 Along with this character they named Ratchet, they gave him a robotic companion, Clank.Originally developed as a childlike version of the "Star Wars" character C-3PO, they later decided that Ratchet and Clank should work instead like a buddy cop film, and made Clank an equal to Ratchet.The first game "Ratchet & Clank", released in 2002, was successful.