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Kaitou Kid

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| 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.
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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 [[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]] [deceased]) 61<ref>[[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
| 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)
| 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]]''.

== 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 ===
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[[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 the best stage magician in Japan 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> Chikage was well aware of her husband's 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 ===
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[[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 trickster 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|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>|-}}

{{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'')}}
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{{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" />|-}}
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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|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|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|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|-}}
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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:vlcsnap-2013-10-29-20h59m04s106.png|[[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:Kaito Shiho 824.PNG|Conan coerces Kaitou Kid to face [[Rei Furuya|Bourbon]] as [[Shiho Miyano|Shiho]] in an explosive laden luggage car.<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 strongest safe.
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: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]].<ref>[[The Lost Ship in the Sky|Movie 14]]</ref>
File:Another fake Saguru Hakuba.jpg|Kid disguising as Hakuba 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]].
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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 ==
When Kuroba Toichi began committing high-profile heists, INTERPOL named him "International Criminal #1412," as they were unaware of his true identity. Sometime later, a reporter referred to him as "Kaitou 1412" in a hastily-written note, since the word "kaitou" means "phantom thief" in Japanese. This note was seen by [[Yusaku Kudo]], who misread the numbers as "KID." Thus, Yusaku named the 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:asdadaasda.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: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 {{Bracket|Al-Liṣ Aṭ-Ṭa’er|Flying thief}}, الفتى الطائر {{Bracket|Al-Fata Aṭ-Ṭa’er|}}, الفتى اللص {{Bracket|Al-Fata Al-Liṣ|Thief boy}}, كايتو كيد Kāito Kid}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Indonesia|Bahasa Indonesia|Kid si Pencuri, Kaito Kid in late episodes/chapters}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Catalonia|Català|Kid 1412 / Kid Cat / Kid el Lladre / Kaito Kid}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Republic of China|Tradional Chinese|怪盜基德 guai dao ji de}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=US|English|Phantom Thief Kid/Kaito Kid/Bandit Kid}}
{{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=Malaysia|Malay|Kaitou Kid / Thief Kid /The Phantom Thief/ Pencuri Aneh Kid (Manga)}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Mongolia|Mongolian|Каито Кид (Батхаан)}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish|Kaito Kid in the manga/ Kid el Ladrón (Kid the Thief) in the anime}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|จอมโจรคิด}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Siêu trộm Kid / Siêu đạo chích Kid / Đạo tặc Kid}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Russia|Russian|Кайто Кид Kaito Kid}}
{{EndTable}}

== Gallery ==
<gallery widths=200px perrow=5>
File:vlcsnap-2013-11-04-21h23m18s211.png|Kaitou Kid's insignia, left in every notice to ensure its from the Phantom thief.
File:vlcsnap-2013-11-02-20h29m21s82.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:vlcsnap-2014-01-26-04h23m05s2.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. In addition Gosho's [[Animal_Crossing_promotional_hints|Animal Crossings]] characters are named after the playing card suits, "Clover" introduces itself as Kaito Kuroba and dresses 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]]

== 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 [[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]] [deceased]) 61<ref>[[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
| 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)
| 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]]''.

== 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 the best stage magician in Japan 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> Chikage was well aware of her husband's 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 trickster 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/head|Kaitou Kid}}
{{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'')}}

{{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>|-}}

{{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'')}}
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{{appellations/head|Kaitou Kid}}
{{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" />|-}}
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<tab title="Suzuki family">
{{appellations/head|Kaitou Kid}}
{{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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<tab title="Thieves">
{{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/head|Kaitou Kid}}
{{appellations|Kaito Kuroba|Kaitou Kid<ref name="rpt">[[The Revived Phantom Thief]]</ref>|-}}

