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* AIIsACrapshoot: Lupin is able to use mirrors to get the computer controlled, camera aimed defense system of Mr. X's base to target itself.
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* RevengeBeforeReason: The entire point of Mr. X's actions is to lure Lupin into a position where he can be killed in retaliation for Mr. X's previous defeats at Lupin's hands. Just like his last two appearances.
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* FacingDeathWithDignity: Jigen is able to identify which Lupin is real because he knows that the real Lupin ''wouldn't'' do this.
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* ShoutOut: The scene were the people of Cocodad asks for help to the old man inside the mill recalls a similar scene from ''Film/SevenSamurai'' were the villagers asks the elder for help.
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* DistressedDamsel: Yasmin. She’s even BoundAndGaggged at one point.
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* DistressedDamsel: Yasmin. She’s even BoundAndGaggged BoundAndGagged at one point.
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* VillainExitStageLeft: Mr. X (as the fake Lupin) activates a secret elevator shortly after being shot by Lupin.
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* PrincessClassic: Yasmin. The end of the episode hints she might actually be a BadassPrincess, though.
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* PrincessClassic: Yasmin. The end of the episode hints she might actually be a BadassPrincess, PrettyPrincessPowerhouse, though.
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'''"Lupin's Enemy is Lupin"'''[[hottip:*:ルパンの敵はルパン (''Lupin no Teki wa Lupin'')]], with the English title '''"Return of the X Factor"'''. Released in 2006 by Geneon on ''Volume 13: All's Fair in Love & Thievery''.
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'''"Lupin's Enemy is Lupin"'''[[hottip:*:ルパンの敵はルパン Lupin"'''[[note]]ルパンの敵はルパン (''Lupin no Teki wa Lupin'')]], Lupin'')[[/note]], with the English title '''"Return of the X Factor"'''. Released in 2006 by Geneon on ''Volume 13: All's Fair in Love & Thievery''.
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'''"Lupin's Enemy is Lupin"'''[[hottip:*:(ルパンの敵はルパン) ''Lupin no Teki wa Lupin'']], with the English title '''"Return of the X Factor"'''. Released in 2006 by Geneon on ''Volume 13: All's Fair in Love & Thievery''.
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'''"Lupin's Enemy is Lupin"'''[[hottip:*:(ルパンの敵はルパン) ''Lupin Lupin"'''[[hottip:*:ルパンの敵はルパン (''Lupin no Teki wa Lupin'']], Lupin'')]], with the English title '''"Return of the X Factor"'''. Released in 2006 by Geneon on ''Volume 13: All's Fair in Love & Thievery''.
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* NaughtyTentacles: One starts ripping Yasmin's dress before Lupin furiously pulls the plug on the film Mr. X sends.
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'''"Lupin's Enemy is Lupin"''', Lupin"'''[[hottip:*:(ルパンの敵はルパン) ''Lupin no Teki wa Lupin'']], with the English title '''"Return of the X Factor"'''. Released in 2006 by Geneon on ''Volume 13: All's Fair in Love & Thievery''.
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* NippleandDimed: Princess Yasmin, after her dress rips.
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* NippleandDimed: NippleAndDimed: Princess Yasmin, after her dress rips.
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* EvilKnockoff: Mr. X uses several of Princess Yasmin. He also takes Lupin's face for himself.
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* EvilKnockoff: Mr. X uses [[SendInTheClones several of Princess Yasmin. Yasmin]]. He also takes Lupin's face for himself.himself at the end of the episode.
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As the gang makes their way scout out the hideout, Jigen observes Lupin knows the identity of their mystery assailant, and he and Goemon believe they've figured it out themselves.
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As the gang makes their way scout out the hideout, Jigen observes Lupin knows the identity of their mystery assailant, and he and Goemon believe they've figured it out themselves.
themselves. Lupin's bravado is unshakable, though; the next morning, he heads out with two giant mirrors and a herd of bulls. Using the bulls as bait to draw out the missiles, Lupin's gang uses the giant mirrors to have them target the hideout's own surveillance cameras. Confused, the missiles take out the security. Zenigata chooses that moment to arrive, and nearly gets blown to bits by a missile. The mystery man opens a door for the gang, congratulating them on figuring out how to defeat the outside security. As they enter, though; he warns them he has a few more tricks on the way to the princess. Sure enough, a thick metal door ahead is about to slam shut; the gang barely makes it through, Goemon almost getting his foot crushed.
The trip through the liar continues with attacking Yasmin-clone robots, giant rugs that roll up and nearly crush the gang, trapdoors, killer books, and a mad elephant. Eventually, the gang decides to split up, with Jigen and Goemon setting off the rest of the traps while Lupin focuses on finding the princess. He manages to find a room where he is shown a film of him and the gang defeating Mr. X back in [[Recap/LupinIIIS2E1 the first episode]]. The films also shows how Mr. X escaped the exploding ship before it ends, and Lupin calls him out before turning to find none other than Mr. X himself sitting behind him. Mr. X, still masked, challenges Lupin: if he can best the Scorpion leader one last time, he can have Princess Yasmin back.
Mr. X produces a special weapon called a "water saber", a sword with a blade made of water that is specially pressurized to be as hard as diamond. He then rips off his covering, revealing he has physically altered himself further and now looks like Lupin! The two begin dueling it out as Jigen and Goemon arrive, unable to determine which Lupin is which. Jigen pulls his gun on both of them, and one of the Lupin's says he'd rather die at his friend's hand than be defeated by Mr. X. That's enough for Jigen to shoot that Lupin, saying the real Lupin is too cowardly to make such a brave speech. The dying Mr. X disappears through a trapdoor, and is replaced by the real Princess Yasmin.
As the greatful king thanks Lupin's gang for their service and offers the remaining curry to them, Zenigata, recovered from the missile, bursts forth to arrest them. Before he can do so, Lupin tells Kashim he wishes, as part of his reward, to grant all of the gang's curry to Zenigata instead. As a result, Lupin and his gang leave, but Zenigata must stay until he finishes all three servings of curry so he does not offend the king.
The trip through the liar continues with attacking Yasmin-clone robots, giant rugs that roll up and nearly crush the gang, trapdoors, killer books, and a mad elephant. Eventually, the gang decides to split up, with Jigen and Goemon setting off the rest of the traps while Lupin focuses on finding the princess. He manages to find a room where he is shown a film of him and the gang defeating Mr. X back in [[Recap/LupinIIIS2E1 the first episode]]. The films also shows how Mr. X escaped the exploding ship before it ends, and Lupin calls him out before turning to find none other than Mr. X himself sitting behind him. Mr. X, still masked, challenges Lupin: if he can best the Scorpion leader one last time, he can have Princess Yasmin back.
Mr. X produces a special weapon called a "water saber", a sword with a blade made of water that is specially pressurized to be as hard as diamond. He then rips off his covering, revealing he has physically altered himself further and now looks like Lupin! The two begin dueling it out as Jigen and Goemon arrive, unable to determine which Lupin is which. Jigen pulls his gun on both of them, and one of the Lupin's says he'd rather die at his friend's hand than be defeated by Mr. X. That's enough for Jigen to shoot that Lupin, saying the real Lupin is too cowardly to make such a brave speech. The dying Mr. X disappears through a trapdoor, and is replaced by the real Princess Yasmin.
As the greatful king thanks Lupin's gang for their service and offers the remaining curry to them, Zenigata, recovered from the missile, bursts forth to arrest them. Before he can do so, Lupin tells Kashim he wishes, as part of his reward, to grant all of the gang's curry to Zenigata instead. As a result, Lupin and his gang leave, but Zenigata must stay until he finishes all three servings of curry so he does not offend the king.
* AbsurdlySharpBlade: Not Zantetsuken for once, but rather Mr. X's water sabers.
* BoobyTrap: Mr. X has them in abundance.
* ChivalrousPervert: Lupin, once the princess is rescued.
* ContinuityNod: Mr. X (and Scorpion) appear for the third time.
* ChivalrousPervert: Lupin, once the princess is rescued.
* ContinuityNod: Mr. X (and Scorpion) appear for the third time.
* EvilKnockoff: Mr. X uses several of Princess Yasmin. He also takes Lupin's face for himself.
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--> '''Chorus:''' What's curry without a side order of pickles? Or the fluffy riiiice?
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* NippleandDimed: Princess Yasmin, after her dress rips.
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* PrincessClassic: Yasmin. The end of the episode hints she might actually be a BadassPrincess, though.
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''Lupin's Enemy is Lupin'', with the English title ''Return of the X Factor''. Released in 2006 by Geneon on ''Volume 13: All's Fair in Love & Thievery''.
The tiny impoverished kingdom of Cocodad is celebrating the 20th birthday of their beloved Princess Yasmin when an unknown aircraft descends on the celebration, dropping a giant birthday cake off for the princess. Wonder turns to terror as the cake's candles suddenly release a knockout gas, putting the crowds, guards, and princess to sleep and allowing the mysterious aircraft to steal the princess away to a nearby mountain hideout. They send their army after the princess, but the hideout's defenses nearly destroy their forces. Desperate, the king consults a humble wise man, who tells him he must hire a thief to steal the princess back from her kidnapper. With that, Prime Minister Kashim goes to Interpol to have them recommend a good thief, much to the fury of Inspector Zenigata. Interpol naturally recommends the best: Lupin.
