Flint Vorselon

"Pitiful creature. You've meddled in Dr. Nefarious' plans for the last time. Prepare to be killed by... wait for it... Lord Vorselon!"

- Lord Vorselon to Ratchet

Lord Flint Vorselon was a powerful Terraklon assassin and mercenary. He was one of the main villains of Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time. After a battle on planet Zaurik, he lost his organic body and was forced to adopt a new cyborg body. Vorselon went on to become a feared tyrant in the Breegus System of the Polaris Galaxy, selling his services to the highest bidder and travelling in his personal warship. At some point, Dr. Nefarious hired him to be field enforcer of his army, promising him large reward in bolt payment in addition to restoring his original body with the power of the Great Clock, and the warlord became fanatically loyal to the mad scientist. He was recognized for his extreme sense of drama. He was later defeated and killed in battle by Ratchet and Clank.

Early life
"Your body will remain crushed and abandoned on Zaurik. Is that what you want?"

- Dr. Nefarious

Lord Vorselon was the deadliest assassin of the Terraklon race, renowned, infamous and feared among his kind and many in the Polaris Galaxy. He personally led a battle against his kind's rival species, the Drophyds, on their homeworld of Zaurik. He suffered a crushing defeat at their hands and was left a disembodied head, abandoned by his race. He somehow managed to survive long enough for his army to break into GrummelNet HQ in Meridian City on planet Igliak, where a hi-tech cyborg suit was stolen and used as Vorselon's new body. It is unknown how a disembodied head was able to achieve this. Due to his failure and transformation into a cyborg, Vorselon was no longer accepted by his race and lived on his own, traveling through space in his personal warship.

Years later, Lord Vorselon was known to have kidnapped Kerchu Ambassador Boogoh, and was sentenced for life in Zordoom Prison. There, he was known as Inmate #260G. Around the time that the heroic duo, Ratchet and Clank, began a journey through Polaris in a fight against Emperor Tachyon and the Cragmite Empire, the Terraklon homeworld, Terraklon Six, was destroyed by the Thyrullian supernova. The infamous species was released from Zordoom and free to wander the galaxy in search of a new place to live, excluding Vorselon. He was mentioned over the loudspeakers of Zordoom while the two heroes were infiltrating the prison to save Talwyn Apogee; the Tachyon Robot called him to the med-vac station. He escaped six months later.

Mercenary work
"He was the Terraklon's greatest assassin before a defeat on Zaurik robbed him of his body. Now he's almost entirely mechanical, and sells his services to the highest bidder."

- A Vullard on Torren IV, Molonoth Fields to Ratchet

A wanted fugitive by galactic authorities and robbed of his army due to his sentence, Lord Vorselon spent his days on the move. He became a menacing mercenary causing havoc in the Breegus System, offering his servitude to high bidders. He at some point challenged the Drophyds to a rematch; however, they never responded. He eventually met Dr. Nefarious, who had come upon the star cluster in Polaris after his defeat at the hands of Ratchet and Clank in the Solana Galaxy. The doctor offered Vorselon large amounts of payment in bolts as per his typical price, but presented him with a far greater reward: Nefarious plotted to take control of the Great Clock, a powerful facility in the center of the universe operated by the mystical Zoni which kept the flow of time itself. He would use the clock to rewrite history and make it so heroes would always lose their righteous battles and villains would reign supreme. Therefore, Nefarious would also make it so the Drophyds lost their battle to Vorselon.

As he would have his former body and pride returned to him, Lord Vorselon accepted Dr. Nefarious' offer. The cyborg became the robot mad scientist's field enforcer and commanded his troops in advancements throughout the Breegus System, including the Phylax Sector, Korthos Sector and Corvus Sector. Alongside Pollyx Industries, whose CEO, Pollyx, sold Vorselon and Nefarious valuable Zoni information, the Terraklon warlord effectively influenced the outstretch of the doctor's will on the system. As Nefarious upheld a false alliance with the Zoni through his claims that he could repair their leader, Clank, the son of Orvus, whom had gone missing, Vorselon and the Nefarious troopers continued patrolling the different sectors and nebulas to ensure that none would attempt to meddle in his and the doctor's plans. General Azimuth, an exiled Lombax elder, soon began fighting the evil forces in an attempt to keep Polaris safe, as was the duty of his kind to the galaxy before they vanished.

