Thug Leader

"I'm going to kick your ass into the next galaxy!"

- Thug Leader to Ratchet and Clank.

The Thug Leader was the leader of the Thugs-4-Less, a leading crime syndicate of the Bogon Galaxy that offered its services as hired guns. Both aggressive and dimwitted, the Thug Leader would faithfully serve his paying clients... unless someone offered higher pay, in which case he had no qualms about betraying his clients.

Early Life
"My ex-wife once told me I had a bad temper, and now I'm really mad!"

- Thug Leader The Thug Leader was born on planet Snivelak, a volcanic world in the Bogon Galaxy and the homeworld of his species.

The Thug Leader was once married, however he and his wife divorced because she apparently could not stand the Thug Leader's bad temper. The Thug Leader at one point in his life founded Thugs-4-Less, which became a major criminal organization in the Bogon Galaxy.

Bring the Cash, We Bring the Trash
"You bring the cash, we'll bring the thrash."

- Thug Leader

One day, the Thug Leader was contacted by a Masked Thief, who was in the market for some security. The Thug Leader agreed to have his men serve the Thief, in return of lots of bolts. With a partnership forged, the Thief requested a team of Thugs-4-Less agents be sent Megacorp Outlet on planet Oozla to act as support while the Thief looked inside the Megacorp Outlet for some maps of the local Quadrant.

Encounter on Endako
"Peek a boo!"

- Thug Leader to Ratchet

As part of the deal, the Thug Leader attempted to have his goons "bump" off a Megacorp Commando Ratchet, who was attempting to track down the Thief. Much to his annoyance, Thugs-4-Less failed to kill him in the Wupash Nebula and at Maktar Resort in the Maktar Nebula; in addition, they lost their Jamming Array which they had used to lure Ratchet into said deathtraps. The Thug Leader decided he needed to take care of matters himself, and he flew to planet Endako, where he would ambush Ratchet in Megapolis, whom was busy looking for Clank.

Ratchet later arrived in Megapolis, where he trekked throughout the city, attempting to obtain some of his gear that resided at Clank's Apartment. The Thug Leader popped out of nowhere in his helicopter, saying "Peek a boo!" before fleeing, only to pop up again and vanish. Just before Ratchet was about to reach Clank's Apartment, the Thug Leader blocked his escape on a balcony. He greeted the "moron," and informed Ratchet that he planned to kill him personally after his own men had failed to. He then opened fire on Ratchet with a barrage of weapons. Ratchet however was a much harder opponent that he had previously believed, as commented he would have to raise his price on the Thief. A short while later, the rotors for the Thug Leader's chopper began to fail, and the Thug Leader plummeted down into the depths of city, screaming for back up while he fell. Help would arrive, but by then, Ratchet along with Clank had fled the planet.

Company Picnic
"...and don't forget to bring your own juice boxes this time . . . Hey, I saw that Cletus! You just earned yourself a write up!"

- Thug Leader responding to Cletus' annoying game.

Returning to his ship, the Thug Leader began to prepare for an important event that was about to occur this Sunday... the Company Picnic.

He addressed Thugs-4-Less agents all over the Bogon Galaxy in his bridge, having all the lights off to promote good Feng shui. He first complained that someone was eating up all the Choochi Bars, and warned that someone should stop stuffing their face or planned to punish them. The Thug Leader didn't get to reveal the punishment however, as Cletus turned on the overhead lights, stunning the Thug Leader. The Thug Leader told Cletus to turn of the lights, as he claimed having them on was bad Feng shui. Deciding to get to the main point for his address, the Thug Leader informed Thugs-4-Less agents that the Company Picnic was set to occur this Sunday. The Thug Leader told his agents to pay attention, as he told them the location of their meeting place, which would be the Feltzin Space System in Sector 12345. He suggested that Thugs-4-Less agents whom were awful at math should find a buddy to help them remember the name of the sector via counting its name. He also reminded agents to bring their own Juice Boxes. It was around this time Cletus turned the lights on again, causing the Thug Leader to get furious, informing Cletus he was writing him up for his trouble making.

The Client is Mad
"I'm paying top dollar for your protection, and your moron employees are off at some... picnic!"

- Thief

"Hey that was a Bonding Exercise..."

- Thug Leader

"Enough!"

- Thief

While the Company Picnic was being trashed by Ratchet and Clank, the Thug Leader was dealing with numerous calls being sent to him aboard his ship. The Operator he was talking to informed him that a Mr. U.R. Gonnadie had called for a fifth time, and asked whether he would accept the charges for a collect call. Mistaking U.R. Gonnadie name as death threat, the Thug Leader said "you are gonna die." to the Operator. The Operator took his comment as an approval for the collect call, and the image shifted as he answered the call. Much to Thug Leaders shock, Mr. U.R. Gonnadie was in fact the Thief, whom was furious at the Thug Leader. The Thief complained about all the cash that had been spent for Thugs-4-Less security, yet instead of protecting the Thief, they were all at some picnic. The Thug Leader insisted the picnic was used as a bonding exercise between members of Thugs-4-Less, but this only angered the Thief more. The Thief warned the Thug Leader that if is men didn't arrive in Canal City pronto, the Thug Leader could kiss his contract goodbye. Furious at the Thief insults, the Thug Leader attempted to send an insult back toward the Thief, but the Thief had already hung up, causing the Thug Leader to sulk in anger.

The Thug Leader later dispatched his forces to Canal City, planet Notak in time to protect the Thief, who was collecting several various chemicals for a rocket that was under construction at a secret base on planet Siberius.

Dual in Lunar City
"I'll get you Ratchet, if its the last thing I do!"

