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The Polaris government,[1] also known as Allied Polaris[2] and Free Polaris[3] at other points in history, is an organization in Tools of Destruction. It refers to a formation of planets in the Polaris Galaxy under a democratic government. The Polaris Defense Force[4][5] serves as its military branch, and the government is led by a galactic president. Its capital is Meridian City, Igliak.

The Polaris government under Allied Polaris included the lombaxes, and fought against the Great Cragmite Empire in the Great War. During Tools of Destruction, Free Polaris referred to planets not under the rule of Emperor Tachyon, and Ratchet and Clank defended its capital during his attack after the cragmites returned. Later, Captain Qwark was elected as the galactic president, and Ratchet and Clank worked with President Qwark and the Polaris Defense Force in a number of adventures.

History[]

Before Tools of Destruction[]

During the Great War, the lombaxes led Allied Polaris in a revolt against the cragmites. Allied Polaris sent convoys between the Verdigris and Praxus sectors through the Ublik Passage, until the cragmites detonated a nearby neutron star to block them.[2] The Great War reached a stalemate[6] until the Center for Advanced Lombax Research invented the Dimensionator,[7] and thereafter banished the cragmites to dimension X2-49.[8]

Following the cragmite defeat, 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.[9] Artemis Zogg served as Polaris Minister of Defense in the twilight of the lombax leadership, and many years after.[10]

During the heightened Nether activity in the Zarkov Sector caused by Vendra and Neftin Prog, the galactic president at the time gave it an Alpha-9 classification, meaning it was declared haunted and the entire sector was evacuated.[11] The evacuations were coordinated by Mayor Gumblebrick.[12]

When Emperor Tachyon came to power and the lombaxes fled to the lombax dimension,[13] Free Polaris formed, comprising all planets not under Tachyon's rule. Tachyon fought for years to take over Meridian City, but the Imperial Army was no match for the combined forces of the free planets in the Verdigris Sector.[3]

After the lombax exodus, Artemis Zogg and the Galactic Panel of Interstellar Know-It-Alls recovered the Surinox Shard, which the lombaxes had used to create the Dimensionator, and used it to develop the Helios Project over the next several years. The program was headed by chairman of the panel and Zogg's advisor, Vorn Garblak, and would be used to keep the galaxy safe by teleporting planets away from threats.[14]

Tachyon seized control of the gelatonium capital, Cobalia, making the rest of the galaxy dependent on his rationing of gelatonium[15] as few planets with gelatonium remained not under imperial rule, many of which were instead controlled by the hostile kerchu.[16]

Aside from planets under Tachyon's rule or that of Free Polaris, many were in the territory of the space pirates, while Dr. Nefarious took control of much of the Breegus System.

Tools of Destruction[]

After Tachyon obtained the Dimensionator and brought the cragmites back, he invaded Igliak. In "Save Meridian City", Ratchet and Clank fought back against them to stop them. When Ratchet defeated Tachyon, the cragmites were vanquished.[17]

A Crack in Time[]

During A Crack in Time, Dr. Nefarious' damage to the Great Clock led to a number of time anomalies. These froze several Polaris military installations on Igliak, Sargasso, and Cobalia.[18] The Polaris Defense Force was unable to fight Dr. Nefarious in the Breegus System, leading a terachnoid to call into space radio to thank Ratchet for defending Terachnos.[19]

Comic series[]

Although Qwark initially agreed to endorse Artemis Zogg's campaign for galactic president, he was persuaded by his old manager, Cyrus, to instead run for office himself. After winning the elections, Galactic President Qwark terminated the Helios Project, reasoning it was too dangerous.[20] Feeling enraged and betrayed after his years of public service, Zogg seceded from the Polaris government with his loyalists, Vorn Garblak and Mr. Klink, and set out on a vengeful crusade with Helios to create his Artemis Galaxy, using Helios' power to instead steal planets from across the universe and govern it himself as its galactic president.[21]

After Igliak was abducted by Helios, Talwyn Apogee offered the Polaris government use of her space station as a command post.[22] The Solana government also became involved in resolving the crisis after President Phyronix was abducted by Zogg, with Sasha Phyronix and the Galactic Rangers aiding Polaris' defense forces.[23]

All 4 One[]

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Into the Nexus[]

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Rift Apart[]

By the events of Rift Apart, the galactic government had entered into an alliance with the space pirates and their current captain Rusty Pete, who have promised to now only loot people when no one is looking.[24]

Characteristics[]

Hierarchy[]

The government was formerly headed by Galactic President Qwark, and the president was the only known branch of the government, apart from the Polaris Department of Defence, whose minister was Vorn Garblak (previously Artemis Zogg). During Qwark's time in office, the Vice President was Skrunch.

Territory[]

Laws[]

Known laws passed by the government include:

Military[]

The galactic government's was known as the Polaris Defense Force, which possessed Polaris Defense Troopers and Captains among its ranks. It also had a new incarnation of the QForce stationed on the Starship Phoenix II.

Known member races[]

Known territories[]

Allied Polaris[]

Free Polaris[]

Polaris Galactic Government[]

Notes[]

Annotations[]

Citations[]

  1. ↑ Lost and Spaced, p. 4
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Tools of Destruction menu § "Ublik Passage"
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Tools of Destruction menu § "Planet Igliak"
  4. ↑ A Crack in Time script § "VX-99 Defeated"
  5. ↑ Into the Nexus, script
  6. ↑ Tools of Destruction script § "Make a Trade with the Smuggler (gameplay)"
  7. ↑ Tools of Destruction script § "A Vision of Talwyn"
  8. ↑ Tools of Destruction script § "IRIS Questions and Answers"
  9. ↑ A Crack in Time script § "The Fall of the Lombaxes"
  10. ↑ Lost and Spaced, p. 11
  11. ↑ Into the Nexus script § "Explore the Meero Ruins (gameplay)"
  12. ↑ Into the Nexus script § "Find Vendra and Neftin (Silox) (gameplay)"
  13. ↑ Tools of Destruction script § "Find Tachyon (gameplay)"
  14. ↑ Lost and Spaced, p. 6
  15. ↑ Tools of Destruction menu § "Planet Cobalia"
  16. ↑ Tools of Destruction menu § "Planet Sargasso"
  17. ↑ A Crack in Time script § "The Story so far"
  18. ↑ A Crack in Time script § "Time Phenomena"
  19. ↑ A Crack in Time script § "VX-99 Defeated"
  20. ↑ Lost and Spaced, p. 17
  21. ↑ Lost and Spaced, p. 18 and 19
  22. ↑ Lost and Spaced, p. 4
  23. ↑ Lost and Spaced, p. 4 and 14
  24. ↑ Rift Apart menu § "Rusty Pete"

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