shame for having ever looked up to him, before returning to his ship. Sasha informed Ratchet that the Starship Phoenix, prompting Ratchet to use the gravimetric warp drive to rescue her. After rescuing Sasha, he found that Al had decoded the data disk and learned that the Biobliterator was recharging on Koros, with Veldin as its next target, enraging him. Ratchet traveled to Koros and made helped Clank take over a cannon on the planet which Clank used to destroy the Biobliterator, only to learn Nefarious had constructed another in secret on Mylon. On Mylon, Ratchet caught and defeated Nefarious, only for Nefarious to transform the Biobliterator and aim Ratchet to kill him. Before it could, Qwark flew in with his shuttle and interrupted the Biobliterator's fire at the last minute, and Ratchet then used a hovership and destroyed the Biobliterator with Qwark's help. Nefarious teleported away from the Biobliterator, but was stranded on an asteroid out of range of any planet. Following Nefarious' defeat, Ratchet, alongside many friends of his he had encountered in his adventures, went to see the premiere of a new Secret Agent Clank film. Deadlocked
When Ratchet awoke, he found himself in the DreadZone Station, wearing armor that was standard issue for DreadZone contestants, strapped with a deadlock collar that would detonate if he did not cooperate with Vox, and placed in a containment suite. Ratchet's initial reaction was one of excitement, eager to experience the fame and fortune that would come with being a professional gladiator, though Clank reminded him they were being held prisoner. Ratchet was then introduced to Merc and Green, two combat bots Al had acquired from a former contestant. Before his first match in the Battledome, Ratchet was introduced by commentators Dallas Wanamaker and Juanita Alvaro as likely "intermission material" who would likely not last two rounds, determining him to rebuke them. Throughout the show, Ratchet continued to break DreadZone records and expectations, defeating the top gladiators known as the Exterminators, while Clank and Al looked for a way to undermine DreadZone from within. Vox's news outlet, Vox News, covered Ratchet with misleading or false smears, such as calling him a "mafia crime boss". He was underestimated at every turn, by Vox News, the Exterminators, and by Vox himself. However, Vox began to see potential in Ratchet and mused about Ratchet's popularity surpassing that of Ace Hardlight, a former hero who Ratchet had admired during childhood. Vox's suspicions came to pass when, while Ace Hardlight merchandise failed to sell, Ratchet merchandise was highly sought after among DreadZone fans. Ratchet continued to prove himself successful, besting all the DreadZone challenges, eventually defeating Ace Hardlight. Hardlight warned Ratchet not to allow Vox to corrupt him the way Vox had corrupted Ace. Shortly after, Vox called Ratchet into his office to offer to make Ratchet champion of the Exterminators, enticing him with commercial opportunities. Heeding the warnings of Clank from the start and Hardlight from a few moments earlier, Ratchet rejected Vox's deal, calling Vox corrupt and stupid for thinking Ratchet would ever kill heroes for money. In response, Vox sent Ratchet on one final battlecourse, the Ghost Station, which had been mathematically proven to be unbeatable. Ratchet beat the course, after which Clank and Al had figured out a way to send Ratchet to the DreadZone Station control level and free all captive heroes. Vox then rigged the station to explode and turned the event into a final episode of DreadZone, pitting himself as the villain and Ratchet as the hero, hoping that his and Ratchet's death live on holovision would be the greatest ratings Vox had ever had. Ratchet was at first content to die there knowing that many other heroes had escaped, though Clank arrived at the last minute to rescue him on the final shuttle. Size Matters
Here, he was to have his DNA extracted to create a clone army for Otto Destruct, the technomite leader, who wished to raise the army after recognizing that even his most powerful robot soldiers were no match for Ratchet. Ratchet was cloned successfully, and it took twenty-six of the technomites' best warriors to destroy a single Ratchet clone prototype. While he was being experimented on, Ratchet entered a strange Dreamtime sequence, where he encountered odd hallucinations of individuals he had ran into in the past, before being awoken by Clank. He then escaped the station and chased Luna to Challax, where he learned she was actually a technomite robot designed to lure them into a trap, and chased her once again to the Dayni Moon where he defeated her. Clank attempted to access Luna's mainframe to find coordinates to Otto Destruct's Clone Factory, but was disabled by Luna's level nine access protocol. Ratchet jumped inside Clank using the Shrink Ray and repaired him, after which they left to find and defeat Destruct. After fighting through the Ratchet clones, Destruct revealed that his intention with the army was to use them to gather every intelligent being in the solar system and transfer their intelligence to him. Though Qwark, who had been made to believe Destruct was his father using false evidence planted, interrupted Ratchet, he and Clank eventually defeated Destruct, and Skrunch told Qwark the true nature of his parents. Though Qwark wished to transfer his intellect (or lack thereof) to Destruct to make Destruct less intelligent, an interruption caused Skrunch to do this instead, neutralizing Otto Destruct as a threat. After this, Ratchet returned to a scheduled massage on Pokitaru. Later, the Ratchet clones were repurposed and sold as "Battle Ratchet" products, and Ratchet was awarded a medal by President Phyronix for Skrunch's defeat. Tools of Destruction
After meeting with a Smuggler who took him to Stratus City on planet Kortog, Ratchet then used an escape pod in the city to travel to planet Fastoon, the abandoned home of the lombaxes. The pair managed to obtain a sentient lombax starship, known as the Aphelion, and began a search for the "Lombax Secret", a weapon that was rumored to have vaporized the cragmites years ago in a war. The search led them to the Apogee Space Station, where they encountered Talwyn Apogee, the daughter of explorer Max Apogee, and her warbots Cronk and Zephyr, and formed an alliance with them to search for the Lombax Secret. After learning from the Plumber that a weapon to vaporize the cragmites did not exist, Ratchet discovered in a hidden lombax bunker on planet Rykan V that the Lombax Secret was in fact a device known as the Dimensionator, and after finding and questioning the IRIS supercomputer, they learned that the lombaxes had won the war by banishing the cragmites to another dimension entirely. Clank asked Ratchet destroy the Dimensionator, believing it to be too dangerous, which Ratchet disagreed. Ratchet tracked the Dimensionator to the kerchu homeworld of Jasindu, though before they could claim it, it was taken by Space Pirate Captain Slag. The two chased and defeated Slag, though Qwark then took the Dimensionator himself to try and become a superhero, which backfired as Tachyon captured Qwark and took the Dimensionator, bringing the cragmites back into the universe as their leader. The cragmites then invaded the galaxy wholesale, starting with Meridian City, the capital of the Polaris Galaxy, on planet Igliak. Tachyon later invaded Fastoon, and Ratchet returned to the planet with Talwyn, Cronk and Zephyr to fend off the invasion. He caught up with Tachyon, who revealed that the lombaxes had fled to an invasion after Tachyon's attack aside from two who were left behind: Ratchet's father, the guardian of the Dimensionator (who Tachyon had killed), and Ratchet, who had been sent to Solana. Tachyon offered Ratchet a compromise: he opened up a portal to the lombax dimension which they had fled to, giving him a chance to rejoin his kind but let him live in another dimension entirely. Ratchet refused this offer, believing that no one was safe with the Dimensionator in Tachyon's hands. He fought with Tachyon, and banished Tachyon to another dimension entirely, before returning and disabling the Dimensionator for good. Following this, Clank was kidnapped by the Zoni, a race of godlike aliens that Ratchet did not believe existed, and then resolved to find his friend. Quest for Booty
A Crack in Time Ratchet traveled in the Aphelion with Captain Qwark (no longer accompanied by Talwyn) to the Breegus System to find Clank. Though the ship crash landed on planet Quantos, it suddenly stopped falling due to a time anomaly that froze it in mid-air. After searching the planet, they met a friendly species known as the fongoids, who told them more about the Zoni, before the planet was invaded by Lord Flint Vorselon, a mercenary working for Nefarious who mistook Ratchet for another lombax rebel named General Alister Azimuth. Qwark was kidnapped just as the battle started, though Ratchet, who repaired and upgraded the Aphelion with the Zoni's help, chased after Vorselon to his warship, freeing Qwark and the fongoids. Once accomplished, he then decided to track down Azimuth to Torren IV with the hope of gaining new information. Ratchet met Azimuth on the planet, and after a brief confrontation following a misunderstanding, Azimuth recognized Ratchet as his friend Kaden's son, and the two bonded. Ratchet did question Azimuth on why he didn't stay with his father while the surviving lombax's fled during Tachyon's mass destruction, but Azimuth merely said that the universe had a cruel sense of humor, and soon after changed the subject by offering Ratchet his father's Hoverboots. Knowing he had gained another ally, Ratchet agreed with Azimuth to find the Great Clock where Clank was located, and defeat Nefarious. Later on, Azimuth had told Ratchet to meet him in Axiom City on planet Terachnos, as he claimed to know a way to try and contact Clank, who was still within the Great Clock. Soon after dealing with more of Nefarious' soldiers, they were able to break into an information center where Azimuth managed to locate an active Obsidian Eye on planet Lumos. Once there, they had another run-in with Nefarious' army and chose to help the Vullard slow them down, and in exchange they would show them where the Obsidian Eye is. Once Ratchet and Azimuth got to the Obsidian Eye, they were successfully able to get a signal on Clank, who was still focusing on his own work to repair the clock from the effects and damages it caused on many of the planets. Clank, surprised and happy to see Ratchet again as he was, explained to him with the little time he had before the signal was lost that he needed his help. He asked him to look for a portal on planet Zanifar, where it would take him back two years to when Dr. Nefarious had ambushed Orvus, knowing it was the last place anyone knew where he was before he had supposedly disappeared. On the way to Zanifar, Azimuth explained to Ratchet the supposed consequences of using the clock if they were to go back and save the lombax's, to which Ratchet agreed to pursuing despite knowing that altering the timeline would prevent him from ever meeting Clank. Once Ratchet found the portal on Zanifar, he soon realized after going back in time that it was the planet Nefarious and Lawrence had crash landed on after being stuck on the meteorite for a while. He is able to bust into the station within that planet, where he soon comes across Nefarious interrogating Orvus on how to get into the Orvus Chamber stationed within the Great Clock. Orvus still refused to, claiming that the clock was not meant to be used as a time machine. Nevertheless, Nefarious tried using the Hypersonic Brainwave Scrambler to get Orvus to talk, but Orvus was able to block the attack. During which time, he claimed there was only one person who was able to get into his chamber, and that he was far from Nefarious to get to. In that moment, Orvus suddenly disappeared, but after looking more into his databanks just before he escaped, a picture of Clank had popped up. Ratchet was surprised to see it was Clank, which caught Nefarious' attention, causing Ratchet to flea through the windows immediately after he threw an explosive right in front of Nefarious' face. In the present, the explosion carried over to Nefarious in the current time, infuriating him once realizing Ratchet had gone back in time. Ratchet continued to search all over the Breegus System fighting off Nefarious' forces, including another run-in with Flint Vorselon, who had captured Azimuth while Ratchet was on his mission in Zanifar. Once Vorselon was defeated once more and Azimuth freed, the search for Clank continued. While in the Bernilius Sector, Ratchet had picked up a distress call with Clank's signature on it. This eventually led to the Valkyrie citadel on Vapedia, where Nefarious had used Clank as a decoy for Valkyrie leader Cassiopeia to kill Ratchet and Azimuth. Ratchet had already had a run-in with the other two leaders of the Valkerie's Libra and Carina during the story, but were able to destroy their ships during separate confrontations, eliminating them as threats. Ratchet soon after had his final run-in with Cassiopeia after realizing she had Clank held hostage within a machine suspending him. After causing her vehicle to malfunction, the vehicle smashed the glass Clank was in, and soon after lead Cassiopeia to fall to her death. Luckily, Ratchet was able to catch the suddenly-conscious Clank using his Hoverboots, and the two friends were finally reunited once more. After recovering from the battle, Clank warned Ratchet that the Great Clock should not be used to alter time, to which Azimuth disagreed with, believing the clock could bring back the Lombax race itself once more. Even so, Ratchet agreed with Clank knowing that the risk of such an action was too high, causing Azimuth to part ways with them both over this disagreement. Ratchet and Clank later traveled to the Nefarious Space station, where Qwark was also happily reunited with Clank again. They then turned their attention to Nefarious, eventually infiltrating the Nefarious Space Station to try and defeat him. Nefarious caught them, and revealed that he planned to control the Great Clock and alter time to create a new timeline in which heroes always lose. Ratchet tried to convince him that there was an error in his logic of the clock, but were still casted away with his Asteroid Flinger 5000. It was supposed to kill them when they crashed on planet Morklon, but thankfully they were saved by the Zoni. After going back in time to help chief Zahn Gribnak from stopping the Agorians from destroying their village and the remaining fongoids, they were able to acquire a ship after going back into the present, and soon after made their way back to the Nefarious space station. Once there, however, Ratchet also received a message from Lord Vorselon once again. While claiming to have been Ratchet's father's accountant, he challenged Ratchet to a final confrontation on his ship. Although having upgraded his suit in preparation for the fight, Ratchet and Clank managed to vanquish Vorselon once and for all, while destroying his ship just before they departed. They then returned to the station and defeated Dr. Nefarious, but as the ship was about to crash into the space station, they tried to make it to the escape pod but Lawrence had already taken it. Luckily, Azimuth arrived to save them from the station just before it was destroyed. Ratchet and Azimuth then traveled to the Great Clock to drop Clank off, but Azimuth became enraged when Ratchet and Clank yet again refused to use it to save the lombaxes, and fired an energy blast from his wrench that killed Ratchet. Horrified from what he had witnessed, Clank ran over to the Orvus Chamber before Azimuth could reach it in order to ensure he couldn't use it. Upon realizing it was safe to use the Great Clock to travel six minutes back in time, Clank saved Ratchet's life just in time and the two fought Azimuth. Once defeating him, Ratchet tried to fix the switch Azimuth had tampered with, but to no avail. Azimuth, who realized the error of his ways upon the fact that the clock was never meant to be used as a time machine, gave his life to fix the Great Clock which he had damaged. Once the clock had been repaired by the Zoni, Ratchet left, mourning the loss of Azimuth and leaving his best friend behind to take care of the Clock. However, Clank instead promoted Sigmund to Senior Caretaker and rejoined Ratchet, deciding to stay by his side until he could find a family of his own, and the two depart from the great clock. Comic Series