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

{{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|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|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|-}}
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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:vlcsnap-2013-10-29-20h59m04s106.png|[[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:Kaito Shiho 824.PNG|Conan coerces Kaitou Kid to face [[Rei Furuya|Bourbon]] as [[Shiho Miyano|Shiho]] in an explosive laden luggage car.<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 strongest safe.
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: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]].<ref>[[The Lost Ship in the Sky|Movie 14]]</ref>
File:Another fake Saguru Hakuba.jpg|Kid disguising as Hakuba 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]].
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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 ==
Originally referred to as Kaitou 1412, [[Yusaku Kudo]] saw a reporter's hastily scribbled "1412" on a piece of paper and purposely misread it as "KID". Thus, Yusaku named the 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:asdadaasda.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: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 {{Bracket|Al-Liṣ Aṭ-Ṭa’er|Flying thief}}, الفتى الطائر {{Bracket|Al-Fata Aṭ-Ṭa’er|}}, الفتى اللص {{Bracket|Al-Fata Al-Liṣ|Thief boy}}, كايتو كيد Kāito Kid}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Indonesia|Bahasa Indonesia|Kid si Pencuri, Kaito Kid in late episodes/chapters}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Catalonia|Català|Kid 1412 / Kid Cat / Kid el Lladre / Kaito Kid}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Republic of China|Tradional Chinese|怪盜基德 guai dao ji de}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=US|English|Phantom Thief Kid/Kaito Kid/Bandit Kid}}
{{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=Malaysia|Malay|Kaitou Kid / Thief Kid /The Phantom Thief/ Pencuri Aneh Kid (Manga)}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Mongolia|Mongolian|Каито Кид (Батхаан)}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish|Kaito Kid in the manga/ Kid el Ladrón (Kid the Thief) in the anime}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|จอมโจรคิด}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Siêu trộm Kid / Siêu đạo chích Kid / Đạo tặc Kid}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Russia|Russian|Кайто Кид Kaito Kid}}
{{EndTable}}

== Gallery ==
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File:vlcsnap-2013-11-04-21h23m18s211.png|Kaitou Kid's insignia, left in every notice to ensure its from the Phantom thief.
File:vlcsnap-2013-11-02-20h29m21s82.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:vlcsnap-2014-01-26-04h23m05s2.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. In addition Gosho's [[Animal_Crossing_promotional_hints|Animal Crossings]] characters are named after the playing card suits, "Clover" introduces itself as Kaito Kuroba and dresses 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]]

== 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 [[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]] [deceased]) 61<ref>[[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
| 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)
| 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]]''.

== 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 the best stage magician in Japan 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> Chikage was well aware of her husband's 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 trickster 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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<tab title="Detectives">
{{appellations/head|Kaitou Kid}}
{{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'')}}

{{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>|-}}

{{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'')}}
|}
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<tab title="Law enforcement">
{{appellations/head|Kaitou Kid}}
{{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>|-}}

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{{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" />|-}}

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

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

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{{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|-}}
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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:vlcsnap-2013-10-29-20h59m04s106.png|[[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:Kaito Shiho 824.PNG|Conan coerces Kaitou Kid to face [[Rei Furuya|Bourbon]] as [[Shiho Miyano|Shiho]] in an explosive laden luggage car.<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 strongest safe.
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: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]].<ref>[[The Lost Ship in the Sky|Movie 14]]</ref>
File:Another fake Saguru Hakuba.jpg|Kid disguising as Hakuba 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]].
</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 ==
Originally referred to as Kaitou 1412, [[Yusaku Kudo]] saw a reporter's hastily scribbled "1412" on a piece of paper and purposely misread it as "KID". Thus, Yusaku named the 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:asdadaasda.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: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 {{Bracket|Al-Liṣ Aṭ-Ṭa’er|Flying thief}}, الفتى الطائر {{Bracket|Al-Fata Aṭ-Ṭa’er|}}, الفتى اللص {{Bracket|Al-Fata Al-Liṣ|Thief boy}}, كايتو كيد Kāito Kid}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Indonesia|Bahasa Indonesia|Kid si Pencuri, Kaito Kid in late episodes/chapters}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Catalonia|Català|Kid 1412 / Kid Cat / Kid el Lladre / Kaito Kid}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Republic of China|Tradional Chinese|怪盜基德 guai dao ji de}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=US|English|Phantom Thief Kid/Kaito Kid/Bandit Kid}}
{{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=Malaysia|Malay|Kaitou Kid / Thief Kid /The Phantom Thief/ Pencuri Aneh Kid (Manga)}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Mongolia|Mongolian|Каито Кид (Батхаан)}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish|Kaito Kid in the manga/ Kid el Ladrón (Kid the Thief) in the anime}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|จอมโจรคิด}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Siêu trộm Kid / Siêu đạo chích Kid / Đạo tặc Kid}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Russia|Russian|Кайто Кид Kaito Kid}}
{{EndTable}}

