 Earn this in-game trophy by collecting all 40 Titanium Bolts! |  Titanium Bolts are special oversized bolts that are hidden throughout the galaxy, and are used to unlock different playable Skins!For an example of a new skin take a look at the Keep the Temperature Low trophy. |
For this trophy you'll need to find all 40 of the game's Titanium Bolts; none of them are particularly difficult to obtain, just be thorough in searching each planet and this trophy will come naturally. All Titanium Bolt locations and how to access each one are listed below.
You can also use the 
Map-o-Matic to see secret / hidden areas marked in green on your map, which usually hints to a location of a Titanium Bolt. The Map-o-Matic is acquired at the end of the Metropolis Galactic Ranger mission.
Some bolts require a gadget or a story collectible to access them, and may be unobtainable on your first visit to the planet.
Bolts that require various gadgets and/or items are marked with a icon of each required gadget and/or item.
| Gadget / Item Icon Key | ||
|---|---|---|
 Gravity Boots |  Hypershot |  Hacker |
     Vid-Comic Issues #1 - #5 |  Charge Boots |  Hovership |
| Challenge Mode Note: |
|---|
| As Titanium Bolts are located in every planet, you won't be able to obtain them in Challenge Mode unless you regain access to the planet by progressing through the story once more.You can avoid temporarily locking yourself out of accessing planets needed for Titanium Bolts by either 1) unlocking remaining Titanium Bolts before entering Challenge Mode, or 2) use a second save slot: save your game to a different savegame slot before re-completing the final boss battle, in order to save your original playthrough for later use. |
Bolt #1
Upon reaching the second Gadgetron vendor, use the ladder to the right to drop down to the room below the vendor, or just glide down here. On the floor here is your first Titanium Bolt.
Bolt #2
During the "Path Of Death" sequence, after traversing the first falling rocks section you will turn the corner and find your first fire trap. Turn right on the platform directly before the fire trap and Long-Jump (
+ 
) to the area where this bolt is hidden.
Bolt #3
In the VR training arena, collect this bolt after winning the "Nerves of Titanium" challenge.
Bolt #4 |
After returning to the Starship Phoenix with Vid-Comic issue #1, play the comic and obtain all 100 tokens.
Bolt #5 |
After returning to the Starship Phoenix with Vid-Comic issue #2, play the comic and obtain all 100 tokens.
Bolt #6 | 
* Requires storyline progression, available after planet Tyhrannosis. Unmissable due to the location of the bolt.
Complete Helga's VR training for the Hypershot and Hacker gadgets. The bolt will be floating on top of the teleporter pad at the end of the level.
Bolt #7 |
After returning to the Starship Phoenix with Vid-Comic issue #3, play the comic and obtain all 100 tokens.
Bolt #8 |
After obtaining Vid-Comic issue #4, play the comic and obtain all 100 tokens.
Bolt #9 |
After obtaining Vid-Comic issue #5, play the comic and obtain all 100 tokens.
Bolt #10
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In the courtyard, before crossing a broken bridge to reach the Galactic Ranger's dropship, defeat the area's enemies, then head to the corner of the area and wall jump to the upper level of the nearby buildings. On a bridge in the middle of the building is the bolt.
Bolt #11 |
Revisit the Defense Facility. After travelling past the laser-powered bridge and the door which the spider unlocked, on your right will be a metallic ramp to the left of a locked door, and behind this door is the Titanium Bolt. To open this door, continue forward through the facility, and upon rounding the next left corner a metallic ramp is in front of you, heading up a ledge to a previously inaccessible Red laser. Walk up the ramp, and using your Refractor, connect this Red laser to the recessed receptacle in the wall. Now head back down and go back to the door leading to the bolt. Walk up the ramp to its left and connect the new Red laser to the receptacle on the left - use 
to aim the laser! The doorway is now open, head inside and collect the bolt!
Bolt #12 |
After acquiring Bolt #11, just before you reach the end of the Defense Facility where Al was on your first visit here, there is a large metallic ramp encompassing the walls and ceiling. Walk up this ramp to find the bolt floating at the top.
Bolt #13
During your first Gauntlet challenge, you will see the bolt on top of a pile of rocks while navigating an auto-tracking laser trap. Climb up to the next elevated area, defeat the two laser blaster robots, and before continuing turn around and double-jump off of the edge of this platform to reach the rocks where this bolt is located.
