History VideoGame / RatchetAndClankUpYourArsenal

* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler:Captain Qwark]] of all people pulls this off at the end of the game, just in time to save Ratchet from getting killed by the Bio-bliterator.

* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler:Captain Qwark]] of all people pulls this off at the end of the game, even though he kinda just flies around doing various aerial tricks...

* FanDisservice: Qwark when he's disguised as a maid delivering a pizza to Dr. Nefarious in the third vidcomic. The pic gives you a clear view of his fishnet stockings and undergarments. This happens again later when Qwark disguises himself as a top-heavy woman while calling a Taxi Cab.

* FanDisservice: Qwark when he's disguised as a maid delivering a pizza to Dr. Nefarious in the third vidcomic. The pic gives you a clear view of his fishnet stockings and undergarments.

* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: While it's not clear if he's embellishing it or not, one of the vid-comics shows Qwark stowing away on Nefarious' spaceship by clinging onto it for dear life, and survives the space travel by ''holding his breath the whole trip.''
** TruthInTelevision: Surprisingly, it technically ''is'' possible to hold your breath in the vacuum of space, but there would be far more hazards in space to put up with alongside it, and it would be incredibly difficult (and [[TooDumbToLive obviously, extremely dangerous]]) and only possible for a very brief period of time, certainly not for an entire space trip, and it would be completely useless ([[ExplosiveDecompression and outright lethal]]) in the context Qwark pulled it off in.

** TruthInTelevision: Surprisingly, it technically ''is'' possible to hold your breath in the vacuum of space, but there would be far more hazards in space to put up with alongside it, and it would be incredibly difficult (and [[TooDumbToLive obviously]], [[ExplosiveDecompression extremely dangerous]]) and only possible for a very brief period of time, certainly not for an entire space trip.

** TruthInTelevision: Surprisingly, it technically ''is'' possible to hold your breath in the vacuum of space, but there would be far more hazards in space to put up with alongside it, and it would be incredibly difficult (and [[TooDumbToLive obviously, extremely dangerous]]) and only possible for a very brief period of time, certainly not for an entire space trip.

** TruthInTelevision: Surprisingly, it technically ''is'' possible to hold your breath in the vacuum of space, but there would be far more hazards in space up with alongside it, and it would be incredibly difficult (and [[TooDumbToLive obviously, extremely dangerous]]) and only possible for a very brief period of time, certainly not for an entire space trip.

** TruthInTelevision: Surprisingly, it technically ''is'' possible to hold your breath in the vacuum of space, but there would be far more hazards in space up with alongside it, and it would be incredibly difficult and only possible for a very brief period of time (and [[TooDumbToLive obviously, extremely dangerous]]), certainly not for an entire space trip.

** Daxx: IslandBase / PortTown

The third game in the ''VideoGame/RatchetAndClank'' series.

** TheDragon / DarkChick: [[spoiler: Courtney Gears]]
** TheBrute: Lawrence

*** TheHero: Ratchet, who does all the work (of course)

*** TheSmartGuy: Al and Skid, Al helps with computer work while Skid provides support with gadgets

* DistressedDude: [[spoiler: Clank.]]
* DoubleEntendre: The title, a common trend in the series. Hint; Up Your '''ARSE''nal.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar:

* OrwellianEditor: InUniverse, Qwark attempts this with the Vid-Comic series, either altering or taking out parts where he was less than heroic, going as far as attempting to eliminate the [[OldShame fifth episode]] entirely.

Ratchet And Clank return to their home galaxy (revealed to be named the Solana Galaxy) where they face off against Dr. [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Nefarious]], a MadScientist and robot supremacist who also happens to be a former foe of Captain Qwark. The two reluctantly track down and team up with the disgraced superhero in order to thwart Dr. Nefarious's scheme to turn everyone in the galaxy into his robotic slaves.

* DudeInDistress: [[spoiler: Clank]]

*** TheSixthRanger: Ratchet

*** [[{{SixthRanger}} Sixth Ranger]] [[spoiler:[[{{SixthRangerTraitor}} Traitor]]:]] Courtney Gears

* HiddenDepths: Lawrence [[CrowningMomentOfFunny plays bass guitar]].

* [[LovableCoward Lovable Cowards]]: The Galactic Rangers in ''[=UYA=]''.

* [[MostDefinitelyNotAVillain Most Definitely Not A Lombax]]: Ratchet goes undercover with the Tyrrhaguise.
** [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] on at least one occasion.

-->'''Lawrence''': That should clear things right up, sir.

* BondOneLiner: Appropriately enough, Clank gets one in the "Secret Agent Clank" films at the beginning and end of the game. Clank [[spoiler: (or rather Klunk)]] also gets one after the Courtney Gears boss battle. ("One disposable pop star... disposed")

* BossRemix: The boss theme for the fight against Courtney Gears is a remix of "Death to Squishies".

** Courtney Gears appears for the first time when you first win on Annihilation Nation, before you discover her role in Nefarious's plot.

* EmbarrassingNickname: Courtney Gears calls Dr. Nefarious "Snookie Wookums".

*** TheBigGuy: Qwark, is actually pretty gung-ho on stopping Nefarious, even if he is making Rachet do it
*** TheChick: Sasha, the voice of Mission Control
*** TeamPet: Skrunch, who ''does'' help Clank out now and then

* FurAndLoathing: Evil robot IdolSinger Courtney Gears says "You'll make a nice fur coat" when Ratchet fights her as a boss.

--> '''Ratchet''': Hey, Clank, look! It's Dr. Nefarious! And that butler guy! And [[spoiler:they've got Clank! And they're, uh, holding you prisoner. How about that? I guess I should be feeling pretty stupid right now. I don't suppose there's any chance ''he's'' the evil Clank?]]

* SummonBackupDancers: One of Courtney's tactics when you fight her.

* VillainSong: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6JNhWfejAQ Death to Squishies]], Courtney Gears' [[LyricalDissonance peppy little]] declaration of robotic genocidal hate.

** Just about every character from the first three games is in the cinema watching the Secret Agent Clank movie at the end of the game.

* WidelySpaceJailBairs: There is a containment area on the Starship Phoenix with bars like these. The PlayerCharacter actually can walk between the bars, but the [[NonPlayerCharacter NPCs]] in there never think of escaping this way.

* OrwellianEditor: InUniverse, Qwark attempts this with the Vid-Comic series, either editing or taking out parts where he was less than heroic, going as far as attempting to eliminate the fifth episode entirely.

*** TheLoad: Helga, who does nothing except give you a ForcedTutorial that even Ratchet notes is a waste of time

** Several enemies from ''[[RatchetAndClankGoingCommando Going Commando]]'' make a cameo in the opening cutscene as pieces on their board game.

* DeadpanSnarker: Lawrence is the ''living embodiment'' of this trope.

* GenreSavvy: Upon seeing Nefarious [[spoiler:with Clank]], Ratchet immediately realizes there's [[spoiler:an EvilTwin about]], and promptly feels stupid for not picking up on such sooner.
** [[spoiler:Ratchet: Hey, Clank, look! It's Dr. Nefarious! And that Butler Guy! And, they've got Clank! ...Oh-oh. I don't suppose he's the evil one, right?]]
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: "I can't! You're my cousin's uncle's sister...ooh!"
** and having a [[StealthPun morf-o-ray go off in your pants.]]