Gleeman Vox

Gleeman Vox was the founder and owner of Vox Industries and DreadZone, the latter which he created because of his belief that he'd acquire stupendous ratings with a show that pitted the galaxy's heroes against each other. He showed affection to little else than his pet Slugha and to a high bolt revenue from sold Exterminator products. He had a cybernetic arm that allowed him to play holograms. Gleeman Vox also owned Vox Airlines which he used to transport DreadZone contestants.

Early life and history
Gleeman Vox was a Slademan, and, due to his sucess in the near future, was very wealthy. Gleeman Vox, as he had a Blarg fetish, bought and re-watched many copies of Blargs gone wild, a series of videos where female Blarg do sexual subjects. One day, Gleeman Vox watched as two guys were fighting over a breakfast barrito, which gave him the idea of a reality show where heroes were captured and forced to fight to the death, DreadZone.

Meeting Ace Hardlight
One day, Ace Hardlight, a famous intergalactic super hero, ship's auto-pilot malfunctioned and sent him to the home of Gleeman Vox. When they met, Gleeman Vox offerered him popularity and fame if he assisted him in creating DreadZone. Ace Hardlight couldn't refuse this offer, and thus began DreadZone.

DreadZone
The popularity of DreadZone increased over the years and it started becoming one of the most watched shows in the galaxy. Ace Hardlight was now apart of a new team called the Exterminators. The Exterminators were one of the longest running DreadZone teams, comprised of Shellshock, Reactor, the Eviscerator, and Ace Hardlight - their leader. Although the Exterminators are one of the most popular teams on DreadZone, Hardlight is commonly disliked by viewers. The team holds a record number of kills, being responsible for the death of many other DreadZone contestants, including The Omega Twins.

Captain Starshield's death
While in the battlefield, Captain Starshield, a famous super hero captured by Vox long ago, was finishing off Gladiator bots in DreadZone. However, Ace Hardlight then unexpectedly appeared behind him and shot him with a rocket launcher before Starshield could shoot him with his upgarded Lancer, killing him. This was a major let down to many citizens a cross the galaxy.

Kidnapping
Ratchet, Clank and Big Al were called by mayor of Metropolis, Sasha, from Marcadia. She told them about Captain Starshield's death and warned them to be careful. However, the ship was then infiltrated by robots from DreadZone and the heroes were captured and fitted with Deadlock collars with which he could send a six thousand volt electric charge through their bodies to kill them if they ever attempted escaping DreadZone Station, or if they caused DreadZone ratings to slip. Nonetheless, Ratchet's Team Darkstar proved to be quite competent and rose fast in the contestant rankings. Soon, however, the Lombax's rising popularity among the fans caused Vox's Ace Hardlight merchandise sales to drop, and he quickly realized that Ratchet had become considerably more appreciated than the leader of the Exterminators. This sudden turn put severe strain on Vox Industries' finances, since they had spent enormous amounts of money on Ace Hardlight merchandise that nobody was buying.

Defeat of Ace Hardlight and Self-destruct
As Ratchet rose through the ranks, slowly defeating Ace's team of Exterminators and gaining immense fan support, Hardlight became progressively more frustrated. However, he later discovered that Clank and Al had been trying to find a way to remove Gleeman Vox's special Deadlock collars which was strongly prohibited. This prompted Ace to shoot the former roboshack owner although he did not kill Al. Nevertheless, Ace ultimately fought Ratchet in the Battledome and was defeated. Although having spat out many arrogant comments during the fight, Ace Hardlight used what seemed to be his last breath to warn Ratchet not to let Vox do to the Lombax what he had done to him. Now defeated, Ace Hardlight seemed to have redeemed himself. He also said Ratchet was the hero now. After Ratchet refused Vox's offer to replace Ace, he used Vox News to slander Ratchet further by falsely claiming he had killed Ace in combat. This was merely propoganda so that Vox could sell a memorial Ace Hardlight action figure for a large sum of bolts and also make the Lombax look like a villain. This did not work, however, and Ace simply retired and was put in Zordoom Prison. Furious, Vox sent Ratchet on a death mission at the Ghost Station - but when the Lombax returns, Vox then placed detonators all around DreadZone Station, forcing Ratchet to complete one last mission at the Battledome by threatening to blow up the station if he does not succeed. Vox did this because he believed it would help him achieve the highest ratings possible.

Death of a Salesman
Ultimately, however, Ratchet defeated Gleeman Vox in the Dome, who allowed the station to explode anyway. The Lombax escapes with Clank and Al on the station's last hovership, along with Vox News anchormen Dallas and Juanita, other DreadZone contestants that managed to get on the ship, his team-mates Merc and Green, the three children who supported Ratchet, and Vox's pet Slugha, leaving Vox to be blown apart in the very explosion he set off. Vox was killed when DreadZone Station exploded just as Ratchet and his allies escaped. His severed robotic arm is later seen floating among the station debris.

Behind the scenes

 * Gleeman Vox had Blarg fetish. Before starting DreadZone, Gleeman Vox owned and re-watched many copies of "Blargs gone wild", a DVD where female Blarg do sexual things.

Trivia

 * Gleeman Vox is one of the few people to swear.When he says "It's time to blow !?$@ up!" and one during the talk with Ace Hardlight.

Appearances

 * Ratchet: Deadlocked