History WesternAnimation / RatchetAndClankLifeOfPie

* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Despite bickering with Clank all throughout the short, Ratchet shows he really does care for his friend at the end when [[spoiler:he reveals he managed to retrieved Clank's last coupon from Nefarious' space station, much to the little robot's delight.]]

* TheDogBitesBack: As payback for mistreating them throughout the short, Nefarious's goons line up to thrash him... while he's malfunctioning.

** When [[spoiler:Nefarious' space station begins to get enveloped by tentacles|]], Clank claims they need to go back simply so he can [[spoiler:retrieve one of his coupons.]]

** Many of the weapons seen in the games return as cameos, the most notable being Qwark's use of the [[VideoGame/RatchetAndClankFutureACrackInTime Chimp-O-Matic]] and Clank's [[VideoGame/SecretAgentClank Holo-Knuckles]] (albeit redesigned from producing holographic blunt objects to being actual holographic gauntlets).

* AdaptationalDumbass: Captain Qwark's intelligence has dropped significantly, in comparison to both the film and the majority of games-- namely, his first reaction upon hearing of a dimension entirely full of pizza is to consider becoming a spokesman for it, and upon reaching said dimension he begins nonchalantly eating the ''sentient'' pizza toppings.

** Ratchet himself, apart from being more of a jerk, is also more of an IdiotHero, being more fixated on obtaining a pizza even in the face of an interdimensional crisis.

* BroadStrokes: It's implied that this short takes place later into the continuity of the 2016 film due to its much smaller cast, Ratchet lacking his game counterpart's character development, and the mention of Dr. Nefarious' work on the Deplanetizer. However, there are a few inconsistencies-- Zed is still working for Dr. Nefarious despite quitting his job later into the film, Qwark is now out of prison, Ratchet and Clank's personalities are relatively altered overall, and the planet seen in the short is entirely different to Kerwan and its Aleero City in both appearance and layout, combined with how the majority of characters the film introduced have been PutOnABus.

* CompanionCube: Qwark acts as though his cardboard cutout is a living entity, even entrusting it to keep the Portalizer safe. [[spoiler:Even Dr. Nefarious treats it at one for a brief moment.]]

!!Tropes:

* CompanionCube: Qwark acts as though his cardboard cutout is a living entity, even entrusting it to keep the Portalizer safe. [[spoiler:

* CompanionCube: Qwark acts as though his cardboard cutout is a living entity, even entrusting it to keep the Portalizer safe.

** Many of the weapons seen in the games return as cameos, one of the most notable being Qwark's use of the [[VideoGame/RatchetAndClankFutureACrackInTime Chimp-O-Matic]] and Clank's [[VideoGame/SecretAgentClank Holo-Knuckles]] (albeit redesigned from producing holographic blunt objects to being actual holographic gauntlets).

** When ||Nefarious' space station begins to get enveloped by tentacles||, Clank claims they need to go back simply so he can ||retrieve one of his coupons.||

[[BroadStrokes Presumably]] taking place sometime after the events of the film, Ratchet and Clank go to buy a pizza but end up stumbling on Dr. Nefarious' space station where he is unveiling a device that allows him to travel between dimensions.

* SkewedPriorities: Ratchet is more concerned with getting a better pizza from the pizza dimension than he is about the potential trouble that could arise from using the Portalizer.
* TooDumbToLive: Qwark's first instinct when meeting the inhabitants of the pizza dimension is to start eating them, which of course leads to the pizza dimension's inhabitants attacking him.

The short was released suddenly on February 12th, 2021 on the Canadian streaming service Crave, with no word on a worldwide release.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: A double whammy; Ratchet steals the Portalizer from Nefarious to go into the pizza dimension, which leads to Qwark stealing it from ''him'' where he then angers the inhabitants of the pizza dimension which causes them to start attacking the city.

* AdaptationalDumbass: While not to the level of his ''Size Matters'' self, Captain Qwark's intelligence has dropped significantly, in comparison to both the film and the majority of games-- namely, his first reaction upon hearing of a dimension entirely full of pizza is to consider becoming a spokesman for it, and upon reaching said dimension he begins nonchalantly eating the ''sentient'' pizza toppings.

* BroadStrokes: It's implied that this short takes place later into the continuity of the 2016 film due to its much smaller cast, Ratchet lacking his game counterpart's character development, and the mention of Dr. Nefarious' work on the Deplanetizer. However, there are a few inconsistencies-- Zed is still working for Dr. Nefarious despite quitting his job later into the film, Ratchet and Clank's personalities are relatively altered overall, and the planet seen in the short is entirely different to Kerwan and its Aleero City in both appearance and layout, combined with how the majority of characters the film introduced have been PutOnABus.

''Ratchet & Clank: Life of Pie'' is an animated short based on the ''[[Franchise/RatchetAndClank Ratchet & Clank]]'' series and animated by Mainframe Entertainment, the same studio behind the [[WesternAnimation/RatchetAndClank 2016 movie]].

Taking place sometime after the events of the film, Ratchet and Clank go to buy a pizza but end up stumbling on Dr. Nefarious' space station where he is unveiling a device that allows him to travel between dimensions.

!Tropes:

* DenserAndWackier: The short is noticeably sillier than any of the prior games or the film it is based on.

* TookALevelInDumbass: Captain Qwark's intelligence has dropped significantly, both in comparison to the film and to the game series as well.
* TookALevelInJerkass: Both Ratchet and Clank, as they bicker and belittle each other throughout the short. However, Ratchet's portrayal is more in-line with the games than the film was.

* TookALevelInJerkass: Both Ratchet and Clank, as they both bicker and belittle each other through the short. However, Ratchet's portrayal is more in-line with the games than the film was.

* PutOnABus: None of the characters that appeared in the [[WesternAnimation/RatchetAndClank2016 film]] or its [[VideoGame/RatchetAndClank2016 tie-in video game]] outside of Ratchet, Clank, Qwark, and Nefarious appear.

In the short, Ratchet and Clank go to buy a pizza but end up stumbling on Dr. Nefarious' space station where he is unveiling a device that allows him to travel between dimensions.

* TookALevelInJerkass: Both Ratchet and Clank, as they both bicker and belittle each other through the short. However, Ratchet's portrayal is more in-line with the games than the film was.