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| ⚫ | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arsène_Lupin Arsène Raoul Lupin] is a fictional thief created by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_Leblanc Maurice Leblanc], first published in the magazine ''Je sais tout ''in 1905. He was featured in a multitude short stories and novels, including numerous film, television, stage plays and comic adaptations. He was known as a "gentleman burglar" who likes to target extremely wealthy individuals and criminals who were much worse than himself. |
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{{quote|It was at the time when Lupin, though already famous, had not yet fought his biggest battles [...] he contented himself with milder surprises and humbler profits, making his daily effort, doing evil from day to day and doing a little good as well, naturally and for the love of the thing, like a whimsical and compassionate Don Quixote.|''The Confessions of Arséne Lupin''}} |
{{quote|It was at the time when Lupin, though already famous, had not yet fought his biggest battles [...] he contented himself with milder surprises and humbler profits, making his daily effort, doing evil from day to day and doing a little good as well, naturally and for the love of the thing, like a whimsical and compassionate Don Quixote.|''The Confessions of Arséne Lupin''}} |
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He shares similarities with E. W. Hornung's [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._J._Raffles_(character) A. J. Raffles] and was thought to have been partly inspired by the French anarchist {{w|Marius Jacob}}. |
He shares similarities with E. W. Hornung's [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._J._Raffles_(character) A. J. Raffles] and was thought to have been partly inspired by the French anarchist {{w|Marius Jacob}}. |
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+ | Raoul was first mentioned in "The Queen's Necklace, " a short story included in'' The Extraordinary Adventures of Arséne Lupin, Gentleman Burglar'' and was alluded by the narration as Arséne Lupin's true name. Raoul also appears in multiple other novels as a common alias for Lupin, the most notable one being ''The Countess of Cagliostro'' as Raoul d'Andrésy. |
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Revision as of 01:23, 1 April 2020
Raoul, as he appears in Persona 5 Royal.
"Another alias of Maurice Leblanc's hero, Arsene Lupin. Infamous as a phantom thief, he was also known to be a man of many friends, lovers, and treasured allies."
Raoul (ラウール, Raūru)? is a Persona in Persona 5 Royal.
History
Arsène Raoul Lupin is a fictional thief created by Maurice Leblanc, first published in the magazine Je sais tout in 1905. He was featured in a multitude short stories and novels, including numerous film, television, stage plays and comic adaptations. He was known as a "gentleman burglar" who likes to target extremely wealthy individuals and criminals who were much worse than himself.
"It was at the time when Lupin, though already famous, had not yet fought his biggest battles [...] he contented himself with milder surprises and humbler profits, making his daily effort, doing evil from day to day and doing a little good as well, naturally and for the love of the thing, like a whimsical and compassionate Don Quixote."
He shares similarities with E. W. Hornung's A. J. Raffles and was thought to have been partly inspired by the French anarchist Marius Jacob.
Raoul was first mentioned in "The Queen's Necklace, " a short story included in The Extraordinary Adventures of Arséne Lupin, Gentleman Burglar and was alluded by the narration as Arséne Lupin's true name. Raoul also appears in multiple other novels as a common alias for Lupin, the most notable one being The Countess of Cagliostro as Raoul d'Andrésy.
Other examples include:
- Raoul or Ralph de Limézy (Arséne Lupin, Super Sleuth aka Darnsel with Green Eyes )
- Raoul d'Avenac (La Barre-y-va)
- Monsieur Raoul (The Double Smile aka The Woman with Two Smiles)
- Raoul Averny (The Revenge of the Countess of Cagliostro)
- Raoul d'Enneris (Briefiy mentioned in The Revenge of the Countess of Cagliostro, take the the last name of Jean d'Enneris, an alias from another book)
- Raoul d'Argery (The Last Love of Arséne Lupin)
Appearances
- Persona 5 Royal: Fool Arcana (DLC)
Design
In contrast to Arsene, who resembles a victorian gentleman, Raoul has a more modem and steampunk-inspired design.
Its most apparent dstinctions are the mechanical wings made of leather and metal, with a shape akin to the wings of bats.
It is dressed in a vivid red jacket with golden trims, a white shirt paired with black-tie undemeath and topped with a red fedora. It wears a black belt with a gold buckle, dark pants and thigh-high boots that are decorated with gold studs on the sides of its thighs. It wears white, fingerless gloves with gold-tipped claws at the end of its fingers. It is also equipped with long, bladed heels much like Arsene.
Similarly, it has a demonic face with red eyes and holds a cigraette in its jagged mouth resembling sharp teeth or fangs.
Profile
Raoul is the third-tier Persona of the protagonist only available through DLC. It is purchaseable for 300 yen.
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