Bolt #14
* Obtained during "Maze of Blaze" challenge
During the middle section of the Gauntlet challenges, switching paths to the other side by crossing a narrow bridge - full of enemies waiting to surprise you - is a common occurrence. You might have noticed before a Titanium Bolt on a platform facing the North side of the bridge, hovering far enough away that it is inaccessible. However, during the "Maze of Blaze" challenge extra platforms are added to the sides of the bridge for enemy spawns, making it possible to jump to the lone platform holding this bolt.
Bolt #15 |
After crossing the first bridge, located on your left is a locked door with a Hacker terminal. Solve the puzzle to unlock the door and an elevator to take you to the room holding the bolt. This can be one of the more frustrating Hacker puzzles of the game, as the speed of both the enemies and code snippets is faster than usual, so be patient and persistent! Tip: Use 
& 
to rotate the cylinder, rather than 
.
Bolt #16
After completing the first underwater area, Skidd will "hack" the bridge to extend itself, allowing you to continue forward. Instead of using the bridge, drop down to the tunnel floor below and collect this bolt.
Bolt #17
While exploring the second swimming area for all the crates, you are bound to find this bolt hidden in a corner, near the entrance for this area.
Bolt #18 |
At the entrance to the sewer where the plumber is located, immediately take your first left. Blast to the end of the pipe with the Charge Boots and at the T intersection take another left. Walk up the pipe in front of you to reach the highest bridge level, and use the teleporter on this bridge. At the new bridge, look around you for Hypershot targets, allowing you to swing along the roof of the sewer in order to reach the next bridge. In the middle of these Hypershot targets awaits this Titanium Bolt.
Bolt #19 |
This bolt location is simple: The bolt is located at the exact North point of the map. Walk up to the North-west or North-east ends on the map to access a long sewer tunnel. The bolt will be located in plain sight at the exact middle point of the tunnel.
Bolt #20 |
At the western point of the map you use an elevator to drop down into a enemy-infested tunnel system, on the way to accessing the power core for one of the Plasma Cannon turrets. Before heading right to continue traversing the tunnel a Hypershot target awaits, use it to fly to the room this bolt is located in.
Bolt #21
At the east end of the map is a enclosed structure housing the power core for the eastern Plasma Cannon turret. Enemies and crates are housed along the sides of the structure, head to the right side to find this bolt hiding behind the crates at the end of the path.
Bolt #22 |
After traversing the Hypershot targets at your ship, take the left path and continue progressing until you finally reach the inside of the sprawling complex. Defeat the enemies to your right, but before you use the Hacker to open the next locked door, use the switch on a raised platform the Sharpshooter was guarding to open a door back to the left of where you entered the complex from. Charge through this door before it closes and you will find yourself back outside on a walkway. Follow the walkway to its end, defeating enemies along the way, to obtain this bolt.
Bolt #23 |
After traversing the Hypershot targets at your ship, take the rightpath and continue forward though the mini-boss. After the cutscene, before using the taxi, look to your right to find a Hypershot-activated platform. This section can get a bit tricky as there isn't room for error: Double-jump and glide to the activated platform, and then again double-jump and glide to the next solid ground. For this next jump, you need a good amount of height to glide from! Use the Hypershot target to swing forward as much as possible. At the very top of your swing let go of 
, then activate the platform below with and immediately hold to glide to the activated platform. As soon as you land, activate the next platform and double-jump / glide to it, then use the Hypershot target to swing up, achieving enough height to glide to the platform below, where this Titanium bolt awaits you.
Bolt #24 |
On the first moon in the canyons below lies a green activator, similar to the platforms to activate on Daxx (minus the platform itself) and identical to the Dynamo activators in Going Commando. While activated, it will disable a force field blocking access to the bolt.
Locate this activator on the map by rotating the moon with until you see a circular platform in a canyon below the main surface, surrounded by three pools of lava. This area is immediately south from the position your ship is facing.
Rotate the camera with 
until the floating platform that is protected by a green forcefield, which houses the teleporter to the next moon, appears on the left of the screen and the pool of lava with a rock in the middle of it is facing in front of you. This should position your camera in the direction to take the path that leads to the bolt.
Activate the activator with the Hypershot, then run straight ahead from this direction, jumping to the lava rock and back to land, then head right and go through the tunnel. At the end of the tunnel jump to the lava rocks and back to land, where the entrance to the bolt is located.
Bolt #25
As soon as you arrive on the second moon, head all the way to the back of this area, defeating the enemies along the way. Use the jump pad that boosts you up to the bridge above, however maneuver Ratchet in mid-air with to miss the bridge and land on the rocks below. Here awaits your new Titanium Bolt.
