A Shadow from the Past is the prologue episode of Band of Thieves. It was set at the Museum of Natural History in Cairo, Egypt, where the Cooper Gang had to steal the Clockwerk parts before the mechanical owl could be reconstructed.
Plot[]
Cairo Museum Break-In[]
Sly commends Bentley on his fieldwork so far.
Sly, Bentley, and Murray ran across some rooftops and parted ways to take up their positions in the museum. Once Sly slipped down into the main exhibit, he pulled out his binocucom and reviewed the mission with Bentley. When Sly asked for Bentley's status on the heist, the latter explained that he was stuck in the basement and needed Sly to activate the elevator for him. Once Sly did so, Bentley approached the nearby computer and began hacking into the museum's security system to shut down the lasers and spotlights and open the security gate. He then decided to stay behind and provide computer support, while Sly went on to meet up with Murray at their rendezvous point.
Sly and Murray meet at their location.
When Sly reached the destination, Murray was nowhere in sight until he dropped down through a skylight, demonstrating his new move, the Thunder Flop, a move that knows neither friend nor foe, only destruction. Using his strength, Murray lifted the gate to let Sly pass, and then destroyed the glass window to Clockwerk's exhibit room, allowing Sly to sneak in.
Neyla believes Sly is innocent.
The room, however, was empty, and Sly ended up busted by Inspector Carmelita Fox and her partner, Constable Neyla, with the former accusing him of stealing the parts. Neyla, on the other hand, believed this to be the work of the Klaww Gang, given the entry method and guard casualties.
The gang escapes through the exhibit hall.
With the two officers briefly distracted by their conversation, Sly took the opportunity to sneak away. Carmelita soon took notice and gave chase. Sly led the chase through a long exhibit hall and was soon accompanied by Bentley and Murray. Upon nearing the end, the three decided to part ways, that way Sly could keep Carmelita distracted while Bentley and Murray could retrieve the team van. Upon reaching the end of the hall, Sly busted through a window and led the chase along the rooftops while the team van was being pursued by police cars below. Sly then slid down to the street below, and the van pulled up just in time for him to jump in through the back. Once Sly was inside, the gang drove off, narrowly missing the fleet of police cars and leaving Carmelita just as furious as ever.
Aftermath[]
Once Sly hops into the team van, they make a getaway from the police. Carmelita tries firing at the van with her shock pistol but with no luck at stopping them. As the gang drives away, Sly notes that Carmelita is just as angry as ever and how it makes her look quite lovely. He then begins to wonder about her partner, Constable Neyla, and her mentioning of the Klaww Gang, trying to figure out whether it was just a slip of the tongue or an intentional clue. Either way, it is the gang's only lead on the missing Clockwerk parts.
Sly then explains everything about Clockwerk, such as his deep hatred for the Cooper Clan's thieving reputation and how he mechanized himself to keep him immortal until the Cooper Clan was fully eliminated once and for all. The cyborg owl caught up with Sly's parents and killed them both, leaving Sly at an orphanage. It was there that he met Bentley and Murray, his two best friends and all the family he needed.
Sly then recounted his past victory at defeating Clockwerk a couple of years ago, how he thought he had finished it but was naive to think he could easily wipe out that much hatred.[1] Clockwerk is now back... in just pieces, but his threat remained real. Sly wonders if the Klaww Gang realizes what they have stolen. He is unsure of what his future will hold, but he is determined not to let it be a repeat of his past.
Trophies[]
PS3/PS Vita[]
| Image | Name | Requirement |
|---|---|---|
|
Fiery Fox | Escape from Carmelita. |
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Loot Pockets | Collect 100 coins. |
Behind the scenes[]
This mission appears as part of the Band of Thieves included with Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal.
However, in the Japanese versions between the original PS2 release and redubbed remastered versions, the codenames have been altered between Sly and Bentley:
- Sly in PS2 is meant to be called "Black Raccoon", though in the HD remaster, the codename is instead "Shadow Duck".
- Bentley in the PS2 version refers to himself as "Hard Shell", though the HD remaster has him use the codename "Wizard" like in the original English script.
- Sly's incorrect codenames for himself and Bentley also vary only for the Japanese PS2 versions, as the Japanese remastered versions match up to the English script:
- "Peking Duck" in the PS2 version is "Quick Zaboon".
- "Blizzard" in the PS2 version is "Third Bell".
- Sly's second incorrect referral of Bentley's codename, "Lizard", was replaced with "Bird Shell".
References[]
- ↑ Episode: The Cold Heart of Hate; Job: A Strange Reunion.