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| “ | You break into my place! Steal my stuff! Trash the joint! I feel transgressed and violated! Let's rock! | „ |
| ~ Muggshot, before facing Sly Cooper. |
| “ | Nobody talks that way about my mother, NOBODY! Ok little broken down runt looks like you're gonna get broken down even more. | „ |
| ~ Muggshot's villainous breakdown, getting offended by Bentley's insult and his famous quote. |
Muggshot is a major antagonist of the Sly Cooper video game series, first appearing in the first title, Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus as the main antagonist of "Episode 2: Sunset Snake Eyes", and then appeared again in Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves as the secondary antagonist of the third episode, Flight of Fancy. He also appeared as the main antagonist of the short film, Timing is Everything.
He is an anthropomorphic bulldog and a vicious crime-lord who was once the chief enforcer of the gang known as the Fiendish Five. He maintained a massive gambling empire in Mesa City, Utah, until he was defeated by the master thief, Sly Cooper, who came after the pages of the Thievius Raccoonus which he and his cohorts stole from his family, and then captured by Carmelita Fox. He spent some time imprisoned in Heathrow Penitentiary until, probably after three years or so, he escaped and formed his own flight team called Team Muggshot to compete in the ACES tournament held in Holland, but then he was defeated by Carmelita and apparently imprisoned a second time. Muggshot then escaped a second time and attempted to make off with a gold watch of some value, only to be bested again by the Cooper Gang and captured again.
He was voiced by the late Kevin Blackton, who also played the other male members of the Fiendish Five; Sir Raleigh, Panda King and Clockwerk.
Description[]
Appearance[]
Muggshot appears as a large anthropomorphic bulldog with violet fur, brown eyes and oversized arms which he often uses for walking. He has a blue bowler mustache and uni-brow to match. He mostly wears a white tank top, yellow trousers with red stripes, black shoes and spiked bracelets. During the ACES competition, Muggshot is wearing an aviator's uniform that has been tailored to fit his frame.
In Sly 4, Muggshot's arms are normal-sized and he wears a black tank top and pants.
Personality[]
As a child, Muggshot was bullied by other dogs. This caused him to develop a desire to stand up for himself. After seeing a gangster film, he decided he wanted to become a gangster to stand up for himself. As an adult, he was very violent and short-tempered. He was willing to engage in crimes including murder, as he joined the Fiendish Five and contributed to the murders of Sly's parents. He had no problems with attacking women, as he tried to attack (and possibly kill) Carmelita out of revenge for arresting him while calling her a "cop hag" (which is quite insulting considering her attractiveness and the fact she was in her 20s). Despite his cruelty however, he did have some traces of decency inside of him. He clearly loved his mother and was enraged when Bentley insulted her. He also showed reluctance to beat up on Bentley since he was crippled, stating "it wouldn't feel right pounding a four eyed runt in a wheelchair". He can show restraint when attempting to take revenge on others, as he was only intent on destroying the Cooper Gang's plane and eliminating them from the ACE flight competition to get back at them for the events in Mesa City rather than killing them, though this may have been more to avoid murder charges.
Muggshot was also known to be remarkably unintelligent. He drove all the citizens out of Mesa City, not realizing that having no citizens around would hurt his casino business. He later realized this mistake and told his henchmen that he was hoping they would be willing to welcome any visiting outsiders into the city so they could gamble at his casinos, only to immediately contradict himself by stating that he heard there may be a cop snooping around the area and ordering his men to kill any outsiders they come across. His lack of intelligence is further shown in how he mispronounces "Thievius Raccoonus" as "Thingus Raccamagoocus" while stating he couldn't read his section because it had too many big words. He also stated that he didn't know what an ear hole was.
Abilities and Powers[]
Muggshot is a skilled gun user and possesses superhuman strength. He is so strong and tough that he can shatter a bank vault door with his bare hands and literally laugh off blows from Murray and Sly. He is also a skilled pilot.
