Ratchet & Clank - SLIM COGNITO - One of My Favorite Mysteries 

The one thing I hate about future games is that they basically dropped all the established background characters. I miss the universe feeling alive and full of people

"Insomniac Games, you naughty dogs" Everybody liked that

One of nature’s mysteries!

Can we just appreciate the fact that Ratchet does like 50 flips mid air while doing parkour every minute and doesn't get any seizures or something

Plot twist, Slim Cognito is secretly the plumber.

"I swear the kid looked 18" Not the kind of quote you'd want taken out of context.

I am constantly amazed just how much personality the animators managed to put into a floating pair of eyeballs.

Slim seriously needs to return, even though he's only a pair of eyeballs he's just so hilarious pffttt

"Put it in the slot" Young me didn't know any better.

Greatest childhood mysteries: - What does the bottom of a Diglett look like? - How many toes does Yoda's species have? - What does Slim Cognito look like?

I just always found him a funny and mysterious character that does illegal deals with Ratchet, sellin' him guns/upgrades and gettin' bolts in return, it's just that detail that shows what the characters are about in this universe; money, power, respect, Ratchet himself had a level of respect and knew how to do business with criminals under the scene through arenas, races, (joinin' the hoverbike gang) buyin' upgrades from Slim, a weapons dealer/criminal in hidin'.

Slim Is very mysterious but he is a cool guy

He got in trouble for selling a suck cannon to a minor, but he has no problem selling guns and mods to Ratchet who is around 17 at the time of UYA

He was an oddball & always had what you needed but no face what happened to him seriously

Idk why, but always liked to imagine him being really short, despite how high up the peep hole is. Like, what if he just walked out on some stilts or something, lol.

Since we know Carbonox armor will return in Rift Apart, they might as well throw Slim in the game, to expand on the Going Commando feel

I actually never though this deep about the fella, I though he was just this innuendo about drug dealers and stuff.

A 17 minute vid all about Slim Cognito?! *instantly likes*

Slim was the only reason how I got through the ship sections.

You're a Slim Cognito, Vivi. We only hear your voice, we never see you, your voice is chill, but you never sold a Suck Cannon upgrade to a minor, I hope 🤣

That was my favorite thing about UYA, having a GC save gave me free OG weapons. The Mini Rockets was a nice upgrade in UYA, especially since they teleported as you upgraded them, making Ratchet OP and protected, since the rockets followed their targets. Yeah the Plasma Coil was great as well, especially Mr Fig giving his regards.

I don’t like how the RYNO Salesman and Slim are the same person in the reboot. Preferred him as a pair of eyes. Adds to the mystery of his character.

The most introverted game character ever

I like that one of the most OP weapons in R&C 2, the Plasma Storm, was also one of the best weapons in R&C 3

"There are 3 rules: -no wishing for death -no wishing for love -no reviving dead people" Me: I wish Slim Cognito shows his face "There are 4 rules"

Maybe we’ll see him in Rift Apart because that would bring me so much nostalgia and I would love to see him now in amazing quality and how he plays a role in the game.

Everything about Slim Cognito flew right above my head when I was younger. Which is why I can appreciate him even more nowadays!

"Psst. Got a ship that needs, uh, improvements?"

YAY

The suck cannon is the oldest weapon in the franchise😀

''What did you guys DO to get all these free weapons?''

The best part of Tools of Destruction was hearing of him in Zordoom.

Slim, the guy with the connections. That's obvious. 11:28

You could even say, "One of nature's greatest mysteries!"

Slim Cognito has a pretty neat name

Slim needs a comeback.

Slim Cognito, the best character in the franchise. This is my first time playing the Ratchet games, I'm only two games in and I already love this guy and his voice.

SLIM COGNITO Is one of my fav characters glad to see you making a video about him thanks vivi ma man

I like Slim Cognito, I also have two small theory's about his appearance. He could be some sort of shapeshifter. Or the other theory would be that he can extend his eyes. I hope he appears in the new game.

Good and interesting video once again... Good job!

Love your vids man, the Nostalgia is just so good :)

R.e. The Gadgetron weapons in Ratchet and Clank 2... I have a few things to say. Yes, the Tesla Claw and Visibomb are largely useless late-game... HOWEVER the Decoy Glove basically allows you to snap the game in half on certain levels, since the enemies will always look at the Decoy when it's behind cover and NEVER attack you... EVEN when you're standing in front of them! The Walloper, while weak in terms of power, has one great use: you can launch enemies off of ledges and insta-kill them with it because the knockback is huge! It's a lot of fun! And as for the Bomb Glove... the Mega version in Challenge Mode can - I am not kidding - 2-shot EVERY Medium-sized enemy in the game! It is ridiculous! It's a great way to get the expensive weapons early on, and for dirt cheap!

