The Praetorian OmniWrench[1] is an item featured in A Crack in Time and the Ratchet & Clank comic series. It is a double-ended OmniWrench used by the Lombax Praetorian Guard, powered by negatively-charged energy,[1] which can be unleashed as projectiles, beams, or shockwaves. Alister Azimuth wielded his own Praetorian OmniWrench, which later came into the possession of Ratchet.
History[]
General Alister Azimuth, a renowned lombax elder and Four-Bolt Magistrate of the Praetorian Guard,[2] owned the wrench. Throughout A Crack in Time, Azimuth utilized it in battles against Dr. Nefarious' forces and briefly against Ratchet and Clank when he sought to control the Great Clock. An Praetorian OmniWrench projectile killed Ratchet,[3] though Clank later reversed time to save him. After realizing his mistakes, Azimuth used the wrench to reset the Orvus Chamber and save the universe, though this act ultimately cost him his life.[4]
Ratchet using Azimuth's Wrench to open a wormhole to another dimension and defeat Artemis Zogg.
Following Azimuth's death, Ratchet kept the Praetorian OmniWrench, which was later displayed in his garage upon his return to the Solana Galaxy.[5] In Multiple Organisms, Ratchet retrieved the wrench after his own was taken from him by Artemis Zogg and used it, alongside his hoverboots, to battle Zogg’s warbots.[6] In Bros Before Foes, following Captain Qwark's suggestion, Ratchet harnessed the wrench's negatively-charged energy to strike the Surinox Shard, creating a dimensional wormhole that exiled Zogg.[1]
Gameplay[]
The Praetorian OmniWrench is used by Alister Azimuth during the boss battle "Stop General Azimuth at all Costs!". Players can also unlock it as a replacement for Ratchet’s standard wrench by earning 700 skill points via the Extras menu.
Citations[]
References[]
- Insomniac Games (2009). Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time [Game]. Sony Computer Entertainment. PlayStation 3.
- Fixman, TJ (2010). Ratchet & Clank (Issue 1: Ears of War) [Book]. Wild Storm.
- Fixman, TJ (2011). Ratchet & Clank (Issue 5: Multiple Organisms) [Book]. Wild Storm.
- Fixman, TJ (2011). Ratchet & Clank (Issue 6: Bros Before Foes) [Book]. Wild Storm.