Official illustration of Sly Cooper, hero of Sucker Punch's series of platform-adventure games for the PS2.

Sly Cooper is the star of the Sly Cooper video game series (the first game in the series is known as Sly Raccoon in Europe, but the character's name remains the same in both versions) as the main character and hero of three platform games developed by Sucker Punch Productions for the Sony PlayStation 2. He is voiced by Kevin Miller in all three games. In the Japanese releases of the first two games, he is voiced by Tomokazu Seki. Image File history File links SlyCoopertheThief. ... Image File history File links SlyCoopertheThief. ... Sly Cooper is a series of action-stealth platforming video games for the Sony PlayStation 2. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Hero (disambiguation). ... Platform games, or platformers, are a very popular genre of video games that originated in the early 1980s. ... Sucker Punch Productions is an American video game developer based in Bellevue, Washington. ... The two versions of the PS2 with an Eye Toy camera The PlayStation 2 (PS2) (Japanese: プレイステーション2) is Sonys second video game console, after the PlayStation. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Story

Sly is a raccoon who is descended from a long line of Master Thieves. As an eight-year-old child, his parents were killed by a ruthless gang called the Fiendish Five, who stole the Thievius Raccoonus, a book containing the Cooper family's thieving techniques and moves. Sly was sent to an orphanage, where he met Bentley, a brainy, and somewhat nerdy turtle, and Murray, a comically self-confident and muscular hippopotamus. Bentley was the plan maker, Sly was the stealthy "field agent", and Murray was the muscle. Sly's quest to recover his family's book forms the basis for the first game. Binomial name (Linnaeus, 1758) Common Raccoon native range in red, feral range in blue. ...

Sly and his friends make their base of operations in Paris, but their nationality is never explicitly described in the games. However, it is strongly hinted that they originally hail from America, as Sly states that "...it had been a long time since I had been back in the U.S.." when visiting Mesa City, Utah in the first game (Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus). The main characters all also have American accents. The world in which Sly Cooper and his friends live appears to be inhabited only by anthropomorphic animals. Mesa City was also given several passing mentions in Sly 3. This article is about the capital of France. ... In English usage, nationality is the legal relationship between a person and a country. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Anthropomorphism, also referred to as personification or prosopopeia, is the attribution of human characteristics to inanimate objects, animals, forces of nature, and others. ... Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves is the third game in the Sly Cooper franchise. ...

Sly's archenemy is Clockwerk, a mysterious robotic owl. Clockwerk is revealed to have been hunting Sly's family line for thousands of years. This hunt provoked his decision to replace his body with machinery. It is also revealed that Clockwerk spared Sly's life in the attack on his family to prove that the Cooper Clan would be unable to be great thieves without the Thievius Raccoonus. In the first game of the series, Clockwerk serves as the final boss, as well as the one "pulling the strings" in the end. The manical owl meets his end, and is left in pieces at the top of an active volcano in Russia. Clockwerk is the chief antagonist in the Sly Cooper series of video games for the PlayStation 2. ... For other uses, see Owl (disambiguation). ...

The second game, Sly 2: Band of Thieves, focuses on a new set of villains: the Klaww Gang, who have stolen the pieces of Clockwerk's body, and Sly's attempts to recover them. The Klaww Gang is led by Arpeggio, but the real villain of the game is Constable Neyla, who seems to be Sly's ally until she betrays them in episode 3. Neyla, in service of the Klaww Gang and in kahoots (as Bentley says) with Arpeggio, betrays her supposed partner and bonds with the newly-assembled parts of Clockwerk. Her last "Neyla" words were "Behold! Clock-La is born!" She then kills her former mentor by crushing him, and begins a rampage with a trance-inducing 'hypno-light'. Sly and the gang destroy Clock-la by taking out the Hate Chip, which had kept the original Clockwerk going for so long. Carmelita easily crushes the chip under her boot, destroying Clockwerk's body forever, then wastes no time in arresting Sly (who nobly steps up to protect his gang). But, as to be expected, Sly makes a daring escape, and leaves his infamous calling card behind. Sly 2: Band of Thieves is a PlayStation 2 video game by Sucker Punch and SCEA released in 2004. ...

The third game, Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves, takes place roughly a year after Sly 2. Instead of Clockwerk, Sly's main enemy is now Dr. M, a mysterious mandrill scientist who attempts to claim the Cooper family vault for himself. Sly gains four more allies in this game, some of which are familiar--yet not so friendly--characters from previous games. Sly and the gang must use all their thieving power at their disposal to crack open the raccoon's birthright before the nefarious Dr. M takes it for his own. Sly 2: Band of Thieves is a PlayStation 2 video game by Sucker Punch and SCEA released in 2004. ... Clockwerk is the chief antagonist in the Sly Cooper series of video games for the PlayStation 2. ... Dr. M is a character from the video game Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves. ... Binomial name Mandrillus sphinx (Linnaeus, 1758) The Mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx) is a primate of the Cercopithecidae (Old-world monkeys) family, closely related to the baboons and even more closely to the Drill. ...

