hey, look who's tropin' around.how are ya, kid?(for best effect, read this in a voice similar toCr1TiKaL, djsmell,patrick star,steel(like so),sonicmega, timberpuppers, revtrosity… you got a lotta options, pal. also, pretend it's all written in comic sans. but you don't really have to.spoilers are unmarked, by the by.just gonna tibia off on that one.)H u m a n .D o n ' t   y o u   k n o w   h o w   t o   g r e e t   a   n e w   p a l ?T u r n   a r o u n d   a n d   s h a k e   m y   h a n d .(You turn around to do so. and then suddenly...pffffffffft.)heh heh. the old whoopee cushion in the hand trick. it's always funny.anyways, you're a troper right? ah, nice to hear.(heh, nerd...)well, i guess i should introduce myself. 'sup? i'm sans.sans the skeleton. i'm the "unhelpful" brother of papyrus the skeleton. i'm one of the major characters fromundertale, which i'm sure you've heard of. if you haven't... well, then what are you even doing here? well i guess you could probably google it or something. there's a ton of stuff about it... askele-ton. me and my bro papyrus usually walk around snowdin and just look for humans. i'm not a hunter myself, but paps is a human-hunting FANATIC. mainly 'cause he's trying to get into the royal guard. together we usually make puzzles to capture any humans who come near. to be honest though, it's not really my thing. i just prefer to be lazy and whatnot and make some jokes and bad puns.lately, i've been seen hanging aroundthe town of hometown, because... well, now, icouldtell ya why, but that'll just ruin the surprise. i think you'll have more fun figuring that one out for yourself.oh, and buddy? now that i have your attention... please, remember to be nice around these parts, ok? i mean, like, a real good neighbor, ok? don't get me wrong. i like being friendly with you, and would prefer to keep it that way, if you catch my drift. and should you happen to do something ridiculously, unfathomably stupid... trust me when i say i'll be in the know about it. so keep that conscience clean, capeesh? or else, well, i would hate having to be not so friendly with you any more, pal. you wouldn't want to… ahem…have a Bad Time, do you? though the regular kinda stupid is fine, i guess.anyways, i'm supposed to put some tropes up here and everything. apparently people get a kick out of things like this. eh, i think i'll take a crack at that after grabbing a quick hour-long lunch or two at grilby's. well, maybe. i'll probably need a nap after that. and papyrus does get kinda cranky if i don't read him his bedtime story, so i'm afraid this evening just won't do either... in the meantime, why don't you take a look at it? i know i can count on you, bud.tropes that i show are:almighty janitor: i'm not exactly the best when it comes to puzzles, fighting and anything else, really. i don't really like having to do lots of work... but that doesn't mean my boss battle isgonna be a breeze for you, so ya might as well abort the genocide run.all lowercase letters: as you can clearly see. i'm perfectly capable of using all the big letters like the so-called "professionals" do… but, eh, it's usually just too much effort. besides, using two sizes for the same letter just seems a littleshiftyto me!always someone better: well, if you're determined and bloodthirsty enough, it could be you. but you don't really wanna go through that much pain to get there, do you? but you know, there was also this one guy i knew a long, long time ago... but i'd rather not talk about someone who might be listening.beware of the silly ones: normally, i'm a pretty laid-back andhumerusmonster, but as i've said at the mtt resort, if it wasn't for the promise i made to tori...You'd be dead where you stand.and if you decide to go for the "kill em all" route like a numbskull,i'll be waitin' for ya, and trust me, bud… iwillmake you regret everything ya did. and even if i can't... well, trust me even more when i saya certain character much, m-u-c-h scarier and more twisted than mewill be waiting for you.big brother instinct: it ain't like ienjoyfibbing to my brother or anything, but sometimes i can't bear to tell him some the, uh, well, let's say, "uglier" truths about the world around us. paps is a toughie, but i'm just afraid that big bony heart of his couldn't take it. remember not to overstep his boundaries, by the way. this may be a running theme throughout this page.big brother worship:eh, swappy-swapped.have i ever told you how my brother papyrus is the coolest?big fun: i love making puns and pulling pranks on people.brilliant… but lazy: i dunno if i'd call myself "brilliant," but i do tend to get the last laugh more often than not.cheshire cat grin: i'd say i've got a jolly face, but if i ever pullthis face◊on you, then you're most certainly screwed.combat pragmatist: heh heh heh, you really thought i'll let ya have the first turn, take a weak attack, get to hit me standing still, or see my special attack?"common knowledge": i've seen all the fan art, but i hate to break it to ya: my eye only glows blue when i'm using some magic. anger has nothing to do with it. you'll know when i'm mad if my pupils disappear.cool big bro: i like to mess around with my bro papyrus, but i do care for the guy. in my honest opinion, he's even cooler.crouching moron, hidden badass: i'm more a lover than a fighter, but if you feel like taking the path of total murder... you're gonna have a bad time.dem bones: i think it's kinda obvious, ain't it?despair event horizon: i mean, the idea that my life can be taken away from me at any second is pretty depressing. i usually just mask it with some jokes and stuff.disappeared dad: that gaster guy might be this, but, eh, nobody knows for sure. he could be a brother or cousin for all i know.jury's still out on that one.go see ifthe little doghas answers.the dragon: to my brother on a good day, aaaaaand king fluffybuns on a really, really, really bad day.the fatalist: ya know the deal. why bother putting effort into doing anything when it's all gonna to be reset without any warning? i'll only afford to care if you're the anomaly that's gonna end all the timelines.fat slob: hey, i'm not fat...i'm just big-boned.foolish sibling, responsible sibling: well, it sure looks like i'm the foolish one, huh? true enough, between us, papyrus is the energetic one, who cleans the house, does his job and chores, and constantly pushes me to do mine too. and i gotta admit, for all i rib(cage) on him for it, i'm happy he does that. i'm not sure how i would fare in life without him. i would probably sleep all day, even moreso than i do now. you know… i sometimes wish i could see the world how he does. but, unfortunately, i'd say i have my own heavy responsibilities to bear. i know of quite a few ugly secrets about the nature of the world we live in, and frankly, i hope paps never becomes aware of them.fourth-wall observer: ahem… hilarious bone pun.(camera zooms in on Sans, rimshot plays)yeah, i'd say that's it. but trust me, kid, i know what's going on here. i'm lazy, but i'm not stupid.i gave my word: normally, i hate making promises, but on the off chance i have to make one, i won't back down on them. like with tori for example. she told me to never harm any human children that should ever find themselves in snowdin. the only time i would really break a promise is if it was getting outta hand. so just promise that you won't get ansty in your pantsy for a monster mash... unless you really like the feeling of your sins crawling on your back.it's probably nothing: my brother said he had a conversation with some kind of talking flower the other day... meh, it's probably just someone playing a trick on him with an echo flower... but then again, there is something about that thought that makes my hands twitch. huh, strange.godzilla threshold: i know you can always undo the killings you did, which is part of why i don't usually bother. but if you continue this path down to its logical extreme, i've seenwhat comes next...and i won't be able to afford not to care anymore.guest fighter: i'm in super smashing fighters. wait, that's not right… ah,super smash bros, got ya. though, not really, it's just a mii gunner costume that looks like me. the responsibility's too much for me, i guess. nice to see that big companies can also slum it in style. but hey, you get a remix of my theme song with it too. pretty sure i also showed up thatblonde guytoo. heh. oh wait. it looks like the humansgot me in smash for real this time.it's not actually official, but at this point, who cares. my bro papyrus shows up too as a stage cameo. i guess they wanted to reward me for being the lazy one.memetic mutation: go on, try to slaughter everything and everyone in the underground. you're gonnageeeeeeeeettttt dunked on!heh. hell,my entire existenceis a meme at this point. my fandom got so huge that it collapsed in on itself. now my name's thrown around mostly for laughs. i don't really mind, though. besides, some of the stuff i see from you humans is hilarious. keep it up. no idea why you all seem to think my last name is "undertale", though.my card: oh, why, yes. in case you want to talk later, here's my phone number... what? oh, the black sharpie marks? don't worry about them, they're not covering up anything important...(heh… sucker...)o.o.c. is serious business: hey buddy? i quite like you, so i'd like to let you in on a little secret, now that we've gotten to know each other. you've probably noticed how i normally speak inall lowercase lettersby now, and that maybe i sometimes dont really even care about usin "proper" punctuation marks. it's because i really like to take it easy, yknow, keepin it all casual and laidback. But when I speak with proper capitalization, like, say...Right now, it means that I'm being completely serious. And if you see me doing even stranger things with my speech,  l i k e   t h i s   r i g h t   h e r e . . .  