The pirate doorkeepers,[1] also known as pirate skulls,[2] are minor characters in Tools of Destruction and Quest for Booty. They are space pirates fixed on locked doors and devices that allow only other space pirates to proceed, recognizing when to allow a pirate through.
In Tools of Destruction, Ratchet and Clank interacted with pirate doorkeepers when using the Holo-Pirate Disguise to proceed through, first on the Kreeli Comet and later in Slag's fleet in the Ublik Passage. These doorkeepers believed Ratchet to have the appearance of a pirate when using the disguise, but required him to dance the jig to prove himself; when he did so successfully, they were fooled.[1] The doorkeepers remained fooled by the disguise even after Captain Slag had notified other pirates to Ratchet's use of the disguise.[3] An optional pirate doorkeeper was available in the pirate base, Ardolis.
In Quest for Booty, Ratchet encountered pirate skulls at Darkwater Cove. With no Holo-Pirate Disguise, in "Search for Clues", Ratchet simply told the skulls he was Captain Darkwater, to which the first was in disbelief but admitted its eyes were weak and asked Ratchet to prove it by fighting anthropods.[4] In "Solve the Riddles of Darkwater", another skull asked Ratchet to prove he was Darkwater by playing Darkwater's "Concerto of Doom" using a giant, four-keyed organ, or fixing a skull pattern silhouette.[5] All had the ability to summon anthropods, which they would do if Ratchet failed a challenge.
The Bartender's head also bore resemblance to the head of a pirate skull.
Citations[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tools of Destruction script § "Doorkeepers"
- ↑ Quest for Booty script § "Search for Clues (gameplay)"
- ↑ Tools of Destruction script § "The Battle for the IRIS (gameplay)"
- ↑ Quest for Booty script § "Search for Clues (gameplay)"
- ↑ Quest for Booty script § "Solve the Riddles of Darkwater (gameplay)"