Despite being an occasional ally with Ratchet & Clank, and even a playable hero in some of the series’ newest entries, Captain Qwark wasn’t always on good terms with the Lombax and his robot friend. In the first game in the series, Qwark allied with the evil Chairman Drek for the sole purpose of getting better publicity to boost his career as a superhero icon, knowing full well that Drek was planning to annihilate innocent planets for his own greedy needs.
After he first meets Ratchet, he tricks them into traversing a deadly obstacle course, and when they manage to get through, he tries again by throwing them into a pit with a carnivorous beast. When that doesn’t work, either, he tries one last time by trying to blow Ratchet up in a spaceship battle.
[zergpaid]In Going Commando, Qwark was revealed as the main antagonist towards the end, hoping to manufacture the dangerous Protopet with the end goal of personal gain once again. In Up Your Arsenal, a reclusive Qwark was coerced into commanding a team of heroes again, due to his past experience with the game’s big baddie, Dr. Nefarious.
Even then, Qwark fakes his death and shuns responsibility until some convincing words from Clank cause him to return at the last minute to help out. So what punishment did Qwark eventually receive for his past misdeeds? By the time All 4 One was released, he had been elected president of the galaxy. Funny how things work out.
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Published: Jun 13, 2013 03:04 pm