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The Alpha Disruptor is a weapon in Tools of Destruction and Quest for Booty, with cameos in Ratchet & Clank (movie) and Ratchet & Clank (2016 game) and mentions in Lost and Spaced. Engineered by the lombaxes, it is a nano-weapon which fires a charged up plasma beam at the target, dealing heavy damage.

In Tools of Destruction, the Alpha Disruptor can be upgraded to the Alpha Cannon with use, and in challenge mode, can be upgraded to the Omega Alpha Cannon. In Quest for Booty, it cannot be upgraded, and begins already as the Alpha Cannon at V5.

History[]

Main continuity[]

The Alpha Disruptor was engineered by the Center for Advanced Lombax Research as their first nano-weapon.[1] It ranked third on the Polaris Compendium of Ridiculously Overpowered Weapons.[2]

Talwyn Apogee used to fire the Alpha Disruptor in the shooting range of her Apogee Space Station. A year prior to Lost and Spaced, while firing it to blow off steam, she accidentally hit the gravity generator behind the wall of the shooting range. Her, Cronk, and Zephyr thereafter floated in zero gravity for two days until terachnoids repaired it.[3]

During Last and Spaced, Sasha Phyronix tested a Combuster in a target range in the Apogee Space Station while with Talwyn Apogee, practicing against cragmite cardboard cutouts. As Sasha practiced with it to blow off steam, Talwyn recommended she try and Alpha Disruptor.[4]


Ratchet & Clank re-imagined[]

The 2016 re-imagined game is primarily an unreliable retelling of events by Qwark.
The re-imagined game primarily describes Captain Qwark's account of events. As Qwark is an unreliable narrator, and contradictory events are in-universe fiction (though those which correspond still apply). Please see Project:Bulletin board/Canon for the wiki's coverage of canon.

In the Ratchet & Clank holo-film, Ratchet practiced using this weapon as a Galactic Ranger in training. Later, Brax Lectrus used it whilst fending off a group of Zurkons. In both the film and Captain Qwark's retelling, Dr. Nefarious also utilized his own Alpha Disruptor when battling against Ratchet and Clank.

Characteristics[]

Outpost L51 screen 4

The facility on Sargasso where the Alpha Disruptor is found.

The Alpha Disruptor is a long, blue and silver shoulder mounted weapon with a left-hand grip. Its nozzle is surrounded by five hatches, which presumably close up when the weapon is not in use. The Alpha Cannon is identical in appearance, but its highlights are green rather than blue and it has a small protrusion at the top of the stock.

After being charged and released, it fires a quantum beam of very potent isokinetic energy at targets.

Gameplay[]

Overview[]

Alpha Disruptor gameplay

Ratchet firing the Alpha Disruptor.

The Alpha Disruptor is charged by holding down the fire button, and fired by releasing it. The blast will hit a single target for a massive amount of damage. Its drawback is that its ammo is very limited, as it can hold four charges, which can be increased only to five with a weapon upgrade. This means that the Alpha Disruptor should be used sparingly, namely against very strong enemies and bosses.

With use, it could be upgraded to the Alpha Cannon at V5, which causes a massive explosion on impact, making it more effective against groups. The Antimatter Transfluxor special upgrade available in both game further enhances this by allowing it to pierce directly through enemies.

Tools of Destruction[]

The Alpha Disruptor is acquired for free in "Investigate the Kerchu Outpost", by hacking open a door in Outpost L51 in Sargasso with the Decryptor. The raritanium mods greatly enhance the weapon, but are also among the most expensive in the game at that point. More damage and Faster shooting mods in particular make it even more effective at its function, while More bolts is just convenient. More ammo is a crucial upgrade for the weapon due to its low capacity, even if it only increases the total to five.

The "Heavy Hitters" challenge at the Imperial Fight Festival required the Alpha Disruptor or Alpha Cannon.

In challenge mode, the Omega Alpha Cannon could be purchased for 8,500,000 bolts. Fully upgraded, at VX, its power is 42,842, meaning it has the most damage with a single shot of any weapon and outperforms everything else by far.

Quest for Booty[]

The Alpha Cannon can be acquired from the Smuggler in Darkwater Cove for 50,000 bolts during "Travel to Darkwater Cove", but also afterwards up until "Recover the Fulcrum Star". The weapon is incorrectly called the Alpha Disruptor by the Smuggler, and in the quick select menu, but has the correct name in the inventory.

The Anti-Matter Transfluxor can be found in Captain Darkwater's fleet in the Azorean Sea during "Track Down Captain Slag". On the first pirate ship, after climbing a ladder to the top deck, and before using the catapult, jump onto the boxes at the front and use the zipline to reach a closed off area at the front end of the deck with the upgrade.

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