Blarg space fighter

Blarg space fighters are vehicles and enemies in Ratchet & Clank. They are blargian fighter-craft ships created by Drek Industries piloted with a Pilot's Helmet, which Ratchet and Clank use on the Gemlik Base in the Oltanis orbit, and in Drek's fleet in the Veldin orbit. Several space fighters are also fought in the Gemlik Base.

Blarg space fighters are somewhat similar to the jet fighter found on Pokitaru, as they have a similar appearance and are both operated with the Pilot's Helmet.

History
Blarg space fighters were first seen defending the Gemlik Base, a base built by the blarg in an asteroid field orbiting Oltanis. During "Explore base", many of them fired on Ratchet and Clank while searching through the base to look for Captain Qwark. When they found him, Ratchet piloted his own space fighter to take down Qwark's starfighter in "Shoot down Captain Qwark", while Qwark was accompanied by many blarg space fighters that fired at Ratchet. Ratchet eventually shot down Qwark's ship, causing him to crash on Oltanis below.

Later, during "Find the coordinates for Drek's laser" on Drek's fleet, Ratchet and Clank found they were unable to pass the cannons firing across their magnestrip. They instead piloted a blarg space fighter to destroy the six cannons, while also being opposed by other space fighters.

Characteristics
Blarg space fighters are fighter-craft with a slightly orange color, a red trim, and green highlights. They have a large thruster on their back, two wings with green engines, and a fairly slim design. They are capable of firing rockets and bullets from beneath them.

Throughout the Gemlik Base, blarg space fighters will hover around, stationary, and fire missiles towards those who come into range. In space, however, they will instead fly around freely, and eventually pull over in front of Ratchet's space fighter to fire bullets. These space fighters can also drop health and ammo crates.

Combat
Ratchet's own space fighters can fire bullets and rockets at enemies. Due to the limited ammunition for the rockets, it is best to save them for the main target (either Qwark's space fighter or the cannons), while using the machine gun to destroy the other space fighters.

When fighting space fighters on the Gemlik Base during "Explore base", their rockets have a good speed and fast range, making it extremely difficult to get past them. The best way to deal with them is to take cover from a distance where they are not in range, and fire the Visibomb Gun, directing it towards the blarg space fighter and destroying it from a safe distance. Alternatively, using the Decoy Glove to distract it and aiming the Devastator can also be effective to clear them out if the Visibomb Gun is unaffordable.