Conspiracy Theory: R&C Crack in Time

[RPGJock]

I guess the official name for the Lombax is Alister Azimuth.   IGN has an interview with designer Brian Allgeier:

 

IGN: What can you tell us about Ratchet and Clank's new buddy, Azimuth?

Brian Allgeier: General Alister Azimuth was a once-revered Lombax leader, and a friend of Ratchet's father. R&C fans will recall that in Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction, Ratchet battled Tachyon in the "Court of Azimuth". This was architected by Azimuth, and one of our first hints of his existence.

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/988/988368p1.html