Lombax confrontations
"Azimuth! I believe Dr. Nefarious was clear as to the repercussions of leaving your hovel. The clock is ours."

- Lord Vorselon to Ratchet, whom he believed to be General Azimuth

Lord Vorselon became sworn enemies with General Azimuth, who continued to be a large obstacle in Dr. Nefarious' desgins. The warlord at some point captured the persistent rebel after defeating him in combat, holding him prisoner on his warship. The elder managed to escape and again struck back at the doctor and Vorselon, attacking one of the former's transports and blowing up the latter's outpost situated in Korthos. Angered by Azimuth's continual disruption of his operation, Nefarious gave clear consequences should he ever again leave his hovel in Molonoth Fields, Torren IV and interfere with his take-over of the Great Clock. Vorselon made it his duty to strictly reinforce this point, having an equally low tolerance of Azimuth's meddling. It was only when Ratchet and Captain Qwark came to Breegus that problems again arose for the doctor and warlord. The two started by learning more about the Zoni from a tribe of Fongoids in Zolar Forest, planet Quantos.

Ratchet and Captain Qwark sought to rescue Clank from Dr. Nefarious' evil clutches in the Great Clock. To do this, they needed to know more of the Zoni that had taken Clank as per Nefarious' orchestrating. A Fongoid elder warned Chief Alpheus that Vorselon's Warship had been spotted over the falls of the forest. He was going to the Fongoid settlement because he believed that Azimuth had resurfaced there, planning to cause more trouble for Dr. Nefarious. His warship hovered above the planet and deployed Nefarious' troops to attack the village, searching for Azimuth. As the Fongoids fled in terror, the cyborg himself came forth to confront the rebel; outside the Temple of Zahn, as Ratchet, Qwark and Alpheus prepared to fight off the invaders, Vorselon teleported in behind the captain and exclaimed Azimuth's name in anger. This sudden, unexpected outburst caused Qwark to lose his composure and jump into the arms of Alpheus, screaming in terror.

Lord Vorselon believed that Ratchet was in fact General Azimuth, unaware of the other Lombax's existence. He 'reminded' his adversary of Dr. Nefarious' warnings to stay out of their plans and firmly declared the Great Clock to be theirs. Confused, Ratchet asked who Azimuth was, but Captain Qwark, his composure rekindled, stood before the cyborg himself and interrupted Ratchet. Qwark proclaimed that the doctor, whose title he also questioned, had no authority in the Fongoid village and demanded that he release Clank or be met by the captain's retaliation. Vorselon, not intimidated in the least by Qwark, simply zapped him with his mechanical claw, trapping him inside a blue bubble which transported him to the warship above. Before leaving, the warlord ordered his troops to kill 'the exile' and bring the Fongoids in for questioning. Ratchet and Alpheus managed to defeat his troopers and save the village; however, Vorselon still captured seven Fongoids and left in his warship.

First battle with Ratchet
"Qwark: Uh, hey, Mr. Vorselon? My name's Captain Qwark. Maybe you've heard of me? Savior of Solana? #97 in Kerwan's 100 Most Eligible Bachelors? *Laughs* Anyway, you seem like a reasonable... floating head in a tank, so, I was wondering if we could settle this without violence?" "Vorselon: Insolent creature! Your request has fallen on deaf ears. The only future you may hope for is a quick and merciful death, following hours of unimaginable agony!" "Qwark: Huh. So, that's a 'no,' right?"

