Clank the Robot

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**Clank** is the secondary titular protagonist of the *Ratchet & Clank* games.

Ratchet's robotic best friend and usually acts as an awesome backpack for Ratchet.

In the XP4 fics, Clank debuted in XP4 Heroes Coalition - Kick-Off!.

In the AWA fics, Clank is listed as a purchased slave from the Slave Fortress but is later rescued. He later attends the AWA Academy as student.

## **Appearance**

Clank is a diminutive robot with grey metallic skin, large green circular eyes, a red antenna, and small articulated arms and legs with large three-fingered hands and feet. Clank contains what appears to be an air vent on his chest, which is actually used to store items.

## **Personality**

Clank is a very intelligent, wise robot, who acts as a contrast to Ratchet's more brash personality, often serving as his voice of reason. He is highly knowledgeable in many subjects, often offering insight when the opportunity presents itself. Clank is also very composed and cautions Ratchet often against more dangerous actions. Like Ratchet, Clank is often determined to do right by the galaxy and is prepared to put himself in harm's way in doing so.

Despite being more intelligent than Ratchet, Clank is often more easily fooled than Ratchet. He is more easily led into traps, fooled by disguises, and tends to take phrases much more literally. Clank has also appeared to be smoother with women than Ratchet, having fewer awkward moments with them, and being able to persuade Courtney Gears, and later Ivana Lottabolts, to give up information to him.

## **XP4 Fanfics**

Clank is a member of the Heroes Coalitions and is part of Of Guns and Magic. He also attends at Vanguard Academy as a student.

### **XP4 Heroes Coalition - Kick-Off!**

In Chapter 10, Clank, alongside his team, Of Guns and Magic, are seen in the kingdom of Reste Sig where they had a mission to defeat the rebellion going against the Royal Blomma Family. After driving away the rebels, Clank and everyone were ordered to stay in the kingdom for a while until all rebels are captured which they complied.

## **Abilities**

As Ratchet's backpack, Clank is not only able to store a huge amount of weapons and gadgets for Ratchet, but upgrades allow his highly modifiable body to increase Ratchet's mobility. The Heli-Pack and Thruster-Pack allow Ratchet to jump higher and further, as well as to glide in the air, while the Hydro-Pack allows Ratchet to swim much faster. Other upgrades, such as the Levitator in Going Commando, the Zoni Robo-Wings in Tools of Destruction, and the Jetpack in Into the Nexus, allow Clank to in some circumstances grant Ratchet the limited ability to fly or hover in the air. Clank has been able to use other upgrades, such as the Clank Zapper weapon in Going Commando in which he can damage enemies with his antenna, the Clank's Grapple in Going Mobile that allows Clank to extend his arm and swing across the environment or the Geo-Laser as provided by the Zoni in Tools of Destruction that allows Clank to cut through thick walls.

Clank was born equipped with the latest in robotic ignition systems technology, allowing him to start any ship he chose for Ratchet. However, after the original Ratchet & Clank, a robotic ignition system did not appear to be a requirement to start ships, and Ratchet could fly on his own.

Clank is able to use his antenna to command Gadge-Bots or Microbots to perform tasks for him. Gadge-Bots are typically able to attack enemies and to enter switches that allow Clank to open doors. Some certain Microbots also have additional unique abilities, with the Bridge Bot being able to extend itself to provide Clank a bridge to cross, the Lifter Bot able to lift large obstacles, and the Hammer Bot able to slam a hammer to interact with some items. When Clank encountered the Zoni, he was also able to give them commands, commanding them to levitate him across gaps or slow down time significantly.

Clank has also been able to transform into a Giant Clank form since the reverse-engineering blargian Ultra-Mechtechnology to work with his form. This is a giant form with great physical strength (capable of destroying skyscrapers with a single punch), powerful missiles, bombs, and rapid fire lasers. It also allows Clank to travel in space.

Clank also has a Zoni soul, and after A Crack in Time, Sigmund installed a quantum actuator, giving him temporal immunity (meaning his unaffected by altered time) and the ability to create temporal recordings of himself using time pads to create multiple selves. When having access to the Chronoscepter, Clank was able to use it to throw Time Bombs that slowed time drastically, and due to his temporal immunity, these were not detrimental to him or his allies. Clank could also wield the weapon to reverse projects, to repair broken objects by reversing time, and repair time anomalies on planets from within the Great Clock. Clank left the Chronoscepter to Sigmund, but retained his Time Bombs and the quantum actuator.

In Into the Nexus, Clank was able to use a Spotlight attachment to find rifts to the Netherverse, and access it through them. Here, he could bend gravity to his will.

## **Trivia**

* "Clank's" full robotic system is XJ0461 B5429671 XP.18 v=7.66.
* Clank is 2 feet tall and weighs 17 lbs when in normal form.
* Clank is 110 feet tall and weighs 5,600 lbs when in Giant Clank form.
* Clank's favorite color is 008B00, which is the hex-color code for green.
* Clank's favorite number is eighty-three billion and four point seven.
* Clank's birthday was the 26th of October, and was born in the year of 5352.
* Clank had several love interests, one being Edwina, the other being the Gadgetron HelpDesk girl, and another being a female infobot.