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{{InfoBox BlackOrganization
| name = Black Organization
| japanese-name = 黒ずくめの組織 or 黒の組織
| english-name = Black Organization
| image = EP942 11.jpg
| boss = [[Renya Karasuma]]
| members = [[Rum]] (second-in-command) [[Gin]] (chief administrator) [[Vodka]] (managerial secretary) [[Vermouth]] [[Chianti]] [[Korn]]
| deceased-members = [[Akemi Miyano]] [[Tequila]] [[Pisco]] [[Calvados]] [[Rikumichi Kusuda]] [[Ethan Hondou]] [[Scotch]]
| former-members = [[Sherry]] ([[Ai Haibara]]) [[Rye]] ([[Shuichi Akai]]) [[Ki'ichiro Numabuchi]] (death sentence)
| undercover-agents = [[Hidemi Hondou|Kir]] [[Rei Furuya|Bourbon]]
| extended-canon-agents = [[Yoshiaki Hara]] [[Irish]] [[Masaaki Okakura]] [[Arrack]] [[Generic]] [[Blackbeard]] [[Antonio Gomez]] [[Kate Lauren]] [[Curaçao]] [[Stout]] [[Aquavit]] [[Riesling]]
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume 1#File 001 - The Heisei Holmes|File 1]] Anime: [[Roller Coaster Murder Case|Episode 1]]
| appearances = {{:Black Organization Appearances}}
| footnotes =
}}
The {{nihongo|'''Black Organization'''|黒ずくめの組織|Kuro-zukume no Soshiki|lit. Completely Black Organization, also 黒の組織 ''Kuro no Soshiki''}} serves as the main antagonist in the series. It is a secret criminal syndicate with a hidden objective. To achieve that goal, they commit various crimes to maintain its secrecy, remove obstacles, and gather funding and resources for its mysterious research projects. The members of the organization are given code names based on alcoholic beverages. The head is [[Renya Karasuma]] and the first members to appear were [[Gin]] and [[Vodka]], who were responsible for transforming [[Shinichi Kudo]] into a child with the enigmatic drug [[APTX 4869]]. They are the arch-enemy of [[Conan Edogawa]].

== Members ==
=== Current ===
==== Executive members ====
* '''[[Renya Karasuma]]''': The true central antagonist of the series. Thought to be dead, but is still alive at an age of over 140-year-old. Head of the Black Organization, he is the man at the center of it all, respectfully referred to as "that person" ("ano kata") by lower ranked members of the Black Organization.
* '''[[Rum]]''': Second in charge of the Black Organization, he has the left eye artificial. He is actually disguised as [[Kanenori Wakita]].
* '''[[Gin]]''': The chief administrator who is specialized in coordinating deals and assassinations. He is one of the most frequently recurring Black Organization characters. He is shown to be highly intelligent, lethal, and very acute. His long silver hair and sweeping trench coat give him a distinctive appearance. He forced the drug [[APTX 4869]] on Shinichi.
* '''[[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 Edogawa|Conan]], whom she knows to be Shinichi, and calls him a "[[Silver Bullet]]", implying that she believes him to be capable of bringing down the Black Organization. She also openly made Ran aware of her presence in a disguise, although that's likely because she knows Ran won't go to the police with this information. She also does not seem to age.

==== Other members ====
* '''[[Vodka]]''': Managerial secretary of the Black Organization<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> as Gin's partner, he is another frequently recurring 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.
* '''[[Chianti]]''': A professional sniper who has been seen to take orders from Gin. However, in the Chess Tournament Murder Case, Rum directly commands her to kill Wakasa. She has a fiery and impatient personality. She loathes Vermouth.
* '''[[Korn]]''': A professional sniper who is Chianti's partner and who has been seen to take orders from Gin. However, in the Chess Tournament Murder Case, Rum directly commands him to kill Wakasa. His speech is characterized by short phrases with many pauses.

=== Spies for other organizations ===
* '''[[Hidemi Hondou|Kir]]''': Operates under alias of Rena Mizunashi, a TV reporter. Her true name is Hidemi Hondou. Like her deceased father, she is actually a member of the [[Central Intelligence Agency|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.
* '''[[Rei Furuya|Bourbon]]''': An operative specializing in deduction and intelligence gathering skills. His true name is Rei Furuya, but he goes by Tooru Amuro in public. He was initially dispatched to look for Sherry (who's confirmed dead by the organization currently), but spent more of that time investigating Shuichi Akai whom he hates because of the death of Scotch. He works for the [[Public Security Bureau|Public Security Bureau]].

=== 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.
* '''[[Pisco]]''': An elderly executive agent who was also the chairman of a car company. He was killed by Gin after being caught on camera performing an assassination: Gin said that was the boss' order. He discovered Haibara was Sherry, but was unable to inform anyone before he was killed by Gin.
* '''[[Calvados]]''': A sniper infatuated with Vermouth who shot himself after being crippled by Shuichi Akai.
* '''[[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.
* '''[[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.
* '''[[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.
* '''[[Scotch]]''': An undercover operative who committed suicide before the Black Organization manages to reveal his true identity. He shot his smartphone along with his own chest in order to protect his secret info and committed suicide.

=== Former ===
* '''[[Shiho Miyano|Sherry]]''' ([[Ai Haibara]]/Shiho Miyano): A high ranking biochemist who worked on APTX 4869. She was scheduled to be executed when she boycotted her work because her sister Akemi was murdered. Shiho took an APTX 4869 pill she had smuggled in with her, with an intention to commit suicide, but instead shrunk to her 6-7 year old body. She then escaped. She has been living with Professor Agasa and working on an antidote to the APTX 4869, in order to restore Conan to his actual "Shinichi body".
* '''[[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. He was in custody for the murders he has committed, mostly in fear of the Black Organization sending agents after him. In the end, the court sentences him to death.

=== Extended canon ===
{{see also|List of notable Non-Canon Black Organization}}
These agents are original characters not found in the main manga [[canon]]. They include Black Organization agents who were introduced in the anime, movies, special manga, and other sources.

==== Movies ====
* '''[[Yoshiaki Hara]]''': an agent who is killed by Gin.
* '''[[Irish]]''': an agent who is killed by Chianti.
* '''[[Masaaki Okakura]]''': an agent who is killed by a serial killer before the Black Organization.
* '''[[Curaçao]]''': Rum's right-hand agent (deceased).
* '''[[Aquavit]]''': a member of the Canadian [[Wikipedia: Canadian Security Intelligence Service|CSIS]] who infiltrated the Black Organization and is killed by Chianti.
* '''[[Riesling]]''': a member of the German [[Wikipedia: Federal Intelligence Service (Germany)|BND]] who infiltrated the Black Organization and is killed by Gin.
* '''[[Stout]]''': a member of the English [[Wikipedia: Secret Intelligence Service|MI6]] who infiltrated the Black Organization and is killed by Korn.
* '''[[Pinga]]''': killed in the submarine blast in Movie 26.

==== Special Manga ====
* '''[[Arrack]]''': an agent who committed suicide.
* '''[[Generic]]''': a scientist who is an old friend of Sherry and considers her as his older sister. He used the Apoptoxin medicine to shrink his own body and entered the school where Haibara is. Due to [[Genta Kojima|Genta]], that frees his own memory removal gas, he lost his memory.
* '''[[Blackbeard]]''': a virologist who committed suicide.

==== [[Shogakukan Learning Series]] ====
* '''[[Antonio Gomez]]''': a Black Organization historiographer focusing on [[Wikipedia: Oda Nobunaga|Oda Nobunaga]].
* '''[[List of notable case characters#Two men|Two men]]''': two Black Organization hunters for holy relics.

==== Playstation ====
* '''[[Kate Lauren]]''': a Black Organization assassin.

== Organization structure and divisions ==
There are many divisions in the Black Organization which are roughly grouped into three categories: {{nihongo|Internal Division|内部活動部隊|Naibu Katsudō-butai}}, {{nihongo|External Division|外部活動部隊|Gaibu Katsudō-butai}}, and {{nihongo|General Oversight|全体監視役|Zentai Kanshi-yaku}}. The external division is composed of agents who primarily deal with people outside the organization. The known internal division agents are focused on in-house research and development. General oversight takes a managerial and coordinating role. The divisions are unrelated to relative ranking among members.<ref>Conan Drill page 237</ref> (e.g Vermouth is higher ranking than Vodka.)

{| width="1000" align="center" style="clear:both;"
| colspan="7" |
{| class="wikitable" width="1000" style="margin: 3px 0 3px;"
! style="color: #FFFFFF; background:#222222;"|Boss
|-
| align="center"|
{| class="wikitable noborder" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px;"
| [[File:Renya Karasuma 60px.jpg]] || [[Renya Karasuma]]
|}
|}
|-
||
{| class="wikitable" width="1000" style="margin: 3px 0; border: 0px;"
! style="color: #FFFFFF; background:#393939;"|Second-in-command
|-
| align="center" |
{| class="wikitable noborder" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px;"
| [[File:Rum 60px.jpg]] || [[Rum]]
|}
|}
|-

| colspan="2" |
{| class="wikitable" width="1000" style="margin: 3px 0; border: 0px;"
! colspan="2" style="color: #FFFFFF; background:#555555;"|General Oversight
|-
| align="center" width="50%" |
{| class="wikitable noborder" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px;"
| [[File:Gin 60px.jpg]] || [[Gin]]
|}
| align="center" width="50%" |
{| class="wikitable noborder" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px;"
| [[File:Vodka 60px.jpg|60px]] || [[Vodka]]
|}
|}
|-

| style="vertical-align: top" |
{| class="wikitable" width="1000" style="border: 0px; margin-top: 3px;"
! colspan="1" style="color: #FFFFFF; background: #777799;"|Internal Division || colspan="5" style="color: #FFFFFF; background: #779977;"|External Division || colspan="1" style="color: #FFFFFF; background: #907040;"|Unknown
|-
! rowspan="2" width="16%"|Drug Development || rowspan="2" width="14%"|Software Development || rowspan="2" width="28%"|Reconnaissance || colspan="2" width="14%"|Operations || rowspan="2" width="14%"|Fundraising || rowspan="2" width="14%"|Unknown
|-
! style="color: #000000; background: #FFE0E0;"|Assassination || style="color: #000000; background: #E0E0FF;"|Robbery
|-

| style="vertical-align: top;" |
{| class="wikitable noborder" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px;"
| [[File:Shiho Miyano 60px.jpg]] || [[Shiho Miyano|Sherry]] ''(escaped)''
|-
| [[File:Generic 60px.jpg]] || [[Generic]]* ''(former)''
|-
| [[File:Blackbeard 60px.jpg]] || [[Blackbeard]]* ''(deceased)''
|}

| style="vertical-align: top" |
{| class="wikitable noborder" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px;"
| [[File:Tequila 60px.jpg]] || [[Tequila]] ''(deceased)''
|-
| [[File:Yoshiaki Hara 60px.jpg]] || [[Yoshiaki Hara]]* ''(deceased)''
|}

| style="vertical-align: top"|
{| class="wikitable noborder" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px;"
| [[File:Vermouth 60px.jpg]] || [[Vermouth]]
|-
| [[File:Hidemi Hondou 60px.jpg]] || [[Hidemi Hondou|Kir]]<ref>Kir's division in the Black Organization has not been revealed, but it is likely she is in the Reconnaissance division because: 1)Her newscaster position is the type of job a reconnaissance division person would have. 2) She met with Vermouth many times while Vermouth was disguised as Araide 3) She discovered Bourbon's mission despite being mistrusted, and not even high rankers like Gin knew about it. If Kir was part of recon, she would be more likely to know.</ref> (Incertae sedis)
|-
| [[File:Rei Furuya 60px.jpg]] || [[Rei Furuya|Bourbon]]
|-
| [[File:Rikumichi Kusuda 60px.jpg]] || [[Rikumichi Kusuda|Rikumichi Kusuda]] ''(deceased)''
|-
| [[File:Irish 60px.jpg]] || [[Irish]]* ''(deceased)'' (Incertae sedis)
|-
| [[File:Masaaki Okakura 60px.jpg]] || [[Masaaki Okakura]]* ''(deceased)'' (Incertae sedis)
|-
| [[File:Curaçao 60px.jpg]] || [[Curaçao]]* ''(deceased)''
|-
| [[File:Pinga 60px.jpg]] || [[Pinga]]* ''(deceased)''
|-
| [[File:mysteriousman.png|60px]] || [[Man in bar (Black Organization)‎‎|Mysterious man]]* ''(deceased)''
|}

| style="vertical-align: top" |
{| class="wikitable noborder" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px;"
| [[File:Chianti 60px.jpg]] || [[Chianti]]
|-
| [[File:Korn 60px.jpg]] || [[Korn]]
|-
| [[File:Kichiro Numabuchi 60px.jpg]] || [[Ki'ichiro Numabuchi|Ki'ichiro Numabuchi]] ''(arrested)''
|-
| [[File:Calvados 60px.jpg]] || [[Calvados]] ''(deceased)''
|-
| [[File:Arrack 60px.jpg]] || [[Arrack]]* ''(deceased)''
|-
| [[File:Kate Lauren 60px.jpg]] || [[Kate Lauren]]* ''(deceased)''
|-
| [[File:L2-Man.jpg|60px]] || [[List of notable case characters#Drama assassin|Man]]* ''(deceased)''
|}

| style="vertical-align: top" |
{| class="wikitable noborder" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px;"
| [[File:Akemi Miyano 60px.jpg]] || [[Akemi Miyano]] ''(deceased)''
|}

| style="vertical-align: top"|
{| class="wikitable noborder" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px;"
| [[File:Pisco 60px.jpg]] || [[Pisco]] ''(deceased)''
|}
| style="vertical-align: top"|
{| class="wikitable noborder" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px;"
| [[File:Shuichi Akai 60px.jpg]] || [[Shuichi Akai|Rye]] ''(former)''
|-
| [[File:Ethan Hondou 60px.jpg]] || [[Ethan Hondou]] ''(deceased)''
|-
| [[File:Scotch 60px.jpg]] || [[Scotch]] ''(deceased)''
|-
| [[File:Antonio Gomez 60px.jpg]] || [[Antonio Gomez]]* ''(deceased)''
|-
| [[File:SLS BO Hunter 1 60px.jpg]] || [[List of notable case characters#Two men|Man #1]]* ''(deceased)''
|-
| [[File:SLS BO Hunter 2 60px.jpg]] || [[List of notable case characters#Two men|Man #2]]* ''(deceased)''
|-
| [[File:Stout 60px.jpg]] || [[Stout]]* ''(deceased)''
|-
| [[File:Riesling 60px.jpg]] || [[Aquavit]]* ''(deceased)''
|-
| [[File:Aquavit 60px.jpg]] || [[Riesling]]* ''(deceased)''
|}
|}
|}

'''*''' ''These characters are not considered to be [[canon]].'' 

== Rank ==
Agents who excel at their work and make their way up the ranks are given alcohol codenames by the boss. Even within codenamed agents there are further rank divisions.<ref>Official material accompanying the manga has given contrary information about the existence of ranks within the codenamed members. Some guidebooks (Conan Drill, Chapter 500 special) describe clear rank divisions. Yet, in the 865 Shounen Sunday Special Booklet, on pg9 under Korn, Gosho was listed as saying, "Fundamentally all members of the organization with code names are supposed to be at the same level, so Korn's supposed to be at the same rank as Gin. It just happened this time that when they chanced to form a team Gin came out as the most leader-like of all them." Evidence from the manga itself suggests that certain members have privileges and freedom that others are not allowed to have.</ref> One advantage that comes with being higher ranked is access to more informational files; lower rank agents have to request to see certain materials from higher ranking agents.<ref name=824p16>Manga Volume 78, File 7 (824), Page 16: "Mystery Train: Final Destination"</ref> Agents from outside manga canon are italicized.

=== Executive agents ===
The "Executive"<ref>Manga Volume 58, File 2 (599), pg 9: "Akai's past". "Executive" is a term used by the FBI to describe the agents who are high ranking like Gin and is not necessarily the term the Organization itself uses to refer to that top level.</ref> agents are the highest ranked codenamed agents within the Black Organization under the boss. They can command many other codenamed agents and have access to more information than lower ranked agents. Even among them, killing another executive agent without express orders from the boss would result in a loss of standing.<ref>As Pisco explains to Gin in Volume 24, file 11, page 14</ref>
* [[Rum]]: Second-in-command<ref>File 906 pg 3</ref>
* [[Gin]]
* [[Vermouth]]: The boss' favorite
* [[Pisco]]<ref>[[:File:ConanDrill239.jpg|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 Rum'''
* [[Curaçao]] (movie only): She is his right-hand agent.

'''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]]
* [[Shuichi Akai|Rye]]: With his promotion to codenamed agent, Rye was supposed to work for Gin, but he was revealed to be FBI and expelled from the Organization before he assumed that role.

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

'''General'''
* [[Shiho Miyano|Sherry]]: Known to be highly ranked but it has not been stated if she was an executive agent.
* [[Hidemi Hondou|Kir]]
* [[Rei Furuya|Bourbon]]
* [[Scotch]]
* [[Irish]] (movie only)

=== Non codenamed agents ===
* [[Akemi Miyano]]
* [[Ki'ichiro Numabuchi]]
* [[Ethan Hondou]]
* [[Rikumichi Kusuda]]
* [[Yoshiaki Hara]]
* [[Masaaki Okakura]]
* [[Antonio Gomez]]

== Modus operandi ==
The Black Organization commits crimes such as illegal deals<ref>Manga Volume 4, Files 4-6: Shinkansen Bomb Case</ref>, blackmail<ref>Manga Volume 1, File 1: "The Heisei Holmes"</ref>, robberies<ref>Manga Volume 2, Files 4-7: "Masami Hirota Case"</ref>, and contract assassinations<ref>Manga Volume 37, File 5</ref> to raise money for research.<ref>The Miyano parents went to work for the Black Organization because they received funding after being unable to find a sponsor that would pay for them to research their theories. Tequila bribed Hideaki Nakajima with a large amount of money for the world's best programmers. [[Suguru Itakura]] was offered a large sum of money to complete his program</ref> The organization operates like a hybrid of a business and a mafia group. The Black Organization recruits outside talent and cultivates clients and sponsors by sending high ranking members like Gin to business meetings, but they also use mafia-like tactics to intimidate desirable civilians into making deals with them.<ref>e.g. Suguru Itakura</ref> Besides their financially motivated crimes, the organization engages in other stereotypical criminal activities like bribery, spying, and eliminating threats or former partners who are deemed useless or a risk.

=== Customs ===
[[Image:Generic BOs.png|thumb|right|200px|Agents dress in black.]]
The organization is highly secretive, and 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. Remaining unknown seems to be a higher priority than even research as Ai Haibara thought Conan would be killed before he could be “studied”.<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 Black 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 organization has several practices that resemble those of stereotypical secret societies.<ref>Conan Drill, Black Organization Section, pgs 250-252. Among the sources of inspiration for the Black Org, the [[Wikipedia: Freemasons|Freemasons]] (フリーメイソン), the [[Wikipedia: KKK|KKK]], and others that were not translated are mentioned for their secret-society-like aspects. The host dummy in the Sunset Manor case wears a frightening phantom's purple hood with only two eye slits, just like the members of the KKK.</ref> The Black Organization members all tend to wear black outfits, which Akemi says is intentional and supposed to resemble [[Crow|crows]]. For an as of yet unrevealed reason, nearly all the Black Organization's members (with the exception of the 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 using detective fiction and classic literature in their project names and passwords. 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]]'s novels, and mission codenames relating to the novel ''[[Wikipedia: Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde|Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde]]''.

=== Criminal techniques ===
The Black Organization conducts its crimes in ways that are difficult to trace back to them. Handguns and sniping<ref>Akemi Miyano, Suguru Itakura, Yasuteru Domon, Kogoro Mouri, Scar Akai</ref>, fire and bombs<ref>Unnamed woman from the Shinkansen Bomb Case, the Bell Tree Express, Kir in Hyde Central Hospital</ref>, and poisons<ref>Shinichi Kudo, the giant of the Akemi's gang, various APTX 4869 victims, Shigehiko Nomiguchi, maybe the Jazz club man.</ref> seem to be their preferred techniques. Sometimes the organization attempts to disguise their murders as accidents or suicides.<ref>Shigehiko Nomiguchi</ref> To this end, APTX 4869 was deployed as a poison because it is forensically difficult to detect.<ref>Manga Volume 1, File 1 (001), "The Heisei Holmes"</ref> If they are unable to disguise a murder as something else, they will usually attempt to destroy any evidence using fire or explosives to make it difficult to investigate.<ref>Starling family murders, Shuichi Akai's "murder"</ref> Sometimes they will time their crimes so the blame will fall on another party instead, confusing the investigation.<ref>Yasuteru Domon</ref> If a meeting place or asset of theirs is compromised, the Black Organization typically thoroughly destroys it before it can be investigated properly.<ref>Daiko Building ("Cocktail" Bar), Shiho's Pharmaceutical Company</ref>

Their supplies of explosives and firearms are very extensive.

=== Locations and hideouts ===
The Black Organization seems to have hideouts,<ref name=383p11>Manga Volume 38, File 1 (383), pg 11: "The New Weapon!"</ref> but none of them have been revealed so far. In line with their secretive existence, the Black Organization prefers to meet in places that are isolated or where they can slip away easily. Several operatives occupy public positions like famous actress (Vermouth), television announcer (Kir), or company chairman (Pisco) which gives the Black Organization connections to circles of the rich and famous and access to otherwise unavailable locations. So far, the Black Organization have met clients at a dim restaurant, a Shinkansen's dining car, a crowded wake, a train station under construction, and in an isolated area of an amusement park. The Black Organization often conducts business and meetings at the shipping yard.<ref>Akemi's murder, Showdown with Vermouth, planning for the Domon assassination?, Kir's call to Akai.</ref> Not very many member's abodes have been shown, but they range in extravagance from Kir's relatively plain apartment to Vermouth's lavish penthouse in a tall building.

=== Personnel ===
The Organization is large enough to quickly dispatch field investigative teams of at least a dozen members<ref>Episode 129, where the Kudo house is investigated, Vodka surrounding Itakura's meeting point, the team watching Gin and Kir's meetup location is FBI vs Org.</ref>. The members of the Organization are also demographically varied, including foreigners and natives, men and women, teenagers<ref>Sherry</ref> and elderly.<ref>Pisco at 71, old man from episode 502</ref>

Individually, the organization's higher ranking members are typically intelligent and often multitalented. So far, at least all senior members are shown to carry guns and wear body armor under their clothing when out. Many agents, even those outside the assassination divisions, are skilled at using firearms. Disguise is a particularly common skill. 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.

=== Investigative ability ===
The Black Organization has a remarkable amount of resources for a criminal group, more than any other opponent of Conan's shown so far. Their financial resources, technology, and manpower seems to be on par with or even superior to the that of the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] investigation team sent to Japan to investigate them, but less than the Japanese police. The Black Organization has enough manpower at their disposal to thoroughly monitor and investigate even minor threats or to observe all the avenues of entry to a crowded meeting place in the middle of a city. However, the organization is nowhere close to omniscient; Shinichi, who is supposed to be dead, was able to participate in several public cases that were successfully hushed up by the police, and leave the country with his passport without detection.

=== Gadgets ===
:''[[Minor gadgets#Black Organization|Main article: Black Organization's Gadgets]]''
The Black Organization is technologically sophisticated and their equipment rivals even that of the infiltrating FBI. In the manga they have access to a wide variety of firearms and ammunition, [[vehicles]], theatrical supplies, and large amounts of various explosives. Bourbon and Vermouth even planned to use a helicopter as part of one of their plans. The Black Organization's arsenal also includes various specialized gadgets.

== History ==
{{main|Black Organization timeline}}
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 twenty years ago.<ref>Chapter 433</ref>

== Goal and research ==
As of now, the Black 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 Black Organization are former agent Sherry, the CIA's undercover member Kir, and Black Organization related cases.

=== APTX 4869 and biochemistry ===
:''See also: [[APTX 4869]]''
The Black Organization has a long history of biochemistry research. 30 years before Conan was shrunk, it is rumored that they had their eye on [[Shirohato Pharmaceuticals]] and one on of their biochemists [[Atsushi Miyano]], and had a hand in the company's demise. 19 years ago, the [[Karasuma Group]] offered to sponsor Atsushi Miyano and Elena Miyano's research. Eventually, the two scientists developed a drug they called [[Silver Bullet (drug)|Silver Bullet]]. Not long after the two died in what some members of the Organization called an accident and their daughter, Shiho Miyano, took over research on the APTX 4869 project. Although APTX 4869 was being developed for another, still secret, purpose, the Organization is using the incomplete prototype as an untraceable, lethal poison.

The Organization's project data for APTX 4869 contains important secrets. One disk Haibara and Conan tried to retrieve had real names, addresses, and codenames of agents, and the name of the person/people who invested money for the research.<ref>Manga Volume 19, File 1, pg 16: "Why..."</ref> Haibara made a copy of some of the APTX 4869 data when she was locked in a room with Pisco's computer, but then lied to Conan about losing it.<ref>In episode 188 (file 251), Haibara has the bloody disk of copied APTX 4869 data from episode 178. She had lied to Conan about losing it.</ref>

=== Computer research and viruses ===
Another part of the Organization's research requires the skills of world class programmers. It is known the Black 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. Hideaki Nakajima made an exchange with Tequila in episode 54, giving Tequila a list of some of the world's most highly skilled programmers in exchange for a large amount of money. Vermouth and Tequila also blackmailed a famous CG graphic designer/games system engineer named Suguru Itakura to complete a particular “system software” Itakura had stopped developing because of bad eyesight. 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 ===
{{cquote|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>}}

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

{{cquote|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>}}

{{cquote|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>}}

=== Speculation about the Black Organization's goal ===
==== Immortality/Anti-Aging ====
[[File:EP223-guestbook.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Shiho Miyano's name is in a guestbook logging past contestants for the immortality arrows.]]
One possibility is that the Black 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. Gosho has said that immortality is not the ultimate goal of the Black Organization<ref name="April2014Interview">Leaked interview notes from the May issue of the magazine 「ダ・ヴィンチ」 (da Vinci) with the fans/reporters/whatever, leaked April 15, 2014 
Source: http://ddnavi.com/news/191132/ 
黒ずくめの組織の目的とはナニ？　APTX4869の作用から考えると、不老不死が怪しいのでは……。 
Please! Please, let me ask 2 more questions! What is the BO’s goal? Going by the APTX4869, I would think immortality… 
【青山】「違います。確かにそう思っちゃうよね。今ね、組織の中では大変なことが起こっていますよ」 
That’s wrong. It’s true that you’d think that, isn’t it? You see, right now, something really big is happening within the organization.</ref>; however, achieving immortality or anti-aging might be an important step to reach the true end.

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, APTX 4869 is nicknamed the "''incomplete'' detective" by the Black 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 Haibara’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 (189), Page 6: The Endangered Ball; Episodes 130-131: The Stadium Indiscriminate Threatening Case</ref> APTX 4869 is the only known intersection between Shinichi and the Black Organization; 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 [[Wikipedia: 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's unnatural youth is another indicator that the Black 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. [[Hiroshi Agasa|Professor Agasa]] and Conan later wondered if the line meant that the Black 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 ==
{{main|List of Black Organization related characters}}
The Black Organization has involved many non-members in its plots, as collaborators or as targets. Additionally, many characters are friends or acquaintances with members of the Black Organization, often without realizing it.

== Plot timeline ==
{{main|Black Organization timeline}}

== Manga to anime differences ==
{{main|List of differences between the manga and anime}}
The first season of Detective Conan rarely featured the Black Organization because the anime writers wanted to downplay 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 this:

* '''[[The Shinkansen's Bomb Case|Episode 5]]''': The episode replaces the two men who shrunk Conan with lookalikes Ueda and Shimoda, unrelated to the Black Organization. In the manga version of this case, Conan runs into the real pair and learns their code names (Gin/Vodka in the Japanese Version, Melkior and Kaspar in the English Version). Their replacement creates a continuity error in [[Game Company Murder Case|episode 54]]. Conan recognizes their code names when Tequila speaks to them, yet Conan never learned their code names in the anime version of events.

* '''[[The Strange Person Hunt Murder Case|Episode 13]]''': At the end of the episode, Masami Hirota meets with the criminal in charge the recent murders. She survives a gunshot wound thanks to Conan. In the manga version, which is in volume 2, the masterminds are Gin and Vodka. Masami is actually Akemi Miyano, and stole the money to buy her sister out of the organization. Upon refusal to give the money's location to Gin, he shoots her. Conan arrives shortly after, and tries to help Akemi. He gives her his real name, and before dying she tells Conan the location of the money and that the organization who killed her wears black like crows. The anime had to do a similar story in [[The Black Organization: One Billion Yen Robbery Case|episode 128]], in order to repair the storyline because Akemi's death is what prompted Shiho Miyano to defect from the Organization.

== Relation to the organization from Magic Kaito ==
:''See also: [[Magic Kaito Organization]]''
It is questionable if the Detective Conan's Black Organization and [[Magic Kaito]]'s [[Magic Kaito Organization|unnamed organization]] are the same organization. The member of the magic Kaito organization that claimed responsibility for killing [[Toichi Kuroba]] 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 [[Wikipedia: 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]] thought to possibily grant immortality in some way. This could be connected to the age-reversing drug mentioned earlier but the true magical nature of Magic Kaito and its organization's search does not mesh with the non-magical setting of Detective Conan. Although after Toichi and Yuusaku are revealed to be twins in Movie 27, it's possible a connection between the two organisations as well could arise in the future.

== Gallery ==
<gallery widths=180px perrow=5>
File:EP385 3.jpg|The boss, Gin, Vodka, and Vermouth (episode 385).
File:EP398-1.PNG|Conan visualizes the boss, Gin, Vodka, and a naked Vermouth (episode 398).
File:EP425-BO.jpg|Gin, Vodka, Vermouth, Chianti, and Korn (episode 425).
File:EP500-BO.jpg|Gin, Vodka, Vermouth, Chianti, and Korn (episode 500).
File:Op50-Karasuma.jpg|Conan vs. Karasuma, Gin, Vodka, Vermouth, Chianti, and Korn (opening 50).
</gallery>

== Trivia ==
[[File:Demon.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Conan against the demon.]]
* This crime organization enshrouded in mystery, and even other unrelated case, are sometimes introduced with crows, the creepy bird which is also depicted on their head's crest.
* The cars and motorcycles of all Black Organization's members in the anime version have "Shinjuku" (新宿) as license plate, then their founding location is somewhere in Tokyo.
* While chasing down leads on their organization, Conan is constantly confronted by difficult cases. In the introduction of [[The Last Wizard of the Century|movie 3]], on a Greek palace ruins at night, he is suddenly attacked by a big red demon with evil aura from many yellow stratus, the Black Organization behind all minor criminals.

== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Karasuma Group]]
* [[Crow]]
* [[Unsolved Mysteries]]

== In other languages ==
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{{OtherLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|黒の組織 Kuro no soshiki|Black Organization}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Arab League|Arabic|المنظّمة السوداء Al-Munaẓẓama As-Sawdā’|The Black Organization}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Indonesia|Bahasa Indonesia|Organisasi Hitam| }}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Malaysia|Bahasa Melayu|Kongsi Gelap / Organisasi Hitam|Dark Syndicate}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Catalonia|Catalan|L'Organització dels Homes de Negre|The Black Men's Organization}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=China|Chinese (Simplified)|黑衣组织 Hēi'yī Zǔzhī|Organization in Black (in the sense of "men in black") }}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Finland|Finnish|Musta Organisaatio| }}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=France|French|L’Organisation des Hommes en Noir|The Black Men's Organization}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Die Schwarze Organisation|The Black Organization}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Italy|Italian|L'Organizzazione degli Uomini in Nero|The Organization of the Men in Black}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=South Korea|Korean|검은조직 Geom-eunjojig| }}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Poland|Polish|Czarna organizacja| }}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish (Spain)|La Organización de los Hombres de Negro|The Black Men's Organization}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish (Latin America)|Organización Negra Organización de Negro|Black Organization Black's Organization}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|องค์กรชุดดำ Xngkh̒kr chud dả|The Black Organization}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Tổ Chức Áo Đen|The Black Organization}}
{{EndTable}}

== References ==
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Kamen Yaiba

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{{InfoBox Char
| name = Kamen Yaiba
| japanese-name = 仮面ヤイバー (Kamen Yaibā)
| english-name = Masked Yaiba Masked Yaiber<ref>[[The Secret Hidden By the Cards|Episode 1108]], [[A Dangerous Recipe|Episode 183]]</ref> Samurai Kid<ref>[[The Disappeared Kidnapper|File 1123]]</ref>
| image = Kamen Yaiba profile.jpg
| age = unknown
| gender = Male
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume 4#File 036 - Code Sheet Obtained!!|File 036]] Anime: [[Ayumi-chan Kidnapping Case|Episode 12]]
| appearances = {{:Kamen Yaiba Appearances}}
| japanese-voice = [[Wataru Takagi (voice actor)|Wataru Takagi]] [[Isshin Chiba]] (Episode 140 as clock; Episode 149 as Yuta Hosono)
| english-voice = [[Justin Cook]] (FUNimation) [[Zachary T. Rice]] (Bangzoom!) [[Chris Flores]] (Macias Group)
}}
{{nihongo|'''Kamen Yaiba'''|仮面ヤイバー|Kamen Yaibā|litt. "Masked Sword"}} is a children's television show inside the ''[[Detective Conan]]'' universe that falls into the genre of ''[[Wikipedia: Tokusatsu|tokusatsu]]'', live action special effects. It is a parody of the ''[[Wikipedia: Kamen Rider|Kamen Rider]]'' franchise, created by [[Wikipedia: Shotaro Ishinomori|Shotaro Ishinomori]] in the 1970s.

== Background ==
Kamen Yaiba is a fictional character in the series and a superhero that often appears on TV as a kids' show. Many relics have been made about him as publicity and marketing, including trading cards, posters, DVDs, and figurines. He is most liked by elementary schoolers like [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] and the [[Detective Boys]], and many movies of the franchise have been produced. The plot is about a hero wanting to save the world from the threat of Jocker, an evil organization of alien monsters, and to conquer a young lady who is his first love. On the way to defeat his arch-enemy, the Jocker's boss, Yaiba also has to fight other villains that come in the way. The original Kamen Yaiba's arch-enemy was the Potato Baron, the fiends' leader ruled by the Potato Queen.

Kamen Yaiba's real identity is Raiha Shirogane (白金雷刃), a normal young and good looking person who's always in the park with his childhood friend Rei Natsume selling hot dogs. When something happens, he immediately drives to the scene and begin to battle the evil people or aliens. But, Rei does not know that he really is Kamen Yaiba. She only knows that her boyfriend often finds excuses to stop work, and ride away somewhere on his motorcycle. But every time, Rei forgives Kamen Yaiba with forgiving eyes. When the author was planning the story for Kamen Yaiba he made a scenario where his younger sister got killed. But, Kamen Yaiba doesn't fight for vengeance. He fights to maintain justice.<ref name=ep119>Episode 119: "The Kamen Yaiba Murder Case".</ref>. He also has a pet cat named "Torakage" (虎影).

== Production ==
Kamen Yaiba is one of the most viewed shows in Japan in the series world and is produced by [[Nichiuri TV]], based in Tokyo. The series first aired 24 years before the current [[Timeline]]. The show's episodes sytem is based on the series one with episodes and seasons. It has a wide range of TV producers and ADs having two main actors: the one acting Kamen Yaiba and the one acting as Yaiba's girlfriend. The costume designs company used is Kitagawa Costumes and Nakamura Clothing Store. The show disposes of a wide range of animated presentations to children, most often in parks and public areas like the [[Wikipedia: Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse|Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse]]. The lighting and illumination is done by Ken Abe, Eizo Mizuguchi, and Nao Omura. The recording staff team is made by Emiko Akahori and Kenji Matoyama. The visual effects team has only two members: Masahiko Abe and Masahiro Isobe. The show has also been cooperated with Tohto University's Tama Campus, a visual arts department of the fictitious university, Iwakuma Sightseeing, a tourism agency promoting the show, Koyama Buses, bus transports for the staff, and Nagasaka's Everyone Kindergarten, as a promoter for children's shows.<ref>Semi credits on a TV series in episode 391.</ref> The show appears in a weekly basis and mainly targets a young audience range, although some fans are really older. Two movies have been made so far. [[TWO-MIX]] sang the theme song.

== Appearance ==
Kamen Yaiba is a tall and handsome superhero, wearing a colored suit that distinguishes him from others when seen on TV. He has a helmet fully covering his head, which has green laser eyes and the Kamen Yaiba logo, a big yellow "Y". He has a red scarf and a metallic plastron with the big Y, white long gloves and a blue jumpsuit under, a belt with the same logo and white cowboy boots. He has a red motorcycle, that can overrun high obstacles, and a cape his scarf can become a cape separated into two red stripes. The original Kamen Yaiba was more robotic and seemed like a strong boxer, with the abdominals visible and his metallic helmet. His powers gives him the ability to jump high and to avoid ennemies easily, and to shoot lasers on them. The actor himself is not as powerful and strong as his character, since he is skinny, has black hair, and doesn't have any strength.

== Appellations ==
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{{appellations|Ayumi Yoshida|Kamen Yaiba|-}}
{{appellations|Genta Kojima|Kamen Yaiba|-}}
{{appellations|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Kamen Yaiba|-}}
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{{appellations|Kansuke Yamato|Kamen Yaiba|-}}
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== Plot overview ==
=== Code Sheet Case (Manga: [[Volume 4#File 036 - Code Sheet Obtained!!|036-039]]) ===
Introduction to Kamen Yaiba through a special event at Tohto Tower. Conan begins to tell [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] who he is, but stops himself and announces his identity as Kamen Yaiba. In the [[The Coded Map of the City Case|anime version]], the scene where Conan's identity was questioned was removed and then added back in episode 5, but the part where he announced imself as Kamen Yaiba is omitted.

=== Magician's Suicide Case (Manga: [[Volume 14#Magician's Suicide Case|131]], Anime: [[The Cornered Famous Detective! Two Big Murder Cases|096]]) ===

=== Innocent Suspect Case (Manga: [[Volume 23#Innocent Suspect Case|231]]-[[Volume 24#Innocent Suspect Case|233]], Anime: [[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 2|156-157]]) ===

=== Red Horse Case (Manga: [[Volume 39#Red Horse Case|393-397]], Anime: [[The Red Horse within the Flames|325-327]]) ===
A young boy helps to determine the time of an arson. The attack happened shortly after 19:30, when Kamen Yaiba's intro was on TV. The start time at 19:30 could be interpreted as an allusion to the ''Detective Conan'' anime.

=== Dark and Clutered Room Case (Manga: [[Volume 41#Dark Apartment Murder Case|417-419]], Anime: [[Secret of the Tohto Film Development Studio|335-336]]) ===
[[Yukiko Kudo]] takes the Detective Boys to the studio where Kamen Yaiba is produced, Tohto Studio, for a sneak peak at Kamen Yaiba's second movie.

=== Takagi's Last Case (Manga: [[Volume 44#Takagi's Last Case|450-452]], Anime: [[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 6|390-391]]) ===
The Detective Boys witness a suspicious man and the clues lead to [[Kazunobu Chiba|Chiba]]'s roommate. While in Chiba's apartment the Detective Boys watch the first six episodes of the original Kamen Yaiba. The fourth episode, "The Intrigues of Baron Potato!!", features him fighting his arch-enemy, the Potato Baron.

=== Group Date Kidnapping Case (Manga: [[Volume 50#Group Date Kidnapping Case|511-514]], Anime: [[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 7|431-432]]) ===
A mysterious stranger gives a small kid a rare Kamen Yaiba battle card worth 3,000 yen, featuring a look at the cybernetics inside of Yaiba's head. During the case it is mentioned that one of the suspects bought two limited edition event Kamen Yabia battle card bags, and send one to a friend. Neither of the two got the legendary Potato Queen platinum card, who is the queen of the Potato Baron and his fiends. Seven cards come to a bag, and some of the cards are worth up to 800,000 yen.

=== Mysterious Job Case (Manga: [[Volume 54#Mysterious Job Case|554]], Anime: [[The Shadow of the Black Organization|465]]) ===
In a scene, when Kamen Yaiba was being chased, a Jocker's monster and two of those aliens were attacking him with grenades from a jeep while he was riding his bike, and his helmet fell off and almost gave away his identity.

=== Onsen Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 69#Onsen Murder Case|722-724]], Anime: [[The Scenario of the Steaming Locked Room|597-598]]) ===
The Detective Boys run into Mishio Natori, the actress who played the original Kamen Yaiba's love interest.

=== The VHS Tape of Memories (Manga: [[Volume 71#The VHS of Memories|741-742]], Anime: [[A Video Letter of First Love|624]]) ===
Chiba reveals that he made a knock-off Tokusatsu tape as a kid titled "Kamen Baiya" thirteenth years ago, due to him being a fan of Kamen Yaiba. Which means that Kamen Yaiba has existed for at least that long.

=== A Missing Item Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 82#A Missing Item|869-871]], Anime: [[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 9|748-749]]) ===
A Kamen Yaiba movie was used as a trick to commit murder.

=== The Old Warehouse of Teitan Elementary School (Manga: [[Volume 91#The Old Warehouse of Teitan Elementary School|966-968]], Anime: [[The New Teacher's Skeleton Case|889-890]]) ===
Mitsuhiko mentions that the next episode of Kamen Yaiba will feature a mysterious woman-Yaiba.

=== Interchanged Betting Ticket Case (Manga: [[Volume 92#Interchanged Betting Ticket Case|975-977]], Anime: [[The Tokyo-Style Detective Show Next Door|894-895]]) ===
It is mentioned that an episode featuring the second-in-command of the enemy boss in the Yaiba tv show will air that night.

=== Haibara's Lost Phone Charm (Manga: [[Volume 94#Haibara's Lost Phone Strap Case|997-999]], Anime: [[The Heartfelt Strap|925-926]]) ===
A father described the length of travel time between two train stations as the same length as a Kamen Yaiba episode, 30 minutes.

=== TV Drama Filming Site Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 96#TV Drama Filming Site Murder Case|1022-1026]], Anime: [[Makoto Kyogoku the Understudy|993-995]]) ===
For their date Sonoko and Makoto, along with Sera, Ran and Conan, went to Superhero Team Azengers where Kamen Yaiba joined the team.

===Foiled Kidnapping Transaction Case (Manga: [[Volume 105#Foiled Kidnapping Transaction Case|1124]])===

== Non-canon plot overview ==
=== Hijacked Department Store Case (Anime: [[Hijacked Department Store Case|017]]) ===
Kamen Yaiba guise is used by one of the robber whose pretend to be stageshow stunt actor in daytime. But at night, he is reveal himself as the robber to rob at night, but later defeat and arrest by police in next day

=== Monday Night 7:30 p.m. Murder Case (Anime: [[Monday Night 7:30 p.m. Murder Case|036]]) ===
According to Genta, that night's Masked Yaiber was very interesting, and for Mitsuhiko especially the final fight with the green planet man Batora ("Butler"), a green alien.

=== The Mysterious Mole Alien Case (Anime: [[The Mysterious Mole Alien Case|107-108]]) ===
According to the Detective Boys, a [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]]'s client looks exactly like the mole alien, who shakes off his comrades and tricks Kamen Yaiba. Like a mole, he suddenly comes out of the earth.

=== The Kamen Yaiba Murder Case (Anime: [[The Kamen Yaiba Murder Case|119]]) ===
Ran can partially relate to how Rei feels in the Kamen Yaiba TV series, and according to Conan it is almost how it works between Ran and him.

=== The Amusement Park Bungee Jumping Case (Anime: [[The Amusement Park Bungee Jumping Case|149]]) ===

=== Moon, Star, and Sun Case (Anime: [[The Secret of the Moon, the Star, and the Sun|163-164]]) ===
While this case is canon to the manga, it replaces the Voice-Changing Pen with a non-canon [[Kamen Yaiba Voice Changer]].

=== The Small Eye-Witnesses (Anime: [[The Small Eye-Witnesses|281]]) ===
That night airing "The End of the Fake Yaiba", the last episode of the Fake Yaiba series. The fake Yaiba is dangerously closing in on Shunsuke. Another character is Satoshi.

=== The Car Stunt's Utmost Limit (Anime: [[The Car Stunt's Utmost Limit|440]]) ===
During a stunt show, it's revealed Kamen Yaiba's actor face.

=== The Alibi of the Fall (Anime: [[The Alibi of the Fall|596]]) ===
A broadcast of the show of Kamen Yaiba was shown and we could see the hero fighting two ennemies as Kogoro, Ran, and Conan had to meet the organizer of the Kamen Yaiba programs for a case. The company called Orion Planning produced this show. Conan also remembers him and the Detective Boys seeing one of his live action shows. When Yaiba's ally, the laser police, fired his laser gun, the Jocker's monster with scales went "pushuu" and fell all flat.

=== The Disappearance of Conan Edogawa (TV Special: [[The Disappearance of Conan Edogawa: The Worst Two Days in History|05]]) ===
A Kamen Yaiba festival is used as a backdrop for an assassination plot. Statues of Kamen Yaiba are placed around and a theme tune plays in the background.

=== The Disappeared Detective Boys (Anime: [[The Disappeared Detective Boys|922]]) ===
Kamen Yaiba appear in the docks for a kids' show and jumps from a container to another before knocking out some Jocker's aliens and making his iconic pose. A lots of people attend the show, including the Detective Boys, and the Nichiuri TV animation director in charge of the direct filming is introduced.

=== Kaiju Gomera vs. Kamen Yaiba (Anime: [[Kaiju Gomera vs. Kamen Yaiba|965-968]]) ===

=== The Cosplay Rider of the Wind (Anime: [[The Cosplay Rider of the Wind|1197]]) ===

== Gallery ==
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File:Original Kamen Yaiba.jpg|thumb|200px|The original Kamen Yaiba (episode 390).
File:EP440-3.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Kamen Yaiba's actor (episode 440).
File:Yaiba Villian 24.jpg|Kamen Yaiba vs. the Jocker's members: mole, monkey mushroom, monster with scales, peghead, and other aliens (episode 596).
File:Original Kamen Yaibas love intrest.jpg|The original Kamen Yaiba's love interest (episode 597).
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== Name origin ==
[[File:Kamen Rider and Kamen Yaiba.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Kamen Yaiba is a parody of Kamen Rider.]]
[[File:Yaiba Chapter 184 Kamen Yaiba.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Yaiba as "Kamen Yaiba".]]
The name Kamen Yaiba is a combination of a parody of the Tokusatsu TV show ''[[Wikipedia: Kamen Rider|Kamen Rider]]'', as well as [[Gosho Aoyama]]'s previous manga and anime ''[[Yaiba]]'', referencing a moment from chapter 184, when [[Yaiba Kurogane|Yaiba]] put on [[Sayaka Mine|Sayaka]]'s underwear like a mask to protect himself from the attacks of the Cedar Pollen Soldier, resembling the Rider a bit and jokingly calling himself "Kamen Yaiba" because of this. That franchise itself has had screenplays done by [[Toshiki Inoue]]. Several ''Detective Conan'' actors have appeared on ''Kamen Rider'', including: [[Tori Matsuzaka]], [[Seizo Kato]], [[Rikiya Koyama]], and [[Takanori Jinnai]].

Kamen Yaiba's real name "Raiha Shirogane" (白金雷刃) comes from [[Yaiba Kurogane]]'s name. "Shirogane" means silver (銀), while "Kurogane" means steel (鉄). Raiha contains the word for Yaiba's first name (刃), while the "Rai" part means "lightning" (雷) and is a reference to Yaiba's trademark technique the "lightning slash" (雷切). Yaiba's cat "Torakage" is a wordplay on Yaiba's pet tiger "Kagetora" (カゲトラ).

== Trivia ==
* The characters in the series are often compared with those in ''Detective Conan'':
** Raiha Shirogane/Kamen Yaiba: [[Shinichi Kudo]]/Conan Edogawa<ref name=ep119/><ref name=v23f10>Manga volume 23, file 10; anime episode 156.</ref>
** Rei Natsume: Ran Mouri<ref name=ep119/>
** The female spy who's betrayed Jocker and confessed her love to Kamen Yaiba: [[Shiho Miyano]]/[[Ai Haibara]]<ref name=v23f10/>
** The laser police: [[Law Enforcement]]<ref name=ep119/>
** The evil organization Jocker: [[Black Organization]]<ref name=v23f10/>
** The Jocker's boss: [[The Boss]]<ref name=v92f7>Manga volume 92, file 7; anime episode 895.</ref>
** The second-in-command of the boss: [[Rum]]<ref name=v92f7/>
** Fuuko/Girl-Yaiba: [[Rumi Wakasa]]<ref>Manga volume 91, file 9; anime episode 890.</ref>
* Kamen Yaiba is the cell phone background of [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]]'s phone in episode 622-623.
* He's been referred to as [[Samurai Kid]] since around volume 30 of the English translation, which is what the translation used to call Yaiba whenever elements of that series made a cameo. This is an obvious translation error: they have similar names.

== In other languages ==
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== References ==
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== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Culture]]

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Kaito Kuroba

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| name = Kaito Kuroba
| japanese-name = 黒羽快斗 (Kuroba Kaito)
| english-name = Kaito Kuroba<ref>Case Closed [[Volume 55]] File 9: Sunset</ref>
| image = Kaito Kuroba Profile.jpg
| age = 17<ref>Kaito's age is never directly stated in the manga, but in chapter 34 of the Magic Kaito manga, Kaito invites Aoko to ride on his bike with him, since he has had his driver's license for over a year now, which is the requirement for a bike driver to be allowed to take a pillion passenger with him. Since 16 is the minimum age required to acquire a driver's license for a bike in Japan, Kaito must be 17 years old to have his driver's license for over a year.</ref>
| gender = Male
| height = {{Bracket|174 cm|5'8.5"}}
| weight = {{Bracket|58 kg|128 lbs}}
| date-of-birth = June 21<ref name= birthday>The date is only given as June in the manga chapter "[[Magic Kaito Volume 4#Golden Eye|Golden Eye (Part 1)]]", while the full date is given in few entries of the Gosho Aoyama Manga Factory ([https://www.gamf.jp/1177.html 1][https://www.gamf.jp/1450.html 2][https://www.gamf.jp/1463.html 3][https://www.gamf.jp/1714.html 4]) and a [https://twitter.com/gamf_staff/status/480247632237826050 X entry].</ref>
| relatives = [[Toichi Kuroba]] (father, deceased?) [[Chikage Kuroba]] (mother) [[Aoko Nakamori]] (girlfriend) [[Yusaku Kudo]] (uncle) [[Yukiko Kudo]] (aunt) [[Shinichi Kudo]] (cousin)
| occupation = Ekoda High School Student Magician Phantom Thief (secretly)
| nicknames = Bakaito
| aliases = Kaitou Kid Phantom Thief Kid 1412 Kaitou 1412
| status = Alive
| first-appearance = [[Magic Kaito]] Chapter 1 Manga: [[Volume 16#Kaitou Kid and the Black Star|File 159]] Anime: [[Conan vs. Kaitou Kid|Episode 76]]
| appearances = {{:Kaito Kuroba Appearances}}Magic Kaito Manga: [[Kaito Kuroba Appearances|32]] Magic Kaito 1412: [[Kaito Kuroba Appearances|24]]
| keyhole = [[Volume 16]] (as Kaitou Kid)
| japanese-voice = [[Kappei Yamaguchi]]
| english-voice = [[Jerry Jewell]] (FUNimation) [[Griffin Burns]] (Bang Zoom!, Macias Group) [[Mauricio Ortiz-Segura]] (Studio Nano)
| footnotes =
}}
'''{{nihongo|Kaito Kuroba|黒羽快斗|Kuroba Kaito}}''' is the main character in the manga franchise ''[[Magic Kaito]]'', and a recurring character in the manga and anime franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''. He is the current '''[[Kaitou Kid]]''', the childhood friend and the romantic interest of [[Aoko Nakamori]].

== Background ==
Kaito is a second-year student at Ekoda High School Class 2-B alongside his childhood friend [[Aoko Nakamori]], the witch [[Akako Koizumi]], and transfer student detective [[Saguru Hakuba]]. Kaito discovers [[Toichi Kuroba|his father]]'s identity as the original [[Kaitou Kid]] after eight years following his death, thanks to a secret room inside his house, as well as talking with his father's attendant and friend, [[Konosuke Jii]]. Picking up where his father left off, Kaito takes up the mantle of Kaitou Kid in an effort to lure out [[Magic Kaito Organization|his father's murderers]] by making Kid a world-famous thief once again.

== Personality ==
[[File:vlcsnap-2013-10-10-17h54m48s62.png|thumb|left|200px|Kaito rejects Akako because of her arrogance.]]
According to Saguru's analysis during his search for Kaitou Kid's identity, Kaito is 174 cm (5' 8.5") tall, weighs 58 kg (128 lbs), has an IQ of 400, and is blood type 'B'.<ref>{{cite book |last=Aoyama |first=Gosho |title=Magic Kaito |volume=3 |publisher=Shogakukan |date=1994-10-15 |isbn=4-09-122093-5 |chapter=Akako's Delivery Service |language=Japanese |location=Tokyo |page=86-87}}</ref> Kaito as his usual self seems to be rather popular in school although he tends to get in trouble with the ladies, particularly Aoko, for flipping up their skirts<ref>Magic Kaito 1412 episode 1</ref> or peeking on them in the locker room<ref>Magic Kaito 1412 episode 7</ref>. He is a compulsive trickster who loves to demonstrate his magic tricks and share them with others, and hates to see people upset. Although he hasn't demonstrated it while in full costume, Kaito has an extreme fear of fish (ichthyophobia) to the point where he freaks out upon seeing Aoko wear fish-print underwear one day.<ref>{{cite book |last=Aoyama |first=Gosho |title=Magic Kaito |volume=2 |publisher=Shogakukan |date=1988-11-15 |isbn=4-09-122082-7 |chapter=Hustler vs. Magician |language=Japanese |location=Tokyo |page=158 }}</ref> In OVA 10, while escaping Trap Island, a fish flops into his escape rowboat and he panics.<ref>OVA 10: Kid in Trap Island</ref> However, in the manga, he is not afraid of a shark when it is asleep.

== Skills ==
=== Intelligence ===
Kaito is a brilliant young man. Repeatedly, he has shown a remarkable talent for methodically planning out his entire scheme and is likewise able to improvise when things fall apart. He is a very good researcher, as when preparing to become someone else, he is very thorough. He inherits his late father's photographic memory, able to recall details about people or things he has seen seamlessly. He also has a talent for seeing through deception, as he was among the first to realize that Conan Edogawa was not a normal child. He has repeatedly been shown to be a master manipulator. Able to see through a person's general pattern of thinking, he can give various misdirections to trick people into moving as he desires.

=== Disguise ===
Arguably, Kaito's most remarkable trait is his prowess for disguise. With little time and preparation, he can perfectly take on the likeness of virtually anyone. He can improvise to create a believable impersonation, even of people shorter than him. More than just mimicking their frame and face, Kaito excels in perfectly imitating their voice, including accent and dialect. Also, his performance is thorough, so he can effectively act like the person, copying their mannerisms, demeanor, speech patterns, ideology, and so on. Ultimately, he can fool even the people closest to his chosen imitation for hours without failing to deceive.

=== Stage magic ===
Like his father, Kaito is an accomplished magician, excelling in sleight of hand and various other forms of misdirection. Commonly using smokescreens to obscure him from others' sight, Kaito leaves little time for people to figure out his next move. He is also a proficient escapist, able to slip out of handcuffs with ease. Likewise, he is remarkable in stealth, able to move about unnoticed and seemingly disappear.

=== Athletic ability ===
Kaito is highly athletic. He excels in various sports, including skiing, scootering, rollerblading, and hang-gliding. In his various schemes, he is shown to be very agile and perform various acrobatics.<ref>{{cite book |last=Aoyama |first=Gosho |title=Magic Kaito |volume=2 |publisher=Shogakukan |date=1988-11-15 |isbn=4-09-122082-7 |chapter=Let Go of Him |language=Japanese |location=Tokyo |page= }}</ref> Although, (much to Aoko's amusement) cannot ice skate<ref>{{cite book |last=Aoyama |first=Gosho |title=Magic Kaito |volume=3 |publisher=Shogakukan |date=1994-10-15 |isbn=4-09-122093-5 |chapter=The Great Detective Appears!! |language=Japanese |location=Tokyo |page=36 }}</ref> or play billiards.<ref>{{cite book |last=Aoyama |first=Gosho |title=Magic Kaito |volume=2 |publisher=Shogakukan |date=1988-11-15 |isbn=4-09-122082-7 |chapter=Hustler vs. Magician |language=Japanese |location=Tokyo |page= }}</ref> He is a remarkable shot with his gun, and has shown himself to be ambidextrous.

=== Other skills ===
He is a talented artist, able to recreate marks he has seen once perfectly. He is also capable of driving a car and a motorcycle. He is a capable hacker, plus an exceptional lockpicker and safecracker.

