Kit (full designation KT-7461[1]) is one of the main characters in Rift Apart. Hailing from Rivet's dimension, she is the dimensional counterpart of Clank. Kit was a warbot who worked for Emperor Nefarious before eventually leaving him and exiling herself on Savali with the monks, becoming Gary's apprentice.
Kit remained in exile due to her own destructive capabilities until she met Ratchet. After initially struggling with partnership due to fear of herself, she reluctantly teamed up with him, and later Rivet, to battle Dr. Nefarious and Emperor Nefarious.
History[]
Before Rift Apart[]
KT-7461 was built to be a weapon for the Nefarious Empire, to keep his galaxy secure. He would often call her his greatest weapon, something she took pride in.[2][a] One night on patrol, after Rivet found a secret entrance to the Emperor's tower and attempted to infiltrate alone, Kit snuck up on her and blasted her right arm off before suddenly stopping her attack.[3][2] The incident caused Kit to flee to Savali to keep the universe safe from her.[2]
At some point, she became the apprentice of Gary, the All-Seeing Cosmic Prophet of Interdimensional Sector 2-2-5-5, Phase Omega.[4] Gary trained her to use spheres when guiding her possibilities to meta-terminals in interdimensional sectors.[5] Gary found Kit to be talented and resourceful, though she doubted her own abilities.[6] Though the monks got along well with her, she avoided forming friendships with them, learning social cues purely from observing them while otherwise isolating herself.[7]
Rift Apart[]
KT-7461 met Ratchet in "Find the Dimensionator Blueprints" on Savali when he needed her help to reach the Dimensional Archives. Initially, she declined Ratchet's offer to partner up, feeling inadequate as a partner. However, she agreed to try one mission together, on the condition they would go separate ways if it went poorly.[8] As they spent time together, they got to know each other, exchanging questions about their respective backgrounds.[9] Ratchet attempted to give her a nickname, but she declined, expressing her reluctance to befriend or be named by him.[7] After she eventually accepted the name "Kit," when defending the archives from Emperor Nefarious' forces, she revealed her warbot form and almost attacked him during it. When she then revealed her warbot past, Ratchet forgave her and offered to keep working with her to save the dimensions, something that surprised her but that she accepted.[2]
At Kedaro Station on Cordelion, Ratchet and Kit built the new Dimensionator. They later met Rivet and Clank at Zurkie's, where Kit expressed her eagerness to meet Rivet but exchanged few words. However, they fell into a trap set by Dr. Nefarious, who stole the Dimensionator and Phase Quartz, and Rivet and Kit joined forces to defeat him.[10] Subsequently, the real Emperor Nefarious invaded Sargasso. Rivet and Kit defended the planet together, but both agreed that their partnership would be temporary as they were used to working alone.[11][b] After the battle, Rivet shared her story of losing her arm to a warbot, unaware that Kit was responsible. Kit attempted to confess, but the moment was interrupted, and the topic was left untouched.[3]
When Dr. and Emperor Nefarious arrived on Savali to take the Dimensional Map, Kit transformed into her warbot form in an attempt to stop the Emperor. This revelation frightened Rivet, causing her to feel hurt and betrayed.[12] The Emperor was briefly afraid until Dr. Nefarious intervened, sending Kit to Zordoom Prison.[13] Rivet rescued Kit, Ratchet, and Clank from Zordoom, and after some urging from Clank, she tried to forgive Kit. However, Kit chose to isolate herself and apologized, but Rivet did not accept it, scolding her for her cowardice. Kit, feeling misunderstood, believed she would always be "broken" and stayed behind in shame.[14]
Later, in Megalopolis, Corson V, Kit saw the wisdom in Rivet's words and realized she could no longer run away, returning to defend Rivet from the Emperor's army.[15] They defeated Emperor Nefarious, and Rivet responded to her previous words, calling Kit her friend. Kit then offered to be a team with Rivet, something she gleefully accepted.[16]
Characteristics[]
Appearance[]
Kit is a short, yellow and black robot with rounded features and blue optics that change to red when she is on duty. She has two orange light bulbs on the top of her head and four blue lights on her chest, three in a triangular shape and the fourth in the middle of the triangle. In her warbot form, she is very large and muscular.
Personality[]
Kit:I am very—truly, I am sorry, Rivet. For everything. I—I am not a good partner...
Rivet:Well—maybe you could be! If you'd stopped to help me that night instead of running away, things could have been different. Or if you just told the truth! Maybe...
Kit:Why do none of you understand?! I am broken. I will always be broken!
Rivet:Fine. Go hide. We have a universe to save...Universes. Whatever. I don't need a partner, anyway.
