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Kansuke Yamato

2025-09-12T15:47:58Z

SamNg311: Episode 559

{{InfoBox Char
| name = Kansuke Yamato
| japanese-name = 大和敢助 (Yamato Kansuke)
| english-name =
| image = Kansuke Yamato Profile.jpg
| age = 35
| gender = Male
| date-of-birth =
| relatives =
| occupation = Nagano Prefectural Police Inspector
| aliases =
| status = Alive
| nicknames = Kan-chan ([[Yui Uehara|Uehara]]) Kansuke-kun ([[Taka'aki Morofushi|Komei]])
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume 59#Furinkazan Case|File 613]] Anime: [[Furinkazan|Episode 516]]
| appearances = {{:Kansuke Yamato Appearances}}
| cases-solved =
| keyhole = [[Volume 59]]
| japanese-voice = [[Yuji Takada]]
| english-voice = [[Christopher Diaz]] (Macias Group)
| footnotes =
}}
'''{{nihongo|Kansuke Yamato|大和敢助|Yamato Kansuke}}''' is a character in the manga and anime franchise ''Detective Conan''. He was originally introduced as police detective from Nagano Prefecture. Some time before his second appearance, Yamato is promoted as police inspector. His direct subordinate is Detective [[Yui Uehara]]. Yamato lost his left eye in a snow avalanche and now has an X-shaped scar in its place. This same avalanche caused severe and "permanent damage" to his left leg, forcing him to use a forearm crutch to walk around.

== Background ==
Yamato grew up in a small Nagano village with [[Yui Uehara]]. Like most people from the village, he greatly admired police officer and town hero Kuroto Kai, who inspired him and Uehara to join the police.<ref name=Past>Manga Chapter 617: War</ref> One year before the Furinkazan Case, Yamato chased a parole jumper he believed to be involved with Kai's mysterious death into a mountain, where he got caught in the avalanche that took his left eye and leg.<ref name=Past/> He was missing and believed dead for several days until school friend [[Taka'aki Morofushi|Taka'aki "Komei" Morofushi]], also a police inspector, went against orders to track down the criminal and find Yamato.<ref name=Koumei>Manga Chapter 684: The Late Koumei</ref> After recovering, he returned to the force and resumed working on solving Kai's death. With the aid of Conan Edogawa and Heiji Hattori the case was finally resolved, and soon afterwards Uehara rejoined the police force as his partner.<ref name=Past/>

== Personality ==
In contrast to other police inspectors like [[Juzo Megure|Megure]], [[Sango Yokomizo]], and [[Misao Yamamura|Yamamura]], Yamato is shown to be very serious and hard-boiled. He is often short-tempered and has been known to yell at and intimidate suspects.<ref>Manga Chapter 613: Centipede</ref> This aspect of his personality causes him to become quite visibly annoyed with [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]]'s ignorance<ref name=Hand>Manga Chapter 683: In The Hand</ref> and Yamamura's goofiness.<ref>[[The Raven Chaser|'''Movie 13''': The Raven Chaser]]</ref> Still, he does have softer spots, though he does not show them often, and there are hints that he is both aware and accepting of Uehara's affection towards him.

Yamato does have a petty rivalry with fellow police detective Koumei, often competing with him to see who can solve a case first.<ref name=RedWall>Manga Volume 65-66: Files 682-686 (Red Wall Case)</ref> Despite this, they remain very close friends, and Yamato was even willing to run into a burning mansion to save him at one point.<ref name=Fire>Manga Chapter 685: Make Friends Quickly</ref> Yamato is also aware of [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]]'s intelligence and is one of few characters who treats him like an adult and equal.<ref name=Fire/>

== Appellation ==
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{{appellations|Conan Edogawa|Inspector Yamato Kansuke (''Yamato Kansuke-keibu'')<ref name="file913">[[Volume 86#Kawanakajima Murder Case|File 913 (Volume 86)]]</ref> Inspector Yamato (''Yamato-keibu'')<ref name="file914">[[Volume 86#Kawanakajima Murder Case|File 914 (Volume 86)]]</ref>|Boy (''Bōzu'')<ref name="file913" />}}
{{appellations|Ran Mouri|Inspector Yamato Kansuke (''Yamato Kansuke-keibu'')<ref name="file910">[[Volume 86#Kamaitachi Murder Case|File 910 (Volume 86)]]</ref> Inspector Yamato (''Yamato-keibu'')<ref name="file917">[[Volume 87#Kawanakajima Murder Case|File 917 (Volume 87)]]</ref>}}
{{appellations|Kogoro Mouri|Inspector Yamato Kansuke (''Yamato Kansuke-keibu'')<ref name="m13">Movie 13: ''[[The Raven Chaser]]''</ref>}}
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{{appellations/head|Kansuke}}
{{appellations|Hyoue Kuroda|Yamato<ref name="file914"/>|First Division Chief Kuroda (''Kuroda-sōsa-ikka-chō'')<ref name="file915" /> Chief Kuroda (''Kuroda-kachō'')<ref name="file915">[[Volume 86#Kawanakajima Murder Case|File 915 (Volume 86)]]</ref> That middle-aged man (''ano ossan'')<ref name="file913"/>}}
{{appellations|Yui Uehara|Kan-chan<ref name="file913"/> Inspector Yamato (''Yamato-keibu'')<ref name="file913"/>|Uehara<ref name="file913"/> Yui<ref>[[Volume 59#Furinkazan Case|Manga Chapter 616: Furinkazan]]</ref><ref>Manga Chapter 1082: [[Micchan's House]]</ref>}}
{{appellations|Taka'aki Morofushi|Kansuke-kun<ref name="file913"/> Yamato Kansuke<ref name="file913"/>|Komei<ref name="file915"/> Morofushi<ref name="file917"/> Morofushi Taka'aki<ref>[[The Mansion of Death and the Red Wall|Episode 559]]</ref>}}
{{appellations|Misao Yamamura|Inspector Yamato (''Yamato-keibu'')<ref name="m13"/>}}|This guy (''Aitsu'')
{{appellations|Kiyonaga Matsumoto|Inspector Yamato (''Yamato-keibu'')<ref name="m13"/>}}
{{appellations|Minor law enforcement#Mamoru Saegusa{{!}}Mamoru Saegusa|file=Mamoru Saegusa.jpg|Yamato<ref name="file913"/>|}}
|}
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{{appellations/head|Kansuke}}
{{appellations|Kazuha Toyama|Inspector-san (''Keibu-san'')<ref name="file910"/> Inspector Yamato (''Yamato-keibu'')<ref name="file910"/> That super smart one-eyed inspector<ref name="file910"/>}}
{{appellations|Heiji Hattori|That one-eyed police detective Inspector Yamato (''Yamato-keibu'')|The detective boy from Osaka (''Osaka no tantei bōzu'')}}
|}
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== Plot overview ==
=== Furinkazan Case (Manga: [[Volume 59#Furinkazan Case|613-618]], Anime: [[Furinkazan|516-517]]) ===
* Yamato makes his first appearance in this case as a police detective from Nagano Prefecture and the one is in charge of this case.
** Yamato interrogates Yui Torada (maiden name Yui Uehara) about the case of 6 years ago, much to Yui's annoyance.
* When Yamato calls her “Uehara” and orders her to tell him the time (as he needs to know when exactly they discovered the body), Yui does so without thinking twice, and it is only after she answered that both suddenly realize that she is no longer his subordinate. Yamato apologizes, as Yui says that it is ok.
* It is revealed that Yui is probably regretting over the fact that as she hesitated and did not confess to Yamato in time, he went missing, which (indirectly) drove her to marry Yoshiro Torada, which eventually resulted her current status as a widow.
* Yamato announces that Yui (and six other people, including some from the Torada family) are suspects, and orders them to go home and pray before he makes an arrest. Yui, hearing Yamato’s cold words, says “Kan-chan, you no longer call my name as you did before” with some sorrow on her face.
* Yamato replies that due to the case, instead of treating her as a childhood friend or as a former subordinate, he needs to see her as a suspect and as the widow of a victim.
* Yui is later shown to be looking at a photo taken with Yamato and Officer Kai when they were both still kids. Yui recalls asking Officer Kai to marry her, and remembers that he replies, amused: “Spare me of this, please! Kansuke would loathe me!”
* Yui is able to solve the case and predict that the culprit’s next target is Akira Tatsuo. She thus goes to his household to protect him, but is not anticipating the culprit to bring subordinates. Yamato, Conan and Heiji, who are anticipating this, are able to save her and Akira Tatsuo and defeat the culprit and her men.
* After the case concludes, Yui tells Yamato why she married Yoshiro Torada, adding that she feels sorry for him. Yamato tells that she should rejoin the police force once she feels ready, and jokes that their superintendent misses the coffee that she makes (despite it being terrible).

=== Dangerous Couple Case (Manga: [[Volume 65#Dangerous Couple Case|680-681]], Anime: [[A Dangerous Party of Two|557]]) ===

=== Red Wall Case (Manga: [[Volume 65#Red Wall Case|682-686]], Anime: [[The Mansion of Death and the Red Wall|558-561]]) ===

[[Morofushi]] was the 1st one who realized that by observing the red wall for a long period of time then looking at the white wall, one sees Green in the after image before both Kansuke & [[Conan]] did too afterwards. This was meant to denote the Italian Flag, a vital clue to uncovering the culprit. Right after [[Morofushi]] noticed the secret message, he immediately text Kansuke a sentence "The late Koumei" but unfortunately, before the text was sent, he has his head smacked by the culprit. Fortunately enough, the message was successfully sent at a second before his consciousness lost.

=== Eye for an Eye (Manga: [[Volume 74#Eye for an Eye|783-784]], Anime: [[The Design of Poison and Mirage|653-654]]) ===

=== The Red Woman (Manga: [[Volume 83#The Red Woman|874-875]], Anime: [[The Tragedy of the Red Woman|754-756]]) ===

=== Kamaitachi Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 86#Kamaitachi Murder Case|910]], Anime: [[The Kamaitachi Inn|808]]) ===

=== Kawanakajima Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 86#Kawanakajima Murder Case|913]]-[[Volume 87#Kawanakajima Murder Case|917]], Anime: [[The Darkness of the Prefectural Police|810-812]]) ===
* Yui reveals that the drug-addicted man who was shot dead 9 years ago is Yamato's childhood friend, and Yui even feels jealous with that friend, and she tells Ran to keep it as a secret.
* Yamato and Morufushi have to act that they have conflicts to lure the culprit out, Yui is misled to believe that Yamato is in grave danger.
* After the case is solved, Yui is relieved, but thinks that Yamato could have told her about their plans to mislead the culprit beforehand to not make her worry.
* Yamato thinks that she is talking way to much and shouts at her to make her shut up, which prompts her to say bitterly that she will not be so concerned with him anymore, as he does not want attention from a "''woman with one X''" (バツイチ ''Batsu ichi'', a slang term for widow) anyways, and she sheds her tears.
* In a rare act, Yamato smiles and replies warmly that the huge "''X''" (バツ ''Batsu'') scar on his face puts him in a similar situation, and tells her not to think too much about it. Yui blushes after hearing this.

=== Kaitou Kid and the Fairy's Lips (Manga: [[Volume 96#Kaitou Kid and the Fairy's Lips|1018-1021]], Anime: [[Kid vs. Komei: The Targeted Lips|983-984]]) ===
While talking on the phone with Kansuke Yamato, [[Yui Uehara]] says that [[Morofushi]] had an younger brother who had moved to Tokyo after their parents' deaths and working in [[Tokyo MPD]].

=== Nagano Snowy Mountains Case (Manga: [[Volume 97#Nagano Snowy Mountains Case|1027-1031]], Anime: [[The 36-Cell Perfect Game|1003-1005]]) ===
[[Morofushi]] appears with Kansuke Yamato and [[Yui Uehara]] for the investigation of the crime scene which is shown from the video footage.

=== Nagano-Gunma Prefectural Border Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 102#Nagano-Gunma Prefectural Border Murder Case|1082-1084]], Anime: [[The Body on the Gunma-Nagano Border|1123-1124]]) ===

=== Middle-Aged Detective League Case (Manga: [[Volume 107#Middle-Aged Detective League Case|1137-1140]], Anime: TBA) ===

== Non-canon plot overview ==
=== The Raven Chaser (Movie: [[The Raven Chaser|13]]) ===
=== One-eyed Flashback (Movie: [[One-eyed Flashback|28]]) ===

== Relationships analysis ==
=== Yui Uehara ===
Kansuke Yamato cares very deeply for his subordinate and childhood friend [[Yui Uehara]]. He was upset over her leaving the force and tried to distance himself from her,<ref>Manga Chapter 616: Furinkazan</ref> but had no problem allowing her back on the force.<ref name=Uehara>Manga Chapter 618: Shadow and Lightning</ref> Uehara in return cares for him and even seems to have feeling for him,<ref name=Past/><ref name=Uehara/> affectionatley referring to him as Kan-chan, which he always scolds her for doing.<ref name=RedWall/>

=== Taka'aki Morofushi ===
The two are childhood friends who went to the same primary and high school as each other. Both have also become inspectors of a police headquarters. In the past, when Yamato was thought to be dead, Morofushi went against his boss' orders and went to look for him. Afterwards, Yamato was found and in the hospital while Morofushi himself got put down into the local police headquarters. This is to show even if Morofushi loses his position in the main headquarters, he will definite be willing to go and save his friend. Even now, they still remain as best friends and even compete with each other to see who can solve cases first. Yamato also on the other hand will go and help his friend out. This is shown by how he would go into a burning mansion to save him. Their friendship and rivalry can be considered similar to that of Heiji and Shinichi's, with Heiji being hot-tempered impatient Yamato and Shinichi being well-mannered calm Morofushi.

=== Conan Edogawa ===
In the Suspicious party of Two, he even told Yui Uehara that he suspects Conan of being "the one leading everything," in regards to Kogoro's cases, and that is after only after they met up in one case so far.

In fact, in that car ride, they were giving Agasa and Haibara a lift back to Tokyo, but he really kept taking in a Nagano dialect, using phrases that terrified Haibara, such as "Half-Kill" and "Over-Kill, which dealth with a kind of Mochi."

The reason why he and Yui were heading to Tokyo was to enlist Kogoro's help with the Red Wall Case, which Yui told Conan that it was really his help they were wanting.

== Name origin ==
Yamato's name comes from {{nihongo|[[wikipedia:Yamamoto Kansuke|Yamamoto Kansuke]]|山本勘助}}, the strategist of [[wikipedia:Takeda Shingen|Takeda Shingen]], the famous [[wikipedia:daimyo|daimyo]] who used "Fūrinkazan" as his battle slogan. This is even pointed out by Conan during the Red Wall Case.<ref>Manga Chapter 682: The Red Wall</ref>

== Different looks ==
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kansuke Yamamoto Profile.jpg|thumb|left|x185px|Episode 516]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kansuke Yamato Middle.png|thumb|left|x185px|Episode 653]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kansuke Yamato Profile.png|thumb|left|x185px|Episode 810]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kansuke yamato eye.jpg|thumb|left|x185px|Still in the Police Academy, with his eye unharmed (episode 756).]]
|}

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

== References ==
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Taka'aki Morofushi

2025-09-12T15:45:23Z

SamNg311: Episode 559

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| name = Taka'aki Morofushi
| japanese-name = {{lang|ja|諸伏高明}} (Morofushi Taka'aki)
| english-name =
| image = Taka'aki Morofushi Profile.png
| age = 35
| gender = Male
| date-of-birth = unknown
| relatives = [[Mr. Morofushi]] (father, deceased) [[Mrs. Morofushi]] (mother, deceased) [[Hiromitsu Morofushi]] (younger brother, deceased)
| occupation = Nagano Prefecture Police Inspector
| aliases =
| nicknames = Komei (高明)
| status = Alive
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume 65#Red Wall Case|File 682]] Anime: [[The Mansion of Death and the Red Wall|Episode 558]]
| appearances = {{:Taka'aki Morofushi Appearances}}
| cases-solved =
| keyhole = [[Volume 65]]
| japanese-voice = [[Sho Hayami]] [[Nobuhiko Okamoto]] (young)
| english-voice = [[Rayner Gabriel]] (Macias Group)
| footnotes =
}}
'''{{nihongo|Taka'aki Morofushi|諸伏高明|Morofushi Taka'aki}}''', more commonly known as '''{{nihongo|Komei|高明|Kōmei}}''' is a character in the manga and anime franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''.

== Background ==
Morofushi's parents died prematurely, and while he remained in Nagano, his younger brother Hiromitsu was taken in by relatives in Tokyo and thus separated from Morofushi.

Morofushi first met [[Kansuke Yamato]] in elementary school.<ref name=Komei/> Morofushi's exploits were so well known there that a book about a child solving a case in an elementary school, titled "Kōmei-kun from Second Grade Class A!", was based off of him (another character in the book was based off of Yamato).<ref name=Komei/> Morofushi cherishes the book, keeping it in the glove compartment of his car, as the author was a friend of his.<ref name=Komei>[[The Mansion of Death and the Red Wall|Episodes 558-561: The Mansion of Death and the Red Wall]]</ref>

After (presumably) graduating from high school, Morofushi went to Tokyo to do a university degree, and finished top of his class. Then (presumably) he returned to Nagano and joined the prefectural police force, where climbed the ladder over the years and eventually became an Inspector. He once abandoned his job briefly in an attempt to save Yamato (who had been left to die in an avalanche),<ref name=Komei/> and while Yamato was eventually safe, Morofushi was demoted and sent to work at a local police station.<ref name=Komei/>

== Personality ==
Morofushi is generally shown to be calm and well-mannered, in contrast to the quick-tempered Yamato. According to Yamato, Morofushi tends to ignore others completely while investigating a case, and sometimes even goes out of his jurisdiction. If he has to, Morofushi will put his life on the line.

== Skills ==
Morofushi is highly skilled at the art of deduction, unlike many of the other police characters in Detective Conan. He also knows a lot about the [[Wikipedia: Three Kingdoms|Three Kingdoms]] era (an era in Chinese history lasting from 220 CE to 280 CE), and frequently quotes two of the most prominent military strategists of that era, namely [[Wikipedia: Zhuge Liang|Zhuge Liang]] (诸葛亮) and [[Wikipedia: Zhou Yu|Zhou Yu]] (周瑜).

== Appellations ==
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{{appellations/head|Komei}}
{{appellations|Conan Edogawa|Inspector Morofushi (''Morofushi-keibu'')<ref name="file917">[[Volume 87#Kawanakajima Murder Case|File 917 (Volume 87)]]</ref>}}
{{appellations|Ran Mouri|Inspector Morofushi (''Morofushi-keibu'')<ref name="file917"/>}}
{{appellations|Kogoro Mouri|-|Mouri-san}}
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{{appellations/head|Komei}}
{{appellations|Hiromitsu Morofushi|Niisan<ref name="file1021">[[Volume 96#Deceased's Belongings|File 1021: Deceased's Belongings (Volume 96)]]</ref> Taka'aki-niichan<ref name="file1021"/>|Hiromitsu<ref name="file1021"/>}}
|}
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{{appellations/head|Komei}}
{{appellations|Hyoue Kuroda|Morofushi<ref name="file914">[[volume 86#Kawanakajima Murder Case|File 914 (Volume 86)]]</ref>|First Division Chief Kuroda (''Kuroda-sōsa-ikka-chō'')<ref name="file913">[[Volume 86#Kawanakajima Murder Case|File 913 (Volume 86)]]</ref> Chief (''Kachō'')<ref name="file913"/>}}
{{appellations|Kansuke Yamato|Komei<ref name="file915">[[Volume 86#Kawanakajima Murder Case|File 915 (Volume 86)]]</ref> Morofushi<ref name="file917"/> Morofushi Taka'aki<ref name=Komei/>|Kansuke-kun<ref name="file915"/> Yamato Kansuke<ref name="file913"/>}}
{{appellations|Yui Uehara|Inspector Morofushi (''Morofushi-keibu'')<ref name="file917"/>|Yui-san ([[Gosho Aoyama|Gosho]]'s thought)<ref>[[:File:Postcard2016 6.jpg]] (Taka'aki (or Komei) calls her 'Yui-san', I think... probably... (laugh) )</ref>}}
{{appellations|Ginzo Nakamori||Inspector Nakamori (''Nakamori-keibu'')<ref name="file1018">[[Volume 96#Kaitou Kid and the Fairy's Lips|File 1018 (Volume 96)]]</ref>}}
|}
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{{appellations/head|Komei}}
{{appellations|Jirokichi Suzuki|Inspector Morofushi Taka'aki (''Morofushi-Takaaki-keibu'')<ref name="file1018"/>|Adviser Suzuki Jirokichi (''Suzuki Jirokichi-sōdan'yaku'')}}
{{appellations|Kaitou Kid||Kid<ref name="file1018">[[Volume 96#Kaitou Kid and the Fairy's Lips|File 1018 (Volume 96)]]</ref>}}
|}
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== Plot overview ==
=== Red Wall Case (Manga: [[Volume 65#Red Wall Case|682-686]], Anime: [[The Mansion of Death and the Red Wall|558-561]]) ===
Morofushi is the first to realize that by looking at red things for a long time and then looking at something white, one sees green in the afterimage (this dying message thus implies the Italian flag, a vital clue to uncovering the culprit). While he texts Yamato "the late Kōmei" as a hint, he is abused by the culprit, who smacks Morofushi's head and renders him unconscious. The culprit later sets the house on fire to kill Morofushi, but he is able to escape before the whole house is engulfed by flames.

Later on, together with [[Conan]] and Yamato, Morofushi devises a scheme to trick the culprit to that the police can arrest him with ease.

=== Eye for an Eye (Manga: [[Volume 74#Eye for an Eye|783-784]], Anime: [[The Design of Poison and Mirage|653-654]]) ===
It is revealed that Morofushi has managed to get back to the prefectural police force.

=== The Red Woman (Manga: [[Volume 83#The Red Woman|874-875]], Anime: [[The Tragedy of the Red Woman|754-756]]) ===

=== Kawanakajima Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 86#Kawanakajima Murder Case|913]]-[[volume 87#Kawanakajima Murder Case|917]], Anime: [[The Darkness of the Prefectural Police|810-812]]) ===
Taka'aki and Kansuke pretend to quarrel over many things, allowing Kansuke to investigate while Kuroda, who is also aware of their plan, helps catch the real culprit and prove Kansuke's innocence. Kuroda later asks where Kansuke went when he couldn’t be reached by phone, and they all have dinner with Yui afterward.

=== Kaitou Kid and the Fairy's Lips (Manga: [[Volume 96#Kaitou Kid and the Fairy's Lips|1018-1021]], Anime: [[Kid vs. Komei: The Targeted Lips|983-984]]) ===
Morofushi arrives at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Headquarters to retrieve an envelope addressed to him, and stumbles upon a case involving [[Kaitou Kid]] after meeting [[Jirokichi Suzuki]]. While talking on the phone with Yamato, [[Yui Uehara]] mentions that he had a younger brother who had moved to Tokyo after their parents' deaths and working in MPD. Morofushi replies that he has not been in touch with his younger brother, and thus does not know where he is or what he is doing.

After seeing through Kid's tricks and "solving" the case, he meets up with [[Miwako Sato|Sato]] and [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]], who hands him the envelope. Inside, Morofushi finds a phone with a huge hole on the screen and the letter "H" written on the back. Morofushi thus realizes that it is his brother Hiromitsu's phone, and conjectures that he has been working for the [[Public Security Bureau]] and died while carrying out some undercover mission. The number "0" is on the back of the envelope, which reminds Morofushi of the time when Hiromitsu called him and told him excitedly that he had made a friend nicknamed "Zero" in Tokyo.

=== Nagano Snowy Mountains Case (Manga: [[Volume 97#Nagano Snowy Mountains Case|1028-1031]], Anime: [[The 36-Cell Perfect Game|1003-1005]]) ===
Morofushi, along with Yamato and Uehara, investigates the video footage of the crime scene shot by [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]]. He sees [[Rei Furuya|Amuro]] in the video and realizes that he has met him before. After thinking for a while, Morofushi recalls that when he was studying in Tokyo, he met up with Hiromitsu, who took "Zero" with him and told him that they were good friends and that both aspired to be a police officer. Morofushi thus suspects that the envelope was sent by Amuro. Shortly after this, his former boss, [[Kuroda]], talks to him in private; the conversation is not revealed to us readers, but it can be deduced from his subsequent behavior that Morofushi is instructed by Kuroda to pretend to not know Amuro.

After finally arriving at the crime scene, Morofushi greets Kogoro only and asks him who Amuro and Wakita are (Kogoro replies that they are his apprentices). As Yamato yells at him, telling him enter the church and start doing work, Morofushi goes past Amuro and says "every moment is precious and not a moment should be wasted." with the inner monologue "time is money, as the saying goes."

=== Nagano-Gunma Prefectural Border Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 102#Nagano-Gunma Prefectural Border Murder Case|1082-1084]], Anime: [[The Body on the Gunma-Nagano Border|1123-1124]]) ===
Morofushi became acquitance with Yamamura learning that he was friends with Hiromitsu.

=== Middle-Aged Detective League Case (Manga: [[Volume 107#Middle-Aged Detective League Case|1137-1140]], Anime: TBA) ===

== Non-canon plot overview ==
=== One-eyed Flashback (Movie: [[One-eyed Flashback|28]]) ===

== Relationships analysis ==
=== Hiromitsu Morofushi ===
Taka'aki and Hiromitsu Morofushi are siblings. After their parents' death, Hiromitsu was taken in by relatives in Tokyo and was separated from Taka'aki, but they still kept a good relationship. Their contact was forced to stop when Hiromitsu quitted the Tokyo MPD and "took on another assignment" (i.e. began working for the PSB). Afterwards, Hiromitsu became an undercover and died during his mission, but Taka'aki was not aware of this until he retrieves Hiromitsu's broken phone four years later and infers from the phone the fate of his younger brother.

=== Kansuke Yamato ===
The rivalry between Yamato and Morofushi is mostly friendly, in which they see who can solve a case first. The two are also friends, and although they sometimes clash (with Yamato being quite rude to Morofushi), the overall relationship is not affected, and they keep working closely.

Morofushi is grateful that Yamato has introduced him to Conan, as he realizes after the Red Wall Case that Conan is highly intelligent.<ref name=Komei/> He even believes, and confides this to Yamato, that if it were not for Conan's observations, they would have never even come close to solving the case.<ref name=Komei/> He even compares Conan to a young version of Zhuge Liang.<ref name=Komei/>

=== Misao Yamamura ===
Yamamura and Morofushi are good acquaintances, although they are jokingly at odds since they are from neighbouring prefectures. When Yamumura first met Taka'aki Morofushi, he recalled how similar Taka'aki and Hiromitsu, Yamamura's childhood friend, looked. He revealed to Yamamura that he was his brother, which made them even closer, and both solved the case together along with Yamato, Yui and the Mouri family. He however kept it from Yamamura that his brother died, since Hiromitsu was a dear friend of his and he wants Yamamura to keep the hope that both made it to the force.

== Name origin ==
[[File:Koumei nickname.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Komei nickname in kanji with a katakana reading.]]
Morofushi's name has a lot to do with Zhuge Liang (诸葛亮), a prominent Chinese military strategist living in the Three Kingdoms era. The courtesy name of Zhuge Liang is "孔明", which is pronounced as "Kōmei" in Japanese. Morofushi's given name "高明" is also pronounced in this way with the on'yomi reading, or the Sino-Japanese reading ("Taka'aki", on the other hand, is the kun'yomi reading, or native reading, of "高明"). Furthermore, the on'yomi reading of Morofushi ("Shofuku") is somewhat similar to the Japanese pronunciation of the Chinese surname 诸葛 ("Shokatsu").

== Quotes ==
{{cquote|Make no intrusion into others' affairs. When it comes to relationships between close people, outsiders must never interfere.{{citation needed}}}}

== Trivia ==
* During Morofushi's first appearance, after hearing him noting that the case is under his department's jurisdiction and learning his name, Conan inwardly commented "''Shokatsu no Kōmei''" (Komei's jurisdiction). This is a pun on the Japanese reading of Zhuge Kongming.

== Different looks ==
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Taka'aki Morofushi Profile.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 558]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Taka'aki Morofushi Middle.png|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 653]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Taka'aki Morofushi After.png|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 810]]
|}

== In other languages ==

{{BeginTable CharLang}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|高明 Taka'aki|諸伏 Morofushi}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=China|Chinese (Simplified)|高明 Gāomíng|诸伏 Zhūfú}}
{{EndTable}}

== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Unsolved Mysteries]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Characters}}
{{Police}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Morofushi Taka'aki}}

[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Police detectives]]
[[Category:Male characters]]
[[Category:Victims]]

[[ca:Taka'aki Morofushi]]
[[de:Takaaki Morofushi]]
[[zh:诸伏高明]]

Kansuke Yamato

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SamNg311: Add this one

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| japanese-name = 大和敢助 (Yamato Kansuke)
| english-name =
| image = Kansuke Yamato Profile.jpg
| age = 35
| gender = Male
| date-of-birth =
| relatives =
| occupation = Nagano Prefectural Police Inspector
| aliases =
| status = Alive
| nicknames = Kan-chan ([[Yui Uehara|Uehara]]) Kansuke-kun ([[Taka'aki Morofushi|Komei]])
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume 59#Furinkazan Case|File 613]] Anime: [[Furinkazan|Episode 516]]
| appearances = {{:Kansuke Yamato Appearances}}
| cases-solved =
| keyhole = [[Volume 59]]
| japanese-voice = [[Yuji Takada]]
| english-voice = [[Christopher Diaz]] (Macias Group)
| footnotes =
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'''{{nihongo|Kansuke Yamato|大和敢助|Yamato Kansuke}}''' is a character in the manga and anime franchise ''Detective Conan''. He was originally introduced as police detective from Nagano Prefecture. Some time before his second appearance, Yamato is promoted as police inspector. His direct subordinate is Detective [[Yui Uehara]]. Yamato lost his left eye in a snow avalanche and now has an X-shaped scar in its place. This same avalanche caused severe and "permanent damage" to his left leg, forcing him to use a forearm crutch to walk around.

== Background ==
Yamato grew up in a small Nagano village with [[Yui Uehara]]. Like most people from the village, he greatly admired police officer and town hero Kuroto Kai, who inspired him and Uehara to join the police.<ref name=Past>Manga Chapter 617: War</ref> One year before the Furinkazan Case, Yamato chased a parole jumper he believed to be involved with Kai's mysterious death into a mountain, where he got caught in the avalanche that took his left eye and leg.<ref name=Past/> He was missing and believed dead for several days until school friend [[Taka'aki Morofushi|Taka'aki "Komei" Morofushi]], also a police inspector, went against orders to track down the criminal and find Yamato.<ref name=Koumei>Manga Chapter 684: The Late Koumei</ref> After recovering, he returned to the force and resumed working on solving Kai's death. With the aid of Conan Edogawa and Heiji Hattori the case was finally resolved, and soon afterwards Uehara rejoined the police force as his partner.<ref name=Past/>

== Personality ==
In contrast to other police inspectors like [[Juzo Megure|Megure]], [[Sango Yokomizo]], and [[Misao Yamamura|Yamamura]], Yamato is shown to be very serious and hard-boiled. He is often short-tempered and has been known to yell at and intimidate suspects.<ref>Manga Chapter 613: Centipede</ref> This aspect of his personality causes him to become quite visibly annoyed with [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]]'s ignorance<ref name=Hand>Manga Chapter 683: In The Hand</ref> and Yamamura's goofiness.<ref>[[The Raven Chaser|'''Movie 13''': The Raven Chaser]]</ref> Still, he does have softer spots, though he does not show them often, and there are hints that he is both aware and accepting of Uehara's affection towards him.

Yamato does have a petty rivalry with fellow police detective Koumei, often competing with him to see who can solve a case first.<ref name=RedWall>Manga Volume 65-66: Files 682-686 (Red Wall Case)</ref> Despite this, they remain very close friends, and Yamato was even willing to run into a burning mansion to save him at one point.<ref name=Fire>Manga Chapter 685: Make Friends Quickly</ref> Yamato is also aware of [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]]'s intelligence and is one of few characters who treats him like an adult and equal.<ref name=Fire/>

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{{appellations|Ran Mouri|Inspector Yamato Kansuke (''Yamato Kansuke-keibu'')<ref name="file910">[[Volume 86#Kamaitachi Murder Case|File 910 (Volume 86)]]</ref> Inspector Yamato (''Yamato-keibu'')<ref name="file917">[[Volume 87#Kawanakajima Murder Case|File 917 (Volume 87)]]</ref>}}
{{appellations|Kogoro Mouri|Inspector Yamato Kansuke (''Yamato Kansuke-keibu'')<ref name="m13">Movie 13: ''[[The Raven Chaser]]''</ref>}}
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{{appellations|Hyoue Kuroda|Yamato<ref name="file914"/>|First Division Chief Kuroda (''Kuroda-sōsa-ikka-chō'')<ref name="file915" /> Chief Kuroda (''Kuroda-kachō'')<ref name="file915">[[Volume 86#Kawanakajima Murder Case|File 915 (Volume 86)]]</ref> That middle-aged man (''ano ossan'')<ref name="file913"/>}}
{{appellations|Yui Uehara|Kan-chan<ref name="file913"/> Inspector Yamato (''Yamato-keibu'')<ref name="file913"/>|Uehara<ref name="file913"/> Yui<ref>[[Volume 59#Furinkazan Case|Manga Chapter 616: Furinkazan]]</ref><ref>Manga Chapter 1082: [[Micchan's House]]</ref>}}
{{appellations|Taka'aki Morofushi|Kansuke-kun<ref name="file913"/> Yamato Kansuke<ref name="file913"/>|Komei<ref name="file915"/> Morofushi<ref name="file917"/>}}
{{appellations|Misao Yamamura|Inspector Yamato (''Yamato-keibu'')<ref name="m13"/>}}|This guy (''Aitsu'')
{{appellations|Kiyonaga Matsumoto|Inspector Yamato (''Yamato-keibu'')<ref name="m13"/>}}
{{appellations|Minor law enforcement#Mamoru Saegusa{{!}}Mamoru Saegusa|file=Mamoru Saegusa.jpg|Yamato<ref name="file913"/>|}}
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{{appellations/head|Kansuke}}
{{appellations|Kazuha Toyama|Inspector-san (''Keibu-san'')<ref name="file910"/> Inspector Yamato (''Yamato-keibu'')<ref name="file910"/> That super smart one-eyed inspector<ref name="file910"/>}}
{{appellations|Heiji Hattori|That one-eyed police detective Inspector Yamato (''Yamato-keibu'')|The detective boy from Osaka (''Osaka no tantei bōzu'')}}
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== Plot overview ==
=== Furinkazan Case (Manga: [[Volume 59#Furinkazan Case|613-618]], Anime: [[Furinkazan|516-517]]) ===
* Yamato makes his first appearance in this case as a police detective from Nagano Prefecture and the one is in charge of this case.
** Yamato interrogates Yui Torada (maiden name Yui Uehara) about the case of 6 years ago, much to Yui's annoyance.
* When Yamato calls her “Uehara” and orders her to tell him the time (as he needs to know when exactly they discovered the body), Yui does so without thinking twice, and it is only after she answered that both suddenly realize that she is no longer his subordinate. Yamato apologizes, as Yui says that it is ok.
* It is revealed that Yui is probably regretting over the fact that as she hesitated and did not confess to Yamato in time, he went missing, which (indirectly) drove her to marry Yoshiro Torada, which eventually resulted her current status as a widow.
* Yamato announces that Yui (and six other people, including some from the Torada family) are suspects, and orders them to go home and pray before he makes an arrest. Yui, hearing Yamato’s cold words, says “Kan-chan, you no longer call my name as you did before” with some sorrow on her face.
* Yamato replies that due to the case, instead of treating her as a childhood friend or as a former subordinate, he needs to see her as a suspect and as the widow of a victim.
* Yui is later shown to be looking at a photo taken with Yamato and Officer Kai when they were both still kids. Yui recalls asking Officer Kai to marry her, and remembers that he replies, amused: “Spare me of this, please! Kansuke would loathe me!”
* Yui is able to solve the case and predict that the culprit’s next target is Akira Tatsuo. She thus goes to his household to protect him, but is not anticipating the culprit to bring subordinates. Yamato, Conan and Heiji, who are anticipating this, are able to save her and Akira Tatsuo and defeat the culprit and her men.
* After the case concludes, Yui tells Yamato why she married Yoshiro Torada, adding that she feels sorry for him. Yamato tells that she should rejoin the police force once she feels ready, and jokes that their superintendent misses the coffee that she makes (despite it being terrible).

=== Dangerous Couple Case (Manga: [[Volume 65#Dangerous Couple Case|680-681]], Anime: [[A Dangerous Party of Two|557]]) ===

=== Red Wall Case (Manga: [[Volume 65#Red Wall Case|682-686]], Anime: [[The Mansion of Death and the Red Wall|558-561]]) ===

[[Morofushi]] was the 1st one who realized that by observing the red wall for a long period of time then looking at the white wall, one sees Green in the after image before both Kansuke & [[Conan]] did too afterwards. This was meant to denote the Italian Flag, a vital clue to uncovering the culprit. Right after [[Morofushi]] noticed the secret message, he immediately text Kansuke a sentence "The late Koumei" but unfortunately, before the text was sent, he has his head smacked by the culprit. Fortunately enough, the message was successfully sent at a second before his consciousness lost.

=== Eye for an Eye (Manga: [[Volume 74#Eye for an Eye|783-784]], Anime: [[The Design of Poison and Mirage|653-654]]) ===

=== The Red Woman (Manga: [[Volume 83#The Red Woman|874-875]], Anime: [[The Tragedy of the Red Woman|754-756]]) ===

=== Kamaitachi Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 86#Kamaitachi Murder Case|910]], Anime: [[The Kamaitachi Inn|808]]) ===

=== Kawanakajima Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 86#Kawanakajima Murder Case|913]]-[[Volume 87#Kawanakajima Murder Case|917]], Anime: [[The Darkness of the Prefectural Police|810-812]]) ===
* Yui reveals that the drug-addicted man who was shot dead 9 years ago is Yamato's childhood friend, and Yui even feels jealous with that friend, and she tells Ran to keep it as a secret.
* Yamato and Morufushi have to act that they have conflicts to lure the culprit out, Yui is misled to believe that Yamato is in grave danger.
* After the case is solved, Yui is relieved, but thinks that Yamato could have told her about their plans to mislead the culprit beforehand to not make her worry.
* Yamato thinks that she is talking way to much and shouts at her to make her shut up, which prompts her to say bitterly that she will not be so concerned with him anymore, as he does not want attention from a "''woman with one X''" (バツイチ ''Batsu ichi'', a slang term for widow) anyways, and she sheds her tears.
* In a rare act, Yamato smiles and replies warmly that the huge "''X''" (バツ ''Batsu'') scar on his face puts him in a similar situation, and tells her not to think too much about it. Yui blushes after hearing this.

=== Kaitou Kid and the Fairy's Lips (Manga: [[Volume 96#Kaitou Kid and the Fairy's Lips|1018-1021]], Anime: [[Kid vs. Komei: The Targeted Lips|983-984]]) ===
While talking on the phone with Kansuke Yamato, [[Yui Uehara]] says that [[Morofushi]] had an younger brother who had moved to Tokyo after their parents' deaths and working in [[Tokyo MPD]].

=== Nagano Snowy Mountains Case (Manga: [[Volume 97#Nagano Snowy Mountains Case|1027-1031]], Anime: [[The 36-Cell Perfect Game|1003-1005]]) ===
[[Morofushi]] appears with Kansuke Yamato and [[Yui Uehara]] for the investigation of the crime scene which is shown from the video footage.

=== Nagano-Gunma Prefectural Border Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 102#Nagano-Gunma Prefectural Border Murder Case|1082-1084]], Anime: [[The Body on the Gunma-Nagano Border|1123-1124]]) ===

=== Middle-Aged Detective League Case (Manga: [[Volume 107#Middle-Aged Detective League Case|1137-1140]], Anime: TBA) ===

== Non-canon plot overview ==
=== The Raven Chaser (Movie: [[The Raven Chaser|13]]) ===
=== One-eyed Flashback (Movie: [[One-eyed Flashback|28]]) ===

== Relationships analysis ==
=== Yui Uehara ===
Kansuke Yamato cares very deeply for his subordinate and childhood friend [[Yui Uehara]]. He was upset over her leaving the force and tried to distance himself from her,<ref>Manga Chapter 616: Furinkazan</ref> but had no problem allowing her back on the force.<ref name=Uehara>Manga Chapter 618: Shadow and Lightning</ref> Uehara in return cares for him and even seems to have feeling for him,<ref name=Past/><ref name=Uehara/> affectionatley referring to him as Kan-chan, which he always scolds her for doing.<ref name=RedWall/>

=== Taka'aki Morofushi ===
The two are childhood friends who went to the same primary and high school as each other. Both have also become inspectors of a police headquarters. In the past, when Yamato was thought to be dead, Morofushi went against his boss' orders and went to look for him. Afterwards, Yamato was found and in the hospital while Morofushi himself got put down into the local police headquarters. This is to show even if Morofushi loses his position in the main headquarters, he will definite be willing to go and save his friend. Even now, they still remain as best friends and even compete with each other to see who can solve cases first. Yamato also on the other hand will go and help his friend out. This is shown by how he would go into a burning mansion to save him. Their friendship and rivalry can be considered similar to that of Heiji and Shinichi's, with Heiji being hot-tempered impatient Yamato and Shinichi being well-mannered calm Morofushi.

=== Conan Edogawa ===
In the Suspicious party of Two, he even told Yui Uehara that he suspects Conan of being "the one leading everything," in regards to Kogoro's cases, and that is after only after they met up in one case so far.

In fact, in that car ride, they were giving Agasa and Haibara a lift back to Tokyo, but he really kept taking in a Nagano dialect, using phrases that terrified Haibara, such as "Half-Kill" and "Over-Kill, which dealth with a kind of Mochi."

The reason why he and Yui were heading to Tokyo was to enlist Kogoro's help with the Red Wall Case, which Yui told Conan that it was really his help they were wanting.

== Name origin ==
Yamato's name comes from {{nihongo|[[wikipedia:Yamamoto Kansuke|Yamamoto Kansuke]]|山本勘助}}, the strategist of [[wikipedia:Takeda Shingen|Takeda Shingen]], the famous [[wikipedia:daimyo|daimyo]] who used "Fūrinkazan" as his battle slogan. This is even pointed out by Conan during the Red Wall Case.<ref>Manga Chapter 682: The Red Wall</ref>

== Different looks ==
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kansuke Yamamoto Profile.jpg|thumb|left|x185px|Episode 516]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kansuke Yamato Middle.png|thumb|left|x185px|Episode 653]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kansuke Yamato Profile.png|thumb|left|x185px|Episode 810]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kansuke yamato eye.jpg|thumb|left|x185px|Still in the Police Academy, with his eye unharmed (episode 756).]]
|}

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

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Characters}}
{{Police}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Yamato Kansuke}}

[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Police detectives]]
[[Category:Male characters]]
[[Category:Suspects]]

[[ca:Kansuke Yamato]]
[[de:Kansuke Yamato]]
[[zh:大和敢助]]

Yui Uehara

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SamNg311: A small fun fact

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| name = Yui Uehara
| japanese-name = 上原由衣 (Uehara Yui)
| english-name =
| image = Yui Uehara Profile.jpg
| age = 29
| gender = Female
| date-of-birth =
| relatives = Yoshiro Torada (husband, deceased) Naonobu Torada (father-in-law) Shigetsugu Torada (brother-in-law, deceased) Mrs. Torada (mother-in-law, deceased) Tatsue Torada (mother-in-law)
| occupation = Police detective
| aliases = Yui Torada (married name)
| status = Alive
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume 59#Furinkazan Case|File 613]] Anime: [[Furinkazan|Episode 516]]
| appearances = {{:Yui Uehara Appearances}}
| cases-solved =
| keyhole = [[Volume 66]]
| japanese-voice = [[Ami Koshimizu]]
| english-voice = [[Ghia Burns]] (Macias Group) [[Alisha Todd]] (Macias Group, episode 984)
| footnotes =
}}
'''{{nihongo|Yui Uehara|上原由衣|Uehara Yui}}''', formerly known as '''{{nihongo|Yui Torada|虎田由衣|Torada Yui}}''', is a character in the manga and anime franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''.

== Background ==
Yui Uehara grew up together in a village somewhere in Nagano prefecture. She was close to [[Kansuke Yamato]] and to the popular village policeman Kuroto Kai. Inspired by him, Yui joined the police force in her early twenties. Soon after that, Officer Kai died under mysterious circumstances, prompting Yui (and Yamato, who was also close to Officer Kai and became a policeman following his example) to investigate the case. They were not able to make much progress during the next five years (presumably), until Yamato heard that a thief that Kai had arrested two years before his death broke out of jail. Yamato, believing that the thief had something to do with his death, went after him personally, but he suffered a deadly accident while on the chase, and subsequently went missing. As Yui believed that Yamato was dead, she thought that she must do more to get to the bottom of Officer Kai's death. As a result, she resigned from the police force and married Yoshiro Torada (changing her surname as a result), a man whose family might have had something to do with Officer Kai’s death. Yui did not really love her husband, although his feelings for her were genuine.

Yui spent the next year at the Torada household, but she was not able to gather sufficient information to find the truth, and the story behind Officer Kai's was revealed only when another string of mysterious murders occurred (with her husband winding up as the first victim) and that case was solved. Yui contributed to solving it, and Yamato (who had survived the accident), [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] and [[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]] also were able to figure everything out.

Soon after the resolution of the string of murders, and with the urging from Yamato, Yui rejoined the police force, and changed her surname back to “Uehara” (she did feel badly for her husband, however). She is now an assistant police inspector working under Yamato at Nagano’s prefectural police headquarters.

== Personality ==
Yui is a friendly and considerate person, which offsets Yamato's harsh appearance and behavior, complementing the two so different personalities. It is frequently hinted by her behavior that she is in love with him, but his professionalism has as yet prevented any serious personal engagement, although Yamato himself seems not reluctant to it.

Yui, just like Yamato, is very aware of Conan's intelligence, telling Conan about how Yamato believes that he is more intelligent than [[Kogoro Mouri]], sneakily trying to get Conan involved in investigating the crime.<ref name=UehCon>[[The Mansion of Death and the Red Wall|Episodes 558-561: The Mansion of Death and the Red Wall]]</ref>

== Appellations ==
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{{appellations/head|Yui}}
{{appellations|Conan Edogawa|Detective Yui (''Yui-keiji'')<ref name="file914">[[Volume 86#Kawanakajima Murder Case|File 914 (Volume 86)]]</ref> Yui-san|Conan-kun<ref name="file914"/>}}
{{appellations|Ran Mouri|Yui-san<ref name="file910">[[Volume 86#Kamaitachi Murder Case|File 910 (Volume 86)]]</ref> Detective Yui (''Yui-keiji'')<ref name="file913">[[Volume 86#Kawanakajima Murder Case|File 913 (Volume 86)]]</ref>|Ran-chan<ref name="file913"/>}}
{{appellations|Kogoro Mouri|Yui-san<ref name="file 681">[[Volume 65#Dangerous Couple Case|File 681 (Volume 65)]]</ref>|Mouri-san}}
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{{appellations/head|Yui}}
{{appellations|Hyoue Kuroda|Uehara<ref name="file914"/>|First Division Chief Kuroda (''Kuroda-sōsa-ikka-chō'')<ref name="file914"/> Chief Kuroda (''Kuroda-kachō'')<ref name="file916">[[Volume 87#Kawanakajima Murder Case|File 916 (Volume 87)]]</ref> Chief (''Kachō'')<ref name="file914"/>}}
{{appellations|Kansuke Yamato|Uehara<ref name="file913"/> Yui<ref>[[Volume 59#Furinkazan Case|Manga Chapter 616: Furinkazan]]</ref><ref>Manga Chapter 1082: [[Micchan's House]]</ref>|Inspector Yamato<ref name="file913"/> Kan-chan}}
{{appellations|Taka'aki Morofushi|Yui-san ([[Gosho Aoyama|Gosho]]'s thought)<ref>[[:File:Postcard2016 6.jpg]] (Taka'aki (or Komei) calls her 'Yui-san', I think... probably... (laugh) )</ref>|Inspector Morofushi (''Morofushi-keibu'')<ref name="file916"/>}}
{{appellations|Juzo Megure|-|Inspector (''Keibu'')<ref name="m13">Movie 13: ''[[The Raven Chaser]]''</ref>}}
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{{appellations|Heiji Hattori|-|The young, dark-skinned detective}}
{{appellations|Kazuha Toyama|Yui-san|Kazuha-chan}}
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{{appellations|Sonoko Suzuki|-|Sonoko-san}}
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== Plot overview ==
=== Furinkazan Case (Manga: [[Volume 59#Furinkazan Case|613-618]], Anime: [[Furinkazan|516-517]]) ===
* Yui makes her first appearance in this case. Her husband has just died a few days ago, and her surname is still “Torada”.
* When Yamato calls her “Uehara” and orders her to tell him the time (as he needs to know when exactly they discovered the body), Yui does so without thinking twice, and it is only after she answered that both suddenly realize that she is no longer his subordinate. Yamato apologizes, as Yui says that it is ok.
* Yui, knowing that [[Kazuha Toyama|Kazuha]] likes Hattori, advises her to not follow her path: Yui waited for too long, and before she was able to confess her feelings he was already gone, resulting in irreversible and immeasurable losses to her.
** Here, Yui is probably regretting over the fact that as she hesitated and did not confess to Yamato in time, he went missing, which (indirectly) drove her to marry Yoshiro Torada, which eventually resulted her current status as a widow.
* Yamato announces that Yui (and six other people, including some from the Torada family) are suspects, and orders them to go home and pray before he makes an arrest. Yui, hearing Yamato’s cold words, says “Kan-chan, you no longer call my name as you did before” with some sorrow on her face.
* Yamato replies that due to the case, instead of treating her as a childhood friend or as a former subordinate, he needs to see her as a suspect and as the widow of a victim.
* Yui is later shown to be looking at a photo taken with Yamato and Officer Kai when they were both still kids. Yui recalls asking Officer Kai to marry her, and remembers that he replies, amused: “Spare me of this, please! Kansuke would loathe me!”
* Yui is able to solve the case and predict that the culprit’s next target is Akira Tatsuo. She thus goes to his household to protect him, but is not anticipating the culprit to bring subordinates. Yamato, Conan and Heiji, who are anticipating this, are able to save her and Akira Tatsuo and defeat the culprit and her men.
* After the case concludes, Yui tells Yamato why she married Yoshiro Torada, adding that she feels sorry for him. Yamato tells that she should rejoin the police force once she feels ready, and jokes that their superintendent misses the coffee that she makes (despite it being terrible).

=== Dangerous Couple Case (Manga: [[Volume 65#Dangerous Couple Case|680-681]], Anime: [[A Dangerous Party of Two|557]]) ===
* Yui and Yamato, on their way to Tokyo, encounters [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]] and [[Ai Haibara|Ai]] (with the two latter not knowing that the two former know Conan) stranded in the forest of Yamanashi. They offer them a ride to Tokyo, which Agasa and Ai accept gracefully.
* After getting on the car, Ai senses that something is not right: Yui and Yamato talk suspiciously, there are bloodstains and bullet holes everywhere in the car, and their faces are hidden behind sunglasses. Ai's conclusion is that they might be from the Black Organization; Conan clears up the misunderstanding eventually.
* Yui reveals that she has rejoined Nagano’s police force already and that just a few months into the job, both she and her car are already bruised.
* It is revealed at the end of the case that they are coming to Tokyo to ask Kogoro for help on a difficult case. In order to convince him to go to Nagano to assist them, they have brought him some local snacks.

=== Red Wall Case (Manga: [[Volume 65#Red Wall Case|682-686]], Anime: [[The Mansion of Death and the Red Wall|558-561]]) ===
* Yui tells Conan secretly that it seems that Yamato went to Tokyo to seek Kogoro's help just for Conan to come along as well. She believes that Yamato has gone to such length to seek help because Morofushi is investigating the case as well, and since they have been rivals since childhood, he does not want to lose to Morofushi under any circumstances.
* Later, Yui seems to realize that the real purpose for Yamato to head to Tokyo is that he wants Conan to assist Morofushi, so that Morofushi can figure out the case more easily (and be promoted and come back to the Nagano Prefectural Police Headquarters).
* Yui expands on the accident that made Yamato lose his left eye: after he went missing for a few days, most people in the police headquarters thought that he was dead. But Morofushi did not give up, and decided to pursue the escaped thief that Yamato had been chasing, although this was going against his superiors' orders.
* In the end, after crossing prefectural borders, Morofushi managed to track down and arrest the thief, who revealed that Yamato had gone missing in an avalanche. But it turns out that Yamato was not dead, as Morofushi was later able to find him in a hospital.
* Yui is ordered by Yamato to follow Morofushi closely as he investigates the case. This ends up saving Morofushi's life when he is struck unconscious by the culprit and the mansion that he is in is set on fire.
* Near the end of the case, in order to fool the culprit and facilitate arresting him, Yui and Yamato are disguised as a couple.

=== Eye for an Eye (Manga: [[Volume 74#Eye for an Eye|783-784]], Anime: [[The Design of Poison and Mirage|653-654]]) ===
* Kazuha, following Heiji's request, calls Yui to ask her about the case that Yamato, Morofushi and she are investigating, as that case has a lot to do with the one that Heiji and Conan has on hand.
* Yui agrees to share information about their case, saying that since they are detectives that have done favours to the police, she will break the rules for them. Later, Heiji is able to get crucial information from Yamato.

=== The Red Woman (Manga: [[Volume 83#The Red Woman|873-875]], Anime: [[The Tragedy of the Red Woman|754-756]]) ===
* As both Yamato and Morofushi are occupied, she comes to the investigate the murder case without them. She is not able to make much progress on the case, and the truth is finally revealed by [[Sera Masumi|Sera]], Conan, Yamato and Morofushi.

=== Kawanakajima Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 86#Kawanakajima Murder Case|913]]-[[volume 87#Kawanakajima Murder Case|917]], Anime: [[The Darkness of the Prefectural Police|810-812]]) ===
* Yui reveals that the drug-addicted man who was shot dead 9 years ago is Yamato's childhood friend, and Yui even feels jealous with that friend, and she tells Ran to keep it as a secret.
* Since Yui cannot figure out the truth behind the case, she is misled to believe that Yamato is in grave danger and that his feud with Morofushi is real.
* After the case is solved, Yui is relieved, but thinks that Yamato could have told her about their plans to mislead the culprit beforehand to not make her worry.
* Yamato thinks that she is talking way to much and shouts at her to make her shut up, which prompts her to say bitterly that she will not be so concerned with him anymore, as he does not want attention from a "''woman with one X''" (バツイチ ''Batsu ichi'', a slang term for widow) anyways, and she sheds her tears.
* In a rare act, Yamato smiles and replies warmly that the huge "''X''" (バツ ''Batsu'') scar on his face puts him in a similar situation, and tells her not to think too much about it. Yui blushes after hearing this.

=== Nagano Snowy Mountains Case (Manga: [[Volume 97#Nagano Snowy Mountains Case|1027-1031]], Anime: [[The 36-Cell Perfect Game|1003-1005]]) ===
* Yui appears at the end with Yamato and Morofushi to investigate the crime scene.

=== Nagano-Gunma Prefectural Border Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 102#Nagano-Gunma Prefectural Border Murder Case|1082-1084]], Anime: [[The Body on the Gunma-Nagano Border|1123-1124]]) ===
* At the end of the case, the protagonists are at the hut that [[Yamamura Misao|Yamamura]] and [[Hiromitsu Morofushi|Hiromitsu]] built together when they were kids. Yamamura discovers that Hiromitsu left him a message, and Yui is curious about it and wants to know what it says. Knowing that Morofushi and Yamamura are trying having a discussion about the message and want some privacy, Yamato changes topic to distract Yui.

=== Middle-Aged Detective League Case (Manga: [[Volume 107#Middle-Aged Detective League Case|1137-1140]], Anime: TBA) ===

== Non-canon plot overview ==
=== The Raven Chaser (Movie: [[The Raven Chaser|13]]) ===
=== One-eyed Flashback (Movie: [[One-eyed Flashback|28]]) ===
That night, on the stopped car, which happens to be near the place where Agasa, Ran, Haibara, and the Detective Boys are staying, Yui suddenly recalls the time when the entire Nagano Police Department thought that Yamato had died and she decided to marry Yoshiro Torada to investigate the connection between the death of the police officer she admired, Kuroto Kai. She still feels guilty for Yoshiro's death to this day because he really loved her, but before she can ask what Yamato would do if she were the one who went missing, there is a stranger with murder intent on the two police, and even the witnesses who happen to be there after being alerted by the gunshot: Mitsuhiko, Genta, and Ran. Everyone would then gathered together along with their close colleagues, family and friends.

The next morning, she was also targeted by the same person like Yamato and Taka'aki when the two tried to lure the person out, but was quickly rescued by Yamato and was later seen going to the hospital with Taka'aki, who accidentally fell into the glacier while trying to push the disarmed Yamato out of the bullet's path. A while later, when she received the news that Yamato had died in an avalanche, she cried out in pain, and then was seen joining him to expose the truth of the culprit to the light. Near the end of the main scene, when she woke up in the vehicle the culprit was trying to escape from, she declared that running away is useless, to which he counters with a rather strange argument but with a difficult question similar to the one Yui asked Yamato yesterday. But before she could think of it, Yamato's voice signaled her to jump into Taka'aki's car that he was sitting on, before when the culprit was subdued in a fantastical way.

At the post-credit scene, Yui revealed that Conan told her about the plan including Yamato faking his death, to which Taka'aki explained it was because the boy didn't want Yui to suffer because of a fake death.

== Relationships analysis ==
=== Yoshiro Torada ===
Yoshiro had been Yui's husband before he died in a tornado. She married him in order to investigate his family's connections to the death of Kuroto Kai, a police officer that she admired. He loved her, and while this was not reciprocated, Yui does seem to feel bad about her motives for marrying him and his death.

=== Kansuke Yamato ===
Kansuke Yamato cares very deeply for his subordinate and childhood friend Yui, although, superficially, this does not seem to be the case at all, due to Yamato's short-tempered and serious personality. Yui cares for him in return and seems to have feeling for him, always affectionately referring to him as "Kan-chan" (he always scolds her for doing so while on duty). In the LOVE PLUS Super Digest Book, it reveals that Yui likes inspector Yamato for his passion and kindness.

== Name origin ==
The two kanjis for the name "Yui" (由衣) is derived from {{nihongo|Princess Yu|由布姫|Yū-hime}} and {{nihongo|Princess Koi|湖衣姫|Koi-hime}}, the two names used in novels for the daughter of [[Wikipedia: Suwa Yorishige|Suwa Yorishige]], head of the Suwa clan. Her last name, Uehara, comes from Uehara castle, the main stronghold of the Suwa clan.

== Different looks ==
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Yui Uehara Profile.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 516]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Yui Uehara Episode 1124.png|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 1124]]
|}

== Trivia ==
* Her car is a 2008 Blue Honda Inspire [CP3], with the license plate number 新野 300, ま • 2-15 (Niino 300, Ma • 2-15).

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

== References ==
{{reflist}}

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{{Police}}
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Kansuke Yamato

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| name = Kansuke Yamato
| japanese-name = 大和敢助 (Yamato Kansuke)
| english-name =
| image = Kansuke Yamato Profile.jpg
| age = 35
| gender = Male
| date-of-birth =
| relatives =
| occupation = Nagano Prefectural Police Inspector
| aliases =
| status = Alive
| nicknames = Kan-chan ([[Yui Uehara|Uehara]]) Kansuke-kun ([[Taka'aki Morofushi|Komei]])
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume 59#Furinkazan Case|File 613]] Anime: [[Furinkazan|Episode 516]]
| appearances = {{:Kansuke Yamato Appearances}}
| cases-solved =
| keyhole = [[Volume 59]]
| japanese-voice = [[Yuji Takada]]
| english-voice = [[Christopher Diaz]] (Macias Group)
| footnotes =
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'''{{nihongo|Kansuke Yamato|大和敢助|Yamato Kansuke}}''' is a character in the manga and anime franchise ''Detective Conan''. He was originally introduced as police detective from Nagano Prefecture. Some time before his second appearance, Yamato is promoted as police inspector. His direct subordinate is Detective [[Yui Uehara]]. Yamato lost his left eye in a snow avalanche and now has an X-shaped scar in its place. This same avalanche caused severe and "permanent damage" to his left leg, forcing him to use a forearm crutch to walk around.

== Background ==
Yamato grew up in a small Nagano village with [[Yui Uehara]]. Like most people from the village, he greatly admired police officer and town hero Kuroto Kai, who inspired him and Uehara to join the police.<ref name=Past>Manga Chapter 617: War</ref> One year before the Furinkazan Case, Yamato chased a parole jumper he believed to be involved with Kai's mysterious death into a mountain, where he got caught in the avalanche that took his left eye and leg.<ref name=Past/> He was missing and believed dead for several days until school friend [[Taka'aki Morofushi|Taka'aki "Komei" Morofushi]], also a police inspector, went against orders to track down the criminal and find Yamato.<ref name=Koumei>Manga Chapter 684: The Late Koumei</ref> After recovering, he returned to the force and resumed working on solving Kai's death. With the aid of Conan Edogawa and Heiji Hattori the case was finally resolved, and soon afterwards Uehara rejoined the police force as his partner.<ref name=Past/>

== Personality ==
In contrast to other police inspectors like [[Juzo Megure|Megure]], [[Sango Yokomizo]], and [[Misao Yamamura|Yamamura]], Yamato is shown to be very serious and hard-boiled. He is often short-tempered and has been known to yell at and intimidate suspects.<ref>Manga Chapter 613: Centipede</ref> This aspect of his personality causes him to become quite visibly annoyed with [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]]'s ignorance<ref name=Hand>Manga Chapter 683: In The Hand</ref> and Yamamura's goofiness.<ref>[[The Raven Chaser|'''Movie 13''': The Raven Chaser]]</ref> Still, he does have softer spots, though he does not show them often, and there are hints that he is both aware and accepting of Uehara's affection towards him.

Yamato does have a petty rivalry with fellow police detective Koumei, often competing with him to see who can solve a case first.<ref name=RedWall>Manga Volume 65-66: Files 682-686 (Red Wall Case)</ref> Despite this, they remain very close friends, and Yamato was even willing to run into a burning mansion to save him at one point.<ref name=Fire>Manga Chapter 685: Make Friends Quickly</ref> Yamato is also aware of [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]]'s intelligence and is one of few characters who treats him like an adult and equal.<ref name=Fire/>

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{{appellations|Ran Mouri|Inspector Yamato Kansuke (''Yamato Kansuke-keibu'')<ref name="file910">[[Volume 86#Kamaitachi Murder Case|File 910 (Volume 86)]]</ref> Inspector Yamato (''Yamato-keibu'')<ref name="file917">[[Volume 87#Kawanakajima Murder Case|File 917 (Volume 87)]]</ref>}}
{{appellations|Kogoro Mouri|Inspector Yamato Kansuke (''Yamato Kansuke-keibu'')<ref name="m13">Movie 13: ''[[The Raven Chaser]]''</ref>}}
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{{appellations|Yui Uehara|Kan-chan<ref name="file913"/> Inspector Yamato (''Yamato-keibu'')<ref name="file913"/>|Uehara<ref name="file913"/> Yui<ref>[[Volume 59#Furinkazan Case|Manga Chapter 616: Furinkazan]]</ref><ref>Manga Chapter 1082: [[Micchan's House]]</ref>}}
{{appellations|Taka'aki Morofushi|Kansuke-kun<ref name="file913"/> Yamato Kansuke<ref name="file913"/>|Komei<ref name="file915"/> Morofushi<ref name="file917"/>}}
{{appellations|Misao Yamamura|Inspector Yamato (''Yamato-keibu'')<ref name="m13"/>}}|This guy (''Aitsu'')
{{appellations|Kiyonaga Matsumoto|Inspector Yamato (''Yamato-keibu'')<ref name="m13"/>}}
{{appellations|Minor law enforcement#Mamoru Saegusa{{!}}Mamoru Saegusa|file=Mamoru Saegusa.jpg|Yamato<ref name="file913"/>|}}
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{{appellations|Kazuha Toyama|Inspector-san (''Keibu-san'')<ref name="file910"/> Inspector Yamato (''Yamato-keibu'')<ref name="file910"/> That super smart one-eyed inspector<ref name="file910"/>}}
{{appellations|Heiji Hattori|That one-eyed police detective Inspector Yamato (''Yamato-keibu'')|The detective boy from Osaka (''Osaka no tantei bōzu'')}}
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== Plot overview ==
=== Furinkazan Case (Manga: [[Volume 59#Furinkazan Case|613-618]], Anime: [[Furinkazan|516-517]]) ===
* Yamato makes his first appearance in this case as a police detective from Nagano Prefecture and the one is in charge of this case.
** Yamato interrogates Yui Torada (maiden name Yui Uehara) about the case of 6 years ago, much to Yui's annoyance.
* When Yamato calls her “Uehara” and orders her to tell him the time (as he needs to know when exactly they discovered the body), Yui does so without thinking twice, and it is only after she answered that both suddenly realize that she is no longer his subordinate. Yamato apologizes, as Yui says that it is ok.
* It is revealed that Yui is probably regretting over the fact that as she hesitated and did not confess to Yamato in time, he went missing, which (indirectly) drove her to marry Yoshiro Torada, which eventually resulted her current status as a widow.
* Yamato announces that Yui (and six other people, including some from the Torada family) are suspects, and orders them to go home and pray before he makes an arrest. Yui, hearing Yamato’s cold words, says “Kan-chan, you no longer call my name as you did before” with some sorrow on her face.
* Yamato replies that due to the case, instead of treating her as a childhood friend or as a former subordinate, he needs to see her as a suspect and as the widow of a victim.
* Yui is later shown to be looking at a photo taken with Yamato and Officer Kai when they were both still kids. Yui recalls asking Officer Kai to marry her, and remembers that he replies, amused: “Spare me of this, please! Kansuke would loathe me!”
* Yui is able to solve the case and predict that the culprit’s next target is Akira Tatsuo. She thus goes to his household to protect him, but is not anticipating the culprit to bring subordinates. Yamato, Conan and Heiji, who are anticipating this, are able to save her and Akira Tatsuo and defeat the culprit and her men.
* After the case concludes, Yui tells Yamato why she married Yoshiro Torada, adding that she feels sorry for him. Yamato tells that she should rejoin the police force once she feels ready, and jokes that their superintendent misses the coffee that she makes (despite it being terrible).

=== Dangerous Couple Case (Manga: [[Volume 65#Dangerous Couple Case|680-681]], Anime: [[A Dangerous Party of Two|557]]) ===

=== Red Wall Case (Manga: [[Volume 65#Red Wall Case|682-686]], Anime: [[The Mansion of Death and the Red Wall|558-561]]) ===

[[Morofushi]] was the 1st one who realized that by observing the red wall for a long period of time then looking at the white wall, one sees Green in the after image before both Kansuke & [[Conan]] did too afterwards. This was meant to denote the Italian Flag, a vital clue to uncovering the culprit. Right after [[Morofushi]] noticed the secret message, he immediately text Kansuke a sentence "The late Koumei" but unfortunately, before the text was sent, he has his head smacked by the culprit. Fortunately enough, the message was successfully sent at a second before his consciousness lost.

=== Eye for an Eye (Manga: [[Volume 74#Eye for an Eye|783-784]], Anime: [[The Design of Poison and Mirage|653-654]]) ===

=== The Red Woman (Manga: [[Volume 83#The Red Woman|874-875]], Anime: [[The Tragedy of the Red Woman|754-756]]) ===

=== Kamaitachi Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 86#Kamaitachi Murder Case|910]], Anime: [[The Kamaitachi Inn|808]]) ===

=== Kawanakajima Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 86#Kawanakajima Murder Case|913]]-[[Volume 87#Kawanakajima Murder Case|917]], Anime: [[The Darkness of the Prefectural Police|810-812]]) ===
* Yamato and Morufushi have to act that they have conflicts to lure the culprit out, Yui is misled to believe that Yamato is in grave danger.
* After the case is solved, Yui is relieved, but thinks that Yamato could have told her about their plans to mislead the culprit beforehand to not make her worry.
* Yamato thinks that she is talking way to much and shouts at her to make her shut up, which prompts her to say bitterly that she will not be so concerned with him anymore, as he does not want attention from a "''woman with one X''" (バツイチ ''Batsu ichi'', a slang term for widow) anyways, and she sheds her tears.
* In a rare act, Yamato smiles and replies warmly that the huge "''X''" (バツ ''Batsu'') scar on his face puts him in a similar situation, and tells her not to think too much about it. Yui blushes after hearing this.

=== Kaitou Kid and the Fairy's Lips (Manga: [[Volume 96#Kaitou Kid and the Fairy's Lips|1018-1021]], Anime: [[Kid vs. Komei: The Targeted Lips|983-984]]) ===
While talking on the phone with Kansuke Yamato, [[Yui Uehara]] says that [[Morofushi]] had an younger brother who had moved to Tokyo after their parents' deaths and working in [[Tokyo MPD]].

=== Nagano Snowy Mountains Case (Manga: [[Volume 97#Nagano Snowy Mountains Case|1027-1031]], Anime: [[The 36-Cell Perfect Game|1003-1005]]) ===
[[Morofushi]] appears with Kansuke Yamato and [[Yui Uehara]] for the investigation of the crime scene which is shown from the video footage.

=== Nagano-Gunma Prefectural Border Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 102#Nagano-Gunma Prefectural Border Murder Case|1082-1084]], Anime: [[The Body on the Gunma-Nagano Border|1123-1124]]) ===

=== Middle-Aged Detective League Case (Manga: [[Volume 107#Middle-Aged Detective League Case|1137-1140]], Anime: TBA) ===

== Non-canon plot overview ==
=== The Raven Chaser (Movie: [[The Raven Chaser|13]]) ===
=== One-eyed Flashback (Movie: [[One-eyed Flashback|28]]) ===

== Relationships analysis ==
=== Yui Uehara ===
Kansuke Yamato cares very deeply for his subordinate and childhood friend [[Yui Uehara]]. He was upset over her leaving the force and tried to distance himself from her,<ref>Manga Chapter 616: Furinkazan</ref> but had no problem allowing her back on the force.<ref name=Uehara>Manga Chapter 618: Shadow and Lightning</ref> Uehara in return cares for him and even seems to have feeling for him,<ref name=Past/><ref name=Uehara/> affectionatley referring to him as Kan-chan, which he always scolds her for doing.<ref name=RedWall/>

=== Taka'aki Morofushi ===
The two are childhood friends who went to the same primary and high school as each other. Both have also become inspectors of a police headquarters. In the past, when Yamato was thought to be dead, Morofushi went against his boss' orders and went to look for him. Afterwards, Yamato was found and in the hospital while Morofushi himself got put down into the local police headquarters. This is to show even if Morofushi loses his position in the main headquarters, he will definite be willing to go and save his friend. Even now, they still remain as best friends and even compete with each other to see who can solve cases first. Yamato also on the other hand will go and help his friend out. This is shown by how he would go into a burning mansion to save him. Their friendship and rivalry can be considered similar to that of Heiji and Shinichi's, with Heiji being hot-tempered impatient Yamato and Shinichi being well-mannered calm Morofushi.

=== Conan Edogawa ===
In the Suspicious party of Two, he even told Yui Uehara that he suspects Conan of being "the one leading everything," in regards to Kogoro's cases, and that is after only after they met up in one case so far.

In fact, in that car ride, they were giving Agasa and Haibara a lift back to Tokyo, but he really kept taking in a Nagano dialect, using phrases that terrified Haibara, such as "Half-Kill" and "Over-Kill, which dealth with a kind of Mochi."

The reason why he and Yui were heading to Tokyo was to enlist Kogoro's help with the Red Wall Case, which Yui told Conan that it was really his help they were wanting.

== Name origin ==
Yamato's name comes from {{nihongo|[[wikipedia:Yamamoto Kansuke|Yamamoto Kansuke]]|山本勘助}}, the strategist of [[wikipedia:Takeda Shingen|Takeda Shingen]], the famous [[wikipedia:daimyo|daimyo]] who used "Fūrinkazan" as his battle slogan. This is even pointed out by Conan during the Red Wall Case.<ref>Manga Chapter 682: The Red Wall</ref>

== Different looks ==
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kansuke Yamamoto Profile.jpg|thumb|left|x185px|Episode 516]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kansuke Yamato Middle.png|thumb|left|x185px|Episode 653]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kansuke Yamato Profile.png|thumb|left|x185px|Episode 810]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kansuke yamato eye.jpg|thumb|left|x185px|Still in the Police Academy, with his eye unharmed (episode 756).]]
|}

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

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Characters}}
{{Police}}
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[[Category:Male characters]]
[[Category:Suspects]]

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Yui Uehara

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| name = Yui Uehara
| japanese-name = 上原由衣 (Uehara Yui)
| english-name =
| image = Yui Uehara Profile.jpg
| age = 29
| gender = Female
| date-of-birth =
| relatives = Yoshiro Torada (husband, deceased) Naonobu Torada (father-in-law) Shigetsugu Torada (brother-in-law, deceased) Mrs. Torada (mother-in-law, deceased) Tatsue Torada (mother-in-law)
| occupation = Police detective
| aliases = Yui Torada (married name)
| status = Alive
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume 59#Furinkazan Case|File 613]] Anime: [[Furinkazan|Episode 516]]
| appearances = {{:Yui Uehara Appearances}}
| cases-solved =
| keyhole = [[Volume 66]]
| japanese-voice = [[Ami Koshimizu]]
| english-voice = [[Ghia Burns]] (Macias Group) [[Alisha Todd]] (Macias Group, episode 984)
| footnotes =
}}
'''{{nihongo|Yui Uehara|上原由衣|Uehara Yui}}''', formerly known as '''{{nihongo|Yui Torada|虎田由衣|Torada Yui}}''', is a character in the manga and anime franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''.

== Background ==
Yui Uehara grew up together in a village somewhere in Nagano prefecture. She was close to [[Kansuke Yamato]] and to the popular village policeman Kuroto Kai. Inspired by him, Yui joined the police force in her early twenties. Soon after that, Officer Kai died under mysterious circumstances, prompting Yui (and Yamato, who was also close to Officer Kai and became a policeman following his example) to investigate the case. They were not able to make much progress during the next five years (presumably), until Yamato heard that a thief that Kai had arrested two years before his death broke out of jail. Yamato, believing that the thief had something to do with his death, went after him personally, but he suffered a deadly accident while on the chase, and subsequently went missing. As Yui believed that Yamato was dead, she thought that she must do more to get to the bottom of Officer Kai's death. As a result, she resigned from the police force and married Yoshiro Torada (changing her surname as a result), a man whose family might have had something to do with Officer Kai’s death. Yui did not really love her husband, although his feelings for her were genuine.

Yui spent the next year at the Torada household, but she was not able to gather sufficient information to find the truth, and the story behind Officer Kai's was revealed only when another string of mysterious murders occurred (with her husband winding up as the first victim) and that case was solved. Yui contributed to solving it, and Yamato (who had survived the accident), [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] and [[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]] also were able to figure everything out.

Soon after the resolution of the string of murders, and with the urging from Yamato, Yui rejoined the police force, and changed her surname back to “Uehara” (she did feel badly for her husband, however). She is now an assistant police inspector working under Yamato at Nagano’s prefectural police headquarters.

== Personality ==
Yui is a friendly and considerate person, which offsets Yamato's harsh appearance and behavior, complementing the two so different personalities. It is frequently hinted by her behavior that she is in love with him, but his professionalism has as yet prevented any serious personal engagement, although Yamato himself seems not reluctant to it.

Yui, just like Yamato, is very aware of Conan's intelligence, telling Conan about how Yamato believes that he is more intelligent than [[Kogoro Mouri]], sneakily trying to get Conan involved in investigating the crime.<ref name=UehCon>[[The Mansion of Death and the Red Wall|Episodes 558-561: The Mansion of Death and the Red Wall]]</ref>

== Appellations ==
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{{appellations/head|Yui}}
{{appellations|Conan Edogawa|Detective Yui (''Yui-keiji'')<ref name="file914">[[Volume 86#Kawanakajima Murder Case|File 914 (Volume 86)]]</ref> Yui-san|Conan-kun<ref name="file914"/>}}
{{appellations|Ran Mouri|Yui-san<ref name="file910">[[Volume 86#Kamaitachi Murder Case|File 910 (Volume 86)]]</ref> Detective Yui (''Yui-keiji'')<ref name="file913">[[Volume 86#Kawanakajima Murder Case|File 913 (Volume 86)]]</ref>|Ran-chan<ref name="file913"/>}}
{{appellations|Kogoro Mouri|Yui-san<ref name="file 681">[[Volume 65#Dangerous Couple Case|File 681 (Volume 65)]]</ref>|Mouri-san}}
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{{appellations/head|Yui}}
{{appellations|Hyoue Kuroda|Uehara<ref name="file914"/>|First Division Chief Kuroda (''Kuroda-sōsa-ikka-chō'')<ref name="file914"/> Chief Kuroda (''Kuroda-kachō'')<ref name="file916">[[Volume 87#Kawanakajima Murder Case|File 916 (Volume 87)]]</ref> Chief (''Kachō'')<ref name="file914"/>}}
{{appellations|Kansuke Yamato|Uehara<ref name="file913"/> Yui<ref>[[Volume 59#Furinkazan Case|Manga Chapter 616: Furinkazan]]</ref><ref>Manga Chapter 1082: [[Micchan's House]]</ref>|Inspector Yamato<ref name="file913"/> Kan-chan}}
{{appellations|Taka'aki Morofushi|Yui-san ([[Gosho Aoyama|Gosho]]'s thought)<ref>[[:File:Postcard2016 6.jpg]] (Taka'aki (or Komei) calls her 'Yui-san', I think... probably... (laugh) )</ref>|Inspector Morofushi (''Morofushi-keibu'')<ref name="file916"/>}}
{{appellations|Juzo Megure|-|Inspector (''Keibu'')<ref name="m13">Movie 13: ''[[The Raven Chaser]]''</ref>}}
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<tab title="Osaka">
{{appellations/head|Yui}}
{{appellations|Heiji Hattori|-|The young, dark-skinned detective}}
{{appellations|Kazuha Toyama|Yui-san|Kazuha-chan}}
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{{appellations/head|Yui}}
{{appellations|Sonoko Suzuki|-|Sonoko-san}}
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== Plot overview ==
=== Furinkazan Case (Manga: [[Volume 59#Furinkazan Case|613-618]], Anime: [[Furinkazan|516-517]]) ===
* Yui makes her first appearance in this case. Her husband has just died a few days ago, and her surname is still “Torada”.
* When Yamato calls her “Uehara” and orders her to tell him the time (as he needs to know when exactly they discovered the body), Yui does so without thinking twice, and it is only after she answered that both suddenly realize that she is no longer his subordinate. Yamato apologizes, as Yui says that it is ok.
* Yui, knowing that [[Kazuha Toyama|Kazuha]] likes Hattori, advises her to not follow her path: Yui waited for too long, and before she was able to confess her feelings he was already gone, resulting in irreversible and immeasurable losses to her.
** Here, Yui is probably regretting over the fact that as she hesitated and did not confess to Yamato in time, he went missing, which (indirectly) drove her to marry Yoshiro Torada, which eventually resulted her current status as a widow.
* Yamato announces that Yui (and six other people, including some from the Torada family) are suspects, and orders them to go home and pray before he makes an arrest. Yui, hearing Yamato’s cold words, says “Kan-chan, you no longer call my name as you did before” with some sorrow on her face.
* Yamato replies that due to the case, instead of treating her as a childhood friend or as a former subordinate, he needs to see her as a suspect and as the widow of a victim.
* Yui is later shown to be looking at a photo taken with Yamato and Officer Kai when they were both still kids. Yui recalls asking Officer Kai to marry her, and remembers that he replies, amused: “Spare me of this, please! Kansuke would loathe me!”
* Yui is able to solve the case and predict that the culprit’s next target is Akira Tatsuo. She thus goes to his household to protect him, but is not anticipating the culprit to bring subordinates. Yamato, Conan and Heiji, who are anticipating this, are able to save her and Akira Tatsuo and defeat the culprit and her men.
* After the case concludes, Yui tells Yamato why she married Yoshiro Torada, adding that she feels sorry for him. Yamato tells that she should rejoin the police force once she feels ready, and jokes that their superintendent misses the coffee that she makes (despite it being terrible).

=== Dangerous Couple Case (Manga: [[Volume 65#Dangerous Couple Case|680-681]], Anime: [[A Dangerous Party of Two|557]]) ===
* Yui and Yamato, on their way to Tokyo, encounters [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]] and [[Ai Haibara|Ai]] (with the two latter not knowing that the two former know Conan) stranded in the forest of Yamanashi. They offer them a ride to Tokyo, which Agasa and Ai accept gracefully.
* After getting on the car, Ai senses that something is not right: Yui and Yamato talk suspiciously, there are bloodstains and bullet holes everywhere in the car, and their faces are hidden behind sunglasses. Ai's conclusion is that they might be from the Black Organization; Conan clears up the misunderstanding eventually.
* Yui reveals that she has rejoined Nagano’s police force already and that just a few months into the job, both she and her car are already bruised.
* It is revealed at the end of the case that they are coming to Tokyo to ask Kogoro for help on a difficult case. In order to convince him to go to Nagano to assist them, they have brought him some local snacks.

=== Red Wall Case (Manga: [[Volume 65#Red Wall Case|682-686]], Anime: [[The Mansion of Death and the Red Wall|558-561]]) ===
* Yui tells Conan secretly that it seems that Yamato went to Tokyo to seek Kogoro's help just for Conan to come along as well. She believes that Yamato has gone to such length to seek help because Morofushi is investigating the case as well, and since they have been rivals since childhood, he does not want to lose to Morofushi under any circumstances.
* Later, Yui seems to realize that the real purpose for Yamato to head to Tokyo is that he wants Conan to assist Morofushi, so that Morofushi can figure out the case more easily (and be promoted and come back to the Nagano Prefectural Police Headquarters).
* Yui expands on the accident that made Yamato lose his left eye: after he went missing for a few days, most people in the police headquarters thought that he was dead. But Morofushi did not give up, and decided to pursue the escaped thief that Yamato had been chasing, although this was going against his superiors' orders.
* In the end, after crossing prefectural borders, Morofushi managed to track down and arrest the thief, who revealed that Yamato had gone missing in an avalanche. But it turns out that Yamato was not dead, as Morofushi was later able to find him in a hospital.
* Yui is ordered by Yamato to follow Morofushi closely as he investigates the case. This ends up saving Morofushi's life when he is struck unconscious by the culprit and the mansion that he is in is set on fire.
* Near the end of the case, in order to fool the culprit and facilitate arresting him, Yui and Yamato are disguised as a couple.

=== Eye for an Eye (Manga: [[Volume 74#Eye for an Eye|783-784]], Anime: [[The Design of Poison and Mirage|653-654]]) ===
* Kazuha, following Heiji's request, calls Yui to ask her about the case that Yamato, Morofushi and she are investigating, as that case has a lot to do with the one that Heiji and Conan has on hand.
* Yui agrees to share information about their case, saying that since they are detectives that have done favours to the police, she will break the rules for them. Later, Heiji is able to get crucial information from Yamato.

=== The Red Woman (Manga: [[Volume 83#The Red Woman|873-875]], Anime: [[The Tragedy of the Red Woman|754-756]]) ===
* As both Yamato and Morofushi are occupied, she comes to the investigate the murder case without them. She is not able to make much progress on the case, and the truth is finally revealed by [[Sera Masumi|Sera]], Conan, Yamato and Morofushi.

=== Kawanakajima Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 86#Kawanakajima Murder Case|913]]-[[volume 87#Kawanakajima Murder Case|917]], Anime: [[The Darkness of the Prefectural Police|810-812]]) ===
* Since Yui cannot figure out the truth behind the case, she is misled to believe that Yamato is in grave danger and that his feud with Morofushi is real.
* After the case is solved, Yui is relieved, but thinks that Yamato could have told her about their plans to mislead the culprit beforehand to not make her worry.
* Yamato thinks that she is talking way to much and shouts at her to make her shut up, which prompts her to say bitterly that she will not be so concerned with him anymore, as he does not want attention from a "''woman with one X''" (バツイチ ''Batsu ichi'', a slang term for widow) anyways, and she sheds her tears.
* In a rare act, Yamato smiles and replies warmly that the huge "''X''" (バツ ''Batsu'') scar on his face puts him in a similar situation, and tells her not to think too much about it. Yui blushes after hearing this.

=== Nagano Snowy Mountains Case (Manga: [[Volume 97#Nagano Snowy Mountains Case|1027-1031]], Anime: [[The 36-Cell Perfect Game|1003-1005]]) ===
* Yui appears at the end with Yamato and Morofushi to investigate the crime scene.

=== Nagano-Gunma Prefectural Border Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 102#Nagano-Gunma Prefectural Border Murder Case|1082-1084]], Anime: [[The Body on the Gunma-Nagano Border|1123-1124]]) ===
* At the end of the case, the protagonists are at the hut that [[Yamamura Misao|Yamamura]] and [[Hiromitsu Morofushi|Hiromitsu]] built together when they were kids. Yamamura discovers that Hiromitsu left him a message, and Yui is curious about it and wants to know what it says. Knowing that Morofushi and Yamamura are trying having a discussion about the message and want some privacy, Yamato changes topic to distract Yui.

=== Middle-Aged Detective League Case (Manga: [[Volume 107#Middle-Aged Detective League Case|1137-1140]], Anime: TBA) ===

== Non-canon plot overview ==
=== The Raven Chaser (Movie: [[The Raven Chaser|13]]) ===
=== One-eyed Flashback (Movie: [[One-eyed Flashback|28]]) ===
That night, on the stopped car, which happens to be near the place where Agasa, Ran, Haibara, and the Detective Boys are staying, Yui suddenly recalls the time when the entire Nagano Police Department thought that Yamato had died and she decided to marry Yoshiro Torada to investigate the connection between the death of the police officer she admired, Kuroto Kai. She still feels guilty for Yoshiro's death to this day because he really loved her, but before she can ask what Yamato would do if she were the one who went missing, there is a stranger with murder intent on the two police, and even the witnesses who happen to be there after being alerted by the gunshot: Mitsuhiko, Genta, and Ran. Everyone would then gathered together along with their close colleagues, family and friends.

The next morning, she was also targeted by the same person like Yamato and Taka'aki when the two tried to lure the person out, but was quickly rescued by Yamato and was later seen going to the hospital with Taka'aki, who accidentally fell into the glacier while trying to push the disarmed Yamato out of the bullet's path. A while later, when she received the news that Yamato had died in an avalanche, she cried out in pain, and then was seen joining him to expose the truth of the culprit to the light. Near the end of the main scene, when she woke up in the vehicle the culprit was trying to escape from, she declared that running away is useless, to which he counters with a rather strange argument but with a difficult question similar to the one Yui asked Yamato yesterday. But before she could think of it, Yamato's voice signaled her to jump into Taka'aki's car that he was sitting on, before when the culprit was subdued in a fantastical way.

At the post-credit scene, Yui revealed that Conan told her about the plan including Yamato faking his death, to which Taka'aki explained it was because the boy didn't want Yui to suffer because of a fake death.

== Relationships analysis ==
=== Yoshiro Torada ===
Yoshiro had been Yui's husband before he died in a tornado. She married him in order to investigate his family's connections to the death of Kuroto Kai, a police officer that she admired. He loved her, and while this was not reciprocated, Yui does seem to feel bad about her motives for marrying him and his death.

=== Kansuke Yamato ===
Kansuke Yamato cares very deeply for his subordinate and childhood friend Yui, although, superficially, this does not seem to be the case at all, due to Yamato's short-tempered and serious personality. Yui cares for him in return and seems to have feeling for him, always affectionately referring to him as "Kan-chan" (he always scolds her for doing so while on duty). In the LOVE PLUS Super Digest Book, it reveals that Yui likes inspector Yamato for his passion and kindness.

== Name origin ==
The two kanjis for the name "Yui" (由衣) is derived from {{nihongo|Princess Yu|由布姫|Yū-hime}} and {{nihongo|Princess Koi|湖衣姫|Koi-hime}}, the two names used in novels for the daughter of [[Wikipedia: Suwa Yorishige|Suwa Yorishige]], head of the Suwa clan. Her last name, Uehara, comes from Uehara castle, the main stronghold of the Suwa clan.

== Different looks ==
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| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Yui Uehara Profile.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 516]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Yui Uehara Episode 1124.png|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 1124]]
|}

== Trivia ==
* Her car is a 2008 Blue Honda Inspire [CP3], with the license plate number 新野 300, ま • 2-15 (Niino 300, Ma • 2-15).

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

== References ==
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SamNg311: I think it should be explain why Yui said "woman with 1 X" and Kansuke replied "X is not a problem"

{{InfoBox Char
| name = Yui Uehara
| japanese-name = 上原由衣 (Uehara Yui)
| english-name =
| image = Yui Uehara Profile.jpg
| age = 29
| gender = Female
| date-of-birth =
| relatives = Yoshiro Torada (husband, deceased) Naonobu Torada (father-in-law) Shigetsugu Torada (brother-in-law, deceased) Mrs. Torada (mother-in-law, deceased) Tatsue Torada (mother-in-law)
| occupation = Police detective
| aliases = Yui Torada (married name)
| status = Alive
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume 59#Furinkazan Case|File 613]] Anime: [[Furinkazan|Episode 516]]
| appearances = {{:Yui Uehara Appearances}}
| cases-solved =
| keyhole = [[Volume 66]]
| japanese-voice = [[Ami Koshimizu]]
| english-voice = [[Ghia Burns]] (Macias Group) [[Alisha Todd]] (Macias Group, episode 984)
| footnotes =
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'''{{nihongo|Yui Uehara|上原由衣|Uehara Yui}}''', formerly known as '''{{nihongo|Yui Torada|虎田由衣|Torada Yui}}''', is a character in the manga and anime franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''.

== Background ==
Yui Uehara grew up together in a village somewhere in Nagano prefecture. She was close to [[Kansuke Yamato]] and to the popular village policeman Kuroto Kai. Inspired by him, Yui joined the police force in her early twenties. Soon after that, Officer Kai died under mysterious circumstances, prompting Yui (and Yamato, who was also close to Officer Kai and became a policeman following his example) to investigate the case. They were not able to make much progress during the next five years (presumably), until Yamato heard that a thief that Kai had arrested two years before his death broke out of jail. Yamato, believing that the thief had something to do with his death, went after him personally, but he suffered a deadly accident while on the chase, and subsequently went missing. As Yui believed that Yamato was dead, she thought that she must do more to get to the bottom of Officer Kai's death. As a result, she resigned from the police force and married Yoshiro Torada (changing her surname as a result), a man whose family might have had something to do with Officer Kai’s death. Yui did not really love her husband, although his feelings for her were genuine.

Yui spent the next year at the Torada household, but she was not able to gather sufficient information to find the truth, and the story behind Officer Kai's was revealed only when another string of mysterious murders occurred (with her husband winding up as the first victim) and that case was solved. Yui contributed to solving it, and Yamato (who had survived the accident), [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] and [[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]] also were able to figure everything out.

Soon after the resolution of the string of murders, and with the urging from Yamato, Yui rejoined the police force, and changed her surname back to “Uehara” (she did feel badly for her husband, however). She is now an assistant police inspector working under Yamato at Nagano’s prefectural police headquarters.

== Personality ==
Yui is a friendly and considerate person, which offsets Yamato's harsh appearance and behavior, complementing the two so different personalities. It is frequently hinted by her behavior that she is in love with him, but his professionalism has as yet prevented any serious personal engagement, although Yamato himself seems not reluctant to it.

Yui, just like Yamato, is very aware of Conan's intelligence, telling Conan about how Yamato believes that he is more intelligent than [[Kogoro Mouri]], sneakily trying to get Conan involved in investigating the crime.<ref name=UehCon>[[The Mansion of Death and the Red Wall|Episodes 558-561: The Mansion of Death and the Red Wall]]</ref>

== Appellations ==
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{{appellations/head|Yui}}
{{appellations|Conan Edogawa|Detective Yui (''Yui-keiji'')<ref name="file914">[[Volume 86#Kawanakajima Murder Case|File 914 (Volume 86)]]</ref> Yui-san|Conan-kun<ref name="file914"/>}}
{{appellations|Ran Mouri|Yui-san<ref name="file910">[[Volume 86#Kamaitachi Murder Case|File 910 (Volume 86)]]</ref> Detective Yui (''Yui-keiji'')<ref name="file913">[[Volume 86#Kawanakajima Murder Case|File 913 (Volume 86)]]</ref>|Ran-chan<ref name="file913"/>}}
{{appellations|Kogoro Mouri|Yui-san<ref name="file 681">[[Volume 65#Dangerous Couple Case|File 681 (Volume 65)]]</ref>|Mouri-san}}
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{{appellations/head|Yui}}
{{appellations|Hyoue Kuroda|Uehara<ref name="file914"/>|First Division Chief Kuroda (''Kuroda-sōsa-ikka-chō'')<ref name="file914"/> Chief Kuroda (''Kuroda-kachō'')<ref name="file916">[[Volume 87#Kawanakajima Murder Case|File 916 (Volume 87)]]</ref> Chief (''Kachō'')<ref name="file914"/>}}
{{appellations|Kansuke Yamato|Uehara<ref name="file913"/> Yui<ref>[[Volume 59#Furinkazan Case|Manga Chapter 616: Furinkazan]]</ref><ref>Manga Chapter 1082: [[Micchan's House]]</ref>|Inspector Yamato<ref name="file913"/> Kan-chan}}
{{appellations|Taka'aki Morofushi|Yui-san ([[Gosho Aoyama|Gosho]]'s thought)<ref>[[:File:Postcard2016 6.jpg]] (Taka'aki (or Komei) calls her 'Yui-san', I think... probably... (laugh) )</ref>|Inspector Morofushi (''Morofushi-keibu'')<ref name="file916"/>}}
{{appellations|Juzo Megure|-|Inspector (''Keibu'')<ref name="m13">Movie 13: ''[[The Raven Chaser]]''</ref>}}
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{{appellations/head|Yui}}
{{appellations|Heiji Hattori|-|The young, dark-skinned detective}}
{{appellations|Kazuha Toyama|Yui-san|Kazuha-chan}}
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{{appellations/head|Yui}}
{{appellations|Sonoko Suzuki|-|Sonoko-san}}
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== Plot overview ==
=== Furinkazan Case (Manga: [[Volume 59#Furinkazan Case|613-618]], Anime: [[Furinkazan|516-517]]) ===
* Yui makes her first appearance in this case. Her husband has just died a few days ago, and her surname is still “Torada”.
* When Yamato calls her “Uehara” and orders her to tell him the time (as he needs to know when exactly they discovered the body), Yui does so without thinking twice, and it is only after she answered that both suddenly realize that she is no longer his subordinate. Yamato apologizes, as Yui says that it is ok.
* Yui, knowing that [[Kazuha Toyama|Kazuha]] likes Hattori, advises her to not follow her path: Yui waited for too long, and before she was able to confess her feelings he was already gone, resulting in irreversible and immeasurable losses to her.
** Here, Yui is probably regretting over the fact that as she hesitated and did not confess to Yamato in time, he went missing, which (indirectly) drove her to marry Yoshiro Torada, which eventually resulted her current status as a widow.
* Yamato announces that Yui (and six other people, including some from the Torada family) are suspects, and orders them to go home and pray before he makes an arrest. Yui, hearing Yamato’s cold words, says “Kan-chan, you no longer call my name as you did before” with some sorrow on her face.
* Yamato replies that due to the case, instead of treating her as a childhood friend or as a former subordinate, he needs to see her as a suspect and as the widow of a victim.
* Yui is later shown to be looking at a photo taken with Yamato and Officer Kai when they were both still kids. Yui recalls asking Officer Kai to marry her, and remembers that he replies, amused: “Spare me of this, please! Kansuke would loathe me!”
* Yui is able to solve the case and predict that the culprit’s next target is Akira Tatsuo. She thus goes to his household to protect him, but is not anticipating the culprit to bring subordinates. Yamato, Conan and Heiji, who are anticipating this, are able to save her and Akira Tatsuo and defeat the culprit and her men.
* After the case concludes, Yui tells Yamato why she married Yoshiro Torada, adding that she feels sorry for him. Yamato tells that she should rejoin the police force once she feels ready, and jokes that their superintendent misses the coffee that she makes (despite it being terrible).

=== Dangerous Couple Case (Manga: [[Volume 65#Dangerous Couple Case|680-681]], Anime: [[A Dangerous Party of Two|557]]) ===
* Yui and Yamato, on their way to Tokyo, encounters [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]] and [[Ai Haibara|Ai]] (with the two latter not knowing that the two former know Conan) stranded in the forest of Yamanashi. They offer them a ride to Tokyo, which Agasa and Ai accept gracefully.
* After getting on the car, Ai senses that something is not right: Yui and Yamato talk suspiciously, there are bloodstains and bullet holes everywhere in the car, and their faces are hidden behind sunglasses. Ai's conclusion is that they might be from the Black Organization; Conan clears up the misunderstanding eventually.
* Yui reveals that she has rejoined Nagano’s police force already and that just a few months into the job, both she and her car are already bruised.
* It is revealed at the end of the case that they are coming to Tokyo to ask Kogoro for help on a difficult case. In order to convince him to go to Nagano to assist them, they have brought him some local snacks.

=== Red Wall Case (Manga: [[Volume 65#Red Wall Case|682-686]], Anime: [[The Mansion of Death and the Red Wall|558-561]]) ===
* Yui tells Conan secretly that it seems that Yamato went to Tokyo to seek Kogoro's help just for Conan to come along as well. She believes that Yamato has gone to such length to seek help because Morofushi is investigating the case as well, and since they have been rivals since childhood, he does not want to lose to Morofushi under any circumstances.
* Later, Yui seems to realize that the real purpose for Yamato to head to Tokyo is that he wants Conan to assist Morofushi, so that Morofushi can figure out the case more easily (and be promoted and come back to the Nagano Prefectural Police Headquarters).
* Yui expands on the accident that made Yamato lose his left eye: after he went missing for a few days, most people in the police headquarters thought that he was dead. But Morofushi did not give up, and decided to pursue the escaped thief that Yamato had been chasing, although this was going against his superiors' orders.
* In the end, after crossing prefectural borders, Morofushi managed to track down and arrest the thief, who revealed that Yamato had gone missing in an avalanche. But it turns out that Yamato was not dead, as Morofushi was later able to find him in a hospital.
* Yui is ordered by Yamato to follow Morofushi closely as he investigates the case. This ends up saving Morofushi's life when he is struck unconscious by the culprit and the mansion that he is in is set on fire.
* Near the end of the case, in order to fool the culprit and facilitate arresting him, Yui and Yamato are disguised as a couple.

=== Eye for an Eye (Manga: [[Volume 74#Eye for an Eye|783-784]], Anime: [[The Design of Poison and Mirage|653-654]]) ===
* Kazuha, following Heiji's request, calls Yui to ask her about the case that Yamato, Morofushi and she are investigating, as that case has a lot to do with the one that Heiji and Conan has on hand.
* Yui agrees to share information about their case, saying that since they are detectives that have done favours to the police, she will break the rules for them. Later, Heiji is able to get crucial information from Yamato.

=== The Red Woman (Manga: [[Volume 83#The Red Woman|873-875]], Anime: [[The Tragedy of the Red Woman|754-756]]) ===
* As both Yamato and Morofushi are occupied, she comes to the investigate the murder case without them. She is not able to make much progress on the case, and the truth is finally revealed by [[Sera Masumi|Sera]], Conan, Yamato and Morofushi.

=== Kawanakajima Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 86#Kawanakajima Murder Case|913]]-[[volume 87#Kawanakajima Murder Case|917]], Anime: [[The Darkness of the Prefectural Police|810-812]]) ===
* Since Yui cannot figure out the truth behind the case, she is misled to believe that Yamato is in grave danger and that his feud with Morofushi is real.
* After the case is solved, Yui is relieved, but thinks that Yamato could have told her about their plans to mislead the culprit beforehand to not make her worry.
* Yamato thinks that she is talking way to much and shouts at her to make her shut up, which prompts her to say bitterly that she will not be so concerned with him anymore, as he does not want attention from a "'''woman with one X'''" (バツイチ ''Batsu ichi'', a slang term for widow) anyways, and she sheds her tears.
* In a rare act, Yamato smiles and replies warmly that the huge "''X''" (バツ ''Batsu'') scar on his face puts him in a similar situation, and tells her not to think too much about it. Yui blushes after hearing this.

=== Nagano Snowy Mountains Case (Manga: [[Volume 97#Nagano Snowy Mountains Case|1027-1031]], Anime: [[The 36-Cell Perfect Game|1003-1005]]) ===
* Yui appears at the end with Yamato and Morofushi to investigate the crime scene.

=== Nagano-Gunma Prefectural Border Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 102#Nagano-Gunma Prefectural Border Murder Case|1082-1084]], Anime: [[The Body on the Gunma-Nagano Border|1123-1124]]) ===
* At the end of the case, the protagonists are at the hut that [[Yamamura Misao|Yamamura]] and [[Hiromitsu Morofushi|Hiromitsu]] built together when they were kids. Yamamura discovers that Hiromitsu left him a message, and Yui is curious about it and wants to know what it says. Knowing that Morofushi and Yamamura are trying having a discussion about the message and want some privacy, Yamato changes topic to distract Yui.

=== Middle-Aged Detective League Case (Manga: [[Volume 107#Middle-Aged Detective League Case|1137-1140]], Anime: TBA) ===

== Non-canon plot overview ==
=== The Raven Chaser (Movie: [[The Raven Chaser|13]]) ===
=== One-eyed Flashback (Movie: [[One-eyed Flashback|28]]) ===
That night, on the stopped car, which happens to be near the place where Agasa, Ran, Haibara, and the Detective Boys are staying, Yui suddenly recalls the time when the entire Nagano Police Department thought that Yamato had died and she decided to marry Yoshiro Torada to investigate the connection between the death of the police officer she admired, Kuroto Kai. She still feels guilty for Yoshiro's death to this day because he really loved her, but before she can ask what Yamato would do if she were the one who went missing, there is a stranger with murder intent on the two police, and even the witnesses who happen to be there after being alerted by the gunshot: Mitsuhiko, Genta, and Ran. Everyone would then gathered together along with their close colleagues, family and friends.

The next morning, she was also targeted by the same person like Yamato and Taka'aki when the two tried to lure the person out, but was quickly rescued by Yamato and was later seen going to the hospital with Taka'aki, who accidentally fell into the glacier while trying to push the disarmed Yamato out of the bullet's path. A while later, when she received the news that Yamato had died in an avalanche, she cried out in pain, and then was seen joining him to expose the truth of the culprit to the light. Near the end of the main scene, when she woke up in the vehicle the culprit was trying to escape from, she declared that running away is useless, to which he counters with a rather strange argument but with a difficult question similar to the one Yui asked Yamato yesterday. But before she could think of it, Yamato's voice signaled her to jump into Taka'aki's car that he was sitting on, before when the culprit was subdued in a fantastical way.

At the post-credit scene, Yui revealed that Conan told her about the plan including Yamato faking his death, to which Taka'aki explained it was because the boy didn't want Yui to suffer because of a fake death.

== Relationships analysis ==
=== Yoshiro Torada ===
Yoshiro had been Yui's husband before he died in a tornado. She married him in order to investigate his family's connections to the death of Kuroto Kai, a police officer that she admired. He loved her, and while this was not reciprocated, Yui does seem to feel bad about her motives for marrying him and his death.

=== Kansuke Yamato ===
Kansuke Yamato cares very deeply for his subordinate and childhood friend Yui, although, superficially, this does not seem to be the case at all, due to Yamato's short-tempered and serious personality. Yui cares for him in return and seems to have feeling for him, always affectionately referring to him as "Kan-chan" (he always scolds her for doing so while on duty). In the LOVE PLUS Super Digest Book, it reveals that Yui likes inspector Yamato for his passion and kindness.

== Name origin ==
The two kanjis for the name "Yui" (由衣) is derived from {{nihongo|Princess Yu|由布姫|Yū-hime}} and {{nihongo|Princess Koi|湖衣姫|Koi-hime}}, the two names used in novels for the daughter of [[Wikipedia: Suwa Yorishige|Suwa Yorishige]], head of the Suwa clan. Her last name, Uehara, comes from Uehara castle, the main stronghold of the Suwa clan.

== Different looks ==
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Yui Uehara Profile.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 516]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Yui Uehara Episode 1124.png|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 1124]]
|}

== Trivia ==
* Her car is a 2008 Blue Honda Inspire [CP3], with the license plate number 新野 300, ま • 2-15 (Niino 300, Ma • 2-15).

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

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Characters}}
{{Police}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Uehara Yui}}

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[[Category:Police detectives]]
[[Category:Female characters]]

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[[zh:上原由衣]]

Jinpei Matsuda

2025-09-12T12:15:43Z

SamNg311: Add Chihaya

{{InfoBox Char
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| japanese-name = 松田陣平 (Matsuda Jinpei)
| english-name =
| image = Jinpei Matsuda Profile.png
| age = 26 (three years ago)<ref>Manga volume 96, file 7</ref>
| gender = Male
| date-of-birth =
| relatives = [[Jotaro Matsuda]] (father)
| nicknames =
| status = Dead
| occupation = Police HQ Mobile Team Explosive Disposal Unit Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Detective
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| appearances = {{:Jinpei Matsuda Appearances}}
| cases-solved =
| keyhole = [[Volume 36]]
| japanese-voice = [[Nobutoshi Canna]]
| english-voice = [[Samuel Drake]]
| footnotes =
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'''{{nihongo|Jinpei Matsuda|松田陣平|Matsuda Jinpei}}''' is a character in the manga and anime franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''. He is also a main character in [[Wild Police Story]] manga.

== Background ==

Matsuda's father was a pro-boxer who was innocently arrested for the cause someone who was a former pro-boxer was beaten to death and Matsuda's father was there at that time, later the real culprit was arrested and police set Matsuda's father free, but he had lost the match by that time and later nothing went good for him. In the end he quit boxing and drown himself into alcohol. Because of this Matsuda hold a grudge againts police

Matsuda decided become a police officer. He asked his father to teach him boxing. He attend the police academy with [[Rei Furuya]], [[Kenji Hagiwara]], [[Wataru Date]], and [[Hiromitsu Morofushi]]. Kenji Hagiwara is his childhood friend and he learned mechanic from him and his father. He get into fight with Rei but they later became close friends. All five friends then graduate from the police academy at the same time.

Jinpei Matsuda was originally a member of the Tokyo Police bomb squadron. His partner [[Kenji Hagiwara]] was killed seven years ago by a serial bomber in Shinjuku<ref>The license plate number of his murderer's car, a 1992 Gray Toyota Corolla Van DX [E100], in the anime version is 新宿 400, せ 12-75 (Shinjuku 400, Se 12-75).</ref> who had sworn revenge on the police for the accidental death of his partner. When the killer resurfaced three years ago, Matsuda's superiors, fearing that he would become reckless due to personal interest, transferred him to [[Juzo Megure|Megure]]'s department, where he was promptly partnered with [[Miwako Sato]], then a rather new detective.

Sato was at first put off by his direct manner, but then the bomber appeared in their district less than a week later, depositing an explosive charge in a Ferris wheel at an amusement park. When Matsuda attempted to disarm the bomb, the killer trapped him inside and revealed the existence of yet another bomb hidden in the city. As the countdown of the Ferris wheel bomb would wind down, the name of the second bomb's location would be gradually displayed, claiming a policeman's life for the life of innocents, as the bomber had intended. Matsuda sent the bomb location to Sato via SMS just as the final seconds ran out, his last thoughts being regret that he would not be able to drink to his partner's memory following the apprehension of the culprit.

Matsuda's death haunted Sato for years to come, as she had fallen in love with him, and she kept his final message on her cell phone as a reminder of him. When the bomb killer was finally caught by her and [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]], she managed to put behind the haunt of her past, though she promised herself never to forget about Matsuda.

== Personality ==
Upon his transfer to the Tokyo Metropolian Police, Sato found Matsuda rather blunt and aloof, since he spoke out his mind no matter what anybody would think. However, despite his personal interest in the case which eventually claimed his life, Matsuda remained cool and professional, placing the safety of Sato, for whom he had come to care as well, and innocents over his own life, qualities which had won Sato's heart.

== Appearance ==

== Abilities ==
Matsuda was skiled at boxing since he was taught by his father who was pro-boxer. He was skilled at mechanical since he could fix cars and he was also skilled at taking gun apart,repair it and put it back together, also he could defuse bomb quickly in three minutes.

