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The text is a series of narrations by Sly Cooper, a master thief and the protagonist of a video game series. He recounts his adventures across different time periods, where he meets his ancestors and allies, and faces various villains who are working for a mysterious enemy called the Paradox. The Paradox is a rival thief who wants to erase the Cooper family legacy and claim their treasure. Sly and his gang have to stop the Paradox and his henchmen, while also dealing with Sly's love interest, Carmelita, an Interpol agent who is after them. The text ends with Sly being trapped in ancient Egypt, while Carmelita is captured by the Paradox.
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1. The Fiendish Five were a group of five individuals with unique skills: Sir Walley the Frog, a hot-tempered frog with a talent for piracy; Bran, a ruthless muscle with a background in acting; Miss Ruby, a voodoo priestess with the ability to summon the undead; Panda King, a penniless man who became a master of fireworks and demolition; and Arpeggio, a young man with a passion for inventing and a talent for music.
2. The Fiendish Five were known for their use of clockwork machines in their crimes.
3. Sir Walley the Frog was a young man who grew up with a life of luxury and privilege but became bored and turned to piracy.
4. Bran was once a passionate young art student who became disillusioned with the art world and turned to crime.
5. Miss Ruby was born into a family of mystics and had the ability to summon the undead.
6. Panda King was fascinated by fireworks and spent a decade learning the art, but was humiliated by a nobleman and turned to crime as a form of revenge.
7. Arpeggio was a young man who excelled in all subjects at school but had small wings that were useless for flight, leading him to focus on inventing.
8. Dmitri was a local operator who was equally at home in high-class art circles and shady back-alley crimes.
9. Raja was a self-made man who grew up poor on the streets of Calcutta and started his life of crime selling illegal spices in the black market.
10. Jean Basan was a young man who trekked across Canada to strike it rich during the gold rush of 1852 and ended up buried alive in an avalanche.
11. The Contessa was a criminal psychology student who entered into a whirlwind romance and married a wealthy aristocrat, but the union was short-lived.
12. Murray was a member of the Cooper gang who left the team and went to the Australian outback to study a mystic art called The Dreamtime.
13. Penelope was a gearhead genius from Holland who was approached by the Cooper gang to join their team.
14. The Black Baron was a big-time dogfighting champ who was Penelope's boss.
15. McSweeney was a man who claimed to have run with the Cooper gang's ancestors and had knowledge of the Cooper vault.
16. Dr. M had been trying to crack the Cooper vault for years and had built a fortress with tight security.
17. El Jefe was a ruthless mercenary and military strategist who had taken over dozens of small countries around the globe.
18. Toothpick was a two-bit gangster from Eastern Europe who had grown up loving gold and cowboy movies.
19. Grizz was a common street thug who was plucked from the gutter and made famous by a prominent pop artist.
20. Miss Decibel was a time-traveling lieutenant who was born into a wealthy British family and had a true love for classical music.
21. The paradox was a man who was born into a family of thieves and had planned to steal the world's largest diamond, but was foiled by the Cooper gang's ancestors.
22. The paradox had formed his own syndicate and began masterminding heists worldwide after his release from prison.
23. The paradox was a billionaire art collector who used his prison contacts to traffic priceless stolen treasures.