Ratchet & Clank (video game)



The first game in the Ratchet and Clank series, it was a modest hit for the PlayStation 2.

The game is about how the titular duo meet and then team up to stop Chairman Drek and the Blarg from destroying planets across the galaxy in order to build themselves a new homeworld. In exchange for a chance to see the galaxy, Ratchet helps Clank look for the great hero, Captain Qwark.

"Ratchet: A Public Display of Affection? Qwark: No, a Personal Delivery Assistant."
 * Acronym Confusion: Captain Qwark offers the heroes a PDA.

"Novalis Chairman: This is your last chance! Stop this madness now! Drek: Okay, wait. You're right. I WILL withdraw my troops! Novalis Chairman: Really?"
 * Exclusively Evil: The Blarg
 * Arrow Cam: The Visibomb Gun in this and the next game.
 * Barefoot Cartoon Animal: This is the only game where Ratchet doesn't have shoes, aside from Size Matters.
 * Big Bad: Chairman Drek
 * Book Ends: The game begins and ends on Planet Veldin.
 * Breast Expansion: Perform a few sideways flips in front of the girl who gets you into the hoverboard race in Blackwater City.
 * Brick Joke: Hey, the plumber's back!
 * Can-Crushing Cranium: In a cutscene after you buy some soda that increases your max health, to demonstrate your newfound strength.
 * Corrupt Corporate Executive: Chairman Drek.
 * Deadpan Snarker: Drek.

"Clank: Drek:"
 * The Dragon: The Robot Lieutenant is this to Drek early on in the game, but he promptly disappears after the duo encounter him in the logging site on Eudora and gets replaced by.
 * Earthshattering Kaboom: Drek's Planet Buster weapon.
 * Evilly Affable: Chairman Drek.
 * Heroic BSOD: Ratchet gets one after At this point, the only thing keeping him from dumping Clank and packing it all in is a need for mutual cooperation.
 * Jerkass: Ratchet after . He gets better.
 * Metal Detector Puzzle: The Metal Detector Gadget allows you to find a few extra bolts, but it's never required to complete the game.
 * Motive Misidentification: When Ratchet and Clank corner Drek on top of the Planet Buster:

"Drek: "Imbeciles. After all the trouble you've gone to, you're about to die right where you started. *sniff* It's so...poetic.""
 * Planet Looters: The Blarg, or at least Drek.
 * Power-Up Letdown: The Morph-O-Ray allows you to turn enemies too large for the Suck Cannon into chickens, allowing you to stock up on Suck Cannon ammo whenever you want. The giant chickens produced by the Gold Morph-O-Ray, however, are too big for the Suck Cannon.
 * Plus, thanks to a Good Bad Bug, Morphing and then Sucking an enemy will give you more bolts than just killing it.
 * Treacherous Advisor:
 * Villain with Good Publicity:
 * Walking Shirtless Scene: Ratchet, only in this game and Size Matters.
 * Well-Intentioned Extremist: Chairman Drek
 * What Happened to the Mouse?: Drek's lackey, the Robot Lieutenant all but vanishes from the game after you meet him on Eudora.
 * Where It All Began: The final battle with Drek takes place on Veldin-the first level of the game and Ratchet's home planet.


 * Wrench Wench: Clank gets a new upgrade from one.