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* YouWouldDoTheSameForMe: Late in the game, Qwark saves Nefarious from a nasty fall in a cutscene. When asked why he did so by Nefarious, Qwark asks Nefarious "you would've done the same for me, right?" Nefarious's response is a [[{{Beat}} pause]] and a stretched-out "[[SureLetsGoWithThat yeaaaaaaaaaaaaah!]]" [[spoiler:While he doesn't save Qwark from a fall himself, Nefarious does later save his life firsthand by backhanding the Loki when it tries to possess Qwark.]]
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* MakeItLookLikeAnAccident: In 'A Presidental Retreat', Nefarious asks Ratchet if he can kill Qwark, and Ratchet says no. Nefarious then says that he can do this, piquing Ratchet's interest, but Clank stops him from considering it any further.

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* MakeItLookLikeAnAccident: In 'A Presidental Presidential Retreat', Nefarious asks Ratchet if he can kill Qwark, and Ratchet says no. Nefarious then says that he can do this, piquing Ratchet's interest, but Clank stops him from considering it any further.
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* HelicopterBlender: Downplayed with Clank's Comet-Strike. In lieu of an Omniwrench, he uses one of the propellers of his Heli-Pack as a boomerang.
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''Copernicus Qwark's Awesomely Epic 3D Adventure Through Time & Space (co-starring, but not important in any way, Ratchet and Clank)'', also known by the less popular name ''Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One'', is the [[Franchise/RatchetAndClank series']] first foray into the world of [[CoOpMultiplayer co-op gameplay]], set after the [[ComicBook/RatchetAndClankComic comic book series]] and the ''[[VideoGame/RatchetAndClankFutureToolsOfDestruction Future]]'' [[VideoGame/RatchetAndClankFutureACrackInTime trilogy]].

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''Copernicus Qwark's Awesomely Epic 3D Adventure Through Time & Space (co-starring, but not important in any way, Ratchet and Clank)'', also known by the less popular name ''Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One'', is the [[Franchise/RatchetAndClank series']] first second foray into the world of [[CoOpMultiplayer co-op gameplay]], gameplay]] and the first to focus on it, set after the [[ComicBook/RatchetAndClankComic comic book series]] and the ''[[VideoGame/RatchetAndClankFutureToolsOfDestruction Future]]'' [[VideoGame/RatchetAndClankFutureACrackInTime trilogy]].



''All 4 One'' was not as critically adored as the past Ratchet & Clank's, although the reviews were mostly positive: it has a score of only 70 on Metacritic, compared to 87 for ''A Crack in Time''. Many of the criticisms were toward the predictable and bland storyline, the auto-camera, and the focus on multiplayer, offline and online.


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''All 4 One'' was not as critically adored as the past Ratchet ''Ratchet & Clank's, Clank'' titles, although the reviews were mostly positive: it has a score of only 70 on Metacritic, compared to 87 for ''A Crack in Time''. Many of the criticisms were toward the predictable and bland storyline, the auto-camera, and the focus on multiplayer, offline and online.

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[[caption-width-right:300:[[{{Tagline}} With friends like these, who needs enemies?]]]]



The [[Franchise/RatchetAndClank series']] first foray into the world of [[CoOpMultiplayer co-op gameplay]], set after the [[ComicBook/RatchetAndClankComic comic book series]] and the ''[[VideoGame/RatchetAndClankFutureToolsOfDestruction Future]]'' [[VideoGame/RatchetAndClankFutureACrackInTime trilogy]].

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The ''Copernicus Qwark's Awesomely Epic 3D Adventure Through Time & Space (co-starring, but not important in any way, Ratchet and Clank)'', also known by the less popular name ''Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One'', is the [[Franchise/RatchetAndClank series']] first foray into the world of [[CoOpMultiplayer co-op gameplay]], set after the [[ComicBook/RatchetAndClankComic comic book series]] and the ''[[VideoGame/RatchetAndClankFutureToolsOfDestruction Future]]'' [[VideoGame/RatchetAndClankFutureACrackInTime trilogy]].

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* CombinationAttack: The Co-Op Overload is a technique that you can use; when multiple players lock on to the same enemy and use the same weapon, they begin to use the weapons faster, and a white circle appears around the lock on reticle that gets larger and turns red the more that your squad attacks the enemy. Once the attack's gone on long enough, the game dramatically slows down as an explosion occurs, usually affecting enemies in a radius around the one targeted. Depending on the weapon, different effects occur; the Combuster causes an explosion, the Critter Strike causes a shockwave that can morph other enemies, and the RYNO VI causes the users to produce a screen-clearing SmartBomb.

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* CombinationAttack: CombinationAttack:
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The Co-Op Overload is a technique that you can use; when multiple players lock on to the same enemy and use the same weapon, they begin to use the weapons faster, and a white circle appears around the lock on reticle that gets larger and turns red the more that your squad attacks the enemy. Once the attack's gone on long enough, the game dramatically slows down as an explosion occurs, usually affecting enemies in a radius around the one targeted. Depending on the weapon, different effects occur; the Combuster causes an explosion, the Critter Strike causes a shockwave that can morph other enemies, and the RYNO VI causes the users to produce a screen-clearing SmartBomb.SmartBomb.
** The Mortar Toss is a team-powered GroundPound attack, where one player launches another into the air so that they can slam down from above.



---> '''Kip:''' The depravity of this creature knows no bounds, folks. He just destroyed Rusty Pete's Healthy Hamburger Shack! His wheat grass and tree bark burger was a favorite of hipsters everywhere!

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---> '''Kip:''' --->'''Kip:''' The depravity of this creature knows no bounds, folks. He just destroyed Rusty Pete's Healthy Hamburger Shack! His wheat grass and tree bark burger was a favorite of hipsters everywhere!



* TeethClenchedTeamwork: The only ones who don't have some kind of issue with one another are Ratchet and Clank. Nefarious and Qwark butt heads, Ratchet and Nefarious briefly team up and entertain the idea of getting rid of Qwark (before being scolded by Clank) but end up on the same old footing once that fails, and even [[OnlySaneMan Clank]] [[NotSoAboveItAll scoffs at some of the dumber ideas or lines that come up.]]

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* TeethClenchedTeamwork: The only ones who don't have some kind of issue with one another are Ratchet and Clank. Ratchet, Clank and Qwark don't exactly trust Nefarious and Qwark butt heads, due to his past villain work, Ratchet and Nefarious briefly team up and entertain the idea of getting rid of don't like Qwark (before being scolded by Clank) but end up on because he's an idiot, Nefarious isn't a fan of any of the same old footing once that fails, other three because they've all stopped his evil plans before, and even [[OnlySaneMan Clank]] [[NotSoAboveItAll scoffs at some of the dumber ideas or lines that come up.]]



--> '''Cronk:''' [[TakeThat No, I]] ''[[TakeThat don't]]'' [[TakeThat want to receive exciting offers from outside vendors!]]

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--> '''Cronk:''' -->'''Cronk:''' [[TakeThat No, I]] ''[[TakeThat don't]]'' [[TakeThat want to receive exciting offers from outside vendors!]]
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* GloryHound: Qwark's reason for setting out to collect the 'Tool of Justice Award'. [[YouShouldKnowThisAlready Actually a trap.]]

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* GloryHound: Qwark's reason for setting out to collect the 'Tool of Justice Award'. [[YouShouldKnowThisAlready Actually a trap.]]
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* ApocalypticLog: The [[BuffySpeak egg-shaped... things]] are actually journal entries from Dr. Croid.

