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The Polaris Galaxy is the main setting of Tools of Destruction, Quest for Booty, A Crack in Time, All 4 One, Full Frontal Assault, Before the Nexus and Into the Nexus, with appearances in the comic series, and mentioned in Ratchet & Clank (2016). It is one of the three main galaxies of the Ratchet & Clank series, along with the Solana and Bogon galaxies. It is home to more than 70 known planets and locations. The galaxy was the home of the lombaxes and the cragmites, who fought in the Great War. It is located along the center of the universe, where the Great Clock is situated, giving it some affinity to the Zoni.

The galaxy was ruled by the Great Cragmite Empire until they were defeated by the lombaxes. Centuries later, the last remaining cragmite, Emperor Percival Tachyon, forced the lombaxes to flee the dimension and conquered much of the galaxy with his Imperial Army. Tachyon's defeat by Ratchet and Clank led to the dissolution of his empire, and re-establishment of jurisdiction by the Polaris government; a democratic government which was at one point led by Captain Qwark after he was elected galactic president for a single term, and not re-elected.

Polaris is also home to a number of organizations outside of the Polaris government's jurisdiction. This includes the highly territorial kerchu, the marauding space pirates and valkyries, the peaceful but luddite fongoids, and a few planets aligned with Dr. Nefarious. The galaxy is served by GrummelNet Industries, a company comprising clones of the last surviving grummel.

A few of the planets from the Polaris Galaxy have counterparts seen in Rivet's dimension.

History[]

Ancient history[]

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The Fongoids' misuse of time travel causes a tear in space-time that threatens to destroy the universe.

Eons prior to the events of Ratchet & Clank, the Zoni entrusted the fongoids with the gift of time travel, hoping it would enrich their lives. Over the course of 3,000 years, their overuse of time travel and creation of multiple time paradoxes wore the space-time continuum thin. This caused a rip in space and time that destroyed 83 celestial entities,[1] and opened small anomalies to the Netherverse.[2] The Great Clock was created by Orvus to repair the rift,[1] and the fongoids outlawed all technology,[3] believing Orvus would no longer trust them with it.[4] At some point, Orvus came to the planet Viceron and appointed Sigmund as its Junior Caretaker.

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The IRIS displaying an image of the Dimensionator.

Centuries before the events of Ratchet & Clank,[a] the Great Cragmite Empire, at the height of their power, ruled over all of Polaris from the Nundac Asteroid Ring to Praxus Twelve. The Lombaxes then led a revolt against them, commencing the Great War which eventually reached a stalemate.[7] The tide was turned when the Center for Advanced Lombax Research invented the Dimensionator and banished the Cragmites to dimension X2-49.[8] The lombaxes were revered as saviors thereafter.[9][7]

Before Tools of Destruction[]

Despite the cragmites' defeat, the galaxy was still a dangerous place.[10] Nineteen galactic wars, three interstellar battles, one planetary misunderstanding, and a lunar argument took place, of which Cronk and Zephyr, warbots from the Great War, were veterans.[8] The agorians particularly launched repeated unprovoked invasions against peaceful races such as the vullards and the fongoids.[3]

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The IRIS displaying an image of Tachyon being discovered in a trillium mine by the Lombaxes.

Percival Tachyon was discovered frozen in an egg by Lombax trillium miners on the Kreeli Comet much later. He was raised on Fastoon.[5] As a child, he engineered the space pirates to scavenge materials for his new Imperial Army, abandoning them when they were done.[8] After buying the support of the drophyds with raritanium,[11] and gaining access to Lombax technology from the elder councilman of the Center for Advanced Lombax Research, Alister Azimuth,[12][10] Tachyon ravaged Fastoon, causing the Lombaxes to flee to the Lombax dimension in the hopes that Tachyon would then leave the rest of the galaxy alone.[13]

Tachyon's army took control of much of the galaxy. Free Polaris formed, comprising all planets not under Tachyon's rule, and resisting the Imperial Army for years as it could not defeat the forces of free planets in the Verdigris Sector.[14] Tachyon was able to control the gelatonium capital, Cobalia, making the rest of the galaxy dependent on Tachyon's rationing of gelatonium[15] and eventually few planets with gelatonium fuel remained not under the emperor's rule.[16] He also conquered Stratus City on planet Kortog and sealed off the Hall of Knowledge to prevent people from learning about the Great War.[17][7] Tachyon took over Zordoom Prison on Viceron, giving life sentences to those who opposed his empire.[18] However, Tachyon's rule was a mere shadow of the power the Great Cragmite Empire once had.[19]

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Nefarious discovering the existance of the Great Clock on Quantos.

Meanwhile, Dr. Nefarious, trapped on an asteroid with Lawrence after the events of Up Your Arsenal, was rescued by the fongoids on Zanifar two years prior to A Crack in Time.[4] Though they attempted to rehabilitate him, when Nefarious learned about the Great Clock, he instead plotted to use it to rewrite time in favor of villains.[20] In doing so, Nefarious tricked the fongoids into building him the Tombli Outpost,[21] built an army of Nefarious Troopers, and won the support of the terachnoids at Pollyx Industries[22] to build the Nefarious Space Station.[3]

Tools of Destruction[]

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Ratchet and Clank meeting Talwyn, Cronk, and Zephyr at the Apogee Space Station.

Ratchet and Clank came to the Polaris Galaxy after Tachyon had invaded Metropolis, in Solana, in search of Ratchet. Meanwhile, Captain Qwark came to the galaxy after surrendering to Tachyon,[23] but while undercover, provided them with information that led them to look for the Dimensionator (known as the "Lombax Secret").[24] This led them to the Apogee Space Station, where they met and teamed up with Talwyn Apogee and her guardians Cronk and Zephyr.

