Sly Cooper (character)
Sly Cooper is the star character of two platform games developed by Sucker Punch Productions for the Sony PlayStation 2.
Sly is a young raccoon who is descended from a long line of master thieves. He grew up an orphan after his father was killed by a gang known as the Fiendish Five. This gang also stole the Thievius Raccoonus, a book containing the Cooper family's thieving techniques. Sly's quest to recover his family's book is the basis for the first game.
Sly's primary weapon in the games is his family's cane.
Sly Cooper is aided in his adventures by his friends Bentley, a brainy turtle, and Murray, a strong, muscular hippo. In the first game, Murray is a reckless race car driver type, yet in the sequel, he takes on the persona of a professional wrestler. No explanation is offered for the change.
Sly and his friends make their home in Paris, but the nationality of the characters is never made clear in the games.
The world in which Sly Cooper and his friends live appears to be inhabited only by anthropomorphic animals.
Sly's archenemy is Clockwerk, a mysterious robotic owl. In the first game, he is the head of the gang who killed Sly's family and stole the Thievius Raccoonus.
The second game focuses on a different gang, the Klaww Gang, who has stolen the pieces of Clockwerk's body that were left over after the first game, and Sly's attempts to recover them.
In both games, Cooper and his friends are pursued by Inspector Carmelita Fox, a detective from Interpol. Although the two are bitter rivals, they team up on occasion to defeat common foes. Carmelita is also portrayed as a possible love interest for Sly.
Sly Cooper and other characters from the games were also featured in a comic book published in 2004 by Gamepro Magazine to promote the release of Sly 2: Band of Thieves.
Enemies
The villains Sly and friends face in each game.
Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus
The Fiendish Five
- Clockwerk (see above)
- Muggshot
- Mz. Ruby
- Panda King
- Sir Raleigh
Sly 2: Band of Thieves
The Klaww Gang
- Arpeggio
- Dimitri
- Jean Bison
- Rajan
Other Characters
These two characters were featured prominently in Sly 2:Band of Thieves.
- Constable Neyla
- The Contessa