Kaden

Kaden was a Lombax who was Ratchet's father,the inventor of the CryoMine Glove, the first from outside the Breegus System to theorize the Great Clock even existed, and the keeper of the Dimensionator.

When his people were driven to use the device to escape to another dimension following Percival Tachyon's overruning of Fastoon, Kaden refused to follow them in order to protect the device. He, along with his infant son Ratchet, his friend Alister Azimuth and last female Lombax Angela Cross managed to escape Tachyon's ravaging of Fastoon without using the Dimensionator (although it is likely other unknown Lombaxes may have achieved this feat)

It was believed that all Lombaxes who remained on Fastoon were hunted down and killed by Tachyon, including Kaden. The other known Lombaxs who managed to survive from him and escape from Fastoon were, Kaden's son Ratchet, his friend, Alister Azimuth and the last female Lombax, Angela Cross.

History
Kaden and Alister Azimuth knew each other well and were good friends, having known each other as children. As adults, Alister became a respected leader in Lombax society, while Kaden had a child later named Ratchet with an unknown female Lombax.

Due to a mistake made by Azimuth, Percival Tachyon used the Lombax's technology against them and attacked Fastoon. Kaden refused to follow his people to the Court of Azimuth for refuge, determined to save his family. By the time he returned home however, Ratchet's mother had already been killed by Tachyon's forces. Kaden then used the Dimensionator to send a majority of his race to another dimension. Along with his infant son, Ratchet, Kaden fled from Fastoon. Tachyon, seeking to return the displaced Cragmites from their dimensional prison to complete his genocide, began seeking the Dimensionator. As a result, Kaden gave the device on to explorer Max Apogee who relocated it on Jasindu, leaving an elaborate trail of clues throughout the Polaris Galaxy that only the best minds could follow (although it was really a dead end to Rykan V) and then to Sargasso. However, after Space Pirates stole one from the Apogee Space Station, Max Apogee disappeared.

Fearing for his son's safety, Kaden dispatched Ratchet to the Solana Galaxy on planet Veldin, where he grew up alone in safety, not knowing of his heritage except for his species' name.

Kaden then faced Tachyon in combat, but soon lost. In his final moments, he refused to reveal the location of either the device or his son, and so Tachyon killed him.

His murder was later avenged by Ratchet when he came back to Fastoon and fought Tachyon, defeating him. Ratchet would later meet Alister and go along with his plan to change the past, acquring Kaden's Hoverboots as well, which were kept in Alister's home on Torren IV.

Trivia

 * At one point in his life, Kaden or some similar Lombax sold the Gyro-cycle to the Smuggler at the Vorox Nebula.
 * Kaden possibly theorized about the Great Clock from ancient ruins on planet Quantos.
 * Kaden's wrench looked similar to the Omniwrench 8000. It was likely that it could be the same wrench, although this has not been confirmed.
 * Kaden nearly broke his arm hoverbooting in the Krell Canyon Caves.
 * According to Flint Vorselon he was supposedly his accountant, although it was likely he was lying due to him saying it over-dramaticly.

Appearances

 * Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction (mentioned only)
 * Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time (Back of head appears in flashback and appears fully in 2D form on poketwatch.)