Why the Lombax are so Advanced | Gnoggin
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- Lets take a look at this classic fuzzy furry and find out just why this species is so technologically advanced when compared to the rest of their universe. It's got nothing to do with the size of their heads!
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Fun fact, this video was written over 6 months ago, I forgot about it and then rediscovered the script. Joyous.
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"CRAP i left the oven on?" xD that got me a little
very nice observation. id say back when ratchet1 came out, the devs didnt think that far out. id say the 5 finger was to give more character to ratchet and the 3fingers were to render less polygons. then, they implimented a ''chosen one'' concept into ratchet's race to empower the player. and its original to have a cute cat-like super intelligent speicies! :)
There was also their aversion to 4 fingers due to the issue they had with Spyro in Japan, due to the connections with The Hand who would cut off a finger.
All of that may be some part of it... but I think it would be more on the side of the mathematical system they use, while the other species evolved to used a 6 digit system, the Lombax would be have the upper hand ( see what I did there?) to advance faster and better in the shorter amount of time. They'd use a decimal system, their math would seem alien and way more advanced to any other species in the universe.
do a new vid on them
Don’t we also use a decimal system?
wow, this is an actually good argument!
3 fingers: this is cool (time taken: four seconds)
5 fingers: this is cool (time taken: SO SMALL YOU NEED A MICROSCOPE TO SEE IT!)
Humans and Lombaxs - most likely races to rival each other 2015
Dr.Martex you need a microscope ... to see time ?
Moulz Its a joke.
Dr.Martex
no
it's just wrong
Moulz
I can tell by your grammar and sheer inability to accept jokes that you are in fact, a troll.
*DUN DUN DUN!*
Dr.Martex
Well, to be fair it is impossible to measure time useing only a microscope.
Wow... never thought of any of this before... damn
Same im mind blown
Same im mind blown
6 months later and now I spot a flaw in this guy's logic. Markazians and Cazars also have 5 fingers, yet they aren't nearly as advanced as lombaxes are. They should have advanced just as quickly according to his logic.
benjamenYTDead TheGamer Yeah I realise it's a theory, and there's bound to be a flaw, I just found it.
***** Yep
I'd say Lombaxes are the most intelligent. Only if humans would put more money into advancement in to things that _aren't_ weapons.
+NeatCrown Yeah, if we just stopped doing dumb things, we could be colonizing space. i mean even with the stupid things we're doing, we're still making pretty good progress.
When nothing can blow us up we will probably master anything in 2 or 3 years.
no kidding
While they are smart I don't think they are as smart as Zoni
They are literal genius pussycats.
0:45 Dammit Steve!
"In the land of the blind, the one-eyed is king."
-Don't remember who said this...
I'm that one of that 10% left-handed people!!
Well damn, my question from when the first Ratchet and Clank came out and I played it is finally answered.... did not expect this. Technically two questions were answered... Thanks for the video.
Adorbs chibi lombax at the end.
Yes, but female lombaxes don't have tails. So, trap?
Silent Moon I don't know. I figured... wait, how would you know if they have tails or not?
The two females we've seen didn't have tails. For starters. Secondly, I'm fairly sure its been stated somewhere.
Okay, I can't remember who the second one I'm thinking of is. But Angela didn't have a tail at least.
Angela did. It just wasn't the same as Ratchet's. Go look again, trust me. It was a short nub, but it was there.
Wow, now that's using your Gnoggin! Great break down great video.
This is actually a great video! I was worried since most "game and science" channels are a little bit ridiculous XD This made a lot of sense!! Well done!!
I do wonder how such an advanced race known for their intelligence be as aggressive as they are. (Don't say they aren't, you all no doubt have seen the grin Ratchet wears when he uses a particularly destructive weapon!) While a lot of it can be explained by the various pasts of the only three Lombax examples we have, the most solid possibly being Alaster Azimuth seeing as he was actually proven to have grown up before the "Fall of the Lombaxes" or whatever their space jump was called. But surely the only three examples of a Lombax within the games wouldn't ALL be as aggressive as they are because of their various pasts!? Ratchet is understandable because he is an orphan, who possibly grew up on the streets which explains the rundown junk heap he called a house in the first game, surrounded by nobody that looked even remotely like him on a backwater planet that I suppose could be like the "bad side of town" of the Solanna Galaxy. It's also possible that he never even knew the name of his own species until Percival came along two, if I remember correctly, most people called him "That little fuzzy guy" or something similar when referring to his species up until Tools of Destruction came along. Angela is also rather aggressive, particularly before we knew what she actually looked like, and probably grew up in a similar situation, granted a different one because she clearly managed to get an education that was more than likely denied from Ratchet. She probably had more resources to learn more about who and what she is too. Why she never told Ratchet I don't know, she might not have recognized him as a male member of her species, told him offscreen, or kept quiet in hopes of protecting Ratchet from the influence of Percival. Azimuth is the big clue in the fact that Lombaxes are also a rather aggressive species by nature when it comes to battle. His character and the hints he gave while speaking about the race as a whole, added to the clues given in Tools of Destruction, paint the Lombax race as a race of warriors and scientists. Judging on how Ratchet's father was the one to "discover" what little information there was on the Great Clock, it's safe to assume he was a scientist, while Azimuth's manner and station would make him a diplomat and a warrior (Even with a past like that you DON'T get that good at fighting without prior experience before the Fall!)