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* ApocalypticLog: The [[BuffySpeak egg-shaped... things]] egg-shaped objects are actually journal entries from Dr. Croid.

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[[caption-width-right:286:Otherwise known as ''[[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/ratchet/images/e/ef/Copernicus_Qwark%27s_Awesomely_Epic_3D_Adventure_Through_Time_%26_Space_cover.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20130814152456 Copernicus Qwark's Awesomely Epic 3D Adventure Through Time & Space (co starring, but not important in any way, Ratchet & Clank)]]''.]]

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[[caption-width-right:286:Otherwise known as ''[[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/ratchet/images/e/ef/Copernicus_Qwark%27s_Awesomely_Epic_3D_Adventure_Through_Time_%26_Space_cover.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20130814152456 Copernicus Qwark's Awesomely Epic 3D Adventure Through Time & Space (co starring, (co-starring, but not important in any way, Ratchet & and Clank)]]''.]]



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->[[spoiler:''"Nefarious, old friend, you gotta admit, the sight of two dudes just hugging it out warms the cackles of you mechanical heart, heh?"'']]
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** The Pyro Blaster, a flamethrower, also returns from ''Tools of Destruction''

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->''"For the sake of our own survival... and for drama... we must set aside our petty squabbles and act as a singular unit!"''
-->--'''Captain Qwark'''

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* {{BFG}}: The Warmonger.
* BlatantLies: Nefarious's trap for the heroes-- a ceremony for Qwark to receive the Tool of Justice Award.

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* {{BFG}}: The Warmonger.
Warmonger is a rocket launcher that even looks huge in the hands of [[TheBigGuy Qwark]], being about three-quarters as long as he is tall.
* BlatantLies: Nefarious's trap for the heroes-- heroes -- a ceremony for Qwark to receive the Tool of Justice Award.



* BreatherEpisode: This game's simpler, more light-hearted plot is in contrast to [[CerebusSyndrome Tools of Destruction and A Crack in Time.]]

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* BreatherEpisode: This game's simpler, more light-hearted plot is in contrast to [[CerebusSyndrome Tools the CerebusSyndrome of Destruction ''Tools of Destruction'' and A ''A Crack in Time.]]Time''.



* ChainLightning: The Darkstar Fission Tether is a variation in that the lightning doesn't connect between enemies. Instead, it connects to other Darkstar Fission Tethers that are in use.



* CurseCutShort: Barely 3 minutes into the game.

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* CurseCutShort: Barely 3 minutes into the game.game, when a Light Eating Z'Grute siphons the energy from the hovering platform Nefarious and Lawrence are standing on.



* CrypticallyUnhelpfulAnswer: Ratchet is puzzled by the lack of this when the Plumber makes [[OnceAnEpisode his appearance.]]

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* CrypticallyUnhelpfulAnswer: Ratchet is puzzled by the [[SubvertedTrope lack of this this]] when the Plumber makes [[OnceAnEpisode his appearance.]]



** The Qwark-exclusive Quantum Deflector is a big shield that surrounds Qwark, and if he stands still, expands to allow his allies to take cover in it as well.



** The Qwark-exclusive Quantum Deflector is a big shield that surrounds Qwark, and if he stands still, expands to allow his allies to take cover in it as well.



* FriendlyEnemy: Nefarious seems to be moving toward this. Particularly if TheStinger was anything to judge by.

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* FriendlyEnemy: Nefarious seems to be moving toward this. Particularly if TheStinger was anything to judge by.this, [[spoiler:looking longingly at a photo of him with the other playable characters in TheStinger]].



* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: Nefarious. [[spoiler:First he's evil, then he's forced into being not-so-evil, then he's just there, then he's helping to defeat another galactic threat, then he's evil again. [[TheStinger And then maybe not]].]]

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* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: Nefarious. [[spoiler:First he's evil, then he's forced into being not-so-evil, then he's just there, then he's helping to defeat another galactic threat, then he's evil again. [[TheStinger And then maybe not]].]] not.]]]]



* KillItWithFire: The Pyroblaster
* KillItWithIce: The Frost Cannon

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* KillItWithFire: KillItWithFire:
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The Pyroblaster
Combustor, the fireball-shooting pistol, makes a return as the first weapon in the game.
** The Pyro Blaster, a flamethrower, also returns from ''Tools of Destruction''
* KillItWithIce: The Frost CannonCannon shoots a continuous beam that slowly turns the enemy into a popsicle.



* MakeItLookLikeAnAccident: In 'A Presidental Retreat', Nefarious asks Ratchet if he can kill Qwark, and Ratchet says no. Nefarious then says that he can do this when he kills Qwark, and Ratchet is interested.

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* MakeItLookLikeAnAccident: In 'A Presidental Retreat', Nefarious asks Ratchet if he can kill Qwark, and Ratchet says no. Nefarious then says that he can do this when he kills Qwark, and Ratchet is interested.this, piquing Ratchet's interest, but Clank stops him from considering it any further.



** Appears to be part of how Nefarious [[spoiler:repaired Commander Spog.]]
** Applies to Nefarious himself, as per usual. Qwark is beyond willing to give him a smack when he freezes up.

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** Appears to be part of how Nefarious [[spoiler:repaired Commander Spog.]]
** Applies to Nefarious himself, as
As per usual.usual, this applies to Dr. Nefarious. Qwark is beyond willing to give him a smack when he freezes up.
** Appears to be part of how Nefarious [[spoiler:repaired Commander Spog]], as the Dr. concludes it with a little boot to the head.



* PowerFist: The Blitzer seems to fall into this category.

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* PowerFist: The Blitzer seems is a pair of metallic boxing gloves that, when "shot", cause the user to fall into this category.charge forward through the air, similarly to the Charge Boots of previous games, complete with their fists out front.



* RewardingVandalism: As per usual.

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* RewardingVandalism: As per usual. usual, bolts are in crates and other objects, just ripe for the taking. The game actually lampshades it with a crate ''factory'' in the N.E.S.T..



* ShoutOut: It's got a section on [[ShoutOut/RatchetAndClank the page for the franchise as a whole.]]



* SplashDamage: Whenever a Co-Op Overload occurs.

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* SplashDamage: Whenever a Co-Op Overload occurs.occurs, an explosion follows.



** See VoiceWithAnInternetConnection for one, but another comes up right away in Luminopolis:

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** See VoiceWithAnInternetConnection for one, but another One comes up right away in Luminopolis:



** When signing up for the Hall of Knowledge online database, Cronk complains about what sounds like a crappy pop-up ad.



* TookALevelInBadass: Captain Qwark, thanks to the player.

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* TookALevelInBadass: Captain Qwark, Qwark and Clank, thanks to the player.player, can now fight on the same level as Ratchet.



* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: It's a co-op game, and you're handed vacuums that let you suck up your friends early on. People are going to go flying ''everywhere''. Including into the incinerator.[[labelnote:*]]And you get a skill point for it, if it's Clank or Nefarious you toss in.[[/labelnote]] Not to mention that if you turn "grief mode" on you can suck up other players whether they want to or not.[[labelnote:*]]Otherwise the sucker must stand still and the suckee must be in the air.[[/labelnote]]

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* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: It's a co-op game, and you're handed vacuums that let you suck up your friends early on. People are going to go flying ''everywhere''. Including into the incinerator.[[labelnote:*]]And you get a skill point Skill Point for it, if it's Clank or Nefarious you toss in.[[/labelnote]] Not to mention that if you turn "grief mode" on you can suck up other players whether they want to or not.[[labelnote:*]]Otherwise the sucker must stand still and the suckee must be in the air.[[/labelnote]]



* WeaponsThatSuck: The Vac-Us, which play a major role in gameplay. When working together with your friends, you can [[FastballSpecial launch them into the air]] in preparation for the big [[GroundPound ground-pounding]] Mortar Toss, launch them across large chasms, or, if they fall in battle, cart them in the Vac-U for a bit to revive them. They can also open specific crates and carry certain objects such as Voltergeists, activate several devices that only respond to orbs being pulled, and [[BlowYouAway spin things with their suction]]. As for combat uses, in addition to giving your allies some airtime, you can also suck small enemies into the Vac-U, [[ThrowTheMookAtThem then blast them through other enemies]].
* WhipItGood: The Arc Lasher, which is a spiritual successor to the Plasma Whip and Lightning Ravager.

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* WeaponsThatSuck: The Vac-Us, which play a major role in gameplay. When working together with your friends, you can [[FastballSpecial launch them into the air]] in preparation for the big [[GroundPound ground-pounding]] Mortar Toss, launch chuck them across large chasms, or, if they fall in battle, cart them in the Vac-U for a bit to revive them. They can also open specific crates and carry certain objects such as Voltergeists, activate several devices that only respond to orbs being pulled, and [[BlowYouAway spin things with their suction]]. As for combat uses, in addition to giving your allies some airtime, you can also suck small enemies into the Vac-U, [[ThrowTheMookAtThem then blast them through other enemies]].
* WhipItGood: The Arc Lasher, which Lasher is a spiritual successor an electric whip similar to the Plasma Whip Shock Ravager, but with less range and Lightning Ravager.area. However, it makes up for that with the ability to stun enemies.

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* SignatureMove: Every character has one weapon that's exclusive to them:
** Ratchet has the Doppelbanger, which [[DrawAggro summons a decoy to take attention away from the team]]. When upgraded, [[AttackDrone the decoy will also fight with you, behaving like a Miniturret]].
** Clank has the Zoni Blaster, which [[TimeMaster uses temporal manipulation to slow down enemies]]. Its upgrade makes it slow everything but the team.
** Qwark has the Quantum Deflector, which [[LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe summons his "giant ball of power" to surround him and absorbs hits, at the cost of being able to use other weapons]]. When he stands still, the shield expands to allow his allies to take cover in it. The Quantum Deflector's upgrade makes it larger and gives it more health to block with.
** Nefarious has the Cloaker, which [[InvisibilityCloak turns him invisible for 15 seconds]], allowing him to sneak around to an enemy and get the drop on them. The upgrade for this increases the time to 30 seconds and allows Nefarious to [[BackStab teleport above an enemy, then slam down and slash them with his claws]].



* WeaponsThatSuck: The Vac-Us, which play a major role in gameplay. When working together with your friends, you can [[FastballSpecial launch them into the air]] in preparation for the big [[GroundPound ground-pounding]] Mortar Toss, toss them across large chasms, or, if they fall in battle, cart them in the Vac-U for a bit to revive them. They can also open specific crates and carry certain objects such as Voltergeists, and their [[BlowYouAway suction can also spin things]]. As for combat uses, in addition to giving your allies some airtime, you can also suck small enemies into the Vac-U, [[ThrowTheMookAtThem then blast them through other enemies]].

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* WeaponsThatSuck: The Vac-Us, which play a major role in gameplay. When working together with your friends, you can [[FastballSpecial launch them into the air]] in preparation for the big [[GroundPound ground-pounding]] Mortar Toss, toss launch them across large chasms, or, if they fall in battle, cart them in the Vac-U for a bit to revive them. They can also open specific crates and carry certain objects such as Voltergeists, activate several devices that only respond to orbs being pulled, and their [[BlowYouAway suction can also spin things]].things with their suction]]. As for combat uses, in addition to giving your allies some airtime, you can also suck small enemies into the Vac-U, [[ThrowTheMookAtThem then blast them through other enemies]].

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* AbandonedLaboratory: Not of the standard variety. There are several of Dr. Croid's labs scattered throughout the levels and, if you have enough creatures, you can enter them and complete challenges for RYNO parts.

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Not of the standard variety. There are several of Dr. Croid's labs scattered throughout the levels and, if you have enough creatures, you can enter them and complete challenges for RYNO parts.



* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Qwark and Nefarious get a moment like this late in the game. [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] in that Nefarious is insulting Qwark even as the latter is apologizing... and throughout his own apology. [[spoiler:Possibly played straight by the very end, when Nefarious is thoughtfully looking at a photo of the group.]]

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* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther:
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Qwark and Nefarious get a moment like this late in the game. [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] in that Nefarious is insulting Qwark even as the latter is apologizing... and throughout his own apology. [[spoiler:Possibly played straight by the very end, when Nefarious is thoughtfully looking at a photo of the group.]]



--> '''Nefarious:''' Why did you save me?
--> '''Qwark:''' I dunno. [[{{Foreshadowing}} You would’ve done the same for me, right?]]
--> '''Nefarious:''' [[BlatantLies Yeaaaaah!]]

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me?\\
'''Qwark:''' I dunno. [[{{Foreshadowing}} You would’ve done the same for me, right?]]
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'''Nefarious:''' [[BlatantLies Yeaaaaah!]]



* BrickJoke: Ratchet comments on how well Dr. Croid seems to be doing, after [[spoiler:being reunited with Nevo.]]
--> '''Ratchet:''' Well, Dr. Croid seems to be doing better. Still keeps feeding me those treats... but otherwise, he seems surprisingly sane.

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* BrickJoke: BrickJoke:
** The Octonok Bay Tharpod, who gets eaten by the boss of the level and doesn't return until after your team has defeated them.
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Ratchet comments on how well Dr. Croid seems to be doing, after [[spoiler:being reunited with Nevo.]]
--> '''Ratchet:''' --->'''Ratchet:''' Well, Dr. Croid seems to be doing better. Still keeps feeding me those treats... but otherwise, he seems surprisingly sane.



** There's also the Octonok Bay Tharpod, as listed down in TemptingFate.



--> '''Ratchet:''' A few years ago, I'd be doing the same thing. [[VideoGame/RatchetAndClankFutureToolsOfDestruction But running into something you're unprepared for isn't going to bring them back.]]
* CasualDangerDialogue: Happens a few times during combat, when characters will take the time to talk. Fairly common when the player characters are Ratchet and Clank.

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--> '''Ratchet:''' -->'''Ratchet:''' A few years ago, I'd be doing the same thing. [[VideoGame/RatchetAndClankFutureToolsOfDestruction But running into something you're unprepared for isn't going to bring them back.]]
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Happens a few times during combat, when characters will take the time to talk. Fairly common when the player characters are Ratchet and Clank.



* CensoredTitle: Originally, it was supposed to be "Ratchet & Clank: 4-Play". This is referenced in the platinum trophy, "4-Play".
** If "4-Play" failed, Insomniac had planned "Bros b4 Foes", "Fiends With Benefits" and [[TheImmodestOrgasm "Multiple Organisms"]].

