Lombax

A Lombax is a species from the Ratchet & Clank series. So far, only two characters from the series have been confirmed to belong to the special race: Ratchet and Angela Cross. Lombax are completely covered in yellow, velvety fur, with orange stripes running down much of the body. They are bipedal but their facial features are similar to those of a domestic cat. Lombax have large triangular feet with three claws on each foot, as well as large hands with four fingers and a thumb on each. This makes them different from most other species in the Ratchet & Clank universe, such as the Blarg, which traditionally have two fingers and a thumb per hand. Male lombax have two large ears, while females have smaller ears.

Lombax seem to be a quite rare species, since only two have been officially identified. They are also considered cute by many fangirls of the game series, and an entire fan community called "Fuzztakus" has been established to lombax fanart and fan-fiction.

Species
Though Angela is indeed a lombax, she is not of the same subspecies. Angela is a Froscan lombax, native to the frozen planet Frosca (some have said that Insomniac calls this planet Dangara), which is also in the Solana Galaxy, but is further from the sun. Insomniac has also disclosed that Froscan lombax are white, unlike their Veldinian cousins. Most have assumed that Angela has golden fur because of a recessive gene or a mutation. There are other anatomical differences between Ratchet and Angela: note the lack of stripes on her upper arms and the difference in ear shape and size. Also, Angela seems to lack the striped tail that Ratchet has. Angela is also a full head taller than Ratchet, caused by the lesser gravitational pull on Frosca/Dangara. This could also explain her clumsiness, as the stronger gravitational pull would probably make it a bit awkward to someone who isn't quite used to it.

Appears in

 * Ratchet & Clank
 * Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando
 * Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal
 * Ratchet: Deadlocked
 * Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction