Thieves In Time Redux Meme #10

How does the gang (and Carmelita) play Among Us?

Sly as Crewmate: Possibly the worst Crewmate, as he gets distracted and, weirdly enough, doesn’t understand the maps. Will lie about his location or describe it badly on purpose just so he gets yeeted out the air vent and can fly around as a ghost the rest of the time. Only once Sly is a ghost will he ACTUALLY do his tasks with any seriousness.

Sly as Imposter: Knows every vent location on every map and the best way to get from place to place through the vent systems. Sabotages a lot and waits at electrical for people to come fix it, then vents out and waits for body report. The fact that he plays dumb on Crewmate usually gets him off the hook for Imposter. Unless someone is really suss on him, you want Sly as your fellow Imposter.

Bentley as Crewmate: Best Crewmate. Seriously. Has lightning fast reflexes for every task, and will actually take the time to teach you if you’re new. He is, however, extremely bossy during emergency meetings, and is immediately suss on everyone who isn’t new. If you don’t have a good alibi, you’re getting yeeted. He also usually calls Emergency Meetings with the button to tell everyone who the Imposters are. If he thinks he got one Imposter and the other is going to kill him, he tells everyone who he thinks is the most suss, and he’s usually right.

Bentley as Imposter: Has a different strategy for every map and knows how to hide bodies. He knows what to look out for and rarely vents. If his fellow Imposter is REALLY good, he’ll sit back and watch the fireworks. His favorite thing to do is not kill anyone and let people throw suspicions around. However, he’s not a good ally, and will IMMEDIATELY sacrifice fellow Imposters if others are suss on them.

Murray as Crewmate: Murray is a bit clumsy at the game in general, but he tries his best to complete tasks. He’ll often vote with the group and is usually sussed on because he’s usually staring at his map. Literally the worst at spotting bodies.

Murray as Imposter: His favorite thing to do is hide in vents and then pop out to kill someone before diving back into the vent. Doesn’t self-report because he knows it looks bad, since he never finds bodies. He excels at double kills with other Imposters because he’s good at reading the in-game “body language.”

Carmelita as Crewmate: Like the detective she is, she is always suss on everyone, and is a new player’s worst nightmare. She has the visual distance of Crewmates and Imposters memorized, and prefers to play with a faster discussion and voting time. She’s usually pretty good at figuring out the Imposters, and typically leads the vote.

Carmelita as Imposter: She knows the game well and uses this to her advantage. She knows how to fake tasks, and will usually follow her fellow Imposter around, either to make a double kill, or to wait until they kill, then report. She also usually self-reports, though if she plans to do this, she makes sure she has a half-decent alibi and is seen as “safe” by other players. However, she dislikes being the only Imposter, as this is when she makes the most mistakes.

I forgot about my Thieves in Time Rewrite ideas so Imma just post them here:

The story will have three major plot points: the first is the disappearance of Inspector Fox, the second is a robbery of the time travel technology by the Villains - which Sly is framed for because his calling card was left at the scene, and the third is the erasure of the Thievious Raccoonus.

Sly is obviously distraught by all of this, but Bentley, Penelope and Murray break him out of jail.

Penelope betrayal arc is scratched. Instead she helps them by staying in Paris.

Bentley recruits the original creator of the Time Travel technology, Dr. Paradox. A disgraced genius scientist and historian who was robbed of his plans by the Villains. He is going to be a crow.

The Villains are an organization simply called The Plague. You'll find out why they're called that eventually.

El Jefe is scratched. He is replaced with a japanese rabbit named Usagi.

Toothpick is kept, but he is from America instead of Russia, and has a western accent. He also doesn't get large when he's upset. That was just odd.

The Grizz is kept, he is just moved to Medieval England. Also he isn't an artist he's just a former rapper who didn't make it big.

Decibel is scratched, she is replaced with a female fennec fox who goes by the codename Oasis. Her motives are unknown, but it is rumored she was formerly with Interpol.

The levels go as followed: Feudal Japan, Old American West, Ice Age (yes I'm keeping it, you'll understand why later), Medieval England, Ancient Arabia, and back to Paris. I'm debating adding a bonus level, or making the rewrite also end on a cliffhanger and then writing a part 2.

Riochi is the same, Tennessee is the same, Bob is renamed "Kuba" (seriously? Bob? Unoriginal), Galleth is the same, and Salim is buff and younger by a few decades like the Thievious Raccoonus depicts him.

There's a huge plot twist (hint: it's an unexpected betrayal), and it's followed by another reveal.

These are the final titles of each Episode:

Episode 1: Samurai Away (play on Spirited Away)

Episode 2: Unrest in the Old West

Episode 3: The Land Before Crime

Episode 4: Kings and Thieves

Episode 5: Arabian Heists

Carmelita does reappear eventually, but NOT in the Old West. And I'm not telling you yet because Spoilers.

I don't know when I'll start this project for sure. It's going to be a huge undertaking, and once I'm done with Pillow Talk I'll probably focus on it more.

Why don’t you like sly 4

Bad story

Good charcter was completely rippsd apart for plot

Carmelita has a right to be angry and Sly has a right to explain his side of the story, they should've had a better resolve to their relationship than fucking "Sly I..." "I know."

