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The Phantom Thief is a special class of criminal. An elusive and fantastic thief who can be long gone before the victim even knows what hit him. Just as likely to be an antihero as a villain. There is no single set model of the Phantom Thief, but they usually have some of the following characteristics. Steals items that are not merely very expensive but often priceless: fine art, unique gems, historical artifacts. Leaves a Calling Card for the intended victim, often before committing the actual theft. Is a Master of Disguise. Uses trickery and illusions to escape undetected. Has a rival in the form of a Great Detective or a stubborn police inspector. Has a strict code of honor, ranging from refusing to commit murder to outright announcing heists in advance. Steals for reasons other than personal gain, such as personal challenge, being a Troll or vigilante justice. May or may not actually break the laws of physics or the common sense altogether to achieve their goal. Is meant to be either admired by the audience or at the very least respected for their wit, audacity, and adherence to self-made rules. Bonus points given if the character is known for being a Sharp-Dressed Man sporting a cool hat (especially one reminiscent of nice-looking yet out-of-style fashions). This is particularly common in Japanese media, stemming from the popularity of Arsène Lupin in Japan. The Japanese word for this character archetype is Kaitou. Compare Gentleman Thief and Classy Cat-Burglar, both of which can overlap with this trope. If part of their motivation is the thrill of stealing, then they may have Sticky Fingers. See also Lovable Rogue and Anti-Hero. Does not require that the thief in question be an actual phantom, though such a character can still fit this trope. And it definitely does not refer to a thief who steals ghosts. |
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The Sly Cooper franchise is built on this trope, covering each and every point detailed above; even the Japanese name for the series is "Kaitou (Phantom/Wonder Thief) Sly Cooper". | |
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MapleStory gets one as a playable character, unsubtly named Phantom. | |
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Wonder Woman (1987): Angle Man got a reimagining into a Sharp-Dressed Man who uses his Reality Warper abilities to pull off theatrical Impossible Thefts and is a rather friendly and flirtatious villain with his own code of honor. | |
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Spider-Man (Japan) has two examples - one who gets kidnapped by the Iron Cross Army and hypnotized into committing crimes in Spider-Man's name, and one who retired five years ago after stealing a highly valuable jewel to look after his orphaned grandson. | |
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In Foolproof, Leo Gillette, a.k.a. "Leo the Touch", is a thief who specialises in pulling off high stakes jobs under seemingly impossible situations. | |
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The Rogue from The Maze Agency. He leaves behind a Calling Card informing his victims that their art has been selected for his 'Rogue's Gallery'. | |
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The Gray Ghosts in the Shadowleague books. | |
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Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Trials and Tribulations, Mask☆DeMasque (yes, complete with the star) is a Phantom Thief - and he's your client. Your high-strung, flighty client. The same case gives us his self-declared Ace Detective rival, Luke Atmey. DeMasque didn't commit the theft in question - that was Atmey, who was responsible for putting him up to most of his previous heists and was using this one as an alibi. | |
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An episode of Time Squad features Harry Houdini as a thief who uses his talents as an illusionist to steal jewels. Ironically, he steals in order to fund his true passion of illusionary magic and has to be told outright that people would pay him good money just to see his tricks. | |
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Sir Charles Lytton, a.k.a. 'the Phantom', from The Pink Panther and sequels. | |
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The heroines of the Girls x Heroine! series Secret X Warrior Phantomirage! are thieves who steal corrupt Gyaku Jewels and purify them. | |
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Hailing from Mysterious Joker is its titular character who embodies this trope in-universe. His rivals and mentor are also this. | |
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Chapter 23 of The New Trials of Cardcaptor Sakura introduces Kaitou Magician, who often manages to steal artifacts without leaving a single clue. | |
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In Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok, Freyr (in his first episode), because every Great Detective needs a rival. | |
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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion has the Gray Fox, who people believe can slip through doors and become invisible. And no one knows who he is, because he's wearing a cursed Daedric artifact that strikes the wearer's name from history. | |
