Shellshock

"Target acquired, terminating with extreme prejudice!"

- ShellShock

Ivan Von Shellshocktonberg (better known by his DreadZone name as Shellshock) was a famed cyborg, ex-soldier and former member of the Exterminators, previously the most successful DreadZone team in history. Incredibly masculine and aggressive, this Omega Series Warbot took pleasure in taking out "sissy" contestants on DreadZone.

Life as Go-Comet Greeter to a Soldier in the Obanian Army
"They said I was too crazy to fight! I showed them crazy!"

- Shellshock

Ivan spent ten years working as a greeter at a Go-Comet bot part retailer. He retired after a freak parasailing accident rendered him paralyzed from the neck-up.

Friendly Chemicals, a subsidiary of the Obanian Army, offered him a fully mechanical headpiece and a job in the Army. He accepted. Six months later, his brain was destroyed by a cruise missile that hit his head during the Obani Moon War, and was replaced with a coffee machine's AI chip. As a result, Shellshock was immune to pain (but not damage) and made a great cappuccino.

Although his headpiece protected most of his head, his body was destroyed. He was then fitted with a fully mechanical armor suit, and his damaged brain tissue was replaced with a super-charged AI chip from a Mr-Headache Coffee Machine. He was now more robot than man.

Fighting in battle after battle, he became a decorated war hero, but was too much for the deep pain in what was left in his mind, which had finally boiled over. Late into the Obani Moon War, he went AWOL.

Life on DreadZone
"Initiate Annihilation Program!"

- ShellShock

Changing his name to ShellShock, and joined DreadZone to become a gladiator. No longer a war hero, his motivation became revenge against the worlds he hated.

His skills at annihilating foes soon got the attention of Exterminators, the most successful DreadZone team in the known history up to that point. He eventually became a member, and was lowest ranked member under Reactor, the Eviscerator and Ace Hardlight. His membership within the team had mixed reactions, as Ace Hardlight viewed Shellshock to be too old and too stupid to be a true exterminator. Shellshock however became good friends with Reactor, and they used carpool to work together. They also designed a DreadZone challenge named Air Drop, in which a fleet of DreadZone Dreadnaughts piloted by the DreadZone Volunteer Air Force would practice bombing runs on the The Tower of Power, causing DreadZone contestants to run for cover while they fought DreadZone gladiators.

Shellshock and the Twins
"Ha ha ha! Those Omega Twins went down like wee little girly men!"

- Shellshock

"Yes, quite ironic, especially since they were actually teenage girls."

- Dallas Wanamaker

"Yeah, ironic! Hi Juanita! Are you wearing Ace Hardlight Underwear?"

- Shellshock

Shellshock continued to exterminate gladiator after gladiator with ease as part of his career on DreadZone, however he was afraid to fight Captain Starshield like all the other Exterminators, with the sole exception of Ace Hardlight. Fortunately for Shellshock, Ace Hardlight took care of Captain Starshield in the third season of DreadZone.

By the start of the fourth season, he had taken out three contestants, such as the The Omega Twins, who were two teenage girls. Shellshock later faced off against Plutonium Jones (also known as "The Muscle") at the Battledome in the DreadZone Station, a mysterious gladiator with a shrouded past. The battle was intense, but in the end Shellshock finished Plutonium Jones with a 360° Tomahawk finishing move, winning an Extermination of the Day Award from Vox News.

Following his match with Plutonium Jones, Shellshock was interviewed by Vox News hosts Dallas Wanamaker and Juanita Alvaro on his recent successes. Still in a good mood following his recent kill, he boasted how his battle with The Omega Twins had been quite easy, since he claimed they fought like "wee little girly men." Vox News Dallas Wanamaker found Shellshocks remarks to be quite ironic, since the twins were teenage girls after all. Shellshock noted it was quite ironic, but his attention soon shifted from Dallas to Juanita. He gladly greeted Juanita, and then asked her whether she was wearing Ace Hardlight Underwear, as he knew she was a fan of Ace Hardlight. Juanita however sheepishly ended the interview with Shellshock and moved on to discuss Courtney Gears' recent recovery, but later in that news segment Dallas mentioned that Ratchet was next up to fight Shellshock.

Showdown on Kronos
"Ladies and gentlemen, give it up for the one, thee only, SSHHEELLSSHHOOCCKK!!!!!"

- Dallas Wanamaker

"Rhawh!!! Raarr!!! Chammon little furry man, time to die!"

