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Arsène Lupin III (アルセーヌ・ルパン三世, Arusēnu Rupan Sansei),[1] better known as Lupin III (ルパン三世, Rupan Sansei) is the titular protagonist of Lupin The Third.
Lupin is a legendary gentleman thief who embarks on adventures across the globe. As a man born from a lineage of master thieves, Lupin III is a cunning mastermind of many faces deadset on whatever goal that interests him. As the world's most wanted man, Lupin has a crew he relies on who are integral to Lupin The Third. He and his crew of Daisuke Jigen, Fujiko Mine and Goemon Ishikawa XIII and Lupin's rival and sometimes ally, Inspector Koichi Zenigata of Interpol are the main characters of Lupin The Third franchise.
Lupin is a man of average height and thin build. He has described himself as of mixed heritage, primarily Japanese and French. He is usually compared to a monkey due to his appearance. His dark hair is plastered flat with a widow's peak. His trademark sideburns extend from ear to nearly the chin. His eyes are usually brown or gray. He's bow-legged, like a lot of male characters, though this may typically be a result of Monkey Punch's art style. This is poked fun at twice in Part III: in Episode 23 he is very sensitive about this characteristic,[5] and this is part of the reason he has trouble keeping up with Jenny when he dances with her.[8]
His body image issues sometimes extend to his face. In Part 2 he gets offended when Fujiko makes fun of his "monkey face".[9] Part 5 depicts his regular face as a mask, although his real face is suggested to be near identical to his regular one; this plot twist is a nod to New Lupin III Chapter 74.
Lupin's wardrobe in most if not all of his appearances consists of a brightly colored jacket & tie, a typically dark-colored shirt, sleek-looking pants and shoes. The colors of his clothing vary depending on the media (notably jackets and tie), which tend to color-code the first three parts: Green (Lupin the 3rd Part 1 and the color used in a few OVAs and films), Red (the pilot, Lupin the 3rd Part 2; also the color chosen for most films and television specials but wearing a yellow tie), and Pink (Lupin the 3rd Part III). For Part 4 and Part 5 , he wears a blue jacket and in Lupin the 3rd Part 6, he wears a teal jacket. In Fujiko Mine's Lie and Goemon's Bloodspray Lupin is jacketless and only sports a black shirt with a red tie but later removes it in Fujiko's lie. Under Lupin's jacket, Lupin has a gun-holster for his Walther P38 strapped to his chest.
Outside of his usual jackets, Lupin has had different types of clothing that according to the 1969 Pilot Film was for any time, place and occasion.[10] In the TV Special Goodbye Partner he dons a black jacket in lieu of his Part 2 red jacket after Jigen betrays him. In the manga he had a yellow jacket as well as variations of the red jacket and in the live-action Strange Psychokinetic Strategy, he has a white jacket. Lupin also wears casual clothing, formal clothing such as his suit in the OVA The Plot of the Fuma Clan and even just wearing boxers, aside of his innumerable amount of disguises.
In Lupin's green jacket outfit, he has metal soles on his shoes, In The Castle of Cagliostro Lupin has a belt for small gadgets.[11]
Lupin's red jacket in the manga was chosen as Lupin's creator Monkey Punch believed it was a flashy, sexy colour.[12][13][14]
Personality
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What I really like about Lupin is his freedom, his boundless freedom that allows him to do whatever he wants whenever he wants and never really be tied down to anything or anyone in particular.
Lupin is a carefree, lustful, intelligent romantic and master of disguises, depending on which work Lupin can be more heroic or morally deprived.
Lupin's most recognizable characteristics are his boundless lust for Fujiko, his intelligence, his determined or impulsive pursuits along with his clever schemes and playful attitude. When Lupin is cornered he has shown to keep his composure and stay calm under extreme pressure. As the grandson of Arsène Lupin, Lupin strives to match the great legacy of his grandfather and uphold the family tradition of thievery.
In Lupin Zero, he is depicted as having a strained relationship with his father, Lupin II, during his youth. He was taught at a young age to steal before learning how to write his own name, having been stated to be "stolen" from his grandfather, Arséne Lupin I at a young age by his father. This strain in his relationships extends to his grandfather, due to the stress of inheriting the family legacy put on him by his grandfather while his father demanded he avoid crime.[15]
As an adult, Lupin engages in scandalous activities for fun. He is often shown to be easily seduced and hotheaded when put in sexual encounters, losing any sense of reason. In other interpretations of the character, he is depicted as more romantic.[11] The target of his affection is most commonly Fujiko Mine, but it ranges to other women throughout the franchise as well.
