Artemis Zogg

"You're no president. You're a dictator, every bit as cruel as Tachyon and even more misguided than Dr. Nefarious."

- President Phyronix

Artemis Zogg was a bureaucrat in Meridian City, Galactic President of the Polaris Galaxy, and later bacame a Markazian planet thief at the hands of Cyrus and Captain Qwark. He was responsible for the disappearance of planets in the universe.

Early life and history
"Pardon my manners. The galaxy seems to need double the attention during election years."

- Artemis Zogg in his office

Artemis Zogg was the Galactic President of the Polaris Galaxy and bureaucrat in Meridian City on Planet Igliak, having his own company and office. Around the time, Artemis Zogg was a peaceful, level-headed public servant, being in office for many years since the time of the Lombaxes. Artemis Zogg was also a huge fan of Captain Qwark, intergalactic hero. Zogg was often called "Artie" among close friends, including President Phyronix, Galactic President of the Solana Galaxy, and Zogg's secretary.

Re-election
"They've assigned me bodyguards, can you believe it? Two old warbots follow me everywhere I go. They say it's standard procedure, but I'd rather fly myself around, thank you very much."

- Artemis Zogg chating with Captain Qwark about him being assigned with bodyguards

During the time of election years, Artemis Zogg was in the trail of being put up for re-election as Galactic President of the Polaris Galaxy once more. As a likely candidate, Artemis Zogg was assigned bodyguards, Cronk and Zephyr, two old warbots issued to follow Artemis Zogg where ever he goes. As part of his public service plans and re-election, Artemis Zogg later created a new idea for something he called the Helios Project.

Helios Program
As part of his new services for his re-election, with the help of his loyal friends and assisstants, Vorn Garblak and Mr. Klink, Artemis Zogg's next attempt at helping the universe was the Helios Project, also known as the Helios Program, designed to protect the universe in the event of a galactic disaster, invasion, temporal rift, black hole, or supernova. The Comet Shard, capable of traveling through realities, was the main source of power and the very speciman that was used by the Lombaxes to manufacture their Dimensionators during the days of the Great War.. At the stage of his blue prints, he messaged Captain Qwark, whom he would be meeting for the first time, to come over to see his plan for the Helios Project. Qwark was interested in Zogg's investments and generous favors to the universe.

Meeting Captain Qwark
Captain Qwark, who had just defeated his enemy Dr. Nefarious not long after, visited the Markazian. Here, Artemis Zogg informed Qwark about his new bodyquards, Cronk and Zephyr, and showed him his latest project, the Helios Project, designed to protect the universe in the event of a galactic disaster, invasion, temporal rift, black hole, or supernova. Artemis Zogg showed Qwark the Comet Shard, as well. Qwark greatly appreciated Zogg's work for the universe.

Galactic President
When election day finally came, Qwark was getting prepared for his speech when Cyrus, Captain Qwark's director for Unicop, came in and convinced him that Artemis Zogg was just old news and he would be a much better Galactic President. Qwark, being an ego maniac, agreed, and was declared the new Galactic President of Polaris, sadening Artemis deeply and closing down his facility. Galactic President Qwark even sent a message claiming that the Helios Project should be terminated, citing the Tachyon disastor a while back. Artemis Zogg was forced to move away with his companions in his ship.

The Artemis Galaxy
Artemis Zogg was furious, no one else cared about all the generous things he had done for the galaxy anymore. Artemis Zogg hacthed a plan to get revenge on Galactic President Qwark and the universe itself, using the Helios Program, Zogg would steal every planet from the universe and create a whole new galaxy, of which he called the "Artemis Galaxy". The planets Zogg had stolen were Aranos, Sargasso, Cobalia, and Terachnos.

Veldin abduction
While Ratchet & Clank are on vacation on Veldin for some well earned rest and relaxation, Artemis Zogg travels to the Solana Galaxy and arrives in orbit above Veldin, targeting it as his next planet to steal. Vorn Garblak, Artemis Zogg's loyal assistant, informs him that Veldin is devoid of any real value, claiming it to be a frivolous dreadful rock. However, Zogg tells Vorn he sees opportunity in the planet and orders him to start the machine and take it with them. Before starting the machine, Vorn Garblak sends a transmission to Veldin explaining to the citizens about the moving the planet. Warbots were then dropped onto the surface of Veldin to help ensure a smooth transition. The Warbots crash landed right near Ratchet's garage and automatically began shooting the heroes, forcing the duo to fight them off. Ratchet and Clank tried to escape to the Planetary Defense Center to get assistance from Galatic authorities. Ratchet used his Blaster to destroy the troops on his Hoverboots while Clank drove the hoverbike to the Planetary Defense Center. However, Ratchet eventually ran out of ammo and was about to be killed by a Warbot, but Clank drove the hoverbike right into the Warbot, destroying it and the hoverbike. More Warbots soon surrounded the duo, however, but Artemis Zogg ordered his troops to hold their fire and bring the duo to him along with the planet. While in a launch pod with Ratchet being brought to Artemis Zogg's ship, Clank looked out the window the launch pod and noticed that the star clusters are not any he had ever saw. When the heroes were brought to Artemis Zogg's ship, Artemis Zogg revealed his master plan was to steal planets from across the universe to build his own galaxy, whom he called the "Artemis Galaxy".

