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Gin

2011-12-03T19:21:02Z

Heksu: /* Raven Chaser */

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| name = Gin
| english-name = Melkior
| image = Gin Profile.jpg
| age = Unknown 
| gender = Male
| date-of-birth =
| relatives =
| nicknames = Aniki ([[Vodka]]), Koibito
| first-appearance = Manga: Chapter 1 Anime: Episode 1
| appearances = {{:Gin Appearances}}
| cases-solved =
| japanese-voice = [[Yukitoshi Hori]]
| english-voice = [[Troy Baker]]
| drama-actor = [[Kuranosuke Sasaki]]
| footnotes =
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'''{{nihongo|Gin|ジン|Jin}}''' is a high-ranking official in the [[Black Organization]] and the primary antagonist of the series. He is the organization member who gave [[Shinichi Kudo]] the experimental poison [[APTX 4869]] which turned him into [[Conan Edogawa]].<ref name=Eyes>Manga Chapter 1: The Heisei Holmes</ref> He is frequently paired on missions with [[Vodka]]. In the English manga, he was first introduced as Melkior, but later was reverted to Gin. This is likely due to the fact that Conan is often reminded of the Organization by references to alcohol.

== Background ==
Gin is a high-ranking "executive agent", often giving the other members their orders and supervising group missions. Despite his high ranking leadership position, he often takes to the field to participate in missions, complete business transactions, and assassinate people. He seems to be able to communicate freely with [[Anokata]].

== Personality ==
Although Gin is loyal to [[anokata|the boss]] of the Black Organization and follows all orders, he is also shown to act on his own initiative on more than one occasion. He is more than willing to take matters into his own hands when he feels another member has failed.<ref name=Smart>Manga Chapter 383: The New Weapon</ref> He does not trust anyone and does not fully believe anything he doesn't witness himself.<ref>Manga Chapter 702: The Bomber's Aim</ref>. He even once pulled a gun on his own partner, Vodka, when he went against orders and rescheduled a meeting with one of their contacts outside of the organization.<ref name=Smart/>

Gin is quite perceptive and intelligent<ref name=Smart/>; he can smell out traps his partner Vodka easily falls for. He has yet to be truly outsmarted by Conan, although he has been foiled a couple of times. As soon as he becomes suspicious of someone he gets to work looking into them,<ref>Manga Chapter 700: Dangerous Area</ref> but as soon as his suspicions are proven wrong he tends to lose interest completely.<ref name=Scar/><ref>Movie 13: [[The Raven Chaser]]</ref>

Despite being menacing and coldblooded, Gin appears to respect certain members of his team; [[Vodka]], [[Vermouth]] (when she persuades him to leave Conan and Kogoro alone), and [[Rena Mizunashi|Kir]] (when he decides not to kill anyone at the hospital after she asks him not to). Gin doesn't seem to enjoy Vermouth's antics; he tried to put an icepick through her head after she disguised as a waiter to tease him.

== Appearance ==
Gin is a tall man with, as Shinichi put it, the eyes of someone who has easily killed many people without a care.<ref name=Eyes/> [[Image:Gin's murderous eyes.png‎|thumb|right|150px|Gin's murderous eyes.]]He has long silver hair (light-brown at first in the anime, then blond, then finally changed to match the manga as can be seen in the 13th movie: [[The Raven Chaser]]) that goes down to his hips and dark green eyes. He wears a black hat, long black coat, and a white turtleneck sweater.

Later in the series he receives a scar on his left cheek after a bullet from [[Shuichi Akai]]'s rifle grazes him.<ref name=Scar>Manga Chapter 504: Black Organization vs. FBI 2</ref>

==Abilities==
Gin seems to have undergone serious physical training, giving him incredible stamina and a high pain tolerance, as shown when he remained conscious after being hit by Conan's [[Stun-Gun Wristwatch|stun-gun wristwatch]] and then shot himself in the arm to regain full consciousness. He then climbed down and back up a chimney despite the shot in the arm.<ref>Manga Chapter 242: A White World</ref>

Although Gin has not fired a sniper rifle canonically, Gin probably has sniping skills based on the way he handled Korn's rifle to locate [[Shuichi Akai]] who is 700 yards away, center him in the scope, and steadily aim at him while standing up.<ref>Anime Episode 425: Black Impact! The Moment the Black Organization Reaches Out</ref> In [[Countdown to Heaven]], Gin is an excellent sniper, as shown when he accidentally shoots at [[Sonoko]].<ref>Movie 5: Countdown to Heaven</ref>

He is also capable of disguise, although the extent of his ability is unknown.<ref>Anime Episode 311: Contact with the Black Organization: Pursuit Chapter</ref>

==Plot overview==
===Shinichi and APTX 4869===
[[File:EP1 26.JPG|150px|thumb|right|Kudo is forced to ingest the poison APTX 4869.]]
In his first appearance in the series, Gin is at Tropical Land with Vodka to blackmail a company owner involved in gun smuggling. His and Vodka's suspicious appearance causes Shinichi to follow them, stumbling across Vodka's transaction with the businessman. Gin, who seems to have been keeping watch, knocks down Shinichi with a blunt weapon, then force-feeds him [[APTX 4869]]. His parting words to Shinichi are "So long, great detective."

===Murder of Akemi Miyano===
[[Akemi Miyano]] was told that the only way that she and [[Shiho Miyano|her sister]] would be allowed to leave the Black Organization was to successfully pull off a 10 billion yen bank robbery. After tricking her into accidentally poisoning one of her team members, she confronts Gin at the shipping yard to complete the transaction. She tries to tell Gin to hold up his end of the bargain, but he tells her the Organization wouldn't let her sister leave anyway because she was too valuable. He then kills Akemi and flees.

===Bullet Train Case===
(This case only features Gin in the manga. In the anime episode, he is replaced here with a man who looks and dresses very similarly. The same is true for Vodka.) Here, Gin and Vodka are making a deal aboard the Shinkansen. For a large sum of money, their client is given what she believes to be a black attaché case containing information about the stock market. However, the case actually contains a bomb rigged to explode when she calls a certain number on her mobile phone. Thanks to a bug Conan placed in their seats, he is able to learn Gin and Vodka's codenames, but is unable to catch them before they leave the train.
===Sherry's Escape===
Gin and Vodka were supposed to remove Sherry from the Organization because she began asking too many questions about her sister's death. At this time, Sherry takes the Apotoxin 4869 and escapes. When Gin and Vodka return, she isn't there. Gin develops an obsession with capturing Sherry and killing her himself.

===Haido City Hotel===
One day, Conan and Ai saw his car on a street. They put a a transmitter in it only some seconds before he arrived there. After a while, Gin found an auburn hair in the car and he deduced it was Shiho's. He found also the transmitter, so he destroyed it (after that is the famous moment when he imagines Shiho naked).
However, Conan and Ai knew where was he going to go, so they went also to the Haido Hotel. There, Pisco kidnapped Haibara and took her to a room with a big fireplace. When Gin and Vodka arrived at the room, she (with her adult body beacuse of the Baikal)was hidden in the fireplace. Gin heared her breathing, and, when she arrived at the roof, he was there. He shot her many times. When he was ready to kill her, Conan arrived and shot a sleeping dart at him. However, he showed a resistance to it, not falling asleep promptly and shot himself in the arm so he would stay conscious. After that, he climbed down the chimney, killed Pisco and climbed back up. He returned to his car with Vodka and Vermouth and they talked about Sherry. In this chapter, it is hinted that he knows Shiho very well, predicting her movements and being able to confidently distinguish her by just a hair she left in his car.

===Prior to the Bus Hijacking===
===Vodka's rendezvous with Itakura===
===Vermouth's Unmasking===
===Black Impact===
[[File:Gin's scope sniped.jpg|thumb|right|Shuichi Akai shoots Gin's scope out and grazes his cheek. The wound will eventually scar and is seen in all of Gin's later appearances.]]
Gin coordinates the assasination of Domon Yasuteru. His first plan, which was to get Domon interviewed, and kill him through Chianti and Korn. His backup plan; which consisted of Vermouth crashing in front of Domon's car, and later Kir, Chianti, and Korn would kill Domon and his two bodyguards, was canceled when he discovered the transmitter Conan set up. Gin assumes the transmitter was set up by Kogoro, and move to kill him. However, the assasination of Kogoro is interrupted by Conan and Akai, who was sniping from 700 yards away. Gin leaves after being hit, and assumes the transmitter was set up by the FBI. Later, he decides not to kill Kogoro and Conan at the word of Vermouth.

===The Search for Kir===
===Clash of Red and Black===
====Akai's Assassination====
Gin is the one that orders Kir to kill Akai. He doubted her allegiances to the Organization and was suspicious of her so he put her at gunpoint and forced her to call Akai to tell him to meet her somewhere. He tells her he will be watching the whole assassination so if she planned on doing anything suspicious, he would kill her. Kir kills Akai (even though there are theories that he may still be alive) and Gin is reassured of her allegiance to the Organization.

===Scar Akai and the Beika Department Store===
==Movie Appearances==
===Countdown to Heaven===
Initially, Gin is involved in the plot because he is to eliminate a traitor in the Organization. Later though, he finds out that Sherry was attending a party at the Twin Tower Buildings, the targeted location, and decides to kill two birds with one stone. He shoots at Sonoko, who got her hair permed and looks a lot like Sherry, but he realizes that it wasn't her after all after Conan gets Sonoko to dodge the bullet and she starts panicking in a very uncomposed manner. He leaves the towers in the end, looking forward to killing Sherry the next time he sees her

===Raven Chaser===
In the beginning, during Conan's dream, Gin appears and is shown to know Conan's true identity. Later, in reality, Gin is looking for a memory card that contains information crucial to the Organization. His next appearance is during the climax of the movie. He, Vodka, Chianti, and Korn arrive at the top of Tokyo Tower in a black helicopter. Gin calls Irish and tells him to hold out the computer chip, then orders Chianti to kill Irish and destroy the chip in one shot. He spots someone (Conan) trying to hide and orders Vodka to start using the machine gun that was built into the helicopter. After Conan catapults the broken light into the back of the helicopter and Vodka is trying to get it back in control, he wonders who could have done so much damage to the Organization and leaves the scene.

== Relationships analysis ==
=== Black Organization ===
==== Vodka ====
Gin is [[Vodka]]'s superior and they frequently work together, or are seen communicating with one another by phone. Vodka shows Gin absolute respect, using honorifics<ref>Vodka uses "aniki" meaning literally meaning "older brother", but in context means "one's senior".</ref> while speaking with Gin rather than simply using his codename. Gin in turn values Vodka for his obedience. Gin views and treats Vodka as an "inexperienced little brother".<ref name=CD239a>Conan drill page 239: 出来の悪い弟分</ref>

[[Image:Gin imagines Shiho naked.jpg|thumb|right|Gin imagines [[Shiho Miyano]] naked.]]
==== Sherry ====
{{Main|Gin and Sherry}}
Gin has an abnormal attachment for [[Shiho]] and seems to enjoy hunting for her, while she seems to hate him. They may have had a romantic relationship in the past.<ref name=CD239/> In the anime, Gin also, imagines Shiho naked once.
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==== Vermouth ====
Gin and [[Vermouth]] are or were in a sexual relationship with one another.<ref name=CD239>Conan drill page 239</ref> They get along well enough on missions, but Gin does not like Vermouth's habit of keeping secrets or her teasing. Before the events of the showdown on the ghost ship, Gin and Vermouth trusted one another, but some of Gin's trust may have disappeared as Vermouth failed to inform even the boss of her intentions.<ref name=CD239/>

==== Tequila ====
Although [[Tequila]] is a subordinate of Gin's, he doesn't use honorifics like Vodka does<ref>Vodka uses "aniki" meaning literally meaning "older brother", but in context means "one's senior".</ref> to refer to Gin, giving the impression Tequila and Gin appear equally ranked.<ref name=CD239/>

==== Pisco ====
Although [[Pisco]] and Gin are executive members and Pisco is Gin's senior, Gin dislikes and looks down on him.<ref name=CD239/> He does not show emotion when he kills him in the burning hotel.

=== Law enforcement ===
==== Shuichi Akai ====
{{Main|Gin and Shuichi Akai}}
Gin and [[Shuichi Akai]] are rivals and enemies.

== Character popularity ==
eBookJapan held a character popularity poll from April 12, 2011 to May 12, 2011 in which readers of Detective Conan (international included) could vote for their favorite character. Gin placed 20th in the poll with 34 votes out of the 5,883 that were cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebookjapan.jp/ebj/special/conan/vote_kekka2.asp|title=『名探偵コナン』人気投票結|date=2011-05-12|publisher=eBookJapan|accessdate=2011-05-15}}</ref>

In honor of the release of the 15th movie, [[Quarter of Silence]], the official Conan movie website held a popularity poll for the top 10 Detective Conan characters. Gin placed 8th out of 10.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.conan-movie.jp/camp_chara/camp15th_res.html|title=名探偵コナン「キャラクター人気投票」|date=2011|publisher=www.conan-movie.jp|accessdate=2011-08-12}}</ref>

== Name origin ==
Gin's English name, Melkior, is the name of one of the Magi, or three kings, who visits the infant Jesus in Christian tradition. The name is Semitic and means 'king city.'

== Quotes ==
{{cquote|"So long... great detective."}}
{{cquote|"Traitors can't hide their scent."}}

== Trivia==
* Gin is left handed.
* Gin can't seem to remember faces he encounters or kills, which explains that he doesn't remember [[Shinichi]].
* His favorite car is his Porsche 356A, which he refers to as "German black rain frog". Notably, the cars registration numbers are 4-8-6-9, the same numbers that are used in APTX-4869.[[Image:Gin's Porsche.png|150px|thumb|right|Gin's Porsche.]]
* Gin's design has drastically been changed throughout the anime. At first, his hair is actually light brown, and the line structure is not as detailed. In addition, part of his hair comes down his face across his nose. As the series progresses Gin's hair is blond, and the line structure is strongly detailed. Moreover, there is no hair that comes down across his face anymore. Gin's hair color changes once again in Opening 24 where it is then silver to match his manga depiction.

==In other languages==
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{{OtherLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|ジン Jin}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=US|English|Melkior/Gin<ref> Changed to Gin in the Manga</ref>|Which is the name of one of the Magi who visits Jesus in Christian tradition.}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=France|French|Gin}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Gin}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Gin}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Saudi Arabia|Arabic|جين Jin}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Finland|Finnish|Gin}}
{{EndTable}}

== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[wikipedia:Gin|Gin]] (alcohol)
* [[Black Organization]]

== References ==
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{{Characters}}
{{Black Organization}}

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Yumi Miyamoto

2011-11-24T16:27:15Z

Heksu: /* In other languages */

{{InfoBox Char
| name = Yumi Miyamoto
| japanese-name =
| english-name = Yumi Miyamoto
| image = Yumi Miyamoto Profile.jpg
| age = ?
| gender = Female
| date-of-birth =
| relatives =
| nicknames =
| first-appearance = Manga: Chapter 208 Anime: Episode 146
| appearances = {{:Yumi Miyamoto Appearances}}
| keyhole = [[Volume 47]]
| cases-solved =
| japanese-voice = [[Yu Sugimoto]]
| footnotes =
}}
'''{{nihongo|Yumi Miyamoto|宮本由美|Miyamoto Yumi}}''' is a character in the manga and anime franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''.

== Background ==
Yumi is a traffic cop who mostly focuses on traffic accidents and hit-and-runs. She often runs into the [[Detective Boys]] and [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] when they are in the middle of solving a case, and has helped them numerous times in solving cases and catching criminals.

Yumi's best friend is [[Miwako Sato]], whom she often teased about her feelings for [[Wataru Takagi]]. She often went to the both of them and gave them both advice on how to tell each other how they felt, which was sometimes successful; but other times, the plans failed due to Takagi and Sato's shyness around each other. With Takagi and Sato finally having confessed their feelings to each other, and with their greatest competitor, [[Ninzaburo Shiratori|Shiratori]], having found [[Sumiko Kobayashi|his match]] as well, she is possibly now left at a loss at whom to tease.

== Personality ==
Yumi is a rather mischievous person and a compulsive match-maker who tries every trick in the trade to bring Miwako and Wataru together, even going so far as dropping hints to others about their dates in order to prompt jealousy. She is considered an attractive member of the police force, but is still single. This allows her to take advantage of the men in the district, having them buy gifts for her to try and impress her.

Yumi owns two dogs named Suta and Hachi, and is allergic to cats.

== Plot overview ==

== Relationships analysis ==

== Name origin ==

== Quotes ==

== In other languages ==
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{{OtherLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|由美 Yumi|宮本 Miyamoto}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=France|French|Yumi|Miyamoto}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Yumi|Miyamoto}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Yumi|Miyamoto}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Saudi Arabia|Arabic|Yomi يومي|''Not given''}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Finland|Finnish|Yumi|Miyamoto}}
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== Trivia ==

== See also ==

* [[Characters]]
{{Characters}}
{{Police}}
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[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Female characters]]
[[de:Yumi Miyamoto]]

Ninzaburo Shiratori

2011-11-24T16:26:19Z

Heksu: /* In other languages */

{{InfoBox Char
| name = Ninzaburo Shiratori
| japanese-name = 白鳥任三郎 (Shiratori Ninzaburou)
| english-name = Nicholas Santos
| image = Ninzaburo Shiratori Profile.jpg
| age = 26
| gender = Male
| date-of-birth =
| relatives =
| nicknames =
| first-appearance = Anime: Movie 1 Manga: Chapter 209
| appearances = {{:Ninzaburo Shiratori Appearances}}
| cases-solved =
| keyhole = [[Volume 23]]
| japanese-voice = [[Kaneto Shiozawa]] ([[The Time-Bombed Skyscraper|Movies 1]]~[[Captured in Her Eyes|4]], Ep. 146~157) [[Kazuhiko Inoue]] (Ep. 205~present)
| english-voice = [[Eric Vale]]
| footnotes =
}}
'''{{nihongo|Ninzaburo Shiratori|白鳥任三郎|Shiratori Ninzaburou}}''', also known as '''Nicholas Santos''' in the [[Funimation]] dub, is a character on the ''[[Detective Conan]]'' franchise.

== Background ==
[[File:Inspector Shiratori's Badge.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Inspector Shiratori shows his badge.]]
Shiratori's debut was in the first movie, ''[[The Time-Bombed Skyscraper]]'', acting as a member of Megure's police force.<ref name=Time>[[The Time-Bombed Skyscraper|Movie 1: The Time-Bombed Skyscraper]]</ref> At first, Shiratori only appeared in movie roles, playing key roles in the first three Detective Conan movies. At some point, Shiratori later became a full-fledged inspector.<ref name=Shira>[[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story|Episode 146: Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story]]</ref>

As a child, Shiratori studied diligently to one day become a lawyer, and had even memorized some laws by heart. One day, he witnessed a young girl confronting two juveniles trying to steal mangas from a bookstore. To thank him for helping her out, the girl bought him a drink and made a sakura petal pattern from the straw wrapper, saying the sakura was the symbol of courage for the Japanese police (due to the distinct form of the Japanese police badge). It was because of this incident that Shiratori decided to become a cop rather than a lawyer.<ref name=Sakura>Manga Chapter 689: Blooming Sakura</ref>

Shiratori later joined the Tokyo Metropolian Police Department and worked alongside [[Inspector Megure]], often acting as an extra officer or pair of eyes, though he later became an inspector of his own. When [[Miwako Sato]] joined the department, Shiratori believed that he had found his childhood love again, and as a result both he and his younger colleague [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]] considered each other rivals for Sato's affections. Shiratori would often try to show off in front of Takagi by asking Sato on a date, but she always rejected him, much to his dismay. However, he has since come to date [[Sumiko Kobayashi]], whom he finally discovered to be his true love.
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== Personality ==
Shiratori comes from a wealthy family, and he has shown a large background in skyscrapers and fancy wines.<ref name=Time /><ref name=Wine>[[The Fourteenth Target|Movie 2: The Fourteenth Target]]</ref> Because of his background, Shiratori acts much more conceited than his counterpart, and rival for [[Miwako Sato]]'s affections, [[Wataru Takagi]]. In fact, [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] even believes that Shiratori is a suspect in the first movie, and [[Kogoro Mouri]] even at one point concludes that Shiratori is the one planting bombs, due to his heavy interest in skyscrapers and buildings.<ref name=Time/>

Shiratori, like Sato and Takagi, believes that Conan has a lot of intelligence for a boy his age, but unlike Takagi and Sato, he usually tends to care not much for Conan's opinion. He often feels that Conan gets in the way, and that he himself could have figured out the case without Conan's help, though Conan always proves otherwise. However, unlike Kogoro, Shiratori will take notice and suspect something if Conan points something quite interesting. Shiratori's attitude is often very cocky, but Conan and even Takagi have shown to beat him to the punch in a deduction. However, while a bit conceited, he is a fair and considerate man and has even shown that he truly cared for Takagi when they were not battling for Sato's affections.

His favorite hobbies include studying architecture, cooking, and collecting wine, including his favorite ''Romane Conti''.

== Plot overview ==

==Relationships analysis==
=== Family & Friends ===
==== Miwako Sato ====
Shiratori also shows affection for [[Miwako Sato]], whom he believed to be his first love interest from his childhood days. He would often ask her out on dinner dates but always end up being turned down, much to his dismay.<ref name=Shira /> He also knows that Takagi also has feelings for Sato, and often will put down Takagi while in front of her, by showing off how he is wealthy and wants to take her to fancy dinner dates.<ref name=Shira /> However, Sato does not feel the same way for him, and always turns him down. In later episodes, Shiratori is the leader of a police force that is mostly hellbent on getting Takagi and Sato to break up, especially when Sato and Takagi begin to move further in their relationship. Shiratori once even tries to sabotage a date at Tropical Land that Sato and Takagi are having, have the police lie to Megure that they are working, so that they can secretly pretend to be staff members of Tropical Land, and try to ruin the date.

In another situation, Shiratori almost marries Sato, through an arranged marriage set up by Shiratori's family and Sato's mother. However, thanks to an ultamatium set up by Sato, Takagi is about to stop the marriage, with the help of Conan and [[Tomoaki Araide|Dr. Araide]], before Sato and Shiratori can kiss.

==== Sumiko Kobayashi ====
After learning that [[Sumiko Kobayashi|Kobayashi]] is his first love<ref name=Sakura/>, he has been frequently phoning her and visiting her at the elementary school under the guise of warning her of dangerous activity in the area.<ref name=Kobayashi>Manga Chapter 690: Haunted Warehouse</ref> He has also resigned from his "position" as Chief Executive of Miwako Sato's Line of Defense, telling the other officers to let Takagi and Sato be.<ref name=Kobayashi2>Manga Chapter 705: Kobayashi-sensei's Love</ref>

During the investigation of the Loan Shark Murder Case, Kobayashi is brought to the police station as a witness and learns that she resembles Sato and that Shiratori used to be in love with her.<ref>Manga Chapter 706: Kobayashi-sensei's Misunderstanding</ref> This upsets her, and she behaves coldly and harshly towards Shiratori, even claiming to not remember their first meeting<ref name=Sakura/> when he tries to confess his feelings to her, saying that it must have been Sato he met instead.<ref>Manga Chapter 707: The Sakura Girl is...</ref> After saving her from the culprit, Shiratori finally confesses his true feelings to Kobayashi, and the two begin dating.<ref>Manga Chapter 708: The Sakura in Full Bloom</ref>

== Character popularity ==
eBookJapan held a character popularity poll from April 12, 2011 to May 12, 2011 in which readers of Detective Conan (international included) could vote for their favorite character. Shiratori placed 22nd in the poll with 22 votes out of the 5,883 that were cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebookjapan.jp/ebj/special/conan/vote_kekka2.asp|title=『名探偵コナン』人気投票結|date=2011-05-12|publisher=eBookJapan|accessdate=2011-05-15}}</ref>

== Name origin ==
His name comes from '''Ninzaburo''' Furuhata, a fictional police detective from a drama of the same name.

== Quotes ==

{{cquote|"Since long before these children were born... I have been... In love with you."|Shiratori, confessing his love for Kobayashi-sensei.}}
==In other languages==
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{{CharLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|任三郎 Ninzaburou|白鳥 Shiratori}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=US|English|Nicholas|Santos}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=France|French|Ninzaburo|Shiratori}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Ninzaburo|Shiratori}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Ninzaburo|Shiratori}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Saudi Arabia|Arabic|''Not given''| شيراتوري/شيرا Shira/Shiratori<ref>In the Film, he was referred as Shira</ref>}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=North Korea|flag2=South Korea|Korean|동훈 Dong Hoon|백 Baek}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Finland|Finnish|Ninzaburo|Shiratori}}
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== Trivia ==

* Unlike many of the characters, Shiratori strongly believes in destiny or fate.

* Originally, he was created for the movies, but became a permanent character in the manga and anime.

== See also ==
* [[Characters]]

==References==
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{{Characters}}
{{Police}}
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[[Category:Police detectives]]
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Wataru Takagi

2011-11-24T16:20:49Z

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:''This article is about the character'' Wataru Takagi. ''For the voice actor of the same name, see [[Wataru Takagi (voice actor)]].''
{{InfoBox Char
| name = Wataru Takagi
| japanese-name = 高木渉 (Takagi Wataru)
| english-name = Harry Wilder
| image = Wataru Takagi Profile.jpg
| age = 26{{citation needed}}
| gender = Male
| date-of-birth =
| relatives =
| nicknames = Takagi-kun ([[Miwako Sato|Sato]]) Takagi-niisan ([[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]])
| first-appearance = Manga: Chapter 171 Anime: Episode 21
| appearances = {{:Wataru Takagi Appearances}}
| cases-solved =
| keyhole = [[Volume 20]]
| japanese-voice = [[Wataru Takagi (voice actor)|Wataru Takagi]]
| english-voice = [[Doug Burks]]
| drama-actor = [[Yuichi Tsuchiya]]
| footnotes =
}}
'''{{nihongo|Wataru Takagi|高木渉|Takagi Wataru}}''' is a police sergeant and detective from the [[Tokyo Metropolitan Police|Tokyo Metropolitan Police District]]'s Criminal Investigation First Division.

== Background ==
Wataru Takagi is a newcomer to the Tokyo Police Criminal Investigations Division 1, having transferred after the bomber case about three years ago but by the time [[Shinichi Kudo]] first established his reputation as a detective, about two years ago.<ref>Manga Chapters 204-207: Shinichi's First Case, and Chapters 366-368: Parade Bomber Case</ref> He first met Shinichi's alter ego [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] during the investigation of the murder of actress Isami Nagakura, accompanying [[Juzo Megure|Inspector Megure]] and helping to expose the trick with the identical rooms.<ref>Manga Chapters 171-172: Actor's Appartment Case</ref>

Ever since his joining the force, Takagi (like so many of his other colleagues) has harbored romantic feelings for [[Miwako Sato]]. While Sato appeared to have taken a liking to him as well, Takagi was easily discouraged by the way she dealt with other male colleagues, including their superior [[Juzo Megure|Inspector Megure]] (though in that case it was more a daughterly affection to a father figure, since Sato's father had died when she was very young).<ref>Manga Chapter 233: Countdown</ref><ref>Manga Chapter 269: Time's Up</ref> In time, thanks to several severe incidents - and despite the interference of the other officers in the Department, chiefly [[Ninzaburo Shiratori]] -, their professional relationship grew more personal,<ref>Manga Chapters 267-269: Sato's Father Case</ref><ref>Manga Chapters 366-368: Parade Bomber Case</ref><ref>Manga Chapters 369-373: Serial Bomber Case</ref><ref>Manga Chapters 404-406: Missing Ring Case</ref> and finally Sato and Takagi shared their first kiss after he had been hospitalized in the course of a difficult case.<ref>Manga Chapter 673: The Common Pattern</ref>

== Personality ==
While he is initially self-conscious and bumbling, Takagi is a dedicated member of the Tokyo Police Force and shows promise as a good officer as the series progresses. He is one of the few officers who trusts [[Conan Edogawa|Conan's]] judgments the most, listening to him at case scenes to find important evidence and sometimes even letting Conan take the lead in their investigation (the case with Miwako handcuffed to the wrong suspect in the bathroom being a good example).<ref>Manga Chapter 232: Finding Evidence</ref>

Takagi has a strong intuition and sense of justice, and is very honorable. He has a strong drive to protect others, partially based in his profession as an officer, and partially based on a self-sacrificing trait in his personality. He is always very polite, even when alarmed, and defers to the judgment of his partner [[Miwako Sato]] not only because she is his senior, but because he truly respects her.

His hobbies are playing the maracas<ref>Manga Chapter 620: The Vanished Blunt Weapon</ref> and following the international wrestling scene, being a fan of wrestlers such as [[wikipedia:Bruiser Brody|Bruiser Brody]] and [[wikipedia:Keiji Mutoh|Keiji Mutoh]], and recognizing a move that Ran does as the "Shining Wizard," a finishing move of Mutoh's.<ref>Manga Chapter 388: Wolf's Shadow</ref>

== Plot overview ==

== Relationships analysis ==
=== Family & Friends ===
[[Image:Episode 535 - Sato and Takagi kiss.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Sato and Takagi]]
==== Miwako Sato ====
{{main|Wataru Takagi and Miwako Sato}}
His affection for [[Miwako Sato|Sato]] is a driving force of his character development. While his insecurity and comical outside interference regularly get in the way, he slowly manages to win her heart through his dedication, honesty and sincerity - traits Sato had also admired in her late colleague [[Jinpei Matsuda]]. Sato finally kisses Takagi after he has been severely wounded while protecting others.

==== Conan Edogawa ====
Takagi has come the closest of any of the Division One members to finding out Conan's true identity. In the Tokyo Tower Bomber Case, while they waited for the elevator bomb's clock to run down to give the final clue to stop the greater crime, [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]], as Conan, told Takagi that he would answer Takagi's questions about his real identity "on the other side."

== Character popularity ==
*eBookJapan held a character popularity poll from April 12, 2011 to May 12, 2011 in which readers of Detective Conan (international included) could vote for their favorite character. Takagi placed 14th in the poll with 46 votes out of the 5,883 that were cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebookjapan.jp/ebj/special/conan/vote_kekka2.asp|title=『名探偵コナン』人気投票結|date=2011-05-12|publisher=eBookJapan|accessdate=2011-05-15}}</ref>
*In honor of the release of the 15th movie, [[Quarter of Silence]], the official Conan movie website held a popularity poll for the top 10 Detective Conan characters. Takagi placed 10th out of 10.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.conan-movie.jp/camp_chara/camp15th_res.html|title=名探偵コナン「キャラクター人気投票」|date=2011|publisher=www.conan-movie.jp|accessdate=2011-08-12}}</ref>

== Name origin ==
Takagi is named after his voice actor: he was originally a nameless character. During one recording session, Chafurin (Megure) read the the line "You, what's your name?", and Takagi adlibbed the response "Takagi, sir".

== Different looks ==
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Takagi_Before.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Takagi's "Before" Appearance (Episode 26)]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Takagi_Second_Look.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Takagi's "Middle" Appearance (Episode 147)]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Takagi_After.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Takagi's "After" Appearance (Episode 626)]]
|}

== Quotes ==
==In other languages==
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{{CharLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|渉 Wataru|高木 Takagi}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=US|English|Harry|Wilder}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=France|French|Wataru|Takagi}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Wataru|Takagi}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Wataru|Takagi}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Saudi Arabia|Arabic|''Not given''| تاكاجي　Takaji}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=North Korea|flag2=South Korea|Korean|형선 Hyung Sun|신 Shin}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Finland|Finnish|Wataru|Takagi}}
{{EndTable}}

== Trivia ==
*Apart from Yumi and Nakamori, Takagi is the only minor character Tokyo police officer who has not been given a background story.
*Takagi's appearance seems to have changed. His old hairstyle included a spikier fringe compared to the current one.

== See also ==
* [[Characters]]

== References ==
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{{Police}}
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Juzo Megure

2011-11-24T16:10:23Z

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{{InfoBox Char
| name = Juzo Megure
| japanese-name = 目暮十三 (Megure Juuzou)
| english-name = Joseph Meguire
| image = Juzo Megure Profile.jpg
| age = early/mid 40s
| gender = Male
| date-of-birth =
| relatives = [[Midori Megure]] (wife)
| nicknames = Inspector Inspector-dono ([[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]])
| first-appearance = Manga: Chapter 1 Anime: Episode 1
| appearances = {{:Juzo Megure Appearances}}
| cases-solved =
| keyhole = [[Volume 4]]
| japanese-voice = [[Chafurin]]
| english-voice = [[Mark Stoddard]]
| drama-actor = [[Masahiko Nishimura]] (1st) [[Masato Ibu]] (2nd)
| footnotes =
}}
'''{{nihongo|Juzo Megure|目暮十三|Megure Juuzou}}''' (also known as '''Joseph Meguire''' in the Funimation dub), commonly referred to as '''Inspector Megure''', is a Police Inspector (Rank 6) in Division 1 of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department<ref name=PoliceRanks>http://forums.dctp.ws/index.php?topic=6114.0</ref> in the manga and anime ''[[Detective Conan]]''.

== Background ==
Shortly after Megure had come to the police force, he was involved in a case in which he would meet his future wife, [[Midori Megure|Midori]]. As a result of the case, he has taken to wearing a hat in public in order to hide a scar which he gained and his own self-consciousness about how he came to his marriage.<ref>Manga Chapter 286: An Unexpected Motive</ref> Megure was also a good friend of star detective story novelist [[Yusaku Kudo]], and would in the past consult him about one case or another. On many such occasions, Yusaku would take his son [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] with him, who would pick up his father's investigative skills and eventually become a detective in his own right.<ref>Manga Chapter 204: The Initial Call</ref>

Megure is almost always there on the scene when a murder occurs, always interviewing the suspects, and acting as the commanding officer of the group of police he brings along with him, among them [[Wataru Takagi]], [[Miwako Sato]], [[Ninzaburo Shiratori]], and [[Officer Chiba|Chiba]]. Megure and [[Kogoro Mouri]] were former co-officers in the district.<ref>Manga Chapters 570-573: Shinichi's Childhood Adventure</ref>

== Personality ==
Megure is a capable veteran officer who cares much for his underlings, but he is prone to occasional shouting fits whenever something does not go right or when his excitement gets the better of him. He also has little patience for fools, but tends to be a bit too conservative, limiting his ability for flexible thinking.

After Shinichi solved their first mutual case for him, he has regularly consulted him in difficult cases and considered him a great help.<ref>Manga Chapter 207: Hidden Within The Depth Of The Heart</ref> In stark contrast to this, he tends to think not much of [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] and the [[Detective Boys]], usually thinking of them as a nuisance until they solve the ongoing case for him. Likewise, from their common police days, he has no high regard for [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]], and he thinks that he may actually be under some kind of jinx, since wherever Kogoro shows up, there is always some murder case nearby (a fact which actually conforms to Conan, which in later cases he seems to have realised).

In some Anime Originals Megure has the habit of trying to tell the culprit about the morale of doing wrong, which he does not in the manga series.

== Plot overview ==

== Relationships analysis ==

== Character popularity ==
eBookJapan held a character popularity poll from April 12, 2011 to May 12, 2011 in which readers of Detective Conan (international included) could vote for their favorite character. Megure placed 24th in the poll with 17 votes out of the 5,883 that were cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebookjapan.jp/ebj/special/conan/vote_kekka2.asp|title=『名探偵コナン』人気投票結|date=2011-05-12|publisher=eBookJapan|accessdate=2011-05-15}}</ref>

== Name origin ==
[[File:Detective 5.jpg|thumb|right|Maigret was featured by Gosho in the fifth volume.]]
"Juzo Megure" comes from '''[[Wikipedia:Jules Maigret|Jules Maigret]]''', a fictional Paris police detective created by the writer Georges Simenon. Maigret and Megure physically resemble one another as well, both are stocky and somewhat overweight. Megure's first name "Juzo" has also been used as a pun on thirteen, the Japanese numeral.

== Quotes ==

== Trivia ==
* Megure's scar has yet to be seen, because even when he was hospitalized, he either had his hat or had a bandage that wrapped the whole top of his head.
* Megure does not know how to work with computers well. He doesn't know the most basic jargon nor the proper way to turn one on or off.<ref name=379p>Manga Volume 37, File 7, :"Footsteps of Darkness 3"</ref>

==In other languages==
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{{CharLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|十三 Juzo|目暮 Megure}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=US|English|Joseph|Meguire}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=France|French|Juzo|Megure/Maigret<ref>In the Manga</ref>}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Juzo|Megure}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Juzo|Megure}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Saudi Arabia|Arabic|''Not given''|ميغوري 　Migori}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=North Korea|flag2=South Korea|Korean|롬보/한석 Lom Bo/Han Seok |골 Gol<ref>His name changed in Movie 2, because of the issue with the number-name pairing.</ref>}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=China|Chinese|十三 Shisan|目暮 Mumu}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Finland|Finnish|Juzo|Megure}}
{{EndTable}}

== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Megure Family]]

== References ==
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{{Characters}}
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Shizuka Hattori

2011-11-23T17:07:30Z

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{{InfoBox Char
| name = Shizuka Hattori
| english-name = Melinda Hartwell
| image = Shizuka Hattori Profile.jpg
| age = 42
| gender = Female
| date-of-birth =
| relatives = [[Heizo Hattori]] (husband) [[Heiji Hattori]] (son)
| aliases = Shizuka Ikenami (maiden name)
| first-appearance = Manga: Chapter 276 Anime: Episode 220
| appearances = {{:Shizuka Hattori Appearances}}
| cases-solved =
| keyhole = [[Volume 28]]
| japanese-voice = [[Masako Katsuki]]
| english-voice = [[Lydia Mackay]]
| footnotes =
}}
'''{{nihongo|Shizuka Hattori|服部静華|Hattori Shizuka}}''', also known in the Funimation dub as '''Melinda Hartwell''', is a character in the manga and anime franchise, ''[[Detective Conan]]''. Shizuka is Heiji's mother, a fact that shocks [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]], [[Ran Mouri|Ran]], and [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]], due to her incredibly youthful appearance. Heiji is the only one who insults her looks, calling her "old lady." Nonetheless, Shizuka is very supportive of her son, rooting for him to solve cases, though she sometimes calls her husband, [[Heizo Hattori]], police chief of Osaka, to assist Heiji. She is skilled in kendo.

== Background ==

In her first appearance, She asked Kogoro to help find a man named Shiro Shibata so she could retrieve an old photograph; Conan realized that the Ikenami is lying to Kogoro when she introduces herself for unknown reasons. At first, Conan suspected her to be a member from the [[Black Organization]] despite her lies, and maybe her fake identity. At the end of case it is revealed that she is [[Heiji Hattori]]'s mother.

== Personality ==

Not much is known about this woman despite her rarely appearances. She is calm, elegant, and has incredible kendo skills.

==In other languages==
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{{CharLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|静華 Shizuka|服部 Hattori}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=US|English|Melinda|Hartwell}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Shizuka|Hattori}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Shizuka|Hattori}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Saudi Arabia|Arabic| شيزوكا Shizoka| هاتوري Hattori}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Finland|Finnish|Shizuka|Hattori}}
{{EndTable}}

== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Hattori Family]]

== References ==
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{{Characters}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hattori Shizuka}}
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[[Category:Female characters]]
[[Category:Characters from Osaka]]
[[de:Shizuka Hattori]]

Heizo Hattori

2011-11-23T17:06:43Z

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{{InfoBox Char
| name = Heizo Hattori
| japanese-name =
| english-name = Martin Hartwell
| image = Heizo Hattori Profile.jpg
| age = ?
| gender = Male
| date-of-birth =
| relatives = [[Heiji Hattori]] (son) [[Shizuka Hattori]] (wife)
| nicknames =
| first-appearance = Manga: Chapter 93 Anime: Episode 48
| appearances = {{:Heizo Hattori Appearances}}
| cases-solved =
| keyhole = [[Volume 15]]
| japanese-voice = [[Takehiro Koyama]]
| english-voice = [[Andrew T. Chandler]]
| footnotes =
}}
'''{{nihongo|Heizo Hattori|服部平蔵|Hattori Heizou}}''', known in the Funimation dub as '''Martin Hartwell''', is a character in the manga and anime franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''.

== Background ==
Heizo is the highest ranking officer at the Osaka Prefectural Police Headquarters; he is Superintendent Supervisor (Rank 2).<ref name=PoliceRanks>Volume 10, File 3, Page 7; Chap 93; http://forums.dctp.ws/index.php?topic=6114.0</ref> Heizo is the father of the high school detective [[Heiji Hattori]], and is sometimes very supportive of his son's desire to be a detective. Heizo has sometimes lent his son a hand in solving a tough case. Though he has a hard exterior, Heizo is very caring for his son, family, and friends. At the Osaka district, he is very close with [[Goro Otaki]] and [[Detective Toyama]]. It is due to his friendship with Detective Toyama that his son, Heiji, originally met Toyama's daughter, [[Kazuha Toyama|Kazuha]]. His wife is [[Shizuka Hattori]].

== Personality ==

== Plot overview ==

== Relationships analysis ==

== Name origin ==

Hanzo '''Hattori''' was a famous Japanese samurai, while '''Heizo''' Hasegawa is the main protagonist of "Onihei Hanakacho".

== Quotes ==
==In other languages==
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{{CharLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|平蔵 Heizo|服部 Hattori}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=US|English|Martin|Hartwell}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=France|French|Heizo|Hattori}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Heizo|Hattori}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Heizo|Hattori}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Saudi Arabia|Arabic| هيزو Hizo| هاتوري Hattori}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Finland|Finnish|Heizo|Hattori}}
{{EndTable}}

== Trivia ==

== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Hattori Family]]

== References ==
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{{Characters}}
{{Police}}
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Sumiko Kobayashi

2011-11-23T17:06:02Z

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{{InfoBox Char
| name = Sumiko Kobayashi
| japanese-name = 小林澄子 (Kobayashi Sumiko)
| english-name = Liz Faulkner
| image = Sumiko Kobayashi Profile.jpg
| age = 26
| birth in date =
| gender = Female
| date-of-birth =
| relatives =
| nicknames = Kobayashi-sensei (formerly) Oni-baba ("old demon hag")
| first-appearance = Manga: Chapter 154 Anime: Episode 112
| appearances = {{:Sumiko Kobayashi Appearances}}
| keyhole = [[Volume 50]]
| cases-solved =
| japanese-voice = [[Yuko Kato]]
| english-voice = [[Stephanie Young]]
| footnotes =
}}
'''{{nihongo|Sumiko Kobayashi|小林澄子|Kobayashi Sumiko}}''', also known as '''Liz Faulkner''' in the [[Funimation]] dub, is a character in the manga and anime franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''. She is the homeroom teacher of [[Conan Edogawa]] and the girlfriend of [[Ninzaburo Shiratori]]. She is also the self-appointed (and somewhat unwelcome) "manager" of the [[Detective Boys]].

== Background ==
Sumiko Kobayashi attended Teitan Elementary and was in the 18th graduating class, two classes above [[Detective Chiba]]. She became the new class teacher of [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] and the [[Detective Boys]] after their previous teacher had married and retired. Her harsh behavior towards her charges had earned her the nickname "oni-baba" (hag) amongst her students.

One night, the Detective Boys came into the school to investigate strange occurrences involving busts from art class and an anatomy model from the sick room, which had been mysteriously moved around, and the mysterious absence of the vice principal. The busts and the model had actually been used by Kobayashi for a rehearsal for the next parent-teacher conference. Kobayashi is in fact very fond of children, but her kindness had caused her to have very little control over her class at her previous school, resulting in a disastrous parent-teacher conference. To fix this, she had forced herself to be strict and harsh when she transferred to Teitan Elementary, but after the Detective Boys discovered her nicer side, she decided to be herself again and has become very popular with her students ever since.<ref>Manga Chapter 155: Is Someone There?</ref>

On one occasion, she accompanied Conan and the Detective Boys to an interview which became a murder investigation as they found the reporter slain. After witnessing Conan in action, she announced her desire to join the Detective Boys and become their manager - a decision which was immediately vetoed<ref>Manga Chapter 517: The Detective Boys</ref> and is commonly neglected in the field.<ref>Manga Chapter 691: Conan vs. The Detective Boys</ref>

As it turned out later, when Kobayashi was still a small child, she had confronted two no-good juveniles attempting to steal mangas from a bookshop. When the culprits contemptuously shoved her aside, a young boy intervened on her behalf, cooly citing a paragraph from Japanese law concerning theft. As a sign of gratitude, Kobayashi bought her rescuer a drink ornamented with a circle of sakura flowers made from the straw wrapper, as a symbol of goodness and justice (referring to the sakura shaped Japanese police badges). It would not be until many years later that she would encounter him again as a member of the police force, under the name of [[Ninzaburo Shiratori]].<ref>Manga Chapters 687-689: Sakura Girl Case</ref>

Because Shiratori first wanted to win Kobayashi's affection and then tell her about what he viewed as the hand of fate, he kept silent about their first encounter - a scheme that backfired when she found out that she had a dead lookalike in the police department whom Shiratori had once pursued romantically. Thinking that he considered her a mere replacement for [[Miwako Sato|Sato]], Kobayashi was understandably hurt and started distancing herself from him, even after Shiratori personally confessed their common past to her - a move which came at a bad time, because she had become an unwitting (and the sole) witness to a murder and the murderer would therefore try everything to silence her.<ref>Manga Chapters 707: The Sakura Girl is...?</ref> When the culprit was apprehended, Kobayashi did indeed remember Shiratori as her childhood savior, and the relationship was reaffirmed.<ref>Manga Chapters 708: The Sakura in Full Bloom</ref>

== Personality ==
Kobayashi is very kind and fond of children, considering them the most wonderful thing in the world. Kobayashi is also quite timid and sensitive, not to mention that she suffers from serious stagefright. Even though she has appointed herself the manager of the Detective Boys, the kids often leave her out of case or ignore her warnings. She was also quite hurt when she believed [[Ninzaburo Shiratori|Inspector Shiratori]] was only interested in her because of her resemblance to [[Miwako Sato]] - a resemblance so striking it even fooled her close associates [[Detective Chiba|Chiba]] and [[Yumi Miyamoto|Yumi]].<ref>Manga Chapter 706: Kobayashi-sensei's Misunderstanding</ref><ref>Manga Chapter 707: The Sakura Girl is...</ref> In contrast of Kobayashi's striking appearance to Sato, however, the two women have almost entirely different personality traits. While Sato is reckless, outspoken, daring, and impulsive, Kobayashi is more gentle, softspoken, cautious, and careful in any given situation.

Kobayashi loves mystery novels, particularly the works of [[Edogawa Rampo]]. Because of this, [[Ai Haibara]] suggests that she and Shiratori would work well together because Kobayashi would enjoy hearing about cases from him.<ref>Manga Chapter 690: The Haunted Warehouse</ref>

== Plot Overview ==
=== A Harsh Teacher ===
In her first appearance, Kobayashi was known by the students of Class 1-B, including, Conan and the Detective Boys, as a strict,mean teacher, who was always disciplining her class, never showing any kindness. Her initial personality, led to her students nicknaming her,"Old Demon Hag".Then, one night, the [[Detective Boys]], decided to figure out why many dolls were missing one after another. Conan deduces the one behind the "kidnappings", was Kobayashi herself, which relieved the children. Kobayashi finally revealed the reason behind her "dictator-like" teaching, was that, in the past, two of her students fought at a parent-teacher conference, because of her lack in disciple.She would come at Teitan Elementary at night to practice for the next parent-teacher conference, so there be no more fights.However, with some suggestions from the Detective Boys, she changed her teaching style, and became more well liked.

Later on, she would introduce Ai Haibara, as the new student of Class1-B, who would also become an official member of the Detective Boys.

=== A Manager is Born ===
Kobayashi agrees to give the Detective Boys a ride to a writer, who wanted to do a report on them, for their actions in complicated cases. However, the gang weren't expecting a dead writer, and quickly inform the police. When [[Inspector Megure]] and [[Wataru Takagi]] arrive at the scene, both believe that Kobayashi is Sato, because without her glasses, she bears a scary resemblance to the officer. Soon Conan tries to prove the Detective Boy's skills in catching the criminal, however, he also had to conceal his vast intelligence, so his secret wouldn't be questioned by Kobayashi. Conan and his friends manage to drop hints on who the real culprit is and who is promptly arrested.

After the case, Kobayashi dubbed herself the "manager" of the group, wanting to solve and capture "bad guys", along with them, shocking the children to great extent.
Kobayashi has been with the group on many cases,despite them constantly ignoring her everytime or has been the Detective Boys' reference to call her, if they're involved in a case. Once, she devised a riddle for the students to deduce, without the aid of Conan, so some new students would feel more welcome. Kobayashi, along with Ayumi, Mitsuhiko, Haibara, and Genta, listen about Conan's story of how Shinichi (himself) and Ran, as children, had their first "coded mystery". Her main reason fro becoming the "manager", seems to stem from her intense interests in mystery novels and her respect for the police.

=== A Lost Love, Finally Rekindled ===
During another one of the kids' cases, Kobayashi is called to pick up the children, by Megure, and saids she'll take them home in a taxi. However, Shiratori offered that she should take them home in his car, while holding her hand, in a romantic style. Over the nest few days, he has made constant visits to where she works, warning her of any and all danger in the vicinity, which sparks a crush by Kobayashi to him, unaware of their actual history.

