The Cold Heart of Hate (stylized as THе CФLD HeAЯT фf HATЄ) is the fifth and final episode of Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus. It is set in the Krakarov Volcano in Russia, and the main antagonist is Clockwerk.
Plot[]
Introduction[]
Clockwerk's silhouette
The gang makes their way to the Krakarov Volcano in Russia to confront Clockwerk. While looking at what little information he had on Clockwerk along the way, Sly looks over the Thievius Raccoonus pages that have been recovered so far, each depicting a shadowy owl-like figure, which looked very similar to the mysterious Clockwerk found in the police images. After observing this, Sly wonders if this is some sort of strange coincidence or he is missing something.
A Hazardous Path[]
When the gang arrived at the Krakarov Volcano, they stumbled upon a massive door blocking the road to Clockwerk's fortress. Sly, who was manning their newly built turret, blasted it open, allowing him and his gang to venture along the volcanic road. The door opened to a path plagued with mines that Sly had to clear out. Once they appeared out into the open, Bentley pointed out Clockwerk's location, which was the owl-shaped tower up ahead. All of a sudden, they were ambushed by a swarm of robo-falcons that could knock Sly off the turret if not destroyed promptly.
As they further approached the tower, Bentley realized that it was actually Clockwerk's death ray, which began striking the volcanic walls, creating huge boulders that rolled down towards the path the van was on. Sly was able to shoot them out, but it was not long until they faced several more obstacles and two more swarms of robo-falcons. After doing so, they finally approached their destination: a cave that led into a lava-filled cavern. However, Sly noticed that the cave was too low for the turret to pass all the way through and tried to warn Murray before passing through.
Burning Rubber[]
Murray battling the fire slugs.
After crossing the perilous, volcanic road, the gang found themselves inside a cavern, which had several computers suspended from its ceiling. In order to venture further through Clockwerk's fortress, they had to analyze sixty of the computers. Since Murray destroyed the van's turret as they passed through the cave, Bentley had to hack the computers' connection couplings to make them fall.
Murray began running over the computers with the van to collect them. However, the cavern quickly began swarming with fire slugs that were trying to collect 60 computers before Murray could. There were only 119 computers suspended from the ceiling; Murray had to beat the fire slugs at collecting 60 computers. Once Murray won, the fire slugs retreated into the lava, and Murray drove Sly up to the entrance to the control room for Clockwerk's death ray.
A Daring Rescue[]
Sly ventured into the control room, which was heavily secured with lasers and booby-trapped tiles. Bentley suggested that Sly vacate the area, but Sly then spotted Carmelita trapped in the room ahead. Sly insisted on freeing her, but Bentley warned Sly that it was probably a trap set up by Clockwerk, and he also reminded him that all Carmelita had been doing was trying to bust Sly. Despite Bentley's reasoning, Sly was still determined to save her.
Sly sliding over the lava
Once he snuck his way into the chamber, the door behind him closed, and to no avail, he tried to bust the thick glass with his cane. Seeing Sly, Carmelita soon suspected he was behind her capture. As Sly tried to explain how he was trying to rescue her, the chamber then filled with deadly gas, making Sly fall unconscious. Clockwerk then appeared on the chamber's screens, laughing and mocking Sly for his sentimental feelings for Carmelita and stating that empathy has always been the downfall of the Cooper Clan. Bentley had to act quickly by doing some fast and furious hacking to prevent the gas from killing Sly and Carmelita.
Bentley Comes Through[]
With Sly and Inspector Fox trapped and about to die inside Clockwerk's gas chamber, Bentley had to put his hacking skills to good use by hacking one of Clockwerk's computers to shut down the gas. Once inside the computer, Bentley had to find and collect thirteen bits of code before the computer's firewall stopped him. Once he succeeded, the gas was deactivated, and Sly and Carmelita managed to escape.
A Temporary Truce[]
After escaping the deadly gas chamber, Carmelita was curious as to why Sly did not leave her trapped in Clockwerk's clutches, seeing as she is his enemy. Sly explained that while they may be on opposite sides of the law, they are not enemies. Carmelita agreed with Sly that Clockwerk was the real enemy and that they should work together to take him down. The two decided to call a temporary truce.
Suddenly, a robo-falcon swooped down, and as Sly attempted to destroy it, the falcon swiped his cane. Carmelita was able to shoot out the falcon, but the cane was dropped on top of Clockwerk's factory. Knowing that he needed the cane, Sly made a desperate run to recover it, while Carmelita provided cover for him. Carmelita also advised Sly to make his way to the top of Clockwerk's death ray, as she stashed her jetpack before she was captured. After Sly recovered his cane, he ventured to the death ray to retrieve Carmelita's jet pack.
