Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart introduced a number of new characters to the popular platforming franchise, including breakout star Rivet. An alternate universe version of Ratchet, Rivet has been embraced by the community, with praise for her characterization and the performance by Jennifer Hale. Rivet has only appeared in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart so far, so all fans know about her is what was shown in the game. However, one of the game's writers has since sent out a tweet revealing an interesting new detail about Rivet.

According to Sam Maggs, who was a lead writer on Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart and said to be largely responsible for developing the character, Rivet is "canonically a lesbian." This tweet has amassed over 2,600 likes so far and sparked various reactions from the community. Some fans are embracing this new information, while others are resistant to it. It's not something that was really explored in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart itself, so if it's accurate, it will be interesting to see if it's a concept that's explored in a future game.

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Maggs is no longer with Insomniac Games, so it's possible this aspect of Rivet's personality will not be followed-up on in future titles. However, it wouldn't be the first time that the Ratchet & Clank series has featured romantic subplots. As some may recall, Ratchet has had multiple love interests over the course of the franchise, and so it wouldn't be out of the question for Rivet to have one as well at some point.

This revelation about Rivet's character came about while Maggs was pointing out how she wasn't mentioned during lead designer Mark Stuart's GDC talk about creating Rivet. During the GDC talk, Stuart explained how Rivet was originally going to be called Ratchette, with other names considered being Ratchet and Gadget before the team finally settled on Rivet. Apparently Maggs is the one that pointed out that the character shouldn't be named "Ratchette" in the first place and also came up with the Gadget name. Maggs said that she worked on the game for nearly a year and a half and created Rivet's personality "from scratch."

It's clear from her statements that Maggs does not feel as though she was properly credited for her work on Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart. After players beat Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart and watch the credits, they'll see that her name is found in a long list of other individuals in the "Special Thanks" section despite the amount of time she worked on the game. Maggs described the situation as "misogynist erasure" and pointed out that it's another example of game developers not being properly credited for their work after they leave a company.

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart is out now, exclusively for PlayStation 5.

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Source: IGN