The Gyro-cycle is a gadget in Tools of Destruction. Developed by the Center for Advanced Lombax Research, it is a smaller single-rider vehicle capable of moving at high speed. Ratchet and Clank made use of it after purchasing one from the Smuggler.
History[]
The Gyro-cycle was developed by the Center for Advanced Lombax Research.[1]
The Smuggler bought a Gyro-cycle modified with a terrathruster from a lombax in the Vorox Nebula.[2][a] This Gyro-cycle was sold by the Smuggler to Ratchet for 5,000 bolts in "Buy a Gyro-Cycle" in the lava refineries, Rykan V.
Ratchet used the Gyro-cycle first in Rykan V in "Travel the Lava Tube Network". It was then used in Slag's fleet on Ublik Passage to acquire a gold bolt, and finally in Meridian City on Igliak during "Rescue Qwark".
Gameplay[]
The Gyro-cycle in action.
The Gyro-cycle is launched from specific gyro launchers, which catapult the Gyro-cycle into the air. It is controlled in small tube sections. The Gyro-cycle automatically deactivates when Ratchet reaches his destination.
Riding through hypergates gives the Gyro-cycle an instant speed burst. Bumping in to crates on the Gyro-cycle would break them open, and Ratchet can bump into cragpoles to defeat them.
Behind the scenes[]
Gyro-cycles are mentioned to be among the items that will be stocked in the McMarx Sports Shack in Outpost X11, Aridia, in the 2016 re-imagined game.[3]