Later, Shiratori again warns Kobayashi of a vicious, serial purse thief, who might be a woman, who's still at large. During the conversation, the latter asks why Shiratori kept calling her, and he simply replied,"Because I worry about you". The Detective Boys soon arrive and asks her if they want to come to a festival with her, and she agrees. Soon, she loses sight of the children, and unknowingly hears a murder being commited, then a few minutes later, sees the culprit's silhouette. She screams very loudly and Conan shows up. The next day, Kobayashi goes to the police station, with the kids, in order to tell her story to the police, and meets [[Yumi Miyamoto]] and [[Detective Chiba]], who confuse her for Sato, until Shiratori clears up the misunderstanding, and escorts Kobayashi to a conference so they can discuss the case in more detail. Then, she learns of Shiratori's former interest with Sato and her striking appearance to her. This leads her to suspect that Shiratori only liked her because of her physical traits to the female officer.

She begins to treat Shiratori harshly and after seeing that the three main suspects weren't the
criminal, she coldly tells Shiratori not to bother her anymore and leaves.At school,he tries the real reason why he liked her, but she dismisses it, as she believes he's only lying. However, while working late at night, she was almost killed by one of the three suspect, the criminal, in order to silenece her, but is saved by Shiratori, the Detective Boys and Sato. Kobayashi then finally remembers him, after he saids some familiars words. Shiratori then confesses he was always in love with her, and Kobayashi blushes and replies, "Yes!". Later, she makes a special bento for Shiratori, signifying that the two are now a couple.

== Relationships analysis ==
=== Family & Friends ===
==== Ninzaburo Shiratori ====
As a child, Kobayashi instantly became Shiratori's true love, and was the very reason why he entered police force. At the end of a case, that gave some of Shiratori's past, who realized Sato wasn't his true love, and the suspect whom he also thought was his love, he thought he would never find her. However, Ayumi helped by saying the exact same lines that the girl from his past said and makining the same wristband she gave him. Shiratori desperately asked who taught her that, Ayumi simply replied her school teacher. Then, at that exact moment, Kobayashi came to pick up the Detective Boys who were involved, when Shiratori layed eyes on her, recognizing Kobayshi as his true "woman of destiny", their relationship began to spark. He would always warn her of any dangers nearby where she worked or lived, which caused Kobayashi to form romantic feelings. In fact, his concern over her, constant visits, and kindness towards her, often causes her to blush deeply.

When she became a star witness in a murder investigation, she learned of her resemblance to Detective Sato, and after hearing about his former crush on her from other policemen, she thought that the only reason he was so interested in her was because of her striking resemblance to [[Miwako Sato]], and was not only shocked, but hurt, thinking Shiratori didn't have feelings for her. Not knowing the real reason, Kobayashi began to act coldly and harshly toward him,even when he confessed his true feelings to her, she brushed it off, thinking Shiratori confused her with Detective Sato. However, it was all cleared up by the end of the case, when he not only saved her from the culprit, but also cooly said some of the laws of Tokyo, the same way he did as a child, which finally reminded her of their first meeting, and Shiratori romantically told her she was the woman he loved, shocking her to the extent of blushing, then replied with a fast,"Yes!". Afterwards, the two began dating, becoming an official "boyfriend-girlfriend" couple, and every morning, Kobayashi gives Shiratori bentos for his "energy demanding" work.

Kobayashi would often make bentos for him, after they became an official couple, every morning, when he went work. On White Day, Shiratori was seen with many chocolate, inside his car for her, this is a major hint that earlier, Kobayashi had given him chocolate, to express her feelings, and now his chocolate was to express he reciprocated his love for her. Then, later on, she was shown with all the delicious sweets, from Shiratori's car, at her house or apartment, with an estactic smile, while at the same time blushing, not knowing where to begin. Since, the sweets were seen at her home or apartment, it's very believable that Shiratori knows her address, and possibly, even visits there frequently.

== Name origin ==
Kobayashi-sensei is named after a friend of [[Gosho Aoyama]]'s and a junior detective character created by [[Edogawa Rampo]].

== Quotes ==

{{cquote|Because the sakura is the symbol of police officers! Determined, kind, and dignified. It's a flower of justice!|Child Kobayashi tells a young Shiratori why she gave him a sakura petal straw wrapper after he helped her stand up to some shoplifters.}}

==In other languages==
{{BeginTable CharLang}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|澄子 Sumiko|小林 Kobayashi}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=US|English|Liz|Faulkner}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=France|French|Sumiko|Kobayashi}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Sumiko|Kobayashi}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Sumiko|Kobayashi}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Saudi Arabia|Arabic|''Not given''| كوبا Koba }}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Finland|Finnish|Sumiko|Kobayashi}}
{{EndTable}}

== Trivia ==
*In her first appearance, Kobayashi was seen as a brunette, but now is seen with blue hair.

*Despite huge differences in personalities, Kobayashi and [[Miwako Sato]], have some similarities:
#Their boyfriends are policemen.
#They have strikingly similar appearances and similar haircuts.
#Both are friends with the [[Detective Boys]].
#They are both are 26 years old.
#Both have become acquainted with [[Kogoro Mouri]] in a murder case.
#They were both love interests of Shiratori; however, Kobayashi was his real love.
#Both have helped solve a case with hints.
#They have had difficult starts to their relationships. Sato had to overcome Matsuda's death, Kobayashi doubted Shiratori's feelings after finding out about Sato.
#Both are fond of children.

*Her first name, Sumiko, means "lovely child", while her surname, Kobayashi, means "small grove ".

== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Ninzaburo Shiratori]]
* [[Detective Boys]]

== References ==
<references />

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{{Characters}}
{{Detective Boys}}
[[de:Sumiko Kobayashi]]

Makoto Kyogoku

2011-11-23T17:05:21Z

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{{InfoBox Char
| name = Makoto Kyogoku
| japanese-name = 京極真 (Kyougoku Makoto)
| english-name = Taylor Somerset
| image = Makoto Kyogoku Profile.jpg
| age = 18<ref name=CD55>Conan drill page 55 listed 16-18 as the age range</ref>
| gender = Male
| Height = 184cm
| weight = 79kg
| date-of-birth = unknown<ref name=CD55/>
| relatives =
| nicknames =
| first-appearance = Manga: Chapter 219 Anime: Episode 153
| appearances = {{:Makoto Kyogoku Appearances}}
| cases-solved =
| keyhole = [[Volume 25]]
| japanese-voice = [[Nobuyuki Hiyama]]
| english-voice = [[Todd Haberkorn]]
| footnotes =
}}
'''{{nihongo|Makoto Kyogoku|京極真|Kyougoku Makoto}}''', also known in the Funimation dub as '''Taylor Somerset''', is a character in the manga and anime franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''. Makoto is [[Sonoko Suzuki]]'s long distance boyfriend.

== Background ==
Makoto attended Teitan High School, where he was a prominent member, eventually the captain, of his karate team. He noticed Sonoko cheering on her friend [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] during a martial arts tournament, and became interested in her.

Some time later, he worked in his family's summer resort as a waiter, where he encountered Sonoko again, this time in company of Ran and [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]].<ref name=Summer>[[Sonoko's Dangerous Summer Story|Episode 153-154: Sonoko's Dangerous Summer Story]]</ref> Soon, however, Sonoko was stalked by a crazed serial killer who suspected her of having taken a picture of him at his latest murder (which she hadn't) and therefore wanted to both silence her as a potential witness and kill her because he hated brown headed girls in general. Motoko saved her just in the nick of time, earning her affection, but his constant participation in martial arts competitions and a studying period overseas prevented them from seeing each other often enough.<ref name=Summer /> Sonoko always does her best to maintain contact with him, though, including sending him little trinkets and gifts that she makes herself, and Makoto has stayed loyal to her. He usually gets caught up in one of Sonoko's silly romantic schemes. His fighting skills have proven to be incredibly handy for [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]], having saved Conan, Sonoko, and [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] from being in dangerous peril many times.

== Personality ==
As a master martial artist, Makoto is usually cool and collected, especially in crisis situations, and also a keen observer. The only thing which does throw him off is his affection for Sonoko, for whom he will go great lengths, even forsake an important tournament just to meet her. However, Makoto's bashfulness around her, his dedication to his fighting skills and some competitive impulse keep him jumping from one obligation to the other, so their relationship is rendered a bit difficult.

As a comic relief, Makoto always bears a plaster above his left brow as a mark for his fighting competitiveness. In addition, he seems completely immune to pain, dismissing a knife sticking in his arm as nothing too significant.

== Plot overview ==

== Relationships analysis ==
* [[Sonoko Suzuki and Makoto Kyogoku]]

Sonoko originally met [[Makoto Kyogoku]] while vacationing, where he was a waiter at a restaurant and worked at a hotel in his spare time. At first, neither she, Conan, nor Ran recognized him, because he wore glasses to hide his features. After he later protects her from getting killed by a crazed serial killer, Sonoko and Makoto entertain a long distance relationship, which is additionally hampered by the fact that he tends to be a little bashful around her.
[[Image:Sonoko Presents Her Chocolate to Makoto.jpg|250px|left|thumb|Sonoko presenting the chocolate she made to Makoto.]]

Makoto often saves Sonoko from dangerous peril, like in a snow lodge,<ref name=Valentine>[[The Truth Behind Valentine's|Episode 266-268: The Truth Behind Valentine's]]</ref> and in a forest.<ref name=Red>[[Sonoko's Red Handkerchief|Episode 457-458: Sonoko's Red Handkerchief]]</ref> Sonoko loves to use some kind of concocted scheme to get Makoto to come to her, usually in some romantic way, to create a romantic and dreamy experience for her.<ref name=Red /> This, however, doesn't always end in success, but he sometimes does stumble through her little schemes.<ref name=Valentine /><ref name=Red /> He often warns her of the way she is dressed, because he believes that guys will try to come after her because of it.<ref name=Summer /><ref name=Valentine />
[[Image:Sonoko Gives Makoto Her Chocolate.jpg|250px|right|thumb|Sonoko gives the chocolate she made to Makoto.]]

Sonoko often wants to show Makoto that her feelings for him are stronger than he thinks, planning simple ideas to make him feel special. However, these often go in awry, as she either cannot make what she had planned to make, like when she promised to make him a home-made sweater, but had to resort to buying one in a mall,<ref name=Megure>[[Megure's Locked Away Secret|Episode 217-218: Megure's Locked Away Secret]]</ref> or Makoto has no idea what she gave him is, like when he believed that the pottery she sent him was supposed to be for flowers.<ref name=Pottery>[[The Murderous Pottery Class|Episode 228-229: The Murderous Pottery Class]]</ref> Sonoko keeps a photo of Makoto in her bag, and uses it as a good luck charm for when she takes exams.<ref name=Photo>[[Trembling Metropolitan Police Headquarters 12 Million Hostages|Episode 304: Trembling Metropolitan Police Headquarters 12 Million Hostages]]</ref> She has also made him a chocolate, trying to make him feel jealous by not saying who it was for, thus forcing him to visit her in a snow lodge to ask her what was going on.<ref name=Valentine /> When he finds out that indeed, she made him the chocolate, he gets very embarrassed himself.<ref name=Valentine />

Although long distance relationships can be hard to be in, and despite her constant flirting with any other attractive boy she stumbles upon, Sonoko has generally stayed faithful to Makoto, other than dreaming of meeting up with the Kaitou Kid, though this is mostly to see him up close more than anything else. Makoto also stays faithful to Sonoko.

== Name origin ==
Makoto's last name presumably comes from Natsuhiko Kyogoku [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natsuhiko_Kyogoku], the author of mystery novels such as Ubume no Natsu and Mōryō no Hako.

== Quotes ==
==In other languages==
{{BeginTable CharLang}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|真 Makoto|京極 Kyogoku}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=US|English|Taylor |Somerset}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=France|French|Makoto|Kyogoku}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Makoto|Kyogoku}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Makoto|Kyogoku}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Saudi Arabia|Arabic| ماكاتو Makato|''Not given''}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Finland|Finnish|Makoto|Kyogoku}}
{{EndTable}}

== Trivia ==

== See also ==
* [[Characters]]

== References ==
<references />

[[de:Makoto Kyogoku]]
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[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Male characters]]
[[Category:Martial artists]]
{{Characters}}

Sonoko Suzuki

2011-11-23T17:04:27Z

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{{InfoBox Char
| name = Sonoko Suzuki
| japanese-name = 鈴木園子 (Suzuki Sonoko)
| english-name = Serena Sebastian
| image = Sonoko Suzuki Profile.jpg
| age = 17
| gender = Female
| date-of-birth =
| relatives = Shiro Suzuki (father) Tomoko Suzuki (mother) [[Ayako Suzuki]] (older sister) [[Jirokichi Suzuki]] (uncle)
| nicknames = Deduction Queen Sonoko Annoying Sonoko ([[Genta]])
| first-appearance = Manga: Chapter 40 Anime: Episode 6
| appearances = {{: Sonoko Suzuki Appearances}}
| cases-solved =
| keyhole = [[Volume 8]]
| japanese-voice = [[Naoko Matsui]]
| english-voice = [[Laura Bailey]]
| drama-actor = [[Mayuko Iwasa]] (1st) [[Sayaka Akimoto]] (2nd)
| footnotes =
}}
'''{{nihongo|Sonoko Suzuki|鈴木園子|Suzuki Sonoko}}''', known in the Funimation English dub as '''Serena Sebastian''', is a character from the manga and anime ''[[Detective Conan]]''. Sonoko is [[Ran Mouri]]'s best friend, and is the girlfriend of [[Makoto Kyogoku]], with whom she currently is in a long-distance relationship. [[Conan Edogawa]] sometimes has to knock her out with his stun gun watch to use her as "Deduction Queen Sonoko". Because of this, Sonoko has claimed to be a great high school detective in her own right.

== Background ==
Sonoko is the daughter of Tomoko and Shiro Suzuki, the rich family of a large company. She has a sister, Ayako, and an uncle named [[Jirokichi Suzuki|Jirokichi]], who is often involved in trying to capture the [[Kaitou Kid]].

Sonoko and Ran have been best friends ever since they were little.<ref name=Magic>[[Magic File 3: Mahjong Pieces and the Memories from Tanabata|Magic File 3: Mahjong Pieces and the Memories from Tanabata]]</ref> Sonoko is often there to help Ran whenever she is bullied by other school children, more often there than even [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] was.<ref name=Magic /> Although Ran knows that Sonoko has a lot of money, she always makes sure that money never gets involved in thier friendship, not going to ski vacations with Sonoko because she doesn't have the money, when she knows that Sonoko would pay for her to go.<ref name=Friendship>[[Friendship Can't Be Bought With Money|Episode 329-330: Friendship Can't Be Bought With Money]]</ref> This, along with other things, has helped strengthen the bond between both Ran and Sonoko.

== Personality ==
Before she began dating [[Makoto Kyogoku|Makoto]], Sonoko displayed the typical girl her age, acting very boy-crazy, and often mostly thinking about trying to snag the "perfect boy." She would often act sad because she couldn't get a boyfriend, using all necessary means to try and get one. She often dressed in clothes meant to attract boys, and would try to sweet talk her way into being with a boy, by making him chocolates,<ref name=ValChoc>[[Valentine Murder Case|Episode 6: Valentine Murder Case]]</ref> trying to impress a boy while wearing a bikini,<ref name=Triplet>[[The Triplet's Country Home Murder Case|Episode 72: The Triplet's Country Home Murder Case]]</ref> or going to various events that young guys were going to attend.<ref name=Lodge>[[Ski Lodge Murder Case|Episode 84-85: Ski Lodge Murder Case]]</ref> [[Ran Mouri|Ran]], in the meanwhile, would always be the one to unwillingly attract the boys, which would cause jealousy in Sonoko.<ref name=Villa>[[Mountain Villa Bandaged Man Murder Case|Episode 34-35: Mountain Villa Bandaged Man Murder Case]]</ref> However, this all changed when Sonoko met and began dating Makoto.

Sonoko loves using her money to go on big vacations, like expensive ski trips,<ref name=Lodge /> and loves to buy fancy clothes and items.<ref name=Megure /> Also, she is a sugar and sweets glutton, and loves to go to festivals where sugary sweets are on display, often picking up gigantic plates filled with various cakes.<ref name=Sweets>[[The Candy House the Witch Lives In|Episode 368: The Candy House the Witch Lives In]]</ref> She has even used [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] for the sole purpose of having a children's discount on food.<ref name=Culprit>[[Two Days with the Culprit|Episode 547-548: Two Days with the Culprit]]</ref> She is also a big fan of the band LEX,<ref name=LEX>[[Karaoke Box Murder Case|Episode 42: Karaoke Box Murder Case]]</ref> and various other people in pop music, including [[Two-Mix]].<ref name=Mix>[[The Kidnapping of a Popular Artist Case|Episode 81-82: The Kidnapping of a Popular Artist Case]]</ref>

Conan has had to use Sonoko sometimes, when he needs to do a deduction show. At first, he sometimes struggled to copy Sonoko's mannerism's down, but now is used to it.<ref name=Bank>[[The Bank Heist Murder Case|Episode 79: The Bank Heist Murder Case]]</ref> However, because he has had to use Sonoko so often for a deduction, Sonoko, like [[Kogoro Mouri]], completely buys into her whole "sleeping" persona, calling her self the best detective in [[Teitan High School]], and a "Deduction Queen."<ref name=Bank /> This makes Conan sometimes completely regret using her to solve a case, though he does admire her courage in certain situations. Sonoko is shown to not be completely clueless, and is sometimes able to solve little things on her own, and can figure things out when she is provided some assistance by Conan, like in [[The Suspicious Spicy Curry]], when Conan had to communicate to Sonoko, Kogoro, and [[Misao Yamamura|Yamamura]] in charades and sign language.<ref name=Curry>[[The Suspicious Spicy Curry|Episode 331-332: The Suspicious Spicy Curry]]</ref>

Sonoko is a big fanatic of the [[Kaitou Kid]], thinking that not only is he very handsome, but is also herself a very big fan of him, cheering him on in trying to steal something, even when that something is a rare treasure of the Suzuki family! She wishes to meet the Kid up close, and sometimes almost gets her wish, but is very disappointed when she doesn't.<ref name=Kid>[[Kaito Kid's Miracle Midair Walk|Episode 356: Kaito Kid's Miracle Midair Walk]]</ref>

== Appearance ==
Sonoko often wears a bandanna backing up her fringe, skirt, random clothes covering the top. Her clothes are often erotic.

== Plot overview ==

== Relationships analysis ==
=== Family & Friends ===
* '''Makoto Kyogoku'''
Sonoko originally met [[Makoto Kyogoku]] while vacationing, when he worked at his father's hotel in his spare time.<ref name=Summer>[[Sonoko's Dangerous Summer Story|Episode 153-154: Sonoko's Dangerous Summer Story]]</ref> At first, neither she, Conan, nor Ran recognized him, because he wore glasses to hide his features. He later saves her when he takes a knife in the arm for her, to protect her from getting killed by a crazed serial killer.<ref name=Summer /> This is when Ran finally realizes that he is the famous karate champion. After defeating the killer, he confesses his feelings for her, which leaves Sonoko dumbfounded and flustered.<ref name=Summer /> According to Makoto, he originally met Sonoko during one of Ran's tournaments, and loved how feisty and firey she was in trying to cheer her friend on.<ref name=Summer /> After this, Sonoko and Makoto begin a long distance relationship.<ref name=Summer />
[[Image:Sonoko Presents Her Chocolate to Makoto.jpg|250px|left|thumb|Sonoko presenting the chocolate she made to Makoto.]]

Makoto often saves Sonoko from dangerous peril, like in a snow lodge,<ref name=Valentine>[[The Truth Behind Valentine's|Episode 266-268: The Truth Behind Valentine's]]</ref> and in a forest.<ref name=Red>[[Sonoko's Red Handkerchief|Episode 457-458: Sonoko's Red Handkerchief]]</ref> Sonoko loves to use some kind of concocted scheme to get Makoto to come to her, usually in some romantic way, to create a romantic and dreamy experience for her.<ref name=Red /> This, however, doesn't always end in success, but he sometimes does stumble through her little schemes.<ref name=Valentine /><ref name=Red /> He often warns her of the way she is dressed, because he believes that guys will try to come after her because of it.<ref name=Summer /><ref name=Valentine />
[[Image:Sonoko Gives Makoto Her Chocolate.jpg|250px|right|thumb|Sonoko gives the chocolate she made to Makoto.]]

Sonoko often wants to show Makoto that her feelings for him are stronger than he thinks, planning simple ideas to make him feel special. However, these often go in awry, as she either cannot make what she had planned to make, like when she promised to make him a home-made sweater, but had to resort to buying one in a mall,<ref name=Megure>[[Megure's Locked Away Secret|Episode 217-218: Megure's Locked Away Secret]]</ref> or Makoto has no idea what she gave him is, like when he believed that the pottery she sent him was supposed to be for flowers.<ref name=Pottery>[[The Murderous Pottery Class|Episode 228-229: The Murderous Pottery Class]]</ref> Sonoko keeps a photo of Makoto in her bag, and uses it as a good luck charm for when she takes exams.<ref name=Photo>[[Trembling Metropolitan Police Headquarters 12 Million Hostages|Episode 304: Trembling Metropolitan Police Headquarters 12 Million Hostages]]</ref> She has also made him a chocolate, trying to make him feel jealous by not saying who it was more, thus forcing him to visit her in a snow lodge to ask her what was going on.<ref name=Valentine /> When he finds out that indeed, she made him the chocolate, he gets very embarrassed himself.<ref name=Valentine />

Although long distance relationships can be hard to be in, Sonoko has stayed faithful to Makoto, other than dreaming of meeting up with the Kaitou Kid, though this is mostly to see him up close more than anything else.

== Character popularity ==
*eBookJapan held a character popularity poll from April 12, 2011 to May 12, 2011 in which readers of Detective Conan (international included) could vote for their favorite character. Sonoko placed 7th in the poll with 86 votes out of the 5,883 that were cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebookjapan.jp/ebj/special/conan/vote_kekka2.asp|title=『名探偵コナン』人気投票結|date=2011-05-12|publisher=eBookJapan|accessdate=2011-05-15}}</ref>

== Name origin ==

== Different looks ==
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Sonoko_Before.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Sonoko's "Before" Appearance (Episode 6)]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Sonoko_After.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Sonoko's "After" Appearance (Episode 627)]]
|}

== Quotes ==

== Trivia ==
Sonoko has been shown to be very aggressive. For example when Genta called her "Auntie Sonoko", she punched him extremely hard, and when she was interrupted by a soccer ball, she threw it back at the kicker, causing him to fall back.

==In other languages==
{{BeginTable CharLang}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|園子　Sonoko|鈴木 Suzuki}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=US|English|Serena|Sebastian}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=France|French|Sonoko|Suzuki}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Sonoko|Suzuki}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Sonoko|Suzuki}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Saudi Arabia|Arabic| سوكو 　Soko|''Not given''}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=North Korea|flag2=South Korea|Korean|보라 Bo Ra|정 Jung}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Finland|Finnish|Sonoko|Suzuki}}
{{EndTable}}

==Gallery==
<gallery perrow=5>
File:Sonoko_625-626.jpg|Sonoko and Ran clutching Conan in fear in a haunted house in Episode 625-626.
</gallery>

== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Suzuki Family]]

== References ==
<references />

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[[Category:Characters]]
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[[Category:Sleeping detectives]]

[[de:Sonoko Suzuki]]
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Hiroshi Agasa

2011-11-23T17:03:42Z

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{{InfoBox Char
| name = Hiroshi Agasa
| japanese-name = 阿笠博士 (Agasa Hiroshi)
| english-name = Hershel Agasa
| image = Hiroshi Agasa Profile.jpg
| age = 52<ref>Conan Drill Page 52</ref>
| gender = Male
| date-of-birth = Unknown<ref>Conan Drill Page 52</ref>
| relatives = Kurisuke Agasa (great-uncle) Teiko Agasa (great-aunt)
| aliases = Dr. Agasa Professor Agasa
| nicknames = Hakase ([[Ai Haibara]]) Agasa-hakase ([[Conan Edogawa]], [[Detective Boys]])
| first-appearance = Manga: Chapter 2 Anime: Episode 1
| appearances = {{:Hiroshi Agasa Appearances}}
| cases-solved =
| keyhole = [[Volume 5]]
| japanese-voice = [[Kenichi Ogata]] [[Kazunari Tanaka]] (young)
| english-voice = [[Bill Flynn]]
| drama-actor = [[Ryosei Tayama]]
| footnotes = Was voted most likely to be "[[Anokata|That Person]]" in a fan poll
}}
'''{{nihongo|Hiroshi Agasa|阿笠博士|Agasa Hiroshi}}''', most commonly referred to as '''{{nihongo|Professor Agasa|阿笠博士|Agasa-hakase}}''', and known in the [[Funimation]] dub as '''Hershel Agasa''', is a character in the manga and anime franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''. Agasa is [[Shinichi Kudo]]'s next door neighbor and family friend. The first person to learn Shinichi is [[Conan Edogawa]], he has invented all of Conan's special [[gadgets]] as well as the [[Detective Boys]]' badges.

== Background ==
Hiroshi Agasa is an inventor and [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]'s closest neighbor, living in a large house right next to the Kudo residence. [[Image:Agasa's_house.JPG‎|thumb|left|235|Agasa's house]]He makes his living with a wide number of patents and inventions, mostly video games (of whom the [[Detective Boys]] are enthusiastic test players). He has been a friend of Shinichi and [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] since their childhood years.

After Shinichi had been shrunk by the [[APTX 4869]], the first person he met and entrusted himself to was Agasa. After having been convinced that the little boy was Shinichi, Agasa was also the first one to advise Shinichi to exercise caution in his pursuit of the [[Black Organization]]. He also helped Shinichi in establishing his new identity as [[Conan Edogawa]], including constructing several gadgets which help Shinichi in carrying on his detective work surreptitiously, and in order to perfect Conan's cover, he also enlisted him into [[Teitan Elementary]] and thus came to know the children who would form the [[Detective Boys]]. When [[Ai Haibara|Shiho Miyano]] fled the clutches of the Organization, she fled to Shinichi's house but collapsed from exhaustion before Agasa's doorstep. Agasa subsequently took her in, learned about her true identity and helped her establish her new identity as Ai Haibara. He also entrusted Shinichi's parents with the secret about what has happened to their son.

Ever since these beginnings, Agasa has been an invaluable friend for Shinichi and the Detective Boys as a confidant, paternal friend, and someone to hang out with. He often takes the children on trips, most of which turn into criminal cases instead.

=== Childhood and relatives ===
Agasa went to Teitan Elementary<ref name=410p>Manga Volume 40, File 7, Agasa's First Love</ref> and then Okuho middle school.<ref>Manga chapter 572 page 10</ref> His family moved to Japan from abroad soon after the end of fall term of his sixth grade after he met [[Fusae Campbell|Kinoshita Fusae]].<ref> Manga chapter 410 pages 08-10</ref> Agasa was living in Japan before his family moved and he may have changed his address when they arrived. He has a rich accountant uncle named Kurisuke Agasa who died 50 years before the present timeline at the age of 38.<ref>Manga chapter 111 page 06</ref> The uncle liked gadgets. Teiko, the sister of his uncle (Agasa’s aunt) was alive until a year ago when she passed away at 76.<ref>Manga chapter 111 page 07</ref> Agasa’s cousin’s granddaughter is of the right age to be introduced to Takagi.<ref>Manga chapter 208</ref>

== Personality ==
Hiroshi Agasa is a jovial and outgoing person and has many friends in his community, a fact which helped him in his covering up of Conan's and Ai's true origins (he simply claims that they are the children of his friends and acquaintances).

Agasa has a special love for pasta and tomato juice.

== Plot overview ==

== Relationships analysis ==

=== Family & Friends ===
==== Shinichi Kudo/Conan Edogawa ====
[[Conan]] treats [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]] as a member of his own family, like an uncle. Due to the fact that they both share the secret behind Shinichi's transformation and knowledge about the Black Organization, Conan often comes to him when in trouble or seeking for help.

==== Ai Haibara ====
The relationship between [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] and [[Hiroshi Agasa|Professor Agasa]] is rather unusual, if not humorous. Despite what their actual (and apparent) ages are, Ai often times acts more like a mother to the professor, constantly reminding him to watch what he eats. On several occasions, she has removed fattening foods from his reach<ref name=Depths>[[Strategy Above the Depths|Movie 9: Strategy Above the Depths]]</ref>, and is attempting to help get him into better shape. There have also been instances where she'll instinctively step in front of Agasa to protect him from danger.<ref name=Eyes>[[Captured in Her Eyes|Movie 4: Captured in Her Eyes]]</ref> Out of all the people she's met, Ai seems most comfortable about acting herself with the Professor; which might be attributed to the fact that he was the one who found her after she escaped the Black Organization, and took her in.
As it turned out some time later, Agasa had known her parents - especially her father, [[Atsushi Miyano]], personally, even though he didn't know at that time that they've had children.<ref>Manga Chapter 398: The Torn Friendship, Part 1</ref><ref>Manga Chapter 423: A Mystery Left by a Visitor</ref>

[[Image:Child Agasa.jpg|thumb|right|Fourth Grade Agasa with Fusae Campbell]]

==== Fusae Campbell ====
[[Fusae Campbell]], today a successful fashion designer, was Agasa's first love in their childhood years. Because of her half-American heritage she has blonde hair, which had made her the target of ridicule among her fellow students and thus made her very shy; she usually wore a large hat to conceal her hair. Right after she found her first love in Agasa, she had to move away, but promised to return every ten year to a special place to meet him again. However, in his forgetfulness Agasa misplaced the postcard on which she had placed her clues, and it took him forty years and the help of the [[Detective Boys]] to find the place again. While they did not openly talk about their feelings, there is a hint that their relationship is now beginning to grow.
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== Character popularity ==
*eBookJapan held a character popularity poll from April 12, 2011 to May 12, 2011 in which readers of Detective Conan (international included) could vote for their favorite character. Agasa placed 19th in the poll with 36 votes out of the 5,883 that were cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebookjapan.jp/ebj/special/conan/vote_kekka2.asp|title=『名探偵コナン』人気投票結|date=2011-05-12|publisher=eBookJapan|accessdate=2011-05-15}}</ref>

== Quizzes ==

{{main|Agasa's Quizzes}}

Agasa usually gives quizzes to the [[Detective Boys]]. These quizzes are multiple choice which he usually gives to them for a reward or just to test their knowledge. These are mostly based on puns or rearranging the strokes in a character to get the answer.

== Name origin ==
Agasa's name comes from mystery writer [[wikipedia:Agatha Christie|'''Agatha''' Christie]]. Also, his first name '''Hiroshi''' is a pun as it is written with the same kanji for {{nihongo|''hakase''|博士|professor}}.

Additionally, his great uncle and aunt, '''{{nihongo|Kurisuke|栗介}}''' and '''{{nihongo|Teiko|定子}}''', get their names from the Japanese pronunciation of '''{{nihongo|Christie|クリスティ|Kurisuti}}''' (''Kurisuke'' obviously comes from ''Kurisu'' (クリス), but ''Teiko'' comes from ''Tei'' (テイ), and alternate writing for ''Ti'' (ティ)).

Agasa's English given name "Herschel" likely comes from the physician friend of [[Haibara Ai|V. I. Warshawski]], Dr. Charlotte “Lotty” ''Herschel''.

== Different looks ==
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Agasa_Before.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Agasa's "Before" Appearance (Episode 2)]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Agasa_After.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Agasa's "After" Appearance (Episode 621)]]
|}

== Quotes ==

== Trivia ==
* Agasa has a mole on his butt with a hair sticking out of it (which Conan revealed while trying to prove his real identity to the Professor).<ref>[[Company President's Daughter Kidnapping Case|Episode 2: Company President's Daughter Kidnapping Case]]</ref>
* In a recent fan poll, Professor Agasa was voted as the character most likely to be [[Anokata | That Person]].
*The Professor has a built in television in his car.<ref>Manga: Volume 24, File 10, page 16</ref>

== Gallery ==
<gallery perrow=5>
File:EP2_Gallery_3.JPG|Shinichi can't get into his house luckily he finds [[Professor Agasa]] but has slight trouble trying to prove to him that he is Shinichi and that he's shrunk.
File:EP2_Gallery_4.JPG|"We need to be careful Shinichi, those men are bound to come looking for you if they find out you're still alive! You must tell no one your true identity or what happened! Not even [[Ran Mouri|Ran]]! Do you understand?!"
File:EP2_Gallery_5.JPG|There's someone at the door and it's Ran! What unlucky timing! Professor Agasa and Shinichi try not to panic and do their best to improvise!
</gallery>

==In other languages==
{{BeginTable CharLang}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|博士 Hiroshi|阿笠 Agasa}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=US|English|Hershal|Agasa}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=France|French|Hiroshi|Agasa}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Hiroshi|Agasa}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Hiroshi|Agasa}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Saudi Arabia|Arabic|''Not given''|أغاثا/أغاسا Agasa/Agatha}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=North Korea|flag2=South Korea|Korean|박사 Bak Sa|브라운 Brown}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Finland|Finnish|Hiroshi|Agasa}}
{{EndTable}}

== See also ==
* [[Characters]]

== References ==
<references/>

{{DEFAULTSORT:Agasa Hiroshi}}
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Male characters]]
[[Category:Characters who know Conan's identity]]
[[Category:Sleeping detectives]]

[[de:Hiroshi Agasa]]
{{Characters}}
{{Detective Boys}}

Eri Kisaki

2011-11-23T17:02:33Z

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{{InfoBox Char
| name = Eri Kisaki
| japanese-name = 妃英理 (Kisaki Eri)
| english-name = Eva Kadan
| image = Eri Kisaki Profile.jpg
| age = 37<ref name=CD60>Conan Drill page 60</ref>
| gender = Female
| date-of-birth = October 10
| relatives = [[Kogoro Mouri]] (husband) [[Ran Mouri]] (daughter)
| nicknames = Queen of the Courtroom (by her professional acquaintances)
| first-appearance = Manga: Chapter 105 Anime: Episode 32
| appearances = {{:Eri Kisaki Appearances}}
| cases-solved = 4 cases and 1 case (via [[Conan]])
| keyhole = [[Volume 11]]
| japanese-voice = [[Gara Takashima]]
| english-voice = [[Julie Mayfield]]
| drama-actor = [[Nene Otsuka]]
| footnotes =
}}
'''{{nihongo|Eri Kisaki|妃英理|Kisaki Eri}}''', known as '''Eva Kadan''' in the english Funimation dub, is a character in the manga and anime franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''.

== Background ==
[[Image:Eri and Yukiko.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Eri and her childhood friend, [[Yukiko Kudo]].]]
The legally separated wife of [[Kogoro Mouri]], Eri is a lawyer who often gets tangled in Kogoro's cases, usually serving as an extra pair of eyes when it becomes time to investigate a crime. Although she does not like Kogoro's attitude and personality (especially his drinking and skirt-chasing habits), she still deeply loves and cares for him, often testing him to see if he still cares about her as well.

Eri and Kogoro, like Shinichi and Ran, had been best friends since childhood, falling in love in their teens. [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] had believed that Eri had separated from Kogoro because he had shot her in the leg to get her away from a crazed serial killer, when in fact Eri had completely respected Kogoro for his decision, which she also believed was the correct one. She had actually left him when she had cooked him a gratitude dinner afterwards, which Kogoro assessed (perhaps rightfully) to be completely horrible.<ref name=target>[[The Fourteenth Target|Movie 2: The Fourteenth Target]]</ref> After this, Eri focused full time on her duties as a lawyer and has since become a highly respected (and feared) member of her profession.

In high school, Eri and her schoolmate and close friend, [[Yukiko Kudo]], were involved in a "Miss Teitan High School" pagaent, and were tied in the number of votes, due to the lateness of Kogoro.<ref name=Alike>[[Alike Princesses|Episode 333-334: Alike Princesses]]</ref> He had forgotten to vote, and by the time he had come to vote, it was too late.<ref name=Alike /> It was later discovered that due to his clumsiness, he thought that the "Miss" meant "mistake" and was going to vote for Eri as a result of that misconception, much to her anger later on.<ref name=Alike />

== Personality ==
Eri is considered incredibly attractive. Various men of different ages have pined for her, but she always turns them down, mostly due to her feelings for Kogoro.<ref name=coffee /><ref name=LoveOf /><ref name=Suspect>[[Kogoro Mouri, Suspect|Episode 199-200: Kogoro Mouri, Suspect]]</ref> She and Yukiko were considered the two most beautiful girls at Teitan High School back when they were students.<ref name=Alike /> However, even though the result ended in a tie, the two remained very close friends, often letting little [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] and [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] play together and have playdates.<ref name=childhood>[[Shinichi Kudō's Childhood Adventure|Episode 472-473: Shinichi Kudō's Childhood Adventure]]</ref> Shinichi remembers often how Eri would give him a big scolding for starting trouble.<ref name=coffee />
[[Image:Eri's Cat, Goro.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Eri's cat, Goro, whom she named after [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]].]]

Eri's personality suits her occupation as a lawyer. She is often very questioning, and gets herself involved in the investigation of cases along with Kogoro, much to his chagrin. She has a cat, a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Blue Russian Blue] named "Goro," whom she cares for very deeply; in fact, Goro's name comes from "KoGORO" of Kogoro Mouri, since to her the cat and Kogoro both act very similar in some ways.<ref name=Goro>[[Secret of the Russian Blue|Episode 445: Secret of the Russian Blue]]</ref><ref name=LoveOf /> Eri is also very close friends with her secretary, [[Midori Kuriyama]].

Eri is highly intelligent and has a sharp eye for details, and is also a skilled judoka, taught by Kogoro himself.<ref name=coffee /> She has proven on more than one occasion that she can lend a big helping hand in cases, and her deductions are almost always accurate.<ref name=Alike /><ref name=Suspect /> She considers Conan a big help in murder cases. At first, Eri was a little suspicious of Conan, but later just concludes that he is a boy who is very smart for his age, even helping him in showing off deduction shows.<ref name=Suspect /> Ran often goes to Eri for advice, especially on Ran's relationship with Shinichi.<ref name=Blind>[[The Blind Spot in the Darkness|Episode 170-171: The Blind Spot in the Darkness]]</ref> Eri has often half jokingly said that her best advice for Ran is to never get involved with a detective.<ref name=coffee />
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==Plot overview==
===Love of Lawyer Eri Kisaki===
Her worrying about Goro has once caused a big misunderstanding with Ran, thinking that a veternarian was trying to go out with Eri when he was only trying to help her cat (although it is shown in the end that he was really hoping to get involved with her).<ref name=LoveOf>[[Love of Lawyer Eri Kisaki|Episode 474: Love of Lawyer Eri Kisaki]]</ref>

== Relationships analysis ==
=== Family & Friends ===
==== Kogoro Mouri ====

[[Image:Kogoro and Eri.PNG|thumb|right|210px|Kogoro and Eri.]]
Even though Eri is separated from Kogoro, and has been for quite some time, she still cares for him, and loves him. She often mentions that she would go back to him if he would just be a little bit nicer and not act immaturely to her.<ref name=coffee>[[Coffee Shop Murder Case|Episode 32: Coffee Shop Murder Case]]</ref> Very often, she sees Kogoro treat her nicely and gets hope, but then he does something stupid that angers her again, ruining any hope she has of them being back together. She remembers many very important dates in their relationship, and it is found out that she and Kogoro share many things in their minds, including the idea of wearing the outfits both wore on their first date on its anniversary (each of them made this decision independently).<ref name=LoveOf /> Very often, their daughter, Ran, tries to get them to hook up with each other by planning out ways for them to see each other out of the blue.<ref name=scuba>[[Scuba Diving Murder Case|Episode 114-115: Scuba Diving Murder Case]]</ref> Ran also tries getting Eri to help give Kogoro clients.<ref name=miaso>[[Caught Up With the Great Detective! Two Murder Cases!|Episode 96: Caught Up With the Great Detective! Two Murder Cases!]]</ref>

[[Image:Eri Kisaki hair down.jpg|thumb|left|210px|Eri with hair down while getting a hair cut.]]

In ''[[The Fourteenth Target]]'', Eri and Kogoro are shown having a great time eating dinner, but it ends when Kogoro looks out the window and sees the very attractive owner of the bar that he visits.<ref name=target /> This makes Eri turn angry and act how she normally acts to Kogoro. In the two-part episode, ''[[Scuba Diving Murder Case]]'', Eri accidentally loses her wedding ring on the beach, but pretends to have left it at home to see if Kogoro noticed.<ref name=scuba /> She gets visibly angry when Kogoro doesn't appear to notice it, especially when he leaves their lunch early to go back to the beach.<ref name=scuba /> Later, it is discovered that Kogoro had always known that she wasn't wearing her wedding ring, and had gone back to the beach to look for it.<ref name=scuba /> This left a visibly shocked Eri to drive home speechless, but pleased.<ref name=scuba />

In another episode, Eri actually captures a confession from Kogoro saying that he misses her and wishes she would come back to him on a minidisc, replaying it over and over again afterwards.<ref name=Suspect /> However, even though they both miss each other, both of them still pretend not to care, and even become incredibly nasty to each other.<ref name=scuba /> Kogoro even goes on the opposing side of a case that Eri is working on, in a plan done by her professional rival [[Reiko Kujo]] to try and get under Eri's skin.<ref name=Battle>[[Courtroom Battle: Kisaki vs. Kogoro|Episode 264-265: Courtroom Battle: Kisaki vs. Kogoro]]</ref> However, her plan fails, as Kogoro's testimony is able to help out Eri's case instead of Reika's.<ref name=Battle />

== Character popularity ==
*eBookJapan held a character popularity poll from April 12, 2011 to May 12, 2011 in which readers of Detective Conan (international included) could vote for their favorite character. Eri placed 21st in the poll with 28 votes out of the 5,883 that were cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebookjapan.jp/ebj/special/conan/vote_kekka2.asp|title=『名探偵コナン』人気投票結|date=2011-05-12|publisher=eBookJapan|accessdate=2011-05-15}}</ref>

== Name origin ==
*Eri's name comes from [[wikipedia:Ellery Queen|'''E'''lle'''ry''' '''Queen''']] (the kanji of her last name, Kisaki, means 'queen').

== Cases solved by Eri Kisaki ==
# [[Coffee Shop Murder Case|'''Episode 32''': Coffee Shop Murder Case]]
# [[Kogoro Mouri, Suspect|'''Episode 199-200''': Kogoro Mouri, Suspect]]
# [[Lawyer Eri Kisaki's Testimony|'''Episode 505-506''': Lawyer Eri Kisaki's Testimony]]
# [[Might Over Mystery|'''Episode 528-529''': Might Over Mystery (Part 1)]]

Conan has put her to sleep and used to solve cases.
# [[Magician of the Silver Sky|'''Movie 8''': Magician of the Silver Sky]]

== Different looks ==
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Eri_Before_(32).jpg|thumb|left|200px|Eri's "Before" Appearance (Episode 32)]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Eri_After_(607).jpg|thumb|left|200px|Eri's "After" Appearance (Episode 607)]]
|}

== Quotes ==
==In other languages==
{{BeginTable CharLang}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|英理 Eri|妃 Kisaki}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=US|English|Eva|Kadan}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=France|French|Eri|Kisaki}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Eri|Kisaki}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Eri|Kisaki}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Saudi Arabia|Arabic| ماري/أري Ari/Mary <ref>Once called Mary, then referred as Ari</ref>| كيساكي Kisaki}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Finland|Finnish|Eri|Kisaki}}
{{EndTable}}

== Trivia ==

== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Mouri Family]]

== References ==
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kisaki Eri}}
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Female characters]]
[[Category:Sleeping detectives]]

[[de:Eri Kisaki]]
{{Characters}}

Yukiko Kudo

2011-11-23T17:00:16Z

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{{InfoBox Char
| name = Yukiko Kudo
| japanese-name = 工藤有希子 (Kudou Yukiko)
| english-name = Vivian Kudo
| image = Yukiko Kudo Profile.jpg
| age = 37<ref name=CD58>Conan Drill page 58</ref>
| gender = Female
| date-of-birth = Unknown<ref name=CD58/>
| relatives = [[Yusaku Kudo]] (husband) [[Shinichi Kudo]] (son)
| nicknames = The Night Baroness
| aliases = Yukiko Fujimine (maiden name) Fumiyo Edogawa Fumiyo Akechi
| first-appearance = Manga: Chapter 49 Anime: Episode 43
| appearances = {{:Yukiko Kudo Appearances}}
| cases-solved =
| keyhole = [[Volume 14]]
| japanese-voice = [[Sumi Shimamoto]]
| english-voice = [[Laurie Steele]]
| footnotes =
}}
'''{{nihongo|Yukiko Kudo|工藤有希子|Kudou Yukiko}}''' is the mother of [[Shinichi Kudo]] and, along with her husband [[Yusaku Kudo|Yusaku]], one of few characters who knows he is [[Conan Edogawa]]. She was once a famous actress, but retired after marrying Yusaku. She was also close friends with fellow actress, [[Sharon Vineyard]], both being excellent masters of disguise.

== Background ==
Yukiko was born in the Tosa Province (today's Kochi Prefecture, located in the southern portion of Shikoku), and became a fan of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sakamoto_Ryoma Sakamoto Ryoma] after having played the part of his older sister Otome in a historical drama. (This role also made her internationally famous as a talented actress.)<ref>Manga Chapter 733: ''[[Volume 70#Kaitou Kid and Ryoma's Gunbelt|Kaitou Kid and Ryoma's Gunbelt]]''</ref>

Despite her then-tender years as a student at Teitan High, Yukiko had a prospectively prosperous future in the film industry.<ref>Manga Chapter 414: Mama's Rival!?</ref> Thus it came as a major surprise to the world when, practically out of the blue, she married [[Yusaku Kudo]] and retired from acting.<ref>Manga Chapter 260: The Memorable Place</ref> She still retains good contacts in the acting and film industry, however, and has since become known as the "Night Baroness" (named after one of her husband's characters) after babbling out some clues provided by Yusaku on a live television show which helped solve a criminal case.<ref>Manga Chapter 342: Golden Apple 2</ref>

During her acting years, Yukiko went to a famous [[Toichi Kuroba|stage magician and disguise artist]] to learn the finer arts of disguise for a role she was preparing to play. There she met another actress who would become one of her closest friends: [[Sharon Vineyard]]. Until Sharon's (supposed) death, the two women stayed in touch, and Yukiko even attended her funeral, but her appearance was overshadowed by a small scandal involving Sharon's 'daughter' Chris. Yukiko has since learned from her son about Chris/Sharon's secret life, a revelation which troubles her deeply.<ref>Manga Chapter 341: Golden Apple 1</ref><ref>Manga Chapter 433: The Truth Behind The Mask</ref>

Despite a certain rivalry for popularity in their high school years, which had culminated in a Miss Teitan Election, Yukiko is also a close friend of [[Eri Kisaki]], and (unlike Eri) finds her daughter [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] a perfect match for her son.<ref>Manga Chapter 342: Golden Apple 2</ref>

== Personality ==
[[Image:Eri and Yukiko.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Yukiko and her childhood friend, [[Eri Kisaki]].]]
Despite her adult age, Yukiko still behaves like a teenager. She is bubbly, overconfident and attention-seeking, and prefers to stand in the lime-light (literally) whenever possible. She can be prone to jealousy over Yusaku's occasionally flirtatious behavior, and can demonstrate impulsive tendencies. She is an extremely reckless driver and very sensitive about her age: whenever her son ''dares'' to call her "oba-chan" in Japanese (in English, the closest equivalent would be "aunt"), she sets up such a furious face that Shinichi must quickly correct himself by calling her "onee-chan" ("older sister").

However, despite her faults, Yukiko is extremely loyal and cares for both her husband and her son (though a heavy streak of mischief causes her to often tease Shinichi). Her loyalty extends to her friends, as she thinks nothing of flying across the Pacific to help a friend from elementary school.<ref>{{cite book |last=Aoyama |first=Gosho |title=Detective Conan |volume=14 |publisher=Shogakukan |date=1997-03-18 |isbn=4-09-125044-0 |chapter=File 4 |language=Japanese |location=Tokyo|}}</ref> She takes pride in being an excellent actress and a mistress of disguise, able to fool even close friends and family with her skills.

== Plot overview ==
=== Conan Edogawa Kidnapping Case ===
Yukiko first appearance was disguised as Fumiyo Edogawa, a woman claiming to be Conan's mom.
=== The Cornered Famous Detective! Two Big Murder Cases ===
After having a quarrel with her husband, Yukiko secretly returned to Japan. She then meets Ran and Conan in front of her house. She successfully covered for Conan who Ran suspected at that time.

== Relationships analysis ==
{{main|Kudo Family}}

== Character popularity ==
*eBookJapan held a character popularity poll from April 12, 2011 to May 12, 2011 in which readers of Detective Conan (international included) could vote for their favorite character. Yukiko placed 17th in the poll with 37 votes out of the 5,883 that were cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebookjapan.jp/ebj/special/conan/vote_kekka2.asp|title=『名探偵コナン』人気投票結|date=2011-05-12|publisher=eBookJapan|accessdate=2011-05-15}}</ref>

== Name origin ==
The name '''Yukiko Fujimine''' (藤峰) name comes from [[Lupin III]] character '''Fuji'''ko '''Mine''' and actress [[wikipedia:二階堂有希子|'''Yukiko''' Nikaido]] (the original voice of Fujiko). Her alias, '''Fumiyo''' (文代), comes from Fumiyo Akechi, wife of [[Edogawa Rampo]]'s [[Kogoro Akechi]].