Abilities
Master Thievery
Lupin stealing a bullet from a gun pointed towards him
Lupin's primary skill is thievery. While Lupin often uses elaborate silly schemes for greater treasures for fun, Lupin has shown skills with his hands. Lupin has been shown to be able to steal bullets from loaded guns so fast nobody see it, neither can they hear it.[16] Lupin's also been shown to be able to do things such as disassembling Jigen's Walther P38[c] without even moving a flinch.[17]
Lupin can steal anything without being detected if he puts his mind to it. His schemes very often are ridiculous and silly as Lupin steals for fun. Lupin often loves causing harmless chaos with his silly pranks and schemes.
Intelligence
TBA
Composure
Lupin cornering Fujiko Mine while pretending to be a headless undead
Lupin has shown an unbreakable composure. Under the facade, he is always planning ahead. He has enough composure to disable Fujiko's rifle, stealing it and enabling it again all in quick succession.[18] Few variations of Lupin lack the facade, and if they do, they still retain his composure. Lupin can stay calm even when he's an inch away from getting hit by a truck.[19]
Series/Film only abilities
Godhood (Potentially)
Lupin VS The Clone's Lupin has been shown to have a blank subconscious, an empty void. Mamo claims that an empty mind is a trait of either a god or a moron. Lupin is either he's a god or just a moron, his mind is incomprehensible because it's either too simple or too genius.[20]
Telepathy
In Part 3, Episode 4, Lupin has been shown to be able to communicate telepathically with Fujiko due to their strong love.
Divine Eye
Goemon seeing visions of his future
In the Koike film trilogy, Lupin is implied to have access to the abilities of Divine Eye,[d][e] a sixth sense allowing users to foresee the near-future. Normally users of Divine Eye have to shut down all their senses or overstimulate themself with pain to use the ability to see even mere flashes of the future.
Lupin seems to have mastery over the Divine Eye since it's implied he can see hours or even days into the future, unlike Goemon and Hawk who could only see a few seconds into the future. Lupin, unlike Goemon, doesn't need to shut down his other senses to use Divine Eye and unlike Hawk, he doesn't need to overstimulate himself to use it. This may also be why he was able to predict and plan the events of the whole trilogy.
IQ Control
Lupin has been shown to be able to control his own IQ to be lower, going from 300 IQ to 35 IQ at first. After days of harsh training, he can drop his IQ from 300 IQ to 1 IQ.[4] He can also increase his own IQ to 301 IQ by eating blue-backed fish.[4]
Relationships
Lupin Gang
Family
Enemies
Friends
Chapters / Episodes
Manga Appearances
Chapters in order of appearance
*Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 50
Chapter 51
Chapter 52
Chapter 53
Chapter 54
Chapter 55
Chapter 56
Chapter 57
Chapter 58
Chapter 59
Chapter 60
Chapter 61
Chapter 62
Chapter 63
Chapter 64
Chapter 65
Chapter 66
Chapter 67
Chapter 68
Chapter 69
Chapter 70
Chapter 71
Chapter 72
Chapter 73
Chapter 74
Chapter 75
Chapter 76
Chapter 77
Chapter 78
Chapter 79
Chapter 80
Chapter 81
Chapter 82
Chapter 83
Chapter 84
Chapter 85
Chapter 86
Chapter 87
Chapter 88
Chapter 89
Chapter 90
Chapter 91
Chapter 92
Chapter 93
Chapter 94
Chapter 95
Chapter 96
Chapter 97
Chapter 98
Chapter 99
Chapter 100
Chapter 101
Chapter 102
Chapter 103
Chapter 104
Chapter 105
Chapter 106
Chapter 107
Chapter 108
Chapter 109
Chapter 110
Chapter 111
Chapter 112
Chapter 113
Chapter 114
Chapter 115
Chapter 116
Chapter 117
Chapter 118
Chapter 119
Chapter 120
Chapter 121
Chapter 122
Chapter 123
Chapter 124
Chapter 125
Chapter 126
Chapter 127
Chapter 128
Chapter 129
Anime Appearances
Episodes in order of appearance
*Lupin III: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy
Lupin VS the Clone
The Castle of Cagliostro
The Legend of the Gold of Babylon
Farewell to Nostradamus
Dead or Alive
Daisuke Jigen's Gravestone
Lupin the 3rd
The Blood Spray of Goemon Ishikawa
Fujiko Mine's Lie
The First
Trivia
On Kanye West's 2005 album Late Registration, a song called "Touch The Sky" a feature rapper Lupe Fiasco, sings a lyric in thirdperson stating "Lupe steals like Lupin the 3rd".
Notes
↑Lupin is seen in a flashback 10 years earlier in his 20's. Though when the movie takes place is inconsistent, with both the dates of September 1968 and 1979 being given.
↑In Part 5, Episode 1, when Enzo Bron discusses Lupin, Clarisse being saved by Lupin can be seen on his monitor.
↑Lupin knows how it functions and didn't interfere with Goemon's training since Lupin knew what it was for, as stated in the ending of Goemon's Bloodspray.
↑Lupin states "It's no fun to bet when you know the answer" when referring to Fujiko's upcoming duel with Bincam, knowing she would win despite the odds being against her.