I don't see how angela in the bogon galaxy knows about tachyon in the polaris galaxy but anyway you have a great point.
Rylan Whitlock Eh, Bogon could probably be closer, and besides, it has a bit more tech than the Solanna did. How many time could you instantly travel through space/time in an instant in the first game again? Or any other game that was based around the Solanna Galaxy?
0:45 when the guy said "Crap I left the oven on!" and the Fastoon caught on fire I died.
though the three fingers argument is a good one it’s also not without its evidence, as general Azimuth put it tachyon’s ideas were “Lightyears beyond what we were using” it’s not to say they weren’t advanced but rather were slow catching up to the technology of the rest of the galaxy while their own tech was advanced in its own way, it’s not that they are hyper intelligent or anything but rather because they are skilled engineers, i mean ratchet built a hyperspace warp drive out of scrap metal......Literally!
I half-expected Roy to just say "Eh" when the planet was burning.
Rachet and Clank was actually my first video game I've ever played! Good times...
Cool video, don't know how I didn't see this sooner.
Why does the lombax on the bottom left corner at the end of video bring me back here? I need to get a check-up.
I find it funny that the only stickler I have with the video is the dancing gif at the end, since it can't possibly be a Lombax since female Lombax's don't have tails. :U
thank.
They left to a universe where everyone has five fingers :P
so they wouldn't felt the need modify everything.
Anyways, I love the ratchet Games, at least the traditional Ratchet games. Didn't like FFA or A4O. Hope we get a sweet PS4 Ratchet in the future.
Also, I always wondered what happened to Angela? I don't remember her being mentioned in the Future series, then again it's been a while since I've played both ToD and ACnT
The last time we saw Angela was un R&C3, and she had her mask... I didn't really get that, she's one of my favourite characters in the franchise.
Also, in the first R&C game for the PS3, they mentioned that Ratchet had never seen a Lombax before.
MadderCommotion Oh wow, they must have retconned her starting with the future series then. She was indeed a interesting character for me at least.
Megabuster Man Angela is the female Lombax correct? I believe they did mention her in R&C ACIT when you use your ship they talk about her going missing on one of the radio stations
usamanduh Wonder why they made Ratchet forget all about her. I know it's been a while, but knowing that there's another Lombax besides himself (before Azimuth) would be pretty memorable for him, unless Ratchet didn't know she was one. Come to think of it, none of them were surprised! When Angela first met Ratchet, and when Ratchet & Clank found out her true identity. They were only surprised that she just happened to be a girl.
There is going to be a PS4 Ratchet and Clank game, Insomniac announced it alongside the movie.
this video was awsome, and can i get a link to that dancing lombax gif at the end? i can't find it anywhere xD. its so cute
I would also like to point out that Ratchets father was left behind as he was on the run from Tachyon and died sometime around Tools of Destruction
Holy crap the series is amazing
I didnt expect grey matter to be in your video lol
Interesting... but there's a point I think might be interesting to consider... Remember the Pilot Helmet upgrade in the first game? The cutscene originally introducing it showed it to use MIND controls. So while Lombaxes may have had an upper hand prior (it WAS only just finished), NOW that might not be the case anymore. Then again, Lombaxes probably reached that level of tech prior anyway, thus rendering most of my point moot. Ah well.
Lombax
Cat people
Catsquatches
Kittymen
Space cats.
They really need to explore this race more.
Another thing to consider: having five-fingered hands means your math will be Base 10, while everyone else is using Base 6 Math. Probably not a big help, but hey, every little bit helps.
OMG I WANT TO KNOW WHERE you got that picture at 4:49...please?
Great video! But what's up with all the gloves in the Ratchet and Clank games? Ratchet always happens to find/buy gloves with 5 fingers, altough the majority of species in the universe have only 3 fingers. Isn't it a bit unrealistic? Or does he modify the gloves after he bought them? If that's the case, he must do that really fast, because after we buy a glove in a Ratchet game, it has instant 5 fingers.
your finger argument is good.
