| “ | Ruby: Hmmm... I could feel that Cooper vibe a-comin'! Most distastefully bad juju! Sly: Yeah, well you give me the creeps too, lady. Cooking up an army of ghosts isn't a very neighborly pastime. Ruby: (laughs) Oh, Sly, I see your mouth a-movin', but all I hear is blah, blah, blah! Well, if jaws need to flap, then let them flap! See you in the next world, Sly Cooper! |
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| ~ Mz. Ruby facing Sly Cooper. |
Mz. Ruby is a major antagonist in the Sly Cooper video game series, appearing in Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus as the main antagonist of "Episode 3: Vicious Voodoo". She is an anthropomorphic alligator and an evil voodoo priestess who served as the chief mystic of the Fiendish Five.
She was voiced by Presciliana Esparolini.
Description[]
Appearance[]
Mz. Ruby is a fat female alligator with black hair. She wears a pink tank top and has a red scarf on her head. She has rings around her limbs and a pink jewel in her bellybutton.
Personality[]
Ruby grew up lonely due to other children avoiding her out of fear. She desperately wanted friends as a child, teaching herself to summon the undead so she could have playmates. She grew up to be a bitter woman angry at the world for fearing her as a child. She proved very vengeful and was willing to condemn the entire world for the people of her land avoiding her as a child, irrationally blaming those who had nothing to do with her tribulations. She even developed a desire to conquer Mexico. She became a very cruel woman, willingly playing a part in the murders of Sly's parents and leaving him an orphan. Despite this, she never quite matured out of her childhood self. When battling Sly, she challenged him to a game of voodoo Simon Says, showing a playful side to her, indicating she never got over the fact she never got to play games with other children as a little girl. This childish side is also seen in how she reacts if she manages to land a hit on Sly with her tail attack; she pats her belly and uses it as a drum, celebrating the fact she landed a hit. This also shows that she didn't mind the fact that she was overweight. She shows a slight maternal side by calling her voodoo spirits her "children", hinting that she was not completely heartless. However, she was not above killing her turtle servant Chumley to try and kill Sly.
Powers and Abilities[]
Being born into a mystic family, Ruby has a lot of magical powers at her disposal, including summons ghosts and creating monsters to serve as guards, blasting bits of magic at Sly during her boss fight, and teleporting from place to place. She's not entirely reliant on her otherworldly skills however, as she possesses a large tail, capable of crushing anyone who gets too close.
Biography[]
Past[]
Mz. Ruby was born into a family of voodoo mystics who lived in Haiti most likely. She attempted to make friends with the other children, but they always rejected her for her frightening presence, especially when she tried to earn their friendship by offering them disturbing gifts such as dead animals. Using her family's teachings in voodoo magic, she learned how to revive the deceased as her undead slaves in hopes of finding companions. Growing into adulthood, Mz. Ruby decided that if the world would always fear her, then she'd give them something to truly fear by implementing her mystical powers for crime. At some point, Mz. Ruby came into contact with the ancient mechanical owl, Clockwerk, who offered the angry witch a position in his Fiendish Five. Sensing an opportunity to get her revenge on the world and make actual friends for once, she wholeheartedly accepted the offer. As their chief mystic, her unholy abilities allowed the villains to violate the laws of both society and nature at once. She then joined them in their attack on the home of the Cooper family, helping to slay the parents and taking her share of the pages from the Thievius Raccoonus, which carried all the Cooper family's thieving secrets passed down from previous generations, specifically the pages detailing Slytunkhamen Cooper I's invisibility technique.
After the raid, the team split up across the world to commit more evil deeds. Mz. Ruby herself stationed herself within the darkest jungles of her homeland of Haiti, where there is plenty of mojo for her to utilize for her dark voodoo arts. She built herself a sinister lair and situated herself in a large temple structured as an enormous alligator skull. To keep her lair safe from intruders, Ruby employed voodoo disciples to patrol her domain, as well as create several unnatural abominations such as moss monsters and fiery skeletons. She hatched a plan to create an army of angry ghosts to conquer all of Mexico by spilling their mortal remains into the ocean.
Vicious Voodoo[]
Sly and his gang tracked her to her hideout, and uncovered some freaky stuff, such as tombstones being used to summon ghosts, a waterfall of ectoplasm and body parts, and even a giant serpent being locked up. Despite the spookiness, Sly pushed forward, snatching up her treasure keys, and shutting down her voodoo production. After making it into her Skull Temple lair, Ruby challenged Sly to a game of "Voodoo Simon Says" which he ultimately won. Upon her defeat, she warned him about heading after the Panda King. Sly retorted "If he's anything like the rest of you, I think I'll manage", and left with Slytunkhamen's section. Carmelita later arrested her, and she got sentenced to life because of her voodoo antics.
Quotes[]
| “ | Wake up, you lazy bags of swamp gas! The voodoo vibe is thick tonight. Let's take advantage of this powerful mojo and step up production. Keep piling those shiny bones into the soup. We'll have an army of ghosts by morning and take over Mexico by the end of the week. Hear that voodoo, children? Our family is about to grow, grow, grow! | „ |
| ~ Mz. Ruby addressing her henchmen. |
| “ | Hey there, Sly Cooper! That's right, I know you're here. I've seen it in the stars. It's all over my tea leaves. I'm in your mind, raccoon. I know your game. You better run for it, or me and my voodoo children are going to sign you up for an eternity in zombie servitude! | „ |
| ~ Mz. Ruby warning Sly Cooper. |
| “ | Sly: Come back here! You can't run away forever! Ruby: Quite true, quite true. Why don't I have my servant, Chumley, 'scort you over here? Sly: Alright, what's the catch? Ruby: Oh, not much. Just a little game I like to play with all my annoying guests. I want to see how well you pay attention. Sly: What do you mean? Ruby: Well, I'll unleash my mighty mojo magic upon you. If you repeat what I do, you'll dodge it just fine. If not, you'll get zapped! (laughs) Sly: A little voodoo Simon Says, eh? Sounds easy enough. |
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| ~ Mz. Ruby deciding to play her "game" against Sly Cooper. |
| “ | Ruby: You've certainly got some rhythm, raccoon, but it won't help you none if you're fixin' to go after the Panda King. He's tough, with a capital T! If you go pokin' around his stronghold in China, you're likely to get poked back! Sly: Yeah, well if he's anything like the rest of you, I think I'll manage. |
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| ~ Mz. Ruby after her defeat. |
Gallery[]
External Links[]
- Mz. Ruby on the Sly Cooper Wiki
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