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{{infobox gadget |
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| − | |image = PDA.png |
+ | |image = Gadgetron PDA from R&C (2002) render.png |
| + | |icon = [[File:Gadgetron PDA from R&C (2002) icon.png|50px|Icon from ''Ratchet & Clank'' (2002)]] [[File:Gadgetron PDA from UYA icon.png|50px|Icon from ''Up Your Arsenal'']] [[File:Gadgetron PDA from SM icon.png|50px|Icon from ''Size Matters'']] |
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| − | |manufacturer = [[ |
+ | |manufacturer = [[Qwark]] |
|type = Portable device |
|type = Portable device |
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|function = Remote [[vendor]] |
|function = Remote [[vendor]] |
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| − | |obtained |
+ | |obtained rc02 = "[[Purchase Gadgetron PDA from 'Steve']]", [[Gorda City]], [[Oltanis]] |
| − | |obtained uya = [[ |
+ | |obtained uya = [[Qwark's hideout]], [[Thran Asteroid Belt]] (purchased for 250,000 bolts) |
| − | |obtained sm = [[Challax]] |
+ | |obtained sm = [[Challax]] (purchased for 50,000 bolts) |
|obtained sac = [[Prison Showers]], first challenge |
|obtained sac = [[Prison Showers]], first challenge |
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| ⚫ | The '''Gadgetron Personal Delivery Assistant''', or '''[[Gadgetron Corporation|Gadgetron]] PDA''' is an optional gadget in ''[[Ratchet & Clank (2002 game)|Ratchet & Clank]]'', ''[[Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal|Up Your Arsenal]]'', ''[[Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters|Size Matters]]'', and ''[[Secret Agent Clank (game)|Secret Agent Clank]]''. It functions as a portable [[vendor]] and allows [[Ratchet]] to purchase [[ammo]] for [[Gadgetron]] weapons remotely, but for ten times the price at a normal weapons vendor, due to shipping and handling.{{cite|uya|script=Find Captain Qwark (gameplay)}} |
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| − | {{quote|The Gadgetron PDA allows access to remote ammo anywhere in the galaxy! Equip and then activate it for all your impulse buys. A shipping cost and handling fee will apply to all purchases. Only Gadgetron products are available.|Description in ''Size Matters''|SM}} |
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| ⚫ | The '''Gadgetron Personal Delivery Assistant''', or '''[[Gadgetron Corporation|Gadgetron]] PDA''' is an optional gadget in ''[[Ratchet & Clank (2002 game)|Ratchet & Clank]]'', ''[[Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal|Up Your Arsenal]]'', ''[[Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters|Size Matters]]'', and ''[[Secret Agent Clank]]''. It functions as a portable [[vendor]] and allows [[Ratchet]] to purchase [[ammo]] for Gadgetron weapons remotely, but for ten times the price at a normal weapons vendor. |
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| + | In ''Ratchet & Clank'', [[bolts]] are scarce, meaning it is often best avoiding it in favor of ordinary vendors. Bolts are much less scarce in ''Up Your Arsenal'', though the PDA itself is pricey and ammo refreshes after death anyway, making it a skippable purchase. |
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| − | In ''[[Secret Agent Clank]]'', the [[Agency PDA]] is available for [[Clank]]. |
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+ | ==History== |
===''Ratchet & Clank''=== |
===''Ratchet & Clank''=== |
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| + | [[File:Captain Qwark!.png|thumb|left|"Steve McQwark" trying to sell [[Ratchet]] the Gadgetron PDA.]] |
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| − | The Gadgetron PDA is acquired from [[Qwark]], under the alias "Steve McQwark", on planet [[Oltanis]] in the ruins of [[Gorda City]], as an unofficial product claiming to be a Gadgetron product. It allows Ratchet to purchase ammo from any location, for 10 times the normal ammo price. However, as [[bolt]]s are scarce in ''Ratchet & Clank'', it is often best avoiding it in favor of ordinary vendors. |
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| + | [[Qwark|Captain Qwark]], under the alias "[[Steve McQwark]]", sold the Gadgetron PDA. It was one of several bogus Gadgetron merchandise that Qwark sold, along with the [[Personal Hygenator]]. During "[[Purchase Gadgetron PDA from 'Steve']]", Ratchet found him by a stall in [[Gorda City]], [[Oltanis]], and saw through his disguise quickly. Qwark read out a script and sold Ratchet the PDA for 1,000 [[bolts]]. The PDA allowed Ratchet to purchase ammo from any location, for 10 times the normal ammo price. |
