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AWK! All hail the Lombaxes! AWK! Saviors of the universe!

Parrot, Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction

A Lombax was a bipedal, humanoid species that originated in the Polaris Galaxy from the planet Fastoon. Known throughout the galaxy for their mechanical and technological ingenuity, Lombaxes were cat-like and completely covered in either yellow or white velvety fur, with orange or maroon coloured stripes running down parts of their body.[1][2] They had large ears and triangular feet with three claws on each foot, as well as large hands with five fingers. All known Lombaxes wore gloves, so it was possible that generally most Lombaxes wore gloves. According to a news broadcast in A Crack in Time, female Lombaxes did not have tails, as evident with Angela Cross.

Ratchet, Angela Cross and Alister Azimuth were the last known surviving Lombaxes in the dimension after the existing Lombaxes fled to another dimension in order to avoid being destroyed by Percival Tachyon. Many others were killed in the conflict trying to escape as well. Lombaxes had an innate affinity towards gadgetry and machinery. The Wrench appears to be a traditional Lombax melee weapon[3]

Origins and the Great War

Ironic ain't it... The one Cragmite they didn't vaporize comes back to oppress the galaxy.

The Smuggler, Tools of Destruction
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Several Lombaxes listening to Tachyon talk in a flashback.

The Lombaxes originated from the Polaris Galaxy where, years ago, they fought a Great War against the Cragmite empire.[4] The Lombaxes were hailed as the saviors of Polaris after defeating the Cragmites once the War had reached a stalemate. However one Cragmite, Tachyon, survived. The Lombaxes discovered him as an egg in Lombax Trillium mines and raised him as one of their own on Fastoon. However, once he found out that he was a Cragmite, Tachyon raised an army against the Lombaxes in the rage that his true origins were hidden from him.[4] Taken by surprise, many Lombaxes fled to another dimension, with only four known Lombaxes staying behind. Kaden, who stayed to protect the Dimensionator with his son, sent Ratchet to the Solana Galaxy to keep him safe from Tachyon.[4] Tachyon then killed Kaden after tracking him down an unspecified time later.[5] Ratchet later defeated Tachyon, whilst preventing the Cragmites from returning to his dimension, he also got a glimpse of the Lombax's Dimension through the powers of the Dimensionator.[4]

Angela Cross traveled the galaxy with Max Apogee to escape Tachyon's persecution,

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Angela Cross, the only female Lombax to have made an appearance in the series.

eventually disappearing along with Max after escaping the Cerullean Sector. Since she was never heard from again after this point, it is safe to assume she either managed to escape or was tracked down by Tachyon and captured or killed.

Nefarious later mentions that he will destroy the Lombaxes, meaning that he possibly knows which Dimension they are in.

Personality

Note to self: Never mess with a trigger happy Lombax.

Annihilation Nation commentator., Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal

Lombaxes were known throughout the Polaris galaxy for their advanced technological knowledge, and rarely used unmodified equipment. The Lombaxes created various hi-tech gadgets, weapons and armor through the use of advanced centers of research, where extremely intelligent Lombaxes worked in groups to finish large projects such as the Dimensionator. Lombaxes couldn't leave anything unmodified according to the Smuggler.

Lombaxes were also known for enjoying high speeds and being proficient with weaponry. The Cragmites, according to statements by Percival Tachyon, considered the 'typical' Lombax to be "noble" and "courageous."[6]

Physiology

Lombaxes were stated to be "single brained organisms" by a Terachnoid Lab Assistant.

Lombax Warfare

Lombaxes were very capable fighters. In addition to natural skill, they were aided in war by their cutting-edge inventions. There were several Lombax groups devoted to developing such technology; one group was the Center for Advanced Lombax Research. Examples of Lombax inventions are Trillium Armor, double-ended wrenches, the Praetorian Guard's hoverboots, and the Alpha Disruptor.

