History Characters / Lupin2021Family

* SilkHidingSteel: Claire is a small, unassuming woman with InnocentBlueEyes who hardly seems like an intimidating opponent on the surface, but she's usually able to use her emotional intelligence and creativity to compensate for her more obvious weaknesses. In particular, she has a strong track record of tricking baddies into leaving her and Raoul alone, sometimes even [[DecoyDamsel playing up her gentle and non-threatening nature to throw them off]]. She also won't hesitate to give Assane a WhatTheHellHero dressing-down if she feels he's earned it, although she always forgives him in the end.

* CharacterizationMarchesOn: In Parts 1 and 2, Claire was depicted as a mousy WetBlanketWife who spent most of her screen time being horrified by Assane's dangerous antics, begging him in vain not to do anything too outlandish, or reproaching him for not taking his responsibilities to Raoul seriously enough. In Part 3, she becomes a bit more playful and adventurous, managing to creatively [[OutGambitted out-gambit]] her enemies whereas previously she'd have been more likely to cave to their demands or just fall apart in fear. She also reveals some borderline CovertPervert tendencies in her behavior towards Assane during his "Coach Alex" phase.

* HasAType: Despite claiming as a teenager not to have any interest in "knights", Claire is consistently attracted to men she deems brave, protective and chivalrous. Borders on an unwitting SingleTargetSexuality since the guy she falls for after Assane [[spoiler:fakes his death]], Raoul's basketball coach Alex, is actually just Assane in a heavy prosthetic disguise.

* NervousWreck: She owns up to worrying often (particularly when it comes to Raoul's safety and well-being) and leans on Assane when he's in his "Alex" get-up as a kind of sturdy, reassuring protector figure. To be fair, her fears are [[ProperlyParanoid basically always justified.]]

* CharacterizationMarchesOn: In Parts 1 and 2, Claire was depicted as a mousy WetBlanketWife who spent most of her screen time being horrified by Assane's dangerous antics, begging him in vain not to do anything too outlandish, or reproaching him for not taking his responsibilities to Raoul seriously enough. In Part 3, she becomes a bit more playful, brave and adventurous, managing to creatively [[OutGambitted out-gambit]] her enemies whereas previously she'd have been more likely to cave to their demands or just cower in fear. She also reveals some borderline CovertPervert tendencies in her behavior towards Assane during his "Coach Alex" phase.

* NervousWreck: She frightens rather easily, owns up to being a worrier (particularly when it comes to Raoul's safety and well-being) and leans on Assane when he's in his "Alex" get-up as a kind of sturdy, reassuring protector figure. To be fair, her fears are [[ProperlyParanoid basically always justified.]]

* TheQuietOne: He's not exceedingly talkative, occasionally even coming across as something of a SilentSnarker. The few times he does speak, though, he proves to be quite perceptive, most notably when he remarks that his father reminds him of Arsène Lupin even before he's made aware of Assane's career as a thief. He's also wise to the fact that his parents still have strong feelings for one another, in spite of their separation.

* TraumaCongaLine: On the afternoon of his birthday, Raoul [[spoiler: gets violently abducted while on a day trip with his parents, is held hostage in a creepy mansion by his kidnapper (who threatens to kill both him and his father), and nearly gets burned alive by said kidnapper. Then, after being rescued by a complete stranger, he's basically taken hostage ''again'', this time being brought to a hotel where he gets interrogated by France's most powerful businessman before Assane manages to successfully get him out of captivity and bring him back home to his mother--who is so horrified by the whole thing that she decides to cut Assane out of their lives.]] The fact that Raoul seems to have suffered no real damage to his mental health as a result of all of this is truly ''astounding.''

* LethalChef: Gained a reputation for this after offering to make "pasta with ketchup" in Part 3. Italian viewers were particularly horrified.

* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVsCynicism: A disillusioned optimist. Claire gave Assane chance after chance to change his ways, but more than two decades' worth of his broken promises [[LoveHurts have taken their toll.]] Even so, she ''still'' manages to become hopeful each time he gives any indication that he's reflected and grown as a person.

* ICanChangeMyBeloved: Sort of. More than two decades' worth of Assane's broken promises [[LoveHurts have certainly taken their toll]] on Claire, but she ''still'' becomes optimistic and hopeful every time he gives any indication that he's reflected and grown as a person...only to have her heart broken when he inevitably falls back into his old habits.

* ICanChangeMyBeloved: Is painfully aware of Assane's failings as a partner and father, but nevertheless seems to carry a legitimate belief that, if aided by her positive influence, he'll manage to reform himself. And while more than two decades' worth of Assane's broken promises [[LoveHurts have certainly taken their toll]] on Claire--to the point where she's openly bemoaned to Raoul that Assane will never change--she ''still'' becomes optimistic and hopeful every time he gives any indication that he's reflected and grown as a person...only to have her heart broken when he inevitably falls back into his old habits.

