History FanFic / JustAnUnorthodoxThief

* AnArmAndALeg: [[spoiler: Waver]] loses his left arm when protecting Taiga from a bullet that [[spoiler: Kiritsugu]] fired that was meant for him.
* AnachronismStew: During Kiritsugu's flashback [[spoiler: to when he first met Lupin]], it is mentioned that he and Natalia have two Jericho 941 handguns and a Calico M950 among their weaponry for the job. These two weapons were not available during the time the flashback takes place (1976).

* CatchPhrase: Goemon's "Once again, I have cut a worthless thing."

''Just an Unorthodox Thief'' is a ''Literature/FateZero'' and ''[[Franchise/LupinIII Lupin the Third]]'' crossover by Creator/TheInfamousMan, the same author behind ''Fanfic/FateZeroSense'' and ''Fanfic/ADifferentKindOfTruth''. It uses the familiar concept of someone summoning a Servant from another series -- this time, Kirei Kotomine has accidentally summoned Lupin the Third as Assassin. How will this affect the Fourth Grail War? Read it [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8868025/1/Just-An-Unorthodox-Thief here]], and find out.

* OldCopYoungCop: Zenigata and [[LightNovel/TheGardenOfSinners Daisuke]], respectively.

''Just an Unorthodox Thief'' is a ''LightNovel/FateZero'' and ''[[Franchise/LupinIII Lupin the Third]]'' crossover by Creator/TheInfamousMan, the same author behind ''Fanfic/FateZeroSense'' and ''Fanfic/ADifferentKindOfTruth''. It uses the familiar concept of someone summoning a Servant from another series -- this time, Kirei Kotomine has accidentally summoned Lupin the Third as Assassin. How will this affect the Fourth Grail War? Read it [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8868025/1/Just-An-Unorthodox-Thief here]], and find out.

** Daisuke Akimi from ''LightNovel/TheGardenOfSinners''. In canon he just existed to give Mikiya leads. Here he's Zenigata's [[TheLancer lancer]] and [[NumberTwo right-hand man]] and is a competent detective in his own right.

** Daisuke Akimi, a mundane cop from ''LightNovel/TheGardenOfSinners''. He's more of a CanonImmigrant now because of The Nasuverse, and due to becoming a regular supporting character as Zenigata's partner.

** Riko Mine, a.k.a. Lupin the IV, from ''LightNovel/AriaTheScarletAmmo''. [[spoiler:She was conceived the night before Lupin's death. At the end she runs away from home to live with her father as a thief, and she has a significant role in the epilogue, so she's no longer a cameo at that point.]]

** The mafia men chasing Jigen and Taiga dress like, act like, and have the same verbal tic of saying 'bro' in every sentence as the Tracksuit Draculas from [[Creator/MattFraction Matt Fraction's]] run on ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}}.

** The article of a newspaper [[spoiler: Rin]] has over her head mentions Monsieur Zenith the Third facing off against [[Manga/CaseClosed Kaito Kid]], a reference to the movie Anime/LupinIIIVsDetectiveConan

* {{Troll}}: Not to the levels of ComicBook/{{Deadpool}} in TIM's [[FanFic/FateZeroSense other stories]], but Assassin certainly earns the ire of the three knight classes.

** [[spoiler: The Grail]] uses lyrics from "[[Music/TheRollingStones Sympathy For The Devil]]" to clue in [[spoiler: Lupin to what its true identity is]].

** The "Fifteenth Heist". [[spoiler:Kirei]]'s ruthless, NoHoldsBarredBeatdown of [[spoiler:Zouken]] when the latter [[spoiler:comes to the church to try and take Sakura back]]. [[spoiler:Kirei]] holds nothing back and turns [[spoiler:the elder Matou]] into little more than a bloody smear on the pavement, before [[UpToEleven completely obliterating his soul]]. Justified, in that giving him no chance to recover kept him from [[spoiler:dispersing into Crest Worms and escaping]], and completely awesome and satisfying to behold.

* ImpossibleThief: Lupin is already this in canon, but as a Servant it's brought UpToEleven. Why? He can steal Noble Phantasms, including Archer's, which would normally be impossible due to his power to recall them at will (the theft blocks this power).

** ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FX2ci_vr8o4 Lupin the 3rd Theme 80]]'', the theme standard for Creator/HayaoMiyazaki's work on the franchise, for a Car Chase between Lupin and the police after rescuing Sakura in Chapter 19, "Fourteenth Heist".