== Different looks ==
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Yukiko_Before.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Yukiko's "Before" Appearance (Episode 43)]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Yukiko_After.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Yukiko's "After" Appearance (Episode 621)]]
|}

== Quotes ==
{{cquote|Hey, you may be looking at my future daughter-in-law.|[[Shinichi Kudo's New York Case|Episode 286]]||talking about Ran}}
{{cquote|There's only two reasons for a girl to look at a boy like that: he has something on his face or she likes him.|[[Secret of the Touto Film Making Centre|Episode 335]]||talking to Conan about Haibara}}

== Trivia ==
==In other languages==
{{BeginTable CharLang}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|有希子 Yukiko|工藤 Kudou}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=US|English|Vivan|Kudo}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=France|French|Yukiko|Kudo}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Yukiko|Kudo}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Yukiko|Kudo}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Saudi Arabia|Arabic|يوكويو Yokoyo|كودو Kodo}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Finland|Finnish|Yukiko|Kudo}}
{{EndTable}}

== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Kudo Family]]

== References ==
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kudo Yukiko}}
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Female characters]]
[[Category:Entertainment]]
[[Category:Characters who know Conan's identity]]
[[Category:Sleeping detectives]]

[[de:Yukiko Kudo]]
{{Characters}}

Yusaku Kudo

2011-11-23T16:59:31Z

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{{InfoBox Char
| name = Yusaku Kudo
| japanese-name = 工藤優作 (Kudou Yuusaku)
| english-name = Booker Kudo
| image = Yusaku Kudo Profile.jpg
| age = 37-38
| gender = Male
| date-of-birth =
| relatives = [[Yukiko Kudo]] (wife) [[Shinichi Kudo]] (son)
| nicknames =
| first-appearance = Manga: Chapter 49 Anime: Episode 43
| appearances = {{:Yusaku Kudo Appearances}}
| cases-solved =
| keyhole = [[Volume 22]]
| japanese-voice = [[Hideyuki Tanaka]]
| english-voice = [[Randy Tallman]] [[John Swasey]]
| footnotes =
}}
'''{{nihongo|Yusaku Kudo|工藤優作|Kudou Yuusaku}}''' is the father of [[Shinichi Kudo]] and, along with his wife [[Yukiko Kudo|Yukiko]], is one of only a few characters to know he is [[Conan Edogawa]]. He is also a world famous novelist and the creator of the popular [[Night Baron]] series.

== Background ==
Yusaku Kudo was already noted for his sharp intellect and deductive abilities at a young age. He met Inspector Juzo Megure and became a good friend and valuable adviser to him in solving very difficult cases.<ref name="Call">Manga Chapter 204: The Initial Call</ref> While he often assisted the police, Yusaku's primary aspiration was that of a writer. As a young novelist quickly attracting acclaim in his early twenties, he encountered the girl whom he resolved to marry: [[Yukiko Kudo|Yukiko Fujimine]], an already famed and beautiful actress. While taking her out in an expensive restaurant to make his proposal, he was involved in a murder case which he solved brilliantly, and right afterward proposed to a startled Yukiko - which she accepted. (Twenty years later, his son [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] would become involved in a follow-up of the exact same case, but unlike Yusaku he wouldn't be able to profess his feelings to [[Ran Mouri|his own love]].)<ref>Manga Chapter 260: The Memorable Place</ref>

Instead of pursuing a career solely with the police or as a detective, Yusaku's detective stories have won international acclaim, especially his novels involving the character called Night Baron, who has become a popular cultural item. He prefers to be known as a novelist, despite multiple demonstrations of a Mycroftian tendency to solve a case before Shinichi reaches the same conclusions. In the course of his career, he also encountered the first [[Toichi Kuroba|Kaitou Kid]] and struck a sort of competitive friendship with him; it is implied that Yusaku knew Kid's identity, but chose to chase Kid only during heists in order to foil the theft and no further.<ref name="Code">Manga Chapter 573: Setting Sun</ref>

After Shinichi becomes Conan, Yusaku learns from Agasa what occurred and stages an elaborate false kidnapping to drive home to Conan what the stakes are if he is caught by the [[Black Organization]]. He offers to take Conan to a new life in America, but understands when Shinichi refuses due to a desire for independence and feelings for Ran - though Yuusaku doesn't expect that resolve to last.<ref name="Kidnapping">{{cite book |last=Aoyama |first=Gosho |title=Detective Conan |volume=6 |publisher=Shogakukan |date=1995-07-18 |isbn=4-09-123376-7 |chapter=File 1 |language=Japanese |location=Tokyo|}}</ref> He and Yukiko occasionally check up on Conan, but seem content to respect Shinichi's wishes to pursue the Black Organization without their help.

== Personality ==
Yusaku Kudo possesses a very sharp intellect and observation skills, traits which his son inherited, though Yusaku's own abilities remain more well-honed. He demonstrates in multiple cases an ability to operate one step ahead of both Shinichi and criminals, but he chooses to not get involved unless Conan appears unable solve the case alone in time to save the intended victim.<ref name="Train">Manga Chapter 218: The Last Station</ref><ref>Manga Chapter 752: A Troublesome and Difficult Case</ref><ref>Episode (English #99-102: The Cornered Detective)</ref> His success as a novelist is to a large part based on his keen understanding of the criminal mind, as his most famous recurring character is a criminal. While he is an excellent author, he will occasionally blow off his editors in order to do other things, such as travel with Yukiko.<ref name="Kidnapping"></ref> He is very laid back and calm, never seen to lose his temper. Some might think him too laid back, as he often took his son to crime scenes before Shinichi was eleven,<ref name="Call"></ref> and showed no concern over six-year-old Shinichi dragging Ran and Agasa into a potentially dangerous area of town to investigate a code.<ref>Manga Chapter 572: Broad Daylight</ref> The only time he has been shown to be caught off-guard or stressed by a situation is after the false kidnapping, when Shinichi alerts Yusaku's editors to his location and they force him to make up for missing his deadlines.<ref name="Kidnapping"></ref> His less tolerable personality traits include a certain cockiness and a very bad touch at making humor.<ref name="Train"></ref>

Yusaku loves to read, and is the one who compiled the massive library of mystery fiction Shinichi read as a child. His love of Sherlock Holmes is briefly explored in the non-canon 6th movie, 'The Phantom of Baker Street', wherein Yusaku and Agasa helped develop one of the Cocoon VR modules as 19th Century London and included Holmes, Watson, and Irene Adler as non-playable characters modeled visually after Yusaku, Agasa, and Yukiko, respectively.

== Plot overview ==

== Relationships analysis ==
{{main|Kudo Family}}

== Character popularity ==
*eBookJapan held a character popularity poll from April 12, 2011 to May 12, 2011 in which readers of Detective Conan (international included) could vote for their favorite character. Yusaku placed 15th in the poll with 45 votes out of the 5,883 that were cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebookjapan.jp/ebj/special/conan/vote_kekka2.asp|title=『名探偵コナン』人気投票結|date=2011-05-12|publisher=eBookJapan|accessdate=2011-05-15}}</ref>

== Name origin ==
Yusaku's name comes from Shunsaku '''Kudo''' (protagonist of the TV Drama [[wikipedia:ja:探偵物語|Tantei Monogatari (Detective Tales)]] and actor [[wikipedia:Yusaku Matsuda|'''Yusaku''' Matsuda]] (who portrayed Shunsaku Kudo).

== Different looks ==
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Yusaku_Before.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Yusaku's "Before" Appearance (Episode 43)]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Yusaku_After.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Yusaku's "After" Appearance (Episode 621)]]
|}

== Quotes ==
{{cquote|"You are going to regret it, if you underestimate girls."}}

== Trivia ==

* Yusaku often solves a case before his own son, Shinichi.
*His first name, translates to, "make abundance".

==In other languages==
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{{CharLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|優作 Yusaku|工藤 Kudou}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=US|English|Booker|Kudo}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=France|French|Yusaku|Kudo}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Yusaku|Kudo}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Yusaku|Kudo}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Saudi Arabia|Arabic|يوساكو Yosako|كودو Kodo}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Finland|Finnish|Yusaku|Kudo}}
{{EndTable}}

== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Shinichi Kudo]]
* [[Yukiko Kudo]]
* [[Conan Edogawa]]
* [[Kudo Family]]

== References ==
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[[de:Yusaku Kudo]]

Vermouth

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{{InfoBox Char
| name = Vermouth
| english-name = Vermouth
| image = Sharon Vineyard Profile.jpg
| age = Her true age is unknown (29) Chris Vineyard<ref>[[Volume 24#File 239 - The Black Burial Ranks|Volume 24, File 239: "The Black Burial Ranks"]]</ref> (?) Sharon Vineyard
| gender = Female
| date-of-birth =
| relatives =
| nicknames = Rotten Apple ([[FBI]])
| aliases = Sharon Vineyard Chris Vineyard
| first-appearance = Manga: Chapter 239 Anime: Episode 176
| appearances = {{:Vermouth Appearances}}
| cases-solved =
| keyhole = [[Volume 26]] (Chris Vineyard) [[Volume 35]] (Sharon Vineyard)
| japanese-voice = [[Mami Koyama]]
| english-voice =
| footnotes =
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'''{{nihongo|Vermouth|ベルモット|Berumotto}}''', also known as '''{{nihongo|Sharon Vineyard|シャロン・ヴィンヤード|Sharon Binyaado}}''' and '''{{nihongo|Chris Vineyard|クリス・ヴィンヤード|Kurisu Binyaado}}''', is a member of the [[Black Organization]] in the manga and anime franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''.

== Background ==
Vermouth's background is very mysterious. She was friends with [[Yukiko Kudo]] back when they were acting together under the name Sharon Vineyard, but she was even then secretly a member of the [[Black Organization]]. It is unknown for exactly how long she has been a member, but it is known that she had been secretly living at least two lives through the art of disguise: that of herself and her supposed daughter, Chris Vineyard. After staging Sharon Vineyard's death, she now lives as "Chris" and continues to serve the Black Organization. At one point, some twenty years ago, she killed the parents of a little girl who would become the FBI agent [[Jodie Starling]], one of her most bitter enemies.

Vermouth is [[Anokata|the boss]]’s favorite which grants her some independence. She also appears not to age or have de-aged over a period of twenty years between when she killed Jodie's parents and her current appearance. She doesn’t seem to like the research that Ai and her parents engaged in, calling it “foolish.” <ref>[[Volume 42#File 434 - Rotten Apple|Volume 42, File 434: "Rotten Apple"]]</ref>

Vermouth entered the storyline some time after [[Ai Haibara|Shiho Miyano/Sherry/Ai Haibara]]'s mysterious flight from the Organization. Her main objective was to track down and eliminate the 'traitor', and for that purpose she assumed the identity of doctor [[Tomoaki Araide]]. But although she managed to discover Shiho's reversion into a child, she did not succeed in killing her, as she met [[Conan Edogawa]], who was able to discover and thwart her plans. She also encountered the FBI during this process.

Vermouth has great personal interest in Conan, constantly calling him "Silver Bullet". Since it has been revealed that she knows about Ai and Kudo's reversion to their child forms, she seems to know the shrinking effect the drug can have, but for reasons yet unrevealed she keeps this knowledge secret from the rest of the Organization.

== Personality ==
Although she follows orders from [[Anokata|the boss]] and [[Gin]] when he is charge of missions, Vermouth often acts according to her own agenda and whims, even when it runs contrary to the [[Black Organization]]'s best interests. She is secretive and manipulative, even towards other Organization members. Vermouth is confident in her abilities, is very bold, and an expert at manipulating situations to her advantage: traits which allow her to single-handedly weave complex plots and take the upper hand even while she is being monitored by enemies. She is intelligent and insightful, correctly suspecting the allegiance of Kir, but she was successfully outwitted by [[Conan]] and forced by [[Shuichi Akai]] to retreat.

[[File:Vermouth provoking Gin.png|thumb|left|Vermouth teases Gin and Vodka by disguising as a waiter.]]
Vermouth's personality is contradictory at times. On one hand, she is a cruel and ruthless agent who will blackmail an unwilling man to commit murder by threatening him and his family just to provide a distraction and happily tell [[Jodie Starling|an FBI agent]] she should smile because she will see her dead father again in heaven. On the other hand, she risks her life several times to protect Conan, [[Ran]], and [[Kogoro]], and her friendly behavior while in disguise as Tomoaki Araide left the real Araide wondering if Vermouth is really a bad person. This inconsistency may reflect an underlying conflict of conscience after [[Shinichi]] and Ran saved her life during the events of the [[Vermouth_timeline#Golden_Apple_Case_.28Manga:_350-354_Anime:_286-288.29|Golden Apple case]].

At this point, Vermouth's motives are very mysterious. She knows about Conan being Shinichi, as well as that Haibara is Sherry, yet she has kept this information a secret from the rest of the Organization. It is frequently implied that Vermouth does not approve with the Organization's plans and is willing to quit, but fears the consequences of doing so openly. She is frequently shown to hold hopes that Conan is the 'silver bullet' that will eventually stop the Organization. She also retains personal feelings for persons who have earned a special place in her heart, such as Shinichi/Conan (as the son of [[Yukiko Kudo|her best friend]]) and [[Ran Mouri|Ran]].<ref name="e288">[[Shinichi Kudo's New York Case|Episode 288: Shinichi Kudo's New York Case, Part 3]].</ref> As a result, she is highly unwilling to do them any harm even when she is ordered to do so.

She may enjoy teasing others, seen when she disguised as a male waiter and served Gin and Vodka martinis and taunted Chianti by wishing her good luck and blowing her a kiss.<ref>[[Volume 49#File 501 - Follow the Target!|Volume 49, File 501, page 7: "Follow the Target!"]]</ref>

==Abilities==
===Disguise===
[[File:Vermouth_taking_off_Araide's_mask.png|thumb|right|Vermouth removes a latex mask.]]
Vermouth is able to mimic anyone's appearance and voice exactly with her disguise and acting skills even after observing them for only a short period of time. Vermouth frequently utilizes latex masks. Although she may have known how to disguise prior to meeting [[Toichi Kuroba]], she studied disguise under him. Her disguise ability was first shown in [[The Mysterious Passenger]]<ref>[[Volume 29#File 287 - The Unseen Horror|Volume 29, File 287: "The Unseen Horror"]], [[The Mysterious Passenger|Episode 230: The Mysterious Passenger]]</ref> where she dressed as a male waiter to tease [[Gin]] and [[Vodka]].

===Reconnaissance===
Vermouth specializes in reconnaissance and infiltration, and has been shown to work very swiftly yet cautiously to rapidly acquire information. Her confidence and skill in disguise and imitation means she can execute bold plans that put her in very close contact with her targets and she can advance her plot even when they are suspicious of her. Without the aid of the other organization members, Vermouth successfully snuck into the [[Tokyo Metropolitan Police|Tokyo Metropolitan Police headquarters]] in order to steal the records of [[Kogoro Mouri]]'s cases. She later returned them when presumably the surveillance would be even higher after the police noticed the files were missing. She then single-handedly staked out the [[FBI]] who were lured out into watching Kogoro Mouri and uncovered their numbers, addresses, and ways to contact them.

===Stamina===
Vermouth is quite strong and has high pain tolerance. While she was disguised as a serial killer in New York City, Vermouth athletically vaults up from a dead hanging positioning over the railing of the stairwell to higher ground despite being shot in the side. She also shoots herself in the leg to escape the effects of sleeping gas, and then walks to a phone booth on that shot leg and with several broken ribs from an earlier altercation.

===Shooting===
As Vermouth pulled away in Jodie's car with broken ribs after her flak jacket absorbed a close range shotgun blast, she managed to aim a handgun backwards with her left hand using the side mirror while driving a car she wasn't used to and shoot Araide's car's gas tank standing 100 yards away, causing it to explode. Akai is impressed she managed that difficult shot with her battered body. Earlier however, she failed to draw fast enough to shoot Jodie or Akai; in the first case, the gun was shot out of her hand, in the second, Akai fired first.

==Non-aging==
[[File:Vermouth 20 years ago.png|thumb|right|Vermouth's appearance 20 years before the current timeline.]]
For some reason, Vermouth does not appear to age. Her apparent age hasn’t changed since she murdered Jodie’s parents twenty years ago.<ref name="f433">[[Volume 42#File 433 - The Truth Behind the Mask|Volume 42, File 433: "The Truth Behind the Mask"]]</ref> [[Shuichi Akai]] proved that Vermouth was not wearing a mask when his shotgun fire grazed her face. Specifically, it hasn't been clarified if Vermouth hasn't aged over time or if she became younger all at once.

===Speculation about non-aging===

A somewhat popular theory on Vermouth's non-aging is that she used [[APTX 4869]] to achieve her youthfulness, since this is the only known substance capable of producing such an effect. However, at present there are things that contradict such a notion. Vermouth would have faced near certain death if she had used APTX 4869.<ref name=V2/> Before Vermouth discovered Haibara and Conan, the known members of the Black Organization (besides Sherry) only knew about APTX 4869's lethal effects,<ref>Sherry did not report the results that several of her mice shrank to the greater organization because they have not been able to figure out how Shiho managed to escape the locked room. If Shiho had reported her data, the Organization would have known that shrinking was a possible side effect of APTX 4869 and would have figured out how she escaped and begun looking for a child. Furthermore, if Shiho had reported to the Organization that APTX 4869 had the possibility of leaving the victim alive, the Boss and/or Shiho's superiors would not have permitted the drug in situations where the victim, if surviving, could escape as in Shinichi's case.</ref> and it was considered deadly enough that Sherry's superiors employed it as an untraceable murder weapon.<ref name=V2>Gin described APTX 4869 as a poison before using it on Shinichi, "We'll use this, the new poison the Organization developed. You can't find any signs of poison on the body with this stuff..." (V1-1 pg 37) Haibara also mentions that it was used on a number of other people, "Of all the people who took the drug, only your death hadn't been confirmed yet." (V18-9 pg 6 The Org took great pains to ensure the people APTX4869 was used on were dead, evidenced when they sent Shiho out to investigate Shinichi's case twice to confirm his death. (V18-9 pg 6) Additionally, Gin gave the OK for it to be employed in a time sensitive assassination where failure would be unacceptable: "Anyway, our superior has ordered us to kill him before he rats us out. Don't screw up, Pisco! If there is any complication, you can use the 'experimental drug' [APTX 4869]" (V24-7 pg 17) If the boss, who has been stated to be cautious to a fault, knew about the risk that someone might survive APTX 4869, he would not let his subordinates use the drug without letting them know there was a chance it would leave people alive because, if someone escaped, they could talk to the police or someone else and leak the secret of the Black Organization's existence. If Gin knew it failed to work some of the time, he would have never left Shinichi alone while it acted, and would have also gone looking for him after his body disappeared if that was the case. Even Shiho Miyano who was aware APTX 4869 could rarely cause de-aging expected it to kill her. "I thought that since I was going to get killed anyways, I would take the APTX 4869 which I secretly held. To my luck, the drug that I took thinking it would kill me shrunk by body..." (V18-9 pg 8) Finally, Shiho makes it clear the Organization is not simply trying APTX 4869 out on victims, they are actively using it to kill. "If I reported your condition to the Organization, it's very likely you would have been terminated before I could do something useful." (V18-9 pg 7) Even though Shinichi was an "interesting specimen" (V18-9 pg 7), if the Org was field testing, they would try to capture Shinichi alive for study. Shiho was still project manager when use on humans began and when Shinichi was poisoned, so she would know the Organization's protocol should someone fail to die.</ref> However, given that Vermouth has said depressing things over the course of the series,<ref>"No angel has smiled upon me", "My life represents a series of misfortunes" (V35-1 pg 2)</ref> it is possible Vermouth took APTX 4869 hoping to commit suicide, but she de-aged instead, similar to Haibara's situation<ref>"I thought that since I was going to get killed anyways, I would take the APTX 4869 which I secretly held. To my luck, the drug that I took thinking it would kill me shrunk by body..." (V18-9 pg 8)</ref>. Vermouth could have also gambled on taking APTX 4869 after she recognized the deaged Shiho and Shinichi and then discovered that APTX 4869 was the common connection between them and likely cause of their conditions. However, both the suicide scenario (if it occurred later than one or two years ago) and the gambling scenario fail to explain why no one in the Black Org has questioned why Vermouth has become younger, especially after Gin saw her true face following the Haunted Ship case<ref>Akai's shotgun fire struck Vermouth's face and wounded it which made it apparent she wasn't wearing a mask and thus that was her true face. Vermouth was picked up by Gin in a telephone booth and he would have noticed her facial injury as well.</ref>, and then connected that with APTX 4869 use and Sherry's mysterious escape from the handcuffs and locked room.

Vermouth's de-aging/non-aging may be a result of something other than APTX 4869 that has not been mentioned yet. It is also important to note that Vermouth's talent for disguise makes it difficult to figure out when Vermouth stopped aging or deaged.

==Plot Overview==
===Manga and Anime Timeline===
{{main|Vermouth timeline}}

===Raven Chaser===
In Movie 13: [[The Raven Chaser]], Vermouth disguises as a brown haired policeman in a dark suit with glasses to check on Irish's progress and the integrity of his disguise during the conference. After texting the boss outside the bathroom, she exits the building and leaves in Gin's Porsche 356A.
[[File:Vermouth First Disguise.jpg|thumb|right|Vermouth's first disguise in the movie]]
She is seen again disguising as a young brown-haired woman when trying to come closer to the believed serial killer but leaves as soon as she realizes he is not. [[Conan]] tracks her down in the underground parking lot and makes her reveal herself. She gives Conan essential information about an organization member named [[Irish]] and wishes him good luck when leaving.
It is later revealed that she was the one who supervised the captured [[Matsumoto]] and provided him with comestibles. When the police finds out about Matsumotos remains, she informs [[Gin]] about it and leaves.
Finally, she is briefly seen driving along the Highway when Gins helicopter crashes, complimating Conan's accomplishments and calling him again a "silver bullet".
[[File:Vermouth Second Disguise.jpg|thumb|left|Vermouth's second disguise in the movie]]

===Family History===
[[File:Chris_and_Sharon.png|thumb|right|Chris and Sharon Vineyard]]
In order to camouflage the fact that Sharon Vineyard and Chris Vineyard are the same person, Vermouth concocted personal histories for her real life cover roles in order to make them seem like different people. When Sharon and Chris Vineyard were revealed to be one and the same, at least part of the stated Vineyard family history was revealed to be a lie. It is unknown how much of the remainder is truthful, based on the truth, or outright fabrication because the primary source of the information is Vermouth herself who may have more to hide.

Little is known of Sharon Vineyard's mother and father. Sharon's parents were not actresses, at least not well known ones, because Agasa called Chris Vineyard a second generation actress.<ref name="f341p8">[[Volume 34#File 341 - The Hint That Was Against|Volume 34, File 341, page 8: "The Hint That Was Against"]]</ref> According to Sharon's story, both her mother and father died in a fire on the day Sharon debuted on screen.<ref name="f351p2">[[Volume 35#File 351 - Golden Apple 2|Volume 35, File 351, page 2: "Golden Apple 2"]]</ref>

So far, Sharon Vineyard's age has not been given and nothing is known about her personal history before she became an actress. Even her fans knew little about her private life even after she became famous.<ref name="f344p9">[[Volume 34#File 344 - The Storm of Booing|Volume 34, File 344, page 9: "The Storm of Booing"]]</ref> Sharon said her road to stardom was very difficult and full of misfortune, prompting her to doubt the existence of God: "No angel has smiled upon me, not even once."<ref name="f350p18">[[Volume 34#File 350 - Golden Apple 1|Volume 34, File 350, page 18: "Golden Apple 1"]]</ref> Sharon became a star actress<ref name="f350p16">[[Volume 34#File 350 - Golden Apple 1|Volume 34, File 350, page 16: "Golden Apple 1"]]</ref> and, according to [[Shuichi Akai]], is best known for her work in the Golden Apple broadway play. At some point, she married and gave birth to her daughter Chris Vineyard. Her husband later died of an unspecified illness the day after Sharon won an Oscar. While studying for an acting role approximately 20 years ago, Sharon learned disguise techniques from [[Toichi Kuroba]] alongside the aspiring young Japanese actress [[Yukiko Kudo]].<ref name="f350p17">[[Volume 34#File 350 - Golden Apple 1|Volume 34, File 350, page 17: "Golden Apple 1"]]</ref><ref>Yukiko started her career while in high-school. Yukiko is 37 currently so the time frame while Yukiko was studying as a beginning actress is approximately 20 years ago when Yukiko was 17 or 18.</ref> During their time together, Yukiko became Sharon's friend, and they have maintained contact with one another. Sharon later sent Yukiko three tickets to Golden Apple broadway production the year before she died. The cause of Sharon's death has not been revealed.

Chris Vineyard meanwhile became a successful actress quickly by riding the coattails of her mother's fame.<ref name="f351p2" /> She began to make movies and give interviews to reporters only, but otherwise she never appeared publicly.<ref name="f344p9" /> The first day she came out into public was the day of her mother's funeral some time less than one year ago.<ref name="f344p9" /> A reporter who tried to question Chris asked where she went to school, whether she got along with her mother, who her father is, and if the rumored lover she has will appear at Sharon's funeral.<ref name="f344p10">[[Volume 34#File 344 - The Storm of Booing|Volume 34, File 344, page 10: "The Storm of Booing"]]</ref> Chris answered none of these, but the types of questions which were asked demonstrate the secrecy surrounding the Vineyard family history.

Sharon Vineyard and Chris apparently didn't get along; Sharon doesn't consider Chris to be her daughter.<ref name="f351p2" /> Sharon explained this by relaying a tale to Yukiko about Chris who disguised as Sharon's husband and then met with Sharon when she visited her husband's grave to lay flowers.<ref name="f351p3">[[Volume 35#File 351 - Golden Apple 2|Volume 35, File 351, page 3: "Golden Apple 2"]]</ref> Sharon did teach Chris the disguise techniques she learned from Toichi after Chris begged for them.<ref name="f351p3" /> One year prior to the current timeline, Sharon says she hasn't seen Chris in ten years and that she is currently hanging out with a "bad crowd" of people.<ref name="f351p3" />

===Hints that Vermouth was Dr. Araide and not Jodie===
[[File:Jodie mirror pictures.PNG|thumb|right|Jodie's copies have uneven borders, highlighted in red, from imperfect camera alignment while photographing Vermouth's images.]]
There were several hints that Vermouth was Dr. Araide and not [[Jodie Saintemillion]] who was also a candidate for being Vermouth before her true identity was revealed.
*The records of [[Kogoro Mouri]]'s cases that Vermouth stole did not contain any cases involving [[Jodie Saintemillion]], but did the contain the murder case [[Tomoaki Araide]] was involved in. This was the clue that allowed Conan to deduce Araide was Vermouth.
*Jodie's copies of [[Media:Vermouth dartboard.PNG|the pictures of Ran and Conan on Vermouth's dartboard]] have irregular borders indicating they were photographs of Vermouth's pictures.<ref name="f343p18">[[Volume 34#File 343 - Who Are You?|Volume 34, File 343, page 18: "Who Are You?"]]</ref> This detail was overlooked in the anime. Also Jodie has a picture of Dr. Araide.
*Araide switches from the basketball to the drama club.<ref name="f270p3">[[Volume 27#File 270 - Game Start|Volume 27, File 270, page 3: "Game Start"]]</ref>
*Haibara skipped school on the day of the yearly health checkups that Dr. Araide gives the elementary school students. Conan wonders if Haibara thinks there is something wrong with Araide.<ref name="f287p3">[[Volume 29#File 287 - The Unseen Horror|Volume 29, File 287, page 9: "The Unseen Horror"]]</ref>
*Vermouth falls out of character. One of her patients says Dr. Araide has been acting like a stranger. Also, "Dr. Araide" claims to have sent his grandmother and housekeeper Hikaru ahead to Aomori, which is strange because it was established in the Araide family murder case<ref>[[Volume 24#File 235 - In the Darkness...|Volume 24, Files 235-236: "In the Darkness..."]]</ref> that Araide didn't trust them (especially Hikaru) to take care of themselves.<ref>[[Volume 35#File 355 - Mystery of the Haunted House 1|Volume 35, File 355: "Mystery of the Haunted House 1"]], [[The Truth of the Haunted House|Episode 274: The Truth of the Haunted House]]</ref>

===Jodie's discovery Chris Vineyard, Sharon Vineyard and Vermouth are the same person ===
[[File:Vermouth with little Jodie.png|thumb|right|Seven year old Jodie encounters Vermouth twenty years ago]]
Jodie's father in the FBI was secretly investigating Vermouth twenty years before the current storyline.<ref name="f433" /> That is too young for Chris Vineyard to be in disguise as she is only 29 currently and would be 9 at the time. After Vermouth killed Jodie's father she inadvertently handled Jodie’s father’s glasses barehanded which had fallen off of him and got her fingerprints on them. Unexpectedly, little Jodie came in and saw Vermouth holding the glasses. When Vermouth left after setting the house on fire, she didn't anticipate that Jodie left to get juice, taking her father’s glasses with her and thus preserving her fingerprint. After she discovered Jodie's corpse was not found in the house, Vermouth looked for the girl desperately in order to rectify her mistake, but Jodie had since been put into witness protection.

Jodie suspected Chris Vineyard of being Vermouth when she saw her at Sharon’s funeral. She somehow determined Chris Vineyard’s prints matched those of the glasses. Chris would have been too young to commit a crime 20 years ago, so later Jodie obtained Sharon’s fingerprints and matched those as well. All three matched, proving to Jodie that the three people were one and the same.

===Conan's investigation===
====Conan's discovery Vermouth disguised as Dr. Araide====
[[Conan]] suspects [[Pisco]] had help from another [[Black Organization]] member. He looks into [[Chris Vineyard]] and realizes that she is able to disguise herself and may be pretending to be someone close to him. [[Kogoro Mouri]]’s case records were stolen from the police department. Conan realizes [[Tomoaki Araide]] is Vermouth because Vermouth needed the files to testify at the trial properly while in disguise.

Conan first suspects there is another Black Organization member who was present at the mourning party after considering how Pisco obtained another purple handkerchief which enabled him to leave the investigation. Conan didn't realize that this Black Organization member might be after him or Haibara until after the bus jack case when [[Haibara]] tells Conan there was definitely someone from the Organization on the bus. Conan's first suspect is [[Shuichi Akai]] whose behavior seemed suspicious.<ref name="f291p11">[[Volume 29#File 291 - A Tiny Trace|Volume 29, File 291, page 11: "A Tiny Trace"]]</ref> After he recognizes Akai in the P & A case<ref name="f326">[[Volume 32#File 326 - P & A|Volume 32, File 326-328: "P & A"]]</ref>, Conan shows sensitivity to the prospect of someone investigating them.<ref name="f332">[[Volume 33#File 332 - Bloody Valentine 2|Volume 33, File 332: "Bloody Valentine 2"]]</ref> Conan doesn't seem to suspect the person Vermouth has replaced, [[Tomoaki Araide|Dr. Araide]], yet because he was willing to use his voice changer in front of him.<ref name="f330">[[Volume 33#File 330 - Sato's Feelings|Volume 33, File 2: "Satou's feelings"]]</ref>

Conan gets his first tangible proof someone is investigating around him them when [[Takagi]] informs Conan all the records of [[Kogoro]]'s cases were stolen from the police station on the day of the bus hijack incident and later returned.<ref name="f336p9">[[Volume 33#File 336 - Clean Scent|Volume 33, File 336, pages 9-10: "Clean Scent"]]</ref> He begins to wonder who the target is and suspects Akai may be behind the incident because of the timing. Conan also begins to suspect the English teacher [[Jodie Starling|Jodie Santemillion]] and Dr. Araide as well because they were also on the bus.<ref name="f343p17">[[Volume 34#File 343 - Who Are You?|Volume 34, File 343, page 17: "Who Are You?"]]</ref> He isn't sure of the motive for taking the records although Conan wonders if someone is trying to lure him out or if the person returned the files because they already knew what Conan would do.<ref name="f336p9">[[Volume 34#File 341 - The Hint That Was Against|Volume 34, File 341: "The Hint That Was Against"]]</ref>

Conan's idea that Pisco had an accomplice among the other suspects has fully solidified. He has noticed one of the suspects who had a purple handkerchief, [[Chris Vineyard]], hasn't appeared in public since that case, thus Conan believes Chris is the Black Organization accomplice. He asks [[Agasa]] to go onto Chris's fansite and gather information on her past, interests, and habits<ref name="f341p3">[[Volume 34#File 341 - The Hint That Was Against|Volume 34, File 341, page 3: "The Hint That Was Against"]]</ref> and Agasa's investigation corroborates with Conan's deduction.<ref name="f344p9" /> Conan is already aware that Chris Vineyard has disguise abilities and may be in disguise as someone around him.<ref name="f343p17" />

At this point, Conan is still uncertain of Araide, Jodie, and Akai's allegiances. He learns from [[Ran]] that Shuichi Akai was seen with a man in an [[FBI]] jacket during the New York case, causing Conan to wonder if the FBI is in Japan for some reason or the Black Organization infiltrated the American law enforcement.<ref name="f380p5">[[Volume 37#File 380 - White Snow... Black Shadow...|Volume 37, File 380, pages 5-6: "White Snow... Black Shadow..."]]</ref> Conan begins to take precautions around Dr. Araide and Jodie by lying to them in order to minimize contact and information they have about Haibara.<ref name="f420">[[Volume 41#File 420 - The Enclosing Surrounding Net|Volume 41, File 420: "The Enclosing Surrounding Net"]]</ref><ref name="f422">[[Volume 41#File 422 - Inescapable Target|Volume 41, File 422: "Inescapable Target"]]</ref> However, Jodie and Dr. Araide both go over to Agasa's house and plant listening devices because Conan failed to communicate his suspicion and plans to Agasa.<ref name="f422" />

By the time Conan gets the letter from Vermouth inviting him the off-season Halloween mystery party, he has realized that Vermouth is most likely Dr. Araide because Jodie wasn't in Mouri's case files when they were stolen, while Araide was. Vermouth needed the files to give proper testimony at the trial and to act correctly as Araide. Vermouth puts her plan to capture Haibara into action by calling Agasa's house as Dr. Araide saying he wants to take Haibara to a hospital because her cough hasn't gotten better.<ref name="f430p9">[[Volume 42#File 430 - The Haunted Ship Painted with Blood|Volume 42, File 430, page 9: "The Haunted Ship Painted with Blood"]]</ref> Conan is still unsure of Jodie's allegiance until she answers the door before Dr. Araide arrives. Jodie lies to "Haibara" (who is really Conan in disguise) saying that Dr. Araide's car has broken down and she has come in his place.<ref name="f431p3">[[Volume 42#File 431 - The Invisible Man Enters!|Volume 42, File 431, page 3: "The Invisible Man Enters!"]]</ref> Conan catches the lie and realizes that Jodie has been listening to the bugs as well and is acting to protect Haibara, meaning she is against Vermouth. Armed with this info, he asks Jodie to force the truth from Vermouth, and in return he will trust her.<ref name="f432p4">[[Volume 42#File 432 - Shinichi Kudo Appears!?|Volume 42, File 432, page 4: "Shinichi Kudo Appears!?"]]</ref>

Conan tells Jodie the true scenario of Dr. Araide's family murder case.<ref name="f433p11">[[Volume 42#File 433 - The Truth Behind the Mask|Volume 42, File 433, page 11: "The Truth Behind the Mask"]]</ref> Tomoaki Araide’s father, Yoshiteru Araide, was killed in his bathtub via electrocution. The murder was masterminded by Yoshiteru Araide's second wife, Yoko Araide. She caused a blackout to occur while she was supposedly on the phone, and during the ensuing darkness, snuck to the bathroom and put an electric shaver in the bathtub. She then crept back and asked the housemaid [[Hikaru Yasumoto]] to flip the circuit breaker, causing Yoshiteru Araide to be electrocuted. "Sleeping Kogoro", the police, and the criminal decided to create a false investigation record to protect the conscience of the maid Hikaru. Jodie used this to her advantage and forced Vermouth to reveal that she didn't know the true sequence of events.<ref name="f432p11">[[Volume 42#File 432 - Shinichi Kudo Appears!?|Volume 42, File 432, page 11: "Shinichi Kudo Appears!?"]]</ref>

====Conan's discovery Chris Vineyard, Sharon Vineyard and Vermouth are the same person====
[[File:Vermouth protecting Conan.png|thumb|right|Vermouth disguised as Dr. Araide protects Conan on the hijacked bus. This action puzzled Conan until he realized he had unknowingly saved Vermouth in New York city one year before.]]
At the same time Shinichi and Ran were in New York City, Vermouth disguised as a silver-haired serial killer in order to lure out [[Shuichi Akai]]. Later, Conan suspected the serial killer may have been someone in disguise when he heard that the serial killer’s blood and fingerprints on the stair rails were cleaned up, an action uncharacteristic for someone intending to commit suicide. Sharon was the only person Conan knew about in the local area with high disguise abilities, so suspicion naturally fell onto her.

After Vermouth disguised as Araide, Conan deduced from the way Vermouth was behaving that she was trying to avoid involving Conan in her plan and was only targeting Haibara. Vermouth as Dr. Araide risked her life to protect Conan in the bus jack case and helped him out in Sato's matchup case. When Conan gets the letter from Vermouth inviting him the off-season Halloween mystery party, he realizes that Vermouth's intentions are to only trap Haibara and that Vermouth is trying to lure Conan to the party to avoid catching him up in her plan.

Conan who hadn't existed a year ago has no reason to be “protected” by Vermouth. Conan deduces Vermouth must know his identity as Shinichi and the reason for her “protection” must have to do with something he did as Shinichi. However, Sharon was the only one Shinichi had a connection with, and she is apparently dead. Sharon’s daughter Chris has never met Shinichi and is estranged from Sharon Vineyard so she alone doesn't have an adequate motive to protect Shinichi. Also, it wouldn’t make sense for Chris Vineyard, who isn’t a family friend like Sharon, to be able to recognize Shinichi as Conan; presumably Vermouth saw young Shinichi with Yukiko when she was Sharon.

All these clues come together when Conan makes the assumption that Sharon Vineyard is Chris Vineyard who disguised as the silver haired serial killer in New York and that she is grateful for being rescued by [[Shinichi]] and [[Ran]].<ref name="f429p9">[[Volume 42#File 429 - The Full Moon and the Trap at the Banquet|Volume 42, File 429, page 9: "The Full Moon and the Trap at the Banquet"]]. After Conan tells Agasa that Vermouth probably knows who they are, Agasa asks "If they know that much, why haven't they come here to kill you?". Conan's response is, "I don't know the reason, but... but I think I at least know one of the causes."</ref>

==Relationships analysis==
=== Family & Friends ===
==== Yukiko Kudo ====
Vermouth, as her alias Sharon Vineyard and [[Yukiko Kudo|Yukiko]] had a friendly relationship between the time they met under Toichi Kuroba's tutelage until the time Sharon "died". Yukiko had no idea Sharon was leading a double life as an operative in the Black Organization. Yukiko and Sharon seemed to have kept in contact with one another because Yukiko and Sharon both know about events in each others' lives that occurred after Toichi's lessons. Sharon was the one who got tickets for Yukiko, Shinichi, and Ran to the Golden Apple play on Broadway in New York City one year prior to the current time line. Yukiko attended Sharon's funeral. Later, Yukiko sadly accepts Conan's deduction that Sharon and Chris are the same person and a member of the Black Organization.

=== The Black Organization ===

==== Gin ====
Vermouth and [[Gin]] are or were in a sexual relationship with one another.<ref name="CD239a">Conan Drill page 239, "肉体関係" (sexual relations)</ref> They get along well enough on missions, but Gin does not like Vermouth's habit of keeping secrets or her teasing. Before the events of the showdown on the ghost ship, Vermouth and Gin trusted one another, but some of Gin's trust may have disappeared as Vermouth failed to inform even the boss of her intentions.<ref name="CD239b">Conan Drill page 239, "同僚・信頼" (Colleagues Trusted)</ref> Gin doesn't mind threatening her with bodily harm, he nearly stabbed her through the head with an icepick on one occasion, and he later pointed his gun at her when asking how she was connected with Kogoro. She doesn't seem especially bothered by any of these threats however.


==== Sherry ====
Vermouth and [[Ai Haibara|Sherry]] have some connection, although it has not been elaborated on. Vermouth appears to dislike the research the Miyanos engaged in, calling it foolish. Shiho fears Vermouth more than most other members except perhaps Gin. Shiho was Vermouth's target, but Vermouth gave up on her after Conan's intervention. If Shiho was in a romantic relationship with Gin, then Vermouth and Shiho were love rivals as Vermouth was in a sexual relationship with Gin.<ref name="CD239c">Conan Drill page 239, "恋のライバル…?" (Love rivals?)</ref>

==== Calvados ====
[[Calvados]] was in love with Vermouth, and Vermouth took advantage of his feelings and used him. Vermouth called on Calvados to aid her in disposing with Jodie and capturing Haibara at the shipping yards. After Akai got the best of Calvados and Vermouth, she chose to run away, leaving him at the mercy of the FBI. Calvados chose to commit suicide rather than be caught.

==== Chianti and Korn ====
[[Chianti]] and [[Korn]] both hate Vermouth because they believe that Vermouth took advantage of Calvados' feelings for her and used him, leading him to his death. Chianti has been more vocal with her hatred than Korn.

==== Pisco ====
Although Vermouth and [[Pisco]] are executive members, Vermouth dislikes and looks down on Pisco despite cooperating with him.<ref name="CD239d">Conan Drill page 239, 見下す (despise look down on}</ref>

=== Law enforcement ===
==== Shuichi Akai ====
Vermouth and [[Shuichi Akai|Akai]] don't have much personal animosity for each other in particular despite the fact that they have been hunting one another for sometime time. Vermouth regards Akai as a "silver bullet": someone with the potential to destroy the Black Organization. In accordance with this assessment, she attacks him immediately and preferentially in the confrontation with her at the docks. Akai seems to hit a nerve when he called her a rotten apple, wilted on the inside.

==== Kir ====
She suspected [[Kir]] is a member of the CIA though she didn't tell anyone about it.

=== Others ===
==== Shinichi Kudo ====
After [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] helped Ran save Vermouth's life in New York while she was disguised as a serial killer, Vermouth nicknames him "silver bullet"; she believes that he has the potential to destroy the Black Organization, because he could touch her heart. Vermouth tries to protect Shinichi when she is able, even if it means risking her own life. Although Shinichi found out later that he unknowingly rescued Vermouth in New York City and that Vermouth was a friend of Yukiko's, Shinichi doesn't understand why Vermouth would make the promise to give up on hunting Sherry and not inform the Black Organization about Haibara and himself.

==== Ran Mouri ====
After Ran saved Vermouth's life in New York City, Vermouth nicknames [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] "Angel". Earlier, Vermouth, as her Sharon Vineyard role, complained that her life was a series of misfortunes and, "No angel has smiled upon me, not even once."<ref name="f350p18" /> Even though Vermouth in disguise prepared to kill Ran later, Ran stopped Vermouth from taking a fatal fall. Vermouth was touched by this act of kindness. Much later in the story when Ran shielded Haibara from gunfire with her body, Vermouth refused to shoot Ran or allow her to be shot, instead firing around her attempt in frighten Ran into releasing Haibara. Although Ran does not know who Vermouth really is, she values the handkerchief that Sharon Vineyard gave her back in New York.

== Character popularity ==
*eBookJapan held a character popularity poll from April 12, 2011 to May 12, 2011 in which readers of Detective Conan (international included) could vote for their favorite character. Vermouth placed 9th in the poll with 75 votes out of the 5,883 that were cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebookjapan.jp/ebj/special/conan/vote_kekka2.asp|title=『名探偵コナン』人気投票結|date=2011-05-12|publisher=eBookJapan|accessdate=2011-05-15}}</ref>
*In honor of the release of the 15th movie, [[Quarter of Silence]], the official Conan movie website held a popularity poll for the top 10 Detective Conan characters. Vermouth placed 6th out of 10.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.conan-movie.jp/camp_chara/camp15th_res.html|title=名探偵コナン「キャラクター人気投票」|date=2011|publisher=www.conan-movie.jp|accessdate=2011-08-12}}</ref>

== Name origin ==

== Quotes ==
=== General ===
{{cquote|A secret makes a woman woman.|(Her motto)}}
{{cquote|Two silver bullet isn't needed. Only one is enough.}}

=== Specific ===
{{cquote|No angel has ever smiled upon me.|[[Shinichi Kudo's New York Case|Episode 286]]}}
{{cquote|We can be both of God and the Devil. Since we're trying to raise the dead against the stream of time.|[[Volume_37#File_380_-_White_Snow..._Black_Shadow...|V37-8 pg11]]}}
==In other languages==
===Vermouth===
{{BeginTable OtherLang}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|ベルモット Berumotto}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish|Vermouth}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Vermouth}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Vermouth}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Saudi Arabia|Arabic| بلموت}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Finland|Finnish|Vermouth}}
{{EndTable}}

===Sharon Vineyard===
{{BeginTable CharLang}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|シャロン Sharon|ヴィンヤード Binyaado}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish|Sharon|Vineyard}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Sharon|Vineyard}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Sharon|Vineyard}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Saudi Arabia|Arabic| شارون| فينيارد}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Finland|Finnish|Sharon|Vineyard}}
{{EndTable}}

== Trivia ==
*In episode 362 of the Anime, [[Jodie Starling]] referred to Vermouth's disguise abilities as a frightening type of perfection.
*Vermouth knows Conan's intentions but does not really try to rat him out to the Organization when having the chance. This is likely because Shinichi saved her life when he and Ran had visited New York.
*Although [[Vermouth]]'s true appearance is a young woman, confirmed by [[Shuichi Akai]] in episode 345, it still does not explain why she does not appear to age--the very question that she never answered when Jodie confronted her about it.
*In episode 176, "Chris Vineyard"'s character card states her as 29 years old.
*The FBI's nickname for Vermouth, Rotten Apple, could also refer to "fermenting apples", which are known to produce alcohol.
*Nearly every of Vermouth's disguises contains glasses, seen in her role of [[Sharon Vineyard]], [[Tomoaki Araide]], a policeman, and an unknown woman. The only time this is missing is when she dresses as a male waiter to tease [[Gin]].

== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Black Organization]]

== References ==
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{{Characters}}
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[[de:Vermouth]]

Vodka

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| name = Vodka
| english-name = Kaspar
| image = Vodka Profile.jpg
| age = ?
| gender = Male
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| nicknames =
| first-appearance = Manga: Chapter 1 Anime: Episode 1
| appearances = {{:Vodka Appearances}}
| cases-solved =
| keyhole = [[Volume 38]]
| japanese-voice = [[Fumihiko Tachiki]]
| english-voice = [[Kyle Hebert]] [[Christopher Sabat]] (currently)
| drama-actor = [[Taro Okada]]
| footnotes =
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'''{{nihongo|Vodka|ウォッカ|Wokka}}''' is a character in the manga and anime franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''. He is [[Gin]]'s secretary<ref name=CD237>Conan Drill page 237. Vodka's position is 全体監視役秘書係 which roughly translates to General Oversight division secretary</ref> and assistant. Like Gin, he was first introduced under the name of Kaspar in the English manga, but then was later renamed to Vodka.

== Background ==
'''Vodka''' is a member of the [[Black Organization]] who is often seen by Gin's side. His official position is Gin's secretary<ref name=CD237/>, so he handles most of the research and information for the duo, such as setting up meetings (309-311), and relaying information to other members (54, 345).

== Personality ==
[[Image:vodka_calls.jpg|thumb|left|160px|Vodka phoning Itakura, but instead of him Agasa and Conan are in Itakura's cottage.]]
While just as ruthless a killer as his partner Gin, Vodka is more easy-going and trusting, thus more susceptible to traps Conan sets to apprehend the Organization. He also tends to not perform well under duress without guidance from Gin or other characters, exemplified in [[Sherry's Return]] when, distracted by Gin being sedated, fails to notice and stop Shiho from escaping before it is too late. He speaks and acts like a typical mafia or Yakuza type gangster. While his astuteness is largely overshadowed by Gin, at some point Vodka notices suspicious things and unlike Gin occasionally notices things that prove dangerous to Conan. When Haibara was trapped by [[Pisco]] in wine storage room, she was trying to extract all the data about the [[APTX 4869]] from laptop and tell Conan about it, but it was too late because Gin and Vodka arrived in the room. Her half-drunken left-behind bottle [[baijiu]] (Haibara drinked it to transform into her real form, so she could become able to climb through chimney and succesfully escape from the room) and unfold laptop were noticed by Vodka. On the bullet train's dining car,<ref>Note that in the anime, Vodka and Gin's appearance was changed to some generic lookalikes.</ref> Vodka noticed a piece of gum with tracker in it that Conan planted in the armrest cigarette disposal where Gin and Vodka were sitting; however, Vodka then confirmed it was just a piece of gum. In another example, Vodka heard the click of [[Agasa]] turning on the lights in the background while Conan was on the phone with him impersonating the Organization contact Itakura with his [[voice changing bowtie]]. Conan alleviates Vodka's suspicion by telling him it was just the wind. 
In the original Japanese versions, he refers to Gin as "aniki", which literally means "big brother" and is used by yakuza-types to respectfully refer to their bosses but it is also a quasi-affectionate term within a tight social circle as well.

== Plot overview ==
Vodka was the first Black Organization member introduced to the series.

== Relationships analysis==
=== The Black Organization ===
* '''Gin'''
Vodka is a subordinate of [[Gin]]'s and they frequently work together as a team, or are seen communicating with one another by phone. Vodka shows Gin absolute respect, using honorifics<ref>Vodka uses the word, "aniki", literally meaning "older brother", but in context means "one's senior".</ref> while speaking with Gin rather than just simply using his codename. Gin in turn values Vodka for his obedience. Gin views and treats Vodka as an "inexperienced little brother".<ref name=CD239a>Conan drill page 239: 出来の悪い弟分</ref>

* '''Tequila'''
Vodka and [[Tequila]] are approximately equally ranked and both are Gin's subordinates.<ref name=CD239/>

* '''Sherry'''
Vodka has met [[Shiho Miyano]] and they are acquaintances.<ref name=CD239>Conan drill page 239</ref>

* '''Vermouth'''
Throughout the series Vodka didn't show any negative emotion to [[Vermouth]] unlike the other members such as [[Chianti]] and [[Korn]]. Vodka and Vermouth were seen along on missions sometimes, but they didn't pay attention to each others.

