Ratchet and Clank (characters)
| Ratchet and Clank | |
|---|---|
| Ratchet & Clank characters | |
Ratchet and Clank as seen in Rift Apart | |
| First game | Ratchet & Clank (2002) |
| Created by | Insomniac Games |
| Designed by | David Guertin |
| Voiced by | Ratchet: Mikey Kelley (2002), James Arnold Taylor (2003–present) Clank: David Kaye |
| In-universe information | |
| Aliases | XJ-0461 (designation; Clank) B5429671 (serial number; Clank) |
| Race | Lombax (Ratchet) Robot (Clank) |
| Home | Planet Fastoon (Ratchet) Planet Quartu (Clank) |
Ratchet and Clank are the titular protagonists of the Ratchet & Clank video game series developed by Insomniac Games, starting with the 2002 Ratchet & Clank. Ratchet is an anthropomorphic alien creature known as a Lombax, while Clank is an escaped robot (real name: XJ-0461 or Defect B5429671) who soon teams up with him. Ratchet was intended to be a mascot character for Sony to use to compete against Nintendo's Mario, Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog and Microsoft's Blinx, replacing Crash Bandicoot in the sixth generation of video game consoles (GameCube, Dreamcast, Xbox and PlayStation 2).