<s>
Captain	O
Qwark	O
(	O
Copernicus	O
Leslie	O
Qwark	O
;	O
(	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
fictional	O
character	O
from	O
Insomniac	O
Games	O
 '	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
video	O
game	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
first	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
2002	O
video	O
game	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
as	O
the	O
secondary	O
antagonist	O
then	O
became	O
the	O
main	O
antagonist	O
of	O
the	O
sequel	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
:	I-Application
Going	I-Application
Commando	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
starting	O
with	O
the	O
third	B-Application
game	I-Application
onward	O
,	O
he	O
reforms	O
and	O
now	O
assists	O
the	O
protagonists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Qwark	O
is	O
portrayed	O
as	O
a	O
self-absorbed	O
,	O
cowardly	O
,	O
and	O
largely	O
incompetent	O
antihero	B-Application
willing	O
to	O
do	O
anything	O
to	O
preserve	O
his	O
fame	O
and	O
public	O
image	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
as	O
of	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
third	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
he	O
mostly	O
reforms	O
and	O
devotes	O
himself	O
to	O
making	O
up	O
for	O
his	O
crimes	O
,	O
though	O
his	O
cowardly	O
personality	O
remains	O
unchanged	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Captain	O
Copernicus	O
Leslie	O
Qwark	O
was	O
a	O
renowned	O
superhero	O
and	O
celebrity	O
throughout	O
the	O
Solana	O
Galaxy	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Ratchet	B-Application
and	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
started	O
interfering	O
with	O
Drek	O
's	O
plans	O
,	O
Qwark	O
tricked	O
them	O
into	O
believing	O
he	O
would	O
help	O
take	O
down	O
Drek	O
and	O
lured	O
the	O
duo	O
to	O
his	O
private	O
training	O
facility	O
on	O
Planet	O
Umbris	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
left	O
them	O
to	O
die	O
in	O
a	O
pit	O
holding	O
a	O
vicious	O
Blargian	O
Snagglebeast	O
;	O
after	O
the	O
duo	O
defeated	O
the	O
Snagglebeast	O
,	O
Qwark	O
travelled	O
to	O
the	O
Gemlik	O
Moonbase	O
and	O
used	O
a	O
starfighter	O
provided	O
by	O
Drek	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
kill	O
Ratchet	B-Application
and	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
himself	O
,	O
only	O
to	O
be	O
shot	O
down	O
after	O
a	O
fierce	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
crash-landed	O
on	O
Planet	O
Oltanis	O
,	O
Qwark	O
adopted	O
the	O
alias	O
"	O
Steve	O
McQwark	O
"	O
and	O
resorted	O
to	O
selling	O
gadgets	O
which	O
he	O
claimed	O
were	O
genuine	O
Gadgetron	B-Application
products	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
PDA	O
(	O
Personal	O
Delivery	O
Assistant	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
the	O
Gadgetron	B-Application
Personal	O
Hygenator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
second	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
the	O
following	O
discovery	O
of	O
a	O
key	O
defect	O
in	O
the	O
Hygenator	O
which	O
caused	O
severe	O
irritation	O
in	O
sensitive	O
body	O
areas	O
,	O
Qwark	O
's	O
true	O
identity	O
was	O
exposed	O
and	O
he	O
was	O
quickly	O
denounced	O
as	O
a	O
fraud	O
and	O
a	O
disgrace	O
to	O
Solana	O
for	O
previously	O
working	O
with	O
Drek	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Qwark	O
refused	O
to	O
pay	O
for	O
the	O
damages	O
and	O
attempted	O
to	O
flee	O
to	O
Planet	O
Pokitaru	B-Application
two	O
days	O
later	O
but	O
was	O
immediately	O
recaptured	O
and	O
placed	O
in	O
prison	O
awaiting	O
trial	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Determined	O
to	O
restore	O
his	O
reputation	O
,	O
Qwark	O
travelled	O
to	O
the	O
neighboring	O
Bogon	O
Galaxy	O
where	O
he	O
kidnapped	O
Megacorp	O
founder/CEO	O
Abercrombie	O
Fizzwidget	O
,	O
locked	O
him	O
in	O
a	O
supply	O
closet	O
,	O
and	O
used	O
a	O
sophisticated	O
disguise	O
to	O
impersonate	O
Fizzwidget	O
to	O
hire	O
Ratchet	B-Application
and	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
to	O
recover	O
the	O
Protopet	O
,	O
a	O
failed	O
Megacorp	O
project	O
that	O
had	O
been	O
stolen	O
by	O
Angela	O
Cross	O
(	O
posing	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Thief	O
"	O
)	O
so	O
she	O
could	O
destroy	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Ratchet	O
defeated	O
the	O
giant	O
mutant	O
Protopet	O
,	O
Angela	O
fixed	O
the	O
Helix-o-morph	O
and	O
used	O
it	O
to	O
neutralize	O
the	O
Protopets	O
;	O
as	O
punishment	O
,	O
Qwark	O
was	O
assigned	O
to	O
work	O
for	O
Megacorp	O
as	O
a	O
test	O
subject	O
on	O
their	O
newest	O
product	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Crotchitizer	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	B-Application
time	I-Application
later	I-Application
,	O
Qwark	O
fled	O
from	O
Bogon	O
and	O
returned	O
to	O
the	O
Solana	O
Galaxy	O
to	O
live	O
in	O
exile	O
on	O
Planet	O
Florana	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
bonded	O
with	O
a	O
native	O
tribe	O
of	O
cycloptic	O
monkeys	O
,	O
even	O
making	O
one	O
of	O
them	O
his	O
companion	O
and	O
naming	O
him	O
Skrunch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ratchet	B-Application
and	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
travel	O
to	O
Florona	O
by	O
order	O
of	O
President	O
Phyronix	O
to	O
find	O
and	O
escort	O
him	O
-	O
along	O
with	O
Skrunch	O
-	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
starship	O
Phoenix	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
fully	O
restore	O
Qwark	O
's	O
memory	O
of	O
who	O
he	O
once	O
was	O
by	O
playing	O
an	O
old	O
Captain	O
Qwark	O
vid-comic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Put	O
in	O
charge	O
of	O
the	O
fight	O
against	O
Dr.	O
Nefarious	O
by	O
President	O
Phyronix	O
,	O
Qwark	O
assembles	O
the	O
Q-Force	O
(	O
consisting	O
of	O
Skrunch	O
,	O
Big	O
Al	O
,	O
Skidd	B-Application
McMarxx	I-Application
,	O
Helga	B-Application
,	O
Sasha	B-Application
Phyronix	I-Application
,	O
Ratchet	O
,	O
and	O
Clank	O
)	O
and	O
assigned	O
Ratchet	B-Application
and	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
to	O
carry	O
out	O
several	O
dangerous	O
missions	O
(	O
for	O
which	O
he	O
took	O
all	O
the	O
credit	O
)	O
,	O
while	O
he	O
and	O
others	O
remained	O
on	O
the	O
ship	O
taking	O
advantage	O
of	O
its	O
many	O
amenities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Qwark	O
initially	O
refuses	O
to	O
help	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
time	O
and	O
thought	O
,	O
he	O
later	O
returns	O
to	O
aid	O
the	O
duo	O
in	O
their	O
final	O
battle	O
against	O
Nefarious	O
and	O
his	O
new	O
"	O
Biobliterator	O
"	O
,	O
flying	O
in	O
to	O
distract	O
Nefarious	O
so	O
Ratchet	B-Application
and	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
could	O
focus	O
on	O
defeating	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Afterwards	O
,	O
Qwark	O
attended	O
the	O
premiere	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
"	O
Secret	B-Application
Agent	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
"	O
Holo-Film	O
with	O
Skrunch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Ratchet	B-Application
:	I-Application
Deadlocked	I-Application
,	O
Qwark	O
remained	O
at	O
home	O
in	O
Metropolis	O
on	O
Planet	O
Kerwan	O
and	O
only	O
appeared	O
in-game	O
as	O
a	O
voiceover	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
be	O
assumed	O
that	O
Gleeman	B-Application
Vox	I-Application
did	O
n't	O
consider	O
Qwark	O
to	O
be	O
enough	O
of	O
a	O
"	O
hero	O
"	O
to	O
warrant	O
the	O
trouble	O
of	O
abducting	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	B-Application
years	I-Application
later	I-Application
,	O
Qwark	O
,	O
now	O
employed	O
as	O
head	O
of	O
Kerwan	O
's	O
defense	O
network	O
,	O
sent	O
a	O
distress	O
call	O
to	O
Ratchet	B-Application
and	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
after	O
he	O
was	O
attacked	O
by	O
Emperor	O
Tachyon	O
's	O
forces	O
at	O
the	O
Planetary	O
Defense	O
Center	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
save	O
himself	O
,	O
Qwark	O
allied	O
himself	O
with	O
Tachyon	O
but	O
instead	O
worked	O
as	O
a	O
double	O
agent	O
to	O
assist	O
Ratchet	B-Application
and	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	B-Application
years	I-Application
later	I-Application
,	O
Qwark	O
returned	O
to	O
being	O
a	O
"	O
hero	O
"	O
after	O
a	O
stint	O
in	O
acting	O
for	O
his	O
vanity	O
project	O
,	O
“	O
My	O
Blaster	O
Runs	O
Hot	O
”	O
,	O
and	O
joined	O
Ratchet	O
in	O
his	O
search	O
for	O
