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Lupin III (ルパン三世 / Rupan Sansei) is the world’s most infamous gentleman thief, grandson of Arsène Lupin, and the charismatic leader of the Lupin Gang. Created by Monkey Punch (Kazuhiko Katō) in 1967, Lupin is a master of disguise, escape, and deduction, known for elaborate heists and globe-trotting capers. He frequently works with gunman Daisuke Jigen, samurai Goemon Ishikawa XIII, and partner-in-crime Fujiko Mine, with whom he shares a complicated romantic obsession. Constantly pursued by Inspector Koichi Zenigata, Lupin remains one step ahead—often outwitting law enforcement and rival criminals alike.

Aliases: Cliff, The Wolf, Wolf III, Rupan III, Aramis Lupán (Latin America), Edgar de la Cambriole (France), Hardyman (Germany), and others.

Physical Stats: Age: Late 20s to early 30s Height: Ranges between 167 cm and 179 cm depending on source Weight: Around 56–63 kg Hair/Eyes: Black or dark brown Ethnicity: Ambiguous; often cited as half-Japanese, half-French Skills & Abilities: Lupin excels in acrobatics, lockpicking, marksmanship, safecracking, disguise, and espionage. He’s fluent in multiple languages, knowledgeable in science, history, and engineering, and possesses excellent intuition. His iconic weapon is the Walther P38, and he frequently uses gadgets like sleeping gas, grappling belts, or inflatable boats. Despite his comic demeanor, Lupin is a strategic genius and a near-unbeatable escape artist.

Personality: Lupin is equal parts trickster, charmer, and rogue intellectual. Though playful and flirty—often to a fault—he’s fiercely loyal to his crew and has a moral code: he avoids unnecessary violence and often targets villains worse than himself. Early manga portrayals show him as ruthless and violent, but later adaptations soften him into a more heroic and chivalrous figure. He shows genuine care for children and sometimes gives away stolen goods to those in need.

Appearance & Style: Lupin is slender with sharp facial features and a monkey-like grin. His look varies by series, with his jacket color (green, red, pink, blue, turquoise) often signifying the era. He’s usually seen in a blazer, skinny tie, and ankle-length dress pants, often with a cigarette in hand.

Reputation: Feared and respected by criminals and law enforcement alike, Lupin is considered the world’s top thief. His fame has made him the target of impostors and clones. While often underestimated due to his goofy antics, his creativity, intellect, and unpredictability make him truly dangerous.

Backstory & Origins: Lupin's origin is murky. Some media claim he’s French like his grandfather; others leave his birthplace "unknown." He claims mixed heritage and has referenced growing up in both France and Japan. In Part 6, it’s suggested he was raised in Mahiko Village and tutored by a woman named Tomoe, potentially his mother.

Weaknesses: Irresistible curiosity Weakness for beautiful women (especially Fujiko) Ticklish Poor at video games Over-the-top theatrics and love of performing sometimes compromise his stealth Reception & Legacy: Lupin III is widely considered an anime icon. He’s inspired by both Arsène Lupin and James Bond, blending debonair cool with madcap energy. Hayao Miyazaki notably portrayed him as a more noble, regretful thief in The Castle of Cagliostro. The character remains a pop culture mainstay with countless TV shows, movies, OVAs, and global dubs.

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Daisuke Jigen Manga Part 1 Part 2 Part III TWCFM Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 TV Specials The First Manga Profile Japanese Name: 次元 大介 Romanized Name: Jigen Daisuke Aliases: Dan Dunn[1] Detective Sanders[2] Isidore, Laficelle (French dubs) Julián[3]

Occupation: Marksman Thief

Affiliation: Lupin Gang Signature Weapon: Smith & Wesson Model 19 First Appearance: Lupin III Chapter 10 (original order) Lupin III Chapter 14 (volume order) Pilot Film

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Daisuke Jigen Age: Late 20s–early 30s Height/Weight: 5'10" / 154 lbs Hair/Eye Color: Black Ethnicity: Japanese Status: Alive VA (JP/EN): Akio Ōtsuka, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Banjō Ginga / Shunsuke Takeuchi

Overview: Jigen is Lupin III’s right-hand man—a sharpshooting, cigar-smoking, cynical yet loyal partner. Originally based on James Coburn’s character in The Magnificent Seven, he was designed to embody a gritty, American gangster style. His name is a pun on the word “dimension” (次元 / jigen).

Background: In the manga, Jigen starts off as a hired assassin but later becomes Lupin's ally. His backstory varies across media—ranging from a Bronx-born mobster to a betrayed lover turned thief. He is a skilled mercenary and has worked for multiple criminal organizations.

Appearance: Always wears a dark suit and his signature fedora (rarely removed). Outfit varies slightly between series/films, but the hat is a constant. He often conceals his eyes beneath the brim.

Personality: Jigen is serious, practical, and sarcastic—often balancing Lupin’s wildness with reason. Though he mistrusts women (especially Fujiko), he has a soft side and deeply values his friendships. He's also a heavy smoker and drinker, with a fear of dentists and a fondness for classic Westerns and jazz.

Skills: Jigen is a master marksman, famous for his 0.3-second quick draw and incredible precision. He can shoot incoming missiles and even bullets midair. Proficient with all firearms, his weapon of choice is the Smith & Wesson Model 19.

Goemon Ishikawa XIII Age: Similar to Lupin Ethnicity: Japanese Status: Alive VA (JP/EN): Multiple; changes per series

Overview: Goemon is a stoic, traditional samurai descended from the historical Ishikawa Goemon. He wields the Zantetsuken—a sword capable of cutting anything, including tanks and bullets. Originally introduced as an enemy, he becomes a trusted member of Lupin’s gang.

Background: He joins Lupin after failing to kill him multiple times and realizing his honor aligns better as a companion than as an assassin. His character was created to bring a distinctly Japanese flavor to the team.

Appearance: Goemon wears a kimono and hakama, with long, messy hair and sandals. Rarely seen in Western clothing, his style is rooted in samurai tradition. His appearance evolves slightly by series, sometimes youthful, sometimes rugged.

Personality: Proud, honorable, and meditative, Goemon spends much of his time training or reflecting. He struggles with modern technology and has a comically bad track record with women. His loyalty is strong, though he’s often bewildered by Lupin and Jigen’s antics.

Skills: A master swordsman, Goemon’s Zantetsuken can slice through almost anything. He’s trained in both samurai and ninja arts, has some mechanical skill, and is surprisingly stealthy. He’s poor with money and very gullible.

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He is the most religious & celibate member of the team, especially in Part 3, where he often nags Lupin about his sinful relationships. But once in awhile he comes across a woman who turns this into a personal struggle to avoid hypocrisy. In the end, he can't even look at a naked woman for more than 2 seconds without closing his eyes & freezing in place shivering, making women an excellent tool for rendering him useless. Fujiko and some of Jigen's exes have given him the view that women are to be protected but not trusted.

He is compassionate to those in need or those who have died, such as in Part III Episode 26 where he finds what he thinks is a body washed up on the Hudson river.

Goemon has other weaknesses that are used against him, such as his desire to protect children and his fondness for Japanese food (traits he shares with Zenigata, but to a more intense degree). He is bad at resisting pleas from children despite his best efforts to ignore them. If a child is hurt, he feels a deep need to avenge them. He once got stuck with a kid with a note claiming it was his, and even though he admitted it was impossible (unlike Lupin, who has had a lot of sexual experience), he treated the child as his own until it ran off with the other kids back to the acting school. Japanese food is something he can be easily bribed with. He will go out of his way to track down the only restaurant in town with Japanese cuisine. Wasting Japanese food or ruining his meal is one of the fastest ways to invoke his fury.