You had better watch out, because it means you have actually managed to made me mad.(pants)jeeze, that whole thing took a lot of effort. just...(yawn)just give me a moment here...off-screen moment of awesome: you're not the first to try and kill everyone in the underground. boy did i give that little flower abadtime.off-screen teleportation: takin' shortcuts around the underground allows me to get to places pretty quickly and with less effort. it also helps me keep an eye on your progress. but if you go down the wrong path andrefuse to stop... well, i'llshow you through my shortcutsinto some attacks.hey. if they're all set up and you just keep bumpin' into 'em,that still makes it one attack, right?the prankster: as if my intro isn't enough of an indication. whoopee cushions, loosening the lid on ketchup bottles, painting the eyepiece of a telescope, you name 'em. i even got one involving trust passwords. if you want to know more, call the number i gave you. it's totally mine.pungeon master: it's my specialty, really. i really work it... down to the bone. papyrus thinks they're low-effort, unfortunately. tough crowd.red oni, blue oni: and color-coded to boot. between me and papyrus, i'm the one who likes taking it easy.ripple effect-proof memory: eh, not really. i know moreabouttimelines than i do with remembering each reset. guess when you're as lazy as me it all just blends together.sherlock scan: i'm pretty good at reading people's expressions, kid.that expression... that's the disappointed expression of someone who's expecting a trivia about myself, only to find absolutely nothing.the slacker: like i said, i'm not really a "working" kind of guy. i'd rather hang out at grillby's or take a good long nap at the couch at home than capture humans.series mascot: not entirely, but thanks toa lot of the fans of the game, i'm pretty much the most recognized character in the bunch... "sans undertale", huh? heh, can't lie. i do kinda like the sound of that.sincerity mode: i always knew my brother is the coolest, and hesees the world in a way most could only dream of, even if i have worried about him because of it. but if he can actually stop a murderous human bent on killing everyone withjust words, then it's not just him i respect. maybe deep down, there'sa chance we can be friendssince i can't help but give a chance to anyone that spares my brother. even if every other potential ruler is killed, i can't judge a human to be all good or all evil if they're willing to give my brother a chance. as i say here:"hey, i really respect what you did back there."(winks)"thanks."stepford smiler: don't get me wrong, i love my puns as much as the next guy. but after living in a literal hole for so long and getting to that end of the tunnel (no pun intended there) just to have that taken away with a reset, and losing a bunch of close friends, the best i can really do is put on a brave face.theme music power-up: my leitmotiflaid back and relaxing.my battle themeis a step more upbeat.yeah, you knowi lied,its way, way more upbeat.prepare to have one hell of a BAD time.although technically, that last one isn't really my theme. some might even say it's YOURS. but whatever. not really worth thinking about.trademark favorite food: ketchup. i simply can't get enough of the stuff. true, grillby has tried to explain that you're supposed to put it on food rather than drink it straight from the bottle, but i think i keep at least half his business afloat from buying bottles in bulk from him, so he's kinda sorta given up on it.tranquil fury: depends on what happens at the end of the game. either i'll be rootin' for ya over on the phone, or if you've offed a lot of folks, but not all of the monsters, especially toriel or papyrus... well, let's just say that you're lucky i can't get past that barrier.walking spoiler: yeah, but everyone knows about the genocide run 'cause of me, huh? doesn't mean you should waste your time with it, though.it's a real sucky experience.weak, but skilled: in a fair fight, i'm pretty much dead on arrival... what with being a skeleton and all. but if i have to throw down, i'm not gonna fight fair. incidentally, don't let all thebadass boastingandthreatson this page give you the wrong idea about me. i'd really,reallyprefer to be your friend than your enemy. and i sure as hell don'tenjoyfighting. some jerks just don't understand anything other than violence.the woobie: apparently a lot of people feel bad about my depression and half the crap i have to deal with. thanks, guys, but it's fine. really. asgore's got it way worse than me, for one.welp, i'm off to grillby's.papyrus, you want anything?WHAT THE—? SANS, NO, GET BACK HERE! IT'S YOUR TURN TO CALIBRATE THE PUZZLES!


Aha! So you wanna edit this page, yes? Well, first, I'd like you to not add any spoiler marks. I'm not quite sure what those are, so please don't add any in here, alright?Hey! Before you unpack the package that is my page, I must warn you ofunmarked spoilersforPuyo Puyo! ...Did I do it right? Whatever,Consider this a warning.(I might want to advise you to listen tomy fantastic themewhile squeezing this page of information. ...Why are you looking at me like that?)Greetings, tropers that have visited my page! It is I, the Dark Mage, Schezo! Gaze at my Dark Sword! My main goal is to become the most powerful sorcerer, and to achieve that goal, I must go through the most drastic of measures, such as giving this page protection! ...Why are you laughing like that? Oh come on, what did I say this time?! Whatever, I must-Ooh, is that Donguri Gaeru in the distance?! *Squee!*You may know me fromPuyo Puyo, where Arle is always trying to leave my side! I have no idea why,I just want her to give me all of her!...Did I say another one? Oh dear, I have to control my... tendencies. I apologize, troper. Even though, I might want to apologize even further,due to what the beast that IS TV Tropes is doing to you...Also, I apologize that my surname reminds you of that...Youtube Poop... thing? Weegee? Is that what it is? It terrifies me. That thing stares at me with a ghastly stare... I must move away from that subject.I want these tropes!Accidental Pervert: Why is that one there? Whoever put that there,just give all the balls to me, and thenIshall edit it out with grace! Wait, what do you mean it fits?Ambiguous Situation: Oh, do you mean in the old Madou Monogatari days? Oh well, not even I understand how Ididn't want to be a Dark Wizard, but then I became astrange being with a desire for power!It's all too distressing to think about.Angry Fist-Shake: It seems like I'm already finished...Anime Hair: Aha! So you're interested in my hair, huh? Wait, only in the... Discstation animation shorts...? I don't know what those are, can you elaborate?Badass Cape: Well, at least you're interested in my cape! It's quite fine, don't you think? Look at my image again! Tell me that it doesn't look absolutely marvelous! TELL ME!Berserk Button: Do NOT call me a creeper! Or a pervert!Cuteness Proximity: Oh my gosh! There's Donguri Gaeru again! *Squee!*I'm Taking Her Home with Me!: Well then! Donguri Gaeru will finally be my pet, as I ever so desire! *Squee!*Dark Is Not Evil: Listen, just because I am adept at dark magic, that does not mean I am inclined to perform nefarious deeds like that Dark Prince.Dub Name Change: For some reason I had to assume the identity "Devious" in one of my earlier outings...The Friend Nobody Likes: I have plenty of friends! Why do you say that they don't like me? Oh, it's because of my tendencies, isn't it? I apologize, troper. Hey,you'recalling me a pervert as well?!Heroic Sacrifice: Wait...IsavedArle and Rulue against a god? Why don't I have any recollection of this? I don't even recall giving my life up to save another...Idiot Hair:It's called acowlick, mind you.Losing Your Head: I forgot that I've been decapitated before, sorry!Loyal Animal Companion: I once had one named Tenori Zoh, and he was my adorable travelling partner that time I inadvertently forced myself in Witch's trials. I wonder where he is and how he's doing now...Magic Knight: Magic in one hand, my sword the other. Things come easy when you wield a sword like this one! ...what?! I said I wield both magic and sword, didn't I!?Metaphorgotten: Troper, you're fantastic! You're capable of smashing pumpkins with only a finger! ...Wait, what do you mean that doesn't make sense?Names to Run Away from Really Fast: In ancient language, my name means "The Gorgeous Man Who Defiles the Gods". Or "Gorgeous Adonis Who Defies The Gods", depending on how it's translated to common tongue. A fearsome title, is it not?Pretty Boy: I do admit, I am quite stylish. Stylish enough to win you over, troper? ...Did I do it again?Punctuated!  For!  Emphasis!: I! AM! NOT! A! PERVERT! Stop calling me that, troper! ...And don't call me a creeper either!Sharing a Body: Ragnus had the gall to "borrow" my body as a mouthpiece during that whole incident with Yog Swartus. He says it wasn't out of ill will, but I still didn't appreciate the fact he was inside me all the while! ...Oh COME ON! You know what I mean!Signature Move: Oh, do you mean my Areiado? It's a very nice move, if I do say so myself.That Came Out Wrong: Oh, look! A car!Now I can drive and ride you!...Oh come on!Vague Age: I've simply stopped caring about counting my age. No, I am not 65, and no, I am no longer 14.Ye Olde Butchered English: My English is perfectly fine! It is not butchered at all! I don't even use that kind of English, you hear?!The tropes are mine!