Ratchet and Clank were unable to escape the prison, but bumped into an agorian general named Glahm, who sparked a fight with them that led to Ratchet and Glahm's execution. However, Glahm was using this as a set up to allow them to escape, with Cronk and Zephyr freeing Ratchet and Clank and returning them to the Apogee Space Station. Here, they met not only with Talwyn, but with Sasha Phyronix and the Solana Galactic Rangers, who along with Qwark and the Polaris government, were using the station as a base of operations while dealing with Zogg. Ratchet then learned that Zogg was a candidate for president of the Polaris Galaxy who Qwark initially planned to endorse, before instead running for president himself and being elected, leaving Zogg bitter. The Galactic Rangers tried to fire an EMP blast to disable Zogg's ship, though Zogg's ship escaped, and he then messaged Ratchet with an ultimatum: either he and Clank turn themselves into Zogg, or Zogg would relocate Veldin away from a star system and freeze it to death. Ratchet agreed to Zogg's terms and teleported onto his warship. Zogg confiscated Ratchet's wrench, then broke his promise and claimed he would leave Veldin to die, though Clank threw a hidden grenade and Ratchet was able to flee Zogg and his robots, messaging Talwyn, Sasha and the Rangers to attack Zogg's ship. Ratchet obtained the Surinox Shard and ordered Clank to stop the warp sequence, though Zogg caught them both. Before he could kill him and Clank with a Plasma Coil, Talwyn crashed her ship into Zogg's, and was captured by his troops while Ratchet and Clank used an escape pod to travel to the desolate Veldin. There, they located Ratchet's garage and retreated, but were attacked by Zogg's robots, though Clank used a GrummelNet Flux Compression Generator which emitted electromagnetic radiation, disabling Zogg's robots but also Clank for an hour. Ratchet then encountered General Glahm who took him and the incapacitated Clank to the planet's Planetary Defense Center, where despite Ratchet begging him not to, Glahm fired a missile barrage that destroyed the ship, and presumably killed Zogg and his sidekick Vorn, but also Talwyn. Believing Talwyn to be dead, Ratchet remained silent and mourned Talwyn's loss while Clank awoke. Sasha, Cronk and Zephyr arrived to recover Ratchet and return to the Apogee Space Station, where they would come up with a plan to save Veldin. However, Zogg crashed into the station with an escape pod, holding Talwyn at gunpoint, unleashing an army of 100 Mr. Zurkons on the station. Talwyn was able to free herself from Zogg's grip, and as Zogg searched for the Surinox Shard, Ratchet was able to tackle Zogg into a docked ship, where Clank was located alongside a taped up Qwark, who tossed Azimuth's wrench to Ratchet and ordered him to fire a negatively charged blast to the shard, which banished Zogg to the same dimension that Ratchet had banished Tachyon to. From there, the Polaris government restored planets back to their original galaxy, and Ratchet decided to move back to Polaris rather than stay on Veldin. All 4 One
Cronk and Zephyr attempted to retrieve the four, but were stuck in an asteroid field and could not reach them. Therefore, the four would have to escape the world themselves and stop the Ephemeris. A small girl named Susie took the four to the tharpods, a race native to the planet, who explained the Ephemeris in detail to them. Eventually, the four worked to destroy the machine and defeat the Loki Master, who had planned to use it to destroy the universe. The four defeated the Loki Master, and Cronk and Zephyr were finally able to arrive with the help of Lawrence. Ratchet, Clank and Qwark believed that Nefarious had changed his ways, though Nefarious instead fled the world with Lawrence and was then still at large as a supervillain. Full Frontal Assault
Ratchet and the Q-Force defeated his forces on planets Ebaro and Proteus VII, though Zurgo had infiltrated their ship and taken over Ebaro's weather system, plunging the sector into chaos. Ratchet and the Q-Force destroyed the generator before invading Zurgo's Lair of Doom to defeat him and bring him into Polaris' authorities. Into the Nexus
Ratchet delivered the news to a visibly distraught Talwyn, who urged him to return to Meridian City on Igliak where it was safe, though Ratchet objected and wished to avenge Cronk and Zephyr. They learned that Yerek and the rest of the Zarkov Sector had been abandoned for 20 years. After retrieving a Grav-Tether from Pollyx's assistant, they tracked Pollyx himself to the Azeril Caverns where he gave Clank an upgrade to travel to the Netherverse. Ratchet and Clank realized that the "ghosts" haunting Yerek were in fact a race known as the nethers, and that Venda and Neftin Prog were orphaned nethers themselves who were trying to bring their leader, Mr. Eye, and the other nethers to this dimension with a low-rent Dimensionator. While still wishing to avenge the war bots' deaths, Ratchet became more sympathetic, as he understood that they wanted to be reunited with their race as he did. When catching up to the two, he defeated Neftin Prog, but failed to stop Vendra Prog from bringing Mr/ Eye to the universe, and Mr. Eye as predicted betrayed Vendra and imprisoned her in the Netherverse. Ratchet and Clank agreed to meet Neftin on planet Thram, where they agreed that they would help Neftin steal the Dimensionator and free Vendra, but the Prog twins must then turn themselves in. They headed to the Intergalactic Museum of History in Meridian City, in which they found the Dimensionator. The city came under attack from Mr. Eye, and Clank went to the Netherverse and found Vendra. Ratchet fought Mr. Eye, and Clank retrieved Vendra, allowing her to seal Mr. Eye and the nethers back into the Netherverse. The Prog twins kept their word and turned themselves in. The low-rent Dimensionator was returned to the museum, which fell apart, though Ratchet claimed despite wanting to find his race, he settled in staying in this dimension with Talwyn. Ratchet left to meet up with Talwyn, unaware that Clank had swiped the Dimensionator. Rift Apart
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General Information
Name: Ratchet
Origin: Ratchet & Clank
Sex: Male
Age: Unknown
Classification: Intergalactic Superhero
Species: Lombat
Occupation: Mechanic
Status: Alive
Alignment: Initially Chaotic Neutral (Originally Ratchet only looked out for himself, helping people only if he got items in return, such as helping Skid McMarx when he was trapped in return for a hoverboard. Refused to help with innocent lives being in danger noting that he has his own agenda), Eventually Neutral Good by the end of the first game (Secretly shows signs of truly caring about saving the galaxy during the game. After seeing the destruction that Drek caused, Ratchet admitted he was being selfish and pursued the goal to save the galaxy from Drek. Cares about Clank when he gets injured from a lightning strike, letting him know to stay in the ship as he won't be safe due to the storm. Views his own death as inconsequential if he has saved other lives before it. Has gone out of his way to save countless lives on many occassions without requesting anything in return, has shown many acts of selfessness and has become an overall wholesome person)
Codex Statistics
Key: Original Series | Future Saga | Rift Apart & Onward