His portrayal by Lex Lang, from the Geneon dub of Part 2 onwards, gives him a wide vocabulary which is a subject of humor from the other characters. However, unlike in the Japanese dialogue, Lang's Goemon isn't above using colloquial words ("Ah, the old exploding bear trap in the ass trick."). This is appropriate to his early anime characterisation, where he is strictly traditional, but is willing to try new things once in a while.

In the original manga, Goemon's personality was very inconsistent for more than half the series. He was extremely emotional; crying a lot, short tempered, vengeful, a little happy-go-lucky, frequently making a variety of bug-eyed, furious & excited faces. If Lupin told him to seduce a woman as part of a plan, he was willing to do so.

Skills Goemon Ishikawa XIII is a lifelong adherent of a number of Japanese martial arts, particularly Kenjutsu, Karate, Jujutsu and Iaidō. His training gives him many extraordinary talents, i.e. underwater breath control for diving without an aqualung, and a limited understanding of the supernatural. He can easily best several trained thugs in unarmed combat and catch an arrow or a thrown dagger with his bare hands. His trademark skill is near-superhuman fleetness, enabling him to slice bullets in half before they make contact. It should be mentioned that, despite the deadliness of his weapon, Goemon will never take a human life unless challenged to a duel, and even then only if the opponent reveals a dishonorable nature. Although his Zantetsuken sword gives him a virtually undefeatable advantage, it is Goemon's talent with the weapon that proves more valuable in a pitched battle. Goemon, like the rest of the Lupin Gang, is also talented at disguises and impersonation, speaks several languages, and is a trained driver and pilot, although he prefers being a passenger rather than taking the driver's seat.

Goemon had exceptional cold tolerance, being able to stay in snow or deep water dive with no protection from the elements, often flaunting this by wearing only his loin cloth. He nearly always refused to wear socks in the snow, choosing to go in nothing but sandals, & nearly always refused to wear a diving suit. He has also been shown to be resistant to tickling sensations, as shown in an episode in the second series where Lupin tries to tickle him underwater.

He is an adept fisherman, taking it up as a hobby in Part 3. He functions as team nurse, nearly always being the one to apply bandages & treat wounds. He is the backup rescue for the team, showing up at the last minute to rescue someone in a dire situation. He's the other team scout aside from Lupin, sent on solo missions to follow someone or sneak in & relay information back to the team. He is the team shield, standing in the front of the line to deflect waves of bullets with his sword.

Despite these strengths, he has been known to have several weaknesses. While it varies from episode to episode, Goemon claims he is bad with technology. He is rarely seen driving or operating machinery, and he finds robots to be creepy. As he is a living anachronism, going by old feudal Japanese ways, this is not surprising. Jigen also claims that Goemon is a terrible liar who wears his emotions on his face, thus Lupin will often not fill Goemon in on plans. Goemon is still an expert when it comes to keeping secrets under duress & will not say a word under torture, demonstrating a high pain tolerance as well.

Zantetsuken Goemon with his Zantetsuken Goemon with his Zantetsuken, as they both appeared in Part 5.

Goemon is an incredibly gifted martial artist, both in hand-to-hand and melee combat. However, he is best known and usually employed for his skills in Iaidō and the famous sword that he uses. His sword goes by the name of Ryusei (流星, "shooting star") in the manga, but it is better known as its animated incarnation, Zantetsuken (斬鉄剣, "iron-cutting sword").

His Shirasaya can cut anything and everything: airplanes, cars, tanks, skyscrapers, and even lightning and a meteorite have been sliced apart by the blade. Its keenness has never been so proven than in the surreal moment when Goemon cut the "film" his animated world was drawn upon, effectively slashing his entire universe in twain. Objects cut by Goemon will fall apart a couple of seconds after he rends them, usually after he has snapped Zantetsuken completely into its sheath. Goemon's speed and skill are such that he can block submachine gunfire with the blade. To Goemon's distaste, most occasions require Zantetsuken to cut unworthy inanimate objects, rather than his using the sword for its designed purpose, namely in a battle against a suitably talented opponent.

Zantetsuken has had a number of origin stories over the years, including having been made from the metal of a fallen meteor or made from a special alloy passed down through Goemon's clan. In his first TV appearance, the sword is described as being forged from three famous or mystical Japanese swords.[5] A common explanation for its existence is still argued, but its strength and sharpness are constants in every Lupin III incarnation. However, Zantetsuken has also been known to chip or break when applied to a particularly tenacious surface; usually, its failure indicates circumstances are the worst possible for Goemon and the rest of Lupin's gang. It is unknown how Goemon has the blade repaired after such damage however in Part 1 Episode 7, it is possible for the Zantetsuken to be strengthened as two blacksmiths had work done. It is revealed in Part 2 Episode 61 that the sword has at least one known weakness; it cannot cut a yam based gel named "Devil's Tongue", because its sticky properties adhere to the weapon.

The second series also gives Zantetsuken a more mystical ability; on a few occasions, the blade acquires a shadow, showing death lurks nearby for Lupin and his gang. This started in Part 2 Episode 7. Likewise, when the shadow disappears, it shows that the danger has passed. This trait of Zantetsuken appears to be unique to Shin Lupin III, however, and has never been used in any version of Lupin III afterward.

In Part 2 Episode 131, the sword lost its cutting power, something that happens every 100 years. The only way to return the power to the sword is to make a kind of wedding celebration with the "female" version of Zantetsuken. This "female" sword is smaller than the "male" one, but with the same cutting power. At the end of the ritual celebration, Zantetsuken regained its power. Unfortunately, the female sword fell into a pool of magma. It seems that the female sword is lost forever. If it is confirmed, Zantetsuken can maintain its cutting power only for the next 100 years.

Zantetsuken is also the source of Goemon's most famous catchphrase, "Once again, I have cut a worthless object," ("またつまらぬ物を斬ってしまった。", "mata tsumaranu mono o kitte shimatta.") which he says whenever he uses Zantetsuken to do something spectacular that he nonetheless considers mundane (for instance, cutting down a helicopter chasing his friends in The Mystery of Mamo, as well as Lupin's clothes in The Castle of Cagliostro). This has been referenced many times in other anime and manga and has become something of a joke within Lupin itself. In Da Capo of Love: Fujiko's Unlucky Days, Lupin even tells Goemon, "No one is better at cutting worthless objects than you!"

Reception In 2007, Oricon magazine polled readers on which characters they would most like to see in their own series. Goemon appeared in the number eight position on the female readers polls, and seventh place in the combined poll.

Notes Name Further information: Name Variants#Goemon Ishikawa XIII.

Goemon's Japanese name has a lot of variations:

In the original manga and in Part 2, it is written as 五右ェ門. In the pilot film, it is written as 五右ヱ門. In Part 1, it is written as 五右ヱ門 in the opening and as 五ヱ門 in the end credits. In more recent works, it is written as simply 五エ門. When romanized, all of them simply mean "Goemon".

As seen above, the multiple variations come from some Lupin media adding a 右 ("u") and/or using ヱ ("we") instead of エ ("e"). As it is the one most commonly used nowadays, the variant that will be used for his Japanese name will be 五エ門.

