Talwyn Apogee

Talwyn Apogee was a Markazian that Ratchet and Clank encountered and befriended during the events of the Future saga. Her father, Max Apogee, was a famous explorer and artifact expert who trying to figure out the secret of the Lombaxes. After he disappeared following a Space Pirate raid, Talwyn was left behind on Apogee's space station in the Nundac Asteroid Ring, guarded by two old war-bots, Cronk and Zephyr. Ratchet and Clank ran into Talwyn whilst believing the station contained the Lombax Secret and they quickly became allies.

Talwyn possessed high knowledge of the Lombaxes, including being able to read the Lombax Language. She was also an able combatant and assisted Ratchet in various fights against many enemies.

Tools of Destruction
Talwyn first encountered Ratchet and Clank after they fought their way through her space station in the Nundac Asteroid Ring. Initially mistaking them for threats, she threatened to jettison the duo out of the airlock before Zephyr made her notice that Ratchet was actually a Lombax. After this initial frosty encounter, Talwyn explained of her father's past in archaeology and artifacts and mentioned a Lombax artifact that was taken by Space Pirates after the station was raided years ago. She, along with the two war bots, accompanied the duo to Ardolis to steal back the map from Captain Slag's crew.

Ratchet sucessfully activated the device, revealing to be a map to Rykan V. Talwyn theorised that the Lombax Secret was hidden there and took off for the planet. Once there, the group found an old bunker with Lombax writing inscribed into it. Initially joking about Ratchet's lack of an ability to read it, Talwyn revealed she can read it herself and the group managed to get inside. After initially expressing frustration at finding nothing, an old holo-film revealed there was more to the Lombax Secret than they initially thought. Talwyn then implored Ratchet and Clank to follow her to the testing facility on Sargasso.

Once there, the group split off and Talwyn ran into trouble. Her last transmission stated that Tachyon's troopers were following them and they were attempting to lose them in the swamps of the planet. Somehow, Talwyn along with the war bots were captured and sent to Zordoom Prison.

Later, after fixing the IRIS computer, the Lombax Secret was revealed to be the Dimensionator: a device that could open portals to other layers of existence. After realising this is how the Lombaxes defeated the Cragmites, the Zoni gave Clank another vision and said that Talwyn would die in Zordoom unless Ratchet and Clank got there first. After initially being angry at Clank for wanting to destroy the device and not believing his friend's story, Ratchet was amazed at Clank's accuracy once on Zordoom when Talwyn asked how the two of them even knew they'd been captured.

Ratchet lost the Dimensionator to Qwark after a battle with Captain Slag who then took a vessel to try and destroy the device in a black hole. Fortunately, the craft set a course for the nearest planet: Reepor, the Cragmite homeworld. Clank then sent a message to Talwyn and the group met up on the planet's surface to track down Qwark.

Unfortunately, they were too late. Tachyon himself managed to steal the Dimensionator from Qwark and then used it to release the Cragmites from their interdimensional prison. After fighting some of them off, Talwyn was busy at work preparing her ship for an escape when she was delighted to see Ratchet had survived. She expressed sympathy towards the Lombax when Ratchet told her that Clank didn't make it. However, Clank suddenly reappeared and Talwyn smiled as the two attempted to hug but settled with a simple fist-bump instead. Aphelion then warned of the Cragmites attacking Meridian City prompting Talwyn to order Ratchet to help the invasion.

Talwyn later met up with Ratchet and Clank on Fastoon just after Tachyon has barricaded himself inside the Court of Azimuth. She helped Ratchet get into the Court and even helped in the initial stages off the final battle. However, Talwyn was helpless as Ratchet and Clank were suddenly sucked into a interdimensional portal caused by a Dimensionator malfunction. Luckily, the duo returned having defeated Tachyon and the group returned to Talwyn's station.

Talwyn was present when the Zoni appear at the end of the game to everyone. She, like everyone else, could only watch as they kidnapped Clank and promptly disappear.

Quest for Booty
In Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty, Talwyn is revealed to have helped Ratchet to find Clank for almost a year. After a while of searching, she and Ratchet found a clue from IRIS about a pirate captain named Darkwater that was connected to the Zoni. The two of them travelled to the Azorean Sea on planet Merdegraw to find out more. However, they were quickly found and attacked by the Space Pirates that were patrolling the seas. Despite putting up the fight, Talwyn and Ratchet were both captured and were shot from a cannon to Hoolefar Island by Rusty Pete.