== Gallery ==
<gallery widths=200px perrow=5>
File:vlcsnap-2013-11-04-21h23m18s211.png|Kaitou Kid's insignia, left in every notice to ensure its from the Phantom thief.
File:vlcsnap-2013-11-02-20h29m21s82.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:vlcsnap-2014-01-26-04h23m05s2.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>
{{clearleft}}

== 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. In addition Gosho's [[Animal_Crossing_promotional_hints|Animal Crossings]] characters are named after the playing card suits, "Clover" introduces itself as Kaito Kuroba and dresses 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]]

== References ==
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{{SpoilerWarningArticle|This article contains significant '''[[Glossary#Spoiler|spoilers]]''' about secret identities and character allegiances. 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]].}}

[[Image:Detective Conan Characters.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Main characters of the series]]
The series was created and is drawn by [[Gosho Aoyama]]. The protagonists from his earlier series [[Magic Kaito]] look very similar: [[Kaitou Kid]] has made a number of appearances as himself in the anime and manga of the series. The main protagonist of the ''[[Detective Conan]]'' series, [[Shinichi Kudo]], and the protagonist of the ''Magic Kaito'' series, [[Kaito Kuroba]], are also similar. Hundreds of minor characters have been created and are always given backgrounds, motives, and personalities that put them under suspicion during the investigation.

The English adaption dubbed by [[Funimation]], called ''Case Closed'', has different names than the one in the manga published by [[Viz Media]].