Italians commonly pronounce his name as "GEH-mon" rather than the correct "GO-eh-mon".

Other According to The Castle of Cagliostro Dictionary Book, Goemon's birthday is on August 16. This is the only time when a date for his birthday was given.[1] In episode 10 of Steins;Gate, the main character Okabe says (in the dub) about one of his inventions: "Number 5, aka 'I've connected yet another trifling thing," similar to Goemon. This is a reference to Goemon's catchphrase, "I've cut another worthless object." In the original manga, Goemon is drawn with the same face as Fujiko, plus some thick eyebrows, & is the only man in that series to be drawn this way. According to Part 2 Episode 113 Goemon's biggest weakness are women. According to Part 2 Episode 135 he hates ketchup. There was an account that Goemon was created due to a complaint. When Monkey Punch went to Comic Con in San Diego despite his editors telling him not to go due to the language barrier, a woman was disappointed when she asked for his autograph and he drew a sketch of Lupin, she thought that it was not Japanese enough.[6]This account is inaccurate since Comic Con was founded in 1970 while Goemon's first appearance was in 1968 and Monkey Punch would have been unaware of the convention at the time. It is also used in Japanese Wikipedia in their creation section. The man Lupin stole from in the chapter Golden Opportunity describes him as looking like Souji Okita, the captain of the first unit of the Shinsengumi. When Goemon is saying "Once again, I have cut a worthless object" in the original Japanese, he says "つまらぬ" (tsumaranu, "trivial"), an old-fashioned way of saying "つまらない" (tsumaranai, "boring"). It is a result of his strict adherence to old/traditional Japanese culture.[7] Has had the most voice actor changes of the five main characters. Goemon is the namesake of Italian rapper Ghemon, and he's also mentioned in Tommaso Paradiso's song "Lupin" ("Corre una lacrima sulla lama della spada di Goemon"), in both cases using the pronunciation "GEH-mon" commonly used by Italians. Fujiko Mine Sign in to edit Overview Gallery Relationships Voice Actors

Fujiko Mine Manga Part 1 Part 2 Part III TWCFM Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 TV Specials The First Manga Profile Japanese Name: 峰 不二子 Romanized Name: Mine Fujiko Aliases: Fujiko-chan (term of endearment used by Lupin, Japanese) Fujicakes (term of endearment used by Lupin, English) Margo (Toho/Frontier dub of The Mystery of Mamo) Margot (Italian dub of Part II) Vanessa (Latin Spanish dub of Part I) Magali (French dub) Rosarie (English subtitled print of The Castle of Cagliostro)

Occupation: Thief Affiliation: Lupin gang Koichi Zenigata Union Ginko Hoshikage (friend) Poon (partner, deceased) Brad (boyfriend, deceased) Various others

Signature Weapon: Browning M1910 First Appearance: Lupin III Chapter 3 Lupin the Third: Pilot Film Gender: Female Age: Around 20's to early 30's Height: 5'6" (167 cm)[1] Weight: 110 lbs (50 kg)[1] Hair Color: Brown (sometimes blonde) Red (Part 4, Part 5)

Eye Color: Brown Ethnicity: Japanese Status: Alive Japanese VA: Miyuki Sawashiro (2011-Present) Eiko Masuyama (Pilot Film, 1977-2010) Mami Koyama (OVA) Yukiko Nikaido (Part 1)

English VA Fujiko Mine (峰 不二子, Mine Fujiko) is a professional criminal, burglar and confidence trickster. In The Castle of Cagliostro Fujiko states that she and Lupin had been lovers, but also that she ended the relationship.

She routinely makes deals with Koichi Zenigata or Lupin's current enemy in an attempt to gain freedom or loot, which causes Jigen and Goemon to distrust her, since they know that she will obviously double-cross them in a heist to claim what they're after for herself. While Lupin normally can outsmart Fujiko, she can make off with some or all of his loot on occasion.

Contents 1 Creation 2 Appearance 3 Personality 4 Background & Continuity 5 Abilities 6 Etymology 7 Trivia 8 References Creation Fujiko Mine was created to add more of a female presence to Lupin III. Her name was inspired by a picture of Mount Fuji, Monkey Punch added the -ko female suffix to create her first name, and chose "Mine" for her family name because of its meaning as "summit". Originally meant to fill a 'Bond girl' role, Fujiko quickly became a bigger part of the series. At the beginning of the series, many of the women Lupin encounters are all named Fujiko but are treated as different characters from chapter to chapter. This concept was later changed to make Fujiko a single character who changes style frequently. Monkey Punch believes the characters of Lupin and Fujiko are similar to the characters of D'Artagnan and Milady de Winter, and describes them as "Not necessarily lovers, not necessarily husband and wife, but more just having fun as man and woman with each other".

Appearance Unlike the other characters where they wear the same clothes with only color changes between series, movies and TV Specials, Fujiko has a variety of outfits. In some of the TV Specials and Daisuke Jigen's Gravestone, she wears a cat suit that she zips up, inspired by the one Marianne Faithfull wore in Girl on a Motorcycle. Outside of the manga, Fujiko usually appears to be a brunette. Her hair color in general varies from brunette, blonde, as well as red, and her hair length varies from medium-length to waist-length. In The Castle of Cagliostro, The Secret of Twilight Gemini, and Walther P38, she is a blonde as well as promotion materials and the second/third openings of Lupin the 3rd Part 2 despite being a brunette in the series. In Lupin the 3rd Part 4 and Fujiko Mine's Lie, her hair has highlights where it is light at the top while being darker at the bottom. Some manga and soundtrack covers feature her as a blonde or as a brunette as Monkey Punch was inconsistent when it came to her hair color. Her most consistent physical feature is her brown eyes. She often wears makeup, including lipstick.

Fujiko is occasionally shown to wear glasses. It is unknown whether she wears it for a fashion accessory or has vision problems where she swaps between glasses and contact lenses.

Her most notable physical feature is her absurdly big breasts, which were reduced in size in the latter half of Part 1.

When Monkey Punch wrote her as one character in Shin Lupin III, she was distinguished by long fluffy mid-1970s hair.

Personality Fuji betray Fujiko's response when asked why she betrayed Lupin

While Fujiko is not part of Lupin's gang, she often works with them or tries to beat them to a heist. Her principal tactic is to stick with Lupin and company, and then double-cross them right as their goal is in sight. Frequently, she finds it necessary to betray Lupin to get close to the enemy, then after ingratiating herself into his trust will acquire the swag and escape (rarely, she will help to extricate Lupin, Goemon and Jigen for the trouble she put them into as if to atone). Although, Lupin easily forgives these betrayals. In the 1995 movie Farewell to Nostradamus, Lupin carefully treats the amnesiac Fujiko, hoping she gets better as he "looks forward to her betrayals".

Fujiko is an excellent shot, her favorite weapon being a Browning M1910, typically holstered in her garter. In recent years, she's revealed superb martial arts skills, capable of rendering an attacker twice her weight unconscious with a single blow. She is also a master of disguise and accents, being able to speak dozens of foreign languages in addition to her native Japanese. Like the other members of Lupin's team, she is able to pilot virtually any land, sea, and air vehicle, with her personal preference being a conventional Kawasaki motorcycle. She can be very promiscuous when necessary to complete a job and has kissed and even slept with different men for information or to escape a situation. The 2012 anime series implies heavily that Fujiko is bisexual. Whether this is simply another means to get what she wants or her actual orientation has not been made clear.

