Sylvester Sneekly is the guardian of Penelope Pitstop, yet he desires her vast fortune she is entitled to. He intends to have her dead so he will become the only reamaing claimant of the fortune. Of course to protect his identity, he carries out his plans and traps as a sadistic, sneeky, foul, master of disguse villian known as the Hooded Claw. He does have a foul, childish temper, especially shown when his plans are foiled by Penelope, The Ant Hill Mob or even his own blundering henchmen, the Bully Brothers.