Buckingham is a character from Lupin the Third Part II.
Character History[]
Buckingham is a "man on the street" who also invents special chewing gum ranging from bullets that turn into explosives to full on disguises.
He was outside the Cheep Hotel talking to himself when he sees a taxi driver being threatened by the mafia, a drunk man trying to sell him apples and a blonde woman with a curvaceous rear walking past him, then he walked past a bunch of people on the street. Seeing a TV camera. he breathed out and wrote Broadway in Japanese then waved to the camera as he walked off.
Lupin III had scared Fujiko Mine away with false eyes and hanging around a lamp post, Buckingham told Lupin that scaring ladies wasn't stylish. Lupin while lifting his sunglasses asked him about the chewing gum and he pulled it out with his hand out, he gave Buckingham $50,000 as he made a large bubble that Lupin popped. The gum landed on Buckingham and it changed himself into Lupin, they both laughed to each other.
They were in Cabaret Gasper's and toasted a drink, both were happy about the deal. After finishing their drinks, they watched the entertainment as Amore was on stage. Lupin noticed that she was popular and Buckingham tells him that she's Gasper's lady, Gasper being the person who owns the place. As Amore was dancing, Lupin got worried that any attention that she gets might get noticed by Gasper, all Buckingham could do was close his eyes and agreed. Amore smiled pointing to herself and Lupin called her a "cutie" however he dragged Lupin away as he thought that he didn't listen to what he just said and grabbed his face. Lupin was annoyed as they were paying customers and wanted to enjoy the show.Then Buckingham was hiding inside of Lupin's red jacket scared that Gasper had noticed them however Lupin was pushing his luck and threw two bouquets towards Amore then smiled to her with a rose in his mouth throwing it to her mouth.
As Lupin was dancing with Amore, Buckingham was hiding behind the seats with a plate on his head scared of what will happen and had a drink. Shortly afterwards Lupin and Buckingham had left the bar.
Koichi Zenigata and Gasper followed them in a car, they saw them being drunk and walking on the road. Zenigata shouted Lupin that caught his attention, both Lupin and Buckingham ran away from Gasper who was firing his machine gun. They managed to lose him as they hid in trash cans, Lupin had figured that was Gasper and Buckingham asked about his first impressions. Lupin however just sighed and told him to prepare the chewing gum as he got up, a bubble was made and Buckingham turned into Lupin. As the real Lupin went down towards the sewer, Zenigata had found Buckingham and he ran away from him.
Buckingham was running away from Zenigata and Gasper who returned to fire his machine gun then followed the inspector, he got to a dead end and he was scared.Gasper threatened to blow him to pieces (check other trans) however Zenigata stopped him and told him that he would do it his way. Buckingham was relieved as he had his hand out and moving his other hand like crushing around his hand, he thought that Zenigata was the Kojak of Japan but then put his hand on his chin thinking that he was Ironside instead. The chewing gum was wearing off and busted as he slurped the remains back in, he suggested to call Perry Mason. Both Gasper and Zenigata were shocked as Buckingham walked away.
As the US Army, the US navy and the air force were after Lupin, Buckingham hid inside a barrel with a microphone in his hand and wondered how Gasper had access to these forces as he jumped onto a tank. He asked the commander and he said that he gets free tickets to musicials then nodded. Then he moved towards the submarine however the officer only joined last week and fell off. Finally Buckingham climbed to the top of a telegraph pole and the pilot thought that he was in Paris blowing a kiss to a woman and was happy. He claimed that it took 10 years of planning with 10 people and breaking the fourth wall to enjoy the show saying that it was animated on "10 yen".
Buckingham had went to Lupin's hideout where Lupin who was getting changed, Daisuke Jigen and Goemon Ishikawa XIII were staying. Lupin apologized and Buckingham told him that Gasper is waiting for him at his bar as he blew a bubble.
At his apartment, Buckingham was making some more chewing gum and worried that there is going to be a wedding at midnight and whether Lupin has enough time to put the gum bullets in his mouth.
As Lupin was dealing with the gangsters, Buckingham was with a woman sitting on a bed cuddling in a room upstairs when one of the gangsters was launched up into their room stuck on the floor.
By the end of the episode, Buckingham had used a piece of chewing gum and used it to transform into Fujiko to do a dance, then she lowered her top to reveal her breasts and give an air kiss as a tease. The real Fujiko was outraged as she saw it on TV, then she went to the lamp post and hit the fake with a lid saying that she wouldn't do a thing like that. Buckingham then went to the floor and was chewing the gum as the effect was wearing off, he transformed however his face was still Fujiko then he changed back to himself to blow a bubble.
Notes[]
- Buckingham reappeared as a cameo in The Old Woman and Lupin Thievery Contest.