Jigen despises Fujiko and sees her showing up as a sign of rough times ahead, although despite this, in the original manga he was still one of her suitors. Goemon, who had a brief romance with her, has been known to work on capers with Fujiko independent of the other gang members, but can be equally distrustful of her when he thinks she is manipulating Lupin.

Ms. Mine usually dresses in the height of fashion, with formal gowns and fine jewelry her trademark; when informal, she typically wears outfits that accentuate her robust figure. Fujiko's favorite pastimes appear to be shopping, attending social functions, disco dancing, horseback riding, and dating wealthy gentlemen. She enjoys champagne, fine wine and has been seen more than once consuming a martini; she also smokes cigarettes and occasionally uses a kiseru.

Fujiko's fears are relatively easier to define than the rest of the cast, one of them being her fear of frogs, which is introduced and taken advantage of by Zenigata in Part 2 Episode 69. She fears becoming "ugly" and aging by proxy, as she often belittles older people for their looks or physical performance. Additionally, in Part 2 Episode 110, she is stated to suffer from claustrophobia.

Like the other main characters, she would never endanger a child. In a Shin Lupin III comic, she was genuinely concerned when Lupin Jr. went out into a blizzard with booby-trapped snowmen surrounding the tent.

Background & Continuity In the original manga series, Fujiko originally arrives in the third chapter of the first volume, thus being the first of Lupin's three associates to arrive. She initially appears as a con-woman attempting to worm her way into the fortune of a rich family, whose heir has hired Lupin as security. Immediately upon arriving, she recognizes Lupin through his disguise, and by the end of the arc, Lupin has sided with her to rob the entire family.

Due to the episodic nature of the manga, many of Fujiko's appearances treat her and Lupin as meeting for the first time, even after the incident where Lupin kills her father. Many of the stories feature her trying to capture the same object as Lupin, usually being bested by Lupin, only occasionally being the one who gets the prize. It should also be noted that unlike his anime version, Lupin is a ladies-man in the manga, with he and Fujiko having slept together numerous times.

Manga Fujiko was not one but many women. As such, the women called Fujiko Mine were a doctor, an assassin, a cop, a henchwoman, a crime boss, one of a pair of sisters. She was Lupin's girlfriend, Goemon's girlfriend, & Zenigata's college friend or sweetheart. She reprised some of the roles many times. It's as if she were clones who operated independently. Fujiko the cop was a top recurring role where she would seduce Lupin until Zenigata showed up to arrest him, but one time she was a fake cop. At Taizo university, she was a law student that Lupin found to be a preachy & prudish killjoy who went out of her way to ruin his campus schemes, basically Girl Zenigata. Combined into one person, these make up the anime Fujiko who sometimes works with Lupin or against him, or teams up with Zenigata on occasion. The Fujiko of World's Most Wanted became more like her anime counterpart.

This is the opposite in the anime adaptations (excluding the fourth series), which often has Fujiko betraying Lupin and for the most part denying his flirting. In episode 9 of the first series, Fujiko states that maybe she loves Lupin. The two ride together in a car as if on a date, and conclude the episode dancing together at a club. However, in Part 1 Episode 11, Fujiko has betrayed Lupin and is hired to kill him.

Fujiko's professional background is connected with Japanese organized crime, as hinted in Part 1 Episode 9. During the episode, Lupin's sidekick Jigen recalls a story of the Golden Couple; a partnership formed between a mysterious female assassin and the notorious Killer Poon. The couple worked for an organization Jigen refers to only as "the syndicate." The couple was famous for carrying out contract killings without failure. However, the partnership ended abruptly when Poon's employer ordered the woman's execution for her supposed betrayal. Poon failed to kill the woman, due to emotional attachment, and she disappeared. Furthermore, Lupin and Jigen were led to believe that Fujiko suffers from amnesia. Fujiko claims not to remember anything prior to the three years she first met Lupin. The timing of her memory loss coincided with the disappearance of Poon's partner. Her connection with Poon was later confirmed in the episode. She was also part of a crime syndicate called the Union run by Mama and she was friends with Ginko Hoshikage, both are crime bosses with the latter working as a hostess in a bar.

As the entire franchise of Lupin the Third runs on Negative Continuity, the characters have had several background stories and explanations.

In Episode 0: First Contact, Brad was her boyfriend and after he was murdered, Lupin who was his rival met up with Fujiko. In The Woman Called Fujiko Mine, Lupin is hired by Count Luis Yu Almeida to first capture Fujiko and later kill her. Fujiko meets Lupin in the first episode when both are trying to steal the same treasure. She meets Goemon when she masquerades as a governess and he is hired to kill her charges' grandfather. She meets Jigen after losing a bet and being ordered to get close to him by a former lover of Jigen's. It is unrevealed in The Woman Called Fujiko Mine how she met Zenigata, but the two have a sexual relationship in which she helps him (and provides sexual favors) and he keeps her out of jail. In Lupin the 3rd PArt 1, Fujiko was stated to have had amnesia about what happened to her in the years before meeting Lupin. It is later revealed that she was an assassin with a partner named Killer Poon. The Woman Called Fujiko Mine somewhat uses that premise by having Fujiko as an amnesiac until the end of the series at which time we still don't know what her life was exactly before coming to the Almeida mansion, except that she was a thief, occasional killer, and a "loose woman." it is implied heavily in flashbacks that Fujiko's back story was a thief and a sex slave in multiple occasions. This is shown in the episode of 4, Fujiko immediately was concerned at the time of losing her past giving a flashback rather drug-influenced vision of a younger Fujiko.

Both Episode 0 and Part 1 had Zenigata pursuing Fujiko rather than Lupin as he traveled the world to arrest her. In Part 1 Episode 1 she worked with Zenigata to capture Lupin in exchange for her freedom and after tying up Jigen, her arrest warrant was destroyed as she kissed Lupin and ran off.

Her background in the Koikeverse, namely A Woman Called Fujiko Mine, was all falsely implanted memories that happened to the woman who brainwashed her, so her origins remain a tantalizing mystery.

Abilities Fujiko is a skilled marksman and keeps a gun under her skirt. She also uses her beauty charms to deceive people and manipulate them. She is also skilled in martial arts sometimes taking down a lot of people with a single strike. In Part 2 Episode 149 , she was even able to beat Goemon in a sword fight. She is a multilingual person and a skilled pilot, motorcyclist and car driver, and a master of disguise and acting.