* ActualPacifist: When Claire was a teenager, she negatively characterized aggressive boys as "knights and barbarians", and discouraged Assane from getting involved in physical confrontations, even when it was in attempt to defend her (instead she urged him to "play dead"). She also took a very dim view of Keller's boxing club, disdaining the idea of encouraging young boys to beat each other up for sport.

* CharacterizationMarchesOn: In Parts 1 and 2, Claire was depicted as a mousy WetBlanketWife who spent most of her screen time being horrified by Assane's dangerous antics, begging him in vain not to do anything too outlandish, or reproaching him for not taking his responsibilities to Raoul seriously enough. While these traits are still present to an extent in Part 3, she also demonstrates a more playful, brave and adventurous side to her personality, managing to creatively [[OutGambitted out-gambit]] her enemies whereas previously she'd have been more likely to cave to their demands or just cower in fear. Additionally, she reveals some borderline CovertPervert tendencies in her behavior towards Assane during his "Coach Alex" phase.

* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Claire's first scene, in which she meets with Assane at a cafe and gently reprimands him for missing multiple scheduled visits with Raoul, while also offering to let him skip an alimony payment and planting an affectionate goodbye kiss on his cheek, shows her to be a NiceGal who truly loves Assane despite the fact that he often exasperates her, and whose main priority is raising their son.

* OlderAndWiser: It's not clear whether Claire is actually supposed to be older than Assane, but she comes across as being a lot more sensible and mature than him in the 1990s flashbacks.

* CharacterizationMarchesOn: In Parts 1 and 2, Claire was depicted as a mousy WetBlanketWife who spent most of her screen time being horrified by Assane's dangerous antics, begging him in vain not to do anything too outlandish, or reproaching him for not taking his responsibilities to Raoul seriously enough. While these traits are still present to an extent in Part 3, she demonstrates a more playful, brave and adventurous side to her personality, managing to creatively [[OutGambitted out-gambit]] her enemies whereas previously she'd have been more likely to cave to their demands or just cower in fear. She also reveals some borderline CovertPervert tendencies in her behavior towards Assane during his "Coach Alex" phase.

* ExcellentJudgeOfCharacter: Unlike Assane and Bruno, Claire realized right from the beginning that Keller was a bad egg, and tried to counsel them against falling into his thrall, albeit without much success.

* CharacterizationMarchesOn: In Parts 1 and 2, Claire was depicted as a mousy WetBlanketWife who spent most of her screen time being horrified by Assane's dangerous antics, begging him in vain not to do anything too outlandish, or reproaching him for not taking his responsibilities to Raoul seriously enough. While these traits are still present to an extent in Part 3, she demonstrates a more playful, brave and adventurous side to her personality, managing to creatively {{OutGambitted out-gambit}} her enemies whereas previously she'd have been more likely to cave to their demands or just cower in fear. She also reveals some borderline CovertPervert tendencies in her behavior towards Assane during his "Coach Alex" phase.

* CharacterizationMarchesOn: In Parts 1 and 2, Claire was depicted as a mousy WetBlanketWife who spent most of her screen time being horrified by Assane's dangerous antics, begging him in vain not to do anything too outlandish, or reproaching him for not taking his responsibilities to Raoul seriously enough. While these traits are still present to an extent in Part 3, she demonstrates a more playful, brave and adventurous side to her personality, managing to creatively {{Outgambitted outgambit}} her enemies whereas previously she'd have been more likely to cave to their demands or just cower in fear. She also reveals some borderline CovertPervert tendencies in her behavior towards Assane during his "Coach Alex" phase.

* CharacterizationMarchesOn: In Parts 1 and 2, Claire was depicted as a mousy WetBlanketWife who spent most of her screen time being horrified by Assane's dangerous antics, begging him in vain not to do anything too outlandish, or reproaching him for not taking his responsibilities to Raoul seriously enough. While these traits are still present to an extent in Part 3, she also demonstrates a more playful, quirky and adventurous side to her personality, as well as some borderline CovertPervert tendencies.

* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Claire's first scene, in which she meets with Assane at a cafe and gently reprimands him for missing multiple scheduled visits with Raoul, while also offering to let him skip an alimony payment and giving him an affectionate goodbye kiss on the cheek, shows her to be a NiceGal who truly loves Assane despite the fact that he often exasperates her, and whose main priority is raising their son.
* ExcellentJudgeOfCharacter: Unlike Assane and Bruno, Claire realized right from the beginning that Keller was a bad egg, and tried to keep them from falling into his thrall, albeit without much success.