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* CensoredTitle: Originally, it was supposed to be "Ratchet & Clank: 4-Play". This is referenced in the platinum trophy, "4-Play".
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"4-Play". If "4-Play" failed, Insomniac had also planned "Bros b4 Foes", "Fiends With Benefits" and [[TheImmodestOrgasm "Multiple Organisms"]].



* ColorCodedMultiplayer: Each character has a color primarily associated with them, which is used all over the game: Ratchet is orange, Clank is blue, Qwark is green, and Nefarious is purple. For starters, the HUD elements, including the health bar, ammo, and bolt count, are framed by the character's color, and their slots in the Quick Select are filled with the color as well. Each character's Vac-U is also their color, and their exclusive weapons share their colors as well. Other uses include bolts that are collected by a player having an aura of their color surrounding them, ammo pads showing a character's color surrounding the icon if they can collect ammo from that pad, enemies showing a colored reticle around them corresponding to who's attacking them, the HollerButton making a character flash their color, the sprint making a character emit a trail of their color, activation pads for things such as the Cluster Cannon that require all the players to each use one pad turning the color of the players who are actively waiting, and the post-level score recaps having each character's column on the chart in their color.



** Some of the throwaway lines during gameplay make nods to earlier installments. Somebody in Luminopolis makes a comment about [[VideoGame/RatchetAndClankFutureToolsOfDestruction Stunderwear]], for instance, and then there are a few of the trophies or skill points. ([[VideoGame/RatchetAndClankUpYourArsenal Upping Your Arsenal]] and [[VideoGame/RatchetDeadlocked Deadlocked]] [[VideoGame/RatchetAndClankGoingCommando and Loaded]] stand out, in particular.)
** The arthopods from Sargasso make a reappearance in Terawatt Forest, too. There are even mentions of creatures whose habitats are scattered throughout Polaris (Reepor, Sargasso, etc)

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** Some of the throwaway lines during gameplay make nods to earlier installments. Somebody in Luminopolis Kip Darling makes a comment about [[VideoGame/RatchetAndClankFutureToolsOfDestruction Stunderwear]], for instance, and then there are a few of the trophies or skill points. ([[VideoGame/RatchetAndClankUpYourArsenal ("[[VideoGame/RatchetAndClankUpYourArsenal Upping Your Arsenal]] Arsenal]]" and [[VideoGame/RatchetDeadlocked "[[VideoGame/RatchetDeadlocked Deadlocked]] [[VideoGame/RatchetAndClankGoingCommando and Loaded]] Loaded]]" stand out, in particular.)
** The arthopods arthropods from Sargasso make a reappearance in Terawatt Forest, too. There are even mentions of creatures whose habitats are scattered throughout Polaris (Reepor, Sargasso, etc)



* DamnYouMuscleMemory: For those already used to the controls from the Future trilogy, this game may be a pain to re-adjust to, such as the Triangle button being used for the Swingshot instead of selecting a weapon, as that's assigned to the Right Stick instead, and the game won't pause when you select a weapon (unless you're playing in Single-Player mode, or everyone opens the wheel in multiplayer mode).
* DeadpanSnarker: Ratchet demonstrates this even in the trailer.
-->''"Ladies and gentlemen, your president!"''
** The act of sticking the playable characters in the same area is basically guaranteeing monumental levels of snark.
* DeflectorShields: The [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Reflector]] and the Qwark-exclusive Quantum Deflector.

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* DamnYouMuscleMemory: For those already used to the controls from the Future trilogy, this game may be a pain to re-adjust to, such as the to. The Triangle button being is used for the Swingshot instead of selecting a weapon, as that's assigned to the Right Stick instead, and the game won't pause when you select a weapon (unless you're playing in Single-Player mode, or everyone opens the wheel in multiplayer mode).
* DeadpanSnarker: Ratchet DeadpanSnarker:
** Ratchet, who
demonstrates this even in the trailer.
-->''"Ladies --->''"Ladies and gentlemen, your president!"''
** The act of sticking With all four players in a game, SnarkToSnarkCombat is guaranteed to happen within the playable characters in the same area is basically guaranteeing monumental levels of snark.
banter.
* DeflectorShields: DeflectorShields:
**
The [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Reflector]] is a late-game gadget in the form of a handheld shield that allows the players to block lasers, and the where necessary, reflect them to solve puzzles.
** The
Qwark-exclusive Quantum Deflector.Deflector is a big shield that surrounds Qwark, and if he stands still, expands to allow his allies to take cover in it as well.



* TheDogWasTheMastermind: [[spoiler:The true BigBad isn't Nevo, but Croid's pet Mr. Dinkles, who was posessed by the Loki Master.]]

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* TheDogWasTheMastermind: [[spoiler:The true BigBad isn't Nevo, but Croid's pet Mr. Dinkles, who was posessed possessed by the Loki Master.]]



* EnemyMine: The basis of the game, with four 'enemies'. (Obviously averted in [[AdventureDuo Ratchet and Clank's cases]], [[TrueCompanions being friends and all.]])
** Especially notable with Ratchet and Nefarious, who, at one point, seem to bond through a mutual hatred of Qwark.

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* EnemyMine: The basis of the game, with four 'enemies'. (Obviously averted in [[AdventureDuo Ratchet and Clank's cases]], [[TrueCompanions being friends and all.]])
**
]]) Especially notable with Ratchet and Nefarious, who, at one point, seem to bond through a mutual hatred of Qwark.



* FluffyTheTerrible:
** [[spoiler:Subverted. Mr. Dinkles himself isn't evil, he's just playing host to [[SealedEvilInACan the leader of the Loki]].]]
** The [[EldritchAbomination Wigwump]].

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* FluffyTheTerrible:
**
FastballSpecial: The Mortar Toss is a technique your team gains access to as soon as they pick up the Vac-Us. The move is done by having one player pick up another in their Vac-U, then having the carrier aim their ally at a high target or an enemy and firing them. Once the launched teammate presses Square, they drop down from the air in a bigger-than-normal GroundPound.
* FluffyTheTerrible:
[[spoiler:Subverted. Mr. Dinkles himself isn't evil, he's just playing host to [[SealedEvilInACan the leader of the Loki]].]]
** The [[EldritchAbomination Wigwump]].
]]



* GloryHound: Qwark's reason for setting out to collect the 'Tool of Justice Award'. [[YouShouldKnowThisAlready Actually a trap]].

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* GloryHound: Qwark's reason for setting out to collect the 'Tool of Justice Award'. [[YouShouldKnowThisAlready Actually a trap]].trap.]]
* GroundPound:
** The traditional Hyper-Strike makes its return. While Ratchet's is done with his Omniwrench as usual, Clank and Qwark do double axe-handles, and Nefarious does a fist slam. This move can be done in combat, but is best used on anklebiters. Its more prevalent uses include activating switches and breaking open a new yellow and red crate that can only be opened with this method.
** There's also the Mortar Toss, where one player sucks another into their Vac-U, then launches them into the air, where the launchee preps a big slam attack.



* PercussiveMaintenance: Appears to be part of how Nefarious [[spoiler:repaired Commander Spog.]]

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* PercussiveMaintenance: PercussiveMaintenance:
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Appears to be part of how Nefarious [[spoiler:repaired Commander Spog.]]



* TakeThat: See VoiceWithAnInternetConnection for one, but another comes up right away in Luminopolis:
--> '''Kip:''' The depravity of this creature knows no bounds, folks. He just destroyed Rusty Pete's Healthy Hamburger Shack! His wheat grass and tree bark burger was a favorite of hipsters everywhere!