Tier: 9-B physically, Higher with regular weapons, 9-A with higher level weapons, 7-B with Strongest Weapons | 9-B physically, Higher with regular weapons, at least 8-A with higher level weapons, 7-B with Strongest weapons | 9-B physically, Higher with regular weapons, at least 8-A with higher level weapons, 7-B with strongest weapons
Dimensionality: 3-D
Attack Potency: Wall level physically (Can easily defeat giant metal robots in one blow. Considered so powerful that the technomites needed Ratchet's DNA to create far more powerful robots, which the technomites make more advanced technology then Clank has even seen. Can kill Ratchetbots), Higher with regular weapons (Ratchet's regular weapons deal more damage then his standard Wrench), Room level with higher level weapons (Higher level Weapons such as the can greatly harm bosses of this size), City level with Strongest Weapons (Ratchet's strongest weapons are comparable to the Peacemaker, which can be upgraded to have its warhead rockets deal megaton payloads) | Wall level physically (Superior to Captain Qwark who can break down a stone wall in 3 hits), Higher with regular weapons, at least City District level with higher level weapons (Higher levels like the Omega Tempest Launcher, have it storms have been rated up to a F6 on the Fujita scale which would be above these results. With some of Ratchet's other higher level weapons having higher power then the Omega Tempest Launcher), City level with Strongest Weapons | Wall level physically, Higher with regular weapons, at least City District level with higher level weapons, City level with Strongest Weapons
Durability: Wall level (Tanked a ship crash and explosion), Higher with Forcefield Weapons (Forcefield weapons can protect him from harm that'd normally required his nanotech to regenerate). Regeneration makes him difficult to kill (Whenever Ratchet sustains injuries, the Gadgetron's patented Nanotech system will rebuild his body from the inside out, allowing him to passsively regenerate from all injuries) | Wall level, Higher with Forcefield Weapons. Regeneration makes him difficult to kill | Wall level, Higher with Forcefield Weapons. Regeneration makes him difficult to kill
Striking Strength: Wall Class | Wall Class | Wall Class
Lifting Strength: Likely Class K (Should not be that much weaker then his Rift Apart self) | Likely Class K | Class K (Should be comparable to Rivet, who could briefly push back The Fixer from trying to crush her, a massive robot of this size)
Travel Speed: Athletic Human (Noted to be athletic) | Athletic Human, Higher with Rocket Boots (Able to use them to get around places far faster then his regular mode of travel) | Athletic Human, Higher with Rocket Boots
Combat Speed: Supersonic | Supersonic, Speed of Light with Clank's Geo-Laser (Clank's Geo-Laser is directly noted to be a laser that shoots in a straight line and leaves burn trails) | Supersonic, Speed of Light with Clank's Geo-Laser
Reaction Speed: Supersonic (Shouldn't be that much slower then his future era self. Participated in hoverboard races, where he can react even while going so fast he leaves behind afterimages) | Supersonic (Could avoid missiles while freefalling, which travel at speeds greater then 3200 km/h) | Supersonic
Stamina: Superhuman (Has been on countless long adventures throughout the galaxy fighting through entire hordes of minions and platforming around without showing any real signs of tiring)
Range: Standard Melee Range, Extended Melee Range with OmniWrench, Several Meters with Thrown Omni Wrench (Can throw his Omni Wrench like a boomerang, reaching this far), Tens of Meters with Whip and Explosive weapons, Hundreds of Meters with Blaster (The blaster operates as a regular gun, shooting out bullets that can reach this far), Kilometers with Omega Tempest Launcher (The Launcher creates a storm equal to a F6 Tornado), Thousands of Kilometers with The Harbinger (The Harbinger, shoots massive streams of light that come from the sky hitting all in the area), Planetary with Gadgetron Sensors (Gadgetron can sense if there are objects on a planetary scale), Multiversal Cell with Portal Creation, BFR, & Summoning (With the Rift Inducer 5000, creates an interdimensional portal that summons a being to attack all enemies. With Omega Rhyno infinite, fires a ball of energy that opens multiple portals above the battlefield allowing mysterious objects to fall through. The Omega Rhyno infinite allows Ratchet to summon Sly Cooper and Jak), High Multiversal with the Dimensionator (With the Dimensionator, can open wormholes to any of the infinite universes)
Intelligence: Extraordinary Genius (Built his own ship with his wrench. Completed the Captain Qwark fitness challenge. Noted by Captain Qwark that he's never seen anyone with such raw talent[1]. Conquered Captain Qwark's training course. Used a turret to blast off all ships in the sky attacking the planet where it was noted the people of the planet couldn't do it because they didn't have the skilled manpower to use it. Escorted the resort owner to the other end of the resort, defending him from countless enemies. Fixed a broken drill. Noted that Ratchet's piloting skills are improving. Fixed Clank's broken arm. Underwent heavy training and conditioning, learning martial arts, skill in weaponry, survival skills, and stealth. Infultrated the base on Aranos, which was a mission that Fizzwidget assumed he was going to die from. Participated in the Gladiator Games and was the first and only winner. Fought off against a facility's defense system. Attached a new wing model to Clank. Noted to be one of the fiercest gladiators in the galaxy. Fixed Clank's destroyed robot girlfriend. Was the first contestant ever to survive the death course. Survived the Dread Zone, a contest that is so deadly, it killed all previous heroes that participated. Is the first person in the history of Dread Zone to reach the top of the Tower of Power. Can fight and succeed in assault modes where he's forced to only use specific weapons for each challenge. Defeated the Evicirator, which it was noted that no opponent has ever survived 60 seconds against him. Survived the Gauntlet of Doom which was mathematically proven to be unbeatable)
Powers and Abilities
Limited Neural Induction (With the Pilot's Helmet, allows Ratchet to fly jet fighters via neural induction), Acrobatics (Equipped with a hook shot for swinging and getting to higher areas. Equipped with grind boots that allow him to jump on rails and grind), Self-Sustenance & Aquatic Breathing (Type 1; With the O2 Mask, allows Ratchet to breathe underwater, in toxic environments, and in outerspace), Enhanced Senses (With the Metal Detector, can detect underground bolts), Disguise Mastery (With the Hologuise, turns Ratchet into a sentry bot, fooling robots. With the Tyhrra-Guise, turns into a Tyhrranoid), Multilingualism (The Tyhrra-Guise allows one to speak Tyhrranese), Nanotechnology & Regeneration (Low-Mid, higher with more Nanotech. With Nanotech, whenever Ratchet sustains injuries, the Gadgetron's patented Nanotech system will rebuild his body from the inside out. Noted that the more nanotech he has, the more damage he can take), Reactive Adaptation (Gadgetron weapons naturally evolve to become more powerful over the course of battle), Information Analysis (Gadgetron Infobots gives Ratchet coordinates for new planets. Gadgetron scans planets for Ratchet to find items he needs to progress foward. The Map-o-Matic marks secret areas on Ratchet's map), Extrasensory Perception (Gadgetron's scanners can detect objects on a planetary scale), Hacking (With the Trespasser, can use it to open up invinco-locks), Water Manipulation (With the Hydrodisplacer, uses Insta-Faucets and Insta-Drains, making one able to fill and drain water the size of entire pools), Explosion Manipulation (With Bomb Glove, throws out small bombs that cause explosions upon impact. With Glove of Doom, sends out mini robots that runs after the closest target and self-destructs on them. With mine glove, goes towards the nearest target and explodes upon