Gadgetron vendor

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A Gadgetron vendor from Ratchet & Clank.

Gadgetron vendors are vendors operated by Gadgetron Corporation, selling weapons manufactured or distributed by Gadgetron. They are found throughout the Solana Galaxy, and take bolts for currency.

Gadgetron vendors are either blue or orange in color. They appear as a segmented orange or blue box, with four antenna around it. Above the box is a large black "G" floating above, it with the word "Gadgetron" revolving around. When activating the vendor, the segmented pieces of the vendor will separate out to form the menus.

Appearances

Ratchet & Clank (2002)

Blue Gadgetron vendors make their debut in the original Ratchet & Clank. They sell all weapons in the game with the exception of the Bomb Glove available at the start, the R.Y.N.O. purchased from the Shady Salesman on Rilgar, the Suck Cannon obtained on Eudora after "Explore the mills", the Morph-o-Ray obtained on Oltanis after "Search the destroyed city", and the gold weapons purchased in the gold weapons room. The Persuader also provides a discount on all weapons purchased.

These vendors are separated into six screens. The top screen contains a scrolling message describing the product (or gags if left idle). The bottom screen contained weapon icons for either the weapon or ammo to be purchased. The left screen contains an image of the product, while the right contains a transmission of Moby. The middle of the menu contains a rotating model of the selected weapon, while the "Buy" and "Exit options" appear below the left and right screens.

Moby

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Moby

Moby is a green reptilian Gadgetron tradesman operating vendors, appearing on screen. He sold weapons to Ratchet, often making comments on Ratchet's purchase and sometimes jokes. He appears to be of the same species as Wendell Lumos, the Gadgetron CEO. Moby could be seen at the premiere for the Secret Agent Clank movie, appearing near the back of the audience on the right.

In demo versions of the game, the names of the audio files of his lines contain the word "moby," suggesting it is his name. This name is not used in the audio files of the final game. After Moby, no vendors made comments about Ratchet's purchases until the GrummelNet vendors in Tools of Destruction.

Prices

Weapon	Purchase price	Persuader price	Ammo price	Gadgetron PDA price	First available
Bomb Glove	—	—	5	25	Initially
Pyrocitor	2,500	1,250	1	5	Novalis
Blaster	2,500	1,250	1	10	Kerwan
Glove of Doom	7,500	5,000	40	100	Eudora
Mine Glove	7,500	5,000	5	15	Rilgar
Taunter	2,500	1,250	—	—	Blarg Tactical Research Station
Devastator	10,000	7,500	50	100	Batalia
Walloper	7,500	5,000	—	—	Gaspar
Visibomb Gun	15,000	10,000	100	200	Orxon
Decoy Glove	7,500	5,000	10	50	Pokitaru
Drone Device	7,500	5,000	40	100	Gemlik Base
Tesla Claw	40,000	30,000	1	10	Oltanis
R.Y.N.O.	—	—	20	50	Rilgar

Going Commando

See also: Help Matron

A Gadgetron vendor is found on planet Barlow, selling weapons from the original title along with the RYNO II. If the player has a Ratchet & Clank save file, the weapons here are instead free.

Up Your Arsenal

In Up Your Arsenal the vendors are identical in design, but have changed to a bright orange color. They also let customers buy all ammo for their weapons at once. All weapons are purchased here aside from Megacorp weapons, which are instead purchased from Slim Cognito. However, in challenge mode, the Mega versions of the Megacorp weapons can still be purchased from Gadgetron vendors.

When using the weapons vendor on the Starship Phoenix, if the player has a Ratchet & Clank save file with the Hologuise gadget obtained, they can get a 10% discount on all new weapons or weapon upgrades as a Gadgetron employee who had been with the company for two years, as promised by Wendell Lumos. Customers can also try out new weapons for free here on the VR deck. The Starship Phoenix is also the location of the Gadgetron armor vendor.