== Appellations ==
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{{appellations|Toichi Kuroba|Kaito|Dad (''Oyaji'')}}
{{appellations|Chikage Kuroba|Kaito|Mom (''Kāsan'') Former Phantom Lady (''Moto Phantom Lady'')}}
{{appellations|Aoko Nakamori|Kaito Bakaito (insult)|Aoko Ahoko (insult)}}
{{appellations|Ginzo Nakamori|Kaito-kun|Inspector Nakamori (''Nakamori-keibu'') Inspector (''Keibu'')}}
{{appellations|Akako Koizumi|Kuroba-kun Kuroba Kaito (''inner thoughts'') Kaito (''opening, once'')|Akako-chan (''first time'') Akako}}
{{appellations|Saguru Hakuba|Kuroba-kun|Hakuba Bastard Hakuba (''Hakuba-no-yarō'')}}
{{appellations|Konosuke Jii|Young Master Kaito (''Kaito-botchama'') Young Master (''Botchama'')|Jii-chan}}
{{appellations|Keiko Momoi|Kaito-kun|Keiko}}
|}
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{{appellations/head|Kaito}}
{{appellations|Conan Edogawa|Kaitou Kid Kid<ref>[[Volume 70#Ryoma's Gunbelt Case|File 732 (Volume 70)]]</ref> Magician-san Under the Moonlight (''Gekka no Kijutsushi-san'')<ref name="file634">[[Volume 61#Kaitou Kid and the Purple Nail|File 634 (Volume 61)]]</ref>|Boy (''Bōzu'') Detective-kun (''Tantei-kun'') Great Detective (''Meitantei'') Mr. Heisei Sherlock Holmes (''Heisei no Sherlock Holmes-san'')}}
{{appellations|Ran Mouri|Shinichi<ref name="file156">[[Volume 16#Kaitou Kid and the Black Star|File 156 (Volume 16)]]</ref>}}
{{appellations|Sonoko Suzuki|That high school student (''Ano kōkōsei'')<ref name="file159">[[Volume 16#Kaitou Kid and the Black Star|File 159 (Volume 16)]]</ref>}}
{{appellations|Yukiko Kudo|Little boy (''Boku, formerly'')<ref name="file573">[[Volume 55#Shinichi's Childhood Adventure|File 573 (Volume 55)]]</ref>|Old lady (''Obasan, childhood'')<ref name="file573" />}}
{{appellations|Jirokichi Suzuki|-|Old man Suzuki (''Suzuki-no-jiisan'')}}
|}
</tab>
</tabs>

== Plot overview ==
=== Magic Kaito ===
The day after the Kaitou Kid makes his return after an eight-year hiatus, Kaito stumbles through a trap door in his room and discovers that his father, [[Toichi Kuroba]], was the original Kaitou Kid. Kaito dons his father's costume to discover the identity of the new Kaitou Kid, revealed to be his father's old assistant [[Konosuke Jii]]. Jii tells Kaito that Toichi had been murdered eight years ago and that he had dressed as the Kid and staged the heist in order to lure Toichi's killers.

So Kaito adopts the mantle of the Kid, having proven that he is more skilled than the aging and serious Jii. As the Kaitou Kid, Kaito stages several high-profile jewel heists to smoke out his father's killers, although he seems to be enjoying himself in the process. It isn't until the ''Blue Birthday'' heist that the murderers appear and reveals that they are searching for the double red-coloured gem [[Pandora]], said to shed tears of immortality during the passing of a particular comet. Upon realizing [[Magic Kaito Organization|the organization's]] aim and that his father was killed for his refusal to aid them in retrieving Pandora, Kaito vows as Kaitou Kid to find the Pandora gem first and destroy it.<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=144 }}</ref>

=== Detective Conan ===
[[File:Vlcsnap-2013-12-08-20h39m58s203.png|thumb|right|200px|A young Kaito Kuroba offers Yukiko Kudo a flower.]]
Since then, he has appeared in several Detective Conan cases. If his target is a gem, he always holds it up to the moonlight, presumably to check if it's the Pandora gem, before returning it, even if Conan seemingly has him cornered.

In other instances, Kid has staged heists when people such as [[Jirokichi Suzuki]] have called him out, or when criminals have used the Kaitou Kid's name to deflect blame from themselves, as in the Sunset Mansion case or the Seiran case. He also appeared in the Ryoma case to expose several counterfeiters who claimed to possess items that another thief, the Phantom Lady, had stolen years earlier. At that time, Kid implied that he may be a family relation of the 'Phantom Lady'.<ref>{{cite book |last=Aoyama |first=Gosho |title=Detective Conan |volume=70 |chapter=74 |language=Japanese |location=Tokyo}}</ref>

A young Kaito also appeared in a flashback during which Conan recalled a riddle that he and Ran had tried to solve when they were in first grade. It turned out that the 'riddler' had been the original Kaitou Kid, [[Toichi Kuroba]], who seemed to be a friend of [[Yusaku Kudo]].

In chapter 824, Kid had played a significant role in the main Detective Conan plot by disguising himself as Sherry at Conan's request. Their plan successfully tricked the Black Organization into believing she is dead.

==== Non-canon Detective Conan overview ====
In [[The Lost Ship in the Sky]], it's revealed that Kaito knew Conan's real identity as Shinichi Kudo. He helped Conan, who was thrown out of the airship, and they worked together to get back. Kaito has disguised himself as Shinichi five times, in [[The Last Wizard of the Century]], [[Magician of the Silver Sky]], [[The Lost Ship in the Sky]], [[Sunflowers of Inferno]], and [[The Fist of Blue Sapphire]], in which led Sato and Takagi to suspect that Shinichi was Kaitou Kid. The two later share their suspicion with Heiji, who responds with an 'Are you kidding me?' face.

== Relationships analysis ==
=== Family and friends ===
[[Image:vlcsnap-2013-09-21-03h04m55s93.png|thumb|right|200px|Kaito and Aoko.]]
==== Aoko Nakamori ====
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Kaito and [[Aoko Nakamori]] have been best friends since they were little, meeting for the first time at the clock tower.<ref>[[The Gathering of the Detectives! Shinichi Kudo vs. Kaitou Kid|"Episode 219: The Gathering of the Detectives! Shinichi Kudo vs. Kaitou Kid"]]</ref> They are portrayed as a similar pairing to [[Shinichi Kudo]] and [[Ran Mouri]] (including how the characters are drawn) and [[Heiji Hattori]] and [[Kazuha Toyama]], except much sillier. Kaito often teases Aoko by flipping her skirt. However, it has been seen that Kaito is quite protective of Aoko and doesn't appear to want her to go on a date with [[Saguru Hakuba]]. Aoko was somewhat suspicious that Kaito was Kaitou Kid, and to prove his innocence, she brought him along to a movie when a heist was scheduled. She handcuffed him to the seat, but Kaito managed to escape and pull off the heist, thus veering Aoko's suspicions away from him. The two have feelings for each other, but neither has admitted it as of yet.

In the last chapter of ''[[Yaiba]]'', a scene set after a three-year skip has [[Keiko Momoi]] telling [[Sayaka Mine]] that Kuroba and Nakamori are a couple now, while [[List of minor Magic Kaito characters#Notable minor characters|Keiko's friend]] confirms having seen them together.
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==== Akako Koizumi ====
[[File:Displeased with Akako.png|thumb|right|200px|Kaito wishes he was with Aoko instead.]]
Since [[Akako Koizumi|Akako]]'s first appearance in Volume 1, she's attempted to get Kaito to fall head over heels for her using whatever means necessary, including using a voodoo doll and hurting him in the process. Akako's obsession with Kaito stems from Kaitou Kid, whom she realizes is Kaito —the only man on Earth able to resist her. Despite Akako injuring Kaito during their first confrontation, Kaito, as Kid, behaves like a complete gentleman and encourages Akako to be herself so someone will like her rather than forcing it through witchcraft.<ref>{{cite book |last=Aoyama |first=Gosho |title=Magic Kaito |volume=1 |publisher=Shogakukan |date=1988-05-15 |isbn=4-09-122081-9 |chapter=The Scarlet Temptress |language=Japanese |location=Tokyo |page= 180}}</ref> Akako grows to have great concern for Kaito as evidenced by her warning Kaito<ref>{{cite book |last=Aoyama |first=Gosho |title=Magic Kaito |volume=3 |publisher=Shogakukan |date=1994-10-15 |isbn=4-09-122083-5 |chapter=Akako's Delivery Service |language=Japanese |location=Tokyo |page= 93-95}}</ref> against going to a heist and later assisting Kaitou Kid to escape safely from the heist that she had foreseen him being captured at.<ref>{{cite book |last=Aoyama |first=Gosho |title=Magic Kaito |volume=3 |publisher=Shogakukan |date=1994-10-15 |isbn=4-09-122083-5 |chapter=Akako's Delivery Service |language=Japanese |location=Tokyo |page= 100-103}}</ref> In Volume 2, Akako openly states she likes Kaito in front of Aoko.<ref>{{cite book |last=Aoyama |first=Gosho |title=Magic Kaito |volume=2 |publisher=Shogakukan |date=1988-11-15 |isbn=4-09-122082-7 |chapter=Let Go of Him |language=Japanese |location=Tokyo |page= 11}}</ref>
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==== Saguru Hakuba ====
[[File:2013 7 6 19 58 14.png|thumb|right|200px|Kaito Kuroba and Saguru Hakuba]]
The relationship between [[Saguru Hakuba|Saguru]] and Kaito is a rather tense one; since Saguru convinced himself early on that Kaito was instead Kid, and during the first few volumes, he's constantly throwing out offhand comments that show his suspicion. However, later on in the manga, we have a small scene where Saguru calls Kaito from Paris in order to give him some information on 'Chat Noir', a dangerous, fellow gem thief trying to outshine Kid.<ref>{{cite book |last=Aoyama |first=Gosho |title=Magic Kaito |volume=4 |publisher=Shogakukan |date=1994-10-15 |isbn=4-09-122093-5 |chapter=Golden Eye Part 1 |language=Japanese |location=Tokyo |page= 18}}</ref> Though Kaito continues to deny being Kid vehemently, Saguru gives him the information anyways, ending the conversation with, "Do your best at least. I don't want to see you lose to anyone before I capture you myself". Whether or not that was his actual motive, or if he was merely concerned for Kaito's well-being, is unknown.
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=== Others ===
==== Conan Edogawa ====
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[[File:名侦探柯南-515-DVD003348.jpg|thumb|right|200px|]]
In the manga, Kid and [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] are rivals. Ever since Kaito met Conan, Kaito has always seemed to be anticipating Conan's appearance at his heists. Conan makes the heists more interesting for Kaito, while Conan views Kaito's heists as entertainment.

Before being shrunk, Shinichi had encountered Kaitou Kid once during the Clock Tower heist, though they did not meet face-to-face. In their subsequent encounter, however, after Shinichi had become Conan, Kid disguised himself as Ran 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 turned out to be a bluff, Conan was shocked and infuriated. In subsequent encounters between Kid and Conan, Conan shows a much stronger desire to capture Kid.

Since then, Conan is usually a serious threat to Kid's plans and stops Kid often enough from escaping with the jewel that Conan has gained a reputation in the press as Kid's "natural enemy". In several instances, Conan appears to be able to 'sense' Kid's presence; knowing Kid is close by often causes Conan to behave far more frenetically. Appropriately, Kid seems to find Conan dangerous enough to warrant specific measures to keep the boy distracted. Conan does not seem to like Kid, saying once "He's only a thief that uses magic".<ref>Anime Episode 515: Kaitou Kid's Teleportation Magic</ref> However, if necessary, the two can put their rivalry aside (for a little while) and work together.<ref>[[Kaitou Kid and the Four Masterpieces]]</ref> Conan has something of a gentleman's agreement with Kaitou Kid that he won't look for the thief outside of heists. 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 that case —Conan reciprocates by halting his investigation just short of capturing Kid, thereby allowing Kid to escape mostly unhindered. This exchange of favors can sometimes become a bit unbalanced; Conan was perfectly willing to force Kaitou Kid against his will into facing a member of the [[Black Organization]] at gunpoint in a carriage filled with explosives.<ref>Manga [[Volume 78]], File 7 (824): "Mystery Train (Final Destination)"</ref>

In the movies, Kid becomes aware that Conan is Shinichi after he once overheard Conan talking to [[Hiroshi Agasa|Professor Agasa]] and displaying too much criminal knowledge for a 7-year-old.<ref>Movie 03: ''[[The Last Wizard of the Century]]''</ref> As a result, he ends up using Shinichi's identity to either further his own goals and challenge Conan at the same time, or to pay back a favor Conan has done him. Since movies cannot be considered [[canon]], it was once unclear whether Kid knows Conan is Shinichi in the official manga. However, since "Kaitou Kid and the Trick Box" case, it is clear that Kid does not know Conan's true identity because he called him "Conan-kun" and not "Shinichi" while they were alone.<ref>Anime Episode 888: ''[[Kaitou Kid and the Trick Box]] (Part 2)''</ref> There are also some speculations on Conan figuring out that Kid isn't just stealing randomly. At the end of the OVA 4: Conan, Kid, and the Crystal Mother, Conan turned with a serious face when he remembered a phrase that Kid had said, "Next time, I'll help myself to the Jewel of Destiny." In movie 14, Conan asked Kid to disguise himself as him for a while.

In chapter 1018 of the manga, Kid is shown thinking, "What's this? Two high school detectives..." The only high school detectives who appeared in that case were Heiji and Conan, making it very likely that Kid is aware of Conan's identity. Still, nothing has been officially stated or confirmed. When Kaito was disguised as Shinichi during the Azure Throne heist, he was surprised to see that he looked similar to Shinichi Kudo, but didn’t realize that Conan and Shinichi were one and the same.<ref>File 1120</ref>
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==== Ran Mouri ====
[[Ran]] has always been suspicious of Kaito Kid, assuming that Kaito is [[Kudo Shinichi]] in disguise, despite Kaito Kid disguised Shinichi on many occasions. Therefore, Kaito Kid tricked Ran by seducing her with his romantic charms, leading her to believe he was Shinichi. However, Ran already knows that Kaito Kid is not Shinichi. In Detective Conan's [[The Lost Ship in the Sky]], Kaito Kid pretends to be Shinichi to convince Ran not to turn him in. At the end of the film, Ran and Kid almost kiss, until she tells him, "You are not Shinichi." Conan shows up after seeing what Kaito did to Ran and immediately got jealous. Conan asked Ran, "How do you know that Kaito Kid is not Shinichi?" Ran responded that Kaito Kid "did something that Shinichi does not do." That is when Kaito Kid has his hands on her butt.

==== Heiji Hattori ====
Kaito and [[Heiji Hattori]] have never canonically met, although Heiji faced up against the Kid in Movie 3, and interacted with a disguised Kaito during Movie 10. They were also involved in the same cases in OVA 6 and Movie 14, but never directly interacted.
Also, in Movie 10, there is a scene where we see Saguru, but at the end it turns out it was Kaito, so he has met Heiji as Saguru. But Heiji didn't seem to notice it.

==== Lupin III ====
In [[Lupin III vs. Detective Conan: The Movie]], while they never directly meet face-to-face with each other, Kaitou Kid and [[Lupin III]] had their first encounter at the beginning of the film. Kaito Kuroba, while in his civilian guise, was among the many people present to see the heists of Lupin, who was masquerading as Kaitou Kid, involving a valuable diamond. Fujiko Mine claimed that if Lupin was unable to save her, by stealing the Cherry Sapphire, she could always ask Kaitou Kid for help. By the end of the film where Lupin was in Japan, in contrary to how Conan had thought he had left, Lupin had tried to steal another valuable jewel only to find it already to be stolen and replaced by a small note left by Kaitou Kid; the act was most likely to return the favor for Lupin’s temporary identity theft, for using Kid’s identity, with the diamond heist. As Lupin was being chased by [[Inspector Zenigata]], who didn’t believe Lupin had stolen the jewel, he had declared his rivalry with Kaitou Kid.

== People who know Kaitou Kid's real identity ==
{{main|List of characters who know Kaitou Kid's identity}}

== Name origin ==
The characters in Kuroba (黒羽) mean "black feather". Kaito's given name (快斗) uses different kanji than the word 'kaitou' (怪盗), which means 'phantom thief,' though they sound alike.

== Character popularity ==
* 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. Kaito/Kaitou Kid placed 2nd out of 10 with 18.99% 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>
* In honor of the release of the 800th manga chapter, Shonen Sunday held a popularity poll/contest containing 91 Detective Conan characters to choose from. Kaitou Kid/Kaito Kuroba placed 2nd overall with 1,696 votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://forum.dctp.ws/index.php?topic=8024.msg651566#msg651566|title=Shonen magazine detective conan official poll results published [magazine pic]|date=2012-02-28|publisher=eva|accessdate=2012-02-29}}</ref>

== Different looks ==
<gallery widths=180px perrows=5>
File:vlcsnap-2013-11-02-20h53m04s237.png|Detective Conan (episode 76)
File:Kaito Middle.JPG|Detective Conan (episode 219)
File:Vlcsnap-2013-09-17-01h27m23s176.png|Detective Conan (movie 14)
File:704 Kaito.jpg|Detective Conan (episode 704)
File:888 Kaito.jpeg|Detective Conan (episode 888)
File:vlcsnap-2013-11-05-18h09m59s176.png|Magic Kaito Special (episode 1)
File:vlcsnap-2013-11-02-21h00m37s127.png|Magic Kaito Special (episode 12).
File:Kaito Kuroba MK1412.jpg|Magic Kaito 1412 (episode 5)
</gallery>

== Quotes ==
=== General ===
{{cquote|I'm Kuroba Kaito. Nice to meet you!|To [[Aoko Nakamori]] in [[Magic Kaito Volume 4#Black Star|File 24]]}}

{{cquote|That's not it, Aoko. It's not like I want to make fun of the inspector nor do I enjoy stealing. I just want to find the truth, the culprits who murdered my father eight years ago and take revenge for him. In order to do that, I need to become Kaitou Kid, and I cannot afford to give up!}}

{{cquote|I see you still have no sense of humor.|To [[Conan Edogawa]] in [[Kaitou Kid's Teleportation Magic]]}}

=== Specific ===
{{cquote|Aoko: You're so cold... Like ice cream. Kaito: But ice cream is, sweet too.|[[Magic Kaito Volume 1#Kaitou Kid's Busy Day Off|File 4]]}}

{{cquote|Besides, I'm not here tonight as the son of Kuroba Touichi, your mentor in magic, nor the second-year high-school student you call Young Master. Right now, I'm the one they're all talking about. A pompous villain...|Talking to [[Konosuke Jii|Jii]] in [[Magic Kaito Volume 4#Black Star|File 23]]}}

=== About Kaito ===
{{cquote|Ginzo: Kaito-kun is... Kaitou Kid. Aoko: Don't be silly! Ginzo: No, I'm sure of it. I saw his face! And Kaito-kun performs magic too... All the more suspicious. Kaitou Kid's subsequent notice is set for this Sunday. You'll know for sure then. Aoko: Shut up! There's no way Kaito is Kaitou Kid! He promised to take me on a date this Sunday!|[[Magic Kaito Volume 1#Kaitou Kid's Busy Day Off|File 4]]}}

== Trivia ==
[[image:Kaito Lupin.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Kaito Lupin]]
* A prototype version of Kaito appears in Aoyama's "{{nihongo|Nonchalant Lupin|さりげなくルパン|Sarigenaku Rupan}}" short story. In this version, Kaito is named {{nihongo|Kaito Lupin|流犯快斗|Rupan Kaito}}.
* The name 'Kuroba' is a transliteration of 'clover.' A four-leaf clover also appears on the tag of Kid's monocle. Additionally, in the manga's second chapter, Kaito disguises himself as an old man named Count Clover.
* Gosho Aoyama gave Kaito the same height and weight measurements that he had in 1990<ref>{{cite book |last=Aoyama |first=Gosho |title=Magic Kaito Treasured Edition |volume=3 |publisher=Shogakukan |date=2011-11-21 |isbn=978-4-09-941727-7 |language=Japanese |location=Tokyo |page=197 "怪盗キッドの身長１７４ｃｍ、体重５８ｋｇってーのは、もちろんこの当時のオレの身長と体重！"}}</ref>, as well as his own blood type.
* Kaito and Gosho Aoyama also have the same birthday, June 21.<ref name= birthday/>
* Gosho Aoyama stated in the comments of the Magic Kaito chapters in the Treasured Edition releases of the manga, that he considers Kaito's ice cream line from Magic Kaito Chapter 4 to be the most embarrassing line of dialogue he has ever written.
* In both the Japanese and English dub, Kaito shares the same voice actor as that of Shinichi Kudo. Kaito and Shinichi already resemble each other so closely that in the Black Star case, Ran sees Kaito in the street and mistakes him for Shinichi. In Movie 8 and again in Movie 19, Kaito disguises himself as Shinichi and, without the use of a mask, succeeds in completely fooling everyone except for Ran.
* In Spanish, he doesn't share his voice with Shinichi, but with Hattori. However, this isn't much of a problem since he can perfectly mimic voices.
* Although Kaito's and Shinichi's teenage selves share the same voice actor, Kappei Yamaguchi, two different voice actors portray them as children: young Kaito is still voiced by Kappei Yamaguchi, while Conan and young Shinichi are voiced by [[Minami Takayama]].
* His favorite class is physical education. For example, he practices kendo, and in sword fights, he even manages to stand up to [[Yaiba Kurogane]].

== In other languages ==
{{BeginTable CharLang}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|快斗 Kaito|黒羽 Kuroba}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Arabic|Arabic|كايتو Kāito كاتيو Kātyo<ref>In the first part of [[The Gathering of the Detectives! Shinichi Kudo vs. Kaitou Kid|Episode 219]], he is called Kātyo</ref> }}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Indonesia|Bahasa Indonesia|Kaito|Kuroba}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=China|Chinese (Simplified)|快斗 Kuàidòu|黑羽 Hēiyǔ}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=US|English|Kaito|Kuroba}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Philippines|Filipino|Kaito|Kuroba<ref>https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/gma/articles/2015-02-18/13429/Ang-bagong-gentleman-thief-na-kagigiliwan-ng-lahat-Magic-Kaito</ref>}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=France|French|Kaito|Kuroba}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Italy|Italian|Kaito|Kuroba}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Catalonia|Catalan|Kaito|Kuroba}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish (Spain)|Kaito|Kuroba}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish (Latin America)|Kaito|Kuroba}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=North Korea|flag2 = South Korea|Korean|희도 HuiDo|고 Ko}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Russia|Russian|Кайто Kaito|Куроба Kuroba}}
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== Gallery ==
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File:Vlcsnap-2013-11-04-20h32m55s176.png|Kaito uses a simple dark clothing scheme before heists to avoid calling attention to himself. Pursuers expecting the dramatic white of Kid's uniform are thrown off when Kaito switches to black.<ref>[[Kaitou Kid's Teleportation Magic]]</ref><ref>[[Conan & Kid's Battle For Ryoma's Treasure]]</ref>
File:Untitled.png|Kaito 10 years ago.<ref>[[Shinichi Kudo's Childhood Adventure]]</ref>
</gallery>

== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Kaitou Kid]]
* [[Kaito Kuroba and Aoko Nakamori]]

== References ==
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{{InfoBox Char
| name = Kaitou Kid
| japanese-name = 怪盗キッド (Kaitō Kiddo)
| english-name = Phantom Thief Kid
| image = Kaitou Kid Profile.png
| age = 18 (Debut criminal appearance)<ref>[[Magic Kaito Volume 5]], Files 1-2: "The Phantom Lady". This marks Toichi's first officially known foray into theft with the trademark Kaito Kid outfit and mannerisms.
</ref> 
16-17<ref>Kaito's age is never stated in the manga, but due to his high school grade he is between 16-17 and likely celebrated a birthday behind the scenes. The anime [[The Gathering of the Detectives! Shinichi Kudo vs. Kaitou Kid|Episode 219]] places his age as 17, but the intro-box ages are in violation of manga canon (Shinichi is aged at 17 also, when he should be 16 due to the clock tower case occurring pre-canon). The upcoming [[Magic Kaito#TV series|Magic Kaito anime]] also places his age as 17, according to the anime's website.</ref> ([[Kaito Kuroba]]) Unknown ([[Toichi Kuroba]] [missing, probably alive<ref>Confirmed by [[Gosho Aoyama]] in the [[Lets Talk with Gosho Aoyama Day#2019|January Nagasaki interview of 2019]], question 39.</ref>]) 61<ref>[[The Gathering of the Detectives! Shinichi Kudo vs. Kaitou Kid|Episode 219]]</ref> ([[Konosuke Jii]]) 
| gender = Male
| date-of-birth = June 21 (Kaito Kuroba) Unknown (Toichi Kuroba) Unknown (Konosuke Jii)
| occupation = Thief
| nicknames = The Magician Under the Moonlight The Heisei Lupin The Last Wizard of the Century
| aliases = Kaitou 1412 Phantom Thief Kid 1412
| status = Active
| first-appearance = [[Magic Kaito]] [[Magic Kaito Volume 1#The Revived Phantom Thief|Chapter 1]] DC Manga: [[Volume 16#Kaitou Kid and the Black Star|File 156]] DC Anime: [[Conan vs. Kaitou Kid|Episode 76]]
| appearances = {{:Kaitou Kid Appearances}}
| cases-solved =
| keyhole = [[Volume 16]]
| japanese-voice = [[Kappei Yamaguchi]] (Kaito Kuroba) [[Shuichi Ikeda]] (Toichi Kuroba) [[Koji Yada]] (Konosuke Jii; Magic Kaito Special) [[Michio Hazama]] (Konosuke Jii; Magic Kaito 1412)
| english-voice = [[Jerry Jewell]] (Kaito Kuroba) - FUNimation [[Griffin Burns]] (Kaito Kuroba) - Bang Zoom!, Macias Group [[Mauricio Ortiz-Segura]] (Kaito Kuroba) - Studio Nano
| footnotes =
}}
'''{{nihongo|Kaitou Kid|怪盗キッド|Kaitō Kiddo|lit. Phantom Thief Kid}}''' is the secret identity of the main character in the manga and anime franchise ''[[Magic Kaito]]'', and a recurring character in the manga and anime franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''. A so-called "gentleman thief" known for issuing advance notices prior to his heists and never having fired a gun while operating, he first appeared eighteen years ago in Paris, coinciding with the retirement of another renowned thief, the [[Phantom Lady]]. Wearing a white dress suit flunked with white gloves, a top hat, and a monocle, he makes flashy entrances using his [[Hang Glider Cape]]. The identity was first assumed by world-class magician [[Toichi Kuroba]], who quickly made the phantom thief famous for the unbelievable jewel heists he could pull off. Ten years prior to the timeline, Kaitou Kid stopped being active after Toichi was seemingly killed during a stage show by a [[Magic Kaito Organization|mysterious criminal organization]], who saw him as being in the way of their quest to find [[Pandora]], a gem said to grant immortality. After Toichi's assistant [[Konosuke Jii]] briefly assumed the role, Kaitou Kid is currently embodied by high-school student [[Kaito Kuroba]], the son of Toichi. Determined to find the truth behind his father's death, Kaito has brought the name of Kaitou Kid to new levels of fame across the world. Kaitou Kid's current arch-nemeses are the private sleuths [[Conan Edogawa]] and [[Saguru Hakuba]], along with "almost successful" police inspector [[Ginzo Nakamori]].

== Background ==
Kaitou Kid first appeared 18 years ago in Paris, a herald to the quiet retirement of the master thief, [[Chikage Kuroba|Phantom Lady]].<ref name=MKf29>Magic Kaito Volume 5, Chapters 29 and 30: The Phantom Lady.</ref>{{clearleft}}

=== Toichi Kuroba ===
{{main|Toichi Kuroba}}
[[File:Toichi Kuroba.jpg|left|]]
'''{{nihongo|Toichi Kuroba|黒羽盗一|Kuroba Tōichi}}''' was secretly the original Kaitou Kid. Toichi as Kid was the greatest jewel thief in Japan as well as a world-renowned stage magician until he was murdered in a fake magic accident. Sometime prior to his death, Toichi had his attendant and friend [[Konosuke Jii]] promise him that he would never tell Kaito about his thieving.<ref name=MKf1>[[Volume 1|Volume 1, File 1]]</ref> A thief herself, his wife [[Chikage Kuroba]] was well aware of his double life, having witnessed the inception of Kaitou Kid.<ref name=MKf29 /> Toichi ceased to be Kaitou Kid only upon his death in a fake magic accident arranged by [[Magic Kaito Organization|a mysterious rival group]].
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=== Konosuke Jii ===
{{main|Konosuke Jii}}
[[File:Konosuke Jii.jpg|left]]
'''{{nihongo|Konosuke Jii|寺井黄之助|Jii Kōnosuke}}''' temporarily portrayed Kaitou Kid eight years following Toichi's death in an effort to lure out Toichi's murderers. Jii ceases being Kid and becomes Kaito's assistant when Kaito dons the mantle of Kaitou Kid himself. Since then, Jii has occasionally been a decoy Kid on Kaito's behalf, but more commonly he assists on heists in other ways.
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=== Kaito Kuroba ===
{{main|Kaito Kuroba}}
[[File:Kaito Kuroba.jpg|left]]
'''{{nihongo|Kaito Kuroba|黒羽快斗|Kuroba Kaito}}''' is the current Kaitou Kid. Kaito is a second-year student at Ekoda High School Class 2-B alongside his childhood friend [[Aoko Nakamori]], the witch [[Akako Koizumi]], and transfer student detective [[Saguru Hakuba]]. Kaito discovers his father's identity as the original Kaitou Kid after eight years following his death thanks to a secret room inside his house as well as talking with his father's attendant and friend, Konosuke Jii. Wanting to pick up where Jii left off, Kaito continues to be Kaitou Kid in an effort to lure out his father's murderers by making Kid a world-famous thief once again. It isn't until the ''Blue Birthday'' heist that the murderers appear and reveal that they are searching for the doublet red-colored gem [[Pandora Gem|Pandora]], said to shed tears of immortality during the passing of a particular comet. Upon realizing the [[Magic Kaito Organization|organization]]'s aim and that his father was killed for his refusal to aid them in retrieving Pandora, Kaito vows as Kaitou Kid to find the Pandora gem first and shatter it into pieces.<ref>[[Magic Kaito Volume 3#Blue_Birthday|Magic Kaito Volume 3, Chapter 7: Blue Birthday]].</ref> Kaito's mother is aware that Kaito discovered Toichi's secret room and has taken up the mantle of Kaitou Kid.<ref name=MKf1 />
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== Personality ==
=== Toichi as Kid ===
[[File:Elder Kid.PNG|thumb|right|200px|Toichi Kuroba as Kaitou Kid]]
Not much is given about Toichi as Kaitou Kid. However, we do know that at some point in time, a dark organization forced him to steal gems to find [[Pandora Gem |Pandora]]. His refusal led to his death in a "magic accident."

=== Jii as Kid ===
After the death of Toichi, Jii lived by himself. Over the course of eight years, he grew angrier and angrier until he donned the costume of Kaitou Kid in order to lure out the organization that killed Toichi. He was only dressed as Kid twice before Kaito took over.

=== Kaito as Kid ===
[[File:Kid seducing Ran.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Kid seduces Ran by tricking her into believing he is really Shinichi]]
In both civilian and costumed life, Kaitou Kid is a compulsive magician who is drawn to any challenge just for the sheer thrill of overcoming all hazards in the end. Kid is infamous for having a rather overconfident (close to the point of arrogance) attitude, always preferring to create as big a bang as possible. He loves nothing more than leading the police in wild goose chases, letting them get within a hair's breadth of catching him, before exiting one way or another. Seemingly having a soft-spot for his fans, there has been more than one occasion when Kid has refused to show when the police tried to bar the general public from witnessing his act. Generally, when these instances occur, one of Kid's tricks rely, one way or another, on his ability to blend in with a crowd.

Kaitou Kid is also quite a charmer, seeming to always know just what to say to the ladies to leave them speechless. Kid hates to see others get hurt, and he never hesitates in leaping to rescue someone, whether physically or mentally. Despite his low reputation in some quarters, Kid does have a sense of honor, in as much as that he decides to leave the loot behind if it has no further purpose other than having challenged his trickster skills, doesn't contain Pandora, or when a more humane background stands behind their existence. These qualities are some of the reasons why he and [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] occasionally end up as allies in a common cause.

For some as yet unexplained reason, Kaito suffers from a severe case of ichthyophobia (fear of fish).
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== Appellations ==
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{{appellations|Conan Edogawa|Kaitou Kid Kid<ref name="file712">[[Volume 68#Kirin's Horn Case|File 712]]</ref> Kaitou 1412 (first time) Kaitou Kid-san<ref name="file159">[[Volume 16#Kaitou Kid and the Black Star|File 159 (Volume 16)]]</ref>|Detective-kun (''Tantei-kun'') Detective (''Tantei'') Great Detective (''Meitantei'') Brat (''Gakincho'')}}

{{appellations|Ran Mouri|Kaitou Kid<ref name="file862" /> Kaitou 1412<ref name="file156" /> Kid<ref name="file159" /> Kid the Phantom Thief<ref name="file300">[[Volume 30#Kaitou Kid and the Murder|File 300 (Volume 30)]]</ref>|Ran}}

{{appellations|Kogoro Mouri|''Kaitou Nantara''<ref name="file156" /> Kaitou 1412<ref name="file158">[[Volume 16#Kaitou Kid and the Black Star|File 158 (Volume 16)]]</ref> Kid<ref name="file545">[[Volume 53#Kaitou Kid and the Four Masterpieces|File 545 (Volume 53)]]</ref>|''Uncle (Otchan)''<ref name="Movie 23">[[The Fist of Blue Sapphire|Movie 23: The Fist of Blue Sapphire]]</ref> ''Old Man''<ref name="Movie 23">[[The Fist of Blue Sapphire|Movie 23: The Fist of Blue Sapphire]]</ref> ''God Of Death''<ref name="Movie 3">[[The Last Wizard of the Century|Movie 3: The Last Wizard of the Century]]</ref> |}}

{{appellations|Masumi Sera|Kaitou Kid<ref name="file829">[[Volume 79#The Blush Mermaid|File 829 (Volume 79)]]</ref> Kid<ref name="file829" />|-}}

{{appellations|Saguru Hakuba|Kaitou Kid Kid|Bastard Hakuba (''Hakuba no yaro'')}}

{{appellations|Genta Kojima|Kaitou Kid<ref name="file476">[[Volume 46#Kaitou Kid and the Three Instruments|File 476 (Volume 46)]]</ref> Kid<ref name="file712" />|-}}

{{appellations|Ayumi Yoshida|Kaitou Kid<ref name="file476" /> Kid<ref name="file712" />|Little Miss (''ojou-san'')<ref name="movie3">[[The Last Wizard of the Century|Movie 3: ''The Last Wizard of the Century'']]</ref>}}

{{appellations|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Kaitou Kid<ref name="file476" /> Kid<ref name="file712" />|-}}

{{appellations|Ai Haibara|Kid<ref name="file713">[[Volume 68#Kirin's Horn Case|File 713 (Volume 68)]]</ref> Magician in the Moonlight-san (''Gekka no Kijutsushi-san'')|Little Miss (''ojou-san'')}}

{{appellations|Heiji Hattori|Kaitou Kid|-}}
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{{appellations|Ginzo Nakamori|Kaitou Kid Kid|Inspector Nakamori (''Nakamori-keibu'') Inspector (''Keibu'')}}

{{appellations|Shintaro Chaki|Kaitou 1412<ref name="file156" /> Kaitou Kid<ref name="file157">[[Volume 16#Kaitou Kid and the Black Star|File 157 (Volume 16)]]</ref>|-}}

{{appellations|Wataru Takagi|Kid<ref name="file545" /> Kaitou Kid<ref name="file545" />|-}}

{{appellations|Juzo Megure|Kid<ref name="file545" />|-}}

{{appellations|Miwako Sato|Kid<ref name="file545" />|-}}

{{appellations|Kazunobu Chiba|Kid<ref name="file545" />|-}}

{{appellations|Taka'aki Morofushi|Kid|-}}

{{appellations|Rei Furuya|Kid|-}}

{{appellations|Yuya Kazami|Kaitou Kid|-}}
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{{appellations|Sonoko Suzuki|Kaitou Kid<ref name="file862">[[Volume 82#Twin Bets|File 862 (Volume 82)]]</ref> Kid-sama<ref name="file862" /> Kid<ref name="file863">[[Volume 82#Twin Bets|File 863 (Volume 82)]]</ref> Kaitou 1412<ref name="file156">[[Volume 16#Kaitou Kid and the Black Star|File 156 (Volume 16)]]</ref> No.1412 (''1412-go'')<ref name="file156" />|Miss (''Ojōsan''/''Ojōsama'')<ref name="file862" /><ref name="file864" />}}

{{appellations|Tomoko Suzuki|Kid<ref name="file863" /> Foolish thief (''oroka na tōzoku'')<ref name="file157" /> Kaitou Kid<ref name="file157" /> Pesky kid (''Itazura bōzu'')<ref name="file158" /> Thief-san (''Dorobō-san'')<ref name="file158" />|-}}

{{appellations|Shiro Suzuki|Kaitou 1412<ref name="file156" />|-}}

{{appellations|Jirokichi Suzuki|Kaitou Kid<ref name="file863" /> Kid<ref name="file454">[[Volume 44#Kaitou Kid and the Ocean's Miracle|File 454 (Volume 44)]]</ref> White sinner (''shiroki tsumibito'')<ref name="file453">[[Volume 44#Kaitou Kid and the Ocean's Miracle|File 453 (Volume 44)]]</ref> That thief (''ano tōzoku'')<ref name="file454" />|Old man (''jiisan'')}}

{{appellations|Yuzo Tomizawa|Kaitou Kid<ref name="file159" />|-}}

{{appellations|Lupin (dog){{!}}Lupin|file=Lupin (dog).jpg|-|Lupin Pet Dog Lupin (''Aiken Lupin'')}}
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{{appellations|Lupin III{{!}}Arsène Lupin III|file=Lupin III.jpg|Kid-sama<ref name="lcm">[[Lupin III vs. Detective Conan: The Movie]]</ref> Brat (''Gakincho'')<ref name="lcm" /> Kid|-}}

{{appellations|Fujiko Mine|file=Fujiko Mine.jpg|Kid-sama<ref name="lcm" /> Kaitou Kid<ref name="lcm" />|-}}

{{appellations|Kaitou Corbeau|Kid Thief (''Kodomo Dorobō'')<ref name="mc1">[[Midnight Crow]] (Part 1): The Name Is Phantom Thief Corbeau!</ref>|Kaitou Corbeau-san<ref name="mc1" /> Black phantom thief (''Kuroi kaitou'')<ref name="mc1" />}}

{{appellations|Chikage Kuroba{{!}}Phantom Lady|file=Phantom Lady.jpg|-|Mother (''Hahaoya'')<ref name="file733">[[Volume 70#Ryoma's Gunbelt Case|File 733 (Volume 70)]]</ref>}}
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{{appellations|Kazuha Toyama|Kaitou Kid}}

{{appellations|Snake|Kaitou Kid Kuroba Toichi|-}}

{{appellations|Hiroshi Agasa|Kaitou 1412<ref name="file156" /> Kaitou Kid<ref name="file156" />|-}}

{{appellations|Yukiko Kudo|Kid<ref name="file573">[[Volume 55#Shinichi's Childhood Adventure|File 573 (Volume 55)]]</ref>|-}}

{{appellations|Takuya Mifune|Kaitou Kid<ref name="file158" />|-}}

{{appellations|Joji Hatamoto|Kaitou Kid<ref name="file158" /> Kid<ref name="file159" />|-}}

{{appellations|Konosuke Jii|Toichi-sama<ref name="rpt" /> Kaitou Kid<ref name="rpt" /> Kaito-botchama<ref name="rpt" />|This old man (''Kono jiisan'')<ref name="rpt" /> Jii-chan<ref name="rpt" />}}

{{appellations|Akako Koizumi|Kaitou Kid<ref>[[Magic Kaito Volume 2#Stay Away From Him|Magic Kaito Chapter 7 (Volume 2)]]</ref> Kuroba-kun<ref>[[Magic Kaito Volume 4#Black Star|Magic Kaito Chapter 24 (Volume 4)]]</ref>|-}}

{{appellations|Naomichi Mugikura|Kaitou Kid<ref name="file455">[[Volume 44#Kaitou Kid and the Ocean's Miracle|File 455 (Volume 44)]]</ref> Kid<ref name="file455" />|-}}

{{appellations|Vermouth|Kaitou Kid<ref>[[Volume 78#Mystery Train|File 824 (Volume 78)]]</ref>|-}}

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== Appearance ==
[[File:Kaitou Kid Manga.png|thumb|right|200px|[[Kaito Kuroba]] as Kaitou Kid]]
=== Toichi as Kid ===
The classic Kaitou Kid outfit was originally developed for one of his stage performances to honor Arsène Lupin, but he decided to use it as his thief outfit after saving [[Phantom Lady]].

=== Jii as Kid ===
Jii donned the costume of Kaitou Kid, but used a smiling mask, in order to lure out the organization that killed Toichi. He was only dressed as Kid twice before Kaito took over.

=== Kaito as Kid ===
Kid has dark brown hair (black in Magic Kaito 1412) with fringe that ends just above his eyes, but the rest of his hair is normally covered by a white top hat with a blue ribbon band. When dressed in his normal outfit, his right eye is covered by a white monocle that has a dangling green charm with a white clover imprinted on it. Kid's outfit consists of a white suit jacket on top of a blue shirt with a red tie and white dress slacks. The white [[Hang Glider Cape]] is attached to the jacket at Kid's shoulders. Kid wears blue socks with white Oxford style shoes with white soles. In his original appearances Kid wore white loafer type shoes.

Kid has been seen wearing black shirts and pants along with a black hat to help cover his face, usually when doing information gathering for heists or when he has his "audience" at his heists looking elsewhere. Apart from these two outfits, Kid is a master of disguise and has been seen disguising as several people throughout the course of ''Detective Conan'' and ''Magic Kaito''.

At several instances, it has been demonstrated that Kid shares a close natural likeness with [[Shinichi Kudo]].<ref>[[Volume 16#Kaitou Kid and the Black Star|Manga Chapters 156-159: Kaitou Kid and the Black Star]]</ref> This, on occasion (particularly in the non-canon appearances), allows him to pass himself off as Shinichi whenever needed, without requiring a special disguise.<ref>[[The Last Wizard of the Century|Movie 03: ''The Last Wizard of the Century'']]</ref><ref>[[Magician of the Silver Sky|Movie 08: ''Magician of the Silver Sky'']]</ref><ref>[[The Lost Ship in the Sky|Movie 14: ''The Lost Ship in the Sky'']]</ref><ref>[[Kid in Trap Island|OVA 10: ''Kid in Trap Island'']]</ref>
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== List of disguises used ==
{{main|Disguise}}
Kaitou Kid has used many disguises over the course of the series. These are the known ones used so far.

=== Kaito Kuroba in disguises ===

<spoiler>
<gallery widths=185px perrow=5>
File:Shiro Suzuki.jpg|Kaitou Kid briefly impersonated [[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]]'s [[Shiro Suzuki|father]] to sneak aboard a cruise ship.<ref>[[Conan vs. Kaitou Kid]]</ref>
File:Fake Ran in Red Dress.png|Kaitou Kid disguised as [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] to snatch the Suzuki family's Black Star Pearl.<ref>[[Conan vs. Kaitou Kid]]</ref>
File:vlcsnap-2013-09-20-00h24m04s67.png| Conan reveals Kaitou Kid changed into a police officer outfit during their first encounter on the roof.
File:vlcsnap-2013-09-20-17h42m07s212.png|Dressed up as a busboy, Kaitou Kid takes Ran's dress and duplicates it right before the showdown between him and Conan on the ship.<ref>[[Conan vs. Kaitou Kid]]</ref>
File:Katsuki Doito.jpg|Rearrange the letters in "Katsuki Doito" to make Kaitou Kid.<ref>[[Magic Lover's Murder Case]]</ref>
File:vlcsnap-2013-10-29-19h39m14s76.png|I'm single, twenty-seven years old, and my name is [[Yoichi Sensui]].<ref>[[The Gathering of the Detectives! Shinichi Kudo vs. Kaitou Kid]]</ref>
File:Fake Kogoro Mouri jumping from helicopter.jpg|[[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] not smoking tipped Conan off that the sleeping detective had been replaced.<ref>[[The Gathering of the Detectives! Shinichi Kudo vs. Kaitou Kid]]</ref>
File:Fake Jirokichi Suzuki on bike.jpg|Kaitou Kid borrows [[Jirokichi Suzuki|Jirokichi]]'s motorbike and face for a getaway.<ref>[[Kaitou Kid's Miraculous Midair Walk]]</ref>
File:Eri Senju.jpg|As a creepy old treasure hunting woman.<ref>[[Big Adventure in the Eccentric Mansion]]</ref>
File:TV crew member Kid.jpg|TV crew can get close to the scene of a crime.<ref>[[Kaitou Kid and the Four Masterpieces]]</ref>
File:Fake Wataru Takagi with smirk.jpg|Kid helps solve a murder as [[Wataru Takagi]].<ref>[[Kaitou Kid and the Four Masterpieces]]</ref>
File:vlcsnap-2013-11-04-21h32m45s232.png|As a maid...<ref>[[Kaitou Kid vs. the Strongest Safe]]</ref>
File:Fake Ginzo Nakamori.jpg|Disguising as his rival, [[Ginzo Nakamori]].<ref>[[The Kirin's Horn That Vanished into the Dark]]</ref>
File:Fake Genta hole in floor.jpg|Kid proves he can even disguise as a child.<ref>[[The Kirin's Horn That Vanished into the Dark]]</ref>
File:Kid disguise guard.png|Disguising as one of Nakamori's officers to escape.<ref>[[The Kirin's Horn That Vanished into the Dark]]</ref>
File:Fake museum guest.jpg|As a heavy man to hide lots of forged goods under his clothes.<ref>[[Conan & Kid's Battle For Ryoma's Treasure]]</ref>
File:Hiroka Sumitomo.jpg|Kaito scopes out the location of his next heist as a maid, with his assistant [[Konosuke Jii]] in disguise as an old woman.<ref>[[Volume 78#Mystery Train|Mystery Train]]</ref>
File:Kaitou as Shiho Episode 704.png|As [[Shiho Miyano|Shiho]].<ref>[[Volume_78#Mystery_Train|Mystery Train]]</ref>
File:Kaito Shiho 824.PNG|Kid, as Shiho, escapes from the train in danger using his hangglider.<ref>[[Volume_78#Mystery_Train|Mystery Train]]</ref>
File:Kaito Sera 828-830.jpg|Kid unfortunately mistook [[Masumi Sera]] to be a boy.<ref>[[Volume_78#The_Blush_Mermaid|The Blush Mermaid]]</ref>
File:KaitouKidPic.png|Kid finding out about the "world's strongest security system".<ref>[[Kaitou_Kid_VS_Makoto_Kyogoku| Kaito Kid VS Makoto Kyogoku]]</ref>
File:KidSonoko.png|[[Makoto Kyogoku|Makoto]] and Conan were able to see through Kid's Sonoko disguise, making Kaito "lose" his bet to Sonoko.
File:Professor Agasa Kid.jpg|Kid disguising as Professor Agasa, but discovered because of his carelessness when putting band-aid.
File:Kazuha Toyama Profile.jpg|Kid disguising as Kazuha Toyama.<ref>[[Volume_96#Kaitou Kid and the Fairy's Lip|Kaitou Kid and the Fairy's Lip]]</ref>
File:vlcsnap-2013-09-18-01h36m44s39.png|In [[The Last Wizard of the Century|Movie 3]], Kid disguised as [[Ninzaburo Shiratori|Shiratori]].
File:vlcsnap-2013-09-18-00h56m52s230.png|The first time Kid disguised himself as Shinichi to save Conan's true identity from Ran in [[The Last Wizard of the Century|Movie 3]].
File:vlcsnap-2013-09-18-00h52m31s183.png|Kid uses Shinichi's identity a second time in [[Magician of the Silver Sky|Movie 8]] to get closer to The Jewel of Destiny.
File:vlcsnap-2013-09-18-00h21m15s109.png|Kid changes his Shinichi disguise to a guard disguise after leaving the play in [[Magician of the Silver Sky|Movie 8]] to attempt to deceive Conan.
File:Vlcsnap-2013-11-02-20h14m51s65.png|Kid used Isao Shinjo identity to confirm if the jewel was real or not in [[Magician of the Silver Sky|Movie 8]].
File:vlcsnap-2013-09-18-00h44m32s0.png|Kid uses a paramedic disguise to check on Ran after she lands a plane in [[Magician of the Silver Sky|Movie 8]].

File:Vlcsnap-2013-09-20-00h48m34s169.png|Kid disguising as [[Saguru Hakuba]] temporarily joined the teenage detective ranks in [[The Private Eyes' Requiem|Movie 10]].
File:Vlcsnap-2013-09-17-00h53m39s163.png|Kid sneaks aboard the giant blimp disguised as one of the crew in [[The Lost Ship in the Sky|Movie 14]].
File:Movie 14 maintenance personnel.jpg|Kid then changes disguises later in [[The Lost Ship in the Sky|Movie 14]] as one of their waiters.
File:Fake Shinichi Kudo.jpg|Kid's third time using Shinichi's identity; saving himself from Ran when she was about to turn him in to the inspector and to board the police helicopter with Conan in [[The Lost Ship in the Sky|Movie 14]]
File:Aoko_Nakomori_Profile.jpg|Kid disguising as Aoko Nakamori multiple times for a short while, so he can escape and enter.
File:Another fake Saguru Hakuba.jpg|Kid disguising as Saguru for a brief time in order to distract Nakamori and his assistants, so he can escape along with the Bronze Statue.<ref>[[The Splendid Rivals|Magic Kaito Episode 7]]</ref>
File:Fake Nakamori's assistant.jpg|Kid disguising as Detective Konno to win the challenge over Chat Noir.<ref>[[The Reminiscent Golden Eye|Magic Kaito Episode 10]]</ref>
File:M19 shinichi.jpg|Kid disguising as Shinichi in [[Sunflowers of Inferno|Movie 19]].
File:M23-Shinichi.jpg|Kid disguising as Shinichi in [[The Fist of Blue Sapphire|Movie 23]].
File:Rachel Cheongu.jpg|Kid disguising as Rachel Cheongu to distract the police in [[The Fist of Blue Sapphire|Movie 23]].
</gallery>
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== Plot overview ==
=== Timeline ===
{{main|Kaitou Kid timeline}}

== Relationships analysis ==

=== Toichi Kuroba ===
:''[[Toichi Kuroba#Relationships analysis|Main article: Toichi Kuroba's relationships]]''

=== Konosuke Jii ===
:''[[Konosuke Jii#Relationships analysis|Main article: Konosuke Jii's relationships]]''

=== Kaito Kuroba ===
:''[[Kaito Kuroba#Relationships analysis|Main article: Kaito Kuroba's relationships]]''

== People who know Kaitou Kid's real identity ==
{{main|List of characters who know Kaitou Kid's identity}}
The [[canon]] characters who know Kaito Kuroba is the Kaitou Kid are [[Konosuke Jii]], [[Akako Koizumi]], [[Saguru Hakuba]], Ruby Jones, and [[Chikage Kuroba]]. The characters who are or have been suspicious of Kaito are [[Ginzo Nakamori]], and [[Aoko Nakamori]]. There are also one time characters from Magic Kaito who has found out Kaitou Kid's identity such as Ruby Jones from the Recollection of the Golden Eye and Prince Phillip of Ingram in the Crystal Mother's Tears.

== 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. Kid placed 1st in the poll with 1,460 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>
* Kid placed 2nd 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. Kaito Kuroba/Kaitou Kid placed 2nd out of 10 with 18.99% 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>
* In honor of the release of the 800th manga chapter, Shonen Sunday held a popularity poll/contest containing 91 Detective Conan characters to choose from. Kaito Kuroba/Kaitou Kid placed 2nd overall with 1,696 votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://forum.dctp.ws/index.php?topic=8024.msg651566#msg651566|title=Shonen magazine detective conan official poll results published [magazine pic]|date=2012-02-28|publisher=eva|accessdate=2012-02-29}}</ref>

== Name origin ==
Kaitou Kid was originally known as "Kaitou 1412" ("kaitou" meaning "phantom thief" in Japanese"), but the exact origin of that name is unknown. According to what Sonoko told Ran, the "1412" part is rumored to come from the secret number that may have been given to him by an international organization like the FBI, the CIA, or Interpol. The information about the number was supposedly leaked to the media, leading to that number being used to describe the thief.<ref>File 156</ref>

Sometime later, a reporter scribbled the number 1412, referencing the thief, in a hastily-written note. This note was seen by [[Yusaku Kudo]], who misread the numbers as "KID." Thus, Yusaku was the one who invented the name Kaitou Kid.<ref>{{cite book |last=Aoyama |first=Gosho |title=Detective Conan |volume=55 |publisher=Shogakukan |date=1996-18-01 |isbn=4-09-120628-X|chapter=File 3 |language=Japanese |location=Tokyo |page=151}}</ref>

== Different looks ==
=== Toichi Kuroba ===
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kaitou DC.PNG|thumb|left|x200px|Detective Conan (episode 473).]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:MK1412 Kaitou Kid Toichi Kuroba.png|thumb|left|x200px|Magic Kaito 1412 (episode 9).]]
|}

=== Konosuke Jii ===
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Jii as Kid.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Magic Kaito 1412 (episode 3).]]
|}

=== Kaito Kuroba ===
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kid Before.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Detective Conan (episode 76).]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kid Middle.JPG|thumb|left|x200px|Detective Conan (episode 396).]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kid After New.JPG|thumb|left|x200px|Detective Conan (episode 724).]]
|}
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Movie 10-12.jpeg |thumb|left|x200px|Movie 10]]
|}
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kid OVA 3.jpeg|thumb|left|x200px|OVA 3]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kid After.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Magic Kaito Special (episode 3).]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kid MK1412.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Magic Kaito 1412 (episode 11).]]
|}

== Quotes ==
=== Of Kaito Kid ===
{{cquote|Smiles and laughter are always good, but never forget your Poker Face.}}

{{cquote|A thief is a creative artist who takes his prey in style... But a detective is nothing more than a critic, who follows our footsteps...}}

{{cquote|You are right. I am not a detective, but a thief. And stealing is what thieves do best, even if it's a person's heart.}}

{{cquote|Better not.. Just because you don't know what's in it, and want to open Pandora's box, because if you know what's inside the box before you open it, it won't be interesting at all!}}

{{cquote|It's better trusting someone than to die doubting people altogether.}}

{{cquote|Magic isn't real. There's always a way to explain it.}}

{{cquote|A thief will only live by stealing, would you mind if I steal your heart?
(Kid talking to Ran in The Lost Ship in the Sky)}}

{{cquote|See you later, maybe next time we can meet under the moonlight.}}

{{cquote|I'm different from a thief that wears all black. I'm bold and flamboyant; I'm Kaitou Kid!}}

{{cquote|There are things that shall remain a mystery.}}

{{cquote|Everyone is the main character of their own life.}}

=== About Kaito Kid ===
{{cquote|Heiji: Is that thief really that strong? Conan: Yes, he's clever and cunning. You can't deal with him by ordinary means.}}

== In other languages ==
{{BeginTable OtherLang}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|怪盗キッド {{Bracket|Kaitō Kid|(Phantom Thief Kid)}} }}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Arab League|Arabic| اللص الطائر كيد {{Bracket|Al-Liṣṣ Aṭ-Ṭa’ir Kid|Flying Thief Kid}} / الفتى الطائر {{Bracket|Al-Fata Aṭ-Ṭa’ir|Flying Boy}} / الفتى اللص {{Bracket|Al-Fata Al-Liṣṣ|Thief Boy}} / كايتو كيد Kāito Kid}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Indonesia|Bahasa Indonesia|Kid si Pencuri, Kaito Kid in late episodes/chapters}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Malaysia|Bahasa Melayu|Kaitou Kid / Thief Kid / The Phantom Thief / Pencuri Aneh Kid (Manga)}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Catalonia|Català|Kid 1412 / Kid Cat / Kid el Lladre / Kaito Kid}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=China|Chinese (Simplified)|怪盗基德 Guàidào Jīdé}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Hong Kong|Chinese (Traditional)|怪盜基德 Guàidào Jīdé}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=US|English|Phantom Thief Kid / Kaito Kid / Bandit Kid / Kid the Phantom Thief}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Philippines|Filipino|Kaito Kid}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Finland|Finnish|Kaito Kid (DC), Kaitou Kid (MK)}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=France|French|{{Bracket|(Kid l'Insaisissable)|The Elusive Kid}} / Kid Cat Burglar / Kaito Kid}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Galicia|Galician|Caco Kid}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Germany|German|"Kaito Kid", "Meisterdieb 1412" or "Phantom Kid"}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Italy|Italian|Kaito Kid (manga) / {{Bracket|Kid il ladro|Kid the thief}} / {{Bracket|Furto Kid|Theft Kid}} / {{Bracket|Ladro Kid|Thief Kid}} (Detective Conan anime) / Kaitou Kid (Magic Kaito 1412)}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=North Korea|flag2=South Korea|Korean|괴도키드 Gwedo Kid}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Mongolia|Mongolian|Каито Кид (Батхаан)}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Brazil|Portuguese (Brazil)|Kid Fantasma (Phantom Kid) / Kaito Kid}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Russia|Russian|Кайто Кид Kaito Kid}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish (Spain)|Kaito Kid (manga) / Kid el Ladrón (Kid the Thief) (anime)}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish (Latin America)|Kid Misterioso / Niño gato de la noche / Kaito Kid}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|จอมโจรคิด}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Siêu trộm Kid / Siêu đạo chích Kid / Đạo tặc Kid}}
{{EndTable}}

== Gallery ==
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File:Kaitou Kid's insignia.png|Kaitou Kid's insignia, left in every notice to ensure it's from the Phantom thief.
File:M10 Kaito Kid.png|Conan mentioning during the [[The Private Eyes' Requiem]] intro that Kaitou Kid is one of the few people that knows his true identity in the movies.
File:Kaito's pigeon.jpg|A bird Kaitou Kid used to listen in to conversations in [[The Last Wizard of the Century]] and [[Magician of the Silver Sky]]. Also by Conan saving the bird, Kaitou in the 3rd Movie returned the favor by saving his true identity from being revealed to by Ran.
</gallery>
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== Trivia ==
* {{nihongo|'''Kuroba'''|黒羽 or クロバ|}} (Kaito and Toichi's family name) is also a way to pronounce {{nihongo|"clover"|クロバー|kurobaa}} in Japanese (the only difference is a long vowel). This is most likely why a clover appears on Kaitou Kid's monocle. Additionally, in the manga's second chapter Kid disguises himself as an old man named Count Clover. Also, Gosho's [[Animal_Crossing_promotional_hints|Animal Crossings]] characters are named after the playing card suits, with "Clover" introducing itself as Kaito Kuroba and dressing as Kaitou Kid (except with a black top hat).
* Kaitou Kid was clearly modeled after the fictional gentleman thief Arsène Lupin, by French author Maurice Leblanc. In the French-speaking world, Lupin is as famous as Sherlock Holmes is in the English-speaking world. Interestingly, Holmes appeared in several Arsène Lupin stories; however, after Conan Doyle protested due to copyright laws, Leblanc changed the name to "Herlock Sholmes."
* Kaitou Kid signs his heist notes with a drawing of his face in abstract. He re-draws this insignia for each note, so that police will know that it was truly him and not an imitator using a scanned copy of a former insignia.
* He made a cameo in [[A Challenge Letter to Shinichi Kudo ~Prologue Until Goodbye~]], in his [[Hang Glider Cape]] when the bomb explodes in mid-air.
* In [[The Last Wizard of the Century]], the police attribute 134 cases of thievery to Kaitou Kid, fifteen of which have been overseas including America, France, Germany, and 12 other places. In total, 152 gems have been stolen with a net worth of 38,925,000,000 yen but this is obviously not considered canonical in the main story of Detective and Kaito Kid.
* Akako Koizumi once dressed up as the Kaitou Kid to trick [[Saguru Hakuba]] into thinking Kaito was innocent. During her escape with the target jewel, she screamed in a revealingly girly manner, causing Aoko to deduce that the Kaitou Kid must be a homosexual.
* In both the Japanese and English dub, Kaito Kuroba/Kaitou Kid shares the same voice actor as that of Shinichi Kudo.
* Kaitou Kid apparently knows how to drive as shown when he was disguised as Kogoro Mouri in Volume 30: Sunset Manor Case.

== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Kaito Kuroba]]
* [[Kaitou Kid Appearances]]
* [[List of Kaitou Kid Heists Items]]

== References ==
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{{InfoBox Char
| name = Kaitou Kid
| japanese-name = 怪盗キッド (Kaitō Kiddo)
| english-name = Phantom Thief Kid
| image = Kaitou Kid Profile.png
| age = 18 (Debut criminal appearance)<ref>[[Magic Kaito Volume 5]], Files 1-2: "The Phantom Lady". This marks Toichi's first officially known foray into theft with the trademark Kaito Kid outfit and mannerisms.
</ref> 
16-17<ref>Kaito's age is never stated in the manga, but due to his high school grade he is between 16-17 and likely celebrated a birthday behind the scenes. The anime [[The Gathering of the Detectives! Shinichi Kudo vs. Kaitou Kid|Episode 219]] places his age as 17, but the intro-box ages are in violation of manga canon (Shinichi is aged at 17 also, when he should be 16 due to the clock tower case occurring pre-canon). The upcoming [[Magic Kaito#TV series|Magic Kaito anime]] also places his age as 17, according to the anime's website.</ref> ([[Kaito Kuroba]]) Unknown ([[Toichi Kuroba]] [missing, probably alive<ref>Confirmed by [[Gosho Aoyama]] in the [[Lets Talk with Gosho Aoyama Day#2019|January Nagasaki interview of 2019]], question 39.</ref>]) 61<ref>[[The Gathering of the Detectives! Shinichi Kudo vs. Kaitou Kid|Episode 219]]</ref> ([[Konosuke Jii]]) 
| gender = Male
| date-of-birth = June 21 (Kaito Kuroba) Unknown (Toichi Kuroba) Unknown (Konosuke Jii)
| occupation = Thief
| nicknames = The Magician Under the Moonlight The Heisei Lupin The Last Wizard of the Century
| aliases = Kaitou 1412 Phantom Thief Kid 1412
| status = Active
| first-appearance = [[Magic Kaito]] [[Magic Kaito Volume 1#The Revived Phantom Thief|Chapter 1]] DC Manga: [[Volume 16#Kaitou Kid and the Black Star|File 156]] DC Anime: [[Conan vs. Kaitou Kid|Episode 76]]
| appearances = {{:Kaitou Kid Appearances}}
| cases-solved =
| keyhole = [[Volume 16]]
| japanese-voice = [[Kappei Yamaguchi]] (Kaito Kuroba) [[Shuichi Ikeda]] (Toichi Kuroba) [[Koji Yada]] (Konosuke Jii; Magic Kaito Special) [[Michio Hazama]] (Konosuke Jii; Magic Kaito 1412)
| english-voice = [[Jerry Jewell]] (Kaito Kuroba) - FUNimation [[Griffin Burns]] (Kaito Kuroba) - Bang Zoom!, Macias Group [[Mauricio Ortiz-Segura]] (Kaito Kuroba) - Studio Nano
| footnotes =
}}
'''{{nihongo|Kaitou Kid|怪盗キッド|Kaitō Kiddo|lit. Phantom Thief Kid}}''' is the secret identity of the main character in the manga and anime franchise ''[[Magic Kaito]]'', and a recurring character in the manga and anime franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''. A so-called "gentleman thief" known for issuing advance notices prior to his heists and never having fired a gun while operating, he first appeared eighteen years ago in Paris, coinciding with the retirement of another renowned thief, the [[Phantom Lady]]. Wearing a white dress suit flunked with white gloves, a top hat, and a monocle, he makes flashy entrances using his [[Hang Glider Cape]]. The identity was first assumed by world-class magician [[Toichi Kuroba]], who quickly made the phantom thief famous for the unbelievable jewel heists he could pull off. Ten years prior to the timeline, Kaitou Kid stopped being active after Toichi was seemingly killed during a stage show by a [[Magic Kaito Organization|mysterious criminal organization]], who saw him as being in the way of their quest to find [[Pandora]], a gem said to grant immortality. After Toichi's assistant [[Konosuke Jii]] briefly assumed the role, Kaitou Kid is currently embodied by high-school student [[Kaito Kuroba]], the son of Toichi. Determined to find the truth behind his father's death, Kaito has brought the name of Kaitou Kid to new levels of fame across the world. Kaitou Kid's current arch-nemeses are the private sleuths [[Conan Edogawa]] and [[Saguru Hakuba]], along with "almost successful" police inspector [[Ginzo Nakamori]].

== Background ==
Kaitou Kid first appeared 18 years ago in Paris, a herald to the quiet retirement of the master thief, [[Chikage Kuroba|Phantom Lady]].<ref name=MKf29>Magic Kaito Volume 5, Chapters 29 and 30: The Phantom Lady.</ref>{{clearleft}}

=== Toichi Kuroba ===
{{main|Toichi Kuroba}}
[[File:Toichi Kuroba.jpg|left|]]
'''{{nihongo|Toichi Kuroba|黒羽盗一|Kuroba Tōichi}}''' was secretly the original Kaitou Kid. Toichi as Kid was the greatest jewel thief in Japan as well as a world-renowned stage magician until he was murdered in a fake magic accident. Sometime prior to his death, Toichi had his attendant and friend [[Konosuke Jii]] promise him that he would never tell Kaito about his thieving.<ref name=MKf1>[[Volume 1|Volume 1, File 1]]</ref> A thief herself, his wife [[Chikage Kuroba]] was well aware of his double life, having witnessed the inception of Kaitou Kid.<ref name=MKf29 /> Toichi ceased to be Kaitou Kid only upon his death in a fake magic accident arranged by [[Magic Kaito Organization|a mysterious rival group]].
{{clearleft}}

=== Konosuke Jii ===
{{main|Konosuke Jii}}
[[File:Konosuke Jii.jpg|left]]
'''{{nihongo|Konosuke Jii|寺井黄之助|Jii Kōnosuke}}''' temporarily portrayed Kaitou Kid eight years following Toichi's death in an effort to lure out Toichi's murderers. Jii ceases being Kid and becomes Kaito's assistant when Kaito dons the mantle of Kaitou Kid himself. Since then, Jii has occasionally been a decoy Kid on Kaito's behalf, but more commonly he assists on heists in other ways.
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=== Kaito Kuroba ===
{{main|Kaito Kuroba}}
[[File:Kaito Kuroba.jpg|left]]
'''{{nihongo|Kaito Kuroba|黒羽快斗|Kuroba Kaito}}''' is the current Kaitou Kid. Kaito is a second-year student at Ekoda High School Class 2-B alongside his childhood friend [[Aoko Nakamori]], the witch [[Akako Koizumi]], and transfer student detective [[Saguru Hakuba]]. Kaito discovers his father's identity as the original Kaitou Kid after eight years following his death thanks to a secret room inside his house as well as talking with his father's attendant and friend, Konosuke Jii. Wanting to pick up where Jii left off, Kaito continues to be Kaitou Kid in an effort to lure out his father's murderers by making Kid a world-famous thief once again. It isn't until the ''Blue Birthday'' heist that the murderers appear and reveal that they are searching for the doublet red-colored gem [[Pandora Gem|Pandora]], said to shed tears of immortality during the passing of a particular comet. Upon realizing the [[Magic Kaito Organization|organization]]'s aim and that his father was killed for his refusal to aid them in retrieving Pandora, Kaito vows as Kaitou Kid to find the Pandora gem first and shatter it into pieces.<ref>[[Magic Kaito Volume 3#Blue_Birthday|Magic Kaito Volume 3, Chapter 7: Blue Birthday]].</ref> Kaito's mother is aware that Kaito discovered Toichi's secret room and has taken up the mantle of Kaitou Kid.<ref name=MKf1 />
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== Personality ==
=== Toichi as Kid ===
[[File:Elder Kid.PNG|thumb|right|200px|Toichi Kuroba as Kaitou Kid]]
Not much is given about Toichi as Kaitou Kid. However, we do know that at some point in time, a dark organization forced him to steal gems to find [[Pandora Gem |Pandora]]. His refusal led to his death in a "magic accident."

=== Jii as Kid ===
After the death of Toichi, Jii lived by himself. Over the course of eight years, he grew angrier and angrier until he donned the costume of Kaitou Kid in order to lure out the organization that killed Toichi. He was only dressed as Kid twice before Kaito took over.

=== Kaito as Kid ===
[[File:Kid seducing Ran.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Kid seduces Ran by tricking her into believing he is really Shinichi]]
In both civilian and costumed life, Kaitou Kid is a compulsive magician who is drawn to any challenge just for the sheer thrill of overcoming all hazards in the end. Kid is infamous for having a rather overconfident (close to the point of arrogance) attitude, always preferring to create as big a bang as possible. He loves nothing more than leading the police in wild goose chases, letting them get within a hair's breadth of catching him, before exiting one way or another. Seemingly having a soft-spot for his fans, there has been more than one occasion when Kid has refused to show when the police tried to bar the general public from witnessing his act. Generally, when these instances occur, one of Kid's tricks rely, one way or another, on his ability to blend in with a crowd.

Kaitou Kid is also quite a charmer, seeming to always know just what to say to the ladies to leave them speechless. Kid hates to see others get hurt, and he never hesitates in leaping to rescue someone, whether physically or mentally. Despite his low reputation in some quarters, Kid does have a sense of honor, in as much as that he decides to leave the loot behind if it has no further purpose other than having challenged his trickster skills, doesn't contain Pandora, or when a more humane background stands behind their existence. These qualities are some of the reasons why he and [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] occasionally end up as allies in a common cause.

For some as yet unexplained reason, Kaito suffers from a severe case of ichthyophobia (fear of fish).
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== Appellations ==
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{{appellations|Conan Edogawa|Kaitou Kid Kid<ref name="file712">[[Volume 68#Kirin's Horn Case|File 712]]</ref> Kaitou 1412 (first time) Kaitou Kid-san<ref name="file159">[[Volume 16#Kaitou Kid and the Black Star|File 159 (Volume 16)]]</ref>|Detective-kun (''Tantei-kun'') Detective (''Tantei'') Great Detective (''Meitantei'') Brat (''Gakincho'')}}

{{appellations|Ran Mouri|Kaitou Kid<ref name="file862" /> Kaitou 1412<ref name="file156" /> Kid<ref name="file159" /> Kid the Phantom Thief<ref name="file300">[[Volume 30#Kaitou Kid and the Murder|File 300 (Volume 30)]]</ref>|Ran}}

{{appellations|Kogoro Mouri|''Kaitou Nantara''<ref name="file156" /> Kaitou 1412<ref name="file158">[[Volume 16#Kaitou Kid and the Black Star|File 158 (Volume 16)]]</ref> Kid<ref name="file545">[[Volume 53#Kaitou Kid and the Four Masterpieces|File 545 (Volume 53)]]</ref>|''Uncle (Otchan)''<ref name="Movie 23">[[The Fist of Blue Sapphire|Movie 23: The Fist of Blue Sapphire]]</ref> ''Old Man''<ref name="Movie 23">[[The Fist of Blue Sapphire|Movie 23: The Fist of Blue Sapphire]]</ref> ''God Of Death''<ref name="Movie 3">[[The Last Wizard of the Century|Movie 3: The Last Wizard of the Century]]</ref> |}}

{{appellations|Masumi Sera|Kaitou Kid<ref name="file829">[[Volume 79#The Blush Mermaid|File 829 (Volume 79)]]</ref> Kid<ref name="file829" />|-}}

{{appellations|Saguru Hakuba|Kaitou Kid Kid|Bastard Hakuba (''Hakuba no yaro'')}}

{{appellations|Genta Kojima|Kaitou Kid<ref name="file476">[[Volume 46#Kaitou Kid and the Three Instruments|File 476 (Volume 46)]]</ref> Kid<ref name="file712" />|-}}

{{appellations|Ayumi Yoshida|Kaitou Kid<ref name="file476" /> Kid<ref name="file712" />|Little Miss (''ojou-san'')<ref name="movie3">[[The Last Wizard of the Century|Movie 3: ''The Last Wizard of the Century'']]</ref>}}

{{appellations|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Kaitou Kid<ref name="file476" /> Kid<ref name="file712" />|-}}

{{appellations|Ai Haibara|Kid<ref name="file713">[[Volume 68#Kirin's Horn Case|File 713 (Volume 68)]]</ref> Magician in the Moonlight-san (''Gekka no Kijutsushi-san'')|Little Miss (''ojou-san'')}}

{{appellations|Heiji Hattori|Kaitou Kid|-}}
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{{appellations|Ginzo Nakamori|Kaitou Kid Kid|Inspector Nakamori (''Nakamori-keibu'') Inspector (''Keibu'')}}

{{appellations|Shintaro Chaki|Kaitou 1412<ref name="file156" /> Kaitou Kid<ref name="file157">[[Volume 16#Kaitou Kid and the Black Star|File 157 (Volume 16)]]</ref>|-}}

{{appellations|Wataru Takagi|Kid<ref name="file545" /> Kaitou Kid<ref name="file545" />|-}}

{{appellations|Juzo Megure|Kid<ref name="file545" />|-}}

{{appellations|Miwako Sato|Kid<ref name="file545" />|-}}

{{appellations|Kazunobu Chiba|Kid<ref name="file545" />|-}}

{{appellations|Taka'aki Morofushi|Kid|-}}

{{appellations|Rei Furuya|Kid|-}}

{{appellations|Yuya Kazami|Kaitou Kid|-}}
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{{appellations|Sonoko Suzuki|Kaitou Kid<ref name="file862">[[Volume 82#Twin Bets|File 862 (Volume 82)]]</ref> Kid-sama<ref name="file862" /> Kid<ref name="file863">[[Volume 82#Twin Bets|File 863 (Volume 82)]]</ref> Kaitou 1412<ref name="file156">[[Volume 16#Kaitou Kid and the Black Star|File 156 (Volume 16)]]</ref> No.1412 (''1412-go'')<ref name="file156" />|Miss (''Ojōsan''/''Ojōsama'')<ref name="file862" /><ref name="file864" />}}

{{appellations|Tomoko Suzuki|Kid<ref name="file863" /> Foolish thief (''oroka na tōzoku'')<ref name="file157" /> Kaitou Kid<ref name="file157" /> Pesky kid (''Itazura bōzu'')<ref name="file158" /> Thief-san (''Dorobō-san'')<ref name="file158" />|-}}

{{appellations|Shiro Suzuki|Kaitou 1412<ref name="file156" />|-}}

{{appellations|Jirokichi Suzuki|Kaitou Kid<ref name="file863" /> Kid<ref name="file454">[[Volume 44#Kaitou Kid and the Ocean's Miracle|File 454 (Volume 44)]]</ref> White sinner (''shiroki tsumibito'')<ref name="file453">[[Volume 44#Kaitou Kid and the Ocean's Miracle|File 453 (Volume 44)]]</ref> That thief (''ano tōzoku'')<ref name="file454" />|Old man (''jiisan'')}}

{{appellations|Yuzo Tomizawa|Kaitou Kid<ref name="file159" />|-}}

{{appellations|Lupin (dog){{!}}Lupin|file=Lupin (dog).jpg|-|Lupin Pet Dog Lupin (''Aiken Lupin'')}}
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{{appellations/head|Kaitou Kid}}
{{appellations|Lupin III{{!}}Arsène Lupin III|file=Lupin III.jpg|Kid-sama<ref name="lcm">[[Lupin III vs. Detective Conan: The Movie]]</ref> Brat (''Gakincho'')<ref name="lcm" /> Kid|-}}

{{appellations|Fujiko Mine|file=Fujiko Mine.jpg|Kid-sama<ref name="lcm" /> Kaitou Kid<ref name="lcm" />|-}}

{{appellations|Kaitou Corbeau|Kid Thief (''Kodomo Dorobō'')<ref name="mc1">[[Midnight Crow]] (Part 1): The Name Is Phantom Thief Corbeau!</ref>|Kaitou Corbeau-san<ref name="mc1" /> Black phantom thief (''Kuroi kaitou'')<ref name="mc1" />}}

{{appellations|Chikage Kuroba{{!}}Phantom Lady|file=Phantom Lady.jpg|-|Mother (''Hahaoya'')<ref name="file733">[[Volume 70#Ryoma's Gunbelt Case|File 733 (Volume 70)]]</ref>}}
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{{appellations|Kaito Kuroba|Kaitou Kid<ref name="rpt">[[The Revived Phantom Thief]]</ref>|-}}

{{appellations|Aoko Nakamori|Kaitou Kid<ref name="rpt" />|Aoko}}

{{appellations|Makoto Kyogoku|''Kaitou Nanigashi''<ref name="file862" /> Kid-sama<ref name="file862" />|The Strongest Crime-Prevention System-san in the World (''Sekai Saikyō no Bōhan System-san'')<ref name="file864">[[Volume 82#Twin Bets|File 864 (Volume 82)]]</ref>}}

{{appellations|Kazuha Toyama|Kaitou Kid}}

{{appellations|Snake|Kaitou Kid Kuroba Toichi|-}}

{{appellations|Hiroshi Agasa|Kaitou 1412<ref name="file156" /> Kaitou Kid<ref name="file156" />|-}}

{{appellations|Yukiko Kudo|Kid<ref name="file573">[[Volume 55#Shinichi's Childhood Adventure|File 573 (Volume 55)]]</ref>|-}}

{{appellations|Takuya Mifune|Kaitou Kid<ref name="file158" />|-}}

{{appellations|Joji Hatamoto|Kaitou Kid<ref name="file158" /> Kid<ref name="file159" />|-}}

{{appellations|Konosuke Jii|Toichi-sama<ref name="rpt" /> Kaitou Kid<ref name="rpt" /> Kaito-botchama<ref name="rpt" />|This old man (''Kono jiisan'')<ref name="rpt" /> Jii-chan<ref name="rpt" />}}

{{appellations|Akako Koizumi|Kaitou Kid<ref>[[Magic Kaito Volume 2#Stay Away From Him|Magic Kaito Chapter 7 (Volume 2)]]</ref> Kuroba-kun<ref>[[Magic Kaito Volume 4#Black Star|Magic Kaito Chapter 24 (Volume 4)]]</ref>|-}}

{{appellations|Naomichi Mugikura|Kaitou Kid<ref name="file455">[[Volume 44#Kaitou Kid and the Ocean's Miracle|File 455 (Volume 44)]]</ref> Kid<ref name="file455" />|-}}

{{appellations|Vermouth|Kaitou Kid<ref>[[Volume 78#Mystery Train|File 824 (Volume 78)]]</ref>|-}}

{{appellations|wikipedia:Ichikawa Ebizō XI{{!}}Ebizo Ichikawa XI|file=Ebizo Ichikawa XI.jpg|Kaitou Kid|-}}

{{appellations|Azusa Enomoto|Kaitou Kid|-}}
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== Appearance ==
[[File:Kaitou Kid Manga.png|thumb|right|200px|[[Kaito Kuroba]] as Kaitou Kid]]
=== Toichi as Kid ===
The classic Kaitou Kid outfit was originally developed for one of his stage performances to honor Arsène Lupin, but he decided to use it as his thief outfit after saving [[Phantom Lady]].

=== Jii as Kid ===
Jii donned the costume of Kaitou Kid, but used a smiling mask, in order to lure out the organization that killed Toichi. He was only dressed as Kid twice before Kaito took over.

=== Kaito as Kid ===
Kid has dark brown hair (black in Magic Kaito 1412) with fringe that ends just above his eyes, but the rest of his hair is normally covered by a white top hat with a blue ribbon band. When dressed in his normal outfit, his right eye is covered by a white monocle that has a dangling green charm with a white clover imprinted on it. Kid's outfit consists of a white suit jacket on top of a blue shirt with a red tie and white dress slacks. The white [[Hang Glider Cape]] is attached to the jacket at Kid's shoulders. Kid wears blue socks with white Oxford style shoes with white soles. In his original appearances Kid wore white loafer type shoes.

Kid has been seen wearing black shirts and pants along with a black hat to help cover his face, usually when doing information gathering for heists or when he has his "audience" at his heists looking elsewhere. Apart from these two outfits, Kid is a master of disguise and has been seen disguising as several people throughout the course of ''Detective Conan'' and ''Magic Kaito''.

At several instances, it has been demonstrated that Kid shares a close natural likeness with [[Shinichi Kudo]].<ref>[[Volume 16#Kaitou Kid and the Black Star|Manga Chapters 156-159: Kaitou Kid and the Black Star]]</ref> This, on occasion (particularly in the non-canon appearances), allows him to pass himself off as Shinichi whenever needed, without requiring a special disguise.<ref>[[The Last Wizard of the Century|Movie 03: ''The Last Wizard of the Century'']]</ref><ref>[[Magician of the Silver Sky|Movie 08: ''Magician of the Silver Sky'']]</ref><ref>[[The Lost Ship in the Sky|Movie 14: ''The Lost Ship in the Sky'']]</ref><ref>[[Kid in Trap Island|OVA 10: ''Kid in Trap Island'']]</ref>
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== List of disguises used ==
{{main|Disguise}}
Kaitou Kid has used many disguises over the course of the series. These are the known ones used so far.

=== Kaito Kuroba in disguises ===

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<gallery widths=185px perrow=5>
File:Shiro Suzuki.jpg|Kaitou Kid briefly impersonated [[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]]'s [[Shiro Suzuki|father]] to sneak aboard a cruise ship.<ref>[[Conan vs. Kaitou Kid]]</ref>
File:Fake Ran in Red Dress.png|Kaitou Kid disguised as [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] to snatch the Suzuki family's Black Star Pearl.<ref>[[Conan vs. Kaitou Kid]]</ref>
File:vlcsnap-2013-09-20-00h24m04s67.png| Conan reveals Kaitou Kid changed into a police officer outfit during their first encounter on the roof.
File:vlcsnap-2013-09-20-17h42m07s212.png|Dressed up as a busboy, Kaitou Kid takes Ran's dress and duplicates it right before the showdown between him and Conan on the ship.<ref>[[Conan vs. Kaitou Kid]]</ref>
File:Katsuki Doito.jpg|Rearrange the letters in "Katsuki Doito" to make Kaitou Kid.<ref>[[Magic Lover's Murder Case]]</ref>
File:vlcsnap-2013-10-29-19h39m14s76.png|I'm single, twenty-seven years old, and my name is [[Yoichi Sensui]].<ref>[[The Gathering of the Detectives! Shinichi Kudo vs. Kaitou Kid]]</ref>
File:Fake Kogoro Mouri jumping from helicopter.jpg|[[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] not smoking tipped Conan off that the sleeping detective had been replaced.<ref>[[The Gathering of the Detectives! Shinichi Kudo vs. Kaitou Kid]]</ref>
File:Fake Jirokichi Suzuki on bike.jpg|Kaitou Kid borrows [[Jirokichi Suzuki|Jirokichi]]'s motorbike and face for a getaway.<ref>[[Kaitou Kid's Miraculous Midair Walk]]</ref>
File:Eri Senju.jpg|As a creepy old treasure hunting woman.<ref>[[Big Adventure in the Eccentric Mansion]]</ref>
File:TV crew member Kid.jpg|TV crew can get close to the scene of a crime.<ref>[[Kaitou Kid and the Four Masterpieces]]</ref>
File:Fake Wataru Takagi with smirk.jpg|Kid helps solve a murder as [[Wataru Takagi]].<ref>[[Kaitou Kid and the Four Masterpieces]]</ref>
File:vlcsnap-2013-11-04-21h32m45s232.png|As a maid...<ref>[[Kaitou Kid vs. the Strongest Safe]]</ref>
File:Fake Ginzo Nakamori.jpg|Disguising as his rival, [[Ginzo Nakamori]].<ref>[[The Kirin's Horn That Vanished into the Dark]]</ref>
File:Fake Genta hole in floor.jpg|Kid proves he can even disguise as a child.<ref>[[The Kirin's Horn That Vanished into the Dark]]</ref>
File:Kid disguise guard.png|Disguising as one of Nakamori's officers to escape.<ref>[[The Kirin's Horn That Vanished into the Dark]]</ref>
File:Fake museum guest.jpg|As a heavy man to hide lots of forged goods under his clothes.<ref>[[Conan & Kid's Battle For Ryoma's Treasure]]</ref>
File:Hiroka Sumitomo.jpg|Kaito scopes out the location of his next heist as a maid, with his assistant [[Konosuke Jii]] in disguise as an old woman.<ref>[[Volume 78#Mystery Train|Mystery Train]]</ref>
File:Kaitou as Shiho Episode 704.png|As [[Shiho Miyano|Shiho]].<ref>[[Volume_78#Mystery_Train|Mystery Train]]</ref>
File:Kaito Shiho 824.PNG|Kid, as Shiho, escapes from the train in danger using his hangglider.<ref>[[Volume_78#Mystery_Train|Mystery Train]]</ref>
File:Kaito Sera 828-830.jpg|Kid unfortunately mistook [[Masumi Sera]] to be a boy.<ref>[[Volume_78#The_Blush_Mermaid|The Blush Mermaid]]</ref>
File:KaitouKidPic.png|Kid finding out about the "world's strongest security system".<ref>[[Kaitou_Kid_VS_Makoto_Kyogoku| Kaito Kid VS Makoto Kyogoku]]</ref>
File:KidSonoko.png|[[Makoto Kyogoku|Makoto]] and Conan were able to see through Kid's Sonoko disguise, making Kaito "lose" his bet to Sonoko.
File:Professor Agasa Kid.jpg|Kid disguising as Professor Agasa, but discovered because of his carelessness when putting band-aid.
File:Kazuha Toyama Profile.jpg|Kid disguising as Kazuha Toyama.<ref>[[Volume_96#Kaitou Kid and the Fairy's Lip|Kaitou Kid and the Fairy's Lip]]</ref>
File:vlcsnap-2013-09-18-01h36m44s39.png|In [[The Last Wizard of the Century|Movie 3]], Kid disguised as [[Ninzaburo Shiratori|Shiratori]].
File:vlcsnap-2013-09-18-00h56m52s230.png|The first time Kid disguised himself as Shinichi to save Conan's true identity from Ran in [[The Last Wizard of the Century|Movie 3]].
File:vlcsnap-2013-09-18-00h52m31s183.png|Kid uses Shinichi's identity a second time in [[Magician of the Silver Sky|Movie 8]] to get closer to The Jewel of Destiny.
File:vlcsnap-2013-09-18-00h21m15s109.png|Kid changes his Shinichi disguise to a guard disguise after leaving the play in [[Magician of the Silver Sky|Movie 8]] to attempt to deceive Conan.
File:Vlcsnap-2013-11-02-20h14m51s65.png|Kid used Isao Shinjo identity to confirm if the jewel was real or not in [[Magician of the Silver Sky|Movie 8]].
File:vlcsnap-2013-09-18-00h44m32s0.png|Kid uses a paramedic disguise to check on Ran after she lands a plane in [[Magician of the Silver Sky|Movie 8]].

File:Vlcsnap-2013-09-20-00h48m34s169.png|Kid disguising as [[Saguru Hakuba]] temporarily joined the teenage detective ranks in [[The Private Eyes' Requiem|Movie 10]].
File:Vlcsnap-2013-09-17-00h53m39s163.png|Kid sneaks aboard the giant blimp disguised as one of the crew in [[The Lost Ship in the Sky|Movie 14]].
File:Movie 14 maintenance personnel.jpg|Kid then changes disguises later in [[The Lost Ship in the Sky|Movie 14]] as one of their waiters.
File:Fake Shinichi Kudo.jpg|Kid's third time using Shinichi's identity; saving himself from Ran when she was about to turn him in to the inspector and to board the police helicopter with Conan in [[The Lost Ship in the Sky|Movie 14]]
File:Aoko_Nakomori_Profile.jpg|Kid disguising as Aoko Nakamori multiple times for a short while, so he can escape and enter.
File:Another fake Saguru Hakuba.jpg|Kid disguising as Saguru for a brief time in order to distract Nakamori and his assistants, so he can escape along with the Bronze Statue.<ref>[[The Splendid Rivals|Magic Kaito Episode 7]]</ref>
File:Fake Nakamori's assistant.jpg|Kid disguising as Detective Konno to win the challenge over Chat Noir.<ref>[[The Reminiscent Golden Eye|Magic Kaito Episode 10]]</ref>
File:M19 shinichi.jpg|Kid disguising as Shinichi in [[Sunflowers of Inferno|Movie 19]].
File:M23-Shinichi.jpg|Kid disguising as Shinichi in [[The Fist of Blue Sapphire|Movie 23]].
File:Rachel Cheongu.jpg|Kid disguising as Rachel Cheongu to distract the police in [[The Fist of Blue Sapphire|Movie 23]].
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== Plot overview ==
=== Timeline ===
{{main|Kaitou Kid timeline}}

== Relationships analysis ==

=== Toichi Kuroba ===
:''[[Toichi Kuroba#Relationships analysis|Main article: Toichi Kuroba's relationships]]''

=== Konosuke Jii ===
:''[[Konosuke Jii#Relationships analysis|Main article: Konosuke Jii's relationships]]''

=== Kaito Kuroba ===
:''[[Kaito Kuroba#Relationships analysis|Main article: Kaito Kuroba's relationships]]''

== People who know Kaitou Kid's real identity ==
{{main|List of characters who know Kaitou Kid's identity}}
The [[canon]] characters who know Kaito Kuroba is the Kaitou Kid are [[Konosuke Jii]], [[Akako Koizumi]], [[Saguru Hakuba]], Ruby Jones, and [[Chikage Kuroba]]. The characters who are or have been suspicious of Kaito are [[Ginzo Nakamori]], and [[Aoko Nakamori]]. There are also one time characters from Magic Kaito who has found out Kaitou Kid's identity such as Ruby Jones from the Recollection of the Golden Eye and Prince Phillip of Ingram in the Crystal Mother's Tears.

== 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. Kid placed 1st in the poll with 1,460 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>
* Kid placed 2nd 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. Kaito Kuroba/Kaitou Kid placed 2nd out of 10 with 18.99% 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>
* In honor of the release of the 800th manga chapter, Shonen Sunday held a popularity poll/contest containing 91 Detective Conan characters to choose from. Kaito Kuroba/Kaitou Kid placed 2nd overall with 1,696 votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://forum.dctp.ws/index.php?topic=8024.msg651566#msg651566|title=Shonen magazine detective conan official poll results published [magazine pic]|date=2012-02-28|publisher=eva|accessdate=2012-02-29}}</ref>

== Name origin ==
Kaitou Kid was originally known as "Kaitou 1412" ("kaitou" meaning "phantom thief" in Japanese"), but the exact origin of that name is unknown. According to what Sonoko told Ran, the "1412" part is rumored to come from the secret number that may have been given to him by an international organization like the FBI, the CIA, or Interpol. The information about the number was supposedly leaked to the media, leading to that number being used to describe the thief.<ref>File 156</ref>

Sometime later, a reporter scribbled the number 1412, referencing the thief, in a hastily-written note. This note was seen by [[Yusaku Kudo]], who misread the numbers as "KID." Thus, Yusaku was the one who invented the name Kaitou Kid.<ref>{{cite book |last=Aoyama |first=Gosho |title=Detective Conan |volume=55 |publisher=Shogakukan |date=1996-18-01 |isbn=4-09-120628-X|chapter=File 3 |language=Japanese |location=Tokyo |page=151}}</ref>

== Different looks ==
=== Toichi Kuroba ===
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kaitou DC.PNG|thumb|left|x200px|Detective Conan (episode 473).]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:MK1412 Kaitou Kid Toichi Kuroba.png|thumb|left|x200px|Magic Kaito 1412 (episode 9).]]
|}

=== Konosuke Jii ===
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Jii as Kid.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Magic Kaito 1412 (episode 3).]]
|}

=== Kaito Kuroba ===
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kid Before.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Detective Conan (episode 76).]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kid Middle.JPG|thumb|left|x200px|Detective Conan (episode 396).]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kid After New.JPG|thumb|left|x200px|Detective Conan (episode 724).]]
|}
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Movie 10-12.jpeg |thumb|left|x200px|Movie 10]]
|}
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kid OVA 3.jpeg|thumb|left|x200px|OVA 3]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kid After.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Magic Kaito Special (episode 3).]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kid MK1412.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Magic Kaito 1412 (episode 11).]]
|}

== Quotes ==
=== Of Kaito Kid ===
{{cquote|Smiles and laughter are always good, but never forget your Poker Face.}}

{{cquote|A thief is a creative artist who takes his prey in style... But a detective is nothing more than a critic, who follows our footsteps...}}

{{cquote|You are right. I am not a detective, but a thief. And stealing is what thieves do best, even if it's a person's heart.}}

{{cquote|Better not.. Just because you don't know what's in it, and want to open Pandora's box, because if you know what's inside the box before you open it, it won't be interesting at all!}}

{{cquote|It's better trusting someone than to die doubting people altogether.}}

{{cquote|Magic isn't real. There's always a way to explain it.}}

{{cquote|A thief will only live by stealing, would you mind if I steal your heart?
(Kid talking to Ran in The Lost Ship in the Sky)}}

{{cquote|See you later, maybe next time we can meet under the moonlight.}}

{{cquote|I'm different from a thief that wears all black. I'm bold and flamboyant; I'm Kaitou Kid!}}

{{cquote|There are things that shall remain a mystery.}}

{{cquote|Everyone is the main character of their own life.}}

=== About Kaito Kid ===
{{cquote|Heiji: Is that thief really that strong? Conan: Yes, he's clever and cunning. You can't deal with him by ordinary means.}}

== In other languages ==
{{BeginTable OtherLang}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|怪盗キッド {{Bracket|Kaitō Kid|(Phantom Thief Kid)}} }}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Arab League|Arabic| اللص الطائر كيد {{Bracket|Al-Liṣṣ Aṭ-Ṭa’ir Kid|Flying Thief Kid}} / الفتى الطائر {{Bracket|Al-Fata Aṭ-Ṭa’ir|Flying Boy}} / الفتى اللص {{Bracket|Al-Fata Al-Liṣṣ|Thief Boy}} / كايتو كيد Kāito Kid}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Indonesia|Bahasa Indonesia|Kid si Pencuri, Kaito Kid in late episodes/chapters}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Malaysia|Bahasa Melayu|Kaitou Kid / Thief Kid / The Phantom Thief / Pencuri Aneh Kid (Manga)}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Catalonia|Català|Kid 1412 / Kid Cat / Kid el Lladre / Kaito Kid}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=China|Chinese (Simplified)|怪盗基德 Guàidào Jīdé}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Hong Kong|Chinese (Traditional)|怪盜基德 Guàidào Jīdé}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=US|English|Phantom Thief Kid / Kaito Kid / Bandit Kid / Kid the Phantom Thief}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Philippines|Filipino|Kaito Kid}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Finland|Finnish|Kaito Kid (DC), Kaitou Kid (MK)}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=France|French|{{Bracket|(Kid l'Insaisissable)|The Elusive Kid}} / Kid Cat Burglar / Kaito Kid}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Galicia|Galician|Caco Kid}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Germany|German|"Kaito Kid", "Meisterdieb 1412" or "Phantom Kid"}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Italy|Italian|Kaito Kid (manga) / {{Bracket|Kid il ladro|Kid the thief}} / {{Bracket|Furto Kid|Theft Kid}} / {{Bracket|Ladro Kid|Thief Kid}} (Detective Conan anime) / Kaitou Kid (Magic Kaito 1412)}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=North Korea|flag2=South Korea|Korean|괴도키드 Gwedo Kid}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Mongolia|Mongolian|Каито Кид (Батхаан)}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Brazil|Portuguese (Brazil)|Kid Fantasma (Phantom Kid) / Kaito Kid}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Russia|Russian|Кайто Кид Kaito Kid}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish|Kaito Kid (manga) / Kid el Ladrón (Kid the Thief) (anime)}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish (Latin America)|Kid Misterioso / Niño gato de la noche / Kaito Kid}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|จอมโจรคิด}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Siêu trộm Kid / Siêu đạo chích Kid / Đạo tặc Kid}}
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== Gallery ==
<gallery widths=200px perrow=5>
File:Kaitou Kid's insignia.png|Kaitou Kid's insignia, left in every notice to ensure it's from the Phantom thief.
File:M10 Kaito Kid.png|Conan mentioning during the [[The Private Eyes' Requiem]] intro that Kaitou Kid is one of the few people that knows his true identity in the movies.
File:Kaito's pigeon.jpg|A bird Kaitou Kid used to listen in to conversations in [[The Last Wizard of the Century]] and [[Magician of the Silver Sky]]. Also by Conan saving the bird, Kaitou in the 3rd Movie returned the favor by saving his true identity from being revealed to by Ran.
</gallery>
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== Trivia ==
* {{nihongo|'''Kuroba'''|黒羽 or クロバ|}} (Kaito and Toichi's family name) is also a way to pronounce {{nihongo|"clover"|クロバー|kurobaa}} in Japanese (the only difference is a long vowel). This is most likely why a clover appears on Kaitou Kid's monocle. Additionally, in the manga's second chapter Kid disguises himself as an old man named Count Clover. Also, Gosho's [[Animal_Crossing_promotional_hints|Animal Crossings]] characters are named after the playing card suits, with "Clover" introducing itself as Kaito Kuroba and dressing as Kaitou Kid (except with a black top hat).
* Kaitou Kid was clearly modeled after the fictional gentleman thief Arsène Lupin, by French author Maurice Leblanc. In the French-speaking world, Lupin is as famous as Sherlock Holmes is in the English-speaking world. Interestingly, Holmes appeared in several Arsène Lupin stories; however, after Conan Doyle protested due to copyright laws, Leblanc changed the name to "Herlock Sholmes."
* Kaitou Kid signs his heist notes with a drawing of his face in abstract. He re-draws this insignia for each note, so that police will know that it was truly him and not an imitator using a scanned copy of a former insignia.
* He made a cameo in [[A Challenge Letter to Shinichi Kudo ~Prologue Until Goodbye~]], in his [[Hang Glider Cape]] when the bomb explodes in mid-air.
* In [[The Last Wizard of the Century]], the police attribute 134 cases of thievery to Kaitou Kid, fifteen of which have been overseas including America, France, Germany, and 12 other places. In total, 152 gems have been stolen with a net worth of 38,925,000,000 yen but this is obviously not considered canonical in the main story of Detective and Kaito Kid.
* Akako Koizumi once dressed up as the Kaitou Kid to trick [[Saguru Hakuba]] into thinking Kaito was innocent. During her escape with the target jewel, she screamed in a revealingly girly manner, causing Aoko to deduce that the Kaitou Kid must be a homosexual.
* In both the Japanese and English dub, Kaito Kuroba/Kaitou Kid shares the same voice actor as that of Shinichi Kudo.
* Kaitou Kid apparently knows how to drive as shown when he was disguised as Kogoro Mouri in Volume 30: Sunset Manor Case.

== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Kaito Kuroba]]
* [[Kaitou Kid Appearances]]
* [[List of Kaitou Kid Heists Items]]

== References ==
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Rei Furuya

2025-12-10T06:23:19Z

MaxTaylor08: /* Bourbon */

{{SpoilerWarningArticle|This article contains significant '''[[Glossary#Spoiler|spoilers]]''' about major events concerning this person. It is likely you will be spoiled if you have not read all the manga released to date. To find out what pages will be safe for you to read, please consult our [[Glossary#Spoiler|wiki spoiler policy]].}}
{{hatnote|"Furuya" and "Tooru" redirect here. For the voice actor ([[wikipedia:Voice acting in Japan|seiyū]]), see [[Tohru Furuya]].}}
{{InfoBox Char
| name = Rei Furuya
| japanese-name = {{lang|ja|降谷零}} (Furuya Rei)
| english-name =
| image = Rei Furuya Profile.jpg
| age = 29
| gender = Male
| date-of-birth =
| relatives =
| occupation = Detective Café Poirot worker [[wikipedia:National Police Agency Security Bureau (Japan)|National Police Agency Security Bureau]] Planning Chiyoda Division Investigator<ref name="Postcard2016">[[:File:Postcard2016 40.jpg]]</ref>
| nicknames = Zero ([[Hiromitsu Morofushi|Hiromitsu]]) Rei-kun (Childhood nickname) Zero-no-niichan ([[Conan Edogawa|Conan]])
| aliases = Bourbon Tooru Amuro
| status = Alive
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume_75#Private_Eye|File 793]] Anime: [[Wedding Eve|Episode 667]]
| appearances = {{:Rei Furuya Appearances}}
| keyhole = [[Volume 76]]
| cases-solved = 14 (1 as Scar Akai)
| footnotes =
| japanese-voice = [[Tohru Furuya]]<ref>http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2012-08-11/gundam-tohru-furuya-to-play-detective-conan-tohru-amuro</ref> (Episode 667~1110; Movie 20, 22, 25-26; [[Zero's Tea Time]]; [[Hanzawa the Criminal]]) [[wikipedia:Mariya Ise|Mariya Ise]] (child) [[Takeshi Kusao]]<ref>https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-01-18/detective-conan-anime-replaces-toru-furuya-with-takeshi-kusao-in-toru-amuro-role/.220193</ref> (Episode 1150, Movie 28 onwards)
| english-voice = [[Kyle McCarley]] (Bang Zoom! ZTT, Movie 20, Movie 22) [[Howard Wang]]<ref>https://x.com/TheHowardWang/status/1827850206353981442</ref> (Bang Zoom! Movie 25 and 26) [[Kimlinh Tran]] (child) [[Jason Kesser]] (Macias Group)
}}
{{nihongo|'''Rei Furuya'''|降谷零|Furuya Rei}}, also known as {{nihongo|'''Tooru Amuro'''|安室透|Amuro Tōru}} and {{nihongo|'''Bourbon'''|バーボン|Bābon}}, is a [[Public Security Bureau|National Police Agency Security Bureau Security Planning, Chiyoda Division]]<ref name="Postcard2016" /> investigator working undercover in the [[Black Organization]] in the manga and anime franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''. He is a recently dispatched operative who specializes in deduction and intelligence gathering and frequently works with [[Vermouth]]. At present, Rei poses as a private detective who works as a waiter at Café Poirot and is [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]]'s apprentice. He is also the main character in [[Wild Police Story]] manga and protagonist of [[Zero's Tea Time]] manga.

== Background ==
Little is known about Rei Furuya as a PSB investigator. Most of his appearances are as the Café Poirot waiter and private eye Tooru Amuro or as the [[Black Organization]] operative Bourbon.

Rei makes his first appearance as Tooru Amuro when acting as a private detective. He meets [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] and the Mouris while disguised as a waiter to help a client with a case.<ref name=f793>[[Volume 75#Private Eye|Volume 75, Files 9-11: "Private Eye"]]</ref> When Sleeping Kogoro appears to solve a case relating to his client before he can, he claims he wants to learn from [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]].<ref name=f793 /> Rei succeeds in becoming his apprentice by offering him a hefty tuition fee as an incentive.<ref name=f793 /> Thus, he begins working at Café Poirot, right under the Mouri Detective Agency, to remain close to Kogoro.<ref name=f793 /> Presently, he continues to work under this cover.

Bourbon is first mentioned when [[Hidemi Hondou|Kir]] reports that a new Organization member is on the move, intending to capture the escaped scientist [[Shiho Miyano]].<ref name=622p4>[[Volume 60#Red, White, and Yellow Case|Volume 60, File 3, Page 4: "Red, White, and Yellow Case"]]</ref> Kir reports that Bourbon has excellent information gathering skills and keen insight.<ref name=622p4 /> However, Bourbon's first actual appearance is when disguised as [[Scar Akai]]<ref name=704p15>[[Volume 67#Department Store Bomber Case|Volume 67, File 8 (704): "Department Store Bomber Case"]]</ref> to determine the veracity of [[Akai Shuichi]]'s death.

Currently, Rei's main appearance as a PSB investigator is during the [[The Scarlet Return|Scarlet Showdown]], when he orders around subordinates during the confrontation with [[Yusaku Kudo]] (who was disguised as [[Subaru Okiya]]).<ref>[[Volume 85#Scarlet Showdown|Volume 85, File 4 (897): "Scarlet Truth"]]</ref> He additionally gives an order to a PSB subordinate, [[Yuya Kazami]], during [[The Heartfelt Strap]] case.<ref>[[Volume 94#Haibara's Lost Phone Strap Case|Volume 94, File 6 (998): "Search for the Phone Strap!"]]</ref>

When Rei was 22 years old he attended police academy with [[Hiromitsu Morofushi]], [[Wataru Date]], [[Jinpei Matsuda]] and [[Kenji Hagiwara]].
Rei was the top student at the police academy.
All five friends graduate together.
=== Childhood ===
[[File:Young Rei.png|thumb|right|200px|Young Rei.]]
As a child, likely, Rei often got into fights. During [[The Tense Tea Party]] case, Rei is shown in a flashback sequence with [[Elena Miyano]].<ref name="889p13">[[Volume 84#Tea Poisoning Murder Case|Volume 84, File 7 (889): "Zero"]]</ref> During this flashback, Elena chides Rei for fighting and implies that she has treated his injuries more than once.<ref name=889p13/> She additionally calls herself 'sensei', suggesting that Rei had a teacher or doctor-like relationship with her.<ref name=889p13/> During [[The Unsolved Cocktail Case]], it is revealed that he is half Japanese, which was the main reason for him to get bullied and involved in many fights. He was introduced to [[Elena Miyano]] by his childhood friend, [[Akemi Miyano|Akemi]].

Rei's childhood nickname was 'Zero', which has been used by [[Hiromitsu Morofushi]],<ref name=954p1>[[Volume 90#A song named ASACA|Volume 90, File 6 (954): "Sanction of the Betrayal"]]</ref> his childhood friend.<ref>https://imgur.com/a/y2BAH</ref>

He is known to have ties with other members of the Miyano family. In the [[The Jet-Black Mystery Train|Jet-Black Mystery Train]] case, he mentions that he has met [[Shiho Miyano]]'s parents, [[Elena Miyano|Elena]] and [[Atsushi Miyano]], as well as her sister [[Akemi Miyano|Akemi]].<ref name=824p5>[[Volume 78#Mystery Train|Volume 78, File 7 (824): "Mystery Train (Final Destination)"]]</ref>

=== Black Organization ===
At some point in the past, Rei began infiltrating the [[Black Organization]] for the PSB, eventually gaining the codename Bourbon. In the Organization, he works as an agent specializing in deduction and information gathering. [[Gin]] even goes as far as to call him a 'great detective like Sherlock Holmes'.<ref name=704p15/>

==== Rivalry with Shuichi Akai ====
During his time in the Organization, at some point Rei became the rival of [[Shuichi Akai]] (alias Dai Moroboshi), he considered Shuichi as a worthy opponent, wanted to compare his capacity with Shuichi, and thinks that he is the only one capable of defeating Shuichi. Despite the rivalry, they may have still worked well together. During the [[The Unfriendly Girls Band|Unfriendly Girls Band]] case, [[Masumi Sera]] mentions that she spotted Rei, Shuichi, and Hiromitsu on the same train platform.<ref name=937p12>[[Volume 88#Girls Band Murder Case|Volume 88, File 11 (937): "The Disappeared Clue"]].</ref> As Shuichi and Hiromitsu were holding instrument bags that may have held rifles, it's possible they were on a mission together. Rei additionally suspected that Shuichi was a spy for the FBI,<ref name=824p5/> which turned out to be the case.

Rei's animosity towards Akai Shuichi appears to stem from the death of Hiromitsu, a fellow spy from the PSB and his childhood friend. At some point in the past, Hiromitsu was found out as a NOC and confronted by Shuichi on top of a rooftop.<ref name=954p1 /> During this confrontation, Hiromitsu stole away Shuichi's gun and attempted to commit suicide with it. While Shuichi succeeded in talking him down him temporarily, the sound of Rei's steps coming up the stairs distracted Shuichi, allowing Hiromitsu to commit suicide. And so Shuichi, not knowing that Rei was a fellow NOC, pretended that he had been the one to kill Hiromitsu.<ref name=954p1 />

While Rei is aware that Hiromitsu committed suicide,<ref name=954p1 /> he doesn't think it is because of the sound from his steps, according to him because Shuichi did not persuade Hiromitsu not to commit suicide, even though Shuichi had persuaded him.

== Personality ==
[[File:Amuro Personality.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Rei and Ran are happy that Kogoro cracked the code in the [[Detectives' Nocturne]] Case.]]
Rei has a cheerful personality. He is also generous, bringing a plate of sandwiches for the detective agency bought with his money. In more serious situations, he seems to be patient, keeping calm even while others are abusing him. Although somewhat of a "cool type", he does not hide his emotions and is quite expressive. Like other detectives in ''[[Detective Conan]]'', he enjoys presenting his deductions about cases to others. Kogoro calls him "effeminate".

Rei has a darker side. He is manipulative, tricking others into performing certain actions so he can gather information. He favors using psychological traps and catching his enemies off-guard. Rei can also be extremely cruel in the pursuit of goals. He planned to run over and hospitalize an elementary school teacher with his car to lure out FBI agents, and he would have allowed a suspect to destroy his exonerating evidence to test Kogoro. Rei alternates between going out of his way to care about the well-being of others and ignoring them when it is inconvenient. As Scar Akai, he saved Conan at the [[Detective Boys vs. Robber Group|Teito bank heist]] but neglected to inform Ran and Kogoro later when he noticed that Conan might have been kidnapped by a murderer in [[Detectives' Nocturne]].

[[Gin]] says Bourbon has a secretive personality like [[Vermouth]], and that no one can ever guess what he's up to or what he will do.<ref name=703p3/> [[Vodka]] says that Bourbon hates Shuichi Akai even more than Gin does, presumably because Rei thinks that Akai killed Scotch.<ref name=703p3/> Bourbon believes he is the only person capable of killing Akai.<ref name=703p3/> Gin said that if Bourbon found out Akai was alive, he would surely boast that his suspicion was correct.<ref name=703p3/> Gin and Bourbon probably don't get along and they don't seem to communicate with one another.<ref name=703p3/> 

Despite his darker side he still has a true Japanese true spirit. He shows humanity even toward an enemy. For example, in Zero's Tea Time Chapter 12, he wanted to make Camel leave to not get into traffic. In chapter 34 he practices with him, and in chapter 44, when Camel saved chief, he thanked him and prepared a glass of water which impressed Camel. Rei is also a gentleman like Takagi, as stated by his friend Wataru date.
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== Appearance ==
[[File:Low res Amuro colored.PNG|thumb|left|200px|Colored drawing by Gosho Aoyama]]
Rei is a good-looking man (claimed by [[Sonoko]] and [[Ayumi]]) with dark skin, lighter than, but closer to [[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]]'s color and has light blonde hair. He wears glasses at first, but it is unknown if he needs them because he was using them to conceal his identity at the time and takes them off midway through the case and has not had them on since. Unlike other Black Organization members, he mostly dresses casually in little black.
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== Abilities ==
=== Intelligence ===
Rei is a good detective with excellent information-gathering skills. He is noted by Kir as a threatening member of the Black Organization with keen insight.<ref name=622p4 /> As Rei remains undercover as Kogoro's apprentice, he is not as flashy in showing his true deduction skills, instead leading Kogoro with hints to reach conclusions. His friend, [[Wataru Date]], said Rei was the smartest student at the police academy.<ref name=807p11>Manga [[Volume 77]], File 1 (807), pg 11: "The Strongest Senpai"</ref> He claimed that he always knew that Akai was an 'FBI Dog,' which shows that he may have the observation skills to detect fellow NOCs, who infiltrated the Black Organization. From his investigations, he was able to determine that Conan was the puppeteer behind Sleeping Kogoro. His observation skills also allowed him to see that Conan planned everything in Akai's Fake Death instance, including the conclusion of his sentence, stating that Conan predicted everything perfectly as it played out at Raiha Pass.<ref name=895p12>Manga [[Volume 85]], File 2 (895), pg 12: "Scarlet Interrogation" </ref>

=== Driving ===
Rei is a capable driver, capable of precisely swinging his car in front of another during a high-speed car chase to stop it with a controlled collision.<ref name=800p13>Manga {{Volume 76]], File 5 (800), pg 13: "When Objects Collide" </ref> In movie 22, Zero the Enforcer, his awesome (but also crazy) driving skills are revealed better.

=== Martial arts ===
Rei is good at boxing,<ref>[http://www.detectiveconanworld.com/forum/topic/1555-translating-interviews/page__view__findpost__p__287218 青山剛昌先生と話そうDAY] (Let's talk with Aoyama Gosho-sensei day), held January 3, 2013, 安室はボクシングをしている。 (Amuro is doing boxing.)</ref> shown when a single punch to an attacker's gut causes him to spray blood from the mouth and collapse.<ref name=843p15>Manga [[Volume 80]], File 4 (843), pg 15: "A parcel for Kudo-samakata"</ref> At his introductory case, Rei displayed agility as he swiftly dodged a swinging punch from a customer. Later, he easily dodged multiple punches from an ex-professional kickboxer while protecting [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya]]. Rei also likely knows some [[Wikipedia:Jujutsu|Jujutsu]] from his time in the police academy; Jujutsu is routinely taught to Tokyo police officers to aid in suspect immobilization and arrest. [[Wataru Date]] said Rei was the strongest student at the police academy.<ref name=807p11/> 

=== Cooking ===
Rei is noted to be a good chef and baker in his work at Poirot as Hiromitsu taught him some cooking skills.<ref>Wild Police Story file 7: Gentle Yet Firm</ref> He often invents new recipes for the café, perfecting them to the point where Conan often jokes that he is taking his waiter job too seriously.<ref>Episode 913</ref>

=== Other skills ===
Rei is an excellent tennis player. He claimed he was a junior champion in middle school, but quit after he injured his shoulder.<ref name=825p7>Manga Volume 78, File 8 (825), pg 7: "Special Coach"</ref> He is proficient in first aid as when Conan received a concussion from an errant tennis racket, Rei "carried out the procedures pretty efficiently" before the doctor even arrived.<ref name=825p11>Manga Volume 78, File 8 (825), pg 11: "Special Coach"</ref> He is a proficient lockpicker. Rei has pro-level guitar skills.<ref name=936p6>Manga Volume 88, File 6 (936), pg 6: "Girls Band"</ref> He has a high capability to ski and even replaced [[Kogoro Mouri]] for professional ski lessons in Gunma. He can easily do off-track skiing also and jump off cliffs to save lost people.<ref>Zero's Tea Time file 24: Doggy!</ref> In the non-canon movie [[The Darkest Nightmare]], he was able to defuse a bomb and he remembered [[Jinpei Matsuda]] who taught him that. In [[Wild Police Story]] manga he was able to defuse a bomb with Matsuda's help.