Size Matters not having a voice is weird because Slim is voiced by James

Slim saying the upgrade was "Courtesy of Thugs-4-Less" implies to me he'd be selling you their weaponry, not that it's some sort of gift from past enemies.

Slim is a snail-like creature with tentacles. And he's red.

I love that "what did he do this time?"

Slim's "Yep" also sounds really cool. I always liked it as a kid.

“He appears when we need him” So he is like the Marchant from Resident Evil 4.

Plot twist-Slim Cognito is just a pair of eyes & is part of the illuminati. :0

Few different theories about Secret Agent Clank: 1) Clank decided to start his own secret agency after the events of UYA and used the show as a coverup. Just like Jet Fusion did in Jimmy Neutron. 2) It’s a movie that combined reality and fiction. The only conundrum with that would be Qwark’s attitude. Though he may have gone for it since he is always doing things to help his career. He even became an actor after Tools of Destruction with at least two movies under his belt. The Smuggler is wearing a disguise. His eyepatch keeps changing places, so it’s just to make him look cool. He’s very shady and I could see him playing cards with Slim.

something tells me that slim is a lombax in hiding and that he possibly genuinely pissed off tachyon

Did you know that he’s actually in Zordoom prison and he ain’t coming out for a while

If they confirm that 9:47 then what we've been saying for years, has always been true. Another theory can be, that SAC takes place between GC and UYR, especially since Clank's show wasn't introduced until UYR, otherwise, it all definitely does take place in Clank's head, in between R&CFTOD-R&CFQFB or R&CFQFB-R&CFACIT.

Never realized just how much innuendo went into Slim until I replayed the game as an adult. That is to say, literally every line.

About time. =)

Insomniac representative called SM "canon" to not upset the game's fans. Change my mind.

Slim Cognito really came in clutch in the original games... I missed his presence in Gladiator/Deadlocked, wish they included him somehow.

Totally forgot he existed! I miss him and the plumber being more in the games. Honestly i miss the humor of the old games.

It'd be cool if slim makes an appearance in rift apart. Thanks VTNVIVI :)

Everybody's favorite shady dirtbag ☺️ A shame he didn't appear in later entries

"Put it in my Slot".

I also like how slim cognito and ace hardlight got referenced in Tools is Destruction when we were breaking into the zordoom prison. Too bad we didn’t get to see them though.

Really hoping for slim appearing in rift apart

I also like the idea of the Smuggler making a reference to Slim in a future game. Maybe vice versa as I could see Slim returning in a game that takes place in Solana where while buying stuff from him, could say he's heard a lot of Ratchet and Clank's recent adventures from a "mutual connection" in Polaris.

I hope that we get to see him in Rift Apart and not the one from the re-imagining who was basically the RYNO salesman

I guess being hidden is the joke of his character. 😅

Wasn't Ratchet also technically a minor in GC when Slim was doing all those modifications to his weapon?

plot twist: slim cognito is actually the plumber, and he uses a voice changing device. They are never in the same spot, and they are always watching the duo.

hope in rift apart we see him again and buy the ryno from him.

I found out who Slim Cognito is! I was playing Remake from the first game, until I took the last RYNO card, and it appeared "Go to Rilgar to get RYNO with Slim Cognito! I explained it better on my OnO channel At the time I was excited! Insonmiac thought it could hide from us, but I did!! 😎😂

A better crackpot/joke theory that makes sense is that Slim Cognito is a Lombax. He's (probably) old enough to remember Tachyon's attacks, so he keeps everything other than his eyes obscured for his own protection, and because his skills might be limited to weapons development, he might stick to modifications, to avoid coming on the radar for making new ones.

What version of ratchet and clank Rift apart are you getting. (Standard edition or digital deluxe edition)

interesting 👁️👁️

Slim Cognito is a low key dealer. The Smuggler might not actually care much. Smuggler seems more capable of escaping even with a mugshot, or at least wild enough to not care about being seen in public.