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* TakeThat: TakeThat:
**
See VoiceWithAnInternetConnection for one, but another comes up right away in Luminopolis:
--> ---> '''Kip:''' The depravity of this creature knows no bounds, folks. He just destroyed Rusty Pete's Healthy Hamburger Shack! His wheat grass and tree bark burger was a favorite of hipsters everywhere!



--> '''Ratchet:''' [[spoiler:Dr. Croid, we're going to stop Nevo from hurting anyone else but we could really use your help. Do you understand what I'm saying?]]
--> '''Croid:''' [[spoiler:I think he needs to poo! I'll go get a baggie.]]
--> '''Qwark:''' Hey doc, make it two. 'Been a looong trip.

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--> '''Ratchet:''' -->'''Ratchet:''' [[spoiler:Dr. Croid, we're going to stop Nevo from hurting anyone else but we could really use your help. Do you understand what I'm saying?]]
-->
saying?]]\\
'''Croid:''' [[spoiler:I think he needs to poo! I'll go get a baggie.]]
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'''Qwark:''' Hey doc, make it two. 'Been a looong trip.



* TookALevelInBadAss: Captain Qwark, thanks to the player.

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* TookALevelInBadAss: TookALevelInBadass: Captain Qwark, thanks to the player.



* WeaponsThatSuck: The Vac-Us, which play a major role in gameplay.

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* WeaponsThatSuck: The Vac-Us, which play a major role in gameplay. When working together with your friends, you can [[FastballSpecial launch them into the air]] in preparation for the big [[GroundPound ground-pounding]] Mortar Toss, toss them across large chasms, or, if they fall in battle, cart them in the Vac-U for a bit to revive them. They can also open specific crates and carry certain objects such as Voltergeists, and their [[BlowYouAway suction can also spin things]]. As for combat uses, in addition to giving your allies some airtime, you can also suck small enemies into the Vac-U, [[ThrowTheMookAtThem then blast them through other enemies]].
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* ArtShiftedSequel: Downplayed. While the aesthetic is the same, the art style looks much more simplified than previous games, altering the protagonists' portions to look "rounder" (Ratchet's facial features, Quark's general body), thinning or shortening certain characters (the titular duo themselves, being almost the same height), and [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience color coding]] the characters a bit more overtly (Nefarious loses a lot of the red color scheme in favor of a purple one, although [[AndYourRewardIsClothes the player can unlock those colors]]). This artstyle would see use in most of the later games, up until [[VideoGame/RatchetAndClank2016 the 2016 reimagining]].

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* ArtShiftedSequel: Downplayed. While the aesthetic is the same, the art style looks much more simplified than previous games, altering the protagonists' portions to look "rounder" (Ratchet's facial features, Quark's Qwark's general body), thinning or shortening certain characters (the titular duo themselves, being almost the same height), and [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience color coding]] the characters a bit more overtly (Nefarious loses a lot of the red color scheme in favor of a purple one, although [[AndYourRewardIsClothes the player can unlock those colors]]). This artstyle would see use in most of the later games, up until [[VideoGame/RatchetAndClank2016 the 2016 reimagining]].



* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Even after it's become obvious that the Tool of Justice award was a fake, Qwark still thinks it's real fairly late into the game.

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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: CombinationAttack: The Co-Op Overload is a technique that you can use; when multiple players lock on to the same enemy and use the same weapon, they begin to use the weapons faster, and a white circle appears around the lock on reticle that gets larger and turns red the more that your squad attacks the enemy. Once the attack's gone on long enough, the game dramatically slows down as an explosion occurs, usually affecting enemies in a radius around the one targeted. Depending on the weapon, different effects occur; the Combuster causes an explosion, the Critter Strike causes a shockwave that can morph other enemies, and the RYNO VI causes the users to produce a screen-clearing SmartBomb.
* ComicallyMissingThePoint:
**
Even after it's become obvious that the Tool of Justice award was a fake, Qwark still thinks it's real fairly late into the game.



* CoopMultiplayer: Though the game has been specifically designed to be playable with friends or alone.

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* CoopMultiplayer: CoOpMultiplayer: Though the game has been specifically designed to be playable with friends or alone.



-->'''Dr. Nefarious:''' "Son of a- BAAAAAAGH!"

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-->'''Dr. Nefarious:''' "Son Son of a- BAAAAAAGH!"BAAAAAAGH!



* RussianReversal: One of the skill points is "On Planet Magnus, Vegetables Eat You"
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: The very instant things go bad, Lawrence runs away . . . then again, this wouldn't be the first time he's done it.

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* RussianReversal: One of the skill points is "On Planet Magnus, Vegetables Eat You"
You".
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: The very instant things go bad, Lawrence runs away . . .away... then again, this wouldn't be the first time he's done it.



* ShockAndAwe: The Arc Lasher and Thundersmack.
* SingleBiomePlanet: Magnus actually averts this-- it's where most of the game takes place (with the exception of one segment up above the planet's stratosphere), but still features [[VideogameSettings the usual array of themed levels.]]

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* ShockAndAwe: In many flavors:
**
The Arc Lasher is an electric whip that stuns the enemy.
** The Thundersmack shoots clouds that strike enemies with lightning.
** The Darkstar Fission Tether has lightning tendrils come out of it
and Thundersmack.
connect to the enemy, as well as any other Darkstar Fission Tethers in use.
* SingleBiomePlanet: Magnus actually averts this-- it's where most of the game takes place (with the exception of the opening level and one segment level up above the planet's stratosphere), but still features [[VideogameSettings [[VideoGameSettings the usual array of themed levels.]]



* SplashDamage: Whenever overload occurs.

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* SmartBomb: The Co-Op Overload for the RYNO VI causes the users to rapidly rotate in circles as electricity crackles between them, causing an explosion that wipes out every enemy and causes huge damage to anything that has more than "lots" of health.
* SplashDamage: Whenever overload a Co-Op Overload occurs.



* StealthInsult: The "Intergalactic Tool of Justice" award Nefarious uses to lure Quark at the game's beginning.

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* StealthInsult: The "Intergalactic Tool of Justice" award Nefarious uses to lure Quark Qwark at the game's beginning.
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[[caption-width-right:325:Otherwise known as ''[[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/ratchet/images/e/ef/Copernicus_Qwark%27s_Awesomely_Epic_3D_Adventure_Through_Time_%26_Space_cover.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20130814152456 Copernicus Qwark's Awesomely Epic 3D Adventure Through Time & Space (co starring, but not important in any way, Ratchet & Clank)]]''.]]

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[[caption-width-right:325:Otherwise [[caption-width-right:286:Otherwise known as ''[[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/ratchet/images/e/ef/Copernicus_Qwark%27s_Awesomely_Epic_3D_Adventure_Through_Time_%26_Space_cover.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20130814152456 Copernicus Qwark's Awesomely Epic 3D Adventure Through Time & Space (co starring, but not important in any way, Ratchet & Clank)]]''.]]
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* FlatJoy: Lawrence's reaction when Nefarious orders him to reanimate a Z'Grute from cryosleep.
-->'''Lawrence:''' Oh, goody. I get to reanimate something.

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* FluffyTheTerrible: [[spoiler:Subverted. Mr. Dinkles himself isn't evil, he's just playing host to [[SealedEvilInACan the leader of the Loki]].]]

