Win the Coliseum Battles and Return to the Aphelion are missions in Tools of Destruction, taking place in the Imperial Fight Festival on Mukow. Ratchet and Clank had received a holo-vite from Captain Qwark to come to the Imperial Fight Festival, leading to the mission "Find Qwark", during which they ultimately made it to the arena entrance and inadvertently entered the Rogar Tournament.
Walkthrough[]
Win the Coliseum Battles[]
Upon entering the teleporter and watching the cutscene, you will immediately face the first challenge of the tournament, called "Noobius Maximus". This challenge consists of three rounds against different gladiator enemies. In the first round, you'll battle ranged argonoids and melee enemies like terraklons and Hug-Me-Tight Nanny Bots. The second round introduces the longer-range paladrones and close-range detonoids. The third round combines different enemy types. The arena does not have any active hazards.
The paladrones, terraklons, and argonoids possess strong weapons but relatively low toughness. They often cluster together, and their main advantage is utilizing the circular arena to appear out of your field of view. Therefore, you need to remain vigilant. Since these enemies are not very resilient, all weapons are viable against them. Weapons like the Shock Ravager and Shard Reaper are effective in close-range combat, while the Combuster and Predator Launcher work well for long-range encounters. The Plasma Beasts and Fusion Grenade are useful against larger groups and the stronger Nanny Bots. The Plasma Beasts can also serve as crowd control. If needed, the Groovitron can be an even more effective crowd control option.
After completing the three rounds, you will face Crushto in the challenge "Introducing Crushto". Crushto's attacks include medium-range missile launches, a spray of machine-gun fire, attempting to vacuum Ratchet in and chew him, and blowing him off the side of the arena. To dodge the machine-gun spray, jump over it, while the missiles can be avoided by strafing. It's best to stay in a medium area around the arena to avoid Crushto's other attacks. Don't stray too far from the center to prevent being blown off, but also keep enough distance from Crushto to avoid his devastating bite attack.
The most effective weapon against Crushto is the Predator Launcher, as it can target multiple points on his large body simultaneously. Secondary weapons such as the Plasma Beasts, Fusion Grenade, and Shard Reaper are also good choices due to their high damage output.
Return to the Aphelion[]
After the arena fights, Qwark will reward you with the Heli-Pods, a simple gadget that allows you to lift various objects, as well as an infobot with a recording. At this point, you can either return to the Aphelion to play the recording given to you by Qwark, or stay for the optional mission "Fight for Cash Prizes".