Le Paradox

The entire story stood on a throwaway idea left on Sly3.

Lazy plot convenience with time travel

The ancestor(s) romance subplot. Fucking nasty

Penelope was made the villain cause they couldn't inplement the mole charcter that was supposed to be Mice and Mech's main baddy

Le Paradox

No villain (but Toothepick) feels like they're trying to slide by nonchalantly when they take over. It's "hey we're in the past and now we gotta conquer it" and no one (but again Toothpick) uses any time relevance to fit in or influence the surroundings.

Le Paradox

Fucking Le Paradox

This prick is a fickle fart compared to the sheer thunder Neyla made in Sly2. You want a family rival? Make a family rival that uses his established smarts instead of making him "ohohohoho so predictable!!hahahaha"

Also his boss fight, Sanzaru you shouldn't of brought back all the ancestors for one long fetch mission. Get cane, return to the past???

Honestly how did the ancestors just phase back into their own timeline they got to the present with the van.

Miss Decibel is the weakest female villain and only is ber boss fight in same difficulty as Mz Ruby cause goddamn as if the slow down power was mandatory.

AND TOOTHPICK WAS RALEIGH 2.0

El Jefe needed to chaange up his tactics cause why keep the Cooper you were sent back to capture, alive???

Grizz need to get on a grill and never leave

Penelope my baby what have they done to you.

She went down doing ugly fisticuffs with Bentley in a mecha.

Cooler option would've been to make the Mole, and have Penelope the Balck Knight STILL- but she was trapped in there without any control to the mecha.

Episode could've ended with Bentley beating the mecha, and the chest plate popping out, startling everyone as Penelope finally climbs out sweaty, disoriented, and tied up with extension cords. Cue Bentley vehemently apologizing as the Gang move on.

Sly is a dick to Murray and Bentley. And his suit sucks.

Dmitri never got a speaking role in game. Or missions.

Carm only got ONE MISSION.

Murray oh dear lord was the food gag pushed to an eleven.

Also Sly and Bentley being creeps.

What the fuck was up with the Ice Age episode.

Why wasn't Sly4 about Le Paradox trying to get Sly to slip out of his amnesia act so he'd get busted by Carmelita and start massive trouble.

But so why wasn't Sly4 not affected by any time alteractions. Sly could've been erased from existance, Bentley could've walked for a time before realizing he wasn't supposed to, Murray being a fraidy cat again.

How come Penelope and Dmitri didn't get any love in this game.

Why the fuck did a member of SuckerPunch say want the ping-pong minigame in there. Why.

How to Create A Villain

The best villains? They don’t even see themselves as the bad guys. They’re 100% convinced that what they’re doing is right, even if it’s messed up. Maybe they’re trying to “save the world” by doing something super questionable, or they think enforcing strict rules is the only way to keep society in check. They truly believe they’re the hero of their own story, which makes them way more interesting and real.

And Yeah, your villain might want power, but the real question is: Why? Were they humiliated in the past and now want control? Did they grow up powerless and now crave it to avoid being vulnerable again? When you dig into their backstory and show us why they’re doing horrible things, it makes them a lot more relatable—even if they’re totally wrong.

Flat, one-note villains are boring. If your antagonist is going to stick with people, they need depth. Show us what’s going on under the surface. Maybe they lie awake at night, doubting their choices, or they’re still haunted by a massive failure that’s pushing them toward their goal. A villain with personal struggles and vulnerabilities feels way more human and way harder to fully

A great Villain doesn’t just fight the hero, they reflect them. They might have totally different goals, but at their core, they share similar traits, maybe ambition, stubbornness, or a tragic backstory. When the hero looks at the villain, they should see a bit of themselves, and that’s what makes the conflict between them so intense.

When the villain finally goes down, it should feel big. Their defeat shouldn’t just be a fight, it should hit them emotionally. Ideally, their downfall comes from their own flaws, maybe they got too arrogant or made a mistake because of their obsessive goal. The best villain defeats leave the audience feeling a little sad or conflicted, not just happy for the hero’s win.

"I for one love the Penelope twist. The twist of her being the Black Baron, that is!"

Confessed by: Anonymous

fuck it various sly character's handwriting / how they'd sign they're names. sly, bentley and murray's are based on their canon handwriting. i feel like penelope would have big round messy handwriting. carmelita has scrawly but pretty cursive but signs her name like a doctor. dimitri presented without comment (full view for better quality bc tumblr is terrible)

(my 12748 unfinished projects watching me do this: *shocked pikachu*)

So, i doodled some Sly Cooper because i was super needing to be an artist and JUST AN ARTIST for one day. And i got super carried away with this and i have ZERO REGRETS Just let me make perfectly clear that Sly was one of the best parts of my childhood. Also P5 cuz it was cool. (But we know which is cooler)

Whoa, Sly Cooper designs be upon ye. Sly, Penelope and Carmelita, of course. Then Sly and Carm fankids, and Sly's folks!

I've been busy, UwU.

reuploading for valentines day and because i'm being very slow drawing new things. also because i'm incredibly starved for Content of these two

More Sly Cooper doodles I forgot to post...

Neyla, Carmelita & Penelope Inked sketches. Lol these are pretty old too. (2019)