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* FluffyTheTerrible: FluffyTheTerrible:
**
[[spoiler:Subverted. Mr. Dinkles himself isn't evil, he's just playing host to [[SealedEvilInACan the leader of the Loki]].]]]]
** The [[EldritchAbomination Wigwump]].
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[[caption-width-right:325:Otherwise known as ''[[http://d1vr6n66ssr06c.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/6216058344_8eded2a587_o.jpeg Copernicus Qwark's Awesomely Epic 3D Adventure Through Time & Space (co starring, but not important in any way, Ratchet & Clank)]]''.]]

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* [[spoiler:FriendlyEnemy]]: Nefarious seems to be moving toward this. Particularly if TheStinger was anything to judge by.
* GenreSavvy: It really starts showing mid-way through the game that, after nine ([[CanonDiscontinuity ish]]) adventures, Ratchet's figured out how the games progress.

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* [[spoiler:FriendlyEnemy]]: FriendlyEnemy: Nefarious seems to be moving toward this. Particularly if TheStinger was anything to judge by. \n* GenreSavvy: It really starts showing mid-way through the game that, after nine ([[CanonDiscontinuity ish]]) adventures, Ratchet's figured out how the games progress.
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* ArtShiftedSequel: Downplayed. While the aesthetic is the same, the art style looks much more simplified than previous games, altering the protagonists' portions to look "rounder" (Ratchet's facial features, Quark's general body), thinning or shortening certain characters (the titular duo themselves as well as Nefarious), and [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience color coding]] the characters a bit more overtly (Nefarious loses a lot of the red color scheme in favor of a purple one, although [[AndYourRewardIsClothes the player can unlock those colors]]).

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* ArtShiftedSequel: Downplayed. While the aesthetic is the same, the art style looks much more simplified than previous games, altering the protagonists' portions to look "rounder" (Ratchet's facial features, Quark's general body), thinning or shortening certain characters (the titular duo themselves as well as Nefarious), themselves, being almost the same height), and [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience color coding]] the characters a bit more overtly (Nefarious loses a lot of the red color scheme in favor of a purple one, although [[AndYourRewardIsClothes the player can unlock those colors]]).colors]]). This artstyle would see use in most of the later games, up until [[VideoGame/RatchetAndClank2016 the 2016 reimagining]].

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* ArtShiftedSequel: Downplayed. While the aesthetic is the same, the art style looks much more simplified than previous games, altering the protagonists' portions to look "rounder" (Ratchet's facial features, Quark's general body), thinning or shortening certain characters (the titular duo themselves as well as Nefarious), and [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience color coding]] the characters a bit more overtly (Nefarious loses a lot of the red color scheme in favor of a purple one, although [[AndYourRewardIsClothes he can unlock those colors]]).

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* ArtShiftedSequel: Downplayed. While the aesthetic is the same, the art style looks much more simplified than previous games, altering the protagonists' portions to look "rounder" (Ratchet's facial features, Quark's general body), thinning or shortening certain characters (the titular duo themselves as well as Nefarious), and [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience color coding]] the characters a bit more overtly (Nefarious loses a lot of the red color scheme in favor of a purple one, although [[AndYourRewardIsClothes he the player can unlock those colors]]).



* PromotedToPlayable: This game marks the first time both Qwark and Dr. Nefarious are fully playable characters, discounting the Qwark Vid-Comics from ''Up Your Arsenal''.



* StealthInsult: The "Intergalactic Tool of Justice" award Nefarious uses to lure Quark at the game's begnning.

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* StealthInsult: The "Intergalactic Tool of Justice" award Nefarious uses to lure Quark at the game's begnning.beginning.
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* TenMinuteRetirement: Difficult to say where this falls into this trope. Apparently, Ratchet and Clank are still retired throughout the game... but it doesn't seem like much of a retirement. [[spoiler: By the ending, Ratchet comments on how it didn't exactly work out and the both of them agree that they prefer hero work.]] [[ZigZaggingTrope Still, they claimed to be retired throughout two separate adventures...]]

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* TenMinuteRetirement: Difficult to say where this falls into this trope. Apparently, Ratchet and Clank are still retired throughout the game... but it doesn't seem like much of a retirement. [[spoiler: By [[spoiler:By the ending, Ratchet comments on how it didn't exactly work out and the both of them agree that they prefer hero work.]] [[ZigZaggingTrope Still, they claimed to be retired throughout two separate adventures...]]



** The [[spoiler: Exploratorium Power Station]] may count, as well.
* AllMythsAreTrue: [[spoiler: The fairy tale about the Loki and the Cragmite hero.]]
* AlwaysChaoticEvil: [[spoiler: The Loki.]] Interestingly, the BigBad goes on to ''subvert'' this where the [[VideoGame/RatchetAndClankFutureToolsOfDestruction Cragmites]] are concerned. During the final battle, he even laments the fact that they're gone. [[spoiler: He wanted to take revenge on them for the cragmite hero who sealed the Loki away in the first place.]]

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** The [[spoiler: Exploratorium [[spoiler:Exploratorium Power Station]] may count, as well.
* AllMythsAreTrue: [[spoiler: The [[spoiler:The fairy tale about the Loki and the Cragmite hero.]]
* AlwaysChaoticEvil: [[spoiler: The [[spoiler:The Loki.]] Interestingly, the BigBad goes on to ''subvert'' this where the [[VideoGame/RatchetAndClankFutureToolsOfDestruction Cragmites]] are concerned. During the final battle, he even laments the fact that they're gone. [[spoiler: He [[spoiler:He wanted to take revenge on them for the cragmite Cragmite hero who sealed the Loki away in the first place.]]



* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Qwark and Nefarious get a moment like this late in the game. [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] in that Nefarious is insulting Qwark even as the latter is apologizing... and throughout his own apology. [[spoiler: Possibly played straight by the very end, when Nefarious is thoughtfully looking at a photo of the group.]]

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* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Qwark and Nefarious get a moment like this late in the game. [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] in that Nefarious is insulting Qwark even as the latter is apologizing... and throughout his own apology. [[spoiler: Possibly [[spoiler:Possibly played straight by the very end, when Nefarious is thoughtfully looking at a photo of the group.]]



--> '''Ratchet''': Well, Dr. Croid seems to be doing better. Still keeps feeding me those treats... but otherwise, he seems surprisingly sane.

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--> '''Ratchet''': '''Ratchet:''' Well, Dr. Croid seems to be doing better. Still keeps feeding me those treats... but otherwise, he seems surprisingly sane.



--> '''Ratchet''': A few years ago, I'd be doing the same thing. [[VideoGame/RatchetAndClankFutureToolsOfDestruction But running into something you're unprepared for isn't going to bring them back.]]

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--> '''Ratchet''': '''Ratchet:''' A few years ago, I'd be doing the same thing. [[VideoGame/RatchetAndClankFutureToolsOfDestruction But running into something you're unprepared for isn't going to bring them back.]]



* ChekhovsGunman: [[spoiler: Lawrence, who comes back after his ScrewThisImOuttaHere moment and helps Cronk and Zephyr down onto Magnus.]]

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* ChekhovsGunman: [[spoiler: Lawrence, [[spoiler:Lawrence, who comes back after his ScrewThisImOuttaHere moment and helps Cronk and Zephyr down onto Magnus.]]



** Then there's Dr. Croid. Oh boy. [[spoiler: Turns out that he's not entirely sane, and fancies himself a Lombax Whisperer. [[EpicFail This ends as well as one might expect]]. He translates Ratchet's request for help as "He's hungry".]]

