Quest for Booty script comprises the full verbal transcript of Quest for Booty.
Notes
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Opening[]
Rusty Pete (narrating): Once upon a time, there was a fearless young lombax who gained fame and fortune by ridding the galaxy of Emperor Percival Tachyon and Captain Romulus Slag.
Captain Slag: 'Twas a cheap shot, I tell ye! Somebody unplugged me controller!
Rusty Pete (narrating): But just as peace was restored to Polaris, his first mate was kidnapped by creatures known only as the Zoni (hiccups). Using a powerful computer called IRIS, he finally located a clue—an old pirate captain who may possess the key to the Zoni dimension. A pirate named Darkwater.
Azorean Sea (Planet Merdegraw, Drogol Sector, Polaris Galaxy)[]
Ratchet: This is it, Talwyn. Darkwater has to be here somewhere.
Talwyn: Be careful, Ratchet. Merdegraw's an unregulated planet. Unwanted visitors have a bad habit of disappearing from here.
Rusty Pete: Alas, poor Cap'n! No one misses you but (hiccups)... but me.
Rusty Pete (mimicking Captain Slag): I miss you too, Rusty Pete. You may not have me body, but you'll always have me heart.
Rusty Pete: (sobs) The crew hates me, Cap'n!
Rusty Pete (mimicking Captain Slag): They don't hate you, Pete. They just don't understand ye. Why, you're my top first mate you—
Rusty Pete: Aaaaauugh!
Ratchet: Guys, I'm not lookin' for any... trouble.
Talwyn: Wait! We're just here to find a pirate. Captain Angstrom Darkwater?
Sprocket: Darkwater? Ya hear that, lads? This mangy stowaway seeks the ear of a dead man! How's about we arrange a proper introduction?
Fight the Pirates (gameplay)[]
(After the cutscene ends.)
On-screen: Azorean Sea
Ratchet: Waaaaagh!
(Upon gaining control of Ratchet after he lands.)
Talwyn (radio): Well, that could've gone better...
On-screen: Press 
to use your wrench.
On-screen: To view or change the controls, select Control Options in the pause menu.
(Upon engaging the space pirates in battle.)
Talwyn (radio): Ratchet, watch out!
(Whilst fighting Ratchet.)
- Space Pirate
- Arrrrr!
- Kill her!
- Take him!
- He's mine!
- Nice try, matey.
- Cut him into bits!
- I'll bash your skull in!
- The markazian's here!
- You've got skill, matey.
- I'll bring me boot to ya!
- Send him to the locker!
- Arrr! Generic pirate line!
- Taste the blade, lombax!
- Me blade thirsts fer blood!
- Blasters at the ready, lads!
- I'll cleave ya to the brisket!
- I'll split ya clean and sweet!
- Arrr, this be pirate territory!
- I'll gut ye, ya miserable swine!
- I'll run ye through with me blade!
- I'll brain ye with these two hands!
- I'll split you clean and sweet, I will!
- One dead lombax, comin' right up!
- I've got you fit for a pegleg, me lad!
- Sink him to the depths, me hearties!
- Prepare to meet thy maker, lombax!
- I'll let out yer soul by incision of steel!
- Merdegraw aint no place fer a lubber!
- Dibs on the head, lads! Dibs on the head!
- Fresh lombax. Just what I be hungry for!
- Ye stepped onto the wrong planet, laddie!
- Now, now. Save some for the captain! Heh!
- Now where'd he pillage all those fancy weapons?
(If Ratchet uses the Nano-Swarmers against the pirates.)
- Space Pirate
- He's fightin' dirty!
- Nano-Swarmers? Arr, he's fightin' dirty.
(If Ratchet keeps his distance from the pirates.)
- Space Pirate
- He's gettin' away!
- Where are ya runnin' to?
- I can smell him! Search the area.
- Aw, come on out, matey. We just want to talk to ya.
(If Ratchet is killed by the space pirates.)
Space Pirate: Good riddance! Let's go to the pub, lads.
(If Ratchet dies by falling overboard.)
Space Pirate: (laughs) He didn't even need a plank!
(Upon collecting nanotech after sustaining damage.)
On-screen: Health Nanotech acquired.
(Upon equipping the Tornado Launcher.)
On-screen: Press 
to launch a Tornado. Use the motion sensor function of the wireless controller to control it.
(Upon destroying the attacking space pirates.)
Talwyn (radio): Thanks, that was a close one.
(Pirate reinforcements arrive.)
Talwyn (radio): They're dropping in from the ship!
(Upon destroying all space pirates on the ship's deck.)
Talwyn (radio): Quick! We need to get that door open before they send in reinforcements!
(If Ratchet does not head towards the bolt crank.)
Talwyn (radio): The door's locked. Try that bolt crank.
(When standing at the bolt crank.)
On-screen: Tap to attach to a bolt crank.
(Upon attaching to the bolt crank.)
On-screen: 
to turn a bolt crank.
(Upon opening the door by turning the bolt crank and heading into the room.)
Talwyn (radio): This one's mine.
On-screen: Hold 
to Quick Select your weapons.
On-screen: Press 
or to use your current weapon.
(When standing near the ladder at the back of the ship.)
On-screen: Press 
near a ladder to climb up.
(Upon reaching the top of the ladder.)
Talwyn (radio): A catapult! C'mon, we've gotta get off this ship!
(If Ratchet uses the Shock Ravager against the pirate swab.)
On-screen: Electrical attacks are ineffective against electrified enemies.
(If Ratchet does not jump on the catapult.)
Talwyn (radio): This is no time to be afraid of heights. Jump on the catapult!
On-screen: Jump while on the catapult to travel to another ship.
(Upon the experience gauge reaching full.)
On-screen: Your Nanotech level has increased.
(Upon reaching the open area further ahead up the ship deck.)
Talwyn (radio): We gotta get that pirate off the turret!
(Upon destroying the pirate on the turret.)
Talwyn (radio): All clear. Hop on that turret!
(When standing behind the turret.)
On-screen: Man Turret
(Upon destroying the last of the attacking pirates.)
Talwyn (radio): That fusion turret should have enough force to blast through the door.
On-screen: You can use turrets to destroy certain doors.
(Upon destroying the pirate door with the turret.)
Talwyn (radio): More of 'em!
(Upon reaching the next room with another pirate on a turret.)
Talwyn (radio): Now would be a good time to use one of those fancy weapons!
(Upon reaching the ship's stern.)
Talwyn (radio): Y'know, I'm really starting to hate pirates!
(Upon reaching the unsuspecting pirate at the top of the ladder.)
On-screen: Hold down 
and press to throw the wrench.
(Upon reaching the next catapult.)
Talwyn (radio): The Aphelion's docked one ship over, I'll start the engines. You take this catapult to the loading area.
(Upon being launched by the catapult, a cutscene plays.)
Space Pirates: (laughing)
Talwyn: Get your paws off me!
Sprocket: Awright, lads! 'Tis a stone's cast to Morrow Caverns, and the pythors must be hungry.
Rusty Pete (mimicking Captain Slag): Avast, ye scurvy swine!
Space Pirate: Sweet eye of a Zoni! It's Slag, scourge of Polaris, slayer of Darkwater, hisself!
Rusty Pete (mimicking Captain Slag): Right-o! (hiccups) And I hearby banish this lombax to Hoolefar Island... where 'e will get exactly what he's lookin' for...
Sprocket: Aye-aye. Aye, Cap'n. You heard him, lads. To Hoolefar, in one... two...
Sprocket: Oh, just fire!
Ratchet: Not again! (yells)
Rusty Pete (narrating): And so, the lombax discovered the little-known pirate part foul 21–13, which states, "Never interrupt a band of grogged up space pirates simply because you lost your robotic mate and seek the assistance of a dead captain."
Captain Slag: Arr! Skip to the part about the curse!
Rusty Pete: Whoa! Spoiler alert! We haven't even gotten to Hoolefar Island.
Captain Slag: Oh, all right.
Hoolefar Island[]
Clank (apparition): Ratchet?
Clank (apparition): Ratchet? Are you alright?
Ratchet: Ughhh...
Ratchet: Clank? Clank, is that you?!
Ratchet: Clank!
Explore Hoolefar Island (gameplay)[]
(Upon regaining control of Ratchet.)
Talwyn: Ratchet, are you ok? You swallowed an awful lot of water.
Ratchet: Please, it'll take more than a few space pirates to stop me. C'mon, let's check out the island.
(Upon holding and opening the weapon Quick Select.)
On-screen: The Azorean Sea has claimed your weapons. Tough luck, me hearty!
(Whilst traversing the wide gaps in the terrain.)
On-screen: Press then press again to jump higher.
(Upon reaching a grav-ramp.)
Talwyn: My booster pack can only carry one of us. Do your grav-boots still work?
On-screen: Your Gravity Boots allow you to walk on special metallic surfaces.
(Whilst traversing the metallic surfaces.)
Ratchet: Clank! Clank, are ya out there?!
Talwyn: Ratchet, you heard that pirate. Darkwater's dead. And there are no Zoni on Merdegraw. Rusty Pete tricked us.
Ratchet: Hey, he sent us here for a reason. There has to be some kind of connection.
(Upon reaching a swingshot target.)
On-screen: Jump toward the target, then press and hold to swing across the gap.
(Upon reaching the retracted bridge.)
Talwyn: The drawbridge is rusted shut. Hey, maybe you can use your wrench's kinetic tether.
On-screen: Hold and press to extend the wrench head to the bolt.
