Rioichi Cooper

Rioichi Cooper was a member of the Cooper Clan who lived in Japan and invented Sushi.

Appearance
He has orange fur with browning and wears a blue hood with white clothing on it and wears a blue mask.

Personality
As a ninja with great wisdom and discipline, Rioichi was calm and very respectful towards others such as Sly and the gang, using honorifics when addressing them and speaking in a riddle-like fashion with Japanese proverbs.

He was very open minded, especially after the events involving El Jefe's takeover.

When Rioichi first met Sly and was told that Sly was his descendant from the future, he immediately believed him.

He extended this side to his other relatives as well, as when asked to retrieve Bob's cane, he expressed that he was honoured to help his "most-hairy ancestor" and showed him respect.

He was also very calm even in the strangest situations and stated that he was a ninja, and so never alarmed.

Just like Sly, Rioichi was quite cocky, which led Bentley to believe he was the one Sly got it from.

Skills & Abilities
Rioichi's original technique was the Ninja Spire Jump which allowed him to land on narrow spires as light as a feather; giving him the ability to infiltrate the heavily fortified castles and temples of Feudal Japan with ease.

Some time later, he created an extension to this technique called the Leaping Dragon.

By channelling his focus toward a target while on a spire, Rioichi was able to jump great distances.

Rioichi was also skilled with his twin bamboo canes and used them for different methods of attack.

One such attack consisted of Rioichi using his canes to shoot a barrage of blue shuriken in front of him.

Another similar attack consisted of him charging his canes, which he then slams them down to release a shockwave.

After many years of training, Rioichi had gained an unrivalled knowledge and mastery of Ninjutsu, the traditional Japanese technique of espionage, characterized by stealthy movement and camouflage.

This allowed him to sprint without alerting anyone nearby.

In addition to his thieving skills, Rioichi was also a master chef, himself being the creator of sushi.

His restaurant was often considered the finest in Japan.

Weapons

 * Cooper Cane

Family

 * Cooper Clan (Ancestors and Descendants)

Voice Actor
Steve Blum.