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Clank being abducted by the Zoni.

The group eventually found the Dimensionator, though through a blunder by Qwark led to Tachyon taking it for himself and bringing back the cragmites. Emboldened by his new army, he invaded Meridian City. Ratchet and Clank defeated him and cast him aside in another dimension, after which the cragmites were banished,[25] and the Imperial Army presumably disbanded. Clank thereafter was abducted by the Zoni,[26] who took him to the Great Clock, where Dr. Nefarious tried to access the Clock's Orvus Chamber.[27]

Before A Crack in Time[]

During Quest for Booty, Ratchet and Talwyn Apogee fought space pirates on the planet Merdegraw in search of the Obsidian Eye, a device that could communicate with Clank. They defeated the undead Captain Darkwater, who had merged with the head of Captain Slag to lead an army of undead pirates.

Six months prior to the events of A Crack in Time, a terraklon assassin named Flint Vorselon escaped from Zordoom Prison[28] and was recruited by Dr. Nefarious to serve as an enforcer for the Nefarious Troopers, with the promise of restoring his lost body.[29] Vorselon frequently clashed with the exiled Alister Azimuth, who sought to disrupt Nefarious' operations.[30][31][32]

A Crack in Time[]

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Dr. Nefarious reveals the Great Clock to Clank.

Dr. Nefarious, frustrated that the Zoni would not grant him access to the Orvus Chamber, ended his partnership with them and unleashed his Hypersonic Brainwave Scrambler. This device disrupted the Great Clock's systems, inadvertently awakening Clank.[27] The disturbance caused time anomalies throughout the galaxy, leaving the Polaris Defense Force in disarray as many of their military installations across several planets became frozen in temporal rifts.[33]

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Azimuth introducing himself to Ratchet.

Meanwhile, Ratchet and Captain Qwark traveled to the Breegus System in search of Clank. Ratchet allied with Alister Azimuth to battle Nefarious' forces, led by Lord Vorselon, in their pursuit of the Great Clock. Following Vorselon's failure to defeat them in Axiom City, Dr. Nefarious enlisted the valkyries to bolster his efforts.[29] Clank eventually reunited with Ratchet, and together with Qwark, they destroyed the Nefarious Space Station and defeated Nefarious, preventing him from accessing the Great Clock. With the Great Clock repaired, the time anomalies ceased, as reported by Kip Darling and Pepper Fairbanks.[34]

After A Crack in Time[]

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Artemis Zogg shows Qwark the Surinox Shard used in his Helios project.

After the events of A Crack in Time, Ratchet left the Polaris Galaxy and returned to Veldin,[35] hoping to retire, still shaken by the loss of Azimuth.[36][37] Meanwhile, the Polaris Minister of Defense, Artemis Zogg, developed the Helios Project alongside advisor Vorn Garblak and the Galactic Panel of Interstellar Know-It-Alls, centered around the Surinox Shard.[38] The project was designed in a facility in Meridian City, Igliak, as a means of moving the galaxy in the event of a disaster, such as a temporal rift, black hole, or supernova. Ten months prior to the events of Lost and Spaced, the project was still in development.[39]

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Zogg orders his subordinates to load all Helios project materials onto his ship.

Zogg ran for President of the Polaris Galaxy and assigned Cronk and Zephyr as his bodyguards. He sought the endorsement of Captain Qwark, who was celebrated as the hero who had defeated Dr. Nefarious.[40] Nine months before the events of Lost and Spaced, however, Qwark—persuaded by his agent, Cyrus—decided to run his own presidential campaign, launching it at the very event where he was supposed to endorse Zogg.[41] Four months later, Qwark was elected president and ordered the Helios Project to be shut down. In response, Zogg took the project and a group of loyalists and went rogue.[42]

Comic series[]

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Ratchet and Clank escape with the Surinox Shard, while Talwyn is apprehended by Zogg's forces.

Zogg began stealing planets from across the universe, including Terachnos, Sargasso, and Cobalia by the time of Ears of War.[43] Later, he also stole Zaurik, Fastoon, and one week before the events of Lost and Spaced, Igliak. These planetary thefts led to widespread calls for President Qwark's impeachment, though these efforts were primarily led by the terachnoids.[43] After Igliak's disappearance, Talwyn offered the Apogee Space Station as a base for the Polaris Defense Force, which was also used by the Solana Galaxy's Galactic Rangers under the leadership of Sasha Phyronix.[44] Shortly afterward, in Friends with Benefits, Cronk and Zephyr successfully rescued Ratchet and Clank from the Vartax Detention Facility with the help of General Glahm.

In Thanks for the Armories and Multiple Organisms, a fleet led by the Rangers, Sasha, Talwyn, and Cronk helped Ratchet steal the Surinox Shard.[45] Meanwhile, Qwark, Zephyr, a group of terachnoids, and Al remotely worked on a plan to locate the stolen planets and build their own Project Helios to return them once Ratchet retrieved the Surinox Shard.[46] In Bros Before Foes, Ratchet successfully returned the shard, and Zogg's advisor Vorn Garblak, having memorized the coordinates of the stolen planets, provided them to the Polaris Defense Force after turning on Zogg.[47] Once Zogg was defeated, all the planets were returned. Ratchet and Clank remained in Polaris to help rebuild Talwyn's space station, while President Qwark's approval ratings rose by one point.[48]

All 4 One[]

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Full Frontal Assault[]

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Before the Nexus[]

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Vendra and Neftin Prog's assault on Pollyx Industries.