(Upon using the kinetic tether to attach the wrench head to the bolt on the retracted bridge.)
On-screen: Use 
to pull the bridge out.
(Upon crossing the bridge and reaching the spring pad.)
Talwyn: Think you can handle this one?
On-screen: Hold and press to grab onto the spring pad. Use the to set the pad. Then jump off it.
(Upon launching up to Talwyn by the zipline.)
Talwyn: Nice job, Ratchet. C'mon, I'll race you to the beach!
On-screen: Stand under the zipline, then press to jump up and latch onto it.
(Upon ziplining to the beach area.)
On-screen: Hoolefar Island
On-screen: Skip
Barnabus Worley: Hey there, young feller! Welcome to Hoolefar Island! My name's Barnabus Worley—Mayor Barnabus Worley, to be precise. What brings you here?
On-screen:
I'm here because...
I got shot out of a cannon.- I'm a tourist.
- I'm a used crotchetizer salesman.
- None of your business.
(Upon selecting "I got shot out of a cannon.")
Barnabus Worley: A cannon, eh? Must've been messing around with those pirates. Well, any enemy of Sprocket and his gang is a friend of the island!
(Upon selecting "I'm a tourist.")
Barnabus Worley: A tourist? Here? Not much to see now, I'm afraid. Lost our power thanks to a mysterious saboteur.
(Upon selecting "I'm a used crotchetizer salesman.")
Barnabus Worley: Crotchetizers? Well, now, I don't suppose there's much demand for that particular item.
(Upon selecting "None of your business.")
Barnabus Worley: Sorry, young feller. Didn't mean to pry. Your business is your business, I suppose.
(Follows any of the preceding dialogue choices.)
Talwyn: We're trying to contact a friend of ours, but I can't seem to catch a signal. I don't suppose you have a radio tower we could use?
Barnabus Worley: Sorry, Miss—we had a supply beacon, but someone vandalized it last night. But if you help us repair it, I'm sure you'd be able to contact your friend!
On-screen:
Help you out...
- Sure, glad to help out.
- I'm kinda busy right now. I'm looking for a pirate named Darkwater. Seen him?
(Upon selecting "Sure, glad to help out.")
Barnabus Worley: Really? Well, that is good news. Just climb to the top of each wind turbine and give the old bolt crank a turn.
(Upon selecting "I'm kinda busy right now. I'm looking for a pirate named Darkwater. Seen him?")
Barnabus Worley: Darkwater? Oh, he was killed years ago, over there in Morrow Caverns—by his own first mate, no less. What was his name? Slag! Anyways, my constituents would sure appreciate a little help.
Repair the Wind Turbines (gameplay)[]
(Upon regaining control of Ratchet.)
Talwyn (radio): Check out the wind turbines. I'll head to higher ground. If I can catch a signal maybe we can ask Pete what we're supposed to be looking for.
(Upon approaching the various hoolefoids walking around the island.)
- Hoolefoid
- Hey, a lombax.
- Hey, how are ya?
- (happy humming)
- (happy whistling)
- Who's the furball?
- Tourist season already?
- There goes the neighbourhood.
- You here to fix the turbines?
- That must be the crotchetizer salesman.
- I heard he got shot out of a cannon. That's what ya get for messin' with those pirates.
(When standing near Barnabus Worley.)
On-screen: Speak to Mayor Worley
(Depending on how Ratchet introduced himself previously upon speaking to Mayor Worley.)
- Barnabus Worley
- Hello, stranger. What can I do for ya?
- Well, hello there, young feller. Run into any more pirates?
- Hey, young feller. Found any buyers for that crotchetizer thing-a-majig?
- Well if it isn't Hoolefar's only tourist. What can I do for you, young feller?
On-screen:
I had a question...
- What's a supply beacon?
- What's that door lead to?
- How did Darkwater die?
- Exit
(Upon selecting "What's a supply beacon?")
Barnabus Worley: The bedrock of this island is filled with trillium ore. Creates too much electromagnetic interference for most ships. That beacon's our only way of hailing 'em.
(Upon selecting "What's that door lead to?")
Barnabus Worley: Oh, that? That's just something Darkwater was working on. We sealed it off after he was killed. Best put it out of your mind.
(Upon selecting "How did Darkwater die?")
Barnabus Worley: Mutiny, I suspect. Legend has it Slag dropped anchor in Morrow Caverns and killed anybody who refused to call him "Captain"—includin' ol' Darkwater! Heh-heh! Folks 'round here still like to scare the tourists with ghost stories about that place.
(When standing near the Smuggler.)
On-screen: Speak to Smuggler
(Upon speaking to the Smuggler.)
Smuggler: Well, look who's here. Small galaxy, ain't it?
Smuggler's Parrot: Awk! Too small! Awk!
Smuggler: So what brings you to Merdegraw, friend?
On-screen:
Well...
- I'm here on vacation.
- I'm doing repairs around the island.
- None of your business, pal.
- Exit
(Upon selecting "I'm here on vacation.")
Smuggler: Well, what are the odds? I'm here for a little relaxation myself!
Smuggler's Parrot: Awk! Layin' low! Awk!
(Upon selecting "I'm doing repairs around the island.")
Smuggler: Well, how... fortuitous. I myself am quite the resourceful entrepreneur, if you know what I'm sayin'.
(Upon selecting "None of your business, pal.")
Smuggler: No harm done, hoss. A man in my business understands the need for a little privacy.
Smuggler's Parrot: Awk! He's a criminal! Awk!
(Follows any of the preceding dialogue choices.)
Smuggler: Well, if you need anything, you give me a holler. I just might have something useful for you. Know what I mean?
(Sometimes upon speaking to the Smuggler again when he has nothing new to talk about.)
- Smuggler: Sorry, partner. I'm all tapped out.
- Smuggler: Son, can't you see I'm off the clock?
- Smuggler: Ohh, I'm afraid I got nothin' for ya right now, friend. Best try again later.
- Smuggler's Parrot: Awk! Take a walk, pal! Wawk!
(When standing near the hoolefoid at the base of the nearby wind turbine.)
On-screen: Speak to Wind Turbine Operator
(Upon speaking to the wind turbine operator.)
Wind Turbine Operator: Aww, dang-nab-it! This is the third time this year these old wind turbines have stopped workin'. It's sabotage, I tell you! Someone's been messin' with my equipment!
On-screen:
- What seems to be the problem?
- Sabotage? Do you know who did it?
- Do you know anything about Angstrom Darkwater?
(Upon selecting "What seems to be the problem?")
Wind Turbine Operator: Problem is these here wind turbines are 'bout the only thing keeping the juice flowin' through the island. No juice, no beacon. No beacon, no supplies. You follow?
(Upon selecting "Sabotage? Do you know who did it?")
Wind Turbine Operator: Some shady character who's been hanging around the beach. Tall feller, annoying parrot. Always see him pallin' around with them pirates.
(Upon selecting "Do you know anything about Angstrom Darkwater?")
Wind Turbine Operator: Darkwater? Sorry, stranger, we don't talk about him 'round these parts, on account of the curse.
(Follows any of the preceding dialogue choices.)
Wind Turbine Operator: Anyways, my brother-in-law was s'posed to come back and help repair these turbines, but he probably went fishin' instead, hmph. Think you could help a feller out? I'd do it myself, but I... well I don't much care for heights.
On-screen:
- Sure, I'll help!
- Sorry, pal. I got better things to do.
(Upon selecting "Sure, I'll help!")
Wind Turbine Operator: Oh I'd sure appreciate it, stranger! Couple of good turns on that bolt crank up there oughta get her goin' again. Good luck!
(Upon selecting "Sorry, pal. I got better things to do.")
Wind Turbine Operator: Well, then I s'pose I'll just have to sit here and wait fer them to repair themselves!
On-screen:
- I changed my mind. I'll do it!
- Exit
(Upon declining and exiting, then speaking to the wind turbine operator again.)
Wind Turbine Operator: Hey, you're back! What can I do for ya?
(Upon selecting "I changed my mind. I'll do it!")
Wind Turbine Operator: Oh I'd sure appreciate it, stranger! Just climb on up there and give the ol' bolt crank a turn.
(If having selected "Do you know anything about Angstrom Darkwater?")
On-screen:
- Did you say something about a curse?
(Upon selecting "Did you say something about a curse?")
Wind Turbine Operator: Well yeah! The curse of the undead! Although I'm not exactly sure how you can be un-dead. S'pose it just means alive. Aww, now I've gone and confused m'self.
(Upon speaking to the wind turbine operator again.)
Wind Turbine Operator: Heya stranger—you fix them wind turbines yet?
(Whilst heading up the wind turbine.)
On-screen: Wind Turbine Alpha
(Whilst hanging on a ledge that must be shimmied across.)
On-screen: Use to travel left or right along a ledge.
(Upon reaching the end of the ledge above solid ground.)
On-screen: Press to drop from the ledge.
(Upon reaching the top of the wind turbine and turning the bolt crank.)
Wind Turbine Operator: Thanks, stranger. Four more wind turbines and we'll be back in business!
On-screen: Press 
to view your map and find the other wind turbines.
(Upon reaching the supply beacon tower in the northeast of the island.)
On-screen: Hoolefar Supply Beacon
(When standing near the hoolefoid at the base of the supply beacon tower.)
On-screen: Speak to Beacon Operator
(Upon speaking to the beacon operator.)
Beacon Operator: (huffs) Lousy, low-down, good-for-nothin' vandals! When's that Mayor gonna crack down on these bums?
On-screen:
- What's the problem?
- Anything I can do to help?
- Exit
(Upon selecting "What's the problem?")
Beacon Operator: Some wise guy uncoupled the flippin' energy conductor from the supply beacon. How am I supposed to fix it without power? (sighs) Guess I'll just hafta take lunch...
(Upon selecting "Anything I can do to help?")
Beacon Operator: 'Preciate the offer, kid. But we can't do nothin' till power's restored. Lucky for me, I'm in the union! Heh-heh-heh.
(Sometimes upon speaking to the beacon operator again.)
- Beacon Operator
- Hey, I'm workin' here! Honest!
- If anyone asks, I'm on a break.
- Still hangin' around, huh, champ?
- Heya, kid. Still no dice on the power, huh?
- Sorry, kid. Looks like you'll be here for a while.
(Upon approaching the three conversing hoolefoids near the supply beacon as each wind turbine is activated.)
- Hoolefoid
- The way I heard it, he defeated Tachyon with both hands tied behind his back, a strained pectoral muscle, and a stubbed toe.
- He's famous, he is. Saved like ten galaxies and four cycles, and still found time to play the butler on that Secret Agent Clank show. Talk about versatile, huh?
- I saw him once a few years ago, when he was a gladiator at DreadZone. Ya shoulda seen him fight Shellshock! It was incredible! Lost twenty quid on him... but man, what a fight!
- When's that poor excuse for a mayor gonna do somethin' about this vandal? He took my VG-9000 game system, my Ace Hardlight action figure, even my autographed Courtney Gears holiday album...
- Have you seen the lombax walking around here? He's askin' an awful lotta questions about the Zoni. Word on the beach is they kidnapped his friend. Kind of unlike 'em, isn't it? I mean, I always thought they were supposed to be a friendly bunch.
(Upon reaching a breakable gate.)
On-screen: Something explosive is needed to open this gate.
(When standing near one of the flaming rocks on the ground.)
On-screen: Press to pick up objects.
(Upon picking up one of the flaming rocks.)
On-screen: Press to throw objects.
(Upon approaching the wind turbine in the east.)
On-screen: Wind Turbine Beta
(Whilst heading up Wind Turbine Beta.)
Talwyn (radio): Ratchet, come in. There's something strange happening on this island. I'm here with some of the villagers, and... well, they're talking about a curse.
Ratchet: A curse? (chuckles) C'mon, Tal. There's no such thing.
Talwyn (radio): I'm sure it's nothing. I'll do some more digging and get back to you.
(Upon reaching the top of the second wind turbine and turning the bolt crank.)
Wind Turbine Operator (radio): Second turbine's comin' online now! Ha-ha! Nice work!
(Upon approaching the wind turbine in the southeast.)
On-screen: Wind Turbine Gamma
(Upon reaching the top of the third wind turbine and turning the bolt crank.)
Wind Turbine Operator (radio): Well, I'll be. Heh-ha-ha! Looks like you got three wind turbine's workin'. Two more and we'll be home free!
(Upon approaching the wind turbine in the north.)
On-screen: Wind Turbine Delta
(Whilst heading up the wind turbine and reaching the reboundable wall slot.)
On-screen: Jump towards a wall, then press again to rebound off of it.
(Upon reaching the top of the fourth wind turbine and turning the bolt crank.)
Wind Turbine Operator (radio): Heya, stranger! You've been doin' real good. One more wind turbine and we'll be back in business fer sure!
On-screen: Press to view your map.
(When standing before the swingshot target whilst heading towards the wind turbine in the northwest.)
On-screen: Jump toward the target, then press and hold to latch on with your Swingshot.
(When riding the grind rail whilst heading towards the wind turbine in the northwest.)
On-screen: You can jump to side rails by pressing while holding in the direction you want to jump.
(Upon reaching the end of the grind rail section and catapulting up to the wind turbine.)
On-screen: Wind Turbine Epsilon
(Upon reaching the top of the fifth and final wind turbine and turning the bolt crank.)
Talwyn (radio): Ratchet, I'm over at the supply beacon. Come meet me as soon as you can.
Wind Turbine Operator (radio): (laughs) Ya did it! The turbine's are runnin'! Ma friend, you may have just saved the entire island. Wait until I tell my good-for-nothin' brother-in-law about this! (laughs)
(Whilst riding the grind rail back down from Wind Turbine Epsilon.)
Talwyn (radio): Ratchet, this whole town's been ransacked. The thief stole anything that wasn't nailed to the floor.
Ratchet: Do they have any leads?
Talwyn (radio): No, so far the only thing they've been able to find are red feathers.
Find the Beacon (gameplay)[]
(Upon approaching the various hoolefoids walking around the island.)
- Hoolefoid
- There he is! Nice goin'!
- You should run for mayor!
- Can I get your autograph?
- Way to go, kid! Way to go!
- Hey, it's the hero of Hoolefar!
- Thanks for fixin' the power, kid.
- I can heat my hot tub thanks to you.
- I'd be honored if you'd date my kid sister.
- Hey, there's the lombax who restored our power!
(Upon returning to Talwyn at the base of the supply beacon tower.)
Talwyn: Looks like it's missing a standard GrummelNet Versabolt. I'll check and see if I can find one in town, you check the beach.
(Upon speaking to the beacon operator again.)
Beacon Operator: Hey, kid! Didja see that we got the power workin'? That's good ol' fashioned union labor for ya. Don't thank me, though—I'm just a guy on a job.
(If speaking to the beacon operator for the first time after fixing all five wind turbines.)
Beacon Operator: Oh, hey there, pal! I heard there was a lombax on the island—but I didn't believe it! What can I do ya for?
On-screen:
- I need to contact a friend of mine. Is the beacon working?
- I'm thinking about purchasing a summer home here.
- Do you know anything about the Zoni?
- Exit
(Upon selecting "I need to contact a friend of mine. Is the beacon working?")
Beacon Operator: 'Fraid not. Looks like some bum stole the bolt straight off the power coupling! I can't connect the darn thing. The nerve of some people...
(Upon selecting "I'm thinking about purchasing a summer home here.")
Beacon Operator: Oh, a wise guy, eh? Make you feel big, pickin' on a workin' class Joe such as myself? For shame.
(Upon selecting "Do you know anything about the Zoni?")
Beacon Operator: Zoni, huh? Come to think of it, ol' Angstrom used to jabber on about 'em. Said they were the "watchers of the universe", or some such gobbledygook.
(Follows any of the preceding dialogue choices.)
Beacon Operator: Anyways, if you're lookin' to get a signal off the island, you'll have to find another bolt. I think I saw someone sellin' one down by the beach.
Find the Guy with the Beacon Part (gameplay)[]
(If having not spoken to the Smuggler until now and answered the previous introductory dialogue.)
Smuggler: Well, if you ever find yourself in the market for a slightly used VersaBolt, you just come find your old pal—
Smuggler's Parrot: Awk! No names! No names! Awk!
(Upon speaking to the Smuggler again after talking earlier.)
Smuggler: Well, howdy friend. Now what can I do for ya?
On-screen:
- I'm in the market for a VersaBolt. Got one?
- Exit
(Upon selecting "I'm in the market for a VersaBolt. Got one?")
Smuggler: Well, whadaya know? I happen to have one right here. Procured by perfectly legal means, o' course.
Smuggler's Parrot: Awk! With a crowbar!
Smuggler: How 'bout we make ourselves a deal?
Buy the Beacon Part (gameplay)[]
(Whilst speaking with the Smuggler.)
On-screen:
I'm thinking...
You currently have XXXXX bolts.
- Buy machine part for 10,000 bolts.
- No deal, pal.
(Upon selecting "No deal, pal.")
Smuggler: Suit yourself. But somethin' tells me this is the only one in town. Heh-heh-heh-heh-heh.
(If selecting to make a transaction without sufficient funds.)
- Smuggler
- You're a few bolts shy, partner.
- I'm afraid you're just a bit short.
- Whoa now, son. I wasn't born yesterday.
(Upon selecting "Buy machine part for 10,000 bolts." with sufficient funds.)
Smuggler: Here you go. I'll see you around, partner.
Return the Beacon Part (gameplay)[]
(Upon speaking to the beacon operator again with the recovered versabolt.)
Beacon Operator: Hey, you found one! Nice going, kid! Local Beacon Union 3-19 thanks you for your charitable contribution!
Beacon Operator: Here we go, just put this on here and—
Beacon Operator: Sees if you can give it a good turn there, champ. I'd do it myself, but I'm on break. Union rules, you understand.
Repair the Beacon (gameplay)[]
(Upon scaling the supply beacon tower and turning the bolt crank at the top.)
Barnabus Worley (radio): The beacon is working! You've done a great service to the hoolefoids. Come find me, and I'll show you our greatest secret.
Find the Mayor (gameplay)[]
(Upon approaching the various hoolefoids walking around the island.)
- Hoolefoid
- Thanks again, kid.
- The hoolefoids will forever be grateful.
- There's the lombax who fixed our beacon!
- I just ordered my new lawn ninja! Thanks, kid.
- I was able to call my mom on Sargasso thanks to you.
- My new Qwark vid-comics are on the way! You rock, kid!
- I just spoke with my holo-web girlfriend! She broke up with me...
(Upon speaking to the beacon operator again after fixing the supply beacon.)
Beacon Operator: Ya done real good, kid. Go meet the Mayor, I'll finish up here!
(Upon entering the room through the raritanium door where Mayor Worley and Talwyn are waiting.)
Barnabus Worley: Young lombax, I give you... the Obsidian Eye. The most powerful lorentzian telescope in the universe. It was created with lenses carved from obsidian glass, and powered by a single Fulcrum Star. Darkwater built it himself so as to keep in contact with his little friends.
Ratchet: Can it tell me where they are?
Barnabus Worley: Well sure, if you have a Fulcrum Star to activate it. Here—I took the liberty of borrowing this from our archives. They're pages from Darkwater's personal journal.
Darkwater (narrating): Cap'n's log, the third o' August. Me trip to the Breegus Star Cluster was fraught with savings! Not only did I find a great place for cheap krull cobbler, but I also met a mysterious race called "The Zoni". Friendly little creatures, they are. Can manipulate time and space to their will! Their leader gave me a Fulcrum Star I can use to talk to 'em with once I return to Polaris. It's worth a fortune, but I wouldn't part with it fer all the bolts in Meridian City!
Darkwater (narrating): Me only worry is me miserable first mate, Slag! It's only a matter of moons 'fore he tries to pillage me property! But I've taken steps to defend it well into the afterlife using an ancient terachnoid incantation, and a coupon for one free curse at the Hoolefar Magic Emporium! I'll forever bind me soul to me body, so that I may protect the Fulcrum Star. He who disturbs me, shall disturb me entire crew! This, I swear!
Barnabus Worley: That star oughta be locked away with the rest of Darkwater's treasure. Find that star, and you'll find your friend!
Talwyn: Ratchet, I think I'm getting a signal!
Rusty Pete (radio): Rusty Pete to lombax! I have crucial information about Captain Darkwater! I'm droppin' anchor at the Hoolefar Pier. Over a—(hiccups)—and out!
Meet Rusty Pete at the beach (gameplay)[]
(Upon speaking to Mayor Worley again.)
Barnabus Worley: Hello there, fella. I thought you were meetin' your friend over by the pier?
On-screen:
Can you tell me more about...
- The Fulcrum Star?
- Captain Darkwater?
- The Zoni?
- Exit
(Upon selecting "The Fulcrum Star?")
Barnabus Worley: Ah yes, the Fulcrum Star. It's not actually a star, mind you. It's a stabilized, reusable black hole preserved in furian crystal. It allows astronomers to peer across distances never before thought imaginable. If the Zoni were the last thing Darkwater was lookin' at, that star will show you.
(Upon selecting "Captain Darkwater?")
Barnabus Worley: Darkwater was known for being vile, iron-fisted, and above all, cheap. It was said he "pillaged a million bolts without ever spending a penny", instead hiding his loot in a place called Darkwater Cove. Of course, no one's ever seen the island, and it's not on any map I've ever encountered.
(Upon selecting "The Zoni?")
Barnabus Worley: Hmm, I'm afraid I don't know much about the Zoni. Darkwater spoke of little creatures who once possessed "the power to unmake existence". He referred to them as friends, but I suspect he was only biding his time. See, according to legend, the Zoni lived in a world of untold riches—riches, I said! That's the kind of word that makes even the most rusty of pirate mouths salivate.
(If having selected "Captain Darkwater?")
On-screen:
- Darkwater Cove?
(Upon selecting "Darkwater Cove?")
Barnabus Worley: Darkwater Cove is as much a myth as this curse my constituents keep talking about. A dark place guarded by devious puzzles and booby traps. According to the legend, only Darkwater himself can pass through safely.
(Upon approaching the three conversing hoolefoids near the supply beacon.)
Hoolefoid: I hear he's searchin' for a Fulcrum Star. Can you imagine? Only three discovered in all o' history and one happens to end up here in Merdegraw! Tourists would line up around the sector to see it!
(Upon approaching Rusty Pete and Talwyn at the Hoolefar Pier.)
Rusty Pete: Well, it's about time, mate! I been radioing you all—(hiccups) all night! So, have you found the Obsidian Eye yet?
Talwyn: Yeah, but it doesn't work. Darkwater hid the Fulcrum Star.
Rusty Pete: Not surprising. Cheap ol' beanrake never did trust anyone. O' course, we were tryin' to kill him at the time... Good news is, every pirate worth their salt keeps a map to their buried treasure.
Talwyn: A map? Well, where is it?
Rusty Pete: Well, that's the bad news. It's probably still with his body over in Morrow Caverns. Tell you what, mate—why don't you let me help you find it? (hiccups)
On-screen:
- We're in!
- Wait a minute. Why are you helping us?
- Sorry, Pete. I don't trust you.
(Upon selecting "Wait a minute. Why are you helping us?")
Rusty Pete: What, can't a pirate who's never told the truth in his life go blatantly out of his way to help the lombax who killed his best friend and cap'n? (hiccups)
(Upon selecting "Sorry, Pete. I don't trust you.")
Rusty Pete: Suit yerself, mate. But if you want that map, yer gonna need a guide through the caverns.
Talwyn: He's right, Ratchet. I hate to admit it, but we need his help.
(Upon selecting "We're in!" to progress.)
Rusty Pete: Great! And I have just the pirate to help us. Ta-daaa—(hiccups)—aaa! I call it "Slag on a Stick". Rerouted his memory banks to his vocal processor, so he'll remember anything he's lookin' at! Now climb aboard, mateys—and put yer faith in good ol' Captain Slag!
Travel to Morrow Caverns (gameplay)[]
(Whilst speaking with Rusty Pete.)
On-screen:
Are you sure you want to leave?
- Let's go!
- Not just yet.
(If having declined and returned to Pete at the pier.)
Rusty Pete: Heya, mate! Change yer mind about that offer?
(Upon selecting "Let's go!" and leaving the island for Morrow Caverns.)
Rusty Pete (narrating): And so, our hero set forth to Morrow Caverns in search of a map to the mythical Fulcrum Star. With him (hiccups) was Rusty Pete! A noble and true corsair, adored by women 'cross the galaxy.
Captain Slag: Arr, this be a work of fiction.
Ratchet: Do you even know where we're going?
Rusty Pete: Of course I do! I got GPS. Look.
GPS: Turn right at Isle of Despair. In five leagues keep left.
Rusty Pete: I love this thing. Hanukkah gift from me mum, it was. (hiccups)
GPS: Arriving at destination on right.
Morrow Caverns[]
(As Ratchet, Talwyn and Pete ride the transport into the caverns.)
Rusty Pete: Here we are—Morrow Caverns! Famous for its majestic fjords, soothing grottoes, and legions of tortured souls awaiting their chance for revenge.
Ratchet: What?
Rusty Pete: Uh, what? (hiccups) I didn't say nuthin'.
Talwyn: I still don't understand why we need Slag to find Darkwater. Didn't you help him hide the ship?
Rusty Pete: Well, I was a bit sauced at the time. Woke up three days later wearing an evening gown and spooning a kerchu.
(The transport reaches its destination and comes to a stop.)
Rusty Pete: Ah! Watch yer tails!
Find the body of Captain Darkwater (gameplay)[]
(Upon regaining control of Ratchet.)
On-screen: Morrow Caverns
On-screen: Ye must find Darkwater's body before leaving the caverns!
(Upon Ratchet, Talwyn and Pete entering a grotto with a dead pirate on the ground.)
Talwyn: Friend of yours?
Rusty Pete: Oh, that's Fred. He used to give me wedgies during the annual holiday party. So, no. (hiccups)
Rusty Pete: Get the door, wouldja mate?
(Upon turning the bolt crank to open the gate, Talwyn runs ahead inside.)
Rusty Pete: Wait! I haven't had the chance to check the tunnel for—
(The gate collapses and Talwyn is trapped on the other side.)
Rusty Pete: Structural integrity...
Talwyn: Ratchet!
(Upon approaching the collapsed doorway and talking to Talwyn through the gate.)
Talwyn: Ratchet, I'll try to find a way outta here. Just promise we'll leave this place together, okay?
On-screen:
Promise to rescue Talwyn?
- Yes, I promise.
- I can't make any promises.
(Upon selecting "Yes, I promise.")
Talwyn: Thanks, Ratchet.
(Upon regaining control of Ratchet.)
Rusty Pete (singing): Lombax and markazian, sittin' in a tree, K-I-S-S-S-I-N-(hiccups)
Rusty Pete: Huh? (laughs)
(Upon selecting "I can't make any promises.")
Talwyn: I understand...
(Upon regaining control of Ratchet.)
Rusty Pete: Spoken like a true pirate!
(Upon following Pete to the other gate entrance.)
Rusty Pete: This path is so dangerous—so forbidden—that only a recitation of the fabled "Song of the Dead" (hiccups) shall open the way!
Captain Slag (singing): I'm a little tea-pot, short and stout! Here is me han-dle, here is me spout!
(Whilst following Pete through the next room with several more dead pirates.)
Captain Slag: Ah yes, me old crew. Shoulda joined in on the mutiny, eh fellas? (laughs)
Rusty Pete: Hey, that guy still owes me thirty quid!
Rusty Pete: I used to go to the pub with that one. Total lightweight he is. (hiccups)
(Upon following Pete to the retracted bridge.)
Rusty Pete: Whoops! Cap'n must've retracted the bridge on our way out. You have to look for another way around. (hiccups)
(If Ratchet attempts to proceed into the darkened caverns, he is attacked by gore thwogs.)
Rusty Pete: Watch out for the gore thwogs, mate! The only thing they fear is light.
(Whilst following Pete towards the gore thwogs hanging from a rail, who are then spooked and fly away.)
Gore thwogs: (screeching)
Captain Slag: Be gone! Shoo! Flee!
(Upon Pete reaching a rail.)
Rusty Pete: That rail ought to be sturdy enough to shimmy across. I'd do it meself if I hadn't suffered an unfortunate jig dancing injury.
(Whilst shimmying across the rail.)
Pythor: (hissing)
Ratchet: Um, Pete? What was that?
Rusty Pete: No worries, mate! (nervous laugh) I was just, um... throwin' shadow puppets! No dangerous wildlife in these caverns! Nope, press on!
(Upon attempting to proceed into the darkened caverns full of attacking gore thwogs.)
Rusty Pete: Careful, mate! I wouldn't go in there without a light!
Rusty Pete: See if you can find a burrow of heliogrubs! We used them to light our way out of the caverns! (hiccups)
(Upon approaching the heliogrub burrow.)
On-screen: Press to pick up the glowing Heliogrubs.
(Upon using the heliogrub's light to scare away the gore thwogs and reach a bolt crank.)
On-screen: Press to drop objects.
(Upon reaching the other side of the retracted bridge.)
Captain Slag (singing): I'm fixin' to plunder, tear yer ship asunder, and rob you of all of yer loot. So if ya like breathin', ya better be leavin', cause anyone left I'll shoot! Aha-ha!
Rusty Pete: Well done! We knew you'd make it. Uh, didn't we Cap'n?
(Upon using the bolt crank to extend the bridge, Pete crosses and walks up to an elevator door.)
Rusty Pete: Thanks, mate. And now, for the secret password.
Captain Slag: Butterscotch snickerdoodles!
(Upon entering the elevator with Pete and descending.)
Rusty Pete: Alright, mate. Darkwater's ship should be real close.
Captain Slag: Darkwater. I fought him many moons ago. Aye, 'twas the fairest battle in piratin' history.
(Upon the elevator reaching the bottom.)
Pythor: (screeches and roars)
Ratchet: Still goin' with the shadow puppet thing?
Rusty Pete: (laughs nervously) Yes, about that. Um, I may have been fibbing.
(Upon approaching a heliogrub burrow, a pythor rears up and starts spitting fireballs at Pete.)
Rusty Pete: It's a pythor! Run!
Captain Slag: Where be the beast?! Let me at 'em! If only I had me arms! I'd chain that mangy pythor to the keel!
Captain Slag: It's been many moons since I've dined on a pythor tail. Pete, are you still a vegetarian?
Captain Slag: Is that all ya got?! C'mon, why don't you try your cheap moves on Captain Romulus Slag!
Rusty Pete: Begging yer pardon Cap'n, but shut yer grog hole!
(Upon opening the gate leading to Darkwater's ship with a bolt crank.)
Ratchet: Whoa...
Rusty Pete: There she is, right where we left her.
Ratchet: And you're sure Darkwater's holdin' the map to the Fulcrum Star?
Rusty Pete: O' course I am! Kinda wish I'd known at the time, that star woulda bought a looot o' grog. But, a deal's a deal. (hiccups)
(Upon regaining control of Ratchet.)
On-screen: Darkwater's Tomb
Rusty Pete: This path should take you along the forgotten shipping rails. (hiccups)
Captain Slag: Good luck, lombax. May ye get exactly what's comin' to ya. (chuckles)
(Upon catapulting onto the deck of Darkwater's ship.)
Rusty Pete: Nice goin', mate! Now, just extend the plank and we'll meet you aboard!
(Upon turning the bolt crank to extend the plank, a cutscene plays.)
Ratchet: "The fairest battle in pirating history." Right.
Rusty Pete: (humming happily) Why don't ya stand right there, mate? I'll check fer booby traps.
Ratchet: Booby traps? Isn't that a bit cliché?
Rusty Pete: Ha-ha, not at all, mate. (hiccups) After all, you're the boob—and here's the trap!
Darkwater (spectral voice): I'll forever bind me soul to me body...
Rusty Pete: Cheers for the help, mate! Couldn't have gotten through the caverns without ya!
Rusty Pete: Sorry, ol' chum! What can I say? I'm a pirate! But here's a little somethin' to show that there's no hard feelings! (hiccups)
Captain Slag: Ahoy, there, me hearty! This be Cap'n Slag! Scourge o' the galaxy, and—
Darkwater: Dirty, back-stabbin', no good Decadroid!
Captain Slag: Darkwater! Ye got a lotta nerve possessin' me! This be my body now!
Darkwater: Watch yer tongue, ye mangy ol' body snatcher! Or I'll carve out yer gizzard and fry it fer me supper!
Captain Slag: Ooh, tough talk fer a wee little phantasm!
Darkwater: Oh ho! I'm a phantasm on account o' you stickin' this blade in me back, ya miserable cheat!
Rusty Pete: All right, enough! I think you two could do with a good pillagin'! Set course for Hoolefar—(hiccups)—ar Island!
Escape Morrow Caverns (gameplay)[]
(Once the cutscene has played.)
On-screen: You got the COMBUSTER!
On-screen: You got the FUSION GRENADE!
(Upon regaining control of Ratchet.)
On-screen: Press to fire your weapon.
(Whilst fighting Ratchet.)
- Undead Space Pirate
- For Darkwater!
- Kill the breather!
- Here's death for ye!
- It's good to be dead.
- I'll cut yer heart out!
- It's the locker for ya!
- Bones is what you'll be!
- Disturb one; disturb us all!
- I'll rip ya from belly to chine!
- The breather's here, kill him!
- I lost me soul, can I have yours?
- I'll have yer heart fer me supper!
- Death is what you're due, matey.
- Dead men tell no tales! (laughs)
- Fancy joinin' the crew? (laughs)
- Yer course is run, lombax! (laughs)
- I'll cleave yer skull asunder, lombax!
- Ye've got no need fer a pulse, matey!
- Kill him, grill him, stuff him with straw!
- Dibs on his heart, I ain't eaten in years!
(Whilst backtracking through the caverns.)
Talwyn (radio): Ratchet, what's happening? There's green smoke everywhere and— (gasps) Pirates?!
(Upon reaching the top of the elevator.)
On-screen: Ratchet can use his weapons to destroy the Pythor.
On-screen: Hold down 
and move to strafe.
(Upon approaching the closed gate.)
On-screen: Use an explosive to destroy the door.
(Upon collecting the Combuster/Magma Combuster weapon modification.)
On-screen: PYROCIDIC PRECIPITATION installed.
(Upon boarding Rusty Pete's transport ship at the caverns' entrance.)
On-screen: Return to Hoolefar Island
(Upon pressing to leave Morrow Caverns and return to Hoolefar Island, a cutscene plays.)
Rusty Pete (narrating): So, in his effort to claim the Fulcrum Star, our hero was outwitted by the charming Rusty Pete, ha-ha! A loyal pirate whose only desire was to bring back his beloved Cap'n Slag.
Captain Slag: Scourge of Polaris, and winner of Zordoom Prison's Semi-Annual Beauty Pageant!
Rusty Pete (narrating): Of course, there were a few side effects. Hundreds of undead pirates were now free to roam the planet, and the Cap'n now had to share a body with the pirate he killed long ago. But all in all, it was a great day! (laughs and hiccups)
Talwyn Rescued! (gameplay)[]
(If Ratchet destroys the collapsed gate and kills the pythor, and also promised to rescue Talwyn.)
Talwyn: Thanks, Ratchet. I knew you'd keep your promise.
(If Ratchet destroys the collapsed gate and kills the pythor, but had not promised to rescue Talwyn.)
Talwyn: Thanks, Ratchet. I knew you'd come back!
(Spoken by Ratchet after both of the two preceding lines.)
Ratchet: C'mon, we gotta get back to the island before Slag does!
Hoolefar Island (revisit)[]
Warn Mayor Worley (gameplay)[]
(Upon arriving back at the Hoolefar Pier.)
On-screen: Hoolefar Island
(Upon reaching Mayor Worley at the beach.)
Barnabus Worley: It's them! They're attacking us! The undead crew of Angstrom Darkwater! Here, take these. They washed ashore this afternoon.
On-screen: You got the TORNADO LAUNCHER!
On-screen: You got the SHOCK RAVAGER!
Barnabus Worley: Head for the Obsidian Eye!
Wind Turbine Operator: Them's be undead pirates! Run for your lives!
Beacon Operator: It's the Curse of Darkwater! The rumors are true! Save yourselves!
Battle the Undead Pirates (gameplay)[]
(Upon regaining control of Ratchet and if Talwyn was rescued at Morrow Caverns.)
Talwyn (radio): We have to do something, Ratchet!
(Whilst fighting the undead pirates.)
On-screen: Hold to strafe while carrying a weapon.
Captain Slag (loudspeaker): Aye, a fine crew ya got there, Darkwater. Makes me sad I had to kill 'em all those moons ago!
Darkwater (loudspeaker): Oh, water under the bridge, me hearty. They weren't worth much alive anyhow. I should know, I tried to sell 'em! (laughs)
(Upon more undead pirate reinforcements arriving.)
Talwyn (radio): They're flanking us, look out!
(Upon destroying the attacking wave of undead pirates.)
Darkwater (loudspeaker): Ready the cannon, lads! My patience grows thin!
(Target reticles appear across the beach and cannonballs are launched at Ratchet from Darkwater's ship.)
Darkwater (loudspeaker): Fire!
(Upon destroying another wave of undead pirates.)
Talwyn (radio): Nice shot, Ratchet!
