Nexus Heroes / Ratchet & Clank

Ratchet & Clank are a playable character in Nexus Heroes, hailing from the Ratchet & Clank series. While they fight as a duo, the player controls Ratchet, as is often the case in their games. Their design is based on Ratchet & Clank : Riftapart, but they use a variety of weapons from the entire saga.
==Who are Ratchet & Clank?==
=== THE INTERGALACTIC DUO===
When a defective warbot crash-landed onto a small alien planet near the garage of a lonesome but thrill-seeking mechanic, no one could imagine that the greatest pair of heroes in the entire galaxy of Solana had just been born. The friendship of Ratchet and his robotic pal Clank was forged through countless adventures sprawling through the whole galaxy, saving the day from robotic megalomaniacs, merciless space pirates and greedy business lords alike, always armed with an endless and increasingly crazier array of weapons and gadgets.
==Gameplay==
=== Overview ===
Ratchet and Clank bring their full arsenal to the battlefields of Project Nexus, specializing in firing projectiles and keeping foes at a distance with long range attacks, compensating for a lackluster combo game. Almost all of their Normals include the use of a weapon, and usually it involves a projectile of some kind, making them quite a unique pair among other characters in Nexus.
They can make opponents more susceptible to damage and knockback with their Neutral Special, the Pixelizer, while creating a barrier of different obstacles and projectiles with their other Special Moves to try and land the finishing blow on their victim. However, their efficiency at zoning out opponents is compensated by a pretty slow startup on most of their moves, meaning that they can be in troubles if a fast and nimble opponents manages to get close and strike back.
===Movelist ===
  	Name  	Description
Neutral Attack,, 	Multi-Strike, Multi-Strike II, Multi-Strike III	Ratchet swings the OmniWrench three times in front of himself, with the last hit causing knockback.
Dash AttackDash, 	Walloper 	Dashes forward while hitting opponents with a fist using the Walloper, an advanced boxing glove of sorts.
Side Tilt 	Comet Strike 	Throws the OmniWrench like a boomerang for a short distance in front of himself, causing multiple hits and drawing hit opponents back when it returns into Ratchet's hand.
Up Tilt 	Scorpion Flail 	Swings the Scorpion Flail upward, hitting grounded opponents into the air, or those already above them.
Down Tilt 	Annihilator 	Fires a rocket from the Annihilator on the floor right in front of them. It sends opponents diagonally upward, and has great kill power.
Forward Strong+ 	Sonic Eruptor 	Charges up the Sonic Eruptor, a small frog-like creature attached to a gun which burps out powerful sonic waves, then releases it in front of himself, covering a wide area and causing great knockback.
Up Strong+ 	Spitting Hydra 	Points the Spitting Hydra above himself, then releases an electric tendril from it which hits enemies above multiple times with ELECTRIC* damage before launching them. If charged long enough, the weapon will fire up to two more tendrils simultaneously, covering a wider area.
Down Strong+ 	Pyrocitor 	Points the Pyrocitor into the ground, then fires a burst of fire from it which hits at both sides. It doesn't have much launch power, but the hitbox lingers for a bit, and it inflicts FIRE* damage.
Neutral AerialAirborne	Shock Ravager 	Swings the Shock Ravager whip in a downward arch. It has a pretty wide range, but has some start lag.
Forward AerialAirborne	Plasma Coil 	Fires an ELECTRIC* projectile from the Plasma Coil in front of himself.
Back AerialAirborne 	Blitz Gun 	Turns around and fires a single, powerful shot from the Blitz Gun, causing high damage and knockback behind himself.
Up AerialAirborne 	Devastator 	Fires a rocket from the Devastator above himself, hitting opponents with a powerful explosion. It is a proper projectile, and can thus be reflected.
Down AerialAirborne 	Hyper-Strike 	Slams down into the ground with the OmniWrench, spiking opponents. It's fast and powerful, but it's easy to self destruct with it.
Grab 	Grab 	Grabs the opponent with one hand.
Pummel, 	Wrenched 	Hits the opponent with the Wrench.
Forward Throw, 	Suck Cannon 	Sucks the opponent in with the Suck Cannon, then fires them off in front of himself.
