Line #1 Fanfic/WidgetAndClankLombaxBebop


1	Playing out as a WhatIf PatchworkFic combination of the ''[[VideoGame/RatchetAndClank2016 2016 Ratchet & Clank game]]'' and the [[Franchise/RatchetAndClank main series]], ''Widget & Clank: Lombax Bebop'' is an AlternateUniverse fanfiction written by Tangent. The fic has the then mysterious female Lombax Rivet- who in this story is known as ''Widget-'' taking Ratchet's place as the main protagonist. While the start of the story is similar to the game, this fic quickly develops a life and story of its own, filled with many unpredictable twists and turns. The story can be read [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13787622/1/Widget-Clank-Lombax-Bebop here]] on Website/FanFictionDotNet, [[https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/threads/widget-clank-lombax-bebop-ratchet-clank-au.85416/ here]] on Website/SufficientVelocityDotCom, and [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/widget-clank-lombax-bebop-ratchet-clank-au.910319/ here]] on Website/SpaceBattlesDotCom.
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3	!!Features examples of:
4	* AbhorrentAdmirer: Lash, Little Tony, Spanner, and Dallas are ''very'' much this to Widget, and- in Dallas' case- also to Juanita. It's clear through the narrative so far that Widget and Juanita don't reciprocate the feelings- if anything, Widget hates all of them (while Juanita hates just Dallas), and with good reason.
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6	* AccidentalMisnaming: Mr. Micron gets Widget's name wrong twice- first calling her "Wingding" and then, less than two minutes later, "Gidget." Widget calmly corrects him the first time, but gets fired up when he does it again, and loudly spells out her name letter by letter- only for him to whack her on the head with his cane for her trouble.
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8	* ActionGirl: Widget gets into plenty of fights throughout the story, and comes out on top. She even charges into battle while ''still'' in her pajamas.
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10	* AdaptationalHeroism: Dr. Nefarious is not a villain in this story, and in fact is still with the Galactic Rangers. This is due to Qwark being more reasonable and less of a jerkass- as in the 2016 game, it was Qwark's and the other Rangers' mistreatment of Nefarious that caused him to eventually snap and turn to villainy.
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12	* AdaptationalIntelligence: Qwark is portrayed as being somewhat more intelligent than his game counterpart, and more open to listening to others' advice.
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14	* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: Qwark and Nefarious, instead of being enemies like they are in the games, are actually able to work together- although this was not always the case.
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16	* BigBrotherInstinct: Inverted. While Clank is the younger sibling, that doesn't stop him from defending Widget's honor when Dallas makes offensive sexual comments about her multiple times while on the air.
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18	* BuffetBuffoonery: While there's very little penalty given that it's ''their own food'' that they're eating-- aside from Bleep possibly denying certain individuals from getting more food (as Widget was concerned about this herself when getting her food)-- Qwark, Grimroth, ''and'' Felton pile on all the different foods ''just'' so that way they don't have to get up to try more. People notice.
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20	* FantasticRacism: Dr. Frumpus Croid wrote a book that describes Lombaxes, Cazares, and Morobans (the in-story name for Fred's species) as animals rather than sentient beings, which is brought up in chapter 4 when Widget and the other Galactic Rangers go to visit Grim at the hospital only for the Tharpod receptionist to say that "no pets" were allowed.
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22	* ForScience: Nefarious quotes this while working with Clank.
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24	* FunWithAcronyms: Virtually all the devices that serve as the story's "Quick Select" have the acronym "A.S.S." which always stands for some variation of Augmented Storage System.
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26	* GirlsWithGuns: Widget is very much this, with her arsenal of weapons that is so big that she's putting weapons in slots of her A.S.S. that don't belong there, due to the hammerspace device having pre-designated slot types.
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28	* GovernmentAgencyOfFiction: Solana Galactic Intelligence pretty much serves this purpose, given that not only is it a fictional government agency, it is never even mentioned in any of the source material.
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30	* HammerSpace: All members of the Galactic Rangers are issued Alternate Space Storage devices, about the size and shape of a thick credit card, capable of holding improbable amounts of weapons and equipment without encumbering their user with such petty concerns as either bulk or mass. Widget's A.S.S. holds an entire arsenal of weapons that she would otherwise not be able to carry with her. Eventually, she obtains so many weapons that she starts putting them in slots where they don't belong- as said slots are predesignated.
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32	* HappilyAdopted: Although Widget did not learn that Grim formally adopted until after being accepted as a Galactic Ranger, she and later Clank come to formally refer to him as their dad as much as each other as brother and sister.
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34	* InterspeciesAdoption: Widget is a Lombax, her brother Clank is a defect warbot, and their adoptive father, Grimroth Razz, is a Fongoid.
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36	* IronicName: Qwark's Snagglebeast is named ''Mr. Cuddlewumpus.''
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38	* LaResistance: On the story’s Website/SpaceBattlesDotCom thread, Alister Azimuth is stated to lead one consisting of many other Lombaxes that remain to fight against Percival Tachyon’s tyranny.
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40	* NamedByTheAdaptation: Possibly due to the story having been started prior to the release of the trailer revealing Rivet's name, the female Lombax's name in this story is instead Widget.
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