Image selected per Image Pickin' thread: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=1522092991077554400Please do not replace or remove without starting a new thread.(This may be best read in Japanese, with the voice ofToshiyuki Morikawa, or in English,Lance Bass,George Newbern,Tyler Hoechlin,Cloudstrife8orOvarku.)Hmph. So, one of the traitors dares speak to me. You are brave, but foolhardy. Perhaps you must your place under my heel. But your witless courage intrigues me, so I shall indulge you, and if you entertain, you may yet survive this encounter.I am Sephiroth, originating fromFinal Fantasy VIIand now spread far beyond to other worlds. But of course, you need not be told that. My name has struck terror into hearts bolder than yours. For years I have traveled the streams of video game history, watching, waiting, and learning. It is a certainty that my next coming will be upon you soon, in some form of another. Until then, I shall tell you of the journey that led me here.In a past life, I was a humble SOLDIER fighting in the name of theShinra Electric Power Company. I wasa renowned and beloved hero, famous for my exploits in the Wutai War and feared by all for my unrivaled battle prowess. And they were not unhappy days, not mostly. I had friends, I had comrades. I was the most powerful and respected man on the planet.Then camethe Nibelheim mission.The events of those few days havebeen obscuredbyShinra propaganda and cover-ups, and I confess thateven my own memories are clouded. Whatever precisely occurred, that day I uncovered the true nature of my existence. I discovered that I was aprototype biological experimentconducted by Shinra, created from the genetic materials of an ancient creature called Jenova. Jenova was the last ofthe Cetra, a great people who long ago proliferated their utopian civilization across the planet, until thehumansabandoned them to die at the hands of a mysterious disaster. Enraged, I put the town to the torch and attempted to claim my mother's remains. However, before I could rejoin with my mother and retake the planet, fellow SOLDIER Zack Fair attempted to thwart our reunion and even took me on in battle. A futile gesture. With that nuisance dispensed, I again moved to rescue my mother from her imprisonment, but then, to my great shame,he, that ignorant puppet Cloud Strife, caught me off-guard and hurled me into a pit of Mako energy.I died that day, strictly speaking, butmy ambitions were immortal. Indeed,I ascended to something greater. My spirit enteredThe Lifestreamand I traveled its depths, learning ancient and forgotten wisdom. I accrued power and knowledge beyond the plane of human achievement. Years later, I set my plans into motion. Using my mother's remains, over which I had gained psychic control, I constructed a new physical form and sought outthe Black Materia. With it I could summon the ultimate destructive magic,Meteor. I would summon Meteor to strike the planet, and when the Lifestream emerged to repair such a devastating wound, I would be there in the impact crater. I would absorb the Lifestream tobecome a god.During my search, I exacted my vengeance on Cloud Strife, toying with his false memories and leading him across the planet until he delivered the Black Materia to me himself. In one of my most infamous acts, Islew a little flower girlin his company before his very eyes. She commanded the White Materia that could cast Holy, the only force that could stop Meteor. Cloud and his cohorts descended into the depths of the Northern Crater, where my physical body had reformed, and killed me again. Holy stopped Meteor's descent and my plans were foiled, but my spirit endured once more in the Lifestream.Some years later, I completed a second resurrection and attempted to wrest control of the planet, but I was again defeated.What has become of me now?Who can say?Perhaps my spirit persists in the Lifestream, awaiting the day I will rise again. Until then, wait. I once swore that I would never be a memory, and I intend to make good on that vow.I have made numerous appearances in spin-off media. I havebattled Keyblade masters,martial artists, andbanded with otherFinal Fantasyvillains to crush my enemies. In moments of recreation, I haveindulged in musical performancesandplayed board games. I have also contested in aDEATH BATTLE!, facing the half-demon known asVergilto my victory. My original story isgetting an encore.This time around,I didn'tgo in blind.And now I have been selected to participate inthat grand contestwith Cloud, giving despair not to beings from across theFinal Fantasyworlds, but fromuniverses beyond. What more, it would appearthat insignificant Keyblade wielderhas joined the ranks of Smash as well. Happenstance, or folly? No matter. He, too, will know my wrath.Below you will find a listing of tropes that will further enlighten you of my terrible legacy. Now, begone. My patience for human pests wears thin.Your mortal mind could barely understand my power, but these tropes may help you grasp the basics.Actually a Doombot: An often forgotten fact was that the "Sephiroth" that killed Aerith Gainsborough was really a Jenova monster I controlled taking my appearance.Adaptational Heroism: Inthe world of Grymoire, I am considered an "Antichampion", antithesis to the heroic "Champions" of whom Cloud is part; yet I am reported as having defended an innocent from Cogna attacks before departing on my way. As the Champions and Antichampions of the A-Worlds are merely spiritual copies of the genuine articles, I cannot say whether this me acted out of altruism or pragmatism, but the point remains that - after my experiences in Niflheim - I did never bother myself with saving those who served no purpose to me.Adaptational Villainy: When the time came totell my story anew, I made sure toattack Cloud's mind more thoroughlythan I did in the original telling.After all, I wasarmed with foreknowledgeof what would happen if I simplyrepeated history as you knew it.Affably Evil: Several of my incarnations portray me as such. For example, the version of me inKingdom Heartsandits sequelin particular bares little malice towards the Keyblade wielder and his friends (despite my constant tormenting of Cloud), and I am usually polite and well-spoken. In mymost recent run-in with CloudI am far more agreeableand even offer Cloud the chance to defy fate with me.Whether or not I will remain this or not (or ifI was truly this to begin with) is something you'll have to find out for yourselves.A God Am I: My goal is the domination and control of the Lifestream, and with it, the Planet. All life that exists will do so at my whim or be eradicated.Apocalypse How: My ambitions are of Planetary scale, with Total Extinction as the intended severity. It is my intention to wipe out life on the Planet and carry on Jenova's legacy in traveling the cosmos to corrupt further planets. At the end ofthe original tale, I succeeded in achieving a City-scale Societal Disruption, as the city of Midgar was left uninhabitable.Arch-Enemy: To that ignorant traitor Cloud Strife. No matter what he does, no matter where he goes, you can rest assured that sooner or later I will appear and the two of us will cross blades.Even seeking refuge with Nintendo was not far enough to escape me.Back from the Dead: My original physical body was destroyed at Nibelheim. Through my mother's shapeshifting abilities though, I am able to exert influence over her cells and make new bodies to act through, as long as my spirit exists in the Lifestream.Badass Adorable: Inthe world of Grymoire, I - like many other representatives ofFinal Fantasy- appear as a "Lilikin", aSuper-Deformedsemblance of myself. And like many other representatives ofFinal Fantasy, the power of my Lilikin form is no less genuine than in any of my other appearances.Badass Longcoat: Though much of my character varies across appearances, this is consistent. MyBlack Cloakis synonymous with me and is all I have ever worn.Baritone of Strength: Save for myfirst voiced appearance, my voice is consistently deep and composed.Big Bad: I serve as the main antagonist in mydebut game.BFS: My Masamune, my most favored weapon, reaches variable lengths, but at its shortest it is at least as long as I am tall, and at its longer, several times that.Bilingual Dialogue: In theSmash Bros.tournaments, all people of your world only interpret my speech asone specific language, as opposed to my other appearances where different pawns hear different languages. This is likely due to Cloud showing similar symptoms, which has the side effect of averting the trope when I face off with him (as was the case in my reveal).Bishōnen: Strictly speaking, I should qualify as biseinen, being older than is standard for the trope. Nonetheless, my long, well-kept hair and fair skin are contributory factors to my appearance being, I confess, not as masculine as some may prefer.Blade Spam: I can move faster than your human eyes could comprehend. My blade moves with such swiftness that while youseeme swing once, I have actually swung more than a dozen times.Bonus Boss: In thefirsttwonumberedKingdom Heartsgames, I serve this role. My self-titled "Sephiroth Challenge" inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate, temporarily available during the period between my announcement and official release, could also be said to qualify on its highest difficulty.Breakout Villain: It wouldn't be out of place to say that even among thevast universe I originate from, I am considered the greatest and most iconic adversaries. My popularity and influence has even granted me appearances in other medium, as you will see elsewhere on this page. I am quite pleased with this, however. Someone of my stature was bound to be remembered throughout history and "I will never be a memory" is a promise I intend to keep.Casting a Shadow: One of my iconic techniques, Shadow Flare, manifests as orbs of dark energy surrounding and bombarding my foes.Casting Gag: For some reason, the English language loves to have me voiced by actors who playeda certain superhero from a distant gone world.Colony Drop: My original goal was to summon Meteor to impact the planet. For this, in spin-off incarnations I am often able to summon meteors of variable size to strike my enemies.Cold Ham: I hardly ever raise my voice, yet my words and threats still strike fear into those who face me.The Comically Serious: I insist on keeping my composure inNintendo's grand contest, no matter what happens around me. Unfortunately, Nintendo's champions do not reciprocate, and it must be said that my stoicism does little to reduce the amusement people draw from humorous situations I find myself in.Contrasting Sequel Antagonist: It's not hard to see that within thebroader series,that jesterand I are as different as night and day. We both betrayed our masters for godhood, certainly, but that's where the similarities end. Palazzocame from nothingwhile I was engineered from birth to be one of Shinra's mightiest soldiers. The clown was easily thwarted in most encountersuntil he suddenly wasn't, whereas I was alreadybeyond anyone's reachby the time Cloud and his companions started their journey. I chose to bringruination to the Planetas a deliberate goal, and would later choose tocarry on Mother's legacy, whereas Palazzo would destroy whatever world he came acrossfor no greater reason than that he could. And of course, while Ivalue restraint when expressing myself, that disturbed clownis as bombastic in personality as his fashion choice would imply(speaking of which, the understated dignity of myblack and gray outfitcould not be more different from hisgarish rainbow of a wardrobe). With such stark differences, it's not surprising we're the subjects of aFandom Rivalry.Dark Is Evil/Light Is Not Good: My main colors are black, and many of my moves are darkness related, (Octaslash in Dissidia and Shadow Flare), however, mytrue formin the originalFinal Fantasy VIIis an unholy angel.Depending on the Writer: My character is prone to widely different interpretations, both from my creators and to fans. To some, I am aTragic Monsterdriven insane by the discovery of my origins, to others I am aPunch-Clock Villainwho pursues evil only because it suits my goals to do so, and to yet others I am anOmnicidal Maniacseeking to destroy all life except myself in my quest for power. My abilities are also subject to this, ranging from what you humans would call anEmpowered Badass Normalto aPhysical Godtaken on human form.Dissonant Serenity: I am in complete control of my emotions and the circumstances I find myself in, and so I maintain my composure at all times.The Dreaded: I find everyone gets a little quieter, a little shakier, whenever I make my presence known, or at least when they see the destruction I leave in my wake.I took advantage of this when Irevisited the pastto torment Cloud more thoroughly, taking advantage of his trauma to disorient him through visions. I made the mistake of dismissing him as a mere puppet the first time around, a mistake Ido not intend to repeat.I was given another opportunity to display the awe of my presence when I slew thatLord of Lightbefore it could finish the collective of fighters that stood against it, and I was amused to see them all immediately terrified before they went on a desperate attack against me. As valiant as their efforts were, they couldn't land a scratch. Even theUmbra Witch, as powerful as she was, stood no chance against me. And as for theplumber... well, he's very fortunate that I missed him by the overalls, otherwise he would have needed much more than one of those Super Mushrooms.Driven to Suicide: In the twelfth cycle of thewar between Chaos and Cosmos, I began to fear that I was nothing but an imitation of Sephiroth, and took my own life to test my theory (represented in-game as aduel against myself). Once I was certain that I was indeed the genuine article, I could gladly bear arms once more - or, rather,as gladly as I once had.Enemy Mine: Though I am loathe to ally myself with Cloud in any way (and the feeling is mutual), we - among others - were willing to postpone our clash whenwe returned to World B.Exacting vengeance upon the dragon Shinryu for his abuse of us champions in the previous conflict was more than prize enough.Enemy Without: My incarnation inKingdom Heartsis hinted to be the embodiment of the darkness in Cloud's heart, born and reborn every time I am defeated to plague him until he conquers his own heart. If this is meant in a symbolic or literal sense, I would prefer not to clarify.You Don't Look Like You: To reflect this state, my appearances within that series deviate from that of my true self; my facial structure in particular resembles Cloud's more than my own, and in the original game, I wield Masamune right-handed.Eviler than Thou: In myoriginal tale, I am the greater evil to the Shinra Corporation, as Rufus Shinra's mere greed was nothing compared to mydestructive aspirations. In thesecond conflict of World B, however, I am the lesser evilcompared to Shinryu, who intended to feed on the power borne of this war as he did the last.Evil Versus Evil: Whetherother villains ofFinal Fantasyorhordes of lesser Heartless, I am not above cutting them down if they standbetween me and Cloud. I had also cut thatLight Godin half when I introduced myself.Expy: TheIvaliciannoble Marquis Elmdore de Limberry shares many of my traits, including myphysical appearance,attire, wieldinga katana by the name of Masamune, and taking ona monstrous formthat is referred to asan angel. There are just enough visual differences between us that,when I returned to World B, I could take his palette as aMythology Gag.Fallen Hero: Once I was a great war hero beloved by the Planet. Now I am one of the Planet's most feared enemies.Flanderization: I was forced to invoke this upon myself after my second death. The Lifestream eventually assimilates all spirits into an indecipherable collective of souls, so to maintain my own identity I focused on my hatred of Cloud. This allowed my less-important character traits and memories to leave me, as my hatred of Cloud and my thirst for revenge gave me the emotional core I needed to survive. Some would say this has endured in other appearances, since my quest for godhood is often downplayed while my hatred for Cloud is emphasized.Flash Step: Sometimes I merely move at superhuman speeds, at other times I may teleport. Either way, I will be next to you ready to strike before you could anticipate it.Fountain of Expies: I have become so renowned that many have attempted to emulate me. All are pale imitations of the original, I assure you.The Ghost: Inthe world of Grymoire, I serve this role in the story as it originally stands. As an Antichampion, the A-World does not tolerate my presence for long; I have had an impact on the world before (and one seemingly quite similar to that of my original tale), but I am nowhere to be seen throughout the Mirage Keepers' journeys. I do avert this throughDownloadable Content(as well as theUpdated Re-releaseon platforms separate fromthe original), as my power can be invoked by the Mirage Keepers via a "Champion Medal", much like the genuine Champions of the A-World.Go Mad from the Revelation: I confess, I did not handle the truth of my origins with as much tact and control as I usually exhibit. Beyond Nibelheim's destruction some would say I am still insane, but they are fools who do not understand I have just had my eyes opened to my destiny.Heads I Win, Tails You Lose: When I serve a boss inCrisis Corewhen the game covers the Nibelheim incident, since the player is controlling Zack Fair. I'm fought like any other boss, but Zack nonetheless fails to ultimately stop me.Heroes Prefer Swords: I had already taken up my Masamune during my time as one of Shinra's SOLDIERs, where I was in fact renowned as a hero. Though I may no longer be considered a "Hero" by the people of my world or yours, my swordsmanship has not diminished.Hero Killer: Oh yes. I have quite the habit of leaving a trail of bodies.Just ask the Ancient.Hijacking Cthulhu: My mother Jenova was an abomination of tentacles and eyes in roughly humanoid form that traveled the cosmos destroying Planets. I subverted her body and bent it to my will as an extension of myself.HP to One: I'll admit, Heartless Angel has becomesomething of my trademark, though its effectiveness seems to vary depending on which universe I use it in. Strangely, it seems myKingdom Heartscounterpart has put it to the best use, where it will not onlybe truly fatalwithout certain abilities, butdepletes magic as well as health, denying the enemy the ability to heal without items. I've found the attack to bethe least usefulin theDissidiauniverse, where it only seems to affect the enemy's strength, and not their health.I Am Not Left-Handed: Many of my defeats thus far have been a result of my underestimating my opponents, and thus using less strength against them than I ought.My creator has statedthat I have never thus far been seen at my full strength. InKingdom Hearts, I also invert the trope's literal interpretation, and wield Masamune in my right hand.Iconic Item: MyMasamuneis widely known for its length, elegance, and the people it impaled.Iconic Outfit: I am sure you know about my blackBadass Longcoatwith silver shoulder armor and accents.Impaled with Extreme Prejudice: My rather lengthy blade is perfect for stabbing. Just ask Cloud. Or the Ancient.Invincible Villain: Across the many stories told about me, one of the few constants is that I am above all others in power and cannot truly be destroyed. Cloud himself has (quite rightly) stated that I am "far stronger in reality than any story" you would hear of my exploits.This is especially true formy future self,where in my memorable clash with Cloud at the Edge of Creation, I make it abundantly clear that I am in total control of the fight and his attempts to even hit me are laughable at best. I understand many of you consider this one of my finest moments, which I confess I am inclined to agree with.Katanas Are Just Better: My Masamune is a nodachi, to use the precise term, but if youmust conform to the common word for those types of swords, it is a katana. One that only I may wield.Lightning Bruiser: In all depictions, I move and teleport at superhuman speeds and can swing my sword with such power that none could hope to oppose me and live. And I assure you, you can find I'm usually hard to keep down for the count as well.Long-Haired Pretty Boy: I believe you are aware of my long locks. I also believe you are aware of how revered I am by the female fandom.Magic Knight: Though my prowess with magic varies depending on my depiction, I am often skilled to some degree with spells and sword alike.Make Wrong What Once Went Right:You probably thought I wouldfollow the same stepsin theremakeas I did in the original story, didn't you? No, unlike most of my enemies, I'mworking with knowledge of how my first plan played outand instead manipulated Cloud and his friends into destroyingthe one force that guaranteed my defeat.Manipulative Bastard: I am quite adept at toying with the emotions of others to make them do what I want. You are free to ask Cloud if you do not believe me.Master Swordsman: My skill with the Masamune is unparalleled. None could hope to match my strength and speed with it, and none ever have.Master of Illusion: While less prominent than many of my other abilities, I do possess the power to craft convincing illusions, which I have showcased on several occasions.Meaningful Appearance: My natural green eyes betray my true nature as a Jenova experiment, heir to a great and powerful legacy.Mythology Gag: My trait of striking more often than I am seen to swing functions as a reference to the initial threeFinal Fantasies. TheWarriors of Light,Wild Rose Rebellion, andorphans of Urwould land more "hits" with their weapons as their strength grew, but the visuals would often indicate far less swings than their opponents received; the orphans, for example, would swing their weapons a maximum of six times per armament, yet land up to eighteen hits each.Ominous Latin Chanting: The chorus of my trademark theme, One-Winged Angel, which has served as my theme in almost every appearance I make. It is one of the most prolificFinal Fantasythemes, being remixed a half-dozen times, often with new lyrics.One-Winged Angel: I am theTrope Namer, this being the name of myLeitmotifwhich is remixed in most all of my appearances. While I am hardly the first to actually do the act the trope explains, my status of having a single black wing now makes me a rather literal interpretation of the trope.Only Cloud Can Kill Me: I admitthat insignificant Keyblade wieldermay be very skilled to best me in combat. But apparently, Cloud is the only one who can eliminate me, and indeed, my battles with the Keyblade wielder have ended with me none the worse for wear, still strong enough to fight Cloud shortly afterwards.Only the Chosen May Wield: Though it is indeterminate whether only I am capable ofwieldingMasamune, or simply the only one with sufficient training to use it, the point stands that none others may carry my weapon.The Other Darrin: Duringmy first clash with that insignificant Keyblade wielder, my words were carried on the tones ofLance Bass. This was not well-received; in all of my other appearances, I bear the voice ofGeorge Newbern, withTyler Hoechlinfilling in forthe retelling of my first appearance.Overly Long Fighting Animation: The ultimate attack of my Safer form, Supernova, has gained a level of infamy for the extended animation it possesses, consisting of the destruction of an entire solar system and the accelerated deterioration of its sun before showing the damage dealt.O.O.C. Is Serious Business: After my entry into the Lifestream, I normally maintain aDissonant Serenity, but I will admit that there are very rare occasions in which I show more obvious emotion. Theapex of Omnislash Version 5catches me by surprise, andCloud channeling the power of lightis quite possibly the only time I have ever raised my voice.Out of the Inferno: My scene of standing among the flames of Nibelheim is an iconic image of me, and is referenced in many of my appearances. To add to that, I am greater than all those imitators mentioned in the trope, as I walkintothe flames.Power Gives You Wings: As the god-being Safer Sephiroth I bore six white wings instead of legs, and a black wing in place of my right arm. More commonly now I am depicted with a single black wing over my right shoulder.Predecessor Villain: inFinal Fantasy VII: Advent Children. Kadaj is the film's main antagonist for all practical purposes, and bringing me back to life is his main goal.Punch-Clock Villain: My appearance inDissidia Final Fantasy. I had no interest in theForever Warwaged between Chaos and Cosmos; my only goal was to understand the nature behind it and how it could be used to further my ambitions.Purposely OverpoweredGuest-Star Party Member: In Cloud's flashbacks, though I can't be controlled by the player, I will kill any enemies in but a few swingsnoteeither one, possess mastered various Materia, and cannot be damaged.Psycho Prototype: Iplay this trope oddly; although my status as the first individual to be injected with Jenova's cells is directly related to my eventual mental breakdown resulting in the Nibelheim incident, the 'psycho' element is notcausedby the 'prototype' element.Reality Warper: Ithas been observedthat my Supernova attack functions with largely the same mechanics as Summoned Beasts - as I myself do not have the strength to summon a meteor with the strength to eliminate a single Planet, let alone a solar system, I instead draw my enemy into an alternate space and time in which such destruction is occurring.I will admit my choice of timing for the teleportation is less than stellar.Rule of Symbolism:Final Fantasyhas never shown restraint with symbolic representations, and I am no exception.My Safer form inthe original telling of my talehad me possessed of six white wings, in reference to the seraphim of Abrahamic myth; the seraphim were the highest and greatest of the angelic hierarchy, and so too was this my greatest and most powerful form. The dark wing that replaces my right arm - and which I possess in many of my appearances thereafter - serves as a representation of the world's opinion of me as aFallen Hero.My Masamune is named for a renowned swordsmith in your world; carrying a sword of Masamune's make is considered indicative of a calm warrior, which describesmy demeanourquite well. Furthermore, a sword bearing his name wasthe greatest weapon by raw powerin thefirsttwogames of the greater series, befitting my status as aninsurmountable warrior. Finally, Cloud has had access to a weapon bearing the name of Murasame, a rival swordsmith to Masamune who could never overcome him, which serves well to illustrateour positionandCloud's regard of facing me.A Sinister Clue: One ofFinal Fantasy'sfirst villains to be obviously left-handed, and I have always been so save foronce.Softspoken Sadist: I have no need to raise my voice in order to taunt Cloud over his failures.The Stoic: I am very adverse to open displays of emotion aside from arrogance and cruelty. I confess though Ioften lose my composurewhen I witnessCloud overpowering mein some fashion.Sugar-and-Ice Personality: Prior to the Nibelheim case, those in Shinra that kept their distance considered me a cold and stern authority figure, but those that took the care to get to know me would find me personable, polite, and at times, yes, quite kind and understanding. This is why my betrayal of Shinra shook so many so heavily.Super Prototype: While subsequent SOLDIER recruits of Shinra would be injected with Jenova cells upon entry, I was injected as a fetus, growing and merging with them to achieve greater power than any normal recruit would ever have.Sword Beam: Another skill I am fond of. At times it manifests as a blade of energy, at other timesRazor Windin the wake of my strikes.The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny: I was featured ina show hosted by an alcoholic redneck and a mad scientistwhere I found this half-demon whom I believe is thisother half-demon's older brother. I challenged him upon sensing a great power.Sadly, it was not good enough, as Isliced off the top half of his bodyafter burning him with my supernova attack.Vile Villain, Saccharine Show: Not inmore objective accountsof my role in The Planet's darkest hour,obviously, but in theversioncompiled bythose irreverent clowns. While theymake foolsof my enemies, they do not taint my character with their absurd sense of humor, and my "abridged" alter-egodarkens the moodof whatever scene he appears in. I daresay this other metook it a step further than I actually did,singling out Cloud's mother for murder as adark answerto his wish to become just like him, and instead of denying Cloud's ability to feel, this other me acknowledged andmockedStrife's misery when he killed that Ancient in front of him. I cannot say I wasever that petulant.Villainous Legacy: Though my motives might seemfantastical and larger than lifeto you, I would not exist to pursue them were it not for mycreators and former masters, TheShinra Corporation, forging me as a means of enforcing their order, all in the name of simple greed.Thatis a wickedness I can't help but noticeplagues your world too.Villainous Plan Inertia: My death alone was not enough to stop Meteor. If it weren't for that Ancient's meddling, I would have won from beyond the grave, even if I was in no position to benefit from it...at the time.Villain Respect: Thoughthat insignificant Keyblade wieldercannot put an end to me, I am not above commending him for his skill when he proves capable of besting me in combat.The Voiceless: Inthe world of Grymoire, I can be invoked to aid in battle in the same manner as other Champions, but I do not speak in so doing. This isjustifiedby my lack of active role in the story; it would be wasteful to call uponmy voice actorfor a mere one-liner, andreusing my past utterancesmay not be appropriate for the situtation.We Can Rule Together:Before our final duel in the first chapter of the remake, I offered Cloud the chance todefy destinytogether. One that he quite understandably rejected. Was I sincere about my offer? Well, I'm sure you'll find out soon enough.Winged Humanoid: Most of my appearances have me bear a single black wing in reference to the title of my boss theme; most prominently inthe original conflict of World B, where it served as mySuper Mode, in contrast to many many of Chaos' other summoned warriors having full transformations reflecting their boss appearances. Duringthe second conflict, my Safer form would make another appearance, though revised to qualify for this trope as well.White Hair, Black Heart: My long silver-white hair is another of my iconic design appearances, and goes well with my cruel and sinister nature.Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds: Some would consider the tragedy and trauma that followed my life up to the Nibelheim case to make me a tragic and sympathetic figure. Pity me if you wish, it will not spare you my wrath.The Worf Effect: The Midgar Zolom is adeceptively powerful foethat Cloud and his party were advised to avoid when first they approached its domain. On reaching the other side of the swamp by chocoback, they found that I had left one impaled on a tree, demonstrating to the less-informed of Cloud's allies that my power was not exaggerated.


Discussion on how to deal with pages like this is hereThis is gonna be fun.(For any English-speakers who like to keep it real, it's best to read me in the voice ofKevin Miller. For all you folks over in Japan, tryTomokazu SekiorTakeshi Kusao. And before you ask,all spoilers are unmarked.You've been warned, pal!)Hey, everyone. Why am I here, you ask? Simple. Hearda certain electrokinetic humieI know froman old gigdecided to show up here and talk about himself. Since I'm a fun guy and good sport, I just couldn't let that sap hog all the glory, so here I am to quite literally steal his thunder away.noteCole:Terrible pun, Sly. Just the worst. Not to mention I lost the fuckin' page 'cause the morons who run this site think their opinions matter over everyone else's!Me:Oh. Sorry 'bout that.Cole:It's all good. I've gotten over it.Now, I'm sure some of you more seasoned guys and gals don't need any real introduction from yours truly, but if you do, I should probably startrightat the beginning.The name's Sly.Sly Cooper. I'm an art lover, abon vivant, and as you all should know, an internationally famous master thief. In fact, us Coopers ourselves are a long,longline of master thieves dating back thousands of years. Though I can assure you that no honor, challenge or fun can be found in stealing from the common man, which is why my family line's always followed a code toonly steal from other thieves. So you can consider your wallet safe. For now.Let me start at the beginning, back I was just an eight-year-old kid, and it was the night I was supposed to inherit from my father our family's greatest treasure, the Thievius Raccoonus. It was an age-old encyclopedia of thieving knowledge my ancestors had passed down through the ages, and with it in hand, I hoped it would teach me everything I needed to be especially sneaky in my future career.Though fate had something different in mind. A band of power-hungry crime lords called the Fiendish Five broke into our home, struck down my parents, tore out the pages of the Thievius Raccoonus, and scattered them to the…fivecorners of the earth. After I lost just about everything that night except my cane and the clothes on my back, I was shipped off to the Happy Camper Orphanage.But hope was not lost, since it was there I met two new companions:Bentley, resident turtle boy who does machines, cracks codes and serves as the strategy behind our operations, andMurray, our getaway driver, and who's grown all the way from aham-fisted burdento ourham-preachingenforcerover the course of our adventures. And ever since that first meeting at the orphanage (and a premiere cookie-stealing heist), the three of us have been close in a way that simple words just can't do justice.As the years went on, our outfit— the Cooper Gang— truly began to take off, and despite humble beginnings, we started pulling some daring heists in big-name places all over the world. Paris, Bombay, you name it. And how could I forget about my first run-in with the especially lovely and passionateInterpol inspectorCarmelita Fox? Ah, those were the days.Ten years after my parents' death, we finally found a lead on the Fiendish Five (thanks to Carmelita having a file with as much info on me as she could find) and startedour big mission to hunt them down and take back the Thievius Raccoonus. Outwitting each member took some split-second skill and strategy, but we managed to take them down one by one and began restoring my family's treasured guidebook back to its rightful state.Eventually, it came the time to put down their leader, a giant owlhorrifying beyond all reasonwho had replaced his body with cold robotic parts: Clockwerk. He revealed to me that he'd achieved eternal life through pure jealousy and hatred against the Cooper Clan, and dedicated his existence to wiping us out since the beginning of time. He nearly succeeded with me and my parents, butchose to leave me aliveas proof that our legacy was worthless without the Thievius Raccoonus.But I made sure to prove him wrong.Thanks to the combined efforts of our gang, with even Carmelita herselfstepping in for a bit, Clockwerk and his Death Ray were taken out of commission. My parents were finally avenged, I gave the lovely Ms. Foxa little token of my gratitudebefore we soon returned to our usual game of cat and mouse, and the Thievius Raccoonus was returned to its rightful state. It was finally time for me to write my own tales in the book.After a couple years' worth of other adventures,our gang learned that the Museum of Natural History in Cairo was putting Clockwerk's mechanical parts up on exhibition, so we pulled a job to steal and destroy them for good. But by the time we arrived, they were already stolen by the Klaww Gang, a new crime syndicate whose members planned to use each part as instruments for a grander scheme. To make things even more complicated, Carmelita had a new partner, Constable Neyla, who we knewdefinitelyhad something up with her.After a lot of twists and turns in our crusade against our new foes, including me and Murray getting captured for over a week, Neyla framing Carmelita for conspiring with us, and all the Clockwerk parts we nabbed from the Klaww Gang getting stolen back at the last minute, we found out that two-bit cockney liar was in league with them from day one. Having already backstabbed everyone else along the way, she hijacked Clockwerk's body and its immortality for herself. Against all odds, we managed to stop her "Clock-La" form and end Clockwerk's reign of terror for good this time,but Bentley's legs were crushed as a result of the scuffle.When Carmelita showed up to arrest us just after all was said and done, I knew how much my friends went through during this long journey of ours, so I agreed to turn myself into Interpol on the pretense that they would be let go. But they managed to give me a little help before leaving, and I, in turn, managed to give her the old slip yet again. She didn't seem that fussed about it then, though.Sometime in the following year, I broke into a high-security prison to have a word with a guy named McSweeney, the retired muscle of my father's original trio. Through him, I learned about Kaine Island, where the Cooper Vault full of my family's treasure was hidden. We soon found out that a mad scientist named Dr. M (who I'd later learn was the estranged brains of my dad's old outfit, incredible, isn't it) had already spent years trying to break into the vault himself. With the vault being hard enough to get into even without Dr. M's personal fortification of the island, Bentley and I knew that it would take more than just us three to pull off such a tough caper.So it becamethe goal of our next adventure to find other world-class thieves, recruit them, and pull off our toughest heist yet (with Carmelita hot on our tail as usual). Murray was our first recruit, having spent the last year trying to find himself after the Clock-La incident. Next, we recruited his mentor in the mystic art of Dreamtime,the Guru. We then completed our gang with RC expertPenelope(who got together with Bentley during that caper) and two of ourformer foes:the Panda Kingof the Fiendish Five andDimitri Lousteauof the Klaww Gang. With our gang finally assembled, we all set off to Kaine Island for the grand heist.In spite of a couple setbacks and a quick brush with death, we were finally able to get to the Cooper Vault. After I traversed it and reached its innermost sanctum, Dr. M followed me there to crush me and take the Coopers' treasure for himself. After a fight that was long and hard enough to shake the Vault to its limit, Carmelita arrived in the nick of time to arrest us both. I took a blast meant for her from Dr. M and after finishing him off, she came over to me to see how I was doing. I took the opportunity and pretended that the attack made me lose my memory, and after she told the seemingly-amnesiac me that I was her "partner", we quickly hightailed it out of the Vault as it collapsed.So Carmelita and I were finally able to enjoy each others' company as a result of what happened at Kaine Island, and I pretty much retired from thievery. It was a nice break.But after a while, the thief in my blood started roaring up again, and I secretly began plans to pull off one last heist… behind her back. But just as I was about to make my move, Bentley appeared in order to tell me thatentries in the Thievius Raccoonus were starting to disappearas a result of something affecting history. He, Murray and I soon reunited and, using Bentley's newly-finished time machine, made it our mission to travel to different eras in time (such as the Old West or even the Ice Age), save each of my ancestors and find out just who the culprit messing with them was.Later into our adventure, we caught up with Carmelita (who was definitelynot happyabout the whole "lying about amnesia" thing, but IthinkI made things up with her), as she was also thrown through time by the same mastermind who started this whole mess—Le Paradox, an egomaniacal art collector and the latest member of his own lineage of master thieves. We learned thatPenelopehad sold us out and gave Le Paradox a time-traveling blimp of his own so that he could topple my ancestors' legacy and steal their canes to use as his own personal trophies. After we fixed all the damage he and his cronies did to Cooper history, I finally confronted him on said blimp as its time machine finally broke,but at the last second he escaped with my paraglider and left me on the blimp for dead.And that's the last thing I remember happening before waking up alone in ancient Egypt along with what was left of Le Paradox's time machine. As of now, I still don't know when my friends are finally going to find and rescue me, andI dread that it might not be any time soon. So, getting comfortable here and maybe seeing if I can meet up with one of the Slytunkamens is probably the best option for now, assumingI don't suddenly wake up one day next to a Carmelita that still thinks I have amnesiaor something. Besides, I think the endless view of sand from every direction is actually starting to grow on me.But besides my usual capers of going on globetrotting heists, I've also had a few other excursions here and there, some favorable and some not. There was this one time (can't remember when) whereBentley and I were kidnapped by alienswho forced us to compete alongsidea long-eared cat guy, a robot,an elf, and a short guy with a loud mouthin some weird space dimension Olympics. We've never really brought that incident up again. I also vaguely recalla time when I traveled to a bunch of weird placesand traded fists with some people while looking for a couple missing pages of the Thievius Raccoonus, eventually finding them in the hands ofsome bargain bin treasure hunterwho wouldn't give them up the easy way.Apparently I was also supposed toget my big-screen debuta while back, but thanks to some backlash,the aforementioned cat-creaturemessing everything upand a few other things, it's more or less been swept under the rug. But a few say I might have better luck as a TV star, so who knows what'll happen next? When it happens. …Hopefully. And no, I'm not counting the time whentwoof those cat-creatureskidnapped me and my friends to use as decoys.And now that you've heard about my exciting career, you might as well stay to take a deeper look at my endearing quirks and tools of the trade when it comes to the fine art of thievery. Just don't forget that this place is almost as good atstealing your timeas I am at stealing everything else. Have fun, pal!Here's all you need to know about me:Ace Pilot: As unexpected as it is, I'm pretty good with a plane...Universal Driver's License: ...and a hovercraft, a submarine, a jetpack...Aesop Amnesia: When at the brink of death, you might wonder if you should cut out the cat-and-mouse game and embrace your foxy police lady, and after the vault job and the "amnesia" that's more or less what I did. With enough time, though, the thief in my blood began screaming to get going again, and... well, yeah, I kinda got ahead of myself a little.The guy behind my voice thinksit might be because I wanted to bring Carmelita into my lifestyle since she already brought me into hers, but everything's up in the air at the moment.Always Save the Girl: If Carmelita is truly in danger, I'll come to rescue her. It doesn't matter ifthere's a trap or two involved, I'll help her out no matter what.Amnesiac Lover: Faked it after theCooper Vault jobto be with Carmelita. When the time came for her to figure out the truth, she, er, didn't take it very well.Ancestral Weapon: My trusty cane, inherited from my father. All Coopers had a cane of their own, but a lot of them varied in shape and size. Rioichi from feudal Japan had a bamboo cane stylized like a sai, Sir Galleth from Medieval-era England had a sword shaped like a cane, the list goes on.Anti-Hero: Make no mistake, pal. I may have stopped more than a few guys from doing terrible stuff to more than a few places, but I'm still a wanted crook. No badge of honor for me.But of course, all the people I've saved these places from were even worse criminals, and of course, what would a gentleman thief like me be without a heart?Awesome Ego: I'm just that good, people.Back Stab:Not the literal kind, that would be gross, but a classic skill of mine would be sneaking up on a guard from behind and knocking them over with my cane.Bag of Spilling: Yeah, I'm... more than a little out of practice on performing some of my clan's trademark thieving skills,but I can still do the Ninja Spire Jump and Rail Slide moves as good as I ever did.Beauty, Brains, and Brawn: I'm the "Beauty", Bentley's the "Brains," and Murray's the "Brawn."Blatant Burglar: Mask, hat, it's pretty much self-explanatory. But with or without it, I'm still pretty good at my job, so why fix what isn't broken?Blue Is Heroic: I love to wear blue and my ancestors have a blue hue to them and I'm the star of my line of video games. Ever notice that heroes like me love to wear blue and howsome villains like Mugshot or the Grizz wear purple?You could even say that purple is the new black for villains!Blow You Away: My Silent Obliteration technique involves me moving fast enough around an enemy to create a tornado that quickly and quietly takes care of them.Break the Haughty:Not by too much, but ever since Clockwerk's near-resurrection crippled Bentley...I've been a little more concerned about my friends' well being.But Not Too Foreign: When the Coopers got around, theygot around. Even if I was born in America, I have roots in Egypt, Arabia, England, Scotland, Japan, Germany and even more.Calling Card: Just to make sure the Cooper Gang's targets know:I was here, and you can't do anything about it.Cane Fu: That family heirloom is more than just for show, folks.Can't Stay Normal: While my downtime with 'Lita was fine and all, I just couldn't let go of my family's legacy of thievery andneededto pull another job. And to think, it rather nicely segued into our time-travel adventure.Character Development: Over the course of our adventures, I've been a bit more open to helping my pals with their feelings and problems.Chick Magnet: According to Bentley. I could go further into this one, but I don't think I need to.Childhood Friends: With Bentley and Murray ever since our orphanage days. Once again,a guy couldn't ask for a better gang of friends.Chivalrous Pervert: Carmelita's just one of the prettiest people I've ever seen, so can you blame me for trying?Conveniently an Orphan:Not by a long shot, in contrast tothat cat-guyfor the first few years of his adventures. My family legacy is often at the crux of our greatest adventures, and I have the cane to prove it.Criminal Amnesiac: More likePhonyAmnesiacCop. It didn't stick.Dating Catwoman: My relationship with Carmelita in a nutshell. I'm a suave gentleman thief, she's a hard-as-nails cop and there's some banter and a shock pistol in-between here and there. And having her on my tail has always made our capers all the more fun.Deadpan Snarker: Me? Snarky!?Not at all!Domino Mask: Yes, I'm already a raccoon, but it's still the mark of a true thief.Everyone Has Standards: As I said before, me and my gang only ever steal from criminals. Stealing from or harming innocents is the mark of the cruel and cowardly.noteWell...okay, wedon'talwaysfollow this way of thinking.Family Honor: Gotta preserve the Cooper legacy.Flanderization: I think that during that time-travel adventure I may have gotten a littletooexcited to get back to the grind. Jokes got cracked in such record time that they got sloppy, andI probably forgot to eat breakfast during our last day in Arabia.Regardless, I still trusted in my pals like always.First-Person Snapshooter: Bentley asks me to do this sort of thing for our recon missions. It's fun, and it helps with the eventual big heist.Foe Romance Subtext: With Carmelita. I don't think I even need to say it.Four-Philosophy Ensemble: I'd say I'm Apathetic mixed with Realist. I don't really need to worry about a lot of things since I'm just that good at my job, but when things get painful, the way I see it is you just gotta keep moving forward.Four-Temperament Ensemble: The "Phlegmatic" kind, if you couldn't tell already. I'm cool, I'm collected and I'm always there for my pals.Fun Personified: Sly Cooper,bon vivantinside and out.Gentleman Thief: I am indeed one very charming character, wouldn't you think?Half-Dressed Cartoon Animal: Yeah... those aren't frayed pants like they say. Not a problem, though. This worldisvirtually one without pants.Hard Light: As I learned during my trek into the Cooper Vault, my dad invented a technique for rail sliding onlaser beams! Really. It's as amazing as it sounds.The Hero: I guess? I don't really wear it on my sleeve, but I do take out a lot of cruel crime lords and my gang pretty much saved the world from both Clockwerk and spice-induced madness.Honor Before Reason: And challenge before reason, and also fun before reason. It's who I am and how I roll.Hooks and Crooks: The Cooper cane, obviously.In-Series Nickname: Carmelita calls me "Ringtail". Don't know why, but if it's her secret pet name for me, I appreciate it.Just a Stupid Accent: Excuse-a me? I find it incredibly-a hard to-a believe that-a my disguised Italian accent-a is-a just "stupid". It-a worked perfectly in-a Venice and Arabia!Just Like Robin Hood: Me and my own merry men tend to donate some of our scores to a few charitable causes, such as orphanages.Karmic Thief: Stealing from an average joe isn't honorable in the slightest, hence why our targets for thievery are usually people who definitely deserve it.Lineage Comes from the Father: Quite a few people have compared me to my dad, given both the family resemblance and the Cooper legacy I inherited from him. Don't really know as much about who my mom was.Mascot with Attitude: Sure, me and others who fall under this likethat other kidshare confidence and coolness, but I consider myselfa refined variant. Compared to to how he thrives on being loud and proud, I do my job by sneaking around and sprinkling a little bit of charm here and there.Nice Guy: Who said being a thief means that I can't be friendly from time to time?No Guy Wants to Be Chased:Nope!Remember what I said about challenge and fun. I want that for my adventures and Carmelita just happens to be both.Only Sane Man: Yes, Bentley's the brains of our team, but it's often up to me to reel everyone in whenever things getreallyhot.O.O.C. Is Serious Business: Whenever the snark and sultry go off, so do the gloves.Paper-Thin Disguise: Somehow not even Inspector Fox saw through that disguise at Rajan's ball. All I'm saying is it usually works.Phantom Thief: You can't catch me for long, mon ami.Rascally Raccoon: And proud to be one. I'm even the page image!Stealth Hi/Bye: Most cowardly crime lords never saw me coming... or going, for that matter.Super Drowning Skills: Really should've taken those swimming lessons back at the orphanage.Sympathy for the Devil: ViciousKlaww Gangmember or not, I couldn't help but feel sorry for Jean Bison and hissituation. Happy that he managed to land a new job at the EPA after we took down the Klaww Gang.noteWait, he got himself frozen in another block of ice? Geez, that sucks.Taught by Experience: As I didn't have the Thievius Raccoonus at first, I had to self-teach myself how to do a lot of sneaking around and climbing. It paid off.Teeth-Clenched Teamwork: When we decided to recruitthe Panda Kingof all people for the Kaine Island heist, I was the most apprehensive since, well... he was one of the Fiendish Five that killed my parents. I (mostly) got over it with time, though.Time Master: a couple Cooper techniques seem to allow me to slow down time, speed it up or even stop it. No idea as to how, but they sure were useful... and entertaining, too!Trapped in the Past: Ever since my last caper. Thanks a lot, Le Paradox.And that's pretty much everything, pal. By the way, if you just so happen to have a time machine on you, would you mind helping a guy out? I kinda lied about the whole "sand growing on me" bit.noteCole:Don't worry, Cooper. I'm hoping I get that time-travel power Kessler had. You'll just have to wait.Darth Vader:I cannot help but sympathize with you, raccoon.


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