- Captain Qwark and Lord Vorselon

Ratchet used the Zoni Vessel he got from the Fongoid village to fix and upgrade his crashed starship, the Aphelion. He then flew towards Lord Vorselon's warship before it could jump sectors, closing in on Captain Qwark's nav-beacon. Meanwhile, Captain Qwark was overjoyed when Vorselon's troops were coming with food, but was outraged when it was merely tap water, exclaiming "You animals!" While Ratchet destroyed Vorselon's attack ships, one of the warlord's underlings informed him that a prisoner who seemed willing to cooperate was requesting to speak with him. Vorselon commanded that the communication from the containment cells be patched through. It was Qwark, who introduced himself properly and was attempting to negotiate with the Terraklon, asking that the conflict be resolved while abstaining from violence. Vorselon harshly declined the captain's request and merely spoke of the suffering he would experience.

Ratchet broke into the warship and defeated Vorselon's troopers, making it to where Captain Qwark and two Fongoids were being kept. He managed to free them using his OmniWrench Millenium 12's kinetic tether. setting off the alarms and more troopers. Ratchet later spyed on an angry Vorselon yelling at the rest of the Fongoids who were still captured. Vorselon firmly thought that the Lombax he saw was Alister Azimuth, and kept yelling at the Fongoids to tell him where he was, as the Fongoids tryed to tell him it was just a young Lombax not Azimuth. Vorselon still refused to believe the Fongoids, and trapped them in a containment field. Ratchet made it to where the Fongoids were being held, and freed them, having them and Qwark escape in a ship. Vorselon, mad that the Fongoids escaped, ordered his computer to locate the person who freed them, where the bio scan revealed one Lombax life form. Vorselon screamed "Azimuth" and told his troops he'll deal with him himself. Ratchet finally confronted the Terraklon in his battle room, as the Terraklon told the confused Lombax it was the last time he would be messing up his and Nefarious' plans, and told him to prepare to be killed by "Lord Vorselon!" Ratchet defeated the Terraklon, causing his suit to fall apart, launching him in his life support tank, out as he said "the battle was far from over" to the Lombax, but suddenly got stuck between door. He managed to get out using his thrusters from his life support tank and after Ratchet left piloted his ship out of his sector.

Return to the Nefarious Space Station
"Vorselon: Dr. Nefarious! I have just been informed that the Lombaxes have destroyed the VX-99, but are troopers are searching for their vessels as we speak Nefarious: Unacceptable! I practically handed those squishes to you on a silver platter"

- Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time

After escaping, he returned to the Nefarious Space Station, getting another new artificial body there and he then informed Nefarious that Ratchet, who now was aware of his existence, and Alister Azimuth have destroyed the VX-99, the machine that was sent to destroy Lombaxes in Axiom City, but their troopers are searching for their vessels as they speak. Nefarious furiously screamed "unacceptable" saying he "practically handed those squishes to him on a silver platter." Nefarious then screamed in anger and threw a globe from his desk at him but Vorselon who warped out of the way and hid behind Lawrence. Nefarious explained that he knowes if Ratchet or the elder find the Great Clock their plans will be ruined and his body will remain crushed and abandoned on Zaurik. Vorselon then shook his head when Nefarious sarcastically asked if that was what he wanted and made a puppy dog eye. Nefarious, tired of Vorselon's failers, then brought in the Valkyries, mercenary robots from Vapedia, whom are claimed to be the best, beating both the Space pirates and Terraklons. The doctor made a deal with the mercenarys, agreeing to bring back the rest of their colony that were destroyed by a supernova, using the Great Clock. Despite Nefarious' new partners, Vorselon still remained loyal to Nefarious and continued his work.

Second battle with Ratchet
Unbeknownst to Ratchet while he was on Zanifar, Vorselon captured Azimuth after the Lombax attempted to stop the Terraklon. Ratchet soon discovers this after going into his ship. Ultimately, he tells Ratchet if he takes his place, Alister would live. However, Azimuth simpily shouted and told him to continue finding the Great Clock. Vorselon then uploaded his whereabouts to Ratchet's ship and broke the carmea. Ratchet then traveled to Vorselon's ship again to defeat the mad fish. He finally found Vorselon and confronted him in his battle room, as Vorselon said "Azimuth has taught him well". Ratchet asked where the Lombax was, sarcastically, Vorselon replied saying "where did I put him" to himself and then says if Ratchet defeated him he'll tell him. After dealing enough damage to Vorselon suit, it explodes, defeated Vorselon a second time, but he escapes saying he cannot be defeated. As he did not tell him the location of Alister Azimuth, Ratchet had to continue to find him on his own. He later managed to indeed save the Lombax and leave Vorselon's ship. The Terraklon, as they left, then moved his ship in another sector.

