Hoven

"I believe planet Hoven is a source of that element."

- Clank to Ratchet on where to find Raritanium.

Hoven was a planet in the Solana Galaxy. A desolate world covered with ice and snow, and is covered in ice mining facilities. It is here that Chairman Drek first tried to eradicate the planet from the map using the PlanetBuster Maximus, which was manufactured at the Hoven Bomb Factory by the Blarg. The water on Hoven is the coldest in the galaxy.

Located in the Solana Galaxy, Hoven is covered in ice and snow. Despite the cold climate, there is still some flowing water. Ratchet cannot swim in it, however, and if he falls (or jumps) into it he will become frozen in a bock of ice and the level will restart. Large mountains pierce the ice, and various companies use these to build their Raritanium mining facilities to dig deep beneath the surface for the precious metal. The Blarg used the planet to build the PlanetBuster Maximus, which was built at the Hoven Bomb Factory. Edwina also built her Roboshack here, which was located in a mountain pass that could only be accessed by climbing through ice caves.



The planet had very little life forms: the small predator Anklebiters, are the only known species on Hoven. This was probably due to the climate of the planet being so cold, that most creatures would not be able to thrive in it.

Characters on Hoven

 * Edwina
 * The Miner

Enemies

 * Anklebiters
 * Blarg Troopers
 * Homing Mines
 * Blarg Heli-Commander

Bosses

 * Blarg piloting the Planet Buster Maximus Ship

Behind the scenes
Hoven later appeared as a multiplayer map Hoven Gorge in Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal.

Trivia

 * Both inhabitants encountered on Hoven spoke with a Southern American accent.
 * Interestingly, the laser barriers do not have to be turned off for Ratchet to progress. Ratchet can literally just walk through the lasers.

Appearances

 * Ratchet & Clank
 * Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando

Non-canon

 * Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal