Vicious Voodoo

Last known sightings claimed she headed out of civilization and deep into the Haitian jungle.
― Sly Cooper^[src]

"Vicious Voodoo" is the third episode in Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus. It is set in the jungles of Haiti, and the main antagonist was Mz. Ruby.

Synopsis[]

Background[]

On the way to their next destination, Sly Cooper studies up on Mz. Ruby. She was born into a family of voodoo mystics and often feared as a child. She, therefore, had to resort to making friends with the undead. As an adult, she uses her powers to punish the world for fearing her as a child. Upon joining the Fiendish Five, she eventually flees into obscurity, hiding deep within the Haitian jungle.

Jobs[]

"The Dread Swamp Path"

Sly and the gang arrives at Mz. Ruby's swamp. Sly makes use of his new rail move from Muggshot's Thievius Raccoonus section on the vines and the slippery ones to explore the dreadful place.

"The Swamp's Dark Center"

Sly finds Mz. Ruby's main base of operations. Sly has to first find a way to the other side of the facility and then figure out how to get up to her skull temple.

"The Lair of the Beast"

Sly ventures through a swamp-filled area that is home to a giant serpent known as the Beast.

"A Grave Undertaking"

Sly enters a haunted area filled with ghost rats. He is to fight his way through the ghosts and find another key before he would become one of them.

"Piranha Lake"

To collect a key here, Sly has to make use of a swamp skiff and use its flamethrower to light 25 tiki torches, which in turn would unlock the gate to the key.

"Descent Into Danger"

Sly explores the center of Mz. Ruby's operation, a waterfall overflowing with bones and body parts, which she will use to create her ghosts.

"A Ghastly Voyage"

Sly has to use a hover blaster to destroy many of the gravestones spawning ghost rats. He has to be careful here, though, as the ghosts were not going to make things easy, and one bad move could earn him a one-way trip to the depths of the swamp.

"Down Home Cooking"

Bentley makes a deal with a ghost, who promises to give Sly a treasure key if he could whack 50 chickens for a big pot of gumbo. Sly has to do so within a limited amount of time, while also avoiding the bomb toting roosters.

"A Deadly Dance"

Sly fires his way up to the Skull Temple to face off against Mz. Ruby in a Simon Says-styled showdown.

Ending[]

Mz. Ruby defeated and brought to custody

Mz. Ruby's section of the Thievius Raccoonus contains an entry for Sly's pioneering ancestor Slytunkhamen Cooper, whose Invisibility technique allowed him to steal from corrupt pharaohs and greedy noblemen. Carmelita shows up and once again fails to capture Sly but instead slaps the cuffs on Mz. Ruby. Her production of zombies, which are made illegal in the World Peace Accord of '71, earned her a life sentence behind bars.

Sly and the gang enjoy a few weeks in the tropical sunshine, working on their tans in preparation for their next caper.

Trophies earned in Episode[]

PS3/PS Vita[]

Image	Name	Requirement
	Bayou Lily	Enter the Voodoo swamp.
	Singing Gator	Collect a voodoo blueprint.
	Slow Slacker	Upgrade your slow motion technique.
	Time Stopper	Max out all slow motion techniques.
	Dance, Dance, Ruby	Defeat Mz. Ruby.

PS4/PS5[]

Image	Name	Requirement
	Cauldron Disaster	Complete all jobs in this episode.
	Swampy Secrets	Open all vaults in this episode.
	Must Have Been the Ghosts	Defeat all Voodoo Guards in "The Dread Swamp Path" without being detected.
	Ectoplasmic Slasher	Defeat 5 ghosts in a single attack in "A Grave Undertaking".
	Sly Be Nimble Sly Be Quick	Jump over all candles during the chase in "The Lair of the Beast".
	Slytly Pacifist	Complete "Descent Into Danger" without defeating any enemies or destroying any alarms.
	Bayou Boogie	Defeat Mz. Ruby.