This page is for characters introduced in the Lupin III: The Italian Adventure. Tropes for the franchise' main characters can be found the character page for the entire franchise.
Main Cast
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Rebecca Rossellini
Heir of the Rossellini family of San Marino. Model, athlete, actress, thrill seeker, and CEO of the Italy's largest hotel chain. Lupin gets married to her as a way to steal the Royal Crown of Liberty from San Marino. However, Rebecca has a secret - she's a master thief herself and is using Lupin as a distraction so that she herself can steal the crown. On top of that, she's still married to Lupin although the latter claims to now want a divorce.
- The Ace: Rebecca is good at everything. She's a famous model and actress, a renowned fashion designer and businesswoman, a gifted athlete and marksman, and a very skilled engineer. This of course comes in handy in her double life as a thief.
- Broken Ace: She also doubles as this as well. Despite the above, she's still gripped by a deep sense of insecurity and a strong desire to be truly acknowledged and loved by Lupin. She's the only character in the main cast to fail Leonardo's test, partly because she doesn't have a strong sense of self, and partly because for all her myriad talents, she doesn't quite excel at them like the rest of the main cast does at theirs.
- Affirmative Action Girl: Her introduction to the main cast means that Fujiko is no longer the only woman in it.
- Alliterative Name: Rebecca Rossellini.
- All Love Is Unrequited: Towards Lupin. Whether this played truly straight can be subject to debate. During the final episodes it's clear that Lupin actually does care for her, though to what extent, we're never told. That said, he did keep her wedding ring and doesn't dissuade her when she declares that she wants to grow to be a woman worthy of the name Mrs. Lupin.
- Betty and Veronica: She is considered the Betty to Fujiko's Veronica wanting the affection of Lupin's Archie.
- Break the Cutie: When she's kidnapped by MI6, she is tortured for information regarding the Dream of Italy. She is seen loosely hugging herself on a sterile white platform, next to a tray with handcuffs, syringes and other things on it. Also, while her mission outfit was revealing to begin with, the lack of her gear and shoes makes it look like she was subject to a Shameful Strip. There is not a trace of her usual confident and care-free nature, only fear and vulnerability. This is the same episode where the death of her first love is revealed as well.
- The Bus Came Back: She gets mentioned in Lupin III: Part 5 during Lupin's counterattack against Enzo. In the final episode, though, she appears proper, having helped Lupin, Jigen, and Goemon hide in a rundown fishing ship she uses to hide herself away from paparazzi, because who would ever think about finding a celebrity in such place?
- Character Development: Her main arc revolves around her transformation from a thrill seeker who only stole to alleviate her boredom and only used Lupin as a means to do so to actually wanting to be a special individual worthy of being called "Mrs. Lupin." She spends a sizeable chunk of the story figuratively (and sometimes literally) chasing after Lupin, partly due to genuinely falling in love with Lupin but partly because she recognizes that he has something she lacks. But the end of the show, she gains both the resolve to improve as a person and the appreciation for the simpler things in life.
- Classy Cat-Burglar: Rich, smart, blue-blooded, and stealing just for the thrill of it.
- Comfort Food: French fries.
- Cool Car: Her custom painted Ferrari 458.
- Cool Plane: The tilt-rotor that she designed herself and used during the first episode.
- Cutting the Knot: While she mostly steals for the thrill of it and prefers using subtle trickery, she does resort to this on one occasion, buying the vineyard she was stealing from just so she could beat Fujiko.
- Foil:
- To Lupin, as a wily master thief with an identical wrist gadget. She also points out that her name is also "Lupin" due to marriage.
- Also serves as an indirect one to Fujiko. Both are master thieves willing to use deception and charm to get their way. The main difference is that while Lupin wants one, all he seems to want from the other is a divorce. She basically shows how Lupin would react to someone like Fujiko if he weren't infatuated with her. When it's revealed that she's fallen for Lupin, her relationship with him basically turns into a mirror of Lupin and Fujiko, with her playing the part of Lupin forever chasing after Fujiko, except Lupin is the one being chased.
- Head-Turning Beauty: One to rival Fujiko, no less.
- Kaleidoscope Hair: Blonde-to-green. A flashback shows she actually dyes it and she's naturally a brunette.
- Living a Double Life: Model, actress, and CEO of Italy's largest hotel chain by day. Thrill-seeking Classy Cat-Burglar by night.