''Just an Unorthodox Thief'' is a ''LightNovel/FateZero'' and ''[[Franchise/LupinIII Lupin the Third]]'' crossover by The Infamous Man, the same author behind ''Fanfic/FateZeroSense'' and ''Fanfic/ADifferentKindOfTruth''. It uses the familiar concept of someone summoning a Servant from another series -- this time, Kirei Kotomine has accidentally summoned Lupin the Third as Assassin. How will this affect the Fourth Grail War? Read it [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8868025/1/Just-An-Unorthodox-Thief here]], and find out.

''Just an Unorthodox Thief'' is a ''LightNovel/FateZero'' and ''[[Franchise/LupinIII Lupin the Third]]'' crossover by The Infamous Man, the same author behind ''Fanfic/FateZeroSense'' and ''Fanfic/ADifferentKindOfTruth''. It uses the familiar concept of someone summoning a Servant from another series--this time, Kirei Kotomine has accidentally summoned Lupin the Third as Assassin. How will this affect the Fourth Grail War? Read it [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8868025/1/Just-An-Unorthodox-Thief here]], and find out.

** The last two chapters all have hints from [[WesternAnimation/LupinIIITheItalianAdventure Part IV]], from Lupin's blue jacket, the introduction of Agent Nyx, and Lupin deciding to marry Rebecca Rossellini.

:::She's not wrong about the cosplayers, but from ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' we know that this wording describes Saber's motivation for winning the Holy Grail pretty well. She wants to use the Holy Grail to erase her rule as KingArthur by choosing not to pull the sword from the stone, ignoring all the good she did as king and trying to become someone else.

* NotSoDifferent:
** Kirei starts to draw a few parallels between Lupin and Kiritsugu.
** Lupin and Kirei share a lot of similarities as well, a fact which the latter takes a while to clock onto, while the former sees it immediately and tries to help Kirei with that fact.

** The article of a newspaper [[spoiler: Rin]] has over her head mentions Monsieur Zenith the Third facing off against [[Manga/DetectiveConan Kaito Kid]], a reference to the movie Anime/LupinIIIVsDetectiveConan

* FamousLastWords: Lupin's last living words.
--> '''Lupin III:''' Hey guys...it was fun!

* EvilCannotComprehendGood: This is Zouken's biggest weakness. He can't see anyone but as selfish, petty, and monstrous as himself, leading to him not realizing that having a ZeroPercentApprovalRating will lead to anyone having a shred of decency wanting him dead, rules be damned.

* GoOutWithASmile: Lupin does this in a flashback to the end of his actual life.

* DarkReprise[=/=]SoundtrackDissonance: TIM gives every major scene a song from ''Lupin III''. During a flashback episode with a chase between Lupin and Kiritsugu TIM says that Kiritsugu's theme is a song called ''Super Hero'', which becomes this if you compare Kiritsugu's and Lupin's view points. The song basically boils down to a "Lupin is Cool" song with lines like "Scream for me, a romantic modern hero" and "Everyone wishes they could be like me." It fits Lupin perfectly as he effortlessly outfoxes two of the world's greatest assassins while saving an innocent life, but from Kiritsugu's angle it becomes a Sarcastic Echo as the lyrics mock him by basically being what he wants a Hero of Justice to be, and in a way, what he wants to be, all while basically saying that a common thief is a better superhero than he is. The song really becomes rather sad if you listen to it and make it Kiritsugu's theme instead of Lupin's.

* DidntThinkThisThrough: Zenigata takes personal satisfaction in pointing out to the bank manager that ''any'' sort of challenge to Lupin in regards to this thieving skills will be accepted.

** [[spoiler:Lupin and Saber]] steal the clothes of two SWAT officers to escape the police. However, Zenigata sees right through them. Also mixes with Spotting the Thread, as [[spoiler:Lupin's use of slang]] and the ill-fitting uniform on [[spoiler:Saber]] give them away to Zenigata.

* EvilMakeover: Subverted. [[spoiler: Angra Mainyu's DyingCurse transforms Saber into [[MythologyGag what is essentially her]] [[SuperPoweredEvilSide Alter form]] from ''Heaven's Feel'', however unlike there Saber is [[HeroicWillpower able to retain her sanity]], though not without considerable effort as the Epilogue implies.]]

** Lupin's presence and actions turn ''Fate/Zero'' canon upside down. New alliances and rivalries arise, Servants are defeated in different order and in different manner, static characters like Saber and Archer get actual character development, and Kirei's character takes a turn for the better.

* TheHeavy: Assassin is a rare protagonist version of this trope. Every change of the plot has been caused by him and almost every character has been reacting to his actions.