== Character popularity ==
*eBookJapan held a character popularity poll from April 12, 2011 to May 12, 2011 in which readers of Detective Conan (international included) could vote for their favorite character. Vodka placed 25th in the poll with 10 votes out of the 5,883 that were cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebookjapan.jp/ebj/special/conan/vote_kekka2.asp|title=『名探偵コナン』人気投票結|date=2011-05-12|publisher=eBookJapan|accessdate=2011-05-15}}</ref>

== Name origin ==
* Vodka's English name, Kaspar, is the name of one of the three Magi in Christian tradition. Gin's English name, Melchior, is also one of the Magi. The third name is Balthazar.

== Quotes ==
==In other languages==
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{{OtherLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|ウォッカ Wokka}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=US|English|Kaspar/Vodka<ref>Changed to Vodka in the Manga</ref>|Which is the name of one of the three Magi in Christian tradition}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish|Vodka}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Vodka}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Vodka}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Saudi Arabia|Arabic| فودكا/فوكا Fowka/Fodka }}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Finland|Finnish|Vodka}}
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== Trivia ==
* Vodka was actually the first Black Organization member to appear and speak. In the anime during the first episode, he rushed towards the roller coaster yelling, "Move it! Move it! We were here first!". His bulky body blocked Gin from view for a few seconds, who was walking right behind Vodka. Gin remained silent as they boarded the roller coaster and only uttered his first words after the murder took place.
* Vodka never seen taking off his hat or sunglasses. His eyes were shown only during episode 345.

== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Gin]]
* [[Black Organization]]

==References==
<References/>
{{Characters}}
{{Black Organization}}

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Gin

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{{InfoBox Char
| name = Gin
| english-name = Melkior
| image = Gin Profile.jpg
| age = Unknown 
| gender = Male
| date-of-birth =
| relatives =
| nicknames = Aniki ([[Vodka]]), Koibito
| first-appearance = Manga: Chapter 1 Anime: Episode 1
| appearances = {{:Gin Appearances}}
| cases-solved =
| japanese-voice = [[Yukitoshi Hori]]
| english-voice = [[Troy Baker]]
| drama-actor = [[Kuranosuke Sasaki]]
| footnotes =
}}
'''{{nihongo|Gin|ジン|Jin}}''' is a high-ranking official in the [[Black Organization]] and the primary antagonist of the series. He is the organization member who gave [[Shinichi Kudo]] the experimental poison [[APTX 4869]] which turned him into [[Conan Edogawa]].<ref name=Eyes>Manga Chapter 1: The Heisei Holmes</ref> He is frequently paired on missions with [[Vodka]]. In the English manga, he was first introduced as Melkior, but later was reverted to Gin. This is likely due to the fact that Conan is often reminded of the Organization by references to alcohol.

== Background ==
Gin is a high-ranking "executive agent", often giving the other members their orders and supervising group missions. Despite his high ranking leadership position, he often takes to the field to participate in missions, complete business transactions, and assassinate people. He seems to be able to communicate freely with [[Anokata]].

== Personality ==
Although Gin is loyal to [[anokata|the boss]] of the Black Organization and follows all orders, he is also shown to act on his own initiative on more than one occasion. He is more than willing to take matters into his own hands when he feels another member has failed.<ref name=Smart>Manga Chapter 383: The New Weapon</ref> He does not trust anyone and does not fully believe anything he doesn't witness himself.<ref>Manga Chapter 702: The Bomber's Aim</ref>. He even once pulled a gun on his own partner, Vodka, when he went against orders and rescheduled a meeting with one of their contacts outside of the organization.<ref name=Smart/>

Gin is quite perceptive and intelligent<ref name=Smart/>; he can smell out traps his partner Vodka easily falls for. He has yet to be truly outsmarted by Conan, although he has been foiled a couple of times. As soon as he becomes suspicious of someone he gets to work looking into them,<ref>Manga Chapter 700: Dangerous Area</ref> but as soon as his suspicions are proven wrong he tends to lose interest completely.<ref name=Scar/><ref>Movie 13: [[The Raven Chaser]]</ref>

Despite being menacing and coldblooded, Gin appears to respect certain members of his team; [[Vodka]], [[Vermouth]] (when she persuades him to leave Conan and Kogoro alone), and [[Rena Mizunashi|Kir]] (when he decides not to kill anyone at the hospital after she asks him not to). Gin doesn't seem to enjoy Vermouth's antics; he tried to put an icepick through her head after she disguised as a waiter to tease him.

== Appearance ==
Gin is a tall man with, as Shinichi put it, the eyes of someone who has easily killed many people without a care.<ref name=Eyes/> [[Image:Gin's murderous eyes.png‎|thumb|right|150px|Gin's murderous eyes.]]He has long silver hair (light-brown at first in the anime, then blond, then finally changed to match the manga as can be seen in the 13th movie: [[The Raven Chaser]]) that goes down to his hips and dark green eyes. He wears a black hat, long black coat, and a white turtleneck sweater.

Later in the series he receives a scar on his left cheek after a bullet from [[Shuichi Akai]]'s rifle grazes him.<ref name=Scar>Manga Chapter 504: Black Organization vs. FBI 2</ref>

==Abilities==
Gin seems to have undergone serious physical training, giving him incredible stamina and a high pain tolerance, as shown when he remained conscious after being hit by Conan's [[Stun-Gun Wristwatch|stun-gun wristwatch]] and then shot himself in the arm to regain full consciousness. He then climbed down and back up a chimney despite the shot in the arm.<ref>Manga Chapter 242: A White World</ref>

Although Gin has not fired a sniper rifle canonically, Gin probably has sniping skills based on the way he handled Korn's rifle to locate [[Shuichi Akai]] who is 700 yards away, center him in the scope, and steadily aim at him while standing up.<ref>Anime Episode 425: Black Impact! The Moment the Black Organization Reaches Out</ref> In [[Countdown to Heaven]], Gin is an excellent sniper, as shown when he accidentally shoots at [[Sonoko]].<ref>Movie 5: Countdown to Heaven</ref>

He is also capable of disguise, although the extent of his ability is unknown.<ref>Anime Episode 311: Contact with the Black Organization: Pursuit Chapter</ref>

==Plot overview==
===Shinichi and APTX 4869===
[[File:EP1 26.JPG|150px|thumb|right|Kudo is forced to ingest the poison APTX 4869.]]
In his first appearance in the series, Gin is at Tropical Land with Vodka to blackmail a company owner involved in gun smuggling. His and Vodka's suspicious appearance causes Shinichi to follow them, stumbling across Vodka's transaction with the businessman. Gin, who seems to have been keeping watch, knocks down Shinichi with a blunt weapon, then force-feeds him [[APTX 4869]]. His parting words to Shinichi are "So long, great detective."

===Murder of Akemi Miyano===
[[Akemi Miyano]] was told that the only way that she and [[Shiho Miyano|her sister]] would be allowed to leave the Black Organization was to successfully pull off a 10 billion yen bank robbery. After tricking her into accidentally poisoning one of her team members, she confronts Gin at the shipping yard to complete the transaction. She tries to tell Gin to hold up his end of the bargain, but he tells her the Organization wouldn't let her sister leave anyway because she was too valuable. He then kills Akemi and flees.

===Bullet Train Case===
(This case only features Gin in the manga. In the anime episode, he is replaced here with a man who looks and dresses very similarly. The same is true for Vodka.) Here, Gin and Vodka are making a deal aboard the Shinkansen. For a large sum of money, their client is given what she believes to be a black attaché case containing information about the stock market. However, the case actually contains a bomb rigged to explode when she calls a certain number on her mobile phone. Thanks to a bug Conan placed in their seats, he is able to learn Gin and Vodka's codenames, but is unable to catch them before they leave the train.
===Sherry's Escape===
Gin and Vodka were supposed to remove Sherry from the Organization because she began asking too many questions about her sister's death. At this time, Sherry takes the Apotoxin 4869 and escapes. When Gin and Vodka return, she isn't there. Gin develops an obsession with capturing Sherry and killing her himself.

===Haido City Hotel===
One day, Conan and Ai saw his car on a street. They put a a transmitter in it only some seconds before he arrived there. After a while, Gin found an auburn hair in the car and he deduced it was Shiho's. He found also the transmitter, so he destroyed it (after that is the famous moment when he imagines Shiho naked).
However, Conan and Ai knew where was he going to go, so they went also to the Haido Hotel. There, Pisco kidnapped Haibara and took her to a room with a big fireplace. When Gin and Vodka arrived at the room, she (with her adult body beacuse of the Baikal)was hidden in the fireplace. Gin heared her breathing, and, when she arrived at the roof, he was there. He shot her many times. When he was ready to kill her, Conan arrived and shot a sleeping dart at him. However, he showed a resistance to it, not falling asleep promptly and shot himself in the arm so he would stay conscious. After that, he climbed down the chimney, killed Pisco and climbed back up. He returned to his car with Vodka and Vermouth and they talked about Sherry. In this chapter, it is hinted that he knows Shiho very well, predicting her movements and being able to confidently distinguish her by just a hair she left in his car.

===Prior to the Bus Hijacking===
===Vodka's rendezvous with Itakura===
===Vermouth's Unmasking===
===Black Impact===
[[File:Gin's scope sniped.jpg|thumb|right|Shuichi Akai shoots Gin's scope out and grazes his cheek. The wound will eventually scar and is seen in all of Gin's later appearances.]]
Gin coordinates the assasination of Domon Yasuteru. His first plan, which was to get Domon interviewed, and kill him through Chianti and Korn. His backup plan; which consisted of Vermouth crashing in front of Domon's car, and later Kir, Chianti, and Korn would kill Domon and his two bodyguards, was canceled when he discovered the transmitter Conan set up. Gin assumes the transmitter was set up by Kogoro, and move to kill him. However, the assasination of Kogoro is interrupted by Conan and Akai, who was sniping from 700 yards away. Gin leaves after being hit, and assumes the transmitter was set up by the FBI. Later, he decides not to kill Kogoro and Conan at the word of Vermouth.

===The Search for Kir===
===Clash of Red and Black===
====Akai's Assassination====
Gin is the one that orders Kir to kill Akai. He doubted her allegiances to the Organization and was suspicious of her so he put her at gunpoint and forced her to call Akai to tell him to meet her somewhere. He tells her he will be watching the whole assassination so if she planned on doing anything suspicious, he would kill her. Kir kills Akai (even though there are theories that he may still be alive) and Gin is reassured of her allegiance to the Organization.

===Scar Akai and the Beika Department Store===
==Movie Appearances==
===Countdown to Heaven===
Initially, Gin is involved in the plot because he is to eliminate a traitor in the Organization. Later though, he finds out that Sherry was attending a party at the Twin Tower Buildings, the targeted location, and decides to kill two birds with one stone. He shoots at Sonoko, who got her hair permed and looks a lot like Sherry, but he realizes that it wasn't her after all after Conan gets Sonoko to dodge the bullet and she starts panicking in a very uncomposed manner. He leaves the towers in the end, looking forward to killing Sherry the next time he sees her

===Raven Chaser===
In the beginning, during Conan's dream, Gin appears and is shown to know Conan's true identity. Later, in reality, Gin is looking for a SIM card that contains information crucial to the Organization. His next appearance is during the climax of the movie. He, Vodka, Chianti, and Korn arrive at the top of Tokyo Tower in a black helicopter. Gin calls Irish and tells him to hold out the computer chip, then orders Chianti to kill Irish and destroy the chip in one shot. He spots someone (Conan) trying to hide and orders Vodka to start using the machine gun that was built into the helicopter. After Conan catapults the broken light into the back of the helicopter and Vodka is trying to get it back in control, he wonders who could have done so much damage to the Organization and leaves the scene.

== Relationships analysis ==
=== The Black Organization ===
* '''Vodka'''
Gin is [[Vodka]]'s superior and they frequently work together, or are seen communicating with one another by phone. Vodka shows Gin absolute respect, using honorifics<ref>Vodka uses "aniki" meaning literally meaning "older brother", but in context means "one's senior".</ref> while speaking with Gin rather than simply using his codename. Gin in turn values Vodka for his obedience. Gin views and treats Vodka as an "inexperienced little brother".<ref name=CD239a>Conan drill page 239: 出来の悪い弟分</ref>

[[Image:Gin imagines Shiho naked.jpg|thumb|right|Gin imagines [[Shiho Miyano]] naked.]]
* '''Sherry'''
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Gin has an abnormal attachment for [[Shiho]] and seems to enjoy hunting for her, while she seems to hate him. They may have had a romantic relationship in the past.<ref name=CD239/> In the anime, Gin also, imagines Shiho naked once.
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* '''Vermouth'''
Gin and [[Vermouth]] are or were in a sexual relationship with one another.<ref name=CD239>Conan drill page 239</ref> They get along well enough on missions, but Gin does not like Vermouth's habit of keeping secrets or her teasing. Before the events of the showdown on the ghost ship, Gin and Vermouth trusted one another, but some of Gin's trust may have disappeared as Vermouth failed to inform even the boss of her intentions.<ref name=CD239/>

* '''Tequila'''
Although [[Tequila]] is a subordinate of Gin's, he doesn't use honorifics like Vodka does<ref>Vodka uses "aniki" meaning literally meaning "older brother", but in context means "one's senior".</ref> to refer to Gin, giving the impression Tequila and Gin appear equally ranked.<ref name=CD239/>

* '''Pisco'''
Although [[Pisco]] and Gin are executive members and Pisco is Gin's senior, Gin dislikes and looks down on him.<ref name=CD239/> He does not show emotion when he kills him in the burning hotel.

=== Law enforcement ===
* '''Shuichi Akai'''
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Gin and [[Shuichi Akai]] are rivals and enemies.

== Character popularity ==
*eBookJapan held a character popularity poll from April 12, 2011 to May 12, 2011 in which readers of Detective Conan (international included) could vote for their favorite character. Gin placed 20th in the poll with 34 votes out of the 5,883 that were cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebookjapan.jp/ebj/special/conan/vote_kekka2.asp|title=『名探偵コナン』人気投票結|date=2011-05-12|publisher=eBookJapan|accessdate=2011-05-15}}</ref>
*In honor of the release of the 15th movie, [[Quarter of Silence]], the official Conan movie website held a popularity poll for the top 10 Detective Conan characters. Gin placed 8th out of 10.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.conan-movie.jp/camp_chara/camp15th_res.html|title=名探偵コナン「キャラクター人気投票」|date=2011|publisher=www.conan-movie.jp|accessdate=2011-08-12}}</ref>

== Name origin ==
* Gin's English name, Melkior, is the name of one of the Magi, or three kings, who visits the infant Jesus in Christian tradition. The name is Semitic and means 'king city.'

== Quotes ==
{{cquote|"So long... great detective."}}
{{cquote|"Traitors can't hide their scent."}}

== Trivia==
* Gin is left handed.
* Gin can't seem to remember faces he encounters or kills, which explains that he doesn't remember [[Shinichi]].
* His favorite car is his Porsche 356A, which he refers to as "German black rain frog". Notably, the cars registration numbers are 4-8-6-9, the same numbers that are used in APTX-4869.[[Image:Gin's Porsche.png|150px|thumb|right|Gin's Porsche.]]
* Gin's design has drastically been changed throughout the anime. At first, his hair is actually light brown, and the line structure is not as detailed. In addition, part of his hair comes down his face across his nose. As the series progresses Gin's hair is blond, and the line structure is strongly detailed. Moreover, there is no hair that comes down across his face anymore. Gin's hair color changes once again in Opening 24 where it is then silver to match his manga depiction.

==In other languages==
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{{OtherLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|ジン Jin}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=US|English|Melkior/Gin<ref> Changed to Gin in the Manga</ref>|Which is the name of one of the Magi who visits Jesus in Christian tradition.}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=France|French|Gin}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Gin}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Gin}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Saudi Arabia|Arabic|جين Jin}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Finland|Finnish|Gin}}
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== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[wikipedia:Gin|Gin]] (alcohol)
* [[Black Organization]]

== References ==
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Genta Kojima

2011-11-23T16:48:20Z

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{{InfoBox Char
| name = Genta Kojima
| japanese-name = 小嶋元太 (Kojima Genta)
| english-name = George Kaminski
| image = Genta Kojima Profile.jpg
| age = 6-7<ref>Conan Drill Page 52</ref>
| gender = Male
| date-of-birth = Unknown<ref>Conan Drill Page 52</ref>
| weight = 40 kg<ref>Conan Drill Page 52</ref> (80 lbs)
| relatives = [[Genji Kojima]] (father) Mother (unnamed) Grandmother (unnamed)
| nicknames =
| first-appearance = Manga: Chapter 17 Anime: Episode 1
| appearances = {{:Genta Kojima Appearances}}
| cases-solved =
| keyhole = [[Volume 9]]
| japanese-voice = [[Wataru Takagi (voice actor)|Wataru Takagi]]
| english-voice = [[Dameon Clarke]] [[Mike McFarland]] (current)
| footnotes =
}}
'''{{nihongo|Genta Kojima|小嶋元太|''Kojima Genta''}}''', also known as ''George Kaminski'' in the [[Funimation]] dub, is a character in the manga and anime franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''.

== Background ==
[[File:Genta Background Clear.jpg|thumb|left|125px|Genta]]
Genta Kojima was a student in [[Teitan Elementary]] when [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] was enlisted into his class [[Conan Edogawa|after he had been shrunk]] by the drug [[APTX 4869]]. Shortly afterwards, he and his classmate [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]] had the idea of investigating an apparently haunted mansion. They persuaded Conan to come along, and Genta also personally drafted [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]] when the latter expressed his criticism about supernatural hauntings.

As it turned out, the haunting served as a cover-up for an old homicide case. Following its resolution, the foursome decided to stay together and form the nucleus of what would become the [[Detective Boys]]. Genta was quick to pronounce himself the leader of the group, but his lackadaisical leadership abilities are commonly neglected in the field, and in fact everyone (even Genta) unanimously views Conan as the group's actual leader. His school shoe locker is used as a mailbox for any of their fellow students who can present them with a case.

== Personality ==
Genta is the overweight, self-proclaimed leader of the Detective Boys. He loves food, especially braised eel on rice, and can eat more than all the other Detective Boys members combined. He also tends to mess up certain Japanese terms with similar-sounding words (especially if the latter are related to food) and is quite inept in reading even the most common Kanji, which on occasion evicts some ridicule from his classmates and friends. His brash personality, ignorance of his surrounding and tendency of not thinking before leaping often lands the Detective Boys (if not himself) in sticky situations.

Even though he is brash, ignorant and outspoken and can be intimidating, Genta is actually very kind and dependable. He is a good friend of [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]] and [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]], and has been shown to admire his father, who owns a liquor store.

== Gallery ==
[[image:Genta's Full Figure.png|thumb|left|170px]]
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== Plot overview ==

== Relationship analysis ==
=== The Detective Boys ===
==== Ayumi Yoshida ====
Genta clearly has a crush on his teammate Ayumi, and as a result he - along with Mitsuhiko - is rather jealous of Conan because she likes him the most. He has also initially expressed some interest in [[Ai Haibara]], their newest member.

== Character popularity ==
*eBookJapan held a character popularity poll from April 12, 2011 to May 12, 2011 in which readers of Detective Conan (international included) could vote for their favorite character. Genta placed 23rd in the poll with 19 votes out of the 5,883 that were cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebookjapan.jp/ebj/special/conan/vote_kekka2.asp|title=『名探偵コナン』人気投票結|date=2011-05-12|publisher=eBookJapan|accessdate=2011-05-15}}</ref>

== Name origin ==
*Genta's name (小嶋元太) comes from mystery writer '''{{nihongo|[[wikipedia:ja:小峰元|Hajime Komine]]|小峰元|Komine Hajime}}'''.

== Quotes ==

== Trivia ==
*Genta's residence is also a liquor store owned by his father called "Kojima Liquors".

==In other languages==
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{{CharLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|元太Genta|小島Kojima}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=US|English|George|Kamiski/Kojima<ref>in the manga</ref>}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=France|French|Genta|Kojima}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Genta|Kojima}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Genta|Kojima}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Saudi Arabia|Arabic| جينتا Jinta|''Not given''}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=North Korea|flag2=South Korea|Korean|뭉치 Moong Chi|고 Ko }}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|เก็นตะ|โคจิมะ}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Finland|Finnish|Genta|Kojima}}
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== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Kojima Family]]

== References ==
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[[Category:Elementary school students]]
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Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya

2011-11-23T16:47:39Z

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{{InfoBox Char
| name = Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya
| japanese-name = 円谷光彦 (Tsuburaya Mitsuhiko)
| english-name = Mitch Tennison
| image = Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya Profile.jpg
| age = 6-7<ref name=CD53>Conan Drill Page 53</ref>
| gender = Male
| height = unknown<ref name=CD53/>
| weight = 20 kg<ref name=CD53/> (44 lbs)
| date-of-birth = unknown<ref name=CD53/>
| relatives = [[Asami Tsuburaya]] (older sister)
| nicknames =
| first-appearance = Manga: Chapter 17 Anime: Episode 1
| appearances = {{:Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya Appearances}}
| cases-solved =
| keyhole = [[Volume 12]]
| japanese-voice = [[Ikue Otani]] [[Ai Orikasa]] (Ep. 425~436, [[The Private Eyes' Requiem|Movie 10]])
| english-voice = [[Cynthia Cranz]]
| footnotes =
}}
'''{{nihongo|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|円谷光彦|''Tsuburaya Mitsuhiko''}}''', also known as '''Mitch Tennison''' in the [[Funimation]] dub, is a character in the manga and anime franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''.

== Background ==
[[File:Mitsuhiko Clear Background.jpg|thumb|left|125px|Mitsuhiko]]
Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya was a student in [[Teitan Elementary]] when [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] was enlisted into his class [[Conan Edogawa|after he had been shrunk]] by the drug [[APTX 4869]]. Shortly afterwards, his classmates [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]] and [[Genta Kojima|Genta]] had the idea of investigating an apparently haunted mansion, and they persuaded Conan to come along. When Mitsuhiko espressed his scepticism about supernatural hauntings, Genta forcefully 'persuaded' him to tag along as well.

As it turned out, the haunting served as a cover-up for an old homicide case. Following its resolution, the foursome decided to stay together and form the nucleus of what would become the [[Detective Boys]]. It is later revealed that Mitsuhiko's parents are both teachers, and he has an older sister, {{nihongo|[[Asami Tsuburaya]]|円谷朝美|Tsuburaya Asami}}, about ten years his senior.<ref>[[Mitsuhiko in a Forest of Indecision|Episode 289: Mitsuhiko in a Forest of Indecision]]</ref>
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== Plot overview ==

==Personality==
[[File:Mitsuhiko - Impressed Ayumi.jpg|thumb|left|140px|Mitsuhiko happy to have impressed Ayumi]]
Mitsuhiko enjoys reading science books and takes a scientific approach to problem-solving. He is a smart and well-read first-grader who believes that technology can solve most problems. Due to his strict and formal upbringing, he tends to be very formal towards his elders, addressing them (in Japanese) with the formal suffix "-san" without regard to the intimacy of their relationship.

It has been shown at numerous times that Mitsuhiko really likes to be prepared for any occasion. He enjoys studying scientific, historical and general subjects for his own interest and fun. This eventually allows him to provide useful insights whenever necessary. He's been (or felt) rewarded a few times for his knowledge. In one instance, Ayumi said [[File:Mitsuhiko_daydreams_about_Haibara_Ai.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Mitsuhiko daydreams about marrying Ai]]how impressed she was after Mitsuhiko provided some precise historical facts behind the Ohashi House in Kurashiki, and he thought to himself with a big happy smile on his face: "I'm so glad I studied!".<ref name="ep377">[[Momotarou Mystery Solving Tour|Episode 377-378: Momotarou Mystery Solving Tour]]</ref>

One of his other qualities is that he tends to be pro-active in many situations and think ahead of possible outcomes. For example, while the [[Detective Boys]] were trying to solve riddles they found in a Momotaro container in a small river in Kurashiki, a murder occurred which eventually led to the different codes to get burned. [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]], knowing that resolving those codes would lead to concrete proof as to who the murderer might be, was quite pleased when Mitsuhiko proudly announced that he took notes in his Detective Boys notebook "thinking that something like that could happen".<ref name="ep377" /> With time and experience, he will probably become about as intelligent as [[Shinichi Kudo]] and [[Heiji Hattori]].

Mitsuhiko has a dislike for carrots, and will always eat them last (if ever) if he can help it.
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== Relationship analysis ==
=== Family & Friends ===

==== Ayumi Yoshida ====
As the cheerful and innocent girl she is, Ayumi has attracted the romantic interests of her teammates Mitsuhiko and [[Genta Kojima|Genta]], but she is blissfully unaware of that. Instead, her romantic feelings are set on Conan because of his intelligence and courage, making her view him as the person she can surely count upon.<ref>Manga Chapter 039: The Shining Fish's True Form</ref><ref>Manga Chapter 081: A Dangerous Game of Hide-And-Seek</ref> However, Conan views Ayumi as a good friend and nothing more, and her open flirting with him often incites feelings of outrage in Mitsuhiko and Genta. According to the 5th movie, Mitsuhiko seemed to have liked Ayumi since kindergarten.

[[Image:200526142537303.JPG|thumb|right|220|Haibara listening in on Mitsuhiko's radio.]]
==== Ai Haibara ====
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In due time following her arrival, Mitsuhiko develops heavy romantic feelings for his classmate and fellow detective [[Ai Haibara]]. To date, Ai hasn't shown any romantic feelings for him and uses his feelings to her advantage when she needs him to do something, but she also does admire his intelligence and courage during missions the Detective Boys must perform and respects his feelings. In some episodes she even shows more confidence in Mitsuhiko than in Ayumi or Genta when the going gets tough.

== Character popularity ==
*eBookJapan held a character popularity poll from April 12, 2011 to May 12, 2011 in which readers of Detective Conan (international included) could vote for their favorite character. Mitsuhiko placed 26th in the poll with 8 votes out of the 5,883 that were cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebookjapan.jp/ebj/special/conan/vote_kekka2.asp|title=『名探偵コナン』人気投票結|date=2011-05-12|publisher=eBookJapan|accessdate=2011-05-15}}</ref>

== Name origin ==
*Mitsuhiko's name comes from novelist [[wikipedia:ja:内田康夫|Yasuo Uchida's]] reporter character '''{{nihongo|[[wikipedia:ja:浅見光彦|Mitsuhiko Asami]]|浅見光彦|Asami Mitsuhiko}}'''.

== Quotes ==

== Trivia ==
[[Image:Detective boys parents.jpg|thumb|right|Mitsuhiko is scolded by his mother.]]
*Mitsuhiko's parents are both teachers and he was strictly raised to be polite.<ref name=358p8>Volume 35, File 8, pg 8: "Mitsuhiko's Disappearance 1"</ref> He has an older sister named [[Asami Tsuburaya]]. Mitsuhiko has a mother who has only been seen but once, and also was heard talking to his sister Asami through a door<ref name=358p8/>. His mother appeared to scold him after the haunted mansion murder case.

==In other languages==

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{{CharLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|光彦 Mitsuhiko|円谷　Tsuburaya}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=US|English|Mitch|Tennison/Tsuburaya<ref>In the Manga</ref>}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=France|French|Mitsuhiko|Tsuburaya}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Mitsuhiko|Tsuburaya}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Mitsuhiko|Tsuburaya}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Saudi Arabia|Arabic|ميتسو　Mitso|''Not given''}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=North Korea|flag2=South Korea|Korean|세모 Sae Mo|박 Park}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|มิซึฮิโกะ|ซึบุรายะ}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Finland|Finnish|Mitsuhiko|Tsuburaya}}
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== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Tsuburaya Family]]

== References ==
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tsuburaya Mitsuhiko}}
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[[Category:Male characters]]
[[Category:Elementary school students]]
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[[de:Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya]]
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{{Detective Boys}}

Kogoro Mouri

2011-11-23T16:44:33Z

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{{InfoBox Char
| name = Kogoro Mouri
| japanese-name = 毛利小五郎 (Mouri Kogorou)
| english-name = Richard Moore
| image = Kogoro Mouri Profile.jpg
| age = 37-38<ref name="CD59">Conan Drill page 59</ref>
| gender = Male
| date-of-birth = unknown<ref name="CD59" />
| relatives = [[Ran Mouri]] (daughter) [[Eri Kisaki]] (wife)
| nicknames = Sleeping Kogoro The Sleeping Sleuth
| first-appearance = Manga: Chapter 2 (mentioned in ch. 1) Anime: Episode 1
| appearances = {{:Kogoro Mouri Appearances}}
| cases-solved = 400+ (via [[Shinichi Kudo|Conan]]), 4 (on his own), 18 (while awake)
| keyhole = [[Volume 3]]
| japanese-voice = [[Akira Kamiya]] (Ep. 1~548) [[Rikiya Koyama]] (Ep. 553~)
| english-voice = [[R. Bruce Elliott]]
| drama-actor = [[Takanori Jinnai]]
| footnotes =
}}
{{nihongo|'''Kogoro Mouri'''|毛利小五郎|''Mouri Kogorou''}} is one of the main characters of the [[manga]] and [[anime]]. He is a private detective and the father of [[Ran Mouri]].

== Background ==
Kogoro is a private investigator,<ref>[[Volume 1#File 001 - The Heisei Holmes|Volume 1, File 1: "The Heisei Holmes"]]</ref> but he prefers to laze around all day. Kogoro attended Teitan High School, the same high school as [[Ran Mouri]] and [[Shinichi Kudo]], along with [[Eri Kisaki]], [[Yukiko Kudo|Yukiko Fujimine]], and the actress Ruri Ujo.<ref>[[Volume 37]]</ref> He then graduated from Beika University, where he was the ace of the Judo team, though he was highly vulnerable to stage fright.<ref>[[Volume 9#File 086 - The Two Benkei Standing Deaths|Volume 9, File 86: "The Two Benkei Standing Deaths"]]</ref>

Some time after graduating, Kogoro became a police officer. He worked in the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Division One under [[Inspector Megure]], but he did poorly at his job. He also worked for some time under [[Inspector Yuminaga]] in the arson division as well. While Movie 2 strongly suggests that Kogoro left the police force because of the incident where he shot at Eri Kisaki who was held as a hostage, his reasons for leaving the force have not been confirmed in the manga. Kogoro is an excellent marksman.<ref name="m2">[[The Fourteenth Target|Movie 2: The Fourteenth Target]]</ref>

Kogoro's daughter, [[Ran Mouri]], is also the daughter of [[Eri Kisaki]], who is now living separately after an argument ten years prior.<ref name="m2" /> Despite constantly feigning disinterest in her, Kogoro still has feelings for his wife—he has even asked her to move back in with him, but she pretends not to hear him because she is not "ready" yet,<ref>[[Volume 17]]</ref> though she still has feelings for him as well. These are expressed mainly through jealousy when Kogoro's attention is caught by other attractive women in the vicinity.

[[File:Kogoro is stunned.PNG|thumb|left|150px|Kogoro's characteristic strange expression when Conan uses the [[Stun-Gun Wristwatch]]]]
After [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] had been shrunk by an accidental effect of [[APTX 4869|a mysterious poison]] and was forced to adopt the identity of [[Conan Edogawa]], [[Hiroshi Agasa]] concluded that Shinichi couldn't openly continue any investigation without attracting undue attention by the [[Black Organization]]. To maintain his cover, he suggested Shinichi to move in with Kogoro and use him as a front. When Kogoro's conclusions during one of their first investigations became so dilettantish that the cause became hopeless, Conan used his soccer skills to kick an ashtray to knock him out. Kogoro unconsciously (and conveniently) adopted a reclining pose, and Conan used his [[Voice-Changing Bowtie|Voice Changer]], imitating Kogoro's voice, to present his conclusions and the identity of the true murderer; this earned Kogoro the title "Sleeping Kogoro" and the reputation as a master detective. (Later, Conan would employ his [[Stun-Gun Wristwatch]] to knock out Kogoro instead.)<ref>[[Volume 1#File 009 - An Unfortunate Misunderstanding|Volume 1, File 9: An Unfortunate Misunderstanding]]</ref> In the few instances where Kogoro remains awake for some reason, Conan still does the main detective work and uses Kogoro as his official mouth-piece by drawing the latter's attentions to important clues he has uncovered.
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==Personality==
Kogoro can easily become infatuated with beautiful women. His dream woman is pop idol [[Yoko Okino]], and he never misses (or tries not to miss) her television shows.<ref>[[Volume 3#File 025 - The Dream That Will Not Come True|Volume 3, File 25: "The Dream That Will Not Come True"]]</ref><ref>Such behaviors can be seen consistently from [[Volume 1#File 006 - From Third-Rate to Great Detective|Volume 1, File 6]] to [[Volume 52#File 541 - Sonoko's Red Handkerchief|Volume 52, File 541]].</ref> Because of his behavior around attractive women, he often embarrasses his daughter [[Ran Mouri]], and while it is not the reason why his wife left him, it is the reason why she hasn't come back.

While he is never outright called an alcoholic, Kogoro has a tendency to get intoxicated at social events, and [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi/Conan]] makes sarcastic remarks about him spending money on alcohol. In the anime, his office is littered with empty beer cans,<ref>[[Volume 1#File 002 - The Great Detective Turned Small|Volume 1, File 2: "The Great Detective Turned Small"]]</ref> and he keeps a well-stocked liquor shelf. Kogoro is also a heavy smoker, and is usually seen with a cigarette in his mouth. His hobbies include mahjong and gambling on horse racing and [[wikipedia:keirin|keirin]].

In the Japanese version, due to his name Kogoro Mouri he is often mistaken for the famous astronaut [[wikipedia:Mamoru Mohri|Mamoru Mohri]] when he introduces himself, because they both are in the news frequently, of Japanese decent, and have the same last name. In the English version when Kogoro introduces himself he is often mistaken for "oh, that famous astronaut," as well. In the English version it is possible he is also confused with Patrick Moore.

In the US version, Kogoro Mouri says that he is forty-three, in opposed to being thirty-seven in the Japanese version. It is unknown if Eri's age remains the same since they had attended school together, and if not, if it will affect the ''Princess Pageant'' storyline that occurred twenty years ago, making her in her twenties when she participated instead of a teenager.

Kogoro suffers from a mild acrophobia (fear of heights) and is quite uncomfortable in high settings, such as skyscrapers, when he has the chance to see how high up he is. It has also been made clear that Kogoro is an expert with a handgun, being able to hit targets at great distance with an impressive level of accuracy. He is also known for his Judo throw, which he often uses to incapacitate escaping suspects. As for leisure activities, unless he drinks to excess or goes hunting for any recordings of his favorite idol star, [[Yoko Okino]], he enjoys betting on horse races, mahjong and baseball (he even plays in his neighborhood's team).

== Detective Skills ==
Throughout most of the series, Kogoro is depicted as a pretty incompetent detective, often missing obvious clues and jumping to the wrong conclusions, though several of these conclusions were shared by other people on the scene. However, Kogoro does follow the proper police procedures, asks questions, and (with a little help from Conan) follows leads quite well. Despite his ineptness, he had been a prominent police officer under [[Juzo Megure|Inspector Juzo Megure]] ten years prior to the start of the series<ref name="m2" /> He is shown to have left the police force after events addressed in the second movie, ''[[The Fourteenth Target]]''.<ref name="m2" />
[[Image:Kogoro and Yoko Okino.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Kogoro showboating in front of [[Yoko Okino]].]]

Thanks to Conan's undercover help in solving numerous cases, Kogoro's reputation as a detective grows quickly.<ref>He first rises to fame in [[Volume 4]].</ref> He hardly remembers the solutions of any cases because Conan knocks him out with tranquillizer darts so that he can announce the solution to the case while hidden, using a device that allows him to imitate Kogoro's voice as a proxy. However, Kogoro never seems to wonder about this fact and often boasts about his merits. Because of this, he has become nicknamed the '''{{nihongo|Sleeping Kogoro|眠りの小五郎|Nemuri no Kogorou}}'''. [[Jugo Yokomizo]] often mistakenly calls him '''{{nihongo|Smoking Kogoro|煙の小五郎|Kemuri no Kogorou}}''' because of his heavy smoking habits. Because of his (or rather, Conan's) tendency to coincidentally come across a crime scene, Inspector Megure is often referred to Kogoro as a '''shinigami''' (death god).

In later stories, there are times when Kogoro is actually able to solve crime cases without (or little) help from Conan, especially when people he knows or cares about are involved; it appears that, while he can connect the dots just fine, he can't actually find them as quickly as Conan does. The first of these events takes place during a trip to a hot spring, where one of his old college friends is murdered. Kogoro is actually so disturbed and determined to find the killer on his own that Conan cannot bring himself to drug him, limiting himself to surreptitiously drawing attention to the necessary clues.<ref>[[Volume 9#File 084 - Kogoro's Class Reunion|Volume 9, Files 84-86: "Kogoro's Class Reunion"]]</ref>

Despite his frequent moronic analyses, Kogoro is actually pretty smart when he applies himself. He is even able to completely solve a crime on his own in the ninth movie, ''[[Strategy Above the Depths]]'', due to the fact that the culprit Minako resembles Eri, and Conan applauds him mentally for his success. (For a more detailed list of the cases he has - more or less - solved on his own, see '''''[[List of cases solved by Kogoro Mouri]]''''').
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== Plot overview ==

== Relationships analysis ==

== Character popularity ==
*eBookJapan held a character popularity poll from April 12, 2011 to May 12, 2011 in which readers of Detective Conan (international included) could vote for their favorite character. Kogoro placed 8th in the poll with 84 votes out of the 5,883 that were cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebookjapan.jp/ebj/special/conan/vote_kekka2.asp|title=『名探偵コナン』人気投票結|date=2011-05-12|publisher=eBookJapan|accessdate=2011-05-15}}</ref>

== Name origin ==
The name "Kogoro Mouri" came from two mystery-related sources. "Kogoro" came from "[[Kogoro Akechi]]", the detective created by [[Edogawa Rampo]], while Mouri came from [[Maurice Leblanc|'''Mauri'''ce Leblanc]]. Coincidentally, his drama actor, [[Takanori Jinnai]], has played Kogoro Akechi in many TV movies.

The kanji for "Mouri" (毛利) comes from daimyo [[wikipedia:Mōri Motonari|Mouri Motonari]].

== Different looks ==
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kogoro_Before.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Kogoro's "Before" Appearance (Episode 1)]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kogoro_After.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Kogoro's "After" Appearance (Episode 632)]]
|}

== Quotes ==
{{cquote|You're talking about someone who can swoop in like a bird and then fly away again without anyone noticing. A flying killer with wings! Is that what you're trying to tell me?!}}

{{cquote|You're right, old pal. I'll never understand no matter the reason what drives someone to murder. And I don't think I want to.}}

{{cquote|A caged animal still has teeth!}}

== Trivia ==

==In other languages==
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{{CharLangItem|flag=US|English|Richard|Moore}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=France|French|Kogoro|Mouri}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Italy|Italian manga|Kogoro|Mouri}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Italy|Italian anime|Goro|Mouri}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish|Kogoro|Mouri}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish Latin America|Carlos|Guzmán}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Kogoro|Mouri}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Kogoro|Mori}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Saudi Arabia|Arabic|توغو Togo|موري Mori }}
{{CharLangItem|flag=North Korea|flag2=South Korea|Korean|명한 Myunghan|유 Yoo}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=China|Chinese|小五郎 Xiaowulang|毛利 Maoli}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|โคโกโร่ khokorò|โมริ Mori}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Finland|Finnish|Kogoro|Mouri}}
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== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Mouri Family]]
* [[List of cases solved by Kogoro Mouri]]

== References ==
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Ran Mouri

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{{InfoBox Char
| name = Ran Mouri
| japanese-name = 毛利蘭 (Mouri Ran)
| english-name = Rachel Moore
| image = Ran Mouri Profile.jpg
| age = 16-17<ref name="CD44">Conan Drill Page 44</ref>
| gender = Female
| height = {{Bracket|160 cm|5'3"}}<ref name="CD44" />
| weight = Unknown<ref name="CD44" />
| date-of-birth = Unknown<ref>Conan Drill page 44 "生年月日不明" - translates to "birthday unknown"</ref><ref>Note: Movie 1 shows Ran looking at a horoscope for Taurus with the dates listed between April 20 and May 20 and remarking that she and Shinichi share May's lucky color red.</ref>
| relatives = [[Kogoro Mouri]] (father) [[Eri Kisaki]] (mother)
| nicknames = Ran-neechan ([[Conan Edogawa|Conan]]) Ran-kun ([[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]], [[Juzo Megure|Megure]]) Ran-chan ([[Kazuha Toyama|Kazuha]]) Angel ([[Vermouth]])
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume 1#File_001_-_The_Heisei_Holmes|Chapter 1]] Anime: [[Roller_Coaster_Murder_Case|Episode 1]]
| appearances = {{:Ran Mouri Appearances}}
| cases-solved = 3 (on her own)
| keyhole = [[Volume 2]]
| japanese-voice = [[Wakana Yamazaki]]
| english-voice = [[Colleen Clinkenbeard]]
| drama-actor = [[Tomoka Kurokawa]] (1st) [[Shiori Kutsuna]] (2nd)
| footnotes =
}}
'''{{nihongo|Ran Mouri|毛利蘭|Mouri Ran}}''', also known as '''Rachel Moore''' in the [[Funimation]] dub, is the 2nd protagonist in the manga and anime series, ''[[Detective Conan]]''.

== Background ==
[[File:Child Ran and Fusae.jpg|thumb|left|First Grade Ran meets [[Fusae Campbell]] ten years ago and borrows her umbrella]]
Ran is a childhood friend of [[Shinichi Kudo]]. She is the daughter of [[Kogoro Mouri]], a private detective, and [[Eri Kisaki]], a lawyer. Her parents separated when she was seven,<ref name="m2">[[The Fourteenth Target|Movie 2: The Fourteenth Target]]</ref> and one of her biggest goals is to get them back together. Her best friend next to Shinichi is her classmate [[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]], who constantly teases her about her relationship with Shinichi.

One year before the series' start, Ran and Shinichi had gone to the United States to visit Shinichi's parents in New York. They met [[Yukiko Kudo|his mother]] and her actress friend, [[Sharon Vineyard]] (also known as Vermouth, a member of the [[Black Organization]]). Later that evening, Vermouth disguised as a serial killer to do BO work, and was saved by Ran and Shinichi who encountered her on their way back from a show turned murder case. Vermouth had slipped and would have fallen to her death, but Ran caught her arm and Shinichi helped her pull her to safety. Due to this, Sharon gave Ran the nickname "Angel", and Shinichi the nickname "Cool Guy".<ref>[[Volume 34#File 350 - Golden Apple 1|Volumes 34-35, Files 350-354: "Golden Apple 1"]]</ref> Vermouth later showed hesitance to kill Ran and later Conan as well,<ref name="e345" /> but whether or not it was because of any emotional attachment is unclear.

After Shinichi's disappearance, Ran met [[Conan Edogawa]], who was introduced by [[Hiroshi Agasa|Professor Agasa]] as a "distant relative" and asked Ran if she wouldn't mind taking care of him at her house. She and her father practically adopted him; Ran immediately came to think of him as a surrogate little brother.<ref>[[Volume 1#File 002 - The Great Detective Turned Small|Volume 1, File 2: "The Great Detective Turned Small"]]</ref> Little did (and still does) Ran know that "Conan" ''is'' actually Shinichi.

== Personality ==
Ran's greatest personality trait is that she genuinely cares for those she loves. She also constantly tries to reunite her father and mother again - though with little success, thanks to the mutual stubbornness of both parents.

Ran is the captain of the karate team of Teitan High School<ref>[[Volume 1#File 001 - The Heisei Holmes|Volume 1, File 1: "The Heisei Holmes"]]</ref> and therefore is very powerful as demonstrated when she won her Regional Championship. She can be very brave and resourceful when she wants to be, and rescues Conan from trouble with her karate skills on occasion. However, she has an irrational fear of the supernatural and is thus - unlike her friend Sonoko - absolutely no fan of anything related to the horror genre.<ref name="e274">[[Truth About the Haunted House|Episode 274-275: Truth About the Haunted House]]</ref> Men also tend to pay her a lot of undue romantic attention, a fact that makes Sonoko somewhat jealous (and of which Ran herself is completely unaware).

Ran can play the piano well.<ref>[[Volume 8]]</ref> In addition, she appreciates fine art, is very good at cooking and household chores (unlike her mother), and quite capable of looking after both Conan and her father. Besides that, she is also very lucky in gambling.<ref name="e75">[[Loan Company President's Murder Case|Episode 75: Loan Company President's Murder Case]]</ref>

Ran is noted by both Shinichi and Akai Shuuichi to cry a lot. This claim has been attributed to the manga file called "Ran's Tears".

== Abilities ==
Ran is a master in karate and has won many karate tournaments; she holds the title of Regional Champion for her age group. In fact, she is very strong to the extent that she can break a stone with ease. In the ninth movie, ''[[Strategy Above the Depths]]'', Conan states that Ran has an unusual amount of stamina.<ref name="m9">[[Strategy Above the Depths|Movie 9: Strategy Above the Depths]]</ref>
Though sometimes, for example in the second movie, Ran may not be able to use her karate, whether it's because she is too scared or just because she is just too weakened.<ref name="m2" /> In the fourth movie (''[[Captured in Her Eyes]]''), Ran also was unable to use karate due to suffering of amnesia at the time, but as soon as she recovered her memories she also got the use of her abilities back and incapacitated the culprit who was about to kill her and Conan.<ref name="m4">[[Captured in Her Eyes|Movie 4: Captured in Her Eyes]]</ref> She also have an astonishing amount of luck, having never lost card games and lotteries.

==Appellations==
In the Detective Conan Franchise, Most characters simply Ran by her name, but characters have another way of calling her. This table shows what Ran call other characters and what they call her.
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! style="width:60px;"|Picture !! style="width:125px;"|Name !! style="width:200px;"|What they call Ran !! style="width:200px;"|What Ran calls them
|-
| [[File:Shinichi Kudo 60px.jpg]] || [[Shinichi Kudo]] || Ran {{Bracket|Rach|(English Dub)}}|| Shinichi Deduction freak Mystery Geek
|-
| [[File:Conan Edogawa 60px.jpg]] || [[Conan Edogawa]] || Ran-neechan || Conan-kun
|-
| [[File:Kogoro Mouri 60px.jpg]] || [[Kogoro Mouri]] || Ran || Otousan (Father)
|}
</tab>
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! style="width:60px;"|Picture !! style="width:125px;"|Name !! style="width:200px;"|What they call Ran !! style="width:200px;"|What Ran calls them
|-
| [[File:Hiroshi Agasa 60px.jpg]] || [[Hiroshi Agasa]] || Ran-kun || Hakase Agasa-hakase
|-
| [[File:Heiji Hattori 60px.jpg]] || [[Heiji Hattori]] || Neechan || Hattori-kun
|-
| [[File:Ai Haibara 60px.jpg]] || [[Ai Haibara]] || Mouri-san The girl at the Detective Agency || Ai-chan
|-
| [[File:Masumi Sera 60px.jpg]] || [[Masumi Sera]] || Ran-chan || Sera-san Masumi-chan (File 778)
|}
</tab>
</tabs>

== Plot overview ==
=== Doubts about Conan's identity ===
In time, Ran comes to suspect that Conan is actually Shinichi despite what her common sense would say, but he always manages to trick her and "prove" her wrong. There are however occasions where she appears to be so sure that Shinichi and Conan are one and the same, such incidents include once when Ran finds Conan asleep on the sofa, she takes off his glasses while he's asleep and notices the huge reseamblance he has to Shinichi as a child, later she confronts him and feels so certain that Conan is Shinichi as it explained his splitting reseamblance to Shinichi when he was younger, possessing Shinichi's great powers of deduction, and even Shinichi's lack of any musical knowledge. However Shinichi's mother unexpectatly shows up and covers for him by explaining that Conan's resembalance to Shinichi when he was younger, because that they're distant relatives and Conan possesing Shinichi's deductive ability is a result of Shinichi teaching Conan.
At another time she is also certain her reasoning was correct, as Conan had been critically injured and required a blood donation, Ran donated her blood but somehow knew his blood type without being told revealing that she knew that Conan was actually Shinichi. So with the help of [[Ai Haibara]] he manages to fool Ran by allowing Shinichi to appear before her while Conan was present (who was really Ai Haibara in disguise).

==== Ran's Suspicion ====
[[File:Ran_suspecting_Conan.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Ran suspecting Conan's identity]] Conan once forgets his cell phone on the couch and Ran, in the room at the time, remembers to send an email to Shinichi to let him know that she's going with her father on a case and that his presence would be most welcome as Kogoro could use the help. Right after sending the message, Conan's phone starts vibrating. Ran, quite perplexed by the perfect timing, checks his phone only to discover a new email (she hasn't seen the content yet). At that moment, Conan enters the room, and seeing his phone in Ran's hands, rushes towards it while shouting and grabs it back asking: "''Did you look?''". He quickly understands that Ran's email may have risen doubts about his identity.<ref name="e398">[[The Weird Family's Commission|Episode 398-399: The Weird Family's Commission]]</ref>
The first time Ran suspected Conan was episode 7. After seeing the similarity between Conan and Shinichi's occupation deduction just simply by touching someone's hand, she started being very suspicious and kept an eye on Conan the whole case. However, Professor Agasa called Ran with the voice changing bowtie at the end and Conan was free of suspicion for a while.