In Axiom City on planet Terachnos, the sibling crime team Vendra and Neftin Prog led a violent assault on Pollyx Industries with the intention of abducting some of the company's top Terachnoid scientists, including Pollyx himself. The twins had hired Thugs-4-Less for assistance, and attacked piloting an M-class star cruiser. Ratchet and Clank came to help quell the disturbance and managed to fight the Progs back. In the clash, Vendra was apprehended while Neftin was able to escape with Pollyx to the twins' secret base on planet Yerek. Following her arrest, Vendra was given a record-breaking quintuple-life-sentence and placed into cryosleep.

Into the Nexus[]

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Society[]

Population[]

Polaris' largest and most terrifying population was once the cragmites, until they were banished to another dimension at the end of the Great War. The lombaxes were the galaxy's most renowned engineers and were forced to flee to another dimension by Tachyon. Other organic races found in Polaris included the aggressive kerchu and the drophyds. The warrior race terraklons and agorians. The productive and ambitious markazians, who occupy high ranks in government and corporate development. The highly intelligent, but physically weak terachnoids. The technology abhoring fongoids, who live in secluded tribe settlements. The cybernetically enhanced vullards, who devote themselves to scavenging and salvage work. The grummel race is now entirely made up of clones from the one survivor of the species after their home planet was destroyed. Denizens from other dimensions that now reside in Polaris include an unknown number of Zoni and the nether siblings, Vendra and Neftin Prog.

Sentient robotic denizens include the space pirates, who were originally created by Tachyon but now scour the galaxy for valuables to pillage by their own volition. The valkyries, similar to the pirates are an avid marauding menace, but are even more dangerous.

Government[]

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Meridian City, capital city of the Polaris Galaxy.

The Polaris government has historically been situated in Meridian City on planet Igliak. When the Great Cragmite Empire rose to power, the galaxy fell almost entirely under the tyrannical rule of the cragmites. The lombaxes led a revolt against them, rallying together an alliance known as Allied Polaris, and taking a leading role in the ensuing Great War. Following the cragmite defeat and banishment to dimension X2-49, the lombaxes continued to lead Polaris' government for many years, attempting to return order to the galaxy in the dangerously unstable wake of the Great War.

Centuries later, when the lombaxes were betrayed by Percival Tachyon and forced to flee the universe using the Dimensionator, Tachyon set out to form a new cragmite empire and conquer the galaxy with his Imperial Army. The Polaris government formed a new alliance known as Free Polaris, comprising all planets and sectors not yet under the control of Tachyon's new empire, deterring him from conquering Igliak. Various lawless regions of Polaris were also occupied by the space pirates, making them part of their territory.

Intense nether activity in the Zarkov Sector, which were perceived as "ghosts", led the Polaris government to issue the entire sector with an Alpha-9 classification, declaring it haunted and immediately evacuating all citizens. The sector's elected official, Mayor Gumblebrick, coordinated the evacuations, and cited an obscure Galactic Proclamation decree, allowing him to legally gain ownership over any material possessions left on abandoned Alpha-9 planets.

For around a year,[49][50][51] up until the end of Tools of Destruction, most of the galaxy was owned by Emperor Tachyon, while the Breegus System was under the control of Dr. Nefarious. After the defeat of Tachyon and later Dr. Nefarious, the Polaris government re-took jurisdiction over the sectors they controlled.

Economy[]

Under Galactic President Qwark's administration, the galaxy accrued a notable amount of debt. Since his inauguration, President Qwark was inadvertently responsible for unleashing at least seven massive creatures of destruction on major cities,[52] incurring billions of bolts worth of property damage. During this period, President Qwark also had a lavish Meridian City retreat built for himself, forged from expensive raritanium.[53]

At the time of Into the Nexus, the economy was doing poorly, spurring mutual fund and brokerage firm workers to join Thugs-4-Less for stable incomes.[54] The Museum of Intergalactic History suffered from a lack of funding, with its Bolt exhibit and Raritanium Wing left empty to make up for expenses.[55]

Locations[]

Visited[]

Sectors[]

Name Description Appearances
Bernilius Sector A sector of the Breegus System. Where Dr. Nefarious's space station headquarters was located, and Vapedia, location of the valkyrie citadel. A Crack in Time
Cerullean Sector Home to Cobalia, the galaxy's gel capital,[56] Fastoon, the lombax homeworld, and Ardolis, the base of the space pirates. Kortog, is the sector's academic capital.[57] The sector was also home to Max Apogee's Apogee Space Station. Located nearby the Zarkov Sector, and on the other side of the galaxy from the Drogal Sector.[58] Tools of Destruction, comic series, Into the Nexus
Corvus Sector A sector of the Breegus System. Home to Morklon, the site of the Battle of Gimlick Valley. Where Pollyx Industries discovered a sample of the Time Bomb.[59] A Crack in Time
Drogol Sector A sector home to the Hestrus Nebula, and Merdegraw; a space pirate planet and the final resting place of Angstrom Darkwater. Located on the other side of the galaxy from the Cerullean Sector.[58] Quest for Booty, comic series
Korthos Sector A sector of the Breegus System. Home to Lumos, inhabited by vullards, and Zanifar, inhabited by fongoids. The Agorian Battleplex also stopped here during A Crack in Time, and prior, Dr. Nefarious' asteroid drifted here. A Crack in Time
Phylax Sector A sector of the Breegus System. Home to Quantos, a fongoid-inhabited jungle planet. A Crack in Time
Praxus Sector A sector home to Igliak, the capital of the Polaris government, as well as Reepor, homeworld of the cragmites. Tools of Destruction, comic series, All 4 One, Into the Nexus
Vela Sector A sector of the Breegus System. Home to Terachnos, the home of the genius terachnoids and Pollyx Industries, as well as the vullard settlement of Torren IV. A Crack in Time, Before the Nexus
Verdigris Sector Home to the volcanic wasteland planet, Rykan V, and the adjacent Rakar Star Cluster. The primordial swampland planet, Sargasso. The icy Kreeli Comet, where the IRIS Supercomputer is located. And planet Viceron, location of the galaxy's most infamous penitentiary, Zordoom Prison. During Emperor Tachyon's rule, many planets in the Verdigris Sector were allied with Free Polaris, and the Imperial Army was no match for their combined forces, deterring Tachyon from invading the free capitol on Igliak.[14] Tools of Destruction
Zarkov Sector A sector on the edge of Polaris which bordered the Cerullean Sector, declared haunted and abandoned due to intense nether activity caused by Neftin and Vendra Prog.[60] Home to planet Yerek, location of Meero City, and the childhood home of the Prog twins. The oceanic planet, Silox; location of Weeblesnog City. The volcanic planet, Kragg; location of the Thugs-4-Less' Destructapalooza. And planet Thram; location of the Hagrow Swampland, and the Prog twins' secret hideout. Into the Nexus

