Board Thread:Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time discussion/@comment-1845428-20130129160801/@comment-3244796-20130131210700

Tsheez wrote: ScorpionTail wrote: Tsheez wrote: ScorpionTail wrote: Tsheez wrote: I honestly think that the Collector might just still be collecting the Cooper's canes. Clockwerk was able to be piloted by Neyla, because his parts were reconstructed by Arpeggio in a way that would allow him to pilot it. The original Clockwerk was actually an owl to begin with, and did have all of the machinery built on at some time, this time unclear. There are ideas of how Clockwerk got his parts way back then, but that's just something that was never really questioned in the original trilogy. The Collector on one hand, is described by Sly as an art mogul at the beginning of the game. What this could mean is that all of his artifacts and such in his museum could have been just stolen from different eras in time, making them look prestine. What could have happened, was that upon traveling in time and stealing, he could have noticed the Coopers beating him to the loot. And with all the different Coopers, he could have noticed the different canes. Therefore, his plot, and the backstory of Thieves in Time, could be him taking all of the canes (like we already know) and imprisoning the Coopers. This way, he gets a one of a kind art piece, while in the mean time giving himself the freedom of getting art from all times, completely Cooper-free. That does sound interesting, but remember what was hinted at recently, how Clockwerk might have something to do with the Collector's plans? I think that the Collector is collecting the canes to stroke his ego. Why would he want to erase the Cooper legacy if all he'll do is show them off at a museum? He'll most likely keep the canes for himself, if anything. Well, what I was saying was a big goal could be that he notices that the Coopers steal stuff before him, so in the action of capturing and jailing them, the Canes could be a good art piece. His art is based off of the different time periods, so why not have those canes be the key art piece to reflect that era? I just realized that you forgot to mention how you think Clockwerk tied into the Collector's plans. I can't figure that out yet. Maybe he isn't. I mean, he existed in all these time periods, so that's why he is in the background. Maybe he isn't working with the Collector, but somehow intervenes at some point. The developers said that Clockwerk might have something to do with the plot, so it is very possible that Clockwerk isn't just a part of the Collector's plans, but is a key part of those plans.