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Maurice LeBlanc's '[[Gentleman Thief]]' who is part crime-solving (and crime-committing) [[Great Detective|mastermind]], part [[Loveable Rogue|prince of romance]]. First appeared in novels and short stories, starting in 1905. The Lupin stories were meant as a reversal of the [[Sherlock Holmes|detective]] [[Agatha Christie|stories]] who were massively popular at the time. Lupin is instead the criminal. Stories tend to vary from following various detectives in their attempts to stop Lupin or figure out what he did, or to Lupin facing other villains. Other stories even have Lupin looking for lost treasures. Part of the books successes is due to Lupin's status as a [[Master of Disguise]]: When opening a book, one is never sure WHO is Lupin in this story. Is he the [[Red Herring|victim's guest]]? The [[The Mole|Detective's assistant]]? [[Narrator All Along|The narrator himself]]? Lupin's status as a criminal is balanced by his trademark gentlemanly behavior, allowing him to come off as rather heroic rather than a villain.
He was the principal character of ''[[Night Hood]]'', a Canadian-French animated collaboration that aired on YTV in the 1990s, a 1970s French live-action show, and a Filipino TV series that adapted the stories to the present day Phillipines, as well as many movies, most recently a 2004 French film starring Romain Duris as Lupin. Lupin is the [[Trope Namer]] and [[Trope Codifier]] for the gentleman thief, a significant influence on those who followed in his footsteps.
Notable amongst them are:
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== Books by Maurice Leblanc ==
The original Lupin tales were written by Maurice Leblanc (1864-1941). There have been several pastiches written by other authors. The literal translations of the original French titles are based on the list of Jean-Marc Lofficier.
* ''Arsene Lupin, Gentleman Burglar'' (1907). Short story collection, covering the first 9 Lupin tales. [https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Extraordinary_Adventures_of_Arsene_Lupin,_Gentleman_Burglar Available on Wikisource].
** ''The Arrest of Arsène Lupin''. First published in July, 1905.
** "Arsène Lupin in Prison''. First published in December, 1905.
** "The Escape of Arsène Lupin''. First published in January, 1906.
** "The Mysterious Traveller''. First published in February, 1906.
** "The Queen's Necklace''. First published in April, 1906.
** "The Safe of Madame Imbert''. First published in May, 1906.
** "Sherlock Holmes Arrives Too Late''. First published in June, 1906.
** "The Black Pearl''. First published in July, 1906.
** "Seven of Hearts''. First published in May, 1907.
* ''Arsène Lupin vs. Herlock Sholmes'' (1908). Collection including a novella and a short story.
** "The Blonde Lady''. Serialized from November, 1906 to April, 1907.
** "The Jewish Lamp''. Serialized in September-October, 1907.
* ''The Hollow Needle'' (1909). First full novel in this series. Serialized from november, 1908 to May, 1909.
* ''813'' (1910). Second Lupin novel.
* ''The Crystal Stopper'' (1912). Third Lupin novel.
* ''The Confessions of Arsène Lupin'' (1913). Short story collection, including 9 tales.
** ''The Games of the Sun''. First published in April, 1911.
** ''The Wedding Ring''. First published in May, 1911.
** ''The Sign of the Shadow''. First published in June, 1911.
** ''The Infernal Trap''. First published in July, 1911.
** ''The Red Silk Scarf''. First published in August, 1911.
** ''Death on the Prowl''. First published in September, 1911.
** ''The Marriage of Arsène Lupin''. First published in November, 1912.
** ''The Straw''. First published in January, 1913.
** ''Edith the Swan-Neck''. First published in February, 1913.
* ''The Shell Shard'' (1916). A war novel set in [[World War
* ''The Golden Triangle'' (1918). Novel set in the aftermath of [[World War
* ''The Island of Thirty Coffins'' (1919). Lupin serves as a co-protagonist with Veronica Hergemont.
* ''The Teeth Of The Tiger'' (1921). Fourth Lupin novel.
* ''The Eight Strokes Of The Clock'' (1923). Short story collection, including 8 tales. Connected through a frame story.
** ''At the top of the Tower''.
** ''Pitcher of Water''.
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** ''Not on the Snow''.
** ''To the God Mercury''.
* ''The Countess Of Cagliostro'' (1924). Fifth Lupin novel.
* ''The Damsel With Green Eyes'' (1927). Sixth Lupin novel.
* ''The Barnett & Co. Agency'' (1928). Short story collection, including 8 tales. Lupin uses the alias Jim Barnett.
** ''The drops that fall''.
** ''The love letter from King George''.
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* ''The Mysterious Mansion'' (1929). Seventh Lupin novel.
* ''Barre-y-va'' (1931). Eighth Lupin novel. Named after a location within the tale.
* ''The Woman With Two Smiles'' (1933). Ninth Lupin novel.
* ''Victor of the Wordly Brigade'' (1934). Tenth Lupin novel. The Wordly Brigade is an old term for the vice squad.
* ''The Revenge Of The Countess Of Cagliostro'' (1935). Eleventh Lupin novel.
* ''The billions of Arsène Lupin'' (1939). Twelfth Lupin novel. Left incomplete due to Leblanc's health problems. A missing chapter was discovered much later, published in 2002.
* ''The Last Love of Arsene Lupin''. Unpublished novel. Left incomplete due to Leblanc's health problems.
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* [[The Ace]]: Lupin is a peerless athlete, dangerous fighter, [[Master of Disguise]], suave seducer of women, and psychologist.