contact. With Drone Device, Ratchet has several drones circling around him protecting him from harm that lock on to the nearest target and self-destruct. With Suck Cannon, once vacuuming in a target can shoot out an explosive. With the devastator, shoots out a rocket that explodes upon contact. With the Visibomb Gun, shoots out a guided missile that explodes once it comes into contact. With RHYNO, shoots out several missiles that all explode upon contact. With Gravity Bomb, shoots out a grenade that causes a massive explosion, akin to a nuke. With Nitro Launcher, launches out small bombs that cause massive explosions. With Hunter Mine Launcher, shoots out a mine that explodes upon contact), Homing Attack & Energy Manipulation (With Blaster, shoots out energy beams that can home in on targets. With Lancer, shoots out multiple energy beams. With Seeker Gun, shoots out 3 robots that home in on targets), Electricity Manipulation (With the Tesla Claw, shoots out electricity that can affect other targets near the target. With Zodiac, causes a massive screen nuke that kills all enemies present. With Shock Blaster, shoots out a small blast of electricity. With Spitting Hydra, charges up on targets that shoots out a homing electric blast. With B6-Obliterator, shoots out a small orb that homes onto an enemy, latches onto them, and creates a massive energy blast), Fire Manipulation (With Pyrocitor, shoots out fire similar to a flamethrower), Vacuum Manipulation & Air Manipulation (With the Suck Cannon, creates a massive vacuum gust of wind that sucks in all targets. With the Box Basher 2000, allows Ratchet to use his overhead attack and break nearby boxes with a special air blast), Social Influencing (With Decoy Glove, throws out a decoy that tricks enemies, having them attack the decoy instead of Ratchet), Afterimage Creation (With the Walloper, Ratchet punches so fast he creates afterimages), Sound Manipulation (With Taunter, Ratchet uses a massive megaphone that sends out a sound wave causing all enemies to come towards Ratchet. With the Sonic Eruptor, does a massive sound wave), Transmutation (With Morph-o-Ray, shoots out a beam that transmutates enemies into chickens. With Sheepinator, transforms enemies into sheeps. With Qwack-o-Ray, transforms enemies into ducks that will attack their allies. With the Chimp-O-Matic, transforms a target into a monkey. With Winterizer, turns enemies into snowmen. With Topiary Sprinkler, deploys a sprinkler that stuns enemies and turns them into topiaries. With the Pixelizer, can turn enemies into 16-bit pixels), Duplication (With the Chopper, once it hits an enemy it multiples into 2 more), Forcefield Creation (With Shield Charger, charges a forcefield to protect Ratchet from attacks. With Holoshield Glove, creates a forcefield in front of Ratchet. With Holoshield Launcher, shoots out a forcefield in front of Ratchet), Magma Manipulation (With Lava Gun, shoots out magma balls at enemies, setting them on fire along with dealing damage. With Hunter Mine Launcher, shoots out mines that leave behind magma blots on the floor after exploding. With Magma Cannon, shoots out blast of magma), Plasma Manipulation (With the Plasma Coil, shoots out a plasma line that harms all objects near the object targeted. With Plasma Whip, a whip made of plasma that Ratchet strikes enemies with), Mind Manipulation (With the Infector, releases a brainwashing serum that causes the enemy to turn on its allies. With The Persuader, an illegal black market device that tricks Gadgetron Vendors into giving big discounts on all items. With the Hypnomatic, can mind control robots), Black Hole & BFR (Type 2; With Rift Inducer, shoots out a small black hole that pulls all enemies near in. With Vortex Grenade, creates a vortext that sucks enemies into the air and freeze them in stasis), Chain Manipulation (With Scorpion Flail, a spike and chain that Ratchet can freely control), Light Manipulation (With The Harbinger, shoots massive streams of light that come from the sky hitting all in the area), Lightning Manipulation (With the Lightning Ravager, a whip made of lightning), Radiation Manipulation (With Omega Magma Combuster, gives the wielder control of three barrels of radioactive superhated plasma destruction), Quantum Manipulation (With Omega Lightning Ravager, a weapon that harnesses the mysterious power of "quantum lightning". With Temporal Repulsor, knocks foes off their feet by blasting them with quantum energy), Acid Manipulation (With the Omega Doom Blades, the blades are soaked in a high morality, raritanium-piercing hydro-chloro-biocidic acid that will continue to damage foes long after. With the Acid Bomb glove, throws a bomb with acid in it), Burrowing (With the Omega Plasma Stalker, the stalkers burrow intot he ground and reappear next to Ratchet), Ice Manipulation (With the Omega Nitro Reaper, injecting highly compressed liquid hydrogen in each shard, freezes enemies. With the CryoMine Glove, the mines home in on any foe and freezes them), Poison Manipulation (With Omega Toxic Swamers, induces deadily toxic injections of Zanifarian death weasel venom), Magnetism Manipulation (With the Omega-Net Cannon, creates super-voltaic Mag-Nets that not only imprison your foes, but also explode. With Magneboots, can climb metal surfaces. With the Polarizer, makes magnets change polarity), Broadway Force (With the Groovitron, emits a mesmerizing tune which triggers fits of uncontrollable dancing), Summoning & Portal Creation (With the Rift Inducer 5000, creates an interdimensional portal that summons a being to attack all enemies. With Netherbeast, summons a tamed netherbeast to attack enemies. With Omega Rhyno infinite, fires a ball of energy that opens multiple portals above the battlefield allowing mysterious objects to fall through. The Omega Rhyno infinite allows Ratchet to summon Sly Cooper and Jak. Equipped with a Sonic Summoner that attracts sand mice from out of the ground), Time Manipulation (With The Time Bomb, each bomb contains a finite amount of quantum energy capable of inhibiting the passage of time. With Migraine, slows time to shoot enemies), Gravity Manipulation (With the Tractor Beam, moves objects in a beam object), Technology Manipulation (With the Dynamo, activates machinery), Teleportation (With the Warp Pad, allows Ratchet to set a Warp Pad down on warp points, and teleport back to them whenever necessary), Forcefield Negation (With EMP Blast, completely negates forcefields), Reflection Manipulation (The Dual Raptors can ricohet and reflect off of surfaces), Plant Manipulation (With Sprout-o-matic, can creatre plants that can act as platforms, creatures to attack and devour enemies, etcetera), Size Manipulation (With the Shrink Ray, shrinks one's size down and can also be used to grow one in size), Damage Reduction (Ratchet's different armors give him increased damage reduction), Organic Manipulation (With Gelanator, a gadget which can fill itself with gelatonium from a standard G4-MW isobaric gelatonium pump, and can then be used to fire cubes of gelatonium), Dimensional Travel (With the Dimensionator, can open wormholes to any of the infinite universes. Can pull rifts to travel to alternate dimensions), Limited Probability Manipulation (With the Jackpot power up, he will temporarily own more bolts and raritanium), Intangibility (Spatial) & Personal Nonexistence (Universal Nonexistence; With the Omniglove's "Phantom Dash" allows Ratchet to dash through objects and is described as Ratchet "not temporarily existing")
Resistance to Gravity Manipulation (Equpped with the Platinum Zoomerator, an anti gravity device)
Standard Equipment
*OmniWrench: The OmniWrench is a recurring tool and weapon featured in every entry in the Ratchet & Clank series, that comes in different forms from different manufacturers. It is the signature weapon of the lombax race and Ratchet's primary weapon of choice. It serves as both a tool for turning bolt cranks and picking up objects, as well as a melee weapon that can be both thrown and swung against enemies.
