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* IndyPloy: In the Holmes stories, [[UnspokenPlanGuarantee Sherlock doesn't tell Watson many of his plans ahead of time]], and Watson is consistently astonished and impressed when he learns about the successful results. Raffles keeps leaving his "Watson" out of the loop, [[{{Deconstruction}} then Bunny blunders into the middle of them]], then Raffles blames ''him'' for [[NeverMyFault screwing up plans he didn't know about]]. Bunny calls him out on this, sometimes.
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* RealityEnsues: In the Holmes stories, [[UnspokenPlanGuarantee Sherlock doesn't tell Watson many of his plans ahead of time]], and Watson is consistently astonished and impressed when he learns about the successful results. Raffles keeps leaving his "Watson" out of the loop, [[{{Deconstruction}} then Bunny blunders into the middle of them]], then Raffles blames ''him'' for [[NeverMyFault screwing up plans he didn't know about]]. Bunny calls him out on this, sometimes.
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* CaughtByArrogance: In "A Trap to Catch a Cracksman", a Barney Maguire shows his new friend Raffles his collection of trophies and jewels, and boasts that there's a trap for any would-be thieves. Naturally, Raffles waits until later, breaks in, collects up the loot, and is caught after [[spoiler:helping himself to Maguire's most expensive whiskey — which Maguire had drugged]].
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* {{Adorkable}}: Bunny, a baby-faced aspiring writer whose childish enthusiasm for capers and constant fretting about his "invisible" mustache are quite endearing.
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The ''Raffles'' stories have been adapted for various media. Six ''Raffles'' films came out between 1917 and 1939; the best remembered is probably the 1939 version that featured Creator/DavidNiven and Creator/OliviaDeHavilland, directed by Sam Wood. It was one of Niven's first starring roles. There's also the 1930 one with Creator/RonaldColman and Creator/KayFrancis. In 1975, there was a British made-for-TV movie which led to a ''Raffles'' television series. In addition, there was a BBC Radio 4 series broadcast from 1985 to 1993.
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The ''Raffles'' stories have been adapted for various media. Six ''Raffles'' films came out between 1917 and 1939; the best remembered is probably the 1939 version that featured Creator/DavidNiven and Creator/OliviaDeHavilland, directed by Sam Wood. It was one of Niven's first starring roles. There's also the 1930 one with Creator/RonaldColman and Creator/KayFrancis. In 1975, there was a British made-for-TV movie which led to a ''Raffles'' television series. In addition, there was a BBC Radio 4 series broadcast from 1985 to 1993.
1993. Viz comic parodied him as ''RafflesGentlemanThug''
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* AlliterativeTitle: The short story "Le Premiere Pas".
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* OneWomanTitle: "Faustine".
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* AmbiguouslyGay: Raffles and Bunny, who have lots of HoYay. Raffles is based on cricketer and LGBT activist George Ives and, to a lesser extent, on Creator/OscarWilde, and is described as associating with the latter's aesthetic movement — [[RealMenWearPink but being surprisingly macho]].
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* AmbiguouslyGay: Raffles and Bunny, who have lots of HoYay.[[HomoeroticSubtext HoYay]]. Raffles is based on cricketer and LGBT activist George Ives and, to a lesser extent, on Creator/OscarWilde, and is described as associating with the latter's aesthetic movement — [[RealMenWearPink but being surprisingly macho]].
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* DroitDuSeigneur: A plot point in the short story ""Faustine".
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* OneWomanTitle: "Faustine".
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* HaveAGayOldTime: Although there would be plenty of HoYay without it, it's definitely furthered by Bunny's references to himself as being Raffles' "fag" while they were at school together. There is also some straight-faced talk of man-diddling.
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* HaveAGayOldTime: Although there would be plenty of HoYay HomoeroticSubtext without it, it's definitely furthered by Bunny's references to himself as being Raffles' "fag" while they were at school together. There is also some straight-faced talk of man-diddling.
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* AlliterativeName: '''R'''euben '''R'''osenthal, the antagonist of "A Costume Piece".
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* AlliterativeName: '''R'''euben '''R'''osenthal, '''R'''osenthall, the antagonist of "A Costume Piece".
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* AmoralAfrikaner: Reuben Rosenthal, an illicit diamond buyer who made his fortune in South Africa.