Sinking Peril[]
After recovering his cane, Sly made his way to Clockwerk's death ray, where Carmelita Fox had stashed her jetpack before Clockwerk captured her. Unfortunately, the magnatronic support fields for the death ray have been destroyed due to Carmelita's shooting, and the whole machine was about to fall apart soon. Sly had to reach the jetpack before the lava destroyed him.
A Strange Reunion[]
After recovering Carmelita's jetpack, Sly confronted Clockwerk directly above his sunken death ray. The owl recognized Sly's efforts as being remarkable and stated that the Coopers "always" found a way to beat him. Sly then inquired about his age, and the mechanical beast arrogantly replied that "perfection has no age" and explained that his hatred for the Cooper Clan allowed him to live for thousands of years.
Sly engaging in aerial combat with Clockwerk
Shortly before the battle began, Carmelita warned Sly that her missiles would not hurt Clockwerk but would create holes in his armor, thereby ordering him to shoot into the gaps she created. With Carmelita providing distant assistance, Sly used the jetpack to maneuver himself around Clockwerk's attacks and shoot the owl at his most vulnerable spots. He eventually caused enough damage to the owl that caused him to become weakened and fell into the lava below.
As soon as he was assumed to be defeated, Clockwerk resurfaced, and Sly inquired about why he spared Sly's life when he and the Fiendish Five stole the Thievius Raccoonus. Clockwerk explained that he wanted to show the world that the Cooper line was nothing without the Thievius Raccoonus. Sly pointed out his flaw, stating that the Thievius Raccoonus is a product of great thieves, not the other way around, a sentiment that angered Clockwerk. After a second battle, Clockwerk fell once more, but this time he was severely damaged. Sly seized control of the jetpack and dropped down to finish Clockwerk off face-to-face before his auto-reconstruct circuitry kicked in. In Clockwerk's final moments, he told Sly that he would never be rid of him and that he was superior. As he shared these last words, Sly hit his damaged head with his cane, decapitating him and ending the Clockwerk menace.
Ten Seconds[]
The gang leaving the Krakarov Volcano
As Sly stood on the catwalk overlooking Clockwerk's lair, he was proud to have fulfilled his goal of defeating the Fiendish Five and reclaiming his family's birthright. He acknowledged his two friends for their efforts and for sticking beside him throughout the entire journey. Unfortunately, this victory also meant that Sly's partnership with Carmelita was over, and they were back to playing cops and robbers. Though Sly was sure Carmelita was going to arrest him right away, she kept her word and gave Sly his ten-second head start. This gave Sly plenty of time to first kiss Carmelita and handcuff her to the catwalk. Sly and his gang made their escape out of the Krakarov Volcano, and though Sly felt bad leaving Carmelita stranded on that giant rock, he knew their paths would cross again soon.
Behind the scenes[]
Murray's scream when Carmelita appears with her handcuffs in the outro/ending and in the post-credits scene appears to be the same, though depending on the language and ports in question, Murray scream is different between each context.
In both the unlockable Japanese animated cutscenes (with the uncredited staff member voicing Sly) and the original Japanese PS2 versions of the outro cutscene when the 10 second headstart occurs, voice lines provided by Carmelita's initial (Japanese) voice actress, Tsubasa Makoto, are present. Both versions of the cutscenes however, use differing musical scores.
In said versions of the cutscene:
- Carmelita is heard doing the countdown herself instead of through Sly's narration, as well counting down to 0 instead of 1.
- She reacts to the kiss Sly gives her with a muffled sound.
- After Sly handcuffs her to give her the slip, she is heard shouting out at him ("that bastard...!").
However, the other biggest difference between both the bonus animated version and original PS2 Japanese version of the cutscene is the lack of Murray's scream in the former, even in the post-credits cutscene.
The HD remaster's Japanese script however, matches the original English script by having Sly himself count down via the narration and also counting down to 1 instead of 0, as well as Carmelita not having any voice lines present.
Trophies[]
PS3/PS Vita[]
| Image | Name | Requirement |
|---|---|---|
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Clash of the Clockwerk | Track down Clockwerk. |
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Oh No He Didn’t | Defeat Clockwerk. |
PS4/PS5[]
| Image | Name | Requirement |
|---|---|---|
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Death Ray Destruction | Foil Clockwerk's plans. |
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Eternal Enemy | Defeat Clockwerk. |
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Oh No He Didn’t! | Steal a kiss. |