#gleeman vox

[assassyart]

Deadlocked together

Some doodles of an AU where Ratchet & Jak are forced to work together as partners in Dreadzone! Rambles under the cut. :)

This AU is inspired by the fact Jak is an unlockable skin in 2-player. :)

The concept behind Jak's Dreadzone armor having a less edgy design in comparison to Ratchet's would be that while Ratchet is the one with the "bad boy image" (given by Vox), Jak's given the opposite press to balance it out. Helping kittens out of trees & grannies across the street kind of deal. Drives Jak crazy to be seen as a big ole softie lol.

The two still match emblems since they are partners, so they have to work together in the arena chellanges. When playing Deadlocked 2-player, if player 1 & 2 get too far away from one another, they get a countdown before they are both killed. Same rules would apply in this AU. They're in it together whether they like it or not, and if one fails, they both fail.

[teira-nova]

Expression sheet I did for Gleeman Vox for my comic, since he's appearing in some of the upcoming pages so I needed the practice!

[bumblevoid]

that awkward moment when you've been crafting the bbeg for your dnd oneshot and were about to name him after the character he's based on. but you've also been watching hazbin hotel and there's a character with the e x a c t same name who is remarkably similar so now you need a name for him cause you don't want your players to think he's based on hazbin hotel's vox. guys help its been over two weeks and i have nothing good enougH

[cl6l95dfqz]

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[profbadvibes]

it's kinda weird being an r&c fan online and not being interested in nefarious

[rxbelling-hxrald]

alt!

An Alternative Muse || Accepting

“What do you mean the Vox stocks went off the record!? You can’t tell me with all those ratings we had at the finale and ending it with a literal BOOM! There were no profits? No memorials? No needy fans crying for a return!?” A cybernetic shark looking cyborg would yell into his holocommunicator, listening to another voice at the other end breaking the news to him that the times had changed and he no longer had any business with them before hanging up.

With a sigh the creature leaned back into his seat, taking a moment to think about his options....maybe he’d have been better off dead after all rather than using his savings to keep memory and even soul somewhat intact within the one piece of him that had survived that explosion. What good was a comeback if there was no audience?

Then it looks like he’d have to build that audience once more!

“Looks like its time for a fresh start! There’s bound to be more talent I can borrow from somewhere for a brand new season! Even if the rest of the galaxy has forgotten, DreadZone will return as the number #1 show on holovision!”

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I once briefly ran a blog for Gleeman Vox from Ratchet: Gladiator/Deadlocked. The idea behind it that despite his demise following the events of the game, The mad show host had made a data copy of himself by using his wealth, it was stored in the one place he trusted, himself via his cybernetic arm. the data contained memories, records, almost everything vital to Vox in order to keep DreadZone running on the off chance that he ever was caught and cancelled.

Sure enough, The only surviving remnant of Vox after the station’s explosion was that exact same arm. After drifting in space for years, it was retrieved, scanned and eventually found its way to old contacts whom rebuilt a robotic body upwards from the arm itself and used its data as the core. Now Vox had been somewhat revived in a new robotic body but by the time he’d been built up nothing of his former network survived. But it hasn’t stopped him from wanting to rebuild....a man, now machine of his charisma wouldn’t be denied for long.

Sure enough, he’d start returning to his old tricks but now being a machine, he was even more strict and ruthless in ensuring that the new and improved network stayed hidden. In order to do so he began sending search parties to further galaxies to take heroes outside of the Solana Galaxy so the brutal games could resume and not draw immediate suspicion.

 I only stopped because I didn’t get much attention to it and I also had concerns as if I can portray Vox properly. I loved him in the game, While Nefarious is among the fave and best of R&C villians, I have a soft spot for Vox which is why I wanted to give him a shot at a comeback.

[iobartach]

@gazelessmenagerie [🥦] ; ‘you help me, and I’ll help you.’

quotes from 'vengeful' prompts

Seldom afforded moments of respite, when a rare lull sweeps over the deserted fields of combat, Miguel seizes the opportunity to lean back against the sturdy trunk of a nearby tree, taking stock of his condition. Revelling in the temporary quiet, as lungs draw in a shuddering breath, bending over, clawed hands reach down for his knees, checking first that they were still attached to his body, before thinking of anything else. Once affirming that they were okay, relief crashes over him like a breaking wave that sees his posture unwind like a pulled string, a sigh escaping past his mouth as he settles back into an upright position.

Mere minutes removed from combat, muscles continue to ache from an intense encounter with a horde of robotic zombies, no more than a violator of the sacred burial ground upon which, for today's scheduled programming, Gleeman Vox had coerced Miguel and the other Gladiators to fight for the galaxy's entertainment. Even with his enhanced senses picking up on the stirring of bodies rudely awakened from their eternal slumber under foot, fending off the zombies had demanded such a degree of effort that it had burned through his reserves of stamina at an alarming pace, a ceaseless force that would not stop their advance, unless dismembered and obliterated.

Growing unsure of how he would manage to get through the day's challenges, Miguel had shut his eyes in an attempt to think, when a voice broke his concentration, causing him to look upwards into the face of a...

Human--?

Unsure of what he was seeing, garnet hues peer into coal-like opposites, gaze skimming over the same blast collar that kept them involved in this mess, before roaming over the rest of their tall stature. Built like a tank, he'd never seen anyone with such a peculiar stock of jet-black hair, or manner of dress, having hardly any room to comment on that particular front himself, given his own hard light suit. But what he did happen to notice was their words, an offer of help that... arrived at a crucial time!

"Help you?" He tried to muster a scoff, but it came out sounding like a choking cough instead, causing the Spider to turn away from a moment, as he regained his composure. "A tall order... But, sure, I'll help. It's just..." Wiping his mouth with the side of his knuckles, teeth grit together as a sharp ache claws his side, but still he battled through, to offer elaboration. "Can't seem to... hit these robots hard enough. If you can dispatch them, then I'm yours."

[assassyart]

My piece for the Ratchet & Clank 20th anniversary zine! I wanted to incorporate all my favorite villains and also kind of a redraw of a drawing I did for the 15th anniversary, which you can find under the cut!

[teira-nova]

Pages 99 - 102 of Deadlocked Syndrome!

Finally made it to page 100 after all these years, hopefully the next road to page 200 isnt as long. And lol at Vox and Lucy XD

[dreadzonexescort]

Name: Enzo Zurich

Alias: Dreadzone’s Escort

Age: 28

Gender: Male

Place of Origin: Polaris Galaxy, Planet Phorrega, Corvus Sector

D.O.B: October 30th, 5326

Astrological Sign: Scorpio

Species: Phorrox

Height: 7’0” ft.

Weight: 259 ibs

Personality: Aggressive, callous, malicious, surly, intrepid, vulgar

Sexual Preference: Pansexual

Alignment: Lawful evil

Affiliation: Dreadzone

Occupation: Talent recruiter and head of Vox’s robotic commandos

Languages Spoken: Standard intergalactic, Mainstream Phorrian, Tyranoid, Some Blargian

Favorite color: Black

Fears: Being imprisoned, Vox

Hobbies: Playing horror genre themed video games, body building, Holo-Journaling, Collects the newest technology

Distinguishing Features: Golden eyes, Scars covering entire body, Chocolate brown hair that reaches shoulders, Spots on hips/shoulders/face/ears, Ears that curve inward

Official Backstory: Those who find themselves at Dreadzone are usually forced there, but there are some who choose to subject themselves to the horror of the Dreadstation willingly. Such was the case for Dreadzone’s feared escort, Enzo Zurich. Born to a mother who did not truly want him he was barely given the basic care necessary to keep him alive and her out of a jail cell. As he turned into an older child his mother began to stop caring for him altogether, slipping back into old vices, and often times leaving it up to him to care for himself. Often relying on the kindness of strangers to do so. It wasn’t until the boy was fourteen that child services finally intervened in his toxic home environment, tipped off by the highschool he was attending at the time. 

Once Enzo was inducted into the foster system he would find himself jumping from foster family to foster family, none of them ever able to work out thanks to his aggressive nature. At school he faired no better, often finding himself in fights with other students thanks to just the slightest provocation. However hope was not lost for the boy’s future. Regardless of his violent behavior he did harbor a secret talent for mechanical engineering. Often times spending his free time working in the school’s shop. With his highschool degree in hand, and unable to attend college thanks to having no educational fund, Enzo sought out to join the workforce. That plan would never come to pass. With no prior work experience and no references to give he found himself virtually unemployable by any legitimate organization. 

With nowhere else to turn Enzo found himself offering his services as a mechanical engineer to those in the criminal world, often going from one job to another just to keep himself alive. After running in criminal circles for six months he would hear rumors of a new station looking for workers in the Solana galaxy and decided to take a chance and fly out that way to find work. Enzo, having come to the station without making any prior arrangements, found himself captured by the robotic commandos guarding it and dragged into the office of what seemed to be the boss of the place. Gleeman Vox. At first he was tempted to kill Enzo and be rid of him, but upon hearing he was there for work decided to give the boy a chance. For two years Enzo worked as a robotics engineer on the Dreadstation, fixing the very same commandos that had captured him all those years ago, and even going on to form friendships with many of them. 

It wasn’t until the station was finished and Vox’s show, Dreadzone, was soon due to air did Enzo receive his “promotion”. The new job? Escorting Vox’s robotic commandos as they located and captured required contestants for the show. The position even came with a gift, a double sided spiked hammer that was almost as big as him. After six months of proper combat training Enzo found and delivered his first contestant to Vox, forever cementing his place in Dreadzone history. 

Special items:  

Double sides spiked hammer

Weapons:

Dual Vipers

Fusion rifle

B6 Obliterator

Proficiencies:

Core engineering and technical knowledge, Technical drawing and design, Hand to hand/melee/fire arm combat, Ship maintenance and repair

Relationships:

Allies: Gleeman Vox

Enemies: Solana Defense Force

Quirks:

Cracks knuckles

Is always too hot

Likes to flip his hair

Quotes: “I don’t care so long as the job gets done.”

Extra:

Species hails from an arctic planet

Develops antifreeze protein in blood

Was saved by Clank when Vox threatened to blow the station up causing him to not only remember but also develop a fondness for him

Favorite drink is whiskey

Easily holds grudges

Will protect Vox’s commandos with his life

RAC (c) Insomniac games

[weedle-testaburger]

Me again. Odd question. Who is your favourite onetime Ratchet & Clank villain? For me it’s a tie between Chairman Drek and Gleeman Vox (side note, the subtitles in my copy of Deadlocked repeatedly refer to Vox as Pox instead, idk if it’s a typo?). What about you? I’m just curious.

Hmm, I quite like those two but I'd say Emperor Tachyon is up there too. Maybe just because his name's Percival xD

[charlybird]

sorry for the spam I had forgotten to upload any of these here lol

[clankandratchet]

ratchet & clank characters based on whether i can beat them in a fight

[incorrectratchetandclank]

Vox, presenting a game show: who managed to set a new galactic record after spending 71 days crying at a megacorp store?

Ratchet and Clank: [laughing]

Vox: Ratchet and Clank, what have you put as your answer?

Ratchet: your mom

Vox: [unimpressed]

Clank: was it your mother?

Ratchet: [laughing]

Clank: No, I am being serious, was it your mother?

Vox:

Vox: at least I have a mom