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* AmoralAfrikaner: Reuben Rosenthal, Rosenthall, an illicit diamond buyer who made his fortune in South Africa.
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* AlliterativeName: '''R'''euben '''R'''osenthal, the antagonist of "A Costume Piece".
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* VictorianLondon: The setting of many of the stories (although the English countryside, Italy, Australia and Africa also make appearances).
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* {{Flanderization}}: The Bunny of the books is, despite his idealism, a criminal who's unafraid to fight dirty and able to think quick on his feet; most adaptations turn him into a PluckyComicRelief who's much nicer and less intelligent than his book counterpart.
* LighterAndSofter: The TV series, in particular, avoids dipping its toes into the book's darker themes and moments.
* LighterAndSofter: The TV series, in particular, avoids dipping its toes into the book's darker themes and moments.
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* ObsfucatingDisability: Post-TimeSkip, Raffles takes full advantage of his grey hair and often pretends to be an invalid confined to a wheelchair when in public.
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* CoatHatMask: A more criminal example than usual, but this is what Raffles and Bunny normally wear when on the job.
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* WoundedGazelleGambit: in "The Return Match", Raffles knocks himself out with chloroform and a blow to the head to prevent the police from thinking he let a criminal escape willingly.
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* CollidingCriminalConspiracies: In "Gentlemen and Players", Raffles and Bunny are at a country estate planning to steal an expensive necklace; a different group of thieves is also staying at the manor with precisely the same plan.
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* LandDownUnder: The OriginsEpisode, "Le Premiere Pas", is set in Australia.
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* UnreliableNarrator: Lampshaded; in Bunny's own words, "I have omitted whole heinous episodes. I have dwelt unduly on the redeeming side."
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* BornLucky: Raffles often notes his extraordinary good luck, [[spoiler:although that starts running out eventually]].
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* TheResenter: The books have an undertone of class tension, as the (middle-class) Raffles is bitter that his cricket skill is his only ticket into polite society; oftentimes, the nobles treat him no better than the help when they engage his services for the team.
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* NervesOfSteel: Raffles, who never loses his cool (outside of situations like [[spoiler:Bunny getting shot during the war]]).
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* OlderThanTheyLook: Bunny is implied to look quite young. In Mr Justice Raffles, when explaining he and Raffles knew each other from school, Camilla Belsize comments that she'd thought Raffles would have been a little before his time. After the TimeSkip he is described as having a moustache that can only be seen in certain lights despite being in his early 30s by then.
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* OlderThanTheyLook: Bunny is implied to look quite young. In Mr ''Mr. Justice Raffles, Raffles'', when explaining he and Raffles knew each other from school, Camilla Belsize comments that she'd thought Raffles would have been a little before his time. After the TimeSkip he is described as having a moustache that can only be seen in certain lights despite being in his early 30s by then.
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* AffectionateNickname / EmbarrassingNickname: "Bunny" is an unflattering cricket term for an extremely incompetent batsman, which is what Bunny was in his school days; since Raffles has known Bunny since they were boys, he never stopped referring to him as such (and Bunny, for his part, doesn't seem to object).
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* PrematurelyGreyHaired: Raffles, after faking his death the first time. (He later dies his hair ginger).
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* EvilMakesYouUgly: Lampshaded and averted; Bunny notes that his life of crime and his stint in prison have done nothing to rob him of his youthful good looks and his innocent-looking face.
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* NamesTheSame: Raffles is named Arthur, in honor of Conan Doyle.
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* TheAce: Raffles is a strikingly handsome man, a successful thief, an excellent sportsman (he's a famous cricketer and was a good rugby player at school), and is so charismatic that he tends to draw the attention to himself wherever he goes.
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* WorthyOpponent: The antagonist of "To Catch a Thief", who is a GentlemanThief like Raffles.
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* JobTitle: The first short story collection, ''The Amateur Cracksman''.
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* ConMenHateGuns: Played straight with Bunny, and averted with Raffles, who normally carries a revolver when on the job (even if he tends to avoid using it).
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* PsychoGirlfriend: The titular character in "The Old Flame".
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* PsychoGirlfriend: PsychoExGirlfriend: The titular character in "The Old Flame".
