• @ProtonEvoker
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    142 months ago

    Which is French for “steal something valuable in the most obvious way to show people how smart you are”.

      • @ProtonEvoker
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        132 months ago

        Might I introduce you to the works of Maurice Leblanc and his most famous character, the gentleman thief Arsène Lupin, codifier of the phantom thief trope.

        He would sent a message telling his victim that he planned to steal their most valuable treasure, and then would leave a letter behind afterwards explaining exactly how he did it.

        Mostly known outside of France today from his appearance as Joker’s initially Persona in Persona 5, and his Franco-Japanese grandson, Lupin the Third.