Zahn Gribnak

Biographical information
Residence	Gimlick Valley, Morklon
Family	Zahn Jr. (son)
Physical description
Species	Fongoid
Gender	Male
Behind the scenes
Portrayed by	David Boat

Chief Zahn Gribnak is a character in A Crack in Time, mentioned in Into the Nexus. He was a greatly revered fongoid chief who resided in Gimlick Valley, Morklon, where he fought in the Battle of Gimlick Valley against agorian invaders led by Commander Lornock Argos.

A statue of Zahn Gribnak in the Zolar Forest on Quantos, in front of the Temple of Zahn.

Zahn Gribnak was rumored to have been born in Zolar Forest, Quantos, where a great temple named after him is located. Ten years prior to the events of A Crack in Time, the agorians invaded while Chief Gribnak was manning his post at the Erundai Outpost. He led a team of poorly equipped and under-trained soldiers to defend the valley from Commander Argos, and was imprisoned, pardoned, imprisoned again, and killed. Statues were erected for Chief Gribnak in the fongoid villages on Quantos and Zanifar, the latter of which was removed when Dr. Nefarious seized control of the planet.

Zahn Gribnak being freed during the Battle of Gimlick Valley.

During A Crack in Time, Ratchet and Clank used a time portal to travel back to the battle to change the course of history. In "Free Zahn Gribnak", Ratchet and Clank entered the time portal and were directed by Yurik to free him, as Argos, detecting Ratchet's presence, ordered the agorians to have Gribnak executed. In "Destroy the Hydra Tanks", Gribnak's soldiers and Ratchet then fought to protect the floodgate, and Ratchet destroyed the elite hydra tanks blocking the way. Ratchet then defeated Commander Argos, making Gribnak's forces the victors.

Despite the altered outcome to the Battle of Gimlick Valley, Gribnak appears to have still died at some point in the ten years between the battle and the present, as he is not encountered at all and statues in his memory still appear. It is also shown that Gribnak had fathered a young son named Zahn Jr., who in the present lives with his mother in Gimlick Valley. Gribnak was featured in Igliak's Intergalactic Museum of History, referring to him and "two mysterious heroes" as the winners of the battle.