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{{appellations|Jugo Yokomizo|Detective Matsuda (''Matsuda-keiji'')}}
{{appellations|Kazunobu Chiba|Matsuda-san<ref name="movie25">[[The Bride of Halloween]]</ref>}}
{{appellations|Ninzaburo Shiratori|Matsuda-san}}

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== Plot overview ==
=== Parade Bomber Case (Manga: [[Volume 36#Parade Bomber Case|366-368]], Anime: [[Parade of Malice and Saint|301-302]]) ===
Matsuda was shown in a series of Sato's flashbacks, in which he was depicted solving the case of the bombing and sending Sato the location of the second bomb, shortly before dying in the explosion on the Ferris Wheel.

=== Serial Bomber Case (Manga: [[Volume 36#Serial Bomber Case|369-373]], Anime: [[The Trembling Police Headquarters: 12 Million Hostages|304]]) ===

=== Missing Ring Case (Manga: [[Volume 40#Missing Ring Case|406]], Anime: [[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 5|359]]) ===

=== Whistling Killer Case (Manga: [[Volume 64#Whistling Killer Case|672]], Anime: [[The Scar that Evokes the Past|535]]) ===

=== Kaitou Kid and the Fairy's Lips (Manga: [[Volume 96#Kaitou Kid and the Fairy's Lips|1021]], Anime: [[Kid vs. Komei: The Targeted Lips|984]]) ===
Matsuda appears in a flashback along with Kenji Hagiwara, [[Wataru Date]], [[Hiromitsu Morofushi]], and [[Rei Furuya]].

=== Hiroshi Agasa Abduction Case (Manga: [[Volume 101#Hiroshi Agasa Abduction Case|1075]], Anime: [[Chihaya Hagiwara, Goddess of the Wind|1099]]) ===
Matsuda appears in [[Chihaya Hagiwara]]'s flashback, in which he broke Chihaya's phone.

=== Marriage Partner Searching Party Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 102#Marriage Partner Searching Party Murder Case|1085-1087]], Anime: [[Chihaya and Jugo's Matchmaking Party|1115-1116]]) ===

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

== Non-canon plot overview ==
=== The Darkest Nightmare (Movie: [[The Darkest Nightmare|20]]) ===

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

== Relationships analysis ==
=== Miwako Sato ===
Jinpei was [[Miwako Sato]]'s first love who died inside the Ferris Wheel planted with a bomb, where he waited for the last few seconds before the explosion of the bomb in order to obtain the clue to figuring out the culprit behind the bombing cases. While Sato originally found him cold and aloof, they still grew close and cared deeply about each other, falling in love at some point of time after he transferred to Sato's division and met her. His death haunted Sato for a long period of time, and she kept his last message to her in which he revealed his feelings for her as a memento of him. However, Sato was able to let go of Jinpei's death following the apprehension of the bomb culprit as well as Takagi's advice towards her and also deleted his last message to her as a sign of putting his death behind her. Regardless, Sato vows to never forget about him. She has also apparently cultivated a slight fear of Ferris Wheels as shown when she was stunned and shocked upon seeing a Ferris Wheel while chasing a culprit in the amusement park, when she had been on a date with Takagi some time after, to the point that it caused her legs to give in and for her to burst into tears.

=== Rei Furuya ===
[[File:Matsuda.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Rei remembers Matsuda.]]
[[Rei Furuya]] from the [[Public Security Bureau]] was his friend and they also attended the same police academy. Rei has also learned by him how to defuse a bomb.

=== Kenji Hagiwara ===
[[File:EP304-friends.png|thumb|right|200px|Matsuda and Hagiwara.]]
Jinpei and [[Kenji Hagiwara]] were really good friends and always did missions together. They also attended the same police academy. Although Jinpei was more careful to his friend, Kenji was more carefree. On Kenji's last mission, Jinpei called him like he always did and chated with him and told him he should have worn his bomb defusal suit to which Kenji replied he was fine. Unfortunately for him, he died, and Jinpei decided to avenge him although himself died at the hands of the same bomber four years later. Although Kenji died, Jinpei still sent mails to his email even after.

=== Wataru Date ===
[[Wataru Date]] attended the same police academy as Jinpei. They also graduated together.

=== Hiromitsu Morofushi ===
Jinpei was well acquainted with [[Hiromitsu Morofushi]] since they were good friends along with the three others and attended the academy together.

== Character popularity ==
* 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. Matsuda placed 13th overall with 123 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>

== Different looks ==
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Matsuda before.png|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 304]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:matsudamiddle.png|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 359]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Matsuda after.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Movie 20]]
|}
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Jinpei Matsuda Move 25.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Movie 25]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Matsuda 7 years ago.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Seven years ago (episode 1029)]]
|}

== Name origin ==

His name came from "Yūsaku Matsuda([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y%C5%ABsaku_Matsuda　松田優作])" and "jiipan"("jeans" in Japanese), the nickname of the character in "Taiyō ni Hoero!([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiy%C5%8D_ni_Hoero! 太陽にほえろ！])"　he played.

== Quotes ==
{{cquote|Nah... You don't need to forget anything. Whether you can move on or not is totally up to you. It is when you forget when your old man really dies, you know? |To [[Miwako Sato]] (File 370)}}

{{Cquote|No matter how horribly you've been treated don't throw your life|To Chihaya (File 1087)}}

== In other languages ==
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{{CharLangItem|flag=Arab League|Arabic|جيمبي Jembi|ماتسودا Mātsōda}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Indonesia|Bahasa Indonesia|Jinpei|Matsuda}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Catalonia|Catalan|Jinpei|Matsuda}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=China|Chinese (Simplified)|阵平 Zhènpíng|松田 Sо̄ngtián}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=France|French|Jinpei|Matsuda}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Jinpei|Matsuda}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Italy|Italian|Jinpei|Matsuda}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=North Korea|flag2=South Korea|Korean|보윤 Bo Yoon|송 Song}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|จินเปย์ Ci-m-pey̒|มัตสึดะ Mạts̄ụ-da}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Jinpei|Matsuda}}
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== Trivia ==
* Jinpei Matsuda's character design has probably been inspired by [[Wikipedia: Spike Spiegel|Spike Spiegel]], the protagonist of the manga and anime franchise ''[[Wikipedia: Cowboy Bebop|Cowboy Bebop]]''. Both of the characters have messy curled hair, smokes a lot in different places and has almost the same tuxedo.
* He appears with Hagiwara in a [https://www.detectiveconanworld.com/wiki/File:M10_Poster.jpg poster] for [[The Private Eyes' Requiem]], but with a halo on his head since he's dead.
*According to Gosho in JUSTICE PLUS Super Digest Book, Jinpei wear sunglasses to show off.
* According to Super Digest Book+100 Matsuda tone-deaf.

== See also ==
* [[List of notable case characters]]
* [[Wild Police Story]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Characters}}
{{Police}}
{{Wild Police Story}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Matsuda Jinpei}}

[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Male characters]]
[[Category:Police detectives]]
[[Category:Deceased characters]]

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Chihaya Hagiwara

2025-09-12T12:14:05Z

SamNg311: Episode 1116

{{InfoBox Char
| name = Chihaya Hagiwara
| japanese-name = 萩原千速 (Hagiwara Chihaya)
| english-name =
| image = Chihaya Hagiwara Profile.jpg
| age = 31<ref name="file 1073">''[[Detective Conan]]'', [[Volume 101]], chapter 4 ([[The Goddess of Wind|File 1073]]). Chihaya Hagiwara debuts and saves [[Conan Edogawa]]. The character box during her introduction on the last page gives her age as 31.</ref>
| gender = Female
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| weight =
| date-of-birth =
| relatives = [[Kenji Hagiwara]] (younger brother, deceased)
| occupation = Kanagawa Prefecture Police Assistant Police Inspector
| status = Alive
| nicknames =
| first-appearance = Manga: [[The Goddess of Wind|File 1073]] Anime: [[Police Academy Arc Wild Police Story CASE. Wataru Date|Episode 1029]] (young, anime-original) ; [[Chihaya Hagiwara, Goddess of the Wind|Episode 1098]]
| appearances = {{:Chihaya Hagiwara Appearances}}
| cases-solved =
| keyhole = [[Volume 102]]
| japanese-voice = [[Atsuko Tanaka]] (Episode 1098~1116) [[Miyuki Sawashiro]] (Episode ??? onwards)
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{{nihongo|'''Chihaya Hagiwara'''|萩原千速|Hagiwara Chihaya}} is an assistant inspector from the police department of Kanagawa Prefecture and the older sister of [[Kenji Hagiwara]], who passed away before the plot of the [[manga]] started. She was mentioned in five fan questions from ''[[Wild Police Story]]'' before getting a proper introduction in [[Volume 101#Hiroshi Agasa Abduction Case|File 1073]] of ''[[Detective Conan]]''.

== Background ==
She is an assistant inspector from Kanagawa prefecture. She is the older sister of the late Kenji Hagiwara and is also the helper of the [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] in [[Volume 101#Hiroshi Agasa Abduction Case|files 1073-1075]].

One time, she could not go to a concert with her friend, [[Volume 101#Hiroshi Agasa Abduction Case|Shinobu Ooe]] because [[Jinpei Matsuda]] took apart her phone. They were gonna meet up at a venue and she can't find her without her phone. But, Kenji took her sister, Chihaya to the venue and called out to her friend. Her friend found her and Kenji tells Chihaya "See, I told you, right? There is never any need to give up!". This line was similarly quoted by Conan years later and that was the first time she finds him resembling her late brother.

== Appearance ==
Chihaya has blonde and very long hair that almost reaches her waist. She has slanted blue eyes and wears pinkish-red lipstick. She is described as very pretty and looks like a 'Goddess of Wind', as quoted by [[Ran Mouri]] when she first saw Chihaya.
== Personality ==
She is a kind woman as she saved Conan from falling and helped him in finding [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]]. She seems to come to trust Conan and let him come with her in [[Chihaya Hagiwara, Goddess of the Wind|1098-1099]], and sees through Conan's Sleeping Kogoro trick in [[Chihaya and Jugo's Matchmaking Party|1115-1116]]. She also displayed a flirtatious personality towards [[Jugo Yokomizo]] and she doesn't seem to fear him. Despite this, she has shown to have an aggressive side as she used her motorcycle to hit a criminal's face to knock him out and threaten the other criminal. She is also a reckless driver, similar to [[Rei Furuya]] and her late brother, [[Kenji Hagiwara]] as shown in ''[[Wild Police Story]]''.

== Appellations ==
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{{appellations|Miwako Sato|-|The girl of Division 1 (''sō-ichi no onna'')}}
{{appellations|Wataru Takagi|Assistant Inspector Hagiwara Chihaya (''Hagiwara Chihaya-keibuho'')<ref name="file1086">[[18's Recollection|File 1086]]</ref>|Idiot (''baka'')<ref name="file1087">[[Idiots|File 1087]]</ref> That detective (''ano keiji'')<ref name="file1087" />}}
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{{appellations/head|Chihaya Hagiwara}}
{{appellations|Hiroshi Agasa|-|Professor Agasa (''Agasa-hakase'') Agasa-san Agasa Hiroshi-san<ref name="file1074">[[Tracking the Wind|File 1074]]</ref>}}
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== Relationships ==
=== Jugo Yokomizo ===
Both seem to have romantic feelings for each other. For example, when Jugo asked Chihaya if she wanted to go with him for dinner, she turned him down, but then reconsidered. Chihaya doesn't seem to fear him, and Jugo blushed in front of her when she flirted with him.

=== Conan Edogawa ===
She comes to trust [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] and took him with her. She compares Conan to her younger brother, Kenji. She would always say that if she could repay Conan's favour for reliving her brother’s remorse by disarming her brother's murderer's bomb that even Kenji and Matsuda couldn’t disarm, she would even put her life on the line.

=== Kenji Hagiwara ===
Kenji is her late younger brother. In files 1074-1075, she thinks Conan as her younger brother because they both won't give up.

=== Jinpei Matsuda ===
In file 1075, he appeared as a flashback for fixing Chihaya's broken phone. In file 1085, it is mentioned that Matsuda fell in love with her, and she calls him an idiot. In file 1087, he appeared as a flashback for stopping Shinobu's suicide attempt and saying "Seeing the blood makes it clearer, doesn't it?".

=== Shinobu Ooe ===
She is Chihaya's friend.

=== Wataru Takagi ===
In file 1087, Chihaya thinks of him as Matsuda for doing dangerous things, and appraises him as "instinctively stand in the way of danger to protect what's important to you".

== Plot overview ==
=== ''Wild Police Story'' ===
She was mentioned in the Extra Questions for Gosho Aoyama no. 8, 15 from [[Wild Police Story Volume 1#Extra: 56 Questions for Gosho Aoyama!|volume 1]] and 18, 19, 54 from [[Wild Police Story Volume 2#Extra: 55 Questions for Gosho Aoyama!|volume 2]].

=== ''Detective Conan'' ===
==== Hiroshi Agasa Abduction Case (Manga: [[Volume 101#Hiroshi Agasa Abduction Case|1073-1075]], Anime: [[Chihaya Hagiwara, Goddess of the Wind|1098-1099]]) ====
[[Conan Edogawa]] was saved by Chihaya Hagiwara when the kidnappers try to force him off a highway. She symbolically gets depicted sporting an angel's wings during this act.<ref name="file 1073"/>

==== Marriage Partner Searching Party Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 102#Marriage Partner Searching Party Murder Case|1085-1087]], Anime: [[Chihaya and Jugo's Matchmaking Party|1115-1116]]) ====

==== Foiled Kidnapping Transaction Case (Manga: [[Volume 106#Foiled Kidnapping Transaction Case|1123-1125]], Anime: TBA) ====

== Name origin ==
Chihaya Hagiwara (萩原千速) comes from Jun Hayami (早見淳), character in the detective show [[wikipedia:Taiyō ni hoero!|Taiyō ni hoero!]], and his actor [[wikipedia:Kenichi Hagiwara|Kenichi Hagiwara]] (萩原健一), who is also the name inspiration for her brother Kenji. The first name Chihaya is also a reference to Chihaya Ayase (綾瀬千早), main character of the manga [[wikipedia:Chihayafuru|Chihayafuru]], whose main theme is [[wikipedia:Competitive karuta|competitive karuta]]. This manga was earlier used as inspiration for [[The Crimson Love Letter|Movie 21: The Crimson Love Letter]]<ref>http://mysteriouscolors.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-231.html</ref>.

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== See also ==
* [[List of minor recurring manga characters]]
* [[Minor law enforcement]]

{{Characters}}
{{Police}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hagiwara Chihaya}}

[[Category:Female characters]]
[[Category:Police]]

[[ca:Chihaya Hagiwara]]
[[de:Chihaya Hagiwara]]
[[zh:萩原千速]]

Kenji Hagiwara

2025-09-12T12:03:33Z

SamNg311: Correct: Hagi calls Chihaya "Nee-chan"

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| japanese-name = 萩原研二 (Hagiwara Kenji)
| english-name =
| image = Kenji Hagiwara Profile.jpg
| age = 22 (seven years ago)<ref>Manga volume 96, File 7</ref>
| gender = Male
| date-of-birth = unknown
| relatives = [[Chihaya Hagiwara]] (older sister)
| nicknames = Hagi
| occupation = Police HQ Mobile Team Explosive Disposal Unit
| status = Dead
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume 96#Kaitou Kid and the Fairy's Lips|File 1021]] Anime: [[The Trembling Police Headquarters: 12 Million Hostages|Episode 304]]
| appearances = {{:Kenji Hagiwara Appearances}}
| cases-solved = unknown
| keyhole = [[Volume 101]]
| japanese-voice = [[Shinichiro Miki]]
| english-voice =
| footnotes =
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'''{{nihongo|Kenji Hagiwara|萩原研二|Hagiwara Kenji}}''' is a character in the manga and anime franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''. He is also one of the main characters in [[Wild Police Story]] manga.

== Background ==
Kenji's father was a mechanic and he wanted to become a mechanic too, but later their shop went bankrupt. He decided to become a policeman because the police will never go bankrupt. He attended police academy with [[Jinpei Matsuda]], [[Rei Furuya]], [[Hiromitsu Morofushi]], and [[Wataru Date]]. He was popular with girls. All five friends graduated together.

Kenji Hagiwara then joined the [[Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department]] bomb squadron with Matsuda. However, he died in the first of a series of bombings seven years prior to the current timeline.

== Personality ==
Kenji is a pretty carefree guy who always has time to joke a bit. He is a heavy smoker and does the job right. He prevents other people so they can be saved before him and always respect his friends. In [[Wild Police Story]], [[Jinpei Matsuda]] revealed that Kenji is not the guy who tells lies whenever he gives an excuse. Though Kenji changed some characteristics in his excuse to be received better.

== Appearance ==
Kenji is an average height man with long black hair and white skin. He is pretty well-built and strong.

== Abilities ==
He has the ability to defuse bombs quickly but not as quick as Matsuda. He was one of the bests in the police academy which granted him a quick hire in the MPD Bomb Squadron. He can put on and off his defusal suit faster than average people.

== Appellations ==
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{{appellations|Rei Furuya|Hagi Hagiwara|Furuya Furuya-chan Zero}}
{{appellations|Hiromitsu Morofushi|Hagiwara|Morofushi-chan}}
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{{appellations|Juzo Megure|Hagiwara-kun|-}}
{{appellations|Jugo Yokomizo|Kenji|-}}
{{appellations|Miwako Sato|Officer Hagiwara Kenji (''Hagiwara Kenji-taiin'')<ref name="movie25">[[The Bride of Halloween]]</ref> Hagiwara-san|-}}
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{{appellations|Shinichi Kudo|Hagiwara<ref name="movie25"/>|Boy (''bozu'')}}
{{appellations|Conan Edogawa|Hagiwara<ref name="movie25"/> Detective Hagiwara (''Hagiwara-taiin'')}}
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== Plot overview ==
=== Serial Bomber Case (Manga: [[Volume 36#Serial Bomber Case|369-373]], Anime: [[The Trembling Police Headquarters: 12 Million Hostages|304]]) ===
In the case, there is a flashback of seven years ago in a residential building where two bombs were planted by two serial bombers in Shinjuku<ref>The license plate number of his murderer's car, a 1992 Gray Toyota Corolla Van DX [E100], in the anime version is 新宿 400, せ 12-75 (Shinjuku 400, Se 12-75).</ref> who had just started his bombing spree. Jinpei Matsuda defused the first with ease and the city paid the ransom for the second bomb so the bombers stopped the bomb. The second bomber died as he panicked when he ran and to avenge himself, the other bomber restarted the second bomb. Kenji Hagiwara and a few other squad members were called to room twenty on the floor before the last to defuse the bomb. At first, the squad members paused to wait until everybody had been evacuated and Kenji lit his cigarette to chill. Everybody waited patiently until they received a call from the operators telling them they could start. Then, as they got started, Hagiwara's friend Jinpei Matsuda called him to tell him to quit playing and to defuse it already but Hagiwara told him the bomb's timer stopped. Upon analyzing the bomb, he deduced the bomb would take a bit more than three minutes to defuse. Hagiwara then started defusing the bomb when suddenly the timer on it started again, he quickly realized that there were only six seconds left and the squad members ran for their lives. Unfortunately, part of the squad members died along with Hagiwara. Four years later, it was Matsuda's turn to die and that year, the bomber multiplied his attacks.

=== Kaitou Kid and the Fairy's Lips (Manga: [[Volume 96#Kaitou Kid and the Fairy's Lips|1021]], Anime: [[Kid vs. Komei: The Targeted Lips|984]]) ===
Hagiwara appears in a flashback along with Jinpei Matsuda, [[Wataru Date]], [[Hiromitsu Morofushi]], and [[Rei Furuya]].

=== Hiroshi Agasa Abduction Case (Manga: [[Volume 101#Hiroshi Agasa Abduction Case|1075]], Anime: [[Chihaya Hagiwara, Goddess of the Wind|1098-1099]]) ===
Kenji appears in [[Chihaya Hagiwara]]'s flashback, in which Matsuda broke Chihaya's phone. They were gonna meet up at a concert and she can't find her without her phone. But, Kenji took Chihaya to the venue and called out to her friend. Her friend found her and Kenji tells Chihaya "See, I told you, right? There is no need to give up!".

=== Marriage Partner Searching Party Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 102#Marriage Partner Searching Party Murder Case|1085-1087]], Anime: [[Chihaya and Jugo's Matchmaking Party|1115-1116]]) ===

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

== Non-canon plot overview ==
=== The Bride of Halloween (Movie: [[The Bride of Halloween|25]]) ===

== Relationships analysis ==
=== Jinpei Matsuda ===
[[File:EP304-friends.png|thumb|right|200px|Matsuda and Hagiwara.]]
[[Jinpei Matsuda]] and Hagiwara were really good friends and always did missions together. They also attended the same police academy. Although Jinpei was more careful with his friend, Kenji was more carefree. On Kenji's last mission, Jinpei called him like he always did and chatted with him. He told him he should have worn his bomb defusal suit to which Kenji replied he was fine. Unfortunately for him, he died, and Jinpei decided to avenge him. However, he died at the hands of the same bomber four years later. Although Kenji died, Jinpei still sent emails to his email even after.

=== Rei Furuya ===
[[Rei Furuya]] had a good friendship with Kenji and was acquainted with him since he went to the same police academy as Kenji and they all graduated together.

=== Wataru Date ===
[[Wataru Date]] attended the same police academy as Kenji. They also graduated together.

=== Hiromitsu Morofushi ===
Kenji was well acquainted with [[Hiromitsu Morofushi]] since they were good friends along with the three others and attended the academy together.

=== Chihaya Hagiwara ===
Kenji was the younger brother of [[Chihaya Hagiwara]].

== Different looks ==
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kenji Hagiwara (304).jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 304]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Hagiwara 7 years ago.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Seven years ago (episode 1029)]]
|}

== Name origin ==
His name came after "Ken'ichi Hagiwara ([[Wikipedia: Kenichi Hagiwara|萩原健一]])", who played in "''Taiyō ni Hoero!'' ([[Wikipedia: Taiy%C5%8D ni Hoero!|太陽にほえろ！]])". His surname meaning was "bush clover", while his given name has various meanings, from strong and vigorous to iron and purpose, which explains his tenacity and laid back when facing a life-death situation.

== Quotes ==
{{cquote|...three minutes is more than enough. Right?|Preceding Jinpei in his sentence (episode 304).}}

== In other languages ==
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{{CharLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|เคนจิ|ฮางิวาระ}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Kenji|Hagiwara}}
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== Trivia ==
* Even if he was introduced in the manga in volume 36, it wasn't before file 1021, more than sixty volumes later, that his face was shown. Nevertheless, the anime showed his face in its adaptation of the case and in opening 47.
* He appears with Matsuda in a [[:File:M10 Poster.jpg|poster]] for [[The Private Eyes' Requiem]], but with a halo on his head, since he's deceased.
* In [[Wild Police Story]], it was revealed that his favourite car was Mazda RX-7 FD3S.
* He had, according to [[Gosho Aoyama]], the best driving skills.<ref>[https://conannews.org/fragerunde-mit-gosho-aoyama-day2023/49323/ ''Fragerunde mit Gosho Aoyama: DAY2023.''] ''ConanNews.org'' (in German). 16 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== See also ==
* [[List of notable case characters]]
* [[Wild Police Story]]

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| name = Chihaya Hagiwara
| japanese-name = 萩原千速 (Hagiwara Chihaya)
| english-name =
| image = Chihaya Hagiwara Profile.jpg
| age = 31<ref name="file 1073">''[[Detective Conan]]'', [[Volume 101]], chapter 4 ([[The Goddess of Wind|File 1073]]). Chihaya Hagiwara debuts and saves [[Conan Edogawa]]. The character box during her introduction on the last page gives her age as 31.</ref>
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| relatives = [[Kenji Hagiwara]] (younger brother, deceased)
| occupation = Kanagawa Prefecture Police Assistant Police Inspector
| status = Alive
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| first-appearance = Manga: [[The Goddess of Wind|File 1073]] Anime: [[Police Academy Arc Wild Police Story CASE. Wataru Date|Episode 1029]] (young, anime-original) ; [[Chihaya Hagiwara, Goddess of the Wind|Episode 1098]]
| appearances = {{:Chihaya Hagiwara Appearances}}
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{{nihongo|'''Chihaya Hagiwara'''|萩原千速|Hagiwara Chihaya}} is an assistant inspector from the police department of Kanagawa Prefecture and the older sister of [[Kenji Hagiwara]], who passed away before the plot of the [[manga]] started. She was mentioned in five fan questions from ''[[Wild Police Story]]'' before getting a proper introduction in [[Volume 101#Hiroshi Agasa Abduction Case|File 1073]] of ''[[Detective Conan]]''.

== Background ==
She is an assistant inspector from Kanagawa prefecture. She is the older sister of the late Kenji Hagiwara and is also the helper of the [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] in [[Volume 101#Hiroshi Agasa Abduction Case|files 1073-1075]].

One time, she could not go to a concert with her friend, [[Volume 101#Hiroshi Agasa Abduction Case|Shinobu Ooe]] because [[Jinpei Matsuda]] took apart her phone. They were gonna meet up at a venue and she can't find her without her phone. But, Kenji took her sister, Chihaya to the venue and called out to her friend. Her friend found her and Kenji tells Chihaya "See, I told you, right? There is never any need to give up!". This line was similarly quoted by Conan years later and that was the first time she finds him resembling her late brother.

== Appearance ==
Chihaya has blonde and very long hair that almost reaches her waist. She has slanted blue eyes and wears pinkish-red lipstick. She is described as very pretty and looks like a 'Goddess of Wind', as quoted by [[Ran Mouri]] when she first saw Chihaya.
== Personality ==
She is a kind woman as she saved Conan from falling and helped him in finding [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]]. She seems to come to trust Conan and let him come with her in [[Chihaya Hagiwara, Goddess of the Wind|1098-1099]], and sees through Conan's Sleeping Kogoro trick in [[Chihaya and Jugo's Matchmaking Party|1115-1116]]. She also displayed a flirtatious personality towards [[Jugo Yokomizo]] and she doesn't seem to fear him. Despite this, she has shown to have an aggressive side as she used her motorcycle to hit a criminal's face to knock him out and threaten the other criminal. She is also a reckless driver, similar to [[Rei Furuya]] and her late brother, [[Kenji Hagiwara]] as shown in ''[[Wild Police Story]]''.

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== Relationships ==
=== Jugo Yokomizo ===
Both seem to have romantic feelings for each other. For example, when Jugo asked Chihaya if she wanted to go with him for dinner, she turned him down, but then reconsidered. Chihaya doesn't seem to fear him, and Jugo blushed in front of her when she flirted with him.

=== Conan Edogawa ===
She comes to trust [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] and took him with her. She compares Conan to her younger brother, Kenji. She would always say that if she could repay Conan's favour for reliving her brother’s remorse by disarming her brother's murderer's bomb that even Kenji and Matsuda couldn’t disarm, she would even put her life on the line.

=== Kenji Hagiwara ===
Kenji is her late younger brother. In files 1074-1075, she thinks Conan as her younger brother because they both won't give up.

=== Jinpei Matsuda ===
In file 1075, he appeared as a flashback for fixing Chihaya's broken phone. In file 1085, it is mentioned that Matsuda fell in love with her, and she calls him an idiot. In file 1087, he appeared as a flashback for stopping Shinobu's suicide attempt and saying "Seeing the blood makes it clearer, doesn't it?".

=== Shinobu Ooe ===
She is Chihaya's friend.

=== Wataru Takagi ===
In file 1087, Chihaya thinks of him as Matsuda for doing dangerous things, and appraises him as "instinctively stand in the way of danger to protect what's important to you".

== Plot overview ==
=== ''Wild Police Story'' ===
She was mentioned in the Extra Questions for Gosho Aoyama no. 8, 15 from [[Wild Police Story Volume 1#Extra: 56 Questions for Gosho Aoyama!|volume 1]] and 18, 19, 54 from [[Wild Police Story Volume 2#Extra: 55 Questions for Gosho Aoyama!|volume 2]].

=== ''Detective Conan'' ===
==== Hiroshi Agasa Abduction Case (Manga: [[Volume 101#Hiroshi Agasa Abduction Case|1073-1075]], Anime: [[Chihaya Hagiwara, Goddess of the Wind|1098-1099]]) ====
[[Conan Edogawa]] was saved by Chihaya Hagiwara when the kidnappers try to force him off a highway. She symbolically gets depicted sporting an angel's wings during this act.<ref name="file 1073"/>

==== Marriage Partner Searching Party Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 102#Marriage Partner Searching Party Murder Case|1085-1087]], Anime: [[Chihaya and Jugo's Matchmaking Party|1115-1116]]) ====

==== Foiled Kidnapping Transaction Case (Manga: [[Volume 106#Foiled Kidnapping Transaction Case|1123-1125]], Anime: TBA) ====

== Name origin ==
Chihaya Hagiwara (萩原千速) comes from Jun Hayami (早見淳), character in the detective show [[wikipedia:Taiyō ni hoero!|Taiyō ni hoero!]], and his actor [[wikipedia:Kenichi Hagiwara|Kenichi Hagiwara]] (萩原健一), who is also the name inspiration for her brother Kenji. The first name Chihaya is also a reference to Chihaya Ayase (綾瀬千早), main character of the manga [[wikipedia:Chihayafuru|Chihayafuru]], whose main theme is [[wikipedia:Competitive karuta|competitive karuta]]. This manga was earlier used as inspiration for [[The Crimson Love Letter|Movie 21: The Crimson Love Letter]]<ref>http://mysteriouscolors.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-231.html</ref>.

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== See also ==
* [[List of minor recurring manga characters]]
* [[Minor law enforcement]]

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Kohji Haneda

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Rumi Wakasa

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Rumi Wakasa

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Kohji Haneda

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Jodie Starling

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{{SpoilerWarningArticle|This article contains significant '''[[Glossary#Spoiler|spoilers]]''' about major events concerning this person. It is likely you will be spoiled if you have not read all the manga released to date. To find out what pages will be safe for you to read, please consult our [[Glossary#Spoiler|wiki spoiler policy]].}}
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| japanese-name = ジョディ・スターリング (Jodi Sutāringu)
| english-name = Jodie Starling
| image = Jodie Starling Profile.png
| age = 28<ref>[[Volume 27#File 270 - Game Start|Volume 27, File 270, Page 7: "Game Start"]]</ref><ref>Conan Drill page 29</ref>
| gender = Female
| date-of-birth =
| relatives = Mr. Starling (father, deceased) Mrs. Starling (mother, deceased)
| occupation = FBI special agent English teacher
| nicknames =
| aliases = Jodie Saintemillion
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume 27#Arcade Murder Case|File 270]] Anime: [[The Battle Game Trap|Episode 226]]
| appearances = {{:Jodie Starling Appearances}}
| keyhole = [[Volume 42]]
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| english-voice = [[Maureen Price]] (Bang Zoom!) [[Bryn Apprill]] (Studio Nano)
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{{nihongo|'''Jodie Starling'''|ジョディ・スターリング|Jodi Sutāringu}}, referred to in earlier episodes as {{nihongo|'''Jodie Saintemillion'''|ジョディ・サンテミリオン|Jodi Santemirion}}, is an [[FBI]] agent in the manga and anime franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''.

== Background ==
[[File:Jodie as a child.png|thumb|left|200px|Jodie as a child]]
Some twenty years ago, when Jodie was still just a little girl, [[Vermouth]] killed her parents, who had been working on the [[Black Organization]] as well as knowing a lot of important information about Vermouth to assist the FBI. Vermouth was surprised to find Jodie in her house, and after Jodie asked what was going on, Vermouth told her to wait by her father until he woke up, and that a "secret makes a woman". She then set the house ablaze, thus destroying any evidence that she had been there, along with the corpses of Jodie's parents and any records about the Black Organization.

Fortunately, Jodie had decided to run down the street to the store to buy her father some orange juice and thus survived. She was later put under protection by the FBI, although she declined the Witness Protection Program. Eventually Jodie became an FBI agent herself under the tutelage and patronage of [[James Black]]. The only remaining memento from her past is the set of glasses she wears, which originally belonged to her father.

When she joined the FBI, she met Shuichi Akai and started a romantic relationship with him. However, when Akai went undercover, he had to break up with her because he dated and fell in love with [[Akemi Miyano]].
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== Personality ==
Jodie usually is a very serious person, but also has demonstrated a very playful and carefree side (as it is seen when she is Ran's English teacher). She seems to like movies (especially mystery and action-oriented films), and enjoys action video games. She is also capable of keeping a cool head during crisis, like during a bus hijacking, she never fell out of her role as Jodie Saintemillion. The ease with which she's come to trust Conan's capabilities, at times unquestioningly following his direction despite the fact he looks like a little boy to her, indicates she can be quite open-minded and flexible, although a caveat to this is made in regards to Vermouth. Jodie's grudge against Vermouth runs deep, and Jodie reacted extremely negatively when given the slightest suggestion that Vermouth might have a kind side to her.

She's shown to be quite observant and, while not at the level of Shinichi or Akai, is effective at deduction and case solving, contributing to the progress of several cases. Also, once she became aware that it was very likely Akai had faked his death, she was able to deduce most of the trick he used unassisted.

Even though being a steadfast FBI agent when on missions, Jodie has also shown her sensitivity and softness when she thought that Akai was really dead even though he faked his death and survived. She burst into tears when first hearing the news about Akai's death, as told by James. Her feelings and deep care for Akai remain despite the fact that they are only colleagues at present.

==Abilities==
===Shooting===
She seems to be skilled at shooting as she was able to shoot faster than Vermouth at episode 345, also during Kir interrogating and capturing Rikumichi. She was the one who use a gun for stoping them.

===Deduction===
She was able to deduce the truth of Shuichi Akai's fake death almost correctly and found out Shuichi's identity, but she isn't as good as Conan and Shuichi at deduction.
In Addition, she was the one who found out that Sharon and her daughter Chris are actually the same person.

===Other Skill===
She is fluent at english and was a english teacher at Teitan High Shool for a time. She learned japanese from a friend, at first he had problem at using them but now she is geting better. She was able to write a code too but instead of H she write F wrongly.

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{{appellations|Juzo Megure|Jodie-sensei Jodie-sōsakan|-}}

{{appellations|Wataru Takagi|Jodie-san}}

{{appellations|Ethan Hondou|-|Ethan Hondou The father of [[Eisuke Hondou|the child]] (''sono ko no chichi'')}}

{{appellations|Hidemi Hondou|-|Mizunashi Rena}}
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{{appellations|Ai Haibara|Jodie-sensei|"Little Red Riding Hood" Ai-chan}}

{{appellations|Ayumi Yoshida|Jodie-sensei}}

{{appellations|Hiroshi Agasa|Jodie-sensei|Professor (''Hakase'')}}
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{{appellations|Ran Mouri|Jodie-sensei Sensei|Mouri-san}}

{{appellations|Sonoko Suzuki|Jodie-sensei|Suzuki-san Sonoko}}

{{appellations|Tomoaki Araide|Jodie Jodie-sensei|Doctor Araide}}
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{{appellations/head|Jodie}}
{{appellations|Vermouth|Jodie Agent Jodie Starling (''Jodie Starling-sōsakan'') This woman FBI's kitten|Vermouth Chris Chris Vineyard Sharon Vineyard}}

{{appellations|Akemi Miyano|-|Miyano Akemi-san}}

{{appellations|Rikumichi Kusuda|-|Kusuda<ref name="file893">[[Volume 84#Elementary Teacher Assault|File 893 (Volume 84)]]</ref> Spy}}

{{appellations|Scar Akai|-|Shu Man with a burn (''yakedo no otoko'')}}
{{appellations|Gin|-|Gin}}
{{appellations|Kanenori Wakita|Jodie Starling<ref>[[Volume 108#File 1150|File 1150 - The Pursuers of Chaos]]</ref>|Rum Wakita}}
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{{appellations/head|Jodie}}
{{appellations|Shinichi Kudo|Jodie Starling (movie introdcution)<ref name="m18">Movie 18: ''[[Dimensional Sniper]]''</ref>|Kudo Shinichi-kun<ref>[[The Scarlet Return|Episode 783: The Scarlet Truth]]</ref>}}

{{appellations|Arsène Lupin III|file=Lupin III.jpg|-|Lupin}}

{{appellations|Eisuke Hondou|-|Eisuke Eisuke-kun}}

{{appellations|Kogoro Mouri|Jodie-sensei|Detective Mouri (''Mouri-tantei'')}}

{{appellations|Hikaru Yasumoto|-|Hikaru-san}}

{{appellations|Yusaku Kudo|Agent Jodie (''Jodie-sōsakan'')|-}}

{{appellations|Rumi Wakasa|-|The woman with glasses<ref>[[Volume 108#File 1150|File 1150 - The Pursuers of Chaos]]</ref>}}
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== Plot overview ==
=== Arcade Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 27#Arcade Murder Case|270-272]], Anime: [[The Battle Game Trap|226-227]]) ===
[[File:TV Episode 226-227.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Jodie as one of the suspects]]
Sonoko, Ran, and Conan are at the arcade where they meet their new High School foreign English teacher, Jodie Saintemillion who is an avid gamer. Jodie tells them she goes to the arcade daily because Japanese games are exhilarating and beautiful. Jodie introduces Ran to a virtual reality fighting game which uses mechanics to simulate a real fight. Ran loses to a gamer named Kengo Bito who taunts her in her loss. Bito plays the game against his rival, Takayasu Shimizu; The battle is projected on a large screen. Bito's avatar overwhelms Shimizu's but stops at the climax of the match. The people in the arcade realize Bito is dead and the police are called in. As Conan tries to solve the case, Jodie gives hints to help him find the true culprit. After the case, Jodie calls Conan "cool guy" and phones someone, saying that one of her targets changed their appearance and is attending school. Jodie calls them "the rotten apple".

=== Bus Hijacking Case (Manga: [[Volume 29#Bus Hijacking Case|287-289]], Anime: [[The Mysterious Passenger|230-231]]) ===
[[File:TV Episode 230-231.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Jodie is suspected to be Vermouth]]
Gin and Vodka are at a bar discussing their plans with the Black Organization member, Vermouth to capture "the one". Conan and the Detective Boys are taking the transit bus to a ski resort where they meet Araide and Jodie aboard the bus. Haibara can sense that Vermouth is on the bus and hides herself to prevent her from being found.

Soon after, the bus is hijacked by two armed men who use the passengers as hostages and demand the city release their boss. Jodie tells Conan not to risk anything and that help will come soon. She notices [[Haibara]] and tries to ask for her name but Conan dodges the question by saying that she is just a girl that they just met on the bus. Jodie helps Conan stop the hijackers by following his plan and apprehending one of the culprits. When one of them asks who she is, she replies "A secret makes a woman a woman". Jodie watches as Conan saves Haibara from the bus exploding and watches pensively as Araide looks at Conan's wounds. Jodie also starts calling Conan by "Cool Kid" instead of "Cool Guy" now.

=== Escalator Message Case (Manga: [[Volume 33#Escalator Message Case|338-340]], Anime: [[The Secret Rushed Omission|271-272]]) ===
[[File:Vermouth Dart Board Manga.PNG|thumb|right|200px|Vermouth's Dart Board]]
Ran, feeling she met the mysterious man that she saw before, attempts to remember why. Jodie interrupts the daydreaming Ran in class and asks her the meaning of X to which she is unable to answer correctly. On the way home, Ran, Sonoko, and Conan meet Jodie who takes them to the cafe in a department store to warn them about a serial groper. Jodie tells them to call her if they notice anybody suspicious following them, which makes Conan suspicious of her. Jodie watches as Conan solves the case and thinks to herself if now is the right time to "pick the apple". It then cuts to Vermouth emailing Gin and explaining the meaning of X if a sign of affection but could also mean "X marks the spot" and shooting a dart at a dart board which has pictures of Shiho, Ran, and Conan, who has the words "Cool Guy" on his picture.

=== Flying Neighbour Case (Manga: [[Volume 34#Flying Neighbor Case|341-343]], Anime: [[English Teacher vs. Great Western Detective|277-278]]) ===
[[File:TV Episode 277-278.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Jodie is still suspicious]]
While at the Agasa's, Conan recalls his last meeting with the Black Organization. Conan deduces that another Black Organization member must have been at the hotel party. This is when he finally singles out Chris Vineyard as his suspect. Heiji came to Tokyo to help Conan out with the case. Heiji suspects Jodie-sensei of being a possible Black Organization member, and although Conan seems reluctant to this idea, they pay Jodie-sensei a visit to her apartment. They find out here that her full name is "Jodie Saintemillion". After Jodie agrees to go out for a while with Heiji and Conan, the man living next door to Jodie falls dead outside from over 30 stories, coincidentally as the three are outside.

As Heiji and Conan try and solve the case, Jodie can be seen taking a picture of them inconspicuously. When Heiji asks her to play the role of the drunk victim, she says she will do it in exchange for finding and bringing her favourite alcohol to her, which happens to be Sherry (Shiho's codename in the BO). While doing the roleplay, Heiji emails Jodie asking who she is and called her asking her to answer what she emailed (Conan and the policemen don't know what they are talking about). After the case, Heiji is able to deduce that Jodie can speak fluent Japanese, but chooses to pretend to be unable to speak well so that people would lower their guard around her. Jodie also realizes that Heiji took the film from her camera, losing the pictures she took. After everybody leaves, she thinks to herself that Heiji is an amusing boy and that he is similar to Kudou Shinichi, a private eye. She takes out her bathroom mirror which reveals pictures of Shinichi and the same pictures of Ran and Conan that Vermouth had on the dart board.

=== Four Porsches Case (Manga: [[Volume 41#Four Porsches Case|420-422]], Anime: [[The Four Porsches|338-339]]) ===

Conan and Professor Agasa coincidentally meet Jodie, Ran, and Sonoko in the department store after they decide to bring Haibara to the hospital due to her cold. After seeing a patrol car stopping in front of the store, Jodie tells Rand and Sonoko to check out the parking lot to see ehat's happening. She surprises Conan by asking who "they" are after Conan tells Agasa to use the patrol car to get out of the store since the Black Organization may be waiting for them outside. Jodie gets a look inside Agasa's car and notices Haibara in it, with her specifically noticing the reddish-brown hair that she has. She connects the girl in the bus hijacking incident sitting next to Conan with Haibara while also thinking about Shiho's picture on the dart board. As Conan is solving the case, Jodie and Araide bring Haibara back to Agasa's house to take care of her, leaving Conan worried. Vermouth is seen at the end throwing a dart at Shiho's picture while revealing she has found her.

=== Convenience Store Case (Manga: [[Volume 42#Convenience Store Case|426-428]], Anime: [[The Convenience Store Trap|343-344]]) ===
[[File:TV Episode 343-344.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Jodie stops Ran from contacting Shinichi to solve the case]]
Jodie is remembering an incident in the past where it can be seen that Vermouth has killed somebody and picked up their glasses. A little girl then opens the door and asks Vermouth who she is. Jodie snaps back to reality when someone calls for her and it is then revealed that Jodie is planning to leave. Ran and Sonoko, stunned by the news, decide to throw her a going away party. They go into the store and find a young woman named Aya being accused of shoplifting by her boss. They manage to come up with three possible suspects. Ran attempts to call Shinichi or Conan for help since both are better at solving mysteries, but surprisingly, Jodie stops her and tells her to use her own deduction. During the investigation, Jodie takes off her glasses and Ran says that her glasses looks very old. Jodie tells her that the glasses belonged to someone very dear to her and that it's the only trace of them in the whole world.

After Ran solves the case with help from Shinichi, she, Sonoko, and Jodie have the party at Jodie's house. Ran goes to the washroom and notices something behind the mirror. She opens it and sees the pictures of Shinichi, Conan, herself, and other acquaintances.{{clear}}

=== Halloween Party Case (Manga: [[Volume 42#Halloween Party Case|429-434]], Anime: [[Head-to-Head Match with the Black Organization: A Dual Mystery on a Full Moon Night|345]]) ===
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Kogoro and Conan receive an invitation from Vermouth to go to a Halloween party; the invitation however is addressed to both Conan Edogawa and Shinichi Kudo, meaning Vermouth knows his true identity. As Haibara is alone in Agasa's house, Araide calls the house and asks bring Haibara to a hospital to check up on her. Haibara agrees and after a while hears to doorbell go off and goes to open the door. After opening the door though, instead of Araide it is Jodie who is at the door. She says that Araide's car had broken down, so she cane to pick her up instead of him. However, as Jodie and Haibara are leaving the house, we can see Araide coming to the house with a fully functional car. As they are driving, Haibara can see a car following behind them and asks Jodie is she can do her a favour.

Jodie stops by the dock and gets out of her car to confront Araide, who had been in the car following them from behind. Araide asks her what she is doing with Haibara, and she says that she is just taking her for free ride as unlike him, she has a lot of free time. Araide is confused by this and Jodie is able to trick Araide into revealing information about the trial case that Araide is in that only the person who stole the case information from the police would know. Araide asks Jodie who she is and Jodie once again says "A secret makes a woman a woman". Jodie reveals that these were the last words that were said to her by the person who killed her father and that she has been repeating them to not forget the enemy's words. Araide takes off her mask and it is revealed that Araide has been Vermouth the whole time.

[[File:Episode 345 Screencap.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Jodie's identity is revealed to be different from Vermouth]]

Jodie's past is shown as she is revealed to be the little girl who sees Vermouth in her house as she kills her father. Vermouth tells her that her father is sleeping and gives her his father's glasses (the glasses that Jodie currently uses). Vermouth would then burn Jodie's entire house to ash due to the fact that Jodie's father was an FBI agent who secretly worked on a file on Vermouth. Jodie was able to survive the fire because she decided to go shopping later for orange juice to wake her father up and entered the witness protection program, which made Vermouth unable to find her. Jodie is then revealed to take her father's job and become an FBI agent so that she could pursue Vermouth.

Jodie was suspicious of Araide being used by Vermouth since the actress Sharon Vineyard was consistently seen going to his clinic with no serious injuries. After making the real Araide look like he's died in an accident, Vermouth started disguising as him, confirming her suspicions. After investigating the clinic, Jodie found the dartboard with the pictures and knew that Vermouth's goal was to eliminate a woman around 20 years that had reddish brown hair (Shiho). Jodie wonders if Haibara and the girl on the dartboard are the same person while also wondering why Conan's picture says guy even though he is a kid. Jodie shoots the gun out of Vermouth's hands and asks a question that has been on her mind ever since she saw Chris Vineyard say the same words that Vermouth said to her when she was a kid at her mother's funeral; why she doesn't age. Jodie had checked the culprit's fingerprints 20 years ago on her father's glasses and the actress Chris's fingerprint and found that they matched perfectly. This made her have the startling revelation that Vermouth was also the same person as her mother, Sharon.

Jodie tells her friends to come out and arrest Vermouth but instead gets shot in the hip by Calvados, incapacitating her. Vermouth reveals that she had come to this location 2 hours ago and said that the confrontation would happen tomorrow, meaning that nobody is here now. Vermouth is surprised that Jodie knows about the backstory of Araide and asks how she knows about it. Jodie tells her that Haibara had asked Jodie to cross-examine Vermouth and that if she exposed her identity, then Haibara would trust her. As Vermouth is about to kill Jodie, a soccer ball comes from inside the car, shattering the window and knocking the gun out of Vermouth's hand. It is revealed that the Haibara that has been in the car this whole had been Conan the entire time and that the Shinichi in the Halloween party had been Heiji impersonating him. Conan threatens Vermouth from Calvados's blind spot but is surprised when he sees the real Haibara here with the spare-tracking glasses. Vermouth uses this chance to shoot Conan with the tranquillizer needle on his watch and brings out another gun in her jacket to aim it at Haibara. As Vermouth is about to shoot, Ran comes out of the back of the car to save Haibara from getting shot. Vermouth doesn't want to shoot Ran, allowing Jodie and Akai who had followed Jodie to pincer Vermouth, forcing her to use Conan as a hostage and run to the car and drive away. Akai tells Jodie to let the Japanese Police handle the rest while she admires the way Ran protected Haibara from getting shot.</spoiler>

=== Find the Buttock's Mark (Manga: [[Volume 42#Murderer's Car Case|435]]-[[Volume 43#Murderer's Car Case|437]], Anime: [[Find the Buttock's Mark|346-347]]) ===
Jodie offers Haibara to join the Witness Protection Program; however, she turns down the offer. Jodie is happy that Haibara has the courage that she lacked 20 years ago.

=== Teitan High School's Ghost Story (Manga: [[Volume 44#Classmate's Ghost Case|457-459]], Anime: [[Teitan High School's Ghost Story|361-362]]) ===

Conan goes to school and is shocked to see Araide there. Araide tells him that he is the real Araide and that Jodie wants Conan to know about Araide's circumstances so that he is not surprised.

Jodie calls Araide to see if he is able to blend in the school without anybody suspecting anything. Araide asks if the person who was impersonating him is even that bad of a person, which makes Jodie mad as someone who laughs when they kill a person can't possibly be a good person.

=== Black Organization vs FBI (Manga: [[Volume 49#Black Organization vs. FBI|500-504]], Anime: [[Black Impact! The Moment the Black Organization Reaches Out|425]]) ===

After Conan finds out that newscaster [[Rena Mizunashi]] is in reality a Black Organization member, he decides to follow her from the tracker and mic that is stuck on the bottom of her shoe. Conan meets with Jodie and it's revealed that the FBI had been following Rena due to her being seen visiting the clinic that Vermouth had been in after disguising as Araide. She and Conan pursue Rena to an interview she is doing to stop the Black Organization from assassinating somebody with the codename "DJ".To stop them, Jodie shoots the sprinklers to set it off which blocks the sniper's vision since everybody starts using an umbrella.

Jodie and Conan get picked up by [[James]] and proceed to try and stop the Black Organization's second plan for assassinating "DJ". Jodie and James try to stop Rena on the road but a battle ensues which ends with Rena getting severely injured and needing a hospital. Conan finds out that Gin has found the tracker and mic and that they are going to target Kogoro since he was the last person to meet Rena before the Black Organization. James races to the agency where Conan shoots a soccer ball so that Kogoro can notice him. Before Gin decides to shoot Conan and Kogoro, a sniper shoots the tracker out of Gin's hands and proceeds to rain bullets down at them. The sniper is revealed to Akai Shuichi and the Black Organization has to retreat as they are pinned by him. Jodie, James, and Akai talk about the situation and say that they still have Rena on their side, who is unconscious due to her injury. Akai asks Jodie who Conan is and she says that he is her favourite detective.

=== Giant Hammer Case (Manga: [[Volume 53#Giant Hammer Case|550]], Anime: [[The Shadow of the Black Organization|462]]) ===

Jodie, Camel, and Akai discuss about Rena, who is still unconscious without a clear timetable for her recovery. Jodie worries that they have to move her to another hospital so that the Black Organization doesn't find use her but Akai rejects the idea and instead wants to her as bait to capture them.

=== Unsmashable Snowman Case (Manga: [[Volume 54#Unsmashable Snowman Case|556]], Anime: [[The Unsmashable Snowman|466]]) ===

Conan tells Haibara and Agasa that he has already informed Jodie that the Black Organization has probably found out that Mizunashi Rena is unconscious and in a hospital somewhere.

=== Clash of Red and Black (Manga: [[Volume 57#Mysterious Hanging Case|587]], Anime: [[Clash of Red and Black|492]]) ===
[[File:TV Episode 491-504.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Operation to protect Rena]]
Conan learns from Ran that she had been unable to contact Eisuke since the winter break. She tells him Eisuke last told her that he had found someone from his father's company at Haido Central Hospital, the same hospital in which Rena is currently hospitalized. Conan contacts Jodie Starling to inform her Eisuke may be searching for Rena and learns from her that Eisuke's father, Ethan Hondou, was a spy for the CIA who were investigating the Black Organization. She reveals that Rena and the Black Organization murdered him four years ago. Conan phones Ran asking her how Eisuke recognized the colleague. She replies that Eisuke recognized the person through the phones keypad tone which played the song "Nanatsu no Ko", the phone number of the Black Organization's leader. Conan realizes that a Black Organization member is in Haido Central Hospital. Fearing that the criminal syndicate may be close to finding Rena, Conan and the FBI investigate the hospital. After asking a nurse about a suspicious person, the FBI narrows the suspects list to hospitalized patients between December 18 and December 21 and begin their search for the Black Organization member.

=== Red, White, and Yellow Case (Manga: [[Volume 60#Red, White, and Yellow Case|622]], Anime: [[Conan vs. Double Code Mystery#Red, White, Yellow, and the Detective Boys|509]]) ===

Jodie calls Conan to give information on what Rena told her, that a new organization member is on the move and that the member's codename is "Bourbon". Rena tells her that they are very skilled at inspection and information-gathering, which makes Jodie worry that Haibara is the target. Jodie tells Conan to keep his guard up and to protect Haibara as the FBI can't keep close contact with her at risk of getting exposed.

=== Detective Boys vs. Robber Group (Manga: [[Volume 65#Bank Heist Case|677-679]], Anime: [[Detective Boys vs. Robber Group|563-564]]) ===
[[File:Jodie And Scar.png|thumb|right|200px|Jodie's reaction to see Scar Akai]]
Jodie Starling encounters a man on the street in the Beika district who looks exactly like Shuichi Akai, but with a huge burn scar on the side of his face. After chasing him to an alley where he disappears, she dismisses it as an illusion. She heads to the bank to withdraw some money when a bank robbery occurs. The heavily armed bank robbers begin taking cellphones away from the customers and separate them into two groups; one group are customers who are with relatives or friends, and the others are those who are alone. They order those who are alone to bind the hands, eyes, and mouth of the rest of the patrons.

=== Department Store Bomber Case (Manga: [[Volume 67#Department Store Bomber Case|700-704]], Anime: [[The Crisis Beckoned by the Red Omen|578-581]]) ===

Jodie starts searching for evidence of Akai in the department store but gets mad when she can't find any workers who see him. After thinking that what she saw may have been an illusion, she notices that the edge of the coaster on her drink has been folded. She looks behind the coaster and reveals the world "Run! This place is dangerous", words that she thinks Akai put. This makes her believe that Akai is in the department store and starts asking more workers if they saw somebody with a burn on their right cheek. Camel comes in and tells her that he saw someone with a burn mark in the restroom who looked like Akai, confirming her suspicions that Akai is in the department store. Jodie thinks that Akai has amnesia so he doesn't remember them, but Camel believes that it could be a trap by the Black Organization. As Camel and Jodie are arguing, they notice a riot squad going above their floor, which makes Jodie think that Akai's memories are coming back since he supposedly left her that message on the coaster. As everybody from the lower floor is calling people from the upper floor, Jodie gets shocked as she sees the person she believes to be Akai is on that floor from somebody video calling. After Jodie sees Conan running down the floor after solving the case, she asks if Conan is looking for the same person she is. Jodie tells Conan about the coaster but believes the threat to be over since the bomb scare is already over. Camel however tells her that he sees a Porsche 365 A and a sniper across the building, meaning that Gin is here. Jodie thinks the Black Organization is here since they found out that Akai is alive and plan to assassinate him so she tries to find the man with the burn mark. After looking around Jodie spots the person who looks like Akai and tries to warn them to not go outside but is stopped by [[Subaru Okiya]], who distracts her enough to lose sight of Scar Akai.