Following this event, Ran first believes that Shinichi often contacts Conan without her knowing, which would in some way explain how he always seems to help out on cases. Later on, after seeing Conan give an important clue to the investigation team without making use of his cell phone (to eventually contact Shinichi like she was suspecting), she starts to believe that Conan is actually Shinichi thinking that past occurrences of both being present at the same time was just a trick he used to fool her.<ref name="e398" />

At the end of the day, Ran is able to retrieve Conan's phone. Late at night, after waiting for everybody to go to bed, she tries to get past the phone's PIN code to check whether her email is there or not. This, to her, would be undeniable proof that Conan is indeed Shinichi. After finally guessing the number equivalent of "Sherlock" to be the PIN code, she's surprised not to see her email there. She instantly tries a few times to resend another email but nothing comes up on Conan's phone. That's when Shinichi calls her complaining about the numerous emails she's been sending. Conan, then knocks at the door and claims back his phone saying that he didn't want people looking inside because of messages he received from a girl he likes. It is later showed that Conan actually exchanged his phone with Agasa's (which are both of the same model) and used his phone upstairs to call Ran, while she was experimenting with the Professor's phone, to create this whole alibi. Shinichi then tells Ran that she now knows his phone number. And Ran, pleased with the situation, clears her mind out of all suspicions she had about Conan's identity<ref>[[Ran's Suspicions|Episode 400: Ran's Suspicions]]</ref> - at least, consciously.

During "The Whereabouts of the Embarrassing Charm" case we can see that Ran's suspicions are arising again. This is thanks to Heiji, openly revealed the fingerprint matching during the "Murder, Shinichi Kudo" case. Kazuha gave a likely, but not to Conan or Heiji, explanation on how Shinichi's fingerprints got onto the handcuff's piece of chain. However, for some reason Ran talked directly to Conan, which he pointed out that she is talking to the wrong person. Unconsciously she thinks she is talking to Shinichi.
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== Relationship analysis ==

=== Family & Friends ===
==== Shinichi Kudo ====
{{main|Shinichi Kudo and Ran Mouri}}
Shinichi Kudo and Ran Mouri have been friends ever since childhood. When the two first met, they were at kindergarten age, and later they were playmates. [[Eri Kisaki]], Ran's mom, and [[Yukiko Kudo]], Shinichi's mom, would often set playdates for the two to play together.<ref>[[Shinichi Kudo's Childhood Adventure|Episode 472-473: Shinichi Kudo's Childhood Adventure]]</ref> Shinichi and Ran have stayed close all the way through the present age, which has led to both of them feeling romantic feelings for each other. Ran recalls that she truly felt her feelings for Shinichi were true love when he rescued her from the serial killer in New York.<ref>[[Shinichi Kudo's New York Case|Episode 286-288: Shinichi Kudo's New York Case]]</ref> When Shinichi is turned into Conan, thanks to the Black Organization, Ran becomes especially worried for Shinichi, especially about where he is, and often hopes that he isn't in danger.
[[Image:Shinichi and Ran.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Shinichi and Ran]]

Shinichi, as Conan, often calls Ran, and using his bowtie, talks to Ran in his normal teenager voice, mostly to calm her when she is feeling fear about if he is hurt, or when he wants to make her feel better because she feels lonely without him. As Conan, Shinichi has grown closer to Ran. Ran is shown throughout to be dedicated to Shinichi, and will always love him no matter where he is. Shinichi himself also has feelings for Ran, and loves her as well. He is very protective of her when there are other guys with her, and he keeps her away from any other man. He has even confessed his feelings for her, though he was Conan when this occurred.<ref> Ran did not believe him, because of that fact.</ref >

Ran and Shinichi have shared many precious romantic moments, such as when Shinichi bought Ran a pair of red gloves for Christmas,<ref>[[Karaoke Box Murder Case|Episode 42: Karaoke Box Murder Case]]</ref> or when he pretended that as Shinichi, he ate her Valentine's Day chocolate that she had made for him, while she was asleep.<ref>[[The Truth Behind Valentine's|Episode 266-268: The Truth Behind Valentine's]]</ref> Shinichi is deeply saddened knowing that Ran is waiting for him to return, and that he himself cannot do anything about it. Although various characters, including [[Heiji Hattori]], have told him to just admit everything to her, for the sake of her heart, he realizes he cannot tell her, because he does not want to put her in danger from the Black Organization, as he considers her life more important than his. People also look at them as a couple by how they act and how they talk about each other. When asked to Ran though, she does say that Shinichi is her boyfriend (this causes him/conan to blush slightly but never really says anything about it), though Shinichi finally confessed to her in London. After that, Sonoko teased her because she did not say anything in return. Sonoko said that maybe Shinichi will transfer to another girl because Ran did not reply. Conan/Shinichi heard their conversation and said in his mind, "Like I'd ever do that." He finally confesses somehow to Ran during the Holmes Revelation arc.

[[File:Shinichi Confesses.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] somewhat and somehow confesses his feelings for [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] to her under the Big Ben in London, during the Holmes' Revelation Arc.]]

Shinichi and Ran appear to share a close empathic link due to their strong feelings for each other, making each of them almost impossibly aware of when the other is in extreme danger, and often able to sense the other's worried thoughts.<ref>[[Volume_36#File_372_-_The_Most_in_This_World...|Volume 36, File 372: "The Most in This World..."]] and [[Volume_37#File_373_-_Bye_Bye| Volume 37, File 373: "Bye-Bye"]]</ref>

==== Kogoro Mouri and Eri Kisaki ====
{{main|Mouri Family}}
Ran remains close to both [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] and [[Eri Kisaki|Eri]] even though they have been separated for ten years. Her constant hope is that they finally get together again, and on occasion she even plays (re-)matchmaker by arranging not-so-accidental meetings between them, though a reunion, while possible, is so far constantly hampered by mutual stubbornness and the occasional criminal incident taking place in the immediate vicinity.

=== The Detective Boys ===
==== Ai Haibara ====
There are instances where Haibara will caution Conan from actions that involve Ran, though it's assumed this is due merely to the fact that she wants to keep her identity hidden. At one point, she was very cold and distant towards Ran, just like she was to most other people. Ran believed that it was because that Haibara had hated her.<ref>[[The Mystery in the Net|Episode 246-247: The Mystery in the Net]]</ref> However, later that day, Haibara finally properly introduced herself to Ran, and they slowly became friends.

Haibara considers Ran a spitting image her older sister, Akemi Miyano, so she takes special interest in protecting her. These feelings began after Ran jumped through a slew of bullets from [[Calvados]] (and later [[Vermouth]]), to save Haibara and hold her down to the ground to shield her from the gunfire.<ref name="e345">[[Head-to-Head Match With the Black Organization; Two Mysteries of the Night of the Full Moon|Episode 345: Head-to-Head Match With the Black Organization; Two Mysteries of the Night of the Full Moon]]</ref> Haibara immediately thinks of her own sister, and begins to treat and look at Ran as a spitting image of her. When at a later point she had learned that [[Korn]], [[Chianti]], and the rest of the Black Organization were lurking about, Haibara begs for Ran to stay at Agasa's house, immediately thinking of her own sister's death, and wanting to keep Ran safe.<ref>[[Black Impact! The Moment the Black Organization Reaches Out!|Episode 425: Black Impact! The Moment the Black Organization Reaches Out!]]</ref>

=== The Black Organization ===
==== Vermouth ====
Ran was a fan of the actress Sharon Vineyard and is currently unaware about Sharon's double-life as Chris Vineyard and Vermouth. Vermouth has a great deal of respect for Ran and protects her from the Organization's activities because Ran unknowingly saved a disguised Vermouth from falling to her death during the Golden Apple case. Vermouth's codename for Ran is "Angel".

=== Others ===
==== Eisuke Hondou ====
In [[The Blind Spot in the Karaoke Box]], Eisuke has shown some interest in Ran. He had admitted to Conan that he loved Ran and claimed that he would take Ran to America and live happily ever after there, and thinks if he could ask for Shinichi's permission. But Conan, without hesitating, said no in a very serious expression, which the look on Conan's face revealed his true identity to Eisuke.

== Character popularity ==
*eBookJapan held a character popularity poll from April 12, 2011 to May 12, 2011 in which readers of Detective Conan (international included) could vote for their favorite character. Ran placed 5th in the poll with 347 votes out of the 5,883 that were cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebookjapan.jp/ebj/special/conan/vote_kekka2.asp|title=『名探偵コナン』人気投票結|date=2011-05-12|publisher=eBookJapan|accessdate=2011-05-15}}</ref>
*In honor of the release of the 15th movie, [[Quarter of Silence]], the official Conan movie website held a popularity poll for the top 10 Detective Conan characters. Ran placed 5th out of 10.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.conan-movie.jp/camp_chara/camp15th_res.html|title=名探偵コナン「キャラクター人気投票」|date=2011|publisher=www.conan-movie.jp|accessdate=2011-08-12}}</ref>

== Name origin ==
*Ran's Japanese name derives from the Japanese rendering of [[Maurice Leblanc|Maurice Leblanc]] (from ''Mouri''su Rubu''ran'', according to Aoyama).

== Different looks ==
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Ran_Before.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Ran's "Before" Appearance (Episode 1)]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Ran_After.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Ran's "After" Appearance (Episode 625)]]
|}

== Quotes ==
{{cquote|Courage is a word of justice. It means the quality of mind that enables one to face apprehension with confidence and resolution. It is not right to use it as an excuse to kill something.<ref>[[Volume 31#File 313 - A Courageous Decision|Volume 31, File 313: "A Courageous Decision"]]</ref>}}

== Trivia ==
* Her first phone (the pink one) was given by [[Shinichi Kudo]].


==In other languages==
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{{CharLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|蘭 Ran |毛利　Mouri}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=US|English|Rachel|Moore}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=France|French|Ran|Mouri}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Italy|Italian|Ran|Mouri}}
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== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Mouri Family]]

== References ==
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Conan Edogawa

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{{InfoBox Char
| name = Conan Edogawa
| japanese-name = 江戸川コナン (Edogawa Konan)
| english-name = Conan Edogawa
| image = Conan Edogawa Profile.jpg
| age = 6-7<ref name=CD38>Conan Drill Page 38</ref>
| gender = Male
| height = Unknown<ref name="CD38">Conan Drill Page 38</ref>
| weight = 18 kg<ref name="CD38" /> (39 lbs)
| date-of-birth = May 4th<ref name="CD38" />
| relatives = [[Yusaku Kudo]] (father) [[Yukiko Kudo]] (mother)
| nicknames = Cool Kid ([[Jodie Starling]]) Cool Guy ([[Vermouth]]) Silver Bullet-kun ([[Vermouth]]) Glasses Kid ([[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]]) Holmes' Apprentice ([[Apollo Glass|Apollo]] & [[Minerva Glass|Minerva]] Glass)
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume 1#File_001_-_The_Heisei_Holmes|Chapter 1]] Anime: [[Roller Coaster Murder Case|Episode 1]]
| appearances = {{:Conan Edogawa Appearances}}
| cases-solved = 583 (one solved by Ran)
| japanese-voice = [[Minami Takayama]]
| english-voice = [[Alison Viktorin]]
| drama-actor = [[Nao Fujisaki]] [[Minami Takayama]] (voice)
| footnotes =
}}
'''{{nihongo|Conan Edogawa|江戸川コナン|Edogawa Konan}}''' is the alias used by [[Shinichi Kudo]] in his shrunken form. Indeed, he took the appearance of a 7 year old boy after being forced to swallow a poison, a prototype called [[APTX 4869]], by two men in black later revealed to be members of the [[Black Organization]].<ref name="e1">[[Roller Coaster Murder Case|Episode 1: Roller Coaster Murder Case]]</ref> Besides his changed appearance, the poison did not inflict any other damage and therefore he still has the brain and mind of an adult. He's able to use his gifted powers of deduction to solve cases and eventually close in on the Black Organization in the hope of finding an antidote to the APTX 4869.

Conan is often treated as a separate character from Shinichi by fans, and often viewed as the main character of the series while Shinichi is viewed as a recurring character. He has become a popular figure in Japan and even appeared at numerous occasions in different anime series (i.e. mainly cameo appearances) as well as other medias.

== Background ==
''Conan Edogawa'' is [[Shinichi Kudo]]'s alter ego. He did not exist prior to the chain of events, involving members of the [[Black Organization]], that led Shinichi to transform back into a child.

=== The Transformation ===
[[Image:APTX 4869 given to Shinichi.jpg|thumb|left|140px|Shinichi being drugged.]]
At the beginning of the series, Shinichi brings his friend [[Ran Mouri]] to [[Setting#Tropical_Land|Tropical Land]], a local theme park, to celebrate her victory in the Metropolitan Karate Championships. He later ends up solving a murder case there.<ref name="e1" /> As they are leaving, Shinichi witnesses a suspicious exchange between an unknown man and a man in black in a secluded area just outside the park. As he leaves her to investigate, Ran feels like she's seeing Shinichi for the last time (which will happen to have been somewhat of a premonition). While spying on the suspicious men, Shinichi does not notice another man in black, who knocks him out from behind and forces him to swallow a new experimental poison known as [[APTX 4869]]. They then leave him to die. However, instead of killing Shinichi, a rare side-effect occurred. It shrinks his body back to that of his six-year-old self.<ref>[[Volume 1#File 002 - The Great Detective Turned Small|Volume 1, File 2, page 59: "The Great Detective Turned Small"]]</ref> In desperation and confusion, Shinichi heads back to his house and runs into his next door neighbor and close family friend, [[Hiroshi Agasa|Professor Agasa]]. After a few attempts at proving he's in fact Shinichi, he finally succeeds in convincing the Professor. The latter warns him he must keep his identity secret as the [[Black Organization]] will kill him and others associated with him should they learn the truth.<ref name="e2">[[Company President's Daughter Kidnapping Case|Episode 2: Company President's Daughter Kidnapping Case]].</ref>
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=== Taking a new identity ===
Shinichi comes up with the alias Conan Edogawa after [[Arthur Conan Doyle|Arthur '''''Conan''''' Doyle]] and [[Edogawa Rampo|'''''Edogawa''''' Rampo]] and pretends to be a distant relative of Agasa's who places Conan in Ran's care.<ref name="e2" /> Ran's father [[Kogoro Mouri]], owns a Detective Agency which may allow him to run into a case involving the Black Organization.

=== Creation of the Detective Boys ===
He is enrolled at [[Teitan Elementary]] to further protect his identity and makes friends with [[Ayumi Yoshida]], [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya]], and [[Genta Kojima]], who create the ''[[Detective Boys]]'' not long after.<ref>[[The Coded Map of the City Case|Episode 4: The Coded Map of the City Case]]</ref>

[[Image:Conan Stuns Kogoro.jpg|200px|thumb|Conan stuns Kogoro with his wristwatch, ready to solve a case!]]
=== Solving cases ===
As Conan, Shinichi helps Ran's father solve cases by putting him to sleep and simulating Kogoro's voice using the special bowtie gadget Professor Agasa made for him. By solving cases one after the other, he helps build up Kogoro's reputation who will later on be referred to as "Sleeping Kogoro". He also spends a good amount of time with his Detective Boys fellows and solves many small cases with them and sometimes in the company of Professor Agasa. In some situations, when there's only Ran, Sonoko, and himself, he will target Sonoko instead to solve the case at hand. Because of that, Sonoko eventually becomes another rather well-known "sleeping" detective though it's within a much smaller circle (the investigation team and her friends). In recent files Conan has solved the case as himself then claimed afterwards that "Shinichi-niichan told him it".

== Personality ==
As Conan, Shinichi tries to behave like a child. He refers to Ran as "Ran-neechan" (''nee-chan'' meaning older sister, a common nickname Japanese children give to teenagers and young adults they look up to), and refers to Shinichi as "Shinichi-niichan" (''nii-chan'' meaning older brother). He also refers to Kogoro as "Oji-san" or "Occhan" (both meaning Uncle), although he also does this as Shinichi. As Shinichi, he refers to Conan as usually "Conan-kun" or the "Kid in the Glasses". Shinichi treats Conan as a seperate person completely, thinking for example, "changing back into Conan".

[[File:Ran telling Conan she likes Shinichi.jpg|thumb|195px|left|Ran telling Conan she likes Shinichi.]]
Conan remains very close to Ran, who in return is very protective of him. However, because Ran is unaware of his true identity, Conan often finds himself in awkward situations with her, such as when she confessed her feeling for Shinichi to him and when she made him bathe with her at a hot spring. Also, when Conan sees parts of Ran he not supposed to see, he has nosebleeds.

He will often speak in a child-like tone of voice when dealing with adults, but he often gets caught up in the current case and begins speaking like an adult and talk about things most children would be ignorant to. When this happens, he often tries to pass it off as "something [he] heard on TV". [[File:Conan, Tome, and Chiba.jpg|thumb|230px|right|Conan whispers to [[Officer Chiba|Chiba]] and [[Officer Tome|Tome]].]] Likewise, he makes no effort to hide his love for [[Sherlock Holmes]] and soccer, so if he talks about either subject in too much detail, he tries to escape suspicion by saying it was something Shinichi told him about. Although as the series has progressed the adults around him have become more used to his "being quite smart for a child", causing him to behave more like himself around them, he still tries to pass as a normal child. The only police officers with whom Conan can speak in a professional manner are the [[FBI]], especially [[Jodie Starling]], [[Shuichi Akai]], [[James Black]], and Inspector [[Kansuke Yamato]] of the Nagano Police, who all suspect that there is more to Conan than meets the eye.

His intelligence remains intact even though he is shrunk to a child. His intelligence is what it is deemed to be "Sherlock Holmes of 21st Century" His intelligence may even surpass a professional lawyer's level as Conan has disguised as Mouri Kogoro during court cases and help Eri Kisaki.

Conan tends to act more like himself around the [[Detective Boys]], even to the point that they find it odd when he acts like a child around adults. He will often play games like baseball with the Detective Boys, but he is too used to soccer to perform well. He will even try using soccer techniques such as kicking in games that do not call for it. Because he is unfamiliar with popular games and TV shows, Genta and the others tend to think of him as dumb. This annoys Conan so much that he will secretly watch TV in the living room after Kogoro and Ran go to sleep to get more "practice" in.

It can be noted that Conan shows flexibility as the anime progresses. This is also mentioned in a non-canonical mention in Movie 13, when Ai remarks "Only Edogawa-kun and monkeys can climb a tree like that", and several other scenes.

== Appearance ==
[[Image:Conan white bow tie.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Conan wearing a white version of his voice-changing bow tie.]]
Conan has dark brown hair which mostly hangs downwards just above his blue eyes, but there are also a few strands that stick up at the front and back of his head. Conan's usual outfit consists of a blue suit jacket with a single button and a pair of shorts, even though he has taken to wearing more casual clothing as time goes on. He also wears a red bowtie and his dad's old glasses. Both these items were later specifically modified by Professor Agasa to include a voice changer, microphone and homing device, to aid in Conan in his cases. His red runners have also been modified to harness electric and magnetic fields to stimulate pressure points on Conan's foot, greatly enhancing his kicking power.

== Appellations ==
Although most people will call Conan by his name suffixed with ''-kun'', or simply ''kid'', a lot of the characters have different ways of calling him due to the special relationships they share. The following is a list of the different appellations for Conan (and the ones Conan gives in return) encountered in the series.

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| [[File:Ran Mouri 60px.jpg]] || [[Ran Mouri]] || Conan-kun || Ran-neechan
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| [[File:Genta Kojima 60px.jpg]] || [[Genta Kojima]] || Conan || Genta
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| [[File:Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya 60px.jpg]] || [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya]] || Conan-kun || Mitsuhiko
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| [[File:Yukiko Kudo 60px.jpg]] || [[Yukiko Kudo]] || Shin-chan Shinichi Conan-kun (around others) || Kaa-san (Mom) Oba-san (Aunt, much to her annoyance) One-san (big sister, changed by Shinichi after his mom gets really angry)
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| [[File:Hiroshi Agasa 60px.jpg]] || [[Hiroshi Agasa]] || Shinichi(-kun) Conan-kun || Agasa-hakase (Professor Agasa) Hakase (Professor)
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| [[File:Sonoko Suzuki 60px.jpg]] || [[Sonoko Suzuki]] || Conan-kun Brat in the Glasses Chibi-chan || Sonoko-neechan
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| [[File:Heiji Hattori 60px.jpg]] || [[Heiji Hattori]] || Kudo (privately, on accident) Kid Conan-kun || Hattori (privately) Heiji-niichan
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| [[File:Kazuha Toyama 60px.jpg]] || [[Kazuha Toyama]] || Conan-kun || Kazuha-neechan
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| [[File:Minerva Glass.jpg|60px]] || [[Minerva Glass]] || Holmes' Apprentice || Queen of the Grass Court
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| [[File:Apollo Glass.jpg|60px]] || [[Apollo Glass]] || Holmes' Apprentice || Glass-kun
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| [[File:Hades Sabara.jpg|60px]] || [[Holmes' Revelation|Hades Sabara]] || Holmes' Apprentice || Hades
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| [[File:Jodie Starling 60px.jpg]] || [[Jodie Starling]] || Cool Kid Conan-kun Boss || Jodie-sensei
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| [[File:Shuichi Akai 60px.jpg]] || [[Shuichi Akai]] || Boy || Akai-san
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| [[File:James Black 60px.jpg]] || [[James Black]] || Conan-kun Cool Guy || James-san
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| [[File:Kaitou Kid 60px.jpg]] || [[Kaitou Kid]] || Tantei-kun (Detective-kun) Meitantei || Kaitou Kid Kid Kaitou 1412 (first time)
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== Plot overview ==

=== Initial pursuit ===

After Shinichi becomes Conan, he sets out to find the men in black almost immediately. At the suggestion of Agasa, he moves in with Ran and Kogoro, hoping that cases related to them come by. Pretty soon, a case involving a woman name [[Akemi Miyano]] (using the alias Masami Hirota) appears. Akemi robs a bank for the men in black in the hopes that they will free her sister from their organization. Conan is unable to realize the case's connection to the organization until after the men in black have shot Akemi and left her for dead for trying to double cross them. In her dying moments, Akemi warns Conan of the danger of the organization.<ref>[[Volume 2#File 013 - The Missing Man|Volume 2, Files 13-16: "The Missing Man"]]</ref>

Conan runs across the men in black again on a bullet train, this time learning their codenames: [[Gin]] and [[Vodka]].

At a game convention, Conan meets a third man in black named [[Tequila]], only to have him killed in an explosion meant for someone else.

=== Introduction of Ai Haibara===

As the story progresses, Conan later befriends biochemist [[Ai Haibara]]. Ai Haibara grew up within the Black Organization and is a former member of it along with her sister.<ref name="f178">[[Volume_18#File 178 - Code Name Sherry|Volume 18, File 178: "Code Name Sherry"]]</ref>

She is the creator of the APTX 4869 drug but took the drug in order to escape from the Black Organization. Conan has run into the Black Organization multiple times, but he fails in tracking them due to Gin's cleverness.

=== Meeting with the Organization ===

=== After Vermouth ===

=== The Phone Number of 'That Person' ===
After solving a case in a rich household, the culprit tells the phone number for the Leader of the Black Organization is the tune to the song of "[[Seven Children]]".

=== Returning Back To Shinichi ===

==== The First Comeback ====
Throughout the series Conan has returned back to normal. First he temporary returns to normal after drinking alcohol while infected with a cold.<ref>[[Diplomat Murder Case|Episodes 48-49: Diplomat Murder Case]].</ref>
He quickly turns back into Conan after solving the case. The next time was after taking the prototype antidote for APTX 4869.

==== Antidote Prototype ====
{{Main|Antidote (Prototype)}}
Ai has invented an [[Antidote (prototype)|antidote]], just a prototype, for the APTX 4896 during later parts in the manga and anime, and Conan first used it in [[Volume 26]] to conceal his identity, preventing Ran from suspecting he is Shinichi any further. Ai disguised as Conan and appeared in front of the reverted Shinichi, cancelling out all of Ran's suspicions.<ref>[[The Desperate Revival|Episodes 191-193: The Desperate Revival]].</ref><ref>[[Volume 26#File 256 - Concealed Truth|Volume 26, Files 256-258: "Concealed Truth"]]</ref>

The antidote prototype was again taken, this time accidentally in place of cough syrup. It wore off 24 hours later, with Ai giving him another one to protect his identity. This time it wore off in a shortened 4 hours, once again interrupting the process of confession of feelings to Ran.<ref>[[Volume 62#File 647 - The Lost Memory|Volumes 62-63, Files 647-654: "The Lost Memory"]]</ref>

During the Holmes' Revelation arc in London, Conan took an antidote so he can go overseas, because "Conan Edogawa" does not exist in real life, and has no passport. Soon in London, Ran deduces much quickly that Shinichi is in London too. She asks some Londoners about a Japanese boy, and they give her directions, without specifying it was actually a 7-year-old they saw. In a phone booth, Conan takes the pill originally meant for his return trip to Tokyo in order to conceal his identity from Ran. During this time, he manages to confess his feelings to her. Luckily for Conan, Ai asks Yusaku and Yukiko Kudo, his parents, to go to London and give him a 3rd pill, as she guessed he would have used his spare one for Ran.<ref>[[Holmes' Revelation|Episode 616-621]]</ref><ref>[[Volume 71#Following Holmes|Volume 71, Files 743-751]]</ref><ref>[[Volume 72#Following Holmes|Volume 72, File 752]]</ref>

As much depicted in all the different times Conan actually uses the antidote, the effects last 24 hours, and a second pill will last for a much shorter duration, due to the fact that his immune system has registered the pill and will defend against it, thus allowing the pill to lose some of its effects. Since these 24-hour time limit and shortened time limit are always depicted in the times he uses the antidote, it much assumed that as long as Conan takes two or three only occasionally, the antidote will have the same effects.

== Relationships analysis ==

=== Family & Friends ===

[[File:Ran and Conan.jpg|thumb|Ran holding Conan.]]
====Ran Mouri====
{{main|Shinichi Kudo and Ran Mouri}}
Conan and [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] share a brother/sister kind of relationship. He calls her Ran-neechan. Although Conan has yet to reveal his real identity to Ran, they do have a tight bond. They do a lot of activities together such as swimming, going to the movies or festivals, and more. It is even likely that Ran unconsciously knows that Conan actually ''is'' Shinichi, even though she seems reluctant to follow that notion. Ran told Conan that if only he is Shinichi on Episode 308.
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[[File:Kogoro noticing Conan in the car.jpg|thumb|Kogoro noticed Conan in the car.]]

====Kogoro Mouri====
[[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] often seems to find Conan to be a nuisance when around or on a case as Conan would often do or say unexpected things and act out of his own will just as much as a child would do (often done on purpose by Conan to look this way).
Although in most cases Conan merely sees Mouri as a drunk idiot, he often is impressed when Kogoro actually gets the case right, and will occasionally back off from the case when he sees that Kogoro is actually placing effort.
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==== Yusaku and Yukiko Kudo ====
Conan's parents, [[Yusaku Kudo|Yusaku]] and [[Yukiko Kudo|Yukiko]], like to push their child towards becoming an even better detective. They enjoy giving out challenges and sometimes without letting Conan know who's giving them: they disguised once to simulate a case and force Conan to discover their identities by his own means.

Yukiko loves to meddle in Conan's (and Shinichi's) love life as she will often make allusions such as Ran being her possible future daughter-in-law or Ai and Ayumi having feelings for Conan. He doesn't usually pay much attention to them. Once she has mentioned that Ai has romantic feelings for him because she looked at him ten times, saying that the only time a girl would do that is if she likes the boy or the boy has something on his face. Conan simply pushes it off as Ai checking on her "lab mouse," but at night, in bed, Conan asks Ai if he has something on his face.

Conan's mother helped him out once to keep his secret identity from being exposed to Ran by creating an alibi for him.
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[[image:Agasa_and_Conan_investigating.png|thumb|right|Conan investigates with Agasa.]]

==== Hiroshi Agasa ====
Conan treats [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]] as a member of his own family, like an uncle. Due to the fact that they both share the secret behind Shinichi's transformation and knowledge about the Black Organization, Conan often comes to him when in trouble or seeking for help. He was the one who created most of Conan's gadgets, including his power shoes and tracking glasses.
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[[image:Heiji teasing Conan.jpg|thumb|right|Heiji teasing Conan.]]

====Heiji Hattori====
When they first meet, Conan and [[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]] seem bound to become lifelong rivals. However, after discovering Conan's real identity, Heiji starts to act almost like an older brother towards him. Since then the two have become rather close friends, though Conan often seems to find Heiji more of an annoyance then anything, due to his dangerous habit of calling Conan 'Kudo' when others are present.
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=== The Detective Boys ===
[[File:Conan and Ai.jpg|thumb|Conan and Ai investigating]]
====Ai Haibara====
{{main|Conan Edogawa and Ai Haibara}}
[[Ai Haibara]] is the third girl that seems to have somewhat romantic feelings for Conan/Shinichi, although she never truly admits it; indeed, it is a mystery just exactly what she feels for him, whether friendship or otherwise. Some people, such as [[Yukiko Kudo|Conan's Mother]] and [[Gin]], have stated that she has feelings for Conan. It could be said that, because of their almost equal level of intelligence as well as similarities in their pasts (i.e. both victims of the [[APTX 4869]]), she finds it easier to talk to him.
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====Ayumi Yoshida====

Conan grows to respect the little girl in his class for her sharp wit and observational skills, along with the other members of the [[Detective Boys]]. [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]] clearly seems to like Conan, while he seems to be getting used to her hugs and little flirts.

====Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya and Genta Kojima====

[[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]] sees Conan as a model, someone he looks up to. [[Genta Kojima|Genta]], and more so Mitsuhiko, are often impressed by Conan's vast knowledge and incredible deduction skills.

They both become quite jealous of Conan whenever Ayumi shows gestures of affection towards him (usually a small kiss on the cheek). They would run after Conan shouting how "unfair" it is.

=== Law enforcement ===
====Police====
With the exception of a few inspectors, most listen to the little clues that Conan points out. After a while, Conan gets the attention of the whole Tokyo police department for noticing things even pros miss.
====FBI====
The FBI is one of the few minority that Conan acts normally around. Conan seems to place trust in the FBI, and occasionally help in their operations.
====Jodie Starling====
Jodie nicknamed Conan "Cool Kid" and Conan (despite being wary when he first met her) now places complete trust in Jodie. Jodie has also called Conan, informing of a new BO member, Bourbon.
====Shuichi Akai====
Akai has been shown to respect Conan's detective skills. It may not take long before Akai figures out Conan and Shinichi are one and the same. Conan once says to Akai, "I'm glad you're an ally."

=== The Black Organization ===
====Gin and Vodka====
Even though [[Gin]] and [[Vodka]] do not yet know who's stopping their operations, [[Gin]] has been shown to be curious who "that guy" is, "that guy" being Conan. [[Gin]] has tried to catch a glimpse of Conan's face in a helicopter in [[The Raven Chaser]], but failed after Conan successfully downed the helicopter. Conan seems to have a very bitter hatred towards them, and this only increases as more people are targeted by the BO.
====Vermouth====
[[Vermouth]] seems to has great personal interest in Conan, constantly calling him as the Black Organization 'Silver Bullet'. She also often protects Conan probably because when she was disguising as a serial killer in New York, she was saved by Conan (Shinichi at the time) and Ran. Conan does not, however, seems to react strongly when she is mentioned. He also seems to consider her less of a threat, and may or may not know that Vermouth knows his identity.

=== Others ===
====Kaitou Kid====
Before being shrunk, Shinichi had encountered Kid once during the Clock Tower heist, though they did not meet face-to-face. In their next encounter, however, after Shinichi had become Conan, Kid disguised himself as Ran in order to steal the Suzuki Black Star pearl. When Conan cornered him on the Suzuki cruise ship, Kid suggested that he'd stolen all of Ran's clothes to impersonate her, and left her naked on the deck. While this ended up being a bluff, Conan was shocked and infuriated. In subsequent encounters between Kid and Conan, Conan displays a much more intense desire to capture Kid. In several instances he appears to be able to 'sense' Kid's presence; knowing Kid is close by often causes Conan to behave far more frenetically. However, in several instances, beginning with the "Big Adventure in the Eccentric Residence" case, when Kid does Conan/Shinichi a favor, such as saving Genta's life in the aforementioned case, Conan reciprocates by halting his investigation just shy of capturing Kid, thereby allowing him to escape unhindered.

In the movies, it is implied that Kid knows Conan's identity; he even helps Conan maintain his cover by disguising himself as Shinichi so that a suspicious Ran would stop suspecting Conan. However, this has not been confirmed by Gosho Aoyama, nor has it been implied in the manga.

== People who know Conan's real identity ==
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There are only a few characters in the series who know Conan's real identity. None of them have ever betrayed Conan's identity to date. The main characters to know the secret are [[Hiroshi Agasa]], Conan's parents, [[Heiji Hattori]] and [[Ai Haibara]]. [[Vermouth]] of the Black Organization also knows about Conan's secret. Later in the Episode 508 of the Anime, [[Eisuke Hondou]] confirms Conan's identity as [[Shinichi Kudo]] straight from him.

The 3rd, 8th and 14th movies also demonstrate that Kaito Kid apparently knows Conan's identity and acts to protect it. However, this has yet to be backed up by the original artist, Gosho Aoyama, in the manga or (as would follow) the anime main series.

== Gadgets ==
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== Character popularity ==
*eBookJapan held a character popularity poll from April 12, 2011 to May 12, 2011 in which readers of Detective Conan (international included) could vote for their favorite character. Conan placed 3rd in the poll with 866 votes out of the 5,883 that were cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebookjapan.jp/ebj/special/conan/vote_kekka2.asp|title=『名探偵コナン』人気投票結|date=2011-05-12|publisher=eBookJapan|accessdate=2011-05-15}}</ref>
*In honor of the release of the 15th movie, [[Quarter of Silence]], the official Conan movie website held a popularity poll for the top 10 Detective Conan characters. Shinichi/Conan placed 1st out of 10 with 30.46% of the votes cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.conan-movie.jp/camp_chara/camp15th_res.html|title=名探偵コナン「キャラクター人気投票」|date=2011|publisher=www.conan-movie.jp|accessdate=2011-08-12}}</ref>

== Name origin ==
*Gosho Aoyama (and Shinichi, in the story) got the name 'Conan Edogawa' from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, author of the famous Sherlock Holmes stories, and Edogawa Ranpo, a Japanese mystery fiction writer.
**Fun fact: The author known as Edogawa Ranpo got this pen name from a transliteration of "Edgar Allan Poe." Pronouncing Poe's name in a Japanese accent sounds like 'Edogawa Ranpo.'

== Different looks ==
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Conan_Before.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Conan's "Before" Appearance (Episode 2)]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Conan_After.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Conan's "After" Appearance (Episode 627)]]
|}

== Quotes ==

=== General ===
{{cquote|{{bracket|Edogawa Conan, tantei sa|(Conan Edogawa, detective!)}}}}
{{cquote|{{bracket|Shinjitsu wa itsumo hitotsu!|(There is only one truth!)}}}}

=== Specific ===
{{cquote|Ran, If we die, we die together...|[[The Time-Bombed Skyscraper]]}}
{{cquote|Because I love you. I love you. In this world, more than anyone...|[[Captured in Her Eyes]]}}
{{cquote|''(Talking to Haibara)'' After all, I'm the guy who's been breaking [[Ran Mouri|her]] heart by making her wait an eternity... even though I'm always by her side.}}
{{cquote|''(Talking to Haibara)'' I'll protect you...}}
{{cquote|''(Thinking)'' Please be okay...Ayumi!}}
{{cquote|''(Talking to Takagi)'' Ah, if you want to know... I'll tell you... In the afterlife...|}}

== Trivia ==
*[[Image:Conan_singing.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Conan sings in the Karaoke.]] Conan has been shown (more prominently in the manga) to have ''perfect'' pitch. In Episode 11: The Moonlight Sonata Murder Case, he knows that the piano is in tune and deciphers a message at the end just by listening to the notes that are played. In the twelfth Detective Conan movie [[Full Score of Fear]], Haibara directly described Shinichi Kudo as perfect-pitched at the last scenes. He also manages to replicate and sing dial tones for a phone, showing that the reason he can't sing, instead of him being tone-deaf, as most think, is because he simply doesn't have ''relative'' pitch.

*Conan's bad singing came to light as a joke after the anime began airing because Conan's voice actress [[Minami Takayama]] is a well-known singer. In [[Volume 15]] of the manga, Takayama herself is kidnapped and Conan, who sounds similar to her, tries to take her place at a concert. However, Conan learns that despite having similar voices, they sound completely different when it comes to singing.<ref>[[Volume 15|Volume 15, Files 144-146: "Their Voices Are Alike!?"]]</ref>

*The Japanese word 'konnan' (pronounced the same as 'Conan') means 'difficulty' or 'distress.'

*Conan has been noted to using the expression "Ah-le-le?", something that is usually said by Japanese gradeschoolers. The expression was even said by Kogoro in Episode 317 out of irritation to Conan.

* Conan/Shinichi and [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] share the same blood type.

*[[Conan]]'s first videoke scene spotted at Episode 81,As on that episode his voice actress [[Minami Takayama]] voiced him and Takayama herself too.

*[[Image:EP622-623 Gallery 16.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Conan's cellphone wallpaper - Kogoro changed it when he was drunk]]He owns two cellphones, the one he uses as Conan and one that he uses as Shinichi. He is also shown using different kinds of cellphones throughout the series.

==In other languages==
{{BeginTable CharLang}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|コナンConan|江戸川Edogawa}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=US|English|Conan|Edogawa}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=France|French|Conan|Edogawa}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish|Conan|Edogawa}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish Latin America|Conan|Blasi}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Italy|Italian|Conan|Edogawa}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Conan|Edogawa}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Conan|Edogawa}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Saudi Arabia|Arabic|كونان 　Konan|أدوجاوا Edojawa}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=North Korea|flag2=South Korea|Korean|코난 Konan|애도가와<ref>In the Korean version, Conan was never given a last name, possibly because his original last name, Edogawa, has 4 syllables, where all last names in Korean must be one syllable.</ref>}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=China|Chinese|柯南　Kenan|江戸川Jiang hu chuan}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|โคนัน khonạn|เอโดะงาวะ Xedoangāwa}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Finland|Finnish|Conan|Edogawa}}
{{EndTable}}

== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Shinichi Kudo]]
* [[Kudo Family]]
* [[Mouri Family]]

==References==
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[[Category:High school students]]
[[Category:Elementary school students]]
[[Category:Detective Boys]]

[[de:Conan Edogawa]]
{{Characters}}
{{Detective Boys}}

Ayumi Yoshida

2011-11-23T16:29:10Z

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{{InfoBox Char
| name = Ayumi Yoshida
| japanese-name = 吉田歩美 (Yoshida Ayumi)
| english-name = Amy Yoshida (manga by Viz) Amy Yeager (FUNimation dub)
| image = Ayumi Yoshida Profile.jpg
| age = 6-7<ref name=CD54>Conan Drill page 54</ref>
| gender = Female
| height = unknown<ref name=CD54/>
| weight = 15kg<ref name=CD54/> (33 lbs)
| date-of-birth = unknown<ref name=CD54/>
| relatives =
| nicknames =
| first-appearance = Manga: Chapter 17 Anime: Episode 1
| appearances = {{:Ayumi Yoshida Appearances}}
| cases-solved =
| keyhole = [[Volume 6]]
| japanese-voice = [[Yukiko Iwai]]
| english-voice = [[Monica Rial]]
| footnotes =
}}
'''{{nihongo|Ayumi Yoshida|吉田歩美|''Yoshida Ayumi''}}''', also known '''Amy Yeager''' in the english [[Funimation]] dub, is a character in the manga and anime franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''

== Background ==
[[File:Ayumi clear background.jpg|thumb|left|125px|Ayumi]]
Ayumi Yoshida is a student in [[Teitan Elementary]] when [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] was enlisted into her class [[Conan Edogawa|after he had been shrunk]] by the drug [[APTX 4869]]. Shortly afterwards, Ayumi and her classmate [[Genta Kojima|Genta]] had the idea of investigating an apparently haunted mansion. They persuaded Conan to come along, and Genta also personally drafted [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]] when the latter expressed his criticism about supernatural hauntings.

As it turned out, the haunting served as a cover-up for an old homicide case. Following its resolution, the foursome decided to stay together and form the nucleus of what would become the [[Detective Boys]]. For a time, Ayumi was the sole female member of the [[Detective Boys]] until [[Ai Haibara]] joined the group. During a case involving a cache of stolen Italian gold coins just prior to the official formation of the Detective Boys, Conan saved the group from getting killed by the Mafioso who were after the gold, earning Ayumi's gratitude which quickly developed into a serious crush.<ref>Manga Chapter 39: Code Sheet Case: The Shining Fish's True Form</ref>

== Personality ==
Ayumi is a naive and innocent little girl who shows courage from time to time and acts as the team's cheerful spirit.
She has an open crush on Conan, which makes him uncomfortable, though Ayumi thinks that he has feelings for Ai because he tries to protect her and she often sees them talking amongst themselves in private. Ayumi later becomes better friends with Ai, and in the Japanese version, Ai allows Ayumi to use the more informal term Ai-"chan" to address her.<ref>{{cite book |last=Aoyama |first=Gosho |title=Detective Conan, Volume 39 |isbn=4-09-126169-8 |publisher=[[Viz Media]] |page=18}}</ref>

When on a case, Ayumi often makes really simple observations that allows its progress and resolution. For instance, she unlocked one of the codes from the Momotaro container the [[Detective Boys]] found in Kurashiki by deducing that it was most likely referring to one of the statues at the Oohara Art Museum: they had to walk 25 steps from the statue towards the direction it was facing.<ref name="ep377">[[Momotarou Mystery Solving Tour|Episode 377-378: Momotarou Mystery Solving Tour]]</ref>

== Plot overview ==

== Relationships analysis ==
=== Family & Friends ===
[[Image:Conan_Ayumi_Kiss.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Ayumi gives Conan her first kiss.]]
==== Conan Edogawa ====
{{main|Conan Edogawa and Ayumi Yoshida}}
Ayumi has strong romantic feelings for [[Conan]] and sees him as a role model as well as an extremely reliable person she can look up to and may always count on.<ref>Manga Chapter 039: The Shining Fish's True Form</ref> Conan in turn is unnerved by Ayumi's feelings, though he does respect her as a good friend.<ref>Manga Chapter 081: A Dangerous Game of Hide-And-Seek</ref>

==== Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya and Genta Kojima ====
Ayumi gets along well with [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]] and [[Genta Kojima|Genta]], but blissfully fails to realize that they both have a crush on her.<ref>Manga Chapter 081: A Dangerous Game of Hide-And-Seek</ref> As a result, her open flirting with Conan leaves them frequently outraged or devastated.<ref>Manga Chapter 437: Ai Haibara's Resolution</ref><ref>Manga Chapter 386: Stairs in the Setting Sun</ref>

==== Ai Haibara ====
In her cheerful spirits, Ayumi initially also tries hard to makes friends with her new classmate, [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]]. At first Haibara remains distant, but later recognizes the value of friendship and allows Ayumi (and only her) to call her "Ai-chan". In turn, Haibara considers Ayumi like a little sister and gets along with her much better than with her other teammates.

== Character popularity ==
*eBookJapan held a character popularity poll from April 12, 2011 to May 12, 2011 in which readers of Detective Conan (international included) could vote for their favorite character. Ayumi placed 11th in the poll with 55 votes out of the 5,883 that were cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebookjapan.jp/ebj/special/conan/vote_kekka2.asp|title=『名探偵コナン』人気投票結|date=2011-05-12|publisher=eBookJapan|accessdate=2011-05-15}}</ref>

== Name origin ==
*Ayumi's name comes from mystery writter '''{{nihongo|[[wikipedia:ja:北川歩実|Ayumi Kitagawa]]|北川歩実|Kitagawa Ayumi}}'''.

== Quotes ==

== Trivia ==
*Ayumi appears to be an only child living with her father and mother.
*Ayumi has a pink cellphone and her background is of her playing with a sparkler.
<gallery perrow=5>
File:Detective boys parents.jpg|Ayumi is scolded by her father.
File:Ayumi Cellphone.jpg|Ayumi talking about her cellphone.
</gallery>

==In oher languages==
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{{CharLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|歩美Ayumi|吉田Yoshida}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=US|English|Amy|Yeager/Yoshida<ref>Used in the Manga Series</ref>}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=France|French|Ayumi|Yoshida}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Ayumi|Yoshida}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Ayumi|Yoshida}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Saudi Arabia|Arabic| أيومي Ayomi|''Not given'' }}
{{CharLangItem|flag=North Korea|flag2=South Korea|Korean|아름 Ah Reum|한 Han}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|อายูมิ|โยชิดะ}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Finland|Finnish|Ayumi|Yoshida}}
{{EndTable}}

== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Yoshida Family]]

== References ==
<references/>

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[[Category:Elementary school students]]
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Kazuha Toyama

2011-11-23T15:59:52Z

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{{InfoBox Char
| name = Kazuha Toyama
| japanese-name = 遠山和葉 (Tooyama Kazuha)
| english-name = Kirsten Thomas
| image = Kazuha Toyama Profile.jpg
| age = 17<ref name=CD57>Conan Drill page 57</ref>
| gender = Female
| date-of-birth = unknown<ref name=CD57/>
| relatives = [[Detective Toyama]] (father) Mother (unnamed)<ref>[[Volume 74#File 778 - Which One is the Great(er) Detective?|Volume 74, File 778: "Which One is the Great(er) Detective?", Page 5]] - Kazuha's mother is mentioned for the first time.</ref>
| nicknames =
| first-appearance = Manga: Chapter 185 Anime: Episode 118
| appearances = {{:Kazuha Toyama Appearances}}
| cases-solved =
| keyhole = [[Volume 19]]
| japanese-voice = [[Yuko Miyamura]]
| english-voice = [[Gwendolyn Lau]]
| drama-actor = [[Rei Okamoto]]
| footnotes =
}}
'''{{nihongo|Kazuha Toyama|遠山和葉|Tooyama Kazuha}}''', also known as '''Kirsten Thomas''' in the [[Funimation]] dub, is character in the manga and anime ''[[Detective Conan]]''. She is a childhood friend and the romantic interest of [[Heiji Hattori]].

== Background ==
Kazuha and [[Heiji Hattori]] have been close friends since childhood. Their fathers work together at the Osaka Police station, where Kazuha's father, [[Detective Toyama | Chief Detective Toyama]] is a subordinate and close friend of Heiji's father, [[Heizo Hattori | Police Chief Hanzo Hattori]].

At one time in their youth, Heiji had had the unfortunate idea of locking themselves together with a set of old handcuffs which had no key to unlock it; as a result they involuntarily had to spend time together even on some rather intimate occasions (i.e., bathroom visits) before the cuffs could be removed. As a reminder of this 'closeness' and for good luck, Kazuha fashioned two identical lucky charms, each incorporating a chain link from the cuffs, which she and Heiji have been wearing ever since.<ref name="StabbedWallet">Manga Volume 19: File 185 (Stabbed Wallet Case)</ref> At some later point, Kazuha added a picture of Heiji into her own charm pouch.<ref>Manga Chapters 693-695: Kazuha's Charm Case</ref>

After Heiji had met [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] and discovered his [[Shinichi Kudo|true identity]], he talked about him so frequently and enthusiastically to Kazuha that she became convinced that Heiji was in love with a Tokyo girl named 'Kudo.' When Heiji invited Conan, [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] and [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] to Osaka, Kazuha spied on them, believing Ran to be 'Kudo.' At an okonomiyaki restaurant, when Heiji got up for a moment, Kazuha sat down in his seat and warned Ran to back off him, at which point Heiji returned, the misunderstanding was cleared up, and Heiji laughed at Kazuha's behavior.<ref name="SerialKillerofNaniwa">Manga Volume 19: Chapters 5-8(Stabbed Wallet Case)</ref> In their next meeting, Kazuha continued to treat Ran coldly, pointing out that Ran and Heiji's clothes had coincidentally matched the last few times they had been together. In response, Ran immediately changed clothes, after which point the girls became much friendlier. <ref name="Wedding Murder">Manga Volume 21: File 211 (Wedding Murder Case)</ref>

== Personality ==
Kazuha has a hot temper and can be highly critical of people around her. Moreover, she is highly confrontational and unafraid to let others know of her dislike. This trait leads to frequent shouting matches with Heiji, but it also allowed her and Ran to forge a strong friendship despite the fact that Kazuha, believing that Ran was Heiji's new girlfriend, took an initial deep dislike to Ran out of jealousy. Affection and approval are apparently much harder for her to express, most significantly with regard to Heiji; she is perfectly aware of her feelings for him and, after a few initial attempts to deny it to Ran, openly discusses her love for Heiji with her. However, even when a good opening appears to discuss her feelings with him, she instead panics and does her best to pretend that she and Heiji are 'only friends.'

She also has a marked belief in spirits, good-luck charms, and other superstitions. Right from her first experience, she displayed her belief in the importance of hers and Heiji's omamori, charms which Kazuha made to protect her and Heiji from harm. And indeed, during the same case, Heiji lent Conan his omamori, and the metal inside the charm stopped a knife blade that would have killed Conan.<ref name="SerialKillerofNaniwa">Manga Volume 19: Chapters 5-8</ref> On subsequent cases, Kazuha is quick to attribute mysterious shadows and strange events to ghosts and other malignant spirits, which usually sends Ran into a panic as well.

== Skills ==

Despite her fearfulness, Kazuha is also a 2-dan in aikido, and has exhibited her skills in taking down several criminals, including [[Ki'ichiro Numabuchi]].<ref name="SerialKillerofNaniwa">Manga Volume 19: Chapters 5-8</ref>

== Plot overview ==
''Main Article: [[Kazuha Toyama Appearances]].''
=== Introduction ===
Soon after [[Heiji Hattori]] made Conan/Shinichi's acquaintance, he invited [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]], [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] and [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] to Osaka. Several times throughout the day Ran felt herself being watched by a pair of malevolent eyes. At lunchtime that day, a girl sat down and, to Conan's horror and Ran's bafflement, addressed Ran as "Kudo." She warned "Kudo" to stay away from Heiji, who soon returned and sets her right. Heiji introduced her as his childhood friend Kazuha and introduced Ran as Kudo's girlfriend- which Ran hotly denied -, whereupon Ran asked them if they are together, which Kazuha and Heiji hotly denied in turn.<ref name="SerialKillerofNaniwa">Manga Volume 19: Chapters 5 (Stabbed Wallet Case)</ref>

=== Subsequent Appearances ===
[[image:408_Kaz_saves_Conan.JPG|thumb|right|180px| Kazuha saves Conan from Heiji's jealous rage, which she unknowingly caused by flirting with another man.]]Since her introduction, Kazuha has accompanied Heiji in the majority of his appearances. The two frequently visit Tokyo and stay at the Mouri residence, and Kazuha accompanies Heiji on several cases. Because of this, she has from time to time been in great danger. She was almost killed by the Spider Mansion murderer because she found a BB gun bullet that the criminal had used in his setup; only Heiji's arrival chased the murderer away before Kazuha was strangled.<ref name="Spider Mansion">Manga Volume 25: Chapters 4-8 (Spider Mansion Case)</ref> Later, in the Mermaid Island case, Heiji nearly fell off a cliff during his investigation. Kazuha saved him, but overbalanced and fell off the cliff herself. Heiji jumped after her, managing to grab her wrist with his left hand and a jutting branch with his right. However, the branch began to bend, so Kazuha stabbed Heiji's hand in an attempt to make him let her go and save himself. Despite the wound, Heiji did not let go, and managed to save the both of them.<ref name="The Mermaid Weeps Again">Manga Volume 28: Chapters 6-10 </ref> He still bears the scar on his left hand, and has been known to mock Kazuha about it.<ref name="Heiji's First Standalone Case">Manga Volume 31: Chapters 8-10</ref> In a later case, Heiji and Kazuha were kidnapped by a corrupt lawyer in an attempt to force Heiji to crack a code. When he wouldn't comply, the lawyer decided to kill them both. Heiji asked to be allowed to say a few last words to Kazuha, claiming he had to tell her something he had wanted to say for a long time. This, it turned out, was a ploy to distract the lawyer, but when it failed, Heiji, with a gun to his head, told Kazuha that "I meant it when I said my last words were for you" and promised, if they survived, to tell them to her "until you're sick of hearing it." Afterward, when she asked him what he was going to say, he panicked and insisted that he had wanted to tell her that her ponytail had been tickling him while they were handcuffed together - which earned him an enraged slap in the face.<ref name="Hattori Heiji in Grave Danger">Manga Volume 38: Chapters 8-10</ref>

== Relationships analysis ==
=== Family & Friends ===
==== Heiji Hattori ====
{{main|Heiji Hattori and Kazuha Toyama}}
Kazuha has been best friends with Heiji since they were very young. Often times they act more like a couple then like friends, though they both deny having any such relation with each other. Kazuha tends to be somewhat overbearing and extremely protective of '''[[Heiji]]''', and has no problems in chasing off any potential female who may show some interest in him. Also in Movie 7 '''[[Crossroad in the Ancient Capital]]''', it is shown that she is Heiji's First Love.

==== Ran Mouri ====
Despite having rather different temperaments and personalities, Kazuha and Ran have several things in common, including: proficiency in a martial art, fathers connected to police work and detective work, and detective-obsessed childhood love interests. Kazuha was initially cold and rude to Ran, suspecting her of being interested in Heiji. However, thanks to Kazuha's frankness and Ran's accommodating nature, the girls quickly overcame this misunderstanding. They have since become close friends and seem to regard each other as confidantes, since they are in similar romantic situations: Ran and Shinichi cannot confess their feelings for each other, as Shinichi is, aside from telephone calls, physically absent from her life, and Kazuha and Heiji cannot confess their feelings for each other due to their own stubbornness and irascibility. While Conan/Shinichi and Heiji are on cases together, Ran and Kazuha almost always spend the time together, and when Kazuha visits the Mouris in Tokyo with Heiji, she is shown to share Ran's bed.

== Character popularity ==
*eBookJapan held a character popularity poll from April 12, 2011 to May 12, 2011 in which readers of Detective Conan (international included) could vote for their favorite character. Kazuha placed 16th in the poll with 40 votes out of the 5,883 that were cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebookjapan.jp/ebj/special/conan/vote_kekka2.asp|title=『名探偵コナン』人気投票結|date=2011-05-12|publisher=eBookJapan|accessdate=2011-05-15}}</ref>
*In honor of the release of the 15th movie, [[Quarter of Silence]], the official Conan movie website held a popularity poll for the top 10 Detective Conan characters. Kazuha placed 7th out of 10.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.conan-movie.jp/camp_chara/camp15th_res.html|title=名探偵コナン「キャラクター人気投票」|date=2011|publisher=www.conan-movie.jp|accessdate=2011-08-12}}</ref>

== Name origin ==
*The name 'Toyama' comes from Edo period "police detective" [[wikipedia:Tōyama Kagemoto|Kagetomo Toyama]], aka [[wikipedia:Tōyama no Kin-san|Toyama no Kin-san]], while Kazuha comes from one of [[Gosho Aoyama]]'s assistants.

== Different looks ==
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kazuha_Before.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Kazuha's "Before" Appearance (Episode 118)]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kazuha_After.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Kazuha's "After" Appearance (Episode 611)]]
|}

== Quotes ==
==In other languages==
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{{CharLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|和葉　Kazuha|遠山 Tooyama}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=US|English|Kirsten|Thomas}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=France|French|Kazuha|Toyama}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Kazuha|Toyama}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Kazuha|Toyama}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Saudi Arabia|Arabic|كازوها Kazoha | توياما Toyama}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=North Korea|flag2=South Korea|Korean|가영 Ka Young|서 Suh}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Finland|Finnish|Kazuha|Toyama}}
{{EndTable}}

== Trivia ==
* The kanji for Kazuha's first name mean 'Japanese Leaf.' Her last name, Toyama, means 'distant mountain.'

*Besides[[ Eri Kisaki]], Kazuha almost always keeps her hair in a ponytail.

== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Toyama Family]]
* [[Kazuha Toyama Appearances]]
* [[Heiji Hattori and Kazuha Toyama]]

== References ==
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[[Category:High school students]]
[[Category:Martial artists]]
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Heiji Hattori

2011-11-23T15:50:27Z

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{{InfoBox Char
| name = Heiji Hattori
| japanese-name = 服部平次 (Hattori Heiji)
| english-name = Harley Hartwell
| image = Heiji Hattori Profile.jpg
| age = 17<ref name=CD56>Conan drill page 56</ref>
| gender = Male
| height =
| weight =
| date-of-birth = unknown<ref name=CD56/>
| relatives = [[Heizo Hattori]] (father) [[Shizuka Hattori]] (mother)
| nicknames = Hei-chan ([[Goro Otaki|Otaki]]) "The Great Detective of the West"
| first-appearance = Manga: Chapter 92 Anime: Episode 48
| appearances = {{:Heiji Hattori Appearances}}
| cases-solved = All cases with [[Conan]]
| keyhole = [[Volume 10]]
| japanese-voice = [[Ryo Horikawa]]
| english-voice = [[Kevin M. Connolly]]
| drama-actor = [[Tori Matsuzaka]]
| footnotes =
}}
'''{{nihongo|Heiji Hattori|服部平次|Hattori Heiji}}''', also known as '''Harley Hartwell''' in the Funimation dub, is a character in the manga and anime series ''[[Detective Conan]]''. He is a childhood friend of [[Kazuha Toyama]].

== Background ==
Heiji is a high school detective, and the son of [[Heizo Hattori]], chief of the Osaka Police Department, and his wife [[Shizuka Hattori]]. Heiji wants to be a detective like his father, and he is also very skilled in kendo and has become a favored tournament contender for his school.

At one time during their childhood, Heiji had had the unfortunate idea of locking himself and his friend [[Kazuha Toyama|Kazuha]] together with a set of old handcuffs which had no key to unlock it; as a result they involuntarily had to spend time together even on some rather intimate occasions (i.e., bathroom visits) before the cuffs could be removed. As a reminder of this 'closeness' and for good luck, Kazuha fashioned two identical lucky charms, each incorporating a chain link from the cuffs, which she and Heiji have been wearing ever since.<ref name=StabbetWallet>Manga Volume 19: Files 185 (Stabbed Wallet Case)</ref>

[[image:190_heiji_as_shinichi.JPG|thumb|left|180px| Heiji attempting to disguise himself as Shinichi to alleviate Ran's suspicions.]]In the news, Heiji has been publicly declared the "Great Detective of the West", while [[Shinichi Kudo]] is the "Great Detective of the East". As a result, Heiji showed up unannounced at the Mouri Detective Agency looking for Kudo, seeking to challenge his rival to a showdown of wits. (In fact, they had such a contest before, three years previously, during a skiing trip in the Yamagata prefecture, although they never learned about each other's identities at that time.<ref>Manga Chapters 518-522: Yuki-Onna Murder Case</ref>) Heiji was soundly defeated in the following case after [[Conan Edogawa]] temporarily turned back into Shinichi, but he gained a lot of respect for Shinichi in the process.<ref>Manga Chapters 092-096: The Great Detective Of The West</ref>.

During their second encounter, Conan knocked Heiji out to solve the on-going case, but during his final presentation of the facts, Heiji awoke prematurely and discovered Conan's secret.<ref>Manga Chapters 121: The Holmes Freak Case: The Revelation</ref> Ever since that revelation, Heiji has been helping Conan in hiding his secret identity, though he occasionally slips up by calling him "Kudo" in front of [[Ran Mouri|Ran]].

Heiji and Conan most often congenially team up to solve assorted cases. Heiji has also helped Conan investigate the [[Black Organization]] on several occasions, such as when the two investigated [[Jodie Starling]] <ref>{{cite book |last=Aoyama |first=Gosho |title=Case Closed |volume=34 |publisher=Viz Media chapter=Files 2-7 |language=English }}</ref>, or when Heiji investigated [[Eisuke Hondou]] on his own and then told Conan his findings<ref>{{cite book |last=Aoyama |first=Gosho |title=Meitantei Conan |volume=56 | chapter=Files 7 |language=Japanese}}</ref>. He's also helped cover for Conan during several of the brief instances where Conan regained his true adolescent age, and has even disguised himself as Shinichi on several occasions in order to protect his identity. When not working on a case, he regularly attempts to invite Conan to take in the sights and culinary delights in Osaka, which he considers more wholesome than Tokyo's.

== Personality ==
Even while solving a case, Heiji tends to be lighthearted and good-humored, preferring to work through it with a grin on his face. He is a big fan of baseball, and is most of the time shown wearing an Osaka cap, to support the local Osaka baseball team. He usually wears his cap with its visor pointed backward, but if he feels challenged, he turns the visor forward.

Despite him knowing the value and necessity of remaining calm in the face of a crime, Heiji tends to be impulsive at times, which tends to cloud his judgment a little. This was discussed directly in the "Detective Koushien" case, when [[Saguru Hakuba]] accused Heiji of being a poor detective for disrupting a crime scene in his rush to see if the victim could still be saved. Heiji, however, solved the case in the end, and reminded Saguru that the detective's first job is to prevent death if he can. Heiji is also known to be extremely protective of those he values as close friends, and tries hard to keep them out of harm. There are several instances where Hattori tells Kazuha to wait for him or leaves her behind in order to keep her from being involved in cases, simply because he's afraid of her getting hurt.<ref>Manga Volume 59, File 6, pg 6: Armored Warrior</ref><ref>Manga Volume 59, File 7, pg 11: Art of War</ref><ref name=653p3>Manga Volume 63, File 1, page 3: My Deduction</ref>

Furthermore, he's pretty much always watching Shinichi's back, and does whatever he can to not only keep the boy safe, but to keep his identity under cover. Although he is very competitive when it comes to detective cases, when a case gets hot, he and Shinichi work effectively together. During Shinichi's first return to his high school during the play performance, Heiji let him take the lead role in the investigations, saying it was because they were in Tokyo, Shinichi's turf.<ref>{{cite book |last=Aoyama |first=Gosho |title=Case Closed |volume=26 |publisher=Viz Media chapter=Files 1-7 |language=English }}</ref>

Although he frequently mocks Kazuha for her superstitions and enthusiasm for good-luck charms, Heiji has several times revealed that he puts more trust in them than he would admit. He once dreamed of Shinichi being murdered, and out subsequently insisted that Conan wear his omamori, the good luck charm Kazuha gave him. The omamori ended up saving Shinichi's life by deflecting a knife blow, but Heiji, without his usual protection, was shot in the stomach.<ref>{{cite book |last=Aoyama |first=Gosho |title=Meitantei Conan |volume=19 | chapter=Files 5-8 |language=Japanese}}</ref>. In another case, Ran hung a teruterubozu, a charm that's supposed to ensure good weather, in the window so that Conan would have good weather for his field trip the next day. Heiji, however, stayed up late to take down the teruterubozu so that Conan's field trip would be rained out and he could accompany Heiji on an investigation.<ref>{{cite book |last=Aoyama |first=Gosho |title=Meitantei Conan |volume=39 | chapter=Files 1-5 |language=Japanese}}</ref>.

== Appearance and Attributes ==
Heiji has dark brown, spiky hair and dark skin, and his eyes are normally dark green in the anime but are drawn as blue in the manga. He speaks with a strong Kansai Ben accent, typical of the Osaka region.

=== Intelligence and eidetic memory ===
Heiji, like the other 'geniuses' of Detective Conan, has shown himself to have an eidetic memory, capable of remembering complex letter and number sequences at only a glance, such as when he was able to solve a code in his head during the "Heiji and Kazuha in Grave Danger" arc, and even reproduce another message using the same code to text to Conan. <ref>{{cite book |last=Aoyama |first=Gosho |title=Detective Conan |volume=38 |chapter=Files 8-10 |language=Japanese}}</ref>

=== Kendo ===
As Shinichi is to soccer, so is Heiji to kendo. He's the fifth position, or taisho, and captain of his high school Kendo team. Heiji may disable criminals using an improvised bokken similar to how Shinichi uses his soccer skills.

===Others===
Heiji is also a capable motorcycle driver. He also speaks fluent English.

== Plot overview ==
''Main Article: [[Heiji Hattori Appearances]].''

===The Great Detective Of The West===
One day, Conan (using his [[Voice-Changing Bowtie|Voice-Changer Tie]] to imitate [[Shinichi Kudo|his old voice]]) calls [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] to tell her once again that he is all right and that he is still stuck with the 'special case' when Ran hangs up on him as someone has just entered the detective agency. Coming home, Conan finds to his surprise that the 'customer' is a youth who keeps demanding to see Shinichi Kudo. When Ran mentions that Shinichi has just called, without asking about Ran's state, the youth deduces that Shinichi must actually be nearby, watching Ran from afar. He then introduces himself as high school detective Heiji Hattori and presents a gift, a bottle of [[baijiu]], of which he gives Conan a swig. Just then, Kimie Tusjimura, the wife of a known diplomat, enters [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]]'s office to ask him to investigate the girlfriend of her son. In order to be inconspicuous, Kogoro takes Ran and Conan along, and Heiji, hoping to flush out Shinichi, tags along as well. What is originally meant to be a simple investigation job turns out to be a murder case, as they find Kimie's husband slain at his desk.<ref>Manga Chapters 092: </ref>

===Finding the One Truth===
After this first case, it only takes one more run-in with Conan to get Heiji thinking about the similarities between Conan and Shinichi. It is on the "Holmes Freak Murder Case" that Heiji, despite professing a preference for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellery_Queen Ellery Queen], exercises the Holmesian axiom: "When you've eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth." Heiji thus discovers Conan's secret, which forces Conan to explain his situation to Heiji.

===Fast Friends===
On their third case together, Conan was initially irritated to see Heiji, but they quickly formed a strong team. Together they cornered the murderer and even took steps to preventing the suicide she had planned. When she realizes that she won't be able to kill herself she weeps piteously, causing Heiji to whisper to Conan, "perhaps we should have let her die." Conan replies that "a detective who corners a murderer with logic and then lets them commit suicide is no better than a murderer."

Although Heiji seemed to laugh this off at the time, soon after he invites Conan (and [[Kogoro Mouri]] and [[Ran Mouri]], because otherwise it'd look suspicious) to Osaka. It is revealed by [[Kazuha Toyama]] (in her first appearance) that Heiji has been talking about 'Kudo' so often that Kazuha thought 'Kudo' was his new Tokyo girlfriend. Heiji suggests that the reason he invited Conan to Osaka is because he has been worried about Conan's safety; he has had dreams of Conan being murdered. On a case together in Osaka, Heiji gives Conan his omamori, which ends up saving his life by deflecting a knife thrust. However, without it Heiji is injured while trying to prevent the murderer from committing suicide. In the ambulance, he reveals to Conan that he has taken to heart Conan's admonishment.

===A Friend in Need===
Since that time, Heiji has quickly grown to be one of the people that Conan/Shinichi trusts most. Heiji has helped Conan investigate the Black Organization, including [[Jodie Starling]], has disguised himself as Shinichi on multiple occasions to protect his identity, and has, perhaps most importantly, become Conan's closest friend and confidante.

== Relationships analysis ==
=== Family & Friends ===
* '''Kazuha Toyama'''
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Heiji's relationship with [[Kazuha Toyama]] is a very close one; they were childhood friends, and have stayed close through the years. Their relationship gets mistaken for a romantic relationship by everyone, even though they claim that they don't have that sort of relationship or feelings for each other. Heiji is clueless when it comes to love and has not yet realized he has actual feelings for Kazuha. However, he has shown that he is protective of her when she is with other guys and says that he will never let her get hurt no matter what. Kazuha knows she has feelings for Heiji, as she shows this by being protective and chasing off other women that might have a interest in him. Also, they have the same situation as Ran and Shinichi, being childhood friends that have romantic feelings for each other and have the same background as them. Heiji is a teenage detective and she is a police's daughter, like Ran is a police's daughter and Shinichi is a teenage detective. They are even called the 'Ran and Shinichi of Osaka' by fans of the series, since they're so similar. Although they are constantly fighting, they both are very close friends. It is also shown in the seventh movie, ''[[Crossroad in the Ancient Capital]]'', that Kazuha is Heiji's first love, though he didn't know it was her at the time.

* '''Shinichi Kudo'''
Heiji acts rather brotherly towards [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]], even going so far as to pretend to be him on various occasions, so no one figures out that Shinichi and Conan are the same person. Of course, this might also be to make up for all the times Heiji calls him Kudo, which has nearly given Shinichi away multiple times. Heiji can be a little bit worried for Shinichi when he gets into trouble and in a life or death situation. They are as close as real brothers, both being detective's and having feelings for their childhood friends. When they're caught solving a case together, it's not unusual for their minds to move in sync; because of this and several other factors, they maintain a sort of friendly rivalry with each other, although when a case gets serious, they are both all business. Heiji has, on several occasions, declared himself to be Shinichi's best friend.

*'''Heizo Hattori'''
Heiji wants to become a detective, and his father is very supportive of this, helping him solve tough cases. However, his father prefers a "tough love" approach, though mostly for the sole purpose of using Heiji to lure out a suspect.

== Character popularity ==
*eBookJapan held a character popularity poll from April 12, 2011 to May 12, 2011 in which readers of Detective Conan (international included) could vote for their favorite character. Heiji placed 6th in the poll with 261 votes out of the 5,883 that were cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebookjapan.jp/ebj/special/conan/vote_kekka2.asp|title=『名探偵コナン』人気投票結|date=2011-05-12|publisher=eBookJapan|accessdate=2011-05-15}}</ref>
*Heiji placed 3rd in the results of a poll ranking the top 3 "ikemen" ("good-looking men") of the series aired during the promotional special for [[The Lost Ship in the Sky]].<ref>The Lost Ship in the Sky Special Edition Blu-ray</ref>
*In honor of the release of the 15th movie, [[Quarter of Silence]], the official Conan movie website held a popularity poll for the top 10 Detective Conan characters. Heiji placed 3rd out of 10 with 10.79% of the votes cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.conan-movie.jp/camp_chara/camp15th_res.html|title=名探偵コナン「キャラクター人気投票」|date=2011|publisher=www.conan-movie.jp|accessdate=2011-08-12}}</ref>

== Name origin ==
*Heiji's name comes from fictional Edo period police detective '''{{nihongo|[[wikipedia:Zenigata Heiji|Zenigata Heiji]]|銭形平次}}''' and famous samurai and ninja '''{{nihongo|[[wikipedia:Hattori Hanzō|Hattori Hanzou]]|服部半蔵}}'''.

== Different looks ==
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Heiji_Before.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Heiji's "Before" Appearance (Episode 48)]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Heiji_After.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Heiji's "After" Appearance (Episode 611)]]
|}

== Quotes ==
{{cquote|Humans are suspicious and jealous creatures. When they see something ''perfect'', they wanna find a flaw.}}

{{cquote|We can see the importance of life only because it is short.}}

== In other languages ==
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{{CharLangItem|flag=US|English|Harley|Hartwell}}
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{{CharLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Heiji|Hattori}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Saudi Arabia|Arabic| هيجي Hiji |هاتوري Hattori }}
{{CharLangItem|flag=North Korea|flag2=South Korea|Korean|인성 In Sung|하 Ha}}
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== Trivia ==
*Heiji has become somewhat infamous for the amount of injuries he has sustained throughout the series. A fan-compiled full list can be found [http://www.mischif.net/ahou/injuries.htm here].
*Heiji, along with [[Shinichi Kudo | Shinichi]], [[Kaito Kuroba | Kaito]] and [[Saguru Hakuba]], are sometimes referred to as 'The Four Geniuses' or 'The Gosho Boys' by fans.

== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Hattori Family]]
* [[Heiji Hattori Appearances]]
* [[Heiji Hattori and Kazuha Toyama]]
* "[http://www.mischif.net/ahou/ Ahou Calling]", a fan-made Heiji Hattori reference site.

==References==
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Ai Haibara

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{{InfoBox Char
| name = Ai Haibara
| japanese-name = 灰原哀 (Haibara Ai)
| english-name = Vi Graythorn (movies and anime) Anita Hailey (manga and game)
| image = Ai Haibara Profile.jpg
| age = Estimated to be 18 <ref name=CD51>Conan Drill Page 51</ref> 6 or 7 (as Ai Haibara)<ref name=CD49>Conan Drill Page 49</ref>
| gender = Female
| date-of-birth = Unknown<ref name=CD49/>
| relatives = [[Akemi Miyano]] (older sister, deceased) [[Elena Miyano]] (mother, deceased) [[Atsushi Miyano]] (father, deceased)
| nicknames = Haibara (by [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]]) Ai-chan (by [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]]) (by [[Ran Mouri|Ran]]) Ai-kun (by [[Hiroshi Agasa|Professor Agasa]])
| aliases = Shiho Miyano (real name) Sherry
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume_2#File_016_-_A_Devil-like_Woman|Chapter 16]] (In a silhouette) / [[Volume_18#File_176_-_The_New_Student...|Chapter 176]] (1st full appearance) Anime: [[The Girl from the Black Organization and the University Professor Murder Case|Episode 129]]
| appearances = {{:Ai Haibara Appearances}}
| cases-solved =
| keyhole = [[Volume 18]]
| japanese-voice = [[Megumi Hayashibara]]
| english-voice = [[Brina Palencia]]
| drama-actor = [[Kyoka Shibata]] (Ai) [[Yu Kashii]] (Sherry)
| footnotes =
}}
'''{{nihongo|Ai Haibara|灰原哀|Haibara Ai}}''', real name '''{{nihongo|Shiho Miyano|宮野志保|Miyano Shiho}}''', is the inventor of the [[APTX 4869]] poison that shrunk [[Shinichi Kudo]] into [[Conan Edogawa]], and a victim of the poison herself. Formerly '''{{nihongo|Sherry|シェリー}}''' of the [[Black Organization]], she is on the run from them and lives with [[Hiroshi Agasa|Professor Agasa]]. She is also one of few characters who knows Shinichi is Conan.

== Background ==
[[Image:Investigation_Kudo's_house.jpg‎|thumb|left|170px|Search team were sent to Kudo's house to investigate.]]Shiho Miyano and her older sister, Akemi Miyano aka Masami Hirota were born into the secret crime syndicate "The [[Black Organization]]". Of course, while Akemi lived a normal life, Ai was sent to America as a small child to go to school and was groomed to finish her parents' research <ref> File 384-386 Volume 38 File 2-4</ref>. She was born to an English mother, Elena Miyano, and a Japanese father, Atsushi Miyano. Both of whom were members of the organization, and deceased. A prodigy, she was sent to the United States for education at a very young age, then later came back to Japan to finish her parents' secret project for the organization. By the age of thirteen she was working as a scientist for the Organization.<ref>Akai started infiltrating the Org five years ago. He did so by becoming Akemi’s girlfriend in order to get close to Shiho and use her influence to get in. (Manga Volume 58, File 2, pg 9: "Akai's Past") According to the FBI’s description, Shiho was “a scientist for them” at the time. Furthermore this took place in Japan since everyone was speaking Japanese, Akemi lived in Japan, and the FBI bust two years prior to the current timeline was in Japan (607 pg 8). If Shiho is 18 now, she would be 13 at the time Akai started infiltrating the Org and she was already a scientist for them at this point and high ranked.</ref> Her codename in the Organization is "Sherry", after the alcoholic drink.

Shiho was about 18 years old when she developed the experimental test compound [[APTX 4869]]. She discovered that it could be used as a poison to kill without leaving any traces of itself in a body. While researching its effects, Shiho noticed that a rare few of her lab mice had become younger after being given the drug instead of dying. Meanwhile, the Black Organization started using APTX 4869 to commit untraceable murders. Unaware of the drug's rare side effect when they used it on [[Shinichi Kudo]], the Organization ordered a search for him because his body had not been found. Shiho searched Shinichi's house twice after he had been shrunk to confirm his death for the Black Organization. She began to suspect Shinichi's transformation after she searched his house for a second time and found that his clothes from primary school were missing. Shiho then confirmed him as deceased so the organization would not look into the matter further and kill him after all.

[[Image:Shiho_taking_APTX4869.jpg|thumb|left|220px|Shiho swallows the [[APTX 4869]]]] Her unhappiness over the Black Organization's usage of the APTX 4869 for killing purposes though the drug has not yet been fully developed, in addition to her open questioning pertaining to the murder of her sister, Akemi Miyano, resulted in her imprisonment and scheduled execution by the Black Organization. With no other way out, she took a pill of APTX 4869 to commit suicide, but instead shrunk into a seven or eight year old girl. In her new smaller body, she escaped from the Black Organization and attempted to reach Shinichi's house, hoping he may be able to help her. Exhausted, she collapsed in front of Kudo's house, where she was found by [[Hiroshi Agasa|Professor Agasa]], who eventually adopted her.<ref>Manga Chapter 179: The Girl Made Of Lies</ref> In fact, as it turned out later, Agasa had known her parents - especially her father, [[Atsushi Miyano]] -, personally, even though he didn't know at that time that they've had children.<ref>Manga Chapter 398: The Torn Friendship, Part 1</ref><ref>Manga Chapter 423: A Mystery Left by a Visitor</ref>

=== Ai Haibara ===
[[Image:Haibara_founded_infront_of_Kudo's_house.JPG|thumb|right|245px|Haibara collapsed in front of Kudo's house.]]To prevent the knowledge of her transfiguration from being discovered, Shiho and Hiroshi Agasa created her alias ''Ai Haibara'' (known as Anita Hailey - recently Vi Graythorn - in the English dub). As Ai Haibara, she attends [[Teitan Elementary School]] with [[Shinichi Kudo]]'s shrunken form, [[Conan Edogawa]]. Following her first adventure with the [[Detective Boys]] in which they investigated the disappearance of a schoolmate's brother, she revealed her true identity to Conan and the fact that she had developed the [[APTX 4869]].<ref>Manga Chapter 178: Code Name Sherry</ref> At first stunned, then outraged, Conan protested her presence,<ref>Manga Chapter 179: The Girl Made Of Lies</ref> but as time went by, he accepted Ai as a friend and fellow victim, though her cynicism and secretive air still rail him at times.

Ai has begun working on an antidote for the APTX 4869, but since most of the important data had been stored on computer files, which are now mostly destroyed, the work progresses slowly. Eventually, Ai joined the ranks of the [[Detective Boys]], and although she does not think too highly of her mates' immature antics, she has come to value them all as close friends. Eventually, Conan succeeded in persuading [[Vermouth]], who was attempting to track down Shiho and had found out about her new identity, to leave Ai in peace, a promise Vermouth has upheld so far, easing the air of menace which had loomed over Ai so far in her fear of the Organization.<ref>Manga Chapter 434: Rotten Apple</ref>

=== The boiling point ===
More recently, Ai has begun to suspect [[Subaru Okiya]] as being a member of the Black Organization, code-named "Bourbon", sent to track her down, though the sense of menace she feels in the presence of such individuals strangely keeps coming and going, making her unsure of her own judgements about him. Whether - and how closely - Subaru is really involved with the Black Organization is yet to be confirmed.

== Personality ==
[[File:Ai - Sai Brand's Wallet.jpg|thumb|150px|Ai asking for a ''Sai Brand'''s wallet for her cooperation]]Shiho has a sang-froid, mistrustful, sarcastic and cold attitude and often reminds others about the darker side of reality and human nature. As Ai Haibara she acts older than she is supposed to be, which the Shounen Tantei refer to her as "cool". But despite her jaded demeanor, she has shown to be kind and caring at occasion, though usually more to animals than people. She's a bit quiet, though this may be due to her caution to keep herself hidden from the Black Organization. She is sometimes cold and very analytical, but there are times where she softens her demeanor and reveals herself to be a true friend. In fact, she considers Conan and the Detective Boys as the first real friends she has ever had, and is even willing to sacrifice herself just to ensure their safety.<ref>Manga Chapters 289: Bus Hijacking Case</ref><ref>Manga Chapters 434: Rotten Apple Case</ref>

Shiho is generally a loner and misses her older sister, Akemi, greatly (in the film ''Countdown to Heaven'', she would call her sister's old apartment just to hear her voice on the voicemail). Her greatest fear is being caught by the [[Black Organization]], and she is especially terrified of [[Gin]]. Smart, stubborn, and with a somewhat twisted sense of humor, she tries to keep Conan from doing reckless things that may give away their identity, though often she is surprised by his actions that usually result in his gaining the information he needs while also keeping their identities secret.

While she generally accompanies her fellow Detective Boys to soccer matches played by the Tokyo Spirits, Ai herself is a fan of Big Osaka in general and of the player [[Ryusuke Higo]] in particular, especially since the latter has likewise abandoned an organization which had betrayed him and had remained an outcast for a time.<ref>Manga Chapters 344-346: Soccer Supporter Case</ref> Because she occasionally works overnight at the antidote for the APTX 4869, she tends to be tired quite frequently, causing Conan to call her an "evil-eyed yawny girl" on one occasion.<ref>Manga Chapter 680: A Dangerous Couple</ref>

In the OAV ''[[A Secret Order From London]]'' Ai reveals to [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]] that she likes sandwiches with a mixture of peanut butter and blueberry jam, from her schooldays in America. However, since [[Hiroshi Agasa|Professor Agasa]] caught her eating one of these sandwiches - especially since Ai was on her part constantly pestering him into eating low-calory foods only -, she had to abandon that habit for a while.<ref>OAV 11: ''A Secret Order From London''</ref>

=== Taste for fashion ===
[[File:Haibara and fashion.png|thumb|150px|Ai reading fashion magazine 'Com Com'.]]Ai seems to have some interest in fashion, as she has made repeated requests for a certain type of purse when asked to do something. In one of the cases for instance, in order to expose the identity of the person who hid the phone cables to cut off communications with the outside world, she was asked by Conan to fake an unbearable appendix pain, which she agreed to after jokingly requesting for a Fusae Brand's wallet for her cooperation. She then started rolling on the floor and screaming for help. The culprit felt like he had no choice but to reveal the cable from his pockets and reconnect the phone to ask for an ambulance.<ref>[[A Code of Stars and Tobacco|Episode 374-375: A Code of Stars and Tobacco]]</ref>

== Plot overview ==
=== Introduction of Ai Haibara ===
Conan's class receives a new student named Ai Haibara. She acts rather cold and reserved when the Detective Boys try to befriend her, and Genta notices she's looking at Conan suspiciously. She tells them where she lives, and Conan realizes it's at Agasa's home.

After school, a boy named Toshiya asks the Detective Boys to find his missing brother. The Detective Boys along with Haibara investigate Toshiya's house and finds a painting of Natsume Sōseki. Toshiya reveals that before his brother disappeared, a woman, who had an interest in that portrait, approached Toshiya.

The Detective Boys search around town to ask whether anyone has seen the woman or Toshiya's brother. Conan notices that a man was using a counterfeit ¥1000 and realizes Toshiya's brother was actually kidnapped and forced to help create counterfeit bills. After following the man along with the clues Toshiya's brother left behind, they are able to apprehend the organized crime group and save Toshiya's brother.

On the way home, Haibara reveals to Conan that she's a girl named Shiho Miyano, former member of the Black Organization. She actualy betrayed the group and escaped with the use of the APTX 4869 which caused her to become a child. She reveals that she accidentally sent a floppy disk containing data on the Black Organization to her older sister... which is now in the possession of her sister's professor, Masami Hirota.

[[image:Ai cries.png|thumb|right|150px|Ai cries on Conan after asking him why hadn't he helped her sister.]]Agasa takes Conan and Haibara there to retrieve the disk, only to realize that Hirota has been murdered. The suspects are Hirota's three students who visited that day. Conan reveals the culprit to be a man named Akira Shirokura; Shirokura after bludgeoning Hirota to death tied the answering machine cassette tape around the key to the room which rewound when a call was made and subsequently bringing the key into the room. As evidence, Conan reveals that Shirokura's fingerprints should be found on the tape.

Haibara breaks down and asks Conan why he could not save her sister, Akemi, from the Black Organization. Later that day, Haibara attempts to read the files off the disk only to have a virus delete all the data.

=== The first head to head battle arc ===
[[image:Sherry_shot_1.JPG|thumb|left|150px|Shiho shot by Gin.]]In episode 176-178, Conan encounters Gin and Vodka again. Ai is kidnapped and confined to a wine cellar, but turns into an adult after she drinks [[baijiu]]. Despite wearing glasses and janitor clothing, Gin and Vodka recognize her and shoot her repeatedly until Conan appears. He shoots Gin with his needle, but Gin doesn't fall asleep. He tells Ai to jump into the chimmey, and Vodka shoots at him, but he gets away. Gin purposely shoots himself in the arm due to trying to stay awake. Inside, Pisco almost kills her, but Conan rescues her after Pisco accidentally causes a fire. Gin kills Pisco for failure before he's able to tell him the truth about Shiho. Worried that the organization is after her, Ai decides to leave the city.

=== The Desperate Revival arc ===
During the Desperate Revival episodes, Conan finds out that Ran suspects him of being Shinichi, due to Ran knowing Conan's blood type (for a blood transfusion). While Conan is in the hospital contemplating about admitting his identity, Haibara enters at night and points a gun at his head, saying that the Black Organization has found Haibara out due to an unknown agent being present at the Pisco incident. Because of this, Professor Agasa is held hostage and, in exchange for his life and a chance to return to the Organization, Haibara is required to terminate all the links she had as a child. However, she pulls the trigger and a bunch of flowers come out, showing that the story was just an act. Still, she uses this story as her point; that both Haibara and Conan cannot reveal their identities no matter the situation.

During that night, Haibara explains her plan to disassociate Conan from Shinichi in Ran's eyes. She has Conan take a prototype antidote for the shrinking drug and then disguises herself as Conan. For the rest of the arc, Conan returns as Shinichi while Haibara is present as Conan, thus creating the illusion of Shinichi and Conan existing at the same time, disproving that the two are the same person.

At the end of the Desperate Revival arc, the antidote begins to run out and Shinichi runs into the bathroom, where Haibara knocks him out using the sleeping needle. She then switches Shinichi into Conan's clothes after the antidote runs out.

=== A new threat: Vermouth, and the carjacking incident ===
Aside from Gin and Vodka being the most recurring members, a female member introduced late into the series named Vermouth also starts to play a huge role in the series. She makes her first appearance in episodes 176-178, but her talents aren't revealed until episode 230. She disguises herself as a doctor named Araide and is one of the few characters that learns who Conan really is. In one episode she is saved by Ran and Shinichi from falling through a fire escape, and keeps his secret unknown from the rest possibly because of this reason. She disguises herself as two actresses, Chris Vineyard and Sharon Vineyard. It is noted several times in the series that she is a master of disguise, who trained with Shinichi's mother in the past.

=== The second head to head battle, and revealed allegiances ===
[[Image:Episode_345_Screencap.jpg‎|thumb|right|180px|Encounter with Vermouth.]] In episode 345, many identities are finally unveiled: Vermouth is revealed to be Dr. Araide, Chris Vineyard, [[Sharon Vineyard]], and the silver-haired serial killer in Shinichi's New York Case; Jodie Saintemillion is revealed to be an undercover FBI agent working towards capturing Vermouth, who killed her father when she was younger; Akai Shuichi is confirmed to be an FBI agent, and one with great skill too--enough to make the boss of the Black Organization believe that he is their ''Silver Bullet.'' Near the end of the episode, it becomes clear that Vermouth's purpose was to seek and eliminate Sherry, but her attempts are thwarted by several people: Shinichi/Conan, Jodie Saintemillion, Akai Shuichi, and even Ran. When she becomes cornered, she takes Conan hostage and drives away into a forest. There, she makes a call to her boss (still nameless), and to her surprise, Conan was recording the entire conversation. In order to preserve the organization's secrecy, she sprays sleeping gas in the car, putting both herself and Conan to sleep. She claims that this would be a duel--whoever wakes up first will win. Vermouth does indeed wake up first, but does not kill Conan. Instead, she just crushes his recording device. Ultimately, the only clue Conan gained from this whole ordeal is the ringtone that the boss uses; this is mentioned in episode 425 as well, although its importance has not yet been revealed.

In Episode 394, Conan figures out the boss's number, but Haibara warns him not to call it because it is "[[Pandora's Box]]", Conan then thinks he can get officer Takagi to figure out who the number belongs to. But then Haibara warns if he does, officer Takagi will be killed.

Although Vermouth often comes off as evil and malicious, her allegiance is rather ambiguous. She chooses to protect both Conan/Shinichi and Ran, most likely because they let her live back in the New York Case when she was disguised as the silver-haired serial killer. At the end of the episode, she could have very well killed Shinichi, but instead she lets him live and even drapes her coat over his sleeping body so he wouldn't get cold. She even kept her promise with Shinichi to stop her attempt on killing Sherry/Shiho. For some reason, she seems to wish for the Black Organization to be taken down as well--for she believes that Kudo Shinichi is their true ''Silver Bullet.''

=== Clash of Red and Black ===

=== The third head to head battle, and three new threats ===

=== Subaru Okiya, and "Bourbon" ===
As Conan and Haibara investigate a normal case, Haibara feels that an organization member is around. The organization member which she felt is implied to be one of the innocent suspects, [[Subaru Okiya]]. Conan invites Okiya to live in the Kudo house since Okiya's apartment was burnt. Okiya appears in other cases later on, including at the Haido mall where the rest of the Black Organization gathered to chase a rumored sighting of a [[Scar Akai|scarred Shuichi Akai]]. Despite the apparent implications, [[Bourbon]]'s true identity and Okiya's true motivations remain unconfirmed. At the end of episode 543 (Anime), Subaru Okiya can be seen drinking a bottle of Baker's Mark, which is a brand of Kentucky Bourbon.

== Relationships analysis ==
=== Family & Friends ===
====Conan Edogawa====
{{main|Conan Edogawa and Ai Haibara}}
Ai Haibara seems to have somewhat romantic feelings for [[Conan]]/[[Shinichi]], although she never truly admits to it. In the fourth movie, she says to Conan that she wished she could forget her memories about the Black Organization and the death of her sister and the pill, claiming that all she wants to be was a normal little girl and live together with Conan forever. But then as Conan was shocked by the words, Ai immediately said she was lying. Indeed, it is a mystery just exactly what she feels for him, whether friend or otherwise. It could be said that, because of their almost equal level of intelligence, she finds it easier to talk to him. Also, he is one of the few people in front of whom she has shown any signs of weakness, such as breaking down.

==== Hiroshi Agasa ====
The relationship between Ai and [[Hiroshi Agasa|Professor Agasa]] is rather unusual, if not humorous. Despite what their actual ages are, Ai often times acts more like a mother to the professor, constantly reminding him to watch what he eats. On several occassions, she has removed fattening foods from his reach<ref name=Depths>[[Strategy Above the Depths|Movie 9: Strategy Above the Depths]]</ref>, and is attempting to help get him into better shape. There's also been instances where she'll automatically step in front of Agasa in cases of danger.<ref name=Eyes>[[Captured in Her Eyes|Movie 4: Captured in Her Eyes]]</ref> Out of all the people she's met, Ai seems most comfortable about acting herself with the Professor; which might be attributed to the fact that he was the one who found her after she escaped the Black Organization, and took her in.

==== Ran Mouri ====
There are instances where Haibara will caution Conan from actions that involve [[Ran Mouri|Ran]], though it's assumed this is due merely to the fact that she wants to keep her identity hidden. At one point, she was very cold and distant towards Ran, just like she was to most other people. Ran believed that it was because that Haibara had hated her.<ref name=Net>[[The Mystery in the Net|Episode 246-247: The Mystery in the Net]]</ref> However, later that day, Haibara finally properly introduced herself to Ran, and they slowly became friends. Haibara finds that Ran resembles her older sister, Akemi Miyano, so she takes special interest in protecting her. These feelings began after Ran jumped through a slew of bullets from Calvados (the sniper who Vermouth had cover her) to save Haibara.<ref name=Vermouth>[[Head-to-Head Match With the Black Organization; Two Mysteries of the Night of the Full Moon|Episode 345: Head-to-Head Match With the Black Organization; Two Mysteries of the Night of the Full Moon]]</ref> Haibara immediately thought of her own sister, and began to treat and look at Ran as a splitting image of Akemi. Haibara also begs for Ran to stay at Agasa's house, during when she had learned that [[Korn]], [[Chianti]], and the rest of the Black Organization were lurking about, immediately thinking of her own sister's death, and wanting to keep Ran safe.<ref name=KornChianti>[[Black Impact! The Moment the Black Organization Reaches Out!|Episode 425: Black Impact! The Moment the Black Organization Reaches Out!]]</ref>

=== The Detective Boys ===
==== Ayumi Yoshida ====
Haibara has tried to keep an emotional distance away from the rest of the Detective Boys since the beginning. However, over time, she can't resist their friendliness anymore and gradually warms up to them.

This is especially true in the case of [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]]. At one time, Ayumi noticed that she called everyone by their first names except for Haibara and decided to try and call her "Ai-chan", but without success. At the end of a case which involved a shattered friendship, Haibara told Ayumi that it was okay for her to call her "Ai-chan". When Mitsuhiko and Genta tried to call her that, however, she told them that only Ayumi was allowed to call her by her first name.<ref name=Ai-chan>[[A Friendship That Can't Be Bought|Episode 329-330: A Friendship That Can't Be Bought]]</ref> On the whole, Ai seems to see Ayumi as a little sister, even going so far as to physically shield her from danger.<ref name=starsandtobacco>[[A Code of Stars and Tobacco|Episode 375: A Code of Stars and Tobacco (Part 2)]]</ref>

[[Image:200526142537303.JPG|thumb|right|220|Haibara listening in on Mitsuhiko's radio.]]
==== Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya ====
{{main|Ai Haibara and Mitsuhiko Tsubaraya}}
Ai's classmate and fellow detective [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]] develops heavy romantic feelings for her, and Ai is fully aware of this. Ai uses Mitsuhiko's feelings to her advantage when she needs him to do something, and she also does admire his intelligence and courage during missions the Detective Boys must perform and respects his feelings. In some episodes she even shows more confidence in Mitsuhiko than in Ayumi or Genta when the going gets tough.

=== The Black Organization ===
==== Gin ====
{{main|Gin and Sherry}}
[[Gin]] has an abnormal attachment for Shiho and seems to enjoy hunting for her, while she hates him. They may have had a romantic relationship in the past.<ref name=CD239>Conan drill page 239</ref>

==== Vodka ====
Shiho and [[Vodka]] have met and are acquaintances.<ref name=CD239/>

==== Vermouth ====
[[Vermouth]] and Shiho have some connection, although it has not been elaborated on. Shiho fears Vermouth more than other Black Organization members except perhaps Gin. Shiho was Vermouth's target, but Vermouth gave up on her after Conan's intervention. If Shiho was in a romantic relationship with Gin, then Vermouth and Shiho were love rivals as Vermouth was in a sexual relationship with Gin.<ref name=CD239/>

== Character popularity ==
*eBookJapan held a character popularity poll from April 12, 2011 to May 12, 2011 in which readers of Detective Conan (international included) could vote for their favorite character. Ai placed 4th in the poll with 686 votes out of the 5,883 that were cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebookjapan.jp/ebj/special/conan/vote_kekka2.asp|title=『名探偵コナン』人気投票結|date=2011-05-12|publisher=eBookJapan|accessdate=2011-05-15}}</ref>
*In honor of the release of the 15th movie, [[Quarter of Silence]], the official Conan movie website held a popularity poll for the top 10 Detective Conan characters. Ai placed 4th out of 10.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.conan-movie.jp/camp_chara/camp15th_res.html|title=名探偵コナン「キャラクター人気投票」|date=2011|publisher=www.conan-movie.jp|accessdate=2011-08-12}}</ref>

== Name origin ==
According to Agasa, Ai's name comes from [[wikipedia:Cordelia Gray|Cordelia '''Gray''']] (the character 灰 in her name means "ash") and [[wikipedia:V.I. Warshawski|'''V.I.''' Warshawski]] (V.I. upside down = "Ai"). Although Agasa suggested she use the kanji 愛 (love) for "Ai", she preferred to use the kanji 哀 (sorrow). Her US FUNimation name, "Vi Graythorn", has similar roots.

Her US Viz name, Anita Hailey, comes from:
* Anita: Anne Katherine Green (the first American Mystery Writer)
* Hailey: Hero (though Anita didn't care much for the choice)<ref>Volume 18: File 179</ref>

== Different looks ==
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Ai_Before.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Haibara's "Before" Appearance (Episode 129)]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Ai_After.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Haibara's "After" Appearance (Episode 631)]]
|}

== Quotes ==

=== Specific ===
{{cquote|Using too much of your brain can make you bald like Professor Agasa! <ref>Manga Chapter 222: The Last Movie p.07, to Conan</ref> }}
{{cquote|''(Talking to Conan)'' "I'll run with you." <ref>Anime Series Chapter 295: Smash of Love and
Determination Part 2</ref> }}
{{cquote|''(Talking to Conan)'' "You'll protect me, right?" <ref>Anime Chapter 280: The Hooligan's Labyrinth Part 2</ref>}}

== Trivia ==
*Sherry is a fortified wine from white grapes that are grown near the town of Jerez, Spain (it has been hinted that Haibara Ai speaks, reads, or understands Spanish.<ref>Movie 11</ref>). Most sherries are initially dry, with sweetness added later. This could be a play on her personality that the Black Organization recognized. To further confirm the pun, in the Spanish dub of the anime, her codename in the organization is "Jerez" rather than "Sherry" (in Spanish language, both the town and the wine share the name), although she was renamed later to "Sherry" again.

==In other languages==
===Haibara===
{{BeginTable CharLang}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|哀Ai|灰原Haibara}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=US|English|Anita/Vi|Hailey/Graythorn}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=France|French|Ai|Haibara}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish|Ai|Haibara}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Ai|Haibara}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Ai|Haibara}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Saudi Arabia|Arabic| هيبارا 　Hibara| <ref>In the Arabic version, Ai Haibara was just simply referred as Hibara.</ref>}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=North Korea|flag2=South Korea|Korean|장미 Jang Mee|홍 Hong}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|ไอ|ไฮบาระ}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Finland|Finnish|Ai|Haibara}}
{{EndTable}}

===Shiho Miyano===
{{BeginTable CharLang}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|志保Shiho |宮野Miyano}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=US|English|Shiho|Miyano}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=France|French|Shiho|Miyano}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish|Shiho|Miyano}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Shiho|Miyano}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Shiho|Miyano}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=North Korea|flag2=South Korea|Korean|시호 Shi Ho|안 Ahn}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|ชิโฮ|มิยาโนะ}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Finland|Finnish|Shiho|Miyano}}
{{EndTable}}

===Sherry===
{{BeginTable OtherLang|notes=1}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|シェリー Sherry}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=US|English|Sherry|Once called Shelly,due to Translating errors}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=France|French|Sherry}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish|Jerez/Sherry| In the Spanish dub, her codename was first "Jerez" and later changed into "Sherry".<ref> Note: "Jerez" means "Sherry".</ref>}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Sherry}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnam|Sherry}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Saudi Arabia|Arabic|شيري Shirry}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|เชอรี่}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Finland|Finnish|Sherry}}
{{EndTable}}

== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Miyano Family]]
* [[Black Organization]]

== References ==
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{{Characters}}
{{Detective Boys}}
{{Black Organization}}

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{{InfoBox Char
| name = Ai Haibara
| japanese-name = 灰原哀 (Haibara Ai)
| english-name = Vi Graythorn (movies and anime) Anita Hailey (manga and game)
| image = Ai Haibara Profile.jpg
| age = Estimated to be 18 <ref name=CD51>Conan Drill Page 51</ref> 6 or 7 (as Ai Haibara)<ref name=CD49>Conan Drill Page 49</ref>
| gender = Female
| date-of-birth = Unknown<ref name=CD49/>
| relatives = [[Akemi Miyano]] (older sister, deceased) [[Elena Miyano]] (mother, deceased) [[Atsushi Miyano]] (father, deceased)
| nicknames = Haibara (by [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]]) Ai-chan (by [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]]) (by [[Ran Mouri|Ran]]) Ai-kun (by [[Hiroshi Agasa|Professor Agasa]])
| aliases = Shiho Miyano (real name) Sherry
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume_2#File_016_-_A_Devil-like_Woman|Chapter 16]] (In a silhouette) / [[Volume_18#File_176_-_The_New_Student...|Chapter 176]] (1st full appearance) Anime: [[The Girl from the Black Organization and the University Professor Murder Case|Episode 129]]
| appearances = {{:Ai Haibara Appearances}}
| cases-solved =
| keyhole = [[Volume 18]]
| japanese-voice = [[Megumi Hayashibara]]
| english-voice = [[Brina Palencia]]
| drama-actor = [[Kyoka Shibata]] (Ai) [[Yu Kashii]] (Sherry)
| footnotes =
}}
'''{{nihongo|Ai Haibara|灰原哀|Haibara Ai}}''', real name '''{{nihongo|Shiho Miyano|宮野志保|Miyano Shiho}}''', is the inventor of the [[APTX 4869]] poison that shrunk [[Shinichi Kudo]] into [[Conan Edogawa]], and a victim of the poison herself. Formerly '''{{nihongo|Sherry|シェリー}}''' of the [[Black Organization]], she is on the run from them and lives with [[Hiroshi Agasa|Professor Agasa]]. She is also one of few characters who knows Shinichi is Conan.

== Background ==
[[Image:Investigation_Kudo's_house.jpg‎|thumb|left|170px|Search team were sent to Kudo's house to investigate.]]Shiho Miyano and her older sister, Akemi Miyano aka Masami Hirota were born into the secret crime syndicate "The [[Black Organization]]". Of course, while Akemi lived a normal life, Ai was sent to America as a small child to go to school and was groomed to finish her parents' research <ref> File 384-386 Volume 38 File 2-4</ref>. She was born to an English mother, Elena Miyano, and a Japanese father, Atsushi Miyano. Both of whom were members of the organization, and deceased. A prodigy, she was sent to the United States for education at a very young age, then later came back to Japan to finish her parents' secret project for the organization. By the age of thirteen she was working as a scientist for the Organization.<ref>Akai started infiltrating the Org five years ago. He did so by becoming Akemi’s girlfriend in order to get close to Shiho and use her influence to get in. (Manga Volume 58, File 2, pg 9: "Akai's Past") According to the FBI’s description, Shiho was “a scientist for them” at the time. Furthermore this took place in Japan since everyone was speaking Japanese, Akemi lived in Japan, and the FBI bust two years prior to the current timeline was in Japan (607 pg 8). If Shiho is 18 now, she would be 13 at the time Akai started infiltrating the Org and she was already a scientist for them at this point and high ranked.</ref> Her codename in the Organization is "Sherry", after the alcoholic drink.

Shiho was about 18 years old when she developed the experimental test compound [[APTX 4869]]. She discovered that it could be used as a poison to kill without leaving any traces of itself in a body. While researching its effects, Shiho noticed that a rare few of her lab mice had become younger after being given the drug instead of dying. Meanwhile, the Black Organization started using APTX 4869 to commit untraceable murders. Unaware of the drug's rare side effect when they used it on [[Shinichi Kudo]], the Organization ordered a search for him because his body had not been found. Shiho searched Shinichi's house twice after he had been shrunk to confirm his death for the Black Organization. She began to suspect Shinichi's transformation after she searched his house for a second time and found that his clothes from primary school were missing. Shiho then confirmed him as deceased so the organization would not look into the matter further and kill him after all.

[[Image:Shiho_taking_APTX4869.jpg|thumb|left|220px|Shiho swallows the [[APTX 4869]]]] Her unhappiness over the Black Organization's usage of the APTX 4869 for killing purposes though the drug has not yet been fully developed, in addition to her open questioning pertaining to the murder of her sister, Akemi Miyano, resulted in her imprisonment and scheduled execution by the Black Organization. With no other way out, she took a pill of APTX 4869 to commit suicide, but instead shrunk into a seven or eight year old girl. In her new smaller body, she escaped from the Black Organization and attempted to reach Shinichi's house, hoping he may be able to help her. Exhausted, she collapsed in front of Kudo's house, where she was found by [[Hiroshi Agasa|Professor Agasa]], who eventually adopted her.<ref>Manga Chapter 179: The Girl Made Of Lies</ref> In fact, as it turned out later, Agasa had known her parents - especially her father, [[Atsushi Miyano]] -, personally, even though he didn't know at that time that they've had children.<ref>Manga Chapter 398: The Torn Friendship, Part 1</ref><ref>Manga Chapter 423: A Mystery Left by a Visitor</ref>

=== Ai Haibara ===
[[Image:Haibara_founded_infront_of_Kudo's_house.JPG|thumb|right|245px|Haibara collapsed in front of Kudo's house.]]To prevent the knowledge of her transfiguration from being discovered, Shiho and Hiroshi Agasa created her alias ''Ai Haibara'' (known as Anita Hailey - recently Vi Graythorn - in the English dub). As Ai Haibara, she attends [[Teitan Elementary School]] with [[Shinichi Kudo]]'s shrunken form, [[Conan Edogawa]]. Following her first adventure with the [[Detective Boys]] in which they investigated the disappearance of a schoolmate's brother, she revealed her true identity to Conan and the fact that she had developed the [[APTX 4869]].<ref>Manga Chapter 178: Code Name Sherry</ref> At first stunned, then outraged, Conan protested her presence,<ref>Manga Chapter 179: The Girl Made Of Lies</ref> but as time went by, he accepted Ai as a friend and fellow victim, though her cynicism and secretive air still rail him at times.

Ai has begun working on an antidote for the APTX 4869, but since most of the important data had been stored on computer files, which are now mostly destroyed, the work progresses slowly. Eventually, Ai joined the ranks of the [[Detective Boys]], and although she does not think too highly of her mates' immature antics, she has come to value them all as close friends. Eventually, Conan succeeded in persuading [[Vermouth]], who was attempting to track down Shiho and had found out about her new identity, to leave Ai in peace, a promise Vermouth has upheld so far, easing the air of menace which had loomed over Ai so far in her fear of the Organization.<ref>Manga Chapter 434: Rotten Apple</ref>

=== The boiling point ===
More recently, Ai has begun to suspect [[Subaru Okiya]] as being a member of the Black Organization, code-named "Bourbon", sent to track her down, though the sense of menace she feels in the presence of such individuals strangely keeps coming and going, making her unsure of her own judgements about him. Whether - and how closely - Subaru is really involved with the Black Organization is yet to be confirmed.

== Personality ==
[[File:Ai - Sai Brand's Wallet.jpg|thumb|150px|Ai asking for a ''Sai Brand'''s wallet for her cooperation]]Shiho has a sang-froid, mistrustful, sarcastic and cold attitude and often reminds others about the darker side of reality and human nature. As Ai Haibara she acts older than she is supposed to be, which the Shounen Tantei refer to her as "cool". But despite her jaded demeanor, she has shown to be kind and caring at occasion, though usually more to animals than people. She's a bit quiet, though this may be due to her caution to keep herself hidden from the Black Organization. She is sometimes cold and very analytical, but there are times where she softens her demeanor and reveals herself to be a true friend. In fact, she considers Conan and the Detective Boys as the first real friends she has ever had, and is even willing to sacrifice herself just to ensure their safety.<ref>Manga Chapters 289: Bus Hijacking Case</ref><ref>Manga Chapters 434: Rotten Apple Case</ref>

Shiho is generally a loner and misses her older sister, Akemi, greatly (in the film ''Countdown to Heaven'', she would call her sister's old apartment just to hear her voice on the voicemail). Her greatest fear is being caught by the [[Black Organization]], and she is especially terrified of [[Gin]]. Smart, stubborn, and with a somewhat twisted sense of humor, she tries to keep Conan from doing reckless things that may give away their identity, though often she is surprised by his actions that usually result in his gaining the information he needs while also keeping their identities secret.

While she generally accompanies her fellow Detective Boys to soccer matches played by the Tokyo Spirits, Ai herself is a fan of Big Osaka in general and of the player [[Ryusuke Higo]] in particular, especially since the latter has likewise abandoned an organization which had betrayed him and had remained an outcast for a time.<ref>Manga Chapters 344-346: Soccer Supporter Case</ref> Because she occasionally works overnight at the antidote for the APTX 4869, she tends to be tired quite frequently, causing Conan to call her an "evil-eyed yawny girl" on one occasion.<ref>Manga Chapter 680: A Dangerous Couple</ref>

In the OAV ''[[A Secret Order From London]]'' Ai reveals to [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]] that she likes sandwiches with a mixture of peanut butter and blueberry jam, from her schooldays in America. However, since [[Hiroshi Agasa|Professor Agasa]] caught her eating one of these sandwiches - especially since Ai was on her part constantly pestering him into eating low-calory foods only -, she had to abandon that habit for a while.<ref>OAV 11: ''A Secret Order From London''</ref>

=== Taste for fashion ===
[[File:Haibara and fashion.png|thumb|150px|Ai reading fashion magazine 'Com Com'.]]Ai seems to have some interest in fashion, as she has made repeated requests for a certain type of purse when asked to do something. In one of the cases for instance, in order to expose the identity of the person who hid the phone cables to cut off communications with the outside world, she was asked by Conan to fake an unbearable appendix pain, which she agreed to after jokingly requesting for a Fusae Brand's wallet for her cooperation. She then started rolling on the floor and screaming for help. The culprit felt like he had no choice but to reveal the cable from his pockets and reconnect the phone to ask for an ambulance.<ref>[[A Code of Stars and Tobacco|Episode 374-375: A Code of Stars and Tobacco]]</ref>

== Plot overview ==
=== Introduction of Ai Haibara ===
Conan's class receives a new student named Ai Haibara. She acts rather cold and reserved when the Detective Boys try to befriend her, and Genta notices she's looking at Conan suspiciously. She tells them where she lives, and Conan realizes it's at Agasa's home.

After school, a boy named Toshiya asks the Detective Boys to find his missing brother. The Detective Boys along with Haibara investigate Toshiya's house and finds a painting of Natsume Sōseki. Toshiya reveals that before his brother disappeared, a woman, who had an interest in that portrait, approached Toshiya.

The Detective Boys search around town to ask whether anyone has seen the woman or Toshiya's brother. Conan notices that a man was using a counterfeit ¥1000 and realizes Toshiya's brother was actually kidnapped and forced to help create counterfeit bills. After following the man along with the clues Toshiya's brother left behind, they are able to apprehend the organized crime group and save Toshiya's brother.

On the way home, Haibara reveals to Conan that she's a girl named Shiho Miyano, former member of the Black Organization. She actualy betrayed the group and escaped with the use of the APTX 4869 which caused her to become a child. She reveals that she accidentally sent a floppy disk containing data on the Black Organization to her older sister... which is now in the possession of her sister's professor, Masami Hirota.

[[image:Ai cries.png|thumb|right|150px|Ai cries on Conan after asking him why hadn't he helped her sister.]]Agasa takes Conan and Haibara there to retrieve the disk, only to realize that Hirota has been murdered. The suspects are Hirota's three students who visited that day. Conan reveals the culprit to be a man named Akira Shirokura; Shirokura after bludgeoning Hirota to death tied the answering machine cassette tape around the key to the room which rewound when a call was made and subsequently bringing the key into the room. As evidence, Conan reveals that Shirokura's fingerprints should be found on the tape.

Haibara breaks down and asks Conan why he could not save her sister, Akemi, from the Black Organization. Later that day, Haibara attempts to read the files off the disk only to have a virus delete all the data.

=== The first head to head battle arc ===
[[image:Sherry_shot_1.JPG|thumb|left|150px|Shiho shot by Gin.]]In episode 176-178, Conan encounters Gin and Vodka again. Ai is kidnapped and confined to a wine cellar, but turns into an adult after she drinks [[baijiu]]. Despite wearing glasses and janitor clothing, Gin and Vodka recognize her and shoot her repeatedly until Conan appears. He shoots Gin with his needle, but Gin doesn't fall asleep. He tells Ai to jump into the chimmey, and Vodka shoots at him, but he gets away. Gin purposely shoots himself in the arm due to trying to stay awake. Inside, Pisco almost kills her, but Conan rescues her after Pisco accidentally causes a fire. Gin kills Pisco for failure before he's able to tell him the truth about Shiho. Worried that the organization is after her, Ai decides to leave the city.

=== The Desperate Revival arc ===
During the Desperate Revival episodes, Conan finds out that Ran suspects him of being Shinichi, due to Ran knowing Conan's blood type (for a blood transfusion). While Conan is in the hospital contemplating about admitting his identity, Haibara enters at night and points a gun at his head, saying that the Black Organization has found Haibara out due to an unknown agent being present at the Pisco incident. Because of this, Professor Agasa is held hostage and, in exchange for his life and a chance to return to the Organization, Haibara is required to terminate all the links she had as a child. However, she pulls the trigger and a bunch of flowers come out, showing that the story was just an act. Still, she uses this story as her point; that both Haibara and Conan cannot reveal their identities no matter the situation.

During that night, Haibara explains her plan to disassociate Conan from Shinichi in Ran's eyes. She has Conan take a prototype antidote for the shrinking drug and then disguises herself as Conan. For the rest of the arc, Conan returns as Shinichi while Haibara is present as Conan, thus creating the illusion of Shinichi and Conan existing at the same time, disproving that the two are the same person.

At the end of the Desperate Revival arc, the antidote begins to run out and Shinichi runs into the bathroom, where Haibara knocks him out using the sleeping needle. She then switches Shinichi into Conan's clothes after the antidote runs out.

=== A new threat: Vermouth, and the carjacking incident ===
Aside from Gin and Vodka being the most recurring members, a female member introduced late into the series named Vermouth also starts to play a huge role in the series. She makes her first appearance in episodes 176-178, but her talents aren't revealed until episode 230. She disguises herself as a doctor named Araide and is one of the few characters that learns who Conan really is. In one episode she is saved by Ran and Shinichi from falling through a fire escape, and keeps his secret unknown from the rest possibly because of this reason. She disguises herself as two actresses, Chris Vineyard and Sharon Vineyard. It is noted several times in the series that she is a master of disguise, who trained with Shinichi's mother in the past.

=== The second head to head battle, and revealed allegiances ===
[[Image:Episode_345_Screencap.jpg‎|thumb|right|180px|Encounter with Vermouth.]] In episode 345, many identities are finally unveiled: Vermouth is revealed to be Dr. Araide, Chris Vineyard, [[Sharon Vineyard]], and the silver-haired serial killer in Shinichi's New York Case; Jodie Saintemillion is revealed to be an undercover FBI agent working towards capturing Vermouth, who killed her father when she was younger; Akai Shuichi is confirmed to be an FBI agent, and one with great skill too--enough to make the boss of the Black Organization believe that he is their ''Silver Bullet.'' Near the end of the episode, it becomes clear that Vermouth's purpose was to seek and eliminate Sherry, but her attempts are thwarted by several people: Shinichi/Conan, Jodie Saintemillion, Akai Shuichi, and even Ran. When she becomes cornered, she takes Conan hostage and drives away into a forest. There, she makes a call to her boss (still nameless), and to her surprise, Conan was recording the entire conversation. In order to preserve the organization's secrecy, she sprays sleeping gas in the car, putting both herself and Conan to sleep. She claims that this would be a duel--whoever wakes up first will win. Vermouth does indeed wake up first, but does not kill Conan. Instead, she just crushes his recording device. Ultimately, the only clue Conan gained from this whole ordeal is the ringtone that the boss uses; this is mentioned in episode 425 as well, although its importance has not yet been revealed.

In Episode 394, Conan figures out the boss's number, but Haibara warns him not to call it because it is "[[Pandora's Box]]", Conan then thinks he can get officer Takagi to figure out who the number belongs to. But then Haibara warns if he does, officer Takagi will be killed.

Although Vermouth often comes off as evil and malicious, her allegiance is rather ambiguous. She chooses to protect both Conan/Shinichi and Ran, most likely because they let her live back in the New York Case when she was disguised as the silver-haired serial killer. At the end of the episode, she could have very well killed Shinichi, but instead she lets him live and even drapes her coat over his sleeping body so he wouldn't get cold. She even kept her promise with Shinichi to stop her attempt on killing Sherry/Shiho. For some reason, she seems to wish for the Black Organization to be taken down as well--for she believes that Kudo Shinichi is their true ''Silver Bullet.''

=== Clash of Red and Black ===

=== The third head to head battle, and three new threats ===

=== Subaru Okiya, and "Bourbon" ===
As Conan and Haibara investigate a normal case, Haibara feels that an organization member is around. The organization member which she felt is implied to be one of the innocent suspects, [[Subaru Okiya]]. Conan invites Okiya to live in the Kudo house since Okiya's apartment was burnt. Okiya appears in other cases later on, including at the Haido mall where the rest of the Black Organization gathered to chase a rumored sighting of a [[Scar Akai|scarred Shuichi Akai]]. Despite the apparent implications, [[Bourbon]]'s true identity and Okiya's true motivations remain unconfirmed. At the end of episode 543 (Anime), Subaru Okiya can be seen drinking a bottle of Baker's Mark, which is a brand of Kentucky Bourbon.

== Relationships analysis ==
=== Family & Friends ===
====Conan Edogawa====
{{main|Conan Edogawa and Ai Haibara}}
Ai Haibara seems to have somewhat romantic feelings for [[Conan]]/[[Shinichi]], although she never truly admits to it. In the fourth movie, she says to Conan that she wished she could forget her memories about the Black Organization and the death of her sister and the pill, claiming that all she wants to be was a normal little girl and live together with Conan forever. But then as Conan was shocked by the words, Ai immediately said she was lying. Indeed, it is a mystery just exactly what she feels for him, whether friend or otherwise. It could be said that, because of their almost equal level of intelligence, she finds it easier to talk to him. Also, he is one of the few people in front of whom she has shown any signs of weakness, such as breaking down.

==== Hiroshi Agasa ====
The relationship between Ai and [[Hiroshi Agasa|Professor Agasa]] is rather unusual, if not humorous. Despite what their actual ages are, Ai often times acts more like a mother to the professor, constantly reminding him to watch what he eats. On several occassions, she has removed fattening foods from his reach<ref name=Depths>[[Strategy Above the Depths|Movie 9: Strategy Above the Depths]]</ref>, and is attempting to help get him into better shape. There's also been instances where she'll automatically step in front of Agasa in cases of danger.<ref name=Eyes>[[Captured in Her Eyes|Movie 4: Captured in Her Eyes]]</ref> Out of all the people she's met, Ai seems most comfortable about acting herself with the Professor; which might be attributed to the fact that he was the one who found her after she escaped the Black Organization, and took her in.

==== Ran Mouri ====
There are instances where Haibara will caution Conan from actions that involve [[Ran Mouri|Ran]], though it's assumed this is due merely to the fact that she wants to keep her identity hidden. At one point, she was very cold and distant towards Ran, just like she was to most other people. Ran believed that it was because that Haibara had hated her.<ref name=Net>[[The Mystery in the Net|Episode 246-247: The Mystery in the Net]]</ref> However, later that day, Haibara finally properly introduced herself to Ran, and they slowly became friends. Haibara finds that Ran resembles her older sister, Akemi Miyano, so she takes special interest in protecting her. These feelings began after Ran jumped through a slew of bullets from Calvados (the sniper who Vermouth had cover her) to save Haibara.<ref name=Vermouth>[[Head-to-Head Match With the Black Organization; Two Mysteries of the Night of the Full Moon|Episode 345: Head-to-Head Match With the Black Organization; Two Mysteries of the Night of the Full Moon]]</ref> Haibara immediately thought of her own sister, and began to treat and look at Ran as a splitting image of Akemi. Haibara also begs for Ran to stay at Agasa's house, during when she had learned that [[Korn]], [[Chianti]], and the rest of the Black Organization were lurking about, immediately thinking of her own sister's death, and wanting to keep Ran safe.<ref name=KornChianti>[[Black Impact! The Moment the Black Organization Reaches Out!|Episode 425: Black Impact! The Moment the Black Organization Reaches Out!]]</ref>

=== The Detective Boys ===
==== Ayumi Yoshida ====
Haibara has tried to keep an emotional distance away from the rest of the Detective Boys since the beginning. However, over time, she can't resist their friendliness anymore and gradually warms up to them.

This is especially true in the case of [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]]. At one time, Ayumi noticed that she called everyone by their first names except for Haibara and decided to try and call her "Ai-chan", but without success. At the end of a case which involved a shattered friendship, Haibara told Ayumi that it was okay for her to call her "Ai-chan". When Mitsuhiko and Genta tried to call her that, however, she told them that only Ayumi was allowed to call her by her first name.<ref name=Ai-chan>[[A Friendship That Can't Be Bought|Episode 329-330: A Friendship That Can't Be Bought]]</ref> On the whole, Ai seems to see Ayumi as a little sister, even going so far as to physically shield her from danger.<ref name=starsandtobacco>[[A Code of Stars and Tobacco|Episode 375: A Code of Stars and Tobacco (Part 2)]]</ref>

[[Image:200526142537303.JPG|thumb|right|220|Haibara listening in on Mitsuhiko's radio.]]
==== Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya ====
{{main|Ai Haibara and Mitsuhiko Tsubaraya}}
Ai's classmate and fellow detective [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]] develops heavy romantic feelings for her, and Ai is fully aware of this. Ai uses Mitsuhiko's feelings to her advantage when she needs him to do something, and she also does admire his intelligence and courage during missions the Detective Boys must perform and respects his feelings. In some episodes she even shows more confidence in Mitsuhiko than in Ayumi or Genta when the going gets tough.

=== The Black Organization ===
==== Gin ====
{{main|Gin and Sherry}}
[[Gin]] has an abnormal attachment for Shiho and seems to enjoy hunting for her, while she hates him. They may have had a romantic relationship in the past.<ref name=CD239>Conan drill page 239</ref>

==== Vodka ====
Shiho and [[Vodka]] have met and are acquaintances.<ref name=CD239/>

==== Vermouth ====
[[Vermouth]] and Shiho have some connection, although it has not been elaborated on. Shiho fears Vermouth more than other Black Organization members except perhaps Gin. Shiho was Vermouth's target, but Vermouth gave up on her after Conan's intervention. If Shiho was in a romantic relationship with Gin, then Vermouth and Shiho were love rivals as Vermouth was in a sexual relationship with Gin.<ref name=CD239/>

== Character popularity ==
*eBookJapan held a character popularity poll from April 12, 2011 to May 12, 2011 in which readers of Detective Conan (international included) could vote for their favorite character. Ai placed 4th in the poll with 686 votes out of the 5,883 that were cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebookjapan.jp/ebj/special/conan/vote_kekka2.asp|title=『名探偵コナン』人気投票結|date=2011-05-12|publisher=eBookJapan|accessdate=2011-05-15}}</ref>
*In honor of the release of the 15th movie, [[Quarter of Silence]], the official Conan movie website held a popularity poll for the top 10 Detective Conan characters. Ai placed 4th out of 10.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.conan-movie.jp/camp_chara/camp15th_res.html|title=名探偵コナン「キャラクター人気投票」|date=2011|publisher=www.conan-movie.jp|accessdate=2011-08-12}}</ref>

== Name origin ==
According to Agasa, Ai's name comes from [[wikipedia:Cordelia Gray|Cordelia '''Gray''']] (the character 灰 in her name means "ash") and [[wikipedia:V.I. Warshawski|'''V.I.''' Warshawski]] (V.I. upside down = "Ai"). Although Agasa suggested she use the kanji 愛 (love) for "Ai", she preferred to use the kanji 哀 (sorrow). Her US FUNimation name, "Vi Graythorn", has similar roots.

Her US Viz name, Anita Hailey, comes from:
* Anita: Anne Katherine Green (the first American Mystery Writer)
* Hailey: Hero (though Anita didn't care much for the choice)<ref>Volume 18: File 179</ref>

== Different looks ==
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Ai_Before.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Haibara's "Before" Appearance (Episode 129)]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Ai_After.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Haibara's "After" Appearance (Episode 631)]]
|}

== Quotes ==

=== Specific ===
{{cquote|Using too much of your brain can make you bald like Professor Agasa! <ref>Manga Chapter 222: The Last Movie p.07, to Conan</ref> }}
{{cquote|''(Talking to Conan)'' "I'll run with you." <ref>Anime Series Chapter 295: Smash of Love and
Determination Part 2</ref> }}
{{cquote|''(Talking to Conan)'' "You'll protect me, right?" <ref>Anime Chapter 280: The Hooligan's Labyrinth Part 2</ref>}}

== Trivia ==
*Sherry is a fortified wine from white grapes that are grown near the town of Jerez, Spain (it has been hinted that Haibara Ai speaks, reads, or understands Spanish.<ref>Movie 11</ref>). Most sherries are initially dry, with sweetness added later. This could be a play on her personality that the Black Organization recognized. To further confirm the pun, in the Spanish dub of the anime, her codename in the organization is "Jerez" rather than "Sherry" (in Spanish language, both the town and the wine share the name), although she was renamed later to "Sherry" again.

==In other languages==
===Haibara===
{{BeginTable CharLang}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|哀Ai|灰原Haibara}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=US|English|Anita/Vi|Hailey/Graythorn}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=France|French|Ai|Haibara}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish|Ai|Haibara}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Ai|Haibara}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Ai|Haibara}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Saudi Arabia|Arabic| هيبارا 　Hibara| <ref>In the Arabic version, Ai Haibara was just simply referred as Hibara.</ref>}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=North Korea|flag2=South Korea|Korean|장미 Jang Mee|홍 Hong}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|ไอ|ไฮบาระ}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Finland|FFinnish|Ai|Haibara}}
{{EndTable}}

===Shiho Miyano===
{{BeginTable CharLang}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|志保Shiho |宮野Miyano}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=US|English|Shiho|Miyano}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=France|French|Shiho|Miyano}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish|Shiho|Miyano}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Shiho|Miyano}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Shiho|Miyano}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=North Korea|flag2=South Korea|Korean|시호 Shi Ho|안 Ahn}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|ชิโฮ|มิยาโนะ}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Finland|Finnish|Shiho|Miyano}}
{{EndTable}}

===Sherry===
{{BeginTable OtherLang|notes=1}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|シェリー Sherry}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=US|English|Sherry|Once called Shelly,due to Translating errors}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=France|French|Sherry}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish|Jerez/Sherry| In the Spanish dub, her codename was first "Jerez" and later changed into "Sherry".<ref> Note: "Jerez" means "Sherry".</ref>}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Sherry}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnam|Sherry}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Saudi Arabia|Arabic|شيري Shirry}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|เชอรี่}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Finland|Finnish|Sherry}}
{{EndTable}}

== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Miyano Family]]
* [[Black Organization]]

== References ==
<references />
{{Characters}}
{{Detective Boys}}
{{Black Organization}}

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[[de:Ai Haibara]]

Shinichi Kudo

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Heksu: /* In other languages */

{{InfoBox Char
| japanese-name = 工藤新一 (Kudō Shin'ichi)
| english-name = Jimmy Kudo
| name = Shinichi Kudo
| image = Shinichi Kudo Profile.jpg
| age = 16-17<ref name=CD41>Conan Drill Page 41</ref>, 6-7 as Conan<ref>Conan Drill Page 38</ref>
| gender = Male
| height = 174 cm<ref name=CD41/> (5'8.5")
| weight = Unknown<ref name=CD41/>
| date-of-birth = May 4th<ref name=CD41/>
| relatives = [[Yusaku Kudo]] (father) [[Yukiko Kudo]] (mother)
| nicknames = Detective Geek Detective of the East The savior of the police force Cool Guy ([[Jodie Starling]]) Shin-chan ([[Yukiko Kudo|his mother]]) Silver Bullet ([[Vermouth]]) The Heisei Holmes Kudo ([[Heiji Hattori]])
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume_1#File_001_-_The_Heisei_Holmes|Chapter 1]] Anime: [[Roller Coaster Murder Case|Episode 1]]
| appearances = {{:Shinichi Kudo Appearances}}
| cases-solved = 600+ (one case solved by Ran)
| keyhole = [[Volume 1]] [[Volume 62]] (Shiragami-sama)
| japanese-voice = [[Kappei Yamaguchi]] [[Minami Takayama]] (young)
| english-voice = [[Jerry Jewell]]
| drama-actor = [[Shun Oguri]] (1st) [[Junpei Mizobata]] (2nd)
| footnotes =
}}
{{nihongo|'''Shinichi Kudo'''|工藤新一|Kudō Shin'ichi}} is the protagonist of the manga and anime. Viz romanized his original name as ''Shin'ichi Kudo'' while Shogakukan's website romanizes it as ''Shinichi Kudoh''.

== Background ==
At the beginning of the series, Shinichi is a fairly famous high school detective who frequently helps the Tokyo police solve murder mysteries.

One day, Shinichi brings his friend [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] to a local theme park called [[Tropical Land]], to celebrate her victory in the Metropolitan Karate Championships. He later ends up solving a murder case there.<ref name="e1">[[Roller Coaster Murder Case|Episode 1: Roller Coaster Murder Case]].</ref> As they are leaving, Shinichi heads off alone to follow a suspicious man in black, [[Vodka]], who was a suspect in the earlier murder. Shinichi witnesses a blackmail exchange between Vodka and a company president in a secluded area just outside the park, but is too engrossed to notice [[Gin]], Vodka's partner, sneak up from behind. Gin knocks him out and forces him to swallow a new experimental poison known as [[APTX 4869]], and they then leave him to die. However, instead of killing Shinichi, a rare side-effect occurs: his body shrinks into that of his six year-old self.<ref name="f2">[[Volume 1#File 002 - The Great Detective Turned Small|Volume 1, File 2, page 59: "The Great Detective Turned Small"]]</ref> After escaping from well-meaning but skeptical park security, with nowhere else to go Shinichi heads home. He there runs into his next door neighbor and close family friend, [[Hiroshi Agasa|Professor Agasa]], who warns him that he must keep his identity secret because the [[Black Organization]] will kill him and others associated with him should they discover the truth.<ref name="e2">[[Company President's Daughter Kidnapping Case|Episode 2: Company President's Daughter Kidnapping Case]].</ref>

=== Conan Edogawa ===
[[Image:Conan Edogawa Investigating.jpg|120px|thumb|left|Conan Edogawa, the "small" Shinichi]]
{{main|Conan Edogawa}}
Shinichi comes up with the alias Conan Edogawa from [[Arthur Conan Doyle|Arthur '''''Conan''''' Doyle]] and [[Edogawa Rampo|'''''Edogawa''''' Rampo]] and pretends to be a distant relative of Agasa's, who places Conan in Ran's care.<ref name="e2" /> Ran's father [[Kogoro Mouri]] owns a Detective Agency, which may allow Conan to run into a case involving the Black Organization. In the meantime, to protect his identity he is forced to play the part of a first-grader, including enrolling as a student at [[Teitan Elementary]]. Three classmates befriend him and pull him into creating the ''[[Detective Boys]]'',<ref>[[The Coded Map of the City Case|Episode 4: The Coded Map of the City Case]]</ref> after which he tries to keep them out of trouble between using Kogoro as a mouthpiece to solve crimes and searching for how to get his old life back.

== Personality ==
At the beginning of the series, Shinichi is a 16-year old<ref name="f2" /><ref>[[Volume 5#File 040 - The Mysterious... Bandaged Man|Volume 5, File 40, page 12: "The Mysterious... Bandaged Man"]]</ref> student at Teitan High School. He is already well-known as a brilliant young detective, the "Savior of the police force", for solving many difficult cases that the professionals could not.<ref name="e1" /> Shinichi was born to [[Yusaku Kudo]], a mystery writer, and [[Yukiko Kudo]], a former movie star.<ref>[[Volume 5#File 049 - An Unfamiliar Visitor|Volume 5, File 49, page 163: "An Unfamiliar Visitor"]]</ref> He is extremely intelligent, and even from a young age, was very intuitive and observant. Due to the influence of his father and the general laissez-faire environment at home, he has long been an incessant and persistent reader, especially of mystery novels.<ref name="f569">[[Volume 55#File 569 - The Mischievous Boy|Volume 55, Files 569-572: "The Mischievous Boy"]]</ref> Yusaku started taking Shinichi to crime scenes as a child, which inspired him to be a detective.<ref>[[Volume 21#File 205 - Midair Sealed Chamber|Volume 21, File 205, pages 74-78: "Midair Sealed Chamber"]]</ref> Due to his genius and often blunt, informal approach, Shinichi can be rude and arrogant. However, he cares deeply about human life, unable to understand how any reason could be sufficient motive for murder,<ref>[[Volume 26#File 258 - Momentary Rest|Volume 26, File 258, page 71: "Momentary Rest"]]</ref> and is convinced that driving a culprit to suicide is no better than murder itself. <ref>[[Volume 16#File 153 - Bonds of Flame|Volume 16, File 153: "Bonds of Flame"]]</ref> The few times he has been too late to save a life haunt him throughout the series.

Besides his intelligence, Shinichi is an extremely skilled soccer player, having been professionally scouted at school but choosing to stay at the amateur level. He initially played to hone his reflexes and often juggles a ball to clear his mind, but he is also an enthusiastic fan of the sport in its own right.<ref name="e1"/> Shinichi is also known for his inability to sing, but was revealed to have perfect pitch. <ref>[[Volume 15#File 144 - Their Voices Are Alike!?|Volume 15, File 144: "Their Voices Are Alike!?"]]</ref> He is also shown to play the violin in Movie 12, taking after his idol, Sherlock Holmes. He is well-educated in English, as he once conversed with and translated for an American diplomat, and later solved a case in London without evidence of any language barrier.<ref>[[Volume 21#File 205 - Midair Sealed Chamber|Volume 21, File 205: "Midair Sealed Chamber"]]</ref><ref name="f743">[[Volume 71#File 743 - Holmes' Apprentice|Volumes 71-72, Files 743-752: "Holmes' Apprentice"]]</ref> Prior to his transformation, Shinichi enjoys being in the spotlight, reveling in making local headlines and receiving fan-mail, and has a flair for the dramatic like his mother that can be seen every time he sets out a deduction in pieces building to a climax. Throughout the series, Shinichi's predicament forces him to gain a sense of humility. Despite his popularity with the masses and his schoolmates, he has very few close friends — Ran, Agasa, Heiji, Ai, and to some extent the other Detective Boys (and if you're really reaching, Kaitou Kid and Sonoko).

== Appearance and Skills ==
Shinichi has a striking resemblance to his father, Yusaku Kudo, sporting the same dark brown hair, slightly paled skin, and facial structures. The only traits he doesn't share with his father is the mustache and round glasses. The only physical feature he inherited from his mother, Yukiko Kudo is his blue eyes. Besides his high school uniform, he also wears fine suits, with a tie, or regular clothing, which vary to his choice.

Shinichi's skills as a detective are near the level of the greatest detective in history, Sherlock Holmes, which he's often nicknamed as the, "Modern Sherlock Holmes". He has a keen eye for details, and can spot any "strange points", in a case, that most people tend to ignore or not take into account. This comes from his photographic memory, of being able to remember every abstract of an investigation. Shinichi can also solve a complicated case, just by the littlest hints outside the crime scene, basically, he has the ability to "think out of the box". Shinichi also has knowledge over subjects that help him solve cases, that many people don't know of, this trait was probably because of his insistent reading as a child.

Besides intelligence, Shinichi also has amazing athletic ability, mostly from soccer, his favorite sport. In order to defend himself from criminals that would try and hurt him or those around him. Shinichi is very skilled at soccer, with only one kick, he's able to accurately shoot any small item, with enough force and power, to the intended target, often, leaving them unconscious in the process. Aside from soccer, Shinichi exhibits a knack for handling firearms, due to his father taking him to firing ranges from time to time. This is seen in the second movie when, as Conan, Shinichi fires at Rachel to render her useless as a hostage, though his aim is precise enough to spare her life. Also, during the Clocktower Heist, Shinichi is able to shoot and dislodge the support beam of a giant projection screen, which Kaitou Kid had placed in order to fool a crowd of onlookers, from a moving helicopter.

Also possibly due to his soccer training, Shinichi has been shown to be extremely nimble. For example, in the sixth movie Conan is seen to fight with various antagonists, and he even holds his own against Jack the Ripper, a notorious serial killer who bests even Ran in combat. In the fourteenth movie, Conan does a backflip on his skateboard in order to avoid being killed by the blimp's hijackers. This is also evidence to the fact that Shinichi (or rather, explicitly Conan) shows a proclivity for skateboarding. Oftentimes, mostly in movies, Conan is seen riding his skateboard with extreme dexterity.

Ran, despite being a practiced and acclaimed martial artist, claims no one has a better round house kick than Shinichi. This is likely due to his soccer skills.

Though Shinichi is 'Tone-Deaf', and can't sing, he has the ability of 'Perfect Pitch'. Also, to be like his favorite detective, Sherlock Holmes, he plays the violin. This was confirmed in movie 12 of the 'Full Score of Fear' when he played "Amazing Grace" for Ran. However, he is stumped on what Ran meant when she said, "He has a funny habit when he plays."

==Appellations==
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! style="width:60px;"|Picture !! style="width:125px;"|Name !! style="width:200px;"|What they call Shinichi !! style="width:200px;"|What Shinichi calls them
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| [[File:Conan Edogawa 60px.jpg]] || [[Conan Edogawa]] || Shinichi-niichan || Conan-kun Kid in the Glasses
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| [[File:Ran Mouri 60px.jpg]] || [[Ran Mouri]] || Shinichi Deduction freak Mystery Geek || Ran
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| [[File:Ayumi Yoshida 60px.jpg]] || [[Ayumi Yoshida]] || Shinichi-oniisan || Ayumi (as seen in Conan's thoughts where he acts more like his usual self)
|-
| [[File:Genta Kojima 60px.jpg]] || [[Genta Kojima]] || Shinichi-oniichan || Genta
|-
| [[File:Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya 60px.jpg]] || [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya]] || Shinichi-san|| Mitsuhiko
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| [[File:Yukiko Kudo 60px.jpg]] || [[Yukiko Kudo]] || Shin-chan Shinichi || Kaa-san (Mom)
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| [[File:Hiroshi Agasa 60px.jpg]] || [[Hiroshi Agasa]] || Shinichi(-kun) || Agasa-hakase (Professor Agasa) Hakase (Professor)
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| [[File:Sonoko Suzuki 60px.jpg]] || [[Sonoko Suzuki]] || Shinichi-kun Kudo-kun (sometimes when talking directly to him as seen in the 8th movie) || Sonoko
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| [[File:Heiji Hattori 60px.jpg]] || [[Heiji Hattori]] || Kudo || Hattori
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| [[File:Kazuha Toyama 60px.jpg]] || [[Kazuha Toyama]] || Kudo-kun || Kazuha (also seen in Conan's thoughts)
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== Plot overview ==
Because the main plot revolves around the fact that Shinichi has become 'Conan' and is forced into hiding, Shinichi himself appears rarely in the series. However, Conan is frequently shown calling Ran using his voice-changing bow tie to sound like Shinichi. In these instances, it can be said that the character of Shinichi, albeit in the body of Conan, is appearing, since these phone conversations allow Shinichi to be himself, however briefly.

=== Transformations back into Shinichi ===
[[Image:Shinichi appears.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Shinichi appears to correct Hattori's deduction]]Shinichi appeared in the pilot episode, but by the end he had been transformed into Conan, thus beginning the series' plot.

His next appearance was in [[Volume 10]], when a strange detective from Osaka named [[Heiji Hattori]] arrived at Mouri Detective Agency looking for Shinichi in order to determine which of them was the better detective. A strange combination of having a cold and drinking [[baijiu]] that Heiji had brought along allowed Conan to briefly grow into Shinichi once again.<ref>[[Volume 10#File 092 - The Great Detective Of The West|Volume 10, Files 92-96: "The Great Detective Of The West"]]</ref>
====Antidotes====
{{Main|Antidote (Prototype)}}
In [[Volume 26]], Conan was able to become Shinichi using an [[Antidote (prototype)]] that [[Ai Haibara]] synthesized. As himself, he tried to surprise Ran by disguising himself as a character in her play, but was interrupted by a murder case and ended up revealing himself to his entire high school. [[Heiji Hattori]] covered for him and Shinichi was able to spend about 48 hours as himself, albeit with a brief collapse about halfway through, and turned back into Conan just as he seemed to be about to confess his feelings to Ran.<ref>[[Volume 26#File 254 - An Infatuated Heart|Volume 26, Files 254-260: "An Infatuated Heart"]]</ref>

Shinichi's next appearance was not until [[Volume 62]], when, while on a case with Heiji, Conan went missing and 'Shinichi' seemed to appear. However, the 'Shinichi' is actually someone who had gotten plastic surgery to look like Shinichi Kudo, and was actually trying to blame Kudo for a murder. Then the real Shinichi, who had been hiding in the forest until he could clear his name, appeared. It was revealed he had been temporarily restored by another of Haibara's prototypes.<ref>[[Volume 62#File 646 - Village of Animosity|Volume 62, Files 646-651: "Village of Animosity"]]</ref> After the case, however, Shinichi transform back to Conan, but luckily, Haibara secretly followed him there and give him another antidote, saving him from revealing his identity to Kogoro, Ran and Kazuha. While driving home from the case, the group was stopped by another murder which Shinichi and Heiji investigated together, despite increasing pangs that warned of his iminent reversion to Conan. After the case resolved, Ran tried to stop Shinichi from leaving, saying she had something to tell him. Shinichi stopped her, saying "According to my deductions, what you have to say and what I have to say are the same thing." Ran seized his hand while he was transforming back into Conan, and though Haibara knocked her out with Conan's wristwatch, she refused to let go of his hand. Haibara and [[Hiroshi Agasa|Professor Agasa]] had to cut and re-pin Conan's shirt onto him because Ran was still clutching his hand.<ref>[[Volume 62#File 652 - The Thing She Really Wants to Ask|Volumes 62-63, Files 652-654: "The Thing She Really Wants to Ask"]]</ref>

Most recently, in [[Volume 71]], the Mouris and Conan were invited to England by a rich top-notch British woman, Diana Kingstone after Kogoro had found a cat under the table in Poirot Cafe, and it was revealed to be Diana's. However, since 'Conan Edogawa' doesn't have the proper credentials to fly internationally, Ai gave him a prototype pill that Shinichi and Agasa could fly low-profile to England on the same plane that Ran and Kogoro were flying. Ai gave him a second prototype pill for the return journey, but Conan used it while Ran was pursuing him. They came as close as they ever have to openly confessing their feelings for each other, Shinichi told Ran he loved her, but Shinichi soon fled to become Conan again. For the return trip to Japan, it was revealed that Ai had expected him to use his second pill, and had brought extras which allowed him to return to Japan. <ref name="f743" />

=== Flashback Appearances ===
Shinichi has appeared in several flashbacks, most notably the flashback of his trip to New York City with [[Ran Mouri | Ran]] when they were sixteen in [[Volume 35]]. There, they met [[Vermouth]] and [[Shuichi Akai]] for the first time.

In [[Volume 55#Shinichi's Childhood Adventure|Volume 55]], a flashback revealed that first-graders Shinichi and Ran had been given a riddle by the [[Kaitou Kid]], [[Toichi Kuroba]].<ref>[[Volume 53#File 550 - The Only Witness|Volume 53, Files 550-553: "The Only Witness"]]</ref>

=== Non-Canonical Appearances ===
In Movie 7, Heiji was injured and Kazuha kidnapped; her abductors threatened to kill her unless Heiji showed up for her. Believing Heiji to be unable to do so, Conan contacted Ai and asked if there was any way for him to briefly become Heiji. Ai gave him medicine to simulate the effects of a cold, then the same Chinese liquor that had changed him in his and Heiji's first manga appearance. Conan became Shinichi for approximately an hour, but according to Ai he was extremely weak and sick for the entire time.

In OVA 9, Conan takes another prototype antidote. However, it proves less effective than the prototype she used during the Desperate Revival arc; Conan became Shinichi, but only for a few hours, and remained in a feverish state, unable to wake up until he had reverted back to Conan. During his time unconscious, he had a vivid hallucination that he had grown to age 17 again as Conan and that Ran, aged 27, was about to marry [[Tomoaki Araide]].

== Relationships analysis ==
Since Shinichi is not featured as prominently as Conan throughout the series, only a few of his relationships with other characters have been substantially explored.

=== Family & Friends ===
[[Image:Shinichi and Ran.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Shinichi and Ran]]
==== Ran Mouri ====
{{main|Shinichi Kudo and Ran Mouri}}
[[Ran Mouri]] is Shinichi's childhood friend and canonical love interest. They have been friends and playmates since kindergarten<ref name="f569"/><ref>[[Volume 11#File 107 - The Two Mysteries|Volume 11, File 107: "The Two Mysteries"]]</ref>, though Shinichi's tendency to drag Ran along into minor trouble caused some censure from [[Eri Kisaki|her mother]]. Shinichi has liked Ran since at least the first year of middle school, and turned down any other potential love interests as a result, but she has never realized this.<ref>[[Volume 18#File 175 - Unlock Your Heart!?|Volume 18, File 175, page 92: "Unlock Your Heart!?"]]</ref> Shinichi was similarly oblivious to Ran's regard, until Ran confessed to Conan that despite his faults, which she is well aware of, she has liked Shinichi for some time.<ref>[[Volume 1#File 002 - The Great Detective Turned Small|Volume 1, File 2, page 64: "The Great Detective Turned Small"]]</ref> Shinichi has since confessed his feelings to Ran in the non-canon 4th movie 'Captured In Her Eyes' (which Ran mistook as his attempt to get her memories back), and made attempts to say something during temporary cures in the manga and anime, but cases always seem to interfere until the cure runs out. Shinichi since then has finally confessed to Ran in the case in London.<ref>[[Volume 72#File 752 - A Troublesome and Difficult Case|Volume 72, File 752, page 14: "A Troublesome and Difficult Case"]]</ref>

[[File:Shinichi Confesses.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] somewhat and somehow confesses his feelings for [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] to her under the Big Ben in London, during the Holmes' Revelation Arc.]]

Shinichi's initial disappearance troubled Ran to the point of insomnia and nearly going to the police. Since then, Shinichi sometimes calls Ran over the telephone and imitates his normal voice with the voice-changing bowtie so that she doesn't worry about him. He convinces her that he is off solving a very difficult case and will return once the investigation concludes.<ref>[[Volume_1#File_009_-_An_Unfortunate_Misunderstanding|Volume 1, File 9, Page 15: "An Unfortunate Misunderstanding"]]</ref> In reality, he is the brain behind her father's rapid rise to fame as a detective.

Shinichi/Conan is not without sexual fantasies regarding Ran, the most obvious evidence being his nosebleeds or blushing when he sees her in a bathing suit, or when Ran pulled him into an [[wikipedia: osen|onsen]] with her.<ref>[[Volume_9#File_084_-_Kogoro.27s_Class_Reunion|Volume 9, File 4: "Kogoro's Class Reunion"]]</ref> For her part, Ran often blushes when thinking of Shinichi, especially when Sonoko teases her about their relationship. Her attitude towards Conan is one of more open, sisterly affection, such as giving him hugs or holding his hand. Shinichi has some concerns of bodily harm should Ran realize that not only has he been lying to her, but they've shared a bed and taken a bath together.<ref>[[Volume 14#File 134 - Question In Dead Leave|Volume 14, File 134, pages 60-67: "Question In Dead Leave"]]</ref>

Shinichi and Ran appear to share a close empathic link due to their strong feelings for each other, making each of them feel the other's worry and agitation in times of extreme danger.<ref>Manga Chapters 372-373: Serial Bomber Case</ref>

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==== Yusaku and Yukiko Kudo ====
{{main|Kudo Family}}
[[Yusaku Kudo|Yusaku]] and [[Yukiko Kudo|Yukiko]] Kudo are both aware that [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] is in fact Shinichi. His parents are even more famous than he is, with Yusaku being a famous mystery novelist and Yukiko being a retired actress. They currently live in the United States and travel extensively, having left Shinichi in Japan on his own when he was fourteen. Though he sometimes finds his parents' carefree ways to be annoying, he loves them dearly. Yusaku is also a detective with the same keen eye for details, and similarly to Holmes' brother Mycroft, Yusaku always seems to solve a case one step ahead of his son.

==== Hiroshi Agasa ====
Although not related by blood, there's a strong family-like bond between Shinichi and [[Hiroshi Agasa]]. Agasa was the first to know about Shinichi's real identity and was the one to tell him to keep it a secret. Most of the gadgets that Shinichi has where made by Agasa to help him catch the criminals and solve the cases. He also knows about Shinichi's romantic relationship with Ran and sometimes teases him about it in front of her (when he can't do anything about it since he is Conan).

