Ratchet & Clank: Planet Kerwan - Walkthrough Ratchet & Clank Guide
Last update: 16 April 2022
On this page of the guide to Ratchet & Clank, you will find a description of the tasks on the third planet - Kerwan. While completing the mission, you will stop the invasion of the Blargs, you will finally reach the Hall of Heroes, and after additional training, you will finally be a hero.
Planet Kerwan will be your third planet to visit. During your stay here you will fight off a Blarg invasion, reach the Hall of Heroes, and after another training course you will be finally recruited to the ranks of heroes. Below you can find a detailed walkthrough of the location.
Items to unlock:
Mr. Zurkon - a weapon for purchase in the store. It costs 8,000 bolts.
Helipack - a gadget acquired after completing one of the objectives.
Objectives:
- Destroy the Blarg Armoured Transports
- Take down the Warship
- Find a route to the Hall of Heroes
- Find a train to the Hall of Heroes
- Ride the train to the Hall of Heroes
- Complete the fitness course
Destroy the Blarg Armoured Transports
You start the visit on the planet while pilot your ship. Your task will be to destroy the armored transports of the Blarg. Pay attention to the information about the controls used to steer with the ship. You can fire using the onboard machine guns, you can perform a barrel to avoid an enemy attack (or when you must quickly dodge to the side, when you, for instance, want to avoid crashing into a building), or you can boost the movement of your ship.
Enemy armored transport ships are hard to miss, but if you can't find them they will be soon marked with a star-like icon. You must get close to them and shot them down with your machine guns. Ignore the biggest enemy ship, slowly moving through the area - you will deal with it in a moment. After shooting down a few of the enemy transport ships, an information about the exact number you must destroy will appear. Eliminating 5 enemy ships should take you no more than a few moments.
Take down the Warship
After dealing with the transport ships it's time to take on the enemy warship, the biggest object moving in the air which you probably noticed by now. As the armor of the said ship is too thick for your cannons, you will have to use a different approach. Wait a short while after an information about the possibility to use a magnet appears on the screen. It's used to drag the enemies off the ground, which can then be used to hurl them at the enemy warship, dealing some damage.
Lower your ship enough for the magnet to pull enemies off the ground (their locations will now be marked by the mentioned star-like icons) and fly just above them with the activated device. Thanks to that you will be able to attach them to the magnet. You can "collect" up to 10 enemy units at the same time.
When you've attached the maximum amount of units to the magnet, head towards the enemy warship. Fly extremely close to it and wait for an information to appear on the screen - it will tell you how to release the units, which will then hit the ship and deal some damage. The whole process must be repeated a few times (the health bar of the enemy ship can be found on the right side of the screen), until the Blarg warship is destroyed. Afterwards, a long series of cut-scenes will initiate and you will be back on the ground.
Find a route to the Hall of Heroes
After regaining control over your character head straight ahead, through a large tunnel (remember to destroy all the objects along the way). A new weapon will be available at the store - Mr. Zurkon. The weapon will be quite expensive (every next weapon will cost even more from this point onwards), but it's extremely useful. After activating it a small robot will appear next to Ratchet. The robot will then look for any nearby targets to shoot at, while you can do something entirely else. The weapon can be purchased later on as well (or not at all, if you don't need it).
Replenish your ammo and health at the store and head below the stairs going from the gate you've just came through. There will be a number of boxes there, as well as a Raritarium deposit. Collect all of it and continue your journey.
A small group of mechanical beasts will appear along the way, but they can be taken out with a single attack. You won't be able to get past the barrier in front of you - in order to take it out you will need a gadget (Trespasser) collected on the next planet. Continue your journey in the only available direction while eliminating enemies and destroying objects along the way. If you have problems dealing with larger enemies and helicopters, remember to use grenades which deal a lot more damage than the rest of your weapons.
Find a train to the Hall of Heroes
You should soon reach a gate, that must be opened by activating a green button on the wall - to do so, smash it with your Omniwrench. A series of cut-scenes will now initiate. After they are over, you will end up on the other side of the building. You will be given a new gadget called Helipack, which allows you to glide in the air (increasing the distance of a jump), as well as perform slightly higher jumps. Use the store to replenish your ammo and health, upgrade weapons, and purchase Mr. Zurkon if you haven't yet, and then head straight ahead towards the large boxes.
