History Characters / Lupin2021AssaneDiop

Orphaned at fourteen, Assane Diop is a professional thief who relies on his charm and ingenuity to carve his path in the world, largely through criminal activity inspired by his love for the ''Literature/ArseneLupin'' books. Assane struggles to balance his many heists with his personal relationships, particularly those with his ex-wife Claire and their son Raoul.

!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/OmarSy (adult), Mamadou Haidara (teenager)

* ShipperOnDeck: In Part 3 he easily spots Guédira's crush on Belkacem and schemes set them up with one another.

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: A controversial yet celebrated pop culture icon dies in mysterious circumstances in Paris and is buried at Père-Lachaise cemetery. He's subsequently the subject of a massive conspiracy theory that he faked his death, with various people claiming to have seen him out and about. Is this in reference to Assane...or [[Music/TheDoors Jim Morrison]]? (The difference, of course, is that in Assane's case the rumors are one hundred percent accurate.)

* ItsAllAboutMe: Arguably his most prominent character flaw, much like his literary inspiration. Assane's egocentrism frequently creates problems in his relationships, as he seemingly expects that Claire and Benjamin ought to be uncritically supportive of all of his endeavors, and that he should be able to get away with using both them and others to further his goals so long as said goals are noble in nature. The result is a whole myriad of [[HeelRealization Heel Realizations]] and WhatTheHellHero moments in which he's forced to confront the fact that his actions are making life extremely difficult for those he cares about.

* ItsAllAboutMe: Assane's egocentrism frequently creates problems in his relationships. While his goals may be noble, he's often [[HeelRealization forced to confront the fact]] that his actions are making life very difficult for those he cares about.

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: A controversial yet celebrated pop culture icon dies in mysterious circumstances in Paris and is buried at Père-Lachaise cemetery. He's subsequently the subject of a conspiracy theory that he faked his death, with various people claiming to have seen him out and about. Assane...or [[Music/TheDoors Jim Morrison]]? (The difference, of course, is that in Assane's case the rumors are one hundred percent accurate.)

* DeclarationOfProtection: Frequently makes these to his family and friends.

* EasilyForgiven: It seems that the people that care about Assane can rarely stay upset with him for very long, [[spoiler:even Benjamin after he sold him out to the police and his family after he fakes his death and stalks them disguised as Raoul's coach.]]

* TheGadfly: He loves messing with the police.

** Assane constantly insists to Claire that he'll be able to change his ways--but during his interrogation with Dumont, he states that he doesn't believe people can change for the better.

* ManlyFacialHair: He sports a variety of styles over the course of the show, from PermaStubble to a full beard to a trimmed goatee.

** "Vous m'avez vu, mais vous m'avez pas regardé." (Translated: "You saw me, but you didn't look at me", or more idiomatically, "You saw me, but you didn't notice me.")

* CatchPhrase:
** "You saw me, but you didn't look at me." (It sounds cooler in the original French: ''Vous m'avez vu, mais vous m'avez pas regardé.'')

* HeroicSelfDeprecation: When Assane finds out that Mariama is serving a prison sentence in Senegal (and thus believes himself to be the son of two convicted criminals), he tells Claire that he is essentially worthless.

* GreenEyedMonster: Whenever Claire's new boyfriend Marc is brought up. He tries to hide it, but he doesn't pull it off too well.

* BadassDecay: Deals with this in Part 3. For most of the season he has no idea who is holding his mother hostage, making his skills in PsychologicalCombat--an extremely important part of his overall arsenal--effectively useless. It's only after he discovers the identity of her kidnappers that he's fully able to strike back.

* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: In his youth, he stole a violin for Claire, who desperately needed one for an upcoming audition, and told her that [[MetaphoricallyTrue he had taken it out on a loan]]. Unfortunately, they were both caught.

* PaperThinDisguise: In Part 3, when he's [[spoiler:an infamous criminal and also presumed dead, Assane initially puts on elaborate disguises to conceal himself in public but eventually starts going around with no disguise and feigning annoyance or amusement when people recognise him.]]

* IconicOutfit: Track jacket + jeans+ BadassLongcoat + flat cap or newsboy cap + Air Jordans.

* ItsAllAboutMe: Assane's goals may be noble, but by the end of Part 2, he's [[HeelRealization forced to admit]] that his actions have made life very difficult for those he cares about.

* IWorkAlone: Only involves other people (e.g. Benjamin and Fabienne) in his crimes if he deems it absolutely necessary.

* MadeOfIron: Takes some substantial blows over the course of the series, but never seems to get seriously injured.

* ReallyGetsAround: Downplayed. Although Assane has a preternatural ability when it comes to seducing members of the opposite sex, he only has two love interests of any significance.

* IconicOutfit: BadassLongcoat + flat cap or newsboy cap + track jacket + jeans + Air Jordans.

--> '''Assane''': "This is all a game, Inspector. A game with rules and I’m the one that makes them."

* {{Fauxreigner}}: Assane's "Paul Sernine" character is meant to be an American tech CEO.