Doctor Nefarious
Dr. Nefarious is a character in the Ratchet and Clank universe, with a main role in Up Your Arsenal and a cameo in Deadlocked.
Qwark Vid-Comics
Most of what we know about Nefarious comes from the less-than-reliable Qwark comics featured in the third Ratchet and Clank game.
Early in his career (still human), he attempted to kill everyone in Blackwater City with an Amoeboid army. This may have been planned since the first game, as Ratchet has to fight the Amoeboids on the very same planet when he travels there. Qwark saved the city, though knowing Qwark, this information may be unreliable. Then, Dr Nefarious escaped but was followed by Qwark. On his lava base, Quark recalls Dr Nefarious as a geek with head gear he use to beat up in high school. He tried to give him a wedgie for old time sake, which ended up Nefarious falling into the lava where is body was destroyed. (At least, according to Qwark's comics.) He survived in some form and was re-created as a robot. (Note: Dr. Nefarious shows no organic components, and he defines himself as strictly robotic, so it may be likely he simply downloaded his memory into a new body.) He wanted revenge on Qwark, but when they met again, he was again defeated and had his head thrown in a bin. Lawrence then captured Qwark and held him hostage. Qwark escaped again but Dr Nefarious soon forgot about him. This was when he first lost his temper and went into his trance. By the time of R&C3, Nefarious had realized that Qwark is an idiot, so that may explain his lack of interest.
In Ratchet and Clank 3
In R&C3, Nefarious has taken command of the Tyrranoid race, and begins with an invasion of Veldin. In a fairly large backstory to the game, Ratchet and the Galactic Rangers fight the Tyrranoids across much of the galaxy. Nefarious himself appears in many cut-scenes, in which he is plotting the downfall of organic life. Courtney Gears appears to have an interest in him, though this is quite evidently not reciprocated. Dr Nefarious is Secret Agent Clank's biggest fan and captured Clank to try and get him on his side. When Clank refused he built a copy of Clank which he called Kluck. He spends most of the game on a star station which when Ratchet and the team arrive at he blows up to try and kill them all. Kluck's true identity is reveled soon after Dr Nefarious turns all of Metropolis into robots. After he is defeated, the bioblitorator blows up and leaves Dr Nefarious and Lawrence stranded on an asteroid awaiting the coming in range of a planet or space station.
Appearances as a Boss
- Nefarious first appears as the boss battle at the end of "Deja Q All Over Again".
- Nefarious then appears as the penultimate boss of R&C3.
- Finally, Nefarious pilots the Biobliterator against Ratchet as the final boss of R&C3.
Trivia
- In cases of extreme stress he overloads and picks up transmissions of soap operas, in particular, Lance and Janice.
- It seems that Courtney Gears is in love with him.
- His amoeboid army is present in Blackwater City when you go there in the first game.
- He auditioned for galactic idol singing 'You are my robot lover'.
- Although Lawrence constantly insults him, he doesn't seem to care because he needs Lawrence, or he just never realises it. He sometimes even takes it as a compliment!
- He appears again at the end of the credits in Deadlocked still floating on the same asteroid, now in range of the station, only to find it destroyed. We see a single voiceover with Lance and Janice, in which it is implied that Janice was born a man.