Updated on June 9, 2021, by James Troughton: With Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart launching, bringing forth a new lombax in the form of Rivet, an alternate universe variant of Ratchet, we thought it would be a perfect time to expand our list of the things that you might not have known about this intelligent cat-like species.
The lombaxes weren't exactly an integral narrative point in the original PlayStation 2 games. Rather, the idea of the lombax served as an aesthetic choice for Ratchet's design more tha🦩n anything else. There wasn't particularly any lore regarding his species, hence Angela's appearance, something that would become a point of contention for fans.
However, in the PlayStation 3 era, the lombaxes became a significant plot-point with Ratchet's status as the ⛦lone lombax solidified. Sure, there's Angela and Azimuth, but it's akin to how the Doctor went through his angsty phase of being the last of his people in spite of the Master's continued and irritating existence.
13 ♌ Their War With The Cragmite Wꦇas A Stalemate
For all intents and purposes, the cragmites 🍬and the lombaxes were equal. Their ongoing war was anything but. It wasn't 'going' anywhere. The former wanted to dominate the gal𝐆axy and rule it with their pressed down tyrannical thumb while the latter served as bastions of the people, serving to defy these evildoers.
All the while, it wasn't going anywhere. Technologically, they were an even match, an🉐d strategically, it seemed to be the same case. With that, the war came to a stalemate, and the lombaxes only managed to get a leg up 𝔍and win because of a new invention.
12 ﷽ The Lombaxes Created The Dimensionator
That new invention that helped them win𝐆 the war and topple the regime of the cragmite was the Dimensionator. Yep, the ve🐭ry same one that we see Nefarious wielding in Rift Apart. We last saw it in Into the Nexus as, eventually, it landed in the lap of Ratchet, but he didn't want to use it.
See, the lombaxes made it to banish the cragmites to another dimension, thus winning the war. It worked, all without unnec♕essary bloodshed. A neat little way to end a conflict that isn't horrific, even if it is a bit dark. Who knows where they ended up, after all.
11 💙 Female Lombaxes Don't Have Tails (🐓Except For Rivet)
The sex of a lombax is easily differentiated by one ke🥀y ele🙈ment, their tails. A female lombax doesn't have one while a male does. This was how Insomniac explained Angela who looked like Ratchet despite lacking a tail.
It became a pertinent point when the lone lombax story was initiated as fans w🏅ere unsure if Angela was truly one of his kind or just a similar offshoot species. However, despite this discrepancy between the two sexes, Rivet has a tail. This was an oversight on Insomniac's part, but it has led some to 🍸speculate that this alternate reality Ratchet is actually transgender, something posited by TheGamer's own Stacey Henley. Insomniac said that they will neither deny nor confirm, so she can be if you wish.
10 Angela Was Revealed To Be A Lombax In A Crack In Time ಌ
Since Ratchet wasn't initially 🌠considered or labeled as the last of his species - he was just, at his core, a strange cat-like humanoid from Ve𒉰ldin who was a bit of a blunt surfer-dude - many assumed that Angela was a lombax, given her similar appearance. That's a natural conclusion to come to.
However, with the later games exploring his species and identifying him as the last of his kind, Angela's identity was thrown into qꦺuestion, with many fa𒆙ns disputing her as a similar race that isn't exactly the same. Insomniac saw fit to end this discussion by revealing that she truly is a lombax - it's nice to know that there may be more out there.
9 Lombaxes Were The Best Engineers 💟In The Galaxy 🍨
Ratchet's always been a tinkerer, even if he was somewhat sloppy at what he did. In the first game, we found him in a garage working on a junk-ship 💮which was a concept recycled and exaggerated tenfold in the re-imagining.
This was expanded upon further in 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:the PlayStation 3 era as it was revealed that his species, the lombaxes, were incredibly gifted engineers that were renowned for their craftsmanship, hence the infamous Dimensionator. It seems thaꦍt this key part of his identity may have been in Ratchet's DNA all along.
8 They Still ღExist In Another Dimensionღ
Two years after Ratchet was born, the Lombaxe🙈s up and moved to a completely different dimension to escape Tachyon's evil grasp. He's pictured above and, while he doesn't exactly look imposing, he was the cause of the downfall of our beloved hero's species. He was a straggler after his people's banishment, but he was a baby, so the lombaxes raised him, but when he discovered what they'd done, he raised an𓂃 empire that superseded their military prowess.
Not all fled, however, as Kad💯en remained. He sent his son, Ratchet, to Veldin, before succumbing to Tachyon. Then there's Angela and Alister, who also stuck around, avoiding his sinister grasp. All these years later, Ratchet has been tempted with following his people into the🙈 unknown, but he's never given in.
7 ꧙ The 😼Original Lombax Design Was More Alien
Ratchet himself went through a lot of different designs in the c🌟oncept-art phase, as it tends to go with pre-development. As he would become the basis of the Lombax species, it's safe to say that, down the line, they could've looked a lot different.
At first, Ratchet was a bug-eyed and stereotypical-looking alien with a head that's not too dissimilar to the later-added Zoni. In one stage, he even resem❀bled Daxter from Naughty Dog's siste🧔r series a lot more than the lovable fluff-ball we cherish to this day.
6 ﷽ Lombaxes Mined Trillium, A Very Strong Metal
As the lombaxes aꦕre gifted craftsmen, with a keen eye for all things engineering, they needed some high-quality metal to truly show off their talent. One such metal is trillium, which they had specific mines for.
To really show off the durability of this mineral, Insomniac threw in an armor set in Tools of Destruction made of the stuff and it ꧋🦋packs a hefty amount of defense for Ratchet, keeping even his tail safe from harm.
5 Elite Lombaxes Would Join The Prae🍎torian Guard
Alister was a mean SOB, acting as one of the best villains that the series had to offer, with an intimate connection to Ratchet and a catalyst for Insomniac to expand upon the lor♈e of the lombax speci🐬es.
He was a member of the Praetorian Guard and no, I'm not talking about Snoke's defensive squad of goons that did little to stop him from being sliced in half 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:in Star Wars. They're the elite, the crème de la crème of the Lombax's militaristic outfi꧟t. They even 𝕴have their own warrior OmniWrench's that appear like a double-bladed axe.
4 Lombꦍax Ships A꧋re Sentient
Wh💜en it comes to engineering, the Lombaxes go a little bit extreme. Their ship designs are a stark contrast to the ugly bucket that Ratchet first flew in the original game, as they're slick, built for speed, and packed to the brim ꧂with defense and offensive systems.
That old green courier ship is like a camper van, whereas Aphelion is a Lamborghini. However, the designs aren't all the only thing that sets these beauties apart, as Lombax ships are sentient androids - they're noౠt just like an Amazon Alexa, they're free-thinking, witty, and intelligent.