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** Then there's Dr. Croid. Oh boy. [[spoiler: Turns [[spoiler:Turns out that he's not entirely sane, and fancies himself a Lombax Whisperer. [[EpicFail This ends as well as one might expect]]. He translates Ratchet's request for help as "He's hungry".]]



** The escape pod used to leave Dr. Croid's lab is the same model used in ''[[VideoGame/RatchetAndClankFutureToolsOfDestruction Tools of Destruction]]'' to get from The Hall of Knowledge on Kortog to Fastoon. It, like the pod before it, [[spoiler: crashes]]. Much more spectacularly, though.

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** The escape pod used to leave Dr. Croid's lab is the same model used in ''[[VideoGame/RatchetAndClankFutureToolsOfDestruction Tools of Destruction]]'' to get from The Hall of Knowledge on Kortog to Fastoon. It, like the pod before it, [[spoiler: crashes]].[[spoiler:crashes]]. Much more spectacularly, though.



-->'''Dr. Nefarious''': "Son of a- BAAAAAAGH!"

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-->'''Dr. Nefarious''': Nefarious:''' "Son of a- BAAAAAAGH!"



* [[spoiler:TheDogWasTheMastermind: The true BigBad isn't Nevo, but Croid's pet Mr. Dinkles, who was posessed by the Loki Master.]]

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* [[spoiler:TheDogWasTheMastermind: The TheDogWasTheMastermind: [[spoiler:The true BigBad isn't Nevo, but Croid's pet Mr. Dinkles, who was posessed by the Loki Master.]]



* {{Foreshadowing}}: In one of Dr. Croid's logs, he mentions using a "vectomorphic tricilloscope" on his pet, Mr. Dinkles, and discovers a strange form of energy inside of him. [[spoiler: It's actually the Loki Master, the final boss of the game, possessing the pet for now.]]

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: In one of Dr. Croid's logs, he mentions using a "vectomorphic tricilloscope" on his pet, Mr. Dinkles, and discovers a strange form of energy inside of him. [[spoiler: It's [[spoiler:It's actually the Loki Master, the final boss of the game, possessing the pet for now.]]



* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: Nefarious. [[spoiler: First he's evil, then he's forced into being not-so-evil, then he's just there, then he's helping to defeat another galactic threat, then he's evil again. [[TheStinger And then maybe not]].]]

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* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: Nefarious. [[spoiler: First [[spoiler:First he's evil, then he's forced into being not-so-evil, then he's just there, then he's helping to defeat another galactic threat, then he's evil again. [[TheStinger And then maybe not]].]]



* LampshadeHanging: Ratchet's response to the Plumber's appearance. [[FridgeBrilliance Makes sense]] that it was ''Ratchet'' who was puzzled by the lack of "cryptic advice that will help us beat [[spoiler: Nevo]]", considering how that turned out [[VideoGame/RatchetAndClankFutureACrackInTime last time]].
** FridgeBrilliance: [[spoiler: Of course the Plumber doesn't have any advice for beating Nevo. You never fight Nevo.]]

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* LampshadeHanging: Ratchet's response to the Plumber's appearance. [[FridgeBrilliance Makes sense]] that it was ''Ratchet'' who was puzzled by the lack of "cryptic advice that will help us beat [[spoiler: Nevo]]", [[spoiler:Nevo]]", considering how that turned out [[VideoGame/RatchetAndClankFutureACrackInTime last time]].
** FridgeBrilliance: [[spoiler: Of course the Plumber doesn't have any advice for beating Nevo. You never fight Nevo.]]
time]].



* MeaningfulName: [[spoiler: The Loki share a name with a Norse entity closely tied with mischief and mayhem.]]

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* MeaningfulName: [[spoiler: The [[spoiler:The Loki share a name with a Norse entity closely tied with mischief and mayhem.]]



* PercussiveMaintenance: Appears to be part of how Nefarious [[spoiler: repaired Commander Spog.]]

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* PercussiveMaintenance: Appears to be part of how Nefarious [[spoiler: repaired [[spoiler:repaired Commander Spog.]]



* {{Retirony}}: Subverted. The player is lead to believe they'll be doing this to Commander Spog, but [[spoiler: you end up fixing him after the boss fight.]]

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* {{Retirony}}: Subverted. The player is lead to believe they'll be doing this to Commander Spog, but [[spoiler: you [[spoiler:you end up fixing him after the boss fight.]]



--> '''Kip''': The depravity of this creature knows no bounds, folks. He just destroyed Rusty Pete's Healthy Hamburger Shack! His wheat grass and tree bark burger was a favorite of hipsters everywhere!
** Your reward skill point for beating the game in single player counts, too. [[spoiler: It's "Forever Alone"]].

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--> '''Kip''': '''Kip:''' The depravity of this creature knows no bounds, folks. He just destroyed Rusty Pete's Healthy Hamburger Shack! His wheat grass and tree bark burger was a favorite of hipsters everywhere!
** Your reward skill point for beating the game in single player counts, too. [[spoiler: It's [[spoiler:It's "Forever Alone"]].



-->'''Tharpod''': Well, I'm off to go live a life free of Sepiads and [[LampshadeHanging tragic irony!]]
** It will surprise nobody to hear that, roughly 30 seconds later, [[spoiler: the King Sepiad eats him. Subverted after the fight with it, when the Tharpod comes crawling out of its mouth, raving about the horrors he's seen inside the Sepiad.]]

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-->'''Tharpod''': -->'''Tharpod:''' Well, I'm off to go live a life free of Sepiads and [[LampshadeHanging tragic irony!]]
** It will surprise nobody to hear that, roughly 30 seconds later, [[spoiler: the [[spoiler:the King Sepiad eats him. Subverted after the fight with it, when the Tharpod comes crawling out of its mouth, raving about the horrors he's seen inside the Sepiad.]]



--> '''Cronk''': [[TakeThat No, I]] ''[[TakeThat don't]]'' [[TakeThat want to receive exciting offers from outside vendors!]]

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--> '''Cronk''': '''Cronk:''' [[TakeThat No, I]] ''[[TakeThat don't]]'' [[TakeThat want to receive exciting offers from outside vendors!]]
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* TenMinuteRetirement: Difficult to say where this falls into this trope. Apparently, Ratchet and Clank are still retired throughout the game... but it doesn't seem like much of a retirement. [[spoiler: By the ending, Ratchet comments on how it didn't exactly work out and the both of them agree that they prefer hero work.]] [[ZigZaggingTrope Still, they claimed to be retired throughout two separate adventures...]]



* ShoutOut:
** One of the first levels you play through is a training ground monitored by an AI. If you listen to her for more than five minutes, she'll start to remind you of another [[VideoGame/{{Portal}} passive-agressive AI.]] Once she realizes that the players aren't trainees, but "interlopers" she even tries to deter them by [[DamnedByFaintPraise damning them with faint praise]] and making mostly-useless threats. ("You remember those gold stars I gave you? They're gone now. Try hanging that on the fridge.") On a similar note, more than one villain asks if/how the heroes are "Still Alive"-- sometimes several times in a row.
** Also a different AI, at one point, lies about cake.