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The Kindaichi Case Files has Kaitō Shinshi ("Lady Thief"), a mischievous femme fatale. She's one of Kindaichi's 2 recurring elusive rivals, along with Jigoku no Kugutsushi ("Hell's Puppeteer"). Unlike the manipulative homicidal maniac Jigoku no Kugutsushi, she's only involved in fun, lighthearted thievery. She can also be likened to a Classy Cat-Burglar type. | |
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Phantom Thief Pokémon 7 is about a, well, Phantom Thief in the world of Pokémon. | |
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In The High King's Tomb (Green Rider series #3) by Kristen Britain, the character Xandis Amberhill, an impoverished nobleman, becomes the Raven Mask to restore his fortune, following the example of his grandfather, the original Raven Mask. | |
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Called out to, but not really played right with Fumi and Sharna of Hayate the Combat Butler. | |
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Kaitou Kid (literally known as the Phantom Thief Kid) from Magic Kaito and Case Closed. In Magic Kaito he had a lot of Lupin homages, including the indefatigable Nakamori for Ganimard and Hakuba Saguru popping over from England in place of Sherlock Holmes. | |
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Risa Atago from Lightning Legend: Daigo no Daibouken is a famous one in Kyoutou Village, although she simply does it because it's fun. | |
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Dorian Red Gloria, Earl of Gloria (more commonly known as "Eroica") from From Eroica with Love is a successful art thief who leaves behind ransom cards signed with his catchphrase: "From Eroica with love. Good luck." | |
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Kamen Rider Drive has Zoroku Tojo who was one in his youth, but time was not kind to him until he found Cyberoid ZZZ. | |
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the secret lives of Princesses: Princess Sticky-Fingers. Nothing can stop her. She steals other princesses jewelry simply by walking near them. | |
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The protagonists of Persona 5, known as the Phantom Thieves of Hearts, are an interesting twist on this trope. Going by appearances, they seem to fit the classic Phantom Thief archetype; all members are either a Gentleman Thief or Classy Cat-Burglar, uses excessive amounts of stealth in their heists, and even send calling cards to their victim before beginning their heists. To drive the point home, Joker's Persona is a version of the Arsène Lupin. What really differentiates them from standard Phantom Thieves is that they're less thieves and more Internal Reformists; embarking on a Journey to the Center of the Mind and effectively triggering Heel–Face Brainwashing by stealing the manifestations of evil people's desires. In doing so, people normally untouchable by the law are brought to justice, making them a mix between Internal Reformists and Cowboy Cops. | |
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The Black Foxes of Love Letter from Thief X, who also serve as possible Love Interests for the protagonist. | |
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Neeshka from Neverwinter Nights 2, although certainly interested in money, mostly sees burglary as a sort of competitive game, taking delight in difficult heists. | |
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Trilby epitomizes this trope in The Art of Theft. He continues to be one in the Chzo Mythos, though he soon finds his chosen vocation can be stressful. | |
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The Shy Bandit from Paper Mario: Color Splash styles himself as one, though his getup is somewhat lacking. | |
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Cassidy Cain of Grandmaster of Theft is a phantom thief in her criminal alter ego. | |
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Le Bled from Steam Detectives. Also known as Phantom Thief Le Bled! | |
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Pathfinder has a rogue archetype literally named phantom thief. Described in flavor text as a career choice for aristocrats looking for excitement in their lives and breaking into the most secure places just for the thrill of it and often leaving a nice calling card behind rather than stealing anything, it removes the sneak attack, trap finding and trap sense class features to instead give massive bonuses to the use of skills, even more class skills and skill points to spend and more options for rogue talents, making the phantom thief archetype the ultimate skill monkey and infiltrator. | |
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The Man of Twenty Faces from Clamp School Detectives (and his own manga; note that the manga was inspired by a Gentleman Thief by the same name from earlier books, movies, and television). | |
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In Tokumei Sentai Go Busters: One episode in the last half of the series features Kaitou Pink Buster, a rich woman who steals wearing an outfit based on the Go-Buster's out-of-transformation uniform, and becomes attached to Red Buster. In the Alternate world Dobutsu Sentai Go-Busters, her counterpart, Pink Cat, is His sister. | |
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The titular Phantom Thief Jeanne and her rival Sinbad are considered to be this, as whenever one of them purifies a piece of art, it disappears. | |
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Villains of this type were a common one-off enemy on Fangface. | |
