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Sly Cooper: Thieves In Time Redux

Here's a super abridged recap of my rewrite of Thieves In Time...

Prologue: Penelope is revealed to still be behind the events of the game. She nearly gets kidnapped, foolishly tells Bentley about it in a panic, then gets roped into joining Sly, Bentley, and Murray for the whole game. She enters the game keeping a dark secret of betrayal.

Paris Tutorial: Joins Bentley in the sewers. They get separated, she gets her own segment. She saves his skin as they reunite.

Turning Japanese: Does her tasks to avoid looking sus. Tries to go rogue during Altitude Sickness. Runs into Sly and El Jefe's duel, then decides to help Sly. Also gets scolded for running off. Her secret is safe.

Go West, Young Raccoon: Manages to save Bentley's skin twice; once during Cooper For Hire, and again during Jail Break. Also gets to see Carmelita tearing Sly a new one, making her see a dark future for her and Bentley. Secret is still safe.

Clan Of The Cave Raccoon: Gets very sick, sees the error of her ways. Sees Sly and Carmelita not getting along, doesn't want the same thing for her and Bentley. Resolves to become a team player. Secret is still safe.

Of Frogs And Mechs: Sir Raleigh is revealed to be behind Penelope's botched kidnapping. She also has a robotic impostor. His men kidnap her. She mostly frees herself, and she gets to fight her impostor and Raleigh. She also gets closer to Bentley. Secret is still safe.

40 Thieves: Spends the whole episode pulling her weight and then some. Le Paradox reveals her secret of betrayal during All Rolled Up just when she's starting to feel like a true member of the team again. She refuses to rejoin the skunk. Her secret is out.

Paris Epilogue: Leads the raid on Le Paradox's blimp, then starts the final boss fight. Nearly loses before the rest of the playable cast comes in to help. Gives a speech on what she learned about friendship and takes Le Paradox down.

Aftermath: Tries to leave the Cooper Gang out of guilt, only to be forgiven. The game ends with her still on their roster. She and Bentley are also engaged.

Let's all just pretend this is what actually happened instead of the hot mess that was vanilla Thieves In Time.

Feel free to make as much fanart for this project as you want. I'm no artist; just a writer with big ideas.

This is something I've been cooking for a long time, and though I can't continue playing the game I started with some folks i do kinda want to get it out into the world for people to playtest and enjoy. If you would join a discord server dedicated to this, dm me/send me an ask, or follow for updates.

I’d like them to be friends

important Pride content

"I know the bar is in hell (especially back in the early 2000's) but I'll always appreciate that Penelope was just allowed to be…a character. Sure she absolutely had some conventional love interest trappings but she was unambiguously brilliant to the point that she could outpace Bentley in some fields and was designed to be cute but not super sexualized. She's actually kinda scruffy (affectionate) in a way you don't see much with fictional women, she's got the battered overalls and messy hair and big clunky welder gloves and actually looks like she gets her hands dirty on the regular."

Confessed by: Anonymous

What your favorite Sly Cooper ship says about you

I was bored during the self-quarantine, so I decided to ripoff @doubleca5t​

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Sly/Carmelita: You think that the only thing that could possibly have made Lupin the 3rd better would be if Lupin and Zenigata really wanted to fuck each other.

Bentley/Penelope: You think the concept of “opposites attract” is highly overrated. And you probably really hate Thieves in Time.

Murray/Penelope: You think that the concept of “opposites attract” could not be rated highly enough. And you probably really hate Thieves in Time.

Sly/Bentley: You are a firm believer in the inherent eroticism of jumping and pressing the circle-button.

Sly/Murray: Your ideal relationship dynamic involves wacky hijinks, after which, hilarity ensues.

Bentley/Murray: Your ideal relationship dynamic is Nerd and Jock. And by Nerd and Jock I mean that really wholesome Webtoon comic-series.

Bentley/Dimitri: Your ideal relationship dynamic is nerd and theater-kid. And you’re a scalie.

Sly/Bentley/Murray: You think the only way that the found-family trope could possibly be improved is if it involved a polycule.

Sly/Penelope: You are the author of a Sly Cooper/Sailor Moon crossover-AU, wherein Penelope portrays Usagi and Sly portrays Tuxedo Mask. And you probably really hate Thieves in Time.

Carmelita/Penelope: You think it’s a real shame that Sly 3 doesn’t pass the Bechdel-test. You probably also think that the redesigns in Thieves in Time were either too horny or not horny enough.

Carmelita/Contessa: Looking back on your childhood you can pinpoint Sly 2: Band of Thieves as the catalyst of your hypnosis fetish.

Sly/Panda-King: Your ideal relationship dynamic is enemies to friends to lovers.

Murray/Panda-King: You’re always a sucker for bara. Especially when one of them is a literal bear.

Murray/Muggshot: Same with Murray/Panda-King except you’re also into BDSM.

Dimitri/Mz. Ruby: You are a firm believer in the inherent eroticism of vogueing. And you’re a scalie.

Carmelita/Neyla: You’re really into BDSM, despite never having tried it

Sly/Neyla: You’re really into BDSM, despite never having tried it, AND you’re heterosexual.

Dimitri/Neyla: You’re really into BDSM and have probably tried it.

Neyla/Penelope: You are the rare breed of person who thought Penelope’s betrayal in Thieves in Time might have actually made too much sense. 

Neyla/Contessa: You’re a firm believer in the inherent eroticism of police corruption. And you probably have a hypnosis fetish.

Neyla/Clockwerk: You’re into BDSM, upgraded your hypnosis fetish to a mind-rape fetish, and you’re into vore. Among other things…

Murray/Dimitri: You are a firm believer in the inherent eroticism of a “Barney the Dinosaur” origin story.

Dimitri/Penelope: You are Dimitri Lousteau, and you probably really hate Thieves in Time.

Also, it goes without saying that if you like any of these ships, you’re a furry.

Sly4 AU where Penelope is revealed to be a robot.

your writing does not have to be outstanding or exceptional. seriously, I read books all the time with just average writing, maybe some of the minor characters are one dimensional and cliched, maybe the dialogue is a little cheesy, maybe the plot is a little shaky, but the characters and their dire situation have hooked me. your story doesn’t have to be 5 stars to be worth writing and sharing and it will find the people who will love it.

Internal conflict writing ideas

Not everything has to be fight scenes

—Losing something of emotional value and remembering its history and why it’s important to the character

—Reliving a traumatic event

—Running into an old friend who’s either completely changed since they’ve last seen each other or far too similar, leaving the character to wonder about how they’ve matured and grown compared to this other person

—Internally deciding if they should voice a fear or concern to the group, even if they might look silly or ridiculous doing so

—Friends vs family in terms of choosing who to follow and listen too

—Feeling unqualified to work on a project or be apart of the adventure

—Romantic feelings for someone they shouldn’t and dealing with how they should proceed internally. (THIS MEANS RIVALS OR FORBIDDEN ROMANCE. NOT ANYTHING ILLEGAL!!!)

—Thinking about mortality and death after being reminded of an late friend/family passing

—Being less talented at something years later when they used to be the best in that field

—Finding an old photo that carries much more emotional significance now than it did X years ago.

Here's what it should have looked like...

It's the prologue in a nutshell.

On top of this, her blueprints for said blimp also get stolen.

Just a meme I made for my Thieves In Time rewrite. It's on DeviantArt.