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{{Infobox character
| name = Sly Cooper
| image = Sly Cooper Thieves in Time.png
| caption = Sly Cooper, as he appears in '']'' (2013)
| series = ]
| first = '']'' (2002)
| last = '']'' (2013)
| creator = ]
| designer = Scott Steinberg
| voice = {{Collapsible list|title=English
|] (2002–present)<ref name="thekevinmiller.com"/>
|] (2014 film trailer)<ref name="Whatculture.com"/>
}}
{{Collapsible list|title=Japanese
|] (PS2 version)
|] ('']'', '']'')
}}
| occupation = Master Thief
| species = ]
| weapon = Cane
}}
'''Sly Cooper''' is the ] of the '']'' video game series, developed by ] and ] for the ], ], and ] consoles. He is an ] ] who descends from a long line of master thieves and uses his skills, with the help of his long-time friends ] and ], to pull off ]s.


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==Conception and creation==
Sly Cooper was illustrated by Scott Steinberg with art direction by Dev Madan. The first concept of Sly was to be a thief. Scott Steinberg made different designs such as a pillow or alien, each with their own different personality. The choice to make him a ] was settled when the development team found it humorous for a raccoon to wear a thief mask. During the design stage, different staff members of ] gave different inputs leading Scott Steinberg to make multiple designs that filled an entire folder. Sony of America wanted him to be "cool", Sony of Japan wanted him to be "cute", and Sony of Europe wanted him to be "Dark" and "Edgy".<ref name="Nick-interview">{{cite magazine |author=Scott Steinberg |title=To Sketch a Thief |magazine=] |issue=114 |page=84|date=September 2005}}</ref> The original name for Sly was "J.T." which stood for "Jewel Thief", but was scrapped when Sucker Punch discovered it could be confused for ].<ref name="OPM-US-59">{{cite magazine|first=Joe |last=Rybicki |title=Sly Cooper |magazine=] |issue=59 |page=104 |date=August 2002}}</ref>

===Voice portrayal===
] has provided the voice of Sly Cooper in all video game appearances, since 2002]]
] has been the voice of Sly in all video game appearances to date, since 2002.<ref name="thekevinmiller.com">{{cite web|url=https://thekevinmiller.com/|title=TheKevinMiller.com|website=TheKevinMiller.com|access-date=May 6, 2023}}</ref> In the 2014 film trailer, Sly was voiced by ].<ref name="Whatculture.com">{{cite web|url=https://whatculture.com/gaming/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-sly-cooper?page=7|title=10 Things You Didn't Know About Sly Cooper|website=Whatculture.com|access-date=May 8, 2023}}</ref>

==Characteristics==
Sly is a 21-year-old ] raccoon, who is descended from a long line of master thieves who specialize in robbing criminals as opposed to innocent bystanders, thus making them ]s. The Cooper clan has ancestry coming from ], ], and the ], tracing all the way back to ], making him of multi-racial descent. When Sly was eight years old, his father and mother were murdered by a gang called the Fiendish Five. The gang stole the "''Thievius Raccoonus''", a book containing the Cooper family's thieving techniques and moves. Sly was sent to an ] where he met Bentley, a highly intelligent ], and Murray, a comically self-confident and brawny ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ps2.ign.com/articles/679/679215p1.html |title=The Origins of Sly Cooper - PS2 Feature at IGN |publisher=IGN |author= Juan Castro |date=January 5, 2006 |accessdate=February 9, 2011}}</ref>

Sly is extremely agile and uses his skills, as well as enlisting the help of his two allies Bentley and Murray, in ] or even when ] and intercepting other ]s. Sly carries a hooked cane, a long-standing family ] that he inherited from his father, and uses it in many of his maneuvers, including as a ]. Sly also has the ability to walk on ropes, climb pipes and sneak in order to ] guards for money, keys or loot. Another of his skills is using disguises to get across areas that are otherwise impossible to access. Sly is a competent fighter.

==Appearances==
===In ''Sly Cooper'' series===
Sly made his debut appearance in '']''. The game starts out by telling his ], including the history of his family, the death of his father, and the theft of his family book, the ''Thievius Raccoonus''. Sly breaks into detective Carmelita Fox's office and takes a case file about the Fiendish Five, the gang responsible for Sly's childhood loss. Sly and his friends, Bentley and Murray, then set out on a journey to collect all of the stolen pages of the book. In the end, Sly defeats ], the leader of the gang who killed his father and stole the book.

In the sequel, '']'', focuses on a new set of villains: the Klaww Gang. The gang is revealed to have stolen the pieces of Clockwerk. Sly and the gang then seek out the members of the Klaww Gang and steal back the parts. However, the real villain of the game is revealed to be Constable Neyla, who seems to be Sly's ally until she betrays them, and merges with the Clockwerk parts to become Clock-La (a portmanteau of "Clockwerk" and "Neyla"). Sly then fights Clock-La, and as Bentley goes to get the ] which lets Clockwerk live, the mouth closes down and cripples him.

