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War groks are a type of creature used by agorians for combat. They appear as bosses in Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time, where Ratchet battles multiple in the Battleplex Arena.

The first war grok encountered is tamed to an extent by Qwark following it's battle with Ratchet and is given the name Snowball.[1]

History[]

Who's a good war grok? You are! Yes, you are! I'm gonna name you 'Snowball'!

Qwark, to Snowball, ACiT
War Grokk and Handler

Snowball with it's handler

Ratchet battled a war grok in the Arena as part of an ancient agorian rite of passage known as "mauling by war grok": a match to the death. After Ratchet defeated the creature, the agorians demanded it to be killed, but Qwark gave a heroic and inspirational speech which managed to save the war grok's life. When Ratchet and Clank return to raid the Nefarious Space Station, Qwark and Snowball can be seen fighting the Nefarious Troopers. At the end of the game, Qwark and Snowball are stranded in a meteor after the destruction of the Station. Snowball then proceeds to try to eat Qwark. However, Qwark is later saved by Galactic authorities and awarded Galactic Presidency of the Polaris Galaxy.

Following this, Snowball was moved to a war grok reserve on Sargasso, eating grunthors and battling anger issues and high-cholesterol.[2]

A war grok was captured by the Creature Collector and was seen by Ratchet, Clank, Qwark and Nefarious as they made their way through the minion base.

Combat[]

The war grok relies on close quarter combat to defeat its prey. The War Grok often attempts to slam down its fist at Ratchet. It will also swing its arms back in forth, requiring Ratchet to Strafe Jump to avoid it or to do a backflip. The war grok may also run away and slam both of his fists into the ground, throwing Ratchet into the air. This doesn't harm him, but makes it easier for the war grok to hit him when he comes down. Finally, he'll spawn zyphoid parasites to attack. These creatures behave like cragpoles, biting, but more often spitting acid at Ratchet. Despite their numbers, they only take one hit to kill these goons of the war grok.

Get the Skyburst Payload Constructo mod from Axiom City. Then, upgrade the Constructo Bomb to at least V.4. Keep throwing bombs at him and constantly replenish ammo. He should be dead quickly.

A second strategy is to simply use the wrench. Time your jumps for when he swings or claps his fists together. Constantly strafe and comet-strike at him. Make sure not to go too far to his side. Otherwise, his swing is unpredictable and much harder to avoid. This can be easy to complete, and does not waste any ammo. In fact, it gives you a skill point.

Also, if you have the RYNO V, upgrade it to V5, then use it to defeat the War Grok in about 2 seconds.

Behind the scenes[]

Snowball was based on Guthrie, a long-time Insomniac employee.[3]

The holo-film "A Boy and his War Grok" suggest there are war groks on Veldin.

The blargian snagglebeast in the re-imagined game greatly resembles the war grok.

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