Back Throw, 	Suck Cannon Reversal 	Sucks the opponent in with the Suck Cannon, turns around and spits them out.
Up Throw, 	Tornado Launcher 	Generates a tornado with the Tornado Launcher, which launches the opponent into the air.
Down Throw, 	Power-Slam 	Hops into the air, as Clank equips the Thruster-Pack. Ratchet then butt-slams into the opponent with the Power-Slam move.
Floor AttackGrounded >	Double Strike 	Hits at both sides with the OmniWrench.
Edge AttackLedge > 	Sweep Strike 	Sweeps low to the ground with the OmniWrench.
NEUTRAL SPECIAL 	Pixelizer 	Fires a short ranged blast from the Pixelizer. Upon contact with an opponent, it will turn them into a pixelated version of themselves for a few seconds. While the move deals some damage, it only causes opponents to flinch. A pixelated enemy will take more damage from all attacks (not just Ratchet's) as long as they are in this state. The move has a five seconds cooldown period after each use, and it has a bit of start-lag.
SIDE SPECIAL 	Warmonger 	Fires a rocket from the Warmonger in front of himself, which deals great damage and knockback upon contact with an opponent.
UP SPECIAL 	Heli-Pack 	Hops up, then Clank activates the Heli-Pack and thrusts Ratchet up into the air, morphing his hands and antennae into helicopter blades. These hit opponents multiple times, if they come in contact with them.
DOWN SPECIAL 	Agents of Doom 	Tosses a small orb on the ground, which then spawns three small Agents of Doom, who will march forward and detonate after a bit. The explosion doesn't deal much damage, and the Agents of Doom can detonate early if attacked.
FINISHER 	RYNO V 	Ratchet pulls out the RYNO V and fires a barrage of missiles from it which travels and explode in all directions. While firing, this weapon plays the "1812 Overture", a classical piece by Russian composer Piotr Illych Tchaikovsky. While pulling out the RYNO, Ratchet will say "Check this out!", while Clank giggles.
===Intro Animation===
Ratchet and Clank hop into the stage from the Aphelion, which then takes off and leaves.
===Taunt===
Ratchet spins the OmniWrench in one hand with his other hand resting on his side, then tosses the Wrench in the air and catches it with the other hand while laughing.
===Idle Poses===
*Ratchet lifts up one ear, as if hearing something, then shakes his head, while scratching his other ear.
*Ratchet looks at Clank, then they both nod with a determined expression.
===Quotes===
====Selection Lines====
*" Looks like it's butt-kicking time, Clank! " - Ratchet
*" You ready, partner? " - Ratchet
*" I would suggest surrendering now. " - Clank
====Successful KO====
*" Woo-hoo! " - Ratchet
*" Alright! " - Ratchet
*" Ha-ha! You've seen that, pal? " - Ratchet
*" That. Was. Awesome! " - Ratchet
*" Well, that was easy. " - Ratchet
*" I fought Amoeboids that were tougher than you! " - Ratchet
*" Easy Bolts. " - Ratchet
*" Bring it on, numbskull. " - Ratchet
*" You zigged when you should've zagged! " - Ratchet
*" Ahh .. it's good to be a hero. " - Ratchet
*" Check and Mate. " - Clank
*" A most predictable outcome. " - Clank
*" Another disposable enemy .. disposed. " - Clank
*" Your chances of victory were .. zero. " - Clank
*" Impressive work, Ratchet. " - Clank
*" Hee-he-he-he. " - Clank
*" Science prevails again. " - Clank
====Respawning====
*" Woah, These freaks are serious! " - Ratchet
*" Time to show 'em what we got, Clank. " - Ratchet
*" Let's bring out the big guns! " - Ratchet
*" You ready for another go, pal? " - Ratchet
*" We won't give up like this! " - Ratchet
*" How about we get to the part where we kick your butt now? " - Ratchet
*" Ugh .. You alright there, Clank? " - Ratchet
*" Be careful, Ratchet. " - Clank
*" It appears that we have some competition. " - Clank
*" That .. was uncalled for. " - Clank
*" Time for a change of plan. " - Clank
*" Let us take a different approach, then. " - Clank
===Victory Poses=== 
*UP : Spins a Gold Bolt on his fingers, while grinning at the camera. The Bolt then dissolves, and Ratchet high fives with Clank.