The third game, '']'', takes place roughly a year after ''Sly 2''. Sly's main enemy is now Dr. M, a mysterious ] scientist who attempts to claim the Cooper family vault for himself. Sly and Bentley recover Murray, who has been in hiding ever since Bentley's accident (which he blames on himself), and then go to find new members of the gang to help them in the heist of the Cooper Vault.

Sly reappeared in the fourth main installment, '']''. The plot centers around not only Sly but also Bentley, Murray, Carmelita, and Sly's ancestors, as they team up together and travel through time to restore the ''Thievius Raccoonus'' from being destroyed by their new, time-traveling enemy, Cyrille Le Paradox and his henchmen. Despite some rather close calls (including a twist revealing that ], Bentley's girlfriend, is working for Le Paradox), Sly ultimately manages to defeat all of Le Paradox's cohorts and restore the ''Thievius Raccoonus''; however, in the final battle with Le Paradox aboard his blimp, with his time machine malfunctioning, Sly ends up being transported to Ancient Egypt as the blimp explodes, leaving him stranded in the ancient desert.

===Other===
Sly appeared alongside Bentley in '']'', along with ] and ] from the '']'' franchise and ] and ] from the '']'' franchise. He also appears as a playable character in the crossover fighting game '']'', where his in-game rival is ], a treasure hunter from the '']'' series. Sly's storyline begins outside the Cooper Van with Bentley alerting Sly to the fact the ''Thievius Raccoonus''' last pages were ripped out. Sly sets out to find the culprit, and after arriving at the boss stage by parachuting in, he finds Drake with the pages trying to figure out what they mean. Sly lands and quickly taunts him about carelessly handling the pages, Nathan responds by challenging him to a fight. After defeating the boss of the game, Sly returns to Bentley and Murray with the pages, and Bentley promptly notices that they've been translated into ancient Mesopotamian, and the only translator that Bentley knows of is in ]. After enhancing the Cooper van's performance, they set off for Turkey.

In 2009's '']'', Sly Cooper's calling card can be found on Cole McGrath's backpack.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzvPbgzHD-k | title = inFAMOUS: Sly Cooper Symbol Easter Egg | date = June 13, 2009 | accessdate = August 20, 2019 | author = MattsGameplay| website = ] }}</ref> This same easter egg can be seen in ''Infamous''{{'}}s sequel '']''.

In the 2014 video game '']'', Sly Cooper makes an appearance as graffiti painted on a wall.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXQyhaKe79Q | title = inFAMOUS Second Son™ Sly Cooper Reference | date = September 14, 2017 | accessdate = August 20, 2019 | author = Benjamin Smith| website = ] }}</ref> This is very appropriate since this game was created by Sly Cooper's creators '']''.

In ], Sly Cooper appears on ]'s database alongside ] from '']'' as he tries to find out what race Ratchet is.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQ7fY5p5phs | title = Ratchet and Clank Movie Easter Egg (Daxter, Dan, and Sly Cooper) | date = August 9, 2016 | accessdate = August 19, 2019 | author = JakTheLombax| website = ] }}</ref>

Sly is referenced in the 2020 ] and ] games, '']'' and '']'', respectively.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamepur.com/guides/every-cameraman-reference-in-astros-playroom|title=Every cameraman reference in Astro's Playroom|website=Gamepur|language=en|access-date=November 12, 2020}}</ref>

==Reception==
] listed Sly on their list of "The 25 best new characters of the decade", stating that "'Gentleman thief' is an archetype that’s woefully underrepresented in videogames".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamesradar.com/f/the-25-best-new-characters-of-the-decade/a-20091221171910974007/p-2|title=The 25 best new characters of the decade|publisher=]|date=December 29, 2009}}</ref> They also listed him on their list of "The sexiest new characters of the decade", saying "Sly's the kind of character romance-novelists wish they could write".<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.gamesradar.com/f/the-sexiest-new-characters-of-the-decade/a-2009122311561016035/p-2|title= The sexiest new characters of the decade|publisher= GamesRadar|date= December 30, 2009|url-status=dead|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110615202745/http://www.gamesradar.com/f/the-sexiest-new-characters-of-the-decade/a-2009122311561016035/p-2|archivedate= June 15, 2011}}</ref> Sly won an award at the ] for the best "Original Game Character of the Year" in 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamechoiceawards.com/archive/gdca_3rd.html |title=Game Developers Choice Online Awards Archive 3rd Annual GDCA |accessdate=December 8, 2010}}</ref> In 2012, ] ranked him as the 74th best hero in video games, calling him "the ] of gaming."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamesradar.com/top-100-video-game-heroes/|title=100 best heroes in video games|publisher=]|accessdate=April 20, 2013}}</ref>

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