I would go one step farther and say 5 fingers are a more enhanced tool, and being more enhanced they are given the freedom to think more flexibly in there use. this leads to more flexible takes on other things which may not make them more intelligent but more creative.
There enhanced creativity would lead to a more rapid technological development as they take more risks they might find acceptable and explore more areas.
Yeah, I noticed this years ago. That's why even though Ratchet is only of average intelligence at best tends to be able to operate weapons and spacecraft with apparent ease.
I'd love to see you do more Ratchet content
So what if there was a species that had no fingers or more fingers on each hand? Would they evolve/advance slower/faster?
I did always notice how only Lombaxes seem to have five fingers and everyone else has three…This is interesting as far as explaining the significance of that goes! :D
Also, if that thing dancing in the bottom left corner during the end card is supposed to be a Lombax, whoever drew it done screwed up: it has been stated by the devs that female Lombaxes do not have tails (hence Angela being tail-less). :P
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. It took me less than 10 seconds.
you picked the wrong fingers for the example. a three fingered hand would likely be like not having a pinky or ring finger. I already only use three digits to writing or eating (not with chopsticks, though). While extra digits would make typing faster and grip sturdier, I'm not sure they would add enough speed to manual interactions (like swing a hammer or using a power drill) to cause that much of a difference because the speed that your body moves isn't dictated by finger count.
im honestly waiting to see wether or not the series pulls a star control 2, and has the lombaxes go a similar way the androsynth did... what ever that was. given the events of into the nexus it's possible
Within the Ratchet series, I'm fairly sure the Cezar and the Markazians also have five fingers and their one of the most common species in the Polaris galaxy.
Kutos to you, gnoggin for referencing Stargate Atl. via pictures
Good Episode.
And Lombax Carmelldansen at the end.
"Huge heads and scaly, wet bodies" sees anti-spiral, thinks " doesn't fit either description"
I can't even use chopsticks with 5 fingers
I never noticed that ratchet had five fingers when I was a kid... I wrote this doing the spidey finger thing and yes it took longer and was much harder to accomplish than normal typing
That was an awesome animation at the end. Please do another one doing Gangnam Style (sorry if I misspelled it) next time;that would be simply amazing! Just like this video.;-)
Who is that adorable little Lombax chic dancing in the corner there?
why did i put myself through this torture...wait, this isn't too bad once you get the hang of it
Now try writing with soldered chopsticks *What in blazes is that!?*
Okay, you got me there xD
0:47 *rolling on the floor, laughing*😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Ist his fast eqnough?
i tried it and it is hard the typing thing
So... think you can make a theory on how the Great Clock works?
Can someone link the source of the caramelldansen cat lady in the outro?
The lombaxes are not the only rase with five fingers, we can see cleerly that Talwyn, witch is a Markazian, and her father has five fingers like the lombaxes, another example is Sasha Phyronix and her father, five fingers on their hands, and after looking at how match sily the lomaxes are in the games I think the story about how match they are smart was to match stratch out, most of Ratchet inenshenst blowup, so I think this theory is to match stretch out
lets try this wow it does hurt and I've had backspace a lot
This is just a thought but wouldn't a universe mainly inhabited by creatures with three fingers have tools made for three fingers? It seems as if you are basing one of your points off of the fact that it would be harder, or at least more time consuming, to use a tool, such as a soldering iron, that is made for five fingers. Have you ever used a soldering iron made for three fingers? i haven't to be sure, and would be surprised to see one here. But you also talk about writing. I only use three fingers while writing. two for holding and my middle to steady the utensil. I'm not completely sure if you are being serious in this video because having two extra fingers making you advance so much quicker than the other races in the series seems a rather long stretch, but eh what do I know.
3 fingers test= Gnoggin is amazing 4.2 seconds
That dancing lombax at the end video
so the other day I was going to thebthrift shop when I saw captain quark. That took longer than expected.
Then everything in that world would be made specifically to be used by three fingered people. I mean why would the Chinese even invent the chopsticks if they only had three fingers, in the same way we don't create inventions that would be to complex to be done by one of the most HANDY tools of our body, well..... the Hand. So if everything in the world was made to be used using three fingers you would have a disadvantage, so you innovate the technology around you to be suitable to you, thus pushing you to work harder.
"Nah, we're not smart, we just got 2 more fingers."
I had subtitles on when ever he said lombax it came up with long back
00:40 That was amazing.
Everyone saying that the typed with three fingers, it doesn't matter if you can type but "how fast you can type" so instead of saying "typed with three fingers" put how long it took you without mistakes.
Hey gnoggin could you do a theory on why Lakitu's need clouds to survive?
I tried typing with 20 fingers (including my toes) It was not faster, but slower.
Cause keyboard is not big enough,and it is your first time....
