Slim Cognito

"Seriously? After all the black market merchandise I've sold you... What do you think I'm doing here?"

- Slim Cognito to Ratchet, while in prison.

Slim Cognito was a mysterious arms dealer from the Bogon Galaxy. He is never seen in person, the only part of his body shown is his eyes. He initially specialized in "legally ambiguous" ship upgrades and weapon modifications. At first, he only traded in Raritanium for ship upgrades, and platinum bolts for weapon mods- though he later accepted regular bolts. He owned a small establishment called Slim Cognito's Ship Shack, where he upgraded ships "quickly, cheaply, and most importantly, quietly," and was able to sell weapon mods from the back of his ship on certain planets. During their time in the Bogon Galaxy, Slim Cognito served Ratchet and Clank.

Sometime within the year, however, he was forced to escape the law after "accidentally" selling a Suck Cannon upgrade to a minor, swearing the kid looked 18, which Clank did not believe. He fled to the Solana Galaxy and hid in a pipe near Dr. Nefarious's Deep Sea Hideout on Aquatos. Here, he once again met Ratchet, and sold him black-market versions of Megacorp weapons that he had smuggled from the Bogon Galaxy, for bolts.

Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando
In Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando, Slim was in Silver City on planet Boldan. In Silver City and various areas, he had his own ship where he sold weapon mods. He also had his own shop in the Bogon Galaxy, named Slim Cognito's Ship Shack where he sold ship upgrades to Ratchet's ship.

Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal
In Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal Slim Cognito was on planet Aquatos selling weapons from Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando. He came to Solana since he mistakenly sold a Suck Cannon upgrade to a minor whom he thought that person looked 18. If you had a save file from Going Commando, you got free weapons, which was the Bouncer, Plasma Coil, Shield Charger, Lava Gun and Miniturret Glove.

Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters
In Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters, he didn't feature in the game but he sold weapon mods again but with bolts. He also had weapon modification vendors on selected planets.

Secret Agent Clank
In Secret Agent Clank he was in the same prison as Ratchet because of the black market merchandise he sold to him in previous games. He was willing to give Ratchet a code to the casino case which Clank needed to get into the High-Stakes Room (of which Slim used to play in every week) if he defended Slim from some of Slim's old customers that claimed that he sold lousy merchandise to them. It is unknown how he got out given the fact he was in Polaris in Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction. Writers' guessed that maybe he was transferred due to the continuing fights.

Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction
In Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction it was revealed that Slim was captured in Zordoom Prison on Viceron. He was sent there for showing his class B gravity cannon to group of female Tumfoids during a rock concert in Meridian City.

Behind the scenes

 * His name refers to the word "Incognito", which means to have one's true identity concealed.
 * According to cut audio files in Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal, he worked alongside Thugs-4-Less.
 * Strangely enough, in all the other games he has been in, Slim has had white eyes with black pupils and no irises, but in Secret Agent Clank he had purple irises. Why this change was made is unknown.
 * In Secret Agent Clank, there is a skin called "Super Incognito".
 * In cut audio files of Going Commando, he often booked manicure appointments.
 * In Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assualt, after you beat Zurgo, you can see his eyes when Zurgo gets knocked out.

Appearances

 * Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando
 * Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal
 * Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters
 * Secret Agent Clank
 * Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction