Mister X is the first enemy of Lupin III. He is the boss of Scorpion, a big criminal international organization. Mister X appears for the first time on 24 october 1971, in “Lupin is burning ?!”, first episode of the first tv series. He tries to kill Lupin III, the last descendant of Lupin family, but he fails and Lupin destroies a Formula One circuit, built by Scorpion for the colossal amount of five billion yen. The second time we meet Mister X is in “Appear a gallant Lupin III”, first episode of the second tv series. Scorpion’s boss uses a trick to attract Lupin and his friends on a big cruise-ship and kill them but he fails again. In the episode n.65 of the second tv series, “Lupin’s enemy is Lupin”, Mister X abducts a princess to blackmail Lupin, but he fails for the third time and Lupin rescues the princess.
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