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Oct. 18th, 2020 01:16 pmArsene Lupin III is the self-proclaimed grandson of the famed French gentleman thief Arsene Lupin. That's about the only solid thing he'll admit about his background, and even this might not be the literal truth. Lupin's been operating since at least the late 1960s, upgrading his theft strategy through the decades, though he doesn't seem to have personally aged much since 1970. (Theories about this include that he's immortal due to eating mermaid flesh, that he's only claiming to be Lupin's grandson, and that each Lupin III is routinely replaced by another person who transforms into the new Lupin incarnation after fighting a ritual duel with their predecessor. Lupin canon is very weird and runs on negative continuity.)
Lupin's targets are usually outlandish, difficult, or seemingly impossible, and he often sends a calling card ahead just to make the situation more spicy. He's also a master of disguise, able to seamlessly impersonate people of any gender or age. He's often accompanied by his two best friends Daisuke Jigen (a gunman) and Goemon Ishikawa XIII (a modern day samurai), as well as his love interest/friend with benefits/inevitable betrayer Fujiko Mine, and is constantly chased by Inspector Zenigata Koichi of ICPO.
Aside from his ambition and fondness for drama, Lupin's biggest weakness is his libido. He's consistently horny on main (a trait I'll tone down in playing him here, obviously), something which Fujiko often uses against him, though his actual success rate with women is limited. Despite being greedy and lecherous, Lupin's also something of a rogue with a heart of gold. He has a personal fondness for rescuing princesses and taking down corrupt governments and businessmen, and will often forfeit his prize in order to perform an act of heroism. He also feels some measure of competition with his alleged grandfather, and nothing drives him to steal something like knowing that Lupin I had failed where he might succeed. He's a chatty, sociable guy who's used to rolling with some deeply weird circumstances, and occasionally is the deeply weird circumstances.
Lupin's targets are usually outlandish, difficult, or seemingly impossible, and he often sends a calling card ahead just to make the situation more spicy. He's also a master of disguise, able to seamlessly impersonate people of any gender or age. He's often accompanied by his two best friends Daisuke Jigen (a gunman) and Goemon Ishikawa XIII (a modern day samurai), as well as his love interest/friend with benefits/inevitable betrayer Fujiko Mine, and is constantly chased by Inspector Zenigata Koichi of ICPO.
Aside from his ambition and fondness for drama, Lupin's biggest weakness is his libido. He's consistently horny on main (a trait I'll tone down in playing him here, obviously), something which Fujiko often uses against him, though his actual success rate with women is limited. Despite being greedy and lecherous, Lupin's also something of a rogue with a heart of gold. He has a personal fondness for rescuing princesses and taking down corrupt governments and businessmen, and will often forfeit his prize in order to perform an act of heroism. He also feels some measure of competition with his alleged grandfather, and nothing drives him to steal something like knowing that Lupin I had failed where he might succeed. He's a chatty, sociable guy who's used to rolling with some deeply weird circumstances, and occasionally is the deeply weird circumstances.
