The Crystal Stopper · Character
Arsène Lupin
A gentleman thief who turns detective when a young protégé faces the guillotine, chasing a crystal stopper that may be the only key to saving him.
major
Also known as Lupin, Master Lupin, Master Arsène Lupin, M. Lupin, Arsène
First appearance: The Arrests
As a major figure in The Crystal Stopper, Arsène Lupin is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Leads the burglary, stages a cover as a rescuer, and escapes by boat after the murder.
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Lupin moves through Paris in disguises — retired tradesman, muffled idler on a park bench — while the police close in and his own men betray him. What unbalances him is not danger but affection: he likes Gilbert, the…
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Relationship types
- Rivalry
- Psychological
- Romantic
- Professional
Character groups
- Protagonist
- Core conspiracy players
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Alexis Daubrecq
rivalry · negative
Lupin and Daubrecq are locked in a fierce battle of wits over the crystal stopper, with… How this plays out →
- Gilbert
psychological · ambivalent
- Clarisse Mergy
romantic · positive
- Vaucheray
professional · ambivalent
- Prasville
rivalry · negative
- Masher
professional · positive
- D'Albufex
rivalry · negative
- Growler
professional · positive
- Victoire
family · positive
- Sébastiani
rivalry · negative
- Gilbert
psychological · ambivalent
- Alexis Daubrecq
rivalry · negative
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Arsène Lupin appears across 13 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.
- The Arrests
- II: Eight from Nine Leaves One
- The Home Life of Alexis Daubrecq
- IV: The Chief of the Enemies
- V: The Twenty-Seven
- VI: The Death-Sentence
- VII: The Profile of Napoleon
- VIII: The Lovers’ Tower
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