Smuggler

"We're just a couple of humble smugglers, unfairly hunted and persecuted wherever we go!"

- The Smuggler

The Smuggler was a some sort of outlaw who sold various black market goods, and was always accompanied by his pet parrot. He was glad to help anyone, for a fee—he required some "monetary compensation," as he called it, or a favor in return. The Smuggler was also fond of Leviathan Souls, and would exchange them for bolts.

Tools of Destruction
The Smuggler worked out a deal that if Ratchet and Clank got the gel plant running again, which was shut down by Tachyon, he would give them a ride off the planet Kortog. When they got to Stratus City, he dumped them out of his ship to save himself from being vaporized by a detection system that detected Ratchet because he was a Lombax. Later in the game the duo encountered the Smuggler on the Apogee Space Station who traded them the launch code to the shuttle for Leviathan Souls. Later on Rykan V he sold them the Gyro-cycle for 5000 bolts. On Sargasso he traded them the Decrypter for more souls. The Smuggler also built the RYNO IV for the duo in return for its schematics.

Quest for Booty
Ratchet encountered the Smuggler on Merdegraw in Quest for Booty, who sold him a bolt crank component, took him to Darkwater Cove (for a fee, of course), returned Ratchet's missing Predator Launcher and Nano-Swarmers, and sold the Alpha Disruptor back to him.

A Crack in Time
The Smuggler also appeared in A Crack in Time, where when Ratchet found him in space, gave him side quests. Ratchet could also give him the Holo-Plans for the RYNO V, the most powerful weapon in the game. If Ratchet gave him the full holo-plan, he would build the weapon for him.

Trivia

 * For an unknown reason the Smuggler appeared smaller in A Crack in Time than in Tools of Destruction.
 * Though not confirmed, the Smuggler bears some similarity to the Australian character "Crocodile" Dundee, with the hat sporting crocodile teeth and the big knife he carries around with him.
 * He once won a Blargian Roulette game against Captain Slag for the little red parrot he had (it almost cost him his one good eye).

Species
It is unknown to what the Smuggler's species is. The Smuggler might be part of the unnamed blue humanoid species, however they were only confirmed to be found in the Solana galaxy. The Smuggler has resemblence to the unnamed blue humanoid species (dubbed Novalian or Solanian, due to a similar body shape and color), however, he does not possess spikes, and has white patches on his body.

Appearances

 * Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction
 * Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty
 * Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time