the player character and main protagonist is ratchet, a lombax from the planet veldin (voiced by james arnold taylor). he wields a wrench as a melee weapon and can use a large arsenal of weapons. clank, ratchet's robotic sidekick and co-protagonist (voiced by david kaye), is usually attached to ratchet's back and uses special attachments to help ratchet's movement on ground and air. dr. nefarious, the main antagonist of the game (voiced by armin shimerman), is a robotic tyrant with the intent of exterminating all organic life. at the end of the game, nefarious is left stranded on an asteroid, eventually making cameos and reappearances in later titles of the series.