The Holo-Knuckles are a melee weapon developed by the Agency in Secret Agent Clank. It produces a holographic projection of a hard object that damages opponents, and consumes one ammo upon dealing a hit to an enemy.
The Holo-Knuckles can be purchased from the Boltaire Museum onwards for 23,000 bolts from a vendor. It can be upgraded to the Hardlight Fist at V4 with use, which can be used to form a shield by holding the fire button (consuming one ammo for each projectile it deflects).
In Ratchet & Clank: Life of Pie, when Clank fights off a few of Dr. Nefarious's warbots to get to the vault, he used a weapon of the same name that projected giant hands around his own.
Characteristics[]
The gloves are highly fashionable, while the holograms have as much force as a sixteen-wheeler.[1] Both weapons are actually slightly transparent when worn by Clank.
Gameplay[]
Holo-Knuckles gameplay.
The Holo-Knuckles is a melee weapon which can damage enemies nearby by hitting them with projected hard objects. It has considerable ammo (which is only consumed if it hits an enemy) and deals good damage. It also staggers enemies, making it broadly useful against most types, though it is strictly a melee weapon and its damage will be outclassed by weapons that are obtained later.
The Hardlight Fist upgrade allows the weapon to double up as a shield by holding the fire button, and consumes ammo for each projectile deflected. In practice activating the shield takes up half a second, and Clank is entirely unable to move while it is active, making it rather impractical to activate in the middle of a fight.