Board Thread:Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time discussion/@comment-1823637-20130130163221/@comment-4552917-20130303121734

(Sigh) Do I have to bring up the problems with the twin brother theory, again? In fact, I've come up with a new one. He would have been discovered to be a guy dressing up as a girl the moment he ended up in jail, due to having to wear a prisoner outfit. Unless, you're saying that Max has actual boobs. I'll be honest, a twin sister would make more sense than a twin brother. It explains having the same voice and takes care of the problem I just brought up. The only problem left would be the sister's obssession with Bentley. Actually, I can explain that. It's during the construction of the time machine that the sister swaps places with Penelope. After spending time with Bentley, the sister develops an obsessive crush on Bentley and becomes determined to have him for herself.

I still feel like it's grasping at straws, though. Sadly, I think the person we saw in Sly 4 was the real Penelope. I know you want to turn her good again and sweep evil Penelope under the rug, but it's not that easy.

The best theory I've heard is that Penelope was slowly brainwashed by Clockwerk, through the surviving Eye. Let me explain. After Sly 2, the gang retrieves the survivng Eye and Bentley locks it away. Skip ahead to post Sly 3. Penelope finds the Eye and asks Bentley about it. He tells her to not go near the Eye.

Penelope's scientific curiosity causes her to disobey and thus she starts secretly studying the Eye. Now, according to the theory, Clockwerk's consciousness is still alive, inside the Eye. Slowly, over time, Clockwerk begins to warp Penelope's thoughts, imprinting his hatred of Sly and the other Coopers onto her.

She then goes on to join Le Paradox, taking the Eye with her. However, Le Paradox notices her obsession with the Eye and, feeling that it's distracting her, takes the Eye away and gives it to the Grizz, telling him to lock it away. This is how the Eye ends up in the safe in the Ice Age time zone.

But, it's already too late for Penelope as Clockwerk is already inside her head. He continues to influence her, despite the fact that she's nowhere near the Eye. It only gets worse after Bentley defeats her. By the time she breaks out of jail, Clockwerk's hold on her is mostly complete. I say mostly because she sends a letter to Bentley. While the words in the letter are of Clockwerk Penelope, the real Penelope left a hidden message in the letter, calling out for Bentley to help her.

This was only a basic telling of the theory, which is a fanfic. Read the full thing for yourselves. It's on www.fanfiction.net. The story is called Penelope's Log and is written by Lord Clockwerk.