Darkwater (loudspeaker): Wherever possible, please use melee weapons while killin' and torturin' villagers. This will help us cut down on our bullet cost.
(Upon destroying another wave of undead pirates.)
Barnabus Worley (radio): Hey, stranger? If you're out there, I'm activating the BS-33 Omegatron Defensive Station.
(Upon destroying more Undead Pirate Corsairs, the turret is raised up from the pier.)
Wind Turbine Operator (radio): The BS-33 Omegatron Defense Station?! It's still dangerous!
Ratchet: Well, now we know what the "BS" stands for...
(Upon regaining control of Ratchet.)
Barnabus Worley (radio): Darkwater's ship is useless without the turrets, take them out with the defensive station and she'll retreat!
(Upon destroying one of the turrets on Darkwater's ship.)
Barnabus Worley (radio): Nice going! Keep shooting!
(Upon destroying a second turret on Darkwater's ship.)
Wind Turbine Operator (radio): Way to go, stranger! That there flyin' thingamabob don't stand a chance!
(Upon destroying the third and final turret on the port side of Darkwater's ship.)
Barnabus Worley (radio): Stranger, the pirates are at the door! Help!
Talwyn (radio): Fall back to the door!
(Upon destroying the wave of undead pirates attacking the door to the Obsidian Eye.)
Talwyn (radio): Don't let them through!
(Once all of the undead pirates at the door are destroyed, a pirate Skull Walker lands on the path.)
Talwyn (radio): Look out! They've brought in a Skull Walker!
(Once the Skull Walker is destroyed.)
Talwyn (radio): There's one down!
(Upon destroying the undead hardy buccaneers and hot head pirates at the beach area.)
Darkwater (loudspeaker): Aye, ya miserable crew! Can't even kill one lombax! Shift ahead a bit and come about, send that scoundrel to the locker 'fore anymore damage befalls me best ship!
(Another Skull Walker lands at the beach area.)
Talwyn (radio): We gotta take that walker down!
(Upon destroying another turret on Darkwater's ship.)
Beacon Operator (radio): Nice shootin', kid! I'd be out there with ya, but uhh, well...
Ratchet: Let me guess, union regulations?
Beacon Operator (radio): Yeah yeah yeah, let's go with that.
(Upon destroying the third and final turret on the starboard side of Darkwater's ship.)
Darkwater (loudspeaker): This be far from over, lombax! By me eternal soul, I swear you'll be dinin' with the Devil by sunrise!
Wind Turbine Operator: Ha-ha! Ya saved us all, stranger!
(If Ratchet had not rescued Talwyn before leaving Morrow Caverns.)
Talwyn (radio): Ratchet, come in. I was able to boost back to the island. Alone. Guess I know how Clank must feel.
(At the Hoolefar Pier, whether or not Talwyn was rescued at Morrow Caverns.)
Talwyn: We have to catch up with Darkwater before he comes back for another raid. Do you have any idea where he went?
On-screen:
- To Morrow Caverns?
- To the magical land of "Not My Problem"?
- I found this map. Maybe it's a clue!
- To Ardolis?
(Upon selecting "To Morrow Caverns?")
Talwyn: But the Fulcrum Star isn't in Morrow Caverns. We would've found it. Isn't there anyplace else they'd go?
(Upon selecting "To the magical land of "Not My Problem"?")
Talwyn: Not your problem? If we don't get that star, you'll never see Clank again!
(Upon selecting "To Ardolis?")
Talwyn: Ardolis? That's on the other side of the galaxy! No way they'd hide the Fulcrum Star there.
(Upon selecting "I found this map. Maybe it's a clue!" to proceed.)
Talwyn: A map? Ratchet, that could be the location of Darkwater's treasure! See if you can find someone to translate it.
Find a Translator (gameplay)[]
(Upon collecting the Fusion Grenade/Bomb upgrade.)
On-screen: CONCUSSION DETONATORS installed.
(Upon collecting the weapon modification for the Shock/Lightning Ravager.)
On-screen: VOLTAGE MULTIPLIER installed.
(Upon speaking to Mayor Worley.)
On-screen:
- Can you translate this pirate map?
- Exit
(Upon selecting "Can you translate this pirate map?")
Barnabus Worley: Sorry, friend. I'm afraid I don't speak Decadroid.
(Upon speaking to the beacon operator.)
Beacon Operator: Atta boy, atta boy! Ya did it, kid!
On-screen:
- Can you translate this pirate map?
- Exit
(Upon selecting "Can you translate this pirate map?")
Beacon Operator: Uhh, Deca-who now? Sorry kid, I only speak one language: the language of solidarity.
(Upon speaking to the wind turbine operator.)
On-screen:
- Can you translate this pirate map?
- Exit
(Upon selecting "Can you translate this pirate map?")
Wind Turbine Operator: Decadroid? Uh-uh, I don't speak no Decadroid. Thems be more words to learn.
(Upon speaking to the Smuggler.)
Smuggler: Whoa there, friend. What's your hurry?
On-screen:
I had a question...
- Can you translate this pirate map?
- Do you know where Darkwater might have gone?
- Exit
(Upon selecting "Do you know where Darkwater might have gone?")
Smuggler: Well if I were ol' Angstrom, I s'pose I'd prob'ly head over to Darkwater Cove. Legend says that's where he hid all his riches, you see.
(Upon selecting "Can you translate this pirate map?" to proceed.)
Smuggler: Well, this is your lucky day! See, this here's a map to Darkwater Cove. It's written in Decadroid, but I would be happy to act as your guide. Now, of course, I couldn't offer my services without mmm, say...
Smuggler's Parrot: Cold hard cash! Awk!
Pay the Smuggler to Decode the Map (gameplay)[]
(Whilst speaking with the Smuggler.)
On-screen:
Well...
You currently have XXXXX bolts.
- Hire Smuggler to guide you to Darkwater Cove for 12,500 bolts.
- No thanks.
(Upon selecting "No thanks.")
Smuggler: I'm sorry to hear that, partner. You let me know if you change your mind.
(If declining and speaking to the Smuggler again.)
Smuggler: Hey, friend. Have you thought about my offer?
(Upon selecting "Hire Smuggler to guide you to Darkwater Cove for 12,500 bolts." to proceed.)
Smuggler: Aww, thank you kindly, friend. Let's go.
Travel to Darkwater Cove (gameplay)[]
(Whilst speaking with the Smuggler.)
On-screen:
Ready to go, friend?
- Let's go!
- Not just yet.
(Upon selecting "Not just yet.")
Smuggler: Well, I'm a man of my word. When you're ready to go, you just give me a holler.
On-screen:
- Do you have any weapons for sale?
(Upon selecting "Do you have any weapons for sale?")
Smuggler: Matter of fact. I recently acquired this here Alpha Disrupter. Wouldn't mind lettin' it go for a reasonable price. Interested?
On-screen:
I'm thinking...
You currently have XXXXX bolts.
- Purchase Alpha Disruptor for 50,000 bolts.
- No thanks, I'll pass.
(Upon selecting "No thanks, I'll pass.")
Smuggler: (chuckles) Uh, too much firepower for ya, huh?
(Upon selecting "Purchase Alpha Disruptor for 50,000 bolts.")
Smuggler: Now careful with this thing. It is ranked number three on the Polaris Compendium of Ridiculously Overpowered Weapons.
On-screen: You got the ALPHA CANNON!
(Upon selecting "Let's go!" to proceed.)
Smuggler: C'mon, partner. Now what do you say we uhh... borrow... that skiff?
(Ratchet, Talwyn and the Smuggler leave on the transport and a cutscene plays.)
Rusty Pete (narrating): The Smuggler was true to his word. So with the Fulcrum Star within his grasp, and without even stoppin' at a pub, our hero sailed off into the night, his destination—adventurrr—(hiccups)—re!
Captain Slag: Jeez, layin' it on a bit thick, eh Pete?
Smuggler: Now, you sure you wanna go in there, friend? These ears have heard some mighty disturbin' stories about this old island.
Ratchet: That star is my only hope of finding Clank. I'm not leaving Merdegraw without it.
Darkwater Cove[]
Search for Clues (gameplay)[]
(Upon arriving at the island.)
Smuggler: Well, alright. But I couldn't let my favorite customer go without a little extra firepower. Now why don't you take these weapons? I just found 'em floatin' out near Hoolefar island.
On-screen: You got the PREDATOR LAUNCHER!
On-screen: You got the NANO-SWARMERS!
(Upon regaining control of Ratchet.)
On-screen: Darkwater Cove
(When standing near the door pirate skull.)
On-screen: Speak to Pirate Skull
(Upon speaking to the door pirate skull.)
Pirate Skull (door): Who be the greedy soul that dares set foot on Darkwater Cove? State thy name, and pray it's reached mine ears before!
On-screen:
- It is I, the Dread Pirate Ratchet.
- It is I, Captain Romulus Slag.
- It is I, Captain Angstrom Darkwater.
(Upon selecting "It is I, the Dread Pirate Ratchet.")
Pirate Skull (door): That ain't no pirate I ever heard of. Be gone, or find your soul plucked from your bones fer all eternity.
(Upon selecting "It is I, Captain Romulus Slag.")
Pirate Skull (door): Slag?! Ye got a lotta nerve showing yerself on these shores! Be gone, ye foul cheat! This island is off limits save fer the one, true captain!
(Upon selecting "It is I, Captain Angstrom Darkwater." to proceed.)
Pirate Skull (door): Captain! Is it possible? You don't look like him—but it's been a long time, and mine eyes aren't what they once were! If ye really are Darkwater, prove yerself—and fight like him!
(Upon defeating all of the anthropods on the beach.)
Pirate Skull (door): Bravo, Cap'n! Bravo! If I had arms I'd be clappin' 'em. Welcome home, ye old salt. Come right in.
Solve the Riddles of Darkwater (gameplay)[]
(Upon walking through the now open doorway.)
Talwyn: Darkwater probably built these defenses to keep out anyone but himself.
Ratchet: Great. I was just thinking I could do with more booby traps.
(Upon reaching the nexus point at the center of the island.)
Talwyn: Ratchet, look. That skull has to be Darkwater's treasure room!
Ratchet: Darkwater must've had a way across the lagoon. C'mon, we gotta check out the island.
(After taking the left path and reaching the music challenge.)
On-screen: Angstrom's Tune
(Upon speaking to the music challenge pirate skull.)
Pirate Skull (music): I weren't sleepin' sir, I— Wait a minute. Aren't you a bit short and... furry... to be Angstrom Darkwater? Play his Concerto of Doom, and prove yer him. Here be the first part...
(Upon regaining control of Ratchet.)
Talwyn: Looks like this meteor pad has enough energy to spring you over the keys.
(Upon speaking to the music challenge pirate skull again to repeat the tune.)
Pirate Skull (music): Got bolts in yer ears, do ye? Very well...
(If Ratchet does not jump on the keys to repeat the tune.)
On-screen: Match the tune presented by the talking pirate skull.
(If the wrong keys are played, the pirate skull summons more anthropods to attack Ratchet.)
- Pirate Skull (music)
- That. Was. Awful. I'm gonna do the musical world a favor, and send ya to the locker!
- Ugghh, fer the love of Zoni! There's only four keys, how hard can it be?! Now I have to kill ya.
- Maybe you should take some time to look up one of them "online walkthroughs". Go ahead, I'll wait.
- Have you even met Angstrom Darkwater? I've seen some rotten imposters in my day, but you be the rottenest!
- You've actually taken an undead pirate, and crushed his will to live! Take me away Davy, I can't listen to this imposter play anymore!
- Angstrom Darkwater would never play an abomination such as that! You're an imposter! I'll show ya what we do with imposters. (laughs)
(Upon matching the first tune by jumping on keys: 1, 2, 3, 4, 1.)
Pirate Skull (music): Well done! But that just be the first part. Here be the next...
(Upon matching the second tune by jumping on keys: 1, 2, 4, 1, 2, 3.)
Pirate Skull (music): Splendid! Splendid! A fine tune that was. I'd dance the jig, but someone took me legs. There be one final part fer ya to play now, matey. And here it be...
(Upon matching the third and final tune by jumping on keys: 1, 4, 3, 2, 1, 4.)
Pirate Skull (music): Aye, it is you, Cap'n! No one tickles the ivories like you, sir, 'tis true! Here be the steps you require. Pass, and be merry!
(Upon completing the first challenge and raising half of the steps to the treasure room.)
Talwyn: Nice job, Ratchet! C'mon, one down, two to go.
(Upon collecting the weapon modification for the Tornado/Tempest Launcher.)
On-screen: GYRO-TURBINE installed.
(Upon returning to the steps to the treasure room without all of them raised yet.)
Talwyn: There aren't enough steps to get across. Let's search the cove.
(After taking the right path and reaching the drinks challenge.)
On-screen: Angstrom's Brew
(Upon approaching the bartender pirate skull.)
On-screen: Speak to Bartender
(Upon speaking to the bartender pirate skull.)
Bartender: Hey! This facility is reserved for Captain Angstrom Jerkwater! I mean, Darkwater! Fix me a drink, and ye may pass!
On-screen:
- Give me the first drink.
- How do I play?
(Upon selecting "How do I play?")
Bartender: It's simple. I give you the ingredients in an unnecessarily cryptic and bizarre fashion. You step on the dispenser switches in the proper order. Got it?
(Upon selecting "Give me the first drink." to proceed.)
Bartender (shanty singing): A bit of the bubbly, a chill to the bone. Top it with a twister, and send a happy pirate home.
(If Ratchet does not step on the buttons to mix the drink.)
On-screen: Press the colored buttons in the order of the clue presented by the talking pirate skull.
(If the drink is mixed with the wrong ingredients.)
- Bartender
- What are ya trying to do, kill me?! Again?!
- This is terrible! Yer no Darkwater! Imposter!
- Ugghh! Poison tastes better than this! And I should know—I was poisoned!
(If the drink is mixed with the correct ingredients but in the wrong order.)
Bartender: Yer ingredients be fair, but yer order be rotten!!
(Upon mixing the first drink with the correct ingredients and in the correct order: Yellow, blue, green.)
Bartender: Hmm... Slightly bitter aftertaste, proper amount of Snog's trout... A fine pint, indeed! Well done! Alright, here's your next drink...
Bartender (shanty singing): A dash of a cyclone, a drop of hot fire. A wee bit of bubbly makes an honest man a liar.
(Upon mixing the second drink with the correct ingredients and in the correct order: Green, red, yellow.)
Bartender: Hmm... Zesty lemon liqueur, proper brain-cell-to-grog-cell ratio... You did it again, sir! You may be Darkwater after all! Alright, here's your last drink...
Bartender (shanty singing): A pinch of lubber's greed, a dash of winter's sorrow. Top it off with golden sun and bid thee fair good morrow.
(Upon mixing the third and final drink with the correct ingredients and in the correct order: Green, blue, yellow.)
Bartender: Hmm... not bad. A little on the sour side, yet the dash of worm stool makes it blissfully reminiscent of a fine Chateau Villasante. You did it, sir! Welcome home! Allow me to fetch you the steps.
(Upon completing the second challenge and the steps have all been raised to the treasure room.)
Talwyn: That's two. One more puzzle and we're in.
(Upon climbing the now extended steps and reaching the shadow puzzle outside the treasure room.)
On-screen: Angstrom's Shadow
Talwyn: Those ruins are casting a strange shadow on the wall.
(Upon speaking to the shadow puzzle pirate skull.)
Pirate Skull (shadow): May a shadow be cast, of a face from the past.
(If Ratchet is not progressing in the shadow puzzle.)
On-screen: Move the shadow objects to form an image of a pirate skull.
(Upon aligning the shadows to form the complete pirate skull.)
Pirate Skull (shadow): That shape is... building tension, building tension, building tension... correct! Ye may pass.
Darkwater (loudspeaker): Just a minute there, "Captain Darkwater". Perhaps you'd be so kind as to prove yerself by demonstrating yer skill with a blade! (laughs)
Fight like a Pirate! (gameplay)[]
(Upon regaining control of Ratchet, undead space pirates begin spawning into the area.)
Talwyn (radio): It's a trap!
(Once all of the attacking undead space pirates have been defeated, the treasure room door opens.)
Talwyn: The door's open! C'mon!
Enter the Treasure Room (gameplay)[]
(Upon Ratchet and Talwyn entering the treasure room, a cutscene plays.)
Ratchet: There it is. The Fulcrum Star!
Ratchet: Aw, crap.
Captain Slag: Ha-ha! Watch yer step there, laddie. X doesn't always mark the spot.
Darkwater: A fair good morrow, young lombax. I pray God preserve ye from the pythors and their bellies. And don't worry, we'll take good care of your fair Sally! (laughs)
Escape the Deadly Caves (gameplay)[]
(Upon regaining control of Ratchet.)
On-screen: Lythoin Caves
(Upon collecting the weapon modification for the Nano/Toxic Swarmers.)
On-screen: ZERO-KELVIN LASER DIODE installed.
(Upon collecting the weapon modification for the Predator/Raptor Launcher.)
On-screen: DUAL TARGET DETECTORS installed.
(Upon approaching the elevator at the end of the caves, Sprocket drops down and blocks the exit.)
Sprocket: You've been far too meddlesome to be left breathin' the cap'n's air, me hearty! Any final words before I nail your carcass to the pike?
On-screen:
- Yeah. You're in dire need of a bath.
- I suppose a bribe is out of the question?
- Please don't kill me! I'm an endangered species!
(Upon selecting "Yeah. You're in dire need of a bath.")
Sprocket: A sharp tongue ye got there, matey. I'll be sure to cut it out when we're through!
(Upon selecting "I suppose a bribe is out of the question?")
Sprocket: A bribe? I wouldn't trade the opportunity to skin yer scurvy carcass fer all the booty in the galaxy! Let's dance!
(Upon selecting "Please don't kill me! I'm an endangered species!")
Sprocket: I'm afraid yer prayers have fallen on deaf ears, me hearty. Ready yer head for the pike, and yer body fer the locker!
Track Down Captain Slag (gameplay)[]
(Upon defeating Sprocket and returning to the Smuggler at the pirate skiff.)
Smuggler: Hey there, friend. I just saw Darkwater's fleet set sail for Hoolefar Island. You must've rattled his cage pretty good.
On-screen:
Ready to go, friend?
- Quick! Follow that fleet!
- Exit
(Upon selecting "Quick! Follow that fleet!" to proceed, a cutscene plays.)
Rusty Pete (narrating): Having escaped the dangerous... er, um, dangers of Darkwater Cove, (hiccups) our hero had one final chance to recover the star. But the courageous Cap'n Slag had no intention of going quietly. He took the lombax's female friend captive, which of course multiplies the drama by, like, four.
Captain Slag: Pete! What 'ave I told you about usin' math? That there's grounds fer a plank-walkin'.