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The Quantum Thief and sequels star Jean le Flambeur, a science fiction take on the concept who was inspired by Arsène Lupin both out of and in-universe. While simultaneously Famed in Story and Shrouded in Myth as a "god of thieves", the trilogy actually begins with him in prison, having finally been caught as the next step in his biggest heist yet, until he’s broken out the same chapter by a figure in need of the greatest thief in the solar system. | |
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Final Fantasy VII Remake has the Guardian Angel of the Slums, stealing from the rich and giving it to the poor. Her identity is later revealed to be the old lady Mireille, who then convinces Cloud, Barret, and Tifa to steal from Don Corneo's secret stash in a sidequest and help out the people from Sector 7 whose houses and livelihood collapsed from the plate falling. Cloud then posits that they've also become phantom thieves after the sidequest. | |
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Wario: Master of Disguise features Wario becoming one of these using a magic wand he took from a real phantom thief. The game's original title, Kaitou Wario the Seven, is clearly meant to suggest both Lupin the Third and the Fiend of Twenty Faces (since seven is actually how many costumes Wario has, besides the basic thief). | |
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Kamen Rider In Kamen Rider Kabuto, Tadokoro's team create their own Phantom Thief, 'Shadow', to lure out a Worm that targets criminals. Kamen Rider Decade: Kamen Rider Diend's real name is Daiki Kaitou, but he's only partway to being a full-fledged Phantom Thief. He has the "theft of valuable objects" and "uses trickery and illusions" bits down but his personality boils down to "real-life Troll" for his victims (especially Tsukasa), and he steals not out of a sense of social justice but because he enjoys it (though that's just his assertion, in truth it's because he's trying to fill the void left behind by his brother being brainwashed by a crime boss). Kamen Rider Drive has Zoroku Tojo who was one in his youth, but time was not kind to him until he found Cyberoid ZZZ. |
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Psiren of Fullmetal Alchemist (2003). The people of her city don't really want her caught — it's an Expy of Venice and will soon slide underwater, so she's the only thing keeping people coming. | |
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Phantom Renegade of Medabots steals rare medals in order to keep them out of the wrong hands. He would actually do a pretty good job, if he didn't clumsily lose them right after gloating over his successful heist. | |
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Il Ji-Mae: "Don't worry, I can steal anything. After all, I'm Il Ji-Mae." | |
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The Fiend with Twenty Faces(Kaijin Nijū Mensō), the phantom thief created by Japanese mystery writer Edogawa Ranpo, was heavily influenced by Arsène Lupin, and the occasional rival for Kogoro Akechi, the private detective created by the same author. | |
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In Kamen Rider Kabuto, Tadokoro's team create their own Phantom Thief, 'Shadow', to lure out a Worm that targets criminals. | |
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Pokemon: Adventures in the Millennium has Phantom Theif Roulette, a French-accented (Kalosian?) thief who dresses in a card and roulette-style outfit and pops in every once in a while stealing things (fake artifacts, library books, subwoofers). | |
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Fantômas, an anarchist whose crimes (supposedly) stem from a disdain for modern civilization. Unlike Lupin, he is a cruel, manipulative psychopath with no qualms at all about murdering people and framing the innocent to face the guillotine for his crimes. His titles include "The Man with a Thousand Faces", "The Lord of Terror", "The Master of Crime" and "The Genius of Evil." | |
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X in Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro. Unfortunately, those aren't his only crimes... | |
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Zenigata's granddaughter, of all people, in Battle Fantasia Project. For extra Irony points, she's being pursued by none other than Lupin's granddaughters. | |
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Kaitou Ace from Codename: Sailor V, although he's also the Mysterious Protector and the Big Bad. Tuxedo Kamen steals objects that he hopes would return his lost memories. He drops the thief aspect completely and becomes a full-on hero after getting them back. |
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In One Piece, Nami can steal practically anything without anyone noticing (as seen in the Drum arc). However, she prefers to brag. | |
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The Kisugi sisters trio in Cat's Eye. | |
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Pokémon: Phantom Thief Pokémon 7 is about a, well, Phantom Thief in the world of Pokémon. The anime has an episode where Team Rocket imitates a historic thief called the Black Arachnid. Of course, they get their butts kicked. Annie and Oakley from Pokémon Heroes lack the good intentions of the average Classy Cat-Burglar, but are introduced using fancy gadgets and acrobatic maneuvers to break into a library and steal a rare book, while leaving behind a rose and a card with the colors on their respective outfits intersected. |
