Thaddeus Winslow Cooper III

Thaddeus Winslow Cooper III
Gender	Male
Species	Raccoon
Born	1800s
Affiliation(s)	Cooper Clan
Weapon(s)	Cane with a ruby on the end
Status	Deceased
Appearances
Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus Sly 2: Band of Thieves Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time

Victorian London was the stomping ground for the most gentlemanly thief, Thaddeus Winslow Cooper.
― Sly in the Cooper Vault, remarking on Thaddeus' exploits

Thaddeus Winslow Cooper III was a Cooper thief that lived in England during the Victorian era (1837-1901). His cane is very similar to Sly's but has a ruby attached to it. He is considered the most chivalrous of the Coopers. According to his entry in the Thievius Raccoonus, he was at the peak of his career in the 1890s.

Like most other Coopers, he left his cane and some other precious belongings in the Cooper Vault. His section of the vault was comprised of jumping on floating barrels, hook swinging and spire jumping. His most recent appearance was during a train heist in which Sly Cooper used his section of the Thievius Raccoonus containing details on disguise, deception and charm to bypass security, including Inspector Carmelita Fox. He is the master of disguise.

Gallery

Thaddeus' section of the Thievius Raccoonus.

Thaddeus up close.

Sly Cooper dressed like Thaddeus in Goodbye My Sweet, Part One.

1839

Thaddeus in a cutscene of Thieves in Time.

Painting of Thaddeus in his section of the Cooper Vault.

Thaddeus' section of the Cooper Vault.

Trivia

• Due to his name, it can be assumed that he had a father and grandfather both named Thaddeus Winslow Cooper.
• If you look closely at Thaddeus's page in the cartoon short "Goodbye My Sweet," it has two separate years as to when it was written; 1839 underneath the title and 1893 underneath his picture. It is unknown which of these two dates are a mistake.
  • If neither date is a mistake, then Thaddeus could possibly be the oldest living Cooper ever (and also the one to be a thief for the longest amount of time), aged over sixty-eight years old before retiring.
    • It could also mean that Thaddeus decided to relive his past.
• Thaddeus at one point was employed by the Scotland Yard, as his entry in the Thievius Raccoonus states.
• Assuming Thaddeus' career reached its zenith in 1893, it is possible that he and "Tennessee Kid" Cooper are directly related as Tennessee was active in the 1880s, only a decade before.
• Right before the final battle of Sly 3, Sly marvels at Thaddeus' ability to "make a flying machine in the 1800s," some sort of helicopter-like vehicle, indicating Thaddeus also had very impressive mechanical ability.
• He and Jim McSweeney are the only characters to have alternative name spellings displayed in Sly 3. "Thaddeus" is spelled "Thadius" in the Sly 3 subtitles.
• As we know, unlike Sly, Thaddeus had a red ruby-like stone on the end of his staff instead of a hook, which may mean that he could use it as a magnifying glass/spyglass, much like Nero did with a rounded, cut emerald in Quo Vadis.

Appearances

• Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus
  • Fully restored Thievius Raccoonus cutscene
• Sly 2: Band of Thieves
  • P. "A Shadow from the Past" (cutscene)
• Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves
  • P. "Beginning of the End" (cutscene)
  • 6. "Honor Among Thieves" (section in the Cooper Vault)
• Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time
  • P. "Prologue" (cutscene)