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Trillium armor's shape shows that it was designed for Lombaxes.

Lombax Praetorian Guard

Main article: Lombax Praetorian Guard

The Lombax Praetorian Guard are the elite warriors of the Lombax people. General Alister Azimuth is the only member who has been featured in the canon, with the rank of 4-Bolt Magistrate (the "Bolt" is apparently used the same way as the "Star" in the United States). Kaden, Ratchet's father, may have also been in the Guard due to his staying behind, but this is never confirmed nor denied. The weapons they use are unknown, but it can be inferred that wrenches are used for close-quarters combat. The Guard can assumably be recognized by their Trillium Armor.

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Azimuth and Ratchet.

File:Acit teaser locket.jpg

A picture of two Lombaxes in a locket. In the left, Kaden. In the right, Alister Azimuth.

Known Lombaxes

Lombax Inventions

Weapons

Armor

Vehicles

  • Nuclear Powered Rocket Sled
  • Gyro-cycle
  • Ratchet's Ship
  • Lombax StarfighterTemplate:Fact
  • Aphelion
  • Azimuth's ShipTemplate:Fact

Robots

Other Inventions

  • Lombax Artifact
  • Helix-O-Morph
  • Stunderwear
  • Anti-Matter Bathroom Buddy
  • Grav-O-Metric Warp Drive
  • Hoverboots

Lombax Territories

Homeworld

Fastoon (formerly, currently a Nanophyte colony)

Lombax Controlled Worlds

  • Rykan V (fell to Tachyon's Empire and later to the Galactic Government of the Polaris Galaxy)
  • Sargasso (Currently a Kerchu colony)
  • Kreeli Comet (Space Pirate Territory currently)

Subspecies

A non-canon cut subspecies of the lombaxes referred to as the Lombax Mouse were originally going to appear in A Crack In

Lombax mouse and robot

A Lombax Mouse with a robot it built.

Time.

Trivia

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  • In Up Your Arsenal, Nefarious mentioned that he would exterminate the Lombaxes, meaning that he possibly knew where they were, although he is likely talking about the other survivors.
  • Lombaxes have many similarities with real-life animals called lynxes. Both names begin with "L" and end with "X", and both are endangered species.
  • In Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault, a Lombax, very similar to Ratchet, appears as icon to the "Lombax" Multiplayer Rank. The appearance of Lombaxes in the highest rank resemble that the Lombax species are the most powerful, over all the others such as the lower ranks species ( Fongoid, Agorian, etc.)
  • According to herself, Juanita used to eat Lombax brains served with eggs and salsa for breakfast, prepared by her very own mother.[7]

See also

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The logo of the Center for Advanced Lombax Research.

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Appearances

Non-canon

Sources

  • Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus game manual

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Based on only known Lombaxes (Ratchet) and (Alister Azimuth), cartoon-like images in game of generic Lombaxes (in HoloVids), for example the image: File:Ratcehtandclankeurope.jpg shows where striped fur is located.
  2. ↑ Not the entire body as a lot of Ratchet's back and legs did not have markings on them according to Secret Agent Clank (the Prison Showers show Ratchet's leg and back enough to show that there were no markings).
  3. ↑ Ratchet had a wrench, Alister Azimuth had a wrench and the two Lombaxes in the picture of the pocket watch Alister Azimuth was holding (Alister and Kaden), had wrenches.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Tools of Destruction, video clips.
  5. ↑ Cut scene in Tools of Destruction before main boss fight where Tachyon boasts about killed Ratchet's father.
  6. ↑ Quote in Tools of Destruction: "Typical Lombax...so noble, so courageous...and so very dead!" —Emperor Tachyon.
  7. ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6pBkQu5eKU
  8. ↑ "Traditional Ratchet and Clank Is Back With Into the Nexus" by Colin Moriarty
  9. ↑ "Ratchet and Clank Animated Movie Headed to Theaters" APRIL 23, 2013

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