Unexpected Ties
"Unexpected Ties" is a job for Sly Cooper in "Clan of the Cave Raccoon" of Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time.
Background
Sly must find out what the Grizz is doing in pre-historic times, and what kind of operation he's running.
Synopsis
Sly ventures into the Grizz's lair to find that his men are holding a pre-historic raccoon in a net, which could be the first Cooper. Bentley opts to help out the raccoon, and he tasks Sly with getting a sabre-tooth tiger skin from the Grizz's bedroom. Sly must steal the key to the room while the Grizz is checking out the raccoon and painting it on a large canvas.
After entering the room and grabbing the skin, Sly learns a new move called the Cyclone Pounce, which allows him to jump vast distances and across long gaps by targeting either dummies or guards on the opposite side. Sly must then go to the area where they are holding the raccoon hostage and take out the sabre-tooth tiger guards while avoiding fire bubbles on the way across each pedestal. If those guards are taken out, that cave raccoon should be free. But Sly has to be careful not to be caught or he'll never free the raccoon. After eliminating the tigers, the raccoon breaks free and takes out all the guards. Sly jumps down to meet him. He asks the raccoon what his name is. While Sly seems to understand, it is only gibberish. Taking this into consideration, Sly decides to call him Bob.
Bob insists they leave before more guards show up, to which Bentley agrees with. Sly takes Bob to the hideout.
Large and in Charge
Sly brings Bob back to the hideout where everyone takes an immediate liking, despite his antics. While Bob is playing with the equipment, Bentley provides the background on his former captor. The guy's name is Grizz, and he has made his fame in the art world. Once a common street thug, he'd been thrust into the limelight when a prominent pop artist plucked him from the gutter and made him famous. Grizz's primitive artwork was hailed as a brilliant new style titled "paleo-graffiti", and he enjoyed the celebrity status for a while. But unfortunately, his fame was short-lived because people realized he just had bad art. He resentfully returned to his criminal roots by quickly becoming the top art thief on INTERPOL's Most Wanted list. It is now clear how Grizz manages to evade Carmelita's capture for so long since he's her main target. While Bob plays with the equipment, the Gang finds out more about him, and his situation: The Grizz took his prehistoric cane, making him unable to snatch any petrodactyl eggs. Depressed, he got out of shape, which enabled the Grizz to capture him. Some parts for the time machine are up high, which requires climbing, and Bob is the only one to do it, but he first needs to get into shape. Bob just wolfed down a pie much to Murray's chagrin, and then belches loudly.