Sir Raleigh (Sly Cooper)

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Sir Raleigh is an anthropomorphic frog character from the video game Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus. He is a stereotypical "rich guy gone bad" villain.

Sir Raleigh was born into a life of nobility and privilege, but grew bored with it. On a whim, he tried his hand at piracy, and discovered that he enjoyed it. Becoming addicted to crime, his tinkering genius earned him a seat in the Fiendish Five as Chief Machinist. After the attack on the Cooper home was completed, Raleigh took off with the notes of Rioichi Cooper.

Years later, Raleigh had established himself near the Isle O'Wrath, situated in the center of his artificially created Welsh Triangle. Using his Storm Machine to wreck the local weather conditions, Raleigh wrecked a large number of vessels before Sly arrived. Boarding the Machine, Sly confronted the frog. Despite swallowing special bees and bloating to massive size to crush Sly, Raleigh was beaten. Right on cue, Carmelita Fox arrived to arrest him and his crew, ending the legend of the Welsh Triangle.

He did not appear in Band of Thieves (except in a picture at a museum) or Honor Among Thieves, but made a cameo in the second issue of the Sly Cooper comics, in which he was depicted as an inmate at Heathrow Prison.

[edit] Trivia

  • Sir Raleigh's name is likely based on Sir Walter Raleigh.
  • Although uncredited, it's believed that David Scully voiced Sir Raleigh.
  • Sir Raleigh's hat can be seen in the opening scene of Goodbye My Sweet Pt. 1.