Biography[]
Past[]
Once a rather puny specimen of a canine, Muggshot grew up without friends and was constantly harassed by bullies for being the "runt of the litter", which made him very depressed. He would usually curb his sorrow by going to the theater to watch movies. Then one day, after watching a film titled "The Dogfather" (a pun on "The Godfather"), he became inspired by the tough gangsters he witnessed onscreen and ultimately decided to become one himself. He then spent the rest of his youth heavily training his body, fueled by his desire for power and the respect that came with it. Once he reached adulthood, the once "runt" Muggshot had grown into a muscular monstrosity. His first act of violence was getting revenge on the ones who picked on him as a puppy, ruthlessly pummeling and possibly killing them, to show that he will never allow himself be victimized by anyone again. Afterwards, he began using his newfound strength to become a powerful crime-lord, complete with his own army of henchmen, guns and heavily guarded casinos.
It wasn't long before the ancient owl, Clockwerk, took notice to him and recruited him as the chief enforcer of the Fiendish Five. Muggshot, along with the other members of the five, was present during Clockwerk's planned attack on the household of the Cooper family. According to Sly, his father, Connor was able to land a powerful blow on Muggshot with the Cooper Clan's cane, though he ultimately fell in the battle along with his wife. They then found the Thievius Raccoonus, the tome detailing the Cooper's thieving skills, and each of them tore out pages of the book, with Muggshot taking pages detailing the rail walk and rail slide from his wild western ancestor, Tennessee Kid Cooper.
After the raid, the Fiendish Five split up to commit terrible crimes around the globe. Muggshot himself went to Mesa City in Utah, U.S.A., where he and his pack of goons manage to scare away all of citizens and law enforcers, effectively allowing them to take full control over the city and make it all their turf. They also built a massive casino in the shape of a fire hydrant, with Muggshot's main office at the very top from where he can look over his hard-built criminal empire.
Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus[]
Muggshot was the second member of the five to be defeated by Sly, the first being Sir Raleigh. After retrieving all of the pages held by Muggshot, Sly used several of his 'treasure keys' to gain access to his penthouse, where Muggshot laid in wait for him. He was surprised to hear Sly was a Cooper and remarked about his family book. The two fought, Sly using his agility and Mugghsot with his massive pistols. Cooper defeated Muggshot by using glass lamps to reflect light at him and make his pistols explode.
After the fight ended, Muggshot expressed his amazement at being bested by Cooper, but stated he would not be able to overcome the third member, Mz. Ruby. He was then captured by Inspector Carmelita Fox of Interpol as the Cooper Gang escaped Mesa City.
In The Adventures of Sly Cooper - Issue #2[]
Muggshot made a brief appearance in An Old Friend, a short comic story appearing in the second issue of the promotional comic series The Adventures of Sly Cooper, released to promote Sly 3: Honour Among Thieves. He is seen in a cell, alongside Sir Raleigh and Mz. Ruby, presumably where he was imprisoned after the affair in Mesa City. Although not described, it is assumed that he managed to escape in the one year period between Sly 2: Band of Thieves and Sly 3.
Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves[]
Muggshot somehow escaped the long arm of the law and turned up in Holland when the Cooper Gang arrived. Both parties were attempting to win an aviation contest called ACES, Muggshot with Team Muggshot and the Cooper Gang with Team Cooper. However, while the gang was trying to best the infamous Black Baron - a flying ace who never lost -, Muggshot just wanted to win for the glory and the prize. The gang initially spotted him boasting loudly about his team in the hotel where the pilots were staying while they competed. He then tried to break into the hanger housing the plane which Sly and his friends were restoring for the contest, but failed to eliminate the competition.
In order to get rid of him, Sly's wheelchair-bound techno-whiz friend Bentley provoked Muggshot to face him in a fight the afternoon before the competition. This was actually a set-up, as Muggshot came face-to-face with Inspector Fox for a second time. Although Muggshot employed his brute strength and weaponry, he was beaten by the inspector and incarcerated once more, thus removing him and his team from the ACES competition.
Timing is Everything[]
Although he was imprisoned during the events of Sly 3, it is suggested that Muggshot soon escaped capture after the episode in Holland. Although the film was released as promotional material for Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time, the fact that the Cooper Gang have their van - which was recovered in their subsequent skirmish with General Tsao - and that Sly has not begun a relationship with Carmelita as per the ending of the third game, suggest that Muggshot encountered Sly again before the final showdown with Dr. M.
In the film, Muggshot and his minions have stolen a valuable gold watch which the Cooper Gang intend to take. Having fitted the van with wings and a rocket engine, the gang infiltrate the plane containing the vault where the watch is kept. Sly encounters Carmelita, who has been captured by the gangster, but leaves her tied up so Muggshot does not discover them. He sets of an alarm which lures away the guards at the vault, but finds Muggshot wise to him, wearing the watch. The two fight and Muggshot gains the upper hand before he notices that Sly has removed the watch from his wrist. Sly then uses the watch to punch Muggshot in the face, knocking him out.
Carmelita has escaped in the meantime and comes to arrest them both, when the cockpit controls shattered during the fight cause the plane to plummet towards a mountain. The van crashes into the cockpit and Bentley attaches a line to Muggshot's body - allowing Sly and Carmelita to climb aboard - and ejects just before the plane crashes into the mountain. The gang leave Muggshot and the watch with Carmelita (who is initially angered by Sly's escape) on the mountainside, having used parachutes to avoid crash-landing, after which he is presumably arrested for his crimes.
Quotes[]
Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus[]
| “ | Yo, Hey yo, yo! It's the boss! You know, I am the first to admit that maybe driving everyone out of town, while necessary to set up shop, might have taken a hit out of the business. So, now I hope you mugs would be obliged to any visitors that come here to lose their money in my casino. But, I got a reliable tip that a cop might be snooping around the operation. So from now on, greet any visitors you see with a hail of lead! Capiche? | „ |
| ~ Muggshot addressing his henchmen. |
| “ | I got a personal message for the two-bit thief who's making off with all my treasure keys: you're dead, pally! If I get my hands on you, I'm going to fit you with your own pair of cement bunny slippers. You hear me? You're lunchmeat, jerk! | „ |
| ~ Muggshot threatening Sly Cooper. |
| “ | Muggshot: "What? My boys have been yappin' about some big mysterious dude runnin' around crackin' skulls and... *chuckles* and, this is it? You're da monkey wrench in my operation? Some scrawny rat with a stick! Hey... Wait a second... I've seen that stick before." Sly: "Maybe when my father knocked your block off with it." Muggshot: "Your father!? Wow, you're a Cooper? Y'know, that "Thingus Raccamagooccus" had a lotta nice pictures, but way to many big words. Sly: "So you don't mind just handing it over?" Muggshot: "Wha- What, are you kiddin'? You break into my place! Steal my stuff! Trash the joint! I feel transgressed and violated! Let's rock! |
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| ~ Muggshot, before facing Sly Cooper. |
| “ | My beautiful gun is destroyed! Good thing I got a spare upstairs. | „ |
| ~ Muggshot when Sly uses the mirrors to fry his guns. |
| “ | Dis is impossible! A little pipsqueak like you, beating up a big strong bruiser like me!? It ain't right! You want all that stupid picture book, you gonna have to go down to Haiti and cross paths with Mz. Ruby! And then believe you me... you don't want to be you! | „ |
| ~ Muggshot after being defeated. |
Trivia[]
- Muggshot is shown in both video games to have tiny legs and an enormous, hulking upper body and arms. However, in Timing is Everything, his proportions have been normalized. This is due to him only lifting weights to gain strength without anything else resulting in his tiny legs and massive arms.
- Muggshot is one of two members of the fiendish five that comes back after the events of The Thievius Raccoonus.
- Muggshot also appears in the promotional tie-in book How to Draw Sly Cooper and Friends.
- Muggshot is also the only major canine villain to be featured in the Sly Cooper series.
- In the fourth Sly Cooper game, Thieves in Time, while dressed as a Shogun warrior, Sly went under the name Muggshot to gain entry.
External Links[]
- Muggshot on the Sly Cooper Wiki
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