Clockwerk

**Clockwerk** (stylized as **CLOCKWЯK**) was a Eurasian eagle owl that was the leader of the Fiendish Five and nemesis of the Cooper Clan. He was consumed by jealousy for the Cooper Clan's reputation as thieves and hated them to such a degree that he replaced his mortal body with soulless machinery just to keep up with them through time. He was eventually killed by Sly Cooper, though his legacy continues to haunt the Cooper Gang to the present day.

Clockwerk is considered by many to be the main villain of the *Sly Cooper* series, and is the only villain to be referenced in all four games.

He was voiced by Ross Douglas.

## Characteristics

### Physical appearanceedit

Clockwerk was a giant eagle owl made entirely of metal. He has large yellow eyes, three large talons on each foot, and a large brow that was constantly pulled down in anger. When he was attacking, Clockwerk either had plasma shooters on his feet and back, or electric ring shooters on his head and the tips of his elbows.

In his organic form, Clockwerk was covered in light brown feathers. He had bright red eyes and three white talons on each foot.

### Personality

Clockwerk was obsessed with proving himself superior to the Cooper Clan. He can be identified as a psychopath, being able to endure thousands of years of waiting before planning to finish off the Cooper name with Sly. He openly mocked the Cooper family whenever he had the chance. He was able to create advanced technology and numerous plans on how to eradicate the elusive Sly Cooper while he invaded his lair in Russia.

This gave his boasts some merit but also led to developing a superiority complex, stating that his robotic form was perfect for granting him immortality just to keep up with the Coopers through history. Overall, Clockwerk was an evil, bitter and obsessed character who desired nothing more than the eradication of his nemesis, Sly Cooper and his ancestors, at whatever cost, even his own body. This however, proved to be his downfall.

### Abilities

Clockwerk's biological body was at some point replaced with robotic parts, and a highly advanced piece of technology called the Hate Chip imbued his new body with the ability to never rust or decay and could even repair it after taking incredible damage. This allowed him to survive beyond his intended life span as a mortal being. Clockwerk's body was equipped with a multitude of weapons, including missiles, laser emitters, launchers that could fire electrified rings, and an energy weapon within the eyes (although this and the missiles might have been an addition made by Arpeggio as they're only used by Clock-La). In addition, Clockwerk was extremely resilient to damage, as simple weapons like Carmelita's shock pistol and jetpack missiles were individually ineffective against him. In addition, Clockwerk's body could survive being heavily damaged and submerged in molten lava; this could be contributed by the Hate Chip and Clockwerk's self-repairing body. He also had spare engines in case his wings were too damaged to allow flight. In the event that all but his head was disabled, it could detach and fly using small jets.[1]

In part for his ability to survive with a combination of his hatred and mechanical improvements, Clockwerk was remarkably intelligent. He constructed a lair in the Krakarov Volcano and developed multiple weapons and vehicles for the Fiendish Five to use for their own personal schemes. These included hover vehicles and his death ray, as well as a gas chamber which was used to incapacitate Sly. He was able to think accordingly and execute cunning plans, assaulting and slaughtering Conner Cooper and being able to lure Sly into his gas chamber by manipulating his feelings for Carmelita. He also created a legion of mechanical birds, similar to him, and hordes of lava monsters to do his bidding.

Two years later, Clockwerk's body was fully repaired by Arpeggio so that each individual member of the Klaww Gang could use their share of the Clockwerk parts for their own purposes. Each individual part had also served its own purpose in Clockwerk's design as a Cooper hunter. They included a heart that acted as a tireless pump, eyes with powerful entrancing qualities,[2] and talons capable of slicing through steel. All of the parts assembled would create Clockwerk's frame and were the basis for helping him live through time and would later help spark his partial rebirth as Clock-La. With the destruction of the Hate Chip, Clockwerk's body, and therefore Clockwerk himself, was permanently destroyed.

## TMNT X Pokemon

Clockwerk is one of the many villains you'll face throughout the game. He's one of the strongest on the difficulty scale.

