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* [[~~Big~~ ~~Lipped~~ ~~Alligator Moment~~]]: The space battle at the Wupash Nebula near the beginning of ''Going Commando'' fits every criteria a BLAM can have. Completely outta nowhere? Check. Has little to no relevance to the plot? Check (unless you count it as a [[Justified Tutorial]], and even then, it's nothing they don't do again at the Thug Rendezvous). Never spoken of again afterward? Check. Thus we can only ask: why the hell is it even there?

* [[Non Sequitur Scene]]: The space battle at the Wupash Nebula near the beginning of ''Going Commando'' fits every criteria a BLAM can have. Completely outta nowhere? Check. Has little to no relevance to the plot? Check (unless you count it as a [[Justified Tutorial]], and even then, it's nothing they don't do again at the Thug Rendezvous). Never spoken of again afterward? Check. Thus we can only ask: why the hell is it even there?

** Even worse, just before the battle at the Thug Rendezvous, Ratchet says "I hope these weapons work.", implying he's never used the ship in combat before, completely contradicting Wupash Nebula. I'd say the nebula was added at the last minute.

* [[Complete Monster]]: Chairman Drek (you may consider this arguable, until you discover that {{spoiler|he's the one who poisoned the Blargs' home planet and got them into this situation, and he plans on doing it again}})

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*** ''Size Matters'' has the Technomites - a vast, microscopic race that is responsible for the development and operation of ''almost all technology in the known universe'' turning against the galaxy. The fact that the enemy is invisible to the naked eye and yet potentially controls every piece of machinery in existence would've allowed the Technomites to be a far more dangerous threat, if that'd been their plan.

*** ''A Crack in Time'' has {{spoiler|General Azimuth, whose mad determination to undo his past mistakes and risk ''shattering the fabric of time and space'' can be quite horrific after seeing him as a hero for most of the game up until that point}}.

* [[Rescued from the Scrappy Heap]]: Surprisingly, [[The Hero|Ratchet]] was disliked by many critics in the first game due to his [[Wangst]] and [[Jerkass~~|Jerkassiness~~]]. However, from the second game onward, he [[Took a Level In Kindness]] and [[Deadpan Snarker|snarkiness]]. The [[The Other Darrin|switch]] from Mikey Kelley to [[James Arnold Taylor]] certainly helped.

* [[Rescued from the Scrappy Heap]]: Surprisingly, [[The Hero|Ratchet]] was disliked by many critics in the first game due to his [[Wangst]] and [[Jerkass]]iness. However, from the second game onward, he [[Took a Level In Kindness]] and [[Deadpan Snarker|snarkiness]]. The [[The Other Darrin|switch]] from Mikey Kelley to [[James Arnold Taylor]] certainly helped.

* [[Scenery Porn]]: Each planet from ''Going Commando'' onwards begins with the camera positioned to make a striking tableau of the starting area.

** The very first ''trailer'' for ''Tools of Destruction'' was nothing more than the camera showing off HD, [[Play Station 3]]-era Metropolis before panning to show the Ratchet & Clank logo on a blimp.