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| + | Qwark was later imprisoned for selling bogus merchandise which he claimed were Gadgetron products, including the PDA.{{cite|gc|script=Behind the Hero, Part II}} |
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===''Up Your Arsenal''=== |
===''Up Your Arsenal''=== |
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| − | + | Ratchet and [[Clank]] found the Gadgetron PDA on [[Qwark's hideout]] on the [[Thran Asteroid Belt]], where he kept the PDA in a vendor machine along with a [[Crotchitizer]] and [[Personal Hygenator]]. Ratchet found it by using a [[grav-ramp]] path located near where the ''[[Star Explorer]]'' landed, opposite the path to the hideout's entrance. It was purchased for 250,000 bolts. It functioned identically to the original PDA, and would not deliver ammo for the five [[Megacorp]] weapons purchased from [[Slim Cognito]]. |
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===''Size Matters''=== |
===''Size Matters''=== |
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===''Secret Agent Clank''=== |
===''Secret Agent Clank''=== |
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The Gadgetron PDA can be acquired for Ratchet upon beating the first challenge in the [[Prison Showers]], functioning identically to its ''Size Matters'' appearance. |
The Gadgetron PDA can be acquired for Ratchet upon beating the first challenge in the [[Prison Showers]], functioning identically to its ''Size Matters'' appearance. |
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[[Clank]] can also find an [[Agency PDA]]. |
[[Clank]] can also find an [[Agency PDA]]. |
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[[Category:Gadgets in Ratchet & Clank (2002 game)]] |
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[[Category:Gadgets in Up Your Arsenal]] |
[[Category:Gadgets in Up Your Arsenal]] |
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Revision as of 17:41, 9 January 2020
Template:Appearances The Gadgetron Personal Delivery Assistant, or Gadgetron PDA is an optional gadget in Ratchet & Clank, Up Your Arsenal, Size Matters, and Secret Agent Clank. It functions as a portable vendor and allows Ratchet to purchase ammo for Gadgetron weapons remotely, but for ten times the price at a normal weapons vendor, due to shipping and handling.[1]
In Ratchet & Clank, bolts are scarce, meaning it is often best avoiding it in favor of ordinary vendors. Bolts are much less scarce in Up Your Arsenal, though the PDA itself is pricey and ammo refreshes after death anyway, making it a skippable purchase.
History
Ratchet & Clank
"Steve McQwark" trying to sell Ratchet the Gadgetron PDA.
Captain Qwark, under the alias "Steve McQwark", sold the Gadgetron PDA. It was one of several bogus Gadgetron merchandise that Qwark sold, along with the Personal Hygenator. During "Purchase Gadgetron PDA from 'Steve'", Ratchet found him by a stall in Gorda City, Oltanis, and saw through his disguise quickly. Qwark read out a script and sold Ratchet the PDA for 1,000 bolts. The PDA allowed Ratchet to purchase ammo from any location, for 10 times the normal ammo price.
Qwark was later imprisoned for selling bogus merchandise which he claimed were Gadgetron products, including the PDA.[2]
Up Your Arsenal
Ratchet and Clank found the Gadgetron PDA on Qwark's hideout on the Thran Asteroid Belt, where he kept the PDA in a vendor machine along with a Crotchitizer and Personal Hygenator. Ratchet found it by using a grav-ramp path located near where the Star Explorer landed, opposite the path to the hideout's entrance. It was purchased for 250,000 bolts. It functioned identically to the original PDA, and would not deliver ammo for the five Megacorp weapons purchased from Slim Cognito.
Size Matters
The Gadgetron PDA can be acquired on planet Challax, and is purchased for 50,000 bolts, and functions identically to previous appearances though it only charges five times more than usual rather than 10. Ammo can be purchased for all weapons aside from the Static Barrier.
Secret Agent Clank
The Gadgetron PDA can be acquired for Ratchet upon beating the first challenge in the Prison Showers, functioning identically to its Size Matters appearance.
Clank can also find an Agency PDA.