Sushi House Startup

"One day, I will bring greatness to this shop again."

- Rioichi Cooper

"Sushi House Startup" was a job for Sly Cooper and Rioichi Cooper in "Turning Japanese" of Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time.

Background
After Rioichi was freed from the prison, it was time for him to reclaim his sushi shop and get it back in business.

Synopsis
Sly Cooper got into position near Rioichi's sushi house, which was guarded at the front entrance by one of El Jefe's men. By dressing up in his Samurai Costume, Sly was able to relieve the guard, who was initially ordered by his boss to keep watch for any intruders. Once the entrance was clear, Sly helped Rioichi get inside his restaurant by boosting him up to a window with his shield.

Once inside, Rioichi retrieved his dual canes from underneath a rug. Before he could begin the mission, Bentley contacted him, first to kindly remark on his ingenuity to use his sushi knives as door keys, and then warn him that some of the guards had his sushi knives, and there were numerous security traps he has never seen before.

Determined to bring back greatness to his restaurant, Rioichi began his task, utilizing his Leaping Dragon technique to help him navigate through the building and being careful not to alert any guards. While doing so, he managed to locate each of the guards that stole his knives and reclaimed them one-by-one. Each knife he collected allowed him to pass through locked doors that led from one room to the next. With his knives back in his possession, Rioichi entered the final room, which contained the power switch to the entire restaurant. To send a message to El Jefe that his shop could not be shut down, Rioichi pulled the switch, which powered everything back on in the restaurant, spooking all of the guards.

Behind the scenes
One of the early builds of this mission did not include any doors or knife locks. They were later added because, according to Mat Kraemer, players were going backwards and finding themselves lost. Doors had locks added to them, helping players move in the right direction.