Dreamtime

Dreamtime was the name given to a mysterious, unexplained, and (despite its name) nightmarish realm located in Ratchet's subconscious. Ratchet "visited" this strange location while he was having his DNA extracted by the Technomites at Medical Outpost Omega.

The dream begun with several Qwark clones and a female Skrunch-like being in medical apparel preparing to operate (or experiment) on Ratchet, with one Qwark ominously asking for a bigger scalpel. Fleeing from the table, Ratchet escaped through the door and was suddenly on a beach on Pokitaru. Suddenly, another door opened in thin air, where a sinister, red-eyed version of Clank, possibly Klunk beckoned, trying to comfort Ratchet. However, as soon as Ratchet stepped towards the door, it vanished.

Ratchet was then forced to explore the mysterious realm, which was filled with visions and memories from Ratchet's past adventures (such as visions of characters like Darla Gratch] ], the [[Plumber, Dr. Nefarious and Chairman Drek). The were also strcutures from from past games, such as Ratchet's Garage and Clank's Apartment, both of which had mirrors which would spawn out enemies if Ratchet got too close. After facing several groups of Psycho Qwarks and Needle Bats, he eventually, he confronted a nightmarish version of Giant Clank. Ratchet did not fight him though, as his weapons were somehow turned into butterflies. He had to avoid his attacks for a certain amount of time, and after that, "Giant Clank" would turn into many butterflies and disappeared. Then two doors appeared; one with the evil Clank beckoning, and one with the real Clank. Ratchet comforted the real Clank, who was upset for not realizing there was something odd about Luna, and Clank pulled him through the door, essentially bringing him back to the real world.

Enemies

 * Psycho Qwarks
 * Flying Needles

Bosses

 * Giant Klunk

Trivia

 * Dreamtime was full of cameos of familiar faces and locales from previous games; several sections of levels from the first three games were replicated, and characters such as Darla Gratch, the Plumber and Chairman Drek floated in the background.


 * Even though it was a "dream", every item Ratchet collected here apparently became real when he left. There were even Gadgetron vendors in the level.


 * Unlike all the other levels, the view with the first and third-person camera here was limited, as there was only a distorted camera effect on the screen. This meant that there was only an oval as the view for the player, and that black was covering the remaining areas of the screen (this could be evidenced if one paused the game while in this level).


 * There are three titanium bolts on this planet, at various places.


 * In some areas, there were floating eyeballs. If Ratchet was caught in their sight he would be killed.
 * If you have the big headed enemies cheat, the plumber's head will also be big.
 * It is possible that this 'planet's name is a reference to Australian mythology.

Appearances

 * Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters