Might as well work on this one too…
On Age in Carmen Sandiego (2019)
Or, at the very least, in the timeline of Crimson Shades.
First off, Carmen’s mother, Carlotta Valdez (aka “Vera Cruz”), was supposed to have “died” in 1999. Carmen looked around perhaps a year old at that point in time, giving her a possible birth-date in 1996 to 1997. This in turn suggests that the series takes place some time before the actual date of publication—say, 2017/2018 onwards—to maintain Carmen’s rough age.
Rough age ranges of the characters, taking Carmen’s rough birthdate for estimation:
Team Red
Isabela Valdez/Black Sheep/Carmen Sandiego: 16/17 starting at VILE, 18/19 during the Poitiers Caper, 22/23 by the end.
Fairly self-explanatory.
Pierre Bouchard/Player: 12/13 as a White Hat Hacker, 14/15 during the Poitiers Caper, 18/19 by the end.
Not quite old enough for a learner’s permit (Up Here it’s a G1) during the earlier capers.
Ivy Collins: 19 during the Donuts/Poitiers Capers, 23 by the end.
Zack Collins: 18 during the Donuts/Poitiers Capers, 22 by the end.
Zack is supposed to be around a year younger than Ivy.
Nakamura Suhara/Shadowsan: 23 when sent after Dexter Wolfe, 42 during the Poitiers Caper, 46 by the end.
Young but not too young, as it were.
VILE
Eartha McGlynn/Coach Brunt: 39 upon receiving Black Sheep, 58 during the Poitiers Caper, 61 when arrested, 63 by the end.
Gunnar Stromme/Professor Maelstrom: 37 upon receiving Black Sheep, 56 during the Poitiers Caper, 60 when arrested, 62 by the end.
Oluchi Cleopatra Okorie/Countess Cleo: 26 upon receiving Black Sheep, 45 during the Poitiers Caper, 49 when arrested, 51 by the end.
Saira Dhibar/Doctor Bellum: 33 upon receiving Black Sheep, 54 during the Poitiers Caper, 58 when arrested, 60 by the end.
Sir Nigel Braithwaite/Roundabout: 56 when appointed, 57 when arrested, 59 by the end.
Margherita Picasso/Cookie Booker: 54 when first pelted, 62 when the Hard Drive was stolen, 67 by the end.
Vlad Bobinski: 28 upon receiving Black Sheep, 45 upon letting Black Sheep get away, 50 by the end.
Boris Vladinski: 27 upon receiving Black Sheep, 44 while watching Vlad let Black Sheep get away, 49 by the end.
They may be slightly younger or older, but at least Coach Brunt’s age seems to have been confirmed at 60 by the time of the Fourth Season.
Graham Calloway/Gray/Crackle: 18 starting at VILE, 20 during the Poitiers Caper, 24 by the end.
Jean-Paul Marignan/Le Chèvre: 19 starting at VILE, 21 during the Poitiers Caper, 25 by the end.
Antonio Sánchez/El Topo: 18/19 starting at VILE, 20/21 during the Poitiers Caper, 24/25 by the end.
Sheena Landry/Tigress: 18 starting at VILE, 20 during the Poitiers Caper, 23 when arrested, 24 by the end.
Parker Morris/Mime Bomb: 18 starting at VILE, 20 during the Poitiers Caper, 23 when arrested, 25 by the end.
Sawa Jin/Paper Star: 17 starting at VILE, 18 during the Magna Carta Caper, 22 when arrested at the end.
ACME
Tamara Fraser/Chief: 26 when killing Dexter Wolfe, 45 during the Poitiers Caper, 49 when arresting VILE, 51 by the end.
Inspector/Agent Chase Devineaux: 37 during the Poitiers Caper, 38/39 when arresting VILE, 41 by the end.
Agent Julia Argent: 25 during the Poitiers Caper, 27 when arresting VILE, 29 by the end.
This is going to cause some trouble, I just know it. But the average amount of time it takes to get a university degree in the UK is around three years, and Julia has two of them. She also seems to have jumped right to an associate professorship at Oxford in Season 3, the requirements for which are around 4-6 years of study plus a thesis. Thus Julia would have had to have been in school for at least something like seven to nine years before joining Interpol, with whom she had apparently only been for a fortnight before the Poitiers Caper. The number above assumes that she skipped a year and took a year less to complete her second degree. Or took two years less. Or started two years early. You get my point. Basically, Julia has to be a fair bit older than she looks in order to actually have the qualifications she possesses.
Agent Umaira Zari: 38 during the Poitiers Caper, 40 when arresting VILE, 42 by the end.
Some additional ages:
Nakamura Hideo: 17 when his brother Suhara was born, 36 when his brother disappeared, 63 when his brother returned for good, 65 by the end.
Not an unreasonable age given his looks, I thought.
Carlotta Valdez: 27 when she gave birth to Isabela, 47 when Carmen returned home to her, 49 by the end.
Young but not too long, once again.
Any I missed?
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What happens when you mix some Descendants and V.I.L.E. operatives from Carmen Sandiego? How would they sing Descendants songs on V.I.L.E.'s karaoke night? Wanna find out?
No Rest for The Wicked by Patty Cake:
Evil Carmen:
I feel like something in me's taking control
A darker side of me that's heartless and cold
Crackle:
I'm wide awake, I'm hearing whispers in bed
My dreams are turning into nightmares instead
Evil Carmen:
This other part of me that I can't explain
Was locked away but now it loosened the chain
Crackle:
I feel it comin', it's about to begin
Maybe we'll remind them good guys don't always win
Evil Carmen and Crackle:
Nowhere to hide
Your villanous side
All:
We won't stop 'til we get enough
We don't cry 'cause we like it rough
Make a move, don't wanna call our bluff
There's no rest for the wicked
We don't care if it's wrong or right
You say no we'll put up a fight
We don't sleep 'cause we own the night
There's no rest for the wicked
Evil Carmen:
I'm sick of people telling me what to be
But now my badder side is finally free
Not gonna fake it 'cause I'm taking 'em down
This queen is always meant for wearing the crown
Le Chevre:
I'll play your game but baby you should beware
Tigress:
I write the rules and I don't always play fair
El Topo:
Better watch your step, one wrong move and you could fall
Paper Star:
We're gonna do things my way or we won't do things at all
Jeantonio and PaperTiger:
Nowhere to hide
Your villanous side
All:
We won't stop 'til we get enough
We don't cry 'cause we like it rough
Make a move, don't wanna call our bluff
There's no rest for the wicked
We don't care if it's wrong or right
You say no we'll put up a fight
We don't sleep 'cause we own the night
There's no rest for the wicked
Paper Star: (all)
Your time is up
Because my moment's here
I'm only gonna say this once
And make my message clear!
I've been underestimated
I've been good and bad
Now I'm choosing what I am, does that make you mad?
I've been livin' in a dream now I'm wide awake (wake up)
And I'm coming for the throne cause it's mine to take
Better watch your back (it's going down)
'Cause I might attack ('cause we run this town)
I'm a lion in a cage and I can't be tamed
Now what's my name? (Star)
Ooh
All:
We won't stop 'til we get enough
We don't cry 'cause we like it rough
Make a move, don't wanna call our bluff
There's no rest for the wicked
We don't care if it's wrong or right
You say no we'll put up a fight
We don't sleep 'cause we own the night
There's no rest for the wicked
Oooh
You say no that's when we say go
Oooh
There's no rest for the wicked
Oooh
You say no that's when we say go
Oooh
There's no rest for the wicked
Rotten to The Core Remix from Descendants 3:
Evil Carmen:
They say I'm trouble, they say I'm bad
That ain't my badly, so don't make me mad
Tigress:
A dirty no-good, down to the bone
I'll take that trophy, back to my zone
Evil Carmen:
So I've got some mischief in my blood
My fashion's wicked? Hands off my gloves
Crackle:
They think I'm callous, a low-life hood
The times are changing, bad is the new good hahaha
Evil Carmen and Tigress:
Mirror, mirror on the wall
Who's the baddest of them all?
Welcome to my wicked world, wicked world
All:
I'm rotten to the core, core
Rotten to the core
I'm rotten to the core, core
Who could ask for more?
I'm nothing like the kid next, like the kid next door
I'm rotten to the core, I'm rotten to the
Crackle:
I'm rotten to the core
Evil Carmen:
Long as I'm leader, of this lost isle
There'll always be a little evil, behind my smile
Le Chevre:
Don't double cross me, I'll get you hooked
You think I'm kidding? Just take a look
Paper Star:
I'm not a sweetheart, I'm not your friend
But you better invite me, or taste revenge
Tigress:
I'm on the hustle, take what I can get
Show me the money,
PaperTiger:
You ain't seen nothing yet
Evil Carmen, Paper Star and Tigress:
Mirror, mirror on the wall
Who's the baddest of them all?
Welcome to my wicked world, wicked world
All:
I'm rotten to the core, core
Rotten to the core
I'm rotten to the core, core
Who could ask for more?
I'm nothing like the kid next, like the kid next door
I'm rotten to the, I'm rotten to the
I'm rotten to the core, core
Rotten to the core
I'm rotten to the core, core
Who could ask for more?
I'm nothing like the kid next, like the kid next door
I'm rotten to the core, I'm rotten to the
I'm rotten to the core
Rotten to The Core from Descendants 1:
Paper Star:
They say I'm trouble
They say I'm bad
They say I'm evil
And that makes me glad
Evil Carmen:
A dirty no-good
Down to the bone
Your worst nightmare
Can't take me home
Crackle:
So I've got some mischief
In my blood
Can you blame me?
I never got no love
El Topo:
They think I'm callous
A low-life hood
I feel so useless
All:
Misunderstood
Evil Carmen and Paper Star:
Mirror, mirror on the wall
Who's the baddest of them all?
Welcome to my wicked world, wicked world
All:
I'm rotten to the core, core
Rotten to the core
I'm rotten to the core, core
Who could ask for more?
I'm nothing like the kid next, like the kid next door
I'm rotten to the core, I'm rotten to the
I'm rotten to the core
Paper Star:
Call me a schemer
Call me a freak
How can you say that?
I'm just unique
Tigress:
What, me a traitor?
Ain't got your back?
Are we not friends?
What's up with that?
Evil Carmen:
So I'm a misfit
So I'm a flirt
I broke your heart
I made you hurt
Le Chevre:
The past is past
Forgive, forget
The truth is
All:
You ain't seen nothing yet
Evil Carmen, Paper Star and Tigress:
Mirror, mirror on the wall
Who's the baddest of them all?
Welcome to my wicked world, wicked world
Crackle:
Ha ha
Gimme that
Yeah
Too-doo
Hahaha, oh
Ha
All:
I'm rotten to the core, core
Rotten to the core
I'm rotten to the core, core
Who could ask for more?
I'm nothing like the kid next, like the kid next door
I'm rotten to the core, I'm rotten to the
I'm rotten to the core
Ways to be Wicked from Descendants 2:
All:
We got all the ways to be
W-I-C-K-E-D
We got all the ways to be
W-I-C-K-E-D
Crackle:
Come on
All: (Le Chevre)
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey (haha)
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Evil Carmen: (Crackle)
Crashin' the party, guess they lost my invitation (boo-hoo)
Friendly reminder, got my own kind of persuasion
Crackle:
Looks like this place could use a bit of misbehavior
"Happily ever after" with a little flavor
Paper Star:
Bad to the bone, with even worse intentions
We're gonna steal the show and leave 'em all defenseless
Tigress: (Paper Star)
A fairy tale life can be oh-so-overrated
So raise your voices and let's get it activated (ayy)
All:
Long live having some fun
We take what we want
There's so many ways to be wicked
With us, evil lives on the right side of wrong
There's so many ways to be wicked
Apple, apple
Dip, dip
Wanna try it?