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* ShoutOut:
** One of
ShoutOut: It's got a section on [[ShoutOut/RatchetAndClank the first levels you play through is a training ground monitored by an AI. If you listen to her page for more than five minutes, she'll start to remind you of another [[VideoGame/{{Portal}} passive-agressive AI.]] Once she realizes that the players aren't trainees, but "interlopers" she even tries to deter them by [[DamnedByFaintPraise damning them with faint praise]] and making mostly-useless threats. ("You remember those gold stars I gave you? They're gone now. Try hanging that on the fridge.") On franchise as a similar note, more than one villain asks if/how the heroes are "Still Alive"-- sometimes several times in a row.
** Also a different AI, at one point, lies about cake.
whole.]]



* TenMinuteRetirement: Difficult to say where this falls into this trope. Apparently, Ratchet and Clank are still retired throughout the game... but it doesn't seem like much of a retirement. [[spoiler: By the ending, Ratchet comments on how it didn't exactly work out and the both of them agree that they prefer hero work.]] [[ZigZaggingTrope Still, they claimed to be retired throughout two separate adventures...]]



* ToiletHumor: An example of Doctor Croid's [[spoiler:Lombax whispering skills]]

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* ToiletHumor: An example of Doctor Croid's [[spoiler:Lombax whispering skills]]skills]].

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* AwesomeButImpractical: The [=RYNO=] IV. It's got a high rate of fire and does insane damage...but has an ammo capacity of 12.

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* AwesomeButImpractical: The [=RYNO=] IV.VI. It's got a high rate of fire and does insane damage...but has an ammo capacity of 12.



* ContinuityNod: Some of the throwaway lines during gameplay make nods to earlier installments. Somebody in Luminopolis makes a comment about [[VideoGame/RatchetAndClankFutureToolsOfDestruction Stunderwear]], for instance, and then there are a few of the trophies or skill points. ([[VideoGame/RatchetAndClankUpYourArsenal Upping Your Arsenal]] and [[VideoGame/RatchetDeadlocked Deadlocked]] [[VideoGame/RatchetAndClankGoingCommando and Loaded]] stand out, in particular.)

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* ContinuityNod: ContinuityNod:
**
Some of the throwaway lines during gameplay make nods to earlier installments. Somebody in Luminopolis makes a comment about [[VideoGame/RatchetAndClankFutureToolsOfDestruction Stunderwear]], for instance, and then there are a few of the trophies or skill points. ([[VideoGame/RatchetAndClankUpYourArsenal Upping Your Arsenal]] and [[VideoGame/RatchetDeadlocked Deadlocked]] [[VideoGame/RatchetAndClankGoingCommando and Loaded]] stand out, in particular.)



** The escape pod used to leave Dr. Croid's lab is the same model used in [[VideoGame/RatchetAndClankFutureToolsOfDestruction Tools of Destruction]] to get from The Hall of Knowledge on Kortog to Fastoon. It, like the pod before it, [[spoiler: crashes]]. Much more spectacularly, though.

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** The escape pod used to leave Dr. Croid's lab is the same model used in [[VideoGame/RatchetAndClankFutureToolsOfDestruction ''[[VideoGame/RatchetAndClankFutureToolsOfDestruction Tools of Destruction]] Destruction]]'' to get from The Hall of Knowledge on Kortog to Fastoon. It, like the pod before it, [[spoiler: crashes]]. Much more spectacularly, though.



* CoverDrop: In the "Memoirs of a Savior" shorts, Qwark declares the title of the game to be ''[[http://www.flickr.com/photos/playstationblog/5578382720/ Copernicus Qwark's Awesomely Epic 3D Adventure Through Time & Space (co starring, but not important in any way, Ratchet & Clank)]]'' before being alerted that the actual title is ''Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One.'' However, look on the back of the cover jacket of your game, and you will find an alternate cover with that very title, scribbled awkwardly by [[TerribleArtist Qwark]] himself.

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* CoverDrop: In the "Memoirs of a Savior" shorts, Qwark declares the title of the game to be ''[[http://www.flickr.com/photos/playstationblog/5578382720/ ''[[http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/04/01/a-message-from-president-qwark/ Copernicus Qwark's Awesomely Epic 3D Adventure Through Time & Space (co starring, but not important in any way, Ratchet & Clank)]]'' before being alerted that the actual title is ''Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One.'' However, look on the back of the cover jacket of your game, and you will find an alternate cover with that very title, scribbled awkwardly by [[TerribleArtist Qwark]] himself.



* DamnYouMuscleMemory: For those already used to the controls from the Future trilogy, this game may be a pain to re-adjust to, such as the Triangle button being used for the swingshot instead of selecting a weapon, as that's assigned to the Right Stick instead, and the game won't pause when you select a weapon (unless you're playing in Single-Player mode).

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* DamnYouMuscleMemory: For those already used to the controls from the Future trilogy, this game may be a pain to re-adjust to, such as the Triangle button being used for the swingshot Swingshot instead of selecting a weapon, as that's assigned to the Right Stick instead, and the game won't pause when you select a weapon (unless you're playing in Single-Player mode, or everyone opens the wheel in multiplayer mode).



* [[spoiler: TheDogWasTheMastermind: The true BigBad isn't Nevo, but Croid's pet Mr. Dinkles, who was posessed by the Loki Master.]]

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* [[spoiler: TheDogWasTheMastermind: [[spoiler:TheDogWasTheMastermind: The true BigBad isn't Nevo, but Croid's pet Mr. Dinkles, who was posessed by the Loki Master.]]



* [[spoiler: FriendlyEnemy]]: Nefarious seems to be moving toward this. Particularly if TheStinger was anything to judge by.

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* [[spoiler: FriendlyEnemy]]: [[spoiler:FriendlyEnemy]]: Nefarious seems to be moving toward this. Particularly if TheStinger was anything to judge by.



* ShoutOut: One of the first levels you play through is a training ground monitored by an AI. If you listen to her for more than five minutes, she'll start to remind you of another [[VideoGame/{{Portal}} passive-agressive AI.]] Once she realizes that the players aren't trainees, but "interlopers" she even tries to deter them by [[DamnedByFaintPraise damning them with faint praise]] and making mostly-useless threats. ("You remember those gold stars I gave you? They're gone now. Try hanging that on the fridge.") On a similar note, more than one villain asks if/how the heroes are "Still Alive"-- sometimes several times in a row.

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* ShoutOut: ShoutOut:
**
One of the first levels you play through is a training ground monitored by an AI. If you listen to her for more than five minutes, she'll start to remind you of another [[VideoGame/{{Portal}} passive-agressive AI.]] Once she realizes that the players aren't trainees, but "interlopers" she even tries to deter them by [[DamnedByFaintPraise damning them with faint praise]] and making mostly-useless threats. ("You remember those gold stars I gave you? They're gone now. Try hanging that on the fridge.") On a similar note, more than one villain asks if/how the heroes are "Still Alive"-- sometimes several times in a row.



* ShockAndAwe: The Arc Lasher and Thundersmack

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* ShockAndAwe: The Arc Lasher and ThundersmackThundersmack.



* SlippySlideyIceWorld: The Polar Sea

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* SlippySlideyIceWorld: The Polar SeaSea.



** Your reward skill point for beating the game in single player counts, too. [[spoiler: It's "Forever Alone"]]

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** Your reward skill point for beating the game in single player counts, too. [[spoiler: It's "Forever Alone"]]Alone"]].



* TookALevelInBadAss: Captain Qwark thanks to the player.

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* TookALevelInBadAss: Captain Qwark Qwark, thanks to the player.

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