Board Thread:Sly Cooper film discussion/@comment-25091239-20160705011802/@comment-24894472-20160707011126

Teenbat wrote: Well, using "deductive reasoning," it will be either Raleigh or Ruby. Why? Because Clockwerk has been confirmed, the official description for the movie mentions the lush mountains of China and Muggshot is an important enough character to appear in two games and a short. Does that mean Muggshot has to be in the movie? No, of course not, especially if Sony is not planning for a second or third movie, but I would say that he's "fresh" enough in Sly fans' minds for Rainmaker not to remove him.

Who is more likely to be cut, Raleigh or Ruby? I would say that they're both as likely, with Ruby being creepy enough to be memorable and Raleigh being the first boss of the series to be just as, if not more, memorable.

The problem with Raleigh is that he is one of the only bosses in the series that was not "humanized" (weird word to use). Muggshot was a bullied kid who turned to crime to get back at those bullies, Ruby was similar and the Panda King was kicked out of the firework business due to being and looking poor. We obviously know very little about Clockwerk, so I can't really say he's humanized, just really evil and awesome. I could go into the second, third and even fourth games, but I think I've made my point. Raleigh was just a snooty blue-blood that was bored of his life of luxury, so one day while sailing in his yacht he attacked a passing cruise ship and became a pirate. He's just a jerk, not someone to feel bad for. Honestly I think Mz. Ruby would be the one to be cut. Raleigh paved a bigger role in the series. He is the first criminal Sly took down, and paved the way for him becoming a master thief. Raleigh also was referenced in all four games if you count Good Bye My Sweet as part of Sly 3. His hat has almost become a symbol of Sly's success. Mz. Ruby on the other hand, doesn't even have an easter egg past Sly 2. Her world didn't fit the Sly Cooper series at all. In fact, Haiti always reminds me of the bog levels in Spyro the Dragon. Even her boss battle was an out of game. She never creeped me out she just felt out of place. Her black magic and voice were cool, but I didn't find them enough to effect the Sly Cooper series as a whole. Raleigh's backstory was horrible, but Mz. Ruby's character development was worse. Why did she want to take over Mexico? What was to gain from it? Raleigh at least had cash as a motive for his plans, and I still have his boss intro and closure memorized to this day.