Bentley

Bentley is a secondary protagonist in the Sly Cooper series and is a friend of Sly and Murray. He is the brains behind the gang's operations.

Early Life
Bentley was the first member of the Cooper gang to arrive at the Happy Camper Orphanage. There, he and Murray became friends with Sly when he arrived. They soon combined their skills and created a lifelong bond. Their first heist was stealing cookies, which all started when Murray couldn't sleep because he can't stop thinking of the cookies. Therefore, the gang decides to steal a cookie jar from the orphanage's evil dictator, Ms. Puffin. Once this heist was accomplished, it was then that the world's greatest gang of thieves was born.

Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus
In this game, Bentley was a very timid, and shut-in person. He preferred to stay in the hideout all the time and monitor Sly from there. Sometimes, he can become stressed and uptight, only because he's trying to protect his friends the best he can.

Throughout the game, Bentley helps Sly retrieve the Thievius Raccoonus by working behind the scenes. However, it wasn't until Clockwerk nearly gased Sly to death that Bentley finally put behind his fears and hack the owl's computer to save his friend, and much to his dismay, Carmelita. The gang would have never gotten anywhere without Bentley, as Sly states in the final cinematic.

Sly 2: Band of Thieves
In this game, Bentley has changed from hiding in the van to being a field man. He also becomes the gang's demolition and mechanical expert. Bentley is even more capable of advanced planning as he shows in the game. Bentley has several jobs in each episode of the game. These jobs would have him hack a computer, use his demolition skills, or use his sleep darts. In some episodes, the player would need Bentley to start a heist. These episodes include: "The Black Chateau", "A Starry-Eyed Encounter", "Jailbreak", and "Menace from the North, eh?".

Bentley wears a brown hat all the time in this game as he and Murray helps Sly recover the missing Clockwerk parts. Bentley's character really steps up in "Menace from the North, eh?", where he defeats Jean Bison using the traps in the sawmill. When the gang had to sneak onto Arpeggio's blimp, he was the one to led the gang to the silo.

Tragically, at the end, Bentley gets his legs broken during the Clockwerk incident. Sadly, he is forced to use a wheelchair for now on.

Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves
In this game, Bentley continues his work while crippled. He has modified his wheelchair with several gadgets such as the pick-pocket pole and the hover pack. His wheelchair also has the ability to drop bombs and activate his binocucom. Other moves his wheelchair utilizes are: Insanity Strike and the Rage Bomb. Bentley uses these improvements to his advantage in several missions in the game.

Trivia

 * He is the first character to speak in the series.