The Confessions of Arsène Lupin · Character
Chief Inspector Ganimard
The dogged inspector whose career is a long duel with Lupin, forever one step behind a man he has sworn to drag to prison.
supporting
Also known as Ganimard, M. Ganimard, Chief-inspector Ganimard
First appearance: i two hundred thousand francs reward
As a supporting figure in The Confessions of Arsène Lupin, Chief Inspector Ganimard is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Not directly present, but referenced as part of Lupin's world; not active in this chapter.
Ganimard belongs to the police who are publicly humiliated whenever Lupin strikes, and his name becomes shorthand for honorable futility. In the Dugrival affair, a pickpocket impersonates him in broad daylight, robbing a man who then shoots himself — and the newspapers blame the police, not the impostor. Ganimard's stubbornness is his virtue and his curse: he keeps returning, keeps accusing, and keeps giving Lupin the foil he needs to look brilliant.
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- Lupin's entangled victims
- Protagonist
- Lupin's allies and adversaries
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