## Trivia

* Clockwerk's name is a play on the word "clockwork," referring to the purely mechanical.
* Clockwerk's name is only mentioned in the setup cutscene for "An Opera of Fear" in *Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves*.
* Clockwerk's voice actor, Ross Douglas, was uncredited for *Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus*.
	+ The Japanese voice for Clockwerk was originally Naomi Kusumi, but in the HD version, he is replaced with Kunihiko Yasui.
* In *Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus*, Carmelita says that her shock pistol can't hurt Clockwerk but can create holes in his armor. In fact, Clockwerk can also take damage, as his mechanical body only prevents him from aging. It is possible that it starts shorting out his circuits.
* His final line in the first game foreshadows his near return in the next game, and the irreparable damage done after his final defeat in the second game.
* Clockwerk's final line in the first game might also mean that his hatred for the Cooper Clan would rage on forever after, which was implied with Clockwerk's Eye being a collectible treasure in *Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time*.
* It is implied that Clockwerk would be resurrected if his body was fully reassembled but after the parts were all locked into place, the cyborg owl strangely did not awaken. The two most likely reasons for this is that either his brain was never reinserted or it took some time for Clockwerk's soul to reassert itself. It's possible that it happened at some point after Neyla took over the Clockwerk frame, as she claimed that some new power was growing inside her.
* Despite being one of the four bird villains in the series (other three being Arpeggio, General Tsao, and LeFwee), Clockwerk is the only one who has shown the capability of flight.
	+ He is also the only one who is not anthropomorphic, instead bearing the shape of an actual owl.
	+ This also makes him unique among all voiced characters in the *Sly Cooper* series.
* After the credits in the English version of *Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus*, Clockwerk's head is shown, and then his eyelids open and reveal red eyes. In the Japanese version, Clockwerk has blue eyes.
* He is the only deceased member of the Fiendish Five. The Panda King lives in China, while the other three members are incarcerated.
* Clockwerk is the only main villain that was killed by Sly Cooper; Carmelita killed Neyla, while Dr. M was crushed underground due to his refusal to leave the Cooper Vault treasure, and Cyrille Le Paradox was imprisoned.
* The Dragon Claw Statue and Clockwerk's Eye are two treasures that appear in *Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time* that make direct reference to Clockwerk. The Dragon Claw Statue has the words "Clockwerk was here" scratched into the bottom, and the Clockwerk Eye has a description which implies the destruction of the hate chip did not totally destroy Clockwerk and that the Cooper gang had not truly seen the last of him.
* In "Breakout!," Sly wonders out loud if "Rioichi has crossed paths with Clockwerk."
* Clockwerk also makes appearances throughout *Thieves in Time*. The earliest appearance he has made in the timeline is 10,000 BC. In every single *Thieves in Time* episode, Clockwerk can be seen occasionally flying around in the sky or perched on a building. In this game, his body resembles more of an owl as opposed to an eagle as in earlier appearances.
* It is unknown how Clockwerk was able to get the technology to make his body fully robotic.
	+ This also remain as a mystery on how Clockwerk was able to survive over 10,000 years and acquire the technology that has yet to present in that time.
* His pseudo-Latin scientific name is "Machina Diabolocus," according to the Binocucom in *Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus*, which can be translated to mean "diabolical machine."
* Clockwerk is confirmed to appear in the upcoming *Sly Cooper* film as the main antagonist.
* Clockwerk and his individual parts are considerably smaller in *Sly 2: Band of Thieves*.
	+ There is also the addition of two pairs of spikes on his wings in *Sly 2*, which have never been explained, and his beak is markedly different in appearance and motion than in *Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus*.
* The only parts of Clockwerk that are mentioned in *Sly 2* are the tail feathers, wings, heart, eyes, lungs, stomach, talons and brain. Since these parts would not rebuild his body entirely it can be assumed that Jean Bison had the rest as Arpeggio mentions him having the lion's share of the parts.
* The shape of Clockwerk's feet is different to that of a real owl, which are zygodactyl (two talons in the front, two talons in the back) whereas Clockwerk as anisodactyl feet (three in front, one in back) similar to an eagle.