Board Thread:Sly Cooper series discussion/@comment-24361211-20131231065523/@comment-27415945-20151223154603

Steampower penguin wrote:

That stated, what did Jak pulled off?

Also, couldn't it just be that Sly was named after Slytunkhamen. Or maybe Sly just bestow that name on the king after something?

I don't think though that Sly should be his own grandfather. It an already common enough trope, with at least one movie based on the idea.("Predestination" and the source material "All You Zombies" take it to the furthest extreme possible.) The Rift Rider used to traverse the Rift gate originated in the future, creating a bootstrap paradox and thus an infinite regression. Also, Mar is arguably Jak from a timeline where he stayed in the past. This results in the existence of two distinct Jaks from two separate timelines. I find that fascinating!

It could, it certainly could be so. But it's not just about the name if you consider all the other factors which play in beautifully into the theory. But yes, there might just be a more boring and dull explanation for the name, even if a little bizarre to me. But the theory still stands.

I think in turn it would be interesting, the trope really isn't as cliche as you might think. I would argue it enriches the lore and adds more mystery to the series. I mean time travel itself is an overused cliche, so there isn't much substance in "it's too common". Yet again, this is all theoretical, so nothing anyone says determines anything.