Assane Diop

Assane Diop is the protagonist of the French thriller series Lupin. He takes the famous literary gentleman thief and master of disguise, Arsène Lupin, as his inspiration. His life was changed forever when his father Babakar was imprisoned for stealing a centuries-old necklace once belonging to Marie-Antoinette, which was in Hubert Pellegrini's possession. After Babakar died in prison, Assane began to use his talents to avenge his father's death and outwit those who stood in his way. However, he struggles to balance his quest for revenge with his commitments to his ex-wife and son.
He is portrayed by Omar Sy as an adult, and by Mamadou Haïdara as a teenager.
== Bio ==
Assane Diop is a professional thief whose father Babakar, an immigrant from Senegal, died by an apparent suicide in his prison cell after his employer, the wealthy and powerful Hubert Pellegrini, framed him for the theft of an expensive diamond necklace that once belonged to Marie Antoinette.
Twenty-five years later, Assane, inspired by his love for Arsène Lupin novels after Babakar gifted him one for his 14th birthday, uses his charisma and his mastery of thievery, subterfuge and disguise, as well as some help from his best friend Benjamin, to get revenge on the Pellegrini family and to find proof of his father's innocence. However, Assane struggles to balance his quest for vengeance with his duties to his estranged wife Claire and their young son Raoul. And to complicate matters further, a shrewd police detective—who is also a huge fan of the Lupin stories—has begun to connect the dots regarding Assane's activities.
== Personality ==
Orphaned at fourteen, Assane Diop is a professional thief who relies on his charm and ingenuity to carve his path in the world, largely through criminal activity inspired by his love for the Arsène Lupinbooks. Assane struggles to balance his many heists with his personal relationships, particularly those with his ex-wife Claire and their son Raoul. Assane is a good man at heart, but he isn't above toying with other people's emotions to get what he needs. He insinuates he'll hurt Dumont's wife unless he gives up information on Hubert, strings Juliette along with his natural charisma in order to turn her against her father, and fakes his death in front of Claire and Raoul.
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