Tick, tick
Take a bite, come on, be bold
Change the way the story's told
Evil Carmen:
This time the dark is finally getting your attention
Paper Star:
We're wicked by the book, and class is back in session
Evil Carmen:
You like it, steal it
Gotta beat 'em to the treasure
Tigress:
A right of passage
Evil Carmen, Paper Star and Tigress:
Bad just doesn't get much better
All:
Long live having some fun
We take what we want
There's so many ways to be wicked
With us, evil lives on the right side of wrong
There's so many ways to be wicked
Evil Carmen:
Mother always knows best
Crackle:
Show her, pass every test
Evil Carmen:
Hear her voice in my head
Crackle:
Evil is the only
Evil Carmen and Crackle:
Real way to win
All: (Papar Star)
We got all the ways to be (ha)
Hey, hey, hey, hey
W-I-C-K-E-D
Crackle:
Let's go
All: (Paper Star)
We got all the ways to be
Hey, hey, hey, hey
W-I-C-K-E-D
(Yeah)
Long live having some fun (having some fun)
We take what we want
There's so many ways to be wicked
With us, evil lives on (evil lives on)
The right side of wrong
There's so many ways to be wicked
Cruel and unusual
We're taking control
There's so many ways to be wicked
With us (come on), evil lives on the right side of wrong
There's so many ways to be wicked
Hey, hey, hey, hey
We got all the ways to be
W-I-C-K-E-D
We got all the ways to be
W-I-C-K-E-D (oh yeah)
We got all the ways to be
W-I-C-K-E-D
We got all the ways to be
Evil Carmen:
So many ways to be wicked
What's My Name from Descendants 2:
Evil Carmen: (Crackle)
This is all hands on deck
Calling out to lost boys and girls
I'm gettin' tired of the disrespect
We won't stop 'til we rule the world
It's our time, we up next (next, next)
Our sail's about to be set (set, set)
They ain't seen nothing yet
Tell 'em who's in charge so they don't forget
Evil Carmen: (Crackle)
What's my name, what's my name? (Carmen)
Say it louder
What's my name, what's my name? (Carmen)
Feel the power
No one's gonna stop us soon the world will be ours
What's my name, what's my name?
What's it, what's it, say it, say it loud
(Caaarmen, Saaandiego)
All eyes on me, let me see 'em (Carmen, Sandiego)
What's it, what's it, say it, say it
(Carmen Car, ah ah)
Carmen
Evil Carmen: (Crackle)
I'm the queen of this town
I call the shots, you know who I am
I don't need to wear no fake crown
Stand up to me, you don't stand a chance
It's our time, we up next (next, next)
My crew's as real as it gets (gets, gets)
The worst is now the best
And leaving us here will be their last regret
Evil Carmen: (Crackle)
What's my name, what's my name? (Carmen)
Say it louder
What's my name, what's my name? (Carmen)
Feel the power (whoa)
No one's gonna stop us soon the world will be ours (yeah)
What's my name, what's my name?
What's it, what's it, say it, say it
Crackle: (Carmen)
You know what they say bad girls have all the fun
Never learned how to count 'cause I'm number one
Ready here, we come, we always get our way
It's a pirate's life, every single day (hey)
She's the captain, I'm the first mate
Enemies seasick, can't see straight
Call 'em fish bait, throw 'em on a hook
Carmen's so hot they get burned if they look (ah)
Evil Carmen:
It's all eyes on me, let me see 'em
I see your eyes on me boy, hey
You know what my name is
Say it, say it louder
Evil Carmen:
Hook me
Crackle:
Haha
Evil Carmen:
Huh huh
Ho, whoa
Come on
Evil Carmen: (Crackle)
What's my name, what's my name? (Carmen)
Say it louder (hey)
What's my name, what's my name? (Carmen)
Feel the power (ooh whoa-ooh)
No one's gonna stop us soon the world will be ours (no one's gonna stop us, no, no-no)
What's my name, what's my name?
What's it, what's it, say it, say it
(Carmen, Carmen)
All eyes on me, let me see 'em (Carmen)
What's it, what's it, say it, say it (Carmen)
Ooh, say it louder (Carmen, Sandiego)
Ooh, say it louder (Carmen, Sandiego)
What's it, what's it, say it, say it
Carmen
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