*Blaster: The Blaster, also referred to as the Ion Blaster, is a weapon manufactured by Gadgetron featured in Ratchet & Clank. It is a medium-ranged pistol with a high rate-of-fire which automatically targets enemies and deals minimal damage. It can be upgraded to the Gold Blaster.
- Bomb Glove: The Bomb Glove is a weapon in Ratchet & Clank and Going Commando. Manufactured by Gadgetron Corporation, it is a glove that tosses a small explosive at enemies at close to medium range, dealing moderate damage, plus it has a small radius of effect. The Bomb Glove can be upgraded to the Gold Bomb Glove in Ratchet & Clank, and the Mega Bomb Glove in Going Commando.
- Decoy Glove: The Decoy Glove is a weapon manufactured by Gadgetron in Ratchet & Clank and Going Commando. A strategic weapon, the Decoy Glove throws out balloon "decoys" modeled after Ratchet, which lure enemies to attack the Decoy as opposed to Ratchet. The Decoy Glove can be upgraded to the Gold Decoy Glove in Ratchet & Clank for 10,000 bolts and 4 gold bolts, and the Mega Decoy in Going Commando for 50,000 bolts.
- Devastator: The Devastator is a weapon manufactured by Gadgetron, featured in Ratchet & Clank. It is a rocket launcher which is relatively inexpensive. It is capable of easily destroying larger, armored enemies. Its missiles automatically target enemies and home in on them.
- Drone Device: The Drone Device is a weapon manufactured by Gadgetron Corporation in Ratchet & Clank. It is a defensive weapon that launches six drones around Ratchet to absorb many forms of incoming damage, as well as to attack enemies immediately surrounding him. The drones are launched as soon as the weapon is equipped.
- Glove of Doom: The Glove of Doom is a weapon featured in Ratchet & Clank, Up Your Arsenal, Size Matters, and Rift Apart. It is a glove manufactured by Gadgetron that disperses small androids dispersed known as the Agents of Doom. The Agents are dispensed from DoomEggs launched from the Glove of Doom, and act as kamikaze explosives, running towards an enemy and exploding on contact. The Agents also made a cameo in Secret Agent Clank. The Glove of Doom can be upgraded to the Gold Glove of Doom in Ratchet & Clank. In Rift Apart, it can be upgraded to the Apocalypse Glove, deploying Agents that deal more damage upon self-destructing. In Up Your Arsenal and Size Matters, the Agents of Doom can be upgraded to the Agents of Dread, with Agents that are capable of using lasers and ranged weapons.
- Mine Glove: The Mine Glove is a weapon manufactured by Gadgetron, featured in Ratchet & Clank. It drops mines in front of Ratchet which home in on enemies that get close. The Mine Glove can be upgraded to the Gold Mine Glove upon completion of Ratchet & Clank.
- Morph-o-Ray: The Gadgetron Morph-o-ray, occasionally spelled Morph-O-Ray, is a weapon in Ratchet & Clank developed by Gadgetron. It features infinite ammunition and converts normal enemies into chickens. It can be upgraded to the Gold Morph-o-Ray for 20,000 bolts and 4 gold bolts.
- OmniWrench 8000: Ratchet uses the OmniWrench 8000, manufactured by Gadgetron. The OmniWrench can be used to turn bolt cranks and swung to attack enemies. It can also be thrown in the air to attack enemies and return to Ratchet afterwards, though Ratchet is vulnerable to attack after it is thrown as he must stay in position while it is mid-air. The OmniWrench does not upgrade at any point.
- Pyrocitor: The Pyrocitor is an incendiary weapon featured in Ratchet & Clank and its re-imagined re-release. It is a short-ranged flamethrower manufactured by Gadgetron, which exhausts ammunition quickly, but can easily defeat smaller enemies. In the original release, it upgrades to the Gold Pyrocitor. In the re-imagined release, it upgrades to the Lavacitor, and later the Omega Lavacitor.
- R.Y.N.O.: The R.Y.N.O. (an abbreviation for Rip Ya A New One) is the first weapon in the RYNO series, a series of extremely powerful missile launcher weapons. It was developed by Gadgetron Corporation, and only appears in Ratchet & Clank. The R.Y.N.O. is an extremely powerful and rare missile launcher that can fire up to nine per launch, each of which target specific enemies.
- Suck Cannon: The Suck Cannon is a weapon invented by the blarg and later manufactured by Gadgetron, featured in Ratchet & Clank, Up Your Arsenal, and Size Matters. Functioning as a deadly vacuum cleaner, it uses quantum technology to suck smaller enemies in and converts them into explosive projectiles, using them as ammunition. The Suck Cannon can be upgraded to the Gold Suck Cannon in Ratchet & Clank. In both Up Your Arsenal and Size Matters it can be upgraded to the Vortex Cannon, then to the Mega, Giga, and Ultra Vortex Cannon in the former, and the Titan Vortex Cannon in the latter.
- Taunter: The Taunter is a weapon manufactured by Gadgetron featured in Ratchet & Clank. When triggered, it makes comedic noises which draw enemies toward Ratchet and break nearby crates. The weapon has no restrictions on ammunition and can be fired continuously.
