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[[File:nighthood_8588.jpg|frame| "[[Lupin the Third|My grandson]] <ref>or is it my son?</ref> only wishes he was '''THIS''' classy."]]
[[File:nighthood_8588.jpg|frame| "[[Lupin III|My grandson]] <ref>or is it my son?</ref> only wishes he was '''THIS''' classy."]]


Night Hood was an [[Animated Adaptation|animated series]] inspired by the [[Arsene Lupin]] novels by Maurice Le Blanc. Set in the 1930s, [[Gentleman Thief|Lupin]] is aided by his assistant Grognard. Getting involved in his exploits are two reporters, Kelly Kincaid and Max [[Shout Out|Leblanc]]. Inspector Ganimard and Sgt. Folenfant seek to capture him. Lupin himself opposes the schemes of billionaire arms industrialist H.R. Karst, the devious [[Punny Name|May Hem]] and a tough as nails thug [[Everyone Calls Him Barkeep|known only as Steel]].
''[[Night Hood]]'' was an [[Animated Adaptation|animated series]] inspired by the [[Arsène Lupin]] novels by Maurice Le Blanc. Set in the 1930s, [[Gentleman Thief|Lupin]] is aided by his assistant Grognard. Getting involved in his exploits are two reporters, Kelly Kincaid and Max [[Shout-Out|Leblanc]]. Inspector Ganimard and Sgt. Folenfant seek to capture him. Lupin himself opposes the schemes of billionaire arms industrialist H.R. Karst, the devious [[Punny Name|May Hem]] and a tough as nails thug [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"|known only as Steel]].


