The Gadgetron Insta-Mech is a vehicle in Ratchet & Clank (2016 game) used by Dr. Nefarious in the Deplanetizer during "Defeat Dr. Nefarious". It is a flying mech suit manufactured by Gadgetron and personally customized by Dr. Nefarious.
For the final battle, Nefarious warped in the mech suit to pilot, using it to battle Ratchet and Clank, and in an attempt to detonate a dwarf star to destroy the entire system.
History[]
After Ratchet and Clank fought with Captain Qwark, Qwark eventually came to his senses and realized it was crucial to stop Nefarious. Qwark tried to stop him from activating the Deplanetizer's laser and allowing it to destroy Umbris, but Nefarious successfully fired. The Galactic Rangers were able to use the Mag Boosters on the Starship Phoenix and pull the Deplanetizer off course, meaning that it missed.
Nefarious, in rage, simply dropped down and activated the Insta-Mech, summoning in his mech suit, as he attempted to reach the Deplanetizer's core, an artificial supernova, with the goal of destroying the dwarf star. Ratchet and Clank followed him, and then, using the XK-81 Jetpack during the fight, destroyed the mech, causing it to fall into the supernova.
Characteristics[]
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Concept art of Nefarious' mech from the re-imagined game
The Insta-Mech was a large, dark purple mech suit, with two large arms, both with three pincers. In place of legs, it had a thruster capable of flight. The top was a green, translucent cockpit from which Nefarious piloted it. Its weaponry included mine launchers from its shoulders, and two types of energy attacks from the pincer hands: a continuous orange laser known as the proton splitter, and purple rapid-fire blasters. It was also capable of absorbing energy from the artificial supernova, and could destroy floating platforms by slamming them with its arms.
The Insta-Mech bore a strong aesthetic resemblance to Dr. Nefarious's robotic form.
Combat[]
Behind the scenes[]
Hitting the Gadgetron Insta-Mech at the wrong time could result in a glitch where it would become stuck inside the dwarf star.
The Insta-Mech's design resembles the Ultra Supreme Executive Chairman Drek-Mech from the original Ratchet & Clank, piloted by Chairman Drek for the final boss of that game. The Insta-Mech does not appear in the movie, and instead, Nefarious simply falls into the Deplanetizer's core after being hit by Ratchet's OmniWrench.