Vorselon's warship is a location in A Crack in Time. It served as the home and mode of transportation for Lord Vorselon, a mercenary hired by Dr. Nefarious to act as one of his enforcers. Vorselon held prisoners aboard his warship, including fongoids, Captain Qwark, and later Alister Azimuth.
Ratchet boarded Vorselon's warship three times. The first two times were to free prisoners held by Vorselon, and the third time was to ultimately defeat Lord Vorselon.
History[]
The history of the warship before A Crack in Time is largely unknown.[a] At one point, Vorselon detained Alister Azimuth in a cell on the ship, from which Azimuth somehow escaped. Vorselon kept the cell warm during Azimuth's absence.[2]
Qwark escaping with the fongoid prisoners.
During "Defend the Fongoids from Lord Vorselon!", Vorselon, along with a force of Nefarious Troopers, invaded Quantos in the Phylax Sector and abducted Qwark and several fongoid villagers for questioning.[3] Qwark unsuccessfully attempted to negotiate their release.[4] In "Infiltrate Vorselon's Ship", Ratchet boarded the ship with Aphelion, releasing a hyperspace fueling module to prevent the ship's escape.[5] He then fought Lord Vorselon, destroying his mechanical suit, and escaped after ensuring the prisoners could flee.
Ratchet freeing Azimuth.
Vorselon's ship then traveled to the Korthos Sector to conduct a sweep, prompting Azimuth to try to lead his scouts away from Zanifar.[6] Instead, Vorselon captured Azimuth and sent a taunting message to Ratchet, warning him that Azimuth would perish. Despite Azimuth urging Ratchet to ignore him,[7] in "Rescue General Azimuth", Ratchet fought Lord Vorselon's new mechanical suit and rescued Azimuth. Initially upset with Ratchet's decision, Azimuth warmed to him after learning of Ratchet's mission on Zanifar.[8] The two escaped together.
In "Vanquish Lord Vorselon", Ratchet and Clank finally defeated Vorselon, destroying his last metal suit. Following the battle, the ship's "Sore Loser Protocol seven-one-four-zero-six" activated, setting its reactors to overload and self-destructing the ship. Ratchet and Clank managed to escape successfully.[9]
Layout[]
Map layouts of Vorselon's ship during the first and second visit.
Vorselon's warship was a long star cruiser equipped with immense thrusters. It was guarded by Nefarious Troopers, who were warped into battle, enemy fighters, and protected by laser grids. The ship was fully equipped to accommodate Vorselon, a disembodied head, with automated doors and a piloting system that he controlled even without his mechanical suits.
The ship had a cargo substation housing hyperspace fueling modules.[5] It could be boarded at a docking station known as the Sector Seven hangar,[10] and another loading bay with escape vessels for prisoners.
The detention wing on Vorselon's ship contained large cells with containment fields. Qwark noted that it smelled like his high school gym locker.[11] Vorselon mentioned that the ship also included a torture chamber and a day spa.[10] The ship's cafeteria served fried weasels,[5] while prisoners were given tap water.[12]
Behind the scenes[]
Originally, the Phylax Sector visit to the ship involved traversing an escape rocket flying through space with Vorselon in its nose cone. Players would use Gravity Boots to navigate a path filled with obstacles, in a timed sequence where the rocket would drop sections starting from the bottom up. However, developers decided this would require too much time and work to polish, so it was cut from the game.[13]
Notes[]
Annotations[]
- ↑ At one point, space radio newscaster Kip Darling mentioned an "M-Class starship" used in an escape,[1] but since this was a warship recovered by authorities, it is unlikely this referred to Vorselon's warship specifically.
Citations[]
- ↑ A Crack in Time script § "Flint Vorselon"
- ↑ A Crack in Time script § "Help the Prisoners Escape! (gameplay)"
- ↑ A Crack in Time script § "Find the 3 Zoni Necessary to Repair Aphelion (gameplay)"
- ↑ A Crack in Time script § "Defeat Vorselon's Fighters (gameplay)"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 A Crack in Time script § "Locate the Detention Wing (gameplay)"
- ↑ A Crack in Time script § "Travel to Tombli Outpost, Planet Zanifar (gameplay)"
- ↑ A Crack in Time script § "Return to Aphelion (Zanifar) (gameplay)"
- ↑ A Crack in Time script § "Free General Azimuth (gameplay)"
- ↑ A Crack in Time script § "Vanquish Lord Vorselon (gameplay)"
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 A Crack in Time script § "Rescue General Azimuth (gameplay)"
- ↑ A Crack in Time script § "Infiltrate Vorselon's Ship (gameplay)"
- ↑ A Crack in Time script § "Track Down Vorselon's Ship (gameplay)"
- ↑ A Crack in Time, Insomniac Museum § Rocket Ride to Oblivion