- The Maiden Name Debate: She retains the surname, Rossellini, as allowed by Italian law and not just because she never registered their marriage certificate, but she's more than willing to point out the fact that she's "Mrs. Lupin" when it's to her advantage, or when she realizes that she actually wants to be Mrs. Lupin. It's also a sign of her Character Development when she stops simply claiming the name, but rather promises Lupin that she'll eventually become a woman worthy of being called "Mrs. Lupin".
- Ms. Fanservice: The series makes a point of showing her off in revealing clothing, though stops short of near-nudity, in contrast to Fujiko.
- Not a Morning Person: Is known to sleep all day and is often shown working in sleeping clothes.
- Overshadowed by Awesome: In the finale she's the only one of the important recurring characters to fail Leonardo's test, for despite her impressive array of skills, she is no match for the archetypal Renaissance Man.
- Renaissance Man: Heiress, actress, model, businesswoman, engineer, fashion designer, media darling, thief.
- Screw the Rules, I Have Money!: More than willing to buy an entire villa just so she can beat Fujiko to their mark (a special cask of wine in the villa's cellar).
- She does it again in the 2016 yearly special, The Italian Game, this time buying the Forte di San Leo, an actual World Heritage Site, just to beat Fujiko, and even Lupin, to the treasure of Cagliostro (though it turns out she was actually blackmailed into doing so).
- Smarter Than You Look: Seems like a ditz at first, then it's revealed that not only is she a master thief, able to outsmart Lupin, but she's also a brilliant engineer able to design her own tilt rotor airplane.
Justin Person/Agent Nyx
- Voiced by: Shunsuke Sakuya (JP), Fabrizio Pucci(IT), Michael McConnohie (EN)
An MI6 agent that Lupin and Jigen run into during the course of the series, Nyx possesses a number of nigh-superhuman skills that make him a formidable threat. He also leads a double life apart from his job as a father of three children.
- Animal Motifs: Rodents, specifically bats and rats. The former from his super-hearing, the latter from his super reflexes, odd perception of time, and frothing rage when cornered.
- Awesomeness by Analysis: Complementing his nigh-superhuman skills, he is also able to quickly formulate plans based on the information he receives, and is a talented tracker even without his abilities.
- Berserk Button: Even the mere suggestion of hurting his family is enough to send this man into a frothing rage.
- Cool Car: Drives a BMW i8 that's been modified by MI6 with an AI assistant.
- Expy: The fanbase has made the argument that Nyx is basically Daniel Craig's James Bond.
- Faking the Dead: Officially, he was killed during his last mission for MI6. The only people that know he is still alive are Lupin and his crew; his boss Percival Gibbons is killed at the hands of Leonardo da Vinci
- Family Man: Utterly devoted to his family above all else.
- Hulking Out: His face twists into a veined contortion of rage when angered, complete with pointed batlike ears.
- Living a Double Life: To his family, he's just a diplomat.
- Logical Weakness: His Super-Senses and Super-Reflexes make him disproportionately vulnerable to high-pitched noises. Even a briefly emitted pulse is enough to put him in agony for several minutes.
- No Celebrities Were Harmed: Even if the Expy wasn't intended, he certainly looks similar to Daniel Craig.
- Papa Wolf: He will do anything to protect his family from harm, whether by eliminating any their direct threats to their well-being or giving up his own life.
- Punch-Clock Villain: Despite being entirely willing to kill Lupin and Jigen as part of his mission, he was happy to let them go once he was told that his mission had changed.
- Pointed Ears: A faintly bat-like example.
- Retired Badass: Partway through the series, he resigns from MI6 in exchange for Koh's research data. However, this isn't enough to get him out, as his boss Percival Gibbons later extorts him back into the fold by threatening his family. After botching his final, off-the-books mission for MI6, he manages to leave for good with Lupin's help.
- Scarily Competent Tracker: To a degree that rivals even Zenigata. He later uses this skill to overcome Leonardo da Vinci's challenge.
- Submissive Badass: Despite his abilities, he is little more than one of many field agents employed by MI6.
- Super-Hearing: His tracking abilities come from his incredibly powerful sense of hearing, which he uses to echo-locate his target like a bat.
- Super-Reflexes: He can manipulate his heart to beat much faster than normal, granting him superhuman speed and reflexes. He can also use it to trick people into thinking that his heart has stopped.
