Alister Azimuth

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General Alister Azimuth^[1] was a revered,yet rebelous leader of the Lombaxes.^[2] The Court of Azimuth was architected by him, and he was a childhood^[3] friend of Ratchet's father, Kaden.^[2] He was a Four Bolt Magistrate of the Lombax Prectorian Guard and also the elder councilman of the Center for Advanced Lombax Research. Azimuth had a variety of equipment including a double-ended wrench, holoarmor, hoverboots and a pocket watch containing a picture of him and Kaden. Azimuth also had his own ship, similar to the Aphelion but with out the sentience.^[4]

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Alister first met Kaden as children and had many adventures toghether in the Breegus System. As they grow older Kaden started a family and joined with Alister in the Center for Advanced Lombax Research and Lombax Praetorian Guard. Later the Lombaxes were approached by an inventor (who revealead himself to be Tachyon) who possesed ideas for technology considerably more advanced than what they were using at the time. Azimuth, despite warnings from Kaden to do otherwise, helped the inventor by giving him access to Lombax technology, believing the technology could repair the galaxy from the Great War,that despite ending millions of years ago changed the galaxy. Tachyon instead would use this technology to form his armies and crush Fastoon. The General held himself responsible for the attack as well as the deaths of Kaden and Ratchet's mother. Azimuth was prevented from joining the other Lombaxes for his 'crime' and was exiled to the Breegus System planet Torren IV, trying to find the Great Clock at the same time as well - hoping to redeem himself. ^{[2] [4]}

A few decades later,dr.Nefarious rose to power,and Alister would start fighting back.destroying one of Nefariouss transports,and Vorselons Lumos outpost. When Alister Azimuth first met Ratchet, he thought that he was an assassin wearing a Hologuise.^[4] Ratchet then had to follow Azimuth who was trying to escape from him by using a grind rail. When he eventually caught up with him, Azimuth recognized Ratchet as Kaden's^[5] son before telling eachother their situations and teaching Ratchet how to use hoverboots. Afterwards he entered his ship and before leaving, told Ratchet to meet him in Axiom City on planet Terachnos, to find a way to talk to Clank in the Great Clock.

On Planet Lumos, Azimuth explained the story of his exile to Ratchet. He also revealed his plan to gain control of the Great Clock and prevent his actions from leading to the vanishing of the Lombaxes and the death of Ratchet's parents. He promised Ratchet that he would help him get his family back with this plan.

Upon learning that the Great Clock was not to be used as a time machine, Ratchet and Clank unsuccessfully attempted to dissuade Azimuth from using the Great Clock to find the Lombaxes, and the upset anti-hero left. After defeating Dr. Nefarious, Ratchet and Clank were saved by Azimuth just before the ship they were standing on exploded. The three of them traveled to the Great Clock where Clank requested to stay. Azimuth questioned if that was "it" and what they would do about the Lombaxes. Ratchet said that the past was not meant to be changed and still refused Azimuth the chance to use the Orvus Chamber.

Frustrated and outraged that Ratchet no longer wanted to change what he did, Azimuth sent an energy blast from his wrench at him. Ratchet was struck directly in the chest and fell backwards off the platform, killed by the blast. Clank, shocked by Azimuth's actions, managed to seal the Orvus Chamber before Azimuth could reach it. He then activated a time shift and travelled just a few minutes back in time, preventing Ratchet's death.

Azimuth then became the final boss of A Crack In Time. Ratchet and Clank battled the General in the Orvus Chamber after he activated a time shift in the Great Clock to travel to the past and prevent the attack on Fastoon. Upon his defeat, Azimuth realized his mistake and why time shouldn't be meddled with. Using his wrench, he replaced the master switch, and reversed the energy wave. He prevented the Great Clock from being destroyed at the cost of his own life. His pocket watch, yet damaged, was inherited by Ratchet as a memento to his cause.

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[edit] Behind the scenes

• Joey D'Auria provided the voice for Alister Azimuth in A Crack in Time.^[6]

[edit] Trivia

• Azimuth is the first character to successfully kill Ratchet, and if that timeline continued he would have taken Ratchet's title as last Lombax in the universe.
• Azimuth is one of few main characters to die on screen.
• Azimuth was created partially with the intent of giving Ratchet a sort of mentor.
• Azimuth is an unlockable skin in A Crack in Time.
• The symbol on his armor resembled the one on Orvus' head, meaning it could be a symbol of honour worn by the most revered people in the Polaris galaxy.
• Alister was the first character to be both a villain and a hero (Captain Qwark also achieved this title, but through the span of several games).

[edit] Appearances

• Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time^[1]

[edit] Sources and references

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