Etymology The name Fujiko means "unique, peerless, unparalleled, matchless, unexampled, superlative, unequaled, unmatched, unsurpassed" (不二) (fuji) and "child" (子) (ko). Fujiko's surname Mine means "peak, ridge" (峰). Trivia According to The Castle of Cagliostro Dictionary Book, Fujiko's birthday is on June 7. This is the only time when a date for her birthday was given.[1] Her character design that appeared in the Pilot Film and the Masaaki Osumi episodes of Part 1 was based on Marianne Faithfull in The Girl on a Motorcycle. Eva in "Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater" was modeled after Fujiko.[2] Her hair and appearance always change throughout the series. For example, in The first half of Part 1 and throughout Part 2 Fujiko is sultry and fashionable with long auburn or brown hair. However, during later episodes of Part 1, she takes on a more dowdy and unassuming appearance. In The Castle of Cagliostro, she sports an almost tomboyish appearance with blonde hair and a camo jumpsuit. Fujiko shares her current voice actress with Labra from Jewelpet. Lupin & Fujiko marry in episode 13 of Part 1, but it's treated as being annulled just because Fujiko vanished for a few hours & Lupin backed out on a repeat ceremony at the end. In Part 2, Fujiko has married several times. Sometimes it's an informed marriage & other times it's central to the episode plot. She has also had a few fiances who died before the wedding. All of her husbands end up dead, just like most of her boyfriends. Her husbands are nearly always rich elderly men. She married the Prince of Beltenburg on her birthday, with Lupin as the minister. Her husband Claude was still alive at the end of the episode however he was no longer a prince due to the country no longer existing. It's unknown if they officially divorced. According to Part 2 Episode 69 Fujiko has a fear of frogs. According to Part 2 Episode 85 Fujiko's bra cup is D. According to Part 2 Episode 102 Fujiko used to be called a ''natural talent'' when she was younger because she was a good student. According to Part 2 Episode 110 series she has claustrophobia. According to the Original Movie Program for Lupin VS the Clone, Fujiko's three measurements (Bust, Waist, Hips) are 99.9 cm, 55.5 cm, and 88.8 cm (‪39.33071‬ inches, ‪21.85039‬ inches, ‪34.96063‬ inches), respectively. Chapter 81 of the second manga ends with her body getting swapped with that of a terminally ill old man. Given that Lupin destroyed the machine at the end of the chapter, it's not known if she temporarily died or got her body back in time. The manga chapter Flowers for Fujiko mentions she had a brother, although this isn't brought up again because the Fujiko in the chapter was one of the many versions of her in the manga. The manga chapter Lupin Tells All features her showing the reader around Lupin's secret hideout while being disguised as Lupin the whole time. A lot of animations depict her as being a terrible cook, but in The Mystery of Mamo, the food she prepared, that she drugged to knock Lupin out, was edible. Koichi Zenigata 1 Sign in to edit Overview Gallery Relationships Voice Actors

Koichi Zenigata Manga Part 1 Part 2 Part III TWCFM Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 TV Specials The First Manga Profile Japanese Name: 銭形警部 銭形 幸一 Romanized Name: Zenigata Keibu Zenigata Kōichi Aliases: Tottsan (term of endearment used by Lupin, Japanese) Old Man Pops Gramps (terms of endearment used by Lupin, English) Zeni Zazà Moneta[1] Paparino (terms of endearment used by Lupin, Italian) Heiji Zenigata VII (Pilot Film, Lupin the Third Part 1 and The Mystery of Mamo) Detective Ed Scott (Toho/Frontier dub of The Mystery of Mamo) Detective Ed Cott (TMS subtitled print of The Castle of Cagliostro) Keibu Zenigata (Streamline dub of The Castle of Cagliostro) Detective Zenigata (Streamline/Manga UK dubs of The Mystery of Mamo) Basilio (Lupin the Third Part 1 and Part 2 Telecinco dubs) Inspector Zuñiga (Part 1 Latin American dub) Inspetor Zenigata (Brazilian dub) Gaston Lacogne (French dub) Papaito (Spanish dub spain)

Occupation: Police Inspector Public Security Intelligence Agency Officer (The Blood Spray of Goemon Ishikawa)

Affiliation: Tokyo Metropolitan Police (Part 1 and The Blood Spray of Goemon Ishikawa) International Criminal Police Organization (ICPO/INTERPOL)

Signature Weapon: Handcuffs (sometimes with rope) Colt .45 pistolJutte

First Appearance: The Dashing Entrance of Lupin III (manga) Lupin the Third: Pilot Flim (animated) Gender: Male Age: Around late 40's to mid 50's Height: 175 cm (5'8¾")[2] 181 cm (5'11½") Weight: 161 lbs (73 kg) Ethnicity: Japanese Status: Alive English VA “ LUPIIIIIIIIIIN!!! ” — Insp. Zenigata's signature yell as he approaches Lupin III

Inspector Kōichi Zenigata is one of the main characters of the manga and anime, Lupin the 3rd. He is an incredibly talented, yet often bumbling police officer who is affiliated with Interpol and has made it his life's goal to capture Lupin III.

Contents 1 Creation 2 Origins 3 Appearance 4 Personality 5 History 6 Skills 7 Reception 8 Etymology 9 Notes 10 References 11 See Also Creation Inspector Zenigata was conceived as Lupin's arch-rival to create a "human Tom and Jerry".

Monkey Punch has said that he believes that despite the fact that he ended the manga with Zenigata winning, the Lupin III story can never end but that if he had to, both Zenigata and Lupin would have to end as equals. They would either both fail, both win or both get very old.[3]

Origins Zenigata is based on a famous Japanese crime-fighting character named Heiji Zenigata. The character is a few hundred years old and was best known for throwing coins as a weapon. Zenigata's handcuff throwing technique is his own take on the character's choice of weapon.

In early points of the Lupin III franchise, he was directly related to the fictional detective, to the point where his full name was Heiji Zenigata VII, though his blood relation to Heiji Zenigata doesn't come into play as much as Lupin III's and Goemon Ishikawa XIII's relations to Arsène Lupin and Ishikawa Goemon, respectively. His blood relation with Heiji Zenigata would even be erased as he was renamed Koichi Zenigata when Part 2 started airing.

His true counterpart, however, is Maurice Leblanc's Inspector Ganimard, who was Arsène Lupin's rival in the original novels by Maurice Leblanc.

Appearance Further information: Koichi Zenigata/Gallery Zenigata is often portrayed as a middle-aged man of average height. He has dark hair, typical of the average Japanese man although, in the OVA The Plot of the Fuma Clan, he had shaved his head when he joined a monastery. Depending on the occasion, the Inspector will either have his hair cropped into a flat-top or neatly styled into a comb-over, but most of the time he has a full head of thick dark hair. He also has his signature cleft chin, which is usually very pronounced. In earlier parts he was depicted with darker, red-toned skin, but over the years it has lightened to be about the same color as Lupin. Zenigata's most iconic garment is his trench coat, which is usually accompanied by a suit and a fedora.

In Lupin the 3rd Part 1 he wears an orange trench coat, a dark olive green suit and fedora with a lavender hatband, a white dress shirt, a red necktie, white socks, and brown boots. In Lupin the 3rd Part 2, as well as the majority of his appearances in movies and TV specials, he wears a camel trench coat, a tan fedora with a black hatband, a brown suit, a white shirt, a blue tie, black socks and black boots. In Lupin the 3rd Part III he wears a light green trench coat, a grayish blue suit and fedora with a pastel purple hatband, a pink shirt, a gray tie, gray socks, and blue boots. In Lupin the 3rd Part 4 he wears a red trench coat, a brown fedora with a tan hatband, a tan suit, a white shirt, a charcoal gray tie, dark gray socks, and brown boots. In addition, he was made to look younger, likely taking influence from the original manga, where Zenigata is not much older than Lupin, as he was a junior in college when Lupin was a freshman. In Lupin the 3rd Part 5 he wears an almost identical outfit to Part 4, the only difference being his tie is now blue. In Lupin the 3rd Part 6 he wears a light brown trench coat, a brown suit and fedora with a light brown hatband, a white shirt, a dark bluish-gray tie, dark gray socks, and brown boots. In The First he wears a camel trench coat, a tan fedora with a black hatband, a brown three-piece suit, a white shirt, a red and navy blue striped tie, black socks, and brown derbies. Zenigata is only slightly taller than Lupin, making if easy for them to disguise themselves as each other, despite Zenigata having a more muscular build. A running gag in Part 3 was that he was always completely dwarfed in height when surrounded by a crowd of Americans or Europeans.