Clank	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
being	O
captured	O
while	O
helping	O
Ratchet	B-Application
and	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
destroy	O
Nefarious	O
 '	O
war	O
fleet	O
,	O
Qwark	O
escaped	O
and	O
with	O
Snowball	O
's	O
help	O
,	O
held	O
Nefarious	O
 '	O
troops	O
off	O
long	O
enough	O
for	O
Ratchet	O
to	O
reach	O
Nefarious	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
comic	O
book	O
series	O
,	O
Qwark	O
is	O
shown	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
elected	O
as	O
Galactic	O
President	O
of	O
Polaris	O
at	O
some	O
point	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
retribution	O
against	O
him	O
by	O
his	O
former	O
opponent	O
,	O
Artemis	O
Zogg	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Qwark	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
obtain	O
crucial	O
information	O
on	O
Zogg	O
's	O
Helios	O
Project	O
but	O
played	O
very	O
little	O
part	O
in	O
any	O
actual	O
heroics	O
,	O
instead	O
preferring	O
to	O
call	O
on	O
Ratchet	B-Application
and	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
again	O
after	O
they	O
were	O
rescued	O
from	O
prison	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Qwark	O
was	O
still	O
president	O
during	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
:	I-Application
All	I-Application
4	I-Application
One	I-Application
but	O
relinquished	O
this	O
role	O
at	O
an	O
unknown	O
point	O
afterwards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Six	B-Application
months	I-Application
later	I-Application
,	O
the	O
now-retired	O
Qwark	O
joined	O
forces	O
once	O
more	O
with	O
Ratchet	B-Application
and	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
to	O
defeat	O
one	O
of	O
his	O
former	O
fans	O
,	O
Stuart	O
Zurgo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Qwark	O
played	O
a	O
minor	O
role	O
in	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
:	I-Application
Into	I-Application
the	I-Application
Nexus	I-Application
by	O
towing	O
Ratchet	O
's	O
ship	O
,	O
Aphelion	O
,	O
to	O
Planet	O
Yerek	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
by	O
assisting	O
Neftin	O
Prog	O
and	O
Pollyx	O
to	O
repair	O
the	O
Lombax	O
Dimensionator	O
in	O
an	O
ultimately	O
successful	O
effort	O
to	O
prevent	O
extra-dimensional	O
creatures	O
from	O
conquering	O
the	O
galaxy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Qwark	O
makes	O
a	O
minor	O
appearance	O
in	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rift	I-Application
Apart	I-Application
,	O
which	O
also	O
introduces	O
his	O
alternate	O
universe	O
counterpart	O
,	O
Captain	O
Quantum	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
:	I-Application
Size	I-Application
Matters	I-Application
,	O
Qwark	O
was	O
noticed	O
by	O
Clank	O
stalking	O
him	O
and	O
Ratchet	O
during	O
their	O
vacation	O
on	O
Planet	O
Pokitaru	B-Application
;	O
tired	O
of	O
Qwark	O
constantly	O
following	O
them	O
around	O
,	O
Clank	O
asks	O
the	O
captain	O
if	O
he	O
has	O
a	O
family	O
to	O
spend	O
time	O
with	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Qwark	O
later	O
catches	O
up	O
with	O
Ratchet	B-Application
and	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
after	O
they	O
recover	O
the	O
Technomite	O
Artifact	O
and	O
begins	O
secretly	O
following	O
the	O
duo	O
in	O
the	O
hopes	O
that	O
they	O
'll	O
let	O
him	O
tag	O
along	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ratchet	B-Application
and	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
finally	O
agree	O
to	O
let	O
Qwark	O
use	O
their	O
ship	O
's	O
computer	O
to	O
research	O
his	O
family	O
history	O
to	O
get	O
him	O
off	O
their	O
backs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Ratchet	B-Application
and	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
defeated	O
Otto	O
,	O
Skrunch	O
arrives	O
with	O
a	O
newspaper	O
and	O
a	O
picture	O
of	O
Qwark	O
's	O
real	O
parents	O
,	O
which	O
reveals	O
they	O
were	O
killed	O
by	O
defective	O
Technomite	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ratchet	B-Application
and	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
attempt	O
in	O
vain	O
to	O
reason	O
with	O
Qwark	O
before	O
Otto	O
takes	O
Ratchet	O
's	O
shrink	O
ray	O
to	O
shrink	O
him	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
