Hoven

"I believe planet Hoven is a source of that element."

- Clank, to Ratchet, on where to find Raritanium

Hoven is a planet located in the Solana Galaxy. It is a desolate world covered with ice and snow, and has several ice mining facilities. It was here that Drek first tried to eradicate the planet from the map using the PlanetBuster Maximus, which was manufactured at the Hoven Bomb Factory by the Blarg. The water on Hoven is the coldest in the galaxy.

Overview
Despite the cold climate on Hoven, there was still some flowing water, which Ratchet could not swim in, however, as he would become frozen in a bock of ice within a matter of seconds.

Large mountains pierced the ice, and various companies used these to build their Raritanium mining facilities to dig deep beneath the surface for the precious metal. The Blarg used the planet to build the PlanetBuster Maximus, which was built at the Hoven Bomb Factory. Edwina also built her Roboshack here, which was located in a mountain pass that could only be accessed by climbing through ice caves.



The planet had very little lifeforms, the small predator Anklebiters, which were the only known species on Hoven. This was probably due to the climate of the planet being so cold, that most creatures would not be able to thrive in it.

Bomb Factory
The Bomb Factory was an explosive factory on Hoven. It was originally a built by the locals of Hoven for the production of explosives. Miners would use these explosives built by the factory for the mining of ice, Raritanium and other forms of ore, which would later be shipped off world. During the Blarg crisis, Blarg forces under the orders of their leader, Drek, invaded Hoven, capturing the Bomb Factory and sending the workers and miners packing, as their defenses proved to be no match for the Blarg. Blarg specialists such as the Blarg Scientist were held at gunpoint by Drek's underlings (such as the Robot Lieutenant) to find the perfect orbit for Drek's newly completed planet, that way the Blarg could habitat it following the ruination of their homeworld Orxon.

Eventually, the Blarg Scientist discovered the perfect orbit for Drek's new world. Unfortunately, the orbit was already filled by Hoven. Undeterred, Drek insisted that Hoven would simply have to be destroyed to make room for his new world. With that, the Blarg scientists devised to build something that would be able to demolish an entire planet. The Blarg thus converted the Bomb Factory from building mining explosives to building the ultimate bomb, the PlanetBuster Maximus.

With its completion, the Blarg brought in a ship to tow the bomb to Hoven's orbit in order to drop it and thus destroy the planet. Ratchet and Clank soon arrived, and attempted to stop the ship from leaving the factory, taking out station Blarg forces throughout the area. The Blarg began to take off, but Ratchet commandeered a defense turret and shot down the massive ship, causing it and the PlanetBuster Maximus to fall into the frozen water below the factory. Afterwards, they received an infobot with coordinates to the Gemlik Base.

Edwina's Robot Factory
A robot factory run by Edwina was located in the Bomb Factory on Hoven. Here, Ratchet and Clank could purchase the Hydro-Pack for 2,000 bolts.

Hoven Gorge
Hoven Gorge is a large gorge located on Hoven. It is the planet's most major battleground. It is a multiplayer map featured in Up Your Arsenal.

Characters on Hoven

 * Edwina
 * The Miner

Enemies

 * Anklebiters
 * Blarg Troopers
 * Homing Mines
 * Blarg Heli-Commander

Bosses

 * Blarg piloting the PlanetBuster Maximus

Trivia

 * Both inhabitants encountered on Hoven speak with a Southern American accent.
 * Interestingly, the laser barriers do not have to be turned off for Ratchet to progress. Ratchet can literally just walk through the lasers.
 * The design of Hoven is the same as Aridia, but with different colors.