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Tekken: Kuni II’s a phantom thief who takes on various jobs from high-paying clients like governments and large corporations to purloin important items for their benefit. | |
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The titular character of the German gangster spoof series Dickie Dick Dickens has traces of this, being a Chicago gangster in the 1920s who uses trickery, charm, and his impossibly well-honed skills as a pickpocket to reach his goal. His son, Donald D. Doberman, is an even clearer example of the trope. | |
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Cookie Run has Roguefort Cookie, a jewel thief who can disguise themself as other characters. | |
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The Saint is a modern-day Robin Hood figure who targets corrupt politicians, warmongers, and other low life, and leaves a "calling card" at his crimes - a stick figure of a man with a halo over his head. He's slightly darker than most examples, however, as he is willing to ruin the lives of the "ungodly," and even kill them, if he feels that more innocent lives can be saved. | |
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The Mythical Pokémon Hoopa, introduced in Pokémon X and Y, is capable of using its portal rings to hide away the treasures it stole. Which apparently include entire islands and Legendary Pokémon. Hoopa would also classify as an Impossible Thief. | |
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Phantom Thief Kiara of Aware (it's in her name). | |
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Annie and Oakley from Pokémon Heroes lack the good intentions of the average Classy Cat-Burglar, but are introduced using fancy gadgets and acrobatic maneuvers to break into a library and steal a rare book, while leaving behind a rose and a card with the colors on their respective outfits intersected. | |
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Star★Twinkle Pretty Cure features the cat alien thief Blue Cat, whose civilian identity is the famous idol Mao. Later on, she fully becomes a Cure, Cure Cosmo. | |
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More obviously, Dark from D.N.Angel, although he steals cursed items to get them uncursed. | |
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Love Nikki - Dress Up Queen has Sapphires the Phantom Thief from the Pigeon Kingdom, whose outfit can be purchased with Association Coins. He is described as an "elegant and handsome" Sharp-Dressed Man who "is in fact, a thief!" The outfit comes complete with his Warning Letter Calling Card. | |
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Loser from Dimension W, although he never actually steals anything...because he's actually targeting illegal coils hidden inside art pieces. | |
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Shadow Lady has Aimi Komori that crosses paths with De-Mo, a resident of the Demon World who forcefully introduces her to the magic eye shadow that transforms her into Shadow Lady, a Classy Cat-Burglar that becomes the focus of a police task force led by Bright Honda. | |
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Parker on Leverage is this, but she's also crazy and more than a little unsettling due to her lack of understanding for basic social norms. Her mentor Archie Leech is this as well, and a Gentleman Thief. | |
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Super Sentai: In Tokumei Sentai Go Busters: One episode in the last half of the series features Kaitou Pink Buster, a rich woman who steals wearing an outfit based on the Go-Buster's out-of-transformation uniform, and becomes attached to Red Buster. In the Alternate world Dobutsu Sentai Go-Busters, her counterpart, Pink Cat, is His sister. The first of two eponymous teams in Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai Patranger is a trio of heroic thieves. As their name implies, they're styled after Arsène Lupin, and they target the intergalactic crime syndicate Ganglar in order to steal back a set of artifacts he originally gathered. |
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Ishimaru Kouta of Zaregoto is supposedly one of these, although we never see her in action. | |
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Granblue Fantasy has two flavors of phantom thieves in the form of Chat Noir and Nightsmoke. Chat Noir is the classic Gentleman Thief and Master of Disguise who is famous for announcing his heists beforehand. His rival is Barawa who is treated like a Great Detective, despite being actually a Dumb Muscle with a Hypercompetent Sidekick in the form of Sarya. Chat Noir lives in his fame, so much that he will also try to assist Barawa and the crew if a villain of the week is using his name. In contrast, Catherine, aka Nightsmoke, is a strictly professional Classy Cat-Burglar who takes on requests of her clients. Her rival is Detective Rick, who also happens to be a regular in her daytime job as a café waitress. Catherine prefers anonymity and places value in completing her client's requests, but she also has her brand of justice, such as destroying her original target if it could be used as a weapon for evil. |
