Ratchet vs Sly Cooper - Who Would Win

Ratchet vs Sly Cooper - Who Would Win

The PlayStation 2 is considered by many to be the greatest console ever created. While Cortana doesn’t agree you look as the consoles game library and it’s easy to see why so many love PlayStation’s second console. Two of the biggest mascots for the PS2 were Ratchet, the lombax from outer space and Sly Cooper, one of many of the world famous Cooper clan, a clan of master thieves. Who would win in a one on one fight to the death? There will be no outside assistance meaning no help from Clank for Ratchet and assistance from the rest of the Cooper gang for Sly. Let’s start with our favourite lombax.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratchet is as I said a lombax native to the planet Fastoon. Ratchet is a bit of a hot head. He is described as being a shoot first ask questions later and then shoot again kind of guy. Basically he’s not exactly known for strategizing or highly intelligent manoeuvres. In fact his friend Clank is far more intelligent than Ratchet. However Ratchet does most of the heavy lifting with his weapons and gadgets.

 

The Wrench

His signature weapon is his Wrench. It has been changed and upgraded multiple times over the years but it has always been used as a club type weapon for attacking at close range.  He can swing it while standing, he can do a jump slam attack and he can even use it like a boomerang by throwing it at and enemy where it will always come back. However this is not his only melee weapon. He also has a giant boxing glove that produces a temporary force field and multiple whips, one made of plasma and one made of electricity and a wrist mounted set of laser claws. So he is more than adequate at close range fighting but he is far more suited to using his multitude of guns.

 

Sticking with the close range fighting he has a flamethrower and a liquid nitrogen gun. He has multiple shot gun type weapons and a full body shield that electrocutes his enemies if they get too close. Going at a slightly further range he has a large number of machine guns that all have bullets that ricochet off surfaces they hit such as his heavy Lancer and N90 hurricane. However since this is clearly not enough ways of killing things he has multiple ways to fire discs at enemies that split into smaller discs such as the multi disc launcher, he has a huge number of explosives that range from standard(ish) rocket launchers such as the decimator and Judicator to homing missiles with the HK22 gun or rockets he controls himself with the Visibomb gun or laser guided missiles in the Raptor Launcher.

 

Right now you’re probably thinking that he has nowhere near enough explosives. Don’t worry there are plenty more to go. Each game has some kind of grenade launcher, whether it’s in the form of a gun or a glove. He has multiple ways of throwing mines plus he also has more unique bomb weapons such as the Groovibomb glove that throws an exploding disco ball or a personal favourite the Bouncer which fires a bomb that explodes into many mini bombs which all explode.

 

If this wasn’t enough then he has a multitude of sniper rifles for long range enemies. He also has a gun that fires meteors, multiple ways of firing electricity or a tempest. He also has many ways of making robots help him, whether its turrets or robot helpers that fire at the enemy as well as you guessed it, explode. He has an RC spider with a mounted turret and can release a hive of venomous nano insects.

 

There’s the incredibly fun weapons that turn an enemy into a cute animal, which range from the classic morph-o-ray that turns enemies into the chickens to the appropriately names Black Sheep that turn the victim into an exploding sheep. The Quackoblitzer turns an enemy into a flaming homing duck while the Chimpositron turns enemies into chimps.

The Plasma Coil

 

He has a gun that fires black holes with the Rift Ripper, a gun that sucks up surrounding items as ammo in the Suck Cannon, a gun that turns enemies on each other in the Infecto Bomb and a gun that shoots an orb of plasma that not only inflicts massive damage but electrocutes passing enemies with the Plasma Coil. So he has a lot of weapons that he somehow carries around in that small 5 foot tall suit of armour and I haven’t even mentioned the most powerful weapons yet.

 

The RYNO V

Each game has its own version of the R.Y.N.O. This stands for rip you a new one and they are the most powerful weapon in each game, costing an absurd amount of the games currency, bolts. Both the original R.Y.N.O and the R.Y.N.O are auto targeting missile launchers. The RYNOCIRATOR fired a barrage of lasers that converge at a single point and turn all enemies on screen to dust in a flash of white light. The R.Y.N.O 4-Ever fired homing lasers and is according to the internet the most powerful weapon in the entire series. Finally the RYNO V fired a number of rockets, hails of spraying bullets and a single rocket from the centre. So quite a powerful assortment of weapons he has.

 

Alongside his weapons he has a large number of gadgets. He has rocket powered boots, boots that allow him to walk on magnetic surfaces and boots that allow him to grind on rails so he can move around easily. He has a mask that lets him breathe anywhere and gadgets to suck up or alter the state of liquid. He has a hacking device, multiple disguises and a tractor beam so he’s not lacking in the tech department either.

 

So what weaknesses does he have? He’s not exactly known for his finesse. He goes into battles without any sort of plan and looks to power his way out with his multitude of weapons. This is how he defeats the bosses he fights in his games. This strength is also a weakness as you wonder how he would fare with a more cunning and intelligent foe. He has matured but still loves adventure and action and will often run straight into a fight. Nevertheless Ratchet is a powerful foe not to be underestimated. Now to look at his competition.

 

Sly Cooper is a racoon from a long line of master thieves, the Cooper’s. He has learnt every technique from the Thievius Racconus, a book of all the techniques the Coopers have developed over the years. Being a master thief he is quick and agile. His main strength is stealth. He moves silently and swiftly around his environments. He isn’t limited to the floor, he is a master of scouting rooftops and odd environments. He has amazing balance and reflexes meaning he can run on poles and tight ropes, climb poles, swing from hooks and balance on sharp points all of this silently. He is also an expert in parkour and gymnastics which he again does silently.  He can also sneak attack his enemies to instantly take them out or pickpocket them, both which after upgrading the sneak attack are silent.

 

He isn’t anywhere near as versatile as Ratchet with his offense but he does have his cane, a brown stick with a golden hook which he uses in combat as well as for traversing the environment. He is highly skilled with a variety of attacks including spins, jump and push attacks. In hand to hand combat he is likely to out skill Ratchet with his mastery of melee combat. On top of this he is extremely fast and difficult to catch. He also regularly dodges bullets fires at him by his enemies.

 

He has a decent number of gadgets himself. He can make enemies attack each other, he can electrocute enemies and he has multiple distraction techniques such as an alarm clock. He has a music box to put enemies to sleep and can create a decoy version of himself.

 

He has combat techniques such as the combat dodge, a dodging move (Obviously) and knockout dive, a move that Sly dives forwards and knocks out his opponent. He can also use his blue hat as a remote detonated mine and he has an unlimited supply of parachutes.

 

When spotted he can use his smoke or flash bombs to blind or stun him enemies or his stun attack where he hits the ground with his cane and stuns nearby enemies. He also has his own set of rocket boots for a quick getaway.

 

Perhaps his most impressive power ups however are his ability to turn invisible while still being able to attack and use other power ups but also he has the ability to speed up or slow down time, giving him a huge advantage against any foe.

 

While Bentley makes the plans for Sly they often go wrong and he has to improvise which he always does successfully. He is cunning, quick witted and devious. He is always calm and collected and remains a rational thinker in almost any situation. He can become flustered when his friends are threatened but in a battle between him and Ratchet this is not relevant. However he is extremely self-confident, almost dangerously so. He often risks getting caught to taunt his enemy, in particular to flirt with police officer Carmelita Fox. He is also surprisingly honourable, especially for a thief as he only steals from the rich.

 



Clockwerk

Obviously there is no guaranteed winner but I think the best way to judge who would win is look at how they fight bosses in their respective games. Ratchet uses brute force to overpower his enemies while Sly has to use cunning and intelligence to take down enemies far more powerful than him. Both games have their fair share of goofy villains but Sly has his serious and very menacing villains, in particular Clockwerk who has become immortal by being fuelled on pure hatred of the Coopers. Clockwerk is far more terrifying than anything Ratchet has fought but Sly overcame his fears to defeat him.

 

Ratchet may be far more powerful but Sly has proven time and time again that he can defeat more powerful enemies. He can slow down time to dodge most of Ratchets attacks and can use smoke and flash bombs to escape his opponent. Ratchets weapons are powerful but he can’t shoot and invisible foe and Sly is capable of turning invisible at any time he wants. On top of this Sly can either sneak attack him to seriously hurt Ratchet of pickpocket all his best guns away giving Sly the advantage in both power and speed. Ratchet is strong but he has no way to match the speed, agility and cunning of Sly Cooper who could easily outsmart the lombax. Even the R.Y.N.O weapons can’t kill something Ratchet can’t see without a lot of blind shots and Sly is capable of dodging the homing attacks with his speed and slowing down time abilities. The victory goes to Sly Cooper.