Thieves In Time Redux Meme #19

Sly: I love being in STEM (shenanigans, tomfoolery, escapades, and mischief)

2024 saw me bring these four together for the events of Thieves In Time...

I'd actually been working on it for 10+ years, but 2024 was when I finally decided to turn that story into a full length fanfiction.

Bentley sketches ✨✨✨

The Case For Morph Wrenches

I know boxing/swordfighting is a popular choice for Penelope's potential moveset, but... I want to go in a different direction with her.

Sly has his cane. Bentley has his wheelchair. Murray can clobber foes into next week with nothing more than his fists. Carmelita has her shock pistol.

We can't have two fist fighters on the team. Let's do something fun for our favorite mouse girl. She's a genius, right? Let's capitalize on that aspect...

What if Penelope dual-wielded a pair of morphing wrenches that can turn into, say, a giant hammer or a shield?

With the wrenches, she can quite easily defend herself and break stuff.

With the hammer, she could knock out guards. It'd be slow, but effective. And obviously noisy.

With the shield... well, that's obvious enough.

I even want her to inherit Bentley's old pickpocketing magnet.

If she ever does come back to the side of good, I want her classified as The Wild Card.

And if any enemies even think about looking at Bentley wrong... let's just say they'll have an extremely rabid mouse up their ass with an arsenal of weaponry at her command.

The possibilities are endless. Think about it.

Penelope!

Tried to do a little redesign for Penelope, it felt weird to me how she didn’t look similar in the cutscenes to the look her 3D model has, so I tried to make her look like a combination of both yee!

BENTLEY AND PENELOPE ARE SO CUTE I LOVE THEMMM

I sure hope nothing bad happens to them…

PENELOPE IN HER PIRATE OUTFIT

Thieves In Time Redux Meme #13

Here's how I fixed Thieves In Time...

Anyway, these changes are only the tip of the iceberg...

I know making Penelope the main protagonist is a bold move, but I can't see this story going any other way. Yes, this also means making her fully playable as well.

penelope didnt punch anyone except for sly bc she doesnt want to be charged after she breaks their teeth

also bentley and her are sickingly in love and give eachother sickingly cute nicknames change my mind guess what you cant

Thieves In Time Redux Mission Recaps

Here's what happens in each mission:

Paris Tutorial Intro: Our four heroes break into a museum to steal a dagger so they can travel through-- wait, hold up. Four?!

Sly Cooper, The Thief: A museum break-in goes almost according to plan.

Bentley, The Brains: A turtle and mouse run through a sewer system, then get separated.

Penelope, The Wild Card: A mouse feels overprotected and underestimated as she reunites with her other half.

Murray, The Brawn: A hippo cleans house with some weak rat guards.

Carmelita, The Ex-Girlfriend: One secret-keeper escapes suspicion by the skin of their teeth while another gets caught in the act.

Episode 1 Intro: The van goes on its maiden voyage as Penelope reconsiders her life choices.

Photo Op: Our heroes settle in while Sly does recon work.

Breakout: Sly breaks his first ancestor out of prison.

Sushi House Startup: Penelope does background research while Rioichi reclaims his sushi restauraunt.

Something's Fishy: A turtle, hippo, and mouse go fishing in a not-so-secret fishing hole.

Pretty In Pinker: Murray embraces his feminine side while Penelope does more background work.

Tiger Tail: Penelope convinces Bentley to take her place so she can go snooping around elsewhere.

Spiked Sushi: Rioichi spikes his sushi while Penelope does even more background work.

Altitude Sickness: Our heroes deal with El Jefe. Also, Penelope tries to go rogue.

Episode 2 Intro: A mouse gets parented as the team ventures off west.

Under Arrest: Sly gets himself arrested to save another of his ancestors.

Jailhouse Blues: Sly tries to break Tennessee out of prison. Meanwhile, Penelope re-examines her priorities.

Cooper For Hire: Scorpions attack a turtle. Tennessee reclaims his cane from Toothpick.

Saloon Bug: Lots of guards see double while Penelope snoops around in a saloon's air vents.

Blind Date: Penelope stays behind while everyone else tries to save a captured Carmelita.

Jail Break: Penelope, Carmelita, and Tennessee try to break the boys out of Toothpick's jail. At the same time, Penelope sees a dark future.

Grand Key Larceny: Murray, Sly, Carmelita, and Penelope compete to win keys to free the Cooper Van from its prison.

OP: Gold Digger: Our heroes reclaim their van, steal some gold, then take Toothpick down.

Episode 3 Intro: Our heroes get stranded in prehistory. A hot-headed fox storms off on her own.

Stone Age Reconnaissance: Sly scours a prehistoric ice age for missing time machine parts.

Unexpected Ties: Sly finds an ancestor in a cave wolf.

Getting Stronger: Bob gets training in, then someone else falls ill. Spoiler alert: It's Penelope who gets sick.

Going Up: A benched Murray searches for healing herbs while Bob scales a mountain.

Starving Starving Hippo: Murray searches for more healing herbs while reclaiming time machine parts from penguins.

Ice Ice Bentley: Bentley goes searching for healing herbs while tagging The Grizz.

Duty Calls: Sly chases The Grizz, then runs into a familiar fox… Meanwhile, Penelope sees the error of her ways.

OP: Jurassic Thievery: The Grizz gets his tail handed to him by a hippo and a newly reformed mouse.

Episode 4 Intro: Penelope treads familiar ground while evading suspicion.

Shopping Spree: Sly goes material hunting.

Juggling Act: Sly releases another ancestor from his prison.

Cane Swipe: Sly reclaims Sir Galleth's cane.

Eye In The Sky: Sir Galleth strikes down some evil-eyed blimps.

Mechanical Menace: A lady slays a mechanical dragon for a knight. Meanwhile, Sly gets relationship advice.

Short Supply: Our heroes systematically shut down some systems of the Black Knight.

Untitled SSH: Penelope's kidnappers are identified at last.

Hard Target: Sly engages in target practice, but trouble arises afterwards…

Princess Out Of Distress, Part 1: A somewhat distressed princess escapes from a tower.

Princess Out Of Distress, Part 2: A princess and her knight in a shining wheelchair defeat a robotic impostor. Confessions are made.

OP: Frog Trap: Sir Raleigh gets royally clapped by a reformed traitor and her blissfully ignorant friends.

Episode 5 Intro: A scorching hot desert does nothing to douse a mouse's rising spirits.

Lost And Found: Sly searches around for yet another ancestor.

Open Sesame: Sly pays a price with some priceless gems.

Rug Rats: Salim finds and frees the first of his friends.

Up In Smoke: A turtle and mouse double team some air defenses.

Copy Cats: A raccoon, a hippo, and a mouse get trapped in a cave.

Heavy Metal Meltdown: Miss Decibel gets a taste of modern music… and hates it.

???????????: Penelope finally starts to feel like she belongs in a real family.

All Rolled Up: A terrible secret is exposed. An elephant is also trounced by a mouse and her friends.

Episode 6 Intro: The boys make a deal with the traitor in their ranks.

The Final Plan: Penelope nearly cracks under the pressure while preparing for what may be her final mission.

Deja Vu All Over Again, Part 1: Penelope works to redeem herself for real.

Deja Vu All Over Again, Part 2: Le Paradox's plot finally meets its end.

Epilogue: Everything is wrapped up. Our heroes prepare for a new adventure in the present day.

The yappers 🐢🐭