=== East vs West (Manga: [[Volume 74#East vs. West|779-780]], Anime: [[Conan vs. Heiji, Deduction Battle Between the Detectives of the East and West|651]]) ===
[[File:EP651 28.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Jodie is impressed with James that he knows Sera is a girl just by looking at her]]

Jodie and James are waiting outside in a car for Camel, as he is stuck resolving a case that he got himself into. While waiting, Camel sends Jodie a photo of [[Masumi Sera|Masumi]], with Jodie thinking that Masumi is a boy. After the case is resolved Jodie asks Camel who the boy in the picture is but she says that she has no idea who they are. They show the picture to James, who doesn't know who they are but immediately recognizes that Masumi is a girl, which surprises both Jodie and Camel. After looking at the picture, Jodie thinks that she resembles someone she knows.

=== Shrine to Remember (Manga: [[Volume 80#A Shrine to Remember|850-852]], Anime: [[Jodie's Memories and the Cherry Blossom Viewing Trap|734]]) ===
[[File:EP734 Case.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Jodie is involved in a murder case where there's also Bourbon and Vermouth in disguise]]

As Conan and the Detective Boys are seeing the cherry blossoms, they meet up with Jodie, who says that she also is viewing the cherry blossoms as well. Haibara deduces that Conan called Jodie here so that they are able to exchange private information with each other. Conan tells her that the person with the scar that Jodie had been chasing wasn't actually Akai, but in fact the Black Organization member Bourbon in disguise. He explains that Bourbon wanted to truly know if Akai was dead so he would wander around people who knew Akai with that appearance and check to see how they would react seeing him. This makes Jodie sad as she thinks that it means that Akai is really dead, making her want to find Bourbon to reveal his identity. Conan tells her that he already knows who Bourbon is and that they are working part-time at Poirots, below the Mouri Detective Agency. Conan wants the FBI to investigate why he is still at Poirot's even though he has already achieved his objective. As Conan is about to tell her what his "objective" is, they get interrupted by a man who remembers her from the bank robbery case. The man said that he saw the man with the scar 2 or 3 days ago but can't remember where he saw him. Jodie asks if he saw him at a vending machine that serves canned coffee as Akai used to drink it a lot, making Jodie remember the time at the hospital when he was drinking a canned coffee but dropped it on the floor.

After a murder happens at the shrine, Conan and Jodie help [[Inspector Megure]] and the policemen solve the case. During the investigation, one of the suspects says something that gets Jodie to remember the time in the hospital in which Conan had to drop his phone on the floor so the three patients would pick it up so that the FBI could work out who the spy was. Jodie starts remembering that Akai also touched Conan's phone after the three patients but before she could keep thinking, Conan stops her by saying that it's not relevant to the case. After the case, Jodie tells Camel that the person with the scar wasn't Akai but a decoy from the Black Organization. She wonders who gave her the coaster that told her was dangerous if the person with the scar wasn't Akai. It is revealed that Bourbon and Vermouth had been disguised and had bugged Jodie throughout the entire case and that Vermouth had taken the bug out at the end so that Jodie wouldn't find it later.

=== Kogoro in the Bar (Manga: [[Volume 81#Cocktail of Sorrow|855]], Anime: [[Kogoro in the Bar|739]]) ===

Conan realizes that Bourbon and Vermouth had disguised themselves and been in the shrine case, leaving him worried that they overheard his and Jodie's conversation.

=== Steamy Relations (Manga: [[Volume 81#Steamy Relations|856]], Anime: [[Bathroom Where Ran Collapsed As Well|740]]) ===

Conan is about to alert Haibara that Vermouth and Bourbon were disguised in the shrine case, but stops himself as he thinks that it could be a trap to see what Conan and the FBI would do.

=== Elementary Teacher Assault (Manga: [[Volume 84#Elementary Teacher Assault|891-893]], Anime: [[The Scarlet Return|779-780]]) ===
[[File:The Scarlet Return-Conan telling about Bourbon.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Conan warns Jodie about Bourbon]]

Jodie calls her friend [[Natsuko Shibuya]] about going out later that day for drinks. After school, Conan gets picked up by Jodie as Conan wants her to tell her FBI colleagues to not leak the fact that [[Rikumichi Kusuda]] committed suicide by shooting himself in the head. Conan wants to tell her something else concerning Amuro but gets interrupted when Jodie gets a call from Takagi telling her Natsuko is critically injured due to a fall in the park and that the fall was from somebody pushing her down. Jodie and Conan go to the crime scene and meet Camel there, as Jodie used Camel's phone to call Natsuko last night since Jodie's phone had died.

During the investigation, Amuro comes out to help and Takagi introduces Jodie and Camel as FBI agents. He purposely riles Jodie and Camel up by calling the FBI a nuisance that steals credit from the local police. Jodie tells Camel in English to calm down as they don't want Amuro to learn that they know he is a member of the Black Organization. After the case is solved, somebody calls to tell Jodie that Natsuko's condition has worsened and that she's in critical condition. Jodie, Camel, and Conan race to the hospital to go to her, while Amuro also joins saying that she is her client. As Conan and Jodie go to Natsuko's room, they find that she has regained consciousness and has recovered from the fall. Jodie and Conan run back to Camel who stayed behind at the car to ensure that he did not say anything to Amuro while they were gone. Conan realizes that Bourbon and Vermouth had planned for Natsuko to get into an accident outside so that Vermouth could copy Jodie's clothes and impersonate her to easily get information from Camel once Jodie and he had split up. Jodie asks Camel what he told Vermouth and he says that he only told her that Rikumichi had shot himself inside his car. Jodie doesn't understand what they would gain from that information and asks Conan but sees Conan in bewilderment hearing this information.

=== Scarlet Showdown (Manga: [[Volume 85#Scarlet Showdown|894-898]], Anime: [[The Scarlet Return|781-783]]) ===
Jodie and Camel decide to go to Raiha Pass, the place where Akai got killed by Kir, thinking that they'll find something if they go there. Jodie thinks about Conan's expression when he found out about Bourbon knowing that Rikumichi shot himself and his frustrated expression during the cherry blossom viewing, thinking that there must be something behind both expressions. As Bourbon is interrogating Subaru with his deduction on how Akai is alive, Jodie makes the same deduction as him and realizes that Akai knew that Kir was going to be ordered to kill him so he had a plan ready to fake his death. Jodie realizes that Subaru is Akai due to Subaru saying the phrase "It was 50-50, so we're both to blame", a phrase that Akai uses. As Jodie and Camel are discussing this, they are followed by men behind them and try to shake them off. Just as it looks like they are out of options, a shadowy figure in the back of the car tells Camel to open the roof. Camel opens the roof and it is revealed to be Shuichi Akai, leaving Jodie and Camel ecstatic. After Akai is able to stop all the cars from following them, he calls Bourbon and tells him to fixate on the real prey and that he regrets what happened to "[[Hiromitsu Morofushi|him]]", leaving Jodie confused about who Akai was talking about. As they drive away, Jodie asks who the people following them are and Akai says that they're the same as them, people targeting the Black Organization.

The following day, Jodie and Camel see Akai in his Subaru disguise in the Kudo house and are shocked at how different he looks. Jodie wonders why Shinichi is fine with a stranger living in his house but Yukiko tells her that Shinichi is fine with it. Jodie asks Akai why he didn't tell them about his plan and he tells them that he needed to fool them so that it would fool their enemies as well. Akai called them to the house since he got a text message from Kir which only had the three letters "RUM". He tells them that an important player has started to move and to prepare for it.

=== The Clenched Scissors and the Clipped Letters (Manga: [[Volume 90#The Clenched Scissors and the Clipped Letters|950]], Anime: [[Just Like a 17 Years Old Crime Scene|861-862]]) ===

Akai calls Jodie to pick her up and to get her table from the glove department. He uses this tablet to find out what [[Kohji Haneda]]'s dying message was.

=== Yusaku Kudo's TV Show Case (Manga: [[Volume 100#Yusaku Kudo's TV Show Case|1060]], Anime: [[Yusaku Kudo's Detective Show|1072]]) ===

After Conan realizes that it was Vermouth who was disguised as his father, he goes to the library study to warn them but is surprised when Akai and the entire FBI are in his house. Jodie tells Akai that they are no bugs or hidden cameras, meaning that it is safe for the time being. The FBI, Yusaku, Yukiko, and Conan get ready to prepare for the Black Organization's big move.

=== FBI Serial Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 100#FBI Serial Murder Case|1061-1066]], Anime: [[The Black Organization's Scheme|1077-1079]]) ===
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After multiple FBI agents get killed, Conan races back to his home after nobody answers his calls. He gets worried that the Black Organization is already in their home, but gets surprised to see FBI agents at the study. Jodie tells him that they use a code to exchange rendezvous points but since they are worried that someone might've revealed the way to decipher the code, they decided to take shelter at the Kudo house. Jodie is surprised that Conan is able to deduce the code and they all decide to use this chance to trick the Black Organization by using the code to lure them out. Since the person who created the code was dead, Jodie volunteered to create the code to trick the Black Organization. At the meeting point, the FBI are shocked to find out that the Black Organization were lying in wait and ambushed them instead. As the Black Organization chases Camel, the FBI are confused as to how the Black Organization knew that the code was a trap. Yusaku and Conan realize that the way Jodie wrote the code was the reason that the Black Organization was suspicious the code could be a trap, as the way she wrote it had a different romanization due to her learning Japanese spelling from Natsuko who is an elementary teacher. Jodie apologizes for making a mistake but Akai and James say that the blame lies on all of them for not checking it over. Jodie watches as Camel tries to get away from the Black Organization and tries to help by giving him directions.

After Akai and Conan are able to fake Camel's death in front of the Black Organization, Jodie and the rest of the FBI watch as Camel gets a haircut from Yukiko and start laughing once they see what he looks like now. She and the rest of the people in the study hear from Camel that he overheard Vodka saying that Rum uses a disguise and a silly name.

== Non-canon plot overview ==
=== Dimensional Sniper (Movie: [[Dimensional Sniper|18]]) ===

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

=== The Scarlet Bullet (Movie: [[The Scarlet Bullet|24]]) ===

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

== Plot timeline ==
Jodie appears around the same time as Vermouth as Ran's new English teacher at Teitan High under the name of "Jodie Saintemillion". She comes off as somewhat strange, and refers to Conan as "Cool Guy", which caused fans to believe that she knew his secret. (In fact, she now knows he's an incredible detective, but it is unclear if she suspects his true identity). She is noted for often using the phrase of her enemy, Vermouth ('A secret makes a woman woman'). In Episode 226-227, Jodie informs someone over the phone that she has found their target, that said target has 'changed their appearance and is currently at school', and refers to them as a "Rotten Apple". The vague way her statement is made casts suspicion on whether or not her target is Conan, although much later it becomes clear that her description best applies to Vermouth.

The first indications of Jodie's FBI training are shown during the confrontation with the bus hijackers. She stealthily turns on the safety to one of the hijacker's guns, while knocking him down thus he cannot shoot it when he attempts to fire at her. She appears later in Episodes 271-272 and gives Conan information that allows him to solve the case. In Episodes 277-278, she is investigated by Conan and Heiji, both believing her to be Vermouth in disguise, as she pretends to be terrible at japanese despite evidence in her speaking pattern that she's actually perfectly fluent, and even helps them solve a case in the same episode.

It is not until her personal confrontation with Vermouth that Jodie's past and true identity as an FBI agent is revealed, as well as the real reason she's in Japan and the person she's looking for. She is tracking down Vermouth, and after a brief confrontation with her, Jodie is rescued by Conan and her colleague [[Shuichi Akai]]. Following this, she offers Ai a place in the Witness Protection Program, but Haibara declines. She does not appear again until when she helps Conan prevent an assassination plot of a politician orchestrated by the Black Organization and the subsequent capture and hospitalization of the Black Organization member, Kir.

Jodie has been heavily involved in the Black Organization arc in Episodes 492-504, which has involved the Black Organization and the FBI. The death of her partner, Akai, takes a very emotional toll on her. As it later turns out, they used to be lovers before Akai infiltrated the Black Organization by dating [[Akemi Miyano]], with whom he eventually became more intensely involved. Still, despite their breakup Jodie does maintain strong feelings for him.<ref name=Akai>Manga Chapter 677: The Fated Individual</ref>. When a man who looks like Shuichi Akai appears, Jodie is convinced that the stranger is her partner who has lost his memory, but he is gone before she can affirm her suspicion.



=== Hints that Jodie was not Vermouth, but an FBI agent ===
[[File:Jodie mirror pictures.PNG|thumb|right|200px|Jodie's copies have uneven borders, highlighted in red, from imperfect camera alignment while photographing Vermouth's images.]]
* The records of [[Kogoro Mouri]]'s cases that [[Vermouth]] stole did not contain any cases involving Jodie Saintemillion, but did contain the murder case [[Tomoaki Araide]] was involved in. This was the clue that allowed [[Conan|Conan Edogawa]] to deduce Araide was Vermouth and not Jodie.
* Jodie's copies of [[Media:Vermouth dartboard.PNG|the pictures of Ran and Conan on Vermouth's dartboard]] have irregular borders indicating they were photographs of Vermouth's pictures.<ref name="f343p18">[[Volume 34#File 343 - Who Are You?|Volume 34, File 343, page 18: "Who Are You?"]]</ref> This detail was overlooked in the anime. Also Jodie has a picture of Dr. Araide.
* Jodie calls Conan "cool guy" after the first time they meet in reference to the caption on Vermouth's photo of Conan, but she switches to "cool kid" after that. This showed that Jodie did not know Conan was Shinichi, unlike Vermouth who was grateful to Conan (and thus trying not to target him) after Shinichi saved her in the New York case.
* Jodie mentions the nickname for the FBI is "The Bureau".<ref name=339p13-14>Manga [[Volume 33]], File 11 (339), pgs 13-14: "OX△□!?"</ref>

== Relationships analysis ==
Due to her undercover status in Japan, Jodie’s personality and style of communication varies from person to person. Outside of a select few who know of her involvement with the FBI, Jodie maintains her cover at all times, first being a high school English teacher at Teitan High, and later an American tourist vacationing with her “boyfriend”.

=== Colleagues ===
==== Shuichi Akai ====
[[Shuichi Akai]] and Jodie are co-workers that came to Japan as part of an FBI unit led by James Black in pursuit of Vermouth and the Black Organization. While their relationship is mostly professional in the current-timeline, the two were romantically involved four to five years prior. When Akai was given the mission to earn the trust of and become a mole inside the Black Organization, he got close to Akemi Miyano for the purpose of using her inside connections. Despite his original intentions, however, Akai genuinely fell in love with Akemi, leading him to break up with a blindsided Jodie. Akai calmly explained his actions to her by saying, “To be able to love two women at the same time…it’s not that handy a personality.” While the two were no longer lovers, Jodie's feelings for Akai never swayed. Despite an end to their relationship, the two continued on as colleagues until the fateful day when Akai was killed. While his death was a tragic loss for all those in the FBI, Jodie took it especially hard. When first hearing the news, she was in complete denial that Akai could die. Despite her frantic attempts at proving Akai was alive, however, Jodie came to the cold hard truth on her own, bringing the agent to tears.

Since the incidents of Clash of Red and Black, Akai has become an understandably sore topic for Jodie. On one occasion when conversation about drinks led Camel to mention Akai's love for Bourbon alcohol and how his presence would have been helpful, Jodie furiously tells him that Shuichi Akai is dead and he should never mention him again. She storms away from her friends. In addition to an inability to cope with this loss, her thought process has become seemingly more aggressive and risky, something that was unheard of during her long, careful investigation of Vermouth. Jodie's mindset has been especially fixated since her encounter with [[Scar Akai]]. When Camel mentioned that the sudden reappearance of Akai could be a trap set up by the organization, Jodie refused to accept the possibility of such a scenario.

On the other hand, Shuichi was shown to truly care for her safety. In chapter 700, Department Store Bomber Case, Akai in the disguise form of Subaru, left a message quoted "Run. This place is very dangerous" on the drink coaster, indirectly hinting that he was concerned about her would-be fearless actions. Moreover, also in this case, whether accidental or deliberate, he bumped into Jodie at the moment she was trying to call out loud the name "Shuu" (after seeing Scar Akai blending into crowd to the gateway).

Despite the fact that they broke up 4 or 5 years ago, Jodie and Shuichi kept abnormally close-knit appellations. Jodie is confirmed by Gosho Aoyama to be the only to call Akai by the title "Shuu", which means an intimate relationship in Japanese culture. Likewise, Shuichi is the only to call Jodie by her first name without a suffix, whereas others call her Jodie-sensei, Jodie-kun or Jodie-san.

In Movie 18, Jodie flashed back to Shuichi's telling her about the difference between police gunners and army snipers. Shuichi promised to protect her with all his life, prompting Jodie to shed tears since she thought he had died at that time.

According to Super Digest Book plus 100 Akai-san and Jodie-sensei’s first impressions of each other were, Jodie’s was “What an arrogant man...”, Akai’s was “What a nagging woman”.

==== James Black ====
Although [[James Black]] is in charge of the FBI agents stationed in Japan, his relationship with Jodie couldn’t be further from the usual boss and subordinate stereotype. In fact, during several occasions, Jodie takes over the role of giving out orders while James serves as her chauffeur.<ref>[[Volume 49#File 502 - A New Objective|Volume 49, File 502: "A New Objective", Page 11]]</ref> While there are many possibilities to explain such an arrangement, such as her strong personality and supposedly bad driving skills, James does not seem to mind in the least. The two have been acquainted long before she joined the FBI, dating back at least twenty years before the series. Following the murder of Jodie’s father, also an FBI agent, James tried convincing the young girl to join the witness protection program. Both out of concern for her safety and respect for his deceased friend, James pushed the offer hard and often, but Jodie refused him time and time again until at some point when she made him a deal; she would join the program if, and only if, she was promised a position in the FBI when she was older.<ref>[[Volume 43#File 437 - Ai Haibara's Resolution|Volume 43, File 437: "Ai Haibara's Resolution ", Pages 15 - 18]]</ref> Whether or not he accepted the deal, Jodie’s current employment with the FBI seems to speak for itself. Despite this unusual working relationship, Jodie is a loyal and hard-working agent that wholeheartedly respects the man whom she has come to see as a sort of father figure. Work aside, the two have been shown to spend time together as friends, often along with Camel.

==== Andre Camel ====
She first meets [[Andre Camel]] while protecting [[Kir]], and his lies make her suspicious. Later he is forced to knock her out to carry out Conan and Akai's plan to bring Kir back to the Black Organization. Jodie has twice needed to pretend Camel is her lover in order to escape probing questions. The first time was to trick the police when Camel was a prime suspect in a [[Clash of Red and Black#Friday the Thirteenth .28Manga: 605-609.2C_Anime: 501-504.29|murder case]], and later to dodge awkward questions from Ran about why Jodie was still in Japan. Camel plays along awkwardly.

=== Black Organization ===
==== Vermouth ====
[[File:Vermouth with little Jodie.png|thumb|right|200px|Jodie (Age 7) encounters Vermouth twenty years prior to the series.]]
Bitter hatred for [[Vermouth]] is putting Jodie's feelings very lightly. The animosity she holds for the American actress stems back twenty years, during Jodie’s early childhood, when her father was murdered in cold blood and home burned to a crisp by none other than Vermouth. Jodie’s father was an FBI agent working in secret on files pertaining to Vermouth. Thinking that Jodie would die along with her mother and the files when the fire was set ablaze, Vermouth allowed the young girl to wait with her daddy for the bedtime story he promised her before dying. Things did not work out as planned, however, when Jodie left to buy orange juice at the grocery store as the fire began, later returning to find her house in shambles. After hearing that only two bodies were discovered, Vermouth desperately searched for the escapee, but to no avail; Jodie had been placed into the witness protection program by her father’s colleagues.

While Vermouth had since moved on from that incident, Jodie’s whole life was shaped during that fateful night. Albeit hesitant at first to join the program, Jodie made a deal with the persistent FBI agent, James Black: if promised a place in the FBI, she would take up his offer and go into the witness protection program. Ever since then, the burning desire to avenge her father, mother, and lost childhood drove Jodie to seek out the murderess. Vowing to always remember what took place, Jodie even took up the infamous motto that Vermouth spoke on the night of their encounter: “A secret makes a woman, woman.” When, years later, the FBI found a new lead on Vermouth, Jodie was given the opportunity to finally bring the high ranking organization member to justice.

Compared to the girl she made an orphan, Vermouth’s strong dislike for Jodie pales in comparison but exists nonetheless. When the two were finally reunited after a long period of time where both posed as school teachers, Vermouth was just as determined to finish what she started twenty years ago as Jodie was to bringing her nemesis into FBI custody. Although intervention from both sides led to a stalemate during their encounter, their fierce rivalry lives on, each with renewed efforts to put an end to the other.

==== Kir ====
Jodie interacted with Kir very little since Kir was unconscious or faking it most of the time she was under FBI watch. [[Kir]] passes information about the [[Black Organization]] to the FBI, including Jodie.

=== Other ===
==== Conan Edogawa ====
Impressed by his intelligence, deductionary abilities and knowledge, Jodie considers [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] her "favorite detective" or "cool kid". She always takes him seriously and lets him help her in figuring out plans. Also, it is shown that Jodie has placed great trust in the boy detective as when Conan asks for a favour or is asked by him to do a certain action, even though it doesn't make much sense, Jodie complies without question.

==== Ran Mouri ====
Although the two first met off screen when Jodie began teaching at Teitan High, Jodie’s stern personality and tough teaching style left a bad, perhaps more uncertain, impression on Ran. After coincidentally running into Jodie after school one day at an arcade, an entirely new impression was left on [[Ran|Ran Mouri]]. The high school girl began to admire and enjoy Jodie’s fun, friendly side. On more than one occasion, Ran even went to Jodie for advice. Unbeknownst to Ran, however, Jodie was putting on a front, at times even using the girl as a means to see Conan in action. As an FBI agent, Jodie closely monitored Ran and Conan after discovering a dartboard with their pictures during her investigation of Vermouth. As a school teacher, Jodie easily managed to keep close tabs on the girl labeled “Angel”.

When Jodie left her teaching position, the class was deeply saddened. Despite Jodie’s protests, Ran and Sonoko attempted to throw their favorite teacher a farewell party, which later turned into a case. To prove a friend’s innocence, Ran attempted to call Shinichi to solve the case for her. Jodie, however, took the phone away, claiming that Ran needed to learn how to become independent. This gesture helps encourage Ran to try and solve the case on her own, further strengthening Ran’s admiration for Jodie. When the time came to say good-bye, however, Ran went to use Jodie’s bathroom only to find photos of her friends and her hidden behind the sink mirror. Concerned by the discovery, Ran couldn’t decide what to make of the photos. When she finally found the courage to bring the topic up to Jodie during the latter’s hospitalization, the quick thinking FBI agent explained that displaying photos of friends was an American tradition. Relieved to hear her teacher's reasoning, Ran's admiration and respect for Jodie quickly returned.

==== Ai Haibara ====
Jodie takes great interest in [[Haibara|Ai Haibara]] originally due to her investigation of Vermouth; although the reasons at first were unknown to her, Jodie suspected that there was a connection between the woman who Vermouth called “Sherry” and the young girl by the name of Ai Haibara.<ref>[[Volume 42#File 433 - The Truth Behind the Mask|Volume 42, File 433: "The Truth Behind the Mask ", Pages 5 - 6]]</ref> Following the [[Head-to-Head Match with the Black Organization: A Dual Mystery on a Full Moon Night|showdown with Vermouth]], Jodie encourages Haibara to take part in the witness protection program, an offer that she declines after much consideration. As an FBI agent, she had hoped that Haibara would accept the offer, but because of their similar backgrounds, Jodie’s feelings were far closer to acceptance and admiration than they were to disappointment. While the two have yet to completely realize just how similar their pasts are, Jodie has admitted to seeing a little bit of herself in the young girl, even going as far as to comment on how Haibara had something that she lacked at that age; [[Detective Boys|friends]] who she can depend on.<ref>[[Volume 43#File 437 - Ai Haibara's Resolution|Volume 43, File 437: "Ai Haibara's Resolution ", Pages 15 - 18]]</ref> Although the relationship was mostly one-sided in the beginning, Haibara has started to see Jodie as a trustworthy figure of whom she can put her faith in, particularly after the many situations where FBI involvement has saved the day.

==== Tomoaki Araide ====
When Conan and Jodie succeeded in unmasking Vermouth and subsequently foiling her plans, the Araide family returned home to Japan, much to the dismay of the FBI agents who had gone to such lengths to protect them. It was encouraged that they take part in the [[Wikipedia:Witness protection|Witness Protection Program]], but [[Tomoaki Araide]] declined on behalf of the family. In order to make the transition back to daily life as smooth as possible, Jodie filled Tomoaki in on what he had missed, omitting certain details while making other things up to protect intelligence, allowing the doctor to return to his regular life again. During their final phone call, Jodie tells him that they will not speak again. Tomoaki uses this final opportunity to ask if Vermouth was really a bad person, infuriating Jodie who asked how a good person could kill while wearing a smile.<ref>[[Volume 45#File 459 - Truth Behind the Remaining Desk|Volume 45, File 459: "Truth Behind the Remaining Desk", Pages 16 - 18]]</ref>

==== Heiji Hattori ====
Jodie has some interest in [[Hattori Heiji|Heiji]]. In the [[English Teacher vs. Great Western Detective]] case, both Heiji and Jodie learn a lot about each other and their secrets. She correctly deduces that Heiji is very proficient in English, and in turn, Heiji deduces that she is also very good in Japanese. She relates [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] with Heiji; the two share a lot in common, which she found very interesting. Though Conan is her favorite detective, she respects Heiji's capabilities and helps Heiji and Conan whenever circumstances bring them together on a case.

====Natsuko Shibuya====
She is a good friend of Jodie and come to america to study and they encounter each other, jodie saved her and she taught jodie japanese, also when she was hospitalized jodie came to pay her a visit.

== 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. Jodie placed 17th in the poll with 37 votes out of the 5,883 that were cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebookjapan.jp/ebj/special/conan/vote_kekka2.asp|title=『名探偵コナン』人気投票結果|date=2011-05-12|publisher=eBookJapan|accessdate=2011-05-15}}</ref>

== Name origin ==
Jodie Starling was named after both Clarice Starling, one of the main protagonists in ''Silence of the Lambs'', and actress Jodie Foster who performed Starling's role in the movie adaptation of the same name. Her fake name, Saintemillion, was from Saint-Émilion, a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in south-western France.
The region is known for its wines.

== Different looks ==
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Jodie Before.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 227]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Jodie After.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 563]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Jodie Movie 18.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Movie 18]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Jodie Movie 24.png|thumb|left|x200px|Movie 24]]
|}

== Quotes ==

== In other languages ==
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{{CharLangItem|flag=Arab League|Arabic|جودي Jūdi|سيمون Sīmōn}}
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{{CharLangItem|flag=China|Chinese (Simplified)|茱蒂 Zhūdì|斯泰琳 Sītàilín 圣提米利翁 Shèngtímǐlìwēn }}
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== Trivia ==
* As a kid, Jodie's hairstyle looks similar to Haibara's.
* According to Akai, Jodie has no driving skills; however, she was perfectly capable of performing a skidding about face with her car when being followed by Vermouth.
*According to Gosho in JUSTICE PLUS Super Digest Book, Jodie’s glasses are just for show and that she doesn't have a prescription.
*According to Super Digest Book plus 100 Jodie is popular among the male investigators in the FBI.

== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]]
* [[Unsolved Mysteries]]

== References ==
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{{nihongo|'''Andre Camel'''|アンドレ・キャメル|Andore Kyameru}} is a character from the manga and anime franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''. He is an FBI agent.

== Background ==
Andre Camel is a member of the FBI, agent number 20723, who feels a debt to [[Shuichi Akai]] for ruining his infiltration of the Black Organization and the FBI's chances to capture [[Gin]] two years ago. Andre Camel is well built and has an ugly mug; Jodie calls him a gorilla at one point. He is an expert technical driver.<ref name="DAY2023">[https://conannews.org/fragerunde-mit-gosho-aoyama-day2023/49323/ ''Fragerunde mit Gosho Aoyama: DAY2023.''] ''ConanNews.org'' (in German). 16 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.</ref> He isn't married and doesn't have a family.

== Personality ==
Despite his rather hulking appearance, Camel is a nice guy who cares about the feelings of his fellow FBI agents. He can react quickly, as shown by his driving skills<ref name="DAY2023" /> and his role in the return Kir plan, but doesn't always make the best choices, evidenced when his concern for an old man wound up ruining Shuichi Akai's cover in the Black Organization. He is also awkward, mostly failing to play the role of Jodie's lover in order to fool the police, and bringing up Akai in front of the still mourning Jodie.

Camel likes working out whenever he gets the chance; Akai calls him a "muscle-training maniac" because of that habit. He also likes to regularly frequent eating establishments where the food and/or drinks have met his approval, and has developed a strong liking for the Japanese cuisine. As a foreigner with learning only in the standard Japanese language, Camel is unfamiliar with local dialects and idioms common in everyday language.

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== Plot overview ==

=== Kir Transport Case (Manga: [[Volume 58#Kir Transport Case|599-604]], Anime: [[Clash of Red and Black|491-504]])===

==== Organization Counterattack (Manga: [[Volume 58#Kir Transport Case|599-601]], Anime: [[Clash of Red and Black|498-499]])====
Andre Camel initially appears to be a suspicious FBI agent, possibly a [[Black Organization]] infiltrator. [[Jodie]] calls out to him right before the strategy meeting, and after showing her his badge, he tells her to hold on while he finishes his call to his wife. In reality, he most likely was contacting [[Shuichi Akai]] about details for the upcoming plan to return [[CIA]] agent [[Rena Mizunashi]] to the Black Organization that involves tricking the rest of the FBI as well.

During the strategy meeting, Camel encourages the FBI to consider a plan to move Kir quickly and points out he is an excellent technical driver and would be up for the mission. After the meeting adjourned, Jodie, who felt a bad vibe from Camel, asks Akai if he has seen Camel before. Akai lies, saying he hasn't, but tries to reassure Jodie by saying he would never forget an enemy face.

The following morning, the Black Organization launches their counterattack on the FBI in the hospital. They create several nearby accidents to cause a large rush of people into the hospital and then begin sending patients small bombs hidden inside gifts. Jodie is tasked with getting rid of the bomb that the Black Organization had mailed [[James Black]] in a pot of flowers. Camel, who had deserted his nearby post to inform Jodie of the incoming panicked crowd, volunteers to help dispose of the bomb, pointing out all the major roads were clogged with traffic because of the incidents the Black Organization created. Jodie is reluctant but agrees when Camel claims to have extensive knowledge of the area.

Jodie takes the wheel at first, but Camel steals her driving spot after he tricks Jodie into looking for the source of a non-existent ticking sound in the trunk. Camel then remarks that he will drive off without her because he wants to take a shortcut that only a skilled driver like him could manage in the time before the bomb detonates. To Jodie's dismay, Camel's shortcut turns out to be sidewalks and the wrong side of the road. He manages to make it to a bridge in time, and telling Jodie to grab the wheel, heaves the bomb into a river where it explodes harmlessly. Jodie calls James to report the success, and Camel smiles at Jodie's praise of his skill.

Camel returns with Jodie to the hospital and they and the rest of the FBI continue collecting bombs that the Black Organization had "gifted" to patients. The Black Organization, in order to lure the FBI agents busy collecting bombs to Rena Mizunashi's room, hack the TV signals in the hospital and broadcasts an edited clip of Rena Mizunashi in a hospital gown saying she has recovered from her illness. Jodie rushes towards Mizunashi's room, and on the way sees Camel. Camel says that newcomers aren't told where Mizunashi's room is, and he asks if he should come along. Jodie tells him to keep collecting bombs.

==== Moving Rena (Manga: [[Volume 58#Kir Transport Case|602-603]], Anime: [[Clash of Red and Black|499-500]])====

Now that the FBI thinks the Black Organization has discovered the location of Rena Mizunashi, they hold an emergency meeting to decide on the logistics of fooling the Black Organization with three identical vans. Camel volunteers to drive the van with Rena Mizunashi and Jodie agrees because of his driving skill while disposing of the bomb earlier. Akai warns him not to be scared, "The fear of death is worst than death itself." Camel comments that he has no family to mourn if should he fail, which immediately raises Jodie's suspicions as Camel earlier told her he was calling his wife. As Camel prepares to climb into the van, Jodie confronts him and asks him to give up his driving responsibility to her. Jodie snatches the keys from him, but he knocks her out with a fist to the gut and leaves her propped up against the back of a car. Just before they roll out, James asks Camel if he has seen Jodie, but Camel denies seeing her.

The Black Organization tail the three vans with motorcycles and images the inside of the vans thermally. Camel continues steadily on a course looping back towards the hospital despite Vodka following him. Gin correctly guesses Rena Mizunashi is in the van Vodka is following and soon the three motorcycles and Gin's Porsche converge on Camel's van. Camel reports this to James and tells him he will shake them off. At that movement, Kir hits Camel with a bomb she had been holding and the van spins out and skids against a railing to a halt. After Kir bails out, Gin orders Chianti to kill the seemingly unconscious Camel. Before she can do so, there is an explosion in the van. Camel quickly slips out of the van on the far side at the same time as the explosion which gives the Black Organization the impression he was killed by it. The singed Camel contacts Akai to tell him the plan was a success, revealing that all his suspicious behaviour so far was part of Akai's strategy.

==== Explaining the plan to the FBI (Manga: [[Volume 58#Kir Transport Case|604-605]], Anime: [[Clash of Red and Black|500]])====
With Kir safely replanted in the Organization, Akai explains Camel's involvement to the rest of the FBI. Akai had contacted Camel secretly, needing someone to volunteer to drive Kir in one of the three vans, pretend to crash, and then escape the detonating van to trick the Black Organization and the FBI into thinking Kir had been successfully recaptured. Out of the FBI, only Camel was skilled enough as a driver to crash a van precisely and escape an explosion. The original plan was for Camel to ride alone with Kir when the FBI moved her and explained that he wanted her to rejoin the Organization. That wound up being unnecessary because Eisuke had forced Kir to reveal she was awake. While Camel forcibly removed Eisuke from the room, Akai and Conan discussed a new plan with Kir. Camel was told to take out anyone interfering with him being the driver of Rena's van, which is why he knocked out Jodie.

=== Shiranpuri Case (Manga: [[Volume 58#Foreign Suspect Case|605-609]], Anime: [[Clash of Red and Black|501-504]])===
A talent agency director was murdered at the New Beika Hotel and the police combed the building looking for foreigners who could speak Japanese. Camel was apprehended while he was jogging down the stairs as an exercise routine. Camel was hoping to hide the fact he was an FBI agent from the police, but when he mentions that he needs to stay fit for work, the Detective Boys and police became curious about his profession. Conan had to call Jodie to come and bail Camel out after the Detective Boys accused him of being a professional killer. Jodie added onto an earlier tale she told the police; she came to Japan after bungling at work and Camel had become worried and followed her to Japan...because he was her lover! Camel was caught off-guard by Jodie's story completely and his lack of believable acting made [[Wataru Takagi|Detective Takagi]] sense something was awkward.

The police ask the suspects to move to a different room while they investigate the crime scene. While they are walking, Jodie asks Camel what he had been doing in Japan two years ago. Camel reveals that two years ago, when Akai was still undercover as member of the Black Organization, he was the FBI agent that caused the mission to capture an executive member of the Black Organization to fail. When Akai had received his codename, he was to meet his new boss, [[Gin]], in a warehouse. The FBI planned a trap to capture Gin and staked out the warehouse. Instead of Gin arriving, a old man came in and sat down. Without thinking, Camel came out of hiding and shooed the old man away, telling him it was dangerous here. Gin never showed up and the Black Organization found out Akai was a spy. Because of that, eventually [[Akemi Miyano]], Akai's girlfriend, was murdered by the Black Organization. Camel felt he had a debt to repay to Akai, so when Akai asked if anyone was up for the plan to help return Rena Mizunashi to the Black Organization, Camel volunteered himself even though he was warned that it could cost his life.

=== Teito Bank (Manga: [[Volume 65#Bank Heist Case|677-679]], Anime: [[Detective Boys vs. Robber Group|563-564]])===
Jodie, James, and Camel are out shopping for a bottle of alcohol for James' birthday<ref>[[Volume 65|Volume 65, File 677, Page 2]]</ref>. Camel brings up Akai liked Bourbon whiskey and that if Akai were still around the FBI wouldn't have to worry about the Black Organization operative Bourbon. Jodie snaps at Camel for bringing up Akai and storms out, and James Black chides Camel for forgetting Jodie had feelings for Akai so she is still sensitive about his death.

=== Scar Akai at the Beika Department Store (Manga: [[Volume 67#Department Store Bomber Case|700-704]], Anime: [[The Crisis Beckoned by the Red Omen|578-581]])===
[[Image:Camel Scar Akai Encounter.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Andre Camel sees Scar Akai.]]
While Andre Camel is in the bathroom, he sees [[Scar Akai]] pass behind him. Camel rushes from the bathroom, but scar Akai is nowhere to be seen. Camel wonders who it was he saw, but unlike Jodie wonders if he might be a trap from the Black Organization. Later he spots Chianti and Gin's Porsche outside the department store, alerting the Jodie and Conan to the sniping plan.

=== East vs. West rematch (Manga: [[Volume 74#East vs. West|778-780]], Anime: [[Conan vs. Heiji, Deduction Battle Between the Detectives of the East and West|651]])===
Andre Camel goes to a Danny's restaurant to have some of their special curry. While in the restaurant bathroom, Andre overhears a man's phone conversation, which is seemingly about how he regrets killing someone. After leaving his stall, Camel finds the speaker dead from apparent suicide via a poisoned candy. During this case, Camel meets [[Heiji]] and [[Kazuha]]. Andre is unfamiliar with the Kansai dialect which caused him to misinterpret several things about the dead man's phone conversation. Andre also meets [[Masumi Sera]], who strongly reminds Camel of someone. This feeling prompts him to send her picture to Jodie and James Black to see if they recognize her.

=== Teacher Assault Case (Manga: [[Volume 84#Elementary Teacher Assault|891-893]], Anime: [[The Scarlet Return|779-780]])===
Near the end of the case, [[Rei Furuya|Bourbon]] walks up to Camel and asks him about [[Rikumichi Kusuda]], the undercover Black Organization member who killed himself while being chased by [[Shuichi Akai]] during the Black Organization and the FBI's standoff in [[Clash of Red and Black]]. Camel refuses to disclose any information as it's strictly confidential. [[Vermouth]], disguised as Jodie, then talks to Camel about Rikumichi, and Camel willingly opens up about it. After getting the information that they wanted, Bourbon and Vermouth leave. As the real Jodie approaches him, Camel is horrified to learn that he had made another grave error.

=== Scarlet Showdown (Manga: [[Volume 85#Scarlet|894-898]], Anime: [[The Scarlet Return|781-783]])===
Jodie starts to piece together the information she has gathered and comes to the conclusion that Shuichi Akai is indeed alive. To confirm her speculation, she and Camel visit Raiha Pass, the site of Akai's apparent death. On their way to the pass, several cars, presumably from the Black Organization, corner Jodie and Camel. Camel surmises that since the Organization has also found out that Akai's alive, they're planning to attack. Camel begins to feel guilty again, due to his mistake probably costing Akai everything he's been planning.

Camel drives towards a rock tactically to jump past the Black Organization cars. After landing, he notices that the steering wheel is starting to rotate to the right and figures that the wheel must have been damaged by the jump stunt. As they're losing their edge in the chase, a voice from the back seat orders Camel to open the roof of the car. To his and Jodie's surprise, it is Shuichi Akai. Akai explains to the two of them that everything that's been going on is part of Conan's plan and that the Black Organization cars chasing them are actually from Japan's Secret Police.

=== Yusaku Kudo's TV Show Case (Manga: [[Volume 100#Yusaku Kudo's TV Show Case|1060]], Anime: [[Yusaku Kudo's Detective Show|1072]]) ===

=== FBI Serial Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 100#FBI Serial Murder Case|1061-1066]], Anime: [[The Black Organization's Scheme|1077-1079]]) ===
Camel appears with the FBI agents at the Kudo Residence as the Black Organization hacking the their Communication code. When they decide to plant a fake code to lure the Black Organization, Camel reminds by Akai that his identify cannot be exposed in front of the Black Organization since he is the driver of replanted Rena Mizunashi back to the Black Organization from [[Clash of Red and Black]]. He should be considered deceased during that operation. However, Rum was able to detect it and counter trap and attacked the FBI members instead, causing him falling into sea at Umibotaru. The Black Organization decide to find Camel due to Korn remembers he has seen Camel before. He hide at Umizarujima and wait for Akai and Conan to rescue him. But the Black Organization are able to find his trail at Umibotaru and head on the island. With efforts of Akai and Conan, he manage to fake his death in front of the organization and head back to Kudo Residence. His hair is shaved by Yukiko and leaving him a shorter hair. He also tell Akai and Conan what he heard from [[Vodka]] about Rum changed his appearance and made up a silly name for himself.

=== Shintoist Temple Case (Manga: [[Volume 100#Shintoist Temple Case|1067-1069]], Anime: [[The Inauspicious Matchmaking|1085-1086]]) ===
Following the incident with the FBI Serial Murder Case, Camel and the FBI remaining are forced to go back to America to reorganize.

=== Bar Hostess Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 108#Bar Hostess Murder Case|1144-1146]], Anime: TBD) ===

== Non-canon plot overview ==
=== Dimensional Sniper (Movie: [[Dimensional Sniper|18]]) ===

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

=== The Scarlet Bullet (Movie: [[The Scarlet Bullet|24]]) ===

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

== Relationships analysis ==
=== Shuichi Akai ===
Camel feels indebted to [[Shuichi Akai]] because his mistake started a chain reaction of events which began with Akai's expulsion from the Black Organization as a spy and ended with Akemi's death. Camel volunteered himself for a life-threatening mission to atone for his guilt. Throughout the series his loyalty for Akai was shown every now and again as he followed Akai’s orders without fail and helped him whenever he needed it. When Akai had apparently perished at the hands of the organization he took this pretty hard as well often wondering what Akai would have done in certain situations. This was shown further during the Scarlet Arc when he encountered Bourbon and was furious because they had killed Akai but was held back by Jodie. And once again when Akai reappeared in the back of his car leaving him surprised and in tears relieved that he was alive and well.

=== Jodie Starling ===
[[File:jodie camel shocked.jpg|thumb|200px|Jodie with Camel.]]
[[Jodie Starling]] has a tendency to put Camel in sudden awkward situations, most notably by claiming to be his girlfriend in order to explain his and Jodie's continued presence in Japan. Camel doesn't react well, but tries to play along as best he can.

=== James Black ===
James Black is Andre's boss.

== Name origin ==
Andre Camel's name comes from [http://gundam.wikia.com/wiki/Dren Lieutenant Dren], a character from [[Wikipedia:Mobile Suit Gundam|Mobile Suit Gundam]].<ref>(Text from front cover of Japanese [[Volume 58]]) "どーも青山です。　今回初登場するFBIの捜査官アンドレ・キャメル！　彼の名前のモデルは、機動戦士ガンダムで”赤い彗星”シャア・アズナブルの副官であり、キャメル艦隊を指揮していた'''ドレン大尉'''。　え？　なんでそうしたかって？　それは読んでのお楽しみ…（笑）"</ref> {{nihongo|Lieutenant Dren|ドレン|Doren}} is [http://gundam.wikia.com/wiki/Char_Aznable Char Aznable's] second in command for part of the series and led the Camel squadron. This matches the pattern for protagonist characters related to [[Shuichi_Akai#Name_origin| Akai Shuichi]] to have names derived from antagonists in Mobile Suit Gundam.<ref>[http://www.detectiveconanworld.com/forum/topic/1555-translating-interviews/page__view__findpost__p__235287 Gosho's interview]: 青山「コナンの味方であるキャラクターの最高ランクにあたるのが赤井でしたから、黒ずくめの組織側にもガンダム系の名前のキャラが出せたら面白いですよね。例えば『安室徹』とか(笑)ガンダムと敵味方が逆なのがいい。」 
Aoyama: If Conan's ally's highest ranking member is Akai, then it would be interesting if there were characters with Gundam-based names in the Black Organization as well. Like "Amuro Tooru" (laughs)
For Gundam, the good guys and bad guys should be reversed.</ref> "'''Andre'''" comes from moving the n (ン) in front of the "dore" (ドレ) and adding an 'a'. '''Camel''' comes from the same named squadron Dren was in charge of.

== Different looks ==
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Andre Before.JPG|thumb|left|x150px|Episode 498]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Andre Camel After.png|thumb|left|x150px|Episode 651]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:EP782-old man.jpg|thumb|left|x150px|A younger version of Camel]]
|}
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Andre Camel ZTT.jpg|thumb|left|x150px|Zero's Tea Time Episode 5]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Andre Camel EP1079.jpg|thumb|left|x150px|Episode 1079]]
|}

== Quotes ==

== Trivia ==
* Camel likes fruit juice drinks, especially the one they serve at the restaurant on the top of the New Beika Hotel. He also likes the special curry they serve at Danny's. Both of his food likes have accidentally got him involved in murder cases, first as the primary suspect, then as primary witness.
* As of File 1066, Camel is shaved by Yukiko after the events of FBI Serial Murder Case leaving a hair shorter.
*According to [[Gosho Aoyama]] in JUSTICE PLUS Super Digest Book, his favourite type of girl is someone who is gentle and not afraid of him.
**He also stated that, of all who are still alive, Camel "probably" has the best driving skills.<ref name="DAY2023" />

== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]]

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| name = Andre Camel
| japanese-name = アンドレ・キャメル (Andore Kyameru)
| english-name = Andre Camel
| image = Andre Camel Profile.png
| age = 27
| gender = Male
| date-of-birth =
| relatives =
| occupation = FBI special agent
| nicknames =
| aliases =
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume 58#Kir Transport Case|File 599]] Anime: [[Clash of Red and Black|Episode 497]]
| appearances = {{:Andre Camel Appearances}}
| cases-solved =
| keyhole = [[Volume 58]]
| japanese-voice = [[Kiyoyuki Yanada]] (Episode 497-861; Movie 18, 20, 24, 26; Zero's Tea Time) [[Kenji Nomura]] (Episode 1072 onwards)
| english-voice = [[Chris Tergliafera]]
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{{nihongo|'''Andre Camel'''|アンドレ・キャメル|Andore Kyameru}} is a character from the manga and anime franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''. He is an FBI agent.

== Background ==
Andre Camel is a member of the FBI, agent number 20723, who feels a debt to [[Shuichi Akai]] for ruining his infiltration of the Black Organization and the FBI's chances to capture [[Gin]] two years ago. Andre Camel is well built and has an ugly mug; Jodie calls him a gorilla at one point. He is an expert technical driver.<ref name="DAY2023">[https://conannews.org/fragerunde-mit-gosho-aoyama-day2023/49323/ ''Fragerunde mit Gosho Aoyama: DAY2023.''] ''ConanNews.org'' (in German). 16 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.</ref> He isn't married and doesn't have a family.

== Personality ==
Despite his rather hulking appearance, Camel is a nice guy who cares about the feelings of his fellow FBI agents. He can react quickly, as shown by his driving skills<ref name="DAY2023" /> and his role in the return Kir plan, but doesn't always make the best choices, evidenced when his concern for an old man wound up ruining Shuichi Akai's cover in the Black Organization. He is also awkward, mostly failing to play the role of Jodie's lover in order to fool the police, and bringing up Akai in front of the still mourning Jodie.

Camel likes working out whenever he gets the chance; Akai calls him a "muscle-training maniac" because of that habit. He also likes to regularly frequent eating establishments where the food and/or drinks have met his approval, and has developed a strong liking for the Japanese cuisine. As a foreigner with learning only in the standard Japanese language, Camel is unfamiliar with local dialects and idioms common in everyday language.

== Appellations ==
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{{appellations|Subaru Okiya|Camel<ref name="file948">[[Volume 89#Kohji Haneda's Death Case|File 948: The Clenched Scissors (Volume 89)]]</ref>|Akai-san}}
{{appellations|Jodie Starling|Camel Agent Camel Andre Camel Darling (as a ruse) Gorilla |Jodie-san}}
{{appellations|James Black|Camel-kun Camel|James-san}}
{{appellations|Juzo Megure|Camel-san}}
{{appellations|Hidemi Hondou|Agent Camel|Mizunashi Rena}}
{{appellations|Rei Furuya|German (''Deutsch-kei'')|Amuro Tooru Bourbon The worst waiter}}
{{appellations|Wataru Takagi|Andre Camel-san}}
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{{appellations|Conan Edogawa|Agent Camel (''Camel-sōsakan'')|Conan-kun}}
{{appellations|Ran Mouri|Agent Camel (''Camel-sōsakan'')}}
{{appellations|Shinichi Kudo|Andre Camel (movie introdcution)<ref name="m18">Movie 18: ''[[Dimensional Sniper]]''</ref>}}
|}
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{{appellations|Vermouth|Andre Camel|Vermouth}}
{{appellations|Vodka|-|Vodka}}
{{appellations|Kanenori Wakita|Andre Camel FBI brat<ref>[[Volume 108#File 1147|The Crucial Moment of Chaos]]</ref>|Rum}}
{{appellations|Rikumichi Kusuda|-|Kusuda Rikumichi}}
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{{appellations|Korn|This FBI guy|-}}
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{{appellations|Masumi Sera|FBI Guy|-}}
{{appellations|Yusaku Kudo|Camel-kun|-}}
{{appellations|Yukiko Kudo|Camel-kun<ref>[[Volume 100#File 1062|The Trap at the Street Corner]]</ref>|-}}
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{{appellations|Rumi Wakasa|-|Wakasa-Sensei<ref>[[Volume 108#File 1150|File 1150 - The Pursuers of Chaos]]</ref>}}
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== Plot overview ==

=== Kir Transport Case (Manga: [[Volume 58#Kir Transport Case|599-604]], Anime: [[Clash of Red and Black|491-504]])===

==== Organization Counterattack (Manga: [[Volume 58#Kir Transport Case|599-601]], Anime: [[Clash of Red and Black|498-499]])====
Andre Camel initially appears to be a suspicious FBI agent, possibly a [[Black Organization]] infiltrator. [[Jodie]] calls out to him right before the strategy meeting, and after showing her his badge, he tells her to hold on while he finishes his call to his wife. In reality, he most likely was contacting [[Shuichi Akai]] about details for the upcoming plan to return [[CIA]] agent [[Rena Mizunashi]] to the Black Organization that involves tricking the rest of the FBI as well.

During the strategy meeting, Camel encourages the FBI to consider a plan to move Kir quickly and points out he is an excellent technical driver and would be up for the mission. After the meeting adjourned, Jodie, who felt a bad vibe from Camel, asks Akai if he has seen Camel before. Akai lies, saying he hasn't, but tries to reassure Jodie by saying he would never forget an enemy face.

The following morning, the Black Organization launches their counterattack on the FBI in the hospital. They create several nearby accidents to cause a large rush of people into the hospital and then begin sending patients small bombs hidden inside gifts. Jodie is tasked with getting rid of the bomb that the Black Organization had mailed [[James Black]] in a pot of flowers. Camel, who had deserted his nearby post to inform Jodie of the incoming panicked crowd, volunteers to help dispose of the bomb, pointing out all the major roads were clogged with traffic because of the incidents the Black Organization created. Jodie is reluctant but agrees when Camel claims to have extensive knowledge of the area.

Jodie takes the wheel at first, but Camel steals her driving spot after he tricks Jodie into looking for the source of a non-existent ticking sound in the trunk. Camel then remarks that he will drive off without her because he wants to take a shortcut that only a skilled driver like him could manage in the time before the bomb detonates. To Jodie's dismay, Camel's shortcut turns out to be sidewalks and the wrong side of the road. He manages to make it to a bridge in time, and telling Jodie to grab the wheel, heaves the bomb into a river where it explodes harmlessly. Jodie calls James to report the success, and Camel smiles at Jodie's praise of his skill.

Camel returns with Jodie to the hospital and they and the rest of the FBI continue collecting bombs that the Black Organization had "gifted" to patients. The Black Organization, in order to lure the FBI agents busy collecting bombs to Rena Mizunashi's room, hack the TV signals in the hospital and broadcasts an edited clip of Rena Mizunashi in a hospital gown saying she has recovered from her illness. Jodie rushes towards Mizunashi's room, and on the way sees Camel. Camel says that newcomers aren't told where Mizunashi's room is, and he asks if he should come along. Jodie tells him to keep collecting bombs.

==== Moving Rena (Manga: [[Volume 58#Kir Transport Case|602-603]], Anime: [[Clash of Red and Black|499-500]])====

Now that the FBI thinks the Black Organization has discovered the location of Rena Mizunashi, they hold an emergency meeting to decide on the logistics of fooling the Black Organization with three identical vans. Camel volunteers to drive the van with Rena Mizunashi and Jodie agrees because of his driving skill while disposing of the bomb earlier. Akai warns him not to be scared, "The fear of death is worst than death itself." Camel comments that he has no family to mourn if should he fail, which immediately raises Jodie's suspicions as Camel earlier told her he was calling his wife. As Camel prepares to climb into the van, Jodie confronts him and asks him to give up his driving responsibility to her. Jodie snatches the keys from him, but he knocks her out with a fist to the gut and leaves her propped up against the back of a car. Just before they roll out, James asks Camel if he has seen Jodie, but Camel denies seeing her.

The Black Organization tail the three vans with motorcycles and images the inside of the vans thermally. Camel continues steadily on a course looping back towards the hospital despite Vodka following him. Gin correctly guesses Rena Mizunashi is in the van Vodka is following and soon the three motorcycles and Gin's Porsche converge on Camel's van. Camel reports this to James and tells him he will shake them off. At that movement, Kir hits Camel with a bomb she had been holding and the van spins out and skids against a railing to a halt. After Kir bails out, Gin orders Chianti to kill the seemingly unconscious Camel. Before she can do so, there is an explosion in the van. Camel quickly slips out of the van on the far side at the same time as the explosion which gives the Black Organization the impression he was killed by it. The singed Camel contacts Akai to tell him the plan was a success, revealing that all his suspicious behaviour so far was part of Akai's strategy.

==== Explaining the plan to the FBI (Manga: [[Volume 58#Kir Transport Case|604-605]], Anime: [[Clash of Red and Black|500]])====
With Kir safely replanted in the Organization, Akai explains Camel's involvement to the rest of the FBI. Akai had contacted Camel secretly, needing someone to volunteer to drive Kir in one of the three vans, pretend to crash, and then escape the detonating van to trick the Black Organization and the FBI into thinking Kir had been successfully recaptured. Out of the FBI, only Camel was skilled enough as a driver to crash a van precisely and escape an explosion. The original plan was for Camel to ride alone with Kir when the FBI moved her and explained that he wanted her to rejoin the Organization. That wound up being unnecessary because Eisuke had forced Kir to reveal she was awake. While Camel forcibly removed Eisuke from the room, Akai and Conan discussed a new plan with Kir. Camel was told to take out anyone interfering with him being the driver of Rena's van, which is why he knocked out Jodie.

=== Shiranpuri Case (Manga: [[Volume 58#Foreign Suspect Case|605-609]], Anime: [[Clash of Red and Black|501-504]])===
A talent agency director was murdered at the New Beika Hotel and the police combed the building looking for foreigners who could speak Japanese. Camel was apprehended while he was jogging down the stairs as an exercise routine. Camel was hoping to hide the fact he was an FBI agent from the police, but when he mentions that he needs to stay fit for work, the Detective Boys and police became curious about his profession. Conan had to call Jodie to come and bail Camel out after the Detective Boys accused him of being a professional killer. Jodie added onto an earlier tale she told the police; she came to Japan after bungling at work and Camel had become worried and followed her to Japan...because he was her lover! Camel was caught off-guard by Jodie's story completely and his lack of believable acting made [[Wataru Takagi|Detective Takagi]] sense something was awkward.

The police ask the suspects to move to a different room while they investigate the crime scene. While they are walking, Jodie asks Camel what he had been doing in Japan two years ago. Camel reveals that two years ago, when Akai was still undercover as member of the Black Organization, he was the FBI agent that caused the mission to capture an executive member of the Black Organization to fail. When Akai had received his codename, he was to meet his new boss, [[Gin]], in a warehouse. The FBI planned a trap to capture Gin and staked out the warehouse. Instead of Gin arriving, a old man came in and sat down. Without thinking, Camel came out of hiding and shooed the old man away, telling him it was dangerous here. Gin never showed up and the Black Organization found out Akai was a spy. Because of that, eventually [[Akemi Miyano]], Akai's girlfriend, was murdered by the Black Organization. Camel felt he had a debt to repay to Akai, so when Akai asked if anyone was up for the plan to help return Rena Mizunashi to the Black Organization, Camel volunteered himself even though he was warned that it could cost his life.

=== Teito Bank (Manga: [[Volume 65#Bank Heist Case|677-679]], Anime: [[Detective Boys vs. Robber Group|563-564]])===
Jodie, James, and Camel are out shopping for a bottle of alcohol for James' birthday<ref>[[Volume 65|Volume 65, File 677, Page 2]]</ref>. Camel brings up Akai liked Bourbon whiskey and that if Akai were still around the FBI wouldn't have to worry about the Black Organization operative Bourbon. Jodie snaps at Camel for bringing up Akai and storms out, and James Black chides Camel for forgetting Jodie had feelings for Akai so she is still sensitive about his death.

=== Scar Akai at the Beika Department Store (Manga: [[Volume 67#Department Store Bomber Case|700-704]], Anime: [[The Crisis Beckoned by the Red Omen|578-581]])===
[[Image:Camel Scar Akai Encounter.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Andre Camel sees Scar Akai.]]
While Andre Camel is in the bathroom, he sees [[Scar Akai]] pass behind him. Camel rushes from the bathroom, but scar Akai is nowhere to be seen. Camel wonders who it was he saw, but unlike Jodie wonders if he might be a trap from the Black Organization. Later he spots Chianti and Gin's Porsche outside the department store, alerting the Jodie and Conan to the sniping plan.

=== East vs. West rematch (Manga: [[Volume 74#East vs. West|778-780]], Anime: [[Conan vs. Heiji, Deduction Battle Between the Detectives of the East and West|651]])===
Andre Camel goes to a Danny's restaurant to have some of their special curry. While in the restaurant bathroom, Andre overhears a man's phone conversation, which is seemingly about how he regrets killing someone. After leaving his stall, Camel finds the speaker dead from apparent suicide via a poisoned candy. During this case, Camel meets [[Heiji]] and [[Kazuha]]. Andre is unfamiliar with the Kansai dialect which caused him to misinterpret several things about the dead man's phone conversation. Andre also meets [[Masumi Sera]], who strongly reminds Camel of someone. This feeling prompts him to send her picture to Jodie and James Black to see if they recognize her.

=== Teacher Assault Case (Manga: [[Volume 84#Elementary Teacher Assault|891-893]], Anime: [[The Scarlet Return|779-780]])===
Near the end of the case, [[Rei Furuya|Bourbon]] walks up to Camel and asks him about [[Rikumichi Kusuda]], the undercover Black Organization member who killed himself while being chased by [[Shuichi Akai]] during the Black Organization and the FBI's standoff in [[Clash of Red and Black]]. Camel refuses to disclose any information as it's strictly confidential. [[Vermouth]], disguised as Jodie, then talks to Camel about Rikumichi, and Camel willingly opens up about it. After getting the information that they wanted, Bourbon and Vermouth leave. As the real Jodie approaches him, Camel is horrified to learn that he had made another grave error.

=== Scarlet Showdown (Manga: [[Volume 85#Scarlet|894-898]], Anime: [[The Scarlet Return|781-783]])===
Jodie starts to piece together the information she has gathered and comes to the conclusion that Shuichi Akai is indeed alive. To confirm her speculation, she and Camel visit Raiha Pass, the site of Akai's apparent death. On their way to the pass, several cars, presumably from the Black Organization, corner Jodie and Camel. Camel surmises that since the Organization has also found out that Akai's alive, they're planning to attack. Camel begins to feel guilty again, due to his mistake probably costing Akai everything he's been planning.

Camel drives towards a rock tactically to jump past the Black Organization cars. After landing, he notices that the steering wheel is starting to rotate to the right and figures that the wheel must have been damaged by the jump stunt. As they're losing their edge in the chase, a voice from the back seat orders Camel to open the roof of the car. To his and Jodie's surprise, it is Shuichi Akai. Akai explains to the two of them that everything that's been going on is part of Conan's plan and that the Black Organization cars chasing them are actually from Japan's Secret Police.

=== Yusaku Kudo's TV Show Case (Manga: [[Volume 100#Yusaku Kudo's TV Show Case|1060]], Anime: [[Yusaku Kudo's Detective Show|1072]]) ===

=== FBI Serial Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 100#FBI Serial Murder Case|1061-1066]], Anime: [[The Black Organization's Scheme|1077-1079]]) ===
Camel appears with the FBI agents at the Kudo Residence as the Black Organization hacking the their Communication code. When they decide to plant a fake code to lure the Black Organization, Camel reminds by Akai that his identify cannot be exposed in front of the Black Organization since he is the driver of replanted Rena Mizunashi back to the Black Organization from [[Clash of Red and Black]]. He should be considered deceased during that operation. However, Rum was able to detect it and counter trap and attacked the FBI members instead, causing him falling into sea at Umibotaru. The Black Organization decide to find Camel due to Korn remembers he has seen Camel before. He hide at Umizarujima and wait for Akai and Conan to rescue him. But the Black Organization are able to find his trail at Umibotaru and head on the island. With efforts of Akai and Conan, he manage to fake his death in front of the organization and head back to Kudo Residence. His hair is shaved by Yukiko and leaving him a shorter hair. He also tell Akai and Conan what he heard from [[Vodka]] about Rum changed his appearance and made up a silly name for himself.

=== Shintoist Temple Case (Manga: [[Volume 100#Shintoist Temple Case|1067-1069]], Anime: [[The Inauspicious Matchmaking|1085-1086]]) ===
Following the incident with the FBI Serial Murder Case, Camel and the FBI remaining are forced to go back to America to reorganize.

=== Bar Hostess Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 108#Bar Hostess Murder Case|1144-1146]], Anime: TBD) ===

== Non-canon plot overview ==
=== Dimensional Sniper (Movie: [[Dimensional Sniper|18]]) ===

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

=== The Scarlet Bullet (Movie: [[The Scarlet Bullet|24]]) ===

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

== Relationships analysis ==
=== Shuichi Akai ===
Camel feels indebted to [[Shuichi Akai]] because his mistake started a chain reaction of events which began with Akai's expulsion from the Black Organization as a spy and ended with Akemi's death. Camel volunteered himself for a life-threatening mission to atone for his guilt. Throughout the series his loyalty for Akai was shown every now and again as he followed Akai’s orders without fail and helped him whenever he needed it. When Akai had apparently perished at the hands of the organization he took this pretty hard as well often wondering what Akai would have done in certain situations. This was shown further during the Scarlet Arc when he encountered Bourbon and was furious because they had killed Akai but was held back by Jodie. And once again when Akai reappeared in the back of his car leaving him surprised and in tears relieved that he was alive and well.

=== Jodie Starling ===
[[File:jodie camel shocked.jpg|thumb|200px|Jodie with Camel.]]
[[Jodie Starling]] has a tendency to put Camel in sudden awkward situations, most notably by claiming to be his girlfriend in order to explain his and Jodie's continued presence in Japan. Camel doesn't react well, but tries to play along as best he can.

=== James Black ===
James Black is Andre's boss.

== Name origin ==
Andre Camel's name comes from [http://gundam.wikia.com/wiki/Dren Lieutenant Dren], a character from [[Wikipedia:Mobile Suit Gundam|Mobile Suit Gundam]].<ref>(Text from front cover of Japanese [[Volume 58]]) "どーも青山です。　今回初登場するFBIの捜査官アンドレ・キャメル！　彼の名前のモデルは、機動戦士ガンダムで”赤い彗星”シャア・アズナブルの副官であり、キャメル艦隊を指揮していた'''ドレン大尉'''。　え？　なんでそうしたかって？　それは読んでのお楽しみ…（笑）"</ref> {{nihongo|Lieutenant Dren|ドレン|Doren}} is [http://gundam.wikia.com/wiki/Char_Aznable Char Aznable's] second in command for part of the series and led the Camel squadron. This matches the pattern for protagonist characters related to [[Shuichi_Akai#Name_origin| Akai Shuichi]] to have names derived from antagonists in Mobile Suit Gundam.<ref>[http://www.detectiveconanworld.com/forum/topic/1555-translating-interviews/page__view__findpost__p__235287 Gosho's interview]: 青山「コナンの味方であるキャラクターの最高ランクにあたるのが赤井でしたから、黒ずくめの組織側にもガンダム系の名前のキャラが出せたら面白いですよね。例えば『安室徹』とか(笑)ガンダムと敵味方が逆なのがいい。」 
Aoyama: If Conan's ally's highest ranking member is Akai, then it would be interesting if there were characters with Gundam-based names in the Black Organization as well. Like "Amuro Tooru" (laughs)
For Gundam, the good guys and bad guys should be reversed.</ref> "'''Andre'''" comes from moving the n (ン) in front of the "dore" (ドレ) and adding an 'a'. '''Camel''' comes from the same named squadron Dren was in charge of.

== Different looks ==
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Andre Before.JPG|thumb|left|x150px|Episode 498]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Andre Camel After.png|thumb|left|x150px|Episode 651]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:EP782-old man.jpg|thumb|left|x150px|A younger version of Camel]]
|}
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Andre Camel ZTT.jpg|thumb|left|x150px|Zero's Tea Time Episode 5]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Andre Camel EP1079.jpg|thumb|left|x150px|Episode 1079]]
|}

== Quotes ==

== Trivia ==
* Camel likes fruit juice drinks, especially the one they serve at the restaurant on the top of the New Beika Hotel. He also likes the special curry they serve at Danny's. Both of his food likes have accidentally got him involved in murder cases, first as the primary suspect, then as primary witness.
* As of File 1066, Camel is shaved by Yukiko after the events of FBI Serial Murder Case leaving a hair shorter.
*According to [[Gosho Aoyama]] in JUSTICE PLUS Super Digest Book, his favourite type of girl is someone who is gentle and not afraid of him.
**He also stated that, of all who are still alive, Camel "probably" has the best driving skills.<ref name="DAY2023" />

== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]]

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| japanese-name = {{lang|ja|工藤有希子}} (Kudō Yukiko)
| english-name = Vivian Kudo
| image = Yukiko Kudo Profile.png
| age = 37<ref name=CD58>Conan Drill page 58</ref>
| gender = Female
| date-of-birth = unknown<ref name=CD58/>
| relatives = [[Yusaku Kudo]] (husband) [[Shinichi Kudo]] (son) [[Conan Edogawa]] (son) [[Toichi Kuroba]] (brother-in-law) [[Chikage Kuroba]] (sister-in-law) [[Kaito Kuroba]] (nephew)
| occupation = Retired actress
| nicknames = The Night Baroness
| status = Alive
| aliases = Yukiko Fujimine (maiden name) Fumiyo Edogawa (Fanny Edogawa in the Funimation Dub) Fumiyo Akechi The Teitan Princess
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume 6#Conan Kidnapping Case|File 51]] Anime: [[Conan Edogawa Kidnapping Case|Episode 43]]
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| keyhole = [[Volume 14]]
| japanese-voice = [[Sumi Shimamoto]]
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{{nihongo|'''Yukiko Kudo'''|工藤有希子|Kudō Yukiko|née {{nihongo|'''Fujimine'''|藤峰|Fujimine}}}} is the mother of [[Shinichi Kudo]] and, along with her husband [[Yusaku Kudo|Yusaku]], one of few characters who [[List of characters who know Conan's identity|knows]] he is [[Conan Edogawa]]. She was once a famous actress, but retired after marrying Yusaku. She was also close friends with fellow actress, [[Vermouth|Sharon Vineyard]].

== Background ==
Yukiko became internationally famous as a talented actress after having played the part of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sakamoto_Ryoma Sakamoto Ryoma's] older sister Otome in a historical drama.<ref>Manga Chapter 733: ''[[Volume 70#Kaitou Kid and Ryoma's Gunbelt|Kaitou Kid and Ryoma's Gunbelt]]''</ref> 

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

During her acting years, Yukiko went to a famous [[Toichi Kuroba|stage magician and disguise artist]] to learn the finer arts of disguise for a role she was preparing to play. There she met another actress who would become one of her closest friends, [[vermouth|Sharon Vineyard]]. Until Sharon's (supposed) death, the two women stayed in touch, and Yukiko even attended her funeral, but her appearance was overshadowed by a small scandal involving Sharon's 'daughter', Chris Vineyard. Yukiko has since learned from her son about Chris/Sharon's secret life, a revelation which troubles her deeply.<ref>Manga Chapter 341: Golden Apple 1</ref><ref>Manga Chapter 433: The Truth Behind The Mask</ref> She has since confronted her former friend with her knowledge, partially to know for sure, but also to save the life of [[Ai Haibara]], who was being threatened by the [[Black Organization]].<ref>[[Volume 78#Mystery Train|Manga Chapter 818-824: Mystery Train]]</ref>

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

She is closed friends with Keiko Kurachi<ref>Crimson School Trip Case</ref> and childhood friends with Hiromi Yabuuchi.<ref>Suspicious Uncle Case</ref>

== Personality ==
[[Image:Eri and Yukiko.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Yukiko and her childhood friend, [[Eri Kisaki]].]]
Despite her adult age, Yukiko still behaves like a teenager. She is bubbly, overconfident and attention-seeking, and prefers to stand in the lime-light (literally) whenever possible. She can be prone to jealousy over Yusaku's occasionally flirtatious behavior, and can demonstrate impulsive tendencies. She is an extremely reckless driver and very sensitive about her age: whenever her son ''dares'' to call her "oba-san" in Japanese (in English, the closest equivalent would be "aunt" or "old lady"), she sets up such a furious face that Conan must quickly correct himself by calling her "onee-san" ("older sister" or "young girl"). She is also likes to stay trendy and dresses more youthfully.
[[File:783-1.jpg|thumb|200px|Yukiko showing her displeasure at being called "obasan".]]
However, despite her faults, Yukiko is extremely loyal and cares for both her husband and her son (though a heavy streak of mischief causes her to often tease Shinichi). Her loyalty extends to her friends, as she thinks nothing of flying across the Pacific to help a friend from elementary school.<ref>{{cite book |last=Aoyama |first=Gosho |title=Detective Conan |volume=14 |publisher=Shogakukan |date=1997-03-18 |isbn=4-09-125044-0 |chapter=File 4 |language=Japanese |location=Tokyo|}}</ref> Even though she is retired, she takes pride in being an successful actress, to which, she is also willing to pressure Shinichi to practice his role, so he won't embarrass her reputation.<ref>Episode 896</ref>{{clearleft}}

== Appearance ==
Yukiko is a fairly tall and fair-skinned woman. She has bright-blue eyes long wavy light-brown hair that curls at the ends with shorter bangs that part to the left to frame her forehead. She is slender yet curvaceous and well-endowed in built, she is considered very beautiful and admired by most men. She has been well-known for her stunning beauty since high school, where she was only ever rivaled by in looks by Eri Mouri. A woman who doesn't accept aging gracefully, she will commonly dressed in attire more commonly seen by women in their twenties.

==Abilities==
=== Intelligence ===
While not nearly on the same level as her husband or son, Yukiko has commonly shown herself to be a very insightful and methodical person, able to notice details that most would miss. She is also likewise very knowledge about the distinct differences of various cultures, including how things are referred to and how their gestures work. A very composed and creative person, she excels in making up lies on the spot with well-thought out backstories, able to constantly adapt to situations to continue the deception and likewise remember her deceptions for later usage. Very persuasive, she as a talent for reading a person's nature and adapting her nature to make them more compliment.

=== Disguise ===
[[Image:Sharon and Yukiko young.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Sharon Vineyard with Yukiko while under Toichi's tutelage]]
Yukiko is an exceptional actress, having earned world-wide fame and various prestigious awards when only a teenager. Showing her talent since high school, Yukiko has an uncanny ability to perfectly adapt herself to whatever character she chooses. She can effortlessly change her mannerisms and speech-patterns, as well as accent and dialect, to suit the situation. Expanding upon this and learning from [[Toichi Kuroba]], she became a master of disguise. Much like her former friend, Vermouth, with only minimum preparation required, she can perfectly change her appearance or that of others to perfectly look like virtually anyone. Her performance is able to easily fool even close friends and family. Unlike Vermouth though her skill in disguise is limited vocally, as she is unable to mimic male voices. As such, she normally takes on female personas if not of non-existent people.

=== Other Skills ===
Yukiko is an accomplished driver, able to perform daring stunts behind the wheel. She is also a highly skilled cook.

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== Plot overview ==
=== Conan Edogawa Kidnapping Case (Manga: [[Volume 5|49]]-[[Volume 6|51]], Anime: [[Conan Edogawa Kidnapping Case|43]])===
Yukiko first appearance was disguised as Fumiyo (Fanny in the [[Funimation]] Dub) Edogawa, a woman claiming to be Conan's mom. She and Yusaku pulled a con upon their son to convince him that his hunt for the organization is too dangerous and tried to convince him to come with them abroad. But Conan refuses, and they agree to let him deal with this case. Yukiko (as Fumiyo) brings Conan back to the Mouris and give Kogoro a bank book with money to care for Conan with.

=== The Cornered Famous Detective! Two Big Murder Cases (Manga: [[Volume 14|131-138]], Anime: [[The Cornered Famous Detective! Two Big Murder Cases |096]])===

After having a quarrel with her husband, Yukiko secretly returns to Japan. She then meets Ran and Conan in front of her house. She successfully covers for Conan who Ran suspects is actually Shinichi. In the manga, she gives the explanation that Conan is "the nephew of the grandfather of the cousin of the daughter of the brother of my uncle," which produces a long and complicated family tree showing that Conan is in fact her son. Yukiko takes Conan to help her investigate something that her friend asked her to do. During this, a murder happens that forces Conan and Yukiko to find who the culprit is. As they are investigating Yukiko notices a cigarette on the floor but hides it from Conan, saying that she doesn't want to help Conan with the deduction and tells him to do it himself. During the deduction, Yukiko thinks to herself that hopefully Conan "makes a good deduction" as "both of us are watching you". It is revealed that Yusaku was also there and had been looking for Yukiko to take her back with him. Yukiko and Yusaku go back with Conan to the detective agency and say goodbye to Conan as they leave once again.

=== The North Star Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 22#Unpublished Novel Case|215-218]], Anime: [[The North Star No.3 Express Leaving Ueno|144-145]]) ===

After Conan reveals to the suspicious woman on the train that he knows that she is in fact Yukiko in disguise, she and Conan discuss the case. She tells him that after she and Yusaku read about the robbery of the jewellery store in the newspaper, both of them decided to come back to Japan to find out what was happening as the robbery was incredibly similar to the incident that happened in the novel that Yusaku wrote 10 years ago. Since in the novel the owner of the store gets killed on the train, both of them buy tickets and take separate trains to prevent the murder. However, due to Yukiko being in the bathroom, she was unable to stop the murder from happening. Conan asks her what the trick for the murder was but Yukiko tells him that Yusaku forgot what the trick was and that the manuscript for the novel was stolen. She and Conan proceed to work together to catch the culprit by baiting them by acting as if Yukiko saw something that the culprit had that reveals the trick. Yukiko and Conan wait by the train station for the culprit, but Conan loses Yukiko and sees her on the other side of the platform with the culprit. He tries to call out to her but a train flies by and she doesn't hear him. Just as the culprit is about to push Yukiko into the train tracks, Yusaku stops them and apprehends the culprit. After the case, Both of them go back to the US with Conan sending them off.

=== Desperate Revival: Shinichi's Return and The Promised Place (Manga: [[Volume 26#Elevator Murder Case|258-260]], Anime: [[The Desperate Revival#Shinichi.27s Return and The Promised Place .28Manga: 258-260.2C Anime: 192-193.29|192-193]]) ===

Shinichi reveals that she brought Ran and her to this specific fancy restaurant because this was the place where his dad had proposed to his mom.

=== Shinichi Kudo's New York Case (Manga: [[Volume 34#Golden Apple Case|350]] and [[Volume 35#Golden Apple Case|351-354]], Anime: [[Shinichi Kudo%27s New York Case|286-288]]) ===

After Ran has a high fever she reminisces about her past when she and Shinichi were brought to New York City with Yukiko. As they are about to watch the Broadway show "The Golden Apple', Yukiko speeds down the highway as they are late due to Yukiko not accounting for daylight saving time. She makes it to the show but not before being stopped by a cop for going over 40 miles the speed limit. As this is happening, an inspector of the New York police whom she and Yusaku helped with a case in the past tells to policeman that he will handle them. Just as Yukiko is thanking him, he takes off their disguise and reveals themselves to actually be [[Sharon Vineyard]], an American actress and Yukiko's friend from when both of them were getting taught by a famous magician for a role. All of them go backstage and meet with all of the actors and actresses for the play. They call Yukiko the "Night Baroness" due to the fact that she is the wife of Yusaku, who is the author of the "Night Baron", and that she once had a perfect deduction when she was invited for a special investigation program on TV making her a famous lady detective (Shinichi though thinks her deduction is from hearing what Yusaku mumbled when he was reading the newspaper). As she, Ran, and Shinichi watch the play, a murder occurs leaving Shinichi to solve the case. After Shinichi figures out who the culprit is, Yukiko helps him by explaining it to the police how they did it and the case is solved.

=== The Similar Princesses (Manga: [[Volume 40#Eri vs. Yukiko|413]] and [[Volume 41#Eri vs. Yukiko|414-416]], Anime: [[The Similar Princesses|333-334]]) ===

Conan, Ran, and Eri are solving a case for Kogoro but are surprised when they see Yukiko there as well. Yukiko and Eri affectionately greet each other as they haven't seen each other for the last 10 years. Eri calls her "princess" which makes them reminisce about the Miss Teitan beauty contest as nobody has called her that since the High School festival. Ran then talks about how 20 years ago, there was a legendary beauty contest that made the school shudder. The two contestants were a girl with genius-level acting who already had her debut, the princess of Teitan, and a highly intelligent girl who was already recommended to go to Harvard at the age of 16, the queen of Teitan high". [[Image:Yukiko in High School.png|right|thumb|200px|Yukiko in High School]] It is revealed that the two girls were actually Yukiko and Eri and that due to the popularity of the two girls, the contest had to be cancelled before panic occurred, leaving the winner of Miss Teitan a mystery. Yukiko says that she is here as Yusaku asked her to help his friend with a case he had. As they are all solving the case, Ran asks both Yukiko and Eri if they know who had won the contest. They say that it was a tie as both of them got 10,000 votes but that there was one vote missing at the time, leaving the winner unknown. Ran however tells them that Kogoro was the last missing vote as she found the paper inside his old blazer. Due to the paper being in the wash, she was unable to read who Kogoro voted for.

After a murder occurs, Yukiko calls Yusaku about the case and he gives a hint to her that she relays the information to Conan, giving him the information he needs to solve the case. After Conan tells her his deduction and she memorizes it, she uses her "Night Baroness" persona and solves the case for Conan. After the case, both she and Eri ask Kogoro to find out who he voted for in the Miss Teitan contest. Kogoro says that he voted for Eri, leaving Yukiko saddened but Kogoro explains that he mistook the word "miss" for "mistake" so he voted for the person he thought was a klutz. He then goes on to say that he would've voted for Yukiko if he knew what it meant, making Yukiko happy but annoyed after Kogoro tries to change his mind after seeing Eri get angry. Both she and Eri decide to hang out at the end.

=== Secret of the Tohto Film Development Studio (Manga: [[Volume 41#Dark and Cluttered Room Case|417-419]], Anime: [[Secret of the Tohto Film Development Studio|335-336]]) ===

Yukiko decides to take Conan and the Detective Kids to a special preview screening of the Kamen Yaiba movie. She speeds through traffic and arrives at the film-development studio where they are greeted by an old associate of Yukiko from when she was still an actress. Yukiko notices and tells Conan that Haibara stared at him 10 times today, which could only mean that he has something on his face or that she's in love with them. Conan doesn't believe so and asks if she was able to shake off the car that was following them, which Yukiko believes she did. Both of them are unsure of who could the people following them be, which leads Conan to speculate that it may be the Black Organization and that they were following Haibara or him. Yukiko though thinks that it could just be fans of her who just wanted to figure out her home's location and ask for an autograph, leaving Conan bemused. Due to the preview screening being delayed, Yukiko has to leave Conan and the kids at the studio as she has to catch her flight back to the US.

=== Halloween Party Case (Manga: [[Volume 42#Halloween Party Case|429-434]]; Anime: [[Head-to-Head Match with the Black Organization: A Dual Mystery on a Full Moon Night|345]]) ===

=== Heiji Hattori vs. Shinichi Kudo: Deduction Battle on the Ski Slopes (Manga: [[Volume 50#Yuki-Onna Murder Case|518]] - [[Volume 51#Yuki-Onna Murder Case|522]], Anime: [[Heiji Hattori vs. Shinichi Kudo: Deduction Battle on the Ski Slope!|490]]) ===

=== Shinichi's Childhood Adventure (Manga: [[Volume 55#Shinichi.27s Childhood Adventure|570-573]], Anime: [[Shinichi Kudo%27s Childhood Adventure|472-473]]) ===

10 years ago, Eri gets mad and calls Yukiko to tell her that Shinichi had taken Ran to school at nighttime. Yukiko tells her that she will give Shinichi a good scolding, hanging up and proceeding to angrily ask Shinichi why he went with Ran to school at night. Shinichi avoids the question, leaving Yukiko to keep scolding him, but Yusaku tells her it's not a police interrogation and says that it's not a big deal as they are both here and safe now. The next day, Yukio tells Eri that Shinichi took Ran again to Haido Port, leaving Eri worried since there was a murder there, Yusaku tells her that the murder was solved and that kids should play outside and have an adventure. Eri tells them that the police called her to thank Yusaku for helping them drive off the "Phantom Thief", leading to Yukiko asking why they called Eri's home. Eri says that it seemed that the police called several times to the Kudo house but nobody answered, leading to Yukiko realizing that Yusaku had unplugged the phone cord when she decided to go out shopping. Yusaku then reminds Yukiko that she has an appointment with her magician mentor who helped her with a movie role. She meets with her mentor, [[Toichi Kuroba]] and his son [[Kaito Kuroba]], and tells him that Yusaku couldn't make it. Toichi is relieved as Yusaku can see through his tricks and tells her to tell him to reply to a letter that a friend of his will address to him. Yukiko tells him that Yusaku has already replied to it but is confused by his reply to the fan letter. Toichi asks if the reply is an exclamation mark, leaving Yukiko surprised that he knew what the reply was before seeing it. He tells her that the fan letter was similar to the reply as it was a question mark.

=== Holmes' Revelation (Manga: [[Volume 71|743-751]], Anime: [[Holmes' Revelation|616-621]]) ===
Knowing that Conan is going to take the antidote for [[APTX 4869]] that is intended for his return trip, Yukiko Kudo and Yusaku Kudo were asked by Haibara to go to London and bring a spare antidote.

=== Bell Train arc (Manga: [[Volume 78|818-824]], Anime: [[The Jet-Black Mystery Train|701-704]]) ===
Yukiko turns out to be the lady who had been visiting [[Subaru Okiya]] at the Kudo house. On the Bell Tree express, with Conan and Subaru's help, she foiled [[Rei Furuya|Bourbon]] and [[Vermouth]]'s plans to capture and kill [[Shiho Miyano]] respectively while also tricking the [[Black Organization]] (except for Vermouth) into thinking Sherry died. Her part of the plan involved removing Haibara from danger when she tried to run away, and then challenging Vermouth in order to draw her attention. Yukiko then kept Vermouth occupied, so that she was unaware that she was being tricked until it was too late. At the same time, Yukiko also extracted a promise from Vermouth that she would truly give up on trying to kill Sherry.

=== The Scarlet Return (Manga: [[Volume 84#Elementary Teacher Assault|891]]-[[Volume 85#Scarlet Showdown|898]], Anime: [[The Scarlet Return|779-783]]) ===
[[File:yukiko subaru.jpg|thumb|200px|Yukiko helping Shuichi disguising as Subaru.]]
Yukiko disguised as Yusaku to attend Macademy Awards. After finishing the job, she returned home to meet [[Shuichi Akai]] and disguise him as [[Subaru Okiya]] once more. Shuichi had learned to how to apply the disguise himself satisfactorily, which makes Yukiko a little disappointed since she has no reason to meet Shuichi anymore. Conan becomes annoyed that Yukiko liked seeing Shuichi a little too much. Yukiko nearly outed Conan's secret identity as Shinichi in front of the three [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] agents.

=== Ran GIRL/Shinichi BOY (Manga: [[Volume 87#Ran .26 Shinichi .E2.80.93 First Contact|921-924]], Anime: [[Memories from Sakura Class|853-854]]) ===

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

Yukiko and Yusaku are in Los Angeles and see the news of the case that Shinichi solved. Yusaku is worried that the case has received worldwide coverage as Shinichi isn't supposed to exist anymore, but Yukiko says that Shinichi has experience handling things and asked everybody to stay quiet about him being involved.

=== The Missing Maria Higashio Case (Manga: [[Volume 95#Missing Maria Higashio Case|1008]], Anime: [[Search for Maria-chan!|942]]) ===
Yukiko and Yusaku have returned to Japan and reveal to Conan that they convinced the blog owner to retract her claim that they saw Shinichi solve the case in exchange for their autographs. They meet up with Conan and Yukiko decides to tease him about Ran kissing Shinichi on the cheek. They decide to remain in the country for the foreseeable future, in light of Yusaku's interpretation of [[Koji Haneda]]'s dying message, which leads them and Conan to believe that [[Renya Karasuma]] is connected to the organization.

=== Black Bunny Club Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 95#Black Bunny Club Murder Case|1012]], Anime: [[The Unsolved Cocktail Case|954]]) ===
Yusaku and Yukiko interrupt Amuro's confrontation with Akai for infiltrating the Kudo house. They invite him to have a tea.

=== Shogi Player Serial Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 98#Shogi Player Serial Murder Case|1045]], Anime: [[Taiko Meijin's Shogi Board|1034]]) ===

Yukiko gets annoyed that she isn't able to disguise Shuichi as Subaru as there isn't any time to do so.

=== Yusaku Kudo's TV Show Case (Manga: [[Volume 99#Yusaku Kudo's TV Show Case|1058]]-[[Volume 100#Yusaku Kudo's TV Show Case|1060]], Anime: [[Yusaku Kudo's Detective Show|1071-1072]]) ===
Yusaku decide to solve a serial murder case in a TV show but both Yusaku and Yukiko got food poisoning before the TV shoot. Later on, Kaitou Kid appears as Yusaku to return a favor for him of clearing his crime and cooperate with Conan to join the TV shoot. After the case, Conan realizes that the fake Yusaku is not Kid, but rather Vermouth to investigate Yusaku. However, Yusaku and Yukiko pretended to have food poisoning, as they saw through the Black Organization attempt to take them out. They plan with the FBI and pretended to get the symptoms of food poisoning to fool the Black Organization. Yusaku and Shuichi mention the only things left is to prepare the Black Organization's big move.

=== FBI Serial Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 100#FBI Serial Murder Case|1061-1066]], Anime: [[The Black Organization's Scheme|1077-1079]]) ===

=== Parents' Day at Teitan Elementary School (Manga: [[Volume 104#Parents' Day at Teitan Elementary School|1110-1112]], Anime: [[The Mystery of the Man-Eating Classroom|1169-1170]]) ===

== Non-canon plot overview ==
[[File:Yukiko as Irene Adler.png|thumb|175px|Yukiko's likeness used for Irene Adler.]]
=== The Phantom of Baker Street (Movie: [[The Phantom of Baker Street|6]]) ===

Yukiko doesn't physically appear in the movie but her likeness is used for the Old Time London virtual reality level of the Cocoon as Yusaku and Agasa helped develop the level. Her likeness is used for Irene Adler, as she was a famous actress while also being the only woman who Sherlock Holmes loved, who happens to use Yusaku's likeness.

=== Home of Beika's Grenier (Anime: [[Home of Beika's Grenier|418]]) ===
=== The Million-dollar Pentagram (Movie: [[The Million-dollar Pentagram|27]]) ===

In the post-credits scene, Yukiko learns that Yusaku has a twin brother but they were separated after their parents were divorced. Yusaku tells her that his brother gave him the sword that they have on the shelf right now. Yusaku says that he hasn't met his brother for 20 years but thinks Yukiko might have met him already, leaving Yukiko wondering who it is.

== Plot exposition ==
=== List of disguises used ===
{{main|Disguise}}
<gallery perrow=7>
File:Fumiyo Edogawa.jpg|[[Conan Edogawa Kidnapping Case|Conan's fictitious mom.]]
File:Ep144-145 woman.jpg|[[The North Star No.3 Express Leaving Ueno|A woman with glasses and a hat.]]
File:Medusa.jpg|[[Head-to-Head Match with the Black Organization: A Dual Mystery on a Full Moon Night|Medusa for a Halloween themed mystery]]
File:Mrs. Udohisashi.jpg|[[Home of Beika's Grenier|Disguise as an old lady]]
File:Mysterious London Case Woman.jpg|[[Holmes' Revelation|A suspicious woman in London]]
File:Bell Tree Express woman.jpg|[[The Jet-Black Mystery Train|As a mysterious woman with Subaru]]
File:Yukiko Yusaku.jpg|With the aid of a [[Voice-Changing Choker|voice-changer]], Yukiko filled in for [[Yusaku Kudo]] at the [[The Scarlet Return|Macademy Awards]].
</gallery>

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

==== Yusaku Kudo ====
{{main|Yusaku Kudo and Yukiko Kudo}}
Not much is known about Yusaku and Yukiko's backstory before they get married. The most notable scene was from 20 years ago, when Yusaku and Yukiko met in a high end restaurant. Yusaku observed a murder crime, quickly solved it and suddenly proposed to a startled Yukiko, which she accepted. Yukiko can be really angry with Yusaku if he has flirtatious behavior, but they truly love each other.

==== Conan Edogawa / Shinichi Kudo ====
Shinichi is her son. When Shinichi was shrunk into Conan, Yukiko staged a fake kidnapping scheme with Yusaku and Professor Agasa to make Shinichi realize the danger of the organization he was trying to investigate. As a mother, she truly cares for his wellbeing (sometimes too much, much to Conan's annoyance) and assisted him when it comes to cases. Nevertheless, their relationship is quite dynamic: Yukiko enjoys teasing Shinichi/Conan; in addition, she sometimes disguises to fool him. In return, Conan often makes sarcastic remarks about Yukiko being old (obasa-san) and retired for many years, which earned him death glares and even physical blows from Yukiko.

=== Friends ===
==== Eri Kisaki ====
20 years ago from the current timeline, she and Eri were rivals in Miss Teitan, a beauty contest that shook the country. Yukiko had a charming beauty that attracted men, while Eri had a more bookish look, relying her advantage on academic talents. The vote was split at 20000 votes for each before the competition was canceled, with [[Mouri Kogoro]] having the last uncounted ticket.

In later years, despite their previous intense competition, the two are actually in good terms with each other, supporting the other party emotionally. On relationships of their children, Shinichi and Ran, Yukiko shows her full support, at one point even calls Ran her future daughter in law; however, Eri is more reluctant. Eri doesn't like Yukiko's hand off approach with Shinichi and constantly reminds Ran to be beware of Shinichi, remarking on her rocky marriage as reference. After leaving Kogoro Eri hasn’t seen her friend Yukiko for 10 years up until the Eri vs. Yukiko Murder Case and after the case they went out to eat but it’s unknown if they kept in contact with each other now.

==== Ran Mouri ====
Yukiko treats [[Ran]] like her own daughter in law, and often teases her about her romantic relationship with Shinichi. She is also able to read through her thoughts; in episode 96, when Ran suspected that Conan is Shinichi. Despite that Yukiko covered for Conan telling Ran that Conan is a smart kid who learnt deductive skills from Shinichi, Yukiko found the last smile that Ran made was a bit weird, realising that the girl wasn't convinced about Yukiko's answer; which turned out to be true in the [[Desperate Revival]] arc.

==== Shuichi Akai ====
Yukiko helped [[Shuichi Akai]] go into hiding after he faked his death. She taught him how to disguise himself and cooking. While faithful to and in love with her husband, she has openly commented on finding Shuichi very handsome, to which she likes visiting him every week.

====Hiroshi Agasa====
One of Yukiko Kudo's Friend. In the past few years, the Kudo Family grew closer with their neighbor, Professor Hiroshi, who is making fancy gadgets and inventions.
After Shinichi shrunk into Conan, Yukiko entrusted him the task of looking after her son for the meantime while they work overseas.

==== Kogoro Mouri ====
One of Yukiko Kudo's Friend. In High School, Yukiko and her childhood friend Eri Kisaki were involved in a "Miss Teitan High School" Pageant where the winner gets determined by the number of their votes. However, due to the carelessness of Kogoro, he had forgotten to vote thus tying the two contestants. It was later discovered that due to his clumsiness, Kogoro thought that the "Miss" meant "Mistake" and was going to vote for Eri as a result of that misconception, much to Eri's anger later on.
When Ran questioned his father about the individual he would vote for, Kogoro, despite knowing the true nature of the pageant, still voted for Yukiko and complimented her as "pretty", making Eri and Ran upset and angry.

==== Vermouth ====
[[Vermouth]], as her alias Sharon Vineyard and Yukiko had a friendly relationship from the time they met under Toichi Kuroba's tutelage until the time Sharon "died". Yukiko had no idea Sharon was leading a double life as an operative in the Black Organization. Yukiko and Sharon seemed to have kept in contact with one another because Yukiko and Sharon both knew about events in each others' lives that occurred after Toichi's lessons. Sharon was the one who got tickets for Yukiko, Shinichi, and Ran to the Golden Apple play on Broadway in New York City one year prior to the current timeline. Yukiko attended Sharon's funeral. Later, Yukiko sadly accepts Conan's deduction that Sharon and Chris are the same person and a member of the Black Organization. Vermouth once left Yukiko safe and sound during their confrontation in the Bell Tree Express, implying her soft spot for Shinichi and Yukiko.

== Character popularity ==
* eBookJapan held a character popularity poll from April 12, 2011 to May 12, 2011 in which readers of Detective Conan (international included) could vote for their favorite character. Yukiko placed 17th in the poll with 37 votes out of the 5,883 that were cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebookjapan.jp/ebj/special/conan/vote_kekka2.asp|title=『名探偵コナン』人気投票結果|date=2011-05-12|publisher=eBookJapan|accessdate=2011-05-15}}</ref>
* In honor of the release of the 800th manga chapter, Shonen Sunday held a popularity poll/contest containing 91 Detective Conan characters to choose from. Yukiko placed 20th overall with 34 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 ==
The name Yukiko Fujimine ({{lang|ja|藤峰}}) name comes from [[Lupin III]] character [[Fujiko Mine|'''Fuji'''ko '''Mine''']] and actress [[Wikipedia:二階堂有希子|"Yukiko" Nikaido]] (the original voice of Fujiko). Her alias, "Fumiyo" ({{lang|ja|文代}}), comes from Fumiyo Akechi, wife of [[Edogawa Rampo]]'s [[Kogoro Akechi]].

== Different looks ==
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Yukiko Before.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 96]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Yukiko Middle.JPG|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 418]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Yukiko After.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 621]]
|}

{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Yukiko EP1077.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 1077]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Yukiko mk1412 ep11.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Magic Kaito 1412 (episode 11).]]
|}

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

== Trivia ==
* Aoyama has stated in Super Digest Book 10+ that Yusaku and Yukiko met because Yukiko had been chosen to play the main character of a drama based on one of Yusaku's books.
* In Episode 286, it is revealed that Yukiko has (or had) a California Driver's License. Her ID is 471108628. This would seem to be inconsistent with the actual ID number system used by the State of California in issuing driver's licenses, in which only eight digits are used.
* [[Wikipedia: Sumi Shimamoto|Yukiko's voice actress]] also starred a role as wife alongside [[Wikipedia: Hideyuki Tanaka|Hideyuki Tanaka]] in Rumiko Takahashi's work as Kyoko Otonashi in Maison Ikkoku.
*According to Love Conan Interview Yukiko was modelled after Fujiko Mine, and Gosho borrowed her hair style.

== In other languages ==
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{{CharLangItem|flag=China|Chinese (Simplified)|{{lang|ch|有希子}} Yǒuxīzǐ|{{lang|ch|工藤}} Gōngténg}}
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{{CharLangItem|flag=France|French|Yukiko|Kudo}}
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{{CharLangItem|flag=Italy|Italian|Yukiko|Kudo}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=North Korea|flag2=South Korea|Korean|{{lang|kr|하연}} Ha Yeon|{{lang|kr|이}} Lee}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Russia|Russian|{{lang|ru|Юкико}} Yukiko|{{lang|ru|Кудо}} Kudo}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|{{lang|th|ยูกิโกะ Yū-ki-koa}}|{{lang|th|คุโด้ Khu-dô}}}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Yukiko|Kudo}}
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== Gallery ==
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File:Yukiko Kudo schooler.jpg|High school girl.
File:Yukiko Kudo 17.jpg|Twenty years ago.
File:Yukiko Kudo -10.PNG|Ten years ago.
File:EP853 15.png|13 years ago.
File:EP882-Photo.jpg|14 years ago.
File:EP995 1.jpeg|A younger Yukiko
</gallery>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

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

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Andre Camel

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| name = Andre Camel
| japanese-name = アンドレ・キャメル (Andore Kyameru)
| english-name = Andre Camel
| image = Andre Camel Profile.png
| age = 27
| gender = Male
| date-of-birth =
| relatives =
| occupation = FBI special agent
| nicknames =
| aliases =
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume 58#Kir Transport Case|File 599]] Anime: [[Clash of Red and Black|Episode 497]]
| appearances = {{:Andre Camel Appearances}}
| cases-solved =
| keyhole = [[Volume 58]]
| japanese-voice = [[Kiyoyuki Yanada]] (Episode 497-861; Movie 18, 20, 24, 26; Zero's Tea Time) [[Kenji Nomura]] (Episode 1072 onwards)
| english-voice = [[Chris Tergliafera]]
| footnotes =
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{{nihongo|'''Andre Camel'''|アンドレ・キャメル|Andore Kyameru}} is a character from the manga and anime franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''. He is an FBI agent.

== Background ==
Andre Camel is a member of the FBI, agent number 20723, who feels a debt to [[Shuichi Akai]] for ruining his infiltration of the Black Organization and the FBI's chances to capture [[Gin]] two years ago. Andre Camel is well built and has an ugly mug; Jodie calls him a gorilla at one point. He is an expert technical driver.<ref name="DAY2023">[https://conannews.org/fragerunde-mit-gosho-aoyama-day2023/49323/ ''Fragerunde mit Gosho Aoyama: DAY2023.''] ''ConanNews.org'' (in German). 16 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.</ref> He isn't married and doesn't have a family.

== Personality ==
Despite his rather hulking appearance, Camel is a nice guy who cares about the feelings of his fellow FBI agents. He can react quickly, as shown by his driving skills<ref name="DAY2023" /> and his role in the return Kir plan, but doesn't always make the best choices, evidenced when his concern for an old man wound up ruining Shuichi Akai's cover in the Black Organization. He is also awkward, mostly failing to play the role of Jodie's lover in order to fool the police, and bringing up Akai in front of the still mourning Jodie.

Camel likes working out whenever he gets the chance; Akai calls him a "muscle-training maniac" because of that habit. He also likes to regularly frequent eating establishments where the food and/or drinks have met his approval, and has developed a strong liking for the Japanese cuisine. As a foreigner with learning only in the standard Japanese language, Camel is unfamiliar with local dialects and idioms common in everyday language.

== Appellations ==
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{{appellations|Shuichi Akai|Camel Andre Camel|Akai-san Akai-shan Akai Shuichi}}
{{appellations|Subaru Okiya|Camel<ref name="file948">[[Volume 89#Kohji Haneda's Death Case|File 948: The Clenched Scissors (Volume 89)]]</ref>|Akai-san}}
{{appellations|Jodie Starling|Camel Agent Camel Andre Camel Darling (as a ruse) Gorilla |Jodie-san}}
{{appellations|James Black|Camel-kun Camel|James-san}}
{{appellations|Juzo Megure|Camel-san}}
{{appellations|Hidemi Hondou|Agent Camel|Mizunashi Rena}}
{{appellations|Rei Furuya|German (''Deutsch-kei'')|Amuro Tooru Bourbon The worst waiter}}
{{appellations|Wataru Takagi|Andre Camel-san}}
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</tab>
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{{appellations|Conan Edogawa|Agent Camel (''Camel-sōsakan'')|Conan-kun}}
{{appellations|Ran Mouri|Agent Camel (''Camel-sōsakan'')}}
{{appellations|Shinichi Kudo|Andre Camel (movie introdcution)<ref name="m18">Movie 18: ''[[Dimensional Sniper]]''</ref>}}
|}
</tab>
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{{appellations/head|Andre}}
{{appellations|Vermouth|Andre Camel|Vermouth}}
{{appellations|Vodka|-|Vodka}}
{{appellations|Kanenori Wakita|Andre Camel FBI brat<ref>[[Volume 108#File 1147|The Crucial Moment of Chaos]]</ref>|Rum}}
{{appellations|Rikumichi Kusuda|-|Kusuda Rikumichi}}
{{appellations|Scar Akai|-|Akai-san}}
{{appellations|Korn|This FBI guy|-}}
|}
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{{appellations|Heiji Hattori|The mean-looking foreigner|-}}
{{appellations|Masumi Sera|FBI Guy|-}}
{{appellations|Yusaku Kudo|Camel-kun|-}}
{{appellations|Yukiko Kudo|Camel-kun<ref>[[Volume 100#File 1062|The Trap at the Street Corner]]</ref>|-}}
|}
</tab>
</tabs>

== Plot overview ==

=== Kir Transport Case (Manga: [[Volume 58#Kir Transport Case|599-604]], Anime: [[Clash of Red and Black|491-504]])===

==== Organization Counterattack (Manga: [[Volume 58#Kir Transport Case|599-601]], Anime: [[Clash of Red and Black|498-499]])====
Andre Camel initially appears to be a suspicious FBI agent, possibly a [[Black Organization]] infiltrator. [[Jodie]] calls out to him right before the strategy meeting, and after showing her his badge, he tells her to hold on while he finishes his call to his wife. In reality, he most likely was contacting [[Shuichi Akai]] about details for the upcoming plan to return [[CIA]] agent [[Rena Mizunashi]] to the Black Organization that involves tricking the rest of the FBI as well.

During the strategy meeting, Camel encourages the FBI to consider a plan to move Kir quickly and points out he is an excellent technical driver and would be up for the mission. After the meeting adjourned, Jodie, who felt a bad vibe from Camel, asks Akai if he has seen Camel before. Akai lies, saying he hasn't, but tries to reassure Jodie by saying he would never forget an enemy face.

The following morning, the Black Organization launches their counterattack on the FBI in the hospital. They create several nearby accidents to cause a large rush of people into the hospital and then begin sending patients small bombs hidden inside gifts. Jodie is tasked with getting rid of the bomb that the Black Organization had mailed [[James Black]] in a pot of flowers. Camel, who had deserted his nearby post to inform Jodie of the incoming panicked crowd, volunteers to help dispose of the bomb, pointing out all the major roads were clogged with traffic because of the incidents the Black Organization created. Jodie is reluctant but agrees when Camel claims to have extensive knowledge of the area.

Jodie takes the wheel at first, but Camel steals her driving spot after he tricks Jodie into looking for the source of a non-existent ticking sound in the trunk. Camel then remarks that he will drive off without her because he wants to take a shortcut that only a skilled driver like him could manage in the time before the bomb detonates. To Jodie's dismay, Camel's shortcut turns out to be sidewalks and the wrong side of the road. He manages to make it to a bridge in time, and telling Jodie to grab the wheel, heaves the bomb into a river where it explodes harmlessly. Jodie calls James to report the success, and Camel smiles at Jodie's praise of his skill.

Camel returns with Jodie to the hospital and they and the rest of the FBI continue collecting bombs that the Black Organization had "gifted" to patients. The Black Organization, in order to lure the FBI agents busy collecting bombs to Rena Mizunashi's room, hack the TV signals in the hospital and broadcasts an edited clip of Rena Mizunashi in a hospital gown saying she has recovered from her illness. Jodie rushes towards Mizunashi's room, and on the way sees Camel. Camel says that newcomers aren't told where Mizunashi's room is, and he asks if he should come along. Jodie tells him to keep collecting bombs.

==== Moving Rena (Manga: [[Volume 58#Kir Transport Case|602-603]], Anime: [[Clash of Red and Black|499-500]])====

Now that the FBI thinks the Black Organization has discovered the location of Rena Mizunashi, they hold an emergency meeting to decide on the logistics of fooling the Black Organization with three identical vans. Camel volunteers to drive the van with Rena Mizunashi and Jodie agrees because of his driving skill while disposing of the bomb earlier. Akai warns him not to be scared, "The fear of death is worst than death itself." Camel comments that he has no family to mourn if should he fail, which immediately raises Jodie's suspicions as Camel earlier told her he was calling his wife. As Camel prepares to climb into the van, Jodie confronts him and asks him to give up his driving responsibility to her. Jodie snatches the keys from him, but he knocks her out with a fist to the gut and leaves her propped up against the back of a car. Just before they roll out, James asks Camel if he has seen Jodie, but Camel denies seeing her.

The Black Organization tail the three vans with motorcycles and images the inside of the vans thermally. Camel continues steadily on a course looping back towards the hospital despite Vodka following him. Gin correctly guesses Rena Mizunashi is in the van Vodka is following and soon the three motorcycles and Gin's Porsche converge on Camel's van. Camel reports this to James and tells him he will shake them off. At that movement, Kir hits Camel with a bomb she had been holding and the van spins out and skids against a railing to a halt. After Kir bails out, Gin orders Chianti to kill the seemingly unconscious Camel. Before she can do so, there is an explosion in the van. Camel quickly slips out of the van on the far side at the same time as the explosion which gives the Black Organization the impression he was killed by it. The singed Camel contacts Akai to tell him the plan was a success, revealing that all his suspicious behaviour so far was part of Akai's strategy.

==== Explaining the plan to the FBI (Manga: [[Volume 58#Kir Transport Case|604-605]], Anime: [[Clash of Red and Black|500]])====
With Kir safely replanted in the Organization, Akai explains Camel's involvement to the rest of the FBI. Akai had contacted Camel secretly, needing someone to volunteer to drive Kir in one of the three vans, pretend to crash, and then escape the detonating van to trick the Black Organization and the FBI into thinking Kir had been successfully recaptured. Out of the FBI, only Camel was skilled enough as a driver to crash a van precisely and escape an explosion. The original plan was for Camel to ride alone with Kir when the FBI moved her and explained that he wanted her to rejoin the Organization. That wound up being unnecessary because Eisuke had forced Kir to reveal she was awake. While Camel forcibly removed Eisuke from the room, Akai and Conan discussed a new plan with Kir. Camel was told to take out anyone interfering with him being the driver of Rena's van, which is why he knocked out Jodie.

=== Shiranpuri Case (Manga: [[Volume 58#Foreign Suspect Case|605-609]], Anime: [[Clash of Red and Black|501-504]])===
A talent agency director was murdered at the New Beika Hotel and the police combed the building looking for foreigners who could speak Japanese. Camel was apprehended while he was jogging down the stairs as an exercise routine. Camel was hoping to hide the fact he was an FBI agent from the police, but when he mentions that he needs to stay fit for work, the Detective Boys and police became curious about his profession. Conan had to call Jodie to come and bail Camel out after the Detective Boys accused him of being a professional killer. Jodie added onto an earlier tale she told the police; she came to Japan after bungling at work and Camel had become worried and followed her to Japan...because he was her lover! Camel was caught off-guard by Jodie's story completely and his lack of believable acting made [[Wataru Takagi|Detective Takagi]] sense something was awkward.