- Tesla Claw: The Tesla Claw is a weapon manufactured by Gadgetron in Ratchet & Clank and Going Commando. It is a continuously firing weapon which fires electricity using electrostatic technology that automatically targets enemies, prioritizing those closer to Ratchet. The Tesla Claw can be upgraded to the Gold Tesla Claw in Ratchet & Clank, and to the Mega Tesla Claw in Going Commando. Both upgrades allow the electricity to hit two targets at once.
- Visibomb Gun: The Visibomb Gun is a weapon in Ratchet & Clank and Going Commando. The weapon fires a missile that the player can control, to fly at enemies and destroy them. It is a strategy weapon, and its missiles fired are incredibly destructive. The Visibomb Gun does not have an upgrade in Ratchet & Clank, but can be upgraded to the Mega Visibomb in Going Commando for 150,000 bolts.
- Walloper: The Walloper is a weapon manufactured by Gadgetron Corporation that features in Ratchet & Clank, Going Commando, and Secret Agent Clank. It appeared in Up Your Arsenal when used by test dummies. It is a melee weapon which does not use any ammunition, making it an economically useful weapon, and while deals more damage than the OmniWrench, is notably less versatile. The Walloper cannot be upgraded in Ratchet & Clank but could be upgraded to the Mega Walloper in Going Commando.
*Black Sheepinator: Transforms enemies into sheep which explode. In Ratchet & Clank re-imagined, an entirely different version of the weapon appears, which upgrades to the Goatinator and transforms enemies into goats that blast other enemies instead.
*Annihilator: The Annihilator is a weapon manufactured by Gadgetron in Up Your Arsenal. It is a rocket launcher with a fast rate of fire which, when upgraded, can also release bomblets to destroy nearby enemies. With use, it can upgrade to the Decimator, which releases heat-seeking mini-rockets once the main rocket explodes on contact. In challenge mode, it can be upgraded to the Mega Decimator from any Gadgetron vendor for 580,000 bolts.
*B6-Obliterator: The B6-Obliterator is a weapon in Deadlocked. It is a grenade launcher manufactured by Vox Industries. With use, it can be upgraded to the B11-Vaporizer, which increases the explosion size of the launched grenades. In challenge mode, it can be upgraded to the Mega B11-Vaporizer for 2,500,000 bolts. The B6-Obliterator is a bulky weapon. It has orange and yellow coloration, a long barrel, a left-hand grip, and a large nozzle. The B11-Vaporizer is similar, though it features a large vent on top of the barrel and a much bulkier design. Its explosions leave a mushroom cloud, and enemies are reduced to ash.
*Acid Bomb Glove: The Acid Bomb Glove is a weapon manufactured by Gadgetron in Size Matters. It is the next generation of the venerable Bomb Glove, with a high yield Gammachlorian acid warhead and an area-of-effect acid spray that burns enemies. With use, it can be upgraded to the more powerful military grade Acid Detonator, the military-grade version of the Acid Bomb Glove, with a larger splash of purple acid. The Acid Detonator could later be upgraded to the Titan Acid Detonator in challenge mode.
*Alpha Disruptor: The Alpha Disruptor is a weapon engineered by lombaxes in Tools of Destruction and Quest for Booty. It is a nano-weapon which fires a charged up plasma beam at an enemy, dealing heavy damage. In Tools of Destruction, the Alpha Disruptor can be upgraded to the Alpha Cannon with use, and in challenge mode, can be upgraded to the Omega Alpha Cannon.
*Alpha Disruptor: The Alpha Disruptor is a weapon engineered by lombaxes in Tools of Destruction and Quest for Booty. It is a nano-weapon which fires a charged up plasma beam at an enemy, dealing heavy damage. In Tools of Destruction, the Alpha Disruptor can be upgraded to the Alpha Cannon with use, and in challenge mode, can be upgraded to the Omega Alpha Cannon.
*Buzz Blades: Buzz Blades is a weapon in Tools of Destruction, A Crack in Time, Full Frontal Assault, Before the Nexus, and Rift Apart. It is a pistol manufactured by GrummelNet Industries that rapidly fires lethal saw blades that ricochet off enemies and surfaces, hitting enemies multiple times. In most appearances, Buzz Blades can be upgraded to the Doom Blades with use, which fires blades soaked in a high molarity, raritanium piercing hydro-chloric biocidic acid that continues to damage enemies after the blades had found their mark. In challenge mode, the Omega Doom Blades upgrade can be purchased.
*Arc Lasher: The Arc Lasher is an advanced kinetic energy whip manufactured by GrummelNet in All 4 One. It is a short ranged melee weapon that stuns and slightly damages enemies on contact.
*Fusion Grenade: The Fusion Grenade is a weapon manufactured by Grummel Net Industries in Tools of Destruction, Quest for Booty, Full Frontal Assault, and Into the Nexus. It throws grenades at enemies. The Fusion Grenade can be upgraded to the Fusion Bomb with use.
*Blackhole Storm: The Blackhole Storm is a weapon in Rift Apart. It is a Gatling gun that rapidly fires projectiles with a medium range, making it useful for mowing down small enemies or whittling away at the health of bosses or larger enemies when used up close. The weapon can be purchased from Ms. Zurkon on Outpost L51, Sargasso upon returning during "Stop the Emperor's Invasion" for 35,000 bolts. At level 5, it upgrades to the Blackhole Vortex. In challenge mode, the Omega Blackhole Vortex can be purchased for 700,000 bolts.
*Nanotech: Nanotech is a recurring technology serving as a gameplay element in the Ratchet & Clank series. It is a technology that consists of tiny nanomites (nanobots) that live within organic life forms, robots, and other technology such as weapons and armor, to perform repairs and healing, or other functions such as weapon upgrading. Nanomites are also absorbed from defeated enemies: the more powerful the enemy, the more nanomites are absorbed. Nanotech is primarily used as health, and serves as a means by which a character's life is gauged, and having the character's nanotech depleted causes them to fall unconscious or die. A player character's maximum nanotech can often be upgraded through various means. One way is through defeating enemies; when enough are defeated to fill a nanotech level meter or experience bar, the maximum nanotech is increased (and current nanotech is restored to maximum) as nanomites are absorbed into armor from defeated enemies to improve the maximum nanotech. In other cases, collected items can improve maximum nanotech. Aside from serving as health, nanotech also allows weapons to upgrade. Nanomites absorbed from defeated enemies are used within weapons to upgrade; this is indicated by a weapon's level meter which, when filled, improves the weapon a level until it reaches its maximum.
*Bolt Grabber: The Bolt Grabber is an item in the Ratchet & Clank series. It is a device that allows Ratchet to pick up bolts from an extended range. In later appearances, it also allows Ratchet to smash crates and nearby breakable objects by slamming the OmniWrench down, performing a hyper-strike, merging its functionality with the Box Breaker or Box Basher 2000 items. It is one of Gadgetron's most popular gadgets.