Prices

Weapons

Weapon	Purchase price	Mega upgrade price	Ammo price	First available
Shock Blaster	—	420,000	5	—
Nitro Launcher	—	380,000	50	—
Plasma Whip	7,500	180,000	3	Nabla Forest, Florana
N60 Storm	15,000	460,000	2	Nabla Forest, Florana
Suck Cannon	8,000	100,000	—	Starship Phoenix
Infector	18,000	220,000	20	Starship Phoenix
Spitting Hydra	40,000	540,000	5	Capital City, Marcadia
Agents of Doom	60,000	660,000	75	Annihilation Nation, Station Q9
Flux Rifle	75,000	340,000	50	Deep Sea Hideout, Aquatos
Annihilator	150,000	580,000	20	Korgon Base, Tyhrranosis
Holoshield Glove	30,000	140,000	20	Korgon Base, Tyhrranosis
Disc Blade Gun	175,000	500,000	10	Obani Gemini, Zygan System
Rift Ripper	180,000	760,000	100	Lot 42, Holostar Studios
Qwack-O-Ray	200,000	300,000	—	Outpost X12, Aridia
RY3NO	3,000,000	—	1,000	Challenge mode

Mega Megacorp weapons

Weapon	Purchase price	Ammo price
Mega Meteor Gun	260,000	3
Mega Megaturret Glove	620,000	30
Mega Heavy Bouncer	740,000	50
Mega Plasma Storm	820,000	50
Mega Tesla Barrier	700,000	500

Armor

Main article: Up Your Arsenal armor

Armor	Purchase price	Available after
Magnaplate armor	10,000	Nabla Forest, Florana
Adamantine armor	60,000	Deep Sea Hideout, Aquatos
Aegis Mark V armor	250,000	Zeldrin Starport
Infernox armor	1,000,000	Nefarious BFG, Koros (upon landing)

Size Matters

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Ratchet & Clank (2016)

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A Gadgetron vendor, in Ratchet & Clank

Blue Gadgetron vendors are found throughout the locations. They have an identical appearance to traditional Gadgetron vendors, though the "G" above the box is a blue hologram, with no text revolving around it. These vendors sell all weapons in the game, aside from the Combuster (obtained during "Return to the garage" on Veldin), the Predator Launcher (obtained in the mission "Search the Blarg Warship for weapons" in Nebula G34), and the RYNO (obtained after giving all RYNO holocards to the Shady Salesman on Rilgar). These vendors also sell Raritanium upgrades. A set of these are available for each weapon, and normally provide bonuses to the weapon's damage, area of effect, bolts earned, or more. However, unlocking all upgrades surrounding mystery icons will instead unlock a greater mystery upgrade which alters the weapon more significantly.

Interfacing with these vendors opens a menu with a large space background surrounding them. The left contains the option to fill all weapons and ammo as well as a list of available weapons, which can be cycled up and down through, and hovering over a weapon will show a Ratchet in the middle holding the weapon as a preview (or an image of ammo and nanotech crates for the refill option). The the right contain the cost, a description of the weapon with its icon, and the player's current bolts and Raritanium. Pressing will enter a different menu for Raritanium upgrades, where the left lists all possessed weapons and the right shows the stats for what upgrades were obtained.

Weapon	Purchase price	Upgrade price	Ammo price	First available
Fusion Grenade	100			Kyzil Plateau, Veldin
Pyrocitor	2,000			Tobruk Crater, Novalis
Blaster	4,000			Tobruk Crater, Novalis
Bouncer	100			Tobruk Crater, Novalis (Pre-order bonus only)
Mr. Zurkon	8,000			Aleero City, Kerwan
Groovitron	8,000			Blackwater City, Rilgar or Blarg Tactical Research Station, Nebula G34
Pixelizer	15,000			Blackwater City, Rilgar or Blarg Tactical Research Station, Nebula G34
Plasma Striker	21,000			Blarg Research Outpost, Gaspar
Warmonger	28,000			Fort Krontos, Batalia
Buzz Blades	30,000			Skorg City, Quartu
Glove of Doom	35,000			Deplanetizer
Sheepinator	40,000			Gadgetron Headquarters, Kalebo III

In challenge mode, after a full holocard set for a weapon is obtained, its Omega weapon variant becomes available at the vendor.

Behind the scenes

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Original Gadgetron vendor design

The original Gadgetron vendor design was cut to save memory.

Concept art of a possible reimagined Moby.

While Moby does not appear in the 2016 re-imagined game, there was concept art drawn for a possible re-imagined appearance. The Gadgetron vendor still makes comments about Ratchet's purchases at the vendor, though no green alien is visible, meaning it is unknown if it is Moby making the comments.