Talk:Ratchet (Animated)

His arm

Ratchet still has his wound after Thrill of The Nut. You see it when he's treating Prime, in Nanosec and in Sound And Fury

Why is it assumed that the hole in ratchet's arm is a wound? I may merely be a socket for the EMP that remains uncovered when the EMP is not in use. 76.252.54.91 23:07, 7 May 2009 (EDT)

I can't wait to use the "now with fighting paunch" quote from Frisky Dingo whenever I talk about Ratchet--Carrion 18:54, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

"Is Ratchet (Animated) the same as Ratchet (G1)?" Discussion

Just to give this discussion someplace to live . . .

Given that A) Ratchet fought in the last Great War, millions of years ago, and B) the last Great War is depicted using G1 footage, a tempting fanon conclusion might be that Animated is in fact a sequel to G1, set millions of years later, and that most of the characters are new characters with the same name (like Megatron (G1) and Megatron(BW)), except for Ratchet (Animated), who is in fact the same character as Ratchet (G1).

Except that G1 was set in 1984, and Animated is not set in 1984-plus-millions-of-years. It's set around 2008. Ergo, while the last Great War that Ratchet fought in might have strongly resembled G1 in many ways, it couldn't have involved 1984 Earth, and so is radically different from G1 in that respect, at least. JW 15:56, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

The footage also claims that the Great War was all about fighting over the Allspark, which the G1 cartoon clearly wasn't. --ItsWalky 16:04, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

All the G1 footage was specifically from flashback episodes millions of years ago (MTMTE and War Dawn). So while one could argue that G1 and Animated share an ancient past, they do not share a "modern" (1980s) history. --Thylacine 2000 17:09, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

Bio

Why was his complete bio deleted? --Hepathos 07:39, 10 January 2008 (UTC)

loud music link?

How about the "loud music" remark in his first caption link to Blaster (G1) or Soundwave (Animated) The 'Bee :) 16:04, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

Human characteristics and that energon gut

Just curious: Why does Ratchet have a paunch after the Great War? Does it keep more tools, is it a change of vehicular mode, or is it a lack of maintenance on his part? And the stubbly chin? --akindofdrifter

Similarity to G1 Ironhide

I would just stick this in the page, but I'm too new. Anyway, this version of Ratchet seems to have absorbed some characteristics of Ironhide (G1) - specifically, his manner of speaking, old-timerness, and occasional grouchiness. Since the G1 versions of Ratchet and Ironhide were both redecos of the same Diaclone toy, I'd say this is an interesting bit of trivia.Fortress Minimus 19:44, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

Wrist joints

So... say fellas.. where are his wrist joints? Is he wearing welding gloves or something? Are his arms made of the same flexible material most cybertronians have only on their faces?

Scrap that. On closer inspection, a lot of the Animated characters have no joints in areas where they're articulated. Jazz's thighs, Sentinel Prime's ankles... and everyone's fingers.. *facepalm* so.. nevermind.

Cybertron Mode Ratchet

Correct me if I'm wrong, but shouldn't his release date be February 2010? Hasbro's list did label him as a TRU exclusive... --Lonegamer78 00:41, 30 January 2010 (EST)

Ratchet vs. Red Alert

I'm confused by the notes on the replacement on both pages. Red Alert's states she was replaced to make room for a more recognizable (because in movie) character. Ratchet's states that Red Alert first became male, then was renamed Ratchet... and then the note goes on as if Ratchet just directly replaced Red Alert ("However"). Could anyone enlighten me on what the real deal is with the switch? Geewunling 14:03, 2 February 2010 (EST)

Anyone? Geewunling 06:19, 8 February 2010 (EST)

The progression as described on Ratchet's page is correct. Originally, there was going to be a female character named Red Alert in the Animated lineup. The female Red Alert then became male later in development. Sam Register then convinced Hasbro to let the male Red Alert take the name Ratchet. Then, in season 3, we got a female Red Alert, harkening back to the character in the early development stages. --Monzo 06:36, 8 February 2010 (EST)

Okay, thanks. Geewunling 06:39, 8 February 2010 (EST)

Cybertronian Ratchet nonsense.

