History Franchise / RatchetAndClank

[[caption-width-right:350:[[BadassAdorable adorable ass kickers]]]].

[[caption-width-right:350:[[BadassAdorable adorable ass kickers]].]]

[[caption-width-right:350:BadassAdorable adorable ass kickers]].]]

[[caption-width-right:350:''Franchise/LiloAndStitch'' as [[SpiritualAdaptation a video game]] featuring [[BadassAdorable adorable ass kickers]].]]

* ''The Adventures of Captain Starshield'' (2005) — A six-episode webcomic taking place before ''Deadlocked'', giving a little bit of background to the character Captain Starshield who appeared briefly in the game.

[[caption-width-right:350:What [[BadassAdorable adorable ass kickers]].]]

* ''VideoGame/RatchetAndClankFutureQuestForBooty'' (2008, [[UsefulNotes/{{PlayStation 3}} PS3]]) — The second installment of the ''Future'' trilogy, a short downloadable title that serves to set up the plot of ''A Crack In Time'' while also experimenting with a few gameplay elements. After ''Tools of Destruction'', Ratchet travels across a space pirate-ruled planet for clues as to Clank's whereabouts, getting caught up in some robotic pirate business along the way. Shares the same trope page as ''Tools of Destruction''.

* RecurringElement: The guns Ratchet generally begins with are something pistol-related and something bomb-related. If he doesn't start with them, you can generally count on both of the weapon types being obtainable very early on in the game.

** In the [=PS4=] ''Ratchet & Clank'', Ratchet is required to buy the Fusion Grenade during the Galactic Ranger tryouts at the start of the game, while the Combuster is collected from a discarded crate in the first section of Ratchet gameplay after the initial Clank section.

** The Lava Gun in ''Going Commando'' and ''Up Your Arsenal'' acts like a real-life flamethrower, and is consequently quite effective.

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'''Crossovers:'''

* ''VideoGame/PlayStationMoveHeroes'' — A {{crossover}} video game featuring Ratchet & Clank, VideoGame/JakAndDaxter and VideoGame/SlyCooper.
* ''VideoGame/PlayStationAllStarsBattleRoyale'' — A FightingGame featuring all PlayStation-exclusive characters, including the Ratchet & Clank duo.
* ''[[VideoGame/HotShotsGolf Fore!]]'' — Ratchet & [[VideoGame/JakAndDaxter Jak]] plays golf in this game, with Clank and Daxter as their respective caddies.
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->[[TVTropesWillRuinYourLife TV Tropes]], one of many weapons and gadgets not fit for this world.

* ArtisticLicenseAstronomy: A lot of the planets featured in the series fall into this category. The most obvious example is that nearly all planets, regardless of size and mass, seem to possess the same Earth-like gravity, even moons and some asteroids. There is also a strange absence of gas giant planets despite the fact that in real life, they're just as common as terrestrial planets. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] in that the [[GameplayAndStorySegregation gameplay]] involves a ''lot'' of jumping puzzles, which would be much harder if, for example, you had to recalibrate your jump aim with every planet.

* ''VideoGame/FallGuysUltimateKnockout'' (2020, [[UsefulNotes/{{PlayStation 4}} PS4]]/[[UsefulNotes/{{PlayStation 5}} PS5]]/PC): Cosmetic items and emotes based on Ratchet and Clank were made available as rewards for completing special limited time live events. The Ratchet live event was held from July 26 to August 1, 2021; while the Clank live event is held from August 6-15, 2021. Completing both events will reward players with a special banner featuring Rivet from ''VideoGame/RatchetAndClankRiftApart''.

* YouDontLookLikeYou: The Hoverboots underwent a drastic redesign between ''A Crack in Time'' and ''Full Frontal Assault''. [[http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/ratchet/images/f/ff/Hoverboots.png/revision/latest?cb=20110121025840 This]] is what they look like in the former game, and [[http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/ratchet/images/b/b9/Hoverboots_ITN.JPG/revision/latest?cb=20131124202515 this]] is what they look like in the latter.

