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{{infobox character
|name = Help Matron
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|image = Help Matron.png
|imageBG = fff
 
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|residence = [[Vukovar Canyon]], [[Barlow]]
|image = [[File:Help Matron Bot.png|250px]]
 
 
|membership = [[Gadgetron Corporation]]
|homeworld= [[Barlow]]
 
|species = Robot
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|species = [[Robot]]
|gender = Female
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|gender = Female
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|voice actor = [[wikipedia:Mona Marshall|Mona Marshall]]
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|hair = Black
 
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The '''Help Matron''',{{cite|gc|credits}} also known as the '''Gadgetron Vendor Bot''',{{cite|gc|guide=54}} is a minor character in ''[[Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando|Going Commando]]''. She is an old female [[robot]] who worked for [[Gadgetron Corporation]] since the beginning{{cite|gc|script=Find the Desert Riders (gameplay)}}. In the [[Bogon Galaxy]], she operated a weapon store in an abandoned Gadgetron site in the [[Vukovar Canyon]] on planet [[Barlow]]. [[Ratchet]] encountered her during "[[Find the Desert Riders]]", coming across her shop right before meeting [[Biker One|the leader of the Desert Riders]]. She sold Ratchet five Gadgetron weapons, which he had used on his previous adventure, as well as the [[RYNO II]].
|eyes = Blue
 
|affiliation = [[Gadgetron]]
 
}}The '''Help Matron''' was a robot who had worked for [[Gadgetron]], according to her, since Gadgetron's beginning. [[Ratchet]] and [[Clank]] encountered her on planet [[Barlow]] with weapons from the [[Solana Galaxy]]. She said that the weapons sold themselves and did not charge the duo if they had proof of working for Gadgetron in the previous year. She appeared to be a regular Gadgetron robot who stayed in the Bogon Galaxy after the corporation left. She was either abandoned or stationed there by Gadgetron. Regardless, the Help Matron was later at the premiere for the ''Secret Agent Clank'' holo-film.
 
   
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The Help Matron has the appearance of an aged [[robot#Hotbots|hotbot]], as her attire and hair strongly resemble Gadgetron's [[HelpDesk Girl]], though she is much larger and more plump. She describes herself as "old fashioned" and is touchy when Ratchet offers to repair her vacuum tube.
==Appearances==
 
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*''[[Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando]]''
 
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The Help Matron briefly appeared in ''[[Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal|Up Your Arsenal]]'' in the audience, watching the premiere of the ''[[Secret Agent Clank (fictional series)#Up Your Arsenal|Secret Agent Clank]]'' movie.
*''[[Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal]]''
 
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[[Category:Characters|Matron]]
 
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==Available weapons==
[[Category:Gadgetron|Matron]]
 
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{| class="article-table"
[[Category:Female characters|Matron]]
 
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! Weapon
[[Category:Going Commando characters|Matron]]
 
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| [[Tesla Claw]]
[[Category:Up Your Arsenal characters|Matron]]
 
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| [[Bomb Glove]]
[[Category:Characters voiced by Mona Marshall]]
 
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| [[Walloper]]
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| [[Visibomb Gun]]
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| [[Decoy Glove]]
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| [[RYNO II]]
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|-
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! Cost
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| 8,000
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| 1,000
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| 8,000
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| 8,000
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| 5,000
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| 1,000,000
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|}
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All of the prices apply only if the player does not have a ''[[Ratchet & Clank (2002 game)|Ratchet & Clank]]'' save file on their system on which the weapon was purchased. Note that purchasing the [[R.Y.N.O.]] in the original game will not make the [[RYNO II]] free in ''Going Commando''. Each weapon can be upgraded to a more powerful Mega version, but said upgrade is only available from a [[Megacorp vendor]]. These vendors also sell ammo for these Gadgetron weapons.
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==References==
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{{reflist}}
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[[Category:Characters in Going Commando]]
 
[[Category:Gadgetron Corporation]]

Revision as of 05:52, 5 July 2020

Template:Appearances

The Help Matron,[1] also known as the Gadgetron Vendor Bot,[2] is a minor character in Going Commando. She is an old female robot who worked for Gadgetron Corporation since the beginning[3]. In the Bogon Galaxy, she operated a weapon store in an abandoned Gadgetron site in the Vukovar Canyon on planet Barlow. Ratchet encountered her during "Find the Desert Riders", coming across her shop right before meeting the leader of the Desert Riders. She sold Ratchet five Gadgetron weapons, which he had used on his previous adventure, as well as the RYNO II.

The Help Matron has the appearance of an aged hotbot, as her attire and hair strongly resemble Gadgetron's HelpDesk Girl, though she is much larger and more plump. She describes herself as "old fashioned" and is touchy when Ratchet offers to repair her vacuum tube.

The Help Matron briefly appeared in Up Your Arsenal in the audience, watching the premiere of the Secret Agent Clank movie.

Available weapons

Weapon Tesla Claw Bomb Glove Walloper Visibomb Gun Decoy Glove RYNO II
Cost 8,000 1,000 8,000 8,000 5,000 1,000,000

All of the prices apply only if the player does not have a Ratchet & Clank save file on their system on which the weapon was purchased. Note that purchasing the R.Y.N.O. in the original game will not make the RYNO II free in Going Commando. Each weapon can be upgraded to a more powerful Mega version, but said upgrade is only available from a Megacorp vendor. These vendors also sell ammo for these Gadgetron weapons.

References

  1. Going Commando, credits
  2. Going Commando, Ratchet & Clank Going Commando Official Strategy Guide, p. 54
  3. Going Commando script § "Find the Desert Riders (gameplay)"