You can't destroy those boxes - you must climb on top of them. Use your newly acquired gadget by pressing the R1 key while standing still - if you press it during movement, Ratchet will jump towards the direction you were moving and starts gliding (which is a good method of crossing wide gulfs, or to simply move around the map quicker). Climb to the top of the boxes and use the gadget again, this time while moving, to reach the other side.
Use the elevator to get to the top, where you must use the gadget to glide. You can use the hint on the screen - you just have to jump, let the button go and jump again, this time by pressing and holding the jump button. The second method requires you to press and hold the R1 button while running - remember to not let R1 go until you reach your destination.
Ride the train to the Hall of Heroes
Clear the area off the enemies and use to elevator to get to the top, where another large group of enemies await you. Get rid of them, collect all of the bolts dropped by them (as well as those from the boxes in the area) and climb up the stairs to continue. You must now go to the left, but before you do so head to the right, where your very first Gold Bolt will be located.
To collect it, climb up the large box located right next to the exit from the stairway (you must use the Helipack again, by pressing R1 while standing still). Get on top of the smaller box and jump to the wall of boxes on the other side. On the other side of the said wall there will be a Gold Bolt and a huge quantity of boxes to destroy. Collect all of it, get back to the stairway and head to the left to continue your journey.
You must now get on top of the train on the right side. Eliminate the enemies in the area and collect all the bolts dropped by them - don't forget to destroy all of the destroyable objects in the area for some extra currency. Afterwards, get on top of the first train with the help of your harpoon, and then jump to the second one.
You must now get to the other side of the train. Jump to the next wagon (watch out not to fall down into the abyss) and climb upwards (using the Helipack again). The passageway to the next wagon is blocked, but a single shot to one of the three green points will clear out the way.
Activate the mechanism with your Omniwrech, which will cause an object you can hook yourself into with a harpoon to appear. Use it and swing yourself to the next wagon. Get rid of the enemies and go to the next wagon. Shoot at the green point located on the object to get rid of it and continue.
You will reach a wagon resembling an aquarium. Grab onto an orange handrail and use it to get to the right side of the wagon, and from there reach the top of it. Jump to the next wagon with some cobras on it. You can avoid any contact with them, or shoot at them so that they hide for a short while - they will be back after a few seconds. Eliminate the next two enemies quickly to prevent the cobras from reemerging and head to the next wagon. To get on top of it you must use handrails located on the left side of it.
Get rid of the enemy in the helicopter and head forward, where a new group of enemies await you. Use the box to hide from their fire and eliminate them one by one. When they are taken care of, head to the last wagon and interact with the mechanism with your Omniwrech. It will end the section on the train.
Complete the fitness course
After a series of cut-scenes Ratchet will finally be given the hero suit. Your task will be to complete another, final part of training, called "fitness course" in the game. Head straight ahead and climb up the boxes until you reach the upper level.
Bounce off the walls marked with the up-arrows and then head right to do the same with another pair of walls. Use your harpoon to get to the other side, on a neighboring island. Before you venture upwards destroy all the objects located on the ground - you can acquire a lot of bolts here.
Climbing upwards will be a lot more difficult here, as most of the platforms will be moving - they will be hiding in the wall and emerging from it at set intervals. There's no time limit here, so don't rush and take your time. Observe the platforms carefully and jump only when they start emerging from the wall.
After you get through the first series of platforms, you will reach a place with moving walls, which must be climbed to reach the top. Another series of moving platforms will be here as well. Jump on it when it starts to emerge from the wall and wait for it to start moving to hide in the wall - this is the right moment to jump, as the next platform should be now visible.
You just have to climb a few more walls and you will be at the top. Glide to the neighboring island, where you will end the course and pick up another Gold Bolt. Collect all the items and use the "taxi" located in front of you to exit the fitness course area. Head towards your ship which will initiate a series of cut-scenes and end your mission on this planet. Get inside the ship and head to planet Aridia.