== Protagonists ==
The series revolves around [[Shinichi Kudo]] and his "child version", [[Conan Edogawa]], as well as his love interest and best friend [[Ran Mouri]] and her father [[Kogoro Mouri]].
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{{CharItem|Shinichi Kudo|Jimmy Kudo|Main character of the series and Ran's love interest. He was shrunk into a child after being forced to take a poison, called [[APTX 4869]], created by the Black Organization.}}
{{CharItem|Conan Edogawa|Conan Edogawa|"Child" version of Shinichi Kudo. He's after the Black Organization to regain his original body. The show follows his journey and the different cases he encounters along the way.}}
{{CharItem|Ran Mouri|Rachel Moore|Shinichi's childhood friend, and main love interest. She doesn't know Conan's real identity. She's the one taking care of him along with her detective father, Kogoro. She is also skilled in karate.}}
{{CharItem|Kogoro Mouri|Richard Moore|Private eye and Ran's father. Separated from Eri Kisaki, Ran's mother.}}
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== Detective Boys ==
{{main|Detective Boys}}
The Detective Boys are called the "Junior Detective League" in the English version of the show. Notably, the Detective Boys are the only people that see the bowtie in action who aren't suspicious about Conan's identity. They have seen Conan use the bowtie, and even caught Conan using the bowtie to solve cases.
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{{CharItem|Ayumi Yoshida|Amy Yeager|Member of the Detective Boys. She likes Conan and she considers Haibara like a best friend to her.}}
{{CharItem|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitch Tennison|Member of the Detective Boys. Has a crush on Ayumi and Haibara. The most intelligent true child in the Detective Boys. He is great when it comes to science and logic.}}
{{CharItem|Genta Kojima|George Kaminski|Member and self-proclaimed leader of the Detective Boys. Has a crush on Ayumi and loves to eat, especially roasted eel on rice.}}
{{CharItem|Ai Haibara|Vi Graythorn (movies) Anita Hailey (manga)|Member of the Detective Boys and an adult shrunken by [[APTX 4869]]. Her former identity was a Black Organization scientist codenamed "Sherry", real name "Shiho Miyano". She invented APTX 4869.}}
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== Family & Friends ==
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{{CharItem|Hiroshi Agasa|Herschel Agasa|Professor who creates gadgets for Conan to use and the best friend of Yusaku Kudo. He was the first to know about Conan's true identity.}}
{{CharItem|Sonoko Suzuki|Serena Sebastian|Ran's best friend. Youngest daughter of the wealthy Suzuki family.}}
{{CharItem|Eri Kisaki|Eva Kadan|Ran's mother, a very successful attorney. Married to, but currently living separately from Kogoro Mouri. She is a friend of Yukiko Kudo from high school.}}
{{CharItem|Yusaku Kudo|Booker Kudo|Shinichi's father. A famous mystery novel author who is well-known in both America and Japan.}}
{{CharItem|Yukiko Kudo|Vivian Kudo|Shinichi's mother. A retired actress, she can disguise well and can mimic voices without a voice changer, a skill she learned from the deceased magician Toichi Kuroba. She is a close friend of Sharon Vineyard.}}
{{CharItem|Heiji Hattori|Harley Hartwell|Shinichi's rival detective and best friend from Osaka. Known as "Great Detective of the West". He's also a trained Kendo martial artist and the first to deduce Conan's true identity.}}
{{CharItem|Kazuha Toyama|Kirsten Thomas (anime) Kazuha Toyama (manga) Katrina Tolliver (video game) Katie Thompson (card game)|Heiji Hattori's best friend since childhood and love interest. She is also a trained Aikido martial artist.}}
{{CharItem|Yoko Okino|Yoko Okino|Idol star who is worshiped by Kogoro Mouri.}}
{{CharItem|Sumiko Kobayashi|Liz Faulkner|Conan's homeroom teacher and Ninzaburo Shiratori's girlfriend. Also the self-proclaimed manager of the Detective Boys.}}
{{CharItem|Tomoaki Araide|N/A|Kogoro's doctor, Teitan school nurse, and a high school basketball coach. He was once impersonated by Vermouth.}}
{{CharItem|Makoto Kyogoku|N/A|Sonoko Suzuki's boyfriend, and a karate champion that has been admired by Ran.}}
{{CharItem|Shizuka Hattori|N/A|Heiji Hattori's mother.}}
{{CharItem|Jirokichi Suzuki|N/A|Sonoko's uncle, obsessed with embarrassing and outsmarting the thief, Kaitou Kid.}}
{{CharItem|Eisuke Hondou|N/A|Ran and Sonoko's classmate, whom Conan finds suspicious. He is later discovered to be looking for his sister, Hidemi and wants to follow in the footsteps of his father and sister to be a CIA agent.}}
{{CharItem|Azusa Enomoto|N/A|A kind worker at the coffee shop that is right under the Mouri Detective Agency, who sometimes has a case that she wants Kogoro to solve.}}
{{CharItem|Subaru Okiya|N/A|FBI agent Shuichi Akai's civilian persona after he faked his death to protect Kir. He lives in Shinichi Kudo's house, sometimes assists the Detective Boys and Conan on cases, and keeps an eye on Haibara.}}
{{CharItem|Masumi Sera|N/A|A high school detective who transfers into Ran and Sonoko's high school class. She is the younger sister of Shuichi Akai and Shukichi Haneda.}}
{{CharItem|Shukichi Haneda|N/A|Yumi Miyamoto's ex-boyfriend and a professional shogi player. Also the brother of Shuichi Akai and Masumi Sera.}}
{{CharItem|Sakurako Yonehara|N/A|A housekeeper and Naeko Miike and Kazunobu Chiba's childhood friend.}}
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== Law enforcement ==
{{main|Law Enforcement}}