In the first manga, Zenigata, who was concieved as Lupin's former classmate and therefore is suggested to be around his age, just looks like an older buffer Lupin in a hat, which carries over into the anime at times, depending on the art director.

Personality Throughout the franchise, he has been portrayed as both a serious and competent police inspector and a bumbling, overzealous Lupin chaser. Although every incarnation of him has both of these qualities, the level of seriousness and incompetence varies. In the manga, he is quite often foul-mouthed, serious in terms of his duty and tries to present himself in some chapters as cool, although he has moments of being clumsy, such as bursting in only to be pulled onto a giant magnet in New Lupin III Chapter 43 and getting his hand stuck in a bottle in Lupin III New Adventures Chapter 30. At the beginning of Part 1, he was more ruthless; he was opportunistic, dangerous, obsessive and violent. Although he grappled with a soft spot for Lupin all through the series, he didn't hesitate to shoot at him whenever the thief pulled off a heist. By Part 1 Episode 14, he mellowed out a great deal and became more affable. In The Woman Called Fujiko Mine and spinoff movies, he is portrayed as more stern but also more corrupt, ambitious and contemptuous, like his early Part 1 self but taken to more of an extreme, whereas in the Red and Pink series as well as a majority of the TV specials and movies, he is much goofier, more boisterous but also nicer and more well-meaning. In Lupin the 3rd Part 4, Zenigata is more balanced between the two personalities while in Part 5, he was more serious and not as interested chasing after Lupin but still gets hotheaded at times.

Generally in the anime, he shares some personality traits with Lupin. He's relaxed in what others find a tense situation, obsesses over small details and has a thorough backup plan that he just chooses not to tell anyone else about.

Zenigata is widely respected among his fellow officers at Interpol as an expert criminal catcher. He was able to discover security flaws and took down countless gangs and criminals long before he met Lupin. This does not apply to his bosses where Zenigata often argues with them due to his obsession over Lupin and wants to do it his way while the boss wants to do it another way; or, in some cases, the boss is corrupt and Zenigata wants to do his job. The only exception is in Part 2 Episode 82 where Interpol refuses to rescue Zenigata because they think he's a failure.

Zenigata tends to be impulsive. This is probably due to his strong sense of justice and honor which others often consider old fashioned. Unlike most other officers in the police force and Interpol, he is resistant to bribery and is often offended when someone attempts to bribe him. At the beginning of Part 1, he was more deferential to his superiors, but by the end of Part 1 and throughout Parts 2 and 3 he became more insubordinate and outspoken. He would always complain about ICPO's stinginess, corruption, and immoral acts such as sending a zombie hitman and an assassin who shoots exploding bullets to take out Lupin.

In The Woman Called Fujiko Mine, he was somewhat corrupt and had sex with Fujiko in order for a valuable item to be protected. However, in the rest of the series, it's Interpol that's corrupt; throughout Parts 2 and 3 Zenigata has made offhanded remarks about how stingy Interpol are, how departments are run on a tight budget and how they hate putting people up on travel. In Part III Episode 34 he's had to sleep on the street because he couldn't even afford a hotel.

Zenigata is sensitive and cries often, usually when Lupin does him an act of kindness or is in mortal peril.

To say the least, he is single-minded and only ever thinks about Lupin. In Part 2 Episode 31 he finally falls asleep in a police car after a long period of insomnia and wakes up in a panic when one of the officer's casually mentions Lupin's name. His obsession with Lupin often leads him to doing things in great lengths as seen in Part 4 Episode 13, where he insists the local jail to do everything they could to make sure Lupin stays in check, and even adamantly spends a long period of time alone in an island that houses Lupin's sole prison cell.

Zenigata doesn't tend to drink or smoke as much as Jigen or Lupin but often goes on binges when in a state of depression. In Tokyo Crisis, he drinks heavily after being suspended from the force and has to be carried home by Mariya. Sometimes he is known to eat large portions of food to improve his mood. He is often seen eating either a cup or a bowl of ramen, he only stops eating when Lupin is about. Unlike Goemon who is only interested in Japanese food, Zenigata also eats burgers. In Episode 0: First Contact, after struggling to request for a hamburger in a diner, he managed to eat 10 burgers and in Part III Episode 2, he ate burgers at a restaurant in Paris with everyone looking at him to build up his physical and mental strength, he also requested for a steak. In the movie Lupin VS the Clone he wolfed down his food after spending a long time out in the Caribbean, lost and starving.

Because he does not spend much time in one place, Zenigata never bothers to clean up after himself and is extremely messy. His apartment, hotel rooms, and desk at Interpol are usually cluttered with cigarettes, papers, and empty bottles.

Zenigata is not dependent on his police badge. In the movie Lupin VS the Clone, after having been ordered to stop chasing after Lupin, he resigns and declares that he will chase Lupin as a citizen. While in Tokyo Crisis, he continues to investigate even after having been suspended.

In The Castle of Cagliostro, he is depicted as still being temperamental, but tries his best to stay professional, even when having to face rudeness from the Count. His interaction with Clarisse at the end of the film brings out his kinder, gentler side.

Early anime temperament: High energy, short tempered, gung-ho, & loopy. Manga temperament: Snide, malicious, contemptuous, & competitive. Koike temperament: Laid back, serious, calculating, composed.

History Originally, Zenigata was with the Tokyo Metropolitan Police but joined Interpol after meeting Lupin. In Part 1 Episode 15, he was invited by the Commissioner to attend the conference in France on that he did after "catching" Lupin. His relationship with the Commissioner started pleasant however by the time of Part 1 Episode 23, he threatened to resign from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police since they clashed regarding on how to catch Lupin and his failure to do so. According to Part 2 Episode 1, after unable to catch Lupin as he left Japan, he was demoted to a police officer in Takahata Village until Mister X lured him back to attend the Sirloin to chase after Lupin.

In The Woman Called Fujiko Mine however his backstory is different. While in France, he turned to corruption after being assigned "a low paying, thankless job" because it "was the only way for a guy like me to make it to the top." However, he eventually reported himself to his superiors after witnessing Oscar risking his life to protect his one franc by jumping into a river. After pulling Oscar out of the water, he adopts the boy who grows up to be his second in command and lieutenant.

In some backstory moments such as Part 1 Episode 1, Episode 0: First Contact and The Woman Called Fujiko Mine, Zenigata originally wanted to catch Fujiko however once Lupin got his attention it became his main goal.

His obsession has unfortunately put a strain on his marriage and his relationship with his daughter Toshiko (however this has only ever been mentioned twice, in the movies Lupin VS the Clone). In Mystery of Mamo, the commissioner asks him about Toshiko. In Part 2 Episode 100, Zenigata is asked if he has any sons or daughters, he states no. He is asked if he has any family and replies, "no".

In Red & Pink Jacket series, Zenigata occassionally complains that his tireless pursuit of Lupin has left him with no wife or children, that he wants both, though other episodes have chasing Lupin as his greatest pleasure in life. Lupin comments on this in Part III Episode 32, where he reminds Zenigata not to pin the lack of girlfriends on him.

Skills Index Inspector Koichi Zenigata

Although perpetually unable to permanently detain Lupin, Zenigata has proven over and over again that he is extremely capable. He is shown to be able to take down every member of Lupin's gang with ease.

