As utterly intense as the announcement trailer for the game is, we still get this amusing exchange as Ratchet is forced to ride a Speetle after being thrown to Sargasso:
Ratchet: How do I steer this thing!? Clank: ...Ask nicely? Ratchet: Slow down! Please? ...It's not listening!
A blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment happens just before: while trying to relay that they need to get back to the ship, Clank gets distracted and a little spooked by the creature's eyestalks popping up from what seems to be nowhere.
On that note, the killer robots chasing Ratchet and Clank being unceremoniously knocked over like bowling pins.
First thing Rivet does after meeting Clank, who's just lost Ratchet's trail and is now faced with a new, darker dimension? Kidnap him on the spot and take him for a run across the city.
Jak and Daxter - Ratchet's and Clank's biggest rivals - join the mayhem in PS2 model form, too!
You can also drop the jeep from Uncharted 4 on them, too. Guess Sully won't be getting that deposit back.
The Game
Dr. Nefarious grabs the Dimensionator, and uses it. The first dimensional rift he opens up earns him a random fish hitting his vehicle's shield right in front of his face.
Dr. Nefarious: CAN'T ANYONE PRINT INSTRUCTION MANUALS ANYMORE?!
This gets a hilarious Call-Back during the Final Boss fight against Emperor Nefarious uses the Dimensionator to summon more of his troops, only to find that he's run out and instead summons a school of the same fishes that smacked his counterpart's mech.
When Nefarious crashes the parade and breaks apart the platform from which the Qwark float was latched on to, Ratchet and Clank land right near a couple of civilians, who proceed torun their asses out of there, panicked.
This exchange in-game while getting to Nefarious’ ship:
Ratchet: Hey, uh– when did you rebuild the Dimensionator?
Clank: I have hobbies!
If you're probably wondering where Lawrence is in this game, this might answer that.
Nefarious:These goons are useless! This is what I get for giving my ASSISTANT paid paternity leave!
Hilariously enough, Angela would very much agree with Dr. Nefarious' statement.
When Nefarious asks if a crushing defeat is all it takes to defeat him, Ratchet and Clank respond with the most hilariously Blunt "Yes".
When Dr. Nefarious is able to get into a Dimension where he is the winner, his first reaction to his Egopolis:
(Dramatic music swells) Dr. Nefarious: Did I do it or what?! Is this— (Music stops) Dr. Nefarious: (Baffled) What's with all the neon?
In a humorous Call-Back to a similar scene in A Crack in Time, Ratchet tries to find a ship to get off Corson V when he spots traffic cam footage of Rivet picking up Clank. Ratchet says Clank's name... while he's right behind Nefarious! When he gets caught, he shushes him and then smacks him silly with his wrench before making a hasty exit!
As Ratchet tries to make a hasty exit from Nefarious City on a Royal Vessel, he's stopped by a password. The password itself?:
When Rivet and Clank drop by Zurkie's Bar after emerging victorious against Pierre's band of pirates, the former installs a Signal Booster inside the latter, and a spark is heard inside Clank as he giggles. Besides the subtle innuendo of Rivet putting something inside Clank, Rivet's deadpan glance at him is priceless, to say the least.
A Black Comedy moment when Rivet and Clank discover what's left of Blizar Prime.
Rivet: Do you really think it would work? Clank:[shocked as he looks ahead] No! Rivet: No? [turns to look at what Clank was looking at] NO!
The Running Gag of both Clank and Kit being at best annoyed, or at worst scared, of Amoeboids. Clearly, Clank doesn't seem to remember Aquatos with much fondness. In particular Kit has a seemingly random fear of being eaten by Amoeboids despite never having encountered them before as well as being inorganic and thus not edible.
When Ratchet and Kit sneak into Kedaro Station by pretending to be interior decorators sent by the emperor, Dr. Nefarious is NOT happy when he hears about it:
Dr. Nefarious:Interior decorators?! How could you fall for a such a stupid—?! THEY DIDN'T EVEN HAVE LICENSES!
Upon his assistant informing him that the Rubicon Forge has been destroyed, Nefarious lets out a Big "WHAT?!" that's high-pitched enough to shatter glass.
The entirety of the Pirate Trials on Ardolis (which is actually more like a shoddy amusement park ride). To elaborate:
Ratchet responding with a confused "What?" when asked to give his name, resulting in him being named as Captain What by the ride's recorded narration, and later the pirates themselves.
The titular duo have to sing a "shifting shuffling shanty", where Ratchet shoot the targets like a rhythm game. Not only does Ratchet actually sing along, but the pirates also get Clank to sing along, too!
The Anti-Climax that is Snoojax... which is out of order and pretty much a literal cakewalk for the Lombax and his trusty robotic friend.
Ratchet: ...It's just a Grunthor. Clank:Was a Grunthor. Pirate: Oh yeah, forgot to mention— our second Trial be temporarily out of order. Ye can just keep going.
Ratchet and Clank have a boss fight against an Undead Grunthor. Their reaction?
All of the Lorbs that you can collect on Savali have this and plenty of Shout Outs to other Sony IPs.
Mags:[Entry III: The First Dimension] Mapped my first dimension today! Pretty standard stuff. Except the colors there were so vivid, like, whoa. And there were these creatures; one of them even looked like a Lombax, but he had smaller ears, a mask, and a cane, and... I think he was pulling some kind of heist? Whatever it was, it looked cool. [Entry IV: So Many Stories] Second dimension down. Not as colorful as the first one, but the creatures were definitely stranger. Their bodies were made out of these old relics, but they could break apart and still... be alive. It was so wild. And now I wished I had asked Kaden for more time. I just wanna learn the stories of all these dimensions.
Emperor Nefarious makes a news announcement reporting that he's defeated the pirates, and as such the last organized pocket of resistance against him. What does he do then? BOOGIE!
While chasing after Ratchet and Kit's cell on the prison level the area starts to fill with gas and Rivet starts to get high off of it giggling at every comment she makes.
The shop's new proprietor is Mrs. Zurkon, with the weapon previews being narrated by Zurkon Jr with the classic Zurkon bloodthirst.
The RYNO 8. A weapon capable of ripping even reality itself a new one. Truly, it is the most powerful weapon in existence... until they make the next one, anyway.
for the game is, we still get this amusing exchange as Ratchet is forced to ride a Speetle after being thrown to Sargasso:Ratchet: How do I steer this thing!?