He appears several times in flashbacks and mentioned several times by Lupin III, commenting on how he was a great thief that left a great mark in the world for his techniques that led to the creation of the Lupin Empire, talking with great pride and respect about his grandfather. According to his grandson, he also had multiple jobs however he did not go into much detail. Not much is known about Arsène Lupin I except for his great reputation as a Gentleman Thief. He was also mentioned in Lupin III H however he was deceased due to the manga series following the anime rather than the original work by Monkey Punch. The Lupin lineage is thinking of a plan to stop the Pandora clan. Arsène told Lupin III that the Pandora clan were the guardians of the world's oldest and greatest secrets as he revealed that a woman who claimed to be Fujiko Mine was a member as she had a tattoo on her back, she was after information regarding the Lupin Empire. Three women from the Pandora clan had arrived on the island to spy and he held one of them into custody. In his wheelchair, he was annoyed that his grandson had become soft and he had six women that gave birth to multiple children. He later resided on an island that was the center of the Lupin Empire along with his son who was thought to be dead as well as Lupin III's mother. This was an advantage as Lupin III did a trade so the other henchmen who had received the exchange ended up with a rundown mansion with a wall that was painted appearing to be full of money. His henchmen within the Lupin Empire had received gifts of high value while he left Lupin III with a mansion and the Book of Thievery. Īrsène Lupin then decided to split his inheritance via a lottery as he appeared to be deceased, it was divided into five lots. However, another contract was written so when the assassin that was sent to kill Lupin III died, he would give his heart as well. The contract turned out to state that when Lupin III died, Arsène Lupin would receive his heart. Lupin III's prize was supposedly that he could have Arsène's estate, but he forced his grandson to sign a contract without reading it. While Lupin III was getting attacked in his bed, Arsène challenged him by sending him to his training facility to go into 10 rooms within an hour and come back alive.

He is a mass womanizer and known to frequently be surrounded by women. Unlike the anime counterpart, the manga version of Arsène Lupin was still alive, albiet very old.

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