#Sly Cooper: Phantom Thief

[wevelocityteampresents-blog]

Sly is too adorable for his own good in this manga.

This design suits him well. (Especially with how bizarre the stories can get.) But I feel like it only works for this manga and this manga alone.

[gentlemanthiefshowdown]

Round 2, Match 4

[Image description: a versus graphic of A. J. Raffles from the E. W. Horsing books and Sly Cooper from Sly Cooper. Raffles is depicted in a grayscale engraving as a short man with curly brown hair kneeling in front of a door and boring a hole in front of it. Sly is a raccoon wearing a black eye mask and a blue outfit trimmed in yellow. He has a long hook and is leaping over something. /End description]

[summonernoctis]

i know they can't do stuff like this due to copyright laws but the most unrealistic thing about the persona series is that no one's persona is something modern day and silly like sonic the hedgehog or the dog sitting at a table on fire meme

[deusvervewrites]

Because I know you want to. Please describe the Phantom Thieves Genre and how the P5 Phantom Thieves aren't.

Okay... they're not not phantom thieves, but a lot of the things they do with the genre are... more like nods to the larger genre at best. Obviously a genre is not a checklist of tropes but a conversation with previous works, but the general format of a phantom thief work involves:

The Phantom Thief: Obviously. The main character. A guile hero who uses their wits to perform impossible heists and plays with the antagonists trying to stop them, from the police to individual targets of their crimes, to...

The Inspector Rival: The sympathetic detective antagonist trying to catch the phantom thief in the act and bring them to justice for all that overdramatic criminal activity what they've done.

Phantom Thief stories are generally battles of wit between these two forces, clashing in a final gambit during each heist. The Calling Card is a genre staple for a reason: it shows how confident the PT is and gives the IR a chance to know about the crime in advance so they can arrive to interfere.

PTs also generally overlap with the Gentleman Thief archetype, which was largely defined (alongside many other related tropes) by Maurice Leblanc's character Aresene Lupin. These names should be extremely familiar to any P5 players.

The problem is that Persona 5 is a dungeon crawling JRPG. The dramatic heists take place entirely in a cognitive world against Shin Megami Tensei's rogues gallery. There's no dramatic escape from police pursuit or outmaneuvering of an equally brilliant detective.

Speaking of the detective, why exactly do you think Akechi is there? He's meant to be the Inspector Rival, but, uh. Hm. He doesn't really do much rivaling until very late in the game, because again, cognitive world.

As a result of the cognitive world dungeons, the Calling Cards, the heist planning, the trickery and clever planning... it all comes across like the theme park ride of a phantom thief story. It's almost surface level. There are interesting thoughts about the phantom thief genre-- like taking the commonly-applied supernatural elements and making that the focus of their thefts like D.N. Angel on steroids, and Akechi's narrative role--but overall, they're performing showmanship for an audience of no one and without much in the way of human opposition until like halfway through the game

It's pretty notable that Persona 5 Tactica basically changed nothing about how the Phantom Thieves operate despite the fact that they aren't stealing anything

Recommended reading: D.N. Angel, Magic Kaito/Kaitou Kid's Cameo Appearances in Case Closed, Aresene Lupin, Leverage, Sly Cooper.

[shinigami-striker]

Jak, Ratchet, & Sly Cooper (Manga) | Monday, 02.19.24

Which manga series do you prefer? Either from Jak & Daxter, Ratchet & Clank, or maybe Sly Cooper?

Jak & Daxter (?)

Ratchet & Clank Bang Bang Bang! Critical Danger of the Galaxy Legend (2005-2008)

Phantom Thief Sly Cooper (2005)

[thiefbracket]

SUBMISSIONS HAVE BEEN COUNTED

Thanks again for everyone's submissions! some of you were very passionate and it was great to learn about all these characters, I received 92 characters over 119 submissions and from that there was only 4 that I couldn't justify as thieves so apologies to those who didn't get in, with some from me and friends we have a final roster of 96. And so without further ado here are your competitors!