Bolt #26 |
Shortly after activating the elevator with the Hacker, and immediately after acquiring the 
Secret Agent Clank trophy, you will enter a casino set stage with seats for a studio audience. While facing the stage, climb up the right set of seats to find this bolt awaiting you at the top.
Bolt #27 |
After arriving at your ship and re-uniting with Clank, walk up the metallic ramp. This new path that is full of these metallic surfaces lead specifically to two Titanium Bolts! While on a corkscrew ramp surface, jump to a ledge near the bottom of the wall on your right, in order to jump to the opposite ramp of the corkscrew. Follow this surface to the end to find this bolt. Watch out for the enemies guarding the bolt!
Bolt #28 |
After acquiring Bolt #27, continue forward through the area, climbing up the wall. At the end you will encounter a long circular column with one-eyed Tyhrranoids that freefall down all sides of the column. Walk up the column in a circular fashion to reach the top, where the bolt and the teleporter to exit the area is located.
Bolt #29
Take the right path from your ship. When you enter your first refuelling hangar with 4 ships to be destroyed, break the top right ship to blast open the wall blocking your access to this bolt.
Bolt #30 |
After collecting Bolt #29, use the Hypershot to swing across a gap, and then glide down. You will be in a big room with enemies coming in from the door to progress through in the top left of the room. Defeat the enemies, then use the big crates in the room to jump up to the left ledge in the room. Long-jump to the ledge on the right and grab the bolt in a small alcove accessible from this ledge.
Bolt #31 |
Upon entering the first enclosed structure immediately after your first Gadgetron vendor, several enemies await you. Defeat them, them jump up to the top of the wall on the left. Destroy the glass and them jump over to the other building. Defeat the enemies here, including four Four-eyed Tyhrannoids, then Hypershot to the next building where this bolt is located. (Side note: This area also contains the teleporter for the Insomniac Museum.)
Bolt #32
After defeating enemies while navigating a large hallway, a drop ship will appear with guns blazing. Defeat the enemies and the dropship, then head to the right of the grassy area to find a set of ledges along the wall of the buildings. Navigate to the end of the ledges to find this Titanium Bolt.
Bolt #33 |
During the Galactic Ranger's "Urban Storm" mission on this planet, while flying in a Hovership head to the south-eastern outlying tower on the map. Floating on a metallic Gravity Boots ramp awaits this Titanium Bolt.
Bolt #34 |
At your ship, follow the metallic Gravity Boots walkway down to the ground below. While on the walkway you will encounter the bolt floating on the ramp.
Bolt #35 |
* Obtained during Part 3: Assassination or Part 4: Reclaim the Valley.
In the middle of the south side of the map contains a bridge with metallic walkways on its underside. Walk up the side of the bridge, then walk to the underside to access the Titanium Bolt hidden under the bridge.
Bolt #36 |
* Obtained during Part 5: X12 Endgame.
Once you reach the Tyhrannoids' base to attack the base's turrets, head to the right instead to find another metallic walkway and walk up it. Don't worry, the base's turrets can't really reach you from here. Jump across the now accessible cliffs to navigate behind the base, where this Titanium Bolt is located.
Bolt #37 |
At your ship, take the right path to find another long set of metallic walkways, similar to Holostar Studios. At first you find a metallic walkway tunnel leading down into the ground; follow the tunnel down and continue through the walkway's twists and turns while it takes a hard left turn and starts climbing up.
At the the top when the metallic walkway ends, turn around and walk to the edge of the tunnel you have now reached. Down to the right is the Titanium Bolt hovering above a platform and a teleporter in the icy water. Glide down to the platform from here and collect the bolt.
Bolt #38
While traversing the city, you will eventually take a right turn and climb up several boxes to reach the final open area, before entering the control center. Use these boxes to jump to your left into an alcove in the top of the small tower. In this alcove awaits the Courtney Gears trophy, but keep travelling left along the ledge outside the tower and jump over the fence. Inside this area awaits the Titanium Bolt in plain sight.
Bolt #39
Immediately after acquiring Bolt #38, continue forward by climbing up the boxes to the next open area. Defeat the ambush of enemies, then face the doorway where the Mega bot previously appeared in front of - the same doorway to enter the control center. Head to your left, and walk around to the back side of the small tower to find a ladder. Climb up it to find the Titanium Bolt inside.
Bolt #40
After the first Tyhrannoid guard you talk to activates the elevator for you to use, ride it up to the next ledge. Head to the left, facing the Biobliterator, and drop off the ledge to find the final Titanium Bolt!