Zenigata's signature weapon is a pair of handcuffs that are often attached to a rope for long-ranged attacks. He can throw cuffs with almost unhuman accuracy and has never once missed, although Lupin can escape within seconds.

He is also skilled at hand to hand combat. In Dead or Alive, a group of soldiers confronts him while he is eating. He doesn't even get up from the table but still manages to incapacitate all the soldiers (then proceeds to leave money on the counter, stating that the soldiers will probably need some coffee when they come to). In Another Page, he quickly takes down two hitmen. In Angel's Tactics, he manages to fend off a hoard of Bloody Angels minions with Lupin, surprising even Lupin. He also defeats several at once using his handcuffs throwing technique combined with hand to hand combat. He's only beaten easily when he dithers or gets too reckless.

Although not shown often, Zenigata is also skilled at inventing gadgets. In Part 2 Episode 26, he creates a pair of thumb cuffs (known as Zenigetchas in the English dub) that manage to completely stump Lupin. In fact, Lupin himself is unable to escape them until Goemon slices them with the Zantetsuken. In episode 114 of the Red Jacket Series, he invents a train link that can not be uncoupled. In Farewell to Nostradamus, he creates the "Lupin Catcher", a metal detector-like device that beeps when Lupin is near and a chain of handcuffs to hold all four members of Lupin's gang at once.

Zenigata is adept at riding a motorcycle (Bad Guys Are Truly Big Villains, The Legend of the Gold of Babylon, Elusiveness of the Fog and Greatest Capers) and flew a harrier jet in Angel's Tactics.

Zenigata's ability to capture Lupin increases steadily as the series progresses. By the end of the Red Jacket Series, he has already come up with several, extremely inventive plots to prevent Lupin from getting his target. Whereas at the start of the Lupin the 3rd Part 1, Lupin often escapes him by very simple means. In the special Operation: Return the Treasure alone, he can catch Lupin 3 times. In Seven Days Rhapsody, he discovers that one of the riders in a horse race is Lupin in disguise and calls the bomb squad before removing Lupin's exploding mask. In Sweet Lost Night, he is able to predict all of Lupin's escape methods.

Zenigata has shown his skill on more than one occasion, leading the viewer to wonder about his true capability. In Computer or Lupin? from Part 2, he seeks Lupin's help in returning an item he stole and his passion allows him to easily defeat the gang who are impressed by his skill yet after helping Lupin, he goes back to his ways. In Find the Treasure of Lupin I, Zenigata realizes the gang's lives are in danger, so he creates and deploys a simple plan to capture them for their safety. Within minutes he has captured all three and has them handcuffed to a tree. Lupin comments on more than one occasion that it's a shame Zenigata is a cop.

Zenigata's obsession when he gets upset or close to Lupin seems to give him superhuman abilities. In The Hemingway Papers he is trapped in an underground cell but manages to break the door down when he gets angry enough.

Zenigata has incredible stamina and high pain tolerance. In the Lupin III vs. Detective Conan movie, he was able to move after twice being electructed by Lupin's shocky-shock sticker which was stronger that a stun gun. In the crossover, when he was hit by a tranquilizer that would floor an elephant for an hour, he only remained unconscious for about thirty seconds. In In Memory of the Walther P38 he seemingly died, but came back to life at the mere mention of Lupin's name. In Part III Episode 39 a group of neo-Nazis caused a tower to collapse on him and he only ended up in the hospital in bandages. In the movie Lupin VS the Clone he was caught in the middle of a missile strike and only managed to come out of it with his clothes torn. In Part 2 Episode 15 he emerges from a zeppelin crash slightly singed.

In Part 3, he once got so angry that he bent prison bars apart with his bare hands, & invented a scanner machine that could see through disguises. He also outwitted Goemon 3 times in one day & stole his water walking shoes. The Lupin gang seem significantly more intimidated by & afraid of him in this series than in Part 2, though he still has his fair share of episodes where he is quickly dispatched to focus on the villain of the day.

Throughout Parts 2 and 3 he has had the unique ability to express himself with his hat. His hat's brim will either flap up and down when he's excited, or turn downwards when he's feeling bashful.

Reception Zenigata was voted the eighth-best supporting character in anime by Mania.com. Mania.com also put Zenigata as the 9th greatest anime detective.

Mike Crandoll of Anime News Network compared Zenigata's pursuit of Lupin to Wile E. Coyote.

Etymology The name Koichi means "happiness, good luck" (幸) (ko) and "one" (一) (ichi), which literally means "One happiness" altogether. Koichi's surname Zenigata means "coin, .01 yen, money" (銭) (zeni) and "form, shape, type" (形) (gata), which literally means "Money-shaped" altogether. This is a relic from the original Heiji Zenigata character who used coins in his detective work. The term Lupin uses to refer to Zenigata in Japanese Lupin III media, "tottsan" (とっつぁん), is a variation of "otosan" (お父さん) which means "father". Notes According to The Castle of Cagliostro Dictionary Book, Zenigata's birthday is on April 5[1] however in Bye-Bye Liberty - Close Call! his birthday was given as December 25, 1938 (which makes him almost 53 years old in the film) and came from the Saitama prefecture on his badge. In Part 4 Episode 6, his birthday is stated to be simply December 25, without specifying a year. Zenigata's former voice actor, Gorō Naya, also voiced Leonard Dawson from Golgo 13: The Professional. Dawson sounds similar to Zenigata when he is in his angry state. His first name has been subject to a few changes. In the original manga, he was referred to as "Heitaro Zenigata" in two chapters. In early Lupin III media, his name was "Heiji Zenigata VII", reinforcing his blood relation to the fictional detective Heiji Zenigata. This was true for the Pilot Film, Part 1, and Lupin VS the Clone. By contrast, his ancestor was always addressed as "Heiji". This is because Heiji's surname might not even be Zenigata; stories such as The Golden Virgin imply that it's a nickname, due to Heiji's affinity for throwing coins. Because of an error, he was accidentally named "Koichi Zenigata", which is still his name up to this day. In the original Streamline dub of The Castle of Cagliostro, he refers to himself as Keibu Zenigata, which is redundant as "keibu" means "inspector" in Japanese, as Zenigata already introduced himself as an inspector. In the episode Part III Episode 3, it is revealed that his monthly salary is ¥338,363 (roughly $224.53). When adjusted for inflation as of 2024, this comes to ¥447,872 ($2,937.87). The original Japanese audio of Part 2 Episode 24 shows he doesn't like James Bond. He says it's because spies are enemies are the police, but it's possible that it's also because, like Lupin, Bond takes whatever he wants without a second thought, and is a womanizer. He is the only living main character at the end of Kazuhiko Kato's run of the manga, having killed Lupin and his gang by trapping them on a floating island with explosives beneath it. The end of Part 2 Episode 139 implies he died in Mr. Steel's body, and shows up alive in the next episode, back in his own body, with no explanation. Given that there's no consensus of public opinion about what actually happened to him at the end of the episode, it may be that he almost died and managed to get himself back into his own body in time without the help of the machine. The English dub of Part 2 plays up the "tsundere" aspect of his personality; in the dub of Part 2 Episode 32 he outright tells Lupin, whom he thought had died, that he loves him, then tells him he hates him a few seconds later and immediately apologizes for telling him he hates him. A running gag in the English dub of the Red Jacket series would be that every time he got hurt, from falling on his face to hitting the door to getting showered in rubble, he would react with an understated "Ow." The English dub of Part 2 portrays him as having had an unhealthy dependence on his mother. His Stefan voice in Part 2 Episode 85 was provided by Rokurō Naya, Gorō Naya's younger brother. In the Manga UK dubs where he is voiced by Sean Barrett, Zenigata is portrayed as tightfisted and doesn't believe in tipping. Although in the 1990s he kept his name in various English-language releases, all references to him being Japanese were omitted during that time. In the Philippine dub of Part II anime series and movies, he was voiced by Montreal Repuyan. Zenigata speaks in an old grumpy voice with a rough and tough pitch. Search Sign In

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Rebecca Rossellini Part 4 Part 5 Part 4 Profile Japanese Name: レベッカ·ロッセリーニ Romanized Name: Rebekka Rosserīni Occupation: Actress, model, film director, entrepeneur First Appearance: Part 4: Episode 1 Gender: Female Hair Color: Naturally Brunette (dyed blonde with light blue highlights) Eye Color: Green Ethnicity: Italian Status: Alive Japanese VA: Yukiyo Fujii English VA International VA Rebecca Rossellini is a character introduced in Lupin the 3rd Part 4.

Contents 1 History 2 Appearance 3 Personality 4 Gallery 5 Notes 6 Navigation History Rebecca is a young Italian entrepreneur, but her impulsiveness and thirst for excitement drove her into a vast number of different undertakings. In her young life she has pursued a number of professions, including an actress, a model and film making, all of them ultimately granting her no satisfaction.

When she was a teenager, she had a relationship with Wataru Uraga, a brilliant Japanese student residing in San Marino. Unbeknownst to Rebecca at the time, Uraga had discovered how to implant his personality into other people's dreams, called Il Sogno Italiano ("The Italian Dream").

She later accepted Lupin III's marriage proposal and they manipulated each other in order to steal the Royal Crown of Libertas for their own reasons. Rebecca wanted the crown for the thrill of the theft itself and has shown herself to be physically and mentally able to run loops around Lupin III even though he does eventually win their confrontation - which she willingly admits.

Halfway through the series, Rebecca admits she hadn't even submitted the marriage documents, making her marriage with Lupin invalid. Even then, it doesn't stop Lupin from protecting the woman he considered his wife.

Among the "chosen apostles" that Leonardo da Vinci tested through the use of the Italian Dream, Rebecca was the only one who failed, making da Vinci inhabit her mind and slowly use her memories to build his kingdom one by one. In the very end of the episode, as Lupin prepares to leave Italy once and for all because the people blamed him for sabotaging the minds of the nation, Rebecca begs Lupin to allow her to use the Mrs. Lupin name, before ripping their marriage documents.

Appearance Rebecca's hair is dyed blonde with blue highlights. She usually sports flashy outfits that are mostly white.

Her fashion doesn't change much even when she's thieving, as the most drastic change to her appearance when she goes out as a thief is just a pair of glasses.

Personality On the surface, Rebecca is merely a cheerful yet somewhat bratty celebrity who appears in multiple magazines, movies, advertisements and vast amounts of other media in Italy. For everyone who have heard of her before, she is a typical mega superstar who loves chasing thrills.

But individuals like her butler Robson Zuccoli and Lupin III, however, know how far she will go when chasing thrills, even if it meant being a thief as her double life. When Lupin during the first supper said they stole the Mona Lisa, she said she was jealous because it was thrilling and interesting. For an entire episode (Part 4 Episode 22) she even went alone to capture Lupin and make him hers for the night, sending him advance notices along the way.

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Robson Zuccoli Robson Profile Japanese Name: ロブソン・ズッコーリ Romanized Name: Robuson Zukkōri Occupation: Butler Affiliation: Rebecca Rossellini Gender: Male Ethnicity: Italian Status: Alive Japanese VA: Jin Yamanoi English VA Robson Zuccoli is a character from Lupin the 3rd Part 4.

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The video player is currently playing an ad. You can skip the ad in 5 sec with a mouse or keyboard Background Robson is the butler of Rebecca Rossellini. He doesn't like her getting involved in thievery, but he supports her in her adventures.

Personality He is a highly loyal butler who cares for Rebecca and protects her as much as he could, even if Rebecca tells him to stay back.

Originally, he has a hard time accepting her double life as a thief, preferring that she focus on her family's numerous business ventures instead. But despite his thoughts, Robson still supports her with everything she decides to do, and while not directly acknowledged/confirmed by him, it is implied after Fujiko talks to him in Part 4 Episode 22 that he does enjoy assisting Rebecca with her thievery.

Abilities He has great knowledge of technology as he was able to hack into systems and installed a transmitter and receiver on Rebecca's clothes. He has great physical skill as Rebecca couldn't hit him and knock him out. In addition, he is shown to be capable of using a variety of weapons and flying an aircraft.

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Justin Person Nyx Profile Japanese Name: ニクス (Nikusu) Aliases: Nyx Nix (English/Italian dubs) Nicks (Lupin III DVD Collection name) Occupation: 00 Agent (formerly) Affiliation: MI6 (formerly) Signature Weapon: Walther P99 First Appearance: Part 4: Episode 2 Gender: Male Hair Color: Gray Status: Alive Japanese VA: Shunsuke Sakuya English VA International VA Nyx is an MI6 agent appearing in Lupin the 3rd Part 4.

Contents 1 History 2 Appearance 3 Personality 4 Notes 5 Gallery 6 Navigation History Prior to Part 4, Nyx joined MI6 and was apparently experimented on, resulting in his heightened sense of hearing that seemingly functions similar to echolocation.

It is unknown if whether or not he was part of the agents who killed Wataru Uraga and stole his research, though it is unlikely.

At some point in his life, he became married and had 3 daughters, one of them being Bridgette, who is a big fan of Rebecca Rossellini.

Appearance Nyx bears a resemblance to Daniel Craig's version of James Bond. In most of his appearances, he wears a light pale blue undershirt, along with a dark suit and a similarly dark necktie. His watch is a fancy gadget.

Personality As an MI6 agent, Nyx is silent and heavily focused on his job. He is, after all, the stereotypical spy.

Anyone foolish enough to threaten Nyx's family, however, as demonstrated when Rebecca's butler Robson threatened to blow up his family's apartment with a supposed bomb outside their door in Part 4 Episode 12, will be targeted by Nyx, as he loses all sense of wellbeing and only feels extreme anger towards anyone who threatened to harm his family. MI6 is particularly aware of this, which is why one of their protocols is to neutralize Nyx the very moment he loses his temper, as he becomes strangely unstoppable and might compromise MI6.

Notes Before getting dismissed from MI6, he referred himself with ''Watashi'', a formal way of saying "I" for males. When he was dismissed, he started referring himself with ''Ore'' a masculine and rough way of referring to oneself. Gallery

In Part 4 Episode 2

In Part 4 Episode 3 listening to Lupin & Rebecca's conversation

In Part 4 Episode 7 with his family

In Part 4 Episode 13 reading Il Tirremo

In Part 4 Episode 18

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Leonardo da Vinci was one of the most famous Italian artists. He had created lots of things inculding Helicopter and a painting called the Mona Lisa. He died when he was 67 years old in 1519. Some scientists from MI6 brought him back to life in a cloned body, but he ran away and found out that his cloned body cannot completely contain the genius person inside it. So he tried to take other people's body but Lupin III prevented him from doing so. After talking with Lupin for some time, he died in his hands.