Arsène Lupin III
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| Arsène Lupin III ルパン三世 |
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| Nationality: | French-Japanese |
| Gender: | Male |
| Age: | Unknown (probably mid 30's) |
| Height: | 179 cm |
| Weight: | 63 kg |
| Preferred Weapon: | Walther P38 |
| Preferred Cigarette: | Gitanes Caporal |
| Voiced by: | Yasutomo Nozawa (1969) Yasuo Yamada (1971-1985; 1989-1995) |
| AKA: | Wolf (United Kingdom) Rupan |
Arsène Lupin III is a fictional character in Kazuhiko Katō's (a.k.a. Monkey Punch) anime and manga series Lupin III.
Lupin the Third (ルパン三世 Rupan sansei) is the grandson of Arsène Lupin. He is the world's most skillful and most wanted thief. Sometimes he just steals whatever he wants, and at other times he prefers to steal from disrespectable people. Often in his adventures, he will take it upon himself and his gang to foil other criminals engaged in more serious crimes. He often appears incompetent, but it is mostly a disguise. While he has been arrested and thrown in jail on a number of occasions he has always managed to get broken out. He also has a fondness for fancy gadgets from time to time. His infatuation with Fujiko Mine is perhaps his biggest weakness, as it lands him in unsavory situations most of the time.
Physically, Lupin is a man of average strength, but who can throw a surprisingly good punch. He is insanely flexible and fast, however, and his manual dexterity is quite simply cat-like in precision and quickness, honed from years of sneaking and stealing. He also possesses incredible skill in the art of disguise, able to impersonate pretty much anybody, even women. His skinny body enables him to easily impersonate heavier subjects by padding disguises, usually filling them with gadgets and surprises in the process. He can even imitate voices to perfection. His favorite disguise has always been impersonating Inspector Zenigata, which incenses Zenigata to no end.
While Lupin is a scoundrel, he's a scoundrel with a heart, and hates injustice with a passion. While he sees no wrong in his chosen profession, he reminds anyone who asks that the people he steals from can take the loss, and that there are worse people than him in this world. He also shows a chivalrous streak that compels him to help those less fortunate than him (especially if it's a pretty lady!). Lupin also fancies himself a ladies man, although his success in that department is dubious at best. It's worth noting that in Monkey Punch's original manga, however, Lupin is very much the ladies' man, though Fujiko is frequently beyond his grasp.
