Protopet

Protopets were Megacorp's genetically-modified pet. Designed as the ultimate plaything, the pet was released with defects, purposely left unchecked by Captain Qwark, who was masquerading as Abercrombie Fizzwidget at the time. He intended to create a galactic crisis in which these "cute" furballs would wreak havoc across the galaxy so that he could step in and "save" the galaxy from destruction, re-establishing his superhero title following his defeat by Ratchet and Clank during his work with Drek.

The Protopet, dubbed "Experiment #13" during its testing stages, was stolen by the thief prior to its intended release, so "Fizzwidget" hired Ratchet and Clank to recover the creature. They eventually did so, not realizing the conspiracy at hand. The pets were soon released to the public despite warnings from Megacorp's scientists, most of whom were devoured by the original Protopet during testing. It became clear that the Protopets' sole intention was to consume other sentient life, be it organic or even robotic. In Allgon City on planet Damosel, the city and entire planet are hit worse by rampaging Protopets as they feast on Native Tourist Robots, Exterminator Bots and even.

The released pets began to attack people all over the Bogon Galaxy, causing chaos across numerous worlds in the galaxy. They reproduced quickly by opening their mouths and burping out three Protopets. To make matters worse, they also are endlessly spawned from Megacorp Protopet Dispensers and pop out from manholes, Megacorp Cereal Boxs and Megacorp Protopet Crates. Several planets, among them Grelbin and Damosel, were quickly infested by the Protopets, threatening social order and prompting the intervention of local authorities. The Protopets were ultimately defeated when former Megacorp employee Angela Cross used the Helix-O-Morph to render them all docile.

It is unknown how their rampage across the galaxy affected the sales of the Protopets when they became tamed.

Guide
The Protopet is a "swarm type" enemy. One strike from a Wrench will kill them. They are however 'a serious danger, even just one can cause havoc!!! 'What makes the Protopet dangerous is their breeding rate. A single Protopet can breed 3 new Protopets. And Protopets are always found in groups able to spawn as much as 50 or more Protopets. To make matters worse, they're are Megacorp Protopet Dispensers throughout Allgon City on planet Damosel that churn out Protopets. They also mop out of manholes and Megacorp Cereal Boxs, however they only launch a few Protopets and thats it. On planet Yeedlie in the Megacorp Headquarters, they pop out of Megacorp Protopet Crates, each carrying three, a few Blitz Cannon shots will take care of them. The Exterminator Bots are helpful when not attacking you as well but are easily overwelmed, as swarms of Protopets will rip the Exterminator Bots into nothing but nuts and bolts. The best methed to kill groups of these pest is to use Mini-Nuke and Blitz Cannon to wipe dozens of them to Protopet Heaven in one shot. Be wary, if EVEN 'ONE PROTOPET 'escapes the same fate as it's brethern, it'll create a new batch to kill Ratchet.

Trivia

 * A single Protopet can be seen sharing a seat with Billy while watching the Secret Agent Clank movie at the end of Up Your Arsenal.

Appearances

 * Ratchet &amp; Clank: Going Commando
 * Ratchet &amp; Clank: Up Your Arsenal (cameo)