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Zanifar is a planet in the Breegus System of the Polaris Galaxy.It was a popular Spring Break location.

Its weather varied from sunny to snowy as shown when Ratchet traveled through time.[1] It is inhabited by the Fongoids, who were concentrated in a village area that was converted into the Tombli Outpost by Dr. Nefarious. The planet had many oil derricks constructed to harness the planet's resources for the construction of Nefarious' new base of operations. The area had once been a vegetated farmland area. The Tombli Barrier was also erected in the stratosphere to stop ships from reaching the planet.

The original name for the Tomboli Outpost was The Klunk Memorial Day Spa and Resort. However, after several legal battles with Klunk's lawyers, the name was changed.

History[]

Before A Crack in Time[]

Zanifar Asteroid Nefarious Lawrence Crack Time

Dr. Nefarious and Lawrence's asteroid crashes onto Zanifar.

Following the events of Up Your Arsenal and Deadlocked, the asteroid Dr. Nefarious and Lawrence were stranded on drifted into the Polaris Galaxy and eventually crashed onto the planet where they sought refuge with the local Fongoid tribe.

Nefarious went through a mental crisis with his defeat by Ratchet and Clank still haunting him, and so partook in a series of soul-searching regimes to find himself again, all with Lawrence accompanying him. These included Fongoid meditation, yoga regimes and multiple anger management classes. During a spirit walk on planet Quantos however, Nefarious discovered the existence of the Great Clock and began forming an elaborate plan to use it and rewrite history to erase his and all villains' defeats, so heroes like Ratchet and Clank are always the losers.

Tombli Outpost (2)

The interrogation of Orvus

Zanifar Nefarious Lawrence Pollyx Orvus

Orvus is interrogated at the Tombli Outpost.

Nefarious slowly manipulated the Fongoids into believing he was a good and righteous being, brainwashing them and using them as labor to construct his Tombli Outpost, where he had legions of starships and robotic Nefarious Troopers created to aid him in his new campaign. The Doctor then partnered with Pollyx; the Terachnoid CEO of Pollyx Industries and used his company's hoarded knowledge on the Clock and it's elusive creators; the Zoni, to learn more about them and develop equipment to combat and contain the strange beings. Nefarious then invited the Zoni leader and the Clock's creator; Orvus to the outpost under the false pretense of having a civil scientific discussion. Once he arrived, Nefarious had him captured and forcibly interrogated Orvus on how to enter the Clock's sealed master control center, known as the Orvus Chamber. Orvus refused to ever reveal it to him but before he mysteriously dissipated, Pollyx was able to find a residual image from the Zoni's databanks, revealing that Clank is Orvus' heir and the only one that can unlock the Chamber. The other Zoni were unaware of what had happened to Orvus or his meeting with Dr. Nefarious.

Once the Nefarious Space Station was created by Pollyx Industries in the Bernilius Sector, Nefarious took up residence at it and left Zanifar behind.

A Crack in Time[]

Tombli Outpost After contacting Clank with an Obsidian Eye on planet Lumos, Ratchet was instructed to go to Zanifar and find a time portal to travel back in time two years and discover what had happened to Orvus when he was abducted. Ratchet battled his way through the outpost's Nefarious Troopers and freed the enslaved Fongoids from their detainment camps. Upon traveling to the past however, Ratchet needed to acquire some oil to loosen a rusted winch crank needed to extend a bridge and reach the outpost. With help from a Fongoid Farmer, Ratchet planted a number of seeds which back in the present will have grown into several vine formations. These vines allowed Ratchet to reach oil derrick Kappa, where he freed the last imprisoned Fongoids and acquired oil with his OmniSoaker. The same Fongoid Farmer of the present thanked Ratchet for his help and that the freed villagers could now work to shut down the Tombli Outpost permanently.

Once Ratchet reached the outpost in the past, he witnessed Orvus' interrogation by Nefarious and his sudden, mysterious dissipation. Ratchet was then discovered and hurled a bomb from his Constructo Bomb Glove at Nefarious, which exploded in the Doctor's face and damaged his right eye. Ratchet then quickly made his escape through a nearby window and returned to the present. These events in the past then caught back up with Nefarious in the present at his space station where he furiously bellowed Ratchet's name in rage at his now scarred face.

Geography[]

Zanifar had a temperate climate with cold, snowy winters and warm summers with evening thunderstorms.[2]

Native species included: Abominable Snagglebeast of Zanifar, Breegus Worm Root, Hydroplant, Pollen plant, Vine, Voltan Ivy

Behind the scenes[]

It was called Tobolia, but was renamed Zanifar. [citation needed]

"Zanifarian Death Weasels" are mentioned in Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction, however they are from an alternate dimension rather than this planet.

Citations[]

  1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogdBbsy361A
  2. When talking to a Fongoid, he states that the bolt crank rusted up in last nights thunderstorm.

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