Angstrom Darkwater

Captain Angstrom Darkwater was a Space Pirate Captain and the main antagonist in Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty. It was his connection to the Zoni that led Ratchet, who was searching for his friend Clank, to investigate Planet Merdegraw.

Past life and encounter with the Zoni


Darkwater was originally the captain of the Space Pirates years before Romulus Slag took over the role. He took part in many pillages and raids and stored all of his loot somewhere on his private sanctuary of Darkwater Cove. He became infamous to the planet of Merdegraw in particular, with many stories and rumors spreading throughout the Hoolefoid islands.

At some point during his travels, Darkwater encountered the Zoni on a voyage to the Breegus Nebula. Writing down this encounter in his journal, the Zoni leader (speculated to be Orvus) gave Darkwater a Fulcrum Star, an object he could use to keep in contact with the Zoni once he returned to Polaris. On Hoolefar Island, Darkwater built an Obsidian Eye to use the Star and talk with the Zoni.

Shortly after this, Darkwater began to have a gut feeling about Romulus Slag. Sensing that Slag would try and betray him to gain possession of his treasure, Darkwater took steps to defend it long after he had died. Using an ancient incantation (and a free coupon for a curse at the Hoolefar Magic Emporium), Darkwater cursed his body and his crew so that anyone who disturbed his remains would bring him back from the dead so he could defend his loot. Just as he predicted, Slag betrayed Darkwater and killed him along with any crew members who refused to join in on the mutiny, leaving his remains and his ship to decay inside Morrow Caverns.



The Curse
The dead bodies of Darkwater and his crew remained dormant for years inside Morrow Caverns until Ratchet arrived on the planet looking for clues about the Captain and his connection to the Zoni so that he could rescue his kidnapped friend, Clank. Rusty Pete, who was carrying the head of Slag (which had been removed by Ratchet during the events of Tools of Destruction), also came with Ratchet to act as a guide through the Caverns. Once on the ship, Ratchet examined the decapitated body of Darkwater and his head where a map revealing the location of the Fulcrum Star fell out of it. However, Pete then revealed that he was tricking Ratchet to help him get across the Caverns so he could get his beloved Captain Slag a new body. Pete placed Slag's head on Darkwater's headless body and therefore disturbed the remains. A ghostly green light filled the Caverns as the curse of the undead was activated. As a result of the curse, Darkwater and his crew were resurrected in the form of ghosts and zombies. However, Captain Darkwater was stuck to sharing his body with his former first mate. It was no surprise that neither pirate wanted to share the body, prompting Pete to suggest that they should go pillaging, their destination: Hoolefar Island. Ratchet managed to get back to the island and fought off the pirate attack, knowing it was only a matter of time before Captains Slag and Darkwater came back for another raid.



Defeat
Ratchet later went to Darkwater's own island of Darkwater Cove in order to find the Fulcrum Star. After solving puzzles to get into the treasure room, the Fulcrum Star was in Ratchet's grasp. However, as he ran to grab it, Slag/Darkwater tricked him and dropped him through a trap-door into the Lythoin Caves. Darkwater then left the Cove with Talwyn as a prisoner and headed towards Hoolefar Island again with a fleet of ships to carry out another raid. Ratchet caught up with his fleet and fought his way through the various ships to fight and defeat Slag/Darkwater. The two of them were not going to give up the Fulcrum Star that easily and Darkwater gained the ability to take hold of the body and transform into a giant ghost. Despite this, Ratchet defeated Slag and Darkwater after a long fight. As Slag's head was sent flying off without a body once again, the connection between them was broken. Darkwater's body then fell into the Azorean Sea, finally defeating the Captain once and for all.



Trivia

 * Darkwater seemed to have owned a pet parrot prior to his defeat. Whilst his body had no such bird, the parrot appears on his shoulder when Darkwater transforms into a huge ghost while fighting Ratchet. The parrot can also be seen in the concept art of Darkwater. Some suspect this to be the Smuggler's parrot, which had been won off of Slag in a game of Blargian Roulette. Slag could have stolen it off Darkwater after he killed him.
 * Darkwater was voiced by Dave B. Mitchell.
 * Darkwater apparently liked to play the organ often, even writing his own piece of music entitled "Concerto of Doom". As Ratchet ventures through Darkwater Cove, he is required play the Concerto of Doom by jumping between the organ keys. Later, as Ratchet fights Darkwater and Slag, Darkwater will try to attack Ratchet by banging his twin swords onto the floor, releasing waves of energy (to the sound of organ music).
 * Darkwater loved bolts. He often asked his crew to use melee weapons to conserve ammo, which led to him being regarded as a cheapskate by other pirates. The only thing he loved more was his Fulcrum Star, which he claimed he wouldn't sell for all of Meridian City's bolts.
 * Darkwater seemed to have the same fondness for grog as his fellow pirates, even building his own brewery on Darkwater Cove. When Ratchet pretends to be Darkwater and visits this brewery, he meets a Space Pirate Bartender. The Bartender, who appears to have been a personal servant of Darkwater, shows an obvious dislike for his boss (referring to him as "Jerkwater"). The Bartender requires Ratchet to mix some grog in order to pass; if Ratchet mixes the grog incorrectly, the Bartender will drink it, spit it out, and make angry comments such as, "Are you trying to kill me?! Again?!", or, "Poison tastes better than this! And I should know — I've been poisoned!". This suggests that Darkwater may have once tried to murder the Bartender by poisoning his grog.

Appearances

 * Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty