Shadow Joestar- The ninja ancestor is named Rioichi Cooper
Gamelover41592- It was my favorite too
Bloodyninja88- Tsao will be back at some point.
Matt(Guest)- You're got one villain, but you missed the other. Here's a hint: All Stars
I don't know if any of you remember, but I said that Duncan's trench coat was too long from him to wear without tripping over it, so he put clips in it. Well, now he's tall enough to wear it normally. Anyways let's begin!
Already, Duncan could tell something was very wrong. What should have been a peaceful village was more like a heavily guarded military base. As for the Cooper from the period, Rioichi Cooper, master ninja and sushi chef/inventor, was locked up in a maximum security prison and his sushi restaurant was closed up. It was clear that first things first, the gang had to set him free.
Job 1: Photo Op
"Okay Duncan, we need to break Rioichi out of jail. I have some ideas, but you know the drill - I need you to do some recon for me," Bentley ordered.
"Pictures, right?" Duncan asked.
"Correct-a-mundo, mon ami. I need shots of the Prison entrance and the Samurai Armor those big guards are wearing. You should also grab some shots of Rioichi's restaurant. We may need those for later. Capisce?" Bentley explained.
"Okay, but from now on, let's stick with one language, cool?" Duncan replied.
"Sayonara, Cooper-san!" Bentley signed off. Duncan rolled his eyes.
"Can't I we believe made we out it Paris of one in piece!" Scruffy said as Duncan headed off. (I can't believe we made it out of Paris in one piece)
"Me neither, bud," Duncan replied. As he jumped from rooftop to rooftop, Bentley and Duncan would offer commentary on the pictures.
"These guards look like real bruisers," Bentley said as Duncan got a picture of the boar guard's armor.
"And real ugly too. That was definitely not his best side," Duncan added in, causing Scruffy to snicker.
"Hmm. I really don't like the look of that place," Bentley said once Duncan got a picture of the prison Rioichi was in.
"Something tells me the inside looks even worse," Duncan shuddered.
"That might be the largest gate I've ever seen," Bentley said as he looked over Duncan's photo of the dragon gates near the cliff.
"No kidding, but personally, I just want whatever loot is back there," Duncan said. "There's got to be something valuable if the gates are that well made," The gates were very fancy and seemed a little too advanced for the time period.
"Mm. I love sushi!" Bentley exclaimed once Duncan took a picture of Rioichi's sushi shop.
"Hey, when we free Rioichi, you think he'll make some for us?" Buck asked over the binocucom.
"Sure I so hope!" Scruffy said. (I sure hope so)
"Eh, I could use some local flavor," Duncan replied.
"Duncan! There's some kind of commotion outside the local Geisha house. Go check it out and grab some shots too," Bentley ordered.
"When we get back to present, I'm buying you your own camera," Duncan deadpanned, but headed over nonetheless. When he arrived there was nothing there, but Duncan snapped the picture anyways. Suddenly, a tiger who should not be in this time period walked out of the Geisha house.
"Guy that not is this from period time!" Scruffy said. (That guy is not from this time period!)
"No kidding, I'm gonna get a picture of his ugly mug for uncle Bentley," Duncan said. He was able to quickly snap a picture, using his invisibility to hide from the tiger.
"Duncan, I'm sure I recognize that guy! He's wanted by INTERPOL! He's a ruthless mercenary general, responsible for overthrowing several small countries!" Bentley realized.
"Whoa! What's he doing here?" Duncan asked.
"I don't know, but one thing's for certain - my hunch was correct: We aren't the only ones with a time machine!" Bentley said gravely.
Job complete! Oh, and Duncan has a new pose(I skipped games 2 and 3 because they either didn't have one or it was just a picture). In a reference in his game one pose, he spins his cane on his finger and grins at the camera.
"This is so good!" Duncan said as he chowed down on some sushi. After stealing some armor, Sly managed to set Rioichi free. In thanks, he was able to make the whole gang sushi. And sure enough, it was fantastic.
"I am most thankful for your rescue. It was the least I could do," Rioichi replied.
"Well, I know where I'm coming for sushi," Hunter joked.
"No kidding," Maverick agreed.
"Focus guys!" Bentley ordered and everyone turned to face him. (Author's note, because, I have to split jobs between Duncan, Sly, and Rioichi, meaning Duncan won't do as much, I will need to write my own slideshows. Sorry if they suck)
"You got a plan, Bentley?" Murray asked.
"Don't I always? Anyways, that tiger is most definitely not from this time period. He goes by El Jefe. He's known for taking over several small countries around the globe, normally for the highest bidder. So we need to be careful. Thankfully I have a plan! Sly, you and Rioichi need to regain control of the sushi shop. It may not seem like it, but that could be vital to our operation. Murray, Hunter, Buck, you guys will be coming with me. In order for Rioichi to continue making sushi, he'll need the finest fish. Maverick, you'll need to use one of drones to tail El Jefe. Hopefully, we can find out his plans from that. After all of that is taken care off, Rioichi, Murray and I will need to steal Madame Geisha's outfit. She is the only one El Jefe will talk to about most of his plans. But what he doesn't know is that she is on vacation. If we can masquerade as her, we can get more of his plans. Finally, Duncan and Rioichi will need to steal some poisonous plants. Those could come in handy," Bentley explained.
Because he had free time until everyone else was done, Duncan decided to explore the town and pickpocket the guards for loot. Suddenly, there was a bright flash.
"The what?!" Scruffy exclaimed. (What the?!)
"Agreed," Duncan said as he moved to where the source was. He was expecting plenty of things.
Seeing his mom stuck in a fish basket was not one of those.
"MOM?!" Duncan exclaimed as he helped his mother to her feet. "What the heck are you doing here?"
"As it turns out, you were completely right about that museum owner. I found out his true way about gathering his art is by stealing it. But when I went to confront him, he had his goons surround me. In a rush, I grabbed the closest thing to me and the next thing I know, I'm in this fish basket. Where are we anyways?" Carmelita explained.
"Feudal Japan," Duncan replied as he turned on his binocucom. "Did you guys get all of that?"
"Heard it all, Duncan!" Sly replied. "Is Carmelita okay?"
"She's fine, ringtail," Carmelita replied.
"We're on our way back! Head back for the safehouse and we can talk a bit more about what Carmelita found," Bentley explained.
"Let's get going," Duncan said, failing to shake that sense of dread he was feeling.
"So this Le Paradox has a time machine?" Bentley asked.
"Yes, and I'm not sure how that's even possible. You and Penelope were the only ones that knew about it," Carmelita replied.
"Yeah, but you're with us and Penelope is-uh oh," Murray realized.
"She wouldn't have betrayed us, right?!" Duncan frantically tried to convince himself of that. Everyone started to panic, before Sly slammed his cane onto the table, getting everyone's attention.
"I'm sure Penelope wouldn't have betrayed us. The plans could have been stolen. Even without that, there's a lot of evil geniuses out there as I'm sure we all know," Sly said.
"Yeah, like Clockwerk," Murray said.
"Sir Raleigh," Carmelita noted.
"Neyla," Bentley added in a spiteful voice
"Didn't you say that Contessa chick was kinda smart?" Hunter asked.
"That Arpeggio guy," Buck added
"General Tsao?" Maverick asked.
"Does Captain LeFwee count?" Duncan questioned.
"Seems like you do know of many evil geniuses," Rioichi noted.
"See? There could be plenty of reasons that there's another time machine and Penelope is missing. We'll call her backstabbing us a worse case scenario," Sly explained. "Let's go get the rest of what we need,"
Job 2: Spiked Sushi
"Thanks for letting me come, Rioichi. It's been a dream of mine for years to meet the Coopers of the past," Duncan said as he and Rioichi made their way to the area where the plants were growing.
"Ah, it is truly a pleasure to know that the Cooper line continues even to your future. But I do have a question. You do not seem to be a pure raccoon like Sly, but I have never seen a creature like you before. What are you, exactly?" Rioichi asked.