Kit is polite and straightforward, morally driven, and is often downbeat. She is intelligent and insightful,[17][18] and prefers to think things through rather than improvise.[19] She can, however, be very pessimistic about her abilities and chances of success,[20][21] which leads her to fear that she will disappoint her peers.[22] Despite her own self-confidence issues, she still provides encouragement to her friends to see the best in themselves.[23] Kit has a strong sense of morality and justice.[c]
Kit is hindered by shame and fear of her capabilities, leading to heavy self-esteem issues and a penchant toward isolating herself.[d] Kit feared opening up even to the Savali monks,[7] and encouraged Ratchet multiple times not to befriend her.[8][7][2] However, her fear of her destructive capabilities is purely internal, as Gary,[6] Ratchet,[8] and later Rivet[14] believed she could be a good partner. Though Kit did come out of her shell, she would often regress after using her warbot form. Kit's shame also prevented her from using it other than reluctantly in dire circumstances to protect her friends,[2][13] until after she confronted her fear, at which point she used it in the battle at Megalopolis.
Kit's friendship with Ratchet played a pivotal role in helping her overcome her hesitations and improve her outlook.[24] Clank also served as a positive role model for her.[6] However, Rivet's influence truly enabled Kit to complete her journey. Despite their rocky start and hesitancy toward partnership,[b] their first missions together were friendly and led to Rivet trusting her enough to share her past.[3] After their falling out, Rivet told Kit how she could have faced her head-on instead of hiding from them,[14] which resonated with Kit and prompted her to stop running and to face Emperor Nefarious.
Abilities[]
Kit can transform into a giant warbot similar to Giant Clank. In this form, she has access to immense physical strength and a variety of weapons like rockets and lasers. Like Clank, she can also access the space between dimensions to fix dimensional anomalies, having been trained by Gary.[5]
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Notes[]
Annotations[]
- ↑ Kit's origins are similar to Clank, who was also built as a warbot for Drek Industries and had to struggle with his origins as a killer. Unlike Clank, Kit never fully healed from this before Rift Apart, leading to her struggling to open up to people.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Rivet's reason for not wanting to become partners with Kit was both her being used to being alone, and also her trust issues. Kit's reasons were more due to her own self-esteem and fear for herself. Their eventual partnership (aided by Ratchet and Clank) helped them both overcome this: Kit showed Rivet she could trust again even in spite of Kit's past, while Rivet taught Kit to move past her fear and shame of herself.
- ↑ Kit's intelligence, dislike for Ratchet's improvisation, and moral compass are traits she shares in common with Clank. Kit notably amplifies Clank's pessimism; where Clank is pessimistic only in a few scenarios but has an overall optimistic outlook and sees good in people, Kit fears the worst in people she meets, relieved her own counterpart was good.[6] Kit also has less of Clank's sense of humor on display.
- ↑ It is possible that Kit's self-esteem issues partly stem from Emperor Nefarious' praise for her. Given she took pride in his compliments that she was his greatest weapon,[2] the fact she later came to resent him and resent being a weapon may have caused a degree of self-hatred.
Citations[]
- ↑ Rift Apart script § "Find the Dimensionator Blueprints"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Rift Apart script § "Access the Vault of Knowledge in the Archives (gameplay)"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Rift Apart script § "Use Bombs to Destroy the Nefarious Ships (gameplay)"
- ↑ Rift Apart script § "Investigate the Dimensional Anomaly"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Rift Apart script § "Guide the Kit Possibilities to the Meta-Terminal (Puzzle 1, Anomaly 3) (gameplay)"
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Rift Apart script § "Guide the Kit Possibilities to the Meta-Terminal (Puzzle 2, Anomaly 3) (gameplay)"
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Rift Apart script § "Use the Mountain/Great Rock Temple Console (gameplay)"
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Rift Apart script § "Get to the Archives (gameplay)"
- ↑ Rift Apart script § "Pick Up the Hoverboots (gameplay)"
- ↑ Rift Apart script § "Meet Ratchet in Zurkie's (gameplay)"
- ↑ Rift Apart script § "Outpost L51, Sargasso (revisit)"
- ↑ Rift Apart script § "Don't Lose Ratchet (gameplay)"
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Rift Apart script § "Exit through the Meta-Terminal (Puzzle 3, Anomaly 4) (gameplay)"
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Rift Apart script § "Survive to Save Ratchet and Kit (gameplay)"
- ↑ Rift Apart script § "Destroy the Heart (gameplay)"
- ↑ Rift Apart script § "Ending"
- ↑ Rift Apart script § "Search Emperor Nefarious' ship (gameplay)"
- ↑ Rift Apart script § "Enter Kedaro Station (gameplay)"
- ↑ Rift Apart script § "Forge the Dimensionator (gameplay)"
- ↑ Rift Apart script § "Find a Power Source (gameplay)"
- ↑ Rift Apart script § "Destroy the Nefarious Ships (with Trudi!) (gameplay)"
- ↑ Rift Apart script § "Guide the Kit Possibilities to the Meta-Terminal (Puzzle 3, Anomaly 3) (gameplay)"
- ↑ Rift Apart script § "Enter Kedaro Station (gameplay)"
- ↑ Rift Apart script § "Return to the Other Dimension (gameplay)"