- Thug Leader

The Thug Leader continued plan his of "bumping" of Ratchet and Clank, unaware that the Angela Cross (the Thief) was no longer interested in having the duo taken out, realizing they were unaware of diabolical plot that was about to occur. The Thug Leader decided to ambush them in Lunar City on the Testing Facility Moon as part of the Megacorp Games. Waiting inside a mech, he waited for Ratchet and Clank to enter in the Megacorp Games.

As suspected, the duo did arrive in Lunar City. the Thug Leader did not however suspect Clank was able to transform into a massive robot. Giant Clank and the Thug Leader and dozens of Thugs-4-Less Helicopters attacked battled within Lunar City, obliterating the city during their firefight. Victory would not be his however, and the Thug Leader screamed he would kill Ratchet if it was the last thing he did. With that, his mech exploded and Thug Leader fell to the ground.

The Thug Leader would later return to his flagship.

New Employer
"You want us to what? Wo... wait a minute! That be an unethical conflict of interest."

- Thug Leader

While aboard his starship, the Thug Leader received a phone call Megacorp. Much to his surprise, Megacorp wanted Thugs-4-Less to undue their obligations to the Thief and instead serve Megacorp in protecting their CEO, Abercrombie Fizzwidgit. The Thug Leader insisted that be unethical conflict of interest. The Megacorp representative insisted that Thugs-4-Less betray the client, causing the Thug Leader to exclaim why Megacorp viewed them as the sort of scum who would betray their own client. The Thug Leader soon had a change of heart however, as Megacorp offered boatloads of bolt in return for his service. The Thug Leader quickly decided that betraying the Thief was a more economical advantage to his business, and he informed Megacorp they would undue previous obligations and thanked them for choosing Thugs-4-Less.

Following his conversation with Megacorp, the Thug Leader informed Thugs-4-Less agents across the Bogon Galaxy that they now had a new employer.

No longer working for the Thief, Thugs-4-Less later seized the Flying Lab, transforming it into the Thugs-4-Less Prison.

Protect Fizzwidget, Kill Ratchet and Clank (Free Pizza Party Included)
"Now Fizzwidget is a kinda of old fashioned, so I what everything handled with a... (Thug Leader spits into the ground) Pride and courtesy, people have come to expect from us."

- Thug Leader

Later on, the Thug Leader addressed Thugs-4-Less agents across the Bogon Galaxy. He informed his employees they now worked for Megacorp, who needed their services in protecting Fizzwidget. Megacorp insisted Fizzwidget was get old and kooky, and they feared he would get himself hurt (this was all lies of course, as Megacorp under Captain Qwark disguised as Fizzwidget merely wanted to lure Ratchet and Clank to their deaths, though the Thug Leader was unaware of this truth). The Thug Leader insisted Thugs-4-Less agents handle Fizzwidget with pride and courtesy, as Fizzwidget was kinda of old fashioned and Thugs-4-Less had a "reputation" to uphold. Their first mission was to protect Fizzwidget in Silver City on planet Boldan while he gave out free Protopet samples to citizens (in reality, they were protecting an Abercrombie Fizzwidget Bot). The Thug Leader also informed his men to be on the lookout for Ratchet and Clank, has he personally wanted them rubbed out. His incentive was to throw a free Pizza Party to the Thugs-4-Less squad that bagged them, adding this party would include both drinks and deserts. He then ended the transmission aboard his ship and headed toward Boldan.

Thug Leader Saves "Fizzwidget"
"Freeze knuckleheads!"

- Thug Leader

"Oh no!"

- Clank

"The two of you are under arrest, for attempting to bump off Mr. Fizzwidget."

- Thug Leader

"But this isn't..."

- Ratchet

"Save it fuzzy, your not fooling anyone!"

- Thug Leader



While on the hunt for Ratchet and Clank in Silver City with two Thugs-4-Less Elite Henchman, he managed to arrive in time to stop Ratchet from bashing "Abercrombie Fizzwidget" (Abercrombie Fizzwidget Bot). He informed the duo they were under arresting for attempting to "...bump off..." "Mr. Fizzwidget". In disbelief, Ratchet attempted to inform the Thug Leader it was merely a robot, but the Thug Leader cut him off, claiming Ratchet wasn't fooling anyone. He informed the two heroes they were going to be sent to their new prison, pulling out a Telescreen showing an infomercial for the Thugs-4-Less Prison.

After they had showed the video, the Thug Leader along with his henchmen chuckled at Ratchet and Clank. Ratchet claimed it didn't sound to bad, while Clank asked if they had provisions for vegetarians. The Thug Leader responded that the Thugs-4-Less had vegetarian meals, vegan meals and fruitarian meals. The Thug Leader soon realized they were stalling for time, and ordered his men arrest them and impound their ship too.



Prison
He appeared in the spin-off, Secret Agent Clank, in the same Prison Ratchet was being held at. He asked Ratchet if he remembered him and if he knew what it felt like to hit the ground from 800 feet, referring to their fight on Endako. He then pulled out a gun and said he was about to find out, but strangely did not fight Ratchet, and instead sent his Thugs-4-Less troopers to kill him, but were all defeated by the Lombax.

Working for Neftin
The Thug Leader was mentioned numerous times by the Thugs when they were under the pay of Neftin Prog, occasionaly mentioning him by saying "Boss says no survivors".

Trivia

 * Thugs-4-Less Leader doesn't seem to be good with numbers, because he stated in one cutscene that Distribution facility on planet Smolg contains 10 million crates, each with 100 protopets inside, and that it would make 3.5 zillion protopets. However, the real number of protopets would be only 1 billion.
 * Ironically, the Thugs-4-Less Leader also told his organization that if they were no good with numbers, they had to find a buddy to help them with finding the Feltzin System in Sector 12345.

Appearances

 * Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando
 * Secret Agent Clank
 * Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus

Non-canon

 * PlayStation Home