* [[Almighty Janitor]]: Lupin conspires to become one in ''813''.
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* [[Batman Gambit]]: At least one per story.
* [[Beethoven Was an Alien Spy]]: A number of historical figures are involved in the history of the Hollow Needle, including Joan of Arc, Julius Caesar, and the Man in the Iron Mask.
* [[Calling Card]] : As seen in the page quote, Lupin is not above sending his calling card ''before'' the crime, to convince his victims to send him the loot, save him the trouble of taking it.
* [[Call to Agriculture]]: in ''813'', Lupin plans to retire to a peaceful life as a gardener... while secretly controlling the German throne.
* [[Captain Ersatz]]:
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* [[Expy]]: Isidore Beautrelet from ''The Hollow Needle'' is an homage to [[Joseph Rouletabille]].
* [[Fakeout Escape]]: Lupin swears he will escape from jail, and he does, briefly, but gets back in. But when he comes up for trial, Inspector Ganimard suddenly stands up in court and swears that the man in the dock is not Lupin -- he has used the fake escape attempt to substitute a flunky in his place. The court has no choice but to let the man go. Of course, the man really was Lupin, and Ganimard fell for it not only because Lupin is a [[Master of Disguise]], but also because he genuinely expected Lupin to fulfill his promise of escaping.
* [[Friendly Enemy]]: Lupin seems to have a certain respect for [[Sympathetic Inspector Antagonist|Inspector Ganimard]], and there are hints that the Inspector returns the affection.
* [[Gentleman Thief]]
** [[Trope Namer]]: His first book was called ''Arsène Lupin, gentleman cambrioleur'' or ''Arsène Lupin, Gentleman Burglar''. Probably the [[Trope Codifier]].
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* [[Impossible Thief]]: Stealing things in the French countryside while locked up in a Paris prison.
* [[Intercontinuity Crossover]]: With Sherlock Holmes, called Holmlock Shears or Herlock Sholmes for copyright reasons (Watson was renamed Wilson). Canonical as far as Lupin goes. One of the earliest examples.
* [[Karmic Thief]]: Arsene Lupin's first theft was from a family that had been paying his mother an unfairly low wage for the work she did.
* [[Landmarking the Hidden Base]]: The Hollow Needle.
* [[Lima Syndrome]]: In ''The Confessions of Arsène Lupin'', Lupin is captured by a mother-and-son team seeking revenge. The son, who was [[Florence Nightingale Effect|tending his wounds]], ends up setting him free, because {{spoiler|he was actually a woman in disguise, and had fallen in love with Lupin}}.
* [[Master of Disguise]]. LeBlanc, the in-universe narrator of this stories, admits that every time he meets with Lupin is like meeting him for first time. In all the stories only Sherlock Holmes (or his [[Captain Ersatz]], at least) seems to be able to see through his multiple disguises (something which Lupin referred to as looking through his soul).
* [[Meaningful Name]]: The word "Grognard" has two meanings in French culture: it can mean "grumbler" or "complainer", but here it's meant to show he's one of the oldest and most faithful accomplices of Lupin's. It comes from the nickname given to members of Napoleon Bonaparte's Old Guard, old campaigners who (by surviving lots of grisly battles) had gained the right to "grumble" in front of the Emperor. Some early English translations render his name in a literal, [[Only Known by Their Nickname]] version, as "the Growler".
** A ''[[Night Hood]]''-only version is Sergeant Folenfant, whose name means "Crazy<ref>"Folle Enfant" means crazy child, but crazy as in zany, naive or hyperactive. Not "Insane" or "Mad"</ref> child". He usually tends to live up to it. The Folenfant from the books, however, is a very, very minor character who appears in one or two stories and never utters a line.
* [[Misunderstood Loner with a Heart of Gold]]: {{spoiler|Leon Massier. By the time the truth is discovered, he's already been executed.}}
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** Some editions of ''The Hollow Needle'' highlight Holmes on the cover, even though he has only a small role in the book. One even adds the [[Spotlight-Stealing Title]] of ''Ars? Lupin vs. Sherlock Holmes''.
** Lupin himself has also received this treatment, with books in which he plays only a small role giving him more space on the cover than any main character.
* [[World War
* [[Worthy Opponent]]: Sherlock Holmes was brought in specifically to be Lupin's [[Worthy Opponent]]. It's [[Lampshaded]] many times throughout their meetings.
** In the ''[[Night Hood]]'' cartoon, Lupin seemed to genuinely respect Inspector Ganimard for his skills as a police detective. His disdain was reserved more for Sergeant Folenfant, whose name means "stupid child" in French.
* [[Writing Around Trademarks]]: An intriguing [[Real Life]] example; [[wikipedia:Ars%C3%A8ne Lupin#Ars.C3.A8ne Lupin and Sherlock Holmes|After Conan Doyle threatened to sue]], LeBlanc changed the [[Great Detective]] in his stories to Herlock Sholmes.
* [[Xanatos Speed Chess]]: The second and third crossovers with Sherlock Holmes read like this. In the second crossover, The Blonde Phantom, Holmes {{spoiler|manages to find and capture Lupin's main accomplice, the eponymous Blonde Phantom herself, and has a cab waiting outside to take them both to the station while he plans his next move. Three guesses on who is driving the cab. Later Lupin sends Holmes all tied up back to England, hoping to never see him again, and gets ready to clear his hideout of many years, since Holmes knowing about it compromises its safety. Guess which English detective is waiting for Lupin to show up.}} Here's a hint: it's not [[Miss Marple]].
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