"That's a very long and confusing story. But if you want the short version, I'm something called a human. I got sent here from another world. But….I really don't want to go back to that other world," Duncan admitted.
"Hm. You are happy where you stand?" Rioichi asked.
"Yeah, my life in that other world….wasn't that great," Duncan said simply.
"Then it would make plenty of sense as to why you would choose to stay," Rioichi said.
"The fact that you are believing me without any questions is both confusing and impressive," Duncan noted.
"Ninja masters don't get confused. Besides, with all that has happened lately, I am willing to believe plenty of stories that would normally be quite strange," Rioichi explained.
"That makes sense," Duncan agreed. Then the duo entered into a cave. "This the place?"
"It would appear so," Rioichi said. As if on cue, Bentley called in.
"Okay, Rioichi, we need you and Duncan to collect samples from those strange plants growing high on the cave walls. Commonly known as the Spiky Wall Climber, it secretes a mild toxin we can use to make sushi rolls that will put any guard to sleep instantly. Just be careful not to be overcome yourself," Bentley explained.
"Bentley-san, did I not explain-" Rioichi began, only for a frustrated Bentley to cut him off.
"You're a ninja master. I know, I know," Bentley said quickly. Duncan laughed.
"Has this happened before?" Duncan asked.
"Several," Bentley groaned.
"Hai! Now, allow us to show you how it's done," Rioichi said.
"Well, now at least I know where Sly and Duncan get it from," Bentley said as he signed off.
"Remember, Duncan-san, you will need to strike the blossom to extract the poison," Rioichi said as he handed Duncan a sword. "Use that to cut the pod out,"
"Thanks," Duncan said as Rioichi headed further into the cave, saying something about how "Only Bentley believes these puny traps can stop a ninja". Duncan, on the other hand, did have to do much searching, there was one right near the front of the cave and only a few guards guarding it. However, unlike the other guards. These guys made no effort to hide that they weren't from around this time period. They were dressed in hazmat suits and had high tech weaponry. Still, with a little stealth and use of a new skill he had been creating combining his invisibility and his camouflage mutation, Duncan was able to take them out with ease.
"Traps puny stop can't Cooper a either," Scruffy joked. (Puny traps can't stop a Cooper either) Duncan laughed as he climbed to the plant
"No kidding," Duncan replied as he smacked the plant with his cane. It opened up, and Duncan pulled it another further and then cut the vine holding it. "I got it!"
"I have collected mine as well," Rioichi said over his binocucom.
"Let's head back then," Duncan said as he jumped down.
Job Complete
"Alright, we have all the intel we need. El Jefe has played dictator for the last time, and it's time to bring him down. First, we need to open those dragon gates. Thanks to Rioichi's special sushi rolls, the guards are out for the count. Sly, you'll need to gain access to the switches in their mouths. Next, we'll need to open the palace sword gate. However, the bridge is crawling with guards, so we'll need to create a diversion. Everyone else will need to distract the guards. Once they're occupied, Rioichi can make his way under the bridge to the switch and open the gate. Once we get that gate open, there's nothing stopping us from taking the palace and putting El Jefe in his place. Viva la revolución!" Bentley explained via another slideshow, which is he was now calling "Chalk Talks".
Job 3: Altitude Sickness
"The dragon gates are open!" Sly announced.
"Let's move!" Duncan told the rest of the group. Once everyone was inside the gates, they found El Jefe waiting for them.
"End of the line, Cooper! Get them you fools!" El Jefe ordered. Several more rat guards suddenly came running out as Rioichi headed under the bridge.
"Ok, you all know what to do... Time to kick some butt!" Bentley ordered.
"My favorite time of the day!" Murray cheered.
"The effect of that goes away pretty quickly when you are still dressed as a Geisha, uncle Murray," Duncan noted. After he had to dress up as(and impress some guards) as Madame Geisha, Murray hadn't taken the outfit off.
"Are you going to take that off?" Hunter asked as he kicked a frozen guard into another one.
"I will, but it makes me feel so lushest," Murray said and then looked completely confused as to why Duncan, Hunter and Maverick(who was flying so he could control his drones) looked like they were trying to hold in vomit. Finally, all the guards were down and Rioichi had opened up the door. He motioned everyone in, but El Jefe pounced on him and grabbed his cane.
"It's mine!" El Jefe roared.
"My cane!" Rioichi cried. El Jefe laughed. He then rushed across another bridge, destroying it with his swords, which he had somehow set on fire. He then turned back to face the gang.
"Sorry, Coopers, you lose! I need to deliver this puny stick to a new owner!" El Jefe said as he headed for his statue.
"No! El Jefe's getting away!" Bentley panicked.
"Relax, Uncle Bentley," Duncan said as he started to make his way across the ruined bridge. El Jefe had managed to leave some spots he could spire jump too.
"Don't worry, Rioichi. Watch out for these two. We're going to kick some tiger tail and get your cane back!" Sly said as he jumped after Duncan. El Jefe was waiting for them, sitting on a throne as he stroked a pigeon.
"Hahaha! Hey, Coopers, what do you think of my statue?" El Jefe asked.
"Looks great if you like pigeons!" Duncan replied. El Jefe smacked the bird away.
"Bah! I hope you can fly like a pigeon, Coopers. Otherwise, you'll never catch me!" He exclaimed as he cut a support rope, sending him up to the top of the statue.
"This is gonna be a long climb," Duncan groaned.
"C'mon, just a little more!" Duncan grunted as he helped hoist his father onto a platform. On the horizon, they could see that the top of the statue was El Jefe's face.
"A magnificent likeness isn't it, Coopers? Almost as handsome as the real thing!" El Jefe bragged.
"If you call being handsome that thing, then yes," Duncan replied.
El Jefe growled "Take a nice, long look. I want you to remember the one who crushed you!" He slammed his cigar into his fist. El Jefe then leapt onto the platform and launched a fireball with his sword. Both Coopers dodged. El Jefe just growled. The battle continued for a few more minutes, with Duncan and Sly waiting for a chance to strike, before El Jefe lept away.
"After him!" Duncan said as he and Sly chased El Jefe down. They found him meditating, waiting for them.
"You know something, Cooper? You're actually starting to annoy me," El Jefe revealed.
"Oh, don't worry. We have that effect on all cowardly crime lords," Sly revealed. El Jefe growled.
"Heh, El Jefe. Isn't that Spanish for 'big baby'?" Duncan joked.
"Bah! Enough of these stupid games!" El Jefe roared as he turned around. The two Coopers continued to dodge El Jefe's attacks, strike when they could, and chase after him when he ran away.
"For a guy who likes to claim how tough he is, he runs away a lot," Duncan noted as El Jefe slashed a crane, causing it to fall.
"Hey, Coopers - How do you like my 'crane' style? Hahahahaha!" El Jefe joked.
"I don't know what's worse, El Jefe or his jokes," Sly said they continued the chase. This was the final time, as after another round of smacking El Jefe around, he was defeated.
"Im... possible!" El Jefe managed out as he fell unconscious.
"Not really," Duncan joked as he and Sly went to grab Rioichi's cane. Suddenly, a grenade was dropped near their feet. Both Coopers were barely able to dodge in time, hanging onto the ledge with their canes. More rat troopers then grabbed the cane. A rope was lowered and lifted them up to a blimp. As Duncan and Sly got back onto the platform, what looked like an old sheriff's badge dropped at their feet. Before either could see a word, the blimp time warped away.
Sorry this took so long! So yeah, Carmelita joins a chapter early so the gang knows who they are fighting from the start. Anyways, onto personal thoughts! The level was pretty fun and I remember laughing so hard when Murray was dressed as Madame Geisha. I love ninjas, so Rioichi was able to make himself a favorite pretty quickly. He wasn't as much fun as some of the later ancestors, but he was still a lot of fun. El Jefe was pretty cool as well and his boss fight is one of the best first bosses I have ever face. Easily the best first boss in the series. Next time, we head for the old west in order to help "Tennessee Kid" Cooper.