Ratchet & Clank: Into The Nexus — after the events of Full Frontal Assault, Ratchet and Clank manage to catch one of the most dangerous criminals in the galaxy — Vendra Prog. The Polaris Galaxy Defense Force instructs the heroes, as well as their friends Zephyr and Kronk, to escort Vendra to prison on the planet Vartax to serve her sentence. However, the prison ship is damaged by falling into an asteroid field, and while Ratchet and Clank are repairing it, they are attacked by mercenaries from the Self-Bandit firm, led by Vendra's twin brother, Neftin.
The mercenaries board the ship, neutralize Kronk and Zephyr and free Vendra. Ratchet and Clank try to stop her from escaping, but Vendra easily stops them both with her "magic". The twins leave the ship after blowing it up. Zephyr and Kronk are killed, and Ratchet and Clank are thrown into outer space, but they survive by sneaking onto one of the mercenary ships and hiding in a supply crate.