Wrench




 * "It smashes, it bashes and it always ends up in the gears of enemies."
 * &mdash;RatchetandClank.com's description of Ratchet's wrench.[src ]

The wrench was a tool that was often used as a melee weapon. Different wrenches were produced by various companies including Gadgetron. Vox Industries also provided upgrades for the Gadgetron OmniWrench 8000 for their DreadZone combat holo-vision show. Wrenches were commonly used as a mechanic's tool for turning bolt cranks and repairing vehicles. As newer versions of the wrench were released illegal modifications, such as the kinetic tether, were created.

Use by the Lombaxes
The wrench seemed to have been a weapon commonly used by the Lombaxes, and at least one Lombax, Alister Azimuth, used a double-ended wrench. Ratchet used the OmniWrench 8000 when he was a mechanic on Veldin, he was very attached to his wrench as he even slept with it. When he left the planet with Clank, he brought it with him and started using it as a weapon, since then he had always had a wrench with him. Ratchet used many different types of wrenches during his adventures, including the Versa-Wrench Striker,OmniWrench 10K and OmniWrench Millennium 12.



Defeating Drek
When Ratchet and Clank set off to stop Chairman Drek from destroying planets for his new world, he brought his OmniWrench 8000 with him and used it as a weapon. He also used it to get into new areas by turning bolt cranks and going down ziplines.

Bogon galaxy
Ratchet found wrenches in galaxies without Gadgetron's presence, such as the Bogon galaxy. Ratchet initially carried a Gadgetron OmniWrench 8000, although during his time in the Bogon galaxy he replaced it with more powerful wrenches that he came across. These were the OmniWrench 8000 V2 on Tabora and OmniWrench 8000 V3 on Aranos.

Return to Solana
Ratchet continued to use the OmniWrench 8000 V3 after he returned to Solana. The wrench could be temporarily enhanced further by destroying Infernox Crates, temporarily giving an Infernox wrench effect, which set fire to anything it touched.

The Shadow Sector
In the Shadow Sector Ratchet acquired a series of new, progressively stronger upgrades for his OmniWrench 8000 thanks to Vox Industries's DreadZone vendors. These were the Versa-Wrench Lite, Versa-Wrench Multicore, Versa-Wrench Striker, Fission Lance and Obsidian Blade. Ratchet then acquired further upgraded versions of the Obsidian Blade as he continued to compete in DreadZone.

Otto Destruct and the Technomites
After leaving the Shadow Sector, Ratchet acquired an OmniWrench 10K that could be upgraded using Wrench Mods. By upgrading it in this way it could gain new abilities that harmed enemies in different ways. He used this wrench when he encountered the Technomites. Ratchet also used this wrench in secret agent clank when he was framed and put in Prison. This was the only wrench that didn't extend when being used.

Polaris
Before Ratchet went to the Polaris galaxy to stop Percival Tachyon from taking control, he replaced his OmniWrench 10K with the OmniWrench 3000, an older model of the OmniWrench. He used this in the same way as his original OmniWrench 8000.

While separated from Clank, he replaced it with the OmniWrench Millennium 12 built by Cronk and Zephyr. Ratchet also added an illegal kinetic tether mod to this wrench.

Ratchet also indeed used this wrench in his adventure to find Clank and defeat Dr. Nefarious once again. The wrench worked different to how it did in Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty, however, as now it was able to take things out (pulling out abjects) rather than move them.

Ratchet & Clank comic series
Ratchet continued to use his OmniWrench Millenium 12 in the upcoming Ratchet & Clank comic series. Alister Azimuth's Double-ended wrench bolted to the wall of Ratchet's garage.

Heroes on the Move
Ratchet also uses a wrench in Heroes on the Move.

Uses
Wrenches could be used for a variety of tasks. As a tool they could be used to tighten bolts and help in the repair of vehicles. With a box breaker, a hyper-strike with a wrench would break any nearby breakables. A comet-strike could be used to destroy explosive crates from a safe distance. They could also be used to turn Bolt Cranks and, as they were magnetized; they could be used to collect bolts from afar. As a weapon, wrenches were used to strike enemies with. The Omni-Wrench Millennium 12 could be used to pick up items such as Lava Rocks. Wrenches could also be used to travel down zip lines.

A wrench designed for Combat Bots, called the Combat Bot Wrench, allowed Combat Bots to turn bolt cranks.

Modifications
With various mods they could also complete a variety of other tasks. The kinetic tether allowed objects to be manipulated from a distance and spring-like pads to be loaded. The OmniWrench 10K had a variety of mods that could be equipped to give the wrench different abilities including giving out acidic sludge and freezing enemies.

Moves
Performing certain moves with a wrench allowed different amounts of damage to be dealt. A hyper-strike involved jumping up in the air and slamming the wrench back down; this dealt twice as much damage as a regular strike. A multi-strike was a combination of three regular strikes; it gave out double damage on the final strike. A comet-strike allowed the user to attack enemies with wrench from afar; this also allowed several enemies to be easily hit with one strike.

Types of wrenches

 * OmniWrench 8000
 * OmniWrench 8000 V2
 * OmniWrench 8000 V3
 * Infernox wrench
 * Versa-Wrench Lite
 * Versa-Wrench Multicore
 * Versa-Wrench Striker
 * Fission Lance
 * Obsidian Blade
 * Obsidian Blade V2
 * Combat bot wrench
 * OmniWrench 10K
 * OmniWrench 3000
 * OmniWrench Millennium 12
 * Double-ended wrench

Trivia

 * The names of the two wrench upgrades in Going Commando were never explicitly stated in the game; however, in Up Your Arsenal Ratchet used the second wrench upgrade and it was called the OmniWrench 8000 in the Help Menu. So the wrenches were newer versions of the original OmniWrench 8000.
 * Confusingly, although Ratchet's wrench in Size Matters was called the OmniWrench 10K, it resembled his standard OmniWrench 8000 from the first game.
 * Even if Ratchet's OmniWrench 8000 V3 looked the same as the Versa and other wrenches he carried in DreadZone, they were different wrenches.
 * The dual laser saber was a visual replacement for the wrench in Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal. It was obtainable through the use of a cheat code.
 * The fire laser sword also appeared in Deadlocked when the cheat called 'Ninja Ratchet' was used.
 * Inflatable Wrenches were given away at PAX.

Audio

 * Listen to [[Media:Wrench.ogg|Ratchet using his wrench]] in Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando ([[Media:Wrench.ogg|click here]]).

Appearances

 * Ratchet & Clank
 * Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando
 * Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal
 * Ratchet: Deadlocked
 * Ratchet & Clank: Going Mobile
 * Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters
 * Secret Agent Clank
 * Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction
 * Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty
 * Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time
 * Ratchet & Clank comic series
 * Heroes on the Move