*Armor Magnetizer: The Armor Magnetizer is an item in Going Commando, Tools of Destruction and A Crack in Time, as well as a gadget in Before the Nexus. It increases the magnetic field strength of the worn armor, and allows the user to attract bolts from further away than usual.
*Banana-Guided Autonomous Monkey Device: Skrunch is a support character in Up Your Arsenal and Size Matters, mentioned in other games. He is a cyclophic monkey from planet Florana who is a close friend of Captain Qwark, and often assists him, Ratchet, and Clank. Skrunch was also a close ally of Clank, assisting him many times with Clank as the Banana Guided Autonomous Monkey Device, or BGAMD, for short.
*Bolt Grabber: The Bolt Grabber is an item in the Ratchet & Clank series. It is a device that allows Ratchet to pick up bolts from an extended range. In later appearances, it also allows Ratchet to smash crates and nearby breakable objects by slamming the OmniWrench down, performing a hyper-strike, merging its functionality with the Box Breaker or Box Basher 2000 items. It is one of Gadgetron's most popular gadgets.
*Armor Magnetizer: The Armor Magnetizer is an item in Going Commando, Tools of Destruction and A Crack in Time, as well as a gadget in Before the Nexus. It increases the magnetic field strength of the worn armor, and allows the user to attract bolts from further away than usual.
*Armor Magnetizer: The Armor Magnetizer is an item in Going Commando, Tools of Destruction and A Crack in Time, as well as a gadget in Before the Nexus. It increases the magnetic field strength of the worn armor, and allows the user to attract bolts from further away than usual.
*Infobot: Infobots are a recurring item in the Ratchet & Clank series. They are small robots that contain recordings or broadcasts, as well as coordinates to the planet of the recordings' origins. Their video contents are played when their mouth opens to reveal a flat square-shaped screen contained inside, after expanding their metallic jaws.
*Clank: Clank (real designation XJ-0461, serial number B5429671) is the titular deuteragonist and the secondary main playable character of the Ratchet & Clank series. He is a robot created by the Zoni, possessing a Zoni soul as a result, and is Ratchet's best friend. He often acts as a contrast to Ratchet's more brash personality, serving as his voice of reason. Clank also helps Ratchet in the form of attachments such as the Heli-Pack, allowing Ratchet to reach greater heights and storing all of Ratchet's weapons, as well as being able to access areas Ratchet cannot. Clank is also capable of commanding help in the form of gadgebots, microbots, and Zoni. Clank can sometimes transform into Giant Clank to become a more deadly robot with powerful weaponry. Clank has also wielded the Chronoscepter to manipulate time and access the Netherverse. Clank also at one point starred in a holovision show, Secret Agent Clank.
- Kit: Kit (real designation KT-7461) is a character who appears in Rift Apart. A robot similar to Clank and Klunk from another dimension, she went into exile due to her power. Eventually, facing up to what happened to Rivet that day, Kit becomes her partner like Clank. Kit can transform into a giant warbot similar to Giant Klunk and Giant Clank. In this form, she has access to immense physical strength and a variety of weapons like rockets and lasers. Like Clank, she can also access the space between dimensions in order to fix dimensional anomalies.
- Zoni: The Zoni are mystical beings of energy in Tools of Destruction, Quest for Booty, and A Crack in Time, and are also mentioned in other following entries. They are powerful beings of bio-energy who can manipulate time and space to their will, as 117,000 Zoni operate and maintain the Great Clock, the universe' keeper of time. While neither organic nor robotic, they require metal suits to survive in other dimensions. The Zoni are a hive-minded race, who are much more powerful in groups, and whose power multiplies the more are present. They are led by the creator of the Great Clock, Orvus.
- Glitch: Glitch is a playable character in Rift Apart. She is a Resistance nano-systems IT bot, upgraded with Electro-Guns and Blitz-Infectors. She is given to Ratchet by Phantom on a small, portable storage device and assists him by clearing out Zeta Virus computer infections hampering his progress. Glitch was created by the Resistance and was originally built for bypassing Nefarious system firewalls and clearing embarrassing search histories. Whilst inside computer systems, Glitch is able to walk on walls and ceilings that are connected to the floor using her spider/crab-like appendages. She is armed with twin rapid firing Electro-Guns, often used to delete swarmer viruses in defense along with rockets on her back known as Blitz-Infectors to destroy virus nest pods. In most of the systems she enters, Glitch is able to find an upgrade that will intensify the power and spread of her Electro-Guns, changing them in color from blue to purple. In her third endeavour fighting infections, she collected a Nuke Pulse upgrade allowing her to collect the power stolen by defeated virsues to let out a large shockwave and destroy all viruses around her perimeter, Glitch previously had training with this and recounted what she was taught after finding it. She can also reroute power away from viruses that have hijacked computers to make shields for themselves and deactivate them. Although she verbally talks out loud to herself and the Master Virus, she is unable to speak to Ratchet and is only able to communicate using various computerized facial expressions and body language via a hologram of herself. She however is perfectly able to understand Ratchet when he talks to her.
Other
Standard Tactics: Ratchet's main weapon of choic is his omniwrench, though he will use one of his various guns and weapons in combat along with Clank's abilities to battle against his enemeis.
Weaknesses: Ratchet has a temper problem, causing him to make rash decisions, though Clank normally helps him overcome this. Ratchet has a need to be a hero, to the point that villains can use it against him.
Note: Even though it seems in gameplay Ratchet is tanking hits, this is actually Gadgetron's patented Nanotech system rebuilding his body from the inside out, this is why when he runs out of nanotech, he dies.
Note 2: The Ratchet and Clank 2016 game is not a reboot or a separate timeline, is the events of the first game told by Captain Qwark[2], thus feats from the game can be used on Ratchet's profile with some scrutiny due to Captain Qwark's personality.
Note 3: No feats from Secret Agent Clank be used as it's a TV Show/ Movie in-universe.
Explanations
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References
- ↑ While Captain Qwark was every obviously trying to trick Ratchet, with the skills Ratchet shows throughout his game, this statement is likely not false and just used to bolster his plan to trick Ratchet
- ↑ Since the game is a retelling of the first game, does it render the original story non-canonical? Or is it simply a different perspective on the events of the first game from Qwark's point of view?
The game is told from Qwark's point of view. It matches the film story, but Qwark adds commentary and it's his version of events to a certain extent. At the same time, we think that the main story beats are there; the big tentpoles – like Ratchet's origin as a Lombax orphan, Clank's origin as a factory defect – are still there, and none of it invalidates later games. We didn't set out to rework the canon. In other words, the Future series is still canon with everything else subsequently assuming part of the canon as well. The new game is just more of a cleaner retelling of sorts. Don't freak out!
Battle Records
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*Jak & Daxter (Jak and Daxter) - Thread
- Keys: Strongest 9-B keys.
- Conditions: Both have access to their standard arsenal in its fullest capacity.
- Location: SBA
- Restrictions: None.