Swingshot

The Swingshot was a gadget used to latch onto and swing from various types of versa-targets. It was received by completing Captain Qwark's fitness course on planet Kerwan and paying Helga one-thousand bolts. The wire allowed its user to swing from versa-targets, hence its name. A later version of the Swingshot used an energy grapple like the Hypershot.

Ratchet & Clank in-game
''When equipped the Gadgetron Swingshot allows users to use Versa-Targets to reach new areas. Versa-Targets come in two varieties: green targets are for grappling and pulling, while yellow targets are used for swinging back and forth.''

Caution: to prevent injury, do not release circle until you are in range of your destination.

Evolution through the Ratchet & Clank series
The Swingshot changed over the course of the games in the Ratchet &amp; Clank series. In Going Commando, it gained the ability to use grappling targets. In Up Your Arsenal, the Hypershot was introduced, a combination of the Swingshot and the Dynamo which used an energy grapple instead of a titanium wire. From Tools of Destruction onward, the Swingshot used an energy grapple and would automatically be equipped if Ratchet jumped towards a versa target, like the Hypershot. In All 4 One, the Swingshot returns. A new feature was added to the Swingshot, the Hookshot. The Hookshot pull yourself towards another team member in order to cross gaps or escape dangerous situations.

The Swingshot or a Swingshot-like gadget appeared in almost every single Ratchet & Clank game. Up Your Arsenal had the Hypershot, Going Mobile had Clank's Grapple, and All 4 One had the Swingshot.

Swingshot Type Gadgets

 * Swingshot
 * Hypershot
 * Clank's Grapple
 * Hookshot(new feature for the Swingshot in A4O)

Appearances

 * Ratchet & Clank
 * Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando
 * Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal
 * Ratchet: Deadlocked
 * Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction
 * Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty
 * Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time
 * Ratchet & Clank:All 4 One