=== Tokyo Metropolitan Police District===
{{main|Tokyo Metropolitan Police}}
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{{CharItem|Juzo Megure|Joseph Meguire|Inspector from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police District.}}
{{CharItem|Ninzaburo Shiratori|Nicholas Santos|Police inspector who works with Inspector Megure. Originally Detective Takagi's rival for Detective Sato's affection, he is currently involved with Sumiko Kobayashi.}}
{{CharItem|Miwako Sato|Detective Simone|Female police officer who works with Inspector Megure. Currently involved with Detective Takagi.}}
{{CharItem|Wataru Takagi|Harry Wilder|Police officer who works with Inspector Megure. Currently involved with Detective Sato.}}
{{CharItem|Kazunobu Chiba|Detective Chiba|Police officer who often works with Inspector Megure. He is Naeko Miike's childhood friend and love interest.}}
{{CharItem|Yumi Miyamoto|N/A|A traffic enforcer and Detective Sato's best friend who is a compulsive tease.}}
{{CharItem|Naeko Miike|N/A|A traffic enforcer working with Yumi Miyamoto. She is Kazunobu Chiba's childhood friend and love interest.}}
{{CharItem|Kiyonaga Matsumoto|Kristopher McLaughlin|Senior Superintendent of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police 1st Division and Inspector Megure's superior.}}
{{CharItem|Inspector Yuminaga|N/A|The head inspector of the arson squad and Kogoro Mouri's former superior.}}
{{CharItem|Shintaro Chaki|Bernie Biggers|Superintendent of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police 2nd Division and Ginzo Nakamori's superior.}}
{{CharItem|Hyoue Kuroda|N/A|Superintendent of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police 1st Division and Former Nagano Police Chief. He has a damaged eye covered by a shaded lens. He knows that Conan is the [[List of characters who know Conan is Sleeping Kogoro#Hyoue Kuroda|"Brains behind Sleeping Kogoro"]].}}
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=== Osaka Police District ===
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{{CharItem|Heizo Hattori|Martin Hartwell|Heiji Hattori's father, and a police chief from Osaka Police District.}}
{{CharItem|Ginshiro Toyama|Chief Thomas|Kazuha's father, and a detective from Osaka Police District.}}
{{CharItem|Goro Otaki|Inspector Odin|Inspector from Osaka Police District, and a very close friend to Heiji and Heizo.}}
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=== Nagano Police District ===
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{{CharItem|Kansuke Yamato|N/A|Inspector from Nagano Police District, partially disabled after surviving an avalanche.}}
{{CharItem|Yui Uehara|N/A|Kansuke Yamato's former partner who has recently returned to the force.}}
{{CharItem|image=Taka'aki Morofushi|link=Taka'aki Morofushi|Taka'aki Morofushi (Komei)|N/A|Inspector from Nagano Police District. Childhood friend and rival of Kansuke Yamato. He is also the older brother of Morofushi Hiromitsu}}
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=== Other police districts ===
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{{CharItem|Sango Yokomizo|Inspector Worthington|Inspector from Shizuoka Police District, known for his gruff personality.}}
{{CharItem|Misao Yamamura|Inspector Magnum|Detective from Gunma Police District, albeit a not very good one. Is later promoted to "Inspector".}}
{{CharItem|Jugo Yokomizo|N/A|Sango Yokomizo's twin brother, also an inspector from Kanagawa Police District. He is not as easygoing as his brother.}}
{{CharItem|Fumimaro Ayanokoji|N/A|Inspector from Kyoto Prefectural Police, also known as the "Royal Inspector" for his noble family line. Notorious for his snobbishness and his attachment to his pet chipmunk.}}
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=== Japanese intelligence agencies ===
{{main|Japanese intelligence agencies}}
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{{CharItem|image=Rei Furuya|link=Rei Furuya|Rei Furuya (Bourbon)|N/A|Aka Tooru Amuro. Specializes in detective work and information gathering. He posed as a private detective and became Kogoro Mouri's apprentice. He is later revealed as an undercover National Police Agency agent working to undermine the Organization.}}
{{CharItem|image=Scotch|link=Hiromitsu Morofushi|Hiromitsu Morofushi (Scotch)|N/A|A deceased undercover agent from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's Public Security Bureau. He was killed while infiltrating the Black Organization and the younger brother of Taka'aki Morofushi.}}
{{CharItem|Yuya Kazami|N/A|An Agent from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's Public Security Bureau and Rei's Subordinate.}}
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=== FBI ===
{{main|Federal Bureau of Investigation}}
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{{CharItem|Shuichi Akai|N/A|FBI agent, considered by Gin as his rival, and the "Silver Bullet" that could take down the Black Organization. In the past, he infiltrated the Black Organization under the name Dai Moroboshi and obtained the codename "Rye" before being expelled. He faked his death to protect Kir and is currently undercover as [[Subaru Okiya]].}}
{{CharItem|image=Jodie Starling|link=Jodie Starling|Jodie Starling (Jodie Saintemillion)|N/A|An FBI agent on an undercover assignment against the Black Organization, and Ran's English teacher at one point. She had been Shuichi Akai's girlfriend before he met Akemi Miyano.}}
{{CharItem|James Black|N/A|High ranking FBI agent, Jodie's superior.}}