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Shadowrun has a philosophy in campaign and character design called "mirrorshades" that fits into this category. In a "mirrorshades" campaign the emphasis is on legwork, laying down preparations, and heavy use of skill-based characters like the decker and the mage's noncombat magic: The end result is turning a run into a puzzle scenario where not a single shot is fired and the victim of the run has little more than thirty minutes' downtime in their security cameras as a clue as to who stole their MacGuffin. Knowing whether your GM intends to run a "mirrorshades" campaign, its opposite, "pink mohawk", or something in-between can often be important to players. | |
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Part of the backstory of Gosick involves a St. Marguerite Academy graduate named Maxim, who went on to become a criminal known as Phantom Thief Kuiaran. A major plot point in Episodes 4 and 5 involves a New Transfer Student named Avril, who turns out to be Kuiaran's successor. It's revealed that she kidnapped the real Avril and disguised herself as her in order to pull off a heist at the Academy. | |
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Between the Lines (MrQuestionMark): The chapter, "Phantom Thief Railgun", an Adjective Noun Fred title, since "Railgun" is a name, and also Role Called because this is an occupation. | |
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My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic fanfic Little Deceptions stars Master of Disguise Blank Slate, who is one of these. He is trying to pull off The Perfect Crime, robbing the royal vault right under the princesses' noses. It doesn't go as planned. | |
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The Nezumi Kid from Akazukin Chacha. He comes into conflict with Chacha and her friends when he steals the Graduation Stamp needed to enable the students to graduate. | |
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Doctor Strange dabbles in this in Child of the Storm, mixing in elements of the Impossible Thief - things stolen so far include Harry's phoenix feather from the back-pocket of one of the two most powerful telepaths ever to live, Alastor Moody's wooden leg, and Loki's disembodied head. Twice. In the latter case, he actually left a note: "I.O.U. one Loki." Considering that he'd just delivered it to Asgard, after swiping it from under the nose of an extremely powerful necromancer with Super-Senses, it's likely that he did it just to prove he could. All of this happens as part of his usual habit of treating the Laws of Physics as optional extras. It gets to the point that in the sequel, Thor bluntly states that if Strange wanted to pinch the Tesseract from Asgard's vaults, he could. |
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The Momoiro Clover Z song "Kaitou Shojo" is all about this, although they're more interested in stealing your heart than stealing jewels. | |
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The Shadow in Central Park provides the page's video example, and was notorious 50 years prior to the series for stealing the jewelry of rich hotel guests at the Brandenham and several other New York City hotels, and was never caught. Their calling card was a candy wrapper in the shape of a penis but was unusually difficult for the investigators to find. When it seems like The Shadow has made a reappearance in present day during the episode of the same name, an investigation starts up again. It's later revealed that the Big Bad Bitsy Brandenham had been the Shadow back in the day, using her family's money to bribe the hotel staff to look the other way, and her knowledge of her hotel safes and her ability to go unnoticed to commit the crimes. The crude calling cards were a message to her misogynist father. | |
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Odoren from Pretty Cure All Stars Haru no Carnival portrays himself as this. His actions… make it less so. | |
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Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure gives us the aptly named Phantom R, a thief known for stealing priceless works of art... only to return them days later without a scratch. The Police always fail to catch him, even after they spot him in the act. Then again... | |
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Saint Tail/Meimi from Kaitou Saint Tail is a Magical Girl style thief who uses Impossibly Awesome Magic Tricks to steal back property that was already wrongly taken. Notably, she only leaves calling cards as part of her Foe Romance Subtext with her similarly-aged Sympathetic Inspector Antagonist Asuka Jr., who considers her to be his Worthy Opponent. After a Mid-Season Twist, the "detective chasing a thief" storyline stops being literal: turns out, being a Phantom Thief can be very dehumanizing due to the Secret-Identity Identity problems it induces, resulting in Meimi retreating into her own head and losing her grip on reality while Asuka Jr. starts desperately trying to figure her out before she completely destroys herself. | |
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The Bishop from A Stainless Steel Rat is Born is a retired Phantom Thief. His crowning achievement was stealing shipments of cash from the local equivalent of Fort Knox: a sealed crate of money leaves, but when it arrives at the destination, it contains only a single chess bishop. The Stainless Steel Rat himself is rather more physical: it's a rare crime that doesn't involve guards winding up on the wrong end of a gas grenade or a karate chop, something the Bishop calls him out on. | |
