Constable Neyla
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Constable Neyla is a fictional character from the video game Sly 2: Band of Thieves.
[edit] History
Neyla grew up poor in New Delhi, and scammed her way into a British university, gathering a ring of friends to do her homework for her. She was then caught by Interpol, who thought that she could "get into the mind of the criminal"; rather than arresting her, they offered her a job.
After joining Interpol, Neyla was given the rank of constable, and was partnered with Carmelita Fox, who was less than thrilled by the idea of working with a former con artist.
Neyla and Fox first arrested Sly Cooper in a museum in Cairo, in the introduction to Sly 2: Band of Thieves. Neyla distracted Fox by mentioning the Klaww Gang, which caught Cooper's attention. After his escape, Cooper set off to retrieve the Clockwerk parts.
In Paris, Cooper unexpectedly meets Neyla, who says that she wants to help. She hands him a key into Dimitri Lousteau's nightclub after a tireless chase across the rooftops. In episode two, when Cooper sneaks into Rajan's ball, he uses Neyla to impress Fox. When this works, Cooper dances with her. Neyla takes a picture of them dancing for later use.
When Cooper was at Rajan's temple, Neyla showed him where the secret entrance was to one half of the Clockwerk heart — but then showed her true colors by allowing Cooper to be electrocuted and seriously injured. After Rajan was defeated by Murray, Neyla then led police to the criminals. Neyla also framed Fox as their accomplice (using the picture she took earlier); so Cooper, Murray, and Fox were arrested.
Neyla was later dispatched by Interpol to capture a corrupt Contessa. Commanding an army of mercenaries, she attempted to steal the Clockwerk Eyes for herself. However, interference from both the Contessa and the vengeful Cooper Gang prevented her from succeeding. Placing the Contessa in custody, Neyla was promoted to captain. She then trailed the Cooper Gang to Canada, where she used a high-tech aircraft against them in an attempt to seize the Clockwerk Stomach. However, her vehicle proved unable to defeat Bentley's RC Chopper.
Later, Neyla was revelaed to be Argeggio's protegé. When Arpeggio was getting toward Clockwerk's body, Neyla knocked him over. She then jumped into Clockwerk and became Clock-La. After destroying her power engines, she was weakened by Cooper's shots. Neyla then kidnapped Bentley and Murray, forcing Cooper to chase after her. When defeated in the air, Neyla crash landed in Paris.
Murray pried open the mouth and revealed a hologram of Neyla's face. Bentley then took out the Hate Chip. The mouth then unexpectedly dropped on Bentley's legs (which is the cause of Bentley's paralysis in Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves). Murray got him out. Carmelita took the Hate Chip and destroyed it, and the parts became worthless. Neyla's body was never recovered.
[edit] Personality
Before being revealed as a criminal, Neyla appeared to be an Interpol member with a more accepting view of criminals than Fox. She eventually partnered with Cooper, and he actually began to trust her. Since Neyla did not appear to dislike Cooper for professional reasons, and showed some personal interest in him, it seemed for a time as though she might replace Fox as his love interest. There was certainly no love lost between her and her fellow officer, as she goes out of her way to discredit and mock her.
Upon betraying Cooper and the gang, Neyla's true nature was revealed: she was a born manipulator, completely devoid of conscience and empathy. She betrayed Arpeggio so that she could seize the Clockwerk Frame for herself (technically, Neyla was a sociopath, though not said in this game, possibly since Sly 2 was a family friendly game).
[edit] General information
Neyla's choice of weapon was a whip, but she also possessed a high-tech aircraft in an attempt to get the Clockwerk stomach.
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Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus • Sly 2: Band of Thieves • Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves |
| Heroes |
Cooper Clan/Cooper Gang: Sly Cooper | Bentley | Murray | The Guru | Penelope |
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| Neutral/Anti-heroes | |
| Villains |
Fiendish Five: Clockwerk | Sir Raleigh | Muggshot | Mz. Ruby Klaww Gang: Arpeggio | Rajan | Contessa | Jean Bison | Neyla Unaligned: Doctor M | Octavio | Mask of Dark Earth | General Tsao | Captain LeFwee |