I love your take on the depths of this lore. Slim Cognito is a cool character, I'd say regarded as highly and in a similar manner as the Dark Merchant on RE4. Have to say too, that glory hole joke went way over my head too when I played this as a youngster 😅 "Insomniac, you Naughty Dogs" I see what you did there LOL! 😆 Insomniac and Naughty Dog are friendly too 😉😜

wouldn't surprise me if slim was a series of people all using voice mods to sound like the same guy

Plot twist: Ratchet and Clank will be an alternate dimension from rift apart

I first knew about him in secret agent clank on the psp

really awesome and intriguing video overall. slim cognito was definitely an interesting and obscure character in the ratchet and clank series am I right? lol

One thought that came to mind, and it’s full of plot holes but what if slim is a AI without a body. It would explain how he can “pop” so quickly around multiple galaxies. He just uploads to a nearby, pre-planted bot. It would also can explain how he knows so many people, he simply invades there tech and watch, over hears, and gets involved in all groups. One little patch, he “lets” himself get captured and imprisoned, from his cell he can just “leave” the bot he’s in inside the prison to continue his business. That way officers will think “well it can’t be him, we have him captured”, so he can always make the heat disappear.

My head cannon of the slim vidcomic is that since those vidcomic made Qwark look bad it would make sense that Qwark had those vidcomic destroyed but a guy like slim would have connections and since those vidcomics would be prized by collectors and so slim had someone steal some copies and since the vidcomics lack a narrator slim just decided to add the voice acting himself

It’d be nuts for insomniac to not divert back to the og games and bring back old characters for the ps5

About Secret Agent Clank. To this day I see many fans confused over this, so i want to clear up. So, firstly the known details. SAC takes place between Size Matters and Tools of Destruction, but the story doesnt add up to the games. Not like Going Mobile, which is in fact not canon, the creators [confirmed](twitter.com/insomniacgames/status/818609388260716544) that SAC is an movie/episode in the R&C universe. But what about the original Secret Agent Clank story from Up Your Arsenal? Ratchet is a character named Jeeves, but in Secret Agent Clank he is himself. That doesnt make any sense or does it? So here comes my headcanon to clarify this, which is not canon now but i think is a good explanation. Before Deadlocked, which takes place after Up Your Arsenal, Ratchet isnt really that famous like Clank. Sure he saved two galaxys and one of the them two times to this point, but couldnt get really that famous like Clank through movies. A comparison would be like Saitama from One Punch Man which does saves his planet from multiple big dangers for 3 years but isnt known, while Amai Mask, another hero, who is famous through movies and concerts is widely known and beloved. But now Deadlocked happened and the whole galaxy sees this badass gladiator and even wants merch from him, like Vox stated. The creators of the Secret Agent Clank movies want to use this hype, so they want to make a remake in which Clank saves this badass gladiator which the whole galaxy loves. So after Deadlocked R&C do a vacation in Size Matters (which go wrong and they end up saving the galaxy again) and then they make a remake movie/series in which Ratchet is not Jeeves but now himself, because of his gladiator fame from Deadlocked.

I never noticed that the RYNO salesman in 2016 was credited as Slim Cognito. Interesting indeed.

I'd say, more likely than not, Slim Cognito got the Vid-Comic script and blackmailed Quark into voicing his lines.

Even if his first dialogue was a innuendo joke, you can't convince me he dosen't sell sex toys.

Did you know Secret agent clank IS actually canon, not just from its mentions in Tools of destruction, but in A crack in time, one of the pop up trivia states that nefarious originally named his Zanifar outpost the “Klunk memorial outpost and work camp” though do to legal disputes with clunk’s lawyers he had to change the name XD

I first found him on Megopolis actually. He is a really interesting character though, yeah 😅

Conspiracy theory: Slim is the smugglers parrot.

I wish him and plumber appeared in Deadlocked

i finally beat crash bandicoot 4 it's about time

Buying from Slim really felt like doing something illegal

Yes, one of "natures mysteries!"

5:15 nah the bomb glove was absolutely cracked

I think its practically canon that the Ratchet and Clank 2016 game is a re-telling of the events in the first game by Captain Quark. So a large part of the story is canonically fake as it was modified by Quark to make himself look better though a lot of people already knew most of what happened so he couldn't change the major failings. The change in final boss was probably to downplay his failings as he technically did beat Dr Nefarious in the first game. If I remember correctly, canonically captain Quark hid in the women's toilets of a burger joint while Ratchet and the planets police/defense force wiped out Dr Nefarious' monsters and then Dr Nefarious didn't actually put up much of a fight.

This isn’t the only mystery in R & C lol.

i didnt even know slim was in size matters bc he never spoke😭

That desert music tho

You forgot to mention that along with the save file, you need to had bought them there

Cool video. Maybe Slim cognito shows to us as pair of eyes because Insomniac Games haven't any idea about his "physical look"? :D