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Conina from Sourcery once stole some diamonds from a thief who had himself absconded from a jewellery shop having swallowed them. She's actually a phantom thief illegitimate barbarian hairdresser. | |
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The unknown rook (thief) in Snow By Night, who goes after objects having to do with hearts. Even the other rooks are baffled by this person. Turns out the thief is Snow By Night, a manitou with magic powers, which explains why she is so hard to find. | |
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And in Tsukasa Hojo's next work, City Hunter, you have Kasumi Asou alias Thief n°305, who comes from a line of women phantom thieves. | |
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Live A Hero: Vulpecula, a playable Phantom Thief themed villain who has an obsession for the present and the future. His usual M.O. is the theft of major historical relics or the destruction of locations with historic significance. | |
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François Toulour (Vincent Cassel), also known as "The Night Fox", in Ocean's Twelve and Ocean's Thirteen. | |
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Henkyou no Roukishi Bard Loen: Julchaga is a famous young thief who steals expensive items after sedating the owners without being seen, though he fails the first time due to Bard catching him. He also proves to be a Master of Disguise and very agile. | |
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Phantom Thief Butterfly from LiEat. They even have “phantom thief” in their name. | |
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In the Thief series, Garrett is a classic Phantom Thief and Anti-Hero, though he steals for his own gain as well as for the thrill of it. The higher difficulty levels impose a code of honor (no killing humans; zombies and the like are fair game). The Fandom takes it further still, with a common Self-Imposed Challenge being the Ghost run - a playthrough in which Garrett gets in, steals everything not nailed down, and gets out again without anyone even suspecting he was ever there. To clarify, Ghosting means leaving no evidence anyone was there. No unlocked doors (lock them again), nobody looked round and asked "What's that noise?", no broken windows, no doused torches (in Thief 2, which this is very popular for, re-lighting torches is easy), and definitely nobody injured or killed. The only difference is all the loot is gone. | |
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Geist from Heist!. He lives in a superhero universe and only his former clients even know he exists. | |
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Played with in Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex when the Major is Cash Eye. A false thief created to trap a Corrupt Corporate Executive. | |
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The hero of Mouse and his three female colleagues, all of whom pose as normal teachers when not out thieving. | |
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The Trails Series has two such characters: First, there's Bleublanc, a baron from Erebonia and one of Ouroboros' agents. He has appeared throughout the Liberl, Crossbell, and Erebonia arcs, testing the heroes by stealing priceless jewelry and giving it back once they've passed his test, and sometimes even helping them. His modus operandi includes stealing items that hasn't been appreciated as much by their owners. The Calvard arc would introduce a second that would also serve as a main cast member: Grimcats, an almost literal "cat burglar" who reportedly steals from and punishes corrupt politicians and people who run illegal operations, with few aware of her true identity as top movie actress Judith Lanster. Unfortunately, an encounter with the Arkride Solutions Office lead her to make a string of hilarious blunders that serve to highlight her as the resident Butt-Monkey. |
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The sidestory centered on the Black Arachnid of Pokémon Reset Bloodlines fully portrays him as one of these. | |
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The first of two eponymous teams in Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai Patranger is a trio of heroic thieves. As their name implies, they're styled after Arsène Lupin, and they target the intergalactic crime syndicate Ganglar in order to steal back a set of artifacts he originally gathered. | |
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Chameleon in Super Secret Secret Squirrel is this kind of thief, specializing in classic art. His preferred style is to enter a museum in the daytime and hide as a character in one of the paintings to scope the area out, then sneak out with the art at night when the guards aren't watching. He has a Weaksauce Weakness in abstract art, as he has problems comprehending it and consequently has a hard time hiding within it. | |
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Skye from Harvest Moon DS Cute is widely known as "Phantom Skye". He doesn't seem to steal for any other reason other than for the fun of it (or, should you choose to woo him, to meet with the player). But Skye steals because he wants to make really good curry. The items he steals are ingredients and other people's curry dishes (to taste them). | |