* ''VideoGame/FallGuysUltimateKnockout'' (2020, [[UsefulNotes/{{PlayStation 4}} PS4]]/[[UsefulNotes/{{PlayStation 5}} PS5]]/PC): Cosmetic items and emotes based on Ratchet and Clank will be available as rewards for completing special limited time live events. The Ratchet live event was held from July 26 to August 1, 2021; while the Clank live event is held from August 6-15, 2021. Completing both events will reward players with a special banner featuring Rivet from ''VideoGame/RatchetAndClankRiftApart''.

* ''VideoGame/FallGuysUltimateKnockout'' (2020, [[UsefulNotes/{{PlayStation 4}} PS4]]/[[UsefulNotes/{{PlayStation 5}} PS5]]/PC): Cosmetic items and emotes based on Ratchet and Clank will be available as rewards for completing special limited time live events. The Ratchet live event was held from July 26 to August 1, 2021; while the Clank live event will be held from August 6-15, 2021. Completing both events will reward players with a special banner featuring Rivet from ''VideoGame/RatchetAndClankRiftApart''.

* ''VideoGame/FallGuysUltimateKnockout'' (2020, [[UsefulNotes/{{PlayStation 4}} PS4]]/[[UsefulNotes/{{PlayStation 5}} PS5]]/PC): Cosmetic items and emotes based on Ratchet and Clank will be available as rewards for completing special limited time live events. The Ratchet live event is held from July 26 to August 1, 2021; while the Clank live event will be held from August 6-15, 2021. Completing both events will reward players with a special banner featuring Rivet from ''VideoGame/RatchetAndClankRiftApart''.

* ''VideoGame/FallGuysUltimateKnockout'' (2020, [[UsefulNotes/{{PlayStation 4}} PS4]]/[[UsefulNotes/{{PlayStation 5}} PS5]]/PC): Cosmetic items and emotes based on Ratchet and Clank will be available as rewards for completing special limited time live events. The Ratchet live event will be held from July 26 to August 1, 2021; while the Clank live event will be held from August 6-15, 2021. Completing both events will reward players with a special banner featuring Rivet from ''VideoGame/RatchetAndClankRiftApart''.

* ''VideoGame/FallGuysUltimateKnockout'': Costumes and other goodies based on Ratchet and Clank are available as rewards for completing special limited time live events. The Ratchet live event will be held from July 26 to August 1, 2021; while the Clank live event will be held from August 6-15, 2021. Completing both events will reward players with a special banner featuring Rivet from ''VideoGame/RatchetAndClankRiftApart''.

* CuteMachines: Clank.

* BalefulPolymorph: [[VideoGame/RatchetAndClank2002 The Morph-O-Ray]], [[VideoGame/RatchetAndClankGoingCommando the Sheepinator]] ([[VideoGame/RatchetAndClank2016 twice]]), [[VideoGame/RatchetAndClankUpYourArsenal the Qwack-O-Ray]], [[VideoGame/RatchetAndClankGoingMobile the Boar-Zooka]], [[VideoGame/RatchetAndClankSizeMatters the Mootator]], [[VideoGame/RatchetDeadlocked any weapon with the Morph Mod]], [[VideoGame/SecretAgentClank the Pork Bomb Gun]], [[VideoGame/RatchetAndClankFutureToolsOfDestruction the Transmorpher]], [[VideoGame/RatchetAndClankFutureACrackInTime the Chimp-o-Matic]], [[VideoGame/RatchetAndClankAll4One the Critter Strike]], [[VideoGame/RatchetAndClankFullFrontalAssault Transmorpher Mines]], and [[VideoGame/RatchetAndClankIntoTheNexus the Winterizer]], to date.

* BadassAdorable: The eponymous duo.
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* DeadpanSnarker: Lawrence.

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** It's also stated in the unlockable concept art of the first game: "Oh, and in case anyone asks you, Ratchet is a Lombax." ''A Crack In Time'' tries to make up for this by [[HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday calling him a Lombax at every opportunity]]. He's also referred to as a lombax several times in ''Up Your Arsenal'', mostly by the announcer of the death matches you can participate in.

** An unusual example is Ratchet's ''age'', which has only been featured in ''[[VideoGame/JakAndDaxter Jak X: Combat Racing]]'' if you had ''Deadlocked'' save data on your Memory Card. He's 18 in that game, released at the same time as ''Deadlocked'', so it's possible to work out his age in the other games, too. WordOfGod also confirms that he's 14 in the first game.