Dan Johnson



"Play as DJ Bunky, the greatest UFO tracker, ghost hunter, cat trapeze trainer, and character builder in the known universe!"

- Description for the Dan Johnson skin in Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction.

Dan Johnson (1974 - December 2006) was a former Insomniac Games employee and level designer who worked with the company for many years. As an inside joke, Insomniac Games (almost) always hid cameos of Dan in their games, starting with Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage! (and still do). Dan left Insomniac Games and moved to High Impact Games along with many other Insomniac Games employees.

During his life, Dan has had difficuties with his leg. He died on December 3, 2006, during the production of Size Matters. The game has a memorial to him, and can be found after the ending credits.

He has so far appeared in every Ratchet & Clank game, except in Ratchet: Deadlocked and Ratchet & Clank: Going Mobile.

In Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters, the player could get the Dan Skin by either winning 5 of each game, or playing 10 death matches without dying, or by getting all titanium bolts consecutively.

References to Dan Johnson in the Ratchet & Clank games

 * Ratchet & Clank: He appeared on one of the monitors at the edge of the landing area of the BTS Station. Other Insomniac employees could also be found on them. He was also seen on Pokitaru, where all starfish scattered on the beach showed his image.
 * Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando: His face was on the Snow Dan Snowman on Siberius. Smashing the Snow Dan results in a skill point, for some reason. Also, in the Insomniac Museum, he was found as a floating face shot outside, on the opposite side of the Grav-Ramp tower. His name was also featured in binary code on one of the signs at Notak. He was also seen on some cereal boxes in Allgon City.
 * Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal: Similarly to Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando, his location was a breakable Snowman found in Qwark's Hideout, for a skill point. He was also a multiplayer skin unlockable by going to the Insomniac website and acquiring a code unique for each username, which was then entered in-game online.Multiplayer skin - Dan.jpg
 * Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters: He was an unlockable Multiplayer Skin. He also had a sort of a "memorial" to him, which is featured in the end credits. He was also seen on one of the computers at the Treehouse (the one with concept art of Luna on it) at the end, where his face appeared as a cartoon.
 * SAC Skins Ratchet Dan.jpgSecret Agent Clank: Once again, he was an unlockable skin but purchased with 3 titanium bolts.
 * Ratchet &amp; Clank Future: Tools of Destruction: An unlockable skin, purchased with 6 gold bolts. He was also mentioned in the end credits.
 * Ratchet &amp; Clank Future: Quest for Booty: He was hidden in the far end of a cave in the Hoolefar Bay. After blowing down some gates, he could be found at the far end of a ledge as an action figure in its packaging.
 * Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time: He was yet again an unlockable skin and could be unlocked for 24 Gold Bolts. And he could also be seen in the Insomniac Museum, staring into space.
 * Ratchet &amp; Clank: All 4 One: He was once more a skin that could be unlocked by Ratchet only, with 42 Hero Bolts.
 * Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault: He is a playable skin for online play.