*SIDE : Ratchet is seen from behind while Clank chuckles. He then turns around to face the camera as he poses with the Warmonger, in a similar pose to that of one of his renders from the original Ratchet & Clank, while Clank peeks from over his shoulder with a grin. During this animation, either Ratchet or Clank will speak ; Ratchet will say "That was awesome!", while Clank will say "Check and mate."
*DOWN : Ratchet is aiming the Plasma Coil around, then smiles at the camera while putting the gun away and posing with his arms on his waists, while Clank is seen and heard chuckling from over his shoulder.
==Arcade Mode==
In their Arcade route, Ratchet & Clank face characters in pairs of two, with one of the character from the roster paired with someone else who represents a close ally of them from their respective series. 
Up first are Gordon and Chell, with the latter representing Alyx, Gordon's companion through Half-Life 2 and its episodes. The stage, Empire City, represents City 17, where most of Half-Life 2 takes place. Next are The Prince and Aloy, where she takes the place of Farah, the Prince's love interest during Prince of Persia : Sands of Time, as both her and Aloy are proficient with a bow.
After the first Bonus Stage, Ratchet & Clank go up against Shovel Knight and Undyne, who represents Shield Knight, Shovel Knight's friend and partner in adventures. The stage, Magic Crafters, represents The Plains. Leon and Lara Croft are up next, and Lara represents either Claire Redfield or Ada Wong, two important characters who first appear alongside Leon in Resident Evil 2.
After the last Bonus Stage, they'll go up against a pair of 2B, with the second one representing 9S, the android partnered with 2B on her mission on Earth. She might also represent A2 however, another important character from NieR : Automata. After that, Ratchet & Clank's Rival battle against Lifeline takes place, which is titled "Interplanetary Duos". This references how both Ratchet and Lifeline fight with a robotic ally (Clank in Ratchet's case, and D.O.C in Lifeline's). Both are also from other planets, and travel through the galaxy to help people.
Round 	Opponent 	Stage 	Music 	
1 	Gordon
 Chell	Empire City 	Abducted 	
2 	The Prince
 Aloy	Time Fortress 	Time Only Knows 	
Bonus Stage 1	Bonus Stage 1	Bonus Stage 1 	Bonus Stage 1 	Bonus Stage 1
3 	Shovel Knight
 Undyne	Magic Crafters 	Dream Weavers 	
4 	Leon
 Lara Croft	Raccoon City 	The Mercenaries 	
Bonus Stage 2	Bonus Stage 2	Bonus Stage 2 	Bonus Stage 2 	Bonus Stage 2
5 	2B
 2B 	Amusement Park 	Alien Manifestation	
6 	Lifeline
(Rival Battle)	Kings Canyon 	Lifeline 	
7 	Kerrigan 	Kerrigan's Leviathan	Conscience 	
==Alternates==
===Alternate Colors===
 
*ORANGE : Default appearance, based on their design from Ratchet & Clank : Riftapart.
*RED : Based on the red skin Ratchet gets when in the Red Team in the Multiplayer mode of several Ratchet & Clank titles.
*BLUE : Based on the blue skin Ratchet gets when in the Blue Team in the Multiplayer mode of several Ratchet & Clank titles.
*YELLOW : Reminiscent of the Commando Suit, the armor Ratchet starts with in Ratchet & Clank : Going Commando. Also serves as an homage to Captain Qwark.
===Alternate Costumes===
File:PN RATCHET RENDER.png|"Default" Costume
File:PN RATCHET ALT.png|"Carbonox Armor" Costume
*Default : Based on Ratchet and Clank's appearance in Ratchet & Clank : Riftapart.
*Carbonox Armor : Based on Carbonox Armor, which debuted in Ratchet & Clank : Going Commando. Its appearance is based on its design in Ratchet & Clank : Riftapart, though.
==Trivia== 
*When Ratchet uses one of his weapons for an attack, that weapon will remain in his hands until he uses a different one, changing his idle and movement animations. This is only a cosmetic detail, though.
*Ratchet & Clank are the only characters in Project Nexus to fight as a duo, if not counting Lifeline, who fights with the semi-sentient robot D.O.C.
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