Raphael/ Phantom R: Rhythm thief and the Emperors Treasure

Daroach: Kirby Squeak Squad

Bilbo Baggins: The Hobbit

The Hamburglar: McDonalds Cinematic Universe

Ron DeLite/Mask☆DeMasque: Ace Attorney Trials and Tribulations

Kaitou Kid: Detective Conan

Swiper: Dora the Explorer

Chilli Pepper Cookie: Cookie Run

Carmen Sandiego: Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego

Vriska Serket: Homestuck

Sly Cooper: Sly Cooper

Garrett: Thief

The Phantom Thieves: Persona 5

Ms. Mows: Paper Mario the Thousand Year Door

Ms. Fortune: SKullgirls

Scipio Fortunato (Piscio): The Thief Lord

Therion: Octopath Traveller

Roguefort Cookie: Cookie Run

Kaz Brekker: Shadow and Bones/ Six of Crows

Catwoman: Batman

Gru: Despicable Me

Jeets Shimis: Dungeons & Dragons Online

Parker: Leverage

Artemis Fowl: Artemis Fowl

Nött the Brave/Veth Brenatto: Critical Role

The Beagle Boys: Ducktales

Rosé: Drawtectives

Dorapin: Doraemon

Wario: Super Mario Bros

Magalor: Kirby's Return to Dreamland

Loba Andrade: Apex Legends

Nami: One Piece

“Thief King” Bakura: Yu-Gi-Oh!

Sal Leon: Mask of Shadows

The Collector: Hollow Knight

Astotheles: Bug Fables

Gaius: Fire Emblem Awakening

Burglar: The Sims 

Kokichi Oma: Danganronpa V3 Killing Harmony

Lifty and Shifty: Happy Tree Friends

Long John Silver: Black Sails

The Brickster: Lego Island

Some Sneaky Sim: The Sims

Danny Ocean: Ocean’s 11

Indiana Jones: Indiana Jones

Magpie: Real Life

Dean Domino: Fall out New Vegas

Cassian Andor: rogue one

Luke Castellan: Percy Jackson and the Olympians

Popple: Mario and Luigi Superstar Saga

Mulch Diggums: Artemis Fowl

RJ Racoon: Over The Hedge

Beni Gabor: The Mummy

Sonny Wortzik: Dog Day Afternoon

A.J. Raffles: A.J. Raffles Short Stories

Team Rocket: Pokémon

Locke Cole: Final Fantasy 6

Yuffie Kisaragi: Final Fantasy 7

Edmund "Ned" Kelly Fuckin' Danger Discretion Aloysius Superstar Butterfly Nimbly Ninja Pacifist Black Diamond Friendly Trustworthy Pissed Off [Redacted] Vamoose Su-Sussudio Middle Name Chicane Jr.: Taz Amnesty

The Beachcomber: Cultist Simulator

Erin: Thief

Delilah Bard: Shades of Magic Series

Herbert Percival Bear, Esquire: Club Penguin

Arsène Lupin: Arsène Lupin

Rouge The Bat: Sonic The Hedgehog

Grovyle: PMD Explorers of Time/Darknes/Sky

Camicazi: How to Train Your Dragon Books

Mick Rory/ Heatwave: The Flash/DC Legends of Tomorrow

Hermes: Greek Mythology

Zidane Tribal: Final Fantasy IX

Duster: Mother 3

Glendale: Centaurworld

Ada Wong: Resident Evil

Nickit: Pokemon Sword and Shield

Purrloin: Pokemon Black and White

Gokaigers: Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger

Zox Goldtsuiker / Twokaiser: Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger

Kitty Softpaws: Puss in Boots

Deep Cut: Splatoon 3

Meenah Peixes: Homestuck

D.J. Octavio: Splatoon

Ratbeard: Pirate 101

Gen AKA Eugenides: The Queen's Thief

Lupinrangers (and Noel): Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger

Chester "Snake" Turley AKA Snake Jailbird AKA Albert Knickerbocker Aloysius Snake AKA Professor Jailbird AKA Detention Bird: The Simpsons

Cain: the Binding of Isaac

Robin hood: English Mythology

Erik: Dragon quest 11

The Artful Dodger: Oliver Twist

Kamen Rider Lupin: Kamen Rider Drive

Lupin III: Lupin The Third

Pumpkin and Honey Bunny: Pulp Fiction

Niles: Fire Emblem Fates

Daiki Kaito/ Kamen rider Diend: Kamen Rider Decade

Doug Judy (The Pontiac Bandit): Brooklyn 99

Prometheus: Greek Mythology

Seeding will begin tomorrow and the first part of round 1 will hopefully be posted in the next few days. Thanks again for all your patience!

[krshush]

I don't know if it's always been a thing with me or if it's happened over time, but I have noticed I have to Think abt something awhile before acting upon it. I have to steep and simmer on it, it has to stick in my head for a bit or else be forgotten or otherwise not affect me as much as it perhaps it should.

Which is a meandering way of saying, funnily enough playing P5R has made me miss Sly Cooper, in that I want a thieving game where you sneak and pickpocket and etc More than P5R's RPG gameplay actually does with its phantom thief theme. And I've now reorganized my room (again) to hook up my PS2. So I can, in fact, play Sly Cooper.

There are certainly other things to DO, things I've recently started or thought of starting, but this is what I did instead bc it has been in my head for like a month and a half.

[thotpuppy]

Dear @teenwolfholidayfest ,

All I want this year is…

a) Anything featuring raccoon shifter Stiles! fic, ficlet, art, edit, whatever it is, I'd love to see it!

b) Art, edit, podfic, or some other type of transformative work based on any of my fanfics (ThePurebloodPrat on ao3)

c) Some sort of Gentleman/Phantom Thief AU! (as in, Sly Cooper, Lupin, Tuxedo Mask, Kaito Kidd, etc.) I'd love a fic but I feel like this could be a really cool gifset also, so I'm really open! My favorite characters are Stiles, Derek, Jackson, Lydia, the Sheriff, Peter, Scott, and Erica, so I feel like there are lots of really cool ways this could be done.

d) Historical/Medieval Fantasy art! Edits or gifsets or moodboards are also welcome, i just like pretty pictures and crown symbolism.

e) Any kind of shifter!Stiles creation, but especially unusual creatures! I love foxes and wolves but I'd love to see more weird stuff, like cats and crows and otters and opossums. And, of course, Raccoons, but that got its own special request line because i am a sucker for those mischievous little thumb-having beasts.

f) An edit or graphic Phone Background. Single characters (Jackson, Stiles, or Derek) or Ships (Stackson, Sterek) or just general Teen Wolfness are all appreciated that is sized to be a phone background. I've been looking for a new lockscreen because it feels too vain to always use my own art LOL (i'm also hunting for a phone case in the same vein, but I'm not really putting in a specific request for that. I'd love rec links though!)

g) Lastly, I rly enjoy Cover Art specifically for fics (like with the text and everything) both having and Making and I would love to collab with other Gifters if they're interested in fic/cover art combo! I'd love to receive cover art or exchange cover art or make cover art for the fic you're making for someone else. (: Hope that's okay to add!

Thanks, @thotpuppy (:

[princess-of-the-corner]

One of those Facebook "The last show you watched crosses over with the last game you played" posts made me think of this:

Miraculous Ladybug + Sly Cooper crossover

Arpeggio and Neyla scheming to take advantage of Akumas to power Clockwerk's immortality

The Cooper Clan pulling heists on Gabriel and Tomoe

Akumatized Carmelita Fox

Since it's a world of anthropomorphic animals, the Miraculouses might not represent animals (although there are anthropomorphic and nonsapient varieties of similar species) and would instead have a different theme.

*gestures intensely at that one ML Phantom Thief AU that was VERY Sly Cooper-inspired*

[starwarsultimateseriesproject]

star wars the reborn republic

star wars the reborn republic, the set in the begin of the new republic era after the final battle of endor, the freedom defenders take their chance to against the galactic empire across the galaxy, this is their freedom duty to free the freedom planet from the galactic empire across the galaxy, art style: any art animation style, rated: everyone to mature.

star wars the phantom buster. rated: the kid family friendly rated. art style: the ghostbusters/the ghost busters art style. main characters: the phantom buster the ghost hunter group.

star wars the liger strike. rated: the teen rated. art style: zoids art style. main characters: ligeroarion the male robot liger animal anthro.

star wars the phantom n goblin. rated: the teen rated. art style: ghosts n goblins art stlye. main characters: arthuren the male human knight.

star wars ace plane strike. rated: the teen rated. art style: air ace combat art style. main characters: round ace the male airplace anthro.

star wars the blood soul. rated: the gore mature rated. art style: king's field & demon's souls & dark souls & bloodborne & sekiro shadows die twice & elden ring art style. main characters: jealfrester the male human ronin.

star wars the banana island. rated: the kid family friendly rated. art style: monkey island art style. main characters: guybreepood the male robot cyborg human like pirate.

star wars the thief rampage. rated: the gore mature rated. art style: sly cooper art style. main characters: the raccooper twins the male/female raccoon anthro thief twins.

star wars the rift attack rated: the teen rated. art style: ratchet & clank art style. main characters: ratcatent the male cat anthro & clankobot the male backpack robot cyborg & captain qwarnicuslie the male human spaceship captain.

star wars the space frontier. rated: the teen rated. art style: jak & daxter art style. main characters: jarkert the male hybrid human elf & daxtert the male hybrid ottsel otter weasel anthro.

star wars the temple of the wild rated: the teen rated. art style: banjo kazooie & conker art style. main characters: banjem the male bear anthro & kazoom the female bird anthro & conker the male squirrel anthro.

star wars the armored machine. rated: the teen rated. art style: armored core art stlye. main characters: ravecha the male robot cyborg mecha.

star wars the bio monster. rated: the teen rated. art style: biomutant art style. main characters: the bioccoon twins the male/female bio mammal anthro twins

star wars crab attack. rated: the kid family friendly rated. art style: another crab's treasure art style. main characters: crabob the male carb anthro.

star wars the pirate trip. rated: the teen rated. art style: space pirate captain harlock art style. main characters: harlord the male human space pirate.

star wars the cyber racer. rated: the teen rated. art style: future gpx cyber formula art style. main characters: asuradart the male formula car robot cyborg.

star wars the pod car. rated: the kid family friendly rated. art style: speed racer gogogo art style. main characters: speederacer the male robot cyborg human like racer.

star wars the scrapart. rated: the teen rated. art style: scrapland art style main characters: d tritron the male robot cyborg.

star wars the devil knight. rated: the gore mature rated. art style: diablo art style. main characters: aidanderer the male human mage knight warrior.

star wars the sword craft. rated: the teen rated. art style: world of warcraft art style. main characters: anduthar the male human swordsman.

star wars the falland. rated: the gore mature rated. art style: fallout/wasteland/fountain of dreams/meantime art style. main characters: the vauller twins the male/female human twins.

star wars the maskiller. rated: the gore mature rated. art style: dishonored art style. main characters: maskiller twins the male/female human twins.

star wars the warrior scrools. rated: the gore mature rated. art style: the elder scrolls art style. main characters: eternalord the male human warrior.

star wars the doom destroyer. rated: the gore mature rated. art style: the id universe/wolfenstein/doom/commander keen/quake art style main characters: doom destroyer the male human armored soldier.

star wars the valvoid. rated: the teen rated. art style: valve universe art style. main characters: the valvoid the human freedom fighter group

star wars the outer city. rated: the kid family friendly rated. art style: galidor art style. main characters: nichooth the male human adventurer.

star wars the watcheroce. rated: the teen rated. art style: overwatch art style. main characters: watcheroce the super human/alien/animal/robot/droid team.

star wars the centrip rated: the kid family friendly rated. art style: centurions art style. main characters: the centurbo the cyborg exo team.

star wars the hawk strike. rated: the teen rated. art style: silverhawks art style. main characters: the hawk cop the anthro hawk team.

star wars the sea strike. rated: the teen rated. art style: tigersharks art stlye. main characters: the seark the anthro sea animal marine.

star wars the texastar west . rated: the teen rated. art style: bravestarr/saber rider and the star sheriffs/star musketeer bismark/the adventures of the galaxy rangers art style. main characters: the texastar sheriff the human/cyborg/anthro team.

star wars the star strading. rated: the gore mature rated. art style: death stranding art style. main characters: sam poridges the human merc man.

star wars the cyborg break. rated: the kid family friendly rated. art style: mecha break art style. main characters: number a zero/0 the male mecha cyborg gunner.

star wars the dolphin star. rated: the gore mature rated. art style: ecco the dolphin art style. main characters: eccore the male anthro dolphin.

star wars the cure star rated: the teen rated. art style: pretty cure art style. main characters: nagumi the female alien bird anthro.

star wars the cyber star. rated: the teen rated. art style: starcraft art style. main characters: jim ragonago the male cybrog merc warrior.

star wars the crossing star. rated: the family friendly rated. art style: animal crossing art style. main characters: the villanimager twins the human twins.

"Star Wars: The Reborn Republic" invites players to join the ranks of the Freedom Defenders as they take on the oppressive Galactic Empire across the galaxy. Featuring a diverse cast of characters and spanning various art styles, this game offers an immersive experience suitable for players of all ages.

Star Wars: The Reborn Republic

Setting: Beginning of the New Republic era after the Battle of Endor.

Plot: The Freedom Defenders fight against the remnants of the Galactic Empire to liberate planets.

Art Style: Any animation style.

Rating: Everyone to Mature.

1. Star Wars: The Phantom Buster

Rated: Kid Family Friendly

Art Style: The Ghostbusters

Main Characters: The Phantom Buster and the Ghost Hunter Group

2. Star Wars: The Liger Strike

Rated: Teen

Art Style: Zoids

Main Characters: Ligeroarion, the male robot liger animal anthro

3. Star Wars: The Phantom n Goblin

Rated: Teen

Art Style: Ghosts 'n Goblins

Main Characters: Arthuren, the male human knight

4. Star Wars Ace Plane Strike

Rated: Teen

Art Style: Air Ace Combat

Main Characters: Round Ace, the male airplane anthro

5. Star Wars: The Blood Soul

Rated: Mature

Art Style: FromSoftware games (King's Field, Demon's Souls, Dark Souls, Bloodborne, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, Elden Ring)

Main Characters: Jealfrester, the male human ronin

6. Star Wars: The Banana Island

Rated: Kid Family Friendly

Art Style: Monkey Island

Main Characters: Guybreepood, the male robot cyborg human-like pirate

7. Star Wars: The Thief Rampage

Rated: Mature

Art Style: Sly Cooper

Main Characters: The Raccooper Twins, the male/female raccoon anthro thief twins

8. Star Wars: The Rift Attack

Rated: Teen

Art Style: Ratchet & Clank

Main Characters: Ratcatent, Clankobot, Captain Qwarnicuslie

9. Star Wars: The Space Frontier

Rated: Teen

Art Style: Jak & Daxter

Main Characters: Jarkert, Daxtert

10. Star Wars: The Temple of the Wild

Rated: Teen

Art Style: Banjo-Kazooie & Conker

Main Characters: Banjem, Kazoom, Conker

11. Star Wars: The Armored Machine

Rated: Teen

Art Style: Armored Core

Main Characters: Ravecha, the male robot cyborg mecha

12. Star Wars: The Bio Monster

Rated: Teen

Art Style: Biomutant

Main Characters: The Bioccoon Twins, the male/female bio mammal anthro twins

13. Star Wars Crab Attack

Rated: Kid Family Friendly

Art Style: Another Crab's Treasure

Main Characters: Crabob, the male crab anthro

14. Star Wars: The Pirate Trip

Rated: Teen

Art Style: Space Pirate Captain Harlock

Main Characters: Harlord, the male human space pirate

15. Star Wars: The Cyber Racer

Rated: Teen

Art Style: Future GPX Cyber Formula

Main Characters: Asuradart, the male formula car robot cyborg

16. Star Wars: The Pod Car

Rated: Kid Family Friendly

Art Style: Speed Racer GoGoGo

Main Characters: Speederacer, the male robot cyborg human-like racer

17. Star Wars: The Scrapart

Rated: Teen

Art Style: Scrapland

Main Characters: D Tritron, the male robot cyborg

18. Star Wars: The Devil Knight

Rated: Mature

Art Style: Diablo

Main Characters: Aidanderer, the male human mage knight warrior

19. Star Wars: The Sword Craft

Rated: Teen

Art Style: World of Warcraft

Main Characters: Anduthar, the male human swordsman

20. Star Wars: The Falland

Rated: Mature

Art Style: Fallout/Wasteland/Fountain of Dreams/Meantime

Main Characters: The Vauller Twins, the male/female human twins

21. Star Wars: The Maskiller

Rated: Mature

Art Style: Dishonored

Main Characters: The Maskiller Twins, the male/female human twins

22. Star Wars: The Warrior Scrolls

Rated: Mature

Art Style: The Elder Scrolls

Main Characters: Eternalord, the male human warrior

23. Star Wars: The Doom Destroyer

Rated: Mature

Art Style: The id Universe/Wolfenstein/Doom/Commander Keen/Quake

Main Characters: Doom Destroyer, the male human armored soldier

24. Star Wars: The Valvoid

Rated: Teen

Art Style: Valve Universe

Main Characters: The Valvoid, the human freedom fighter group

25. Star Wars: The Outer City

Rated: Kid Family Friendly

Art Style: Galidor

Main Characters: Nichooth, the male human adventurer

26. Star Wars: The Watcheroce

Rated: Teen

Art Style: Overwatch

Main Characters: Watcheroce, the superhuman/alien/animal/robot/droid team

27. Star Wars: The Centrip

Rating: Kid-friendly.

Art Style: Centurions.

Main Characters: Centurbo, the cyborg exo team.

28. Star Wars: The Hawk Strike

Rating: Teen.

Art Style: SilverHawks.

Main Characters: The Hawk Cop, an anthropomorphic hawk team.

29. Star Wars: The Sea Strike

Rating: Teen.

Art Style: TigerSharks.

Main Characters: Seark, an anthropomorphic sea animal marine team.

30. Star Wars: The Texastar West

Rating: Teen.

Art Style: Bravestarr/Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs/The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers.

Main Characters: Texastar Sheriff, a team of humans, cyborgs, and anthropomorphic characters.

31. Star Wars: The Star Strading

Rating: Mature.

Art Style: Death Stranding.

Main Characters: Sam Poridges, a human mercenary.

32. Star Wars: The Cyborg Break

Rating: Kid-friendly.

Art Style: Mecha Break.

Main Characters: Number A Zero/0, a male mecha cyborg gunner.

33. Star Wars: The Dolphin Star

Rating: Mature.

Art Style: Ecco the Dolphin.

Main Characters: Eccore, a male anthropomorphic dolphin.

34. Star Wars: The Cure Star

Rating: Teen.

Art Style: Pretty Cure.

Main Characters: Nagumi, a female alien bird anthropomorph.

35. Star Wars: The Cyber Star

Rating: Teen.

Art Style: StarCraft.

Main Characters: Jim Ragonago, a male cyborg mercenary warrior.

36. Star Wars: The Crossing Star

Rating: Family-friendly.

Art Style: Animal Crossing.

Main Characters: The Villanimager twins, human twins who explore and build in a whimsical world.

In "Star Wars: The Reborn Republic," players can embark on thrilling adventures across the galaxy, joining forces with heroes from various backgrounds to fight for freedom against the tyranny of the Galactic Empire. From epic battles to daring escapades, every character offers a unique journey and exciting gameplay experience.

[wevelocityteampresents-blog]

Another reminder that good looks run in the Cooper family DNA. (Also, I got into another manga today. I'll gush about that later.)

[gentlemanthiefshowdown]

Round 1, Match 8

[Image description: a versus graphic of Sly Cooper from Sly Cooper and Assane Diop from the Netflix Lupin. Sly is a raccoon wearing a black eye mask and a blue outfit trimmed in yellow. He has a long hook and is leaping over something. Assane Diop is wearing a black newsboy cap and a long black coat and is standing on a rooftop. His body is facing away from the viewer, but he looks over his shoulder to the left. /End description]

[msx-pocky]

i ADORE the phantom thief trope so much

in spite of that i only have two examples I've actually experienced, lupin the third and heckin sly cooper

pls let me know your phantom thief media recommendations so I can say I have seen more than two examples and am slightly more justified in saying i love phantom thieves

(yes i know persona 5 exists)

[kuipernebula]

i made the mistake of looking at the comments on the carmen sandiego trailer

apparently a lot of people are upset that carmen is? a good guy?

like i get that they might want to do something with Acme but like, not a single Acme agent had any sort of staying power; even the Chief from the original Game Show, despite being So Fucking Good, was phased out eventually. Part of this was because in the video games, the player was also an Acme agent, but still.

The big problem, then, is that if we’re watching a show about Carmen Sandiego... we wanna see Carmen Sandiego? Because she’s the most iconic character of the whole franchise. And the whole Point of the original game show and the video games is that you’re trying to FIND her, meaning she should reasonably get very little screentime if she’s still a villain, otherwise finding her becomes meaningless.

You could feasibly just do some sort of back-and-forth cutaways to show Carmen, but then you have to write around where she is such that you only give subtle clues about her location - meaning you can’t use any sort of interesting setpieces, iconic geography or architecture, music, etc., because you gotta keep things subtle so that you don’t give away where she is.

It becomes a mess that doesn’t translate well from an edutainment game to a dramatic cartoon. 

I mean the Carmen Sandiego Cartoons probably went the other direction of focusing hard on the Acme agents - I’m pretty sure this is what the Carmen Sandiego video game did - and letting her be a villain who just shows up sometimes. But we know those attempts failed to establish its main characters in the Cultural Consciousness the way Carmen herself has.

So knowing those cartoons already tried it one way, and knowing that the Superthief/Heist Genre is getting more and more popular, shifting focus to Carmen as a vigilante thief with her own sense of morality allows us to focus more on the things fans want to see from Carmen Sandiego: Carmen, naturally, and the places around the world she visits.

[fatedchosen]

@eris-the-phantom-thief

Eris took a deep breath as she opened an air vent leading into the Paris Police Station. Her heart raced as she felt like she was her favorite fictional Thief. Breaking into Police headquarters to steal some case files, just like Sly Cooper. However, the files would be on the akumatized victims and pertinent for their own investigation.

Slinking her way through the vents it didn’t take long till she had slunk into the office of the chief. She stepped lightly towards the file cabinet and pulled out her lockpick.

“Just a lil more…” she mumbled as the cabinet clicked open.

Thumbing through the folders she found a thick one with the title “The Akumatized.” She flipped it open, and thumbed through the data. Just what she was looking for. With this file she and her team could try to track Hawkmoth.

She pocketed the folder and placed her signature calling card where it once was. She relocked the cabinet, and hopped back into the vent. She hadn’t expected the task to be this easy, but she wouldn’t complain.

Once back on the roof Eris scanned Paris from her line of sight. Right now she was enjoying the show of seeing incompetent cops run around yelling about how a thief had stolen their important files!

“Oracle, I’ll be in the getaway van soon.”

“Good I’ll find you a good rou-ERIS! TURN AROUND!”

Eris whipped her head around to dodge an incoming...yo-yo..?!

She couldn’t help but chuckle as she saw the two people she’d wanted to see in action since arriving in Paris. Ladybug and Chat Noir.

-----------------------------

To put it bluntly, shit happened.

