Zoni

"The Zoni! They are little invisible creatures, who travel through time!"

- Clank, describing the Zoni to Ratchet

The Zoni were mystical ghost-like beings of energy, who had the ability to manipulate time and space to their will using bio-energy. They were neither robotic nor biological, but pure energy requiring metal suits to survive in other dimensions. The Zoni were a hive-mind, making them much more powerful when in groups. They helped Ratchet and Clank in Tools of Destruction on their journey for the fabled Lombax Secret. For most of the time, they were only visible to Clank, giving him visions of the present or future as well as the ability to slow down time. They also upgraded him with new gadgets: the Robo-Wings and Geo-Laser. At the end of their adventure, visible to everyone, they took Clank with them to fulfill his destiny. They then played a central role in A Crack in Time, where their purpose was revealed.

In Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time, the three Zoni were shown to assist in the maintenance of The Great Clock but when Nefarious tried to access the Orvus chamber he betrayed them and unleashed the Hypersonic Brainwave Scrambler and sent it to kill them. Their numbers were originally at over 117,000, but Nefarious's Hypersonic Brainwave Scrambler killed them, reducing their numbers to less than 205. Ratchet was able to find the scattered Zoni and returned them to the great clock. The Zoni most likely are, along with Sigmund, guarding The Great Clock until their leader, Orvus, returns.

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, 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. When Ratchet found Clank, the Zoni appeared to have returned to the Great Clock, and repaired most of the damage caused by Dr. Nefarious.

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. The collected Zoni also helped Ratchet live through another crash of his ship, Clank appeared to have an angry face about him collecting the Zoni. Ratchet told Clank that he'd put them back, he was true to his word as the Zoni appeared at the end of the game.



Quotes

 * "His past is inside."
 * "Do not be afraid... We are here to help you destroy it."
 * "We have a lot to show you."
 * "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!!"
 * "Sire does not remember. You must fix."
 * "She will perish in Zordoom."
 * "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."
 * "We must fix the ship!"
 * "Escape!"

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 the 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 &amp; 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 but when they were in there Zoni dimension they could live in their real form.
 * In A Crack in Time, Zoni can be captured in a special capsule, and are used to fix and upgrade Aphelion.
 * The Zoni may be affected to the Hypersonic Brainwave Scrambler since it killed The Trio of Zoni and it also may have killed other Zoni in the Great Clock, it may have even killed 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