{{CharItem|Andre Camel|N/A|FBI agent, played a vital role in the protection of Rena Mizunashi.}}
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=== CIA ===
{{main|Central Intelligence Agency}}
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{{CharItem|image=Hidemi Hondou|link=Hidemi Hondou|Hidemi Hondou (Kir)|N/A|An undercover CIA agent, also pretending to be TV reporter Rena Mizunashi.}}
{{CharItem|Ethan Hondou|N/A|Deceased CIA member who infiltrated the Black Organization. He is also Hidemi and Eisuke's father.}}
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== Black Organization ==
{{main|Black Organization}}
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{{CharItem|The Boss|The Boss|Click "[[The Boss|Here]]" to reveal the identity of the Black Organization head, primary antagonist of the series.}}
{{CharItem|Rum|N/A| A high ranking member of the Black Organization and second main antagonist of the series, Rum has a close connection to the boss.}}
{{CharItem|Gin|Gin Melkior (manga, later changed to Gin)|High ranking executive member of the Black Organization. A highly intelligent and lethal assassin, he tried to kill Shinichi with APTX 4869.}}
{{CharItem|Vodka|Vodka Kaspar (manga, later changed to Vodka)|Member of the Black Organization. Gin's secretary and partner on most occasions.}}
{{CharItem|image=Vermouth|link=Vermouth|Chris Vineyard (Vermouth)|N/A|Member of the Black Organization. She is an actress and master of disguise. Considered the Boss' "favorite," and knows that Haibara and Conan are really Sherry and Shinichi.}}. She was known to the world as [[Sharon Vineyard]].
{{CharItem|Chianti|N/A|Member of the Black Organization. Considered an excellent sniper.}}
{{CharItem|Korn|N/A|Member of the Black Organization. Considered an excellent sniper.}}
{{CharItem|image=Shiho Miyano|link=Shiho Miyano|Shiho Miyano (Sherry)|Shiho Miyano |Codenamed Sherry, she was a scientist for the Black Organization and creator of APTX 4869. Her sister's death caused her to betray the Black Organization. Her current alias is [[Ai Haibara]].}}
{{CharItem|Akemi Miyano|Akemi Miyano|Former member of the Black Organization, sister of Shiho Miyano, daughter of Elena Miyano and Atsushi Miyano, and the girlfriend of Shuichi Akai. She was killed by Gin for being a liability to the organization.}}
{{CharItem|Elena Miyano|N/A|Akemi Miyano and Shiho Miyano's mother. Deceased member of the Black Organization. Known as the Hell's Angel.}}
{{CharItem|Atsushi Miyano|N/A|Akemi Miyano and Shiho Miyano's father. Deceased member of the Black Organization. Known as the "Mad Scientist".}}
{{CharItem|Tequila|Tequila|Member of the Black Organization, originally trying to get programs and a list of the world's top programmers. Accidentally got killed by a bomb.}}
{{CharItem|image=Pisco|link=Pisco|Kenzo Masuyama (Pisco)|N/A|An executive member of the Black Organization and a family friend of the Miyanos. His last assignment was to kill a politician. He was killed by Gin for getting caught in the act.}}
{{CharItem|Calvados|N/A|Member of the Black Organization, another sniper. Kills himself after Shuichi Akai disables him. He was in love with Vermouth.}}
{{CharItem|Rikumichi Kusuda|N/A|Member of the Black Organization, who pretends to be a patient in the hospital holding Kir. He commits suicide when his cover is blown. His corpse is used to fake Shuichi Akai's death.}}
{{CharItem|Ki'ichiro Numabuchi|Cornelius Graver|Serial killer whom Conan runs into a few times. Former member of the Black Organization, who scheduled to be the original test subject for APTX 4869 before he escaped.}}
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== Magic Kaito ==
{{main|Magic Kaito}}
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{{CharItem|Kaito Kuroba|Kaito Kuroba|High school student and magician. Aoko Nakamori's childhood friend, and love interest. Son of world-renowned magician Toichi Kuroba.}}
{{CharItem|Kaitou Kid|Phantom Thief Kid|Secret identity of Kaito Kuroba. Magician and thief known to be "uncatchable".}}
{{CharItem|Aoko Nakamori|N/A|Kaito Kuroba's childhood friend, and love interest. Daughter of Ginzo Nakamori.}}
{{CharItem|Ginzo Nakamori|Mace Fuller|Inspector from Tokyo Metropolitan Police 2nd Division, who is obsessed with capturing Kaitou Kid.}}
{{CharItem|Toichi Kuroba|Toichi Kuroba|Kaito Kuroba's deceased father. Once a world-renowned magician and the original Kaitou Kid. He was the one who taught Yukiko Kudo and Sharon Vineyard how to make a perfect disguise.}}
{{CharItem|Chikage Kuroba|N/A|Kaito Kuroba's mother. Before meeting her husband, she was a jewel thief known as Phantom Lady.}}
{{CharItem|Konosuke Jii|N/A|Once Toichi Kuroba's attendant and friend, now Kaito's assistant.}}
{{CharItem|Kaitou Corbeau|N/A|A mysterious thief that looks like Kaitou Kid in black clothing. He recently emerged in Las Vegas before coming to Japan to target the [[Magic Kaito Chapters not yet included in a Volume#Midnight Crow|Midnight Crow]].}}
{{CharItem|Akako Koizumi|N/A|A witch who wishes to seduce Kaitou Kid and enslave all men.}}
{{CharItem|Saguru Hakuba|N/A|High school detective trying to catch Kaitou Kid.}}
{{CharItem|Snake|N/A|The primary antagonist, a member of the [[Magic Kaito Organization]] who is responsible for murdering Toichi Kuroba.}}
{{CharItem|Spider|N/A|An anime only character who works for the Magic Kaito Organization as an assassin. His public persona is a stage performer and illusionist named Gunter Von Goldberg II.}}
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== Others ==