== Appellations ==
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{{appellations|Conan Edogawa|Amuro-san Bourbon Amuro-no-niichan<ref name=866p7>Manga [[Volume 82]], File 5 (866), pg 7: "A Cat Hiding Its Claws"</ref> Zero-no-niichan<ref name=890p6>Manga [[Volume 84]], File 8 (890), pg 6: "High-Velocity Blood Splatters"</ref> Zero<ref>[[Episode 780]]</ref> Furuya|Conan-kun Sleeping Kogoro (''Nemuri no Kogoro'')<ref name="78f10">[[Volume 78]], File 10</ref> Edogawa Conan-kun<ref name="file843">[[volume 80#Delivery Service|File 843 (Volume 80]]</ref> Little detective (''Tantei-kun'')}}

{{appellations|Ran Mouri|Amuro-san Detective-san (''Tantei-san'')<ref name="file820">[[volume 78#Mystery Train|File 820 (Volume 78)]]</ref>|Ran-san Ran-nēchan (once)<ref>[[Zero the Enforcer]]</ref>}}

{{appellations|Kogoro Mouri|Amuro-kun Tooru<ref name=888p11>Manga [[Volume 84]], File 6 (888), pg 11: "Tea Poisoning Murder Case"</ref>|Mouri-sensei Sensei Great Detective Mouri (''Mouri-meitantei'')<ref name="78f10" /> Sleeping Kogoro (''Nemuri no Kogoro'')<ref name="78f10" />}}

{{appellations|Shinichi Kudo|Bourbon Amuro Tooru|Kudo Shinichi-kun}}
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{{appellations|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Amuro-san|Beika Street Irregulars}}
{{appellations|Genta Kojima|Detective Guy (''Tantei-no-niichan'') Amuro-no-niichan|Beika Street Irregulars}}
{{appellations|Ayumi Yoshida|Detective-san (''Tantei-san'')|Ayumi-chan Beika Street Irregulars}}
{{appellations|Hiroshi Agasa|Amuro-kun<ref name="file843">[[volume 80#Delivery Service|File 843 (Volume 80]]</ref>|Professor Agasa (''Agasa-hakase'')}}
{{appellations|Sumiko Kobayashi|Amuro-san}}
{{appellations|Ai Haibara|-|Beika Street Irregulars Haibara Ai}}
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{{appellations/head|Rei}}
{{appellations|Hiromitsu Morofushi|Furuya<ref name="file954">[[Volume 90#Bourbon's Mission|File 954: Sanction of the Betrayal (Volume 90)]]</ref> Zero (although the kanji for Rei was used, the special reading was Zero)<ref name="file954" /> Furuya Rei-kun<ref name=f1030p10>[[Volume 97#File 1030 - Just Like You...|Volume 97, File 1030, Page 10: "Just Like You..."]]</ref>|Scotch<ref name="file937">[[Volume 88#Girls Band Murder Case|File 937]]</ref> [[Shuichi Akai|Your brother]]'s friend (''kimi no ani no yūjin''; talking to [[Masumi Sera|Masumi]])<ref name="file936">[[Volume 88#Girls Band Murder Case|File 936]]</ref> Hiro (When they were young) Morofushi}}

{{appellations|Shuichi Akai|Amuro-kun Bourbon<ref name="file897">[[Volume 85#Scarlet|File 897 (Volume 85)]]</ref> Amuro Tooru-kun<ref name="file897" /> Zero<ref name="file897" /> Furuya Rei-kun<ref name="file897" /> Wolf (''ōkami'')<ref name="file897" />|Akai<ref name="file897" /> Akai Shuichi<ref name="file897" /> Rye<ref name="file955">[[Volume 90#Bourbon's Mission|File 955: Whereabouts of the Betrayal (Volume 90)]]</ref> Dog of the FBI (''FBI no inu'') That man<ref name=824p5/> Your brother (''Kimi no ani''; talking to [[Masumi Sera|Masumi]])<ref name="file936" />}}

{{appellations|Subaru Okiya|The Driver of the RX-7 That man (''ano otoko'')<ref name="file898" />|Okiya-san<ref name="file955" /> Okiya Subaru<ref name="file955" /> Okiya Subaru-san<ref name="file895">[[Volume 85|File 895 (Volume 85)]]</ref> Akai Shuichi<ref name="file895" />}}

{{appellations|Jodie Starling|Amuro Tooru<ref name="file898">[[Volume 85#Scarlet Showdown|File 898 (Volume 85)]]</ref> Bourbon<ref name="file898" />|FBI}}

{{appellations|Andre Camel|Amuro Tooru<ref name="file898" /> Bourbon The worst waiter<ref>[[TIME.5]]</ref>|German (''Deutsch-kei'') FBI<ref>[[TIME.5]]</ref>}}

{{appellations|James Black|Bourbon}}

{{appellations|Juzo Megure|Amuro-kun Café Detective (''Kissaten Tantei'')<ref name="file937" />|Inspector Megure (''Megure-keibu'')}}

{{appellations|Wataru Date|Zero Furuya|My friend Group leader (''Hanchou'') Date-hanchou Date}}

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== Mission ==
Bourbon's primary mission was to search for the escaped scientist [[Shiho Miyano]], which the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] spy [[Hidemi Hondou|Kir]] heard about and informed the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] of. He also had a second secret mission fueled by his hunch that his archenemy Shuichi Akai should not have died so easily;<ref name=703p3>Manga [[Volume 67]], File 7, page 3: "The Truth Amidst the Snowstorm"</ref> he received the [[The Boss|boss]]' permission to verify Shuichi's death. He approached the FBI as [[Scar Akai| a Shuichi lookalike]] by using [[Vermouth]]'s disguise help hoping to see if Akai was truly dead.<ref name=824p7>Manga [[Volume 78]], File 7 (824), pg 7: "Final Destination"</ref> He later apprenticed himself to [[Kogoro Mouri]] because Bourbon suspected the detective may be connected to Sherry.<ref name=827p16>Manga [[Volume 78]], File 10 (827), pg 16: "The key to solving the mystery"</ref> (Kogoro was previously suspected of being linked to Sherry because the [[Criminal Tracking Glasses|tracker]], [[microphone]], and gum combo Gin found on Kir's shoe after [[Black Impact! The Moment the Black Organization Reaches Out|the Ding Dong Dash case]] was the same style as the one Gin [[Reunion with the Black Organization|discovered in his car]] and assumed that Sherry planted it).

Currently, Bourbon thinks Shiho has been killed,<ref name=824p12>Manga [[Volume 78]], File 7 (824), pg 12: "Final Destination"</ref> and had come to believe Shuichi was dead as well until a suspicious man shrouded by smoke threw a grenade by him on the [[Volume_78#Mystery_Train|Mystery Express]].<ref name=824p16>Manga [[Volume 78]], File 7 (824), pg 16: "Final Destination"</ref> The sighting caused Bourbon to second guess himself and request that Vermouth show him the detailed files from before and after Shuichi's death again.<ref name=824p16/> Bourbon has also decided to continue as Kogoro's apprentice because he noticed [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] is the real brains behind "Sleeping Kogoro" and is curious.<ref name=827p16/>

One of the most important missions of Bourbon, however, is implied that he infiltrates and undermines the Black Organization like Kir. Shuichi Akai has revealed that Rei has been persevering to turn in Shuichi to the organization to earn higher ranks to approach more closely to the [[The Boss|boss]].

After the Shinichi Kudo's uproar has been calmed down by the blogger who claims that the Shinichi he saw was an illusion, and [[Heiji Hattori]] who claims that the one they saw was [[Soshi Okita]] instead, [[Rum]] sends an email to Bourbon giving him his [[Search for Maria-chan!|new mission]]; to gather information about [[Shinichi Kudo]], telling him to hurry up stating that "Time is money". Bourbon eventually accepts his new mission.

== Plot overview ==
{{main|Rei Furuya timeline}}
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== Non-canon plot overview ==
=== The Shadow Approaching Amuro (Anime: [[The Shadow Approaching Amuro|813]]) ===
This episode is a pre-story to [[The Darkest Nightmare|Movie 20]]

=== The Darkest Nightmare (Movie: [[The Darkest Nightmare|20]]) ===

=== The Melting Cake! (Anime: [[The Melting Cake!|898]]) ===
This episode is a pre-story to [[Zero the Enforcer|Movie 22]]

=== Zero the Enforcer (Movie: [[Zero the Enforcer|22]]) ===
"Edge of Ocean", a newly-built conference and commercial centre, is being prepared to host an international summit. A day before the guests are due to arrive, a restaurant in of the inter-connected buildings is destroyed by an explosion. Members of the Public Security Bureau, including Rei Furuya and Yuya Kazami, who were in the middle of a security inspection, are injured in the blast and there are several casualties

To everyone's shock and dismay, the fingerprints recovered at the explosion site, match Kogoro's, and police discover further "evidence" on his computer.

Rei explains to Conan that he had to frame Kogoro to get Conan involved, because Rei couldn't have been involved in the investigation otherwise.

=== The Bride of Halloween (Movie: [[The Bride of Halloween|25]]) ===

=== Black Iron Submarine (Movie: [[Black Iron Submarine|26]]) ===

=== One-eyed Flashback (Movie: [[One-eyed Flashback|28]]) ===

== Hints that Amuro was Bourbon ==
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* The character Tooru Amuro is named after, Amuro Ray, is the mortal enemy of the character [[Shuichi Akai]] is named after, Char Aznable.
* He is a detective and very skilled at information gathering as Kir described.
* He is male as the codename Bourbon implies. The [[Black Organization]] codename pattern is that hard liquors are used for men's codenames, and [[Hidemi Hondou|Kir]] used a male specific pronoun to refer to Bourbon in the [[Volume_67#Department_Store_Bomber_Case|Department Store Bomber Case]].<ref name=703p3elab>Manga Volume 67, File 7, page 3: "The Truth Amidst the Snowstorm" Kir uses the masculine only term "kare" (彼) to refer to Bourbon instead of a gender-neutral term.</ref>
* He has a type of personality [[Gin]] would not like. Gin thinks Bourbon is irritating.<ref>Manga Volume 67, File 8, pages 13-14: "Silent Clash"</ref>
* When Rei offers Kogoro an unknown "tuition" per case Kogoro brings him on, the amount he offers is enough to get Kogoro excited and accept Rei as an apprentice without hesitation. This is strange because Rei would not be expected to have much money because he is young, lacks a formal agency, and works part-time at restaurants in one of the most expensive cities in the world to live in.
* Unlike other detectives so far, Rei is a calculating type who chose avoidable courses of action (or non-action) that may have resulted in harm to others if things had gone slightly differently. In his introductory case, Rei doesn't intervene when a suspect he knows to be innocent is half a step from destroying his exonerating evidence because it seems Rei was testing Kogoro. Later, Rei noticed that Conan was alone with a murderer and considered that Conan might have been kidnapped, yet said nothing about it until others realized Conan and the murder suspect were gone.
* The timing of Bourbon's report to [[Vermouth]] about [[Volume_77#Cabin_Trap|Shiho's appearance at Gunma]] suggested Rei was Bourbon. The other two Bourbon suspects, [[Subaru Okiya|Subaru]] and [[Masumi]], both had seen Haibara and were suspicious of her long before Bourbon reported Shiho to Vermouth, but the video from Gunma was the first time Rei had seen an image of Shiho or Haibara. Subaru had met Haibara in person in his [[Volume_60#Red.2C_White.2C_and_Yellow_Case|first appearance case]] and multiple times afterward. Masumi had obtained a picture of Haibara via a reflection from Agasa's glasses in the [[Volume_74#Target_on_Tape|Ayumi kidnapping case]]. Both of them should have reported to Vermouth if they were Bourbon soon after their respective encounters.
* He completely cut off communication with his close friend [[Wataru Date]]. A complete cutoff would not be necessary if Rei worked for a non-secret organization like the Tokyo Metropolitan Police District. It is more sensible that Rei was trying to protect Date from any potential dangers associated with infiltrating the Black Organization as a member of the National Police Agency Security Bureau Security Planning Division.
* Rei kept a bug detector with him - only Organization members have been shown to do this, while normal detectives like Conan do not.
* In 667, the first case in which appears Rei, the detective Sanji Haruoka orders the waiter (Rei himself) to bring him the Bourbon with ice.
* Amuro is the most likely suspect of the three (Subaru, Masumi, Amuro) to be Bourbon via the process of elimination. Subaru Okiya is not Bourbon, as Conan, who is normally a very careful person, invites him to stay as his Shinichi's home. If Subaru was someone that Conan did not know, it would be very unlikely that Conan would let him live in the Kudo's house and near Haibara (Sherry). Masumi Sera who looks like Shuichi Akai is most likely a relative of the FBI agent and thus not an enemy. She also knew Conan was Shinichi, and thus must have deduced that shrinking was possible. Despite knowing this, Haibara was not threatened until her adult form was captured on video before the mystery train case.
* Of the three major suspects, only Amuro isn't particularly interested in Conan at first. Instead, he kisses up to Kogoro. There was no reason for a member of the Black Organization to care about Conan since all the blame for Conan's prior meddling has fallen on Sherry, Kogoro, the FBI, or an unknown person. The other two suspects, Subaru and Masumi, either was interested in or knew Conan's true identity from the outset.
* In the Mystery train case, before the reveal, when smoke had began being emitted, he opened a door, and claimed that he saw, "FIRE," when he knew there was no Fire at all.

* It should probably be mentioned that the fact Rei found out about Conan's intelligence levels and observational skills, as well as his clear detective mastery, but yet was unable to connect him to Yusako Kudo at all as possibly being Shinichi, implies that the side effect of APTX 4869 is not well known, and possibly is only known about by Vermouth and Sherry at the moment, with the possible exception of the boss. This theory is supported by the fact Vermouth wants Sherry dead to some unknown level, as it eliminates more evidence of the drug's side effect, making this theory highly likely. Even before the Bourbon Reveal, he began realizing how intelligent Conan was, and probably that he was more intelligent and observant than Kogoro, however his focused remained on Kogoro, until Conan was hit with the Tennis Racket, and he began really watching and observing Conan.

The reason this connects back to Bourbon's identity as well is that he never suspected Haibara of being Sherry, which if he had known the side effect, he should have, which would have drawn his concern during the Delivery Truck Case when he realized Haibara was alive.

=== Hints that Scar Akai was Tooru Amuro/Bourbon ===
[[File:Scar Akai.jpg|right|200px|]]
:''For the former theory, please see [[Scar Akai is Bourbon Theory]]'' 
While [[Scar Akai]] was played by Vermouth during the last appearance on the train, Bourbon had been Scar Akai during the three earlier appearances at [[Detective Boys vs. Robber Group|Teito Bank]], [[The Crisis Beckoned by the Red Omen|Beika Department Store]], and outside [[Volume 76#Domestic Violence|Mouri Detective Agency]].<ref>Manga File 824, pg 5: "Mystery Train: Final Destination"</ref> The evidence that Rei being Scar Akai these times was:
* In Scar Akai's appearance at the Beika Dept. Store, Rei was the only known Black Organization operative not seen at the same time as Scar Akai. Gin began discussing Bourbon with Kir after seeing this Scar Akai. 
* Rei was absent from his job at the Poirot when Scar Akai appeared outside the detective agency where Masumi was walking with Ran. This is also notable because this occurred right after Masumi and Rei met and Rei found out Masumi was friends with Ran.
* In Scar Akai's appearances at the Teito Bank case, the Beika Dept Store, and outside Mouri Detective Agency, he never spoke in front of anyone who would know Shuichi's real voice, suggesting that this Scar Akai could not imitate voices like Vermouth and Kaito kid.
* Rei is right-handed like Scar Akai.
* He has the right body size, face shape, and height to disguise as Scar Akai.
* He has an interest in the Mouri Detective Agency which makes sense because [[Scar Akai is Bourbon Theory#Bourbon.27s investigation- He suspects Kir is a traitor.|Scar Akai saw fit to keep Kogoro's cellphone number with him]].
* Rei's hypothetical disguise suggestion in 795, a knit cap and long windbreaker, are articles of clothing Shuichi Akai and Scar Akai wear respectively.

=== Hints that Tooru Amuro was a NPA undercover agent ===
* Tooru attended the police academy and was close friends with police officer [[Wataru Date]]. Amuro cut off contact with Date to protect him from the Black Organization's investigation while infiltrating. Tooru later paid his respects at the grave of detective Wataru Date.<ref>Manga Volume 77, File 808, Page 16: "The Late Grave Visit"</ref>
* Tooru reacted negatively to the presence of the FBI investigating illegally in Japan. He told them to "get out of his Japan" because they were infringing on his and the PSB's jurisdiction.

* Tooru was able to amass several assistants to help him capture the person he thought was Shuichi Akai despite not having the backing of the Black Organization with his plan. The assistants were members of the National Police Agency Security Bureau Security Planning Division.</spoiler>

== Relationships analysis ==
=== Family and friends ===
==== Hiromitsu Morofushi ====
[[Hiromitsu Morofushi]] and Rei Furuya have been best friends since childhood. Rei helped him overcome the suffering of Aphasia due to his parents' deaths.<ref>Wild Police Story file 11: Gathering and Discussing</ref> He also teaches Rei some cooking skills<ref>Wild Police Story file 7: Gentle Yet Firm</ref> and how to play the guitar. They attended the police academy together, along with Date, Hagiwara, and Matsuda. He works undercover as an undercover agent in the [[Black Organization]] under the codename Scotch, along with Rei. However, Hiromitsu got killed undercover. His death appears to be caused by Shuichi Akai, which is the reason behind Rei's vendetta against him and puts a much deeper perspective on Rei's hatred toward Akai.

==== Wataru Date ====
[[File:Amuro deletes message.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Amuro deleting Date's message.]]
[[Wataru Date]] and Rei Furuya were friends in the police academy; Rei was the top-ranked student, while Date held second place. While Date went on to become an officer, Rei went somewhere else and fell out of contact with Date for unknown reasons. Date's last text to Rei asked him where he was and chided Rei to communicate once in a while. Rei was shown visiting Date's grave, and likely left a toothpick out of respect for Date; Date used them habitually.
Date had called Rei for a gentleman like detective Takagi.
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==== Jinpei Matsuda ====
[[File:Matsuda.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Rei remembers Matsuda.]]
[[Jinpei Matsuda]] and Rei Furuya were friends in the police academy. At first of Wild Police Story, they fight with each other but then became close friends. During the investigation of the culprit related to Hiromitsu's parents' case, Jinpei taught Rei how to deactivate a bomb because his hand was injured.

In [[The Darkest Nightmare]], Jinpei was recounted by Rei that he is the one to teach him how to deactivate a bomb.

==== Kenji Hagiwara ====
[[Kenji Hagiwara]] and Rei Furuya were friends in the police academy. Gosho also stated that Hagiwara is the one who taught Rei his driving skills.

==== Conan Edogawa ====
Rei seems to respect [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]]'s intelligence and also seems to look out for Conan as well before he attached himself to the [[Mouri Detective Agency]] as [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]]'s "apprentice" (Aliases as Tooru Amuro). He wound up protecting Conan while disguised as [[Scar Akai]] at the [[Detective Boys vs. Robber Group|Teito Bank]], and as Rei helped Conan get out of a [[Episode 671|kidnapping situation]] and doctored him when Conan [[Conan in a Locked Room|took a racket to the head]]. Conan initially treats him in a somewhat friendly manner, though he privately thinks "another annoying person has shown up" when he learns Rei will be joining Kogoro on cases. However, after he finds out [[The Jet-Black Mystery Train|Amuro's membership in the Black Organization]], though, Conan has been relatively nervous about him being near [[Ran Mouri|Ran]]. This was made even worse when Rei caught him attempting to tranquilize Kogoro, but due to Rei's attentiveness, he was unable to and had to give hints to Kogoro instead. Although Amuro may not have seen the trick, he became convinced that Conan was the puppeteer behind Sleeping Kogoro, and began investigating Conan, which only made Conan more nervous of him. Their relationship later seemed to improve in [[The Scarlet Return]] when Conan learns that Rei is an undercover operative from the Japanese Secret Police when the two exchange smiles in Café Poirot. Conan even used his Voice Changing Bow Tie in front of Rei in [[The Heartfelt Strap]].

When Shinichi Kudo is exposed on the media due to [[The Scarlet School Trip|Kyoto Field Trip]], he receives an email from [[Rum]], ordering him to gather information about Shinichi. After he helped to solve the [[The Unsolved Cocktail Case|Bunny Girls Case]], Amuro broke into the Kudo home, so that he can find out information about [[Kudo Shinichi]]. He had the altercation with an [[Akai Shuichi|unmasked Akai]], and both of [[Yusaku Kudo|Shinichi's]] [[Yukiko Kudo|parents]] turned on the light, so that the four of them can have a meeting. Currently, it is unknown what was discussed in that meeting, other than Conan planned it.

It seemed to become strained again in the movie: [[Zero the Enforcer]], however that is due to Amuro had his subordinate, [[Yuya Kazami]] of the [[Public Security Bureau|Japanese Secret Police- Public Security Bureau]], plant phony incriminating evidence against Kogoro Mouri for a bombing incident. However, it turns out that the framing was to use Conan as a Collaborator and to rely on his strength so that Conan can do what he was unable to do for his investigation. This way, he was able to use Conan as a Collaborator and to rely on his strength.

==== Kogoro Mouri ====
[[File:名侦探柯南-第679集000347.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Amuro wants to go on a case with Kogoro.]]
Rei tends to act ingratiatingly whenever [[Kogoro Mouri]] is around, and is especially fawning over his "Mouri-sensei". Kogoro is alternatively flattered by Rei's praise and annoyed with his effusive personality. Overall Kogoro tends to treat Rei flippantly despite being paid a handsome sum for the apprenticeship. When among members of the Black Organization, Rei doesn't speak too badly of Kogoro despite Kogoro's obvious incompetence. Rei is becoming more skilled at herding Kogoro through cases without having the older man realize that Rei is a far superior detective and is manipulating him for information.
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==== Yuya Kazami ====
[[File:Yuya Kazami.jpg|100px|right]]
Yuya Kazami is Rei's direct subordinate who first appeared in the movie 20,''[[The Darkest Nightmare]]''. Recently, he has officially appeared in the manga, as Rei's subordinate as well.
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==== Hyoue Kuroda ====
It was revealed in [[Movie 22]] that Kuroda is Zero/Rei's superior in the Public Security Bureau. It was shown when he received orders from him through a phone call. Kuroda is also aware of his involvement with the Black Organization; addressing him by his codename "Bourbon".<ref>[[Volume_96#File_1017_-_It.27s_Not_.22Mike.22.2C_But...|File 1017]]</ref>

=== Black Organization ===
==== Shuichi Akai====
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[[File:AkaiAmuro.png|thumb|200px||Akai and Amuro]]
Since joining the Black Organization, Rei has always considered [[Shuichi Akai]] as a worthy rival, he wants to compare his capacity with Shuichi and thinks he is the only one who could defeat Shuichi. Shuichi always shows respect towards Rei, he admits Rei's capability and feels interested every time he faces Rei, he also makes Rei feel quite confused sometimes. Their relationship becomes more bitter and dramatic when Rei misunderstands and assumes that Shuichi killed his best friend - [[Scotch]], but in actuality, the one who indirectly caused Scotch to die was Rei himself. Shuichi chooses to keep this a secret and continues to let Rei misunderstand him instead of letting Rei know that painful truth. Over time, Shuichi appears to help and protect Rei in some cases, as he gradually wants to compensate for the losses which Rei has experienced as he doesn't want to be Rei's enemy. For now, it seems that Rei is temporarily lowering his hatred to work alongside with Shuichi and Conan in destroying the Black Organization.

==== Vermouth ====
[[File:783-6.jpg|thumb|200px|Vermouth threatens Bourbon for holding hostage a critical secret of hers as insurance.]]
[[Vermouth]] and Bourbon keep close contact with one another and seem to be closer to one another than, say, Bourbon and Gin. Bourbon specializes in intelligence gathering, so he likely belongs to the same [[Black_Organization#Organization_structure_and_divisions|reconnaissance division of the Black Organization]] as Vermouth. While it is still uncertain whether Bourbon is working directly under Vermouth, she seems to keep track of his actions during his missions at times,<ref>[[Detectives' Nocturne]]</ref> and he also often informs her about his discoveries or his plans.<ref>[[Volume 78|File 818]] (Bourbon was said to have told Vermouth about Sherry's video); [[Volume 78|File 827]] (Bourbon tells Vermouth that he is now interested in "Sleeping Kogoro")</ref> Vermouth helped Bourbon create a [[Scar Akai|disguise]] that looked like Akai so he can investigate his enemy's death. Later, she somehow helped him approach [[Kogoro]] because he suspected that the detective was in contact with [[Sherry]]. Bourbon made a promise to Vermouth not to let any harm comes to Conan and Ran no matter what happens, and she calls to ask him if he will be upholding it after the car chase in [[Detectives' Nocturne]]. 

The two have shown to be working together, not unlike Gin and Vodka, though the bond and trust between them are somewhat lacking. In addition to Bourbon's promise to Vermouth, he is also aware of her secret relationship with the boss, as noted at the end of the Scarlet Showdown. Bourbon utilizes this information to enlist Vermouth's assistance in his investigations, arranging for her secret to be released to the other members of the Organization if he is killed by her.

==== Elena Miyano ====
Rei was probably close with [[Elena Miyano]] as a child before she died. Elena would doctor Rei after he got into fights. She is also aware of his true name, calling him "Rei-kun, however, this is shown to be before her husband went to work for the Carasuma Group when she was 3 months pregnant for Miyano Shiho/ Haibara Ai/ Sherry."[[File:Rei Furuya with Elena Miyano flashback.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Amuro remembers Elena Miyano]]

In wild police story, Rei revealed that he joined the police academy in order to find Elena who has disappeared without his knowledge. He even calls her she was very dear to him.

==== Gin ====
[[Gin]] dislikes Bourbon's personality and finds him annoying for being secretive and always doing what he pleases. At the same time, Gin respects Bourbon's detective abilities. The two do not seem to be in contact with one another, as Gin has no idea what Bourbon is doing.

==== Akemi Miyano ====
[[Akemi Miyano]] and Rei seem to have met at some point because Akemi told Shiho that Bourbon has a rivalry with Akai. The moment where they met for this time, although not specified if it was, in the flashback of [[The Unsolved Cocktail Case]], they are shown together when a younger Akemi tries to bring Rei to her mother's office to heal up his wounds.

==== Shiho Miyano ====
Rei doesn't seem to have any hostility towards [[Shiho Miyano|Shiho]] unlike other Black Organization members. He attempted to capture the person he thought was alive instead of trying to kill her, regretting he might have to resort to violence to do so. Rei says he had met Elena and Atsushi Miyano while they were alive. Rei does not know Shiho is [[Ai Haibara|Ai]]. During a car chase in [[Detectives' Nocturne‎]], Shiho gets a strong feeling that a member of the Black Organization was behind her, but she doesn't seem to pinpoint it to Rei's pursuing [[Vehicles in Detective Conan#Mazda RX-7 2|Mazda FD RX-7]].

=== Others ===
==== Masumi Sera ====
Rei first saw [[Masumi Sera|Masumi]] at a train station four years ago. He approached Hiromitsu (under the aliases Scotch) while he was teaching Masumi several notes on a bass guitar. It is unknown whether he saw that she was connected to Shuichi at that time.

Much later when [[Detectives' Nocturne|Conan gets kidnapped]] by a murderer they cross each other's paths again. After both of them save Conan, he becomes very surprised to see her and wonders why she is there and presumably notices that she looks similar to Shuichi Akai. The next day Rei takes the day off from his job at Poirot cafe. To confirm his theory, Rei once again disguises himself as [[Scar Akai]] to gauge her reaction. Suddenly, Masumi sees him in the crowd ahead, and just like Jodie and Camel, Masumi becomes just as shocked by his appearance. She runs after him, but he disappears before she can catch him. Ran wonders who Masumi was chasing, but Masumi replies she thought it was someone she knew. Masumi silently appends in her mind that it would be impossible for the man she was chasing to be the person she thinks it was. While Rei watches her from a little ahead, confirming his suspicion that Masumi is related to Akai.

During [[The Unfriendly Girls Band]], Masumi recalls a time that she saw her brother in a train station four years ago with Hiromitsu (under the aliases Scotch), who taught her the basics of a bass guitar. Masumi believes that the man who approached them at that time wearing a hat that hid his face must have been Rei. However, each time she asks him if they have met before, he avoids the question. When she announces aloud that her brother's name is [[Shuichi Akai]], Rei inwardly comments that her brother had killed Scotch.

Despite his hatred toward Akai, it doesn't seem like he is letting it cloud his judgment toward Masumi.
==== Azusa Enomoto ====
After Rei comes to work at the Café Poirot with his alias Tooru Amuro, he and [[Azusa]] develop a simple professional friendship and see each other as ordinary colleague. A recurring joke or misunderstanding throughout the series is that others assume they’re a couple. However, when this assumption is made, they both deny it with embarrassment or insist that they’re just colleagues.

== Speculation ==
Gin has revealed that Bourbon is as secretive as Vermouth. Bourbon has shown a friendly relationship with Vermouth but not with other members so far. Bourbon even hid some details from Conan. It is possible that Bourbon, as well as Kir, is a member who doesn't like the Organization. Date himself revealed that Bourbon was the best man at the police academy and that Bourbon was a gentleman like Takagi, too. Besides, at the end of Takagi's Kidnapping Case, Bourbon refers to Date as "my friend", which means he had no option but to cut all means of contact with him for his safety.

== Name origin ==
Tooru Amuro has a [[Wikipedia: Mobile Suit Gundam|Mobile Suit Gundam]] inspired name. He is named after the main protagonist [[Wikipedia: Amuro Ray|'''Amuro''' Ray]], and Amuro's voice actor [[Tohru Furuya|'''Tohru''' Furuya]].<ref>Sherry's Soliloquy http://www.detectiveconanworld.com/forum/topic/2609-file-793-private-eye/page__view__findpost__p__207297</ref> Amuro is also played by Furuya in the animated series. His real name, Rei Furuya, shares the same source.

== Different look ==
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== Quotes ==
=== General ===
{{cquote|''Well, a child's curiosity and a detective's spirit of inquiry... Do have much in common, after all...''|[[Volume 76|Volume 76, File 799, Page 14]]}}

=== Specific ===
{{cquote|''As Expected of [[Elena Miyano|Hell Angel's]] daughter... You look very much alike... Pleased to meet you... Bourbon... That's my codename...''|[[Volume 78|File 823]]|said to [[Kaitou Kid|the person]] whom he thought was [[Shiho Miyano|Sherry]]}}

{{cquote|''There are two men out there who are far scarier than me. And one of them... is still a [[Edogawa Conan|child]].''|
[[Zero the Enforcer|Movie 22]], Rei talking to [[Yuya Kazami|Kazami]] about [[Shuichi Akai|Shuichi Akai]] and [[Edogawa Conan|Conan]]}}

=== Quotes about Rei ===
{{cquote|Gin: ''Heh, Always doing as he pleases... that bastard irritates me as usual'' 
Kir: ''Who do you mean?'' 
Gin: ''Like you said, one who you wish only existed in novels. A detective like Sherlock Holmes.''|[[Volume 67|Volume 67, File 8, Pages 13-14: "Silent Clash"]]}}
{{cquote|''Well, it seems you've gained some trust for the time being... You will abide by the promise you made to me, right, Bourbon?''|[[Volume 76|File 800, Pages 15-16: "When Objects Collide"]]|[[Vermouth]] spoke to him on the phone}}
{{cquote|''You're frightening, Furuya-san''|[[Zero the Enforcer]]|When [[Yuya Kazami|Kazami]] responded to Rei.}}

== In other languages ==
=== Rei Furuya ===
{{BeginTable CharLang}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|零 Rei|降谷 Furuya}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Catalonia|Catalan|Rei|Furuya}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=China|Chinese (Simplified)|零 Líng|降谷 Jiànggǔ}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=North Korea|flag2=South Korea|Korean|준영 Jun Young|강 Kang}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|เรย์|ฟุรุยะ}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Indonesia | Bahasa Indonesia | Rei | Furuya }}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Rei|Furuya}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish (Spain)|Rei|Furuya}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish (Latin America)|Rei|Furuya}}
{{EndTable}}

=== Tooru Amuro ===
{{BeginTable CharLang}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|透 Tōru|安室 Amuro}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Arab League|Arabic|تورو Tōro|أمورو Amōro}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Indonesia|Bahasa Indonesia|Toru|Amuro}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Malaysia|Bahasa Melayu|Tooru|Amuro}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Catalonia|Catalan|Tooru|Amuro}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=China|Chinese (Simplified)|透 Tòu|安室 Ānshì}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=France|French|Touru|Amuro}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Italy|Italian|Tooru|Amuro}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=North Korea|flag2=South Korea|Korean|기준 Gi Jun|안 Ahn}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish (Spain)|Tooru|Amuro}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish (Latin America)|Toru|Amuro}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|โทโอรุ|อามุโระ}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Toru|Amuro}}
{{EndTable}}

=== Bourbon ===
{{BeginTable OtherLang|notes=0}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|バーボン Bābon}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Arabic|Arabic|بوربون Bōrbōn}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Indonesia|Bahasa Indonesia|Bourbon}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Malaysia|Bahasa Melayu|Bourbon / Babon}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Catalonia|Catalan|Bourbon}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=China|Chinese|波本 Bōběn}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=France|French|Bourbon}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Italy|Italian|Bourbon}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=South Korea|Korean|버본 Bourbon}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish (Spain)|Bourbon}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish (Latin America)|Bourbon}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|เบอร์เบิ้ล}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Bourbon}}
{{EndTable}}

== Trivia ==
[[File:Amurocar.PNG‎|thumb|right|200px|Rei's RX-7]]
* Rei is a right-handed person.
* During an 2010 interview with [[Shuichi Ikeda]], Gosho Aoyama said it would be interesting if a character from the [[Black Organization]] was named after [[wikipedia:Amuro Ray|Amuro Ray]] because [[Shuichi Akai]] was named after [[wikipedia:Char Aznable|Char Aznable]].<ref>http://www.detectiveconanworld.com/forum/topic/1555-translating-interviews/page__view__findpost__p__235287</ref><ref>http://www.kudonet.info/</ref><ref>http://wnsgur5941.blog.me/80143064942</ref>
*Rei [[Vehicles in Detective Conan#Rei's Mazda RX-7|owns a white RX-7]], the same car as [[Miwako Sato]]. The RX-7 is a reference to the white<ref>The RX-78-2 Gundam itself used to be more white in the original animation, but late in production toy manufacturers requested for it to be more colorful. Although the animation was changed, the dialogue was not changed leading to many references to the original mostly white coloration. One example is Amuro's Zeon nickname the "White Devil".</ref> Gundam that the Mobile Suit Gundam character Amuro Ray piloted, the '''RX-7'''8-2.
* Technically, Rei's first appearance in the anime was in the new opening theme song during the Kaitou Kid special in August 2012.
* His last name “Furuya” (降谷) is written with the Kanji for “descent, precipitate” and “valley”. “Rei” (零) means “zero”. “Amuro” (安室) can be translated as “quiet room”, and “Tōru” (透) means “transparent”.
* Rei Furuya's voice actor, [[Tohru Furuya]], was the former husband of [[Vermouth]]'s voice actress, [[Mami Koyama]].
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* In a poll held on June 5, 2020, by asking women age 20 to 40 who were their favourite Detective Conan character, Rei ranked seventh.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/OneTruthPrevails/comments/hjkevu/detective_conan_character_popularity_poll_june_5/</ref>
* According to Gosho in Super Digest Book 90+, Amuro lied said that he hurt his shoulder while doing a tennis service in a tournament, but in truth, he can play tennis perfectly.
* According to Gosho in Super Digest Book 90+, Amuro's first love was Elena.
* According to Gosho in Super Digest Book 80+, Amuro likes boxing.
* According to Gosho in Super Digest Book 80+, Amuro is popular with the girls in his job at Poirot.
*According to Gosho in JUSTICE PLUS Super Digest Book, when Amuro infiltrated the Kudo house he drank black tea with lemon that Yukiko served him.

== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Public Security Bureau]]
* [[Black Organization]]
* [[Scar Akai]]
* [[Zero's Tea Time]]
* [[Wild Police Story]]
* [[Unsolved Mysteries]]
* [[Wikipedia: Bourbon whiskey|Bourbon]] (alcohol)

== References ==
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{{SpoilerWarningArticle|This article contains significant '''[[Glossary#Spoiler|spoilers]]''' about major events concerning this person. It is likely you will be spoiled if you have not read all the manga released to date. To find out what pages will be safe for you to read, please consult our [[Glossary#Spoiler|wiki spoiler policy]].}}
{{hatnote|"Furuya" and "Tooru" redirect here. For the voice actor ([[wikipedia:Voice acting in Japan|seiyū]]), see [[Tohru Furuya]].}}
{{InfoBox Char
| name = Rei Furuya
| japanese-name = {{lang|ja|降谷零}} (Furuya Rei)
| english-name =
| image = Rei Furuya Profile.jpg
| age = 29
| gender = Male
| date-of-birth =
| relatives =
| occupation = Detective Café Poirot worker [[wikipedia:National Police Agency Security Bureau (Japan)|National Police Agency Security Bureau]] Planning Chiyoda Division Investigator<ref name="Postcard2016">[[:File:Postcard2016 40.jpg]]</ref>
| nicknames = Zero ([[Hiromitsu Morofushi|Hiromitsu]]) Rei-kun (Childhood nickname) Zero-no-niichan ([[Conan Edogawa|Conan]])
| aliases = Bourbon Tooru Amuro
| status = Alive
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume_75#Private_Eye|File 793]] Anime: [[Wedding Eve|Episode 667]]
| appearances = {{:Rei Furuya Appearances}}
| keyhole = [[Volume 76]]
| cases-solved = 14 (1 as Scar Akai)
| footnotes =
| japanese-voice = [[Tohru Furuya]]<ref>http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2012-08-11/gundam-tohru-furuya-to-play-detective-conan-tohru-amuro</ref> (Episode 667~1110; Movie 20, 22, 25-26; [[Zero's Tea Time]]; [[Hanzawa the Criminal]]) [[wikipedia:Mariya Ise|Mariya Ise]] (child) [[Takeshi Kusao]]<ref>https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-01-18/detective-conan-anime-replaces-toru-furuya-with-takeshi-kusao-in-toru-amuro-role/.220193</ref> (Episode 1150, Movie 28 onwards)
| english-voice = [[Kyle McCarley]] (Bang Zoom! ZTT, Movie 20, Movie 22) [[Howard Wang]]<ref>https://x.com/TheHowardWang/status/1827850206353981442</ref> (Bang Zoom! Movie 25 and 26) [[Kimlinh Tran]] (child) [[Jason Kesser]] (Macias Group)
}}
{{nihongo|'''Rei Furuya'''|降谷零|Furuya Rei}}, also known as {{nihongo|'''Tooru Amuro'''|安室透|Amuro Tōru}} and {{nihongo|'''Bourbon'''|バーボン|Bābon}}, is a [[Public Security Bureau|National Police Agency Security Bureau Security Planning, Chiyoda Division]]<ref name="Postcard2016" /> investigator working undercover in the [[Black Organization]] in the manga and anime franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''. He is a recently dispatched operative who specializes in deduction and intelligence gathering and frequently works with [[Vermouth]]. At present, Rei poses as a private detective who works as a waiter at Café Poirot and is [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]]'s apprentice. He is also the main character in [[Wild Police Story]] manga and protagonist of [[Zero's Tea Time]] manga.

== Background ==
Little is known about Rei Furuya as a PSB investigator. Most of his appearances are as the Café Poirot waiter and private eye Tooru Amuro or as the [[Black Organization]] operative Bourbon.

Rei makes his first appearance as Tooru Amuro when acting as a private detective. He meets [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] and the Mouris while disguised as a waiter to help a client with a case.<ref name=f793>[[Volume 75#Private Eye|Volume 75, Files 9-11: "Private Eye"]]</ref> When Sleeping Kogoro appears to solve a case relating to his client before he can, he claims he wants to learn from [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]].<ref name=f793 /> Rei succeeds in becoming his apprentice by offering him a hefty tuition fee as an incentive.<ref name=f793 /> Thus, he begins working at Café Poirot, right under the Mouri Detective Agency, to remain close to Kogoro.<ref name=f793 /> Presently, he continues to work under this cover.

Bourbon is first mentioned when [[Hidemi Hondou|Kir]] reports that a new Organization member is on the move, intending to capture the escaped scientist [[Shiho Miyano]].<ref name=622p4>[[Volume 60#Red, White, and Yellow Case|Volume 60, File 3, Page 4: "Red, White, and Yellow Case"]]</ref> Kir reports that Bourbon has excellent information gathering skills and keen insight.<ref name=622p4 /> However, Bourbon's first actual appearance is when disguised as [[Scar Akai]]<ref name=704p15>[[Volume 67#Department Store Bomber Case|Volume 67, File 8 (704): "Department Store Bomber Case"]]</ref> to determine the veracity of [[Akai Shuichi]]'s death.

Currently, Rei's main appearance as a PSB investigator is during the [[The Scarlet Return|Scarlet Showdown]], when he orders around subordinates during the confrontation with [[Yusaku Kudo]] (who was disguised as [[Subaru Okiya]]).<ref>[[Volume 85#Scarlet Showdown|Volume 85, File 4 (897): "Scarlet Truth"]]</ref> He additionally gives an order to a PSB subordinate, [[Yuya Kazami]], during [[The Heartfelt Strap]] case.<ref>[[Volume 94#Haibara's Lost Phone Strap Case|Volume 94, File 6 (998): "Search for the Phone Strap!"]]</ref>

When Rei was 22 years old he attended police academy with [[Hiromitsu Morofushi]], [[Wataru Date]], [[Jinpei Matsuda]] and [[Kenji Hagiwara]].
Rei was the top student at the police academy.
All five friends graduate together.
=== Childhood ===
[[File:Young Rei.png|thumb|right|200px|Young Rei.]]
As a child, likely, Rei often got into fights. During [[The Tense Tea Party]] case, Rei is shown in a flashback sequence with [[Elena Miyano]].<ref name="889p13">[[Volume 84#Tea Poisoning Murder Case|Volume 84, File 7 (889): "Zero"]]</ref> During this flashback, Elena chides Rei for fighting and implies that she has treated his injuries more than once.<ref name=889p13/> She additionally calls herself 'sensei', suggesting that Rei had a teacher or doctor-like relationship with her.<ref name=889p13/> During [[The Unsolved Cocktail Case]], it is revealed that he is half Japanese, which was the main reason for him to get bullied and involved in many fights. He was introduced to [[Elena Miyano]] by his childhood friend, [[Akemi Miyano|Akemi]].

Rei's childhood nickname was 'Zero', which has been used by [[Hiromitsu Morofushi]],<ref name=954p1>[[Volume 90#A song named ASACA|Volume 90, File 6 (954): "Sanction of the Betrayal"]]</ref> his childhood friend.<ref>https://imgur.com/a/y2BAH</ref>

He is known to have ties with other members of the Miyano family. In the [[The Jet-Black Mystery Train|Jet-Black Mystery Train]] case, he mentions that he has met [[Shiho Miyano]]'s parents, [[Elena Miyano|Elena]] and [[Atsushi Miyano]], as well as her sister [[Akemi Miyano|Akemi]].<ref name=824p5>[[Volume 78#Mystery Train|Volume 78, File 7 (824): "Mystery Train (Final Destination)"]]</ref>

=== Black Organization ===
At some point in the past, Rei began infiltrating the [[Black Organization]] for the PSB, eventually gaining the codename Bourbon. In the Organization, he works as an agent specializing in deduction and information gathering. [[Gin]] even goes as far as to call him a 'great detective like Sherlock Holmes'.<ref name=704p15/>

==== Rivalry with Shuichi Akai ====
During his time in the Organization, at some point Rei became the rival of [[Shuichi Akai]] (alias Dai Moroboshi), he considered Shuichi as a worthy opponent, wanted to compare his capacity with Shuichi, and thinks that he is the only one capable of defeating Shuichi. Despite the rivalry, they may have still worked well together. During the [[The Unfriendly Girls Band|Unfriendly Girls Band]] case, [[Masumi Sera]] mentions that she spotted Rei, Shuichi, and Hiromitsu on the same train platform.<ref name=937p12>[[Volume 88#Girls Band Murder Case|Volume 88, File 11 (937): "The Disappeared Clue"]].</ref> As Shuichi and Hiromitsu were holding instrument bags that may have held rifles, it's possible they were on a mission together. Rei additionally suspected that Shuichi was a spy for the FBI,<ref name=824p5/> which turned out to be the case.

Rei's animosity towards Akai Shuichi appears to stem from the death of Hiromitsu, a fellow spy from the PSB and his childhood friend. At some point in the past, Hiromitsu was found out as a NOC and confronted by Shuichi on top of a rooftop.<ref name=954p1 /> During this confrontation, Hiromitsu stole away Shuichi's gun and attempted to commit suicide with it. While Shuichi succeeded in talking him down him temporarily, the sound of Rei's steps coming up the stairs distracted Shuichi, allowing Hiromitsu to commit suicide. And so Shuichi, not knowing that Rei was a fellow NOC, pretended that he had been the one to kill Hiromitsu.<ref name=954p1 />

While Rei is aware that Hiromitsu committed suicide,<ref name=954p1 /> he doesn't think it is because of the sound from his steps, according to him because Shuichi did not persuade Hiromitsu not to commit suicide, even though Shuichi had persuaded him.

== Personality ==
[[File:Amuro Personality.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Rei and Ran are happy that Kogoro cracked the code in the [[Detectives' Nocturne]] Case.]]
Rei has a cheerful personality. He is also generous, bringing a plate of sandwiches for the detective agency bought with his money. In more serious situations, he seems to be patient, keeping calm even while others are abusing him. Although somewhat of a "cool type", he does not hide his emotions and is quite expressive. Like other detectives in ''[[Detective Conan]]'', he enjoys presenting his deductions about cases to others. Kogoro calls him "effeminate".

Rei has a darker side. He is manipulative, tricking others into performing certain actions so he can gather information. He favors using psychological traps and catching his enemies off-guard. Rei can also be extremely cruel in the pursuit of goals. He planned to run over and hospitalize an elementary school teacher with his car to lure out FBI agents, and he would have allowed a suspect to destroy his exonerating evidence to test Kogoro. Rei alternates between going out of his way to care about the well-being of others and ignoring them when it is inconvenient. As Scar Akai, he saved Conan at the [[Detective Boys vs. Robber Group|Teito bank heist]] but neglected to inform Ran and Kogoro later when he noticed that Conan might have been kidnapped by a murderer in [[Detectives' Nocturne]].

[[Gin]] says Bourbon has a secretive personality like [[Vermouth]], and that no one can ever guess what he's up to or what he will do.<ref name=703p3/> [[Vodka]] says that Bourbon hates Shuichi Akai even more than Gin does, presumably because Rei thinks that Akai killed Scotch.<ref name=703p3/> Bourbon believes he is the only person capable of killing Akai.<ref name=703p3/> Gin said that if Bourbon found out Akai was alive, he would surely boast that his suspicion was correct.<ref name=703p3/> Gin and Bourbon probably don't get along and they don't seem to communicate with one another.<ref name=703p3/> 

Despite his darker side he still has a true Japanese true spirit. He shows humanity even toward an enemy. For example, in Zero's Tea Time Chapter 12, he wanted to make Camel leave to not get into traffic. In chapter 34 he practices with him, and in chapter 44, when Camel saved chief, he thanked him and prepared a glass of water which impressed Camel. Rei is also a gentleman like Takagi, as stated by his friend Wataru date.
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== Appearance ==
[[File:Low res Amuro colored.PNG|thumb|left|200px|Colored drawing by Gosho Aoyama]]
Rei is a good-looking man (claimed by [[Sonoko]] and [[Ayumi]]) with dark skin, lighter than, but closer to [[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]]'s color and has light blonde hair. He wears glasses at first, but it is unknown if he needs them because he was using them to conceal his identity at the time and takes them off midway through the case and has not had them on since. Unlike other Black Organization members, he mostly dresses casually in little black.
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== Abilities ==
=== Intelligence ===
Rei is a good detective with excellent information-gathering skills. He is noted by Kir as a threatening member of the Black Organization with keen insight.<ref name=622p4 /> As Rei remains undercover as Kogoro's apprentice, he is not as flashy in showing his true deduction skills, instead leading Kogoro with hints to reach conclusions. His friend, [[Wataru Date]], said Rei was the smartest student at the police academy.<ref name=807p11>Manga [[Volume 77]], File 1 (807), pg 11: "The Strongest Senpai"</ref> He claimed that he always knew that Akai was an 'FBI Dog,' which shows that he may have the observation skills to detect fellow NOCs, who infiltrated the Black Organization. From his investigations, he was able to determine that Conan was the puppeteer behind Sleeping Kogoro. His observation skills also allowed him to see that Conan planned everything in Akai's Fake Death instance, including the conclusion of his sentence, stating that Conan predicted everything perfectly as it played out at Raiha Pass.<ref name=895p12>Manga [[Volume 85]], File 2 (895), pg 12: "Scarlet Interrogation" </ref>

=== Driving ===
Rei is a capable driver, capable of precisely swinging his car in front of another during a high-speed car chase to stop it with a controlled collision.<ref name=800p13>Manga {{Volume 76]], File 5 (800), pg 13: "When Objects Collide" </ref> In movie 22, Zero the Enforcer, his awesome (but also crazy) driving skills are revealed better.

=== Martial arts ===
Rei is good at boxing,<ref>[http://www.detectiveconanworld.com/forum/topic/1555-translating-interviews/page__view__findpost__p__287218 青山剛昌先生と話そうDAY] (Let's talk with Aoyama Gosho-sensei day), held January 3, 2013, 安室はボクシングをしている。 (Amuro is doing boxing.)</ref> shown when a single punch to an attacker's gut causes him to spray blood from the mouth and collapse.<ref name=843p15>Manga [[Volume 80]], File 4 (843), pg 15: "A parcel for Kudo-samakata"</ref> At his introductory case, Rei displayed agility as he swiftly dodged a swinging punch from a customer. Later, he easily dodged multiple punches from an ex-professional kickboxer while protecting [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya]]. Rei also likely knows some [[Wikipedia:Jujutsu|Jujutsu]] from his time in the police academy; Jujutsu is routinely taught to Tokyo police officers to aid in suspect immobilization and arrest. [[Wataru Date]] said Rei was the strongest student at the police academy.<ref name=807p11/> 

=== Cooking ===
Rei is noted to be a good chef and baker in his work at Poirot as Hiromitsu taught him some cooking skills.<ref>Wild Police Story file 7: Gentle Yet Firm</ref> He often invents new recipes for the café, perfecting them to the point where Conan often jokes that he is taking his waiter job too seriously.<ref>Episode 913</ref>

=== Other skills ===
Rei is an excellent tennis player. He claimed he was a junior champion in middle school, but quit after he injured his shoulder.<ref name=825p7>Manga Volume 78, File 8 (825), pg 7: "Special Coach"</ref> He is proficient in first aid as when Conan received a concussion from an errant tennis racket, Rei "carried out the procedures pretty efficiently" before the doctor even arrived.<ref name=825p11>Manga Volume 78, File 8 (825), pg 11: "Special Coach"</ref> He is a proficient lockpicker. Rei has pro-level guitar skills.<ref name=936p6>Manga Volume 88, File 6 (936), pg 6: "Girls Band"</ref> He has a high capability to ski and even replaced [[Kogoro Mouri]] for professional ski lessons in Gunma. He can easily do off-track skiing also and jump off cliffs to save lost people.<ref>Zero's Tea Time file 24: Doggy!</ref> In the non-canon movie [[The Darkest Nightmare]], he was able to defuse a bomb and he remembered [[Jinpei Matsuda]] who taught him that. In [[Wild Police Story]] manga he was able to defuse a bomb with Matsuda's help.

== Appellations ==
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{{appellations|Conan Edogawa|Amuro-san Bourbon Amuro-no-niichan<ref name=866p7>Manga [[Volume 82]], File 5 (866), pg 7: "A Cat Hiding Its Claws"</ref> Zero-no-niichan<ref name=890p6>Manga [[Volume 84]], File 8 (890), pg 6: "High-Velocity Blood Splatters"</ref> Zero<ref>[[Episode 780]]</ref> Furuya|Conan-kun Sleeping Kogoro (''Nemuri no Kogoro'')<ref name="78f10">[[Volume 78]], File 10</ref> Edogawa Conan-kun<ref name="file843">[[volume 80#Delivery Service|File 843 (Volume 80]]</ref> Little detective (''Tantei-kun'')}}

{{appellations|Ran Mouri|Amuro-san Detective-san (''Tantei-san'')<ref name="file820">[[volume 78#Mystery Train|File 820 (Volume 78)]]</ref>|Ran-san Ran-nēchan (once)<ref>[[Zero the Enforcer]]</ref>}}

{{appellations|Kogoro Mouri|Amuro-kun Tooru<ref name=888p11>Manga [[Volume 84]], File 6 (888), pg 11: "Tea Poisoning Murder Case"</ref>|Mouri-sensei Sensei Great Detective Mouri (''Mouri-meitantei'')<ref name="78f10" /> Sleeping Kogoro (''Nemuri no Kogoro'')<ref name="78f10" />}}

{{appellations|Shinichi Kudo|Bourbon Amuro Tooru|Kudo Shinichi-kun}}
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{{appellations|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Amuro-san|Beika Street Irregulars}}
{{appellations|Genta Kojima|Detective Guy (''Tantei-no-niichan'') Amuro-no-niichan|Beika Street Irregulars}}
{{appellations|Ayumi Yoshida|Detective-san (''Tantei-san'')|Ayumi-chan Beika Street Irregulars}}
{{appellations|Hiroshi Agasa|Amuro-kun<ref name="file843">[[volume 80#Delivery Service|File 843 (Volume 80]]</ref>|Professor Agasa (''Agasa-hakase'')}}
{{appellations|Sumiko Kobayashi|Amuro-san}}
{{appellations|Ai Haibara|-|Beika Street Irregulars Haibara Ai}}
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{{appellations|Hiromitsu Morofushi|Furuya<ref name="file954">[[Volume 90#Bourbon's Mission|File 954: Sanction of the Betrayal (Volume 90)]]</ref> Zero (although the kanji for Rei was used, the special reading was Zero)<ref name="file954" /> Furuya Rei-kun<ref name=f1030p10>[[Volume 97#File 1030 - Just Like You...|Volume 97, File 1030, Page 10: "Just Like You..."]]</ref>|Scotch<ref name="file937">[[Volume 88#Girls Band Murder Case|File 937]]</ref> [[Shuichi Akai|Your brother]]'s friend (''kimi no ani no yūjin''; talking to [[Masumi Sera|Masumi]])<ref name="file936">[[Volume 88#Girls Band Murder Case|File 936]]</ref> Hiro (When they were young) Morofushi}}

{{appellations|Shuichi Akai|Amuro-kun Bourbon<ref name="file897">[[Volume 85#Scarlet|File 897 (Volume 85)]]</ref> Amuro Tooru-kun<ref name="file897" /> Zero<ref name="file897" /> Furuya Rei-kun<ref name="file897" /> Wolf (''ōkami'')<ref name="file897" />|Akai<ref name="file897" /> Akai Shuichi<ref name="file897" /> Rye<ref name="file955">[[Volume 90#Bourbon's Mission|File 955: Whereabouts of the Betrayal (Volume 90)]]</ref> Dog of the FBI (''FBI no inu'') That man<ref name=824p5/> Your brother (''Kimi no ani''; talking to [[Masumi Sera|Masumi]])<ref name="file936" />}}

{{appellations|Subaru Okiya|The Driver of the RX-7 That man (''ano otoko'')<ref name="file898" />|Okiya-san<ref name="file955" /> Okiya Subaru<ref name="file955" /> Okiya Subaru-san<ref name="file895">[[Volume 85|File 895 (Volume 85)]]</ref> Akai Shuichi<ref name="file895" />}}

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== Mission ==
Bourbon's primary mission was to search for the escaped scientist [[Shiho Miyano]], which the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] spy [[Hidemi Hondou|Kir]] heard about and informed the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] of. He also had a second secret mission fueled by his hunch that his archenemy Shuichi Akai should not have died so easily;<ref name=703p3>Manga [[Volume 67]], File 7, page 3: "The Truth Amidst the Snowstorm"</ref> he received the [[The Boss|boss]]' permission to verify Shuichi's death. He approached the FBI as [[Scar Akai| a Shuichi lookalike]] by using [[Vermouth]]'s disguise help hoping to see if Akai was truly dead.<ref name=824p7>Manga [[Volume 78]], File 7 (824), pg 7: "Final Destination"</ref> He later apprenticed himself to [[Kogoro Mouri]] because Bourbon suspected the detective may be connected to Sherry.<ref name=827p16>Manga [[Volume 78]], File 10 (827), pg 16: "The key to solving the mystery"</ref> (Kogoro was previously suspected of being linked to Sherry because the [[Criminal Tracking Glasses|tracker]], [[microphone]], and gum combo Gin found on Kir's shoe after [[Black Impact! The Moment the Black Organization Reaches Out|the Ding Dong Dash case]] was the same style as the one Gin [[Reunion with the Black Organization|discovered in his car]] and assumed that Sherry planted it).

