Operation: Jurassic Thievery
"Operation: Jurassic Thievery" is a heist job for Bentley, Murray, Sly Cooper and Bob Cooper in "Clan of the Cave Raccoon" of Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time.
Background
It was time for the Cooper Gang to infiltrate Grizz's base and put an end to his prehistoric art con.
Synopsis
Sly makes his way to Grizz's mountain base and opens up the entrance. Carmelita, Bob, and the Cooper Gang stow away in giant lifts to get inside. Once inside, Bentley has to make his way through the factory and disable the egg vats using his explosive darts, allowing the gang to stop production of the paint. Next, Bob has to climb the main generator tower and pry its pressure valves open; this will disrupt the factory's power. Murray, Bentley, and Carmelita came in their egg lift to pick Bob up from the side of the tower after the last valve pierced up. Bob has to jump in order to reach the lift, but fails the jump. Just as Bob is about to fall, Murray saves Bob by pulling him into the lift, but ends up falling into a separate lift. This forces Sly to cover Murray's role of getting to the master control panel and making sure none of Grizz's guards reset the system. If it is to reset, the mission will be a failure and the gang will be sitting ducks. Sly manages to reach the control panel and takes out a mammoth guard before he can reset the system. While still on the cart, Murray then spots Grizz in his personal hideout and jumps down to confront him.
The rest of the gang shows up behind a glass wall and sees Murray with the Grizz. Carmelita and Bob are concerned, but Bentley and Sly have complete confidence that Murray can handle him. Murray engages in an ice-skating battle with the Grizz inside a large ice rink, with the rest of the gang standing behind a glass wall watching the action and cheering him on. The Grizz may have been a pro at ice skating, but this did not stop "The Murray" from giving the bear an old fashioned beat down. Using his almighty strength, he grabs Grizz, twirls him around and tosses him into the glass wall the other members were standing behind, and receives compliments from his teammates for his outstanding performance. With that done, Murray regains his confidence and is once again his usual self.
New Found Respect
After cooling down a bit, Carmelita returns to the hideout, but she hasn't fully forgiven Sly... yet. The last thing she wanted to do is join up with a bunch of thieves, which stands against everything she stands for. Coming in, she sees Sly preparing some hot cocoa with cream for Bob, which he cheerfully accepts, wolfing it down and then belching as usual. Taking a moment to contemplate the situation, she walks in, rolling her eyes in acceptance, a tough decision to make since it's her only shot at busting Le Paradox, she grasps the closest cup of hot cocoa begrudgingly, and scowls at Sly, which he smiles in return as she drinks her cup. Bentley is finally able to get Dimitri back online, who in return comments that the gnag are "warping their faces off", which neither Murray nor Bentley understand. Dimitri points out the Cooper Gang's next location: Medieval England. And the perfect object to get there is Grizz's crown after Murray fought him as it turns out, and the Cooper Gang plus a reluctant Carmelita leave in a confident mood.
Trivia
- This was the fifth time Murray fought a boss. The other times were Rajan in Sly 2: Band of Thieves, Octavio and Muggshot in Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves and Wildman Weezner, which was earlier.
- Since Murray is the fighter in the battle, this is the only main boss battle in Thieves in Time prior to the epilogue that does not require the use of the costume obtained in the episode it occurs in.