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{{CharItem|"The Criminal"|"The Criminal"|A generic depiction taking the place of an unknown culprit.}}
{{CharItem|Scar Akai|N/A|Shuichi Akai [[disguise]] used by Bourbon and Vermouth to find out if the real Akai is dead and to lure out Sherry.}}
{{CharItem|Mary Sera|N/A|An unknown child of middle-school age who appears to be a girl with light hair. She is actually a middle-aged woman and the mother of Shuichi Akai, Shukichi Haneda, and Masumi Sera. Conan suspected that Mary is Asaka, and even the second-in-command Rum in the Black Organization.}}
{{charItem|Kohji Haneda|Koji Haneda|Shukichi's non-blood brother and a professional shogi player. He was forced to take a poison, called APTX 4869, created by the Black Organization.}}
{{CharItem|Asaka|N/A|A mysterious person from [[Case from 17 years ago|17 years ago]] whom Conan believes is the killer of Kohji Haneda and potentially the Black Organization member Rum. This person has been missing ever since.}}
{{CharItem|Momiji Ooka|N/A|Kyoto high school student who claims that Heiji is her future husband.}}
{{CharItem|Rumi Wakasa|N/A|New deputy homeroom teacher of class 1-B of Teitan Primary school. She is also somehow connected to Kohji Haneda and the case from 17 years ago as she is keeping an object that has the shape of a Shogi piece inside her pocket. She was also seen looking at the updated APTX victim list that contains both Shinichi's and Kouji's names.}}
{{charItem|Tsutomu Akai|N/A|Mary's husband and the father of Shuichi Akai, Shukichi Haneda, and Masumi Sera. He went missing 17 years ago afer the murder of Haneda Kouji and his body was never found.}}
{{CharItem|Kanenori Wakita|N/A|A sushi chief.He has relatively good deductive ability, a "true Tokyoite" personality, and an injury to his left eye, and he was shown looking at Shinichi's name after Shinichi was known to solve the famous Tengu case, making him a suspect of Rum's true identity.}}
{{CharItem|Muga Iori|N/A|The Butler of Momiji's family.}}
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== More characters ==
*[[List of notable case characters]]
*[[List of minor recurring manga characters]]
*[[List of minor recurring anime characters]]
* [[List of minor recurring movie characters]]
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