Planets[]

Name Locations Sector Description Appearances
Ardolis Irquol-Sul fjords, Pirate base, Sarrdollow Caves, Blackstar Memorial Radio Tower Cerullean Sector A remote, tropical, oceanic world home to the pirate base of the space pirates led by Captain Slag. It is home to islands, caves, and pirate ships. Ratchet, Clank, Talwyn Apogee, Cronk, and Zephyr visited in search of a lombax artifact. Located on the other side of the galaxy from planet Merdegraw.[58] Tools of Destruction, Rift Apart (alternate counterpart)
Cobalia Gelatonium plant, Spaceport Cerullean Sector A swamp planet known as the gelatonium capital of the Polaris Galaxy, making it the source of the most commonly used spacecraft fuel. It is largely covered in dangerous jungles with hostile wildlife, aside from gelatonium plants often located adjacent to spaceports. It is also home to Basilisk leviathans. Tools of Destruction
Ebaro Hidden City of Balkai, Masteze Penal Colony Unknown A large jungle planet formerly home to the ebarians, whose monks constructed the Hidden City of Balkai, before the majority left to Meridian City after GrummelNet sold Inner Peace.[citation needed] The planet was home to the Masteze Penal Colony, which sent several fighters to the Imperial Fight Festival,[61] and used Dr. Nefarious' album as a form of torture.[8] Stuart Zurgo later constructed his Lair of Doom inside the hidden city. It is orbited by the Black Rock Moons of Ebaro, moons with little gravity, which were raided by Ephemeris for gravoids to serve the loki as vessels.[citation needed] Full Frontal Assault
Fastoon Lombax ruins, Raritanium mine, Court of Azimuth Cerullean Sector A dry, arid planet and former homeworld of the lombaxes. Left behind are ruins, and the only occupants are scavengers (such as nanophytes) searching for lombax technology.[62] This was also where Ratchet found Aphelion. Tools of Destruction
Igliak Meridian City, Luminopolis, Intergalactic Museum of History Praxus Sector The capital of Polaris, Igliak is home to Meridian City, the capital city, as well as the large metropolis Luminopolis. During Tachyon's rule, it was the home of Free Polaris, representing all planets not under Tachyon's rule, as Tachyon was unable to defeat their combined forces.[14] After his defeat it was the seat of the Polaris government led by the Galactic President, which at one point was President Qwark. Its known wildlife include lumenoids, which power Luminopolis, and krull which can be fished from its waters. Tools of Destruction, comic series, All 4 One, Into the Nexus
Jasindu Kerchu City Praxus Sector A jungle planet that is the homeworld of the kerchu, a territorial race hostile to outsiders. Its capital, Kerchu City, contains a heavily fortified fortress where Max Apogee hid the Dimensionator. The GrummelNet Industries intergalactic travel guide placed Kerchu City above Zordoom Prison and the sulphur mines of Praxus VI on its list of worst vacation spots in the universe.[63] The planet is also rich with gelatonium, with the kerchu operating underground gelatonium plants. Tools of Destruction
Kortog Stratus City, Hall of Knowledge Cerullean Sector Stratus City is suspended in the clouds floating high above the planet. It was the academic and intellectual capital of the Cerullean Sector, though its famed Hall of Knowledge that held secrets of the Great War was shut off by the Imperial Army.[57] By the events of Into the Nexus, Captain Slag became a semi-professional beatboxer in Stratus City. said to have retired from his life of piracy and now makes a living as a semi-professional beatboxer in Stratus City.[64] Tools of Destruction
Kragg Destructapalooza Zarkov Sector A volcanic and rocky planet occupied by the Thugs-4-Less. It was home to the Destructapalooza, an unregulated arena stadium used to train Thugs. Into the Nexus
Lumos Krell Canyon, Odin Caves, Vogal Caves, Huron Abyss Korthos Sector Rocky, dry planet with an arid climate and very hot weather all year round. Settlement of the vullards and location of an Obsidian Eye. The Huron Abyss is Lumos' largest tourist attraction, where visitors come to throw objects into.[3] A Crack in Time
Magnus Uzo City Unknown A large planet with varied terrain, ranging from rocky cliffs with deep canyons to vast oceans. It is populated by many differing creatures, most notably the tharpods, sentient lifeforms in tune with nature who kept small critters as pets. It was here that Ephemeris, the Creature Collector, took Ratchet, Clank, Captain Qwark, and Dr. Nefarious, after abducting them. The Phonica Moon is located in its orbit. All 4 One
Markazia Korgon Refinery, Acid Ruins Unknown An arid planet full of natural bodies of acid pools, home to the markazians, the race of Talwyn Apogee.[65] Long ago, an ancient race attempted to colonize the planet, but hostile conditions eventually caused it to be abandoned, leaving the Acid Ruins.[66] The acid pools attracted GrummelNet, who set up the Korgon Refinery to collect and distill the acid for use in their bioweapon division. It was the first planet attacked by grungarian mercenaries led by Stuart Zurgo, after he deactivated its Planetary Defense Center. The planet was also home to a breed of trout[67] and hummingbird.[68] Full Frontal Assault