People could have integrated into their routine all the fail safes they wanted to help ensure the greatest probability of success in their endeavors. In the end, they were all human, and thus, vulnerable to error. One could argue that the creations they produced to help fill in the gaps that humanity would inevitably miss with their organic eyes were meant to help give them a boost, but things created by human hands were still subject to failure [usually at the most inopportune time].

Thus, it wasn’t a terrible surprise that the files had been swiped - from the police, no doubt! They were all privy to error of that degree, but there were indeed some who were absolutely held in higher regard.

Who [aside from maybe medical facilities] had contained within their facilities extremely private information, now in the paws of someone who undoubtedly had a mind to use it for their own ends!

None of them could predict how or why, and that hardly mattered when stuck in the moment. 

All they could really do was try to right the wrong as quickly as possible.

Chat landed near Ladybug, both looking toward their target.

The way he was behaving as of late, unstable, cold, distant, was that what it meant to reach their true power? Up until that point they had been children, feeling their way ahead with the pads of their fingers, barely able to keep up, let alone make some advancement ahead of the rush. The result would not be the same for everyone.

For Adrien, someone who was warm, compassionate, sympathetic to the plights of others outside of his own wants and needs, what would it mean to have his soul invaded by chaos? Would it mean a being standing as the opposite of all his positive traits? Or would it mean existing as some sort of primal beast, watching the target as he was - as though he wished to devour her whole instead of following through with what they had come there to achieve in the first place.

“My Lady.” He finally shattered the silence standing between them, a smile taking over his features. But not one warm with fond embrace. Almost… mischievous, a naughty quirk of the brow.

His voice was scratchy, but it swelled to envelope her, his feet carrying him closer to where she stood. “Shall we go?” He purred, winking, and jumping toward the target. 

He landed gracefully, standing up into a sweeping bow. “Feeling good, might rob a police station later, I don’t know.” He shook his head. “Petty thievery was SO last year.”

[thiefbracket]

ROUND 2 IS UP!

Your contenders this round are

Ron DeLite/Mask☆DeMasque: Ace Attorney Trials and Tribulations VS Raphael/ Phantom R: Rhythm thief and the Emperors Treasure

Prometheus: Greek Mythology VS Hermes: Greek Mythology

Rouge The Bat: Sonic The Hedgehog VS Magpie: Real Life

Purrloin: Pokemon Black and White VS Kitty Softpaws: Puss in Boots

Burglar: The Sims VS The Brickster: Lego Island

Edmund Chicane Jr.: Taz Amnesty VS Wario: Super Mario Bros

Daroach: Kirby Squeak Squad VS Roguefort Cookie: Cookie Run

Long John Silver: Black Sails VS D.J. Octavio: Splatoon

Kokichi Oma: Danganronpa V3 Killing Harmony VS Kaitou Kid: Detective Conan

Camicazi: How to Train Your Dragon Books VS Delilah Bard: Shades of Magic Series

Gen AKA Eugenides: The Queen's Thief VS Kaz Brekker: Shadow and Bones/ Six of Crows

Nami: One Piece VS Gaius: Fire Emblem Awakening

Lifty and Shifty: Happy Tree Friends VS The Beagle Boys: Ducktales

Doug Judy (The Pontiac Bandit): Brooklyn 99 VS Parker: Leverage

Gru: Despicable Me VS Glendale: Centaurworld

The Collector: Hollow Knight VS Indiana Jones: Indiana Jones

Ms. Fortune: Skullgirls VS “Thief King” Bakura: Yu-Gi-Oh!

Nött the Brave/Veth Brenatto: Critical Role VS Bilbo Baggins: The Hobbit

Robin hood: English Folk lore VS Sly Cooper: Sly Cooper

Zox Goldtsuiker / Twokaiser: Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger VS Daiki Kaito/ Kamen rider Diend: Kamen Rider Decade

Team Rocket: Pokémon VS Artemis Fowl: Artemis Fowl

Gokaigers: Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger (And Noel) VS Magolor: Kirby's Return to Dreamland

Lupin III: Lupin The Third VS Carmen Sandiego: Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego

Garrett: Thief VS Yuffie Kisaragi: Final Fantasy 7