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Arsène Lupin

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  • Adaptation Displacement: Depending on who you ask, "Lupin" from Lupin III, Arsene the Persona from Persona 5, or Assane Diop have displaced the novel's popularity in the Anglosphere.
  • Awesome Ego: By all accounts the man should be insufferable, but the reader cheers him on anyway.
  • Epileptic Trees: The Arsène Lupin in Night Hood lives in the mid-20th century and is somewhat colder than the early 20th century Lupin from the books. Because of that fans have speculated that Night Hood's Lupin is actually the original Lupin's son, Lupin II and father of Lupin III.
  • Germans Love David Hasselhoff: Arsène Lupin is an incredibly popular figure in Japan, so much so that a ton of modern Japanese media references him, even with a bit of Adaptation Displacement going on. On top of innumerable pastiches and homages, Japan has even retooled more obscure LeBlanc stories to give Lupin the spotlight. The novels are practically part of Japanese pop culture at this point ever since they were introduced to the country in the 1910s.
  • Magnificent Bastard: Arsène Lupin is a charismatic, suave Gentleman Thief always ready with a gambit and a smile. A brilliant Master of Disguise who performs daring heists while first sending his calling card to alert his marks of his coming, Lupin sometimes relies on his reputation to get his marks to simply surrender their loot. Lupin repeatedly pulls off gambits once a story, always playing the police, his marks and even worse villains than him to secure victory. In some cases, Lupin cases classic misdirection, even escaping from jail in disguise just because he'd promised to escape beforehand, resulting in the police believing he did so and testifying that he could not be Lupin in court. With a brilliant mind, unmatched flourishes of style and even a deep love for those closest to him, Lupin set the stage for many gentleman thieves to follow.
  • Older Than They Think: Case Closed fans might be surprised to know that Kaito Kid owes a lot to Lupin. From using the sleight of hand to steal jewelry to his dress code (with the only difference being that Lupin wore black while Kid wears white, and Lupin's cape didn't turn into a glider).

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