The Story of SLY COOPER (Sly Cooper Series) | Honest Gaming Series

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It's time to go back to a time when anthropomorphic animal protagonists were popular. We're heading back to 2002 to give you the FULL story of Sly Cooper, all the way back from Sly 1 to Sly Cooper Thieves in time.
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[@TheBlackMastadonte]

Shoutout to Ridge for sending me this wallet and supporting the channel! Here’s the site if you want to check them out! > ridge.com/DONTE

[@theyoungfamily8295]

Please do a Video Game History on Kazuma Kiryu from the Yakuza series??

[@theyoungfamily8295]

Also blame Disney they started the parents dying theme lmao

[@dolo6526]

Bro ur so close to 100k

[@THC_10]

The Black Mastadonte bro please do ma boys RATCHET & CLANK. They are the PS2 kings of their era and you will have commited a sin if you dont cover them

[@cyruswashington5358]

Do Lincoln clay

[@bennythebard]

Dark theory...... The illegal spices are an analog for drugs seeing as this is meant to be a child friendly game

[@TheBlackMastadonte]

That's what I've been seeing in the comments too

[@samuelrytkonen6045]

That's canon

[@dubsquad156]

I actually thought that with Jean Bison

[@FrankieWashburn]

Well duh, spice is a real drug. Also known as K2.

[@N_DS]

@Frankie Washburn Well, a drug *is* in the spice.

[@jaidana8238]

"How do you hate a family so much you deny death" So....we just gonna slide past that was basically Asura, Akuma, and Madara

[@ZekeTheNerdVX]

And Kratos.

[@fightingmedialounge519]

Madara didn't really hate the senju.

[@livelavgaming3335]

Kye Dysarthria you obviously didn’t watch naruto lol. Madara hates the senju for killing his brother. The only reason why he formed the alliance was because the other uchiha didn’t wanna keep fighting either.

[@livelavgaming3335]

Who tf is akuma. 😂💀. And I wouldn’t say ashura hates his brother. Bro is just salty asf he didn’t get the powers after creating jutsu himself.

[@fightingmedialounge519]

@@livelavgaming3335 no, he hated tobirama for killing his brother. The alliance happend partially because you said but mostly because he thought his friend had the best of intentions.

[@edgelord8337]

Sly Cooper is one of my favorite game series of all time. I've only played the first one but I still love the series. The art style is unique and the characters are entertaining and interesting.

[@darkshadowlord5755]

Your not wrong the series is amazing

[@vinndiggs100]

If you're a fan of sly cooper then you should change your profile picture to sly cooper

[@Radikai968]

Same

[@bradlovelace1458]

I love Sly Cooper as well it was i was raised with and i like

[@JaimeD.]

The Sly Cooper series is very cool. *Thieves in Time* gave the fam the chance to see various Cooper ancestors through time and you might compare this to a few elements from the Mission Impossible Saga. Thanks, *The Black Mastandonte* and your patrons. Stay safe and heathly.

[@TheBlackMastadonte]

Thanks bro. You stay sfe too

[@JaimeD.]

@@TheBlackMastadonte 👍😎✌

[@grimlockgreg3063]

Yes

[@grimlockgreg3063]

#sly4isgood

[@jft2nd]

Now I see why everyone pretty much says Assasins creed copied Sly Cooper

[@AdmiralFarcri]

Ah just eight more minutes then I can watch this while I enjoy dinner.

[@TheBlackMastadonte]

Hope you enjoyed it

[@betterfuelhuell3758]

*CHEEKI BREEKI IV DAMKE*

[@ultra_sage-blueproductions5576]

Word I was just eating dinner

[@stefannimmrichter1307]

@@cometual 😂😂😂

[@stefannimmrichter1307]

@Jordan Cz he wrote ,,are you still enjoying that dinner from 8 years ago?"

[@donovanblackwelder4301]

Thank goodness somebody remembers "Shaolin Showdown". I agree, that show WAS fire.

[@just_that_crazy5179]

Ay I know this comment is old but I agree that show was the SHIT! I loved that show!

[@lizgiz7523]

They need to make this a movie I can’t believe it ends like that. What a nostalgic watch.

[@TheBlackMastadonte]

I know right?! The fact that this movie get cancelled sucks

[@lathanpankey2173]

Sly Cooper was the smoothest game character of my childhood. His personality is like a mix of bug bunny and spike spiegel(Cowboy Bebop)

[@troyjohnson9266]

Accurate af

[@ShadowKillerX]

my favorite character and first ps2 game i ever got alongside Jak and daxter and spy hunter

[@keondrejones5888]

Yo I just had a thought bro. You should cover that Justice League Dark: Apokolips War. The movie is FIRE!

[@TheBlackMastadonte]

Bruh. i wasn't ready for that movie lol. But I'd be down

[@keondrejones5888]

@@TheBlackMastadonte You don't have many videos discussing the DC universe so it would be a nice way to expand your brand. I hope this doesn't come across as stepping on toes my brotha. Plus considering the movie is trending atm it'd be perfect.

[@christiankhaemba4318]

Totally

[@moerusenso6974]

For years I've wanted sly Cooper to return it deserves a comeback

[@andreazevedo87]

You did a great job explaining all the details and the lore in under 30 minutes, as a huge fan of the game I feel you captured everything perfectly plus made justice of this beautiful game. I hope we see a sequel that will end the lore for good since every sly Cooper game ended in a cliff hanger. Keep up the great work

[@TheBlackMastadonte]

Thanks! I'm so hyped you liked it

[@jadenk.5003]

So basically, the entire series is Sly finessing people. And Carmelita "temporarily" joining him. BuT tHeY gOtTa Do A qUeSt FiRsT.

[@bababoi5865]

Can I just say your one of the most entertaining KZbinrs I've and many other have seen Love ya bro

[@TheBlackMastadonte]

Appreciate this, man

[@jaemirhawkins737]

My boy I had the whole collection on my PS3 this is giving me mad nostalgia

[@TheBlackMastadonte]

Lol you should play the collection again

[@coolbeans3752]

I'll be honest, I never heard of this. Till now, thanks for the session.

[@TheBlackMastadonte]

Of course bro

[@AJ-cl5iy]

FINALLY, now I can rest peacefully thanks Donte👍

[@TheBlackMastadonte]

Of course

[@burkinaview1228]

So much detail and work!!! This man deserves credit.

[@TheBlackMastadonte]

Thank you!

[@bsimple397]

*Hasn’t liked this video* Me - can’t have that

[@alejandroo4160]

I remember this from a game informer magazine from before the release of Thieves in time so this info might be outdated, but I think that Rioichi wasn’t jailed for selling bad sushi, apparently El Jefe poisoned the sushi when he wasn’t looking. And how’s this for a wild side story. The murals in Rioichi’s sushi shop tell a weird but heartbreaking story: Rioichi deadass had a pet shark that served as his mount in war. Eventually the shark got old and as its final request it wanted to be the very first Sushi plate Rioichi ever made. A request Rioichi granted

[@novadselir1068]

Never was a fan of Sly Cooper but I won't lie you make me want to look into it especially that concept art because I'm a huge Darksiders fan.

[@TheBlackMastadonte]

That's dope

[@DopeGachaVideosProductions]

4:55 Just ask Reverse Flash. He hated Barry Allen so much that, his hate is what kept him going. He even became a temporal paradox so he CAN'T be erased.

[@Gamerlord17]

Also if you are curious why Rajan was so dangerous it's cause they renamed his drug spice but when you look at the effects of spice it's very clear that is supposed to basically super cocaine

[@TheBlackMastadonte]

I understand lol. Thank you

[@Gamerlord17]

@@TheBlackMastadonte no problem lol I'm just glad Sly got some spotlight cause he fucking deserves it

[@Lilsmoove_05]

Loved this video. I remember at the end of Thieves in Time there was a nod to the final game Master of Thieves, but sadly it never released 😪

[@spctrdemara96]

It's 2020 and people still talked about Sly Cooper, I love it.

[@thesurnamewithnoname7188]

hell yeah I've been waiting for this! sly was the first video game i truly got into. i like to think he was what made me the gamer i am today. i have played MANY games sense then, but sly has a special place in my heart.

[@carlostucker3738]

man i love love this series, i'm so happy you finally cover sly Cooper.

[@TheBlackMastadonte]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@fireflyer97]

A reboot of this series would be awesome to see. Especially if they made Carmalita a better written character.

[@VantasticJackson]

I'm so glad this happened. Sly Cooper was a part of my childhood along with Crash Bandicoot😁

[@Leon_Silverblood]

I didnt think anyone else remembered Xiaolin Showdown! Yo that show was the best. Shame it never got a good game though

[@offlinegaming5955]

Tbh donte I never in my life knew this game existed until 2019. I saw only the cut scenes of the game and shit looked cool at that time.

[@TheBlackMastadonte]

Lol that's fine. It'd remain super popular so that makes sense

[@espurrseyes42]

Who would win in a fight: >The thief trapped somewhen Egypt whose movie got cancelled >The Super Fighting Robot trapped on the moon whose game got cancel and whose "friend" is busy giving American superheroes the hands when she's not in a weird crossover RPG

[@TheBlackMastadonte]

Wait....what's that second game?

[@alejandroo4160]

The Black Mastadonte I think he’s talking about mega man legends

[@espurrseyes42]

Yes, it is Megaman Legends. Legends 2 specifically.

[@Hugo_Tate]

I've never played this game but seen Bentley get paralyzed what is the saddest fucking thing I've seen in a game in general

[@jft2nd]

"Kekekee hahahaha, sorry, I'm sorry, I just keep imagining you waking up in the morning, looking in the mirror and in all seriousness to yourself saying 'you know what would be a really kick-ass name? CLOCK-LA!'

[@4z4n0]

hi thank u for uploading this, I have not played any of the games or anything. but the guy I like asked me to draw sly cooper so I wanted to watch this so I can understand the games and such before drawing him :)

[@TheBlackMastadonte]

No problem! Thanks for watching!

[@4z4n0]

@@TheBlackMastadonte of course!! also the whole video is amazing and very entertaining:) I will definitely be coming back to watch more of your videos !!

[@gamer_god7312]

Sly Cooper should be in smash as either a sucker punch rep (if not the ghost of tsushima protagonist) or as a sanzaru rep (if Nintendo has to work something with sony) but I still believe in him to make it in the game.

[@TheBlackMastadonte]

He could've been. I would've liked him over Banjo

[@arroganttuber6231]

Yo good video man your the reason i started my yt ty

[@TheBlackMastadonte]

That's dope bro. And I appreciate it

[@jjwwtv]

sly cooper and jak and daxter are my favorite games

[@elharvey5032]

Sly Cooper was my childhood, what would be cool is a Remake of the Thievous Raccoonus with modern graphics and gameplay similar to Sly 2-4, it would be one bad*** game, a way for Sucker punch to return, and a perfect way to reintroduce Sly Cooper for new fans

[@doctorzombie8143]

this game series is so underrated

[@GraveSecretsUnearthed]

The Black Mastadonte after seeing this I’m hoping for a Ratchet and Clank Honest Gaming history. Keep going strong!

[@KanekiKen-mu4nu]

OH GOD this was such a nostalgia bomb! Me and my older brother LOVED the sly cooper series

[@shaqodom2027]

On some sad shit. When i was a kid, i would drive with my mom somewhere Be it the mall or to the babysitters or some shit. I would always find myself imagining sly jumping from light pole to light pole and running across telephone wires, following me. Like it was a workout to keep up with me in traffic.. Eventually i stopped doing it, but every now and again, ill look out the window and still replay the sequence in my head..

[@R3TR0923]

Dude, you should cover rico rodriguez from just cause 1,2,3, and 4, or maybe kenshiro from fist of the north star: lost paradise, and one of the BEST animes I have ever seen: hokuto no ken

[@mulatosly]

we all miss our BoY #slycooper !! ❤️

[@reallyhimongod]

You guys realize that Egypt cliff hanger was him starting the lineage of coopers, he pulled a Batman and the mark of the bat story, he himself started the sly cooper lineage via time travel

[@DON_FROG]

The editing is better than most you tubers that actually edit there videos

[@swagdragon2171]

I remember watching alot of cw4kids on Saturdays when I was younger

[@TheBlackMastadonte]

It was called KidsWB back in my day lol

[@swagdragon2171]

@@TheBlackMastadonte good times good times

[@brandenkelly8604]

This game made my childhood

[@msfox103able]

Why did la paradox go through all of that to just steal the canes? Was he eventually planning on killing Sly's ancestors? I know toothpick was planning to kill Tennessee kid cooper but it just seems like a lot of trouble to go through just for their canes.

[@terrorovvdeath]

And they need to bring this series back!

[@TheBlackMastadonte]

They do!

[@josephcirrincone9596]

I would absolutely LOVE to see a new Sly Cooper game

[@chuckyzrevenge]

Supposedly Sly5 coming on ps5(Don’t take my word if it gets cancelled because of what’s going on in the world rk but Sly5 and Saints Row 5 is probably getting released when the ps5 comes out)

[@josephcirrincone9596]

@@chuckyzrevenge that'd be lit if true

[@VantasticJackson]

Please tell me i'm not the only one who thought Sly 4 missed out on the chance for Sly to work alongside *His Own Dad*

[@Justmyhandle]

*Sly Cooper* was a major part of my childhood. I didn't play the games in order, but did own the original trilogy until they were unfortunately eventually worn down beyond playability from scratches. Despite my best efforts, that is (I grew up with two messy sisters, but we were kids, I hold no grudge). I've considered buying the remastered collection on PS4, but heard it doesn't play as well. While I'm biased in favor of *2* as my favorite since it was my first, I can definitely understand how many fans have come to prefer *3,* specifically its more personal story + gameplay improvements. As special as the first game is, it hasn't aged nearly as well in gameplay from my assessment which is why I never replayed it after finally beating it once. *2-3* really perfected the core gameplay loop imo. Then, we come to *Thieves in Time,* the series' *Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.* I remember how excited I was when it was first announced despite feeling that *3* was a near-perfect ending to the saga. I was even okay with the radically changed look, considering how nobody I know of complained about *2's* shift from the original's art style. Most of all, I was hooked at the time travel premise. The idea had intrigued me since *3's* ciffhanger, and I relished the thought of playing Sly's ancestors we'd spent the first three games learning about. You can imagine my reaction to the end-result. *Thieves in Time* is a textbook example of what NOT to do in an intended sequel/reboot. It not only fell short in taking full advantage of its concept to evolve the gameplay in any meaningful way. It also managed to further botch the plot, retroactively undoing so much that *1-3* accomplished. Sly & Carmelita's status quo was once again reset, undermining everything they'd been through. Fan-favorite Penelope's rewriting into what felt like a different personality did Bentley dirty, all for a cheap double-cross. Paradox wasn't a fraction as intimidating as Clockwork, nor compelling as Dr. M. Yes, these were kid's games but that doesn't justify such sheer incompetence. This IP appealed to generations, yet suffered some of the most thorough & avoidable mishandling in gaming history. Worst of all, Sanzaru brilliantly ended it on another cliffhanger we'll now likely never see resolved. Overall, I still love *Sly* but will NEVER consider anything beyond Sucker Punch's trilogy canonical.

[@ciyate9487]

I loved watching my older brother play this game 🙂

[@liambeecher6774]

I’ve BEEN WAITING for this 😄

[@GaryJojo]

Loving the update to the visuals for the intro.

[@YasaByYasa]

Man, a reboot would be great!

[@TheBlackMastadonte]

Indeed it would

[@jfinesse313]

Sly Cooper is such an underrated franchise that’s even neglected by Sony itself. Hell, there was virtually no marketing for Thieves in Time and a lot of people didn’t even know the game came out. I wish playstation would give this series as much respect as God of War and Uncharted. But at least we have people like you to keep the series alive. Thank you so much for this video!

[@stevenkim3689]

I was so excited when I saw this

[@TheBlackMastadonte]

Hope it was worth it

[@silvershadow9967]

There is a KZbinr that covers Sly Cooper, and he have been giving updates on Sly's adventure. He goes by the name of VTNVIVI

[@TheBlackMastadonte]

Cool cool

[@WayTooUnderated]

you should also do game franchise histories or video essays. for example breaking down and going through all the good Spiderman games etc

[@MrDarksol]

Man it felt good hearing about the thieves I know of before Persona 5 took that mantle and now the Phantom Thieves are the only thieves these youngsters know about. Anyway, wow Carmalita sucks at her job, Sly was a cool raccoon thief and the story as a whole was just fun. Sucks that all we have is a cliffhanger ending and the movie will never happen, but at least we still have the original trilogy and four. Also, Wait a minute I only knew about Xiaolin Showdown and I never heard about Xiaolin Chronicles. Sounds like it wasn't good and Franklin.......yeah I agree with Consistence, that show was so boring. Great job with the video as always!

[@SuperFusionAJ93]

Calling it right now, The Next Persona 5 game is gonna involved time travel where Joker meets Sly.

[@mvrtinxgamin4859]

Great video my brother! You got beastly with the editing!

[@Lloyd00]

Bro I still have my PS2 and it still works!

[@TheBlackMastadonte]

Oh you're lit

[@alithe13thmouse82]

I've seen a person too ornery to die, so yeah living off hatred I can see

[@derseppe3945]

Oh boys im from Germany and grow up with sly cooper. I Love this Story but i hätte the ending. Your Tel makes real good Work, thanks.

[@joshuahoskins6176]

Great vid bro! Definitely a throwback! What about Ratchet and Clank?

[@elite5102]

Ah man... Don't lose hope on that Sly Cooper 5.. It'll happen eventually... I hope.

[@paulpavlus6664]

14:17 Fells just like Thanksgiving.

[@jeffreywilliams8499]

This begs the question in the orphanage did Sly, Bentley, and Murray never got adopted to a new family when they were little kids or they decided to run away from that orphanage together from the mean headmistress Mrs. Puffin who be stealing cookies to herself not giving any of them to the orphan kids ?

[@Sonic107TheHedgehog]

Now we need Sly 5 anytime soon

[@TheBlackMastadonte]

Yup yup

[@KinSan2015]

Everything I waited for. To be honest they told us a couple of years ago that if another game was in the works but it kind of fell off the map

[@TheBlackMastadonte]

Yeah. That sucks

[@KinSan2015]

@@TheBlackMastadonte well I guess other games came out and it got thrown to the side for the ratchet & clank reboot

[@nicholaswatson9606]

That midoriya jacket at the beginning looks fire

[@kennethm.pittjr.3775]

10:57 just like Frieza.

[@TheBlackMastadonte]

Lol yeah

[@dwdrago6041]

Yo donte you did it again keep it up mate

[@TheBlackMastadonte]

Thanks bro

[@dwdrago6041]

Np bro

[@lefonwastaken3393]

I only played the third game and I fell in love with this game. It was so good.. wanted to play 1 and 2, but never got to

[@stefonjohnson3205]

Y'all remember when Walmart had little game systems setup so you could play games in the back. I used to play the hell out of this game

[@staticplays1871]

Nah this is a half-life level rug pull with that cliff hanger ending. I wish I was able to finish it at a kid, but I would probably be confused by the ending. Man that sucks, and I really like the vibe of the world, it's like an old CN cartoon. I wouldn't be surprised if the team for the game worked on cartoons in the past. I hope we see a continuation at some point

[@abdullah-sm4ik]

Since before you covered Leon Kennedy from resident evil, are you planning on covering Jill valentine next ? She’s a very interesting character.

[@TheBlackMastadonte]

YUP!

[@puffythedestroyer8878]

Here’s high spirits for the 5th game when it comes out in 2077. (All jokes aside, I’ll go full sissy-mode & say I’ll cherish & stick with this series forever. Like with Jak: Both of these series largely shaped my taste in games ( & character design / world-building) growing up, & it does me good to know that they’re still far from being forgotten.)

[@PhantomBones101]

"The 'infamous' racoon Sly Cooper" I see what you did there.

[@xghoelndiisdgaoklodlii7]

I can feel you when you say you never had a ps2 on the time it cane out like it hurts how much gems we missed at that time ps2 had alot of great games that still are talked about to this day.. not just another reboot or remake but original entertaining games

[@Erick2Fire10481]

My favorite was Sly 2 on the ps2 😭

[@ivannatinkle8196]

fun fact, the spice operation in sly 2 is rumored to be drugs without having to censor it. I don't know this 100% but I've heard it's a common theory

[@thefanwithoutaface8105]

Ah, nice shirt dude. Respect the power of the Mastodon.

[@sonicxgundamoosevenstarsce3970]

You guys are amazing keep up with the amazing things you doing

[@DerNomade1871]

We definitely need another sly cooper game

[@srullu9058]

I JUST REALIZED THATS COWBOY BEEPBOP

[@ramoxfireleaderofgauntlets3554]

Honestly with all these dead parents I gotta wonder if there’s a list of signs that your child will be the main character so you can prepare and maybe call the local Martial arts master. Or other such master of something.

[@ryandavis61]

I really miss the Sly Cooper franchise I have the game's up to the third installment it was just a fun game that made me smile

[@grimlockgreg3063]

The dark hourse of the PlayStation has got a timeline and is timeless

[@GIEar-tw4xu]

"Imagine that you suck so much at a job the you try to erase the bloodline of sime whose great at that job"- a cowboy sock puppet

[@joeyhernandez5701]

Corvo attono next plz and keep up the great work love your channel man

[@zqpcydbfoqbdiehdj]

Man. I loved this game so much as a kid. Great times ❤

[@operator7209]

Thank you and your patrons also 2 was one of the best.

[@TheBlackMastadonte]

And thank you for watching my guy

[@N_DS]

0:24; Wait, where am I? I've been asking for Sly Cooper for weeks!

[@hellothere729]

Yessss these games were my childhood

[@syreerys1234]

This was a really good video! Funny, but still very well told information