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=== This series has examples of: ===
* [[The Ace]]: Lupin, naturally, for the majority of the series. [[Tropes Are Not Bad|And it works.]]
* [[The Ace]]: Lupin, naturally, for the majority of the series. [[Tropes Are Not Bad|And it works.]]
* [[All Girls Want Bad Boys|All Plucky Female Reporters Want Gentlemen Thieves]]: Kelly and Lupin have a bit of [[UST]] going on... well, as much as a [[YTV]] show can have, at any rate.
* [[All Girls Want Bad Boys|All Plucky Female Reporters Want Gentlemen Thieves]]: Kelly and Lupin have a bit of [[UST]] going on... well, as much as a [[YTV]] show can have, at any rate.
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* [[Cool Car]]: Lupin's car can even turn into an airplane and a boat
* [[Cool Car]]: Lupin's car can even turn into an airplane and a boat
* [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]]: H.R. Karst.
* [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]]: H.R. Karst.
* [[Cultural Translation]]: The English dub gives pretty much everyone [[Not Even Bothering With the Accent|an American accent]]. Fortunately all names have their proper French pronunciations
* [[Cultural Translation]]: The English dub gives pretty much everyone [[Not Even Bothering with the Accent|an American accent]]. Fortunately all names have their proper French pronunciations
** Lupin himself however has a ''very'' slight accent that sounds like it ''might'' be French. Maybe.
** Lupin himself however has a ''very'' slight accent that sounds like it ''might'' be French. Maybe.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Lupin is often this
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Lupin is often this
* [[Evil Counterpart]]: Karst to Lupin, Steel to Grognard and May Hem to Kelly.
* [[Evil Counterpart]]: Karst to Lupin, Steel to Grognard and May Hem to Kelly.
* [[Fake Out Make Out]]: Lupin and Kelly pull one of these when planning to rob Fort Knox.
* [[Fake-Out Make-Out]]: Lupin and Kelly pull one of these when planning to rob Fort Knox.
* [[Femme Fatale]]: May Hem again.
* [[Femme Fatale]]: May Hem again.
* [[Five Bad Band]]
* [[Five-Bad Band]]
** [[Big Bad]]: H.R. Karst
** [[Big Bad]]: H.R. Karst
** [[The Dragon]]: Steel
** [[The Dragon]]: Steel
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* [[Gay Paree]]: Most of the buildings and clothes are [[The Roaring Twenties|Art Deco]]. Not that much of an [[Adaptation Decay]], given that about a third of the books were written in that time.
* [[Gay Paree]]: Most of the buildings and clothes are [[The Roaring Twenties|Art Deco]]. Not that much of an [[Adaptation Decay]], given that about a third of the books were written in that time.
* [[Gentleman Thief]]: Lupin himself, naturally.
* [[Gentleman Thief]]: Lupin himself, naturally.
* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]: On episode seven, May Hem did an ''interesting'' way to calm down the enraged Karst who was once again foiled by Lupin. The scene ended with May Hem stroking the back of Karst's neck and a newspaper was thrown away. [[Does This Remind You of Anything]]?
* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]: On episode seven, May Hem did an ''interesting'' way to calm down the enraged Karst who was once again foiled by Lupin. The scene ended with May Hem stroking the back of Karst's neck and a newspaper was thrown away. [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]]?
* [[The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything|The Gentleman Thief Who Doesn't Do Anything]]: Lupin seems to spend more time foiling Karst than actually stealing anything.
* [[The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything|The Gentleman Thief Who Doesn't Do Anything]]: Lupin seems to spend more time foiling Karst than actually stealing anything.
** Well, Karst does seem to spend most of his time making Lupin [[Wrongly Accused]] of a crime Karst himself had committed, or just inferring that he's more thief than gentleman, or [[Its Personal|making it personal in some other fashion]]. Thus, Lupin has to write a wrong to either clear his name, avenge his honour, [[Take a Third Option|or both]].
** Well, Karst does seem to spend most of his time making Lupin [[Wrongly Accused]] of a crime Karst himself had committed, or just inferring that he's more thief than gentleman, or [[It's Personal|making it personal in some other fashion]]. Thus, Lupin has to write a wrong to either clear his name, avenge his honour, [[Take a Third Option|or both]].
* [[Heroes Want Redheads]]: Lupin towards Kelly. The same can be said for Folenfant as well, though his chances there are even less than catching Lupin.
* [[Heroes Want Redheads]]: Lupin towards Kelly. The same can be said for Folenfant as well, though his chances there are even less than catching Lupin.
* [[High Class Glass]]: Lupin [[Costume Inertia|always wears a monocle and]] [[Badass Cape]] when going into action.
* [[High-Class Glass]]: Lupin [[Costume Inertia|always wears a monocle and]] [[Badass Cape]] when going into action.
** In one episode, he allows himself to be caught, but he doesn't have his monocle on. {{spoiler|It turns out to be Grognard wearing [[Latex Perfection|a Lupin mask]]. }}
** In one episode, he allows himself to be caught, but he doesn't have his monocle on. {{spoiler|It turns out to be Grognard wearing [[Latex Perfection|a Lupin mask]]. }}
** There's also this one episode when Lupin reveals himself to May Hem by removing his mask and putting on his monocle. Then, May Hem slaps him and his monocle falls out.
** There's also this one episode when Lupin reveals himself to May Hem by removing his mask and putting on his monocle. Then, May Hem slaps him and his monocle falls out.
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* [[Intrepid Reporter]]: Kelly.
* [[Intrepid Reporter]]: Kelly.
