| “ | Thugs-4-Less! If it ain't broke, we'll break it. | „ |
| ~ Thugs-4-Less Leader |
The Thugs-4-Less Leader is the secondary antagonist of the video game Ratchet & Clank 2: Going Commando. He is hired by The Unknown Thief to buy time to ensure destruction of the stolen Protopet, a Megacorp experiment. He is later hired by Captain Qwark, disguised as Abercrombie Fizzwidget and pretending to be a Megacorp executive, to stop Ratchet and Clank from hindering his plans. He makes a cameo appearance in Secret Agent Clank as a prisoner.
He is voiced by Steve Blum in Ratchet & Clank 2: Going Commando, and Christopher Corey Smith in Secret Agent Clank.
Biography[]
Ratchet & Clank 2: Going Commando[]
The Thug Leader was contracted by The Unknown Thief (Angela Cross) to provide with soldiers, who would accompany him to Oozla, where he robbed a map store. When his employees failed to eliminate Ratchet at the Maktar Resort and Wupash Nebula, he decided to take it into his own hands by ambushing Ratchet on Endako in his helicopter. He is defeated, but escapes.
Later on, he hosts a bonding exercise in the Feltzin System, which is interrupted by Ratchet, who defeats the thug fighters after being attacked. Afterwards, the Thug Leader is contacted by the Thief, who reprimands him over his men having a picnic, and threatens to cancel the contract if his employees fail to comply with his orders. His men accompany the Thief to Planet Notak where he secures a supply of chemicals.
Ratchet would later encounter him on the moon orbiting Dobbo, and Giant Clank fights him in a mech suit, defeating him once more. He was phoned up by Megacorp, who offer him a better deal than his previous contract with the Thief, now known as Angela Cross, who had now teamed up with Ratchet and Clank. He hijacks Angela's laboratory and offers a free pizza as a reward for capturing the duo.
On Planet Boldan, Ratchet and Clank head over to find Mr. Fizzwidget, and the Thug Leader orders his employees to protect him. After the heroes find out that Fizzwidget was replaced by a robot replica, he ambushes them and send them to Angela's flying lab on Aranos, naming it Thugs-4-Less Prison. As Angela attempts to transmit to the duo, having infiltrated his headquarters, he compromises and imprisons her.
After Ratchet defeated his fleet on Planet Gorn, the Thug Leader goes off on the duo, ranting about his need to make a living as Ratchet constantly foils his plans. Unintentionally, he transmitted the location of his headquarters on Planet Snivelak. Ratchet fights his way through the headquarters, and encounters the Thug Leader in a giant robot with Angela trapped inside. The giant robot is defeated, and the Thug Leader is not seen for the rest of the game.
Secret Agent Clank[]
He makes a minor appearance in Secret Agent Clank, an episode of the in-universe holovision series of the same name. He incorrectly recalls their last encounter as their fight in Endako, as he mentions his helicopter. In prison, Ratchet fights his thugs, but nothing else is seen of the leader.
Quotes[]
| “ | Greetings morons. Since my employees did such a lousy job of takin' care of yous, I thought I'd come and handle things myself. | „ |
| ~ Thug Leader meeting Ratchet. |
| “ | Attention all Thugs-4-Less employees. First of all, whatever slug-brain's been eating all the choochy bars in the break room better quit stuffing his face or I'll- Hey turn those lights off! It's bad feng shui. Ahem. Next our space rendezvous point has been moved to, and listen up knuckle heads, the Feltzin System in sector 1-2-3-4-5. If you're no good with numbers, find a buddy to help ya. Lastly, the company picnic is this Sunday, and don't forget to bring your own juice this time—Hey! I saw that, Cletus! You just earned yourself a write up. | „ |
| ~ The Thug Leader announcing a meeting. |
| “ | Thugs-4-Less, pay for six hits and the seventh is free. You want us to what? Whoa, whoa, wait a minute. That'd be, uh, an unethical conflict of interest. What kind of scum do you think we are? Say, that is a lot of bolts. Well, since you put it that way, I suppose we could, uh, undo our previous obligation. Excellent sir, thank you for choosing Thugs-4-Less. Attention all Thugs-4-Less personnel, we now have, a new employer. | „ |
| ~ The Thug Leader receiving his new contract from Captain Qwark. |
| “ | Listen up, Thugs-4-Less! We got a big job ahead so pay attention. Uh. Megacorp has hired us to protect their CEO Mr. Fizzwidget. They feel that he's getting a little, ah, you know, coo-coo, in his old age and are concerned for his safety. Now Fizzwidget's kind of old fashioned, so I want everything handled with, (coughs and spits), pride and courtesy people have come to expect from us. Also, be on the lookout for these two characters. I have a personal interest in seeing them rubbed out. So, I'm offering a free pizza party to the squad who bags 'em. And remember, that includes drinks and desserts. Over and out. | „ |
| ~ Thug Leader |
| “ | Freeze, knuckleheads! | „ |
| ~ The Thug Leader arresting Ratchet and Clank. |
| “ | What is your problem?! I'm trying to make a living here and you two losers keep lousing it up! Ratchet and Clank isn't it? (sighs) Look if you two don't high tail it back to your own galaxy, I'm gonna blast you into so many pieces you'll need a...um, ah, well there's gonna be a lot of 'em, I can tell ya that! So you two hit the road and don't bother trying to find me 'cause I've got wind. I mean I'm like the wind, you never know where I might show up next, and I blow hard! And I can be cooling on a warm summer day, and uh, well you get the idea. Goodbye morons! | „ |
| ~ The Thug Leader going off on Ratchet and Clank. |
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