Board Thread:Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time discussion/@comment-5938643-20130104191521/@comment-5938643-20130106195938

173.190.25.79 wrote: I don't know, that's a good enough theory as any, but me I think he's a raccoon, because I think the reason he's stealing the Thevious Racconus is because he's some long lost Cooper, or at least thinks he is. But I don't know he could be the byproduct of a gecko and a squirrel doing the deed for all I know. I've been thinking of that too, but there's another problem with that: Is he actually DELETING all the knowledge held inside it? I dont think a Cooper would rid his whole family history. If the Collector is a Cooper, the only reason I could think of, that he would wipe the Thievious for, would be because it somehow holds him accountable for something, or there is evidence there he wishes away. Once again, why would a Collector DELETE instead of STEAL? It doesn't make a whole lot of sense, at least at the moment.

Another thing about the Collector: I believe that if this is actually a new character they will need to introduce him, or at least his motives, background, or personality at least halfway into the story. They did so at the beginning with Dr. M in Sly 3 and it worked well, Clockwerk didn't have to be introduced in Sly 2 but Neyla did and she was straightaway. I just think players would be left unsatisfyed if they reached the final level, discovered it was some random new character with no relevance, beat him, and game over.