- Super-Senses: He can track his targets by echolocation, whether by the sound of their footsteps or by tapping his foot to create a sound-based map of his immediate surroundings.
- Taking the Bullet: Took one aimed at one of his daughters by an MI6 sniper
- Unstoppable Rage: He discards all sense of who's friend or foe when this happens. MI6 has to drop everything they're doing at the moment just to keep him from going on a rampage.
- Worthy Opponent: Considers Lupin and his crew to be this.
Leonardo da Vinci
- Voiced by: Kazuhiko Inoue (JP), Marco Baroni (IT), Jamieson Price (EN)
A clone of Leonardo da Vinci created by MI6. Has all the memories of historical counterpart.
- The Ace: As part of his Assimilation Plot he challenges everyone in Italy, San Marino and the Vatican to what they do best. Of these sixty million people, only six weren't defeated.note
- Alas, Poor Villain: Leonardo is effectively reborn in an era where his talents can truly be appreciated in full. Unfortunately, his body is failing him, and he is on the verge of dying without realizing his potential, and will be quickly forgotten once he dies.
- Assimilation Plot: Part of his master plan to create a new world. Anyone who fails his test gets their personality submerged and taken over by him.
- Beat Them at Their Own Game: when he used the Dream of Italy to challenge everyone in Italy, San Marino and Vatican City at what they did best, only six persons were known to have beaten him. Everyone else got caught in the Assimilation Plot.
- Chekhov's Gunman: Appears early on as a street painter whose copy of the Mona Lisa is used to replace the real thing.
- Clone Angst: Fears that he'll never be recognized as his historical counterpart because he's just a clone.
- Clone Degeneration: The real reason for his Assimilation Plot is that the body MI6 made for him can't handle his intellect. By inserting a copy of himself into every person in Italy, he's hoping that there's someone out there that can hold his mind.
- Genetic Memory: Averted, the reason he has all the memories of the original Da Vinci is because the latter found a way to encode them and pass them on through dreams.
- Genius Bruiser: Defeated Nyx in hand-to-hand combat. As for genius, well... he counts by virtue of being Leonardo da Vinci!
- Renaissance Man: Trope Codifier. And he shows it: aside from his skills as a painter and engineer, he is equally formidable as a swordsman, gunfighter, hand-to-hand combatant (in fact he had two fights with Nyx, and easily won the first), manipulator, thief, and mastermind. In fact, in the endgame he (offscreen) proves himself better than most Italians at what they do best.
- The Social Darwinist: Only those who pass his test are fit to remain themselves his new world. Everyone else gets their personality taken over by his.
Robson Zuccoli
- Voiced by:Jin Yamanoi (JP), Guido Di Naccio (IT), Neil Kaplan (EN)
Rebecca's faithful butler who follows her everywhere she goes, even assisting her in her heists.
- Battle Butler: Proficient with firearms, explosives, and hand-to-hand combat.
- Hyper-Competent Sidekick: In addition to his combat skills, he is also quite knowledgeable about technology, can fly aircraft, and is also effectively a manager for her business ventures.
- Nice Job Breaking It, Hero: In his first encounter with Nyx, Robson, not knowing Lupin had already convinced him to stand down, decided to make sure the agent would back off by threatening his family. This put Nyx into a berserker rage.
- Parental Substitute: Invoked. Robson knows when to put his foot down to keep Rebecca safe if her heists turn out to be too dangerous for her to handle.
- Ship Tease: At first glance, it looks like he has feelings for Rebecca, but it isn't. He is just a superb butler who is rightfully worried about his master when the going gets rough.
- Would Hurt a Child: Threatens to kill Nyx's family to ensure Rebecca's safety, though it is uncertain whether or not he truly intended to follow through with it.
Koh Uraga
- Voiced by: Eiji Hanawa (JP), Andrea Lavagnino (IT), Michael Sinterniklaas (EN)
A scientist and the deceased former boyfriend of Rebecca.
- He Knows Too Much: He was killed for his research on the Dream of Italy.
- The Lost Lenore: He's a male version of this to Rebecca, as he was the first love in her life prior to Lupin.
- Posthumous Character: He's long dead by the time Part IV begins.
- Spirit Adviser: Lupin encounters him inside "The Italian Dream" and he's able to give him some helpful advice, despite being dead for some time in the real world, which allows Lupin to pass Leonardo's test and work to save everyone in the finale.
