Lombax

A Lombax was a bipedal species that were completely covered in yellow, velvety fur, with orange stripes running down part of their body. They had large cat-like ears and triangular feet with three claws on each foot, as well as large hands with four fingers. Ratchet was the only surviving Lombax in his dimension after the existing Lombaxes fled to another dimension in order to avoid being destroyed by Percival Tachyon. Lombaxes had an innate affinity towards gadgetry and machinery. Wrench is traditional lombax weapon.

Origins and the Great War
The Lombaxes originated from the Polaris Galaxy where, years ago, they fought a Great War against the Cragmite empire. The Lombaxes were hailed as the saviors of Polaris after defeating the Cragmites. However, one Cragmite, Tachyon, survived. The Lombaxes then raised him, once he found out that he was a Cragmite, he raised an army against the Lombaxes. Taken by surprise, the Lombaxes fled to another dimension, with only two Lombaxes staying behind to hide the dimensionator from Tachyon. Ratchet's father, who stayed to protect the dimensionator with his son, sent Ratchet to the Solana galaxy to keep him safe from Tachyon. Tachyon then killed Ratchet's father and was known to have taken great pleasure in it. Ratchet later defeated Tachyon, whilst preventing the cragmites from returning to his dimension, he also got a glimpse of the lombax dimension through the dimensionator.



Personality
"Note to self: Never mess with a trigger happy Lombax."

- Annihilation Nation commentator.

Lombaxes were known throughout the Polaris galaxy for their advanced tecnnological knowledge, and rarely used unmodified equipment. The Lombaxes created various hi-tech gadgets, weapons and armor through the use of advanced centres of research, where extremely intelligent lombaxes worked in groups to finish large projects such as the dimensionator. Lombaxes couldn't leave anything unmodified according to the Smuggler.

Lombaxes were also known for enjoying high speeds and being proficient with weaponry. The Cragmites considered 'typical' Lombaxes to be noble and courageous.

Lombax warfare
There were several Lombax warrior groups, including one group on Fastoon. These groups used advanced Lombax technology, created by the Centre for advanced Lombax research, such as Trillium Armor.

Similar species
There were at least two races similar to the Lombaxes. Cazar were humanoids with brown fur and look slightly like foxes. The only known cazares were:
 * Sasha Phyronix
 * President Phyronix

An unnamed species thought to be similar to the Lombaxes existed, the only known member of this species was Angela Cross. This species may have been a sub-species of a Lombax. There were also a number of Lombax Clones, they were all Clones of Ratchet.

Known Lombaxes

 * Ratchet
 * Ratchet's father

Appearances

 * Ratchet & Clank
 * Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando
 * Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal
 * Ratchet: Deadlocked
 * Ratchet & Clank: Going Mobile
 * Ratchet & Clank: Clone Home
 * 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

Appearances in other games

 * Jak II (Poster only)
 * Jak X: Combat Racing
 * Daxter (Mask only)
 * ''Hot Shots Golf Fore!