Vapedia

Location information
Type	Planet
Galaxy	Polaris
Sector	Bernilius
Background information
Significant locations	Valkyrie Citadel
Affiliation	Valkyrie Dr. Nefarious
People	Cassiopeia
Native species	Valkyries
A Crack in Time
Missions	Locate and Rescue Clank Infiltrate the Citadel Track Down Cassiopeia Defeat Cassiopeia and Save Clank
Enemies	Anthropod Breegus wasp Zyphoid Valkyrie Cassiopeia
New items(acquired in)	Mag-Net Launcher (GrummelNet vendor)
Zoni	2 (locations)
Gold bolts	3 (locations)

Vapedia is a planet featured in A Crack in Time. Located in the Bernilius Sector of the Polaris Galaxy, it is a grassy and temperate planet that was once ravaged by volcanoes. Vapedia is home to the valkyries, whose Valkyrie Citadel resides in an archipelago of floating islands.

Ratchet came to Vapedia to free Clank after the valkyries, aligned with Dr. Nefarious, held him to lure Ratchet there.

History

Before A Crack in Time

Decades prior to the events of A Crack in Time, the valkyrie colony was destroyed by the Erebus supernova. This led the survivors to begin a three-decade pilgrimage to Vapedia. After arriving there, all male valkyries were banished for failing to ask for directions.

Vapedia was ravaged by volcanoes, and the remaining inhabitable portions were lifted into the air by hyperwind suspension fans to avoid the lava pits on the surface. After the planet cooled, the valkyries kept the citadel on the floating islands for defensive purposes.

A Crack in Time

Dr. Nefarious allied with the valkyries after Lord Vorselon and his forces proved insufficient to defeat Ratchet and Alister Azimuth. He promised to use the Great Clock to bring back the valkyrie colony, aligning Vapedia with Dr. Nefarious.

After Clank reached the Orvus Chamber, Lawrence immobilized him and sent him to Dr. Nefarious. This commenced Dr. Nefarious' "Unnecessarily Evil Initiative Omega-91," in which Clank was moved to Vapedia to send a distress signal to lure Ratchet and Azimuth there.

Clank being imprisoned at the Valkyrie citadel

In "Locate and Rescue Clank", Ratchet and Azimuth arrived at Vapedia and battled through the network of buildings comprising the citadel. Upon reaching Cassiopeia, she threatened to kill Clank for no longer being of use to them, prompting Azimuth to search for Clank alone, separating from Ratchet.

Ratchet, Clank, and Azimuth discussing the Great Clock.

In "Track Down Cassiopeia", Ratchet followed Cassiopeia through the citadel, surviving the death traps placed to kill him (Nefarious' "Unnecessarily Evil Initiative Omega-96"). This led to "Defeat Cassiopeia and Save Clank", where Cassiopeia, holding Clank in stasis to taunt Ratchet, was eventually defeated by him, freeing Clank. Thereafter, Clank met up with Azimuth and Ratchet. As Azimuth wanted to use the Great Clock to bring back the lombaxes and promised they would protect the Clock, Clank disagreed and retorted it should not be used as a time machine, prompting Azimuth to separate from Ratchet and Clank.

Geography

Map layout of the Valkyrie Citadel.

Vapedia is a grassy and temperate planet, with high volcanic activity. From space, it appears to have small continents and be largely covered in water. Around the skies near the citadel, giant flying whale-like creatures can be seen, identical to ones seen on Ardolis and the Ublik Passage in Tools of Destruction.

The valkyrie citadel is adjacent to an archipelago of floating islands, held up by hyperwind suspension fans. The islands are still inhabited by plants and some wildlife (anthropods, zyphoids, and Breegus wasps), and many have valkyrie buildings situated on them (though much smaller than those in the citadel).

The citadel itself comprises floating valkyrie structures held up by hyperwind suspension fans, and connected by sky bridges. It has one major floating structure which towers slightly above the other surrounding structures. Several of the structures are part of a valkyrie training course, with flipping platforms in place rather than a sky bridge.

The surrounding islands.

The citadel up close.

The citadel from afar.

Concept art.