Lupin himself is engaging in a new hobby, boxing, and failing miserably, so when Kashim approaches him promising the kingdom's great reward for the return of the princess, he rounds up Jigen, Goemon, and Fujiko for the job. On the prime minister's rather rundown little plane, Fujiko demands to know what the reward will actually be. Kashim informs the gang that the most prized thing in the kingdom is their special curry, considered a food fit only for the gods. Fujiko is out when she hears the news, taking a parachute out of the plane, but Lupin, Jigen, and Goemon decide to appreciate the humble kingdom's thanks and honor.
Said curry turns out to be a gigantic serving each, personally prepared by Cocodad's king. The meal is thankfully interrupted when a film projector is dropped off by the mysterious airship from before. It shows a masked man who clearly knows Lupin in some way. Gloating that he knew the thief wouldn't be able to resist saving the princess, he demonstrates his surveillance system by showing how he used it to destroy the Cocodad army with perfect accuracy. As he taunts Lupin to make an attempt anyway, the princess is shown being assaulted by a tentacle before Lupin unplugs the projector in fury.
As the gang makes their way scout out the hideout, Jigen observes Lupin knows the identity of their mystery assailant, and he and Goemon believe they've figured it out themselves.
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!!This episode features examples of:
* BlazingInfernoHellfireSauce: In the form of curry. Even BigEater Zenigata has met his match.
* CoolPlane: Mr. X's hawk-shaped helicopter. Averted with the prime minister's plane, which barely makes it off the ground.
* DistressedDamsel: Yasmin
* GentlemanThief: Lupin promises to help for a simple symbolic reward.
* IncessantChorus: The not especially tuneful chorus of curry praise:
--> '''Chorus:''' What's curry without a side order of pickles? Or the fluffy riiiice?
* KnockoutGas: Used in the birthday cake to capture the princess.
* NaughtyTentacles: One starts ripping Yasmin's dress before Lupin furiously pulls the plug on the film Mr. X sends.
* PrincessClassic: Yasmin.
* {{Qurac}}: Cocodad, with a population of 3,000 and an area of less than 100 square miles.
* WrittenInAbsence: Fujiko jumps ship...er, plane after she realizes there's no money in the deal.
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The tiny impoverished kingdom of Cocodad is celebrating the 20th birthday of their beloved Princess Yasmin when an unknown aircraft descends on the celebration, dropping a giant birthday cake off for the princess. Wonder turns to terror as the cake's candles suddenly release a knockout gas, putting the crowds, guards, and princess to sleep and allowing the mysterious aircraft to steal the princess away to a nearby mountain hideout. They send their army after the princess, but the hideout's defenses nearly destroy their forces. Desperate, the king consults a humble wise man, who tells him he must hire a thief to steal the princess back from her kidnapper. With that, Prime Minister Kashim goes to Interpol to have them recommend a good thief, much to the fury of Inspector Zenigata. Interpol naturally recommends the best: Lupin.
Lupin himself is engaging in a new hobby, boxing, and failing miserably, so when Kashim approaches him promising the kingdom's great reward for the return of the princess, he rounds up Jigen, Goemon, and Fujiko for the job. On the prime minister's rather rundown little plane, Fujiko demands to know what the reward will actually be. Kashim informs the gang that the most prized thing in the kingdom is their special curry, considered a food fit only for the gods. Fujiko is out when she hears the news, taking a parachute out of the plane, but Lupin, Jigen, and Goemon decide to appreciate the humble kingdom's thanks and honor.
Said curry turns out to be a gigantic serving each, personally prepared by Cocodad's king. The meal is thankfully interrupted when a film projector is dropped off by the mysterious airship from before. It shows a masked man who clearly knows Lupin in some way. Gloating that he knew the thief wouldn't be able to resist saving the princess, he demonstrates his surveillance system by showing how he used it to destroy the Cocodad army with perfect accuracy. As he taunts Lupin to make an attempt anyway, the princess is shown being assaulted by a tentacle before Lupin unplugs the projector in fury.
As the gang makes their way scout out the hideout, Jigen observes Lupin knows the identity of their mystery assailant, and he and Goemon believe they've figured it out themselves.
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!!This episode features examples of:
* BlazingInfernoHellfireSauce: In the form of curry. Even BigEater Zenigata has met his match.
* CoolPlane: Mr. X's hawk-shaped helicopter. Averted with the prime minister's plane, which barely makes it off the ground.
* DistressedDamsel: Yasmin
* GentlemanThief: Lupin promises to help for a simple symbolic reward.
* IncessantChorus: The not especially tuneful chorus of curry praise:
--> '''Chorus:''' What's curry without a side order of pickles? Or the fluffy riiiice?
* KnockoutGas: Used in the birthday cake to capture the princess.
* NaughtyTentacles: One starts ripping Yasmin's dress before Lupin furiously pulls the plug on the film Mr. X sends.
* PrincessClassic: Yasmin.
* {{Qurac}}: Cocodad, with a population of 3,000 and an area of less than 100 square miles.
* WrittenInAbsence: Fujiko jumps ship...er, plane after she realizes there's no money in the deal.
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