The police ask the suspects to move to a different room while they investigate the crime scene. While they are walking, Jodie asks Camel what he had been doing in Japan two years ago. Camel reveals that two years ago, when Akai was still undercover as member of the Black Organization, he was the FBI agent that caused the mission to capture an executive member of the Black Organization to fail. When Akai had received his codename, he was to meet his new boss, [[Gin]], in a warehouse. The FBI planned a trap to capture Gin and staked out the warehouse. Instead of Gin arriving, a old man came in and sat down. Without thinking, Camel came out of hiding and shooed the old man away, telling him it was dangerous here. Gin never showed up and the Black Organization found out Akai was a spy. Because of that, eventually [[Akemi Miyano]], Akai's girlfriend, was murdered by the Black Organization. Camel felt he had a debt to repay to Akai, so when Akai asked if anyone was up for the plan to help return Rena Mizunashi to the Black Organization, Camel volunteered himself even though he was warned that it could cost his life.

=== Teito Bank (Manga: [[Volume 65#Bank Heist Case|677-679]], Anime: [[Detective Boys vs. Robber Group|563-564]])===
Jodie, James, and Camel are out shopping for a bottle of alcohol for James' birthday<ref>[[Volume 65|Volume 65, File 677, Page 2]]</ref>. Camel brings up Akai liked Bourbon whiskey and that if Akai were still around the FBI wouldn't have to worry about the Black Organization operative Bourbon. Jodie snaps at Camel for bringing up Akai and storms out, and James Black chides Camel for forgetting Jodie had feelings for Akai so she is still sensitive about his death.

=== Scar Akai at the Beika Department Store (Manga: [[Volume 67#Department Store Bomber Case|700-704]], Anime: [[The Crisis Beckoned by the Red Omen|578-581]])===
[[Image:Camel Scar Akai Encounter.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Andre Camel sees Scar Akai.]]
While Andre Camel is in the bathroom, he sees [[Scar Akai]] pass behind him. Camel rushes from the bathroom, but scar Akai is nowhere to be seen. Camel wonders who it was he saw, but unlike Jodie wonders if he might be a trap from the Black Organization. Later he spots Chianti and Gin's Porsche outside the department store, alerting the Jodie and Conan to the sniping plan.

=== East vs. West rematch (Manga: [[Volume 74#East vs. West|778-780]], Anime: [[Conan vs. Heiji, Deduction Battle Between the Detectives of the East and West|651]])===
Andre Camel goes to a Danny's restaurant to have some of their special curry. While in the restaurant bathroom, Andre overhears a man's phone conversation, which is seemingly about how he regrets killing someone. After leaving his stall, Camel finds the speaker dead from apparent suicide via a poisoned candy. During this case, Camel meets [[Heiji]] and [[Kazuha]]. Andre is unfamiliar with the Kansai dialect which caused him to misinterpret several things about the dead man's phone conversation. Andre also meets [[Masumi Sera]], who strongly reminds Camel of someone. This feeling prompts him to send her picture to Jodie and James Black to see if they recognize her.

=== Teacher Assault Case (Manga: [[Volume 84#Elementary Teacher Assault|891-893]], Anime: [[The Scarlet Return|779-780]])===
Near the end of the case, [[Rei Furuya|Bourbon]] walks up to Camel and asks him about [[Rikumichi Kusuda]], the undercover Black Organization member who killed himself while being chased by [[Shuichi Akai]] during the Black Organization and the FBI's standoff in [[Clash of Red and Black]]. Camel refuses to disclose any information as it's strictly confidential. [[Vermouth]], disguised as Jodie, then talks to Camel about Rikumichi, and Camel willingly opens up about it. After getting the information that they wanted, Bourbon and Vermouth leave. As the real Jodie approaches him, Camel is horrified to learn that he had made another grave error.

=== Scarlet Showdown (Manga: [[Volume 85#Scarlet|894-898]], Anime: [[The Scarlet Return|781-783]])===
Jodie starts to piece together the information she has gathered and comes to the conclusion that Shuichi Akai is indeed alive. To confirm her speculation, she and Camel visit Raiha Pass, the site of Akai's apparent death. On their way to the pass, several cars, presumably from the Black Organization, corner Jodie and Camel. Camel surmises that since the Organization has also found out that Akai's alive, they're planning to attack. Camel begins to feel guilty again, due to his mistake probably costing Akai everything he's been planning.

Camel drives towards a rock tactically to jump past the Black Organization cars. After landing, he notices that the steering wheel is starting to rotate to the right and figures that the wheel must have been damaged by the jump stunt. As they're losing their edge in the chase, a voice from the back seat orders Camel to open the roof of the car. To his and Jodie's surprise, it is Shuichi Akai. Akai explains to the two of them that everything that's been going on is part of Conan's plan and that the Black Organization cars chasing them are actually from Japan's Secret Police.

=== Yusaku Kudo's TV Show Case (Manga: [[Volume 100#Yusaku Kudo's TV Show Case|1060]], Anime: [[Yusaku Kudo's Detective Show|1072]]) ===

=== FBI Serial Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 100#FBI Serial Murder Case|1061-1066]], Anime: [[The Black Organization's Scheme|1077-1079]]) ===
Camel appears with the FBI agents at the Kudo Residence as the Black Organization hacking the their Communication code. When they decide to plant a fake code to lure the Black Organization, Camel reminds by Akai that his identify cannot be exposed in front of the Black Organization since he is the driver of replanted Rena Mizunashi back to the Black Organization from [[Clash of Red and Black]]. He should be considered deceased during that operation. However, Rum was able to detect it and counter trap and attacked the FBI members instead, causing him falling into sea at Umibotaru. The Black Organization decide to find Camel due to Korn remembers he has seen Camel before. He hide at Umizarujima and wait for Akai and Conan to rescue him. But the Black Organization are able to find his trail at Umibotaru and head on the island. With efforts of Akai and Conan, he manage to fake his death in front of the organization and head back to Kudo Residence. His hair is shaved by Yukiko and leaving him a shorter hair. He also tell Akai and Conan what he heard from [[Vodka]] about Rum changed his appearance and made up a silly name for himself.

=== Shintoist Temple Case (Manga: [[Volume 100#Shintoist Temple Case|1067-1069]], Anime: [[The Inauspicious Matchmaking|1085-1086]]) ===
Following the incident with the FBI Serial Murder Case, Camel and the FBI remaining are forced to go back to America to reorganize.

=== Bar Hostess Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 108#Bar Hostess Murder Case|1144-1146]], Anime: TBD) ===

== Non-canon plot overview ==
=== Dimensional Sniper (Movie: [[Dimensional Sniper|18]]) ===

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

=== The Scarlet Bullet (Movie: [[The Scarlet Bullet|24]]) ===

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

== Relationships analysis ==
=== Shuichi Akai ===
Camel feels indebted to [[Shuichi Akai]] because his mistake started a chain reaction of events which began with Akai's expulsion from the Black Organization as a spy and ended with Akemi's death. Camel volunteered himself for a life-threatening mission to atone for his guilt. Throughout the series his loyalty for Akai was shown every now and again as he followed Akai’s orders without fail and helped him whenever he needed it. When Akai had apparently perished at the hands of the organization he took this pretty hard as well often wondering what Akai would have done in certain situations. This was shown further during the Scarlet Arc when he encountered Bourbon and was furious because they had killed Akai but was held back by Jodie. And once again when Akai reappeared in the back of his car leaving him surprised and in tears relieved that he was alive and well.

=== Jodie Starling ===
[[File:jodie camel shocked.jpg|thumb|200px|Jodie with Camel.]]
[[Jodie Starling]] has a tendency to put Camel in sudden awkward situations, most notably by claiming to be his girlfriend in order to explain his and Jodie's continued presence in Japan. Camel doesn't react well, but tries to play along as best he can.

=== James Black ===
James Black is Andre's boss.

== Name origin ==
Andre Camel's name comes from [http://gundam.wikia.com/wiki/Dren Lieutenant Dren], a character from [[Wikipedia:Mobile Suit Gundam|Mobile Suit Gundam]].<ref>(Text from front cover of Japanese [[Volume 58]]) "どーも青山です。　今回初登場するFBIの捜査官アンドレ・キャメル！　彼の名前のモデルは、機動戦士ガンダムで”赤い彗星”シャア・アズナブルの副官であり、キャメル艦隊を指揮していた'''ドレン大尉'''。　え？　なんでそうしたかって？　それは読んでのお楽しみ…（笑）"</ref> {{nihongo|Lieutenant Dren|ドレン|Doren}} is [http://gundam.wikia.com/wiki/Char_Aznable Char Aznable's] second in command for part of the series and led the Camel squadron. This matches the pattern for protagonist characters related to [[Shuichi_Akai#Name_origin| Akai Shuichi]] to have names derived from antagonists in Mobile Suit Gundam.<ref>[http://www.detectiveconanworld.com/forum/topic/1555-translating-interviews/page__view__findpost__p__235287 Gosho's interview]: 青山「コナンの味方であるキャラクターの最高ランクにあたるのが赤井でしたから、黒ずくめの組織側にもガンダム系の名前のキャラが出せたら面白いですよね。例えば『安室徹』とか(笑)ガンダムと敵味方が逆なのがいい。」 
Aoyama: If Conan's ally's highest ranking member is Akai, then it would be interesting if there were characters with Gundam-based names in the Black Organization as well. Like "Amuro Tooru" (laughs)
For Gundam, the good guys and bad guys should be reversed.</ref> "'''Andre'''" comes from moving the n (ン) in front of the "dore" (ドレ) and adding an 'a'. '''Camel''' comes from the same named squadron Dren was in charge of.

== Different looks ==
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Andre Before.JPG|thumb|left|x150px|Episode 498]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Andre Camel After.png|thumb|left|x150px|Episode 651]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:EP782-old man.jpg|thumb|left|x150px|A younger version of Camel]]
|}
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Andre Camel ZTT.jpg|thumb|left|x150px|Zero's Tea Time Episode 5]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Andre Camel EP1079.jpg|thumb|left|x150px|Episode 1079]]
|}

== Quotes ==

== Trivia ==
* Camel likes fruit juice drinks, especially the one they serve at the restaurant on the top of the New Beika Hotel. He also likes the special curry they serve at Danny's. Both of his food likes have accidentally got him involved in murder cases, first as the primary suspect, then as primary witness.
* As of File 1066, Camel is shaved by Yukiko after the events of FBI Serial Murder Case leaving a hair shorter.
*According to [[Gosho Aoyama]] in JUSTICE PLUS Super Digest Book, his favourite type of girl is someone who is gentle and not afraid of him.
**He also stated that, of all who are still alive, Camel "probably" has the best driving skills.<ref name="DAY2023" />

== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]]

== References ==
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{{SpoilerWarningArticle|This article contains significant '''[[Glossary#Spoiler|spoilers]]''' about major events concerning this person. It is likely you will be spoiled if you have not read all the manga released to date. To find out what pages will be safe for you to read, please consult our [[Glossary#Spoiler|wiki spoiler policy]].}}
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| name = Jodie Starling
| japanese-name = ジョディ・スターリング (Jodi Sutāringu)
| english-name = Jodie Starling
| image = Jodie Starling Profile.png
| age = 28<ref>[[Volume 27#File 270 - Game Start|Volume 27, File 270, Page 7: "Game Start"]]</ref><ref>Conan Drill page 29</ref>
| gender = Female
| date-of-birth =
| relatives = Mr. Starling (father, deceased) Mrs. Starling (mother, deceased)
| occupation = FBI special agent English teacher
| nicknames =
| aliases = Jodie Saintemillion
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume 27#Arcade Murder Case|File 270]] Anime: [[The Battle Game Trap|Episode 226]]
| appearances = {{:Jodie Starling Appearances}}
| keyhole = [[Volume 42]]
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| japanese-voice = [[Miyuki Ichijou]] [[Yumi Toma]] (young)
| english-voice = [[Maureen Price]] (Bang Zoom!) [[Bryn Apprill]] (Studio Nano)
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{{nihongo|'''Jodie Starling'''|ジョディ・スターリング|Jodi Sutāringu}}, referred to in earlier episodes as {{nihongo|'''Jodie Saintemillion'''|ジョディ・サンテミリオン|Jodi Santemirion}}, is an [[FBI]] agent in the manga and anime franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''.

== Background ==
[[File:Jodie as a child.png|thumb|left|200px|Jodie as a child]]
Some twenty years ago, when Jodie was still just a little girl, [[Vermouth]] killed her parents, who had been working on the [[Black Organization]] as well as knowing a lot of important information about Vermouth to assist the FBI. Vermouth was surprised to find Jodie in her house, and after Jodie asked what was going on, Vermouth told her to wait by her father until he woke up, and that a "secret makes a woman". She then set the house ablaze, thus destroying any evidence that she had been there, along with the corpses of Jodie's parents and any records about the Black Organization.

Fortunately, Jodie had decided to run down the street to the store to buy her father some orange juice and thus survived. She was later put under protection by the FBI, although she declined the Witness Protection Program. Eventually Jodie became an FBI agent herself under the tutelage and patronage of [[James Black]]. The only remaining memento from her past is the set of glasses she wears, which originally belonged to her father.

When she joined the FBI, she met Shuichi Akai and started a romantic relationship with him. However, when Akai went undercover, he had to break up with her because he dated and fell in love with [[Akemi Miyano]].
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== Personality ==
Jodie usually is a very serious person, but also has demonstrated a very playful and carefree side (as it is seen when she is Ran's English teacher). She seems to like movies (especially mystery and action-oriented films), and enjoys action video games. She is also capable of keeping a cool head during crisis, like during a bus hijacking, she never fell out of her role as Jodie Saintemillion. The ease with which she's come to trust Conan's capabilities, at times unquestioningly following his direction despite the fact he looks like a little boy to her, indicates she can be quite open-minded and flexible, although a caveat to this is made in regards to Vermouth. Jodie's grudge against Vermouth runs deep, and Jodie reacted extremely negatively when given the slightest suggestion that Vermouth might have a kind side to her.

She's shown to be quite observant and, while not at the level of Shinichi or Akai, is effective at deduction and case solving, contributing to the progress of several cases. Also, once she became aware that it was very likely Akai had faked his death, she was able to deduce most of the trick he used unassisted.

Even though being a steadfast FBI agent when on missions, Jodie has also shown her sensitivity and softness when she thought that Akai was really dead even though he faked his death and survived. She burst into tears when first hearing the news about Akai's death, as told by James. Her feelings and deep care for Akai remain despite the fact that they are only colleagues at present.

==Abilities==
===Shooting===
She seems to be skilled at shooting as she was able to shoot faster than Vermouth at episode 345, also during Kir interrogating and capturing Rikumichi. She was the one who use a gun for stoping them.

===Deduction===
She was able to deduce the truth of Shuichi Akai's fake death almost correctly and found out Shuichi's identity, but she isn't as good as Conan and Shuichi at deduction.
In Addition, she was the one who found out that Sharon and her daughter Chris are actually the same person.

===Other Skill===
She is fluent at english and was a english teacher at Teitan High Shool for a time. She learned japanese from a friend, at first he had problem at using them but now she is geting better. She was able to write a code too but instead of H she write F wrongly.

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{{appellations|Wataru Takagi|Jodie-san}}

{{appellations|Ethan Hondou|-|Ethan Hondou The father of [[Eisuke Hondou|the child]] (''sono ko no chichi'')}}

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{{appellations|Conan Edogawa|Jodie-sensei Sensei Agent Jodie (''Jodie-sōsakan'')<ref>File 852</ref>|Cool Kid Cool Guy ([[The Battle Game Trap|once]]) Conan-kun Boss}}

{{appellations|Ai Haibara|Jodie-sensei|"Little Red Riding Hood" Ai-chan}}

{{appellations|Ayumi Yoshida|Jodie-sensei}}

{{appellations|Hiroshi Agasa|Jodie-sensei|Professor (''Hakase'')}}
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{{appellations|Tomoaki Araide|Jodie Jodie-sensei|Doctor Araide}}
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{{appellations|Rikumichi Kusuda|-|Kusuda<ref name="file893">[[Volume 84#Elementary Teacher Assault|File 893 (Volume 84)]]</ref> Spy}}

{{appellations|Scar Akai|-|Shu Man with a burn (''yakedo no otoko'')}}
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{{appellations|Rum|Jodie Starling<ref>[[Volume 108#File 1150|File 1150 - The Pursuers of Chaos]]</ref>|Rum}}
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{{appellations|Shinichi Kudo|Jodie Starling (movie introdcution)<ref name="m18">Movie 18: ''[[Dimensional Sniper]]''</ref>|Kudo Shinichi-kun<ref>[[The Scarlet Return|Episode 783: The Scarlet Truth]]</ref>}}

{{appellations|Arsène Lupin III|file=Lupin III.jpg|-|Lupin}}

{{appellations|Eisuke Hondou|-|Eisuke Eisuke-kun}}

{{appellations|Kogoro Mouri|Jodie-sensei|Detective Mouri (''Mouri-tantei'')}}

{{appellations|Hikaru Yasumoto|-|Hikaru-san}}

{{appellations|Yusaku Kudo|Agent Jodie (''Jodie-sōsakan'')|-}}
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== Plot overview ==
=== Arcade Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 27#Arcade Murder Case|270-272]], Anime: [[The Battle Game Trap|226-227]]) ===
[[File:TV Episode 226-227.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Jodie as one of the suspects]]
Sonoko, Ran, and Conan are at the arcade where they meet their new High School foreign English teacher, Jodie Saintemillion who is an avid gamer. Jodie tells them she goes to the arcade daily because Japanese games are exhilarating and beautiful. Jodie introduces Ran to a virtual reality fighting game which uses mechanics to simulate a real fight. Ran loses to a gamer named Kengo Bito who taunts her in her loss. Bito plays the game against his rival, Takayasu Shimizu; The battle is projected on a large screen. Bito's avatar overwhelms Shimizu's but stops at the climax of the match. The people in the arcade realize Bito is dead and the police are called in. As Conan tries to solve the case, Jodie gives hints to help him find the true culprit. After the case, Jodie calls Conan "cool guy" and phones someone, saying that one of her targets changed their appearance and is attending school. Jodie calls them "the rotten apple".

=== Bus Hijacking Case (Manga: [[Volume 29#Bus Hijacking Case|287-289]], Anime: [[The Mysterious Passenger|230-231]]) ===
[[File:TV Episode 230-231.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Jodie is suspected to be Vermouth]]
Gin and Vodka are at a bar discussing their plans with the Black Organization member, Vermouth to capture "the one". Conan and the Detective Boys are taking the transit bus to a ski resort where they meet Araide and Jodie aboard the bus. Haibara can sense that Vermouth is on the bus and hides herself to prevent her from being found.

Soon after, the bus is hijacked by two armed men who use the passengers as hostages and demand the city release their boss. Jodie tells Conan not to risk anything and that help will come soon. She notices [[Haibara]] and tries to ask for her name but Conan dodges the question by saying that she is just a girl that they just met on the bus. Jodie helps Conan stop the hijackers by following his plan and apprehending one of the culprits. When one of them asks who she is, she replies "A secret makes a woman a woman". Jodie watches as Conan saves Haibara from the bus exploding and watches pensively as Araide looks at Conan's wounds. Jodie also starts calling Conan by "Cool Kid" instead of "Cool Guy" now.

=== Escalator Message Case (Manga: [[Volume 33#Escalator Message Case|338-340]], Anime: [[The Secret Rushed Omission|271-272]]) ===
[[File:Vermouth Dart Board Manga.PNG|thumb|right|200px|Vermouth's Dart Board]]
Ran, feeling she met the mysterious man that she saw before, attempts to remember why. Jodie interrupts the daydreaming Ran in class and asks her the meaning of X to which she is unable to answer correctly. On the way home, Ran, Sonoko, and Conan meet Jodie who takes them to the cafe in a department store to warn them about a serial groper. Jodie tells them to call her if they notice anybody suspicious following them, which makes Conan suspicious of her. Jodie watches as Conan solves the case and thinks to herself if now is the right time to "pick the apple". It then cuts to Vermouth emailing Gin and explaining the meaning of X if a sign of affection but could also mean "X marks the spot" and shooting a dart at a dart board which has pictures of Shiho, Ran, and Conan, who has the words "Cool Guy" on his picture.

=== Flying Neighbour Case (Manga: [[Volume 34#Flying Neighbor Case|341-343]], Anime: [[English Teacher vs. Great Western Detective|277-278]]) ===
[[File:TV Episode 277-278.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Jodie is still suspicious]]
While at the Agasa's, Conan recalls his last meeting with the Black Organization. Conan deduces that another Black Organization member must have been at the hotel party. This is when he finally singles out Chris Vineyard as his suspect. Heiji came to Tokyo to help Conan out with the case. Heiji suspects Jodie-sensei of being a possible Black Organization member, and although Conan seems reluctant to this idea, they pay Jodie-sensei a visit to her apartment. They find out here that her full name is "Jodie Saintemillion". After Jodie agrees to go out for a while with Heiji and Conan, the man living next door to Jodie falls dead outside from over 30 stories, coincidentally as the three are outside.

As Heiji and Conan try and solve the case, Jodie can be seen taking a picture of them inconspicuously. When Heiji asks her to play the role of the drunk victim, she says she will do it in exchange for finding and bringing her favourite alcohol to her, which happens to be Sherry (Shiho's codename in the BO). While doing the roleplay, Heiji emails Jodie asking who she is and called her asking her to answer what she emailed (Conan and the policemen don't know what they are talking about). After the case, Heiji is able to deduce that Jodie can speak fluent Japanese, but chooses to pretend to be unable to speak well so that people would lower their guard around her. Jodie also realizes that Heiji took the film from her camera, losing the pictures she took. After everybody leaves, she thinks to herself that Heiji is an amusing boy and that he is similar to Kudou Shinichi, a private eye. She takes out her bathroom mirror which reveals pictures of Shinichi and the same pictures of Ran and Conan that Vermouth had on the dart board.

=== Four Porsches Case (Manga: [[Volume 41#Four Porsches Case|420-422]], Anime: [[The Four Porsches|338-339]]) ===

Conan and Professor Agasa coincidentally meet Jodie, Ran, and Sonoko in the department store after they decide to bring Haibara to the hospital due to her cold. After seeing a patrol car stopping in front of the store, Jodie tells Rand and Sonoko to check out the parking lot to see ehat's happening. She surprises Conan by asking who "they" are after Conan tells Agasa to use the patrol car to get out of the store since the Black Organization may be waiting for them outside. Jodie gets a look inside Agasa's car and notices Haibara in it, with her specifically noticing the reddish-brown hair that she has. She connects the girl in the bus hijacking incident sitting next to Conan with Haibara while also thinking about Shiho's picture on the dart board. As Conan is solving the case, Jodie and Araide bring Haibara back to Agasa's house to take care of her, leaving Conan worried. Vermouth is seen at the end throwing a dart at Shiho's picture while revealing she has found her.

=== Convenience Store Case (Manga: [[Volume 42#Convenience Store Case|426-428]], Anime: [[The Convenience Store Trap|343-344]]) ===
[[File:TV Episode 343-344.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Jodie stops Ran from contacting Shinichi to solve the case]]
Jodie is remembering an incident in the past where it can be seen that Vermouth has killed somebody and picked up their glasses. A little girl then opens the door and asks Vermouth who she is. Jodie snaps back to reality when someone calls for her and it is then revealed that Jodie is planning to leave. Ran and Sonoko, stunned by the news, decide to throw her a going away party. They go into the store and find a young woman named Aya being accused of shoplifting by her boss. They manage to come up with three possible suspects. Ran attempts to call Shinichi or Conan for help since both are better at solving mysteries, but surprisingly, Jodie stops her and tells her to use her own deduction. During the investigation, Jodie takes off her glasses and Ran says that her glasses looks very old. Jodie tells her that the glasses belonged to someone very dear to her and that it's the only trace of them in the whole world.

After Ran solves the case with help from Shinichi, she, Sonoko, and Jodie have the party at Jodie's house. Ran goes to the washroom and notices something behind the mirror. She opens it and sees the pictures of Shinichi, Conan, herself, and other acquaintances.{{clear}}

=== Halloween Party Case (Manga: [[Volume 42#Halloween Party Case|429-434]], Anime: [[Head-to-Head Match with the Black Organization: A Dual Mystery on a Full Moon Night|345]]) ===
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Kogoro and Conan receive an invitation from Vermouth to go to a Halloween party; the invitation however is addressed to both Conan Edogawa and Shinichi Kudo, meaning Vermouth knows his true identity. As Haibara is alone in Agasa's house, Araide calls the house and asks bring Haibara to a hospital to check up on her. Haibara agrees and after a while hears to doorbell go off and goes to open the door. After opening the door though, instead of Araide it is Jodie who is at the door. She says that Araide's car had broken down, so she cane to pick her up instead of him. However, as Jodie and Haibara are leaving the house, we can see Araide coming to the house with a fully functional car. As they are driving, Haibara can see a car following behind them and asks Jodie is she can do her a favour.

Jodie stops by the dock and gets out of her car to confront Araide, who had been in the car following them from behind. Araide asks her what she is doing with Haibara, and she says that she is just taking her for free ride as unlike him, she has a lot of free time. Araide is confused by this and Jodie is able to trick Araide into revealing information about the trial case that Araide is in that only the person who stole the case information from the police would know. Araide asks Jodie who she is and Jodie once again says "A secret makes a woman a woman". Jodie reveals that these were the last words that were said to her by the person who killed her father and that she has been repeating them to not forget the enemy's words. Araide takes off her mask and it is revealed that Araide has been Vermouth the whole time.

[[File:Episode 345 Screencap.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Jodie's identity is revealed to be different from Vermouth]]

Jodie's past is shown as she is revealed to be the little girl who sees Vermouth in her house as she kills her father. Vermouth tells her that her father is sleeping and gives her his father's glasses (the glasses that Jodie currently uses). Vermouth would then burn Jodie's entire house to ash due to the fact that Jodie's father was an FBI agent who secretly worked on a file on Vermouth. Jodie was able to survive the fire because she decided to go shopping later for orange juice to wake her father up and entered the witness protection program, which made Vermouth unable to find her. Jodie is then revealed to take her father's job and become an FBI agent so that she could pursue Vermouth.

Jodie was suspicious of Araide being used by Vermouth since the actress Sharon Vineyard was consistently seen going to his clinic with no serious injuries. After making the real Araide look like he's died in an accident, Vermouth started disguising as him, confirming her suspicions. After investigating the clinic, Jodie found the dartboard with the pictures and knew that Vermouth's goal was to eliminate a woman around 20 years that had reddish brown hair (Shiho). Jodie wonders if Haibara and the girl on the dartboard are the same person while also wondering why Conan's picture says guy even though he is a kid. Jodie shoots the gun out of Vermouth's hands and asks a question that has been on her mind ever since she saw Chris Vineyard say the same words that Vermouth said to her when she was a kid at her mother's funeral; why she doesn't age. Jodie had checked the culprit's fingerprints 20 years ago on her father's glasses and the actress Chris's fingerprint and found that they matched perfectly. This made her have the startling revelation that Vermouth was also the same person as her mother, Sharon.

Jodie tells her friends to come out and arrest Vermouth but instead gets shot in the hip by Calvados, incapacitating her. Vermouth reveals that she had come to this location 2 hours ago and said that the confrontation would happen tomorrow, meaning that nobody is here now. Vermouth is surprised that Jodie knows about the backstory of Araide and asks how she knows about it. Jodie tells her that Haibara had asked Jodie to cross-examine Vermouth and that if she exposed her identity, then Haibara would trust her. As Vermouth is about to kill Jodie, a soccer ball comes from inside the car, shattering the window and knocking the gun out of Vermouth's hand. It is revealed that the Haibara that has been in the car this whole had been Conan the entire time and that the Shinichi in the Halloween party had been Heiji impersonating him. Conan threatens Vermouth from Calvados's blind spot but is surprised when he sees the real Haibara here with the spare-tracking glasses. Vermouth uses this chance to shoot Conan with the tranquillizer needle on his watch and brings out another gun in her jacket to aim it at Haibara. As Vermouth is about to shoot, Ran comes out of the back of the car to save Haibara from getting shot. Vermouth doesn't want to shoot Ran, allowing Jodie and Akai who had followed Jodie to pincer Vermouth, forcing her to use Conan as a hostage and run to the car and drive away. Akai tells Jodie to let the Japanese Police handle the rest while she admires the way Ran protected Haibara from getting shot.</spoiler>

=== Find the Buttock's Mark (Manga: [[Volume 42#Murderer's Car Case|435]]-[[Volume 43#Murderer's Car Case|437]], Anime: [[Find the Buttock's Mark|346-347]]) ===
Jodie offers Haibara to join the Witness Protection Program; however, she turns down the offer. Jodie is happy that Haibara has the courage that she lacked 20 years ago.

=== Teitan High School's Ghost Story (Manga: [[Volume 44#Classmate's Ghost Case|457-459]], Anime: [[Teitan High School's Ghost Story|361-362]]) ===

Conan goes to school and is shocked to see Araide there. Araide tells him that he is the real Araide and that Jodie wants Conan to know about Araide's circumstances so that he is not surprised.

Jodie calls Araide to see if he is able to blend in the school without anybody suspecting anything. Araide asks if the person who was impersonating him is even that bad of a person, which makes Jodie mad as someone who laughs when they kill a person can't possibly be a good person.

=== Black Organization vs FBI (Manga: [[Volume 49#Black Organization vs. FBI|500-504]], Anime: [[Black Impact! The Moment the Black Organization Reaches Out|425]]) ===

After Conan finds out that newscaster [[Rena Mizunashi]] is in reality a Black Organization member, he decides to follow her from the tracker and mic that is stuck on the bottom of her shoe. Conan meets with Jodie and it's revealed that the FBI had been following Rena due to her being seen visiting the clinic that Vermouth had been in after disguising as Araide. She and Conan pursue Rena to an interview she is doing to stop the Black Organization from assassinating somebody with the codename "DJ".To stop them, Jodie shoots the sprinklers to set it off which blocks the sniper's vision since everybody starts using an umbrella.

Jodie and Conan get picked up by [[James]] and proceed to try and stop the Black Organization's second plan for assassinating "DJ". Jodie and James try to stop Rena on the road but a battle ensues which ends with Rena getting severely injured and needing a hospital. Conan finds out that Gin has found the tracker and mic and that they are going to target Kogoro since he was the last person to meet Rena before the Black Organization. James races to the agency where Conan shoots a soccer ball so that Kogoro can notice him. Before Gin decides to shoot Conan and Kogoro, a sniper shoots the tracker out of Gin's hands and proceeds to rain bullets down at them. The sniper is revealed to Akai Shuichi and the Black Organization has to retreat as they are pinned by him. Jodie, James, and Akai talk about the situation and say that they still have Rena on their side, who is unconscious due to her injury. Akai asks Jodie who Conan is and she says that he is her favourite detective.

=== Giant Hammer Case (Manga: [[Volume 53#Giant Hammer Case|550]], Anime: [[The Shadow of the Black Organization|462]]) ===

Jodie, Camel, and Akai discuss about Rena, who is still unconscious without a clear timetable for her recovery. Jodie worries that they have to move her to another hospital so that the Black Organization doesn't find use her but Akai rejects the idea and instead wants to her as bait to capture them.

=== Unsmashable Snowman Case (Manga: [[Volume 54#Unsmashable Snowman Case|556]], Anime: [[The Unsmashable Snowman|466]]) ===

Conan tells Haibara and Agasa that he has already informed Jodie that the Black Organization has probably found out that Mizunashi Rena is unconscious and in a hospital somewhere.

=== Clash of Red and Black (Manga: [[Volume 57#Mysterious Hanging Case|587]], Anime: [[Clash of Red and Black|492]]) ===
[[File:TV Episode 491-504.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Operation to protect Rena]]
Conan learns from Ran that she had been unable to contact Eisuke since the winter break. She tells him Eisuke last told her that he had found someone from his father's company at Haido Central Hospital, the same hospital in which Rena is currently hospitalized. Conan contacts Jodie Starling to inform her Eisuke may be searching for Rena and learns from her that Eisuke's father, Ethan Hondou, was a spy for the CIA who were investigating the Black Organization. She reveals that Rena and the Black Organization murdered him four years ago. Conan phones Ran asking her how Eisuke recognized the colleague. She replies that Eisuke recognized the person through the phones keypad tone which played the song "Nanatsu no Ko", the phone number of the Black Organization's leader. Conan realizes that a Black Organization member is in Haido Central Hospital. Fearing that the criminal syndicate may be close to finding Rena, Conan and the FBI investigate the hospital. After asking a nurse about a suspicious person, the FBI narrows the suspects list to hospitalized patients between December 18 and December 21 and begin their search for the Black Organization member.

=== Red, White, and Yellow Case (Manga: [[Volume 60#Red, White, and Yellow Case|622]], Anime: [[Conan vs. Double Code Mystery#Red, White, Yellow, and the Detective Boys|509]]) ===

Jodie calls Conan to give information on what Rena told her, that a new organization member is on the move and that the member's codename is "Bourbon". Rena tells her that they are very skilled at inspection and information-gathering, which makes Jodie worry that Haibara is the target. Jodie tells Conan to keep his guard up and to protect Haibara as the FBI can't keep close contact with her at risk of getting exposed.

=== Detective Boys vs. Robber Group (Manga: [[Volume 65#Bank Heist Case|677-679]], Anime: [[Detective Boys vs. Robber Group|563-564]]) ===
[[File:Jodie And Scar.png|thumb|right|200px|Jodie's reaction to see Scar Akai]]
Jodie Starling encounters a man on the street in the Beika district who looks exactly like Shuichi Akai, but with a huge burn scar on the side of his face. After chasing him to an alley where he disappears, she dismisses it as an illusion. She heads to the bank to withdraw some money when a bank robbery occurs. The heavily armed bank robbers begin taking cellphones away from the customers and separate them into two groups; one group are customers who are with relatives or friends, and the others are those who are alone. They order those who are alone to bind the hands, eyes, and mouth of the rest of the patrons.

=== Department Store Bomber Case (Manga: [[Volume 67#Department Store Bomber Case|700-704]], Anime: [[The Crisis Beckoned by the Red Omen|578-581]]) ===

Jodie starts searching for evidence of Akai in the department store but gets mad when she can't find any workers who see him. After thinking that what she saw may have been an illusion, she notices that the edge of the coaster on her drink has been folded. She looks behind the coaster and reveals the world "Run! This place is dangerous", words that she thinks Akai put. This makes her believe that Akai is in the department store and starts asking more workers if they saw somebody with a burn on their right cheek. Camel comes in and tells her that he saw someone with a burn mark in the restroom who looked like Akai, confirming her suspicions that Akai is in the department store. Jodie thinks that Akai has amnesia so he doesn't remember them, but Camel believes that it could be a trap by the Black Organization. As Camel and Jodie are arguing, they notice a riot squad going above their floor, which makes Jodie think that Akai's memories are coming back since he supposedly left her that message on the coaster. As everybody from the lower floor is calling people from the upper floor, Jodie gets shocked as she sees the person she believes to be Akai is on that floor from somebody video calling. After Jodie sees Conan running down the floor after solving the case, she asks if Conan is looking for the same person she is. Jodie tells Conan about the coaster but believes the threat to be over since the bomb scare is already over. Camel however tells her that he sees a Porsche 365 A and a sniper across the building, meaning that Gin is here. Jodie thinks the Black Organization is here since they found out that Akai is alive and plan to assassinate him so she tries to find the man with the burn mark. After looking around Jodie spots the person who looks like Akai and tries to warn them to not go outside but is stopped by [[Subaru Okiya]], who distracts her enough to lose sight of Scar Akai.

=== East vs West (Manga: [[Volume 74#East vs. West|779-780]], Anime: [[Conan vs. Heiji, Deduction Battle Between the Detectives of the East and West|651]]) ===
[[File:EP651 28.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Jodie is impressed with James that he knows Sera is a girl just by looking at her]]

Jodie and James are waiting outside in a car for Camel, as he is stuck resolving a case that he got himself into. While waiting, Camel sends Jodie a photo of [[Masumi Sera|Masumi]], with Jodie thinking that Masumi is a boy. After the case is resolved Jodie asks Camel who the boy in the picture is but she says that she has no idea who they are. They show the picture to James, who doesn't know who they are but immediately recognizes that Masumi is a girl, which surprises both Jodie and Camel. After looking at the picture, Jodie thinks that she resembles someone she knows.

=== Shrine to Remember (Manga: [[Volume 80#A Shrine to Remember|850-852]], Anime: [[Jodie's Memories and the Cherry Blossom Viewing Trap|734]]) ===
[[File:EP734 Case.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Jodie is involved in a murder case where there's also Bourbon and Vermouth in disguise]]

As Conan and the Detective Boys are seeing the cherry blossoms, they meet up with Jodie, who says that she also is viewing the cherry blossoms as well. Haibara deduces that Conan called Jodie here so that they are able to exchange private information with each other. Conan tells her that the person with the scar that Jodie had been chasing wasn't actually Akai, but in fact the Black Organization member Bourbon in disguise. He explains that Bourbon wanted to truly know if Akai was dead so he would wander around people who knew Akai with that appearance and check to see how they would react seeing him. This makes Jodie sad as she thinks that it means that Akai is really dead, making her want to find Bourbon to reveal his identity. Conan tells her that he already knows who Bourbon is and that they are working part-time at Poirots, below the Mouri Detective Agency. Conan wants the FBI to investigate why he is still at Poirot's even though he has already achieved his objective. As Conan is about to tell her what his "objective" is, they get interrupted by a man who remembers her from the bank robbery case. The man said that he saw the man with the scar 2 or 3 days ago but can't remember where he saw him. Jodie asks if he saw him at a vending machine that serves canned coffee as Akai used to drink it a lot, making Jodie remember the time at the hospital when he was drinking a canned coffee but dropped it on the floor.

After a murder happens at the shrine, Conan and Jodie help [[Inspector Megure]] and the policemen solve the case. During the investigation, one of the suspects says something that gets Jodie to remember the time in the hospital in which Conan had to drop his phone on the floor so the three patients would pick it up so that the FBI could work out who the spy was. Jodie starts remembering that Akai also touched Conan's phone after the three patients but before she could keep thinking, Conan stops her by saying that it's not relevant to the case. After the case, Jodie tells Camel that the person with the scar wasn't Akai but a decoy from the Black Organization. She wonders who gave her the coaster that told her was dangerous if the person with the scar wasn't Akai. It is revealed that Bourbon and Vermouth had been disguised and had bugged Jodie throughout the entire case and that Vermouth had taken the bug out at the end so that Jodie wouldn't find it later.

=== Kogoro in the Bar (Manga: [[Volume 81#Cocktail of Sorrow|855]], Anime: [[Kogoro in the Bar|739]]) ===

Conan realizes that Bourbon and Vermouth had disguised themselves and been in the shrine case, leaving him worried that they overheard his and Jodie's conversation.

=== Steamy Relations (Manga: [[Volume 81#Steamy Relations|856]], Anime: [[Bathroom Where Ran Collapsed As Well|740]]) ===

Conan is about to alert Haibara that Vermouth and Bourbon were disguised in the shrine case, but stops himself as he thinks that it could be a trap to see what Conan and the FBI would do.

=== Elementary Teacher Assault (Manga: [[Volume 84#Elementary Teacher Assault|891-893]], Anime: [[The Scarlet Return|779-780]]) ===
[[File:The Scarlet Return-Conan telling about Bourbon.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Conan warns Jodie about Bourbon]]

Jodie calls her friend [[Natsuko Shibuya]] about going out later that day for drinks. After school, Conan gets picked up by Jodie as Conan wants her to tell her FBI colleagues to not leak the fact that [[Rikumichi Kusuda]] committed suicide by shooting himself in the head. Conan wants to tell her something else concerning Amuro but gets interrupted when Jodie gets a call from Takagi telling her Natsuko is critically injured due to a fall in the park and that the fall was from somebody pushing her down. Jodie and Conan go to the crime scene and meet Camel there, as Jodie used Camel's phone to call Natsuko last night since Jodie's phone had died.

During the investigation, Amuro comes out to help and Takagi introduces Jodie and Camel as FBI agents. He purposely riles Jodie and Camel up by calling the FBI a nuisance that steals credit from the local police. Jodie tells Camel in English to calm down as they don't want Amuro to learn that they know he is a member of the Black Organization. After the case is solved, somebody calls to tell Jodie that Natsuko's condition has worsened and that she's in critical condition. Jodie, Camel, and Conan race to the hospital to go to her, while Amuro also joins saying that she is her client. As Conan and Jodie go to Natsuko's room, they find that she has regained consciousness and has recovered from the fall. Jodie and Conan run back to Camel who stayed behind at the car to ensure that he did not say anything to Amuro while they were gone. Conan realizes that Bourbon and Vermouth had planned for Natsuko to get into an accident outside so that Vermouth could copy Jodie's clothes and impersonate her to easily get information from Camel once Jodie and he had split up. Jodie asks Camel what he told Vermouth and he says that he only told her that Rikumichi had shot himself inside his car. Jodie doesn't understand what they would gain from that information and asks Conan but sees Conan in bewilderment hearing this information.

=== Scarlet Showdown (Manga: [[Volume 85#Scarlet Showdown|894-898]], Anime: [[The Scarlet Return|781-783]]) ===
Jodie and Camel decide to go to Raiha Pass, the place where Akai got killed by Kir, thinking that they'll find something if they go there. Jodie thinks about Conan's expression when he found out about Bourbon knowing that Rikumichi shot himself and his frustrated expression during the cherry blossom viewing, thinking that there must be something behind both expressions. As Bourbon is interrogating Subaru with his deduction on how Akai is alive, Jodie makes the same deduction as him and realizes that Akai knew that Kir was going to be ordered to kill him so he had a plan ready to fake his death. Jodie realizes that Subaru is Akai due to Subaru saying the phrase "It was 50-50, so we're both to blame", a phrase that Akai uses. As Jodie and Camel are discussing this, they are followed by men behind them and try to shake them off. Just as it looks like they are out of options, a shadowy figure in the back of the car tells Camel to open the roof. Camel opens the roof and it is revealed to be Shuichi Akai, leaving Jodie and Camel ecstatic. After Akai is able to stop all the cars from following them, he calls Bourbon and tells him to fixate on the real prey and that he regrets what happened to "[[Hiromitsu Morofushi|him]]", leaving Jodie confused about who Akai was talking about. As they drive away, Jodie asks who the people following them are and Akai says that they're the same as them, people targeting the Black Organization.

The following day, Jodie and Camel see Akai in his Subaru disguise in the Kudo house and are shocked at how different he looks. Jodie wonders why Shinichi is fine with a stranger living in his house but Yukiko tells her that Shinichi is fine with it. Jodie asks Akai why he didn't tell them about his plan and he tells them that he needed to fool them so that it would fool their enemies as well. Akai called them to the house since he got a text message from Kir which only had the three letters "RUM". He tells them that an important player has started to move and to prepare for it.

=== The Clenched Scissors and the Clipped Letters (Manga: [[Volume 90#The Clenched Scissors and the Clipped Letters|950]], Anime: [[Just Like a 17 Years Old Crime Scene|861-862]]) ===

Akai calls Jodie to pick her up and to get her table from the glove department. He uses this tablet to find out what [[Kohji Haneda]]'s dying message was.

=== Yusaku Kudo's TV Show Case (Manga: [[Volume 100#Yusaku Kudo's TV Show Case|1060]], Anime: [[Yusaku Kudo's Detective Show|1072]]) ===

After Conan realizes that it was Vermouth who was disguised as his father, he goes to the library study to warn them but is surprised when Akai and the entire FBI are in his house. Jodie tells Akai that they are no bugs or hidden cameras, meaning that it is safe for the time being. The FBI, Yusaku, Yukiko, and Conan get ready to prepare for the Black Organization's big move.

=== FBI Serial Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 100#FBI Serial Murder Case|1061-1066]], Anime: [[The Black Organization's Scheme|1077-1079]]) ===
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After multiple FBI agents get killed, Conan races back to his home after nobody answers his calls. He gets worried that the Black Organization is already in their home, but gets surprised to see FBI agents at the study. Jodie tells him that they use a code to exchange rendezvous points but since they are worried that someone might've revealed the way to decipher the code, they decided to take shelter at the Kudo house. Jodie is surprised that Conan is able to deduce the code and they all decide to use this chance to trick the Black Organization by using the code to lure them out. Since the person who created the code was dead, Jodie volunteered to create the code to trick the Black Organization. At the meeting point, the FBI are shocked to find out that the Black Organization were lying in wait and ambushed them instead. As the Black Organization chases Camel, the FBI are confused as to how the Black Organization knew that the code was a trap. Yusaku and Conan realize that the way Jodie wrote the code was the reason that the Black Organization was suspicious the code could be a trap, as the way she wrote it had a different romanization due to her learning Japanese spelling from Natsuko who is an elementary teacher. Jodie apologizes for making a mistake but Akai and James say that the blame lies on all of them for not checking it over. Jodie watches as Camel tries to get away from the Black Organization and tries to help by giving him directions.

After Akai and Conan are able to fake Camel's death in front of the Black Organization, Jodie and the rest of the FBI watch as Camel gets a haircut from Yukiko and start laughing once they see what he looks like now. She and the rest of the people in the study hear from Camel that he overheard Vodka saying that Rum uses a disguise and a silly name.

== Non-canon plot overview ==
=== Dimensional Sniper (Movie: [[Dimensional Sniper|18]]) ===

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

=== The Scarlet Bullet (Movie: [[The Scarlet Bullet|24]]) ===

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

== Plot timeline ==
Jodie appears around the same time as Vermouth as Ran's new English teacher at Teitan High under the name of "Jodie Saintemillion". She comes off as somewhat strange, and refers to Conan as "Cool Guy", which caused fans to believe that she knew his secret. (In fact, she now knows he's an incredible detective, but it is unclear if she suspects his true identity). She is noted for often using the phrase of her enemy, Vermouth ('A secret makes a woman woman'). In Episode 226-227, Jodie informs someone over the phone that she has found their target, that said target has 'changed their appearance and is currently at school', and refers to them as a "Rotten Apple". The vague way her statement is made casts suspicion on whether or not her target is Conan, although much later it becomes clear that her description best applies to Vermouth.

The first indications of Jodie's FBI training are shown during the confrontation with the bus hijackers. She stealthily turns on the safety to one of the hijacker's guns, while knocking him down thus he cannot shoot it when he attempts to fire at her. She appears later in Episodes 271-272 and gives Conan information that allows him to solve the case. In Episodes 277-278, she is investigated by Conan and Heiji, both believing her to be Vermouth in disguise, as she pretends to be terrible at japanese despite evidence in her speaking pattern that she's actually perfectly fluent, and even helps them solve a case in the same episode.

It is not until her personal confrontation with Vermouth that Jodie's past and true identity as an FBI agent is revealed, as well as the real reason she's in Japan and the person she's looking for. She is tracking down Vermouth, and after a brief confrontation with her, Jodie is rescued by Conan and her colleague [[Shuichi Akai]]. Following this, she offers Ai a place in the Witness Protection Program, but Haibara declines. She does not appear again until when she helps Conan prevent an assassination plot of a politician orchestrated by the Black Organization and the subsequent capture and hospitalization of the Black Organization member, Kir.

Jodie has been heavily involved in the Black Organization arc in Episodes 492-504, which has involved the Black Organization and the FBI. The death of her partner, Akai, takes a very emotional toll on her. As it later turns out, they used to be lovers before Akai infiltrated the Black Organization by dating [[Akemi Miyano]], with whom he eventually became more intensely involved. Still, despite their breakup Jodie does maintain strong feelings for him.<ref name=Akai>Manga Chapter 677: The Fated Individual</ref>. When a man who looks like Shuichi Akai appears, Jodie is convinced that the stranger is her partner who has lost his memory, but he is gone before she can affirm her suspicion.



=== Hints that Jodie was not Vermouth, but an FBI agent ===
[[File:Jodie mirror pictures.PNG|thumb|right|200px|Jodie's copies have uneven borders, highlighted in red, from imperfect camera alignment while photographing Vermouth's images.]]
* The records of [[Kogoro Mouri]]'s cases that [[Vermouth]] stole did not contain any cases involving Jodie Saintemillion, but did contain the murder case [[Tomoaki Araide]] was involved in. This was the clue that allowed [[Conan|Conan Edogawa]] to deduce Araide was Vermouth and not Jodie.
* Jodie's copies of [[Media:Vermouth dartboard.PNG|the pictures of Ran and Conan on Vermouth's dartboard]] have irregular borders indicating they were photographs of Vermouth's pictures.<ref name="f343p18">[[Volume 34#File 343 - Who Are You?|Volume 34, File 343, page 18: "Who Are You?"]]</ref> This detail was overlooked in the anime. Also Jodie has a picture of Dr. Araide.
* Jodie calls Conan "cool guy" after the first time they meet in reference to the caption on Vermouth's photo of Conan, but she switches to "cool kid" after that. This showed that Jodie did not know Conan was Shinichi, unlike Vermouth who was grateful to Conan (and thus trying not to target him) after Shinichi saved her in the New York case.
* Jodie mentions the nickname for the FBI is "The Bureau".<ref name=339p13-14>Manga [[Volume 33]], File 11 (339), pgs 13-14: "OX△□!?"</ref>

== Relationships analysis ==
Due to her undercover status in Japan, Jodie’s personality and style of communication varies from person to person. Outside of a select few who know of her involvement with the FBI, Jodie maintains her cover at all times, first being a high school English teacher at Teitan High, and later an American tourist vacationing with her “boyfriend”.

=== Colleagues ===
==== Shuichi Akai ====
[[Shuichi Akai]] and Jodie are co-workers that came to Japan as part of an FBI unit led by James Black in pursuit of Vermouth and the Black Organization. While their relationship is mostly professional in the current-timeline, the two were romantically involved four to five years prior. When Akai was given the mission to earn the trust of and become a mole inside the Black Organization, he got close to Akemi Miyano for the purpose of using her inside connections. Despite his original intentions, however, Akai genuinely fell in love with Akemi, leading him to break up with a blindsided Jodie. Akai calmly explained his actions to her by saying, “To be able to love two women at the same time…it’s not that handy a personality.” While the two were no longer lovers, Jodie's feelings for Akai never swayed. Despite an end to their relationship, the two continued on as colleagues until the fateful day when Akai was killed. While his death was a tragic loss for all those in the FBI, Jodie took it especially hard. When first hearing the news, she was in complete denial that Akai could die. Despite her frantic attempts at proving Akai was alive, however, Jodie came to the cold hard truth on her own, bringing the agent to tears.

Since the incidents of Clash of Red and Black, Akai has become an understandably sore topic for Jodie. On one occasion when conversation about drinks led Camel to mention Akai's love for Bourbon alcohol and how his presence would have been helpful, Jodie furiously tells him that Shuichi Akai is dead and he should never mention him again. She storms away from her friends. In addition to an inability to cope with this loss, her thought process has become seemingly more aggressive and risky, something that was unheard of during her long, careful investigation of Vermouth. Jodie's mindset has been especially fixated since her encounter with [[Scar Akai]]. When Camel mentioned that the sudden reappearance of Akai could be a trap set up by the organization, Jodie refused to accept the possibility of such a scenario.

On the other hand, Shuichi was shown to truly care for her safety. In chapter 700, Department Store Bomber Case, Akai in the disguise form of Subaru, left a message quoted "Run. This place is very dangerous" on the drink coaster, indirectly hinting that he was concerned about her would-be fearless actions. Moreover, also in this case, whether accidental or deliberate, he bumped into Jodie at the moment she was trying to call out loud the name "Shuu" (after seeing Scar Akai blending into crowd to the gateway).

Despite the fact that they broke up 4 or 5 years ago, Jodie and Shuichi kept abnormally close-knit appellations. Jodie is confirmed by Gosho Aoyama to be the only to call Akai by the title "Shuu", which means an intimate relationship in Japanese culture. Likewise, Shuichi is the only to call Jodie by her first name without a suffix, whereas others call her Jodie-sensei, Jodie-kun or Jodie-san.

In Movie 18, Jodie flashed back to Shuichi's telling her about the difference between police gunners and army snipers. Shuichi promised to protect her with all his life, prompting Jodie to shed tears since she thought he had died at that time.

According to Super Digest Book plus 100 Akai-san and Jodie-sensei’s first impressions of each other were, Jodie’s was “What an arrogant man...”, Akai’s was “What a nagging woman”.

==== James Black ====
Although [[James Black]] is in charge of the FBI agents stationed in Japan, his relationship with Jodie couldn’t be further from the usual boss and subordinate stereotype. In fact, during several occasions, Jodie takes over the role of giving out orders while James serves as her chauffeur.<ref>[[Volume 49#File 502 - A New Objective|Volume 49, File 502: "A New Objective", Page 11]]</ref> While there are many possibilities to explain such an arrangement, such as her strong personality and supposedly bad driving skills, James does not seem to mind in the least. The two have been acquainted long before she joined the FBI, dating back at least twenty years before the series. Following the murder of Jodie’s father, also an FBI agent, James tried convincing the young girl to join the witness protection program. Both out of concern for her safety and respect for his deceased friend, James pushed the offer hard and often, but Jodie refused him time and time again until at some point when she made him a deal; she would join the program if, and only if, she was promised a position in the FBI when she was older.<ref>[[Volume 43#File 437 - Ai Haibara's Resolution|Volume 43, File 437: "Ai Haibara's Resolution ", Pages 15 - 18]]</ref> Whether or not he accepted the deal, Jodie’s current employment with the FBI seems to speak for itself. Despite this unusual working relationship, Jodie is a loyal and hard-working agent that wholeheartedly respects the man whom she has come to see as a sort of father figure. Work aside, the two have been shown to spend time together as friends, often along with Camel.

==== Andre Camel ====
She first meets [[Andre Camel]] while protecting [[Kir]], and his lies make her suspicious. Later he is forced to knock her out to carry out Conan and Akai's plan to bring Kir back to the Black Organization. Jodie has twice needed to pretend Camel is her lover in order to escape probing questions. The first time was to trick the police when Camel was a prime suspect in a [[Clash of Red and Black#Friday the Thirteenth .28Manga: 605-609.2C_Anime: 501-504.29|murder case]], and later to dodge awkward questions from Ran about why Jodie was still in Japan. Camel plays along awkwardly.