this	O
caused	O
Skrunch	O
to	O
accidentally	O
switch	O
places	O
with	O
Qwark	O
and	O
trade	O
minds	O
with	O
Otto	O
,	O
rendering	O
him	O
stupid	O
and	O
harmless	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Qwark	O
,	O
still	O
shrunken	O
,	O
is	O
taken	O
to	O
Ratchet	B-Application
and	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
's	O
apartment	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
starts	O
telling	O
exaggerated	O
stories	O
of	O
his	O
heroic	O
deeds	O
to	O
Ratchet	O
's	O
clones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Secret	B-Application
Agent	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
,	O
Qwark	O
is	O
anonymously	O
paid	O
to	O
write	O
his	O
autobiography	O
and	O
starts	O
traveling	O
with	O
a	O
biographer	O
,	O
B.A.R.N.E.Y.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
revealed	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
report	O
that	O
Qwark	O
was	O
in	O
fact	O
,	O
like	O
Ratchet	B-Application
and	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
,	O
caught	O
up	O
in	O
Klunk	O
's	O
schemes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Qwark	O
makes	O
a	O
cameo	O
appearance	O
in	O
PlayStation	B-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Royale	I-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Metropolis	O
stage	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
is	O
attacked	O
and	O
swallowed	O
by	O
the	O
Hydra	O
from	O
God	O
of	O
War	O
before	O
narrowly	O
escaping	O
as	O
it	O
tries	O
to	O
digest	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
reimagined	O
Ratchet	B-Application
and	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
,	O
Qwark	O
's	O
backstory	O
is	O
significantly	O
altered	O
,	O
although	O
his	O
basic	O
personality	O
and	O
appearance	O
remain	O
unchanged	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Ratchet	O
enters	O
a	O
competition	O
held	O
by	O
the	O
Rangers	O
on	O
Planet	O
Veldin	B-Application
to	O
find	O
new	O
recruits	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
brought	O
before	O
Qwark	O
and	O
his	O
top	O
agents	O
for	O
a	O
special	O
review	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
cuts	O
a	O
secret	O
deal	O
with	O
Drek	O
,	O
offering	O
to	O
spy	O
on	O
the	O
Rangers	O
in	O
the	O
hopes	O
of	O
embarrassing	O
Ratchet	B-Application
and	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
and	O
destroying	O
their	O
fame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Qwark	O
then	O
takes	O
Ratchet	B-Application
and	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
to	O
Nefarious	O
to	O
arrest	O
him	O
;	O
Nefarious	O
tries	O
to	O
destroy	O
another	O
planet	O
with	O
his	O
"	O
Deplanetizer	B-Application
"	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
Rangers	O
stop	O
him	O
in	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nefarious	O
then	O
switches	O
to	O
his	O
contingency	O
plan	O
:	O
using	O
a	O
nearby	O
dwarf	O
star	O
to	O
trigger	O
a	O
supernova	B-Application
that	O
will	O
result	O
in	O
untold	O
death	O
and	O
destruction	O
across	O
the	O
galaxy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Qwark	O
manages	O
to	O
fire	O
up	O
a	O
single	O
teleporter	O
in	O
time	O
for	O
him	O
and	O
the	O
others	O
to	O
escape	O
as	O
the	O
Deplanetizer	B-Application
falls	O
apart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ratchet	B-Application
and	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
prepare	O
to	O
go	O
after	O
him	O
,	O
and	O
upon	O
noticing	O
how	O
sad	O
Qwark	O
looks	O
,	O
they	O
invite	O
him	O
to	O
come	O
along	O
and	O
help	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
his	O
review	O
of	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
,	O
Gavin	O
Frankle	O
of	O
Allgame	O
stated	O
that	O
Captain	O
Qwark	O
's	O
scenes	O
(	O
along	O
with	O
Chairman	O
Drek	O
's	O
)	O
proved	O
to	O
be	O
more	O
entertaining	O
than	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
:	I-Application
Into	I-Application
the	I-Application
Nexus	I-Application
,	O
Hardcore	O
Gamer	O
stated	O
Qwark	O
"	O
mean	O
a	O
lot	O
to	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
"	O
,	O
noting	O
its	O
disappointment	O
as	O
he	O
should	O
"	O
get	O
more	O
screen	O
time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