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Ace Attorney: Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Trials and Tribulations, Mask☆DeMasque (yes, complete with the star) is a Phantom Thief - and he's your client. Your high-strung, flighty client. The same case gives us his self-declared Ace Detective rival, Luke Atmey. DeMasque didn't commit the theft in question - that was Atmey, who was responsible for putting him up to most of his previous heists and was using this one as an alibi. Ace Attorney Investigations: The game has another in "The Great Yatagarasu", a sort of Intrepid Reporter version of the Vigilante Man. The Yatagarasu has two odd quirks compared to other phantom thieves. First; the Yatagarasu doesn't steal much that's tangible. Rather, the thief makes off with evidence of dirty dealings and makes them public. Secondly, the Yatagarasu doesn't actually send calling cards to the victim beforehand. Rather, the victim doesn't know that their info was even stolen, until it shows up on the news, having been delivered to the authorities alongside a calling card. Actually, there's three of "him", all Cowboy Cops. One however is The Mole planted in the group to keep them away from a smuggling ring. They are prosecutor Byrne Faraday, Detective Tyrell Badd, and attorney/mole Calisto Yew. Related is Kay Faraday, who claims to be the new Yatagarasu though she doesn't actually ever steal anything. Bonus points for managing the unlikely combination of Highly Visible Phantom Thief. |
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The Black Rose in Ashita no Nadja. He's really Keith Harcourt, the older twin brother of Francis Harcourt who walked out on the family after his mother died. | |
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Time Bokan series "Kaitou Kiramekiman". Set in the near future, the main character are a couple of young thieves named Kiramekiman. Secretly, the goal of Kiramekiman is actually noble, since they are only stealing certain objects in order to maintain peace in the future. | |
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The newly-introduced Trickster class in Fire Emblem: Awakening, a promotion of the standard Thief, is literally described as a glamorous phantom thief. Its members are capable of using healing staves as well as swords. | |
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King of Bandit Jing: The titular character himself; legends claim he can steal the very stars from the night sky- and he proceeds to live up to his Impossible Thief status; conceding once- to a monument which he admits he doesn't have a pocket big enough to fit. He tends to forgo full disguises as his youth usually works as is; he also enjoys leaving the classic calling card from time to time which all carry his symbol of a black cat face with wingding eyes. | |
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The sequel to Prinny: Can I Really Be the Hero? focuses on a Phantom Thief, who serves as the main antagonist. The Prinnies, using rare items, do manage to catch him, though he ends up getting away via airship. Turns out he's Lord Junkie, a demon noble who wants revenge on Etna. | |
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The anime has an episode where Team Rocket imitates a historic thief called the Black Arachnid. Of course, they get their butts kicked. | |
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Lupin III is based on Arsène Lupin; both titular characters are famously uncatchable and both pretty much fit all of the listed criteria for this trope, what with the half-Japanese character being the grandson of the famous French thief. | |
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The Calvard arc would introduce a second that would also serve as a main cast member: Grimcats, an almost literal "cat burglar" who reportedly steals from and punishes corrupt politicians and people who run illegal operations, with few aware of her true identity as top movie actress Judith Lanster. Unfortunately, an encounter with the Arkride Solutions Office lead her to make a string of hilarious blunders that serve to highlight her as the resident Butt-Monkey. | |
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Tuxedo Kamen steals objects that he hopes would return his lost memories. He drops the thief aspect completely and becomes a full-on hero after getting them back. | |
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Robas from Kiba, who becomes the thief "No Face" because he's bored and wishes for a challenge. It's also hinted he may be trying to help out his family financially since their fortune is somewhat on the rocks. | |
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Kamen Rider Decade: Kamen Rider Diend's real name is Daiki Kaitou, but he's only partway to being a full-fledged Phantom Thief. He has the "theft of valuable objects" and "uses trickery and illusions" bits down but his personality boils down to "real-life Troll" for his victims (especially Tsukasa), and he steals not out of a sense of social justice but because he enjoys it (though that's just his assertion, in truth it's because he's trying to fill the void left behind by his brother being brainwashed by a crime boss). | |
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Kaitou U of Butt Detective is a poop-themed thief. | |
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Gord the Rogue from Greyhawk, who steals for the challenge (and because he loves treasure). | |
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