Talwyn accompanied Ratchet on their initial exploration of the island and then went off exploring by herself whilst Ratchet repaired the island's wind turbines and supply beacon in order to communicate to Pete as to why he had sent them there. During this, she contacted Ratchet about the villagers mentioning a curse related to Captain Darkwater as well as a mysterious thief that only left behind red feathers after his crimes. After Ratchet fixes the beacon, Talwyn went with him to see the Obsidian Eye, a powerful telescope that Darkwater used to keep in contact with the Zoni. They quickly realised it could be used to find Clank if they had the Fulcrum Star needed to power it. Because the beacon was now fixed, Talwyn picked up a signal and the two of the met Rusty Pete by the pier. He revealed he purposely sent them to the island to see the Obisidian Eye and offered to help them find the Fulcrum Star by going to the Morrow Caverns to find the treasure map leading to it.

After arriving at the caverns, Talwyn soon found herself trapped behind a door which collapsed after she went through it. Here, the player had the option to promise to save her or say that they couldn't promise anything. In either scenario, Talwyn was left behind while Ratchet carried on through the canerns. After Rusty Pete's betrayal and attempt to ressurect Captain Slag, Talwyn encountered the Undead Pirates and managed to hold them off, albeit still trapped behind the door. If Talwyn was rescued by Ratchet, she helped his fight off a Pythor, thanked Ratchet for her helping her/keeping his promise and then headed back to the Hoolefar Island with him, helping to stop the Undead Pirates from pillaging the island when they attack. If Ratchet left her behind in Morrow Caverns, she missed the attempted pillaging of Hoolefar Island but managed to "boost her way back to the island alone", almost cruelly remarking that she knew how Clank must have felt at the time.

After translating the map he found in the caverns, Ratchet then set sail for Darkwater Cove with Talwyn where they believed the now combined spirits of Slag and Darkwater were headed. The two of them managed to solve various puzzles in order to get to the treasure room where the Fulcum Star was being kept. After fighting more Undead Pirates, Ratchet was suddenly sent falling into the Lythoin Caves. Slag/Darkwater took Talwyn as a prisoner and left Ratchet to be devoured by the Pythors within. After escaping and catching up with the fleet over the Azorean Sea, Ratchet saw that the pirates had locked Talwyn behind a ghost forcefield inside a Pirate Ship. Releasing her, Talwyn helped Ratchet defeat Slag/Darkwater and get back the Fulcrum Star. She later accompanied him back to Hoolefar Island where it was revealed that Clank was now in the custody of Dr. Nefarious.

A Crack in Time
After the events of A Quest For Booty, it is presumed that Talwyn was unable to accompany Ratchet to the Breegus Nebula as she does not make any physical appearance in A Crack in Time.

Ratchet does mention Talwyn at the beginning of the game. He says that she supplied them with the information that the sector he was travelling to was notorious for teeming with dangerous mercenaries. Talwyn also appeared on some of the monitors in Clank's subconscious during his stay in the Great Clock.

Ratchet & Clank comic series
Talwyn is mentioned in the Ratchet &amp; Clank comic series after Ratchet asked newly appointed Galactic President Qwark if she was alright and if her space station had disappeared. Qwark indeed confirmed she was fine and her space station was intact, also stating that she would be happy if Ratchet were to help. Strangely, Ratchet leaves after pausing with a sad expression and replies that someone is coming by about the Skyburst in the morning and he was too busy to leave.

It is currently unknown if Talwyn will make a physical appearence in the comic series. However, as her war-bot companions Cronk and Zephyr are appearing, she is likely to be as well.

Trivia

 * She was confirmed by TJ Fixman to be Ratchet's main relationship.
 * Talwn's surname of Apogee may be named after the point in a moon's orbit where it is furthest from its planet.
 * Although she never physically appeared in A Crack In Time, Talwyn's war-bot companions Cronk and Zephyr made vocal appearances during the game's credits.
 * Due to her radio message telling Ratchet to come home soon, it is implied that Ratchet lived on Talwyn's station during the time he spent searching for Clank.

Appearances

 * Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction
 * Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty
 * Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time (flashback appearance and mentioned only)
 * Ratchet &amp; Clank comic series