Vartax Detention Facility
Artemis Zogg chained Ratchet & Clank up in his ship's security and revealed to them that he was a fan of them and respects the sacrifices they made for the universe. Rather than kill them, Artemis Zogg decides to imprison them in the Vartax Detention Facility, but not before giving Ratchet his OmniWrench Millennium 12 back which, being a fan, he knew Ratchet & Clank needed if they were going to survive in Vartax. Before leaving and dumping Ratchet & Clank in the Vartax Detention Facility, Artemis Zogg also revealed his grudge he had against Galactic President Qwark to Ratchet & Clank, and made mention of the Helios Project before they left. In Vartax, Ratchet & Clank meet up with one of their enemies from their last adventure, General Glahm, an Agorian general who attack Lumos on Krell Canyon. Ratchet fought him in the cafeteria, but Klink found out about the fight and sentenced Ratchet and General Glahm to be executed out the airlock. Glahm revealed to Ratchet that the fight was a ruse in order to get to the airlock, which was the only way to escape the Vartax Detention Facility. The duo managed to escape from Vartax with the help of their new friend, General Glahm, a Space Pirate, and Artemis Zogg's former bodyguards, Cronk and Zephyr and were headed to see Talwyn Apogee in the Apogee Space Station. Meanwhile, Artemis Zogg, furious, killed Warden Klink due to failing to stop Ratchet & Clank from escaping Vartax, and threatened them while observing Veldin.

Trillium Mines
President Phyronix, Galactic President of Solana, went on a goodwill trip to Polaris, but was captured by Artemis Zogg and lost communication with his daughter, Sasha Phyronix. Artemis Zogg forced him to work on the Trillium Mines on Planet Zaurik. After geo-shifting Zaurik out of Polaris, Artemis Zogg comes back to planet Zaurik and informs him why he was doing his scheme which he said was for the good of the galaxy. President Phyronix angrily replies that Artemis Zogg isn't a president and is a dictator, as cruel as Emperor Tachyon and more misguided then Dr. Nefarious. Artemis Zogg ignoring this offered him a postion as his vice president, but he refused and choosed to continue to work in the Trillium mine.

Lost and Spaced Veldin
Back at the Apogee Space Station, Talwyn Apogee and Sasha Phyronix are target practicing using the Combuster in a Cragmite target practice area until Artemis Zogg reports a message over a speaker to everyone there. Artemis Zogg says that by now that should have realized that all attempts to invade his peaceful galaxy are futile and as their former minister of defense, he knows every offensive tactic in the playbook and assures them that any further invasions will be met with swift punishment. Artemis Zogg then informs them of his demands. The Terachnoids, who had begun a partnership with Ratchet and Clank, then identifyed an oblate spheroid somewhere in space, but can't lock onto it due to the all the star clusters being uncharted. Ratchet, however, sees that it is Veldin. Artemis Zogg revealed to the heroes then that he placed Veldin in a part of the universe no one will ever find it. Without sunlight from Helios, rivers will turn to ice, plants will wither and die, and all life will be extinguished within hours. Should Ratchet and Clank turn themselves in, Artemis Zogg would return Veldin to a place within his realm comparable to it's former home. Galactic President Qwark was confused to why Artemis Zogg didn't just take him, where Artemis Zogg replied angrily saying he wants Qwark to watch as his kingdom is ripped from his control, planet by planet. Talwyn asked Artemis Zogg how do they know he won't kill Ratchet & Clank then. Artemis Zogg informed them all that either Ratchet and Clank face justice at the hands of his Warbots, or Veldin will perish and two million lives would be destroyed. Artemis Zogg told Ratchet that he had only one hour to decide.

Capturing planets
Artemis Zogg used his ship to teleport planets to his galaxy.

Appearances

 * Ratchet & Clank: Issue 1: Ears of War
 * Ratchet & Clank: Issue 2: Friends with Benefits
 * Ratchet & Clank: Issue 3: Lost and Spaced
 * Ratchet & Clank: Issue 4: Thanks for the Amories