Currently, Bourbon thinks Shiho has been killed,<ref name=824p12>Manga [[Volume 78]], File 7 (824), pg 12: "Final Destination"</ref> and had come to believe Shuichi was dead as well until a suspicious man shrouded by smoke threw a grenade by him on the [[Volume_78#Mystery_Train|Mystery Express]].<ref name=824p16>Manga [[Volume 78]], File 7 (824), pg 16: "Final Destination"</ref> The sighting caused Bourbon to second guess himself and request that Vermouth show him the detailed files from before and after Shuichi's death again.<ref name=824p16/> Bourbon has also decided to continue as Kogoro's apprentice because he noticed [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] is the real brains behind "Sleeping Kogoro" and is curious.<ref name=827p16/>

One of the most important missions of Bourbon, however, is implied that he infiltrates and undermines the Black Organization like Kir. Shuichi Akai has revealed that Rei has been persevering to turn in Shuichi to the organization to earn higher ranks to approach more closely to the [[The Boss|boss]].

After the Shinichi Kudo's uproar has been calmed down by the blogger who claims that the Shinichi he saw was an illusion, and [[Heiji Hattori]] who claims that the one they saw was [[Soshi Okita]] instead, [[Rum]] sends an email to Bourbon giving him his [[Search for Maria-chan!|new mission]]; to gather information about [[Shinichi Kudo]], telling him to hurry up stating that "Time is money". Bourbon eventually accepts his new mission.

== Plot overview ==
{{main|Rei Furuya timeline}}
{{:Rei Furuya timeline}}

== Non-canon plot overview ==
=== The Shadow Approaching Amuro (Anime: [[The Shadow Approaching Amuro|813]]) ===
This episode is a pre-story to [[The Darkest Nightmare|Movie 20]]

=== The Darkest Nightmare (Movie: [[The Darkest Nightmare|20]]) ===

=== The Melting Cake! (Anime: [[The Melting Cake!|898]]) ===
This episode is a pre-story to [[Zero the Enforcer|Movie 22]]

=== Zero the Enforcer (Movie: [[Zero the Enforcer|22]]) ===
"Edge of Ocean", a newly-built conference and commercial centre, is being prepared to host an international summit. A day before the guests are due to arrive, a restaurant in of the inter-connected buildings is destroyed by an explosion. Members of the Public Security Bureau, including Rei Furuya and Yuya Kazami, who were in the middle of a security inspection, are injured in the blast and there are several casualties

To everyone's shock and dismay, the fingerprints recovered at the explosion site, match Kogoro's, and police discover further "evidence" on his computer.

Rei explains to Conan that he had to frame Kogoro to get Conan involved, because Rei couldn't have been involved in the investigation otherwise.

=== The Bride of Halloween (Movie: [[The Bride of Halloween|25]]) ===

=== Black Iron Submarine (Movie: [[Black Iron Submarine|26]]) ===

=== One-eyed Flashback (Movie: [[One-eyed Flashback|28]]) ===

== Hints that Amuro was Bourbon ==
<spoiler>
* The character Tooru Amuro is named after, Amuro Ray, is the mortal enemy of the character [[Shuichi Akai]] is named after, Char Aznable.
* He is a detective and very skilled at information gathering as Kir described.
* He is male as the codename Bourbon implies. The [[Black Organization]] codename pattern is that hard liquors are used for men's codenames, and [[Hidemi Hondou|Kir]] used a male specific pronoun to refer to Bourbon in the [[Volume_67#Department_Store_Bomber_Case|Department Store Bomber Case]].<ref name=703p3elab>Manga Volume 67, File 7, page 3: "The Truth Amidst the Snowstorm" Kir uses the masculine only term "kare" (彼) to refer to Bourbon instead of a gender-neutral term.</ref>
* He has a type of personality [[Gin]] would not like. Gin thinks Bourbon is irritating.<ref>Manga Volume 67, File 8, pages 13-14: "Silent Clash"</ref>
* When Rei offers Kogoro an unknown "tuition" per case Kogoro brings him on, the amount he offers is enough to get Kogoro excited and accept Rei as an apprentice without hesitation. This is strange because Rei would not be expected to have much money because he is young, lacks a formal agency, and works part-time at restaurants in one of the most expensive cities in the world to live in.
* Unlike other detectives so far, Rei is a calculating type who chose avoidable courses of action (or non-action) that may have resulted in harm to others if things had gone slightly differently. In his introductory case, Rei doesn't intervene when a suspect he knows to be innocent is half a step from destroying his exonerating evidence because it seems Rei was testing Kogoro. Later, Rei noticed that Conan was alone with a murderer and considered that Conan might have been kidnapped, yet said nothing about it until others realized Conan and the murder suspect were gone.
* The timing of Bourbon's report to [[Vermouth]] about [[Volume_77#Cabin_Trap|Shiho's appearance at Gunma]] suggested Rei was Bourbon. The other two Bourbon suspects, [[Subaru Okiya|Subaru]] and [[Masumi]], both had seen Haibara and were suspicious of her long before Bourbon reported Shiho to Vermouth, but the video from Gunma was the first time Rei had seen an image of Shiho or Haibara. Subaru had met Haibara in person in his [[Volume_60#Red.2C_White.2C_and_Yellow_Case|first appearance case]] and multiple times afterward. Masumi had obtained a picture of Haibara via a reflection from Agasa's glasses in the [[Volume_74#Target_on_Tape|Ayumi kidnapping case]]. Both of them should have reported to Vermouth if they were Bourbon soon after their respective encounters.
* He completely cut off communication with his close friend [[Wataru Date]]. A complete cutoff would not be necessary if Rei worked for a non-secret organization like the Tokyo Metropolitan Police District. It is more sensible that Rei was trying to protect Date from any potential dangers associated with infiltrating the Black Organization as a member of the National Police Agency Security Bureau Security Planning Division.
* Rei kept a bug detector with him - only Organization members have been shown to do this, while normal detectives like Conan do not.
* In 667, the first case in which appears Rei, the detective Sanji Haruoka orders the waiter (Rei himself) to bring him the Bourbon with ice.
* Amuro is the most likely suspect of the three (Subaru, Masumi, Amuro) to be Bourbon via the process of elimination. Subaru Okiya is not Bourbon, as Conan, who is normally a very careful person, invites him to stay as his Shinichi's home. If Subaru was someone that Conan did not know, it would be very unlikely that Conan would let him live in the Kudo's house and near Haibara (Sherry). Masumi Sera who looks like Shuichi Akai is most likely a relative of the FBI agent and thus not an enemy. She also knew Conan was Shinichi, and thus must have deduced that shrinking was possible. Despite knowing this, Haibara was not threatened until her adult form was captured on video before the mystery train case.
* Of the three major suspects, only Amuro isn't particularly interested in Conan at first. Instead, he kisses up to Kogoro. There was no reason for a member of the Black Organization to care about Conan since all the blame for Conan's prior meddling has fallen on Sherry, Kogoro, the FBI, or an unknown person. The other two suspects, Subaru and Masumi, either was interested in or knew Conan's true identity from the outset.
* In the Mystery train case, before the reveal, when smoke had began being emitted, he opened a door, and claimed that he saw, "FIRE," when he knew there was no Fire at all.

* It should probably be mentioned that the fact Rei found out about Conan's intelligence levels and observational skills, as well as his clear detective mastery, but yet was unable to connect him to Yusako Kudo at all as possibly being Shinichi, implies that the side effect of APTX 4869 is not well known, and possibly is only known about by Vermouth and Sherry at the moment, with the possible exception of the boss. This theory is supported by the fact Vermouth wants Sherry dead to some unknown level, as it eliminates more evidence of the drug's side effect, making this theory highly likely. Even before the Bourbon Reveal, he began realizing how intelligent Conan was, and probably that he was more intelligent and observant than Kogoro, however his focused remained on Kogoro, until Conan was hit with the Tennis Racket, and he began really watching and observing Conan.

The reason this connects back to Bourbon's identity as well is that he never suspected Haibara of being Sherry, which if he had known the side effect, he should have, which would have drawn his concern during the Delivery Truck Case when he realized Haibara was alive.

=== Hints that Scar Akai was Tooru Amuro/Bourbon ===
[[File:Scar Akai.jpg|right|200px|]]
:''For the former theory, please see [[Scar Akai is Bourbon Theory]]'' 
While [[Scar Akai]] was played by Vermouth during the last appearance on the train, Bourbon had been Scar Akai during the three earlier appearances at [[Detective Boys vs. Robber Group|Teito Bank]], [[The Crisis Beckoned by the Red Omen|Beika Department Store]], and outside [[Volume 76#Domestic Violence|Mouri Detective Agency]].<ref>Manga File 824, pg 5: "Mystery Train: Final Destination"</ref> The evidence that Rei being Scar Akai these times was:
* In Scar Akai's appearance at the Beika Dept. Store, Rei was the only known Black Organization operative not seen at the same time as Scar Akai. Gin began discussing Bourbon with Kir after seeing this Scar Akai. 
* Rei was absent from his job at the Poirot when Scar Akai appeared outside the detective agency where Masumi was walking with Ran. This is also notable because this occurred right after Masumi and Rei met and Rei found out Masumi was friends with Ran.
* In Scar Akai's appearances at the Teito Bank case, the Beika Dept Store, and outside Mouri Detective Agency, he never spoke in front of anyone who would know Shuichi's real voice, suggesting that this Scar Akai could not imitate voices like Vermouth and Kaito kid.
* Rei is right-handed like Scar Akai.
* He has the right body size, face shape, and height to disguise as Scar Akai.
* He has an interest in the Mouri Detective Agency which makes sense because [[Scar Akai is Bourbon Theory#Bourbon.27s investigation- He suspects Kir is a traitor.|Scar Akai saw fit to keep Kogoro's cellphone number with him]].
* Rei's hypothetical disguise suggestion in 795, a knit cap and long windbreaker, are articles of clothing Shuichi Akai and Scar Akai wear respectively.

=== Hints that Tooru Amuro was a NPA undercover agent ===
* Tooru attended the police academy and was close friends with police officer [[Wataru Date]]. Amuro cut off contact with Date to protect him from the Black Organization's investigation while infiltrating. Tooru later paid his respects at the grave of detective Wataru Date.<ref>Manga Volume 77, File 808, Page 16: "The Late Grave Visit"</ref>
* Tooru reacted negatively to the presence of the FBI investigating illegally in Japan. He told them to "get out of his Japan" because they were infringing on his and the PSB's jurisdiction.

* Tooru was able to amass several assistants to help him capture the person he thought was Shuichi Akai despite not having the backing of the Black Organization with his plan. The assistants were members of the National Police Agency Security Bureau Security Planning Division.</spoiler>

== Relationships analysis ==
=== Family and friends ===
==== Hiromitsu Morofushi ====
[[Hiromitsu Morofushi]] and Rei Furuya have been best friends since childhood. Rei helped him overcome the suffering of Aphasia due to his parents' deaths.<ref>Wild Police Story file 11: Gathering and Discussing</ref> He also teaches Rei some cooking skills<ref>Wild Police Story file 7: Gentle Yet Firm</ref> and how to play the guitar. They attended the police academy together, along with Date, Hagiwara, and Matsuda. He works undercover as an undercover agent in the [[Black Organization]] under the codename Scotch, along with Rei. However, Hiromitsu got killed undercover. His death appears to be caused by Shuichi Akai, which is the reason behind Rei's vendetta against him and puts a much deeper perspective on Rei's hatred toward Akai.

==== Wataru Date ====
[[File:Amuro deletes message.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Amuro deleting Date's message.]]
[[Wataru Date]] and Rei Furuya were friends in the police academy; Rei was the top-ranked student, while Date held second place. While Date went on to become an officer, Rei went somewhere else and fell out of contact with Date for unknown reasons. Date's last text to Rei asked him where he was and chided Rei to communicate once in a while. Rei was shown visiting Date's grave, and likely left a toothpick out of respect for Date; Date used them habitually.
Date had called Rei for a gentleman like detective Takagi.
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==== Jinpei Matsuda ====
[[File:Matsuda.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Rei remembers Matsuda.]]
[[Jinpei Matsuda]] and Rei Furuya were friends in the police academy. At first of Wild Police Story, they fight with each other but then became close friends. During the investigation of the culprit related to Hiromitsu's parents' case, Jinpei taught Rei how to deactivate a bomb because his hand was injured.

In [[The Darkest Nightmare]], Jinpei was recounted by Rei that he is the one to teach him how to deactivate a bomb.

==== Kenji Hagiwara ====
[[Kenji Hagiwara]] and Rei Furuya were friends in the police academy. Gosho also stated that Hagiwara is the one who taught Rei his driving skills.

==== Conan Edogawa ====
Rei seems to respect [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]]'s intelligence and also seems to look out for Conan as well before he attached himself to the [[Mouri Detective Agency]] as [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]]'s "apprentice" (Aliases as Tooru Amuro). He wound up protecting Conan while disguised as [[Scar Akai]] at the [[Detective Boys vs. Robber Group|Teito Bank]], and as Rei helped Conan get out of a [[Episode 671|kidnapping situation]] and doctored him when Conan [[Conan in a Locked Room|took a racket to the head]]. Conan initially treats him in a somewhat friendly manner, though he privately thinks "another annoying person has shown up" when he learns Rei will be joining Kogoro on cases. However, after he finds out [[The Jet-Black Mystery Train|Amuro's membership in the Black Organization]], though, Conan has been relatively nervous about him being near [[Ran Mouri|Ran]]. This was made even worse when Rei caught him attempting to tranquilize Kogoro, but due to Rei's attentiveness, he was unable to and had to give hints to Kogoro instead. Although Amuro may not have seen the trick, he became convinced that Conan was the puppeteer behind Sleeping Kogoro, and began investigating Conan, which only made Conan more nervous of him. Their relationship later seemed to improve in [[The Scarlet Return]] when Conan learns that Rei is an undercover operative from the Japanese Secret Police when the two exchange smiles in Café Poirot. Conan even used his Voice Changing Bow Tie in front of Rei in [[The Heartfelt Strap]].

When Shinichi Kudo is exposed on the media due to [[The Scarlet School Trip|Kyoto Field Trip]], he receives an email from [[Rum]], ordering him to gather information about Shinichi. After he helped to solve the [[The Unsolved Cocktail Case|Bunny Girls Case]], Amuro broke into the Kudo home, so that he can find out information about [[Kudo Shinichi]]. He had the altercation with an [[Akai Shuichi|unmasked Akai]], and both of [[Yusaku Kudo|Shinichi's]] [[Yukiko Kudo|parents]] turned on the light, so that the four of them can have a meeting. Currently, it is unknown what was discussed in that meeting, other than Conan planned it.

It seemed to become strained again in the movie: [[Zero the Enforcer]], however that is due to Amuro had his subordinate, [[Yuya Kazami]] of the [[Public Security Bureau|Japanese Secret Police- Public Security Bureau]], plant phony incriminating evidence against Kogoro Mouri for a bombing incident. However, it turns out that the framing was to use Conan as a Collaborator and to rely on his strength so that Conan can do what he was unable to do for his investigation. This way, he was able to use Conan as a Collaborator and to rely on his strength.

==== Kogoro Mouri ====
[[File:名侦探柯南-第679集000347.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Amuro wants to go on a case with Kogoro.]]
Rei tends to act ingratiatingly whenever [[Kogoro Mouri]] is around, and is especially fawning over his "Mouri-sensei". Kogoro is alternatively flattered by Rei's praise and annoyed with his effusive personality. Overall Kogoro tends to treat Rei flippantly despite being paid a handsome sum for the apprenticeship. When among members of the Black Organization, Rei doesn't speak too badly of Kogoro despite Kogoro's obvious incompetence. Rei is becoming more skilled at herding Kogoro through cases without having the older man realize that Rei is a far superior detective and is manipulating him for information.
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==== Yuya Kazami ====
[[File:Yuya Kazami.jpg|100px|right]]
Yuya Kazami is Rei's direct subordinate who first appeared in the movie 20,''[[The Darkest Nightmare]]''. Recently, he has officially appeared in the manga, as Rei's subordinate as well.
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==== Hyoue Kuroda ====
It was revealed in [[Movie 22]] that Kuroda is Zero/Rei's superior in the Public Security Bureau. It was shown when he received orders from him through a phone call. Kuroda is also aware of his involvement with the Black Organization; addressing him by his codename "Bourbon".<ref>[[Volume_96#File_1017_-_It.27s_Not_.22Mike.22.2C_But...|File 1017]]</ref>

=== Black Organization ===
==== Shuichi Akai====
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[[File:AkaiAmuro.png|thumb|200px||Akai and Amuro]]
Since joining the Black Organization, Rei has always considered [[Shuichi Akai]] as a worthy rival, he wants to compare his capacity with Shuichi and thinks he is the only one who could defeat Shuichi. Shuichi always shows respect towards Rei, he admits Rei's capability and feels interested every time he faces Rei, he also makes Rei feel quite confused sometimes. Their relationship becomes more bitter and dramatic when Rei misunderstands and assumes that Shuichi killed his best friend - [[Scotch]], but in actuality, the one who indirectly caused Scotch to die was Rei himself. Shuichi chooses to keep this a secret and continues to let Rei misunderstand him instead of letting Rei know that painful truth. Over time, Shuichi appears to help and protect Rei in some cases, as he gradually wants to compensate for the losses which Rei has experienced as he doesn't want to be Rei's enemy. For now, it seems that Rei is temporarily lowering his hatred to work alongside with Shuichi and Conan in destroying the Black Organization.

==== Vermouth ====
[[File:783-6.jpg|thumb|200px|Vermouth threatens Bourbon for holding hostage a critical secret of hers as insurance.]]
[[Vermouth]] and Bourbon keep close contact with one another and seem to be closer to one another than, say, Bourbon and Gin. Bourbon specializes in intelligence gathering, so he likely belongs to the same [[Black_Organization#Organization_structure_and_divisions|reconnaissance division of the Black Organization]] as Vermouth. While it is still uncertain whether Bourbon is working directly under Vermouth, she seems to keep track of his actions during his missions at times,<ref>[[Detectives' Nocturne]]</ref> and he also often informs her about his discoveries or his plans.<ref>[[Volume 78|File 818]] (Bourbon was said to have told Vermouth about Sherry's video); [[Volume 78|File 827]] (Bourbon tells Vermouth that he is now interested in "Sleeping Kogoro")</ref> Vermouth helped Bourbon create a [[Scar Akai|disguise]] that looked like Akai so he can investigate his enemy's death. Later, she somehow helped him approach [[Kogoro]] because he suspected that the detective was in contact with [[Sherry]]. Bourbon made a promise to Vermouth not to let any harm comes to Conan and Ran no matter what happens, and she calls to ask him if he will be upholding it after the car chase in [[Detectives' Nocturne]]. 

The two have shown to be working together, not unlike Gin and Vodka, though the bond and trust between them are somewhat lacking. In addition to Bourbon's promise to Vermouth, he is also aware of her secret relationship with the boss, as noted at the end of the Scarlet Showdown. Bourbon utilizes this information to enlist Vermouth's assistance in his investigations, arranging for her secret to be released to the other members of the Organization if he is killed by her.

==== Elena Miyano ====
Rei was probably close with [[Elena Miyano]] as a child before she died. Elena would doctor Rei after he got into fights. She is also aware of his true name, calling him "Rei-kun, however, this is shown to be before her husband went to work for the Carasuma Group when she was 3 months pregnant for Miyano Shiho/ Haibara Ai/ Sherry."[[File:Rei Furuya with Elena Miyano flashback.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Amuro remembers Elena Miyano]]

In wild police story, Rei revealed that he joined the police academy in order to find Elena who has disappeared without his knowledge. He even calls her she was very dear to him.

==== Gin ====
[[Gin]] dislikes Bourbon's personality and finds him annoying for being secretive and always doing what he pleases. At the same time, Gin respects Bourbon's detective abilities. The two do not seem to be in contact with one another, as Gin has no idea what Bourbon is doing.

==== Akemi Miyano ====
[[Akemi Miyano]] and Rei seem to have met at some point because Akemi told Shiho that Bourbon has a rivalry with Akai. The moment where they met for this time, although not specified if it was, in the flashback of [[The Unsolved Cocktail Case]], they are shown together when a younger Akemi tries to bring Rei to her mother's office to heal up his wounds.

==== Shiho Miyano ====
Rei doesn't seem to have any hostility towards [[Shiho Miyano|Shiho]] unlike other Black Organization members. He attempted to capture the person he thought was alive instead of trying to kill her, regretting he might have to resort to violence to do so. Rei says he had met Elena and Atsushi Miyano while they were alive. Rei does not know Shiho is [[Ai Haibara|Ai]]. During a car chase in [[Detectives' Nocturne‎]], Shiho gets a strong feeling that a member of the Black Organization was behind her, but she doesn't seem to pinpoint it to Rei's pursuing [[Vehicles in Detective Conan#Mazda RX-7 2|Mazda FD RX-7]].

=== Others ===
==== Masumi Sera ====
Rei first saw [[Masumi Sera|Masumi]] at a train station four years ago. He approached Hiromitsu (under the aliases Scotch) while he was teaching Masumi several notes on a bass guitar. It is unknown whether he saw that she was connected to Shuichi at that time.

Much later when [[Detectives' Nocturne|Conan gets kidnapped]] by a murderer they cross each other's paths again. After both of them save Conan, he becomes very surprised to see her and wonders why she is there and presumably notices that she looks similar to Shuichi Akai. The next day Rei takes the day off from his job at Poirot cafe. To confirm his theory, Rei once again disguises himself as [[Scar Akai]] to gauge her reaction. Suddenly, Masumi sees him in the crowd ahead, and just like Jodie and Camel, Masumi becomes just as shocked by his appearance. She runs after him, but he disappears before she can catch him. Ran wonders who Masumi was chasing, but Masumi replies she thought it was someone she knew. Masumi silently appends in her mind that it would be impossible for the man she was chasing to be the person she thinks it was. While Rei watches her from a little ahead, confirming his suspicion that Masumi is related to Akai.

During [[The Unfriendly Girls Band]], Masumi recalls a time that she saw her brother in a train station four years ago with Hiromitsu (under the aliases Scotch), who taught her the basics of a bass guitar. Masumi believes that the man who approached them at that time wearing a hat that hid his face must have been Rei. However, each time she asks him if they have met before, he avoids the question. When she announces aloud that her brother's name is [[Shuichi Akai]], Rei inwardly comments that her brother had killed Scotch.

Despite his hatred toward Akai, it doesn't seem like he is letting it cloud his judgment toward Masumi.
==== Azusa Enomoto ====
After Rei comes to work at the Café Poirot with his alias Tooru Amuro, he and [[Azusa]] develop a simple professional friendship and see each other as ordinary colleague. A recurring joke or misunderstanding throughout the series is that others assume they’re a couple. However, when this assumption is made, they both deny it with embarrassment or insist that they’re just colleagues.

== Speculation ==
Gin has revealed that Bourbon is as secretive as Vermouth. Bourbon has shown a friendly relationship with Vermouth but not with other members so far. Bourbon even hid some details from Conan. It is possible that Bourbon, as well as Kir, is a member who doesn't like the Organization. Date himself revealed that Bourbon was the best man at the police academy and that Bourbon was a gentleman like Takagi, too. Besides, at the end of Takagi's Kidnapping Case, Bourbon refers to Date as "my friend", which means he had no option but to cut all means of contact with him for his safety.

== Name origin ==
Tooru Amuro has a [[Wikipedia: Mobile Suit Gundam|Mobile Suit Gundam]] inspired name. He is named after the main protagonist [[Wikipedia: Amuro Ray|'''Amuro''' Ray]], and Amuro's voice actor [[Tohru Furuya|'''Tohru''' Furuya]].<ref>Sherry's Soliloquy http://www.detectiveconanworld.com/forum/topic/2609-file-793-private-eye/page__view__findpost__p__207297</ref> Amuro is also played by Furuya in the animated series. His real name, Rei Furuya, shares the same source.

== Different look ==
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== Quotes ==
=== General ===
{{cquote|''Well, a child's curiosity and a detective's spirit of inquiry... Do have much in common, after all...''|[[Volume 76|Volume 76, File 799, Page 14]]}}

=== Specific ===
{{cquote|''As Expected of [[Elena Miyano|Hell Angel's]] daughter... You look very much alike... Pleased to meet you... Bourbon... That's my codename...''|[[Volume 78|File 823]]|said to [[Kaitou Kid|the person]] whom he thought was [[Shiho Miyano|Sherry]]}}

{{cquote|''There are two men out there who are far scarier than me. And one of them... is still a [[Edogawa Conan|child]].''|
[[Zero the Enforcer|Movie 22]], Rei talking to [[Yuya Kazami|Kazami]] about [[Shuichi Akai|Shuichi Akai]] and [[Edogawa Conan|Conan]]}}

=== Quotes about Rei ===
{{cquote|Gin: ''Heh, Always doing as he pleases... that bastard irritates me as usual'' 
Kir: ''Who do you mean?'' 
Gin: ''Like you said, one who you wish only existed in novels. A detective like Sherlock Holmes.''|[[Volume 67|Volume 67, File 8, Pages 13-14: "Silent Clash"]]}}
{{cquote|''Well, it seems you've gained some trust for the time being... You will abide by the promise you made to me, right, Bourbon?''|[[Volume 76|File 800, Pages 15-16: "When Objects Collide"]]|[[Vermouth]] spoke to him on the phone}}
{{cquote|''You're frightening, Furuya-san''|[[Zero the Enforcer]]|When [[Yuya Kazami|Kazami]] responded to Rei.}}

== In other languages ==
=== Rei Furuya ===
{{BeginTable CharLang}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|零 Rei|降谷 Furuya}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Catalonia|Catalan|Rei|Furuya}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=China|Chinese (Simplified)|零 Líng|降谷 Jiànggǔ}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=North Korea|flag2=South Korea|Korean|준영 Jun Young|강 Kang}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|เรย์|ฟุรุยะ}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Indonesia | Bahasa Indonesia | Rei | Furuya }}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Rei|Furuya}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish (Spain)|Rei|Furuya}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish (Latin America)|Rei|Furuya}}
{{EndTable}}

=== Tooru Amuro ===
{{BeginTable CharLang}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|透 Tōru|安室 Amuro}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Arab League|Arabic|تورو Tōro|أمورو Amōro}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Indonesia|Bahasa Indonesia|Toru|Amuro}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Malaysia|Bahasa Melayu|Tooru|Amuro}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Catalonia|Catalan|Tooru|Amuro}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=China|Chinese (Simplified)|透 Tòu|安室 Ānshì}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=France|French|Touru|Amuro}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Italy|Italian|Tooru|Amuro}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=North Korea|flag2=South Korea|Korean|기준 Gi Jun|안 Ahn}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish (Spain)|Tooru|Amuro}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish (Latin America)|Toru|Amuro}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|โทโอรุ|อามุโระ}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Toru|Amuro}}
{{EndTable}}

=== Bourbon ===
{{BeginTable OtherLang|notes=0}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|バーボン Bābon}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Arabic|Arabic|بوربون Bōrbōn}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Indonesia|Bahasa Indonesia|Bourbon}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Malaysia|Bahasa Melayu|Bourbon / Babon}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Catalonia|Catalan|Bourbon}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=China|Chinese|波本 Bōběn}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=France|French|Bourbon}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Italy|Italian|Bourbon}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=South Korea|Korean|버본 Bourbon}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish|Bourbon}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|เบอร์เบิ้ล}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Bourbon}}
{{EndTable}}

== Trivia ==
[[File:Amurocar.PNG‎|thumb|right|200px|Rei's RX-7]]
* Rei is a right-handed person.
* During an 2010 interview with [[Shuichi Ikeda]], Gosho Aoyama said it would be interesting if a character from the [[Black Organization]] was named after [[wikipedia:Amuro Ray|Amuro Ray]] because [[Shuichi Akai]] was named after [[wikipedia:Char Aznable|Char Aznable]].<ref>http://www.detectiveconanworld.com/forum/topic/1555-translating-interviews/page__view__findpost__p__235287</ref><ref>http://www.kudonet.info/</ref><ref>http://wnsgur5941.blog.me/80143064942</ref>
*Rei [[Vehicles in Detective Conan#Rei's Mazda RX-7|owns a white RX-7]], the same car as [[Miwako Sato]]. The RX-7 is a reference to the white<ref>The RX-78-2 Gundam itself used to be more white in the original animation, but late in production toy manufacturers requested for it to be more colorful. Although the animation was changed, the dialogue was not changed leading to many references to the original mostly white coloration. One example is Amuro's Zeon nickname the "White Devil".</ref> Gundam that the Mobile Suit Gundam character Amuro Ray piloted, the '''RX-7'''8-2.
* Technically, Rei's first appearance in the anime was in the new opening theme song during the Kaitou Kid special in August 2012.
* His last name “Furuya” (降谷) is written with the Kanji for “descent, precipitate” and “valley”. “Rei” (零) means “zero”. “Amuro” (安室) can be translated as “quiet room”, and “Tōru” (透) means “transparent”.
* Rei Furuya's voice actor, [[Tohru Furuya]], was the former husband of [[Vermouth]]'s voice actress, [[Mami Koyama]].
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* In a poll held on June 5, 2020, by asking women age 20 to 40 who were their favourite Detective Conan character, Rei ranked seventh.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/OneTruthPrevails/comments/hjkevu/detective_conan_character_popularity_poll_june_5/</ref>
* According to Gosho in Super Digest Book 90+, Amuro lied said that he hurt his shoulder while doing a tennis service in a tournament, but in truth, he can play tennis perfectly.
* According to Gosho in Super Digest Book 90+, Amuro's first love was Elena.
* According to Gosho in Super Digest Book 80+, Amuro likes boxing.
* According to Gosho in Super Digest Book 80+, Amuro is popular with the girls in his job at Poirot.
*According to Gosho in JUSTICE PLUS Super Digest Book, when Amuro infiltrated the Kudo house he drank black tea with lemon that Yukiko served him.

== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Public Security Bureau]]
* [[Black Organization]]
* [[Scar Akai]]
* [[Zero's Tea Time]]
* [[Wild Police Story]]
* [[Unsolved Mysteries]]
* [[Wikipedia: Bourbon whiskey|Bourbon]] (alcohol)

== References ==
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{{SpoilerWarningArticle|This article contains significant '''[[Glossary#Spoiler|spoilers]]''' about major events concerning this person. It is likely you will be spoiled if you have not read all the manga released to date. To find out what pages will be safe for you to read, please consult our [[Glossary#Spoiler|wiki spoiler policy]].}}
{{hatnote|"Furuya" and "Tooru" redirect here. For the voice actor ([[wikipedia:Voice acting in Japan|seiyū]]), see [[Tohru Furuya]].}}
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| name = Rei Furuya
| japanese-name = {{lang|ja|降谷零}} (Furuya Rei)
| english-name =
| image = Rei Furuya Profile.jpg
| age = 29
| gender = Male
| date-of-birth =
| relatives =
| occupation = Detective Café Poirot worker [[wikipedia:National Police Agency Security Bureau (Japan)|National Police Agency Security Bureau]] Planning Chiyoda Division Investigator<ref name="Postcard2016">[[:File:Postcard2016 40.jpg]]</ref>
| nicknames = Zero ([[Hiromitsu Morofushi|Hiromitsu]]) Rei-kun (Childhood nickname) Zero-no-niichan ([[Conan Edogawa|Conan]])
| aliases = Bourbon Tooru Amuro
| status = Alive
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume_75#Private_Eye|File 793]] Anime: [[Wedding Eve|Episode 667]]
| appearances = {{:Rei Furuya Appearances}}
| keyhole = [[Volume 76]]
| cases-solved = 14 (1 as Scar Akai)
| footnotes =
| japanese-voice = [[Tohru Furuya]]<ref>http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2012-08-11/gundam-tohru-furuya-to-play-detective-conan-tohru-amuro</ref> (Episode 667~1110; Movie 20, 22, 25-26; [[Zero's Tea Time]]; [[Hanzawa the Criminal]]) [[wikipedia:Mariya Ise|Mariya Ise]] (child) [[Takeshi Kusao]]<ref>https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-01-18/detective-conan-anime-replaces-toru-furuya-with-takeshi-kusao-in-toru-amuro-role/.220193</ref> (Episode 1150, Movie 28 onwards)
| english-voice = [[Kyle McCarley]] (Bang Zoom! ZTT, Movie 20, Movie 22) [[Howard Wang]]<ref>https://x.com/TheHowardWang/status/1827850206353981442</ref> (Bang Zoom! Movie 25 and 26) [[Kimlinh Tran]] (child) [[Jason Kesser]] (Macias Group)
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{{nihongo|'''Rei Furuya'''|降谷零|Furuya Rei}}, also known as {{nihongo|'''Tooru Amuro'''|安室透|Amuro Tōru}} and {{nihongo|'''Bourbon'''|バーボン|Bābon}}, is a [[Public Security Bureau|National Police Agency Security Bureau Security Planning, Chiyoda Division]]<ref name="Postcard2016" /> investigator working undercover in the [[Black Organization]] in the manga and anime franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''. He is a recently dispatched operative who specializes in deduction and intelligence gathering and frequently works with [[Vermouth]]. At present, Rei poses as a private detective who works as a waiter at Café Poirot and is [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]]'s apprentice. He is also the main character in [[Wild Police Story]] manga and protagonist of [[Zero's Tea Time]] manga.

== Background ==
Little is known about Rei Furuya as a PSB investigator. Most of his appearances are as the Café Poirot waiter and private eye Tooru Amuro or as the [[Black Organization]] operative Bourbon.

Rei makes his first appearance as Tooru Amuro when acting as a private detective. He meets [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] and the Mouris while disguised as a waiter to help a client with a case.<ref name=f793>[[Volume 75#Private Eye|Volume 75, Files 9-11: "Private Eye"]]</ref> When Sleeping Kogoro appears to solve a case relating to his client before he can, he claims he wants to learn from [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]].<ref name=f793 /> Rei succeeds in becoming his apprentice by offering him a hefty tuition fee as an incentive.<ref name=f793 /> Thus, he begins working at Café Poirot, right under the Mouri Detective Agency, to remain close to Kogoro.<ref name=f793 /> Presently, he continues to work under this cover.

Bourbon is first mentioned when [[Hidemi Hondou|Kir]] reports that a new Organization member is on the move, intending to capture the escaped scientist [[Shiho Miyano]].<ref name=622p4>[[Volume 60#Red, White, and Yellow Case|Volume 60, File 3, Page 4: "Red, White, and Yellow Case"]]</ref> Kir reports that Bourbon has excellent information gathering skills and keen insight.<ref name=622p4 /> However, Bourbon's first actual appearance is when disguised as [[Scar Akai]]<ref name=704p15>[[Volume 67#Department Store Bomber Case|Volume 67, File 8 (704): "Department Store Bomber Case"]]</ref> to determine the veracity of [[Akai Shuichi]]'s death.

Currently, Rei's main appearance as a PSB investigator is during the [[The Scarlet Return|Scarlet Showdown]], when he orders around subordinates during the confrontation with [[Yusaku Kudo]] (who was disguised as [[Subaru Okiya]]).<ref>[[Volume 85#Scarlet Showdown|Volume 85, File 4 (897): "Scarlet Truth"]]</ref> He additionally gives an order to a PSB subordinate, [[Yuya Kazami]], during [[The Heartfelt Strap]] case.<ref>[[Volume 94#Haibara's Lost Phone Strap Case|Volume 94, File 6 (998): "Search for the Phone Strap!"]]</ref>

When Rei was 22 years old he attended police academy with [[Hiromitsu Morofushi]], [[Wataru Date]], [[Jinpei Matsuda]] and [[Kenji Hagiwara]].
Rei was the top student at the police academy.
All five friends graduate together.
=== Childhood ===
[[File:Young Rei.png|thumb|right|200px|Young Rei.]]
As a child, likely, Rei often got into fights. During [[The Tense Tea Party]] case, Rei is shown in a flashback sequence with [[Elena Miyano]].<ref name="889p13">[[Volume 84#Tea Poisoning Murder Case|Volume 84, File 7 (889): "Zero"]]</ref> During this flashback, Elena chides Rei for fighting and implies that she has treated his injuries more than once.<ref name=889p13/> She additionally calls herself 'sensei', suggesting that Rei had a teacher or doctor-like relationship with her.<ref name=889p13/> During [[The Unsolved Cocktail Case]], it is revealed that he is half Japanese, which was the main reason for him to get bullied and involved in many fights. He was introduced to [[Elena Miyano]] by his childhood friend, [[Akemi Miyano|Akemi]].

Rei's childhood nickname was 'Zero', which has been used by [[Hiromitsu Morofushi]],<ref name=954p1>[[Volume 90#A song named ASACA|Volume 90, File 6 (954): "Sanction of the Betrayal"]]</ref> his childhood friend.<ref>https://imgur.com/a/y2BAH</ref>

He is known to have ties with other members of the Miyano family. In the [[The Jet-Black Mystery Train|Jet-Black Mystery Train]] case, he mentions that he has met [[Shiho Miyano]]'s parents, [[Elena Miyano|Elena]] and [[Atsushi Miyano]], as well as her sister [[Akemi Miyano|Akemi]].<ref name=824p5>[[Volume 78#Mystery Train|Volume 78, File 7 (824): "Mystery Train (Final Destination)"]]</ref>

=== Black Organization ===
At some point in the past, Rei began infiltrating the [[Black Organization]] for the PSB, eventually gaining the codename Bourbon. In the Organization, he works as an agent specializing in deduction and information gathering. [[Gin]] even goes as far as to call him a 'great detective like Sherlock Holmes'.<ref name=704p15/>

==== Rivalry with Shuichi Akai ====
During his time in the Organization, at some point Rei became the rival of [[Shuichi Akai]] (alias Dai Moroboshi), he considered Shuichi as a worthy opponent, wanted to compare his capacity with Shuichi, and thinks that he is the only one capable of defeating Shuichi. Despite the rivalry, they may have still worked well together. During the [[The Unfriendly Girls Band|Unfriendly Girls Band]] case, [[Masumi Sera]] mentions that she spotted Rei, Shuichi, and Hiromitsu on the same train platform.<ref name=937p12>[[Volume 88#Girls Band Murder Case|Volume 88, File 11 (937): "The Disappeared Clue"]].</ref> As Shuichi and Hiromitsu were holding instrument bags that may have held rifles, it's possible they were on a mission together. Rei additionally suspected that Shuichi was a spy for the FBI,<ref name=824p5/> which turned out to be the case.

Rei's animosity towards Akai Shuichi appears to stem from the death of Hiromitsu, a fellow spy from the PSB and his childhood friend. At some point in the past, Hiromitsu was found out as a NOC and confronted by Shuichi on top of a rooftop.<ref name=954p1 /> During this confrontation, Hiromitsu stole away Shuichi's gun and attempted to commit suicide with it. While Shuichi succeeded in talking him down him temporarily, the sound of Rei's steps coming up the stairs distracted Shuichi, allowing Hiromitsu to commit suicide. And so Shuichi, not knowing that Rei was a fellow NOC, pretended that he had been the one to kill Hiromitsu.<ref name=954p1 />

While Rei is aware that Hiromitsu committed suicide,<ref name=954p1 /> he doesn't think it is because of the sound from his steps, according to him because Shuichi did not persuade Hiromitsu not to commit suicide, even though Shuichi had persuaded him.

== Personality ==
[[File:Amuro Personality.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Rei and Ran are happy that Kogoro cracked the code in the [[Detectives' Nocturne]] Case.]]
Rei has a cheerful personality. He is also generous, bringing a plate of sandwiches for the detective agency bought with his money. In more serious situations, he seems to be patient, keeping calm even while others are abusing him. Although somewhat of a "cool type", he does not hide his emotions and is quite expressive. Like other detectives in ''[[Detective Conan]]'', he enjoys presenting his deductions about cases to others. Kogoro calls him "effeminate".

Rei has a darker side. He is manipulative, tricking others into performing certain actions so he can gather information. He favors using psychological traps and catching his enemies off-guard. Rei can also be extremely cruel in the pursuit of goals. He planned to run over and hospitalize an elementary school teacher with his car to lure out FBI agents, and he would have allowed a suspect to destroy his exonerating evidence to test Kogoro. Rei alternates between going out of his way to care about the well-being of others and ignoring them when it is inconvenient. As Scar Akai, he saved Conan at the [[Detective Boys vs. Robber Group|Teito bank heist]] but neglected to inform Ran and Kogoro later when he noticed that Conan might have been kidnapped by a murderer in [[Detectives' Nocturne]].

[[Gin]] says Bourbon has a secretive personality like [[Vermouth]], and that no one can ever guess what he's up to or what he will do.<ref name=703p3/> [[Vodka]] says that Bourbon hates Shuichi Akai even more than Gin does, presumably because Rei thinks that Akai killed Scotch.<ref name=703p3/> Bourbon believes he is the only person capable of killing Akai.<ref name=703p3/> Gin said that if Bourbon found out Akai was alive, he would surely boast that his suspicion was correct.<ref name=703p3/> Gin and Bourbon probably don't get along and they don't seem to communicate with one another.<ref name=703p3/> 

Despite his darker side he still has a true Japanese true spirit. He shows humanity even toward an enemy. For example, in Zero's Tea Time Chapter 12, he wanted to make Camel leave to not get into traffic. In chapter 34 he practices with him, and in chapter 44, when Camel saved chief, he thanked him and prepared a glass of water which impressed Camel. Rei is also a gentleman like Takagi, as stated by his friend Wataru date.
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== Appearance ==
[[File:Low res Amuro colored.PNG|thumb|left|200px|Colored drawing by Gosho Aoyama]]
Rei is a good-looking man (claimed by [[Sonoko]] and [[Ayumi]]) with dark skin, lighter than, but closer to [[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]]'s color and has light blonde hair. He wears glasses at first, but it is unknown if he needs them because he was using them to conceal his identity at the time and takes them off midway through the case and has not had them on since. Unlike other Black Organization members, he mostly dresses casually in little black.
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== Abilities ==
=== Intelligence ===
Rei is a good detective with excellent information-gathering skills. He is noted by Kir as a threatening member of the Black Organization with keen insight.<ref name=622p4 /> As Rei remains undercover as Kogoro's apprentice, he is not as flashy in showing his true deduction skills, instead leading Kogoro with hints to reach conclusions. His friend, [[Wataru Date]], said Rei was the smartest student at the police academy.<ref name=807p11>Manga [[Volume 77]], File 1 (807), pg 11: "The Strongest Senpai"</ref> He claimed that he always knew that Akai was an 'FBI Dog,' which shows that he may have the observation skills to detect fellow NOCs, who infiltrated the Black Organization. From his investigations, he was able to determine that Conan was the puppeteer behind Sleeping Kogoro. His observation skills also allowed him to see that Conan planned everything in Akai's Fake Death instance, including the conclusion of his sentence, stating that Conan predicted everything perfectly as it played out at Raiha Pass.<ref name=895p12>Manga [[Volume 85]], File 2 (895), pg 12: "Scarlet Interrogation" </ref>

=== Driving ===
Rei is a capable driver, capable of precisely swinging his car in front of another during a high-speed car chase to stop it with a controlled collision.<ref name=800p13>Manga {{Volume 76]], File 5 (800), pg 13: "When Objects Collide" </ref> In movie 22, Zero the Enforcer, his awesome (but also crazy) driving skills are revealed better.

=== Martial arts ===
Rei is good at boxing,<ref>[http://www.detectiveconanworld.com/forum/topic/1555-translating-interviews/page__view__findpost__p__287218 青山剛昌先生と話そうDAY] (Let's talk with Aoyama Gosho-sensei day), held January 3, 2013, 安室はボクシングをしている。 (Amuro is doing boxing.)</ref> shown when a single punch to an attacker's gut causes him to spray blood from the mouth and collapse.<ref name=843p15>Manga [[Volume 80]], File 4 (843), pg 15: "A parcel for Kudo-samakata"</ref> At his introductory case, Rei displayed agility as he swiftly dodged a swinging punch from a customer. Later, he easily dodged multiple punches from an ex-professional kickboxer while protecting [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya]]. Rei also likely knows some [[Wikipedia:Jujutsu|Jujutsu]] from his time in the police academy; Jujutsu is routinely taught to Tokyo police officers to aid in suspect immobilization and arrest. [[Wataru Date]] said Rei was the strongest student at the police academy.<ref name=807p11/> 

=== Cooking ===
Rei is noted to be a good chef and baker in his work at Poirot as Hiromitsu taught him some cooking skills.<ref>Wild Police Story file 7: Gentle Yet Firm</ref> He often invents new recipes for the café, perfecting them to the point where Conan often jokes that he is taking his waiter job too seriously.<ref>Episode 913</ref>

=== Other skills ===
Rei is an excellent tennis player. He claimed he was a junior champion in middle school, but quit after he injured his shoulder.<ref name=825p7>Manga Volume 78, File 8 (825), pg 7: "Special Coach"</ref> He is proficient in first aid as when Conan received a concussion from an errant tennis racket, Rei "carried out the procedures pretty efficiently" before the doctor even arrived.<ref name=825p11>Manga Volume 78, File 8 (825), pg 11: "Special Coach"</ref> He is a proficient lockpicker. Rei has pro-level guitar skills.<ref name=936p6>Manga Volume 88, File 6 (936), pg 6: "Girls Band"</ref> He has a high capability to ski and even replaced [[Kogoro Mouri]] for professional ski lessons in Gunma. He can easily do off-track skiing also and jump off cliffs to save lost people.<ref>Zero's Tea Time file 24: Doggy!</ref> In the non-canon movie [[The Darkest Nightmare]], he was able to defuse a bomb and he remembered [[Jinpei Matsuda]] who taught him that. In [[Wild Police Story]] manga he was able to defuse a bomb with Matsuda's help.

== Appellations ==
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{{appellations|Conan Edogawa|Amuro-san Bourbon Amuro-no-niichan<ref name=866p7>Manga [[Volume 82]], File 5 (866), pg 7: "A Cat Hiding Its Claws"</ref> Zero-no-niichan<ref name=890p6>Manga [[Volume 84]], File 8 (890), pg 6: "High-Velocity Blood Splatters"</ref> Zero<ref>[[Episode 780]]</ref> Furuya|Conan-kun Sleeping Kogoro (''Nemuri no Kogoro'')<ref name="78f10">[[Volume 78]], File 10</ref> Edogawa Conan-kun<ref name="file843">[[volume 80#Delivery Service|File 843 (Volume 80]]</ref> Little detective (''Tantei-kun'')}}

{{appellations|Ran Mouri|Amuro-san Detective-san (''Tantei-san'')<ref name="file820">[[volume 78#Mystery Train|File 820 (Volume 78)]]</ref>|Ran-san Ran-nēchan (once)<ref>[[Zero the Enforcer]]</ref>}}

{{appellations|Kogoro Mouri|Amuro-kun Tooru<ref name=888p11>Manga [[Volume 84]], File 6 (888), pg 11: "Tea Poisoning Murder Case"</ref>|Mouri-sensei Sensei Great Detective Mouri (''Mouri-meitantei'')<ref name="78f10" /> Sleeping Kogoro (''Nemuri no Kogoro'')<ref name="78f10" />}}

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{{appellations|Hiroshi Agasa|Amuro-kun<ref name="file843">[[volume 80#Delivery Service|File 843 (Volume 80]]</ref>|Professor Agasa (''Agasa-hakase'')}}
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{{appellations|Wataru Date|Zero Furuya|My friend Group leader (''Hanchou'') Date-hanchou Date}}

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== Mission ==
Bourbon's primary mission was to search for the escaped scientist [[Shiho Miyano]], which the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] spy [[Hidemi Hondou|Kir]] heard about and informed the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] of. He also had a second secret mission fueled by his hunch that his archenemy Shuichi Akai should not have died so easily;<ref name=703p3>Manga [[Volume 67]], File 7, page 3: "The Truth Amidst the Snowstorm"</ref> he received the [[The Boss|boss]]' permission to verify Shuichi's death. He approached the FBI as [[Scar Akai| a Shuichi lookalike]] by using [[Vermouth]]'s disguise help hoping to see if Akai was truly dead.<ref name=824p7>Manga [[Volume 78]], File 7 (824), pg 7: "Final Destination"</ref> He later apprenticed himself to [[Kogoro Mouri]] because Bourbon suspected the detective may be connected to Sherry.<ref name=827p16>Manga [[Volume 78]], File 10 (827), pg 16: "The key to solving the mystery"</ref> (Kogoro was previously suspected of being linked to Sherry because the [[Criminal Tracking Glasses|tracker]], [[microphone]], and gum combo Gin found on Kir's shoe after [[Black Impact! The Moment the Black Organization Reaches Out|the Ding Dong Dash case]] was the same style as the one Gin [[Reunion with the Black Organization|discovered in his car]] and assumed that Sherry planted it).

Currently, Bourbon thinks Shiho has been killed,<ref name=824p12>Manga [[Volume 78]], File 7 (824), pg 12: "Final Destination"</ref> and had come to believe Shuichi was dead as well until a suspicious man shrouded by smoke threw a grenade by him on the [[Volume_78#Mystery_Train|Mystery Express]].<ref name=824p16>Manga [[Volume 78]], File 7 (824), pg 16: "Final Destination"</ref> The sighting caused Bourbon to second guess himself and request that Vermouth show him the detailed files from before and after Shuichi's death again.<ref name=824p16/> Bourbon has also decided to continue as Kogoro's apprentice because he noticed [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] is the real brains behind "Sleeping Kogoro" and is curious.<ref name=827p16/>

One of the most important missions of Bourbon, however, is implied that he infiltrates and undermines the Black Organization like Kir. Shuichi Akai has revealed that Rei has been persevering to turn in Shuichi to the organization to earn higher ranks to approach more closely to the [[The Boss|boss]].

After the Shinichi Kudo's uproar has been calmed down by the blogger who claims that the Shinichi he saw was an illusion, and [[Heiji Hattori]] who claims that the one they saw was [[Soshi Okita]] instead, [[Rum]] sends an email to Bourbon giving him his [[Search for Maria-chan!|new mission]]; to gather information about [[Shinichi Kudo]], telling him to hurry up stating that "Time is money". Bourbon eventually accepts his new mission.

== Plot overview ==
{{main|Rei Furuya timeline}}
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== Non-canon plot overview ==
=== The Shadow Approaching Amuro (Anime: [[The Shadow Approaching Amuro|813]]) ===
This episode is a pre-story to [[The Darkest Nightmare|Movie 20]]

=== The Darkest Nightmare (Movie: [[The Darkest Nightmare|20]]) ===

=== The Melting Cake! (Anime: [[The Melting Cake!|898]]) ===
This episode is a pre-story to [[Zero the Enforcer|Movie 22]]

=== Zero the Enforcer (Movie: [[Zero the Enforcer|22]]) ===
"Edge of Ocean", a newly-built conference and commercial centre, is being prepared to host an international summit. A day before the guests are due to arrive, a restaurant in of the inter-connected buildings is destroyed by an explosion. Members of the Public Security Bureau, including Rei Furuya and Yuya Kazami, who were in the middle of a security inspection, are injured in the blast and there are several casualties

To everyone's shock and dismay, the fingerprints recovered at the explosion site, match Kogoro's, and police discover further "evidence" on his computer.

Rei explains to Conan that he had to frame Kogoro to get Conan involved, because Rei couldn't have been involved in the investigation otherwise.

=== The Bride of Halloween (Movie: [[The Bride of Halloween|25]]) ===

=== Black Iron Submarine (Movie: [[Black Iron Submarine|26]]) ===

=== One-eyed Flashback (Movie: [[One-eyed Flashback|28]]) ===

== Hints that Amuro was Bourbon ==
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* The character Tooru Amuro is named after, Amuro Ray, is the mortal enemy of the character [[Shuichi Akai]] is named after, Char Aznable.
* He is a detective and very skilled at information gathering as Kir described.
* He is male as the codename Bourbon implies. The [[Black Organization]] codename pattern is that hard liquors are used for men's codenames, and [[Hidemi Hondou|Kir]] used a male specific pronoun to refer to Bourbon in the [[Volume_67#Department_Store_Bomber_Case|Department Store Bomber Case]].<ref name=703p3elab>Manga Volume 67, File 7, page 3: "The Truth Amidst the Snowstorm" Kir uses the masculine only term "kare" (彼) to refer to Bourbon instead of a gender-neutral term.</ref>
* He has a type of personality [[Gin]] would not like. Gin thinks Bourbon is irritating.<ref>Manga Volume 67, File 8, pages 13-14: "Silent Clash"</ref>
* When Rei offers Kogoro an unknown "tuition" per case Kogoro brings him on, the amount he offers is enough to get Kogoro excited and accept Rei as an apprentice without hesitation. This is strange because Rei would not be expected to have much money because he is young, lacks a formal agency, and works part-time at restaurants in one of the most expensive cities in the world to live in.
* Unlike other detectives so far, Rei is a calculating type who chose avoidable courses of action (or non-action) that may have resulted in harm to others if things had gone slightly differently. In his introductory case, Rei doesn't intervene when a suspect he knows to be innocent is half a step from destroying his exonerating evidence because it seems Rei was testing Kogoro. Later, Rei noticed that Conan was alone with a murderer and considered that Conan might have been kidnapped, yet said nothing about it until others realized Conan and the murder suspect were gone.
* The timing of Bourbon's report to [[Vermouth]] about [[Volume_77#Cabin_Trap|Shiho's appearance at Gunma]] suggested Rei was Bourbon. The other two Bourbon suspects, [[Subaru Okiya|Subaru]] and [[Masumi]], both had seen Haibara and were suspicious of her long before Bourbon reported Shiho to Vermouth, but the video from Gunma was the first time Rei had seen an image of Shiho or Haibara. Subaru had met Haibara in person in his [[Volume_60#Red.2C_White.2C_and_Yellow_Case|first appearance case]] and multiple times afterward. Masumi had obtained a picture of Haibara via a reflection from Agasa's glasses in the [[Volume_74#Target_on_Tape|Ayumi kidnapping case]]. Both of them should have reported to Vermouth if they were Bourbon soon after their respective encounters.
* He completely cut off communication with his close friend [[Wataru Date]]. A complete cutoff would not be necessary if Rei worked for a non-secret organization like the Tokyo Metropolitan Police District. It is more sensible that Rei was trying to protect Date from any potential dangers associated with infiltrating the Black Organization as a member of the National Police Agency Security Bureau Security Planning Division.
* Rei kept a bug detector with him - only Organization members have been shown to do this, while normal detectives like Conan do not.
* In 667, the first case in which appears Rei, the detective Sanji Haruoka orders the waiter (Rei himself) to bring him the Bourbon with ice.
* Amuro is the most likely suspect of the three (Subaru, Masumi, Amuro) to be Bourbon via the process of elimination. Subaru Okiya is not Bourbon, as Conan, who is normally a very careful person, invites him to stay as his Shinichi's home. If Subaru was someone that Conan did not know, it would be very unlikely that Conan would let him live in the Kudo's house and near Haibara (Sherry). Masumi Sera who looks like Shuichi Akai is most likely a relative of the FBI agent and thus not an enemy. She also knew Conan was Shinichi, and thus must have deduced that shrinking was possible. Despite knowing this, Haibara was not threatened until her adult form was captured on video before the mystery train case.
* Of the three major suspects, only Amuro isn't particularly interested in Conan at first. Instead, he kisses up to Kogoro. There was no reason for a member of the Black Organization to care about Conan since all the blame for Conan's prior meddling has fallen on Sherry, Kogoro, the FBI, or an unknown person. The other two suspects, Subaru and Masumi, either was interested in or knew Conan's true identity from the outset.
* In the Mystery train case, before the reveal, when smoke had began being emitted, he opened a door, and claimed that he saw, "FIRE," when he knew there was no Fire at all.