==== Heiji Hattori ====
[[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]] is often referred to as Shinichi's detective rival from the West. Even though Heiji discovers Shinichi's secret, he decides to keep quiet (though sometimes he slips up and calls him Kudo in front of others). After Heiji realizes the truth they become close friends with a common interest in solving mysteries. They have solved many cases together, and Heiji is the person Shinichi turns to for advice or for confirmation regarding a deduction.

=== The Detective Boys ===
Actually, four years prior to him becoming Conan, a thirteen-year-old Shinichi came across the Detective Boys, [[Genta Kojima|Genta]], [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]] and [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]], while they were still three years old. He needed their help in confirming a client's alibi. This occurred in [[Magic File 2: The Case of the Mysterious Wall and the Black Lab|OVA Magic File 2]]. Also, in the first live action drama and the first episode of the anime, the Detective Boys are seen sneaking into Tropical Land for treasure. Ran then says, pointing to the children, "It was like that last time, huh?" to Shinichi.
==== Ai Haibara ====
[[Ai Haibara]] is the third girl that seems to have somewhat romantic feelings for Conan/Shinichi, although she never truly admits it. Indeed, it is a mystery just exactly what she feels for him, whether friendship or otherwise. Some people, such as [[Yukiko Kudo|Conan's mother]] and [[Gin]], have stated that she has feelings for Conan. It could be said that, because of their almost equal level of intelligence as well as similarities in their pasts (i.e. they're both victims of the [[APTX 4869]]), she finds it easier to talk to him.

=== Law enforcement ===
==== Juzo Megure ====
[[Juzo Megure|Inspector Megure]] has worked together with Shinichi to solve many cases. During Shinichi's first case on the plane to New York Megure seemed irritated that Shinichi was poking his nose into a murder case. Since then because Shinichi has proven himself solving cases one after the other Megure has grown to respect Shinichi and his deductive abilities, thanking him for his assistance.

=== Others ===
==== Kaitou Kid ====
Despite the fact [[Toichi Kuroba|Toichi]] and Shinichi only met once prior to Toichi's death, it's worth mentioning Toichi referred to Shinichi as his "older brother" and himself as the "younger brother". This is because of Yusaku, Shinichi's father, being the '''father''' of the name of Kaitou '''Kid''', Toichi's secret identity. Toichi's son and successor, [[Kaito Kuroba|Kaito]], has also only crossed paths with Shinichi as Shinichi once, during the [[The_Gathering_of_the_Detectives!_Kudo_Shinichi_vs._Kaitou_Kid|Clocktower heist]]. Kaito thought Shinichi made the heist harder (and thus less boring) in [[Saguru Hakuba]]'s absence, and Shinichi found Kid's intention of 'stealing' the Clocktower in order to save it from demolition to be fairly admirable.

In their next encounter, however, after Shinichi had become Conan, Kid disguised himself as Ran in order to steal the Suzuki Black Star pearl. When Conan cornered him on the Suzuki cruise ship, Kid suggested that he'd stolen all of Ran's clothes to impersonate her, and left her naked on the deck. While this ended up being a bluff, Conan was shocked and infuriated. In subsequent encounters between Kid and Conan, Conan displays a much more intense desire to capture Kid. In several instances he appears to be able to 'sense' Kid's presence; knowing Kid is close by often causes Conan to behave far more frenetically. However, in several instances, beginning with the "Big Adventure in the Eccentric Residence" case, when Kid does Conan/Shinichi a favor, such as saving Genta's life in the aforementioned case, Conan reciprocates by halting his investigation just shy of capturing Kid, thereby allowing him to escape unhindered.

== People who know Conan's real identity ==
{{main|List of characters who know Conan's identity}}
There are only a few characters in the series who know Conan's real identity and none have betrayed Conan's identity to date. The main characters to know the secret are [[Hiroshi Agasa]], Conan's parents, [[Heiji Hattori]] and [[Ai Haibara]]. [[Vermouth]] also knows, but for unknown reasons she has kept it a secret from the rest of the Organization. [[Eisuke Hondou]], the younger brother of C.I.A. agent [[Hidemi Hondou]], also knows and keeps Conan's secret. [[Kaitou Kid]] also knows Conan's identity in the movies, though it is not clear whether he knows Conan's secret in the actual anime and manga. However, Kid seems to know there is something unusual about Conan, as whenever he tries to publicly steal he usually reveals that he only wants to compete with Conan as thief and detective. [[Ran]] gets suspicious on occasion, but so far Conan has managed to trick her into thinking Conan and Shinichi are two different people.

== Character popularity ==
*In a ''Newtype'' poll from 2001, Kudo ranked fourth in the category "Top 10 Most Popular Male Anime Characters in Japan."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2001-08-12/newtype-top-10-anime|title=Newtype top 10 Anime|date=2001-08-12|publisher=Anime News Network|accessdate=2009-06-29}}</ref> In a ''Newtype Magazine'' poll from March 2010, Shinichi was voted as the ninth most popular male anime character from the 1990's.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Newtype, Issue 4|month=March|year=2010|publisher=Kadokawa Shoten|title=NT Research}}</ref>
*In the survey "Friendship" developed by rankingjapan.com in which people had to choose what anime character they would like to have as a friend, Shinichi ranked third.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-02-28/which-anime-character-do-you-wish-you-could-be-friends-with|title=Which Anime Character Do You Wish You Could Be Friends With?|date=2007-02-28|publisher=Anime News Network|accessdate=2009-06-29}}</ref>
*eBookJapan held a character popularity poll from April 12, 2011 to May 12, 2011 in which readers of Detective Conan (international included) could vote for their favorite character. Shinichi placed 2nd in the poll with 1,425 votes out of the 5,883 that were cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebookjapan.jp/ebj/special/conan/vote_kekka2.asp|title=『名探偵コナン』人気投票結|date=2011-05-12|publisher=eBookJapan|accessdate=2011-05-15}}</ref>
*Shinichi placed 1st in the results of a poll ranking the top 3 "ikemen" ("good-looking men") of the series aired during the promotional special for [[The Lost Ship in the Sky]].<ref>The Lost Ship in the Sky Special Edition Blu-ray</ref>
*In honor of the release of the 15th movie, [[Quarter of Silence]], the official Conan movie website held a popularity poll for the top 10 Detective Conan characters. Shinichi/Conan placed 1st out of 10 with 30.46% of the votes cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.conan-movie.jp/camp_chara/camp15th_res.html|title=名探偵コナン「キャラクター人気投票」|date=2011|publisher=www.conan-movie.jp|accessdate=2011-08-12}}</ref>

== Name origin ==
*Shinichi's family name "Kudo" comes from the fictional detective Shunsaku Kudo created by Nobumitsu Kodaka. <ref>{{cite book|last=Aoyama|first=Gosho|title=Detective Conan|volume=18|publisher=Shogakukan|date=1998-01-17 |isbn=4-09-125048-3|chapter=|page=Back cover flap|language=Japanese|location=Tokyo}}</ref>
*The ON-readings of the kanji for "Shinichi" mean "new" (新) and "one" (一). The ON-readings of the kanji for "Kudo" mean "craft" or "construction" (工) and "wisteria" (藤). <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/cgi-bin/wwwjdic.cgi?1B|title=WWWJDIC: Kanji Selection|date=2011|publisher=Jim Breen|accessdate=2011-09-04}}</ref>
*Shinichi's name is possibly a pun on "one truth". The "ichi" (一) meaning "one" and "shin" (真) referring to "truth", however the kanji actually used for "shin" (新) in Shinichi's name means "new". <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/cgi-bin/wwwjdic.cgi?1C|title=WWWJDIC: Word Search|date=2011|publisher=Jim Breen|accessdate=2011-09-04}}</ref>

== Different looks ==
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Shinichi_Before3.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Shinichi's "Before" Appearance (Episode 1)]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Shinichi_After2.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Shinichi's "After" Appearance (Episode 621)]]
|}

== Quotes ==
===General===
{{cquote|Zero is where everything starts! Nothing would ever be born if we didn't depart from there...|Shinichi, confessing to Ran in Episode 621}}

{{cquote|A detective who uses his deductive powers to corner a suspect and then does nothing to stop them from committing suicide, is no better than the murderer himself!}}

{{cquote|When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.|Shinichi, directly quoting from one of Sherlock Holmes' famous quotes.}}

{{cquote|One truth prevails!}}

===Specific===
{{cquote|''(Shinichi confessing to Ran)'' You're a tough, troublesome case, you know! With all these distracting emotions...Even if I were Holmes it'd still be impossible to figure out! The heart of a woman whom one loves...How can anyone accurately deduce that?}}
=== Quotes to Shinichi ===
{{cquote|''(Akimoto tells Shinichi)'' You're gonna be a great detective.}}

== Trivia ==
*Shinichi has been mentioned and parodied in many other anime series. See [[Detective Conan#Appearances in other media|this wiki page]] for more information.
*He was used as a character to promote people to follow the law in Japan, due to the popularity of the series.
*Shinichi, along with [[Heiji Hattori]], [[Kaito Kuroba]] and [[Saguru Hakuba]], are sometimes referred to as 'The Four Geniuses' or 'The Gosho Boys' by fans. If [[Ai Haibara]]/[[Shiho Miyano]] is included, they are referred to as 'The Five Geniuses.'
*Shinichi seems to have plane narcolepsy, as mentioned in [[The Sealed Chamber in the Sky: Shinichi Kudo's First Case|Episode 162]] and [[Volume 21|Chapter 204]]. This shows up when he is Conan as well.
*It's most likely seen that Shinichi is a pervert in between episodes, for instance, in [[The Sealed Chamber in the Sky: Shinichi Kudo's First Case|Episode 162]], He talks and kinda harasses Ran when he asks "Let me see your bra" and "Does it have steel wire in it?" However, this is mostly due to the fact that he is investigating a case where a woman had murdered someone with the metal wire in her bra.

==In other languages==
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{{CharLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|ชินอิจิ chinxici|คุโด้ Khudô}}
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== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Conan Edogawa]]
* [[Shinichi Kudo and Ran Mouri]]
* [[Kudo Family]]

== References ==
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{{InfoBox BlackOrganization
| name = Black Organization
| japanese-name = 黒の組織
| english-name = Black Organization
| image = Black Organization Profile.jpg
| boss = [[Anokata]]
| members = [[Gin]] [[Vodka]] [[Vermouth]] [[Korn]] [[Chianti]] [[Bourbon]]
| deceased-members = [[Atsushi Miyano]] [[Elena Miyano]] [[Akemi Miyano]] [[Tequila]] [[Pisco]] [[Calvados]] [[Rikumichi Kusuda]] [[Arrack]] (Conan Special) [[Yoshiaki Hara]] ([[Countdown to Heaven|Movie 5]]) [[Irish]] ([[The Raven Chaser|Movie 13]])
| former-members = [[Sherry]] ([[Ai Haibara]]) [[Ki'ichiro Numabuchi]] [[Generic]] (Conan Special)
| undercover-agents = [[Rye]] ([[Shuichi Akai]]) [[Hidemi Hondou|Kir]]
| aliases = The men in black
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume 1#File_001_-_The_Heisei_Holmes|Chapter 1]] Anime: [[Roller_Coaster_Murder_Case|Episode 1]]
| appearances = {{:Black Organization Appearances}}
| footnotes =
}}
The {{nihongo|'''Black Organization'''|黒の組織|kuro no soshiki}} serves as the main antagonist in the series. It is a secret syndicate that commits a number of crimes for various reasons which range from blackmail to robberies to assassinations. The members of the organization are given code names based on alcoholic beverages. The [[Anokata|leader of the Black Organization]] is unseen and unheard of and is known only through text messages. Their boss's phone number follows the tune of the children song {{nihongo| '''[[Nanatsu no Ko]]'''|七つの子 |lit. Seven children}}; the number is #969#6261. The true name of the Black Organization is unknown. The first members to appear were Gin and Vodka, who were responsible for [[Shinichi Kudo]]'s transformation in the first place.

== Members ==

=== Current ===

*'''[[Anokata]]''': The leader of the Black Organization. His identity, gender, age, and location are all unknown; only a few things are known about him. He is respectfully referred to as "that person" (ano kata) by lower ranked members of the Black Organization.
*'''[[Gin]]''': A high ranking Black Organization executive official who seems to specialize in coordinating deals and assassinations. He is one of the most frequently reoccurring Black Organization characters. He is shown to be intelligent and very acute, and his long silver hair and sweeping trench coat give him a distinctive appearance. He forced the drug [[APTX 4869]] on Shinichi, and his favorite car is the Porsche 356A.
*'''[[Vodka]]''': Gin's secretary<ref name=CD237>Conan Drill page 237. Vodka's position is 全体監視役秘書係 which roughly translates to General Oversight division secretary</ref> and assistant, he is another frequently reoccurring Black Organization character. He wears a hat and sunglasses at all times. He is less intelligent compared to his boss Gin whom he often is seen working with.
*'''[[Vermouth]]''' (Sharon Vineyard/Chris Vineyard): A mysterious actress from America with exceptional disguise and voice changing abilities that allow her to pose as anyone. Like Gin, she is a Black Organization executive member.<ref>Conan Drill</ref> She is hated by a number of the members of the Black Organization, but due to the fact that she is their boss' favorite, she is untouchable and they are unable to do anything to her. It is unknown where her loyalty lies, as she often protects Conan and calls him a "silver bullet", implying that she believes him to be capable of bringing down the Black Organization. She also does not seem to age.
*'''[[Hidemi Hondou|Kir]]''': Operates under alias of Rena Mizunashi, a TV reporter. Her real name is Hidemi Hondou. Like her deceased father, she is actually a member of the [[CIA]] who infiltrated the Black Organization. Her brother, [[Eisuke Hondou]], was not aware of this since Hidemi pretended not to know him after she went undercover.
*'''[[Chianti]]''': A professional sniper who has been seen to take orders from Gin. She has a fiery and impatient personality. She hates Vermouth.
*'''[[Korn]]''': A professional sniper who has been seen to take orders from Gin. His speech is characterized by short phrases with many pauses.
*'''[[Bourbon]]''': A newly established organization member who has great deduction and intelligence gathering skills. Kir said he has recently been dispatched to search for [[Ai Haibara|Sherry]]. Gin has said that Bourbon hates [[Shuichi Akai]] much more than he does and that he is a man who follows his own rules, much like Vermouth.

=== Deceased ===
*'''[[Tequila]]''': An agent with the same rank as Vodka who seemed to primarily deal with programmers. He was a giant man who spoke with an Osakan accent. He was unintentionally killed in explosion in Episode 54 and Manga Volume 12.
*'''[[Pisco]]''': An elderly executive agent who was also the chairman of a car company. He was killed by Gin in Episode 178 after being caught on camera performing an assassination. He discovered Haibara was Sherry, but was unable to inform anyone before he was killed.
*'''[[Calvados]]''': A sniper infatuated with Vermouth who shot himself after being crippled by [[Shuichi Akai]] in Episode 345.
*'''[[Akemi Miyano]]''': Shiho Miyano's older sister and Shuichi Akai's girlfriend. She was a low ranking member of the organization and completed a billion yen robbery as part of an agreement to release herself and her sister from the organization. The organization reneged on the deal and she was killed by Gin in Episode 128 and in Manga Volume 2.
*'''[[Atsushi Miyano]]''': Haibara's father and Elena's husband. He headed the APTX 4869 project before Shiho Miyano took over. Both he and Elena died for some reason which Pisco called an accident while Shiho was young.
*'''[[Elena Miyano]]''': Haibara's mother and Atsushi's wife. She was of British origin and was known within the organization as "Hell's Angel". She worked the APTX 4869 project before Shiho Miyano took over. Both she and Atsushi died for some reason which Pisco called an accident while Shiho was young. She left some mysterious tapes for Shiho.
*'''[[Rikumichi Kusuda]]''': An agent sent to infiltrate Haido Central Hospital to discover the whereabouts of Kir. He killed himself when Akai was hot on his trail. (Episode 498)
*'''[[Ethan Hondou]]''': A CIA agent who infiltrated the Black Organization. He committed suicide to protect his daughter [[Hidemi Hondou]] from being uncovered as a CIA agent.
*'''[[Yoshiaki Hara]]''': A movie only agent killed by Gin in ''[[Countdown to Heaven|Movie 5]]''
*'''[[Irish]]''': A movie only agent killed by Chianti in ''[[The Raven Chaser]]''.
*'''[[Arrack]]''': A non-canon [[Detective Conan Special|special manga]] agent who committed suicide from Conan Special: Volume 26.

=== Former ===

*'''[[Ai Haibara|Sherry]]''' (Ai Haibara): A high ranking biochemist who worked on [[APTX 4869]]. She boycotted her work after her sister was killed and was awaiting execution. She escaped when she took an APTX 4869 she had smuggled in with her and shrunk to her 6~7 year old body. She has been living with Professor Agasa and has been working on an antidote to the APTX 4869.
*'''[[Shuichi Akai|Rye]]''': The codename of Shuichi Akai, he was an undercover FBI agent who infiltrated the Black Organization. His allegiance was discovered and he was rejected by the organization. His prowess led the organization to view him as the FBI's trump card.
*'''[[Ki'ichiro Numabuchi]]''': A serial killer whom was slated to be the original test subject for the APTX drug before he escaped. Later escaped and is now in custody for murders he has committed, mostly in fear of the Black Organization. sending agents after him.
*'''[[Generic]]''': a non-canon [[Detective Conan Special|special manga]] agent who is an old friend of Sherry who considers her as his sister. He used the Apoptoxin medicine to shrink his own body and entered the school where Ai is. He lost his memory due to his own memory removal gas in Conan Special: Volume 26.

== Organization structure and divisions ==
There are many divisions in the Black Organization which are roughly grouped into three categories: Internal Division (内部活動部隊), External Division (外部活動部隊), and General Oversight (全体監視役). The divisions are unrelated to relative ranking among members.<ref name=CD237>Conan Drill page 237</ref>


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| [[File:Anokata 60px.jpg]] || [[Anokata]]
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! colspan="2" style="color: #FFFFFF; background:#555555;"|General Oversight
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{| class="wikitable noborder" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px;"
| [[File:Gin 60px.jpg]] || [[Gin]]
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{| class="wikitable noborder" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px;"
| [[File:Vodka 60px.jpg]] || [[Vodka]]
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! colspan="1" style="color: #FFFFFF; background: #777799;"|Internal Division || colspan="4" style="color: #FFFFFF; background: #779977;"|External Division || colspan="1" style="color: #FFFFFF; background: #907040;"|Unknown
|-
! width="16%"|Drug Development || width="14%"|Software Development || width="28%"|Reconnaissance || width="14%"|Operations || width="14%"|Fundraising || width="14%"|Unknown
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{| class="wikitable noborder" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px;"
| [[File:Ai Haibara 60px.jpg]] || [[Ai Haibara|Sherry]] ''(escaped)''
|-
| [[File:Atsushi Miyano 60px.jpg]] || [[Atsushi Miyano]] ''(deceased)''
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| [[File:Elena Miyano 60px.jpg]] || [[Elena Miyano]] ''(deceased)''
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{| class="wikitable noborder" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px;"
| [[File:Tequila 60px.jpg]] || [[Tequila]] ''(deceased)''
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| [[File:Yoshiaki Hara 60px.jpg]] || [[Yoshiaki Hara]] ''(deceased)''
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| style="vertical-align: top"|
{| class="wikitable noborder" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px;"
| [[File:Chris Vineyard 60px.jpg]] || [[Sharon Vineyard|Vermouth]]
|-
| [[File:Rikumichi Kusuda 60px.jpg]] || [[Rikumichi Kusuda|Rikumichi Kusuda]] ''(deceased)''
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| [[File:Irish 60px.jpg]] || [[Irish]] ''(deceased)''
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! colspan="1" style="color: #000000; background: #FFE0E0;"|Assassination || colspan="5" style="color: #000000; background: #E0E0FF;"|Robbery
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| style="vertical-align: top" |
{|
| [[File:Chianti 60px.jpg]] || [[Chianti]]
|-
| [[File:Korn 60px.jpg]] || [[Korn]]
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| [[File:Kichiro Numabuchi 60px.jpg]] || [[Ki'ichiro Numabuchi|Ki'ichiro Numabuchi]] ''(disappeared)''
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| [[File:Calvados 60px.jpg]] || [[Calvados]] ''(deceased)''
|}
| style="vertical-align: top" |
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| [[File:Akemi Miyano 60px.jpg]] || [[Akemi Miyano]] ''(deceased)''
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{| class="wikitable noborder" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px;"
| [[File:Pisco 60px.jpg]] || [[Pisco]] ''(deceased)''
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| style="vertical-align: top"|
{| class="wikitable noborder" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px;"
| [[File:Shuichi Akai 60px.jpg]] || [[Shuichi Akai|Rye]] ''(deceased?)''
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| [[File:Hidemi Hondou 60px.jpg]] || [[Hidemi Hondou|Kir]] 
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| [[File:Bourbon 60px.jpg]] || [[Bourbon]]
|}
|}
|}

==Rank==

Agents who excel at their work and make their way up the ranks are given alcohol codenames. Even within codenamed agents there are further rank divisions.

===Executive agents===
So called "Executive agents" are the highest ranked codenamed agents within the Black Organization under the boss. They can command many other codenamed agents. Even for other executive agents, killing one without express orders from the boss would result in a loss of standing.<ref>Manga Volume 24, File 11, page 14: Pisco tells Gin this</ref> 
*[[Gin]]
*[[Vermouth]]: Also the boss' favorite
*[[Pisco]]<ref name=CD239>Conan Drill page 239</ref>

===Codenamed agents===
Agents who have excelled beyond the rank and file member enough earn recognition and an alcohol codename.

'''Work(ed) under Gin'''
*[[Vodka]]: Tequila and Vodka are approximately the same rank<ref name=CD239>Conan Drill page 239</ref>
*[[Tequila]]: Vodka and Tequila are approximately the same rank<ref name=CD239>Conan Drill page 239</ref>
*[[Chianti]]
*[[Korn]]
*[[Rye]]

'''Work(ed) under Vermouth'''
*[[Calvados]]

'''General'''
*[[Sherry]]: Known to be highly ranked but it has not been stated if she was an executive agent.
*[[Kir]]
*[[Bourbon]]

===Non codenamed agents===
*[[Akemi Miyano]]
*[[Ki'ichiro Numabuchi]]
*[[Rikumichi Kusuda]]
*[[Yoshiaki Hara]]

===Unknown if codenamed===
*[[Atsushi Miyano]]
*[[Elena Miyano]]

== Modus operandi==
The Black Organization commits crimes such as illegal deals, blackmail, robberies, and assassinations to raise money for research. It tries to eliminate anyone who has knowledge of their existence and threatens to expose their inner workings, including members who have become a liability, such as [[Akemi Miyano]]. They will dispose of even senior members like [[Pisco]] without hesitation to protect their secrets. Haibara Ai thought Conan would be killed before he could be “studied” so it seems like the Org’s first priority is to stay hidden.<ref>Manga Volume 18, File 9, pg 7: "The girl made of lies" - "If I reported your condition to the Organization, it's very likely you would have been terminated before I could do something useful." Haibara, explaining that Kudo would have been killed by the Organization anyway even though he was an "interesting specimen."</ref> The organization often destroys evidence via fire or explosion<ref>List of examples: the shinkansen bomb case, destruction of the Daiko Building's cocktail bar where meetings took place, destruction of the pharmaceutical company building Shiho worked at, Vermouth's assassination of Jodie's father and subsequent burning down of the house</ref> and Haibara warns that they will not hesitate to kill family and friends of a target to protect the secret of their existence.

The Black Organization members all tend to wear black outfits, which Akemi says is supposed to resemble crows. So far, at least all senior members have been shown to carry guns and wear body armor under their clothing when out.

For an as yet unrevealed reason, nearly all the Black Organization's members (with the exception of the [[Anokata|boss]]) use code names based on alcoholic drinks: hard liquors for men and wine or wine-based cocktails for women. Also it would appear the Organization is also fond of detective fiction and classic literature. Examples include the APTX 4869 pun on Sherlock Holmes, the computer password Shelling Ford- a prototype name for Sherlock Holmes, a computer virus called Night Baron named after a character from mystery writer [[Yusaku Kudo|Kudo Yusaku]]’s novels, and mission codenames relating to [[wiki:Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde|the novel ''Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'']].

The Organization often conducts business at the shipping yard, as the shipping yard has hosted multiple Organization appearances.<ref>Akemi's murder, Showdown with Vermouth, planning for the Domon assassination?, Kir's call to Akai.</ref> They aren’t afraid of putting operatives in very public positions like famous actress (Vermouth) or television announcer (Kir).

Both [[Gin]] and [[Vermouth]] were shown to be resistant to Conan's tranquilizer needle<ref>Manga Chapter 242: The White World</ref> and knockout gas<ref>Manga Chapter 434: Rotten Apple</ref>and subsequently both readily shot themselves in order to continue to stay awake. This may show that they have trained themselves to resist knockout effects to prevent capture and cope with pain.

==History==
The Black Organization’s main research project, of which APTX 4869 is a part, has been around for at least half a century.<ref>Haibara thinks thinking to herself… "Kudo-kun? You would probably never even dream that you are already part of a project the Black Organization has been working on already for half a century." (file 189, but see the ep 130/131 for a better translation) APTX 4869 is the only known connection between the org and Shinichi so Haibara must be referring to the APTX project.</ref><ref>Manga Volume 19, File 9</ref> The Black Organization has historical ties to America before the current storyline. Evidence for this is the involvement of the FBI and CIA in counter operations. Also, Jodie mentions that her father in the FBI was investigating Vermouth as Sharon Vineyard 20 years ago.<ref>Chapter 433</ref>

==Goal==

As of now, the Organization's main purpose and goal still remain unknown. What is known is that they are recruiting talent in biochemistry and computer science and funding research using the proceeds from their crime. Currently, the only sources of information Conan can rely on to learn the true intentions behind the Organization are former agent [[Sherry]], the CIA's undercover member Kir, and Black Organization related cases.

It is known the Organization has involvement with computer viruses (Night Baron); however, the main purpose of their computer science research may be something other than virii and related to their biochemistry research. Whatever it is, it prompted the coerced programmer Suguru Itakura to say that he didn’t want to complete his program “for the sake of humanity”.<ref> Manga chapter 380, pg 12</ref>

===Quotes===
:''"Kudo-kun? You would probably never even dream that you are already part of a project the Black Organization has been working on already for half a century."'' - Haibara<ref>Manga Volume 19, File 9: Chapter 191: Episode 130-131</ref>

:''"We can be both God and Devil since we are trying to raise the dead against the stream of time"'' - likely Vermouth<ref name=380p13>Manga Volume 37, File 8, pg 13: "White Snow, Black Shadow"</ref>

:''"You can’t rush things. Humans can never go against the stream of time. If man forcibly tries to change that there will be punishment"'' – Haibara<ref>Manga Volume 20, File 1. Repeated in Volume 37, File 8, pg 17: "White Snow, Black Shadow"</ref>

:''"No, I can't finish it... I won't. That program must not be completed, not for the sake of my vision but for humanity"'' - December 22nd journal entry from Itakura's diary<ref name=380p11>Manga Volume 37, File 8, pg 11: "White Snow, Black Shadow"</ref>

===Immortality/anti aging===
One possibility is that the Organization's research, especially [[APTX 4869]] development, is trying to create a therapy which will cause immortality, stall or reverse the effects of aging, or extend a human's lifespan.

Shiho Miyano said that, in developing APTX 4869, she didn't intend to create a poison,<ref>Manga Volume 18, File 9, page 9</ref> which suggests that APTX 4869 was originally developed with a different goal in mind. It probably was just a useful side effect that the current prototype kills while leaving no trace in the victim’s body, and was thus employed as a poison - a usage which Haibara detests.<ref>Manga Volume 18, File 9, pg 9</ref> Additionally APTX4869 is nicknamed the "''incomplete'' detective" by the Organization, which means its true purpose has not yet been achieved.

The de-aging effect that occurred when Shinichi and Haibara took APTX 4869 probably indicates the main intent of the drug's development. After [[Pisco]] saw Haibara shrink back to her child form, he commented that he was impressed she had developed the drug to that point, implying that de-aging is in the right direction.<ref>Manga Volume 24, File 11, pg 9</ref> Supporting this is Ai’s line, "Kudo-kun? You would probably never even dream that you are already part of a project the Black Organization has been working on already for half a century."<ref>Manga Volume 19, File 9: Chapter 191: Episode 130-131</ref> APTX 4869 is the only known intersection between Shinichi and the B.O.; meaning that Shinichi's de-aging made him relevant to the Black Organization's project.

According to Haibara’s description about APTX 4869<ref>Manga Volume 24, File 10</ref>, the drug activates [[wiki:telomerase|telomerase]], an enzyme which can increase the number of times a cell can divide, and therefore affect a cell's lifespan and “reproductive potential”. The goal of this might be to revert all non-neural cells to a "youthful", high reproductive potential state.

Besides APTX 4869, [[Vermouth#Non-aging|Vermouth's unnatural youth]] is another indicator that the Organization may be involved in research towards extending lifespan, halting aging, or rejuvenating the body. In addition, Shiho Miyano’s name was on the raffle list for the immortality arrows in the mermaid case in Fukui.<ref>Chapters 279-283</ref>

===Raising the dead===
There is a possibility that the Black Organization may be trying to develop a method to revive the dead. Suguru Itakura's diary contained a quote by one of the Black Organization's agents, most likely Vermouth: "We can be both God and Devil since we are trying to raise the dead against the stream of time" <ref name=380p13/> The original purpose of APTX 4869 might be to raise the dead. [[Agasa]] and Conan later wondered if the line meant that the Organization was trying to create zombies.<ref name=380p16>Manga Volume 37, File 8, pg 16: "White Snow, Black Shadow"</ref> Once when Conan asked Haibara directly what APTX 4869 was meant to do she replied, "It's a nostrum to raise the dead. I wonder if that answer is satisfactory?"<ref name=384p8>Manga Volume 32, File 8, page 8: "The Old Picture"</ref> It may be her comment was a bluff intended to provoke Conan into revealing what he had been up to rather than a serious statement of the purpose of the drug.

==Known Black Organization targets and contacts==
This is a list of people related to the Black Organization either as targets or contacts who are not main characters.

===Unnamed Weapons Smuggler===
[[File:Weapon_Smuggler.jpg|right|100px]]
Gin and Vodka blackmailed an unnamed company owner who had been smuggling guns for over 100 million yen in cash. After Vodka received the briefcase of cash, he returned the film evidence of the business' gun smuggling. Vodka may have intended to kill the man when the transaction was complete as he began to draw his gun, but it could also have been in response to the company owner's remark the Black Organization does even worse things than gun smuggling. The man escaped when Gin assaulted Shinichi who had been spying on the transaction and Vodka was distracted.
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===Akemi Miyano and the billion yen robbery gang===
{{main|Akemi Miyano}}[[File:Akemi Miyano.jpg|right|100px]]
Under alias Hirota Masami, Akemi Miyano pretended she was school girl from Yamagata (13). She gave the fake name of her robbery accomplice she was looking for to be Hirota Kenzou. Her accomplice “still” lived in Nerima, Tokyo. Masami’s other giant accomplice Hirota Akira pretended to be the elder brother from Kyushu of the man they were looking for. He had connections at a Pachinko building. He was murdered by a drink laced with cyanide the org had said was sleeping pills. Akemi was killed by Gin at the shipping yards.
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===Unnamed woman===
[[File:Woman_near_Window.jpg|right|100px]]
An unnamed woman exchanged 400 million yen for information about gold worth more than 400m yen with Gin and Vodka on a bullet train's dining car. Instead of information, the org packed a case with explosives to get rid of her because the exchangee woman was no longer useful. Note the anime replaced Gin and Vodka with lookalikes in the corresponding episode. <ref>Manga Chapter 35</ref>
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===Hideaki Nakajima===
[[File:Hideaki_Nakajima.jpg|right|100px]]
Hideaki Nakajima, age 27, Mantendo corporation game development section who designed a mystery video game about Mouri. He was in a University boxing club and has issues with creditors. He made an exchange with Tequila, giving Tequila a list of highly skilled programmers in the world in exchange for a large amount of money. One of his coworkers wanted to kill him for revenge, but Tequila was killed instead by accident.<ref>Manga Chapter 114</ref>
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===Shigehiko Nomiguchi===
[[File:Shigehiko Nomiguchi.jpg|right|100px]]
Shigehiko Nomiguchi, age 56, and a politician, was Pisco’s target. He was bribed (although not stated by whom, possibly by the org) and was going to be arrested and divulge information and therefore had to be eliminated.
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===Masami Hirota===
[[File:Masami Hirota.jpg|right|100px]]
Masami Hirota, age 61, Nanyo U. Prof. He is a professor whom Ai’s sister Akemi Miyano had contact with and was probably close to as she borrowed his name when coming up with an alias. He was sent an APTX4869 disk when it was mixed up for a disk of pictures. The B.O. intended to kill him, but he was killed by an unrelated person first. (180)
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===Ki'ichiro Numabuchi===
{{main|Ki'ichiro Numabuchi}}[[File:Kichiro Numabuchi.jpg|right|100px]]
Kiichirou Numabuchi is an assassin who escaped the Crow Corps before they could test APTX 4869 out on him when they decided he was useless. He then escaped from prison after that. He first showed up in Osaka in chapters 187 and 188 (The knife through wallet on heart murder case) where he is a suspect in a serial murder case. He is innocent of these particular crimes and was being starved in a shack by the real serial killer who wanted to frame him. He tries to stab Conan with a kitchen knife while escaping, but Heiji's good luck charm luckily blocks the blow. He took driving lessons at a seminary 20 years ago but failed. He appears again in chapters 358 - 360 (Mitsuhiko’s disappearance case). When he escaped from the police (again) in a forest in Gunma, we find out he apparently lived by the forest when he was younger and liked fireflies.
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===Suguru Itakura===
[[File:Suguru Itakura.jpg|right|100px]]
Suguru Itakura, age 45, apparently famous CG graphic designer/games system engineer. (377-383) He probably owns Itakura studio. Three years previous, he stopped developing CG and a particular program due to poor eyesight. Two years ago Tequila showed up at his office to say he was interested in the particular “system software” Itakura stopped developing. One year later, he was later forced to finish the program with a year deadline. Itakura didn’t want to complete the program “not only for his eyesight but for the sake of humanity.” (380) He stayed in New Beika Hotel where he was killed by an unrelated party. He kept a diary and noted Vermouth had a cat around when he talked to her. (V39-6) Conan pretending to be him was told to put the disk in locker 1012.
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===Souhei Dejima===
[[File:Souhei Degima.jpg|right|100px]]
Souhei Dejima (54) is Ai’s father’s childhood playmate. He hasn’t seen Atushi Miyano for thirty years, which means they were friends until their twenties. He has lived in the house that Prof. Miyano inherited from his father (Ai’s grandfather) for 30 years. Prof Miyano and his wife Elena stopped by after Akemi was 4 or 5 years old (and they were in the org) to tell Souhei something important but Souhei was out so he never got to say what it was. Souhei Degima was being watched by the Org. Much later, Akemi hid tapes of her and Shiho’s mother in the toilet and afterwards the BO came to investigate secretly. (423)
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=== Yasuteru Domon ===
[[File:Domon Yasudera.jpg|right|100px]]
Yasuteru Domon is a politician hard on crime whom the B.O. attempts to assassinate after the events of the Ding Dong Dash. (500)
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== Plot timeline ==
*This needs to be completely re-written*

=== The beginning ===
[[File:Shinichi drugged.jpg|thumb|right|Shinichi is given APTX 4869 after being caught eavesdropping.]]
In episode 1, Gin and Vodka go on a roller coaster at Tropical Land to observe an individual that they have a transaction with (the man they have business with is to pay them, in exchange for proof of his weapon smuggling). They are delayed as they are counted among as suspects in a murder case, which is solved by Shinichi Kudo. Later that night, Vodka completes the transaction, unaware that Shinichi followed him.

Gin, in turn, sneaks up behind the teen detective and knocks him unconscious with a pipe. Vodka is about to shoot him, only for Gin to remind him that the police are still around and proposes to use an untested poison on him as it will leave no trace in an autopsy. They leave Shinichi for dead, unaware that the poison reverted his body to the age of a seven year old kid. The transformed Shinichi (now going by the name of Conan Edogawa) seeks to gain a lead on the two men.

=== Slow developments ===

In volume 4, file 033-035 (Manga Version Only), Conan encounters the two men responsible for his condition on the Shinkansen bullet train. After eavesdropping with the microphone, he learns their codenames (Gin and Vodka) and their plan to blow up the train. He fails, however, to apprehend them.

In episode 54, Conan encounters a tall, built member of the organization named Tequila. However, he is killed in an explosion before Conan could gain any information from him.

In episode 118, Conan encounters a member named Numabuchi who was hiding out. He tries to stab Ran, but stabs Conan instead. Mitsuhiko actually has an individual encounter with the runaway Numabuchi in episode 290, but Conan and the police arrive before he's capable of doing anything to him.

=== Akemi Miyano and Ai Haibara ===
In episode 128 (This particular incident occurred much earlier in the manga continuity during Volume 2 File 13-16), the Black Organization planned a billion yen heist. [[Gin]] and Vodka were the members that made a plan to rob 10 billion [[Glossary|yen]]. Conan stops them. After the episode, the organization mentioned member named [[Shiho Miyano]], also known as Sherry, the creator of APTX-4869. After the organization killed [[Akemi Miyano]], Shiho's older sister, the organization imprisoned Sherry. In order to escape, Sherry took her poison, and her body shrank. The organization found out that Sherry has betrayed them, so Sherry lives with Dr. Agasa under her alias [[Ai Haibara]].

=== The first head to head battle ===
[[Image:Sherry_shot_1.JPG|thumb|left|210px|Shiho shot by Gin.]]In episode 176-178, Conan encounters Gin and Vodka again. Ai is kidnapped and confined to a wine cellar, but turns into an adult after the wine spills on her. Despite wearing glasses and janitor clothing, Gin and Vodka recognize her and shoot her repeatedly until Conan appears. He shoots Gin with his needle, but Gin doesn't fall asleep. He tells Ai to jump into the chimney, and Vodka shoots at her, but she gets away. Gin purposely shoots himself in the arm due to trying to stay awake. Inside, Pisco almost kills her, but Conan rescues her after Pisco accidentally causes a fire. Gin kills Pisco for failure before he's able to tell him the truth about Shiho. Ai decides to leave the city, Worried that the organization is after her, after which Conan implies that it will be alright for her to stay.

=== A new threat: Vermouth, and the carjacking incident ===
Aside from Gin and Vodka being the most recurring members, a female member introduced late into the series named Vermouth also starts to play a huge role in the series. She makes her first appearance in episodes 176-178, but her talents aren't revealed until episode 230. She disguises herself as a doctor named Araide and is one of the few characters that learns who Conan really is. In one episode she is saved by Ran and Shinichi from falling through a fire escape, and keeps his secret unknown from the rest possibly because of this reason. She disguises herself as two actresses, Chris Vineyard and Sharon Vineyard. It is noted several times in the series that she is a master of disguise, who trained with Shinichi's mother in the past.

=== Confrontation with Vodka? ===
In episodes 309-311, Conan manages to arrange contact with Vodka of the organization, and goes to confront him in a trap, however, Gin arrives and realizes it's a set up. He and Vodka leave before Conan is able to find out more information about the BO. Though, prior to the meeting, Conan does manage to obtain information from their original contact's diary that reveal a bit of the BO's dark intentions.

=== The second head to head battle, and revealed allegiances ===
In episode 345, many identities are finally unveiled: Vermouth is revealed to be Dr. Araide, Chris Vineyard, [[Sharon Vineyard]], and the silver-haired serial killer in Shinichi's New York Case; Jodie Saintemillion is revealed to be an undercover FBI agent working towards capturing Vermouth, who killed her father when she was younger; Akai Shuichi is confirmed to be an FBI agent, and one with great skill too--enough to make the boss of the Black Organization believe that he is their ''Silver Bullet.'' Near the end of the episode, it becomes clear that Vermouth's purpose was to seek and eliminate Sherry, but her attempts are thwarted by several people: Shinichi/Conan, Jodie Saintemillion, Akai Shuichi, and even Ran. When she becomes cornered, she takes Conan hostage and drives away into a forest. There, she makes a call to her boss (still nameless), and to her surprise, Conan was recording the entire conversation. In order to preserve the organization's secrecy, she sprays sleeping gas in the car, putting both herself and Conan to sleep. She claims that this would be a duel--whoever wakes up first will win. Vermouth does indeed wake up first, but does not kill Conan. Instead, she just crushes his recording device. Ultimately, the only clue Conan gained from this whole ordeal is the ringtone that the boss uses; this is mentioned in episode 425 as well, although its importance has not yet been revealed.

In Episode 394, Conan figures out the boss's number, but Haibara warns him not to call it because it is "[[Wikipedia:Pandora's ox|Pandora's Box]]", Conan then thinks he can get officer Takagi to figure out who the number belongs to. But then Haibara warns if he does, officer Takagi will be killed.

Although Vermouth often comes off as evil and malicious, her allegiance is rather ambiguous. She chooses to protect both Conan/Shinichi and Ran, most likely because they let her live back in the New York Case when she was disguised as the silver-haired serial killer. At the end of the episode, she could have very well killed Shinichi, but instead she lets him live and even drapes her coat over his sleeping body so he wouldn't get cold. She even kept her promise with Shinichi to stop her attempt on killing Sherry/Shiho. For some reason, she seems to wish for the Black Organization to be taken down as well--for she believes that Kudo Shinichi is their true ''Silver Bullet.''

=== The third head to head battle, and three new threats ===
[[File:members.jpg|thumb|right|Black Organization´s members.]]In episode 425, the Black Organization introduces three new members, Chianti, Kir, and Korn, who first make their introduction in the 16th Opening episodes before their actual appearance in the series. Episode 425 is also the first to show the most BO members in one episode. Chianti and Korn are introduced in the very beginning of episode 425 as highly trained assassins that Gin recruits after seeing their sniping skills. Kir is first introduced to Conan and the others as a news reporter (Rena Mizunashi) and a friend of Yoko Okino's, however, she is revealed as a member of the black corps later on. After encountering FBI during her mission, Kir tries to flee, but gets knocked unconscious and crashes, resulting in her getting taken by the FBI agents. She appeared in the 17th Opening as part of Gin, Vodka, and Vermouth's group, and Opening 18 alone, which foreshadowed that, despite her injuries, she would play a huge role in the series (which she has during the course of the anime and manga). In the manga, [[Heiji Hattori]] mentions she has been seen in Osaka before.

=== Eisuke Hondou, and the captured Kir ===
In episodes 462-465, the BO reveals some information about Kir and Eisuke's father. Eisuke appears to be linked to the BO, as Conan notices similarities between him and Kir, and he also appears to be gaining info on the secret behind Kogoro's cases. In addition, Vermouth is revealed to be linked to another murder case. In the following episode 466, Conan tells Ai and Agasa that the boy involved in the previous case told a mysterious man(unknown, but sometimes thought to be Kusuda Rikumichi, as they have the same outer appearance, though, his face is shadowed) that he had seen Kir before.

In episodes 484-485, Conan investigates more on Eisuke and belief that he and his father may have a possible link to Rena Mizunashi and the Black Organization. This later leads to further investigations in episode 491-494 with a possibility that Eisuke and Rena are related when they watch a video tape from years ago.

=== The Clash of Red and Black ===

=== Subaru Okiya, and "Bourbon" ===
Jodie calls Conan and tells him that she changed her number and cell phone. She also mentions that Rena Mizunashi reported a new member of the Black Organization (Code name: Bourbon) is investigating about Sherry (Ai Haibara). As Conan and Ai investigate a normal case, Ai feels that an organization member is around. The organization member which she felt is implied to be one of the innocent suspects, Okiya Subaru. Conan invites Okiya to live in the Kudou house since Okiya's apartment was burnt. Okiya appears in other cases later on, including at the Haido mall where the rest of the Black Organization gathered to chase a rumored sighting of a scarred Akai Shuichi. Despite the apparent implications, Bourbon's true identity and Okiya's true motivations remain unconfirmed.

== Manga to anime differences ==

The first season of Detective Conan, featured The Organization scarcely, due to the writers wanting to down play their presence.<ref>[http://www.tv.com/case-closed/mystery-mastermind/episode/336019/trivia.html#notes Episode trivia on TV.com]</ref> Two of the episodes at least, were altered heavily in light of it:

'''Episode 5, [[The Shinkansen's Bomb Case]]:''' The episode has Conan running into lookalikes of the men who drugged him. Volume 4 of the manga, however, it is the same guys. In fact, that story has him learning their code name (Gin/Vodka in the Japanese Version, Melkior and Kaspar in the English Version), which creates a continuity error in '''Episode 54, [[Game Company Murder Case]]''', when Conan recognizes their names when Tequila speaks to them, despite the fact that he had never heard their names (in the anime) before that point.

'''Episode 13, [[The Strange Person Hunt Murder Case]]:''' In the episodes end, Masami runs into the criminal in charge the recent murders. She survives a gunshot wound thanks to Conan. The manga version, which is in Volume 2, the masterminds are Gin and Vodka.

Masami is actually Akemi Miyano, and stole the yen to buy her sister out of the organization. Upon refusal to give the location Gin (who has an idea where it is) shoots her. Conan arrives shortly after to try helping Akemi. He gives her his real name, and before dying she tell Conan the location of the yen. (Note that in the manga, she was killed early on in the 2nd volume of the manga)

The anime had to do a similar story in Episode 128 '''The Black Corps One Billion Yen Robbery Case''' in order to repair the storyline.

==Relation to the Organization from Magic Kaito==
It is questionable if the Detective Conan's Black Organization and [[Magic Kaito]]'s unnamed organization are the same organization. The member of the magic Kaito organization that claimed responsibility for killing [[Toichi]] eight years ago is referred to as "[[Snake]]"<ref>{{cite book |last=Aoyama |first=Gosho |title=Magic Kaito |volume=3 |publisher=Shogakukan |date=1994-10-15 |isbn=4-09-122093-5 |chapter=Blue Birthday |language=Japanese |location=Tokyo |page=140 }}</ref>, a nickname that doesn't fit in with the codenames of the Black Organization, suggesting they are two separate groups. This though may not be the case if Snake refers to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snake_wine Snake Wine], but because [[Kaitou Kid]]'s origins have yet to be reexplained within the Detective Conan story, this is only speculation.

Additionally the members of the Magic Kaito Organization are looking for a magical gem called [[Pandora]]. The magical nature of Magic Kaito and its organization's search does not mesh with the non-magical setting of Detective Conan.

==Trivia==
*According to the English-language Case Closed Volume 1: The Secret Life of [[Shinichi Kudo]], [[Gin]]'s real name is "Kaspar" and [[Vodka]]'s real name is "Melkior". In the English manga, these are explained as specific brands of the relevant drinks.

*Members seem to get along fairly well most of the time. [[Gin]] and [[Vodka]] have a particularly close rapport. [[Gin]] is annoyed by [[Vermouth]]'s teasing, but when on business they seem to get along alright. [[Chianti]] holds a hateful grudge against [[Vermouth]] because she believes [[Vermouth]] led [[Calvados]] to his death, indicating that [[Chianti]] has some sort of relationship with the deceased agent. [[Korn]] appears to be anti-social.

*[[Vermouth]] is the only living member of the organization who learned that Ai Haibara is Shiho Miyano and Conan Edogawa is [[Shinichi Kudo]]. Pisco also knew Ai's identity, and unlike Vermouth, would've revealed it to [[Gin]] if he hadn't been murdered by him first. Conan told [[Akemi Miyano]] his real name as she died.

*According to the Organization only the "Silver Bullet" can defeat/kill them, Vermouth believes that Conan/Shinichi is their "Silver Bullet". However everyone else thinks Akai is their greatest threat.
*So far, the youngest member still in the Organization is revealed to be [[Rena Mizunashi|Kir]] at age 27. [[Sherry]] is actually much younger, as her age was revealed to be 18, and her sister is in her early twenties.

*[[The Girl from the Black Organization and the University Professor Murder Case|Episode 129]] indicates that the organization has numerous members. Later [[Clash of Red and Black|episode 502]] shows that these members can include old members in their 70's or 80's. Episode 557 also shows that the organization has access to a large quantity of weapons and sends a large amount of its members depending on the mission.

*Episodes 462-465 marks the first 4-part episode dealing with the BO without it being aired as a special (However, international airings outside Japan have separated each 2hr special dealing with the BO into 6 separate parts).

*Episodes 491-504 marks the longest BO arc to ever air, consisting of more than ten parts.

*During the course of the series, almost every member had some kind of individual contact with Conan/Shinichi; [[Gin]] in the episode 1, manga chapter 33 on the bullet train, and episode 178 when Conan shoots him with his needle while hiding, [[Vodka]] in manga chapter 33 on the bullet train and during the course of episodes 309-311, [[Vermouth]] in episode 345 and while she was disguised as Araide, [[Rena Mizunashi|Kir]] in episode 425, [[Akemi Miyano]] in manga chapters 13-16/episode 128, [[Pisco]] in episode 178, [[Tequila]] in episode 54, [[Ki'ichiro Numabuchi]] in episode 118 and briefly in 290, and [[Kusuda Rikumichi]] in episodes 496-497.

== See also ==

* [[Characters]]

==In other languages==
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{{OtherLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|黒の組織 kuro no soshiki}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=US|English|Black Organization}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Die Schwarze Organization}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=France|French|L’Organisation des Hommes en Noir}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Italy|Italian|L'Organizzazione Nera }}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish|La Organización de los Hombres de Negro}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Tổ chức Áo đen}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Saudi Arabia|Arabic|المنظمة السوداء Al-Munadama Al-Sowda}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Finland|Finnish|Musta Organisaatio}}
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