=== Black Organization ===
==== Vermouth ====
[[File:Vermouth with little Jodie.png|thumb|right|200px|Jodie (Age 7) encounters Vermouth twenty years prior to the series.]]
Bitter hatred for [[Vermouth]] is putting Jodie's feelings very lightly. The animosity she holds for the American actress stems back twenty years, during Jodie’s early childhood, when her father was murdered in cold blood and home burned to a crisp by none other than Vermouth. Jodie’s father was an FBI agent working in secret on files pertaining to Vermouth. Thinking that Jodie would die along with her mother and the files when the fire was set ablaze, Vermouth allowed the young girl to wait with her daddy for the bedtime story he promised her before dying. Things did not work out as planned, however, when Jodie left to buy orange juice at the grocery store as the fire began, later returning to find her house in shambles. After hearing that only two bodies were discovered, Vermouth desperately searched for the escapee, but to no avail; Jodie had been placed into the witness protection program by her father’s colleagues.

While Vermouth had since moved on from that incident, Jodie’s whole life was shaped during that fateful night. Albeit hesitant at first to join the program, Jodie made a deal with the persistent FBI agent, James Black: if promised a place in the FBI, she would take up his offer and go into the witness protection program. Ever since then, the burning desire to avenge her father, mother, and lost childhood drove Jodie to seek out the murderess. Vowing to always remember what took place, Jodie even took up the infamous motto that Vermouth spoke on the night of their encounter: “A secret makes a woman, woman.” When, years later, the FBI found a new lead on Vermouth, Jodie was given the opportunity to finally bring the high ranking organization member to justice.

Compared to the girl she made an orphan, Vermouth’s strong dislike for Jodie pales in comparison but exists nonetheless. When the two were finally reunited after a long period of time where both posed as school teachers, Vermouth was just as determined to finish what she started twenty years ago as Jodie was to bringing her nemesis into FBI custody. Although intervention from both sides led to a stalemate during their encounter, their fierce rivalry lives on, each with renewed efforts to put an end to the other.

==== Kir ====
Jodie interacted with Kir very little since Kir was unconscious or faking it most of the time she was under FBI watch. [[Kir]] passes information about the [[Black Organization]] to the FBI, including Jodie.

=== Other ===
==== Conan Edogawa ====
Impressed by his intelligence, deductionary abilities and knowledge, Jodie considers [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] her "favorite detective" or "cool kid". She always takes him seriously and lets him help her in figuring out plans. Also, it is shown that Jodie has placed great trust in the boy detective as when Conan asks for a favour or is asked by him to do a certain action, even though it doesn't make much sense, Jodie complies without question.

==== Ran Mouri ====
Although the two first met off screen when Jodie began teaching at Teitan High, Jodie’s stern personality and tough teaching style left a bad, perhaps more uncertain, impression on Ran. After coincidentally running into Jodie after school one day at an arcade, an entirely new impression was left on [[Ran|Ran Mouri]]. The high school girl began to admire and enjoy Jodie’s fun, friendly side. On more than one occasion, Ran even went to Jodie for advice. Unbeknownst to Ran, however, Jodie was putting on a front, at times even using the girl as a means to see Conan in action. As an FBI agent, Jodie closely monitored Ran and Conan after discovering a dartboard with their pictures during her investigation of Vermouth. As a school teacher, Jodie easily managed to keep close tabs on the girl labeled “Angel”.

When Jodie left her teaching position, the class was deeply saddened. Despite Jodie’s protests, Ran and Sonoko attempted to throw their favorite teacher a farewell party, which later turned into a case. To prove a friend’s innocence, Ran attempted to call Shinichi to solve the case for her. Jodie, however, took the phone away, claiming that Ran needed to learn how to become independent. This gesture helps encourage Ran to try and solve the case on her own, further strengthening Ran’s admiration for Jodie. When the time came to say good-bye, however, Ran went to use Jodie’s bathroom only to find photos of her friends and her hidden behind the sink mirror. Concerned by the discovery, Ran couldn’t decide what to make of the photos. When she finally found the courage to bring the topic up to Jodie during the latter’s hospitalization, the quick thinking FBI agent explained that displaying photos of friends was an American tradition. Relieved to hear her teacher's reasoning, Ran's admiration and respect for Jodie quickly returned.

==== Ai Haibara ====
Jodie takes great interest in [[Haibara|Ai Haibara]] originally due to her investigation of Vermouth; although the reasons at first were unknown to her, Jodie suspected that there was a connection between the woman who Vermouth called “Sherry” and the young girl by the name of Ai Haibara.<ref>[[Volume 42#File 433 - The Truth Behind the Mask|Volume 42, File 433: "The Truth Behind the Mask ", Pages 5 - 6]]</ref> Following the [[Head-to-Head Match with the Black Organization: A Dual Mystery on a Full Moon Night|showdown with Vermouth]], Jodie encourages Haibara to take part in the witness protection program, an offer that she declines after much consideration. As an FBI agent, she had hoped that Haibara would accept the offer, but because of their similar backgrounds, Jodie’s feelings were far closer to acceptance and admiration than they were to disappointment. While the two have yet to completely realize just how similar their pasts are, Jodie has admitted to seeing a little bit of herself in the young girl, even going as far as to comment on how Haibara had something that she lacked at that age; [[Detective Boys|friends]] who she can depend on.<ref>[[Volume 43#File 437 - Ai Haibara's Resolution|Volume 43, File 437: "Ai Haibara's Resolution ", Pages 15 - 18]]</ref> Although the relationship was mostly one-sided in the beginning, Haibara has started to see Jodie as a trustworthy figure of whom she can put her faith in, particularly after the many situations where FBI involvement has saved the day.

==== Tomoaki Araide ====
When Conan and Jodie succeeded in unmasking Vermouth and subsequently foiling her plans, the Araide family returned home to Japan, much to the dismay of the FBI agents who had gone to such lengths to protect them. It was encouraged that they take part in the [[Wikipedia:Witness protection|Witness Protection Program]], but [[Tomoaki Araide]] declined on behalf of the family. In order to make the transition back to daily life as smooth as possible, Jodie filled Tomoaki in on what he had missed, omitting certain details while making other things up to protect intelligence, allowing the doctor to return to his regular life again. During their final phone call, Jodie tells him that they will not speak again. Tomoaki uses this final opportunity to ask if Vermouth was really a bad person, infuriating Jodie who asked how a good person could kill while wearing a smile.<ref>[[Volume 45#File 459 - Truth Behind the Remaining Desk|Volume 45, File 459: "Truth Behind the Remaining Desk", Pages 16 - 18]]</ref>

==== Heiji Hattori ====
Jodie has some interest in [[Hattori Heiji|Heiji]]. In the [[English Teacher vs. Great Western Detective]] case, both Heiji and Jodie learn a lot about each other and their secrets. She correctly deduces that Heiji is very proficient in English, and in turn, Heiji deduces that she is also very good in Japanese. She relates [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] with Heiji; the two share a lot in common, which she found very interesting. Though Conan is her favorite detective, she respects Heiji's capabilities and helps Heiji and Conan whenever circumstances bring them together on a case.

====Natsuko Shibuya====
She is a good friend of Jodie and come to america to study and they encounter each other, jodie saved her and she taught jodie japanese, also when she was hospitalized jodie came to pay her a visit.

== 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. Jodie placed 17th in the poll with 37 votes out of the 5,883 that were cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebookjapan.jp/ebj/special/conan/vote_kekka2.asp|title=『名探偵コナン』人気投票結果|date=2011-05-12|publisher=eBookJapan|accessdate=2011-05-15}}</ref>

== Name origin ==
Jodie Starling was named after both Clarice Starling, one of the main protagonists in ''Silence of the Lambs'', and actress Jodie Foster who performed Starling's role in the movie adaptation of the same name. Her fake name, Saintemillion, was from Saint-Émilion, a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in south-western France.
The region is known for its wines.

== Different looks ==
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Jodie Before.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 227]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Jodie After.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 563]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Jodie Movie 18.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Movie 18]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Jodie Movie 24.png|thumb|left|x200px|Movie 24]]
|}

== Quotes ==

== In other languages ==
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{{CharLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|ジョディ Jodi|スターリング Sutāringu}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Arab League|Arabic|جودي Jūdi|سيمون Sīmōn}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Indonesia|Bahasa Indonesia|Bu Guru Jodie|Starling}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Malaysia|Bahasa Melayu|Jodi|Starling}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=China|Chinese (Simplified)|茱蒂 Zhūdì|斯泰琳 Sītàilín 圣提米利翁 Shèngtímǐlìwēn }}
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{{CharLangItem|flag=Italy|Italian|Jodie|Starling}}
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{{CharLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|โจดี้|สตาร์ลิ่ง}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Jodie|Starling}}
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== Trivia ==
* As a kid, Jodie's hairstyle looks similar to Haibara's.
* According to Akai, Jodie has no driving skills; however, she was perfectly capable of performing a skidding about face with her car when being followed by Vermouth.
*According to Gosho in JUSTICE PLUS Super Digest Book, Jodie’s glasses are just for show and that she doesn't have a prescription.
*According to Super Digest Book plus 100 Jodie is popular among the male investigators in the FBI.

== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]]
* [[Unsolved Mysteries]]

== References ==
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| japanese-name = キャンティ (Kyanti)
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| age = unknown
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| relatives =
| occupation = [[Black Organization]] member
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| status = Alive
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume 48#Black Organization vs. FBI|File 500]] Anime: [[Black Impact! The Moment the Black Organization Reaches Out|Episode 425]]
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{{nihongo|'''Chianti'''|キャンティ|Kyanti}} is a [[Black Organization]] sniper.

== Background ==
Chianti is a [[Black Organization]] sniper, assigned in the assassination division. She is skilled with rifles, and [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] explains that she and Korn are excellent snipers. However, she is not quite a match for [[Shuichi Akai|Akai]]: he is indeed able to fire precisely even at 700 yards or more to 1300 yards, whereas her maximal fire range is 600 yards. Her partner is [[Korn]], and the two are often seen together on missions, just as [[Gin]] and [[Vodka]] are usually seen together. It is implied that she had some sort of relationship with the deceased member, [[Calvados]], whose death she blames [[Vermouth]] for.

== Appearance ==
She usually dresses in black leather suits with a collar. Her left eyelid bears the tattoo of a swallowtail butterfly's wing.

== Personality ==
She is a wild, ruthless assassin who enjoys killing. She is also very impatient, even refusing to stop her car when asked by a construction worker. Gin has cautioned her not to shoot at innocent targets out of boredom. She uses harsh, rude and abusive language. She is scared of the [[The Boss|boss]] even more than she proves to be scared of Gin, and proves to be envious for what [[Hidemi Hondou|Kir]] has used to make the boss let her join their group four years ago. However, she and Kir have a cordial relation.

== Abilities ==
She is skilled at sniping shown when she and Korn were able to kill someone at practice with their sniping rifle, but she is no match for Akai, because she can only shoot to 600 yards while Akai can shoot until 700 yards or more to 1300 yard. She maybe has some driving skills, as she always drives her blue Dodge Viper.

== Appellations ==
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{{appellations|Wataru Takagi|-|Cute boy}}
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== Plot overview ==
==== Black Organization vs. FBI (Manga: [[Volume 48#Black Organization vs. FBI|500]]-[[Volume 49#Black Organization vs. FBI|504]], Anime: [[Black Impact! The Moment the Black Organization Reaches Out|425]]) ====
She is at a shooting stand belonging to the organization, training for the planned murder of a politician. Later, she is present when Gin discusses the time and place of this murder with Kir. Even if she is supposed to participate in the two attempted murders of the mission against the politician and [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]], and is, each time, waiting for Gin's order to shoot, she never gets the opportunity to fire until Akai appears, which leads her to complain about having to move for nothing.

==== Locked Car Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 49#Locked Car Murder Case|508]]) ====

==== Mysterious Job Case (Manga: [[Volume 53#Mysterious Job Case|553]], Anime: [[The Shadow of the Black Organization|464]]) ====
She is with Korn, driving her car and talking to Gin through her radio. She mentions Kir's capture and entry in the organization.

==== Kir Transport Case (Manga: [[Volume 58#Kir Transport Case|600-603]], Anime: [[Clash of Red and Black|499-500]]) ====

==== Department Store Bomber Case (Manga: [[Volume 67#Department Store Bomber Case|701-704]], Anime: [[The Crisis Beckoned by the Red Omen|579-581]]) ====

==== Missing Maria Higashio Case (Manga: [[Volume 95#Missing Maria Higashio Case|1008]], Anime: [[Search for Maria-chan!|942]]) ====
When the identity of their boss is finally reached, [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] visualizes [[Renya Karasuma|Karasuma]] along with Gin, Vodka, a naked Vermouth, Chianti, and Korn.

==== FBI Serial Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 100#FBI Serial Murder Case|1061-1066]], Anime: [[The Black Organization's Scheme|1077-1079]]) ====
Gin, Vodka, Vermouth, Korn and herself are hunting down FBI informants in Tokyo, and eventually Kir joins as well, and they attempt to kill [[Andre Camel|Camel]], tracking him down to an island across that bay. She is partnered with Vodka at one point, which is the first time as usually she's paired with Korn. The two bump into Camel at one point and they both attempt to kill him, but he escapes. Later, she is present when the others corner Camel and Gin takes the shot.

=== Chess Tournament Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 104#Chess Tournament Murder Case|1103]], Anime: [[The 17-Year-Old Truth|1164-1167]]) ===

== Non-canon plot overview ==
=== The Raven Chaser (Movie: [[The Raven Chaser|13]]) ===
She and Korn are charged by Gin to burst the tires of [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]]'s car, and immediately leaves once the task has been executed. Later, they assist Gin against [[Irish]] and Conan. She fires at Irish and is responsible for his death. She then tries to eliminate Conan, but fails.

=== Dimensional Sniper (Movie: [[Dimensional Sniper|18]]) ===
She appears briefly in the background when Conan is considering if the sniper who murdered a man at Bell Tree Tower was a target of herself or Gin or Korn.

=== The Darkest Nightmare (Movie: [[The Darkest Nightmare|20]]) ===
She helps assassinate [[Aquavit]], who is a CSIS spy within the organization for Canada, sniping him while he's atop the CN Tower in Toronto.

=== The Great Detective Turned Small (TV Special: [[Episode One: The Great Detective Turned Small|6]]) ===

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

== Relationships analysis ==
=== The Boss ===

=== Rum ===
During a case, Chianti and Korn directly takes orders from [[Rum]]. However, they aren't very serious compared to working with Gin.

=== Gin ===
She often takes orders from Gin.

=== Vodka ===

=== Vermouth ===
[[Vermouth]] and Chianti are enemies. She hates Vermouth for taking advantage of Calvados' love and getting him killed. Vermouth sometimes taunts her, who does not take it well. In order to avenge Calvados' death, she would've killed Vermouth a long time ago, if she wasn't the boss' favorite, and must work with her due to direct orders from the boss, but swears she'll definitely kill her in the end.

=== Korn ===
[[Korn]] is Chianti's partner and they are usually seen together. They seem to get along well enough: she confides to Korn that she would like to kill Vermouth because she led Calvados to his death. She may also allow him to take the best part of a mission to please him (that is to say, targeting the head of the victim), in spite of her strong desire to kill by herself. They are not dating<ref>[http://www.detectiveconanworld.com/forum/topic/1555-translating-interviews/page-7#entry322612 Super Digest Book 60+] question 5.</ref>, but it's clear that she likes him. Indeed, the animation team added an [[Episode One: The Great Detective Turned Small‎|extra scene]] where Korn blushes when she asks him if he wants to ride the ferris wheel, which in Japan is considered a romantic activity for couples.

=== Kir ===

=== Calvados ===

== Different looks ==
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Chianti Before.PNG|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 425]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Chianti After.PNG|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 581]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Chianti EP1077.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 1077]]
|}

== Trivia ==
* Her car is a blue [[Vehicles in Detective Conan#Chianti's Dodge Viper|Dodge Viper]] with two white stripes. She always brings her favorite [[Wikipedia: Heckler & Koch PSG1|PSG-1]] semi-automatic sniper rifle.
* Gosho Aoyama originally designed her swallowtail tattoo so it would "fly" when a shot is fired. However, he later scrapped that when he found out that snipers don't close their eyes when firing.

== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Black Organization]]
* [[Wikipedia: Chianti|Chianti]] (alcohol)

== References ==
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James Black

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{{InfoBox Char
| name = James Black
| japanese-name = ジェイムズ・ブラック (Jeimuzu Burakku)
| english-name = James Black
| image = James Black Profile.png
| age = unknown
| gender = Male
| date-of-birth =
| relatives =
| occupation = FBI special agent
| nicknames =
| status = Alive
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume 32#Kidnapped Tourist Case|File 325]] Anime: [[The Man from Chicago|Episode 258]]
| appearances = {{:James Black Appearances}}
| cases-solved =
| keyhole = [[Volume 57]]
| japanese-voice = [[Iemasa Kayumi]] (Episodes 258~783; Lupin III vs. Conan Movie; Movie 18) [[Takaya Hashi]] (Movie 20, 24, 26; Episode 1077-1079)
| english-voice = [[Taylor Henry]]
| footnotes =
}}
{{nihongo|'''James Black'''|ジェイムズ・ブラック|Jeimuzu Burakku}} is a character in the manga and anime franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''. He is a high ranking agent in the FBI.

== Background ==
According to James Black's own account, he was born in London, England, in the Marylebone district of Westchester City, the same district where the original [[Wikipedia: Baker Street|Baker Street]] is located, before he moved to Chicago, growing up as a naturalized American citizen.<ref>Manga Chapter 325: Something the Lion Dropped</ref>

Black first met [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]], the [[Detective Boys]], and [[Hiroshi Agasa|Professor Agasa]] when he was visiting Japan to attend an animal show. They saved him from a crowd of reporters who mistook him for a famous American actor, the patron of the show. In fact, he was shortly afterwards kidnapped because of this, and it was thanks to Conan and the Tokyo police that Black was safely rescued from a dangerous hostage situation.<ref>Manga Chapters 325-327: Kidnapped Tourist Case</ref> At this time, Black developed a deep respect for Conan's intellect, calling him "Cool Guy".

Conan didn't meet up with Black again until he encountered [[Jodie Starling]] again while trying to save a popular politician from an assassination attempt by the [[Black Organization]]. It was at this time that Black's allegiance with the FBI was revealed; Black is in fact the head of operations on the hunt for the Organization in Japan, and ever since this revelation, he and his colleagues have worked closely with Conan whenever their common cause would bring them together.<ref>Manga Chapter 502: A New Objective</ref>

== Personality ==
Stoic and collected, James Black often lets his underlings, chiefly [[Jodie Starling|Jodie]] and [[Shuichi Akai|Shuichi]], take the initiative, knowing their capabilities, and for the same reason he listens to Conan's judgements as well.

== Appellations ==
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{{appellations|Shuichi Akai|James|Akai-kun}}
{{appellations|Subaru Okiya|James|Akai-kun}}
{{appellations|Jodie Starling|James|Jodie-kun}}
{{appellations|Andre Camel|James-san|Camel-kun Camel}}
{{appellations|Hidemi Hondou|-|Mizunashi Rena}}
{{appellations|Juzo Megure|James-san|Inspector Megure (''Megure-keibu'')}}
{{appellations|Rei Furuya|-|Bourbon}}
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{{appellations|Akemi Miyano|-|Miyano Akemi Hirota Masami}}
{{appellations|Rikumichi Kusuda|-|Kusuda Kusuda Rikumichi-san (first time) Kusuda-san}}
{{appellations|Gin|-|Gin}}
{{appellations|Rum|James Black<ref>[[Volume 108#File 1150|File 1150 - The Pursuers of Chaos]]</ref>|Rum}}
{{appellations|Curaçao|-|Curaçao}}
{{appellations|Chianti|James|-}}
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{{appellations|Conan Edogawa|James-san|Conan-kun Edogawa Conan-kun Cool Guy Baker Street Irregulars (collective)}}
{{appellations|Ai Haibara|-|Sherry Baker Street Irregulars (collective)}}
{{appellations|Ayumi Yoshida|-|Baker Street Irregulars (collective)}}
{{appellations|Genta Kojima|-|Baker Street Irregulars (collective)}}
{{appellations|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|-|Baker Street Irregulars (collective)}}
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{{appellations|Shinichi Kudo|James Black (movie introduction)<ref name="m18">Movie 18: ''[[Dimensional Sniper]]''</ref>}}
{{appellations|Fujiko Mine|-|Mine Fujiko|file=Fujiko Mine.jpg}}
{{appellations|Yusaku Kudo|-|Yusaku-san<ref name="file1063">[[Volume 100#FBI Serial Murder Case|File 1063 (Volume 100)]]</ref>}}
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== Plot overview ==
=== Kidnapped Tourist Case (Manga: [[Volume 32#Kidnapped Tourist Case|325-327]], Anime: [[The Man from Chicago|258-259]]) ===

James is first seen getting mistaken by reporters for Randy Hawk, a rich person who sponsors zoos and animal shows. After Conan realizes that James wasn’t Randy Hawk, he and the detective boys save him by pretending that he is their grandpa. James decides to invite them out for lunch as gratitude for helping him but on the way to get his car, he gets kidnapped by some fake policemen who mistake him as Randy Hawk and are using him as a hostage for ransom. Before he got forced in the car, James left a clue for Conan to find him in a police car. After James is saved from the kidnappers, he disappears before the police can question him and meet up with [[Shuichi Akai]], the man from the bus incident. It is revealed that James knew that the kidnappers were fake policemen due to them not asking for his name in the beginning. James asks Shuichi that since he called him if it is possible to get back with his “lover”, which Shuichi says yes too.

=== Valentine Chocolate Case (Manga: [[Volume 33#Valentine Chocolate Case|331]], Anime: [[The Truth Behind Valentine's|266]]) ===

=== Murderer's Car Case (Manga: [[Volume 42#Murderer's Car Case|435]], [[Volume_43#Murderer's_Car_Case|437]], Anime: [[Find the Buttock's Mark|346-347]]) ===

James sees Haibara deny the witness protection program and notes how similar her and Jodie was as a young age, as Jodie too had rejected the program and wanted to join the FBI in exchange for joining the program.

=== Black Organization vs. FBI (Manga: [[Volume 49#Black Organization vs. FBI|502-504]], Anime: [[Black Impact! The Moment the Black Organization Reaches Out|425]]) ===

James picks up Jodie and Conan from his car and pursues the Black Organization to stop their assassination plans. With help from Conan, James is able to catch Kir and chases her but due to an accident, Kir goes into a coma and has to be brought to the hospital. After Conan realizes that the Black Organization are about to target Kogoro, James drive to the detective agency and arrives just in time for Conan and Shuichi to save Kogoro from them.

=== Giant Hammer Case (Manga: [[Volume 53#Giant Hammer Case|550]], Anime: [[The Shadow of the Black Organization|462]]) ===

James asks Jodie whether Rena Mizunashi has regained consciousness yet, to which Jodie says that she hasn’t. James is worried that the longer it takes for her to wake up, the likelihood of the Black Organization rises as well.

=== Mysterious Job Case (Manga: [[Volume 53#Mysterious Job Case|553-554]], Anime: [[The Shadow of the Black Organization|464]]) ===

=== Fake Patient Case (Manga: [[Volume 57#Fake Patient Case|595-597]], Anime: [[Clash of Red and Black|495-496]]) ===

=== Kir Transport Case (Manga: [[Volume 58#Kir Transport Case|599-604]], Anime: [[Clash of Red and Black|497-500]]) ===

=== Foreign Suspect Case (Manga: [[Volume 58#Foreign Suspect Case|605-609]], Anime: [[Clash of Red and Black|501-504]]) ===

=== Red, White, and Yellow Case (Manga: [[Volume 60#Red, White, and Yellow Case|622]], Anime: [[Conan vs. Double Code Mystery#Red, White, Yellow, and the Detective Boys|509]]) ===

=== Bank Heist Case (Manga: [[Volume 65#Bank Heist Case|677, 679]], Anime: [[Detective Boys vs. Robber Group|563-564]]) ===

=== East vs. West (Manga: [[Volume 74#East vs. West|779-780]], Anime: [[Conan vs. Heiji, Deduction Battle Between the Detectives of the East and West|651]]) ===

=== Scarlet Showdown (Manga: [[Volume 85#Scarlet Showdown|898]], Anime: [[The Scarlet Return|783]]) ===

=== FBI Serial Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 100#FBI Serial Murder Case|1061-1066]], Anime: [[The Black Organization's Scheme|1077-1079]]) ===

== Non-canon plot overview ==
=== Dimensional Sniper (Movie: [[Dimensional Sniper|18]]) ===

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

=== The Scarlet Bullet (Movie: [[The Scarlet Bullet|24]]) ===

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

== Relationships analysis ==
=== Colleagues ===
==== Jodie Starling ====
[[Jodie Starling|Jodie]] and James hold a close subordinate relationship and James is shown to trust Jodie's judgement deeply and recognizes her strengths and weaknesses. He is close enough to Jodie to understand her thoughts, mainly as shown when he cautions Camel not to speak too much about Akai in front of her, understanding that Akai had been more than a mere FBI colleague to Jodie. The two have been acquainted prior to the series at least 20 years ago following the death of Jodie's father. Due to his respect for his deceased friend and concern for the girl's safety, James consistently tried persuading Jodie to join the Witness Protection Program, though the latter constantly refused over and over until a point at time in which she made a deal with James to join the Witness Protection Program under the promise that she be guaranteed a position in the FBI when she grew older. Despite often taking over the role of giving out orders, Jodie holds deep loyalty to James, whom she has shown to somewhat view as a father figure.

==== Shuichi Akai ====
While their relationship is not shown as much as Jodie's, it is shown that James holds high regard in [[Shuichi Akai|Akai]]'s abilities and respects and trusts him deeply and vice versa. James has also noted Akai's habit of performing missions on his own and planning things without informing him or Jodie, but does not appear to bear a grudge because of it. He also appears to be knowledgeable of Akai's loner personality coming from Akemi's death, showing that he understands Akai quite well despite not having interacted with him much. James had shown to have taken Akai's death hard (though not to the same extent as Jodie), but is still able to maintain his composure despite the obvious tragedy. Later on, it was revealed that Black was in on the ploy to fake Akai's death, which would explain his maintaining his composure. A major hint to this is provided in the movie ''[[Dimensional Sniper]]'', where [[Subaru Okiya]] (apparently Shuichi's undercover identity) is shown to be in secret contact with Black.

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

Curiously, James correctly identified Sera Masumi, Akai's younger sister, as being female, when almost every other person in the cast initially mistook her for a boy. James denies having seen her before, but it may also be related to any connections he had with Akai's family in the past.

==== Andre Camel ====
While their relationship is even less shown than Akai's, it is shown that James still trusted and respected [[Andre Camel|Camel]]. The two were shown spending time as friends along with Jodie at a liquor store at one point, where Camel's less-than-sensitive personality causes Jodie to storm out of the store, with James later cautioning Camel to not mention Akai's name in front of Jodie, knowing that she had taken his death particularly hard, having viewed him as more than a mere FBI colleague.

=== Others ===
==== Conan Edogawa ====
James is one of the few adults that views [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] as an equal and the even fewer few that seemingly knows his true identity due to being part of the FBI. As such, James holds high regard in Conan's abilities and trusts him deeply. He also has the habit of calling Conan, "Cool-guy".

== Name origin ==
Haibara notes that James Black's name is similar to [[Wikipedia: James Bond|James Bond]], and both are British as well. Conan points out that there is another British man with a similar name: [[Wikipedia: Professor Moriarty|James Moriarty]].

== Different looks ==
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:James Before.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 258]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:James Middle.JPG|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 495]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:James After.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 563]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:James EP1077.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 1077]]
|}

== Quotes ==
{{cquote|As expected of the child that you have your eyes on. It almost makes me want to scout him for the bureau.|[[Black Impact! The Moment the Black Organization Reaches Out|Episode 425]]||talking to [[Jodie Starling|Jodie]] in the car with [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] in the backseat}}

== Trivia ==
* In James' first appearance, he was blond.
* James likes [[Fujiko Mine]].<ref>[[Lupin III vs. Detective Conan: The Movie]]</ref>
* James is completely unrelated to, however he deeply resembles the suspect, Edward Crowe from the episode [[The Locked Room in the Sky: Shinichi Kudo's First Case]], although they are both English Speaking, and possibly British.
*According to Gosho in JUSTICE PLUS Super Digest Book, he was aware of Sera Masumi when she visited the FBI and he saw her.

== In other languages ==
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{{CharLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|ジェイムズ Jeimuzu|ブラック Burakku}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Arabic|Arabic|جيمس James|بلاك Black}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Catalonia|Catalan|James|Black}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=China|Chinese (Simplified)|詹姆斯 Zhānmǔsī|布莱克 Bùláikè}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=France|French|James|Black}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Italy|Italian|James|Black}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|เจมส์ James|แบล็ค Black}}
{{EndTable}}

== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]]

== References ==
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Jodie Starling

2025-09-11T11:56:38Z

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{{SpoilerWarningArticle|This article contains significant '''[[Glossary#Spoiler|spoilers]]''' about major events concerning this person. It is likely you will be spoiled if you have not read all the manga released to date. To find out what pages will be safe for you to read, please consult our [[Glossary#Spoiler|wiki spoiler policy]].}}
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| name = Jodie Starling
| japanese-name = ジョディ・スターリング (Jodi Sutāringu)
| english-name = Jodie Starling
| image = Jodie Starling Profile.png
| age = 28<ref>[[Volume 27#File 270 - Game Start|Volume 27, File 270, Page 7: "Game Start"]]</ref><ref>Conan Drill page 29</ref>
| gender = Female
| date-of-birth =
| relatives = Mr. Starling (father, deceased) Mrs. Starling (mother, deceased)
| occupation = FBI special agent English teacher
| nicknames =
| aliases = Jodie Saintemillion
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume 27#Arcade Murder Case|File 270]] Anime: [[The Battle Game Trap|Episode 226]]
| appearances = {{:Jodie Starling Appearances}}
| keyhole = [[Volume 42]]
| cases-solved =
| japanese-voice = [[Miyuki Ichijou]] [[Yumi Toma]] (young)
| english-voice = [[Maureen Price]] (Bang Zoom!) [[Bryn Apprill]] (Studio Nano)
| footnotes =
}}
{{nihongo|'''Jodie Starling'''|ジョディ・スターリング|Jodi Sutāringu}}, referred to in earlier episodes as {{nihongo|'''Jodie Saintemillion'''|ジョディ・サンテミリオン|Jodi Santemirion}}, is an [[FBI]] agent in the manga and anime franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''.

== Background ==
[[File:Jodie as a child.png|thumb|left|200px|Jodie as a child]]
Some twenty years ago, when Jodie was still just a little girl, [[Vermouth]] killed her parents, who had been working on the [[Black Organization]] as well as knowing a lot of important information about Vermouth to assist the FBI. Vermouth was surprised to find Jodie in her house, and after Jodie asked what was going on, Vermouth told her to wait by her father until he woke up, and that a "secret makes a woman". She then set the house ablaze, thus destroying any evidence that she had been there, along with the corpses of Jodie's parents and any records about the Black Organization.

Fortunately, Jodie had decided to run down the street to the store to buy her father some orange juice and thus survived. She was later put under protection by the FBI, although she declined the Witness Protection Program. Eventually Jodie became an FBI agent herself under the tutelage and patronage of [[James Black]]. The only remaining memento from her past is the set of glasses she wears, which originally belonged to her father.

When she joined the FBI, she met Shuichi Akai and started a romantic relationship with him. However, when Akai went undercover, he had to break up with her because he dated and fell in love with [[Akemi Miyano]].
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== Personality ==
Jodie usually is a very serious person, but also has demonstrated a very playful and carefree side (as it is seen when she is Ran's English teacher). She seems to like movies (especially mystery and action-oriented films), and enjoys action video games. She is also capable of keeping a cool head during crisis, like during a bus hijacking, she never fell out of her role as Jodie Saintemillion. The ease with which she's come to trust Conan's capabilities, at times unquestioningly following his direction despite the fact he looks like a little boy to her, indicates she can be quite open-minded and flexible, although a caveat to this is made in regards to Vermouth. Jodie's grudge against Vermouth runs deep, and Jodie reacted extremely negatively when given the slightest suggestion that Vermouth might have a kind side to her.

She's shown to be quite observant and, while not at the level of Shinichi or Akai, is effective at deduction and case solving, contributing to the progress of several cases. Also, once she became aware that it was very likely Akai had faked his death, she was able to deduce most of the trick he used unassisted.

Even though being a steadfast FBI agent when on missions, Jodie has also shown her sensitivity and softness when she thought that Akai was really dead even though he faked his death and survived. She burst into tears when first hearing the news about Akai's death, as told by James. Her feelings and deep care for Akai remain despite the fact that they are only colleagues at present.

==Abilities==
===Shooting===
She seems to be skilled at shooting as she was able to shoot faster than Vermouth at episode 345, also during Kir interrogating and capturing Rikumichi. She was the one who use a gun for stoping them.

===Deduction===
She was able to deduce the truth of Shuichi Akai's fake death almost correctly and found out Shuichi's identity, but she isn't as good as Conan and Shuichi at deduction.
In Addition, she was the one who found out that Sharon and her daughter Chris are actually the same person.

===Other Skill===
She is fluent at english and was a english teacher at Teitan High Shool for a time. She learned japanese from a friend, at first he had problem at using them but now she is geting better. She was able to write a code too but instead of H she write F wrongly.

== Appellations ==
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{{appellations|Shuichi Akai|Jodie|Shu Akai-kun Akai Shuichi}}

{{appellations|Subaru Okiya|-|Shu}}

{{appellations|Andre Camel|Jodie-san|Agent Camel (''Camel-sōsakan'') Camel Andre Camel<ref name="file606">[[volume 58#File 606 - Friday the 13th|File 606 (Volume 58)]]</ref> Andre<ref name="file606" /> Darling<ref name="file606"/> Gorilla}}
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{{appellations|Juzo Megure|Jodie-sensei Jodie-sōsakan|-}}

{{appellations|Wataru Takagi|Jodie-san}}

{{appellations|Ethan Hondou|-|Ethan Hondou The father of [[Eisuke Hondou|the child]] (''sono ko no chichi'')}}

{{appellations|Hidemi Hondou|-|Mizunashi Rena}}
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{{appellations|Conan Edogawa|Jodie-sensei Sensei Agent Jodie (''Jodie-sōsakan'')<ref>File 852</ref>|Cool Kid Cool Guy ([[The Battle Game Trap|once]]) Conan-kun Boss}}

{{appellations|Ai Haibara|Jodie-sensei|"Little Red Riding Hood" Ai-chan}}

{{appellations|Ayumi Yoshida|Jodie-sensei}}

{{appellations|Hiroshi Agasa|Jodie-sensei|Professor (''Hakase'')}}
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{{appellations|Ran Mouri|Jodie-sensei Sensei|Mouri-san}}

{{appellations|Sonoko Suzuki|Jodie-sensei|Suzuki-san Sonoko}}

{{appellations|Tomoaki Araide|Jodie Jodie-sensei|Doctor Araide}}
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{{appellations/head|Jodie}}
{{appellations|Vermouth|Jodie Agent Jodie Starling (''Jodie Starling-sōsakan'') This woman FBI's kitten|Vermouth Chris Chris Vineyard Sharon Vineyard}}

{{appellations|Akemi Miyano|-|Miyano Akemi-san}}

{{appellations|Rikumichi Kusuda|-|Kusuda<ref name="file893">[[Volume 84#Elementary Teacher Assault|File 893 (Volume 84)]]</ref> Spy}}

{{appellations|Scar Akai|-|Shu Man with a burn (''yakedo no otoko'')}}
{{appellations|Gin|-|Gin}}
{{appellations|Rum|Jodie Starling<ref>[[Volume 108#File 1150|File 1150 - The Pursuers of Chaos]]</ref>|Rum}}
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{{appellations/head|Jodie}}
{{appellations|Shinichi Kudo|Jodie Starling (movie introdcution)<ref name="m18">Movie 18: ''[[Dimensional Sniper]]''</ref>|Kudo Shinichi-kun<ref>[[The Scarlet Return|Episode 783: The Scarlet Truth]]</ref>}}

{{appellations|Arsène Lupin III|file=Lupin III.jpg|-|Lupin}}

{{appellations|Eisuke Hondou|-|Eisuke Eisuke-kun}}

{{appellations|Kogoro Mouri|Jodie-sensei|Detective Mouri (''Mouri-tantei'')}}

{{appellations|Hikaru Yasumoto|-|Hikaru-san}}

{{appellations|Yusaku Kudo|Agent Jodie (''Jodie-sōsakan'')|-}}
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== Plot overview ==
=== Arcade Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 27#Arcade Murder Case|270-272]], Anime: [[The Battle Game Trap|226-227]]) ===
[[File:TV Episode 226-227.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Jodie as one of the suspects]]
Sonoko, Ran, and Conan are at the arcade where they meet their new High School foreign English teacher, Jodie Saintemillion who is an avid gamer. Jodie tells them she goes to the arcade daily because Japanese games are exhilarating and beautiful. Jodie introduces Ran to a virtual reality fighting game which uses mechanics to simulate a real fight. Ran loses to a gamer named Kengo Bito who taunts her in her loss. Bito plays the game against his rival, Takayasu Shimizu; The battle is projected on a large screen. Bito's avatar overwhelms Shimizu's but stops at the climax of the match. The people in the arcade realize Bito is dead and the police are called in. As Conan tries to solve the case, Jodie gives hints to help him find the true culprit. After the case, Jodie calls Conan "cool guy" and phones someone, saying that one of her targets changed their appearance and is attending school. Jodie calls them "the rotten apple".

=== Bus Hijacking Case (Manga: [[Volume 29#Bus Hijacking Case|287-289]], Anime: [[The Mysterious Passenger|230-231]]) ===
[[File:TV Episode 230-231.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Jodie is suspected to be Vermouth]]
Gin and Vodka are at a bar discussing their plans with the Black Organization member, Vermouth to capture "the one". Conan and the Detective Boys are taking the transit bus to a ski resort where they meet Araide and Jodie aboard the bus. Haibara can sense that Vermouth is on the bus and hides herself to prevent her from being found.

Soon after, the bus is hijacked by two armed men who use the passengers as hostages and demand the city release their boss. Jodie tells Conan not to risk anything and that help will come soon. She notices [[Haibara]] and tries to ask for her name but Conan dodges the question by saying that she is just a girl that they just met on the bus. Jodie helps Conan stop the hijackers by following his plan and apprehending one of the culprits. When one of them asks who she is, she replies "A secret makes a woman a woman". Jodie watches as Conan saves Haibara from the bus exploding and watches pensively as Araide looks at Conan's wounds. Jodie also starts calling Conan by "Cool Kid" instead of "Cool Guy" now.

=== Escalator Message Case (Manga: [[Volume 33#Escalator Message Case|338-340]], Anime: [[The Secret Rushed Omission|271-272]]) ===
[[File:Vermouth Dart Board Manga.PNG|thumb|right|200px|Vermouth's Dart Board]]
Ran, feeling she met the mysterious man that she saw before, attempts to remember why. Jodie interrupts the daydreaming Ran in class and asks her the meaning of X to which she is unable to answer correctly. On the way home, Ran, Sonoko, and Conan meet Jodie who takes them to the cafe in a department store to warn them about a serial groper. Jodie tells them to call her if they notice anybody suspicious following them, which makes Conan suspicious of her. Jodie watches as Conan solves the case and thinks to herself if now is the right time to "pick the apple". It then cuts to Vermouth emailing Gin and explaining the meaning of X if a sign of affection but could also mean "X marks the spot" and shooting a dart at a dart board which has pictures of Shiho, Ran, and Conan, who has the words "Cool Guy" on his picture.

=== Flying Neighbour Case (Manga: [[Volume 34#Flying Neighbor Case|341-343]], Anime: [[English Teacher vs. Great Western Detective|277-278]]) ===
[[File:TV Episode 277-278.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Jodie is still suspicious]]
While at the Agasa's, Conan recalls his last meeting with the Black Organization. Conan deduces that another Black Organization member must have been at the hotel party. This is when he finally singles out Chris Vineyard as his suspect. Heiji came to Tokyo to help Conan out with the case. Heiji suspects Jodie-sensei of being a possible Black Organization member, and although Conan seems reluctant to this idea, they pay Jodie-sensei a visit to her apartment. They find out here that her full name is "Jodie Saintemillion". After Jodie agrees to go out for a while with Heiji and Conan, the man living next door to Jodie falls dead outside from over 30 stories, coincidentally as the three are outside.

As Heiji and Conan try and solve the case, Jodie can be seen taking a picture of them inconspicuously. When Heiji asks her to play the role of the drunk victim, she says she will do it in exchange for finding and bringing her favourite alcohol to her, which happens to be Sherry (Shiho's codename in the BO). While doing the roleplay, Heiji emails Jodie asking who she is and called her asking her to answer what she emailed (Conan and the policemen don't know what they are talking about). After the case, Heiji is able to deduce that Jodie can speak fluent Japanese, but chooses to pretend to be unable to speak well so that people would lower their guard around her. Jodie also realizes that Heiji took the film from her camera, losing the pictures she took. After everybody leaves, she thinks to herself that Heiji is an amusing boy and that he is similar to Kudou Shinichi, a private eye. She takes out her bathroom mirror which reveals pictures of Shinichi and the same pictures of Ran and Conan that Vermouth had on the dart board.

=== Four Porsches Case (Manga: [[Volume 41#Four Porsches Case|420-422]], Anime: [[The Four Porsches|338-339]]) ===

Conan and Professor Agasa coincidentally meet Jodie, Ran, and Sonoko in the department store after they decide to bring Haibara to the hospital due to her cold. After seeing a patrol car stopping in front of the store, Jodie tells Rand and Sonoko to check out the parking lot to see ehat's happening. She surprises Conan by asking who "they" are after Conan tells Agasa to use the patrol car to get out of the store since the Black Organization may be waiting for them outside. Jodie gets a look inside Agasa's car and notices Haibara in it, with her specifically noticing the reddish-brown hair that she has. She connects the girl in the bus hijacking incident sitting next to Conan with Haibara while also thinking about Shiho's picture on the dart board. As Conan is solving the case, Jodie and Araide bring Haibara back to Agasa's house to take care of her, leaving Conan worried. Vermouth is seen at the end throwing a dart at Shiho's picture while revealing she has found her.

=== Convenience Store Case (Manga: [[Volume 42#Convenience Store Case|426-428]], Anime: [[The Convenience Store Trap|343-344]]) ===
[[File:TV Episode 343-344.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Jodie stops Ran from contacting Shinichi to solve the case]]
Jodie is remembering an incident in the past where it can be seen that Vermouth has killed somebody and picked up their glasses. A little girl then opens the door and asks Vermouth who she is. Jodie snaps back to reality when someone calls for her and it is then revealed that Jodie is planning to leave. Ran and Sonoko, stunned by the news, decide to throw her a going away party. They go into the store and find a young woman named Aya being accused of shoplifting by her boss. They manage to come up with three possible suspects. Ran attempts to call Shinichi or Conan for help since both are better at solving mysteries, but surprisingly, Jodie stops her and tells her to use her own deduction. During the investigation, Jodie takes off her glasses and Ran says that her glasses looks very old. Jodie tells her that the glasses belonged to someone very dear to her and that it's the only trace of them in the whole world.

After Ran solves the case with help from Shinichi, she, Sonoko, and Jodie have the party at Jodie's house. Ran goes to the washroom and notices something behind the mirror. She opens it and sees the pictures of Shinichi, Conan, herself, and other acquaintances.{{clear}}

=== Halloween Party Case (Manga: [[Volume 42#Halloween Party Case|429-434]], Anime: [[Head-to-Head Match with the Black Organization: A Dual Mystery on a Full Moon Night|345]]) ===
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Kogoro and Conan receive an invitation from Vermouth to go to a Halloween party; the invitation however is addressed to both Conan Edogawa and Shinichi Kudo, meaning Vermouth knows his true identity. As Haibara is alone in Agasa's house, Araide calls the house and asks bring Haibara to a hospital to check up on her. Haibara agrees and after a while hears to doorbell go off and goes to open the door. After opening the door though, instead of Araide it is Jodie who is at the door. She says that Araide's car had broken down, so she cane to pick her up instead of him. However, as Jodie and Haibara are leaving the house, we can see Araide coming to the house with a fully functional car. As they are driving, Haibara can see a car following behind them and asks Jodie is she can do her a favour.

Jodie stops by the dock and gets out of her car to confront Araide, who had been in the car following them from behind. Araide asks her what she is doing with Haibara, and she says that she is just taking her for free ride as unlike him, she has a lot of free time. Araide is confused by this and Jodie is able to trick Araide into revealing information about the trial case that Araide is in that only the person who stole the case information from the police would know. Araide asks Jodie who she is and Jodie once again says "A secret makes a woman a woman". Jodie reveals that these were the last words that were said to her by the person who killed her father and that she has been repeating them to not forget the enemy's words. Araide takes off her mask and it is revealed that Araide has been Vermouth the whole time.

[[File:Episode 345 Screencap.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Jodie's identity is revealed to be different from Vermouth]]

Jodie's past is shown as she is revealed to be the little girl who sees Vermouth in her house as she kills her father. Vermouth tells her that her father is sleeping and gives her his father's glasses (the glasses that Jodie currently uses). Vermouth would then burn Jodie's entire house to ash due to the fact that Jodie's father was an FBI agent who secretly worked on a file on Vermouth. Jodie was able to survive the fire because she decided to go shopping later for orange juice to wake her father up and entered the witness protection program, which made Vermouth unable to find her. Jodie is then revealed to take her father's job and become an FBI agent so that she could pursue Vermouth.

Jodie was suspicious of Araide being used by Vermouth since the actress Sharon Vineyard was consistently seen going to his clinic with no serious injuries. After making the real Araide look like he's died in an accident, Vermouth started disguising as him, confirming her suspicions. After investigating the clinic, Jodie found the dartboard with the pictures and knew that Vermouth's goal was to eliminate a woman around 20 years that had reddish brown hair (Shiho). Jodie wonders if Haibara and the girl on the dartboard are the same person while also wondering why Conan's picture says guy even though he is a kid. Jodie shoots the gun out of Vermouth's hands and asks a question that has been on her mind ever since she saw Chris Vineyard say the same words that Vermouth said to her when she was a kid at her mother's funeral; why she doesn't age. Jodie had checked the culprit's fingerprints 20 years ago on her father's glasses and the actress Chris's fingerprint and found that they matched perfectly. This made her have the startling revelation that Vermouth was also the same person as her mother, Sharon.

Jodie tells her friends to come out and arrest Vermouth but instead gets shot in the hip by Calvados, incapacitating her. Vermouth reveals that she had come to this location 2 hours ago and said that the confrontation would happen tomorrow, meaning that nobody is here now. Vermouth is surprised that Jodie knows about the backstory of Araide and asks how she knows about it. Jodie tells her that Haibara had asked Jodie to cross-examine Vermouth and that if she exposed her identity, then Haibara would trust her. As Vermouth is about to kill Jodie, a soccer ball comes from inside the car, shattering the window and knocking the gun out of Vermouth's hand. It is revealed that the Haibara that has been in the car this whole had been Conan the entire time and that the Shinichi in the Halloween party had been Heiji impersonating him. Conan threatens Vermouth from Calvados's blind spot but is surprised when he sees the real Haibara here with the spare-tracking glasses. Vermouth uses this chance to shoot Conan with the tranquillizer needle on his watch and brings out another gun in her jacket to aim it at Haibara. As Vermouth is about to shoot, Ran comes out of the back of the car to save Haibara from getting shot. Vermouth doesn't want to shoot Ran, allowing Jodie and Akai who had followed Jodie to pincer Vermouth, forcing her to use Conan as a hostage and run to the car and drive away. Akai tells Jodie to let the Japanese Police handle the rest while she admires the way Ran protected Haibara from getting shot.</spoiler>

=== Find the Buttock's Mark (Manga: [[Volume 42#Murderer's Car Case|435]]-[[Volume 43#Murderer's Car Case|437]], Anime: [[Find the Buttock's Mark|346-347]]) ===
Jodie offers Haibara to join the Witness Protection Program; however, she turns down the offer. Jodie is happy that Haibara has the courage that she lacked 20 years ago.

=== Teitan High School's Ghost Story (Manga: [[Volume 44#Classmate's Ghost Case|457-459]], Anime: [[Teitan High School's Ghost Story|361-362]]) ===

Conan goes to school and is shocked to see Araide there. Araide tells him that he is the real Araide and that Jodie wants Conan to know about Araide's circumstances so that he is not surprised.

Jodie calls Araide to see if he is able to blend in the school without anybody suspecting anything. Araide asks if the person who was impersonating him is even that bad of a person, which makes Jodie mad as someone who laughs when they kill a person can't possibly be a good person.

=== Black Organization vs FBI (Manga: [[Volume 49#Black Organization vs. FBI|500-504]], Anime: [[Black Impact! The Moment the Black Organization Reaches Out|425]]) ===

After Conan finds out that newscaster [[Rena Mizunashi]] is in reality a Black Organization member, he decides to follow her from the tracker and mic that is stuck on the bottom of her shoe. Conan meets with Jodie and it's revealed that the FBI had been following Rena due to her being seen visiting the clinic that Vermouth had been in after disguising as Araide. She and Conan pursue Rena to an interview she is doing to stop the Black Organization from assassinating somebody with the codename "DJ".To stop them, Jodie shoots the sprinklers to set it off which blocks the sniper's vision since everybody starts using an umbrella.

Jodie and Conan get picked up by [[James]] and proceed to try and stop the Black Organization's second plan for assassinating "DJ". Jodie and James try to stop Rena on the road but a battle ensues which ends with Rena getting severely injured and needing a hospital. Conan finds out that Gin has found the tracker and mic and that they are going to target Kogoro since he was the last person to meet Rena before the Black Organization. James races to the agency where Conan shoots a soccer ball so that Kogoro can notice him. Before Gin decides to shoot Conan and Kogoro, a sniper shoots the tracker out of Gin's hands and proceeds to rain bullets down at them. The sniper is revealed to Akai Shuichi and the Black Organization has to retreat as they are pinned by him. Jodie, James, and Akai talk about the situation and say that they still have Rena on their side, who is unconscious due to her injury. Akai asks Jodie who Conan is and she says that he is her favourite detective.

=== Giant Hammer Case (Manga: [[Volume 53#Giant Hammer Case|550]], Anime: [[The Shadow of the Black Organization|462]]) ===

Jodie, Camel, and Akai discuss about Rena, who is still unconscious without a clear timetable for her recovery. Jodie worries that they have to move her to another hospital so that the Black Organization doesn't find use her but Akai rejects the idea and instead wants to her as bait to capture them.

=== Unsmashable Snowman Case (Manga: [[Volume 54#Unsmashable Snowman Case|556]], Anime: [[The Unsmashable Snowman|466]]) ===

Conan tells Haibara and Agasa that he has already informed Jodie that the Black Organization has probably found out that Mizunashi Rena is unconscious and in a hospital somewhere.

=== Clash of Red and Black (Manga: [[Volume 57#Mysterious Hanging Case|587]], Anime: [[Clash of Red and Black|492]]) ===
[[File:TV Episode 491-504.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Operation to protect Rena]]
Conan learns from Ran that she had been unable to contact Eisuke since the winter break. She tells him Eisuke last told her that he had found someone from his father's company at Haido Central Hospital, the same hospital in which Rena is currently hospitalized. Conan contacts Jodie Starling to inform her Eisuke may be searching for Rena and learns from her that Eisuke's father, Ethan Hondou, was a spy for the CIA who were investigating the Black Organization. She reveals that Rena and the Black Organization murdered him four years ago. Conan phones Ran asking her how Eisuke recognized the colleague. She replies that Eisuke recognized the person through the phones keypad tone which played the song "Nanatsu no Ko", the phone number of the Black Organization's leader. Conan realizes that a Black Organization member is in Haido Central Hospital. Fearing that the criminal syndicate may be close to finding Rena, Conan and the FBI investigate the hospital. After asking a nurse about a suspicious person, the FBI narrows the suspects list to hospitalized patients between December 18 and December 21 and begin their search for the Black Organization member.

=== Red, White, and Yellow Case (Manga: [[Volume 60#Red, White, and Yellow Case|622]], Anime: [[Conan vs. Double Code Mystery#Red, White, Yellow, and the Detective Boys|509]]) ===

Jodie calls Conan to give information on what Rena told her, that a new organization member is on the move and that the member's codename is "Bourbon". Rena tells her that they are very skilled at inspection and information-gathering, which makes Jodie worry that Haibara is the target. Jodie tells Conan to keep his guard up and to protect Haibara as the FBI can't keep close contact with her at risk of getting exposed.

=== Detective Boys vs. Robber Group (Manga: [[Volume 65#Bank Heist Case|677-679]], Anime: [[Detective Boys vs. Robber Group|563-564]]) ===
[[File:Jodie And Scar.png|thumb|right|200px|Jodie's reaction to see Scar Akai]]
Jodie Starling encounters a man on the street in the Beika district who looks exactly like Shuichi Akai, but with a huge burn scar on the side of his face. After chasing him to an alley where he disappears, she dismisses it as an illusion. She heads to the bank to withdraw some money when a bank robbery occurs. The heavily armed bank robbers begin taking cellphones away from the customers and separate them into two groups; one group are customers who are with relatives or friends, and the others are those who are alone. They order those who are alone to bind the hands, eyes, and mouth of the rest of the patrons.

=== Department Store Bomber Case (Manga: [[Volume 67#Department Store Bomber Case|700-704]], Anime: [[The Crisis Beckoned by the Red Omen|578-581]]) ===

Jodie starts searching for evidence of Akai in the department store but gets mad when she can't find any workers who see him. After thinking that what she saw may have been an illusion, she notices that the edge of the coaster on her drink has been folded. She looks behind the coaster and reveals the world "Run! This place is dangerous", words that she thinks Akai put. This makes her believe that Akai is in the department store and starts asking more workers if they saw somebody with a burn on their right cheek. Camel comes in and tells her that he saw someone with a burn mark in the restroom who looked like Akai, confirming her suspicions that Akai is in the department store. Jodie thinks that Akai has amnesia so he doesn't remember them, but Camel believes that it could be a trap by the Black Organization. As Camel and Jodie are arguing, they notice a riot squad going above their floor, which makes Jodie think that Akai's memories are coming back since he supposedly left her that message on the coaster. As everybody from the lower floor is calling people from the upper floor, Jodie gets shocked as she sees the person she believes to be Akai is on that floor from somebody video calling. After Jodie sees Conan running down the floor after solving the case, she asks if Conan is looking for the same person she is. Jodie tells Conan about the coaster but believes the threat to be over since the bomb scare is already over. Camel however tells her that he sees a Porsche 365 A and a sniper across the building, meaning that Gin is here. Jodie thinks the Black Organization is here since they found out that Akai is alive and plan to assassinate him so she tries to find the man with the burn mark. After looking around Jodie spots the person who looks like Akai and tries to warn them to not go outside but is stopped by [[Subaru Okiya]], who distracts her enough to lose sight of Scar Akai.

