Neftin Prog

"Have you ever wanted something so badly that everything else just... fades away?"

- Neftin to Ratchet and Clank.

Neftin Prog, known as Nef by his sister, was a space criminal. He escaped with his twin sister Vendra Prog in a jailbreak from the Vartax Detention Facility while being escorted by Ratchet and Clank.



Early life
When Vendra and Neftin were young, their parents presumably sent them to Ratchet's Dimension out of fear of their safety from Mr. Eye's cruelty. They were found near a cave, and since they were young enough, their bodies were able to adapt to this reality, but at the cost of being unable to survive in the Netherverse without protective gear. The twins were raised in Meero Orphanage, a corrupted orphanage on planet Yerek where they were constantly picked on by creeps and bullies. It was a miserable childhood, until Vendra came across a new friend, someone she called Mr. Eye. He tells her and Neftin of their Nether heritage and that they come from the Netherverse, but returning there and surviving would be impossible due to being in the current dimension for too long. So Vendra decided that they couldn't go home, she and Neftin would bring home to them and began conduct trans-dimensional experiments to find a way to release the Nether Leader and the Nethers from the Netherverse. In order to have more room to experiment, She and Neftin got the entire Zarkov Sector evacuated by making it seem haunted. Their research eventually lead to discovering a device of Lombax, -which may be how the twins heard of Ratchet and Clank, along with their exploits, most particular when facing off against Emperor Percival Tachyon-,capable of opening portals into alternate realities: the Dimensionator. They stole a Tourbot from the Intergalactic Museum of History when the learn of the original Dimensionator being moved there. However, at some point they decided to simply make their own when learning that the original was too heavily guarded.

Jailbreak
After violently assaulting Pollyx Industries and kidnapping CEO Pollyx with his sister Vendra was captured and sentenced to a quintuple life sentence at the Vartax Detention Facility. She was escorted to the facility by Ratchet and Clank on the Nebulox Seven Prison Ship, however Neftin rescued her before they reached their destination.

Skills and abilities
"Did you know that Neftin never lost a fight?"

- Vendra commenting on her brother's strength making him unbeatable

Vendra calls Neftin the muscle of the two, and for good reason. Thanks to certain body modifications, of both cybernetic and biological nature, done with help from Vendra, he became a hulking behemoth with frightening strength, reflexes and power. This is further added with his skill with two electrified mace-like whips, which he can also use to temporally float in the air. His incredible size and muscle came at a cost however, as he claimed that he was many things, but agile and sneaky were not included among them.

While not a genius, Neftin does seem to be smart in his own ways, as he is shown to be the commander of the Thugs - suggesting he is a tactician. He was also able to repare the Dimensionator, which suggests that he is a skilled mechanic.

Personality
Neftin is very loyal and protective of his sister Vendra. He will go to great lengths to protect her. However, he seems to be the more reasonable of the twins, as he was willing to work together with Ratchet and Clank to stop Mr. Eye and the Nethers, although his main reason was to save his sister, along with not letting as his willing to let his desire to reunite with the Nethers, -something he and Vendra had in common with Ratchet-, blind him as much as it did with Vendra. He also seems to dislike pointless killing, such as when Vendra mercelessly killed Cronk and Zephyr in the destruction of the Nebulox, despite his failed attempt to talk her out of it. He's rather submissive to his abusive sister, though this changes at the end of the game, taking on a stronger role, even telling her to "SHUT UP" at one point. He also has some sense of honor, as when he and Ratchet made a deal to stop Mr. Eye and rescue Vendra, the twins would turn themselves in, although reluctantly, an agreement he honored and fulfilled, much to Vendra's displeasure.

Vendra Prog
"I was horrible to you. Why did you protect me?"

- Vendra Prog

"Your my sister."

- Neftin Prog

Behind the scenes
Neftin Prog's voice actor in Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus is Fred Tatasciore.

Appearances

 * Ratchet & Clank: Before the Nexus
 * Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus