Rioichi Cooper

Rioichi Cooper was one of the supporting characters in the Sly Cooper series, making his playable debut in Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time. He was a member of the Cooper Clan who lived in Feudal Japan during the 14th and 15th century. 
He is voiced by Steve Blum.
==Appearance==
Rioichi's fur color and pattern makes him resemble a tanuki, or "raccoon dog", which makes sense as he is native in Japan. He dons his blue ninja gear with white sleeves, and with the hood that he uses to cover his head.
==Story==
Rioichi Cooper is one of Sly's ancestors that is mainly focused upon in the "Thievius Raccoonus," the book that chronicles the history and skills of the Cooper Family. Rioichi is a master of several things: thievery, ninjitsu (ninja combat), and is a master sushi chef. In fact, he created sushi (in the world of Sly Cooper) and even owns a sushi restaurant in the game, which is subsequently taken over by El Jefe's soldiers.
Rioichi Cooper, just like the other Coopers, wields a cane. Rioichi's cane is made out of bamboo and can actually be split into dual canes, he mainly splits his cane in-2 when he does his stealth takedown. Rioichi uses his sushi restaurant and being a master sushi chef as a cover for his thieving antics. He also, of course, has a blue outfit, as blue seems to be the signature color of the Cooper Thief Clan. He is imprisioned when he serves bad sushi to the shogun, but is rescued by Sly. Later, when infiltrating El Jefe's fortress, El Jefe gets the jump on him and takes his cane. He later appears in the present day with Bentley, Murray, and the other ancestors in order to retrieve their canes. He retrieves his own and Bob Cooper's cane before heading back to his own time.
==Abilities and Weapons==
Rioichi was the developer of the Ninja Spire Jump and the Leaping Dragon Technique, both of which were utilized highly during his thieving career. Rioichi was also a master chef who invented sushi and owned a renowned sushi restaurant in Japan. Rioichi's weapons were two small canes, resembling hooked sais (a Japanese dagger). He used the Spire Jump to sneak into heavily fortified castles in Japan.
==Personality==
As a ninja with great wisdom and discipline, Rioichi was calm and very respectful towards others such as Sly and the gang, using honorifics when addressing them and speaking in a riddle-like fashion with Japanese proverbs.
He was very open minded, especially after the events involving El Jefe's takeover. When Rioichi first met Sly and was told that Sly was his descendant from the future, he immediately believed him. He extended this side to his other relatives as well, as when asked to retrieve Bob's cane, he expressed that he was honored to help his "most-hairy ancestor" and showed him respect. He was also very calm even in the strangest situations and stated that he was a ninja, and so never alarmed. Just like Sly, Rioichi was quite cocky, which led Bentley to believe he was the one Sly got it from.
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