* [[Karma Houdini]]: Karst and all his allies. While Lupin does ruin their plans, he is never stopped from trying again or caught for everything he's behind.
* [[Karma Houdini]]: Karst and all his allies. While Lupin does ruin their plans, he is never stopped from trying again or caught for everything he's behind.
** The general implication is that even if Karst or his cronies was charged, [[Screw the Rules I Have Money|he'd just buy his way out of it]].
** The general implication is that even if Karst or his cronies was charged, [[Screw the Rules, I Have Money|he'd just buy his way out of it]].
** Also, Lupin does seem to hurt Karst in his wallet most of the time. After all, he had a lot of money invested in these schemes...
** Also, Lupin does seem to hurt Karst in his wallet most of the time. After all, he had a lot of money invested in these schemes...
* [[Legacy Character]]: Fans suggest that the Lupin of [[Night Hood]] may in fact be the son of the original [[Arsene Lupin]], which would make him the father of [[Lupin the Third]], but THAT would fall under [[Epileptic Tree|Epileptic Trees]].
* [[Legacy Character]]: Fans suggest that the Lupin of [[Night Hood]] may in fact be the son of the original [[Arsène Lupin]], which would make him the father of [[Lupin III]], but THAT would fall under [[Epileptic Tree]]s.
* [[The Mafia]]: They show up in Episode 13.
* [[The Mafia]]: They show up in Episode 13.
* [[Male Gaze]]: A couple of times featuring May Hem.
* [[Male Gaze]]: A couple of times featuring May Hem.
* [[Master of Disguise]]: Lupin, of course... even when [[Paper Thin Disguise|it's just a fake moustache]] May Hem also gets in on the act from time to time.
* [[Master of Disguise]]: Lupin, of course... even when [[Paper-Thin Disguise|it's just a fake moustache]] May Hem also gets in on the act from time to time.
* [[No Celebrities Were Harmed]]: H.R. Karst is pretty much a villainous Howard Hughes.
* [[No Celebrities Were Harmed]]: H.R. Karst is pretty much a villainous Howard Hughes.
** And of course there's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arsene_Lupin_vs._Herlock_Sholmes Herlock Sholmes].
** And of course there's [[wikipedia:Arsene Lupin vs. Herlock Sholmes|Herlock Sholmes]].
* [[Orient Express]]: A large part of [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin|A Prince on The Orient Express]].
* [[Orient Express]]: A large part of [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|A Prince on The Orient Express]].
* [[Papa Wolf]]: Just try messing with any one of Lupin's friends...
* [[Papa Wolf]]: Just try messing with any one of Lupin's friends...
* [[Personal Mook]]: While not at all villainous, Grognard is this to Lupin, acting as his driver, cook, and general ally.
* [[Personal Mook]]: While not at all villainous, Grognard is this to Lupin, acting as his driver, cook, and general ally.
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** In Episode 13, there's a Mafioso whose surname is ''Marscapone''.
** In Episode 13, there's a Mafioso whose surname is ''Marscapone''.
* [[Scarf of Asskicking]]: Lupin
* [[Scarf of Asskicking]]: Lupin
* [[Schizo Tech]]: The show is set post [[World War I]] and yet, there's the existence of surveillance cameras and automatic doors.
* [[Schizo-Tech]]: The show is set post [[World War I]] and yet, there's the existence of surveillance cameras and automatic doors.
* [[Shout Out]]: This version of Lupin has several [[Shout Out|Shout Outs]] to various anime series, least obvious is Lupin himself takes several visual and stylistic cues from [[Sailor Moon|Tuxedo Mask]] and there are even a few to [[Lupin III]] (the dynamic between Lupin and Grognard owes a lot to that between Lupin and Jigen).
* [[Shout-Out]]: This version of Lupin has several [[Shout-Out|Shout Outs]] to various anime series, least obvious is Lupin himself takes several visual and stylistic cues from [[Sailor Moon|Tuxedo Mask]] and there are even a few to [[Lupin III]] (the dynamic between Lupin and Grognard owes a lot to that between Lupin and Jigen).
* [[Skunk Stripe]]: Wilson.
* [[Skunk Stripe]]: Wilson.
* [[Something About a Rose]]: Aside from symbolizing how [[Gentleman Thief|Lupin]] really is, rose becomes a communication item for Lupin and Kelly whenever there's crucial info.
* [[Something About a Rose]]: Aside from symbolizing how [[Gentleman Thief|Lupin]] really is, rose becomes a communication item for Lupin and Kelly whenever there's crucial info.
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* [[Sympathetic Inspector Antagonist]]: Ganimard.
* [[Sympathetic Inspector Antagonist]]: Ganimard.
* [[Those Two Bad Guys]]: Gila and Diesel, Karst's rather incompetent henchmen.
* [[Those Two Bad Guys]]: Gila and Diesel, Karst's rather incompetent henchmen.
* [[Timm Style]]: The art style is very obviously inspired by [[Batman the Animated Series]].
* [[Timm Style]]: The art style is very obviously inspired by [[Batman: The Animated Series]].
* [[Tranquilizer Dart]]: Complete with [[Instant Sedation]].
* [[Tranquilizer Dart]]: Complete with [[Instant Sedation]].
* [[Unresolved Sexual Tension]]: Lupin and Kelly if they aren't an [[Official Couple]].
* [[Unresolved Sexual Tension]]: Lupin and Kelly if they aren't an [[Official Couple]].
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Latest revision as of 18:19, 20 February 2016

"My grandson [1] only wishes he was THIS classy."

Night Hood was an animated series inspired by the Arsène Lupin novels by Maurice Le Blanc. Set in the 1930s, Lupin is aided by his assistant Grognard. Getting involved in his exploits are two reporters, Kelly Kincaid and Max Leblanc. Inspector Ganimard and Sgt. Folenfant seek to capture him. Lupin himself opposes the schemes of billionaire arms industrialist H.R. Karst, the devious May Hem and a tough as nails thug known only as Steel.

Tropes used in Night Hood include:
  1. ↑ or is it my son?
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