Fred

"Let's meet tonight's victim... oops, I mean contestant... Fred!"

- Annihilation Nation announcer

Fred was a small being who worked as a gadget engineer aboard the Blarg Tactical Research Station for Drek. He was attacked by alien swarmers when a colleague left their cages open, but was saved by Ratchet and Clank to whom he promptly sold his newly-invented Grindboots before fleeing the station. Ratchet and Clank later encountered Fred in the sewers of the Jowai Resort on Pokitaru where he was looking for Raritanium to power his Persuader which he eventually gave to Ratchet in exchange for some Raritanium from planet Hoven.

Fred later became a Gadgetron accountant. During the events of Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal, Fred participated as a contestant at an Annihilation Nation death course. After starting the death course Fred was obliterated by a red laser merely seconds after beginning the challenge.

Triva

 * Fred claimed a Morph-o-Ray once went off in his pants.
 * It was possible he was the same species as the Ultra-Mech Scientist from Ratchet & Clank.
 * Fred is one of the few characters to die on-screen.

Appearances

 * Ratchet & Clank
 * Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal