Grubsnuckers[1] are enemies in Tools of Destruction and Before the Nexus, mentioned in Full Frontal Assault. They are medium-sized flying creatures with insectoid wings, native to Sargasso.
Multiple varieties also appear as enemies in Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time, collectively known as Breegus wasps.[2] They are fought around the Breegus System of the Polaris Galaxy, on moons, planets, and in the Great Clock. Ratchet and Clank both fought them on various occasions.
Characteristics[]
The standard variety of the grubsnucker that appears in Tools of Destruction and the Great Clock in A Crack in Time has a blue exoskeleton and a green body sack.
The other varieties of Breegus wasps come in different colors and fire different projectiles throughout the moons they appear on. They appear to match the moon's habitats (red colored wasps on a fiery moon that spit fire, or blue colored wasps on a frozen moon that spit ice, etc.). Additionally, Breegus wasps which spit acid appear, these also appear on Morklon and Vapedia, these are identical to the standard variety aside from having a red exoskeleton.
History[]
Captain Qwark once took Helga von Streissenburgen to an all-you-can-eat grubsnucker buffet on Veldin.[3]
Zurgo (disguised as the Plumber) also used grubsnuckers to sabotage the Starship Phoenix II.
Characteristics[]
Grubsnuckers are insectoid beings which fly using a single pair of wings. They are capable of hovering in the air and spitting acid at foes, expanding their bodies as they prepare to spit acid, often keeping a distance from their targets. Grubsnuckers are usually found in groups of two or three, often accompanied by anthropods. They can live underwater, and will ambush nearby prey if detected.
Combat[]
All grubsnucker and Breegus wasp variants attack Ratchet from a range, keeping a distance from him when firing slow-moving projectiles. Although they are found in groups, they often do not cluster too closely together, and as flying enemies, they can be hard to hit. In Tools of Destruction, if within range the Nano-Swarmers are best at taking them down, followed by either the Buzz Blades or Shard Reaper.
In the Great Clock as Clank, Breegus wasps are fought by Clank often alongside teratropes. As Clank it is best to use the Chronoscepter to send their projectiles back against them, as they cannot be defeated otherwise due to their ability to fly out of Clank's range.
Behind the scenes[]

Concept art.
In Copernicus Qwark's Awesomely Epic 3D Adventure Through Time & Space, Qwark mentions grubsnucker daiquiris.
Citations[]
- ↑ BradyGames 2007, p. 194
- ↑ Davis 2009, p. 252
- ↑ Tools of Destruction script § "Light a Match, Mustachio!"
References[]
- Video games
- Insomniac Games (2007). Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction [Game]. Sony Computer Entertainment. PlayStation 3.
- Insomniac Games (2009). Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time [Game]. Sony Computer Entertainment. PlayStation 3.
- Insomniac Games (2012). Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault [Game]. Sony Computer Entertainment. PlayStation 3.
- (2013). Ratchet & Clank: Before the Nexus [Game].
- Bibliography
- BradyGames (2007). Ratchet & Clank Future Tools of Destruction Official Strategy Guide [Book]. BradyGames. ISBN 0744009774.
- H. Leigh Davis (2009). Ratchet & Clank Future A Crack in Time Official Strategy Guide [Book]. BradyGames. ISBN 0744011248.