Zoni

"His past is inside!"

- The Zoni informing Clank about Ratchet's past.

The Zoni were mystical ghost-like beings of energy, who had the ability to manipulate time and space to their will using bio-energy. The Zoni are neither robots or a biological life form, but are actually made of pure energy and must wear metal suits to survive in other dimensions. The Zoni were a hive-mind, making them much more powerful when in groups. The Zoni helped Ratchet and Clank on their journey for the Lombax Secret. For a long time, they were only visible to Clank and gave him visions to see into the future, the ability to slow down time and new Gadgets; the Robo-Wings and Geo-Laser. At the end, now visible to everyone, they took Clank and said it was "time to come home and learn who he is and who he will become".

They appeared at the end of Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty in the Breegus Nebula in a dark room with Clank suspended in a blue light. Clank was talking delusively, and the Zoni assured him that "the doctor" would be able to "repair" him. A door then opened and in walked (or rather, in fell) Dr. Nefarious.

In Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time, the Zoni were shown to assist in the maintenance of the Great Clock. Their numbers were originally at over 117,000, but Nefarious's Hypersonic Brainwave Scrambler either chased them away or killed them, reducing their numbers to less than 205. Ratchet was able to find the lost Zoni and return them to the Clock at the end of the game.

Zoni was also an unlockable skin to Clank in Secret Agent Clank.

Story
Eons ago, the Zoni gave to the Fongoids the ability to travel through time. But the excessive use of this power caused a small rip in the space-time continuum destoying 83 celestial entities. Luckily, Orvus and the smartest Zoni in existence constructed the Great Clock at the center of the universe (give or take 50 feet) to repair the damage and keep temporal normality. In A Crack in Time, the Zoni were scattered around the Polaris Galaxy due to Dr. Nefarious' meddling, and Ratchet had to rescue them in order to find Clank.

Orvus


Orvus was the leader of the Zoni and creator of the Great Clock. He left the Great Clock and everything in it, including the Orvus Chamber to his son, Clank.

Appearance
The Zoni's heads were actually shaped like boom boxes with their eyes looking like the speakers as well as their antennas looking like the ones found on such a device. They also emitted a strange blue energy than covered most of their body.

Collectibles
In Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time, Ratchet would need to find as many Zoni as he could on each planet to lead him to Clank. Finding the Zoni was very similar to finding gold bolts. The more Zoni Ratchet found, the better he could upgrade his ship and weapons. There were 40 Zoni in A Crack in Time that Ratchet needed to collect. Zoni were found a lot on spherical worlds. When he collected all 40 Zoni, Ratchet is challenged to defeat Lord Vorselon. When Ratchet defeated the Vorselon, the player was given access to the Insomniac Moon. The collectible Zoni were placed in a Zoni Vessel. When Zoni were found, Ratchet gained nanotech experience. There were 40 Zoni among the 5 space sectors in the Breegus System. The Zoni could be collected by grabbing one in mid-air via Ratchet's wrench.



Quotes

 * "His past is inside."
 * "Do not be afraid... We are here to help you destroy it."
 * "Don't worry sire, the doctor will be able to repair you."
 * "Zoni!"
 * "This door poses no threat to you, sire. Bend time to your will, and you shall pass."
 * "Remember your training sire!"
 * "No Orvus Chamber! Chamber is for sire only!!"
 * "Need more Zoni!"
 * "Yay!"
 * "Fix!"
 * "Use our energy to open this door..."
 * "Energize!"
 * "We can guide you, sire."
 * "We needed to make sure you survived..."
 * "He will need you on Fastoon. "
 * "They will return."
 * "Wheee!"
 * "He must not reach the clock."

Cheat
This is the cheat to unlock the Zoni skin in Secret Agent Clank:

Left, Left, Right, Up, Down, Down, X

Enter the cheat at the pause menu.

Trivia

 * According to Fongoid lore, the Zoni were th.e guardians of time. They, along with Orvus, were seen as some sort of religious icon due to the way the Fongoids erected temples and statues based on them.
 * "Zoni" is most likely a parody of "Sony", the publishers of the Ratchet & Clank series.
 * Contrary to popular belief, the Zoni were neither organic life forms or robots, but pure energy. They used their metallic bodies when they traveled around the universe.
 * In A Crack in Time, Zoni can be captured in a special capsule, and are used to fix and upgrade Aphelion.
 * Clank might be a Zoni himself because his father is Orvus.

Appearances

 * Secret Agent Clank (skin only)
 * Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction
 * Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty
 * Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time