Tabora

Tabora is a dry sweat desert planet, rich with valuable sources such as raritanium, and the less valuable crystals, which were only valuable to the few people who had the ability to utilize their cosmic energy. Traveling in the large wastelands of Tabora was not recommended, as it was inhabited by dangerous creatures such as Desert Dune Monsters, the spitting Dune Crawlers and Mutant Sandflies, and the harsh sun was very hot in daytime.

Tabora had not always been the wasteland it was today. Before the planet was discovered by Megacorp, it was completely overrun with lush rainforests. However, when Megacorp got there, their activities on the planet quickly transformed Tabora from an "impassable jungle" into an "easily navigable desert". Megacorp opened mining facilities on Tabora, run by what Megacorp liked to call an "automated management team". However, the facility was soon shut down for unknown reasons.

Much later, Captain Qwark, posing as Abercrombie Fizzwidget used Tabora as a rendezvous point to meet up with Ratchet and Clank, who had retrieved the stolen Megacorp Experiment no. 13. However, he intentionally landed on and crushed their ship and shot them out of his own, planning to abandon them in the desert. However, they were able to escape with the help of a strange mystic, who repaired their ship with the power of the crystals.

Characters on Tabora

 * The New Age Mystic
 * Angela Cross
 * Slim Cognito

History
Tabora was a originally a lush planet filled with vast tropical rain forests that covered the entire planet. Under the massive undergrowth, likely numbering in the thousands if not more so. The planet was soon discovered by Megacorp during a period of time in which Megacorp was leading the Galaxy's in its March of Progress. Managed by a division of Megacorp, known as Megacorp Manufacturing and Mining, the explorers for the company soon discovered a world covered in rain forests. To better "accommodate" the local wildlife, Megacorp "transformed this impassible jungle into an easily navigable desert." The conversion of Tabora from a lush rain forested world into a desert resulted in the extinction of all but the hardiest of lifeforms.

With the jungles cut down, Megacorp began to extensily mine the planet for Raritanium and Desert Crystals. Using cost saving methods, Megacorp used an Automated Management Team (consisting of massive robots armed with huge guns) to force workers to mine for resources for little pay, thereby "eliminating costly upward mobility."

Unfortunately for Megacorp, they had depleted most of Raritanium found on Tabora, and Desert Crystals soon lost their value, being considered worthless to all but New Age mystics who were able to channel their powers. With no real economic value remaining, Tabora was all but completely abandoned, hosting occasional tours for tourists. A few other residents resided on Tabora, mainly consisting of strange religious groups or individuals searching for Desert Crystals.

Underground Mines
Ratchet and Clank were stranded in a deep underground cave system after being ejected from Abercrombie Fizzwidget's ship. The caves were located directly under a small mountain region. The cave used to be mined for Raritanium by Megacorp, but they had been deserted for some time when Ratchet and Clank traversed them. Most of the caves had lava flows inside them. These caves were home to orange flytrap-like creatures, as well as Mutant Sandflys and Spitting Dune Crawlers.

Desert Dunes
The majority of the planet was covered by vast deserts. These dunes used to be rainforests until Megacorp logged every tree and destroyed the entire ecosystem. The desert was home to Mutant Sandflies, Spitting Dune Crawlers and Desert Dune Monsters, as well as valuble items such as Desert Crystals.

Native Wildlife
Tabora was once a Tropical Rainforest world, however after Megacorp cleared "innavitgible forest into a easily navitgible desert" most of Taboras native creatures were wiped out. A few, however, did adapt to the harsh desert dunes. From the Info Guide of Tabora, it was suggested that Tabora's orginal lifeforms were more friendly than the desert dwellers.

Enemies

 * Mutant Sandfly: Mutant Sandflies were flying, swarming insects creatures with a resemblences to Oozla's Mutant Fireflies. The attacked in the same manner as their Oozlan cousins by pinching Ratchet with their pincers. Unlike the Mutant Fireflies, they were much faster and attacked in swarms. They could also be seen spawning from Mutant Sandfly Spawners.
 * Mutant Sandfly Spawner
 * Desert Dune Monster: The top predator on planet Tabora, the Desert Dune Monsters were ambush predators hiding under piles of rocks and wood. If Ratchet neared their hiding places, they would come out from their hiding places and attack with a steady beam of lasers. These creatures floated above the ground and strafed. These creatures had a large amount of health, and could be killed by weapons like the Megarocket Cannon.
 * Spitting Dune Crawler: A four legged, one eyed lizard like creature, the Spitting Dune Crawler was the second most common creature found on Tabora. They could be found wandering in Tabora's underground craverns, the Mining Stations, the Water Supply Storage Facility and in the desert dunes of Tabora. If they saw Ratchet, they would crawl up to him and spit toxic gas in his face.

Extinct Wildlife
Seen in the Megacorp Info Guide to Tabora only, as they were killed off once the Rainforests of Tabora were cut down.
 * Taborian Rabbit
 * Taborian Butterfly
 * Taborian Bull

Behind the scenes

 * The shape of the map of Tabora was inspired by Jimi Hendrix's head.

Trivia

 * In the whole Tabora desert, there were 100 crystals to find.
 * When examined closely, Tabora's landscapes were very much alike Aridia's in Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal (note the middle light-brown continent in both planets). The reason for this can be explained when pointing out that both are desert planets with arid climate - thus can form similiar landscapes from the same natural background.

Appearances

 * Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando