Constable Neyla is a fictional character from the video game Sly 2: Band of Thieves.

History

Before ever setting foot in Sly 2, Neyla grew up poor in New Delhi, India, and scammed her way into a British university, gathering a ring of friends to do her homework for her. She was then caught by Interpol, who thought that she could "get into the mind of the criminal"; rather than arresting her, they offered her a job.

After joining Interpol, Neyla was given the role of constable, and was partnered with Carmelita Fox, who was less than thrilled with working with a former con artist.

Neyla and Carmelita first arrested Sly Cooper in a museum in Cairo, in the introduction to Sly 2: Band of Thieves. Neyla distracted Carmelita by mentioning the Klaww Gang, which caught Sly's attention. After his escape, Sly set off to retrieve the Clockwerk parts.

In Paris, Sly unexpectedly meets Neyla, who says that she wants to help. She hands him a key into Dimitri Lousteau's nightclub after a tireless chase across the rooftops. In episode two, when Sly sneaks into Rajan's ball, he uses Neyla to impress Carmelita. When this works, Sly dances with her. Neyla takes a picture of them dancing for later use.

When Sly was at Rajan's temple, Neyla showed him where the secret entrance was to one half of the Clockwerk heart — but then showed her true colors by allowing Sly to be electrocuted by Rajan's bolts of electricity and seriously injured. After Rajan was defeated by Murray, Neyla then led police to the criminals. Neyla also framed Carmelita as their accomplice (using the picture she took earlier); so Sly, Murray, and Carmelita were arrested.

Neyla was later dispatched by Interpol to capture a corrupt Contessa. Commanding an army of mercenaries, she attempted to steal one of the Clockwerk Eyes for herself. However, interference from both the Contessa and the vengeful Cooper Gang prevented her from succeeding. Placing the Contessa in custody, Neyla was promoted to captain. She then trailed the Cooper Gang to Canada, where she used a high-tech aircraft against them in an attempt to seize the Clockwerk Stomach. However, her vehicle proved unable to defeat Bentley's RC Chopper.

Later, Neyla was revealed to be Arpeggio's protegé. When Arpeggio was getting toward Clockwerk's body, Neyla knocked him over with her whip. She then jumped into Clockwerk. She took the name Clock-la, and was free to terrorize the world. After destroying her power engines, she was weakened by Sly's shots. Neyla then kidnapped Bentley and Murray, forcing Sly to chase after her. When defeated in the air, Neyla crash landed in Paris.

Murray pried open the mouth and revealed a hologram of Neyla's face. Bentley then took out the Hate Chip. The mouth then unexpectedly dropped on Bentley's legs (which is the cause of Bentley's paralysis in Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves). Murray got him out. Carmelita took the Hate Chip and destroyed it, and the parts became worthless. Neyla's body was never recovered, and she is presumed dead.

Although Neyla doesn't appear in Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves as anything more than flashbacks, she played a major role in the Cooper gang's history. She reincarnated Clockwerk, had Sly and Murray almost hypnotized, and had almost cost Carmelita her career. The most painful predicament, however, was paralyzing Bentley and confining him to a wheelchair for life.

Personality

Before being revealed as a criminal, Neyla appeared to be an Interpol member with a more accepting view of criminals than Carmelita. She eventually partnered with Sly, and he actually began to trust her. Neyla did not appear to dislike him for professional reasons, and showed some personal interest in him. It seemed for a time as though she might replace Carmelita as his love interest, since Sly asked her out on a date in Bollywood. There was certainly no love lost between her and her fellow officer, as she goes out of her way to discredit and mock Carmelita.

Upon betraying Sly and the gang, Neyla's true nature was revealed: she was a born manipulator, completely devoid of conscience and empathy. She betrayed Arpeggio so that she could seize the Clockwerk Frame for herself (technically, Neyla was a sociopath, though not said in this game, since Sly 2 is a family friendly game). However, many say that if Neyla hadn't betrayed the Cooper gang and was still alive, she would be Sly's love interest.

General information

Neyla is an anthropomorphic cat of Hindu features. Her choice of weapon was a whip, but she also possessed a high-tech aircraft in an attempt to get the Clockwerk stomach.