* It should probably be mentioned that the fact Rei found out about Conan's intelligence levels and observational skills, as well as his clear detective mastery, but yet was unable to connect him to Yusako Kudo at all as possibly being Shinichi, implies that the side effect of APTX 4869 is not well known, and possibly is only known about by Vermouth and Sherry at the moment, with the possible exception of the boss. This theory is supported by the fact Vermouth wants Sherry dead to some unknown level, as it eliminates more evidence of the drug's side effect, making this theory highly likely. Even before the Bourbon Reveal, he began realizing how intelligent Conan was, and probably that he was more intelligent and observant than Kogoro, however his focused remained on Kogoro, until Conan was hit with the Tennis Racket, and he began really watching and observing Conan.

The reason this connects back to Bourbon's identity as well is that he never suspected Haibara of being Sherry, which if he had known the side effect, he should have, which would have drawn his concern during the Delivery Truck Case when he realized Haibara was alive.

=== Hints that Scar Akai was Tooru Amuro/Bourbon ===
[[File:Scar Akai.jpg|right|200px|]]
:''For the former theory, please see [[Scar Akai is Bourbon Theory]]'' 
While [[Scar Akai]] was played by Vermouth during the last appearance on the train, Bourbon had been Scar Akai during the three earlier appearances at [[Detective Boys vs. Robber Group|Teito Bank]], [[The Crisis Beckoned by the Red Omen|Beika Department Store]], and outside [[Volume 76#Domestic Violence|Mouri Detective Agency]].<ref>Manga File 824, pg 5: "Mystery Train: Final Destination"</ref> The evidence that Rei being Scar Akai these times was:
* In Scar Akai's appearance at the Beika Dept. Store, Rei was the only known Black Organization operative not seen at the same time as Scar Akai. Gin began discussing Bourbon with Kir after seeing this Scar Akai. 
* Rei was absent from his job at the Poirot when Scar Akai appeared outside the detective agency where Masumi was walking with Ran. This is also notable because this occurred right after Masumi and Rei met and Rei found out Masumi was friends with Ran.
* In Scar Akai's appearances at the Teito Bank case, the Beika Dept Store, and outside Mouri Detective Agency, he never spoke in front of anyone who would know Shuichi's real voice, suggesting that this Scar Akai could not imitate voices like Vermouth and Kaito kid.
* Rei is right-handed like Scar Akai.
* He has the right body size, face shape, and height to disguise as Scar Akai.
* He has an interest in the Mouri Detective Agency which makes sense because [[Scar Akai is Bourbon Theory#Bourbon.27s investigation- He suspects Kir is a traitor.|Scar Akai saw fit to keep Kogoro's cellphone number with him]].
* Rei's hypothetical disguise suggestion in 795, a knit cap and long windbreaker, are articles of clothing Shuichi Akai and Scar Akai wear respectively.

=== Hints that Tooru Amuro was a NPA undercover agent ===
* Tooru attended the police academy and was close friends with police officer [[Wataru Date]]. Amuro cut off contact with Date to protect him from the Black Organization's investigation while infiltrating. Tooru later paid his respects at the grave of detective Wataru Date.<ref>Manga Volume 77, File 808, Page 16: "The Late Grave Visit"</ref>
* Tooru reacted negatively to the presence of the FBI investigating illegally in Japan. He told them to "get out of his Japan" because they were infringing on his and the PSB's jurisdiction.

* Tooru was able to amass several assistants to help him capture the person he thought was Shuichi Akai despite not having the backing of the Black Organization with his plan. The assistants were members of the National Police Agency Security Bureau Security Planning Division.</spoiler>

== Relationships analysis ==
=== Family and friends ===
==== Hiromitsu Morofushi ====
[[Hiromitsu Morofushi]] and Rei Furuya have been best friends since childhood. Rei helped him overcome the suffering of Aphasia due to his parents' deaths.<ref>Wild Police Story file 11: Gathering and Discussing</ref> He also teaches Rei some cooking skills<ref>Wild Police Story file 7: Gentle Yet Firm</ref> and how to play the guitar. They attended the police academy together, along with Date, Hagiwara, and Matsuda. He works undercover as an undercover agent in the [[Black Organization]] under the codename Scotch, along with Rei. However, Hiromitsu got killed undercover. His death appears to be caused by Shuichi Akai, which is the reason behind Rei's vendetta against him and puts a much deeper perspective on Rei's hatred toward Akai.

==== Wataru Date ====
[[File:Amuro deletes message.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Amuro deleting Date's message.]]
[[Wataru Date]] and Rei Furuya were friends in the police academy; Rei was the top-ranked student, while Date held second place. While Date went on to become an officer, Rei went somewhere else and fell out of contact with Date for unknown reasons. Date's last text to Rei asked him where he was and chided Rei to communicate once in a while. Rei was shown visiting Date's grave, and likely left a toothpick out of respect for Date; Date used them habitually.
Date had called Rei for a gentleman like detective Takagi.
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==== Jinpei Matsuda ====
[[File:Matsuda.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Rei remembers Matsuda.]]
[[Jinpei Matsuda]] and Rei Furuya were friends in the police academy. At first of Wild Police Story, they fight with each other but then became close friends. During the investigation of the culprit related to Hiromitsu's parents' case, Jinpei taught Rei how to deactivate a bomb because his hand was injured.

In [[The Darkest Nightmare]], Jinpei was recounted by Rei that he is the one to teach him how to deactivate a bomb.

==== Kenji Hagiwara ====
[[Kenji Hagiwara]] and Rei Furuya were friends in the police academy. Gosho also stated that Hagiwara is the one who taught Rei his driving skills.

==== Conan Edogawa ====
Rei seems to respect [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]]'s intelligence and also seems to look out for Conan as well before he attached himself to the [[Mouri Detective Agency]] as [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]]'s "apprentice" (Aliases as Tooru Amuro). He wound up protecting Conan while disguised as [[Scar Akai]] at the [[Detective Boys vs. Robber Group|Teito Bank]], and as Rei helped Conan get out of a [[Episode 671|kidnapping situation]] and doctored him when Conan [[Conan in a Locked Room|took a racket to the head]]. Conan initially treats him in a somewhat friendly manner, though he privately thinks "another annoying person has shown up" when he learns Rei will be joining Kogoro on cases. However, after he finds out [[The Jet-Black Mystery Train|Amuro's membership in the Black Organization]], though, Conan has been relatively nervous about him being near [[Ran Mouri|Ran]]. This was made even worse when Rei caught him attempting to tranquilize Kogoro, but due to Rei's attentiveness, he was unable to and had to give hints to Kogoro instead. Although Amuro may not have seen the trick, he became convinced that Conan was the puppeteer behind Sleeping Kogoro, and began investigating Conan, which only made Conan more nervous of him. Their relationship later seemed to improve in [[The Scarlet Return]] when Conan learns that Rei is an undercover operative from the Japanese Secret Police when the two exchange smiles in Café Poirot. Conan even used his Voice Changing Bow Tie in front of Rei in [[The Heartfelt Strap]].

When Shinichi Kudo is exposed on the media due to [[The Scarlet School Trip|Kyoto Field Trip]], he receives an email from [[Rum]], ordering him to gather information about Shinichi. After he helped to solve the [[The Unsolved Cocktail Case|Bunny Girls Case]], Amuro broke into the Kudo home, so that he can find out information about [[Kudo Shinichi]]. He had the altercation with an [[Akai Shuichi|unmasked Akai]], and both of [[Yusaku Kudo|Shinichi's]] [[Yukiko Kudo|parents]] turned on the light, so that the four of them can have a meeting. Currently, it is unknown what was discussed in that meeting, other than Conan planned it.

It seemed to become strained again in the movie: [[Zero the Enforcer]], however that is due to Amuro had his subordinate, [[Yuya Kazami]] of the [[Public Security Bureau|Japanese Secret Police- Public Security Bureau]], plant phony incriminating evidence against Kogoro Mouri for a bombing incident. However, it turns out that the framing was to use Conan as a Collaborator and to rely on his strength so that Conan can do what he was unable to do for his investigation. This way, he was able to use Conan as a Collaborator and to rely on his strength.

==== Kogoro Mouri ====
[[File:名侦探柯南-第679集000347.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Amuro wants to go on a case with Kogoro.]]
Rei tends to act ingratiatingly whenever [[Kogoro Mouri]] is around, and is especially fawning over his "Mouri-sensei". Kogoro is alternatively flattered by Rei's praise and annoyed with his effusive personality. Overall Kogoro tends to treat Rei flippantly despite being paid a handsome sum for the apprenticeship. When among members of the Black Organization, Rei doesn't speak too badly of Kogoro despite Kogoro's obvious incompetence. Rei is becoming more skilled at herding Kogoro through cases without having the older man realize that Rei is a far superior detective and is manipulating him for information.
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==== Yuya Kazami ====
[[File:Yuya Kazami.jpg|100px|right]]
Yuya Kazami is Rei's direct subordinate who first appeared in the movie 20,''[[The Darkest Nightmare]]''. Recently, he has officially appeared in the manga, as Rei's subordinate as well.
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==== Hyoue Kuroda ====
It was revealed in [[Movie 22]] that Kuroda is Zero/Rei's superior in the Public Security Bureau. It was shown when he received orders from him through a phone call. Kuroda is also aware of his involvement with the Black Organization; addressing him by his codename "Bourbon".<ref>[[Volume_96#File_1017_-_It.27s_Not_.22Mike.22.2C_But...|File 1017]]</ref>

=== Black Organization ===
==== Shuichi Akai====
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[[File:AkaiAmuro.png|thumb|200px||Akai and Amuro]]
Since joining the Black Organization, Rei has always considered [[Shuichi Akai]] as a worthy rival, he wants to compare his capacity with Shuichi and thinks he is the only one who could defeat Shuichi. Shuichi always shows respect towards Rei, he admits Rei's capability and feels interested every time he faces Rei, he also makes Rei feel quite confused sometimes. Their relationship becomes more bitter and dramatic when Rei misunderstands and assumes that Shuichi killed his best friend - [[Scotch]], but in actuality, the one who indirectly caused Scotch to die was Rei himself. Shuichi chooses to keep this a secret and continues to let Rei misunderstand him instead of letting Rei know that painful truth. Over time, Shuichi appears to help and protect Rei in some cases, as he gradually wants to compensate for the losses which Rei has experienced as he doesn't want to be Rei's enemy. For now, it seems that Rei is temporarily lowering his hatred to work alongside with Shuichi and Conan in destroying the Black Organization.

==== Vermouth ====
[[File:783-6.jpg|thumb|200px|Vermouth threatens Bourbon for holding hostage a critical secret of hers as insurance.]]
[[Vermouth]] and Bourbon keep close contact with one another and seem to be closer to one another than, say, Bourbon and Gin. Bourbon specializes in intelligence gathering, so he likely belongs to the same [[Black_Organization#Organization_structure_and_divisions|reconnaissance division of the Black Organization]] as Vermouth. While it is still uncertain whether Bourbon is working directly under Vermouth, she seems to keep track of his actions during his missions at times,<ref>[[Detectives' Nocturne]]</ref> and he also often informs her about his discoveries or his plans.<ref>[[Volume 78|File 818]] (Bourbon was said to have told Vermouth about Sherry's video); [[Volume 78|File 827]] (Bourbon tells Vermouth that he is now interested in "Sleeping Kogoro")</ref> Vermouth helped Bourbon create a [[Scar Akai|disguise]] that looked like Akai so he can investigate his enemy's death. Later, she somehow helped him approach [[Kogoro]] because he suspected that the detective was in contact with [[Sherry]]. Bourbon made a promise to Vermouth not to let any harm comes to Conan and Ran no matter what happens, and she calls to ask him if he will be upholding it after the car chase in [[Detectives' Nocturne]]. 

The two have shown to be working together, not unlike Gin and Vodka, though the bond and trust between them are somewhat lacking. In addition to Bourbon's promise to Vermouth, he is also aware of her secret relationship with the boss, as noted at the end of the Scarlet Showdown. Bourbon utilizes this information to enlist Vermouth's assistance in his investigations, arranging for her secret to be released to the other members of the Organization if he is killed by her.

==== Elena Miyano ====
Rei was probably close with [[Elena Miyano]] as a child before she died. Elena would doctor Rei after he got into fights. She is also aware of his true name, calling him "Rei-kun, however, this is shown to be before her husband went to work for the Carasuma Group when she was 3 months pregnant for Miyano Shiho/ Haibara Ai/ Sherry."[[File:Rei Furuya with Elena Miyano flashback.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Amuro remembers Elena Miyano]]

In wild police story, Rei revealed that he joined the police academy in order to find Elena who has disappeared without his knowledge. He even calls her she was very dear to him.

==== Gin ====
[[Gin]] dislikes Bourbon's personality and finds him annoying for being secretive and always doing what he pleases. At the same time, Gin respects Bourbon's detective abilities. The two do not seem to be in contact with one another, as Gin has no idea what Bourbon is doing.

==== Akemi Miyano ====
[[Akemi Miyano]] and Rei seem to have met at some point because Akemi told Shiho that Bourbon has a rivalry with Akai. The moment where they met for this time, although not specified if it was, in the flashback of [[The Unsolved Cocktail Case]], they are shown together when a younger Akemi tries to bring Rei to her mother's office to heal up his wounds.

==== Shiho Miyano ====
Rei doesn't seem to have any hostility towards [[Shiho Miyano|Shiho]] unlike other Black Organization members. He attempted to capture the person he thought was alive instead of trying to kill her, regretting he might have to resort to violence to do so. Rei says he had met Elena and Atsushi Miyano while they were alive. Rei does not know Shiho is [[Ai Haibara|Ai]]. During a car chase in [[Detectives' Nocturne‎]], Shiho gets a strong feeling that a member of the Black Organization was behind her, but she doesn't seem to pinpoint it to Rei's pursuing [[Vehicles in Detective Conan#Mazda RX-7 2|Mazda FD RX-7]].

=== Others ===
==== Masumi Sera ====
Rei first saw [[Masumi Sera|Masumi]] at a train station four years ago. He approached Hiromitsu (under the aliases Scotch) while he was teaching Masumi several notes on a bass guitar. It is unknown whether he saw that she was connected to Shuichi at that time.

Much later when [[Detectives' Nocturne|Conan gets kidnapped]] by a murderer they cross each other's paths again. After both of them save Conan, he becomes very surprised to see her and wonders why she is there and presumably notices that she looks similar to Shuichi Akai. The next day Rei takes the day off from his job at Poirot cafe. To confirm his theory, Rei once again disguises himself as [[Scar Akai]] to gauge her reaction. Suddenly, Masumi sees him in the crowd ahead, and just like Jodie and Camel, Masumi becomes just as shocked by his appearance. She runs after him, but he disappears before she can catch him. Ran wonders who Masumi was chasing, but Masumi replies she thought it was someone she knew. Masumi silently appends in her mind that it would be impossible for the man she was chasing to be the person she thinks it was. While Rei watches her from a little ahead, confirming his suspicion that Masumi is related to Akai.

During [[The Unfriendly Girls Band]], Masumi recalls a time that she saw her brother in a train station four years ago with Hiromitsu (under the aliases Scotch), who taught her the basics of a bass guitar. Masumi believes that the man who approached them at that time wearing a hat that hid his face must have been Rei. However, each time she asks him if they have met before, he avoids the question. When she announces aloud that her brother's name is [[Shuichi Akai]], Rei inwardly comments that her brother had killed Scotch.

Despite his hatred toward Akai, it doesn't seem like he is letting it cloud his judgment toward Masumi.
==== Azusa Enomoto ====
After Rei comes to work at the Café Poirot with his alias Tooru Amuro, he and [[Azusa]] develop a simple professional friendship and see each other as ordinary colleague. A recurring joke or misunderstanding throughout the series is that others assume they’re a couple. However, when this assumption is made, they both deny it with embarrassment or insist that they’re just colleagues.

== Speculation ==
Gin has revealed that Bourbon is as secretive as Vermouth. Bourbon has shown a friendly relationship with Vermouth but not with other members so far. Bourbon even hid some details from Conan. It is possible that Bourbon, as well as Kir, is a member who doesn't like the Organization. Date himself revealed that Bourbon was the best man at the police academy and that Bourbon was a gentleman like Takagi, too. Besides, at the end of Takagi's Kidnapping Case, Bourbon refers to Date as "my friend", which means he had no option but to cut all means of contact with him for his safety.

== Name origin ==
Tooru Amuro has a [[Wikipedia: Mobile Suit Gundam|Mobile Suit Gundam]] inspired name. He is named after the main protagonist [[Wikipedia: Amuro Ray|'''Amuro''' Ray]], and Amuro's voice actor [[Tohru Furuya|'''Tohru''' Furuya]].<ref>Sherry's Soliloquy http://www.detectiveconanworld.com/forum/topic/2609-file-793-private-eye/page__view__findpost__p__207297</ref> Amuro is also played by Furuya in the animated series. His real name, Rei Furuya, shares the same source.

== Different look ==
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== Quotes ==
=== General ===
{{cquote|''Well, a child's curiosity and a detective's spirit of inquiry... Do have much in common, after all...''|[[Volume 76|Volume 76, File 799, Page 14]]}}

=== Specific ===
{{cquote|''As Expected of [[Elena Miyano|Hell Angel's]] daughter... You look very much alike... Pleased to meet you... Bourbon... That's my codename...''|[[Volume 78|File 823]]|said to [[Kaitou Kid|the person]] whom he thought was [[Shiho Miyano|Sherry]]}}

{{cquote|''There are two men out there who are far scarier than me. And one of them... is still a [[Edogawa Conan|child]].''|
[[Zero the Enforcer|Movie 22]], Rei talking to [[Yuya Kazami|Kazami]] about [[Shuichi Akai|Shuichi Akai]] and [[Edogawa Conan|Conan]]}}

=== Quotes about Rei ===
{{cquote|Gin: ''Heh, Always doing as he pleases... that bastard irritates me as usual'' 
Kir: ''Who do you mean?'' 
Gin: ''Like you said, one who you wish only existed in novels. A detective like Sherlock Holmes.''|[[Volume 67|Volume 67, File 8, Pages 13-14: "Silent Clash"]]}}
{{cquote|''Well, it seems you've gained some trust for the time being... You will abide by the promise you made to me, right, Bourbon?''|[[Volume 76|File 800, Pages 15-16: "When Objects Collide"]]|[[Vermouth]] spoke to him on the phone}}
{{cquote|''You're frightening, Furuya-san''|[[Zero the Enforcer]]|When [[Yuya Kazami|Kazami]] responded to Rei.}}

== In other languages ==
=== Rei Furuya ===
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{{CharLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|零 Rei|降谷 Furuya}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Catalonia|Catalan|Rei|Furuya}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=China|Chinese (Simplified)|零 Líng|降谷 Jiànggǔ}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=North Korea|flag2=South Korea|Korean|준영 Jun Young|강 Kang}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|เรย์|ฟุรุยะ}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Indonesia | Bahasa Indonesia | Rei | Furuya }}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Rei|Furuya}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish (Spain)|Rei|Furuya}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish (Latin America)|Rei|Furuya}}
{{EndTable}}

=== Tooru Amuro ===
{{BeginTable CharLang}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|透 Tōru|安室 Amuro}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Arab League|Arabic|تورو Tōro|أمورو Amōro}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Indonesia|Bahasa Indonesia|Toru|Amuro}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Malaysia|Bahasa Melayu|Tooru|Amuro}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Catalonia|Catalan|Tooru|Amuro}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=China|Chinese (Simplified)|透 Tòu|安室 Ānshì}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=France|French|Touru|Amuro}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Italy|Italian|Tooru|Amuro}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=North Korea|flag2=South Korea|Korean|기준 Gi Jun|안 Ahn}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish|Tooru|Amuro}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|โทโอรุ|อามุโระ}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Toru|Amuro}}
{{EndTable}}

=== Bourbon ===
{{BeginTable OtherLang|notes=0}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|バーボン Bābon}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Arabic|Arabic|بوربون Bōrbōn}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Indonesia|Bahasa Indonesia|Bourbon}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Malaysia|Bahasa Melayu|Bourbon / Babon}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Catalonia|Catalan|Bourbon}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=China|Chinese|波本 Bōběn}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=France|French|Bourbon}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Italy|Italian|Bourbon}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=South Korea|Korean|버본 Bourbon}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish|Bourbon}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|เบอร์เบิ้ล}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Bourbon}}
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== Trivia ==
[[File:Amurocar.PNG‎|thumb|right|200px|Rei's RX-7]]
* Rei is a right-handed person.
* During an 2010 interview with [[Shuichi Ikeda]], Gosho Aoyama said it would be interesting if a character from the [[Black Organization]] was named after [[wikipedia:Amuro Ray|Amuro Ray]] because [[Shuichi Akai]] was named after [[wikipedia:Char Aznable|Char Aznable]].<ref>http://www.detectiveconanworld.com/forum/topic/1555-translating-interviews/page__view__findpost__p__235287</ref><ref>http://www.kudonet.info/</ref><ref>http://wnsgur5941.blog.me/80143064942</ref>
*Rei [[Vehicles in Detective Conan#Rei's Mazda RX-7|owns a white RX-7]], the same car as [[Miwako Sato]]. The RX-7 is a reference to the white<ref>The RX-78-2 Gundam itself used to be more white in the original animation, but late in production toy manufacturers requested for it to be more colorful. Although the animation was changed, the dialogue was not changed leading to many references to the original mostly white coloration. One example is Amuro's Zeon nickname the "White Devil".</ref> Gundam that the Mobile Suit Gundam character Amuro Ray piloted, the '''RX-7'''8-2.
* Technically, Rei's first appearance in the anime was in the new opening theme song during the Kaitou Kid special in August 2012.
* His last name “Furuya” (降谷) is written with the Kanji for “descent, precipitate” and “valley”. “Rei” (零) means “zero”. “Amuro” (安室) can be translated as “quiet room”, and “Tōru” (透) means “transparent”.
* Rei Furuya's voice actor, [[Tohru Furuya]], was the former husband of [[Vermouth]]'s voice actress, [[Mami Koyama]].
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* In a poll held on June 5, 2020, by asking women age 20 to 40 who were their favourite Detective Conan character, Rei ranked seventh.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/OneTruthPrevails/comments/hjkevu/detective_conan_character_popularity_poll_june_5/</ref>
* According to Gosho in Super Digest Book 90+, Amuro lied said that he hurt his shoulder while doing a tennis service in a tournament, but in truth, he can play tennis perfectly.
* According to Gosho in Super Digest Book 90+, Amuro's first love was Elena.
* According to Gosho in Super Digest Book 80+, Amuro likes boxing.
* According to Gosho in Super Digest Book 80+, Amuro is popular with the girls in his job at Poirot.
*According to Gosho in JUSTICE PLUS Super Digest Book, when Amuro infiltrated the Kudo house he drank black tea with lemon that Yukiko served him.

== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Public Security Bureau]]
* [[Black Organization]]
* [[Scar Akai]]
* [[Zero's Tea Time]]
* [[Wild Police Story]]
* [[Unsolved Mysteries]]
* [[Wikipedia: Bourbon whiskey|Bourbon]] (alcohol)

== References ==
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{{SpoilerWarningArticle|This article contains significant '''[[Glossary#Spoiler|spoilers]]''' about major events concerning this person. It is likely you will be spoiled if you have not read all the manga released to date. To find out what pages will be safe for you to read, please consult our [[Glossary#Spoiler|wiki spoiler policy]].}}
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{{InfoBox Char
| name = Shuichi Akai
| japanese-name = {{lang|ja|赤井秀一}} (Akai Shūichi)
| english-name =
| image = Shuichi Akai Profile.jpg
| age = 32<ref>Q4 of Super Digest Book 90+ Interview with Gosho</ref> 27 as [[Subaru Okiya|Subaru]]
| gender = Male
| relatives = [[Tsutomu Akai]] (father, missing, presumed dead) [[Mary Sera]] (mother) [[Shukichi Haneda]] (younger brother) [[Masumi Sera]] (younger sister) [[Elena Miyano]] (aunt, deceased) [[Atsushi Miyano]] (uncle-in-law, deceased) [[Akemi Miyano]] (cousin, ex-girlfriend, deceased) [[Shiho Miyano]] (cousin)
| occupation = FBI Agent
|status = '''Alive''' (Under disguise as [[Subaru Okiya]]) Dead (for the [[Black Organization]]) Missing (presumed dead)
| nicknames = Shu ([[Jodie Starling|Jodie]]) Dai-kun ([[Akemi Miyano|Akemi]]) Akai-kun ([[James Black|James]]) Silver Bullet ([[The Boss]] & [[Vermouth]]) Shu-nii ([[Masumi Sera|Masumi]]) Niisan ([[Shukichi Haneda|Shukichi]])
| aliases = Rye Dai Moroboshi [[Subaru Okiya]]
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume 29#Bus Hijacking Case|File 287]] Anime: [[The Mysterious Passenger|Episode 230]]
| appearances = {{:Shuichi Akai Appearances}}
| cases-solved = 6 (5 as Subaru)
| keyhole = [[Volume 37]] [[Volume 60]] (Subaru Okiya)
| japanese-voice = [[Shuichi Ikeda]] [[Yuki Kaji]] (young)
| english-voice = [[Keith Silverstein]] (Bang Zoom!) [[Clay Cartland]] (Macias Group) [[Christopher Wehkamp]] (Studio Nano)
| footnotes =
}}
'''{{nihongo|Shuichi Akai|赤井秀一|Akai Shūichi}}''' is an [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] agent and a major figure in the battle against the [[Black Organization]]. He once assumed the identity of '''{{nihongo|Dai Moroboshi|諸星大|Moroboshi Dai}}''' and infiltrated the Organization, where he was given the codename '''{{nihongo|Rye|ライ|Rai}}'''. During this time he made enemies with [[Gin]] and became romantically involved with [[Akemi Miyano]]. He is the older brother of [[Shukichi Haneda]] and [[Masumi Sera]].

== Background ==
[[File:Long haired Akai.PNG|thumb|right|200px|Shuichi as "Dai Moroboshi" during his infiltration of the Black Organization.]]
Shuichi Akai is a British American of Japanese descent, originally from England, and is a member of the American Federal Bureau of Investigation, on special assignment in Japan to capture [[Gin]]. His superior is [[James Black]] and his partner is [[Jodie Starling]].<ref>Manga Chapter 434: Rotten Apple 5</ref> He had infiltrated the Black Organization under the name Dai Moroboshi - and the codename "Rye" - as a mole<ref>Manga Chapter 599: Akai's Past</ref> and dated [[Akemi Miyano]], one of their low-ranking members, to feed information to the FBI. In order to facilitate the latter, and later because he had genuinely developed feelings for Akemi, Shuichi saw himself forced to break up his then on-going relationship with Jodie.<ref>Manga Chapter 677: The Fated Individual</ref> Later on, his cover in the Black Organization was accidentally blown by his colleague [[Andre Camel]], and when Akemi was killed, he declared her murderer, [[Gin]] (with whom he seems to have had some tensions even before his exposure), his personal enemy.<ref>Manga Chapter 504: Black Organization vs. FBI 2</ref>

=== The disappearance of his father ===
17 years prior to the current timeline, Shuichi's father, [[Tsutomu Akai]], got himself involved in the murder case of Kohji Haneda and Amanda Hughes and disappeared. In his last message he instructed his pregnant wife Mary and their two sons to hide in Japan. Shuichi, determined to investigate his missing father's "incident," convinced his mother to let him study in America. After he left Japan, his younger sister Masumi was born. Shuichi didn't get to meet her until he returned to Japan after seven years in the states, but Shukichi sent him pictures of her. After he had finished school, he joined the FBI.

=== Infiltration of the Black Organization ===
Five years prior to the current time-line, [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] agent Shuichi Akai infiltrated the [[Black Organization]] using the alias Dai Moroboshi as a mole and dated [[Akemi Miyano]], one of their low-ranking members, in order to meet [[Shiho Miyano]], a high-ranked member codenamed Sherry, and use her influence to get into the Black Organization.<ref name=599p9>Manga Volume 58, File 2, pg 9: "Akai's Past"</ref> Although at first he was simply using Akemi as a tool, they both fell in love with each other. Shuichi distinguished himself as an agent and two years prior to the current time-line received the codename Rye and was called to work under executive agent [[Gin]]. The FBI laid a trap hoping to capture Gin at a warehouse where the meeting was supposed to take place,<ref name=599p9/> but the Black Organization discovered Akai's true allegiance and Gin never appeared.<ref name=599p10>Manga Volume 58, File 2, pg 10: "Akai's Past"</ref>
He broke up with Akemi to protect her and he lost contact with her after the mission to capture Gin failed. Two years later Akemi got killed by the organization to cut loose ends.

== Personality ==
Shuichi is a tenacious but stoic agent. Even in personal matters, he remains cool, even detached, from anyone, but his redeeming value is a great sense of loyalty to anyone he knows. He is a skilled and relentless pursuer and detective, qualities which have labeled him the number one enemy of the [[Black Organization]] and earned him the nickname "[[Silver Bullet]]". He looks forward to opportunities to hunt the Black Organization down and get revenge for [[Akemi]]. While usually professional, he often acts independently of the FBI, and even his boss [[James Black]] has trouble getting ahold of him. Shuichi gets along well with Conan, who share many personality traits. Despite that he has American citizenship, he still considers England as his home country.

James Black describes Shuichi as an introverted person who doesn't easily get close to people, and further notes that Shuichi has become even more closed off since Akemi's death.<ref name=502p13>Manga Volume 49, File 2, page 13: "New Order"</ref> Shuichi doesn't often voice what he is thinking and has an unhealthy tendency to prioritize his missions above the emotional well-being of his friends, co-workers, family, and love interests.<ref>Shuichi's fake death, while preserving Kir and allowing her to pass confidential information to the FBI, has caused significant dysfunction within the FBI who believe him to be truly dead. While Shuichi has technically been fulfilling the promise he made to look after Haibara's welfare as Okiya, he has executed it in such a way that made Haibara terrified of his presence and refused to be alone at Agasa's house when he was around.</ref> Conflict between his missions and the interests of those he cares about has lead to significant sorrow for him<ref>Shuichi didn't inform Akemi he was an FBI agent despite being in love because it might jeopardize his mission (and his relationship). Even though Akemi figured out Shuichi was an FBI agent and wished to leave the Organization and date him seriously, she kept it secret from him either because she was not sure how he would react, or because she thought it could cause him harm. Thus, the infiltration mission was the root cause of their secretkeeping which prevented them from coming up with an exit strategy for Akemi in case the mission failed. The following chain of events led to Akemi's death.</ref> and others.<ref>Shuichi's faked death to save Kir's mission and get her to pass information to the FBI as well demoralized the FBI, especially Jodie. Shuichi's infiltration mission required that he seduce Akemi even though he was dating Jodie at the time. When he fell in love with Akemi for real, Shuichi decided to break it off with Jodie. When justifying his decision to Jodie, he mentioned that he didn't want the onus of loving two women at once, but he also mentioned he thought the "sacrifice" was important to his mission to destroy the Black Organization. This implies that love was not the only factor in Shuichi's decision, he thought choosing Akemi over Jodie would help his mission -- perhaps because he was afraid he would be caught as a spy if anyone discovered his relationship with Akemi was fake. [http://forums.dctp.ws/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=980&p=16431#p16431]</ref>

Shuichi prefers to plan secretly, and will readily trick his friends and coworkers, even injuring them, if helps the success of his missions.<ref>FBI vs Org, Shuichi didn't tell the rest of the FBI he would cover Kogoro's agency. In Red vs Black, the return Kir plan and the fake death plan were both kept secret from the FBI. He ordered Camel to remove by force if necessary anyone who interfered which resulted in Jodie being knocked out. He later told Kir to hit Camel for real to make her escape look authentic.</ref> Shuichi is often forgiven for these transgressions because his judgment is usually sound and his plans work out well.<ref>In FBI vs Org, Shuichi was forgiven for covering Kogoro without telling his boss and for making the decision on his own to let the Black Organization leave without much resistance because he thought it might lead to a dangerous firefight downtown. In Red vs Black, Shuichi was forgiven after being told off for hiding his secret plan to return Rena to the Org.</ref> Shuichi's secret plans, while strategically robust in the short term, often cause emotional problems for others that he does not fully appreciate.<ref>In particular, his faked death had a major impact on the FBI and [[Jodie Starling]]. [[Rei Furuya|Bourbon]] was able to take advantage of the emotional confusion surrounding his death to approach the FBI for his own ends. Jodie's sorrow has reduced her effectiveness and led her to blunder into dangerous situations.</ref>

Even though he means well, Shuichi is notably clumsy at trying to comfort and connect with others. He is especially dense at recognizing the motives behind the feelings of others and thus how to modify his own behavior to improve relations. As [[Subaru Okiya]], his technique to approach [[Ai Haibara]] leaves her terrified of him, and repeated contact only intensifies her loathing. Ten years ago, he was also cold to young Masumi on their first meeting, brushing Masumi's silly antics aside without realizing that she simply wanted him to smile and treat her kindly, though he most likely was simply in a bad mood, since he just had an intense argument with his mother, in which they traded physical blows, because of his plan to join the FBI after his studies to pursue the case of his father and because he had lied to her about that. Later that day, during the investigation of a case, Shuichi gives both Shinichi and Ran a task to help with the investigation, so Masumi approaches Shuichi shyly and asks for a task as well. Now Shuichi responds kindly and gives her a task that makes her feel important. 

Despite his social awkwardness, Shuichi is not apathetic. He gives Jodie some hope by leaving her a message in his own handwriting, and leaves her a very roundabout hint about his identity after knocking her down even though he cannot reveal the truth to her yet. Eventually he also realized that Masumi was looking up to him, so he began to send her videos of him doing Jeet Kune Do.

== Appearance ==
Shuichi is a tall and fit man of Japanese descent with short wavy hair with strands hanging over his right eye. He is very handsome, as mentioned by Yukiko Kudo. His trademark features, by which people close to him have identified him are his eyes which have permanent bags underneath them that make him appear sleep deprived. Other characters often describe him as evil eyed or having a sharp gaze. His eyes are blue in the manga (like every other character) and green in the anime. He and [[Masumi Sera]] presumably more closely resemble their mother then their father. The second trademark feature is his knit cap, which he is always shown wearing. When he was younger he had a grey fedora which Masumi now wears herself. Up to one year ago, he had very long waist length hair, which he cut after the death of Akemi Miyano "to freshen up." Shuichi is left-handed. Ten years before the present timeline, Shuichi still had short hair, which means he grew it out sometime during the next five years.<ref>File 973</ref> He is a heavy smoker and his favorite drink is whiskey- he has recently taken to drinking bourbon rather than scotch.

His outfit is a grey jacket on top of a collared black shirt, black pants, shoes, and his trademark black knit cap.

== Abilities ==
=== Intelligence ===
[[File:783-5.jpg|thumb|200px|Conan ft. Shuichi]]

Shuichi is a highly intelligent man, recognized as a threat even by Gin. Extremely observant and excellent instincts, he has a knack for seeing through deceptions and reading the patterns of people. Once, after realizing that a transmitter had accidentally been attached to the Black Organization, he set up a sniper ambush at a nearby building to Kogoro's detective agency, knowing that the enemies would try to kill Kogoro after finding the transmitter under the belief Kogoro was spying on them, all to trick the Organization into thinking the bug was his personal trap."<ref>Anime Episode 425: Black Impact! The Moment the Black Organization Reaches Out</ref> He is also very alert to threats on his person, able to sense Rei Furuya/Bourbon and his desire to kill Shuichi under the belief that Shuichi killed Scotch. Basically on par to Shinichi/Conan, Shuichi has a remarkable talent for analysis and deductive reasoning, able to survey the situation and accurately determine the cause of it. During Yusaku Kudo's Cold Case, Shuichi figured out the key point of Sanada coins, solving the case before Conan and even providing him the hint of "Kumogakure Saizou" to lead him to the same conclusion. In the Paper Airplane Case, Shuichi (disguised as Subaru Okiya), he also showed knowledge of Morse code and origami. He was able to deduce along with Yusaku Kudo that the hints of ASACA and MASCARA lead to the name of the Boss of the Black Organization, Karasuma Renya.

=== Firearms ===
[[File:The Scarlet Return-Shooting Shuichi.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Shuichi aiming with a Glock]]
Shuichi, is an exceptional crackshot with firearms, the most skilled seen so far. He can shoot a small piece of gum out of Gin's hand from about 700 yards away, even snipe at 1300 yards, well-beyond the range the Black Organization's professional snipers [[Chianti]] and [[Korn]].<ref>Anime Episode 425: Black Impact! The Moment the Black Organization Reaches Out</ref> Shuichi is good at handling shotguns as well; he accurately shot Vermouth from the hip faster than she could aim at him with her subcompact pistol. He is capable of busting a moving car's tire from a speeding car with just a single shot.<ref>Manga Volume 85 File 4 Page 5</ref>

While naturally left-handed, he is ambidextrous, able to wield firearms basically as effectively with his right hand. At the same time Akai is unusual in that he is "eye-bidextrous" while shooting. Like hands and feet, most individuals have a dominant eye they prefer to use when lining up a shot, but Shuichi is shown using both eyes at different times.<ref> Left eye for shooting Vermouth in New York, Right eye for shooting Rei's subordinates' car in Scarlet Showdown.</ref>

=== Martial arts ===
Shuichi is also a highly proficient hand-to-hand combatant. Having extensive skill and knowledge of Jeet Kune Do, he taught his sister Sera much, who openly acknowledges him to still be much stronger than her.<ref>Episode 744</ref> In the Bus Jack case, Shuichi's combat skills was hinted as he was ready to strike one of the criminals before Conan hit him with the tranquilizer dart. During the Ikkaku Rock case, Shuichi expertly knocks a knife out of the criminal's hand unarmed. Though subtle, Shuichi also swiftly knocks out a drunkard harassing Officer Yumi (at the request of his younger brother) in the Policewomen Serial Murder Case. At the same time, he is noticeable resilient. While taking a serious kick to the face from Ran Mouri, he emerged virtually unharmed, a feat few people have accomplished against her.

=== Other skills ===
[[File:783-4.jpg|thumb|200px|Jodie and Camel are shocked to learn that Shuichi can cook]]
Shuichi is a skilled driver. He can overtake many cars quickly in heavy traffic conditions and drift around a U-turn.<ref name=420p14>Manga Volume 41, File 7, page 14: "The Enclosing Surrounding Net" </ref> As Subaru, he hacked into Kogoro's computer to see what cases he had received from his website. Later he hacked into Haibara's Phone and saw the message that Vermouth had sent her. Shuichi learned how to act and properly apply his Subaru disguise by himself thanks to Yukiko Kudo and equipment from [[Hiroshi Agasa|Professor Agasa]].<ref>Manga [[Volume 85]], File 5 (898), pg 2: "Scarlet Epilogue"</ref>
He also learned from Yukiko to be a very capable cook. This was meant to help better keep a low-profile as Subaru.<ref>[[The Scarlet Return]]</ref> At the same time, he would often uses his dishes as an excuse to interject himself into cases at Professor Agasa's house and save money on food. He apparently at one point held a part-time job playing the accordion, making decent money from it. In addition to his native language, having worked in the United States as an FBI agent for a long time, Shuichi is also fluent in English as shown in the episode 288.
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== Appellations ==
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{{appellations|Mary Sera|Shuichi<ref name="file974">[[volume 92#A Chance Meeting at the Beach|File 974 (Volume 92)]]</ref>|Mom (''Kāsan'')<ref name="file972" /> Mother (''Haha'')<ref name="file972" />}}

{{appellations|Tsutomu Akai|-|Father (''chichi'')<ref name="file949">[[Volume 90#The Clenched Scissors and the Clipped Letters|File 949: Sweet Scent (Volume 90)]]</ref>}}

{{appellations|Shukichi Haneda|Niisan<ref name="file972">[[volume 92#A Chance Meeting at the Beach|File 972]]</ref> Shuichi-niisan<ref name="file972" />|Shukichi<ref name="file972" />}}

{{appellations|Masumi Sera|Shu-nii Oniichan<ref name="file972" /> Akai Shuichi<ref>[[volume 89#Girls Band Murder Case|File 938]]</ref> Aniki<ref name="file936">[[Volume 88#Girls Band Murder Case|File 936]]</ref>|Masumi}}

{{appellations|Conan Edogawa|Akai-san<ref name="file974" /> ''Oniisan''<ref>[[Volume 81#Bumper Brawn|File 859 (Volume 81)]]</ref> Akai Shuichi|Boy (''Bōya'') Conan-kun<ref>[[Volume 100#FBI Serial Murder Case|FBI Serial Murder Case]]</ref>}}

{{appellations|Ai Haibara|Moroboshi Dai<ref>Manga File 802, pg 10: "Don't make that kind of face..."</ref> That Akai person|That brown-haired girl}}

{{appellations|Akemi Miyano|Dai-kun|''Kimi Omae''}}

{{appellations|Yukiko Kudo|Shu-chan ([[Gosho Aoyama|Gosho]]'s thought)<ref name="niisanshuchan">[[:File:Postcard2016 18.jpg]] (Yukiko calls him "Shu-chan")</ref>|Yukiko-san (as Subaru)}}

{{appellations|Hiroshi Agasa|Akai-san<ref name="file950">[[volume 90#The Clenched Scissors and the Clipped Letters|File 950: The Clipped Letters (Volume 90)]]</ref>}}
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{{appellations|James Black|Akai-kun Moroboshi Dai Rye|James}}

{{appellations|Jodie Starling|Shu<ref name="file897">[[Volume 85#Scarlet|File 897 (Volume 85)]]</ref> Akai-kun Akai Shuichi|Jodie}}

{{appellations|Andre Camel|Akai-san<ref name="file897" /> Akai-shan<ref name="file897" /> Akai Shuichi|Camel Andre Camel}}

{{appellations|Subaru Okiya|Akai Shuichi<ref name="file897" />|Okiya Subaru}}

{{appellations|Rei Furuya|Akai<ref name="file897" /> Akai Shuichi<ref name="file897" /> Rye<ref name="file955">[[Volume 90#Bourbon's Mission|File 955: Whereabouts of the Betrayal (Volume 90)]]</ref> Snoop dog of the FBI (''FBI no inu'') That man|Bourbon<ref name="file897" /> Amuro Tooru-kun<ref name="file897" /> Zero<ref name="file897" /> Furuya Rei-kun<ref name="file897" /> Wolf (''ōkami'')<ref name="file897" />}}

{{appellations|Hidemi Hondou|Akai Shuichi|Mizunashi Rena Kir}}

{{appellations|Ethan Hondou|-|Ethan Hondou NOC}}
{{appellations|Scotch|-|Scotch}}
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{{appellations/head|Shuichi}}
{{appellations|Renya Karasuma|Silver Bullet|[[Black Organization|Their]] Boss (''yatsura no Boss'')}}
{{appellations|Kanenori Wakita|Akai Shuichi<ref>[[Volume 108#File 1147|The Crucial Moment of Chaos]]</ref>|Rum}}

{{appellations|Vermouth|Akai<ref name="file897" /> Akai Shuichi Silver Bullet|Vermouth Rotten Apple}}

{{appellations|Gin|Akai Shuichi Akai|Gin ''Koibito'' (literally "lover", but the intended meaning is "old enemy")}}

{{appellations|Vodka|Akai}}

{{appellations|Chianti|Akai}}

{{appellations|Korn|Akai Rye}}

{{appellations|Rikumichi Kusuda|Akai Shuichi|Kusuda Rikumichi<ref name="file897" />}}

{{appellations|Calvados|-|Calvados}}

{{appellations|Rum|-|Rum<ref name="file950" />}}

{{appellations|Curaçao|Rye|Curaçao}}
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{{appellations/head|Shuichi}}
{{appellations|Ran Mouri|Your brother (''Oniisan''; talking to [[Masumi Sera|Masumi]])<ref>[[Volume 88#Girls Band Murder Case|File 937]]</ref> FBI person (''FBI no hito'')|''Omae''}}

{{appellations|Eisuke Hondou|-|NOC's son (''NOC no musuko'') Brother (''otōto''; talking to [[Hidemi Hondou|Hidemi]])}}

{{appellations|Sonoko Suzuki|Shu-nii<ref name="m18">Movie 18: ''[[Dimensional Sniper]]''</ref>}}

{{appellations|Shinichi Kudo|Akai Shuichi (movie introdcution)<ref name="m18" /> Pierrot Onii-san|Holmes' Apprentice-kun (''Homuzu no deshi-kun'')<ref name="file 973">[[Volume 92#A Chance Meeting at the Beach|File 973 (Volume 92)]]</ref> Kudo Shinichi<ref>Episode 954</ref>}}

{{appellations|Yusaku Kudo|Akai-kun|Yusaku-san}}

{{appellations|Genta Kojima|Guy (''niichan'')}}

{{appellations|Kohji Haneda|-|Haneda Kohji}}

{{appellations|Amanda Hughes|-|Amanda}}

{{appellations|Sumiko Kobayashi|-|Kobayashi-sensei}}
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== Plot overview ==
{{main|Shuichi Akai timeline}}

== Non-canon plot overview ==
=== Dimensional Sniper (Movie: [[Dimensional Sniper|18]]) ===
Shuichi appeared in this movie as [[Subaru Okiya]]. At first he is seen watching the Detective Boys testing Professor Agasa's invention. Later after [[Masumi Sera]] gets shot, he is seen leaving the hospital, where she is hospitalized. After that he is seen involving himself in the sniper investigation. At the cllimax of the movie, he shoots the suspect with precise precision. We can see too that he turn off his voice changer and said to [[James Black|James]] {{nihongo|"Roger"|了解|ryōkai}} as signal that it's already finished.

=== The Darkest Nightmare (Movie: [[The Darkest Nightmare|20]]) ===
In this movie, he shows as a FBI agent. He saves [[Rei Furuya|Bourbon]] and [[Hidemi Hondou|Kir]] from [[Gin]]. We see a fight between him and [[Rei Furuya]] until Conan arrive. They cooperate and takes down the black metal crow (helicopter) of [[black organization]].

=== The Scarlet Bullet (Movie: [[The Scarlet Bullet|24]]) ===
Shuichi shoots Maiko Shirahato in the shoulder with a silver bullet in order to stop her from shooting Alan McKenzie.

=== Black Iron Submarine (Movie: [[Black Iron Submarine|26]]) ===
Shuichi acquired a rocket launcher from the [[Wikipedia:United States Army, Japan|US Army]] to shoot the submarine from a helicopter with the help of Conan to light the position of the submarine from underwater.

== Speculation ==
[[James Black]]'s English background may have assisted the young British-Japanese Shuichi Akai in fast-tracking his way to a US citizenship and then enrolling in the FBI.

== Relationships analysis ==
=== Family and friends ===
==== Akemi Miyano ====
{{main|Shuichi Akai and Akemi Miyano}}
Shuichi Akai and Akemi Miyano were lovers while he was infiltrating the [[Black Organization]]. Shuichi's original mission was to date Akemi Miyano in order to meet Shiho Miyano. Shuichi used Shiho's influence to gain rank in the Organization, intending to become trusted enough to meet with high level agents so the FBI could capture one for questioning. As [[James Black]] later recalls, although Shuichi's relationship with Akemi was merely a stepping stone, Shuichi actually fell in love with Akemi, and considered her his real girlfriend. Because of this he broke up with [[Jodie Starling]].

How Akemi and Shuichi met in the manga is unknown, but in the anime, Shuichi Akai originally met Akemi by an intentional accident. She accidentally hit him with her car when he deliberately walked into the street in front of her in order to be hit by her.<ref>Episode 497</ref> Akemi was concerned, and helped take him to the hospital, watching over him until he was better. When he woke up, he felt no anger over what she did, and even asked for her name, to which a very flustered Akemi replied, while he told her his fake name: Dai Moroboshi. After this they began dating.

[[File:Akemi's Text Message.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The last text message Akemi had sent Shuichi, before her death.]]
Sometime later, Akemi develops the suspicion that Shuichi really wasn't who he claimed to be. After Shuichi's expulsion, he confirms that he is an FBI agent to her. To Shuichi's surprise, Akemi doesn't seemed surprised by this, so Shuichi asks her why she never said anything about her suspicions that she was being used by him before, and Akemi hints it is because she loves him. Initially, the Organization couldn't do anything about Akemi because they needed the loyalty of her sister, but two years later they decided that the risk of her contact with Shuichi was too much. They decided to create a situation where they could eliminate her by having her do a bank heist she was supposed to fail. Sometime near the day of the heist, Akemi sent Shuichi a long text message, asking him if he wants to be her real boyfriend when she is finally free from the Organization. After the heist, Akemi is killed by [[Gin]], and it is unknown how Shuichi responded if at all. Shuichi treasures her final text message, and keeps it in his phone many months after Akemi's death. The message also contains a P.S. which has not been revealed yet.

Until now, Shuichi probably still doesn't know that Akemi is actually his cousin.<ref>[[Volume 99#File 1049 - It's Unbelievable!|File 1049 - It's Unbelievable!]]</ref>
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==== Jodie Starling ====
While Jodie and Shuichi's relationship had been viewed as mere colleagues, it is revealed later on in the series that Jodie and Shuichi had dated before about 5 years prior. However, after Shuichi infiltrated the Black Organization under the alias of Dai Moroboshi, he started dating Akemi Miyano in hopes of using her to attain information about the Black Organization. Despite this, Shuichi ended up falling in love with Akemi, leading him to break up with Jodie, stating that, "To be able to love two women at the same time…it's not that handy a personality."<ref name="677p5">Manga [[Volume 65]], File 3 (677), pg 5: "The fated individual"</ref> In spite of the break-up, Jodie still held strong feelings for Shuichi which never wavered as time passed and took his apparent death at Kir's hands especially hard, to the point of being reduced to tears. According to Super Digest Book plus 100 Akai-san and Jodie-sensei’s first impressions of each other were, Jodie’s was “What an arrogant man...”, Akai’s was “What a nagging woman”.

==== James Black ====
[[James Black]] is the boss of the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] agents in Japan and therefore the boss of Shuichi. He was one of those who know that Shuichi was alive after Shuichi's fake death, but only because he saw the glue on Shuichi's fingers and would have otherwise also been kept in the dark. The two maintain close contact with each other up to present.

==== Andre Camel ====
[[Andre Camel]] worked with Shuichi Akai before when he was an agent in the [[Black Organization]]. Camel was involved in the plan to capture Gin two years ago, but he gave away the plan of the FBI when he saw a member of the organization disguised as an old man. Because of this, Shuichi's identity became known to the Organization. However, Shuichi does not seem to bear a grudge against Camel but worked together well. Camel is willing to help Akai in any way he can to redeem for his mistake.

==== Ai Haibara ====
When Haibara first met Shuichi, she thought he was a member of the Black Organization. Shuichi seems to know of Haibara's identity. Haibara knows him as Dai Moroboshi, her sister's boyfriend who betrayed the Organization.<ref>Manga Chapter 802</ref> Haibara should know Dai was a spy and FBI agent, after hearing an exchange between [[Bourbon]] and [[Kaitou Kid]] through a microphone<ref>Manga Chapter 824,[http://25.media.tumblr.com/4b40277b84692b54c491654534be7ccf/tumblr_mpc528w9hS1qfn9zio1_r1_500.png]</ref>, but she does not know him by the name Shuichi Akai. During his time in the organization he became acquatained with Haibara, while she was still known as [[Shiho Miyano]], through Akemi and make use of it to slip into the organization. He made a promise with Akemi to look after Haibara's welfare.<ref>Manga [[Volume 77]], Files 3-5 (809-811)</ref>

==== Conan Edogawa / Shinichi Kudo ====
Shuichi and Conan get along well and are capable of thinking on par with one another. In the short time they have worked together, Shuichi has come to respect Conan's intellect and deductive skills and speaks to him professionally. After FBI had capture Kir, he asked who Conan was, hinting that he suspected that there was more to Conan that meets the eyes. He is also aware that [[Conan]] and [[Shinichi Kudo]] are really one and the same person<ref>Manga [[Volume 77]], File 813 p.16 and File 814 p.3 </ref>. There is further speculation amongst fans that Shuichi has figured out that Ai was formerly Sherry and (more than likely) learned about her research for the Black Organization and the two possible effects of [[APTX 4869]].

==== Masumi Sera ====
[[Masumi Sera]] is Shuichi's younger sister. Masumi wasn't born yet when Shuichi went to America to study, so they first got to meet each other, when Masumi was seven. It's indicated at Shuichi cares for his sister. While Masumi was growing up, Shuichi would send her training tapes of Jeet Kune Do that she could practice after. During the [[The Jet-Black Mystery Train|Mystery Train case]], when Masumi was knocked out by Vermouth and hidden in her room, Shuichi (disguised as Subaru) carried her back to her own room. As he was about to leave he overheard her calling out 'Shuu-nii' in her sleep, which made him smile. In the movie [[Dimensional Sniper]] he (as Subaru) was seen leaving the hospital, where Masumi was hospitalized after getting shot, hinting that he was visiting her. While she was unconscious, he left a bouquet in her room, which Ran and Sonoko find. During the [[The Antique Tray Can't Be Hidden|Antique Facet Case]], when he realize Masumi showing suspicious movements around Agasa's house, he shows up as Subaru and keep an eye on her. He realize that Masumi was trying to pressure Haibara. He ended up by interrupting her investigation to prevent Masumi get involved into dangerous situation.

==== Shukichi Haneda ====
[[Shukichi Haneda]] is Shuichi's younger brother. He keeps track of Shukichi Haneda's shogi matches. During a reunion ten years ago Shukichi shows concern over his choice of path in life. During the Policewomen Serial Murder Case, he received a text by Shukichi to protect [[Yumi Miyamoto]], indicating the brothers are in contact. When Yumi is accosted by drunkards, he disguised as Subaru incapacitates them and has them leave her alone.

==== Mary Sera ====
[[Mary Sera]] is Shuichi's mother. She hoped that he would become a father figure to Masumi to replace their missing biological father.

==== Tsutomu Akai ====
[[Tsutomu Akai]] is Shuichi's father. His father's disappearance cause him to seek revenge and is the reason Shuichi became an FBI agent.

==== Miyano Family ====
In [[Volume 99#File 1049 - It's Unbelievable!|File 1049]], the flashback conversations between Vermouth and Mary confirmed that Mary and Elena are sisters. So that Shuichi is blood relatives with [[Miyano family]].

=== Allies ===
==== Hidemi Hondou ====
Hidemi is a CIA agent undercover in the Black Organization as Rena Mizunashi, codenamed Kir. She agreed to supply the FBI with information of the organization in return for her brother's protection. She, Akai and Conan worked out the plan to send Hidemi back to the organization and fake Akai's death.

=== Black Organization ===
==== Gin ====
{{main|Gin and Shuichi Akai}}
Shuichi Akai and Gin are rivals and hate one another. It is implied that they didn't get along even before Shuichi was exposed as an undercover FBI agent. Shuichi refers to Gin as "Koibito", which ironically means 'lover.' Gin killed Shuichi's love Akemi, so Shuichi thinks of Gin as his archenemy.

==== Rei Furuya====
{{main|Shuichi Akai and Rei Furuya}}
[[File:AkaiAmuro.png|thumb|200px||Akai and Amuro]]
Since joining the Black Organization, [[Rei Furuya]] has always considered Shuichi as a worthy rival, he wants to compare his capacity with Shuichi and thinks he is the only one who could defeat Shuichi. Shuichi always shows respect towards Rei, he admits Rei's capability and feels interest everytime he faces Rei, he also makes Rei feel quite confused sometimes. Their relationship is becoming more bitter and dramatic when Rei misunderstood Shuichi killed his best friend - [[Scotch]], but actually the one who indirectly caused Scotch to die was Rei himself. Shuichi chooses to keep a secret, continues to let Rei misunderstand him instead of letting Rei know that painful truth. Over time, Shuichi appears to help and protect Rei in some cases, he gradually wants to compensate for the losses which Rei has experienced, he also reveals that he doesn't want to be Rei's enemy. For now, Rei is temporarily lowering his hatred to working well with Shuichi and Conan in destroying the Black Organization.

=== Unknown relationships ===
==== Kohji Haneda ====
[[Case from 17 years ago]] made Shuichi an FBI agent.The reason why [[Tsutomu Akai]] was involved is revealed in [[Volume 104]].<ref name="file948">[[volume 89#The Clenched Scissors and the Clipped Letters|File 948: The Clenched Scissors (Volume 89)]]</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. Shuichi placed 12th in the poll with 53 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』人気投票結果|date=2011-05-12|publisher=eBookJapan|accessdate=2011-05-15}}</ref>
* In honor of the release of the 800th manga chapter, Shonen Sunday held a popularity poll/contest containing 91 Detective Conan characters to choose from. Shuichi placed 7th overall with 415 votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://forum.dctp.ws/index.php?topic=8024.msg651566#msg651566|title=Shonen magazine detective conan official poll results published [magazine pic]|date=2012-02-28|publisher=eva|accessdate=2012-02-29}}</ref>
* In a poll held on June 5, 2020 by asking women age 20 to 40 who were their favourite Detective Conan character, Shuichi ranked eigth<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/OneTruthPrevails/comments/hjkevu/detective_conan_character_popularity_poll_june_5/</ref>.