Rusty Pete: Sorry, Cap'n! (hiccups)
Rusty Pete (narrating): And now the final chapter in our gripping saga! Events do not occur in real time.
Azorean Sea (revisit)[]
Recover the Fulcrum Star (gameplay)[]
(Upon regaining control of Ratchet.)
On-screen: Azorean Sea
(Upon speaking to the Smuggler before leaving the pirate skiff.)
Smuggler: Now be careful there, partner. Them pirates ain't known for fightin' fair, if you know what I mean.
(Upon stepping onto the pirate ship deck.)
Captain Slag: Welcome aboard, me hearty. Ye come in a fair breeze. I was just about to gut yer dear Sally like a markazian trout! (laughs)
Ratchet: This is your last chance, Slag! Just hand over Talwyn and the star!
Captain Slag: 'Tis a fool who thinks he can reason with a man whose head he once took. He might be wantin' to return the favor! Aha-ha! Ready the locker, Davy! Slag's got one more for ya!
(During battle.)
- Captain Slag
- The Fulcrum Star is mine!
- Vengeance! It be a sweeter word than all the wenches in the galaxy!
- I've been waitin' fer this day a long time, me hearty. Try not to die too quickly!
- I'm Captain Slag! Scourge of the galaxy, and runner-up in last year's Galactic Idol!
- You'll soon find yourself danglin' from the highest of gallows! Aha—(gagging noises)
- How unfortunate, it seems that everything ye want falls into the hands of old Slag! Ha-ha!
- Perhaps the Zoni will appreciate the fine rule of a pirate such as meself. We'll find out soon enough!
(Sometimes upon Slag using his sword swipe attack.)
- Captain Slag
- Time to cut!
- I'll make twins of ye!
(Sometimes upon damaging Slag.)
- Captain Slag
- Augh! A cheap shot.
- Augh! Miserable lombax!
- Arrgh! Me wee cannonballs!
- Ahgh! Don't you know who I am?!
(Sometimes upon taking damage from Slag.)
- Captain Slag
- At last, fortune smiles on old Slag!
- A hit! A fine hit! Oi Pete, did ya see that one?
- (laughs) We're dinin' on lombax tonight!
- Aha-ha! Yes, vengeance guides me blade fair and true!
(After Slag flees once his health is depleted, and Ratchet enters the next room where Talwyn is held captive.)
- Talwyn
- Ratchet!
- Can ya get me outta here?
- Ratchet? Ratchet, is that you?
(Upon approaching Talwyn inside the containment field.)
On-screen:
- Are you okay?
- Where's the Fulcrum Star?
(Upon selecting "Where's the Fulcrum Star?")
Talwyn: I saw Slag give it to Rusty Pete. We have to stop them, Ratchet. They'll use it to find the Zoni dimension!
(Upon selecting "Are you okay?" to proceed.)
Talwyn: Yes, I'm fine. We need to find something that can breach the field. Something marked by death.
On-screen:
- What's something "marked by death"?
(Upon selecting "What's something "marked by death"?")
Talwyn: Try a pirate skull! Hurry!
(Upon tossing a pirate skull at the containment field and deactivating it to free Talwyn.)
Talwyn: Thanks, Ratchet. C'mon, I saw Slag give the star to Rusty Pete. They're gonna pillage the Zoni dimension!
(Upon freeing Talwyn and having already asked her where the Fulcrum Star is.)
Talwyn: Thanks, Ratchet. C'mon, we don't have a lotta time!
(Upon collecting the weapon modification for the Alpha Cannon.)
On-screen: ANTI-MATTER TRANSFLUXOR installed.
(Upon using the catapult to launch onto Darkwater's ship.)
Captain Slag: (laughs) Ye know, there's a spot of irony in all this madness. Fer once, it's you who's tryin' to steal from me. After all, it ain't your Fulcrum Star...
Darkwater: It's mine!!!
(During battle.)
- Darkwater
- The Zoni world ain't yours to save, it's mine to plunder!
- I've got a spot saved fer ya on me crew, lombax. All ya have to do is die! (laughs)
- Hoolefar will be mine once more, and I have you to thank. If I didn't have to kill ya, hah, I'd shake yer hand.
(Sometimes upon taking damage from Darkwater and his crew.)
- Darkwater
- Yes, yes! Tear him to bits!
- Won't be long now! (laughs)
- Yes, yes! I can feel ya gettin' closer!
- C'mon, lads. Yer not gettin' paid by the hour here.
- Ryan! Undead ammo is expensive! Stop wastin' it!
- We'll take real good care o' yer soul, me boy. Ya may even enjoy it!
- Me old soul weeps at the thought of killin' again. Thanks for bein' such a good sport about it! (laughs)
(Sometimes upon Darkwater summoning more undead space pirates.)
- Darkwater
- Send in more of the crew!
- Rise! Rise, me undead hearties!
- I think it's time ya met some o' the crew. Lads!
- Go on, me faithful hearties! Stretch yer legs and fetch me a soul!
(Sometimes upon Darkwater using his musical shockwave attack with his swords.)
- Darkwater
- Time fer an encore performance! (laughs)
- Ya like those blades, lombax? I got 'em on sale.
- Got another tune fer ya, laddie. Stop me if you've heard it.
- Wrote a song fer ya, laddie. How'd ya like a proper performance?
- I call this one, "Meddling Lombax gets Cut to Bits". In B minor, ha-ha!
(If Ratchet does not throw an undead pirate skull at Darkwater to progress the fight.)
On-screen: Throw an undead skull at Darkwater to damage him.
(Sometimes when Slag uses his sword shockwave attack.)
- Captain Slag
- Time to dance with me blade!
- Let's see how ye fare against me steel!
- Let's see how fast yer heart can parry this blade!
(Sometimes upon taking damage from Slag.)
- Rusty Pete
- Direct hit! Beauty of a shot, Cap'n!
- That's right! Send 'em to the gallows!
- Slag one; lombax... ehh, what's less than one?
- (laughs) That's one dead lombax, it is! (laughs)
- Cap'n, can we hurry this up? The pub closes in half an hour!
(Sometimes upon damaging Slag.)
Rusty Pete: Bad form, bad form! 'Twas a cheap shot on the Cap'n, it was!
(Upon Slag's health being depleted, he flees to another ship again.)
Talwyn (radio): C'mon! This way!
(Upon turning the bolt crank and ascending up to the next ship's deck.)
Captain Slag: Got some fight in ye, eh?
(Upon Slag's health being depleted, he flees back to Darkwater's ship again.)
Talwyn (radio): C'mon, there's still time to catch up with Slag!
(Whilst attached with the swingshot under Rusty Pete's skiff on the way back to Darkwater's ship.)
Rusty Pete: (hums happily)
(Upon landing on the deck of Darkwater's ship again.)
Ratchet: No more running, Slag. Give me the Fulcrum Star!
Captain Slag: Ah, familiar threats from a tired adversary. Let's end this quarrel once and fer all, the pirate way!
Darkwater: By playin' dirty!!
(Sometimes upon Slag using his sword swipe attack.)
Rusty Pete: Skewer his guts, Cap'n! (laughs)
Ending[]
(Upon their collective health reaching zero, Slag and Darkwater are defeated and the final cutscene plays.)
Captain Slag: No. No! The Fulcrum Star is mine!
Darkwater: Ach! Me body! Look what you've done!
Captain Slag: Aw, shut up, ye miserable rat, 'fore I chain ye to the keel! By me deathless soul, this be my body!
Darkwater: Nooooooo!
Rusty Pete: I'll save ya, Capta—(hiccups)—aaa—(hiccups)—aaa—(hiccups)—aaain!
Rusty Pete (narrating): And so, after several lucky shots and a few cheat codes, the lombax destroyed the union between Captains Slag and Darkwater.
Captain Slag: Aye, and good riddance! Going to the bathroom was far too awkward...
Rusty Pete (narrating): The lombax returned to Hoolefar to claim his booty—the location of his missing first mate.
Ratchet: Let's hope this works.
Zoni: Has the chosen one spoke?
Clank: If X is the coefficient of A squared minus the improbability of the hypotenuse at absolute zero, the Bogon index of the denominator must be equal or lesser to the number of bees in your bonnet. (chuckles)
Zoni: Don't worry, sire. The doctor will be able to repair you.
Zoni: He is here!
Dr. Nefarious: (screaming)
Dr. Nefarious: Augh! Lawreeeeence!
Obsidian Eye computer: Signal lost. Coordinates acquired for Breegus Nebula.
Ratchet: Nefarious...!
Ratchet: Hang on, Clank. I'm comin'.
Rusty Pete (narrating): With the location of his missing mate in hand, our hero took off into space! Little did he know, the greatest challenge he would ever face lay just ahead. (hiccups) The End.
Rusty Pete: Wanna hear it again?
Captain Slag: I didn't wanna hear it the first time, ye mangy ol' bucket o' bolts!
Rusty Pete: Alright, alright. No need to get cross.
Captain Slag: I'll quit yellin' when ye find me a new body! Now start rowin'!
Captain Slag: Row! Row! Row!
Rusty Pete: Oh, let me guess. "Row?"
Captain Slag: Shut up! Row! Row! Row! Row! Row! Row! Row!
Captain Slag: Put yer back into it! Row! Row! Row! Row!
(At the end of the credits crawl.)
On-screen: No Heliogrubs were harmed in the making of this game.
On-screen: THE QUEST CONTINUES IN FALL 2009...