Briefly, Jigen became a henchman to King and was upset by Lupin's "death". This makes them old friends & close in age. Lupin claimed that they were friends and grew up together, but because the Lupin Empire was crumbling, everyone became Lupin's rival, including Jigen. Lupin was planning to kill him, but also failed due to the gun firing backwards.Īfter Lupin came out of hospital, he was surprised to see Jigen at his home. Despite Jigen trying to take him on, and knowing his overconfidence was his weakness, he had failed to take him out, and was seen dangling outside a window. Lupin was disguised as a driver, but Jigen recognized him, and thus didn't bother reading the letter that Lupin gave him. In the original Weekly Manga Action run, Jigen's first appearance was in Lupin III Chapter 10, where he was hired by the police as a hitman to take out Lupin for 2 million yen. The TokyoPop reissues of the original Lupin comics note in their preface that Jigen's appearance and temperament are based on the actor James Coburn, especially his character in The Magnificent Seven, Britt. In fact, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, the voice actor who dubs many of Coburn's performances into Japanese, was specifically selected to voice Jigen for the Lupin III animations. According to Monkey Punch, Jigen's design was heavily inspired by American gangsters, with a loose basis on James Coburn's performance in The Magnificant Seven.
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