Vorn Garblak[1] is the secondary antagonist of the Ratchet & Clank comic series. A markazian scientist and former right-hand man to Artemis Zogg, Garblak served as the chairman of the Galactic Panel of Interstellar Know-It-Alls, where he developed the Helios Project.
Garblak once admired Zogg's political nobility, serving as his Chief Warmonger and advisor as Zogg ascended to ruler of the Artemis Galaxy. However, Garblak grew concerned over Zogg's increasingly radical approach. After Zogg's defeat, Garblak succeeded him as Minister of Defense of the Polaris Galaxy.
History[]
Early history[]
Vorn Garblak, a scientist and chairman of the Galactic Panel of Interstellar Know-It-Alls, masterminded the Helios Project, a geo-shifting device powered by the Surinox Shard designed to protect Polaris in case of galactic disaster.[2] Garblak held Zogg in high regard, viewing him as "kind and honest" with a genuine desire for safety and security.[3]
Ten months prior to Lost and Spaced, during Zogg's campaign for president, Garblak introduced the project to Captain Qwark, who was meeting with Zogg for a potential endorsement.[2]
Five months later, after Qwark was elected president and canceled the Helios Project, Zogg arrived to reclaim it, angrily confronting Garblak and bringing loyalists, including Garblak himself.[4]
Comic series[]
Garblak accepted the role of Chief Warmonger under Zogg's command.[1] By the time of Ears of War, Zogg had used the Helios Project to abduct the planets Terachnos, Sargasso, and Cobalia.[5] Garblak had memorized the coordinates of all captured planets.[6]
In Ears of War, when Zogg and Garblak scouted Veldin, Garblak advised against abducting it, calling it a "lifeless, frivolous, dreadful rock devoid of any real value". Nonetheless, Zogg proceeded with the abduction. Garblak broadcasted a statement to Veldin, framing the abduction as "emancipating" the planet from the Solana Galaxy, while noting that it came with conditions of indentured servitude. He also announced the arrival of warbots to suppress dissent.[7]
During Friends with Benefits, Garblak introduced himself to Ratchet and Clank before their transfer to the Vartax Detention Facility.[1] When they escaped, Garblak supported Zogg's decision to blame warden Mr. Klink, leading to Klink's termination by airlock evacuation.[8]
In Thanks for the Armories, after Zogg moved Veldin into darkness as a strategy to secure Ratchet and Clank's surrender, Garblak began to question Zogg's tactics. He cautioned Zogg that Veldin's inhabitants were now his constituents, suggesting that endangering them merely to capture Ratchet and Clank was excessive. After Zogg chastised him, Garblak quickly apologized, asking if he should prepare the Helios Project machines to restore Veldin once Ratchet and Clank arrived. Zogg ominously warned Garblak not to interfere with the machines.[9] Garblak greeted Ratchet on his arrival and confiscated his OmniWrench.[10] Later, Ratchet stole the Surinox Shard from Artemis Zogg's warship, but Zogg's forces captured Talwyn Apogee and held her prisoner.
In Multiple Organisms, with the Surinox Shard missing, Garblak informed Zogg that returning to their galaxy would take thirteen years, six months, and two days via conventional space travel, given traffic conditions. Zogg blamed Garblak, putting him on thin ice.[11] When Garblak located Ratchet and Clank on Veldin, Zogg warned Garblak this was his chance to redeem himself, threatening his life if he failed.[12] Instead, Garblak freed Apogee from her cell, confessed his regret over Zogg's corruption, and expressed a desire to make amends.[3] During their escape attempt, Garblak defied Zogg by using Ratchet's OmniWrench to break steam pipes, stalling Zogg momentarily, though Zogg ultimately caught up to them.[13]
In Bros Before Foes, Garblak, Apogee, and Zogg reached the Apogee Space Station, where Garblak revealed he had memorized the coordinates of the stolen planets, making Zogg's presence unnecessary.[14] As Zogg tried to reclaim the Surinox Shard, Garblak attempted to reason with him, reminding Zogg of his former values and the importance of his legacy. He pleaded for Zogg to surrender alongside him to preserve some dignity. Unmoved, Zogg continued, but Qwark, informed by Garblak that negatively charged energy could create a dimensional portal, triggered one to banish Zogg.[15]
All 4 One[]
After Zogg's defeat, Vorn assumed the role of Minister of Defense in Polaris. In All 4 One, during the Z'Grute's attack on Luminopolis, Garblak briefed Pepper Fairbanks on the situation and advised all citizens to remain indoors.[16]
Characteristics[]
Vorn Garblak is a small markazian with a timid demeanor. He wore a lab coat as chairman of the panel and later donned a blue and gold robe with a trailing cape as Zogg's Chief Warmonger.
Initially, Garblak followed Zogg's orders without question out of admiration for his past integrity.[3] Though he initially embraced Zogg's tyrannical ambitions,[7] he later found the courage to oppose him[3]—though he did so only after Zogg threatened his life.[12] Garblak thus reveals a moral compass, having offered to surrender alongside Zogg,[15] and memorizing the coordinates of stolen planets to ensure their eventual return.[6]
Citations[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Friends with Benefits, p. 1
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lost and Spaced, p. 6-7
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Multiple Organisms, p. 16
- ↑ Lost and Spaced, p. 18-19
- ↑ Ears of War, p. 6
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Bros Before Foes, p. 6
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Ears of War, p. 8-9
- ↑ Friends with Benefits, p. 22
- ↑ Thanks for the Armories, p. 2
- ↑ Thanks for the Armories, p. 4
- ↑ Multiple Organisms, p. 1-2
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Multiple Organisms, p. 10
- ↑ Multiple Organisms, p. 16-18
- ↑ Bros Before Foes, p. 6
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Bros Before Foes, p. 15-18
- ↑ All 4 One script § "Fend off the Minions (gameplay, cont.)"
References[]
- Fixman, TJ (2010). Ratchet & Clank (Issue 1: Ears of War) [Book]. Wild Storm.
- Fixman, TJ (2010). Ratchet & Clank (Issue 2: Friends with Benefits) [Book]. Wild Storm.
- Fixman, TJ (2010). Ratchet & Clank (Issue 3: Lost and Spaced) [Book]. Wild Storm.
- Fixman, TJ (2010). Ratchet & Clank (Issue 4: Thanks for the Armories) [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.
- Insomniac Games (2011). Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One [Game]. Sony Computer Entertainment. PlayStation 3.
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