Merdegraw Azorean Sea, Hoolefar Island, Morrow Caverns, Darkwater Cove Drogol Sector A tropical planet with several small islands, home to both space pirates and the hoolefoids on Hoolefar Island, surrounded by the Azorean Sea. Around the sea are pirate coves where treasure is buried, one of which is the resting place of Angstrom Darkwater, who had been backstabbed by Slag. Hoolefar Island also had an Obsidian Eye to communicate with the Zoni prompting Ratchet and Talwyn to travel around the planet in order to get it working in order to find Clank. Located on the other side of the galaxy from planet Ardolis.[58] Quest for Booty
Morklon Gimlick Valley, Fongoid village Corvus Sector Location of the Battle of Gimlick Valley between the native fongoids and invading agorians. Ratchet and Clank altered events in the past so that the agorians and their leader Commander Argos were defeated instead. A Crack in Time
Mukow Imperial Fight Festival Cerullean Sector A stormy, aquatic planet home to the Imperial Fight Festival, an exclusive resort for the Imperial Army's most elite troops,[69] as well as a large carnival park. Heavily guarded, and featuring a few structures on rocky islands. Tools of Destruction
Quantos Zolar Forest, Fongoid village, Temple of Zahn Phylax Sector A fongoid-inhabited jungle planet, with temples devoted to the Zoni, and the birthplace of Zahn Gribnak. A spirit walk here taught Dr. Nefarious of the existence of the Great Clock.[20] A Crack in Time
Reepor Cragmite ruins Praxus Sector The homeworld of the cragmites, and the former capital of the Great Cragmite Empire. After the lombaxes ravaged the planet, it had been dormant for years,[70] with green oceans running through the planet, black soil, and little flora. The planet is the site of ruins from the cragmite rule. Tools of Destruction
Rykan V Lava refineries, Spaceport Verdigris Sector A hot, volcanic planet home to lava refineries that are the source of metals used in the most advanced weapons and armor sold in the galaxy.[71] It was once occupied by the lombaxes, used by the Center for Advanced Lombax Research. Several lava tubes reach below the planet's surface. Tools of Destruction
Sargasso Outpost L51 Verdigris Sector An uninhabitable primordial swampland. The kerchu were the only advanced race known to travel there, and built gelatonium drilling derricks on the planet as it was one of the few planets containing gelatonium not under imperial control.[72] The planet had also been home to a lombax testing facility. The Smuggler used the planet as a base of operations, while Ratchet and Clank gathered leviathan souls here, traversing the planet's swampy islands with the Robo-Wings. Tools of Destruction, Rift Apart (alternate counterpart)
Silox Weeblesnog City Zarkov Sector An oceanic planet home to the large Weeblesnog City. The city was declared haunted by the Polaris galactic president and evacuations were coordinated by Mayor Gumblebrick.[73] The planet, as well as the entire sector were abandoned due to nether activity caused by Vendra Prog, after attempts to slow down the nether activity had failed. Into the Nexus
Terachnos Axiom City Vela Sector Homeworld of the terachnoids. Location of Axiom City and headquarters of Pollyx Industries. A Crack in Time, Before the Nexus
Thram Hagrow Swampland Zarkov Sector A swamp planet home to the expansive Hagrow Swampland, home to dangerous gargathons, whose rare horns fetched a high price. The Smuggler visited this planet to trade for gargathon horns, and Neftin Prog set up a hideout here. Into the Nexus
Torren IV Molonoth Fields, Volgram Pass Vela Sector Arid, desert planet that was once home to a thriving fongoid metropolis.[3] It later became a vullard settlement. The Polaris Board of Interstellar Tourism voted it "Second Worst Vacation Spot in Polaris" right behind planet Morklon.[3] Ratchet met Alister Azimuth here. A Crack in Time, Full Frontal Assault multiplayer, Rift Apart (alternate counterpart)
Vapedia Valkyrie Citadel Bernilius Sector Settlement of the Valkyries in their hovering citadel high in the planet's skies. Where Ratchet defeated Cassiopeia and rescued Clank. A Crack in Time
Viceron Zordoom Prison Verdigris Sector A planet home to the infamous and heavily guarded Zordoom Prison. During Tachyon's rule, all his opponents were given life sentences there, with no paroles or pardons.[74] Cleaner bot Sigmund hails from the planet, and Orvus once visited[3] (presumably collecting Sigmund). Tools of Destruction, Rift Apart (alternate counterpart)
Yerek Meero Ruins, Azeril Caverns, Meero Orphanage Zarkov Sector A temperate planet that was used by Vendra and Neftin Prog for their operations, and thus became haunted by nethers. It was home to the Meero Orphanage in which Vendra and Neftin had grew up, and after a rough childhood and a longing for a family, Vendra used the planet to conduct transdimensional experiments, in order to bring the nethers over from the Netherverse.[75] Into the Nexus
Zanifar Tombli Outpost Korthos Sector Temperate climate planet inhabited by the fongoids. This was where Dr. Nefarious and Lawrence's asteroid eventually crash landed. Nefarious had the Tombli Outpost constructed for his new campaign in Polaris. A Crack in Time
Zaurik Trillium mines Unknown The home planet of the drophyds.[11] A mostly aquatic planet, with reserves of the durable metal trillium under its surface. Parts of the planet close to trillium mines are barren and dry with contaminated water.[citation needed] The terraklons fought a battle here against the drophyds, which Flint Vorselon fought in, but lost his body during the battle.[76] Comic series

Other celestial bodies[]

Name Sector Description Appearances
Breegus Nebula Phylax Sector A blue-colored nebula located in the Phylax Sector, acting as an entrance point to the Breegus System from the rest of Polaris. In the conclusion of Quest for Booty, Ratchet acquired coordinates to the nebula from an Obsidian Eye on planet Merdegraw.[77] In A Crack in Time, a news update reported Ratchet had been seen in the Phylax sector just west of the Breegus Nebula.[78] A Crack in Time
Breegus System Phylax, Vela, Korthos, Bernilius and Corvus Sectors Also referred to as the Breegus Star Cluster.[79] A largely uncharted system on the edge of the Polaris Galaxy, containing significant mercenary activity. Associated strongly with the Zoni due to its close proximity to the Great Clock. A Crack in Time
Corvus Nebula Corvus Sector A crimson-colored nebula located in the Corvus Sector. Before their asteroid crashing to Zanifar in the Korthos Sector, Dr. Nefarious and Lawrence were spotted just outside of the Corvus Nebula by space pirates.[80] Ratchet later helped a vullard by destroying 50 of Vorselon's ships, who were patrolling nearby the nebula.[81] A Crack in Time
Hestrus Nebula Drogal Sector A purple-colored nebula located in the Drogal Sector. When Artemis Zogg was holding Veldin hostage and threatening its destruction, he demanded Ratchet and Clank surrender themselves to him in exchange for the planets safety. Zogg had a remote teleporter placed within the Hestrus Nebula, where the two exchanged themselves and were transported aboard his warship.[82] Comic series
Kreeli Comet Verdigris Sector An icy comet drifting through the sector, home to the IRIS Supercomputer. It was taken over by space pirates, who reside in their own structures on it, and in several caves. It was also where Percival Tachyon was found frozen in an egg.[5] Tools of Destruction
Nundac Asteroid Ring Cerullean Sector An asteroid ring that was the location of the Apogee Space Station, and also home to several basilisk leviathans. It features several asteroids connected by teleporters, and a Sigma-3 Maintenance Hub that powers the Apogee Space Station. Tools of Destruction, Comic series
Pegasus Outpost Praxus Sector A space pirate outpost built on a remote ice moon, nearby the Verdigris Black Hole. It was destroyed by Ratchet and Clank before the pirates had finished building a pub.[83] Tools of Destruction
Phonica Moon Unknown A moon orbiting Magnus, filled with hostile creatures such as the anthropods, lurkers and craterpedes. It is home to the secret lab location of Dr. Croid, where he hid from Nevo Binklemeyer. Ratchet, Clank, Captain Qwark, and Dr. Nefarious had to infiltrate this lab through its security tunnels to reach Dr. Croid. All 4 One
Proteus VII Unknown A star used by GrummelNet to harvest fresh plasma for the GrummelNet Plasma Park and Torture Dungeon. The GrummelNet Plasma Harvester is an energy-collection station which hangs in low orbit over the active sun.[84] Proteus VII was home to the death weasels. It was attacked by the grungarian mercenaries led by Stuart Zurgo, after he hacked its Planetary Defense Center. Full Frontal Assault
Rakar Star Cluster Verdigris Sector A star cluster that serves as the closest passage to Rykan V, occupied by space pirates. Ratchet and Clank fought space pirates here and destroyed their magma harvesters while traveling through, and eventually fought Iron Crotch Caruso. Tools of Destruction
Ublik Passage Praxus Sector Formerly a common space route between the Verdigris and Praxus sectors until made unusable after the cragmites detonated a nearby neutron star to block Allied Polaris convoys.[85] Captain Slag took it over as the location of Slag's fleet, and the closest planet was Reepor.[86] Tools of Destruction
Verdigris Black Hole Praxus Sector A black hole located on the path to Jasindu, which Ratchet and Clank fought space pirates at before traveling through it to the planet. Located close to the space pirates' Pegasus Outpost on a remote ice moon.[83] Tools of Destruction
Voron Asteroid Belt Cerullean Sector An asteroid belt where Ratchet encountered the space pirates in a space battle, and fought Puffy Pants Wallis. Tools of Destruction

Space stations[]

Name Sector Description Appearances
Agorian Battleplex Korthos Sector Traveling fighting arena aboard a large starship run by the aggressive, battle-loving agorians. Following the events of A Crack in Time in the comic series, it was mentioned by General Glahm that the Agorian Battleplex had been destroyed by Artemis Zogg.[b] A Crack in Time
Apogee Space Station Cerullean Sector The home of Talwyn Apogee, and formerly her father, Max Apogee. A heavily fortified space station guarded by Cronk and Zephyr, which contains lush vegetation inside, and artifacts from Max Apogee's explorations. Tools of Destruction, comic series
Great Clock Unknown An enormous facility created by Orvus and the Zoni to maintain temporal normality throughout the universe. Constructed in the exact center of the universe, at a secret location in the Breegus System. A Crack in Time
Nefarious Space Station Bernilius Sector Built by Pollyx Industries, this space station served as the headquarters of Dr. Nefarious during his campaign in Polaris to control the Great Clock and rewrite history. It was destroyed after Nefarious was defeated in his battle with Ratchet and Clank. A Crack in Time
Vartax Detention Facility Unknown A large space station prison. During Artemis Zogg's crusade to create his own galaxy, he seized control of the facility and used it to imprison his enemies, with his underling Mr. Klink as the warden. Ratchet and Clank were incarcerated here for three months before escaping with help from Cronk and Zephyr, after which Mr. Klink was executed. After Zogg's defeat, the facility came under the control of the Polaris Defense Force. Vendra Prog was later due to be transfered to the facility on board the Nebulox Seven Prison Ship, however she escaped with help from her brother Neftin Prog and the Thugs-4-Less. Comic series

Mentioned[]

Name Description
Andromeda System A system where the space pirates conduct team building exercises.[87] Julius MacGuffin, a former leader of the space pirates, hails from this system.[88]
Black Rock Moons of Ebaro A number of low gravity moons orbiting planet Ebaro. Home to the gravoids.[89]
Breegus Minor A small unknown celestial body in the Breegus System. The Center for Advanced Lombax Research had a remote base at this location, and the lombax architects working here were responsible for creating the Dimensionator.[5]
Gribnak A dangerous, war-torn planet inhabited by a number of terraklons who resided in the planet's razor mines. A number of these would fight in the Imperial Fight Festival.[90]
Meregon Nine A city featured in an episode of Unicop. In said episode, the evil Count Microbolt had amassed an army of penguin cyborgs, and was planning an attack on the city, whilst Unicop infiltrated his lair to foil his plans.[91]
Methalon-Sigma The Thundersmack was engineered on the outer ring of this location by frustrated meteorologists.[92]
Orrack Minor A small unknown celestial body located close to the Korthos Sector. Kaden and Alister Azimuth once went on a secret rescue mission in the outskirts of Orrack Minor after a band of space pirates had taken over a vullard settlement.[93] In A Crack in Time, Orrack Minor was a strategic location used by the valkyries to coordinate attacks on ships.[94][95]
Praxus VI A planet whose sulfur mines are listed below Kerchu City and Zordoom Prison on the GrummelNet Industries intergalactic travel guide's list of worst vacation spots in the universe.[63]
Praxus VII Home to zorpathian fishermen, one of whom discovered Crushto.[96] It is also the location of the "Arachnid Squabble on Praxus VII" that Cronk fought in.[97] The space pirates were abandoned here by Tachyon after they had scavenged the materials he needed.[8]
Praxus XII A planet controlled by the cragmites during the Great War, until the lombaxes led a revolt.[7]
Ringus Minor Home to sewers inhabited by deadly sewer-dwelling razor ants, whose armored shells were not unlike those of the Magnus grove beetle.[98]
Teraklon Six The planet was home to the terraklon, and the Umbüko Gladiators, the latter of whom Captain Qwark claimed to have trained with.[99] Was mentioned in Zordoom Prison, having been recently consumed by the Virilium supernova.[100]
Toranux The homeworld of the loki species. A cragmite warrior named Bagogg crash-landed here long ago, and hid from the loki for years until he could escape, before later returning with a Class Three Planet Smasher and destroying the planet.[101][102] Images of Toranux appeared on Dr. Croid's computer in his Phonica Moon lab, depciting the planet as covered in oceans and green landmasses.
Vartan Nebula The site of Tachyon's "four star penal colony".[103] Also later where Pollyx Industries recovered their one-hundredth piece of Zoni technology.[104]
Vartax Outpost An abandoned robot factory located just beyond the Corvus Sector, which Artemis Zogg made operational again, and used to manufacture his army of warbots.[105]
Vorox Nebula The Smuggler mentions he met a lombax many years ago here who looked like Ratchet, following the Imperial Army attack on Fastoon, and bought a modified Gyro-cycle from him after the lombax's ship had been shot down by Tachyon.[106]
Zumbrix A celestial body with multiple orbiting suns, the fourth of which is particularly prominent and heralded as the galaxy's greatest natural treasure. Mentioned by Qwark in his letter promoting Full Frontal Assault.[citation needed]

Behind the scenes[]

Polaris is a star more commonly known as the North Star or Pole Star.

Notes[]

Annotations[]

  1. "Eons"[5] or "centuries"[6] according to Tools of Destruction, or "hundreds of years" ago, at most, per the comic series.[citation needed]
  2. Ratchet & Clank: Issue 5: Multiple Organisms