== Name origin ==
[[File:Akai.gif|image|right|thumb|200px|Yutaka Tani draws Shuichi as half of Char on Gosho's website]]
Akai's name comes from the [[wikipedia:Mobile Suit Gundam|Mobile Suit Gundam]] character [[wikipedia:Char Aznable|Char Aznable]], whose nickname was the {{nihongo|"Red Comet"|'''赤い'''彗星|'''Akai''' Suisei}}, and Char's voice actor [[Shuichi Ikeda|'''Shuichi''' Ikeda]] (who is also Akai's voice actor). Additionally, his alias, Dai Moroboshi, comes from Char's real name, Casval Rem '''Deikun''' (sounds like '''Dai-kun''' in Japanese). '''Moroboshi''' can also mean ''falling star'', another possible allusion to ''Red Comet''.<ref>In Moroboshi (諸星), the first kanji can be broken up into 言者 which when pronounced as げんしゃ (gensha) sounds very similar to the word for "phenomenon" (genshou). The second character (星) means "star". Moroboshi, read as "Star phenomenon" references falling stars or maybe comets. </ref>

== Different looks ==
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Shuichi Before.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 259]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Shuichi Middle.jpeg|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 345]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:The Scarlet Return-Shooting Shuichi.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 783]]
|}

== Quotes ==
{{cquote|Fear of death is worse than death itself.|Said to Camel.<ref>[[Volume 58#File 602 - Last Resort|Volume 58, File 602, Page 13]]</ref>}}
{{cquote|Don't make that kind of face...}}
{{cquote|Don't get distracted by what's in front of you and pursue the wrong prey}}
{{cquote|The odds are 50/50 so we are on the same boat.}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:EP1019 4.jpeg|15-year-old Shuichi with his brother Shukichi
EP881 14.png|10 years ago Shuichi
</gallery>

== Trivia ==
* Shuichi is left-handed.
** Shuichi is the only left-handed member in the [[Akai family]].
* Shuichi is a Jeet Kune Do practitioner who is three times stronger than [[Masumi Sera|Masumi]]. The three times is, again, a reference of Char's [[Wikipedia: Zaku|mobile suit]] being three times faster than the others.
* Shuichi Akai's voice actor, [[Shuichi Ikeda]], is the real-life husband of [[Akemi Miyano]]'s voice actress, [[Sakiko Tamagawa]].
* [[Wikipedia: Shuichi Akai (footballer)|Shuichi Akai]] is a real-life former Japanese football player.
*According to Gosho in Super Digest Book 90+, What motivated Shuuichi to do Jeet Kune Do was because his father practised it too.
* According to Gosho in Super Digest Book 90+, Shuichi hairstyle was inspired by Char Aznable.
*He likes to use the phrase “It was 50:50 so we’re both to blame” as revealed by Camel in File 895. Shuichi got the phrase from his father which his mother uses the phrase as well as revealed in File 1038. Even as Subaru uses it as shown in [[Episode 1020]].
*According to BLACK PLUS Super Digest Book Shuichi is the best Sniper in the Black Organisation.

== In other languages ==
=== Shuichi Akai ===
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{{CharLangItem|flag=Arab League|Arabic|شوتشي Shūtshi|أكاي Akāi}}
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=== Dai Moroboshi ===
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{{CharLangItem|flag=China|Chinese (Simplified)|大 Dà|诸星 Zhūxīng}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Hong Kong|Chinese (Traditional)|大 Dà|諸星 Zhūxīng}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Dai|Moroboshi}}
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== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Subaru Okiya]]
* [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]]
* [[Black Organization]]
* [[Unsolved Mysteries]]
* [[Wikipedia: Rye whiskey|Rye]] (alcohol)
* [[Akai family]]

== References ==
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{{FeaturedArticle|11th April 2014}}
{{Characters}}
{{Template:Federal Bureau of Investigation}}
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Kogoro Mouri

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{{InfoBox Char
| name = Kogoro Mouri
| japanese-name = {{lang|ja|毛利小五郎}} (Mōri Kogorō)
| english-name = Richard Moore
| image = M27 Kogoro.jpg
| age = 37-38<ref name="CD59">Conan Drill page 59</ref><ref>[[Volume 78#File 818|Volume 78, File 818]] lists Kogoro's age as 38</ref><ref> Super Digest Book 30+ - "(Q47: How old is Kogoro Mouri?) A: 38 years old." (SDB30+)</ref>
| gender = Male
| date-of-birth = unknown<ref name="CD59" />
| relatives = [[Ran Mouri]] (daughter) [[Eri Kisaki]] (wife) [[Mr. Kisaki]] (father-in-law) Mr. Mouri (father) Mrs. Mouri (mother)
| occupation = Private detective Police officer (formerly)
|status = Alive
| nicknames = Sleeping Kogoro The Sleeping Sleuth Detective Moron Smoking Kogoro Shinigami (Death God)
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume 1#Company President.27s Daughter Case|File 2]] (mentioned in File 1) Anime: [[Roller Coaster Murder Case|Episode 1]]
| appearances = {{:Kogoro Mouri Appearances}}
| cases-solved = 400+ (via [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]]), 1 (via [[Mary Sera|Mary]]), 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]] (FUNimation) [[Xander Mobus]] (Bang Zoom!, Macias Group)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detective_Conan:_Zero_the_Enforcer|title=Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer-Wikipedia|date=|publisher=https://en.wikipedia.org|accessdate=2019-09-02}}</ref> [[Robert McCollum]] (Studio Nano)
| drama-actor = [[Takanori Jinnai]]
| footnotes =
}}
{{nihongo|'''Kogoro Mouri'''|毛利小五郎|Mōri Kogorō}}, known as '''Richard Moore'''{{note|group="N"|Known as Kogoro Mouri in the Bang Zoom! and Macias Group dubs.}} in the [[FUNimation]] dub, is a main protagonist of the Detective Conan [[manga]] and [[anime]]. He is a private detective and [[Ran Mouri]]'s father. Once a former police detective in the [[Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department]], he retired a few years prior to the [[timeline]] to become a full-time private investigator, opening [[Mouri Detective Agency]] in [[Beika (Town)|Beika Town]], which doubles as the [[Mouri family]]'s home. He currently raises his daughter as a single father, after becoming estranged{{note|group="N"|The couple is [[wikipedia:Marital separation|separated]] but not divorced.}} from his wife [[Eri Kisaki]], a first-class lawyer. While struggling to maintain his agency successful, he reluctantly takes in a shrunken [[Shinichi Kudo]], who presents himself as [[Conan Edogawa]], after Ran's insistence. Conan's presence in the household would however prove useful, as Conan uses his [[Stun-Gun Wristwatch]] to solve many cases using Kogoro's voice. He thus becomes famous as the "sleeping Kogoro" and is regularly relied upon by the police whenever there is a case they cannot crack. While Kogoro is a skillful martial artist and marksman, he is, on the other hand, a heavy smoker and a drunkard, and is known for flirting with other women while still being married. His lazy character makes many doubt his actual investigative abilities, but when his close relatives are the ones at stake, he can manage to solve tough cases by himself.

== Background ==
[[File:Young Kogoro and Eri.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Young Kogoro in school.]]
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 his office all day unless his client is a beautiful woman. Kogoro attended Teitan High School, the same high school as his daughter [[Ran Mouri]] and [[Shinichi Kudo]], along with [[Eri Kisaki]] (his future wife), [[Yukiko Kudo|Yukiko Fujimine]], and through kindergarten to middle school attended the same schools as the actress Ruri Ujo and Eri.<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>

Sometime after graduating, Kogoro became a police officer, working in the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Division One with [[Juzo Megure|Inspector Megure]], but while an excellent marksman he was not a particularly good investigator. According to [[Ninzaburo Shiratori]] in [[Movie 2]], however, the duo were famous for the way they apprehended criminals. He also worked for some time under [[Inspector Yuminaga]] in the arson division. While Movie 2 strongly suggests that Kogoro left the police force because of the incident where he gave his wife, [[Eri Kisaki]], a bullet graze on the leg to save her from a hostage situation, his reasons for leaving the force have not been confirmed in the manga. <ref name="m2">[[The Fourteenth Target|Movie 2: The Fourteenth Target]]</ref> Around the time Kogoro left the police force, Eri also moved out, though they have never officially divorced despite ten years have passed.<ref name="m2" /> Their daughter, [[Ran Mouri|Ran]], keeps trying to get them back together, but she has yet to succeed. Despite constantly feigning disinterest in her, Kogoro still has feelings for Eri. He even asked her to move back in with him at one point, but at the time she pretended not to hear him because she was 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, which occurs regularly.

After [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] was forced to adopt the identity of [[Conan Edogawa]], [[Hiroshi Agasa]] concluded that Shinichi couldn't openly continue investigating the [[Black Organization]] without attracting undue attention. To maintain his cover, Agasa suggested Shinichi move in with Kogoro and use him as a front. During a case Kogoro took soon after, he reached the wrong conclusion, and Conan knocked him out with an ashtray before he could accuse an innocent person. Kogoro conveniently falls unconscious in a reclining pose, and Conan uses his [[Voice-Changing Bowtie|Voice Changer]] to imitate Kogoro's voice, presenting his conclusions and the identity of the true murderer.<ref>[[Volume 1#File 009 - An Unfortunate Misunderstanding|Volume 1, File 9: An Unfortunate Misunderstanding]]</ref> After a few more cases occur in this fashion (though Conan uses his [[Stun-Gun Wristwatch]] instead of an ashtray), Kogoro receives the title "Sleeping Kogoro" and a public reputation as a master detective.<ref>[[Volume 4#File 032 - The Pen That Cannot Write|Volume 1, File 4: The Pen That Cannot Write]]</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 mouthpiece by drawing Kogoro's attention to important clues he has uncovered.

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 descent, and have the same last name. In the English version, when Kogoro introduces himself he is often mistaken for a famous astronaut as well, possibly [[Wikipedia: Patrick Moore|Patrick Moore]].

In the US version, Kogoro Mouri says that he is forty-three, as opposed to being thirty-eight in the Japanese version. It is unknown if Eri's age remains the same since they attended school together. 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 has several medical issues common amongst middle aged men: high uric acid and high cholesterol.<ref>File 975</ref>
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== Personality ==
[[File:Kogoro's personality.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Kogoro in the morning.]]
[[Image:Kogoro and Yoko Okino.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Kogoro showboating in front of [[Yoko Okino]].]]
[[File:701 5.png|thumb|200px|Kogoro as "Poirot" Mouri|link=The Jet-Black Mystery Train]]
Kogoro has an overinflated sense of his importance and detective prowess to the point where he doesn't investigate why he is suddenly and consistently passing out at crime scenes and solving cases in his sleep with different deductions than he was making while awake. Kogoro is also frequently unprofessional in his work, frequently making sarcastic and blunt comments about suspects or even his clients. In cases, Kogoro is typically lax with his deductions and investigation, following only the most obvious clues or assumptions to reach his conclusions, which are often silly or fall directly into a culprit's trap. The police, especially Megure, often find him to be an embarrassment while awake and hope to see "Sleeping Kogoro" as soon as possible. Kogoro does have a serious side which only emerges when the case has personal importance to him, such as when Eri and Ran are involved. When this happens, Kogoro's entire personality and demeanor change and he begins acting professionally, demonstrating improved deductive skills and cunning. While he is not up to the standards of Shinichi and he still can have problems with finding clues, his logical reasoning becomes better, and Kogoro often demonstrates he has a better sense of interpersonal relationships than Shinichi does. <ref>[[Volume 37#File 376 - Kogoro's Choice 3|Volume 37, File 376: Kogoro's Choice 3]]</ref>

While not perverted or a womanizer, Kogoro easily becomes infatuated with beautiful women, always trying to impress them. His favorite celebrity 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: From Third-Rate to Great Detective]] to [[Volume 52#File 541 - Sonoko's Red Handkerchief|Volume 52, File 541: Sonoko's Red Handkerchief]].</ref> He also keeps a large collection of Yoko related goods and his office and bedroom have Yoko posters. Because of his flirtatious behavior around attractive women, he often embarrasses Ran, and while it is not stated as the reason why Eri left him, it is one of the primary reasons why she hasn't come back.

While never outright called an alcoholic, Kogoro tends to get intoxicated and [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi/Conan]] often makes sarcastic remarks about him spending money on alcohol. In the anime, particularly in early episodes, 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. Other hobbies include betting on horse races, playing mahjong (which he tends to lose) and playing or watching baseball (he even plays in his neighborhood's team).

However he does, once in a while, show interest in things, he claims not to like, like asking what happened to three cats, that the Detective Boys found while searching for a missing girl, and pointing out that it was cruel for a victim to point at Genta and call him a criminal, despite that Genta, didn't do anything. Kogoro suffers from mild acrophobia (fear of heights) and is quite uncomfortable in high settings where he has the chance to see how high up he is,(though, it is more like this is only part of anime, not manga, in 40 volume interview Gosho said he doesn't know about it, he also in the manga doesn't have this problem),(for more detail see trivia, below).

Although he can drive, and even after he became famous, he simply uses rental cars anytime that he requires a vehicle, even though he is a Detective and father to a teenager. Not counting, when they took in Conan.

Ran and Conan seem to show more mobility, even though Ran does not drive, whereas Conan does go around town and [[Turbo Engine Skateboard|skateboard]] a lot and esp. in movies.

Kogoro loves money very much, as long as he is paid 1 million yen or more than that he does what the person wants him to do, but not every work. As stated in an anime original episode, he doesn't "sells himself to the devil".

Despite his arrogant personality, Kogoro has a strong sense of justice and care for human life like when one of his friends murdered another friend he told Kogoro "You don't understand anything", which Kogoro replied as "Yes, I don't, no matter what, I can't understand the reason for killing someone and I don't want to understand". He also stopped criminals from committing suicide or murdering someone.

He also has respect for his former superiours like for Megure whom he calls Inspector Megure-dono or Inspector-dono which puts respect. Also, Kogoro uses "Watashi" for saying I when talking to Megure instead of "ore", which "Watashi" puts respect and is formal while "ore" is informal and disrespectful. Another one is for Inspector Yuminaga, despite calling him fiery old fossil when a case was solved he saluted toward him for respect. He also puts respect toward Goro Otaki, head inspector of Osaka police, and toward high ranking officers at police for example for his former chief Kiyonaga Matsumoto, Superintendent General Hakuba or Director General of Osaka Heizo Hattori addressing all of them with dono.

He also doesn't like people who call him 'small mustache'.

In an anime original of episode 67, it was explained he inherited his shamelessness and flirtatious traits from his master Shiota Heihachiro which was a legendary great detective.
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== Appearance ==
Kogoro is a fairly tall and fit man (especially for the amount of beer he drinks) and is reasonably good-looking. He has high cheekbones, a short mustache, and short black hair. His hair is constantly slicked back with two loose locks hanging across his forehead. Ten years ago, when Kogoro was still on the police force, he was cleanly shaven.<ref>Manga Volume 55, File 7, page 6: "Dawn"</ref> While on cases Kogoro usually wears a muted blue or grey suit and necktie, and just a collared shirt when being more casual. If he has been drinking heavily, he often ties his necktie around his forehead like a bandana. He seems to be reasonably fit, as he is capable of doing an [[#Judo|Ippon seoi-nage]]. Kogoro is right-handed.<ref>Manga Volume 51, File 8, page 3: "Goroo is Goro?!" Kogoro writing with his right hand</ref> Kogoro also smokes, although throughout Detective Conan's run he has gradually been depicted smoking less often.

== Abilities ==
=== Detective skills ===
:''See also: [[List of cases solved by Kogoro Mouri]]'' 
Kogoro is often depicted as a fairly incompetent detective (stemming from his lazy or overzealous nature), often missing clues and jumping to the wrong conclusions, though several of these conclusions are 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 police officer under [[Juzo Megure|Inspector Megure]] and in also the arson department ten years before 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" />[[File:Kogoro is stunned.PNG|thumb|right|Kogoro's characteristic strange expression when Conan uses the [[Stun-Gun Wristwatch]]]]

Thanks to Conan's undercover help in solving numerous cases, Kogoro's reputation as a detective grows quickly.<ref>[[Volume 4#File 032 - The Pen That Cannot Write|Volume 1, File 4: The Pen That Cannot Write]]</ref> He hardly remembers the solutions of any cases because Conan knocks him out with tranquillizer darts before solving the case. 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 Kogorō}}'''. [[Jugo Yokomizo]] often mistakenly calls him '''{{nihongo|Smoking Kogoro|煙の小五郎|Kemuri no Kogorō}}''' because of his heavy smoking habits. Because of his (or rather, Conan's) tendency to coincidentally come across a crime scene, Inspector Megure has referred to Kogoro as a '''shinigami''' (death god).

In several stories, Kogoro demonstrates the ability to solve crimes without (or with 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 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 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 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]]'', since 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]]''''').

=== Judo ===
Kogoro is an expert in judo. He was on the judo team while he was at Beika University. Although he was the strongest on the team and can still toss large men with ease, he lost all the time at tournaments because he got excited and his strength was used against him. He is proficient in a variety of throws, counters, and submissions, yet his trademark manoeuvre is the [http://www.judoinfo.com/images/animations/blue/ipponseoi.htm Ippon seoi-nage] (one-arm shoulder throw), which he often uses to incapacitate escaping suspects. He is also a rather capable teacher in the art, having taught both Eri and Ran to gain similar proficiency.

=== Shooting ===
In volume 11, chapter 2, and its anime adaptation (episode 31), Kogoro says that even though he is a former policeman he is not very skilled at using guns, while in the non-[[canon]] [[Movie 2]], Kogoro was an excellent shot with a handgun, being able to hit targets at great distance with an impressive level of accuracy. However, Aoyama stated in the Super Digest Book 40+ that Kogoro's excellent shooting skills shown in movie 2 were now officially canon.
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== Appellations ==
Kogoro earned the nickname {{nihongo|Sleeping Kogoro|眠りの小五郎|Nemuri no Kogorō}} because of his trademark technique of solving cases while looking like he is asleep. Many characters unfamiliar with him call him by this nickname when they realize who he is.

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{{appellations|Eri Kisaki|Dear (''Anata'') Mustache old man|Eri Old woman (''Obasan'')}}

{{appellations|Ran Mouri|Dad (''Otōsan'') Mouri Kogoro<ref>{{appear ep|640|The Memory Trip of the Eight Sketches|part=1}}</ref>|Ran Ran-chan (drunk)}}

{{appellations|Conan Edogawa|Uncle Kogoro (''Kogoro-no-ojisan, Kogoro-no-otchan, or Kogoro-ojisan'') Uncle (''Ojisan or Otchan'') Uncle Mouri (''Mouri-no-otchan'')|Brat (''Gaki'') Conan <ref>Episode 100</ref>(rare) Freeloader Conan-kun (rare) Four-eyed squirt Great Merciful God Conan-sama<ref>[[Movie 6]]</ref> Boy (Bōzu)<ref>[[Movie 19]]</ref>}}

{{appellations|Shinichi Kudo|Detective Mouri (Mouri-tantei) |Kudo Shinichi Detective Boy (Tantei-bōzu) Shinichi<ref>Movie 1: [[The Time-Bombed Skyscraper]]</ref> Kudo}}
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{{appellations|Yukiko Kudo|Kogoro-kun Kogoro-chan|Yuki-chan}}

{{appellations|Hiroshi Agasa|Mouri-kun|Professor (''Hakase'')}}

{{appellations|Yusaku Kudo|-|Kudo-sensei <ref>Movie 6: [[The Phantom of Baker Street]]</ref>}}

{{appellations|Masumi Sera|Kogoro-san Poiro-san ([[Hercule Poirot|'''Poiro'''t]] + Kogo'''ro''')<ref>[[Volume 78#Mystery Train|File 820 (Volume 78)]]</ref> Sleeping Kogoro-san (''Nemuri no Kogoro-san'')|Tomboy-ish Girl}}

{{appellations|Sonoko Suzuki|Ojisama|Sonoko-kun Sonoko-ojōsama (once)}}

{{appellations|Azusa Enomoto|Mouri-san|Azusa-chan}}

{{appellations|Eisuke Hondou|Mouri-san|Clumsy boy (''Dojikko'')}}

{{appellations|Anno|Mouri|Anno}}

{{appellations|Kazuha Toyama|Uncle (''otchan'')|Kazuha-chan Kazuha}}

{{appellations|Heiji Hattori|Uncle (''otchan'') Uncle Mouri (''Mouri-no-otchan'')|Osaka brat Detective boy Hattori Heiji}}

{{appellations|Makoto Kyogoku|Mouri-san}}

{{appellations|Sakurako Yonehara|-|Yonehara-san Housekeeper-san (''Kaseifu-san'')}}
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{{appellations|Juzo Megure|Mouri-kun Mouri Sleeping Kogoro (''Nemuri no Kogoro'')<ref name="ep553">Episode 553: [[The Interrogation Room]]</ref>|Inspector-dono (''Keibu-dono'') Assistant Inspector Megure (''Megure-keibu-ho'', past)<ref>[[Yusaku Kudo's Cold Case|Episode 690]]</ref>}}

{{appellations|Kiyonaga Matsumoto|Mouri<ref name="m13">Movie 13: ''[[The Raven Chaser]]''</ref> Mouri-kun<ref name="m13" />|Superintendent-dono (''Keishi-dono'') Superintendent Matsumoto-dono (''Matsumoto-keishi-dono'') Superintendent Matsumoto Kiyonaga (''Matsumoto Kiyonaga-keishi'')<ref name="m13" />}}

{{appellations|Wataru Takagi|Mouri-san|Takagi Detective Takagi (''Takagi-keiji'')<ref name="ep553" />}}

{{appellations|Miwako Sato|Mouri-san|Detective Sato (''Sato-keiji'')}}

{{appellations|Subaru Okiya|Mouri-san}}

{{appellations|Inspector Yuminaga|Mouri|Yuminaga-san Fiery Old Fossil}}

{{appellations|Sango Yokomizo|Mouri-san<ref name="m13" />|Yokomizo Inspector Yokomizo (''Yokomizo-keibu'')<ref name="m13" />}}

{{appellations|Jugo Yokomizo|Smoking Kogoro (''Kemuri no Kogoro'')|Yokomizo}}

{{appellations|Ninzaburo Shiratori|Mouri-san<ref name="m13" />|Shiratori<ref name="m13" />}}

{{appellations|Misao Yamamura|Detective Mouri (''Mouri-tantei'') Mouri-san<ref name="file910">[[Volume 86#Kamaitachi Murder Case|File 910 (Volume 86)]]</ref>|Yamamura Detective Yamamura (''Yamamura-keiji'') Clumsy Detective of Gunma Prefecture (''Gunma kenkei no heppuko keiji'')}}

{{appellations|Ginzo Nakamori|Pun Detective (''Dajare Tantei'')<ref name="file544">[[Volume 53#Kaitou Kid and the Four Masterpieces|File 544 (Volume 53)]]</ref>|Inspector Nakamori (''Nakamori-keibu'')<ref name="file455">[[Volume 44#Kaitou Kid and the Ocean's Miracle|File 455 (Volume 44)]]</ref>}}

{{appellations|Shintaro Chaki|Mouri<ref name="file156">[[Volume 16#Kaitou Kid and the Black Star|File 156 (Volume 16)]]</ref>|Superintendent-dono (''Keishi-dono'')<ref name="file156" />}}

{{appellations|Kazunobu Chiba|Mouri-san|Chiba-chan}}

{{appellations|Hyoue Kuroda|Detective Mouri (''Mouri-tantei'')<ref name="file914">[[Volume 86#Kawanakajima Murder Case|File 914 (Volume 86)]]</ref>}}

{{appellations|Tsuyoshi Shikatsuno|Mouri Kogoro-san Detective Mouri (''Mouri-tantei'')|Inspector Shikatsuno (''Shikatsuno-keibu'')}}

{{appellations|Goro Otaki|Mouri-san Mouri-han|Inspector Otaki (''Otaki-keibu'')}}

{{appellations|Fumimaro Ayanokoji|Mouri-han}}

{{appellations|Rei Furuya|Mouri-sensei Sensei Great Detective Mouri (''Mouri-meitantei'')<ref name="78f10">[[Volume 78]], File 10</ref> Sleeping Kogoro (''Nemuri no Kogoro'')<ref name="78f10" />|Amuro-kun Tooru<ref name="file888">[[Volume 84#Tea Poisoning Murder Case|File 888 (Volume 84)]]</ref>}}

{{appellations|Detective Kurumazaki|Detective Mouri (''Mouri-tantei'')|file=Detective Kurumazaki.jpg}}

{{appellations|Kansuke Yamato|-|Inspector Yamato Kansuke (''Yamato Kansuke-keibu'')<ref name="m13" />}}

{{appellations|Taka'aki Morofushi|Mouri-san}}

{{appellations|Jodie Starling|Detective Mouri (''Mouri-tantei'')<ref name="ep345" />|Jodie-sensei}}

{{appellations|Hidemi Hondou|The Great Detective (''Meitantei'')|Rena-san Mizunashi Rena Clumsy boy's sister (''Dojikko no ane'')}}

{{appellations|Reiko Kujo|-|Madonna}}

{{appellations|Tamekichi Matsushiro|Mouri Nemuri no Kogoro Mouri Kogoro-san Tantei Mouri-san Mouri-tantei|}}
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{{appellations|Ai Haibara|Kogoro-san That detective (''Ano tantei'') Detective Mouri (''Mouri-tantei'') Uncle (''Ojisan'')}}

{{appellations|Genta Kojima|-|Genta}}

{{appellations|Ayumi Yoshida|Middle-aged Man of the [[Mouri Detective Agency|Detective Agency]] (''Tantei Jimusho no Ojisan'')<ref>{{appear ep|623|Emergency Situation 252|part=2}}</ref>}}
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{{appellations|Yoko Okino|Mouri-san Mouri Kogoro-san Mouri Kogoro|Yoko-chan Yoko-san}}

{{appellations|Kohji Haneda|-|Haneda Kohji<ref>[[volume 90#Soul Detective Murder Case|File 951: The Soul Detective (Volume 90)]]</ref>}}

{{appellations|Osamu Kenzaki|Mouri Kogoro-daisensei<ref name="file844">[[Volume 80#Our Territory|File 844: Today's Fruits (Volume 80)]]</ref> Detective Mouri (''Mouri-tantei'')<ref name="file844" />}}

{{appellations|Ryusuke Higo|-|''Soccer-yaro''}}
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{{appellations/head|Kogoro}}
{{appellations|Gin|Mouri Kogoro Sleeping Kogoro (''Nemuri no Kogoro'')<ref name="file953">[[volume 90#Soul Detective Murder Case|File 953: As If Connecting with a Demon in the Darkness (Volume 90)]]</ref> }}

{{appellations|Vodka|Mouri Kogoro}}

{{appellations|Vermouth|Detective Mouri (''Mouri-tantei'')<ref name="ep345" /> That detective (''Ano tantei'')<ref name="78f10" />|Vermouth<ref name="ep345">[[Head-to-Head Match with the Black Organization: A Dual Mystery on a Full Moon Night|Episode 345]]</ref>}}

{{Appellations|Yoshiaki Hara|-|Hara Yoshiaki Hara-san}}
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{{appellations/head|Kogoro}}
{{appellations|Kaitou Kid|''Uncle (Otchan)'' <ref name="Movie 23">[[The Fist of Blue Sapphire|Movie 23: The Fist of Blue Sapphire]]</ref> ''Old Man'' <ref name="Movie 23">[[The Fist of Blue Sapphire|Movie 23: The Fist of Blue Sapphire]]</ref> ''God Of Death'' <ref name="Movie 3">[[The Last Wizard of the Century|Movie 3: The Last Wizard of the Century]]</ref> |''Kaitou Nantara''<ref name="file156">[[Volume 16#Kaitou Kid and the Black Star|File 156 (Volume 16)]]</ref> Kaitou 1412<ref name="file158">[[Volume 16#Kaitou Kid and the Black Star|File 158 (Volume 16)]]</ref> Kid<ref name="file545">[[Volume 53#Kaitou Kid and the Four Masterpieces|File 545 (Volume 53)]]</ref>}}

{{appellations|Zengo Goto|-|Swarthy bodyguard (''Iroguro no bodyguard'')}}

{{appellations|Katsumasa Ogura|''Customer (Okyaku-san)''<ref name="ep644">[[Ramen So Good, It's to Die For|Episode 644]]</ref>|Manager (''Tenchō'')<ref name="ep644" /> Manager Ogura (''Ogura-tenchō'')<ref name="ep645">[[Ramen So Good, It's to Die For|Episode 645]]</ref>}}

{{appellations|Sayo Ohashi|-|Sayo-san<ref name="ep644" />}}

{{appellations|Kanenori Wakita|Mouri Kogoro Master Kogoro (''Kogoro-shishou'') Customer (''Okyaku-san'') Sleeping Kogoro-sama (''Nemuri no Kogoro-sama'')|Wakita-san}}

{{appellations|Café Poirot Master|-|Master of Poirot (''Poirot no Master'')}}

{{appellations|Sugihito Enomoto|file= Sugihito Enomoto.jpg|Kogoro Mouri|-}}
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== Plot overview ==
=== Company President's Daughter Case (Manga: [[Volume 1#Company President's Daughter Case|2-5]], Anime: [[Company President's Daughter Kidnapping Case|2]]) ===
[[File:Kogoro takes the credit.png|thumb|right|200px|Kogoro happily takes the credits for "solving" the case.]]
This is Kogoro Mouri's first depicted case in the series,<ref>Even though this is the first case of Kogoro in [[Detective Conan]], it is not his first case ever, since he has been a private detective since before the current timeline started.</ref> after [[Roller Coaster Murder Case|the event]] where [[Shinichi]] was turned into a child by the [[Black Organization]]. He is requested by phone to find Akiko Tani, who is suspected to have been kidnapped by "a large man dressed in black". Kogoro then immediately calls a taxi to go to the Tani mansion in Yayoi, without knowing that [[Ran Mouri|his daughter]] and [[Conan Edogawa|a strange kid]] has already jumped in with him. He expresses his excitement about the case, calling himself "Great Detective", but only to be sarcastically addressed as "Confused Detective" by the two instead.<ref>[[Volume 1|Volume 1, File 2, Page 28]]; the two characters 名 (renowned) and 迷 (confused) have the same pronunciation (mei) and can be used as a pun.</ref> Kogoro becomes furious and questions Ran about the identity of the strange kid, then intends to get rid of them from the car. He is unable to do so, however, as they are on a highway.

When the three arrive at the Tani household, Kogoro questions some of the household members about the details of the kidnapping. However, Conan's continuous interference gets on his nerves, even to the point that he wants to "kill" the boy after solving the case.<ref>[[Volume 1|Volume 1, File 3, Page 10]]. However, it was most likely just an exaggerated type of expression rather than his true desire of killing Conan.</ref> Later, with help from Conan's hints, Kogoro can conclude that the house butler is behind the kidnapping. However, Akiko Tani has already been abducted in truth by someone else. After the case is over, it is revealed that the first kidnapping was just a set-up by the girl with the help from the butler, while the second one was by mere chance. Kogoro then laughs in satisfaction and takes all the credits for himself while Conan is the one to release the dog and locate Akiko. In the end, Kogoro finally accepts Conan and adopts him, feeling that with the boy around, "he will solve the cases smoothly as silk".<ref>[[Volume 1| Volume 1, File 5, Page 16]]</ref> With this statement, Kogoro is, ironically, correct.

=== Bloody Idol Case (Manga: [[Volume 1#Bloody Idol Case|6-9]], Anime: [[An Idol's Locked Room Murder Case|3]]) ===
[[File:KogoroRose.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Kogoro holding a rose, trying to act "charming" in front of Yoko.]]
This case marks the very first appearance of '''"Sleeping Kogoro"'''. [[Conan]] wakes up in the morning and finds a slothful Kogoro drinking beer and watching television shows, including the musical performance of his idol star, [[Yoko Okino]]. [[Agasa]] advises Conan to build Kogoro into a great detective, to find cases related to the [[Black Organization]], but Conan doubts if that is even possible given Kogoro's laziness.

Busying enjoying one of [[Yoko Okino]]'s shows, Kogoro tells a new client to come back the next day. However, after discovering that his client is none other than Yoko herself, he rushes to his room and cleans up into an impeccable suit. Yoko explains she is being stalked and agreed to investigate her apartment secretly (after asking for her personal information and an autograph). However, to everyone's shock, when they arrive at the apartment there is a dead body inside. Kogoro orders them to call the Police and is furious when Yoko's manager, Eiichi Yamagishi, tries to dissuade him to protect Yoko from the media. When Inspector [[Megure]] arrives, he gets depressed about his old subordinate's appearance, thinking of him as the one who always makes situation turns into a "nightmare".<ref>[[Volume 1|Volume 1, File 7, Page 5]]</ref>

Conan's investigations once again annoy Kogoro while Kogoro tries to defend Yoko despite the apparent evidence that she committed the murder. He repeatedly accuses Eiichi of being the murderer, as he has a copied key, though there's no proof of either person's guilt or innocence. He switches suspicions to fellow idol Yuko Ikezawa after Yuko's earring is discovered in the apartment. When Yuko is trapped into admitting she was the "stalker" but still denies being the murderer, he switches back to accusing Eiichi. Realizing Kogoro's mistake, Conan kicks an ash-tray at his head, knocking him unconscious. He uses the [[Voice-Changing Bowtie]] that [[Agasa]] has given to him earlier to imitate Kogoro's voice, and points out that the case is a suicide. Kogoro wakes up after the case is solved when the cigarette in his hand starts to burn his fingers. From then on, Conan has used Kogoro as a puppet mouthpiece for solving cases, with the secondary purpose of turning the man into a famous detective.

=== Mysterious Shadow Case (Manga: [[Volume 2#Mysterious Shadow Case|10-12]], Anime: [[Akaoni Village Fire Festival Murder Case|38]])===
[[File:Kogoro suspects Conan.png|thumb|right|200px|Kogoro is suspicious about Conan's identity.]]
Kogoro Mouri becomes suspicious about [[Conan]]'s identity for the first time in this case. When talking to the boy, Kogoro suddenly feels like he has seen Conan from somewhere before. He thinks that it might have been around the time when Ran was still in elementary school.<ref>[[Volume 2|Volume 2, File 010]]</ref> Later, when Kogoro is investigating the death of a man whom he has been hired to observe for three days, Conan provides a hint by pointing out that every picture of the suspect taken during the supposed time of the murder has clocks in them, which helps Kogoro figure out that they must have intentionally been taken that way to make people see the "alibi". Kogoro immediately finds it strange that whenever it seems like he has been stuck, Conan always gives him some kind of clue, just like in the previous cases. He, for the first time, notices that Conan is not an ordinary child and begins to wonder who the boy is. However, after Conan purposefully messes up with other photos, Kogoro completely loses his suspicions, thinking: "A brat is a brat after all..."<ref>[[Volume 2|Volume 2, File 12]]</ref>

=== Masami Hirota Case (Manga: [[Volume 2#¥1,000,000,000 Robbery|13-16]], Anime: [[The Black Organization: One Billion Yen Robbery Case|128]])===
This is Kogoro's first direct encounter with a member from the [[Black Organization]], though he is unaware of it at the time.

=== Museum Owner Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 4#Museum Owner Murder Case|30-32]], Anime: [[Art Museum Owner Murder Case|8]]) ===
This case marks Kogoro Mouri's first fame as a private detective.

[[File:Volume 4 File 032.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Kogoro's first fame.]]
Ran forces Kogoro and Conan to go to a medieval-themed art museum exhibit because she heard a rumor about a knight armor that moves by itself at night. The three of them browse the museum, though Kogoro and Conan lack enthusiasm. However, when they walk into a gallery called the "Room of Hell", Ran discovers the corpse of the museum's new owner, Manaka, been brutally slashed and impaled on a sword. After the police arrive, Kogoro watches the security camera recording of the murder with them, showing that the culprit had been waiting for Manaka inside the exhibition room inside a knight's suit of armor. The armor both hid the murderer's identity and mirrored a painting in the gallery called "Divine Punishment" that depicts a knight having gruesomely killed a monster. Kogoro recalls the fact that the entrance to the "Room of Hell" was blocked during the time of the murder, indicating that the culprit must have been among the museum staff, as they know the museum and could access the equipment. With Conan's help, the police discover a dying message inside Manaka's hand. The crumpled note has the name "Kubota" written on it.

With this piece of evidence and some further discoveries, Kogoro and the police accuse Kubota of being the culprit. However, Conan is suspicious of the simplicity and Manaka's behavior on the video while writing the note. Conan realizes that Kubota was framed by someone with a great love of art who could order Kubota into doing a job alone: the museum curator, Ochiai. Ochiai prepared the note beforehand and gave Manaka a pen without ink. Conan tricks Ochiai into revealing that he switched the pen found with Manaka with the one in his pocket, and Ochiai confesses to the crime. At the end of the case, Kogoro is shown reading a newspaper article that features him. He is proud of himself for "solving" the murder case, and is happy that he has become an "instant celebrity".
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=== Kogoro's Class Reunion (Manga: [[Volume 9#Kogoro's Class Reunion|84-86]], Anime: [[Kogoro's Class Reunion Murder Case|27-28]]) ===
[[File:Angry Kogoro.png|right|thumb|200px|Kogoro is furious because the murderer is one of his friends.]]
Kogoro brings Ran and Conan together to Togichi, to the reunion vacation with his old classmates from Beika University's Judo Club. These friends of his are [[Jun Omura]], model shop manager; Yukio Ayashiro, high school P.E. teacher; Yumi Horikoshi, businessman; Noriko Ayashiro, Yukio's wife and homemaker; and Kazushi Nakamichi, a police officer from Chiba Prefecture. During their conversation, they reveal that Kogoro used to skip practices and often lost in tournaments, while he has told Ran that he was "invincible".<ref>[[Volume 9|Volume 9, File 84, Page 3]]</ref> Later, Kazushi suggests everyone play ping-pong before they go watch the fireworks at 6:30 PM. All of them agree to participate in the activity, except for Yumi Horikoshi, Kazushi's ex-girlfriend from their university days. While Kogoro plays against Yukio, Ran compliments Kazushi as being the strongest on their Judo team. However, Kazushi disclaims that title by specifying that there is a person even more powerful than himself whom he can never beat. He also states that the person he is talking about is present with them at that moment.<ref>[[Volume 9|Volume 9, File 84, Page 11]]</ref>

[[File:Kogoro KOs Kazushi.png|left|thumb|200px|Kogoro knocks out Kazushi with Judo.]]
Much later in the evening, when everyone gets back to the inn from the fireworks location (even though most of them got lost, they find out that Yumi is still sleeping, and decide to wake her up. Much to their surprise, the moment they walk into Yumi's room, she has already been shot. Kogoro, together with Kazushi, take the role of investigating her death before the police arrive. Using professional techniques, they conclude that Yumi has been dead since 7 hours ago when they all went to the ping-pong room. Just, as usual, Kogoro becomes furious at Conan's interference, despite the boy's hints, and claims that she has committed suicide. However, right after Conan intentionally asks him how Yumi was shot, he rushes to her body and finds out that there are no burn marks around the wound, which wouldn't make sense if it was a suicide. Kogoro then concludes that his friend was murdered.

Suspecting that Jun Omura is hiding something, Kogoro interrogates him and learns that he saw Yumi after 5 PM when she was supposed to have died. Even though on the outside, Kogoro keeps saying that the killer was some intruder, deep inside he knows for sure that the culprit must have been among his best friends since outsiders wouldn't bother faking the crime scene. When being questioned by Conan, Kogoro angrily punches at a house-stake, yelling that he will not forgive the culprit, and determines to "expose them with no question, no matter what".<ref>[[Volume 9|Volume 9, File 85]]. In the anime version, he punched the wall.</ref>

[[File:Cheerful Kogoro.png|right|thumb|200px|Kogoro has got his "spirit" back.]]
Seeing Kogoro's determination, despite having found out the truth behind the murder, Conan decides not to use the [[Stun-Gun Wristwatch]] this time and chooses to give Kogoro clues so he can solve the case by himself. With Conan's help, Kogoro is able to figure out that the culprit is Kazushi Nakamichi. Yumi was killed after playing ping-pong with Kazushi after 6 PM, that way, her muscle would harden much faster than usual. Another evidence was when Kazushi knew for sure that she had been dead the moment they discovered her corpse. When Kazushi confesses and says that she was a demon who was destroying his life, Kogoro sarcastically asks him who the real demon is. Kazushi angrily grabs his yukata, only to be thrown by Kogoro, who thinks that he doesn't want to understand the feeling of a killer.<ref>[[Volume 9|Volume 9, File 86, Page 16]]</ref> It is then revealed that Kogoro is the "strongest person" whom Kazushi was talking about earlier. He compliments Kogoro, saying he is still as strong as ever. However, Kogoro answers that Kazushi is the one who got weaker in both strength and mind.<ref>[[Volume 9|Volume 9, File 86, Page 17]]</ref>

The case ends with Kogoro staring sadly out of the window because of his friend's story, but his "spirit" immediately revives after seeing a girl's pink underwear.<ref>[[Volume 9|Volume 9, File 86, Page 18]]</ref>



=== TV Station Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 11#TV Station Murder Case|102-104]], Anime: [[TV Station Murder Case|31]]) ===
Kogoro Mouri becomes suspicious about [[Conan]] for the second time in this case.

Kogoro is invited to attend a live television show as a guest star. However, a murder occurs at the studio. After finding out all the evidence, Conan lures Kogoro to a separate room with the lie that [[Yoko Okino]] is in there. Just, as usual, he decides to tranquillize Kogoro and use the man to solve the case. When Kogoro wakes up, he begins to question Conan about Yoko's whereabouts. He is also suspicious about the fact that whenever Conan tries to pull him outside, he always falls asleep right after. Kogoro angrily grabs the boy's suit jacket and wants to "clear things up". Luckily for Conan, Yoko Okino appears for real and Kogoro completely loses his suspicions.

=== Game Convention Case (Manga: [[Volume 12#Game Convention Case|114-116]], Anime: [[Game Company Murder Case|54]])===
Kogoro's fame has reached the point that a video game was developed with him as the main character. Though Conan encounters someone from the [[Black Organization]], Kogoro is only involved with investigating the man's death.





=== Scuba Diving Case (Manga: [[Volume 17#Scuba Diving Case|163-165]], Anime: [[Scuba Diving Murder Case|114-115]]) ===
[[File:Kogoro Eri beach.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Kogoro encounters Eri at Izu.]]
Kogoro, [[Ran]] and [[Conan]] vacation at a beach in Izu. When Ran asks her father to look at her new swimsuit, he tells her to keep quiet because it will be harder for him to flirt with women once they know that he's together with her. Suddenly, Kogoro notices a beautiful woman in a swimsuit standing right next to them and excitedly asks if she needs any sun cream. To his surprise, when the woman turns around, he finds out that it is none other than [[Eri Kisaki|his wife]]. Kogoro and Eri soon realize that the coincidental encounter was set up by Ran in an attempt to get them back together. They react poorly to being manipulated and mock each other until Kogoro leaves to use the toilet. Ran starts to worry after Kogoro is gone for some time, but Eri predicts that Kogoro stopped flirting with other women. When Kogoro comes back, he is indeed shown with two young girls, Kiwako Toda and Harumi Matsuzaki. The situation worsens when Eri notices traces of sand on Kogoro's legs, and assumes he must have been kneeling while applying sun scream to those girls at the beach, then brought them back to show off to her. However, Conan suspects that Kogoro went searching for Eri's lost wedding ring until Kogoro's goofiness makes Conan dismiss the idea.

[[File:Kogoro Eri giving cards.jpg|thumb|200px|The relationship between the two is still very tense despite Ran's efforts.]]
Later, with the invitation from the university students, the Mouri family have lunch together at a seaside restaurant. When Ran once again attempts to alleviate the tense relationship between Kogoro and Eri by commenting that Kiwako Toda and her boyfriend Masahiko Matsuzaki are childhood friends like they were, Kogoro sarcastically tells them that many couples have suffered in marriage for loving a friend they've known since childhood. He and Eri even give the young couple their business cards and recommend the two to seek them in case "he suspects that his wife is cheating" or because "they plan to divorce and she wants to get a lot of alimony from her husband".

[[File:Kogoro returns ring.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Kogoro returns the ring back to Eri.]]
After Kiwako Toda goes diving with Ran and gets bitten by a sea snake, Ran is asked to identify it. Kogoro compliments his daughter for having a good sense of observation, but Eri takes advantage of the topic and comments that she is completely different from "a certain someone who still hasn't even noticed that his wife's finger is empty". However, Kogoro acts as if he doesn't understand Eri's hint. Later, as Kogoro is about to drive Kiwako's friends to the hospital, Eri decides to drop Ran and Conan off there and then goes home right away. However, Kogoro informs her with a serious expression that he has something to tell her after the case is resolved. At the hospital, when Eri is about to leave after seeing Kogoro to some girls, Conan asks a nurse to call Eri and Harumi Matsuzaki and tells them to go to an office to see Kogoro. He then immediately lures Kogoro into becoming "Sleeping Kogoro" and reveals that the culprit is none other than Harumi. Conan also adds that Eri didn't purposely remove the wedding ring to attract Kogoro's attention. After the case is solved, it is revealed that Kogoro did indeed go search for the wedding ring, which explains the sand traces on his legs, as he knelt on the sand to do so. Kogoro takes the ring out of his pocket and throws it to Eri. He says that he figured it out because Eri was drying her hair with her glasses on; normally no one would do that unless they're trying to find something on the ground. He also assumes that Eri intentionally dropped her ring and tried to make him see that by using her left hand to hold the cup and continuously waving it around. Just as their relationship looks to be improved by this act, Kogoro completely ruins the moment by showing off with the female nurses, which enrages Eri and she leaves right after.
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=== Murderer Kogoro Mouri Case (Manga: [[Volume 27#Suspect Kogoro Mouri Case|264-266]], Anime: [[Kogoro Mouri, Suspect|199-200]]) ===
[[File:Kogoro at the bar.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Kogoro is drunken at the bar.]]
Kogoro encounters his wife Eri once again at a vacation spot, where he eventually becomes the prime suspect in the murder of her colleague and rival, Ritsuko Usui.

The events take place when Kogoro, along with Ran and Conan, unexpectedly finds Eri shopping with a fellow lawyer, Norifumi Saku. He suspects that his wife is going out with Saku, not knowing that she's trying to pick a present for himself as the next day will be their wedding anniversary. They agree to have a drink together with Eri's other acquainted lawyers, but the detective's old bad habits while drunk once again enrage her.

[[File:Kogoro talking to Eri.jpg|thumb|left|200px|A healed relationship?]]
Later, Kogoro accompanies the lawyers back to the hotel, where he, while unconscious, is instead brought to Usui's room as one of her tactics to ruin Eri's career by having "the queen" suspect that her husband has been cheating on her. An unexpected turn of events occurs when Usui is strangled by an unknown culprit with Kogoro being the only one found sleeping inside the locked crime scene. He is then suspected to have committed the murder.

Much to everyone's surprise, Eri refuses to defend her husband in court, while openly declaring her accusation of Kogoro. However, her real intention is to remain at the crime scene to find a way to prove his innocence, but Kogoro misunderstands this and angrily walks away after replying with some sarcastic comments.

Eri, with Conan's help, eventually manages to unmask the true murderer and clear Kogoro's name. The next day morning, after learning of his wife's deeds, Kogoro walks to where Eri is sitting and apologizes to her. He also sincerely asks her to come back with him, only to find out that she's just listening to Ran's MD without actually hearing anything that he said. Kogoro gets angry at Eri again as she leaves, not knowing that she has recorded all of his nice words into the disk.
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=== Kogoro's Choice (Manga: [[Volume 37#Kogoro's Childhood Friend Murder Case|374-376]], Anime: [[The Unseen Suspect|305-306]]) ===

=== Footsteps of Darkness (Manga: [[Volume 37#Footsteps of Darkness|377-379]], Anime: [[On the Trail of a Silent Witness|307-308]]) ===
Kogoro is requested to find the location of the famous game system engineer [[Suguru Itakura]], who has been in contact with the [[Black Organization]].

=== Eri vs. Yukiko (Manga: [[Volume 40#Eri vs. Yukiko Murder Case|413]]-[[Volume 41#Eri vs. Yukiko Murder Case|416]], Anime: [[The Similar Princesses|333-334]]) ===

=== Black Organization vs. FBI (Manga: [[Volume 48#Black Organization vs. FBI|499]]-[[Volume 49#Black Organization vs. FBI|504]]; Anime: [[Black Impact! The Moment the Black Organization Reaches Out|425]]) ===

=== Cat Sitting Case (Manga: [[Volume 51#Russian Blue Cat Case|528-529]], Anime: [[Secret of the Russian Blue|445]]) ===

=== Shinichi's Childhood Adventure (Manga: [[Volume 55#Shinichi's Childhood Adventure|570-573]], Anime: [[Shinichi Kudo's Childhood Adventure|472-473]])===
This case shows Kogoro's home life before he separated from Eri and left the police force.



=== The Fugitive (Manga: [[Volume 57#The Fugitive|594]], Anime: [[Fugitive: Kogoro Mouri|TV Special 4]])===
The Detective Boys hunt the intentionally elusive and miserly Kogoro down for [[Wikipedia:Otoshidama|Otoshidama]], a tradition where adults give money in envelopes to children on New Years Day.

=== Judo Champion Case (Manga: [[Volume 62#Judo Champion Case|643-645]], Anime: [[Might Over Mystery|528-529]]) ===

=== Eri's Birthday Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 68#Eri's Birthday Murder Case|709-711]], Anime: [[The Worst Birthday|589-590]]) ===
Kogoro buys an expensive necklace as a birthday present to Eri Kisaki without telling Ran or Conan beforehand. Ran and Conan finds out about this when they discover the receipt in Kogoro's wallet. Later on, Ran manages to win them a family trip to Shizuoka with Kogoro's lottery ticket and invites Eri to a birthday dinner with Kogoro, Ran and Conan.

The dinner doesn't go as well as planned. Kogoro behaves in his usual casual manner, acting indifferent to Eri's presence and seemingly having no intention of giving Eri the necklace. Later that night, a murder occurs in Eri's hotel room. Kogoro immediately devotes himself to solving the case and after receiving hints from Conan, and with both Conan and Eri's help with his deduction, uncovers the murderer's identity.

After the case is closed, Kogoro steps up to give Eri the present. It turns out that Kogoro had remembered Eri's birthday as Sports Day (taiiku no hi) and the recent date change of Sports Day had made his birthday present one day late. While he was flustered and frustrated by his mistake, Eri decides that she still wants it because she could tell that Kogoro deeply cares for her. However, she opens the package and finds out that Kogoro had, due to his carelessness, given her a Buddhist rosary (nenju) that he had bought for the owner of Poirot, while Eri's birthday present was lying in his desk drawer all along.

=== Wedding Eve ([[Volume 75#Private Eye|793-795]], Anime: [[Wedding Eve|667-668]]) ===
[[Rei Furuya]] (under the alias Tooru Amuro) becomes Kogoro's apprentice.

[[File:739-1.png|thumb|200px|Kogoro is having inner monologue]]

=== Kogoro in the Bar (Manga: [[Volume 81#Cocktail of Sorrow|853-855]], Anime: [[Kogoro in the Bar|738-739]]) ===
Kogoro narrates this case like he's the main character. Everything is explained specifically with Kogoro's inner monologue, as well as his moments turning into "Sleeping Kogoro" where he concludes that he uses his brain too much until he's unconscious and let his "other self" solve the case. He also mentions the weird pick sensation on his neck before everything happens.

=== Interchanged Betting Ticket Case ([[Volume 92#Interchanged Betting Ticket Case|975-977]], Anime: [[The Tokyo-Style Detective Show Next Door|894-895]]) ===
[[Kanenori Wakita]] Kogoro's disciple in exchange for discounts on sushi.

=== Eri Kisaki Abduction Case ([[Volume 93#Eri Kisaki Abduction Case|984-986]], Anime: [[Lawyer Kisaki's SOS|901-902]]) ===
Kogoro was not interested in Yoko Okino's movie because she played a female lawyer, and even worse, the case resembled one of Kogoro's situations as he was a suspect of a murder case and Eri refused to protect him, but instead secretly find evidence to prove him innocent. Later on, they found that Eri was kidnapped by some husbands who lost their cases against her. They wanted to strip her naked and force her apologizing. Upon them announcing their intention while holding Eri hostage, Kogoro, climbing a four-story building using the water pipes, said only he had the permission to see Eri naked while wrapping his hand around Eri's shoulder. He then knocked out the kidnappers. After that, Eri and Kogoro held hands after the case finished and walked together to the cinema for their date. Their happy moment was short-lived. However, as Eri complained about the inaccuracies of the movie while Kogoro remarked the female character acted exactly like Eri, which was somewhat true.

=== Café Rice Flower Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 94#Café Rice Flower Murder Case|994-996]], Anime:[[The High School Girl Trio's Secret Café|919-920]]) ===

=== Black Bunny Club Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 95#Black Bunny's Club Case|1009-1012]], Anime: [[The Unsolved Cocktail Case|954]]) ===

=== Kaitou Kid and the Fairy's Lips (Manga: [[Volume 96#Kaitou Kid and the Fairy's Lip|1018-1021]], Anime: [[Kid vs. Komei: The Targeted Lips|983-984]]) ===

=== Nagano Snowy Mountains Case (Manga: [[Volume 97#Nagano Snowy Mountains Case|1027-1031]], Anime: [[The 36-Cell Perfect Game|1003-1005]]) ===

=== Lover Code Case (Manga: [[Volume 98#Lover Code Case|1039]], Anime: [[Momiji Ooka's Challenge|1024-1025]]) ===

=== Kogoro in a Dilemma (Manga: [[Volume 99#Kogoro in a Dilemma|1055-1057]], Anime: [[Yoko Okino and the Locked Attic|1059-1060]]) ===

===Swapped Bags Case (Manga: [[Volume 107#Swapped Bags Case|1041-1043]], Anime: TBA)===

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== Non-canon plot overview ==
=== Shooting ===
In the Wild Police Story spinoff, chapter 2, [[Hachizo Onizuka]] says to [[Rei Furuya]] that there is a genius senior who got full points in his first shooting test and hit the bulls-eye with all 20 bullets, states that he quits the force and was running a detective agency in Beika after, with Kogoro appears briefly.

== Relationships analysis ==
=== Family and friends ===
==== Eri Kisaki ====
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[[File:EP400 2.jpg|thumb|200px|Kogoro and Eri]]

Eri Kisaki is Kogoro's wife, who has been living separately from him for the last ten years. A primary reason that they have not yet gotten back together is because of Mouri's constant flirting with other women. It is shown that Eri still cares for him, even naming her cat 'Goro', which is taken from Kogoro. She is also annoyed by his frequent alcoholic indulgences. Despite constantly feigning disinterest in her, Kogoro still appears to have feelings for Eri. He even asked her to move back in with him at one point, but at the time she pretended not to hear him because she was not "ready" yet, though she still has feelings for him as well.

==== Ran Mouri ====
[[File: EP526 6.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Kogoro and Ran.]]
Kogoro has raised his daughter Ran ever since he and Eri separated. She often has to look after her father because of his drinking and gambling habits. She is very determined to get her parents back together and tries every chance she gets to make them reconcile, though her attempts usually fail. Kogoro is very protective of Ran and deeply cares for her. There are many times when Kogoro shows concern for his daughter's safety, often getting serious when Ran is in trouble. He is also concerned about Ran's relationship with Shinichi, who he thinks always tries to seduce Ran (movie 'Captured In Her Eyes') and Episode 919, and can get agitated whenever his daughter's honour is threatened. This is evident from Kogoro's angry outburst at Ran's sleepy mumblings about the somewhat offensive words Shinichi had said to her aboard the flight to New York, in the episode 'The Locked Room In The Sky: Shinichi's First Case'. In File 924 when a group of three adults tried to kidnap 4-year-old Ran in kindergarten, and Kogoro had a very furious look on his face when he was about to arrest one of them. In episode 189 he gave her his coat to keep her warm when she slept at Conan side in his hospital room after giving him a blood fusion and told Conan that Ran gave Conan a lot of blood and if Conan doesn’t get better soon he will never forgive him. Kogoro shown to care about Ran File 836, 464 and 839. Kogoro doesn't actively try to wane Ran's love for Shinichi, but he has often advised her to give up on him.

==== Conan Edogawa ====
[[File:EP415 3.jpg|thumb|200px|Conan beaten by Kogoro for interfering in crime scene.]]

Kogoro took in Conan after he had 'solved' the case in episode 2, saying that Conan was his 'luck' and allowing Conan to live with them, but he mostly leaves it to Ran to take care of the boy. However, on multiple occasions, he has treated Conan nonchalantly, terming him a 'freeloader'. He has been suspicious of Conan's behavior at times but quickly drops his suspicions as ridiculous. Ever since Yukiko (disguised as Conan's nonexistent mother) gave Kogoro a large sum of money for Conan's expenses, he has been more than happy to take care of Conan. While Kogoro often shows a level of disregard towards his ward and has a habit of hitting Conan for disturbing him during investigations, there are rare moments where it is apparent he has become quite protective of Conan as well and considers him a normal part of the family.