The article states that the EMP does not stay on well for Cybertronian Ratchet. However, having him, Lockdown and regular Ratchet in front of me right now, it stays on his arm perfectly.In fact, it's mind-numbingly tight to the point where i can hold him by the EMP and shake him violently without it even moving a millimeter.--86.87.28.191 15:26, 13 June 2010 (EDT)

Then you're in the minority.--Rosicrucian^Talk 15:30, 13 June 2010 (EDT)

Not likely. I just asked my friend, who also bought him today, and his experience is the same as mine.--86.87.28.191 16:21, 13 June 2010 (EDT)

What if it was reworded? Maybe into something like "it tends to not stay on very well"? --NCZ 16:22, 13 June 2010 (EDT)

Looking over some forums, half of the people seem to have a very loose one, while the other half of the samples has an extremely tight fit. This is worth mentioning. I'm almost wondering if it's a running change or something, as my friend and i bought them from the same seller and both have the tight version.--86.87.28.191 16:39, 13 June 2010 (EDT)

Mine fits very tightly, and I got him the second he hit TRU shelves in my area. --Kookaburra 17:17, 13 June 2010 (EDT)

Maybe something like "some customers have reported that it does not work well, but others have reported no problems". Some other toy sections here have things similar to that effect. --NCZ 17:20, 13 June 2010 (EDT)

Just modified it to the following: "Lockdown's EMP weapon is required to complete the look, though some owners report that it doesn't stay in very well." That should cover it. --Khajidha 17:44, 13 June 2010 (EDT)

That's a lot better, i think i'll fine-tune it just a tiny bit to "Lockdown's EMP weapon is required to complete the look, though half of the owners report that it doesn't stay in very well, while the other half oddly reports it to fit on this figure better than it does on any other figure."--86.87.28.191 14:01, 14 June 2010 (EDT)

Takara Keychain Info

I read not a lick of Japanese - if I scanned the little brochure that came with him, would someone be able to fill in the missing ID numbers and stuff?--Kookaburra 15:08, 11 July 2010 (EDT)

Kre-O Ratchet

Does the Kre-O Ratchet set really count as inspired by Animated Ratchet? You could just as easily say it was inspired by Prime Ratchet's design as well. It just sticks out compared to the rest of the page --Ezim93 (talk) 22:19, 18 January 2021 (EST)

I'm not convinced it's an Animated Ratchet either. If vehicle mode is the only reason it is put there, it seems rather silly, because the vehicle is clearly based more on the movie Ratchet's hummer design, which given when those sets first came out, Optimus, Bumblebee, Jazz and Megatron etc. all shared their designs with both G1 and the movies. Fanofcoolstuff27 (talk) 22:23, 18 January 2021 (EST)

Removing the Kre-O set from this page is not a complete fix. The Kre-O Ratchet is listed on G1 Ratchet's toy page, with a link to this page. If the consensus is that this toy does not represent Animated Ratchet, that needs to be changed. If the consensus is that the vehicle mode is more properly described as based on Movie Ratchet, this set will need to be added to his toy page. --Khajidha (talk) 12:03, 22 January 2021 (EST)

The Kreon included in the set is definitely G1 Ratchet, while the larger constructed figure gives off vibes of Prime Ratchet the most to me. --Sabrblade (talk) 12:08, 22 January 2021 (EST)

Toy Pics

In Ratchets toy section, there isn't a single picture of the EMP generator plugged into his arm with ANY of his molds, I get just being able to look up a YouTube video to see it in action, but is there any high-quality image good enough to add to the article that's showing off the play feature?--Broadside's Fish'N'Chips (talk) 15:50, 27 November 2024 (EST)