Thram is a planet featured in Into the Nexus. It is a swamp planet in the Zarkov Sector of the Polaris Galaxy and home to the Hagrow Swampland, which contains aggressive lifeforms, most notably gargathons.
Ratchet and Clank came to Thram to find Neftin Prog. While there, they hunted for gargathon horns on behalf of the Smuggler.
History[]
Before Into the Nexus[]
Twenty years before the events of Into the Nexus, Thram was evacuated after the Zarkov Sector received an Alpha-9 classification and was cleared by order of the President of the Polaris Galaxy.[1]
At some point, Neftin Prog established a small hideout on the planet.
Into the Nexus[]
After the destruction of the Nebulox Seven, debris from the vessel crashed into the Hagrow Swamplands. This debris included a Gadgetron vault containing the Plumber, who became trapped inside.[2][3] A large Thugs-4-Less gunship also crashed nearby.
Following Vendra Prog's summoning of Mr. Eye to Silox and her subsequent abduction, Neftin instructed Ratchet and Clank to meet him on Thram.[4] Upon arrival, the duo encountered the Smuggler, who offered the mission "Find 10 Gargathon horns" in exchange for returning Ratchet's hoverboots, which he had recovered from the Nebulox Seven wreckage. Although Ratchet and Clank knew the Smuggler was simply hustling them into retrieving the horns he had lost, they agreed.[5] In "Trade 30 horns for access to the fuel station", he requested additional gargathon horns in return for access to a fuel station for the GrummelNet Jetpack.
Neftin meeting Ratchet and Clank in his hideout.
In "Find Neftin's hideout", now equipped with hoverboots, Ratchet and Clank located Neftin Prog. Neftin gave them a tourbot used to access the Intergalactic Museum of History in Meridian City, Igliak, so they could retrieve the original Dimensionator to send the nethers back and rescue Vendra Prog. He admitted he was not nimble enough to steal it himself. When Ratchet questioned his devotion to freeing his sister given her past treatment of him, Neftin replied that she had not always been that way—her obsession with finding family had driven her to madness. Ratchet agreed to help, on the condition that Neftin surrender afterward, a deal Neftin accepted.[6]
During "Find the Smuggler's parrot", the Smuggler's parrot left him after a dispute over profit sharing. When the Smuggler asked for help, Ratchet—seeking to get one over on him—demanded bolts in return, to which the Smuggler agreed.[7] After Ratchet returned the parrot, the Smuggler rewarded him with a gold bolt, and the two finally settled on an even 50–50 split.[8] In "Acquire the remaining Gargathon horns", Ratchet and Clank continued collecting gargathon horns for the Smuggler in exchange for bolts.
In "Find the 5 keys", Ratchet and Clank discovered the Plumber trapped in the vault. After freeing in he then tasked them with "Give the RYNO plans to the Plumber", leading them to collect all RYNO VII holo-plans in exchange for the weapon.
Geography[]
Thram has a bright green atmosphere, giving the appearance from space that it is entirely covered in swampland.
Hagrow Swampland[]
The Hagrow Swampland area.
The Hagrow Swampland comprises an archipelago of islands within a swamp. Immense trees cover much of its skies, with mushrooms growing along their trunks, while various forms of fauna are found across the islands. Debris from the Nebulox Seven is scattered around the swamp. A large fenced platform near Ratchet's landing site is the only safe area, and also where the Smuggler resides.
The Hagrow Swampland is filled with many aggressive life-forms. The most notable are gargathons, whose horns—found on both live gargathons and the skeletons of deceased ones—fetch a fair price. Among the other aggressive lifeforms are serathoids, small insect-like creatures that come from nests, and bursting blekkos.
Citations[]
- ↑ Into the Nexus script § "Explore the Meero Ruins (gameplay)"
- ↑ Into the Nexus script § "Go to Planet Thram (gameplay)"
- ↑ Into the Nexus script § "Find Pollyx (gameplay)"
- ↑ Into the Nexus script § "An Unexpected Ally"
- ↑ Into the Nexus script § "Find 10 Gargathon horns (gameplay)"
- ↑ Into the Nexus script § "Neftin Prog's Hideout"
- ↑ Into the Nexus script § "Find the Smuggler's parrot (gameplay)"
- ↑ Into the Nexus script § "Return to the Smuggler to collect the reward (gameplay)"