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The Phantom Thief is a special class of criminal. An elusive and fantastic thief who can be long gone before the victim even knows what hit him. Just as likely to be an antihero as a villain.
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* May or may not actually [[Impossible Thief|break the laws of physics]] to achieve their goal.
Particularly common in Japanese media, stemming from the popularity of [[
Compare [[Gentleman Thief]] and [[Classy Cat Burglar]]. If part of their motivation is the thrill of stealing then they are also [[The Kleptomaniac]]. See also [[Loveable Rogue]], [[Anti
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== Literature ==
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* [[The Saint]]
* The Gray Ghosts in the ''[[Shadowleague]]'' books.
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** It's an awesome moment when {{spoiler|you get the [[Loveable Rogue|loveable little bastard]] cleared of all the crimes he actually did commit, almost by accident}}.
** ''Ace Attorney Investigations'' has another in "The Great Yatagarasu", a sort of [[Intrepid Reporter]] version of the [[Vigilante Man]]. The Yatagarasu has two odd quirks compared to other phantom thieves. First; the Yatagarasu doesn't steal much that's tangible. Rahter, the thief makes off with evidence of [[Corrupt Corporate Executive|dirty dealings]] and makes them public. Secondly, the Yatagarasu doesn't actually send calling cards to the victim beforehand. Rather, the victim doesn't know that their info was even stolen, until it shows up on the news, having been delivered to the authorities alongside a calling card. {{spoiler|Actually, there's [[Collective Identity|three of "him"]], all [[Cowboy Cop|Cowboy Cops]]. One however is [[The Mole]] planted in the group to keep them away from a smuggling ring. They are Byrne Faraday, Detective Tyrell Badd and Calisto Yew (She's the mole.)}}
*** Related is Kay Faraday, who claims to be the new Yatagarasu though [[The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything|she doesn't actually ever steal anything]]. Bonus points for managing the unlikely combination of [[Highly
* In the ''[[Thief]]'' series, Garrett is a classic [[Phantom Thief]] and [[Anti
** The higher difficulty levels impose a code of honor (no killing humans; zombies and the like are fair game). The [[Fandom]] takes it further still, with a common [[Self
*** To clarify, Ghosting means leaving no evidence anyone was there. No unlocked doors (lock them again), nobody looked round and asked "What's that noise?", no broken windows, no doused torches (in Thief 2, which this is very popular for, re-lighting torches is easy) and definitely nobody injured or killed. The only difference is all the loot is gone.
* Skye from ''[[Harvest Moon]] DS Cute'' is widely known as "Phantom Skye". He doesn't seem to steal for any other reason other than for the fun of it (or, should you choose to woo him, to meet with the player).
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