==== Yoko Okino ====
Yoko is Kogoro's idol. He always watches her television appearances and admires her. Yoko sometimes invites Kogoro to host a show or appear in commercials, which helps to spread his fame as a detective.

==== Shinichi Kudo ====
They are both detectives, but due to Shinichi being the better detective, Kogoro is constantly complaining about how he never gets any work because of the 'detective brat' taking all of the cases. He is also against his daughter being with Shinichi so much, likely due to his rocky marriage with his childhood friend.

==== Rei Furuya ====
[[File:名侦探柯南-第679集000347.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Rei wants to go on a case with Kogoro.]][[Rei Furuya]] (under the alias Tooru Amuro) became Kogoro's apprentice in the [[Wedding Eve]] case in exchange for a large fee every time Kogoro brought him on a case. Rei tends to act ingratiatingly whenever Kogoro Mouri is around, and is especially fawning over his "Mouri-sensei". Kogoro is alternatively flattered by Rei's praise and annoyed with his effusive personality. Overall Kogoro tends to treat Rei flippantly despite being paid a handsome sum for the apprenticeship. When among members of the [[Black Organization]], Rei doesn't speak too badly of Kogoro despite Kogoro's obvious incompetence. Rei is becoming more skilled at herding Kogoro through cases without having the older man realize that Rei is a far superior detective and is manipulating him for information.
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=== Law enforcement ===
==== Juzo Megure ====
[[File:Kogoro and Megure Relationship.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Kogoro and Megure]]
Kogoro used to work with [[Juzo Megure]] when he was still part of the police force. Megure thought that Kogoro was incompetent as a police detective. Their relationship has dramatically improved since Conan began using Kogoro as a mouthpiece for his deductions. Juzo hates that the police have to rely on an outside detective to solve cases, yet he is also very grateful that Kogoro wraps up difficult cases that the police could have mishandled.

Kogoro is familiar with but usually respectful of Megure at all times. Megure, who has a bit of a love-hate relationship with Mouri, tends to be exasperated around Kogoro, especially when Kogoro appears in the middle of a case or while Kogoro is awake and making his usual bad deductions. Megure likes the "Sleeping Kogoro" persona much more. Megure has noted that Kogoro shows up unnaturally frequently at the scenes of murders, leading to him jokingly calling Kogoro a harbinger of bad luck or a "death god".

==== Yamamura Misao ====
[[File:EP546 7.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Yamamura and Kogoro.]]
The [[Kogoro Mouri, Suspect|first time]] that Yamamura meets Kogoro, he announces that the sleeping detective is the killer without any evidence at all. After sleeping Kogoro solves the case, he becomes a very big fan of him, to the point of fawning over him, acting as if he was Kogoro's biggest fan and often being the only one to approve and follow his more bizarre deductions. He considers that they are partners and that, when on a case together, they have a 100% chance to catch the criminal; however, Kogoro does not approve of the "partner" appellation.

Although Kogoro does not like his detective skills and how Yamamura is incompetent as a police officer, he considers Yamamura a friend on a purely personal level while Yamamura respects Kogoro, especially when both detectives drink together, exchange information and tease each other occasionally.

==== Inspector Yuminaga ====
Kogoro Mouri briefly was the subordinate of [[Inspector Yuminaga]] in the arson division. Kogoro's nickname for Yuminaga was "fiery old fossil". Yuminaga noted that Kogoro would always jump to the conclusion that every fire was an arson.

== 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』人気投票結果|date=2011-05-12|publisher=eBookJapan|accessdate=2011-05-15}}</ref>
* In honor of the release of the 800th manga chapter, Shonen Sunday held a popularity poll/contest containing 91 Detective Conan characters to choose from. Kogoro placed 16th overall with 82 votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://forum.dctp.ws/index.php?topic=8024.msg651566#msg651566|title=Shonen magazine detective conan official poll results published [magazine pic]|date=2012-02-28|publisher=eva|accessdate=2012-02-29}}</ref>
* In a poll held on June 5, 2020, by asking women age 20 to 40 who were their favourite Detective Conan character, Kogoro ranked ninth<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/OneTruthPrevails/comments/hjkevu/detective_conan_character_popularity_poll_june_5/</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" ({{Lang|ja|毛利}}) comes from daimyo [[wikipedia:Mōri Motonari|Mouri Motonari]].

== Different looks ==
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kogoro_Before.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 2]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kogoro_Middle.png|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 493]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kogoro_After.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 632]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kogoro's diff look.jpg|left|thumb|x200px|Episode 701]]
|}
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kogoro Mouri Profile2.png|left|thumb|x200px|Episode 902]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kogoro EP1100.jpg|left|thumb|x200px|Episode 1100]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kogoro Mouri MK1412.JPG|thumb|left|x200px|Magic Kaito 1412 (episode 16)]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kogoro Mouri TCH.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|The Culprit Hanzawa Episode 11]]
|}

== 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?!|[[The Mystery Weapon Murder Case]]}}

{{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.|[[Kogoro's Class Reunion Murder Case]]}}

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

{{cquote|Finding the truth is what detectives live for.|[[Strategy Above the Depths]]}}

{{cquote|Where there's a will, there's a way.|[[Holmes' Revelation]]}}

{{cquote|The most suspicious ones are usually the most unnaturally innocent-looking. |[[Mitsuhiko's Mystifying Forest]]}}

{{cquote|You can’t cover up a crime for the sake of love!|[[Sword of the Eight-Headed Serpent]]}}

{{cquote|A real mystery lover would never try to kill someone!|Shinichi/Conan talking as Kogoro|[[The Mystery I Loved]]}}

{{cquote|A Stopper is like a final stronghold to the team. No matter how the others beat or ridicule you without mercy when you play the next game, you must take the mound with the sound look on your face|[[A Course Without Protest]]}}

{{cquote|Sorry Eri, I believed in you, I believed that you would be able to prove my innocence. And, uh... I've been growing tired of Ran's cooking. And, uh... I wanted to try your different taste in cooking. Uh... Can you come back to me soon? I can't take it anymore.|To Eri in [[Kogoro Mouri, Suspect]]}}

== New Voice ==
Starting with [[The Interrogation Room|Episode 553]], Akira Kamiya's contract was not renewed. Kamiya posted in his blog that his contract pay negotiations were leaked to other company members; they reacted negatively, so he felt it was appropriate to leave.<ref>http://forums.dctp.ws/index.php?topic=2074.msg47102#msg47102</ref> Since Episode 553, Kogoro has been voiced by Rikiya Koyama.

== Trivia ==
[[File:Lupin 2-05 Kogoro.png|thumb|right|200px|Kogoro's flashy gold business cards]]
* In [[Private Eye in the Distant Sea]], Kogoro uses ostentatious gold business cards, which later also appear in other movies and the anime series.
* Although Kogoro suffers from acrophobia, he sometimes seems to forget about his fear. For instance, he leans over the railing of a balcony on the 21st floor in episode 69 (Night Baron Murder Case). Furthermore, he feels perfectly comfortable onboard a plane in episode 162 (The locked Room in the Sky, Shinichi Kudo's First Case). In episode 596 (the Alibi of the Fall), he looks out of a window from the 6th floor, but then "remembers" his fear and recoils. The discontinuity is probably because Kogoro's fear was invented for [[Movie 2]] and did not originate in the manga where Kogoro is relatively fine around cliffs and tall buildings.
* Physician confirms that Kogoro would not survive Conan's stun-gun.<ref>[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2019-03-04/physician-confirms-that-detective-conan-kogoro-would-not-survive-conan-stun-gun/.143964 Anime New Network]</ref>
*In Sisters' Birthday Party Murder Case and the Policewoman Serial Murder case, it’s revealed that he is involved with the neighbourhood association.
*Kogoro and his family use to live in an apartment before moving to the Mouri Detective Agency.<ref>Ran & Shinichi – First Contact</ref>
*According to Gosho in JUSTICE PLUS Super Digest Book, when Kogoro was Yuminaga-san’s subordinate Kogoro was scolded countless times because he trampled down an arson scene.
*According to RECIPE PLUS Super Digest Book when he first Eri’s homemade dishes he ate Eri’s beef stew he threw up.
* According to Super Digest Book 100+ Kogoro ’s winning ticket in Wakita’s first appearance, was actually planted.

== In other languages ==
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{{CharLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|小五郎 Kogorō|毛利 Mōri}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Arab League|Arabic|توگو Tōgo|موري Mōri}}
{{CharLangItem|flag= Indonesia|Bahasa Indonesia|Kogoro|Mouri}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Catalonia|Catalan|Kogoro|Mouri}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=China|Chinese (Simplified and Traditional)|小五郎 Xiǎowǔláng|毛利 Máolì}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=US|English|Richard Kogoro|Moore Mouri/Mori}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=France|French|Kogoro|Mouri}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Philippines|Filipino|Kogoro|Mouri}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Finland|Finnish|Kogoro|Mori}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Kogoro|Mori}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Italy|Italian|Kogoro / Goro (anime)|Mouri}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=North Korea|flag2=South Korea|Korean|명한 Myunghan|유 Yoo}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Malaysia|Malay|Kogoro|Mouri}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Russia|Russian|Когоро Kogoro|Мори Mori}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish (Spain)|Kogoro|Mouri}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish (Latin America)|Carlos Kogoro|Guzmán Mouri/Mori}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Sweden|Swedish|Kogoro|Mori}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|โคโกโร่ Kho-ko-rò|โมริ Mori}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Kogoro|Mori}}
{{EndTable}}

== Gallery ==
<gallery widths=200px perrow=5>
File:Kogoro Mouri -10.PNG|Ten years ago.
File:vlcsnap-2013-09-21-15h38m14s83.png|Sleeping Kogoro's normal body position when put to sleep by Conan.
FIle:M22 Kogoro Mouri.png|Kogoro when he was in the police as a [[Police Organization|police officer]].
File:EP305-6.jpg|He and Eri as middle school students
File:EP305-1.png|He and Eri as elementary school students
</gallery>

== Footnotes ==
{{FH}}
=== Notes ===
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=== References ===
{{reflist}}

== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[List of cases solved by Kogoro Mouri]]
* [[Kogoro Mouri and Eri Kisaki]]

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{{InfoBox Char
| name = Ran Mouri
| japanese-name = 毛利蘭 (Mōri Ran)
| english-name = Rachel Moore
| image = Ran Mouri Profile.jpg
| age = Manga: 16<ref name="Goshodayinterview">{{cite web|url=http://www.detectiveconanworld.com/forum/topic/1555-translating-interviews/page__st__20__p__245256#entry245256|date=2012-01-05|accessdate=2012-01-05|publisher=|title=Translating Interviews - Let's Talk with Gosho Aoyama-sensei Day}}</ref> Anime: 17<ref>Episode 678: Ran claims she is 17 when talking to the film crew</ref>
| gender = Female
| height = 165 cm<ref>https://k.mandarake.co.jp/auction/item/itemInfoJa.html?index=595531</ref>
| weight = {{Bracket|52 kg|115 lbs}}<ref name="CD44">Conan Drill Page 44</ref>
| date-of-birth = unknown<ref>In movie 1, Ran's birthday is sometime before May 20t. In the manga, both teenagers are 16 years old, meaning that if this is true that Shin'ichi would be only slightly older than Ran, ergo Ran's birthday would (non-canonically) fall between May 5th and May 20th.</ref>
| relatives = [[Kogoro Mouri]] (father) [[Eri Kisaki]] (mother) [[Mr. Kisaki]] (maternal grandfather) Mr. Mouri (paternal grandfather) Mrs. Mouri (paternal grandmother)
| occupation = Teitan High School student Karate club captain Kanto Region karate champion
|status = Alive
| nicknames = Angel ([[Vermouth]]) Ranmaru ([[Hina Wada]])
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume 1#File 001 - The Heisei Holmes|File 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]] (FUNimation) [[Cristina Vee]] (Bang Zoom!, Macias Group)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detective_Conan:_Zero_the_Enforcer|title=Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer-Wikipedia|date=|publisher=https://en.wikipedia.org|accessdate=2019-09-02}}</ref> [[Megan Shipman]] (Studio Nano)
| drama-actor = [[Tomoka Kurokawa]] (1st) [[Shiori Kutsuna]] (2nd)
| footnotes =
}}
{{nihongo|'''Ran Mouri'''|毛利蘭|Mōri Ran}}, also known as '''Rachel Moore''' in the [[Funimation]] dub, is a main protagonist in the manga and anime series, ''[[Detective Conan]]''. She is also the childhood friend-turned-girlfriend of [[Shinichi Kudo]].

== Background ==
[[File:Child Ran and Fusae.jpg|thumb|200px|First Grade Ran meets Fusae Campbell, ten years before the present storyline, and borrows her umbrella.]]
Ran 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 besides Shinichi is her classmate [[Sonoko Suzuki]], who often teases her about her relationship with Shinichi. Her other friends include [[Masumi Sera]], [[Kazuha Toyama]] and [[Heiji Hattori]].

Ran first met Shinichi back in Sakura class. Ran began liking Shinichi when she noticed he was wearing a paper name badge like her, so she wouldn't be bullied for being the only one without a proper badge. Unknown to her, her homeroom teacher was secretly planning to kidnap her, which Shinichi - with his father's help - foiled. Ran seemed unaware of the plot. The two soon became close friends ever since.

When Ran and Shinichi were six, they snuck into [[Teitan Elementary School]] at night to uncover the truth behind a hat-wearing monster rumor. They met the elder [[Kaitou Kid]] in the school library who played a nasty prank on them before handing over a code inside a leather wallet. With the help of Agasa, Shinichi and Ran partially solved the case and Shinichi started to informally call Ran by her first name. That same year Ran met [[Fusae Campbell]] who was waiting to see if Agasa would appear at their promised meeting place. Fusae gives Ran her umbrella and asks Ran to buy one of her designer purses when she gets older.

At some point Both Ran and Shinichi with Ran's parents once visited one of Yoshiro Kinoshita shows and took a picture with him.<ref>File 131</ref>

At ten years old, Ran developed an interest in karate after witnessing national champion Satoru Maeda.<ref name="karate">[[Volume 8#File 072 - Night Baron|Volume 8, File 72: "The Night Baron"]]</ref> By age sixteen, she had developed into a highly-skilled martial artist, captaining Teitan High School's karate club.

Around a year before the series' start, Ran joined Shinichi on a trip to visit his parents in New York (her father being otherwise engaged by a community trip). She was there when Shinichi solved his first case and gained recognition as a detective. They met [[Yukiko Kudo]], his mother, and her actress friend, [[Sharon Vineyard]] (the public face of [[Vermouth]], a member of the [[Black Organization]]). Later that evening, she encountered [[Shuichi Akai]] who warned her there was a serial killer on the prowl in the area. Ran later encountered [[Vermouth]] in disguise as the serial killer. Vermouth would have fallen to her death, but Ran caught her arm and Shinichi helped her pull Vermouth to safety. Due to this, Vermouth gave Ran and Shinichi the nicknames "Angel" and "Cool Guy", respectively.<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 Edogawa]] (Shinichi's childhood form) as well,<ref name="e345">[[Head-to-Head Match with the Black Organization: A Dual Mystery on a Full Moon Night|Episode 345: Head-to-Head Match with the Black Organization: A Dual Mystery on a Full Moon Night]]</ref> but whether or not it was because of any emotional attachment is unclear. It was during this trip that Ran realized her true feelings for Shinichi, finally realizing that she is in love with him.

Before the Tropical Land meetup, Shinichi and Ran visited Beika Aquarium together where Shinichi solved a case. After the case Shinichi accidentally making her drop her new cellphone on a sewer, he promises to replace it and take her to Tropical Land if she wins the Karate Championship as an apology, she also half-jokingly demands her new cellphone to be strapped with a sea cucumber strap, which Shinichi got for her.

After Shinichi's disappearance while on a trip to [[Tropical Land]] Amusement Park with her, Ran met Conan, who was introduced by [[Hiroshi Agasa]] as a "distant relative". At Agasa's request, Ran agreed to look after him, and 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> Ran has come to suspect Conan's identity multiple times, but Conan always manages (helped by his friends like [[Ai Haibara]] and even [[Kaito Kid]]) to find a sufficient alibi to satisfy her concerns.
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== Personality ==
[[File:Scolding Ran.jpg|thumb|210px|Ran, scolding the culprits for putting Conan's life in danger.]]
Ran's greatest personality trait is that she genuinely cares for those she loves. She is also patient, kind, and nurturing. At the same time, she has a very overwhelming personality, quickly able to intimidate most people when angered. Even more, when angered enough, she can be very violent, venting her anger through launching random strikes on whatever is available. Like Shinichi, she highly values justice to the point of idealism. To avoid making Shinichi choose between her and his important case (which is useless because Shinichi has turned into Conan and can't return as of now), she has decided to wait for him to finish it, trusting his promise that he will come back, despite their separation causing Ran a lot of emotional pain.

She is also very hot-blooded and tends to act on impulses when the people she cares about are involved; the combination of jumping to conclusions and not hesitating to use karate on those who she perceives to have wronged someone has led to several "near-miss" misunderstandings. She is also not above using martial arts as a subtle threat to keep people, including her father, in line. In earlier stories, she would become violently suspicious if she thought Shinichi was philandering, although more recently his confessions (in the [[Holmes' Revelation]] Arc) have led her to trust his intentions.

[[File:Ran Sniper.jpg|thumb|left|210px|Ran, closing the curtains to prevent the snipers from shooting.]]
Ran is someone who values life immensely. Even if it is the life of someone threatening her own. This is proven during her trip to New York with Shinichi, despite a serial killer-disguised Vermouth pulling a gun on her, she didn't think twice about saving her when Vermouth was about to fall to her death; Another instance is when the detective agency was taken hostage by a man strapped with bombs, she closed the curtains to prevent the police snipers across the building from shooting the hostage-taker.<ref>The Case of the Besieged Detective Agency</ref>

Ran can be very brave and resourceful when she wants to be and has rescued Conan from trouble on many occasions. She has remained bold, steady, confident and calm in many situations that would usually cause others to remain frozen in fear, such as being threatened by a gun<ref name="e345"/> or surrounded by flames<ref>[[Countdown to Heaven|Movie 5]]</ref>. However, she has an irrational fear of the supernatural and is thus — unlike her friend Sonoko — no fan of anything related to the horror genre, so much that she completely forgets about her combat prowess. Like a lot of girls, she constantly screams when seeing a dead body.<ref name="e274">[[The Truth of the Haunted House|Episode 274-275: The Truth of the Haunted House]]</ref>

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 very humble about her natural attractiveness, never using it to her advantage, even when men regularly try to flirt with her. At the same time, she can even be oblivious to men's interest in her, often to Sonoko's exasperation, who believes her wait for Shinichi to be hopeless. If made aware, Ran doesn't respond in kind due to her feelings for Shinichi.<ref>[[Sonoko's Dangerous Summer Story|Episode 153]]</ref>Even though Ran is in love with Shinichi, she has repeatedly failed to convey her feelings (until The Crimson School Trip) because she suddenly becomes self-conscious.

[[File:Crybaby.jpg|thumb|210px|"I'm not a crybaby... so don't call me a 'crybaby' again."]]
Ran is noted as one who "cries a lot".<ref> Manga file: "Ran's Tears"</ref> Despite this, Ran is very self-sufficient and mature for her age, since her father Kogoro is often drunk, slovenly, and fiscally irresponsible. She handles many of the Mouri household's financial affairs and all the cooking and housework, plus often greets and provides refreshments for potential clients. In many ways, Ran has become the matriarch of her new family and has the final say in their actions; she makes it her duty to be a mother figure to both Conan and Kogoro. She is constantly taking care of Conan's general wellbeing. With Kogoro, she keeps a shape eye on him, making sure Kogoro doesn't slack off on his job plus is on his best behaviour when meeting people, and keeping his reckless antics to a minimum. She also appreciates fine art.

Like her father, Ran can become serious about a case, if it involves something personal to her. During the Night Baron murder, upon realizing that her idol Satoru Maeda was the most likely suspect, she - after considering what Shinichi would have done in her situation - made considerable effort to prove him innocent. Another time she helped an old classmate, accused of theft, proving her innocent. Ran also likes to rush wherever she goes, believing both her name and nature to be like the word "Run" from English. She even said to Shinichi, "My name is Ran! I was born to run!"

== Appearance ==
Ran is a fair-skinned girl of above-average height. She has big, bluish-purple eyes and long dark brown hair. Her hair is straight and hip-length, tucked behind her ears with short wavy bangs over her forehead. What was originally a wave in her bangs later evolved into a stylized triangular point. She is slender in the frame, yet sports an athletic and curvaceous build plus is noticeably well-endowed. She has been noted to greatly resemble her mother, especially in her youth. Ran is also extremely beautiful, as described by many characters throughout the series, and has been scouted to become a model more than once and was even once offered a [[An Elevator Murder Case| modelling job]]. Many men have become infatuated with her in the series, as noted by Sonoko (much to Sonoko's annoyance before finding her own boyfriend)<ref>Episode 153</ref>. When Ran was surprised to receive her first 'love letter', she was told by Sonoko that the only reason she didn't get so much more is that Shinichi is always with her. During "The Scarlet School Trip", it was said that Ran was one of the top ten girls in the 'Teitan High school Popularity Contest'; though her rank was not mentioned.

== Abilities ==
=== Martial arts ===
[[File:691-16.png|thumb|250px|left|Ran beats up a gangster.]]
Arguably Ran's most notable ability is her immense martial arts prowess. Despite her age, she is among the most proficient in the series. She is a black belt in karate (at least a 3rd-dan as she is also an instructor) as well as captain and ace of her high school team. She has won several tournaments, including regional tournaments in her age group.<ref>[[Volume 1#File 001 - The Heisei Holmes|Volume 1, File 1: "The Heisei Holmes"]]</ref> Her skills are comparable to and acknowledged by [[Makoto Kyogoku]], a world-class champion martial artist, able to attack in perfect sync with him.<ref>[[Volume 33#File 334 - Bloody Valentine 4|Volume 33, File 334: - "Bloody Valentine 4"]]</ref> Her deceptive might and skill has repeatedly been displayed on various targets. She can neatly chop through a glass bottle with her bare hands or effortlessly smash through stone pillars, steel shutters, and other large sturdy targets unharmed. From watching Shinichi play soccer over the years, Ran developed similar flexibility and accuracy in her kicks,<ref>[[Movie 16]]</ref> able to perform perfect split kicks. Her control can instantly shift and angle her stance, even in mid-strike, to change direction and type or stop her attacks at any moment. While doing this in mid-air, she can perform multiple consecutive strikes from each of her limbs. She is also well-trained in Judo by her father, showing great proficiency similar to him in submissions, locks, takedowns, and throws. Repeatedly in battle, her skill has taken out various and multiple skilled assailants much larger than herself even when outnumbered with great dexterity and efficiency, easily disarming/destroying the foes' weapons with a well-placed strike. Even more, most foes cannot counter their strikes and likewise are defeated with just a single move, which tends to send foes flying and rendered unconscious with noticeable injuries inflicted.

=== Physical prowess ===
[[Image:Ran Post.jpg|thumb|250px|Ran smashing a concrete post.]]
Ran has deceptively great raw strength for her slender form, able to easily subdue and carry her much-larger father, hold up Vermouth when she almost fell to her death, crush binoculars in her grip, and even pry open a powerless elevator door. Her raw strength was further established on a punching machine, scoring a 400 against a much larger man's score of only 348 who was a trained boxer, which damaged the system in the process. As a child, she could easily pick up other children her size. She is remarkably fast, able to quickly react to and knock away falling pipes and dodge a bullet up-close while on guard. Likewise, she can close the distance between her opponent and disarm them before most can react. Her strikes have shown similar speed, able to swat down a bee with a single kick. She is highly agile and coordinated, able to perform seamless parkour and free-running manoeuvres and can nimbly climb various terrains to reach targets or evade them. She can jump noticeable high into the air and execute multiple flips. Likewise, she can jump down from three stories high to calmly land on her feet. She can take the blunt force of a steel baseball bat unharmed and has unusually high amounts of stamina.<ref name="m9">[[Strategy Above the Depths|Movie 9: Strategy Above the Depths]]</ref> Besides martial arts, Ran is highly skilled in various other sports. She regularly scoring strikes in bowling, excels in skiing, and is a serving ace in tennis.

=== Intelligence ===
[[Image:Smart Ran.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Ran knowing Azusa is Vermouth in disguise.]]
Ran is quite intelligent. She solved a few cases on her own; Shinichi/Conan acknowledged she could be a skillful detective if she tried, even shown better it than several characters.<ref name="e196">[[The Invisible Weapon, Ran's First Investigation|Episode 196: The Invisible Weapon, Ran's First Investigation]]</ref> Ran also has regularly shown to have a sense of observation skills, noticing when something is strange or out of place, although she doesn't always figure out on her own what it is. During the Macademy Awards, Ran noticed that Shinichi's father who was on TV (who was Yukiko in disguise) behaved unusually "cute" compared to his normally composed nature. During "The Betrayal's Stage", Ran also noticed Vermouth disguised as Azusa, despite her perfect impersonation, just from accidentally being called "Angel", a nickname only Vermouth has ever called her. Repeatedly, Ran has instinctively come to the same and correct belief that Shinichi and Conan are the same person, despite him going through various extreme lengths and involving everyone around him to convince her that her deduction is incorrect again. Ran has a very good memory and attention to detail, having used both to contribute to investigations more than once. She also has extensive knowledge of history and is capable of speaking and reading/writing English, however, she needs people to speak it slowly for her to understand. She also knows Shinichi better than anyone, and pays attention to everything he says, being able to sometimes recall clues for new cases based on a random fact Shinichi told her in the past. Ran is able to understand [[Taka'aki Morofushi]] talk about the Three Kingdoms era, and explain it to everyone.

=== Other skills ===
Ran is very skilled in running a household, including cleaning, handling the bills, managing the budget, sewing and is especially praised for her cooking skills by everyone, even if she cooked for the first time with crude instructions. She is musically talented, noted to be a very good singer and she can play the piano well. She also has perfect-pitch, able to recognize Shinichi's playing of the violin from a particular habit of his. Ran has astonishingly good luck and instincts when it comes to gambling, lotteries, and any game of chance; she has never been known to lose once, regularly winning with advanced combos and earning grand prizes.<ref>[[Volume 8]]</ref><ref name="e75">[[Loan Company President's Murder Case|Episode 75: Loan Company President's Murder Case]]</ref> Ran has also shown very alert senses in darkness, able to notice an attacker with a weapon and strike to protect herself.<ref>File 041 - The First Victim!</ref>

== Appellations ==
In the ''Detective Conan'' Franchise, most characters simply call 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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{{appellations|Shinichi Kudo|Ran Mouri Ran-nēchan (forgetting he is not in Conan form)<ref>Japanese Version of "[[The Desperate Revival]]" as the [[Viz Media]] translation of the story ([[Volume 26]]: File 258) lacked honorifics.</ref>|Shinichi Shinichi-kun (childhood) Holmes-san (childhood once) Deduction Freak (''Suiri Otaku'') Mystery Geek Deduction Nut Detective Maniac Kudo-kun <ref>[[The Time-Bombed Skyscraper|Movie 1]]</ref>}}
{{appellations|Conan Edogawa|Ran-nēchan Ran (in thoughts)|Conan-kun Edogawa Conan<ref>[[Hijacked Department Store Case]]</ref> My Boyfriend (once)<ref>[[The Amusement Park Bungee Jumping Case|Episode: 149 The Amusement Park Bungee Jumping Case]]</ref>}}
{{appellations|Kogoro Mouri|Ran Ran-chan (drunk)|Dad (''Otōsan'') Mouri Kogoro<ref>{{appear ep|640|The Memory Trip of the Eight Sketches|part=1}}</ref>}}
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{{appellations|Jugo Yokomizo|Ran-san|Inspector}}
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{{appellations|Tamanosuke Ito|Ran-chan|Tamanosuke-san}}
{{appellations|Saguru Hakuba|Ran-san}}
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== Plot overview ==
=== Doubts about Conan's identity ===
[[File:EP482 6.jpg|thumb|200px|Ran and Conan]]
In time, Ran comes to suspect that Conan is Shinichi, despite what her common sense would say, but he always goes to great lengths to trick her and prove her wrong. There are, however, occasions where she appears to be sure that Shinichi and Conan are the same.

==== Monthly Presents Case (Manga: [[Volume 3|026-029]], Anime: [[Once-A-Month Present Threat Case|7]]) ====
[[File:EP7_11.png|thumb|200px|Episode 7]]
The first time Ran suspects Conan is in episode 7. After seeing how Conan, like Shinichi, can deduce someone's occupation by just touching the person's hand, Ran becomes very suspicious and keeps an eye on Conan during the whole case. However, Professor Agasa calls Ran with the voice changing bowtie at the end, freeing Conan of suspicion for a while.

==== Suspicious Uncle Case (Manga: [[Volume 14|131-134]], Anime: [[The Cornered Famous Detective! Two Big Murder Cases|96]]) ====
[[File:096-1.png|thumb|left|200px|Episode 96]]
[[The Cornered Famous Detective! Two Big Murder Cases|Another time]], when Ran finds Conan asleep on the sofa, she takes off his glasses and notices the striking resemblance he has to Shinichi as a child. She later confronts Conan about this resemblance, his similar powers of deduction, and even his shared lack of any musical knowledge. However, Shinichi's mother unexpectedly shows up and covers for Conan by explaining that Conan resembles Shinichi because they are distant relatives as because "Conan" is a distant relative of hers, specifically "the nephew of the grandfather of the cousin of the daughter of the brother of her uncle". and that Conan possesses Shinichi's deductive ability because he admires Shinichi and learns from him. Despite apologizing to Conan for doubting him, Ran does not lose her suspicions but keeps them to herself for a while, as noted by [[Yukiko]], telling Conan that Ran's last smile wasn't convincing her, immediately realising that the girl wasn't satisfied with her last answer and that she is keeping her suspicions for herself until she finds real proof.<ref>[[Volume 26|Volume 26, File 254: "An Infatuated Heart"]]</ref>

==== The Desperate Revival (Manga: [[Volume 26|256-257]], Anime: [[The Desperate Revival|189-190]])====
[[File:191-1.png|thumb|200px|Episode 191]]
[[The Desperate Revival|When Conan is critically injured]] and requires a blood donation, Ran donates her blood without hesitation, knowing she and Shinichi share the same rare blood type. Since this act proves Ran's suspicions are correct, with the help of [[Ai Haibara]], Conan manages to fool Ran by allowing Shinichi to appear before her while Conan (Ai Haibara in disguise) is present.

==== Suspicious Cellphone Case (Manga: [[Volume 47|483]], Anime: [[Ran's Suspicions|400]]) ====
[[File:Ran suspecting Conan.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Episode 400]]
In [[Ran's Suspicions]], 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>

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 giving 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 Shinichi thinking that past occurrences of both being present at the same time were just a trick he used to fool her.<ref name="e398" />

At the end of the day, Ran can 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 models) 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.

==== Kazuha's Charm Case (Manga: [[Volume 66|694-695]], Anime: [[The Whereabouts of the Embarrassing Charm|574]]) ====
[[File:574-1.png|thumb|200px|Episode 574]]
During "[[The Whereabouts of the Embarrassing Charm]]" case we can see that Ran's suspicions are arising again. This is thanks to [[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]], who openly revealed that his charm had Shinichi's fingerprints during the "Murderer, Shinichi Kudo" case. Ran asks [[Kazuha Toyama|Kazuha]] how that's possible when it was only Conan and Heiji who touched it. Kazuha supposes that Heiji lent it to Shinichi at some point. Ran is doubtful and glances toward Conan. Later, Ran talks directly to Conan about the assault case they'd gotten involved in, and he points out that she should talk to Heiji. She responds with "I have a feeling you figured out the proof too", but thinks "Why do I think that?" Unconsciously she thinks she is talking to Shinichi.

==== Cold Case (Manga: [[Volume 77|813-814]], Anime: [[Yusaku Kudo's Cold Case|691]]) ====
[[File:691-13.png|left|thumb|200px|Episode 691]]
In [[Volume 77|manga chapter 814]] / [[Yusaku Kudo%27s Cold Case|Anime episode 690-691]], Conan and the girls solve a case similar to one [[Yusaku Kudo]] abandoned 10 years ago. While explaining the solution, Conan talks so convincingly that Ran feels a strong impression that Shinichi is the one speaking. It unnerves her to the point where she stops Conan, but he states that he's only reading Shinichi's e-mail.

==== Eri Kisaki Abduction Case (Manga: [[Volume 93#Eri Kisaki Abduction Case|984-986]], Anime: [[Lawyer Kisaki's SOS|901-902]]) ====
When Eri was kidnapped, Ran became suspicious of Conan's identity after witnessing Conan's deductions and skills that lead them to the place where her mother was kidnapped. Ran told Conan that he must be Shinichi, but Conan manages to deceive her by recording himself speaking with Shinichi's voice advising her mother so she wouldn't be involved in the same case, which made Ran lose suspicions, much to Conan's relief.

==== Café Rice Flower Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 94#Café Rice Flower Murder Case|994-996]], Anime: [[The High School Girl Trio's Secret Café|919-920]]) ====

==== Crimson School Trip Case (Manga: [[Volume 95#Crimson School Trip Case|1000-1005]], Anime: [[The Scarlet School Trip|927-928]]) ====

==== TV Drama Filming Site Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 96#TV Drama Filming Site Murder Case|1022-1026]], Anime: [[Makoto Kyogoku the Understudy|993-995]]) ====

====Kaitou Kid and the Azure Throne (Manga: [[File 1119|1119]]-[[File 1122|1122]], Anime: TBD)====

==== Shinichi, Ran and the Haunted House (Manga: [[Volume 107#Shinichi, Ran and the Haunted House|1134-1136]], Anime: TBA) ====

== Non-canon plot overview ==
==== Movie 3: [[The Last Wizard of the Century]] ====
[[File:Movie3.jpg|thumb|200px|]]
In movie 3 when Natsumi and Seiran are revealing the date of their birthdays, which are May 3rd and May 5th, [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] reveals his birthday is on May 4th. Ran is shocked as Conan's birthday is the same date as Shinichi's birthday. Ran begins to doubt Conan's identity and begins to suspect he and Shinichi are the same person, but she soon brushes off her beliefs, knowing it's a ridiculous possibility. However, despite her earlier remark, Ran continues to be suspicious of Conan throughout the movie as she keeps a close eye on him and listens closely whenever he is making a deduction, even telling her father to be quiet at one point. Later, when the Scorpion is about to shoot Ran, Conan hurriedly pushes Ran to avoid the bullet. At that moment, Ran imagines Conan to be Shinichi, thus increasing her suspicions of them being the same person. Later, when Ran and everyone escapes and witnesses the burning castle, everyone becomes worried about Conan. Ran refers to Conan as "Shinichi" as she witnesses the castle burning, confirming that Ran officially believes that Shinichi and Conan are the same person.

Later at the Mouri Detective Agency, Ran and Conan talk, where Ran thanks him for saving her but reveals he acted very much like [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]. Ran begins to cry and asks Conan if she isn't crazy for thinking he and Shinichi are the same. Upon witnessing Ran crying as she reveals her suspicions, Conan realizes that he has to tell her the truth, but when he is about to reveal himself, Kid appears as Shinichi, making Ran believe once again that Shinichi and Conan are not the same.

== Relationships analysis ==
=== Family and friends ===
==== Shinichi Kudo ====
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[[Image:Shinichi and Ran.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Shinichi and Ran.]]
[[Shinichi Kudo]] and Ran Mouri have been close friends ever since pre-school.<ref>[[Memories from Sakura Class|Episode 853-854: Memories from Sakura Class]]</ref> Despite her open annoyance at his obsession with mysteries and Sherlock Holmes, she strongly admires Shinichi. She commends him for his intelligence, bravery, sense of justice, and loyalty as one of the most dependable people in her life. She even admitted to Conan that she is very attracted to Shinichi. While their regular closeness over the years has lead to teasing from their classmates as a couple, in truth, Ran admiration for him soon developed into romantic. Ran first realized this during their trip to New York together.<ref>[[Shinichi Kudo's New York Case|Episode 286-288: Shinichi Kudo's New York Case]]</ref>

Despite this, she continued hiding these growing feelings for Shinichi, oblivious to the fact that he fell in love with her ever since they first met. She would constantly deny such feelings for Shinichi whenever it was brought up, even accepting one-time dates just to stop the accusations on her. Despite this, Ran has never had any minute interest in other men, regularly turning down their advances in the hope of one day being with Shinichi. Even more, she is shown to be very possessive and jealous when other women show interest in him, which has happened often due to Shinichi's looks and growing fame. Even more, during the [[Pro Soccer Player Blackmail Case]], when a girl claimed to be Shinichi's steady girlfriend, Ran was furious at this discovery and likewise relieved when she learned it was a lie.

Since Shinichi "vanished", Ran's feelings for Shinichi have only grown, but consequently mixed with constant worry for his well-being. Conan would regularly call her on the phone, impersonating his normal voice to allay her fears, but his long absence with no explanation other than a "tough case to solve" leaves her worried and hurt that even the times he does briefly appear, he vanishes before anything meaningful can be said. For a long time, Shinichi has said nothing of his feelings so that his absence won't hurt Ran worse than it already does; he also wishes to tell Ran the truth about his identity but chooses her safety above their happiness. Despite being Conan, Shinichi has lost nearly all of his strength and physical skills from years of training, he is still as committed as ever to protect Ran, and Shinichi hates to see her hurt in any form, especially by him. Ran's love for Shinichi has remained so strong and pure, she has come to recognize his nature completely. She can easily tell it is him just from seeing his hand. Despite being convinced that Shinichi isn't Conan, she seems to know his identity subconsciously.

[[File:Shinichi Confesses.jpg|thumb|200px|Shinichi reveals his feelings for Ran.]]
Despite their "long-distance" relationship and never admitting their feelings, Ran and Shinichi have formed a strong bond that implies their true feelings. To which, Shinichi and Ran also appear to share a close empathic link due to their strong feelings for each other, making 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> They have shared many romantic moments, such as when Shinichi bought Ran a pair of red gloves for [[Christmas]],<ref name=Karaoke>[[Karaoke Box Murder Case|Episode 42: Karaoke Box Murder Case]]</ref> or when she earnestly knit a sweater for him. Much time later in London, Ran's distress at Shinichi's seeming coldness to her and likewise still oblivious to her feelings for him led Shinichi to confess his feelings for her; an act that left Ran so astonished that she didn't say anything in return. Later, during their School Trip to Kyoto, Ran finally responded to Shinichi's confession with a kiss on the cheek. Shinichi was about to kiss her on the lips, which she eagerly awaited, but he began to transform back into Conan, forcing him to leave early. Shortly afterwards, the two exchanged emails, confirming that they are boyfriend and girlfriend now, much to her giddy bliss.

==== Kogoro Mouri and Eri Kisaki ====
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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. However, while possible, any reunion has so far been constantly hampered by their mutual stubbornness as well as the occasional criminal incident taking place in the immediate vicinity. While loving them both dearly and admiring their respective work, it is only her mother that Ran openly admires and looks to for advice, whereas she openly wishes her father would act more dignified.

==== Sonoko Suzuki ====
[[Image:Ran and Sonoko.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Ran and Sonoko.]]
[[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]] and Ran have been best friends ever since they were children.<ref name=Magic>[[Magic File 3: Shinichi and Ran, Memories of Mahjong Tiles and Tanabata]]</ref> Sonoko was often there to help Ran whenever she was bullied by other school children, more so than even [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]].<ref name=Magic/> Sonoko and Ran are often shown walking together after school. Sonoko often invites Ran to join her on trips or events hosted by the Suzuki family (most commonly her [[Jirokichi Suzuki|uncle]]'s showdowns with [[Kaitou Kid]]). They also go out shopping or to karaoke together.<ref name=Karaoke/> She also seems to notice Ran's emotional attention to others. When Ran believed that Conan was Shinichi, Sonoko noticed that Ran was behaving lovey-dovey toward Conan.

Sonoko once said to a murderer what she thought about friendship: "So what if friendship is unreliable and fragile! That way when you communicate with your heart, you can feel the warmth inside. If it were as hard as some chattering iron plate, you wouldn’t feel the warmth, y’know?"<ref name=Loli>[[The Alibi of the Black Dress|Episode 576: "The Alibi of the Black Dress"]]</ref>

Meanwhile, even though Ran knows that Sonoko has a lot of money, she always makes sure that money never gets involved in their 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>[[A Friendship That Can't Be Bought|Episode 329-330: A Friendship That Can't Be Bought]]</ref> This, along with other things, has helped strengthen the bond between both Ran and Sonoko.

Before meeting [[Makoto Kyogoku|her boyfriend]], Sonoko was sometimes envious that Ran always got more attention from boys,<ref>[[Volume 22#File 219 - Go On.2C Sonoko.21|Volume 22, File 219, Page 4.]]</ref> but this didn't affect the deep friendship between them.

==== Kazuha Toyama ====
Despite having rather different temperaments and personalities, Kazuha and Ran have several things in common, including proficiency in martial art, father's connection 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 stubbornness and irascibility. After learning that Shinichi confessed his romantic feelings for Ran, Kazuha strongly encouraged Ran to reveal her own back to him. While Conan/Shinichi and Heiji are on cases together, Ran and Kazuha almost always spend time together. When Kazuha visits the Mouris' in Tokyo with Heiji, she is shown to share Ran's bed.

==== Heiji Hattori ====
[[Heiji]] and Ran are very good friends, bonding after Heiji's many trips to Tokyo because he "misses Conan". Ran respects Heiji as a very skilled detective who reminds her of Shinichi, but whenever Heiji and Kazuha run into an argument, Ran seems to take Kazuha's side.

Since Heiji knows that Ran is Shinichi's Girlfriend, he tends to tease Shinichi about her quite often and will give him advice on his romantic relationship with her. He is also sometimes protective of her for the sake of Shinichi, such as when Soshi Okita flirted with Ran and he told him to back off since she is "his best friend's gal" referring to Shinichi. Since it's practically identical to his relationship with Kazuha (Even though they aren't on the same level as Shinichi & Ran's romantic relationship).

Heiji almost views Ran as a sister, as he will tease her from time to time and he'll help explain things to her during cases along with Kazuha.
He acts brotherly toward Ran, on several occasions, he often called her "sister" (nee-chan in Japanese). Despite this, they have become very good friends.

==== Masumi Sera ====
Masumi and Ran are high school classmates who met each other in the past. During the "Which Sweets Show" murder case, when Ran sees Masumi running away from her from behind, she hears the sound of rippling waves and feels a spell is cast on her. After the murder case at the pool in Hotel Hyde Pride was solved, Sonoko says Masumi is a magician, but Masumi denies that. Because the conversation about magicians sparked a memory in Ran's mind, Ran asked her if they met before; unfortunately, Sonoko interrupts them and so the question was never answered.

=== Detective Boys ===
==== Ai Haibara ====
[[Image:Ran saves Ai aspect ratio fixed.jpg|thumb|200px|Ran saved Ai Haibara as she was about to be shot by [[Vermouth]] and [[Calvados]].]]
There are instances where [[Ai Haibara|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, after hearing Ran speak about the nature of justice to a criminal, Haibara finally properly introduced herself to Ran and they slowly became friends.

Haibara considers Ran to resemble her older sister, Akemi Miyano, so she takes a 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"/> Haibara is reminded of Akemi and begins to treat Ran with more personal investment. When at a later point Haibara learns that [[Korn]], [[Chianti]], and the rest of the Black Organization are 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>

==== Ayumi Yoshida, Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya, and Genta Kojima ====
The three kids respects and treats Ran as an older sister figure. There have been many instances when Genta and Mitsuhiko would note that Conan acts differently around Ran and would often tease him for it. During the fifth movie, Countdown to Heaven, Mitsuhiko and Ayumi both asked to meet with Ran in privacy with Ayumi asking Ran to let Conan's feelings down because she is sure he likes her; while Mitsuhiko asked for advice regarding his feelings for both Ayumi and Haibara. While inside the virtual reality world in The Phantom of Baker Street, Genta offers Ran his jacket following suit of what Conan and Mitsuhiko did for Ayumi and Haibara. Ran also rescued the kids several times and vice versa during abduction/hostage situations.

=== Black Organization ===
==== Vermouth ====
[[Image:Ran saves Vermouth.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Ran saved Vermouth (disguised as a serial killer) back in New York.]]
Ran was a fan of the actress [[Sharon Vineyard]] and is currently unaware of 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 (even though she was about to kill Ran).<ref>[[Shinichi Kudo's New York Case|Episode 286-288: Shinichi Kudo's New York Case]]</ref> Vermouth's codename for Ran is "Angel".

=== Others ===
==== Eisuke Hondou ====
In [[The Blind Spot in the Karaoke Box]], [[Eisuke Hondou|Eisuke]] expresses romantic interest in Ran. He admits to Conan that he loves Ran and claims that he wants to take Ran to America to live happily ever after there, and to ask for Shinichi's permission. Conan, without hesitating, refuses his permission, which confirms his true identity to Eisuke.

==== Tomoaki Araide ====
[[Tomoaki Araide]] and Ran Mouri became friends while Araide was acting as a temporary basketball coach in place of a teacher who broke his leg. During "The Unseen Angle of the Darkness" Conan wrongly came to the conclusion that Ran was attracted to Araide. In truth, she wanted to borrow his sweater to knit a similarly patterned one for Shinichi. Some anime-original features play with the idea that Araide is interested in Ran, most notably in the OVA story [[The Stranger from Ten Years Later]] where he proposed to her, but this was only a dream of Conan's and can be ignored.

==== Subaru Okiya ====
[[File:691-4.png|thumb|200px|Ran apologizing to Subaru.]]
Ran lied to [[Subaru Okiya|Subaru]] about Shinichi's fact because she felt that something terrible will happen to Shinichi if she did. She made Subaru confused about Shinichi and "Kinichi" but later in [[Yusaku Kudo's Cold Case]], Ran apologizes to Subaru for lying and told him the truth. In this episode, Subaru finds out that Conan is Shinichi.

==== Mary Sera ====
Before Ran walks home after the murder case at the pool in Hotel Hyde Pride is solved, she turns around and sees Masumi talking to Mary. Ran thinks she has seen that child before.

====Fusae Campbell====
[[File: EP422 21.jpeg|thumb|200px]]
Fusae and Ran met ten years ago prior to the current timeline. While waiting for Agasa under the ginkgo trees behind Teitan elementary school, she let Ran borrow her umbrella. She asked if was waiting for someone. At first, Ran persistent refused because Fusae will get wet, but she insisted. She then said, when she grows up, Ran will buys one of purses that she designed in return as repayment towards her. She showed a gingko leaf towards Ran and said that it's the mark, and also said although she is not famous now, she'll try her best. Then, they made a pinky promise together about it, with Ran agreeing to it. Ran managed to fulfill that present in the present timeline though she thought she was the only one who remembers that promise with a blush. It’s unknown if she is aware that Fusae Campbell is Agasa’s first love.

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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. 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>
* In honor of the release of the 800th manga chapter, Shonen Sunday held a popularity poll/contest containing 91 Detective Conan characters to choose from. Ran placed 6th overall with 612 votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://forum.dctp.ws/index.php?topic=8024.msg651566#msg651566|title=Shonen magazine detective conan official poll results published [magazine pic]|date=2012-02-28|publisher=eva|accessdate=2012-02-29}}</ref>
* In a poll held on June 5, 2020, by asking women age 20 to 40 who were their favourite Detective Conan character, Ran ranked fourth<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/OneTruthPrevails/comments/hjkevu/detective_conan_character_popularity_poll_june_5/</ref>.

== Fan theories ==
*''Ran's 17th birthday will play a major role during the main plot of Detective Conan.''

In an interview given on January 3, 2012, Gosho Aoyama revealed that there is an "obstacle" preventing him from revealing Ran's birth date, "but since the birthday hasn't passed Ran is 16 right now".<ref name="Goshodayinterview" />

* ''It's possible that Ran knows Conan is Shinichi and is simply hiding it.''

The reasoning behind this is that Ran should know that the Fingerprint evidence is Ironclad, meaning Conan HAS to be Shinichi, and in the Cold Case episode, where Conan should have phrased it as "Shinichi's father" instead of Dad, as anyone reading an email from someone else that was sent to them out loud to someone else would normally do. Another piece of evidence is when Ran talked to Conan about giving him her blood while helping Eisuke out to find his birth records. She brings it up, yet does not question how she knew Conan's blood type, or why Conan never questioned it himself. Additionally, back on the Cold Case file, she stops him while reading the email, and while she does not tell him out loud, the images we see imply she recognizes him as Shinichi because instead of showing the adult Shinichi, we see child Shinichi. She likely did this to stop him from revealing this in front of Sonoko and Sera, having him quickly make up an excuse in front of both of them so they don't get clued in. When you piece these three moments together, it is reasonable to conclude she not only knows but is protecting Conan/Shinichi's identity consciously, though it is highly doubtful she knows why.

She can probably conclude though her father cannot be trusted with the truth.

* ''It is possible that Ran will play a major role in the final battle with the organization and will save Shinichi's life. ''

== Name origin ==
Ran's Japanese name derives from the Japanese rendering of [[Maurice Leblanc|Maurice Leblanc]] (from ''Mouri''su Rubu''ran'', according to Aoyama). Ran (蘭) itself means "orchid," which is also one of the flower tiles in [[Wikipedia: Mahjong|Mahjong]].<ref name=Magic/> "Ran Mouri" is also the name of a writer of the anime ''[[Wikipedia: Lupin III: Part II|Lupin III: Part II]]'', a source of inspiration for ''Detective Conan''.<ref>[http://twitter.com/conan_dana_/status/367654320365256704/photo/1 X]</ref>

== Different looks ==
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{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Ran Before.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 1]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:ran 2001 ep217.png|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 217]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:ran 2006.png|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 429]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:ran 2012.png|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 646]]
|}
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Ran Mouri MK1412.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Magic Kaito 1412 (Episode 10).]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Mouri Ran 854.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Young Ran (Episode 854)]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Mouri Ran FBS.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|The Fist of the Blue Sapphire]]
|}
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Ran as Kaguya-hime 2.png|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 410]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Ran TCH.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|The Culprit Hanzawa Episode 5]]
|}

== 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 someone.|[[The Mystery in the Net|Episode 247]], talking to Noboru Shimojo<ref>[[Volume 31#File 313 - A Courageous Decision|Volume 31, File 313: "A Courageous Decision"]]</ref>}}
{{cquote|There are things one cannot do no matter the circumstances.}}
{{cquote|I don't mind waiting for people. Because the longer you wait, when you do meet... You'll be happier.}}
{{cquote|If you have faith and wait, he'll definitely come back. A lover will never betray you.|[[Sweetheart is an Illusion of Spring|Episode 357]], talking to Kenji Suenaga}}
{{cquote|People can really change. When they're far away from each other, their hearts will change. It's so cruel that the only thing I can do is wait.}}
{{cquote|Don't! Please don't. You don't have the right! It may have been a copy, but you used that wonderful picture book to commit a crime. The author must be crying in heaven.|To the culprit in [[The Pop-up Book Bomber]]}}

== Trivia ==
[[File:Ran's cellphone strap.jpg|thumb|200px|Ran's cellphone strap.]]
* Her second phone (the pink one) was presented by Shinichi after he accidentally made Ran lose her phone during [[Shinichi Kudo's Aquarium Case]].
* Gosho Aoyama, the creator of the ''Detective Conan'' series, stated that Ran is one of his favorite female characters.<ref>Monthly B.L.T. magazine interview for the 16th Movie Eleventh Striker (approx April 29, 2012) 
Ｑ. 兰など素敌な女の子たちが登场しているが、『名探侦コナン』という作品の中で特に好きな女の子は谁か？ 
Q. Charming girls like Ran appear (in your work). In the work called Detective Conan, which female character do you especially like? 
⇒やっぱヒロインの兰かな。好きなのは兰、そして特别な女の子が灰原かな。こなん通信社の中で灰原の一言もオレが考えているんだけど、ほぼ灰原はオレの代弁者になっているね。あと兰は勇往迈进というか（新一のことを）待っていてくれるのは嬉しいというか…あと强いしね。ちなみに女の子が强いシーンを描くのって嬉しい。今、世良ちゃんも出ているけど、描くのが楽しい…目の下にクマがあるけど(笑)。 
A. I guess it would have to be the heroine, Ran. I like Ran, and the special girl would be Haibara. I think about Haibara's comments in the Conan News Agency, too; she's become my spokeswoman, hasn't she? Ran is full of courage, and she waits for Shinichi, which makes (Gosho?) happy . . . she's strong, too. By the way, I feel happy drawing scenes where girls are strong. Right now, Sera-chan is appearing, too, and it's fun to draw (her) . . . although, she has bags under her eyes (laughs).</ref>
* She keeps a blissful sea cucumber key-ring on her phone, which she demanded from Shinichi as a penalty for causing her to lose her previous phone. Ran didn't expect him to buy it, but he did. This made Ran wonder if Shinichi was already in love with her at that time. The sea cucumber is actually [[Namako-Otoko]], a villain turned good from Gosho's other series [[Yaiba]].
* Ran is one of the few characters who use old-fashioned flip-phone, instead of trendy smartphones.
* There is a pun relating to the name "Ran" in the 'Shinichi Kudo Aquarium Case', where Ran told Shinichi that she liked to run because of her name (Ran=past tense of 'run').
* When Ran is not wearing her school uniform or a special outfit, the colors of her shirt and socks always match.
* After Fusae loaned Ran her umbrella and Ran promised to buy one of Fusae's designed purses in return when she got older, she managed to do so in episodes 421-422 where she was in line with Sonoko to get a new brand name item which was Fusae's limited edition brand name purses and confirmed by Gosho in an interview called [[Interviews#Love Conan Interview|Love Conan Interview]] Dated March 31, 2014, with Gosho.
* In file 882 she was revealed to be scouted as a magazine model and had her picture taken on the street.
* The "Art Museum Owner Murder Case" has her going out of her way to pursue rumors of a haunted suit of armor. Exactly one volume later, she's so terrified of ghosts and monsters that she instantly freezes on seeing the mountain-villa mummy.
* Shinichi tends to call her "Watson" and she tends to play this role in flashbacks.
* Ran gets easily sick when reading in a car.
* Ran has a [[Fusae Campbell|Fusae]] brand pouch (file 994) and purse (files 410-412 and the Love Conan Interview).
* When she was a kid Ran has Shinichi help her by organizing her Hinamatsuri dolls for Girls Day by Conan mentioned in [[Festival Dolls Dyed in the Setting Sun|Episode 312]].
* Once in kindergarten she got separated from the group during a walk and ended up in Haido City.
* It is revealed in file 921 that Ran and her family used to live in an apartment before moving to the Mouri Detective Agency.
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* Akiko Yonehara was an elementary teacher Ran admired and she was very heartbroken when it was revealed that she murdered two people.
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* Shinichi gave Ran an extra key to his house before his parents went to Los Angeles according to the LOVE PLUS Super Digest Book.
* While in preschool, Ran was in the Tulip class in her first year and Sakura class during her second year.
* In File 630, according to Kogoro, whenever Ran buys large cake for guests, she would then eat alone a portion enough for two people.
* In File 1068, it is revealed that Ran has Wataru Takagi's phone number when Takagi mentioned that Ran called him.
* According to RECIPE PLUS Super Digest Book she likes curry, and Eri's fried eggs.
*Ran's ring finger is longer compared to her index finger, something unusual for women.
* Unknown to Ran, she is in top ten of the Teitan High Secret Popularity Contest.

== In other languages ==
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{{CharLangItem|flag=Basque Country|Basque|Ran|Mori}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Catalonia|Catalan (Catalonia)|Ran|Mouri}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Valencia|Catalan (Valencia)|Ran|Mouri}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=China|Chinese (Simplified)|兰 Lán|毛利 Máolì}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Hong Kong|Chinese (Traditional)|蘭 Lán|毛利 Máolì}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=US|English|Rachel Ran|Moore Mouri/Mori}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Philippines|Filipino|Ran|Mouri}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Finland|Finnish|Ran|Mori}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=France|French|Ran|Mouri}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Galicia|Galician|Ran|Mouri}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Ran|Mouri}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Italy|Italian|Ran|Mouri}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=South Korea|Korean|미란 Miran|유 Yoo}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Malaysia|Malay|Ran|Mouri}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Portugal|Portugal|Ran|Mori}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Russia|Russian|Ран Ran|Мори Mori}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish (Spain)|Ran|Mouri}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish (Latin America)|Claudia Ran|Guzmán Mouri/Mori}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Sweden|Swedish|Ran|Mori}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|รัน Rạn|โมริ Mori}}
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== Gallery ==
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Pre-grade school Shinichi and Ran.png|Ran and Shinichi before grade school.
Ran in 10 years.png|Ran 10 years later in Shinichi's dream, seen in OVA 9.
EP853 10.png|13 years ago
EP881-1.jpg|10 years ago
EP68-Ran.jpg|Ran's voluptuous figure
</gallery>

== References ==
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== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Shinichi Kudo and Ran Mouri]]

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