Citations[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 A Crack in Time script § "The Great Clock and You"
  2. Into the Nexus script § "Find Vendra and Neftin (gameplay)"
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 A Crack in Time menu § "Galactic Trivia"
  4. 4.0 4.1 A Crack in Time script § "Explore the Fongoid Village in the Past (gameplay)"
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Tools of Destruction script § "A Vision of Talwyn"
  6. Tools of Destruction menu § "Escape the Cragmite Caves"
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Tools of Destruction script § "Make a Trade with the Smuggler (gameplay)"
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 Tools of Destruction script § "IRIS Questions and Answers"
  9. Tools of Destruction script § "Hitch a Ride with the Smuggler (gameplay continued)"
  10. 10.0 10.1 A Crack in Time script § "The Fall of the Lombaxes"
  11. 11.0 11.1 Tools of Destruction script § "Repair the Lombax Ship (gameplay)"
  12. A Crack in Time script § "The General and Kaden"
  13. Tools of Destruction script § "Find Tachyon (gameplay)"
  14. 14.0 14.1 14.2 Tools of Destruction menu § "Planet Igliak"
  15. Tools of Destruction menu § "Planet Cobalia"
  16. Tools of Destruction menu § "Planet Sargasso"
  17. Tools of Destruction script § "Explore the Hall of Knowledge (gameplay)"
  18. Tools of Destruction menu § "Planet Viceron"
  19. Tools of Destruction menu § "Planet Reepor"
  20. 20.0 20.1 A Crack in Time script § "Five Bolts Wasted"
  21. A Crack in Time script § "Travel to the Past (gameplay)"
  22. A Crack in Time script § "Rendezvous at Neurox Plaza (gameplay)"
  23. Tools of Destruction script § "Qwark's Heroic Tale"
  24. Tools of Destruction script § "All That and Travel Too?"
  25. A Crack in Time script § "The Story so far"
  26. Tools of Destruction script § "I'm Gonna Need More Grog"
  27. 27.0 27.1 A Crack in Time script § "The Caretaker's Awakening"
  28. A Crack in Time script § "Flint Vorselon"
  29. 29.0 29.1 A Crack in Time script § "Cassy, Libra and Carina"
  30. A Crack in Time script § "Travel to the Hollow (gameplay)"
  31. A Crack in Time script § "Fight Lord Vorselon (Phylax Sector) (gameplay)"
  32. A Crack in Time script § "Help the Prisoners Escape! (gameplay)"
  33. A Crack in Time script § "Time Phenomena"
  34. A Crack in Time script § "End Credits"
  35. Bros Before Foes, p. 2-3
  36. Ears of War, p. 6-7
  37. Lost and Spaced, p. 8
  38. Lost and Spaced, p. 1-2; 6-7
  39. Lost and Spaced, p. 6
  40. Lost and Spaced, p. 1-2
  41. Lost and Spaced, p. 10-14
  42. Lost and Spaced, p. 18-20
  43. 43.0 43.1 Ears of War, p. 6
  44. Lost and Spaced, p. 4
  45. Thanks for the Armories
  46. Multiple Organisms, p. 4
  47. Bros Before Foes, p. 6
  48. Bros Before Foes, p. 19
  49. Kubak12, 2015
  50. A Crack in Time, Radio News: "Lombax rebel Angela Cross has been missing for almost 3 years."
  51. A Crack in Time, Qwark: "It began a couple of years ago"
  52. All 4 One script § "Apprehend the Z'Grute Using the Air Taxi (gameplay)"
  53. All 4 One script § "Defeat the Z'Grute (gameplay)"
  54. Into the Nexus script § "Thanks Destructapalooza!"
  55. Into the Nexus script § "Find the Dimensionator (gameplay)"
  56. Tools of Destruction script § "Restore the Gelatonium Pumps (gameplay)"
  57. 57.0 57.1 Tools of Destruction menu § "Planet Kortog"
  58. 58.0 58.1 58.2 58.3 Quest for Booty script § "Battle the Undead Pirates (gameplay)"
  59. A Crack in Time script § "Time Bomb"
  60. Into the Nexus script § "Explore the Meero Ruins (gameplay)"
  61. Tools of Destruction script § "Untouchable"
  62. Tools of Destruction menu § "Planet Fastoon"
  63. 63.0 63.1 Tools of Destruction menu § "Planet Jasindu"
  64. Into the Nexus script § "Find the Dimensionator (gameplay)"
  65. Quest for Booty script § "Find the body of Captain Darkwater (gameplay)"
  66. The Art of Ratchet & Clank, p. 84
  67. Quest for Booty script § "Recover the Fulcrum Star (gameplay)"
  68. A Crack in Time script § "Bypass the Defense System (gameplay)"
  69. Tools of Destruction menu § "Planet Mukow"
  70. Tools of Destruction script § "Infiltrate the Cragmite Base (gameplay)"
  71. Tools of Destruction menu § "Planet Rykan V"
  72. Tools of Destruction menu § "Planet Sargasso"
  73. Into the Nexus script § "Find Vendra and Neftin (gameplay)"
  74. Tools of Destruction menu § "Planet Viceron"
  75. Into the Nexus script § "Head to the Meero Orphanage (gameplay)"
  76. A Crack in Time script § "Find Directions to Volgram Pass (gameplay)"
  77. Quest for Booty script § "Ending"
  78. A Crack in Time script § "Ratchet Spotted in the Phylax Sector"
  79. Quest for Booty script § "Find the Mayor (gameplay)"
  80. Tools of Destruction script § "Infiltrate Slag's Fleet (gameplay)"
  81. A Crack in Time script § "Destroy 50 Ships (gameplay)"
  82. Ratchet & Clank: Issue 4: Thanks for the Armories
  83. 83.0 83.1 Tools of Destruction script § "Escape from Slag's Clutches (gameplay)"
  84. The Art of Ratchet & Clank, p. 87
  85. Tools of Destruction menu § "Ublik Passage"
  86. Tools of Destruction script § "Defeat Captain Slag (gameplay)"
  87. Tools of Destruction script § "Battle the Space Pirates (gameplay)"
  88. Tools of Destruction script § "Catch up to Talwyn (gameplay)"
  89. All 4 One script § "Archipelago, Aldaros Plains"
  90. Tools of Destruction script § "Flaming Cragmite"
  91. All 4 One script § "Infiltrate the Sorting Facility (gameplay)"
  92. All 4 One menu § "Thundersmack"
  93. A Crack in Time script § "Master the Hoverboots (gameplay)"
  94. A Crack in Time script § "Korthos Sector (1)"
  95. A Crack in Time script § "Defeat Libra to reach Lumos (gameplay)"
  96. Tools of Destruction script § "Win the Coliseum Battles (gameplay)"
  97. Tools of Destruction script § "Defeat the Imperial Forces (gameplay)"
  98. All 4 One script § "Orthani Gorge, The Deadgrove"
  99. A Crack in Time script § "Win the Bronze Tournament (gameplay)"
  100. Tools of Destruction script § "Grind the Rails to the Prison (gameplay)"
  101. All 4 One script § "Launch Dr. Croid's Escape Pod (gameplay)"
  102. All 4 One script § "Trek through the Ruins of Uzo City (gameplay)"
  103. Tools of Destruction script § "Save Meridian City (gameplay)"
  104. A Crack in Time script § "Bypass the Defense System (gameplay)"
  105. Ratchet & Clank: Issue 3: Lost and Spaced
  106. Tools of Destruction script § "Buy a Gyro-Cycle (gameplay)"

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