3 fingers: i am the most awesome person in the universe. (take taken: a few seconds)
5 fingers: i am the most awesome person in the universe. (time taken: less than a few seconds)
The factof lombaxes too. Are they seem to tinker with things. Cause they might belive that " if it isen't broken it can be improved". And even the rather fun fact of building inventions such even for one who isen't well smart like Ratchet, he still is able to build impressive stuff (i know he is a Mechanic) but still being able to make Boxershorts witch eletricty is impressive( yes it is a thing go and play tools of destruction). But yea so every lombax are capable scientists and engineers even when they are soldiers. But yea 5 fingers do allow for more dilcate work
Good vid, but Nefarious, Terachnoids, and Zoni are intelligent.
+Animovie Ratchet He wasn't implying that those species were not intelligent, just that they fit the stereotype of "intelligent extraterrestrials' with their comically large brain size and/or their mollusk like appearance.
Yes, but not as intelligent as the lombaxes. Except for probably the zoni, they seem to have almost crossed into "magic" territory. And the terachnoids are probably just too nerdy and oppressable to get as far.
the whole three fingers thing got me thinking about TMNT and more specifically Donatello. could you do a theory on how is Donatello so smart?
In the 4Kids cartoon, Donatello was able to keep up and work with the technology of 100 years into the future and in the episode "Web Wranglers", Raphael said that his iq was 637. Now Raph probably was exagerating and doesn't really know his iq, but that still needs to be taken into consideration.
The turtles all grew up together and was raised the same way by Master Splinter. Why did Donatello become a genius and not his brothers? Did the ooze that mutated them change Donatello's brain in a way that he is now able to retain information easier than anyone else? But again, why only him and not his brothers as well?
i should stop thinking about this, its starting to bother me.
You need to being back the dancing cat person in the new videos please
You mean the Lombax girl? (who, for some reason, has a tail even though female Lombaxes don't have tails.)
After checking the wiki to see if this is correct, god damn I would've never thought such biology would be taken into account. Props to Insomniac for that!
Though would that mean the lombax girl wasn't originally a girl to begin with...?
+Gray Person Maybe she's a cosplayer?
Ehh not really at the moment in on a ipad with that I just type with my index finger
I always think of the universe I create when I hear things like this, there it's a race with a total of 12 fingers, and what is said here fits.
0:45 you see Damian, this is why we can’t have nice things
3 fingers > Ha! didi it with no problem!!! >:D
Normal > So basically the Lombax did a Cartman: "Screw you guys, im going home."
This video is awesome and on point
I don't mean to be that bastard who only asks about the music. But the background music playing throughout the whole video besides the intro and outro is pretty damn good and I'm not having any luck. Anyone have an idea as to where that's from?
I love writing with soldered chopsticks
It does take longer. Thank god for spell check.
I know that it is another game, and therefore another game universe, but how do you then explain that the salarian and quarian in Mass Effect, who also happens to be the two most intelligent species in their universe, only has three fingers?
The Lombax are starting to sound like the Valdarians. Also, the Lombax (or Lombaxes, whatever) went to the Lombax Dimension to escape the Cragmite (Percival Tachyon is a Cragmite) onslaught.
1:36 the girl in red beside ratchet on the left looks like doll face from twisted metal but without the mask.
Maybe they've been around longer than most other species in the universe.
thos is kinda strange to type in with three fingers but not impossible, I'm not using my thumb for some reason...
Gnoggin please debunk game theory's theory about Mario being mental Please defend Mario's honor
Insomniac need to make a sequel trilogy to the Future trilogy. Find the Lombaxes!
Also most of the fingers of other species are fatter so it is more awkward for them to move them around.
random caramel dance at the end XD
I'm typing with 3 fingers, not so hard, since I usually just use like, 2 per finger with my typing style. lol
Every little thing counts, even fingers.
Love the Carameldansen Lombax character, so kawaii
also how the race is and the seize of their brains also plays a part into it too
I hope we EVENTUALLY find the lombaxes or they come back
Well yeah that and the fact that they're just more technology inclined
I use henpecking, so this is still fairly easy for me.
I am using three fingers a nd didn't use backspace
only 1 mistake?!?!?!?!
I think that lombax's are more tech savy is because of their nature and are really curious and are thinkerers
A valid argument, though I should point out that while the lombaxes are an intelligent race, they aren't the smartest beings in the galaxy. That award goes to the plumber: by visiting every known area in the galaxy he acquired knowledge of advanced Lombax technology (knowing the dimentionator wasn't a weapon of mass destruction and it needing the 3/4 hexagonal washer) and Zoni technology (entering clank's mind and somehow knowing to only risk 6 minutes with the great clock), plus he managed to somehow make the RYNO VII as a "pet project" and make it into a portable form despite the VI model having to be a mech suit