Playing Video Games with Nefarious
He was once again later seen playing video games with Nefarious, where he was playing as Captain Qwark and Nefarious playing as himself, though because he didn't get another new artificial body yet it was extremely hard for him to move the controller, and as a result he lost to the doctor and was defeated. Nefarious then shouted "Victory! In your face!" at Vorselon and the Terraklon then makes a mad pouty face, as Lawrence appears to tell them that Clank lead them right to the Orvus Chamber.

Final battle and Death
Vorselon's plans were ruined due to the defeat of Dr. Nefarious, who retreated with Lawrence to an unknown location. His last plan was to kill Ratchet & Clank and defeat the Drophyds for good. So, Vorselon challenged Ratchet, now with Clank, to one final battle in his ship soon after Azimuth's death. He says to Ratchet he is his father's accountant, which Ratchet doesn't seem to believe, and then tells him to find him in the Corvus Sector and let them end the battle. Ratchet and Clank knew that with Vorselon still on the lose in Polaris, the galaxy would never be safe. Vorselon still had remaining troopers that weren't destroyed in the explosion of the Nefarious Space Station which he still used to try and stop the heroes. Ratchet & Clank find Vorselon in his battle room, now with a new artificial suit, who also claims he not only got a new suit but he upgraded it, as well. Clank then asked Ratchet if Vorselon was always this dramatic after the Terraklon told them to perpare for terror unlike they have ever known. Ratchet answered that was just him. After a long battle, Ratchet defeated Vorselon for a final time. Unlike his two previous defeats, however, his entire suit was completely destroyed including his life-support tank, leaving his a head on the gound. Vorselon was killed after Ratchet stepped on his disembodied head, triggering his warship's self-destruct mechanism as part of his "Sore Loser Protocol," an event which Ratchet and Clank escaped within seconds of the ship's obliteration. Thus, he never got to live his dream of at last defeating the Drophyds.

"Fine. Let's hope he stays dead this time"

- Ratchet last words about Vorselon after killing him

Abilities
Lord Vorselon's abilities are connected to his robotic suit. During his first battle with Ratchet his attacks consisted of a brief burst of laser fire from his claws, a focused energy beam with a constant laser, a field of aerial spheres which fire electric bolts and a cloaking device he uses to regroup when injured. In the second battle he has upgraded to sending a pair or possibly a wave of energy discs at Ratchet, he fires more lasers (two waves of lasers at once), his focusing laser has a two-prong sweeping beam, he launches more spheres and when he cloaks he does a sneak attack on Ratchet. In the final battle he has a four-prong sweeping beam, he fires 3 lasers at a time, he launches even more spheres and discs and he becomes more resilient with each battle. But without his suit he is helpless to his enemies and so has jet boosters on his life-support tank to make his escape.

Trivia

 * Vorselon was one of the few villains in the games that had three boss fights in one game he was in, the others being Dr. Nefarious in Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal and the Thugs-4-Less Leader in Ratchet & Clank Going Commando.
 * Ironically, Vorselon in his mechanical suit bore a striking resemblance to the Drophyds. Notable similarities include that both Vorselon and Drophyds are basically heads inside a glass bowl attached to a metallic body, and after the final battle, his head came off in a similar fashion to the Drophyds, and his head was crushed like one.
 * It was possible to hear Vorselon say during battle that he would make the "Drophyd squishies" pay for what they did to him. This indicated that he was starting to share Nefarious' ideals against organisms, being used to his robotic body.

Appearances

 * Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction (mentioned only)
 * Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time