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The Negotiator is a weapon in Tools of Destruction and A Crack in Time. Manufactured by GrummelNet Industries, it is a shoulder-mounted rocket launcher which fires long-range spiraling rockets at enemies.

The Negotiator can be upgraded to the Judicator. In challenge mode, it can be upgraded to the Omega Negotiator.

History[]

Ratchet & Clank re-imagined[]

The 2016 re-imagined game is primarily an unreliable retelling of events by Qwark.
The re-imagined game primarily describes Captain Qwark's account of events. As Qwark is an unreliable narrator, and contradictory events are in-universe fiction (though those which correspond still apply). Please see Project:Bulletin board/Canon for the wiki's coverage of canon.

The Negotiator appears several times in the holo-film and Qwark's retelling of events. It is first wielded by Victor Von Ion who uses it throughout his chase sequences in the former, as well as crippling Clank's ship in both. In the film, a Galactic Ranger robot tries to use one against Victor, only for the rocket to be intercepted before it hits him. Ratchet also practices with it during his training.

Main continuity[]

The Negotiator, at time of release, was the latest in GrummelNet's line of rocket-propelled incendiary devices.[1]

During Lost and Spaced, Talwyn Apogee used the Negotiator when in the Apogee Space Station to defend it, briefly under the impression there were intruders.[2]

Characteristics[]

The Negotiator is a shoulder-mounted yellow and grey rocket launcher with red highlights. It features two rockets at the end from which it fires, and one left-hand grip. The rockets it fired would fly towards enemies in a spiraling motion.

The Judicator is a purely red and dark grey weapon, with three rockets rather than two.

Gameplay[]

Overview[]

Negotiator from TOD gameplay

The Negotiator in action.

The Negotiator is a powerful rocket launcher with long range but a moderate rate of fire. It is mostly useful against larger targets, such as tougher enemies and bosses, due to its strength. While its blast radius also allows it to be used against groups of enemies, its low ammo capacity means this should normally be avoided in favor of weaker weapons.

Tools of Destruction[]

The Negotiator is available from a weapons vendor for 200,000 bolts upon reaching Zordoom Prison on planet Viceron. With use, it could be upgraded to the Judicator, and with raritanium, it could be modified to be a more powerful weapon. When fully upgraded to the Judicator, it fires three missiles instead of one, at the cost of only one ammo per shot. The triple missiles do not separately deal damage, thus the damage output is not tripled, but it does allow for far more enemies to be hit at once.

The raritanium upgrades include More damage, Faster shooting, More ammo and Bigger area. Each of these directly improves its (relatively small) shortcomings, making it more useful in general. The special Napalm Cells upgrade allows it to drop four globs of napalm on impact, which last for ten seconds. The napalm deals 20% damage per second, which adds up quickly with the Negotiator's high innate damage levels. This is further improved by the Judicator also tripling the amount of napalm being created.

Fully upgraded with all mods in Tools of Destruction, the Judicator can be an extremely useful and well-rounded weapon against most enemies, and a strong choice against most bosses until the RYNO IV is acquired. In challenge mode, it can be upgraded to the Omega Judicator for 9,500,000 bolts.

A Crack in Time[]

The Negotiator returned in A Crack in Time, and is acquired by completing the "Bros Before Foes" challenge in the Agorian Battleplex. Its blast radius and rate of fire are lower than in Tools of Destruction. It can be upgraded to the Judicator with use, and in challenge mode, could be upgraded to the Omega Judicator for 244,000 bolts.

The weapon is less useful than in Tools of Destruction. While still powerful against certain enemies, its blast radius and rate of fire cannot be improved as there are no raritanium upgrades, and its ammo can also only be improved to 10. Therefore, the Negotiator and Judicator are really only effective against larger threats, rather than being versatile weapons.

The Negotiator is mandatory for the challenge "The Art of Negotiation" in the Agorian Battleplex.

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