Years later, in his search for Clank, who had been kidnapped by Doctor Nefarious in the Polaris Galaxy, Ratchet sought the aid of General Azimuth. Traveling to the exiled elder's home on Torren IV, Molonoth Fields, Ratchet approached Azimuth and was promptly attacked. Ratchet chased the hoverbooting general on grindrails, trying to convince him that he just wanted to talk. Azimuth believed that he was an assassin sent by Nefarious or his underling, Lord Vorselon; he rebuffed Ratchet's claim to be a Lombax by pointing out that the race was gone and was positive he was wearing a holo-guise. After seeing his face up-close; however, Azimuth realized he was in fact the son of Kaden.