- Shellshock

Preparing for his soon to come battle with Ratchet, he had his DreadZone forces take control of Dark City on the planet of Kronos as part of tonight's episode of DreadZone. In order to win, he would need to finish Ratchet off in the dark forbidding city while the Lombax proceeded to enter the locked down Dark Cathedral. When Ratchet and his two Combat Bots Merc and Green arrived, they began to clear through Shellshock's forces and managed to reactivate one of the spotlights to the Dark Cathedral, which would unlock the front door. Shellshock then decided it was time to take out the Lombax, and after a very brief introduction by Dallas, the massive warbot descended upon Ratchet from his location high above the ground in a dramatic manner. Catching the Lombax off guard, the pumped up Shellshock flexed his mechanical body toward Lombax, before exclaiming it was time for Ratchet to die. Shellshock then charged the Lombax with a barrage of weapons, causing Ratchet to keep on his toes to avoid serious injury. Ratchet however fired back, and eventually Shellshock was sent fleeing.

Shellshock then ambushed Ratchet once again following the activation of second and final spotlight, but Ratchet was able to throw him off just like before, causing Shellshock to flee into the Dark Cathedral.

Later, Shellshock ambushed Ratchet numerous times in the Dark Cathedral, but each attempt failed to kill the Lombax. Eventually in the last room within the Dark Cathedral, Shellshock was killed by Ratchet, causing the old warbot to collapse on the floor of the Dark Cathedral.

Defeat, Death and Legacy
"He got lucky, Shellshock was too slow and too stupid to be an Exterminator. He should have been retired years ago."

- Ace Hardlight

"Well he's retired now."

- Gleeman Vox

Shellshock's defeat by Ratchet led many DreadZone fans to start rooting for Ratchet, as no Exterminator had ever been defeated by a contestant before. While many fans found a new hero and team to idolize, Gleeman Vox was greatly distraught over Shellshock's loss, as Shellshock was six million bolts worth of hardware that was no longer usable. However, Gleeman Vox now saw Ratchet as potential cash cow for his business empire due to the Lombaxes ability at taking the warbot out. Ace Hardlight wasn't impressed that Ratchet took out Shellshock however, claiming Shellshock was too slow and stupid to be an exterminator, claiming Shellshock should've been retired years ago, causing Vox to remark that Shellshock was "retired" now.

Later on, Vox News mourned the loss of Shellshock along with Reactor and the Eviscerator.



Personality
"Chammon! How can I get crazy if your not hitting me!"

- Shellshock

Shellshock was an overly aggressive warbot, enjoying all the testosterone he got from killing contestants on DreadZone. Shellshock was also quite crazy, as he mentioned the Obanian Army thought he was too crazy to fight, causing Shellshock to show them real craziness.

In addition to being angry and crazy, he also was extremely had very masculine views, and anything that wasn't "manly" in his eyes was a "sissy." Things he considered sissies were the the Omega Twins, the R.Y.N.O. and the Apocolator.

Behind the scenes
Shellshock was voiced by Jim Ward, who also voices Captain Qwark, Commander Spog and Otto Destruct.

Cut content
According to cut audio files, he was discharged from the Military for incinerating his commanding officer on twenty-six different occasions.

From these same cut audio recordings, it was also mentioned that he served as a door greeter for Dallas Wanamaker's Dallas Loves Everything charity event. Apparently, the more people donated, the less he beat the guests on their way out.

Also from the same cut audio files, Shellshock also wasn't actually voted the "Sexiest Robot Alive" by Vox Magazine, as Juanita just made this up to fool Dallas. However, when the actual game came out, most of the original quote was stripped from the game except the beginning part in which Juanita states Shellshock was voted "Sexiest Robot Alive." Because of this, Shellshock really was voted "Sexist Robot Alive" by Vox Magazine.

Trivia

 * A smaller version of Shellshock was available as a skin in Multiplayer mode, albeit with a much different head. This head was the armor he wore on his first confrontation with Ratchet. After the battle, it was blasted off, leaving his head exposed.
 * Shellshock nexus.PNG is the name of a mental condition which many World War I soldiers contracted because of the noise of the bullets and explosions.
 * He was voted the 'Sexiest Robot Alive' by Vox Magazine.
 * His accent is a parody of Arnold Schwarzenegger.
 * A poster of him was featured in Neftin Prog's hideout.

Appearances

 * Ratchet: Deadlocked
 * Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty
 * Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus

Non-canon

 * PlayStation Home