In all three games, Sly and his friends are pursued by Inspector Carmelita Fox, a detective from Interpol. Although the two are rivals, they team up on occasion to defeat common foes. Carmelita is also the portrayed love interest for Sly(Sly suddenly kisses her after his ten-second headstart in the first game). Sly's side of his conversations with Carmelita is flirtatious, but his comments are often sarcastic. This witty banter is typically exchanged between the two whenever they confront each other, and that gives way to a vicious contest between Sly's reflexes and the Inspector's shock pistol. Inspector Carmelita (spelled Carmalita by some sources) Montoya Fox is a character in the Sly Cooper video games, a member of Interpol who constantly chases after Sly Cooper and his gang. ... Gumshoe redirects here. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

The first game is probably set in the year 1997 as claimed by the newspapers depicted after each boss. This means it is probably 1999 in Sly 2: Band of Thieves and 2000 in the last. For the band, see 1997 (band). ... This article is about the year. ... Sly 2: Band of Thieves is a PlayStation 2 video game by Sucker Punch and SCEA released in 2004. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ...

Since the first game takes place in 1997, they were born in 1979. For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ...

This is further proven by the postcard Sly sent Carmelita depicted the date, August 25, 2005. is the 237th day of the year (238th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Current Status

During the assault on Dr. M's fortress, Sly is almost killed by one of the doctor's genetic monsters. Thinking he is about to die, Sly regrets never having told Carmelita how he feels about her. After surviving and nearly defeating Dr. M, Sly saves Carmelita's life by jumping in front of a laser blast meant for her. After she defeats M, Carmelita discovers that the shock gave Sly amnesia, and she convinces him that he is her police partner. Sly leaves his cane, mask, and gadget bag behind and seemingly entrusts the Cooper fortune and legacy to Bentley.

When last seen, Sly and Carmelita were a couple (possibly living together.) It is hinted, however, that the amnesia is all an act, and Sly has either chosen to retire from thieving, or is simply taking a sabbatical.

Abilities

Sly's primary weapon in the games is his family's cane, which is a stick ending in a gold hook at the top. It also has the power to unlock the Cooper Vault. Many of his ancestors also had weapons with the trademark hook somewhere; for example, his ancestor Tennessee Kid Cooper had two pistols, each of which had a golden hook for its handle. For other uses, see Weapon (disambiguation). ... Look up cane in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Years of training have given Sly awesome agility and reflexes, allowing him to perform feats that few can equal. In addition, he has learned every ability detailed in the Thievius Raccoonus, including things like balancing on the tops of sharp points, rope and pole climbing, running on wires, and even skiing on laser beams (seen only in Sly 3).

Sly has also been seen using a mounted cannon and operating a gondola. A Venetian gondola A gòndola is a traditional Venetian sculling boat. ...

Awards

Sly Cooper won "Best New Character" at the Game Developer's Conference for 2002. The Game Developers Conference (GDC) is an annual gathering of video game developers. ...

See also

• Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus
• Sly 2: Band of Thieves
• Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves

Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus (named Sly Raccoon in Europe and Kaitou Sly Cooper in Japan) is a platform game by Sucker Punch Productions, released on the Sony PlayStation 2 in 2002, and is the first game in the Sly Cooper video game series. ... Sly 2: Band of Thieves is a PlayStation 2 video game by Sucker Punch and SCEA released in 2004. ...

Trivia

• Sly Cooper bears a striking resemblance to Jojo the raccoon from Sucker Punch's first title Rocket: Robot on Wheels(Jojo even appears in Sly 2 in the Museum in a picture on the wall).

• A rumor has surfaced that a Sly Cooper 4 will be hitting stores in mid 2008. The rumor also states that the fourth Sly Cooper will be coming out on the Playstation 3 and PSP.^{[citation needed]}

• Gary Cooper from the pop music group Sly Fox was known as Gary "Sly" Cooper during his tenure with the band.

• In the Japanese Version he is dubbed by Tomokazu Seki, who was also seiyuu in G Gundam, as Domon Kasshu.

• Sly is possibly multiracially mixed, due to having ancestors from different parts of the globe.

• Sly is generally depicted as right-handed. His character model in all three games shows him wielding his cane with his right hand, however in the cutscenes and comics, he occasionally holds it in his left.

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References

• Spyro The Dragon