The tenth level, the Rat Race, is one of two levels in "Battletoads" to be located in the Gargantua, the other being the eleventh level, Clinger-Winger. Rat Race is a downward-vertical-scrolling with the same hazards and enemies as Intruder Excluder. In the stage, the Dark Queen sends fast rodent Giblet to activate three bombs in the ship for it to explode, and the player must self-destruct them before the rat makes it to them. After the bombs are successfully switched off, a showdown with the Queen's least quick-witted commander, General Slaughter who only attacks with his head, ensues.