=== East vs West (Manga: [[Volume 74#East vs. West|779-780]], Anime: [[Conan vs. Heiji, Deduction Battle Between the Detectives of the East and West|651]]) ===
[[File:EP651 28.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Jodie is impressed with James that he knows Sera is a girl just by looking at her]]

Jodie and James are waiting outside in a car for Camel, as he is stuck resolving a case that he got himself into. While waiting, Camel sends Jodie a photo of [[Masumi Sera|Masumi]], with Jodie thinking that Masumi is a boy. After the case is resolved Jodie asks Camel who the boy in the picture is but she says that she has no idea who they are. They show the picture to James, who doesn't know who they are but immediately recognizes that Masumi is a girl, which surprises both Jodie and Camel. After looking at the picture, Jodie thinks that she resembles someone she knows.

=== Shrine to Remember (Manga: [[Volume 80#A Shrine to Remember|850-852]], Anime: [[Jodie's Memories and the Cherry Blossom Viewing Trap|734]]) ===
[[File:EP734 Case.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Jodie is involved in a murder case where there's also Bourbon and Vermouth in disguise]]

As Conan and the Detective Boys are seeing the cherry blossoms, they meet up with Jodie, who says that she also is viewing the cherry blossoms as well. Haibara deduces that Conan called Jodie here so that they are able to exchange private information with each other. Conan tells her that the person with the scar that Jodie had been chasing wasn't actually Akai, but in fact the Black Organization member Bourbon in disguise. He explains that Bourbon wanted to truly know if Akai was dead so he would wander around people who knew Akai with that appearance and check to see how they would react seeing him. This makes Jodie sad as she thinks that it means that Akai is really dead, making her want to find Bourbon to reveal his identity. Conan tells her that he already knows who Bourbon is and that they are working part-time at Poirots, below the Mouri Detective Agency. Conan wants the FBI to investigate why he is still at Poirot's even though he has already achieved his objective. As Conan is about to tell her what his "objective" is, they get interrupted by a man who remembers her from the bank robbery case. The man said that he saw the man with the scar 2 or 3 days ago but can't remember where he saw him. Jodie asks if he saw him at a vending machine that serves canned coffee as Akai used to drink it a lot, making Jodie remember the time at the hospital when he was drinking a canned coffee but dropped it on the floor.

After a murder happens at the shrine, Conan and Jodie help [[Inspector Megure]] and the policemen solve the case. During the investigation, one of the suspects says something that gets Jodie to remember the time in the hospital in which Conan had to drop his phone on the floor so the three patients would pick it up so that the FBI could work out who the spy was. Jodie starts remembering that Akai also touched Conan's phone after the three patients but before she could keep thinking, Conan stops her by saying that it's not relevant to the case. After the case, Jodie tells Camel that the person with the scar wasn't Akai but a decoy from the Black Organization. She wonders who gave her the coaster that told her was dangerous if the person with the scar wasn't Akai. It is revealed that Bourbon and Vermouth had been disguised and had bugged Jodie throughout the entire case and that Vermouth had taken the bug out at the end so that Jodie wouldn't find it later.

=== Kogoro in the Bar (Manga: [[Volume 81#Cocktail of Sorrow|855]], Anime: [[Kogoro in the Bar|739]]) ===

Conan realizes that Bourbon and Vermouth had disguised themselves and been in the shrine case, leaving him worried that they overheard his and Jodie's conversation.

=== Steamy Relations (Manga: [[Volume 81#Steamy Relations|856]], Anime: [[Bathroom Where Ran Collapsed As Well|740]]) ===

Conan is about to alert Haibara that Vermouth and Bourbon were disguised in the shrine case, but stops himself as he thinks that it could be a trap to see what Conan and the FBI would do.

=== Elementary Teacher Assault (Manga: [[Volume 84#Elementary Teacher Assault|891-893]], Anime: [[The Scarlet Return|779-780]]) ===
[[File:The Scarlet Return-Conan telling about Bourbon.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Conan warns Jodie about Bourbon]]

Jodie calls her friend [[Natsuko Shibuya]] about going out later that day for drinks. After school, Conan gets picked up by Jodie as Conan wants her to tell her FBI colleagues to not leak the fact that [[Rikumichi Kusuda]] committed suicide by shooting himself in the head. Conan wants to tell her something else concerning Amuro but gets interrupted when Jodie gets a call from Takagi telling her Natsuko is critically injured due to a fall in the park and that the fall was from somebody pushing her down. Jodie and Conan go to the crime scene and meet Camel there, as Jodie used Camel's phone to call Natsuko last night since Jodie's phone had died.

During the investigation, Amuro comes out to help and Takagi introduces Jodie and Camel as FBI agents. He purposely riles Jodie and Camel up by calling the FBI a nuisance that steals credit from the local police. Jodie tells Camel in English to calm down as they don't want Amuro to learn that they know he is a member of the Black Organization. After the case is solved, somebody calls to tell Jodie that Natsuko's condition has worsened and that she's in critical condition. Jodie, Camel, and Conan race to the hospital to go to her, while Amuro also joins saying that she is her client. As Conan and Jodie go to Natsuko's room, they find that she has regained consciousness and has recovered from the fall. Jodie and Conan run back to Camel who stayed behind at the car to ensure that he did not say anything to Amuro while they were gone. Conan realizes that Bourbon and Vermouth had planned for Natsuko to get into an accident outside so that Vermouth could copy Jodie's clothes and impersonate her to easily get information from Camel once Jodie and he had split up. Jodie asks Camel what he told Vermouth and he says that he only told her that Rikumichi had shot himself inside his car. Jodie doesn't understand what they would gain from that information and asks Conan but sees Conan in bewilderment hearing this information.

=== Scarlet Showdown (Manga: [[Volume 85#Scarlet Showdown|894-898]], Anime: [[The Scarlet Return|781-783]]) ===
Jodie and Camel decide to go to Raiha Pass, the place where Akai got killed by Kir, thinking that they'll find something if they go there. Jodie thinks about Conan's expression when he found out about Bourbon knowing that Rikumichi shot himself and his frustrated expression during the cherry blossom viewing, thinking that there must be something behind both expressions. As Bourbon is interrogating Subaru with his deduction on how Akai is alive, Jodie makes the same deduction as him and realizes that Akai knew that Kir was going to be ordered to kill him so he had a plan ready to fake his death. Jodie realizes that Subaru is Akai due to Subaru saying the phrase "It was 50-50, so we're both to blame", a phrase that Akai uses. As Jodie and Camel are discussing this, they are followed by men behind them and try to shake them off. Just as it looks like they are out of options, a shadowy figure in the back of the car tells Camel to open the roof. Camel opens the roof and it is revealed to be Shuichi Akai, leaving Jodie and Camel ecstatic. After Akai is able to stop all the cars from following them, he calls Bourbon and tells him to fixate on the real prey and that he regrets what happened to "[[Hiromitsu Morofushi|him]]", leaving Jodie confused about who Akai was talking about. As they drive away, Jodie asks who the people following them are and Akai says that they're the same as them, people targeting the Black Organization.

The following day, Jodie and Camel see Akai in his Subaru disguise in the Kudo house and are shocked at how different he looks. Jodie wonders why Shinichi is fine with a stranger living in his house but Yukiko tells her that Shinichi is fine with it. Jodie asks Akai why he didn't tell them about his plan and he tells them that he needed to fool them so that it would fool their enemies as well. Akai called them to the house since he got a text message from Kir which only had the three letters "RUM". He tells them that an important player has started to move and to prepare for it.

=== The Clenched Scissors and the Clipped Letters (Manga: [[Volume 90#The Clenched Scissors and the Clipped Letters|950]], Anime: [[Just Like a 17 Years Old Crime Scene|861-862]]) ===

Akai calls Jodie to pick her up and to get her table from the glove department. He uses this tablet to find out what [[Kohji Haneda]]'s dying message was.

=== Yusaku Kudo's TV Show Case (Manga: [[Volume 100#Yusaku Kudo's TV Show Case|1060]], Anime: [[Yusaku Kudo's Detective Show|1072]]) ===

After Conan realizes that it was Vermouth who was disguised as his father, he goes to the library study to warn them but is surprised when Akai and the entire FBI are in his house. Jodie tells Akai that they are no bugs or hidden cameras, meaning that it is safe for the time being. The FBI, Yusaku, Yukiko, and Conan get ready to prepare for the Black Organization's big move.

=== FBI Serial Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 100#FBI Serial Murder Case|1061-1066]], Anime: [[The Black Organization's Scheme|1077-1079]]) ===
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After multiple FBI agents get killed, Conan races back to his home after nobody answers his calls. He gets worried that the Black Organization is already in their home, but gets surprised to see FBI agents at the study. Jodie tells him that they use a code to exchange rendezvous points but since they are worried that someone might've revealed the way to decipher the code, they decided to take shelter at the Kudo house. Jodie is surprised that Conan is able to deduce the code and they all decide to use this chance to trick the Black Organization by using the code to lure them out. Since the person who created the code was dead, Jodie volunteered to create the code to trick the Black Organization. At the meeting point, the FBI are shocked to find out that the Black Organization were lying in wait and ambushed them instead. As the Black Organization chases Camel, the FBI are confused as to how the Black Organization knew that the code was a trap. Yusaku and Conan realize that the way Jodie wrote the code was the reason that the Black Organization was suspicious the code could be a trap, as the way she wrote it had a different romanization due to her learning Japanese spelling from Natsuko who is an elementary teacher. Jodie apologizes for making a mistake but Akai and James say that the blame lies on all of them for not checking it over. Jodie watches as Camel tries to get away from the Black Organization and tries to help by giving him directions.

After Akai and Conan are able to fake Camel's death in front of the Black Organization, Jodie and the rest of the FBI watch as Camel gets a haircut from Yukiko and start laughing once they see what he looks like now. She and the rest of the people in the study hear from Camel that he overheard Vodka saying that Rum uses a disguise and a silly name.

== Non-canon plot overview ==
=== Dimensional Sniper (Movie: [[Dimensional Sniper|18]]) ===

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

=== The Scarlet Bullet (Movie: [[The Scarlet Bullet|24]]) ===

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

== Plot timeline ==
Jodie appears around the same time as Vermouth as Ran's new English teacher at Teitan High under the name of "Jodie Saintemillion". She comes off as somewhat strange, and refers to Conan as "Cool Guy", which caused fans to believe that she knew his secret. (In fact, she now knows he's an incredible detective, but it is unclear if she suspects his true identity). She is noted for often using the phrase of her enemy, Vermouth ('A secret makes a woman woman'). In Episode 226-227, Jodie informs someone over the phone that she has found their target, that said target has 'changed their appearance and is currently at school', and refers to them as a "Rotten Apple". The vague way her statement is made casts suspicion on whether or not her target is Conan, although much later it becomes clear that her description best applies to Vermouth.

The first indications of Jodie's FBI training are shown during the confrontation with the bus hijackers. She stealthily turns on the safety to one of the hijacker's guns, while knocking him down thus he cannot shoot it when he attempts to fire at her. She appears later in Episodes 271-272 and gives Conan information that allows him to solve the case. In Episodes 277-278, she is investigated by Conan and Heiji, both believing her to be Vermouth in disguise, as she pretends to be terrible at japanese despite evidence in her speaking pattern that she's actually perfectly fluent, and even helps them solve a case in the same episode.

It is not until her personal confrontation with Vermouth that Jodie's past and true identity as an FBI agent is revealed, as well as the real reason she's in Japan and the person she's looking for. She is tracking down Vermouth, and after a brief confrontation with her, Jodie is rescued by Conan and her colleague [[Shuichi Akai]]. Following this, she offers Ai a place in the Witness Protection Program, but Haibara declines. She does not appear again until when she helps Conan prevent an assassination plot of a politician orchestrated by the Black Organization and the subsequent capture and hospitalization of the Black Organization member, Kir.

Jodie has been heavily involved in the Black Organization arc in Episodes 492-504, which has involved the Black Organization and the FBI. The death of her partner, Akai, takes a very emotional toll on her. As it later turns out, they used to be lovers before Akai infiltrated the Black Organization by dating [[Akemi Miyano]], with whom he eventually became more intensely involved. Still, despite their breakup Jodie does maintain strong feelings for him.<ref name=Akai>Manga Chapter 677: The Fated Individual</ref>. When a man who looks like Shuichi Akai appears, Jodie is convinced that the stranger is her partner who has lost his memory, but he is gone before she can affirm her suspicion.



=== Hints that Jodie was not Vermouth, but an FBI agent ===
[[File:Jodie mirror pictures.PNG|thumb|right|200px|Jodie's copies have uneven borders, highlighted in red, from imperfect camera alignment while photographing Vermouth's images.]]
* The records of [[Kogoro Mouri]]'s cases that [[Vermouth]] stole did not contain any cases involving Jodie Saintemillion, but did contain the murder case [[Tomoaki Araide]] was involved in. This was the clue that allowed [[Conan|Conan Edogawa]] to deduce Araide was Vermouth and not Jodie.
* Jodie's copies of [[Media:Vermouth dartboard.PNG|the pictures of Ran and Conan on Vermouth's dartboard]] have irregular borders indicating they were photographs of Vermouth's pictures.<ref name="f343p18">[[Volume 34#File 343 - Who Are You?|Volume 34, File 343, page 18: "Who Are You?"]]</ref> This detail was overlooked in the anime. Also Jodie has a picture of Dr. Araide.
* Jodie calls Conan "cool guy" after the first time they meet in reference to the caption on Vermouth's photo of Conan, but she switches to "cool kid" after that. This showed that Jodie did not know Conan was Shinichi, unlike Vermouth who was grateful to Conan (and thus trying not to target him) after Shinichi saved her in the New York case.
* Jodie mentions the nickname for the FBI is "The Bureau".<ref name=339p13-14>Manga [[Volume 33]], File 11 (339), pgs 13-14: "OX△□!?"</ref>

== Relationships analysis ==
Due to her undercover status in Japan, Jodie’s personality and style of communication varies from person to person. Outside of a select few who know of her involvement with the FBI, Jodie maintains her cover at all times, first being a high school English teacher at Teitan High, and later an American tourist vacationing with her “boyfriend”.

=== Colleagues ===
==== Shuichi Akai ====
[[Shuichi Akai]] and Jodie are co-workers that came to Japan as part of an FBI unit led by James Black in pursuit of Vermouth and the Black Organization. While their relationship is mostly professional in the current-timeline, the two were romantically involved four to five years prior. When Akai was given the mission to earn the trust of and become a mole inside the Black Organization, he got close to Akemi Miyano for the purpose of using her inside connections. Despite his original intentions, however, Akai genuinely fell in love with Akemi, leading him to break up with a blindsided Jodie. Akai calmly explained his actions to her by saying, “To be able to love two women at the same time…it’s not that handy a personality.” While the two were no longer lovers, Jodie's feelings for Akai never swayed. Despite an end to their relationship, the two continued on as colleagues until the fateful day when Akai was killed. While his death was a tragic loss for all those in the FBI, Jodie took it especially hard. When first hearing the news, she was in complete denial that Akai could die. Despite her frantic attempts at proving Akai was alive, however, Jodie came to the cold hard truth on her own, bringing the agent to tears.

Since the incidents of Clash of Red and Black, Akai has become an understandably sore topic for Jodie. On one occasion when conversation about drinks led Camel to mention Akai's love for Bourbon alcohol and how his presence would have been helpful, Jodie furiously tells him that Shuichi Akai is dead and he should never mention him again. She storms away from her friends. In addition to an inability to cope with this loss, her thought process has become seemingly more aggressive and risky, something that was unheard of during her long, careful investigation of Vermouth. Jodie's mindset has been especially fixated since her encounter with [[Scar Akai]]. When Camel mentioned that the sudden reappearance of Akai could be a trap set up by the organization, Jodie refused to accept the possibility of such a scenario.

On the other hand, Shuichi was shown to truly care for her safety. In chapter 700, Department Store Bomber Case, Akai in the disguise form of Subaru, left a message quoted "Run. This place is very dangerous" on the drink coaster, indirectly hinting that he was concerned about her would-be fearless actions. Moreover, also in this case, whether accidental or deliberate, he bumped into Jodie at the moment she was trying to call out loud the name "Shuu" (after seeing Scar Akai blending into crowd to the gateway).

Despite the fact that they broke up 4 or 5 years ago, Jodie and Shuichi kept abnormally close-knit appellations. Jodie is confirmed by Gosho Aoyama to be the only to call Akai by the title "Shuu", which means an intimate relationship in Japanese culture. Likewise, Shuichi is the only to call Jodie by her first name without a suffix, whereas others call her Jodie-sensei, Jodie-kun or Jodie-san.

In Movie 18, Jodie flashed back to Shuichi's telling her about the difference between police gunners and army snipers. Shuichi promised to protect her with all his life, prompting Jodie to shed tears since she thought he had died at that time.

According to Super Digest Book plus 100 Akai-san and Jodie-sensei’s first impressions of each other were, Jodie’s was “What an arrogant man...”, Akai’s was “What a nagging woman”.

==== James Black ====
Although [[James Black]] is in charge of the FBI agents stationed in Japan, his relationship with Jodie couldn’t be further from the usual boss and subordinate stereotype. In fact, during several occasions, Jodie takes over the role of giving out orders while James serves as her chauffeur.<ref>[[Volume 49#File 502 - A New Objective|Volume 49, File 502: "A New Objective", Page 11]]</ref> While there are many possibilities to explain such an arrangement, such as her strong personality and supposedly bad driving skills, James does not seem to mind in the least. The two have been acquainted long before she joined the FBI, dating back at least twenty years before the series. Following the murder of Jodie’s father, also an FBI agent, James tried convincing the young girl to join the witness protection program. Both out of concern for her safety and respect for his deceased friend, James pushed the offer hard and often, but Jodie refused him time and time again until at some point when she made him a deal; she would join the program if, and only if, she was promised a position in the FBI when she was older.<ref>[[Volume 43#File 437 - Ai Haibara's Resolution|Volume 43, File 437: "Ai Haibara's Resolution ", Pages 15 - 18]]</ref> Whether or not he accepted the deal, Jodie’s current employment with the FBI seems to speak for itself. Despite this unusual working relationship, Jodie is a loyal and hard-working agent that wholeheartedly respects the man whom she has come to see as a sort of father figure. Work aside, the two have been shown to spend time together as friends, often along with Camel.

==== Andre Camel ====
She first meets [[Andre Camel]] while protecting [[Kir]], and his lies make her suspicious. Later he is forced to knock her out to carry out Conan and Akai's plan to bring Kir back to the Black Organization. Jodie has twice needed to pretend Camel is her lover in order to escape probing questions. The first time was to trick the police when Camel was a prime suspect in a [[Clash of Red and Black#Friday the Thirteenth .28Manga: 605-609.2C_Anime: 501-504.29|murder case]], and later to dodge awkward questions from Ran about why Jodie was still in Japan. Camel plays along awkwardly.

=== Black Organization ===
==== Vermouth ====
[[File:Vermouth with little Jodie.png|thumb|right|200px|Jodie (Age 7) encounters Vermouth twenty years prior to the series.]]
Bitter hatred for [[Vermouth]] is putting Jodie's feelings very lightly. The animosity she holds for the American actress stems back twenty years, during Jodie’s early childhood, when her father was murdered in cold blood and home burned to a crisp by none other than Vermouth. Jodie’s father was an FBI agent working in secret on files pertaining to Vermouth. Thinking that Jodie would die along with her mother and the files when the fire was set ablaze, Vermouth allowed the young girl to wait with her daddy for the bedtime story he promised her before dying. Things did not work out as planned, however, when Jodie left to buy orange juice at the grocery store as the fire began, later returning to find her house in shambles. After hearing that only two bodies were discovered, Vermouth desperately searched for the escapee, but to no avail; Jodie had been placed into the witness protection program by her father’s colleagues.

While Vermouth had since moved on from that incident, Jodie’s whole life was shaped during that fateful night. Albeit hesitant at first to join the program, Jodie made a deal with the persistent FBI agent, James Black: if promised a place in the FBI, she would take up his offer and go into the witness protection program. Ever since then, the burning desire to avenge her father, mother, and lost childhood drove Jodie to seek out the murderess. Vowing to always remember what took place, Jodie even took up the infamous motto that Vermouth spoke on the night of their encounter: “A secret makes a woman, woman.” When, years later, the FBI found a new lead on Vermouth, Jodie was given the opportunity to finally bring the high ranking organization member to justice.

Compared to the girl she made an orphan, Vermouth’s strong dislike for Jodie pales in comparison but exists nonetheless. When the two were finally reunited after a long period of time where both posed as school teachers, Vermouth was just as determined to finish what she started twenty years ago as Jodie was to bringing her nemesis into FBI custody. Although intervention from both sides led to a stalemate during their encounter, their fierce rivalry lives on, each with renewed efforts to put an end to the other.

==== Kir ====
Jodie interacted with Kir very little since Kir was unconscious or faking it most of the time she was under FBI watch. [[Kir]] passes information about the [[Black Organization]] to the FBI, including Jodie.

=== Other ===
==== Conan Edogawa ====
Impressed by his intelligence, deductionary abilities and knowledge, Jodie considers [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] her "favorite detective" or "cool kid". She always takes him seriously and lets him help her in figuring out plans. Also, it is shown that Jodie has placed great trust in the boy detective as when Conan asks for a favour or is asked by him to do a certain action, even though it doesn't make much sense, Jodie complies without question.

==== Ran Mouri ====
Although the two first met off screen when Jodie began teaching at Teitan High, Jodie’s stern personality and tough teaching style left a bad, perhaps more uncertain, impression on Ran. After coincidentally running into Jodie after school one day at an arcade, an entirely new impression was left on [[Ran|Ran Mouri]]. The high school girl began to admire and enjoy Jodie’s fun, friendly side. On more than one occasion, Ran even went to Jodie for advice. Unbeknownst to Ran, however, Jodie was putting on a front, at times even using the girl as a means to see Conan in action. As an FBI agent, Jodie closely monitored Ran and Conan after discovering a dartboard with their pictures during her investigation of Vermouth. As a school teacher, Jodie easily managed to keep close tabs on the girl labeled “Angel”.

When Jodie left her teaching position, the class was deeply saddened. Despite Jodie’s protests, Ran and Sonoko attempted to throw their favorite teacher a farewell party, which later turned into a case. To prove a friend’s innocence, Ran attempted to call Shinichi to solve the case for her. Jodie, however, took the phone away, claiming that Ran needed to learn how to become independent. This gesture helps encourage Ran to try and solve the case on her own, further strengthening Ran’s admiration for Jodie. When the time came to say good-bye, however, Ran went to use Jodie’s bathroom only to find photos of her friends and her hidden behind the sink mirror. Concerned by the discovery, Ran couldn’t decide what to make of the photos. When she finally found the courage to bring the topic up to Jodie during the latter’s hospitalization, the quick thinking FBI agent explained that displaying photos of friends was an American tradition. Relieved to hear her teacher's reasoning, Ran's admiration and respect for Jodie quickly returned.

==== Ai Haibara ====
Jodie takes great interest in [[Haibara|Ai Haibara]] originally due to her investigation of Vermouth; although the reasons at first were unknown to her, Jodie suspected that there was a connection between the woman who Vermouth called “Sherry” and the young girl by the name of Ai Haibara.<ref>[[Volume 42#File 433 - The Truth Behind the Mask|Volume 42, File 433: "The Truth Behind the Mask ", Pages 5 - 6]]</ref> Following the [[Head-to-Head Match with the Black Organization: A Dual Mystery on a Full Moon Night|showdown with Vermouth]], Jodie encourages Haibara to take part in the witness protection program, an offer that she declines after much consideration. As an FBI agent, she had hoped that Haibara would accept the offer, but because of their similar backgrounds, Jodie’s feelings were far closer to acceptance and admiration than they were to disappointment. While the two have yet to completely realize just how similar their pasts are, Jodie has admitted to seeing a little bit of herself in the young girl, even going as far as to comment on how Haibara had something that she lacked at that age; [[Detective Boys|friends]] who she can depend on.<ref>[[Volume 43#File 437 - Ai Haibara's Resolution|Volume 43, File 437: "Ai Haibara's Resolution ", Pages 15 - 18]]</ref> Although the relationship was mostly one-sided in the beginning, Haibara has started to see Jodie as a trustworthy figure of whom she can put her faith in, particularly after the many situations where FBI involvement has saved the day.

==== Tomoaki Araide ====
When Conan and Jodie succeeded in unmasking Vermouth and subsequently foiling her plans, the Araide family returned home to Japan, much to the dismay of the FBI agents who had gone to such lengths to protect them. It was encouraged that they take part in the [[Wikipedia:Witness protection|Witness Protection Program]], but [[Tomoaki Araide]] declined on behalf of the family. In order to make the transition back to daily life as smooth as possible, Jodie filled Tomoaki in on what he had missed, omitting certain details while making other things up to protect intelligence, allowing the doctor to return to his regular life again. During their final phone call, Jodie tells him that they will not speak again. Tomoaki uses this final opportunity to ask if Vermouth was really a bad person, infuriating Jodie who asked how a good person could kill while wearing a smile.<ref>[[Volume 45#File 459 - Truth Behind the Remaining Desk|Volume 45, File 459: "Truth Behind the Remaining Desk", Pages 16 - 18]]</ref>

==== Heiji Hattori ====
Jodie has some interest in [[Hattori Heiji|Heiji]]. In the [[English Teacher vs. Great Western Detective]] case, both Heiji and Jodie learn a lot about each other and their secrets. She correctly deduces that Heiji is very proficient in English, and in turn, Heiji deduces that she is also very good in Japanese. She relates [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] with Heiji; the two share a lot in common, which she found very interesting. Though Conan is her favorite detective, she respects Heiji's capabilities and helps Heiji and Conan whenever circumstances bring them together on a case.

====Natsuko Shibuya====
She is a good friend of Jodie and come to america to study and they encounter each other, jodie saved her and she taught jodie japanese, also when she was hospitalized jodie came to pay her a visit.

== 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. Jodie placed 17th in the poll with 37 votes out of the 5,883 that were cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebookjapan.jp/ebj/special/conan/vote_kekka2.asp|title=『名探偵コナン』人気投票結果|date=2011-05-12|publisher=eBookJapan|accessdate=2011-05-15}}</ref>

== Name origin ==
Jodie Starling was named after both Clarice Starling, one of the main protagonists in ''Silence of the Lambs'', and actress Jodie Foster who performed Starling's role in the movie adaptation of the same name. Her fake name, Saintemillion, was from Saint-Émilion, a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in south-western France.
The region is known for its wines.

== Different looks ==
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Jodie Before.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 227]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Jodie After.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 563]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Jodie Movie 18.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Movie 18]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Jodie Movie 24.png|thumb|left|x200px|Movie 24]]
|}

== Quotes ==

== In other languages ==
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{{CharLangItem|flag=Arab League|Arabic|جودي Jūdi|سيمون Sīmōn}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Indonesia|Bahasa Indonesia|Bu Guru Jodie|Starling}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Malaysia|Bahasa Melayu|Jodi|Starling}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=China|Chinese (Simplified)|茱蒂 Zhūdì|斯泰琳 Sītàilín 圣提米利翁 Shèngtímǐlìwēn }}
{{CharLangItem|flag=France|French|Jodie|Sterling}}
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{{CharLangItem|flag=Italy|Italian|Jodie|Starling}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish|Jodie|Starling}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|โจดี้|สตาร์ลิ่ง}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Jodie|Starling}}
{{EndTable}}

== Trivia ==
* As a kid, Jodie's hairstyle looks similar to Haibara's.
* According to Akai, Jodie has no driving skills; however, she was perfectly capable of performing a skidding about face with her car when being followed by Vermouth.
*According to Gosho in JUSTICE PLUS Super Digest Book, Jodie’s glasses are just for show and that she doesn't have a prescription.
*According to Super Digest Book plus 100 Jodie is popular among the male investigators in the FBI.

== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]]
* [[Unsolved Mysteries]]

== References ==
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| name = James Black
| japanese-name = ジェイムズ・ブラック (Jeimuzu Burakku)
| english-name = James Black
| image = James Black Profile.png
| age = unknown
| gender = Male
| date-of-birth =
| relatives =
| occupation = FBI special agent
| nicknames =
| status = Alive
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume 32#Kidnapped Tourist Case|File 325]] Anime: [[The Man from Chicago|Episode 258]]
| appearances = {{:James Black Appearances}}
| cases-solved =
| keyhole = [[Volume 57]]
| japanese-voice = [[Iemasa Kayumi]] (Episodes 258~783; Lupin III vs. Conan Movie; Movie 18) [[Takaya Hashi]] (Movie 20, 24, 26; Episode 1077-1079)
| english-voice = [[Taylor Henry]]
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{{nihongo|'''James Black'''|ジェイムズ・ブラック|Jeimuzu Burakku}} is a character in the manga and anime franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''. He is a high ranking agent in the FBI.

== Background ==
According to James Black's own account, he was born in London, England, in the Marylebone district of Westchester City, the same district where the original [[Wikipedia: Baker Street|Baker Street]] is located, before he moved to Chicago, growing up as a naturalized American citizen.<ref>Manga Chapter 325: Something the Lion Dropped</ref>

Black first met [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]], the [[Detective Boys]], and [[Hiroshi Agasa|Professor Agasa]] when he was visiting Japan to attend an animal show. They saved him from a crowd of reporters who mistook him for a famous American actor, the patron of the show. In fact, he was shortly afterwards kidnapped because of this, and it was thanks to Conan and the Tokyo police that Black was safely rescued from a dangerous hostage situation.<ref>Manga Chapters 325-327: Kidnapped Tourist Case</ref> At this time, Black developed a deep respect for Conan's intellect, calling him "Cool Guy".

Conan didn't meet up with Black again until he encountered [[Jodie Starling]] again while trying to save a popular politician from an assassination attempt by the [[Black Organization]]. It was at this time that Black's allegiance with the FBI was revealed; Black is in fact the head of operations on the hunt for the Organization in Japan, and ever since this revelation, he and his colleagues have worked closely with Conan whenever their common cause would bring them together.<ref>Manga Chapter 502: A New Objective</ref>

== Personality ==
Stoic and collected, James Black often lets his underlings, chiefly [[Jodie Starling|Jodie]] and [[Shuichi Akai|Shuichi]], take the initiative, knowing their capabilities, and for the same reason he listens to Conan's judgements as well.

== Appellations ==
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{{appellations|Andre Camel|James-san|Camel-kun Camel}}
{{appellations|Hidemi Hondou|-|Mizunashi Rena}}
{{appellations|Juzo Megure|James-san|Inspector Megure (''Megure-keibu'')}}
{{appellations|Rei Furuya|-|Bourbon}}
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{{appellations|Akemi Miyano|-|Miyano Akemi Hirota Masami}}
{{appellations|Rikumichi Kusuda|-|Kusuda Kusuda Rikumichi-san (first time) Kusuda-san}}
{{appellations|Gin|-|Gin}}
{{appellations|Rum|James Black<ref>[[Volume 108#File 1150|File 1150 - The Pursuers of Chaos]]</ref>|Rum}}
{{appellations|Curaçao|-|Curaçao}}
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{{appellations|Ai Haibara|-|Sherry Baker Street Irregulars (collective)}}
{{appellations|Ayumi Yoshida|-|Baker Street Irregulars (collective)}}
{{appellations|Genta Kojima|-|Baker Street Irregulars (collective)}}
{{appellations|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|-|Baker Street Irregulars (collective)}}
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{{appellations|Fujiko Mine|-|Mine Fujiko|file=Fujiko Mine.jpg}}
{{appellations|Yusaku Kudo|-|Yusaku-san<ref name="file1063">[[Volume 100#FBI Serial Murder Case|File 1063 (Volume 100)]]</ref>}}
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== Plot overview ==
=== Kidnapped Tourist Case (Manga: [[Volume 32#Kidnapped Tourist Case|325-327]], Anime: [[The Man from Chicago|258-259]]) ===

James is first seen getting mistaken by reporters for Randy Hawk, a rich person who sponsors zoos and animal shows. After Conan realizes that James wasn’t Randy Hawk, he and the detective boys save him by pretending that he is their grandpa. James decides to invite them out for lunch as gratitude for helping him but on the way to get his car, he gets kidnapped by some fake policemen who mistake him as Randy Hawk and are using him as a hostage for ransom. Before he got forced in the car, James left a clue for Conan to find him in a police car. After James is saved from the kidnappers, he disappears before the police can question him and meet up with [[Shuichi Akai]], the man from the bus incident. It is revealed that James knew that the kidnappers were fake policemen due to them not asking for his name in the beginning. James asks Shuichi that since he called him if it is possible to get back with his “lover”, which Shuichi says yes too.

=== Valentine Chocolate Case (Manga: [[Volume 33#Valentine Chocolate Case|331]], Anime: [[The Truth Behind Valentine's|266]]) ===

=== Murderer's Car Case (Manga: [[Volume 42#Murderer's Car Case|435]], [[Volume_43#Murderer's_Car_Case|437]], Anime: [[Find the Buttock's Mark|346-347]]) ===

James sees Haibara deny the witness protection program and notes how similar her and Jodie was as a young age, as Jodie too had rejected the program and wanted to join the FBI in exchange for joining the program.

=== Black Organization vs. FBI (Manga: [[Volume 49#Black Organization vs. FBI|502-504]], Anime: [[Black Impact! The Moment the Black Organization Reaches Out|425]]) ===

James picks up Jodie and Conan from his car and pursues the Black Organization to stop their assassination plans. With help from Conan, James is able to catch Kir and chases her but due to an accident, Kir goes into a coma and has to be brought to the hospital. After Conan realizes that the Black Organization are about to target Kogoro, James drive to the detective agency and arrives just in time for Conan and Shuichi to save Kogoro from them.

=== Giant Hammer Case (Manga: [[Volume 53#Giant Hammer Case|550]], Anime: [[The Shadow of the Black Organization|462]]) ===

James asks Jodie whether Rena Mizunashi has regained consciousness yet, to which Jodie says that she hasn’t. James is worried that the longer it takes for her to wake up, the likelihood of the Black Organization rises as well.

=== Mysterious Job Case (Manga: [[Volume 53#Mysterious Job Case|553-554]], Anime: [[The Shadow of the Black Organization|464]]) ===

=== Fake Patient Case (Manga: [[Volume 57#Fake Patient Case|595-597]], Anime: [[Clash of Red and Black|495-496]]) ===

=== Kir Transport Case (Manga: [[Volume 58#Kir Transport Case|599-604]], Anime: [[Clash of Red and Black|497-500]]) ===

=== Foreign Suspect Case (Manga: [[Volume 58#Foreign Suspect Case|605-609]], Anime: [[Clash of Red and Black|501-504]]) ===

=== Red, White, and Yellow Case (Manga: [[Volume 60#Red, White, and Yellow Case|622]], Anime: [[Conan vs. Double Code Mystery#Red, White, Yellow, and the Detective Boys|509]]) ===

=== Bank Heist Case (Manga: [[Volume 65#Bank Heist Case|677, 679]], Anime: [[Detective Boys vs. Robber Group|563-564]]) ===

=== East vs. West (Manga: [[Volume 74#East vs. West|779-780]], Anime: [[Conan vs. Heiji, Deduction Battle Between the Detectives of the East and West|651]]) ===

=== Scarlet Showdown (Manga: [[Volume 85#Scarlet Showdown|898]], Anime: [[The Scarlet Return|783]]) ===

=== FBI Serial Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 100#FBI Serial Murder Case|1061-1066]], Anime: [[The Black Organization's Scheme|1077-1079]]) ===

== Non-canon plot overview ==
=== Dimensional Sniper (Movie: [[Dimensional Sniper|18]]) ===

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

=== The Scarlet Bullet (Movie: [[The Scarlet Bullet|24]]) ===

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

== Relationships analysis ==
=== Colleagues ===
==== Jodie Starling ====
[[Jodie Starling|Jodie]] and James hold a close subordinate relationship and James is shown to trust Jodie's judgement deeply and recognizes her strengths and weaknesses. He is close enough to Jodie to understand her thoughts, mainly as shown when he cautions Camel not to speak too much about Akai in front of her, understanding that Akai had been more than a mere FBI colleague to Jodie. The two have been acquainted prior to the series at least 20 years ago following the death of Jodie's father. Due to his respect for his deceased friend and concern for the girl's safety, James consistently tried persuading Jodie to join the Witness Protection Program, though the latter constantly refused over and over until a point at time in which she made a deal with James to join the Witness Protection Program under the promise that she be guaranteed a position in the FBI when she grew older. Despite often taking over the role of giving out orders, Jodie holds deep loyalty to James, whom she has shown to somewhat view as a father figure.

==== Shuichi Akai ====
While their relationship is not shown as much as Jodie's, it is shown that James holds high regard in [[Shuichi Akai|Akai]]'s abilities and respects and trusts him deeply and vice versa. James has also noted Akai's habit of performing missions on his own and planning things without informing him or Jodie, but does not appear to bear a grudge because of it. He also appears to be knowledgeable of Akai's loner personality coming from Akemi's death, showing that he understands Akai quite well despite not having interacted with him much. James had shown to have taken Akai's death hard (though not to the same extent as Jodie), but is still able to maintain his composure despite the obvious tragedy. Later on, it was revealed that Black was in on the ploy to fake Akai's death, which would explain his maintaining his composure. A major hint to this is provided in the movie ''[[Dimensional Sniper]]'', where [[Subaru Okiya]] (apparently Shuichi's undercover identity) is shown to be in secret contact with Black.

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

Curiously, James correctly identified Sera Masumi, Akai's younger sister, as being female, when almost every other person in the cast initially mistook her for a boy. James denies having seen her before, but it may also be related to any connections he had with Akai's family in the past.

==== Andre Camel ====
While their relationship is even less shown than Akai's, it is shown that James still trusted and respected [[Andre Camel|Camel]]. The two were shown spending time as friends along with Jodie at a liquor store at one point, where Camel's less-than-sensitive personality causes Jodie to storm out of the store, with James later cautioning Camel to not mention Akai's name in front of Jodie, knowing that she had taken his death particularly hard, having viewed him as more than a mere FBI colleague.

=== Others ===
==== Conan Edogawa ====
James is one of the few adults that views [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] as an equal and the even fewer few that seemingly knows his true identity due to being part of the FBI. As such, James holds high regard in Conan's abilities and trusts him deeply. He also has the habit of calling Conan, "Cool-guy".

== Name origin ==
Haibara notes that James Black's name is similar to [[Wikipedia: James Bond|James Bond]], and both are British as well. Conan points out that there is another British man with a similar name: [[Wikipedia: Professor Moriarty|James Moriarty]].

== Different looks ==
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:James Before.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 258]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:James Middle.JPG|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 495]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:James After.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 563]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:James EP1077.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 1077]]
|}

== Quotes ==
{{cquote|As expected of the child that you have your eyes on. It almost makes me want to scout him for the bureau.|[[Black Impact! The Moment the Black Organization Reaches Out|Episode 425]]||talking to [[Jodie Starling|Jodie]] in the car with [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] in the backseat}}

== Trivia ==
* In James' first appearance, he was blond.
* James likes [[Fujiko Mine]].<ref>[[Lupin III vs. Detective Conan: The Movie]]</ref>
* James is completely unrelated to, however he deeply resembles the suspect, Edward Crowe from the episode [[The Locked Room in the Sky: Shinichi Kudo's First Case]], although they are both English Speaking, and possibly British.
*According to Gosho in JUSTICE PLUS Super Digest Book, he was aware of Sera Masumi when she visited the FBI and he saw her.

== In other languages ==
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{{CharLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|ジェイムズ Jeimuzu|ブラック Burakku}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Arabic|Arabic|جيمس James|بلاك Black}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Catalonia|Catalan|James|Black}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=China|Chinese (Simplified)|詹姆斯 Zhānmǔsī|布莱克 Bùláikè}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=France|French|James|Black}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Italy|Italian|James|Black}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|เจมส์ James|แบล็ค Black}}
{{EndTable}}

== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Characters}}
{{Federal Bureau of Investigation}}
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| japanese-name = アンドレ・キャメル (Andore Kyameru)
| english-name = Andre Camel
| image = Andre Camel Profile.png
| age = 27
| gender = Male
| date-of-birth =
| relatives =
| occupation = FBI special agent
| nicknames =
| aliases =
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume 58#Kir Transport Case|File 599]] Anime: [[Clash of Red and Black|Episode 497]]
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| japanese-voice = [[Kiyoyuki Yanada]] (Episode 497-861; Movie 18, 20, 24, 26; Zero's Tea Time) [[Kenji Nomura]] (Episode 1072 onwards)
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{{nihongo|'''Andre Camel'''|アンドレ・キャメル|Andore Kyameru}} is a character from the manga and anime franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''. He is an FBI agent.

== Background ==
Andre Camel is a member of the FBI, agent number 20723, who feels a debt to [[Shuichi Akai]] for ruining his infiltration of the Black Organization and the FBI's chances to capture [[Gin]] two years ago. Andre Camel is well built and has an ugly mug; Jodie calls him a gorilla at one point. He is an expert technical driver.<ref name="DAY2023">[https://conannews.org/fragerunde-mit-gosho-aoyama-day2023/49323/ ''Fragerunde mit Gosho Aoyama: DAY2023.''] ''ConanNews.org'' (in German). 16 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.</ref> He isn't married and doesn't have a family.

== Personality ==
Despite his rather hulking appearance, Camel is a nice guy who cares about the feelings of his fellow FBI agents. He can react quickly, as shown by his driving skills<ref name="DAY2023" /> and his role in the return Kir plan, but doesn't always make the best choices, evidenced when his concern for an old man wound up ruining Shuichi Akai's cover in the Black Organization. He is also awkward, mostly failing to play the role of Jodie's lover in order to fool the police, and bringing up Akai in front of the still mourning Jodie.

Camel likes working out whenever he gets the chance; Akai calls him a "muscle-training maniac" because of that habit. He also likes to regularly frequent eating establishments where the food and/or drinks have met his approval, and has developed a strong liking for the Japanese cuisine. As a foreigner with learning only in the standard Japanese language, Camel is unfamiliar with local dialects and idioms common in everyday language.

== Appellations ==
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{{appellations|Subaru Okiya|Camel<ref name="file948">[[Volume 89#Kohji Haneda's Death Case|File 948: The Clenched Scissors (Volume 89)]]</ref>|Akai-san}}
{{appellations|Jodie Starling|Camel Agent Camel Andre Camel Darling (as a ruse) Gorilla |Jodie-san}}
{{appellations|James Black|Camel-kun Camel|James-san}}
{{appellations|Juzo Megure|Camel-san}}
{{appellations|Hidemi Hondou|Agent Camel|Mizunashi Rena}}
{{appellations|Rei Furuya|German (''Deutsch-kei'')|Amuro Tooru Bourbon The worst waiter}}
{{appellations|Wataru Takagi|Andre Camel-san}}
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{{appellations|Conan Edogawa|Agent Camel (''Camel-sōsakan'')|Conan-kun}}
{{appellations|Ran Mouri|Agent Camel (''Camel-sōsakan'')}}
{{appellations|Shinichi Kudo|Andre Camel (movie introdcution)<ref name="m18">Movie 18: ''[[Dimensional Sniper]]''</ref>}}
|}
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{{appellations|Vermouth|Andre Camel|Vermouth}}
{{appellations|Vodka|-|Vodka}}
{{appellations|Kanenori Wakita|Andre Camel FBI brat<ref>[[Volume 108#File 1147|The Crucial Moment of Chaos]]</ref>|Rum}}
{{appellations|Rikumichi Kusuda|-|Kusuda Rikumichi}}
{{appellations|Scar Akai|-|Akai-san}}
{{appellations|Korn|This FBI guy|-}}
|}
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{{appellations|Heiji Hattori|The mean-looking foreigner|-}}
{{appellations|Masumi Sera|FBI Guy|-}}
{{appellations|Yusaku Kudo|Camel-kun|-}}
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== Plot overview ==

=== Kir Transport Case (Manga: [[Volume 58#Kir Transport Case|599-604]], Anime: [[Clash of Red and Black|491-504]])===

==== Organization Counterattack (Manga: [[Volume 58#Kir Transport Case|599-601]], Anime: [[Clash of Red and Black|498-499]])====
Andre Camel initially appears to be a suspicious FBI agent, possibly a [[Black Organization]] infiltrator. [[Jodie]] calls out to him right before the strategy meeting, and after showing her his badge, he tells her to hold on while he finishes his call to his wife. In reality, he most likely was contacting [[Shuichi Akai]] about details for the upcoming plan to return [[CIA]] agent [[Rena Mizunashi]] to the Black Organization that involves tricking the rest of the FBI as well.

During the strategy meeting, Camel encourages the FBI to consider a plan to move Kir quickly and points out he is an excellent technical driver and would be up for the mission. After the meeting adjourned, Jodie, who felt a bad vibe from Camel, asks Akai if he has seen Camel before. Akai lies, saying he hasn't, but tries to reassure Jodie by saying he would never forget an enemy face.

The following morning, the Black Organization launches their counterattack on the FBI in the hospital. They create several nearby accidents to cause a large rush of people into the hospital and then begin sending patients small bombs hidden inside gifts. Jodie is tasked with getting rid of the bomb that the Black Organization had mailed [[James Black]] in a pot of flowers. Camel, who had deserted his nearby post to inform Jodie of the incoming panicked crowd, volunteers to help dispose of the bomb, pointing out all the major roads were clogged with traffic because of the incidents the Black Organization created. Jodie is reluctant but agrees when Camel claims to have extensive knowledge of the area.

Jodie takes the wheel at first, but Camel steals her driving spot after he tricks Jodie into looking for the source of a non-existent ticking sound in the trunk. Camel then remarks that he will drive off without her because he wants to take a shortcut that only a skilled driver like him could manage in the time before the bomb detonates. To Jodie's dismay, Camel's shortcut turns out to be sidewalks and the wrong side of the road. He manages to make it to a bridge in time, and telling Jodie to grab the wheel, heaves the bomb into a river where it explodes harmlessly. Jodie calls James to report the success, and Camel smiles at Jodie's praise of his skill.

Camel returns with Jodie to the hospital and they and the rest of the FBI continue collecting bombs that the Black Organization had "gifted" to patients. The Black Organization, in order to lure the FBI agents busy collecting bombs to Rena Mizunashi's room, hack the TV signals in the hospital and broadcasts an edited clip of Rena Mizunashi in a hospital gown saying she has recovered from her illness. Jodie rushes towards Mizunashi's room, and on the way sees Camel. Camel says that newcomers aren't told where Mizunashi's room is, and he asks if he should come along. Jodie tells him to keep collecting bombs.

==== Moving Rena (Manga: [[Volume 58#Kir Transport Case|602-603]], Anime: [[Clash of Red and Black|499-500]])====

Now that the FBI thinks the Black Organization has discovered the location of Rena Mizunashi, they hold an emergency meeting to decide on the logistics of fooling the Black Organization with three identical vans. Camel volunteers to drive the van with Rena Mizunashi and Jodie agrees because of his driving skill while disposing of the bomb earlier. Akai warns him not to be scared, "The fear of death is worst than death itself." Camel comments that he has no family to mourn if should he fail, which immediately raises Jodie's suspicions as Camel earlier told her he was calling his wife. As Camel prepares to climb into the van, Jodie confronts him and asks him to give up his driving responsibility to her. Jodie snatches the keys from him, but he knocks her out with a fist to the gut and leaves her propped up against the back of a car. Just before they roll out, James asks Camel if he has seen Jodie, but Camel denies seeing her.

The Black Organization tail the three vans with motorcycles and images the inside of the vans thermally. Camel continues steadily on a course looping back towards the hospital despite Vodka following him. Gin correctly guesses Rena Mizunashi is in the van Vodka is following and soon the three motorcycles and Gin's Porsche converge on Camel's van. Camel reports this to James and tells him he will shake them off. At that movement, Kir hits Camel with a bomb she had been holding and the van spins out and skids against a railing to a halt. After Kir bails out, Gin orders Chianti to kill the seemingly unconscious Camel. Before she can do so, there is an explosion in the van. Camel quickly slips out of the van on the far side at the same time as the explosion which gives the Black Organization the impression he was killed by it. The singed Camel contacts Akai to tell him the plan was a success, revealing that all his suspicious behaviour so far was part of Akai's strategy.

==== Explaining the plan to the FBI (Manga: [[Volume 58#Kir Transport Case|604-605]], Anime: [[Clash of Red and Black|500]])====
With Kir safely replanted in the Organization, Akai explains Camel's involvement to the rest of the FBI. Akai had contacted Camel secretly, needing someone to volunteer to drive Kir in one of the three vans, pretend to crash, and then escape the detonating van to trick the Black Organization and the FBI into thinking Kir had been successfully recaptured. Out of the FBI, only Camel was skilled enough as a driver to crash a van precisely and escape an explosion. The original plan was for Camel to ride alone with Kir when the FBI moved her and explained that he wanted her to rejoin the Organization. That wound up being unnecessary because Eisuke had forced Kir to reveal she was awake. While Camel forcibly removed Eisuke from the room, Akai and Conan discussed a new plan with Kir. Camel was told to take out anyone interfering with him being the driver of Rena's van, which is why he knocked out Jodie.

=== Shiranpuri Case (Manga: [[Volume 58#Foreign Suspect Case|605-609]], Anime: [[Clash of Red and Black|501-504]])===
A talent agency director was murdered at the New Beika Hotel and the police combed the building looking for foreigners who could speak Japanese. Camel was apprehended while he was jogging down the stairs as an exercise routine. Camel was hoping to hide the fact he was an FBI agent from the police, but when he mentions that he needs to stay fit for work, the Detective Boys and police became curious about his profession. Conan had to call Jodie to come and bail Camel out after the Detective Boys accused him of being a professional killer. Jodie added onto an earlier tale she told the police; she came to Japan after bungling at work and Camel had become worried and followed her to Japan...because he was her lover! Camel was caught off-guard by Jodie's story completely and his lack of believable acting made [[Wataru Takagi|Detective Takagi]] sense something was awkward.

The police ask the suspects to move to a different room while they investigate the crime scene. While they are walking, Jodie asks Camel what he had been doing in Japan two years ago. Camel reveals that two years ago, when Akai was still undercover as member of the Black Organization, he was the FBI agent that caused the mission to capture an executive member of the Black Organization to fail. When Akai had received his codename, he was to meet his new boss, [[Gin]], in a warehouse. The FBI planned a trap to capture Gin and staked out the warehouse. Instead of Gin arriving, a old man came in and sat down. Without thinking, Camel came out of hiding and shooed the old man away, telling him it was dangerous here. Gin never showed up and the Black Organization found out Akai was a spy. Because of that, eventually [[Akemi Miyano]], Akai's girlfriend, was murdered by the Black Organization. Camel felt he had a debt to repay to Akai, so when Akai asked if anyone was up for the plan to help return Rena Mizunashi to the Black Organization, Camel volunteered himself even though he was warned that it could cost his life.

=== Teito Bank (Manga: [[Volume 65#Bank Heist Case|677-679]], Anime: [[Detective Boys vs. Robber Group|563-564]])===
Jodie, James, and Camel are out shopping for a bottle of alcohol for James' birthday<ref>[[Volume 65|Volume 65, File 677, Page 2]]</ref>. Camel brings up Akai liked Bourbon whiskey and that if Akai were still around the FBI wouldn't have to worry about the Black Organization operative Bourbon. Jodie snaps at Camel for bringing up Akai and storms out, and James Black chides Camel for forgetting Jodie had feelings for Akai so she is still sensitive about his death.

=== Scar Akai at the Beika Department Store (Manga: [[Volume 67#Department Store Bomber Case|700-704]], Anime: [[The Crisis Beckoned by the Red Omen|578]]-[[The Red Shaking Target|581]])===
[[Image:Camel Scar Akai Encounter.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Andre Camel sees Scar Akai.]]
While Andre Camel is in the bathroom, he sees [[Scar Akai]] pass behind him. Camel rushes from the bathroom, but scar Akai is nowhere to be seen. Camel wonders who it was he saw, but unlike Jodie wonders if he might be a trap from the Black Organization. Later he spots Chianti and Gin's Porsche outside the department store, alerting the Jodie and Conan to the sniping plan.

=== East vs. West rematch (Manga: [[Volume 74#East vs. West|778-780]], Anime: [[Conan vs. Heiji, Deduction Battle Between the Detectives of the East and West|651]])===
Andre Camel goes to a Danny's restaurant to have some of their special curry. While in the restaurant bathroom, Andre overhears a man's phone conversation, which is seemingly about how he regrets killing someone. After leaving his stall, Camel finds the speaker dead from apparent suicide via a poisoned candy. During this case, Camel meets [[Heiji]] and [[Kazuha]]. Andre is unfamiliar with the Kansai dialect which caused him to misinterpret several things about the dead man's phone conversation. Andre also meets [[Masumi Sera]], who strongly reminds Camel of someone. This feeling prompts him to send her picture to Jodie and James Black to see if they recognize her.

=== Teacher Assault Case (Manga: [[Volume 84#Elementary Teacher Assault|891-893]], Anime: [[The Scarlet Return|779-780]])===
Near the end of the case, [[Rei Furuya|Bourbon]] walks up to Camel and asks him about [[Rikumichi Kusuda]], the undercover Black Organization member who killed himself while being chased by [[Shuichi Akai]] during the Black Organization and the FBI's standoff in [[Clash of Red and Black]]. Camel refuses to disclose any information as it's strictly confidential. [[Vermouth]], disguised as Jodie, then talks to Camel about Rikumichi, and Camel willingly opens up about it. After getting the information that they wanted, Bourbon and Vermouth leave. As the real Jodie approaches him, Camel is horrified to learn that he had made another grave error.

=== Scarlet Showdown (Manga: [[Volume 85#Scarlet|894-898]], Anime: [[The Scarlet Return|781-783]])===
Jodie starts to piece together the information she has gathered and comes to the conclusion that Shuichi Akai is indeed alive. To confirm her speculation, she and Camel visit Raiha Pass, the site of Akai's apparent death. On their way to the pass, several cars, presumably from the Black Organization, corner Jodie and Camel. Camel surmises that since the Organization has also found out that Akai's alive, they're planning to attack. Camel begins to feel guilty again, due to his mistake probably costing Akai everything he's been planning.

Camel drives towards a rock tactically to jump past the Black Organization cars. After landing, he notices that the steering wheel is starting to rotate to the right and figures that the wheel must have been damaged by the jump stunt. As they're losing their edge in the chase, a voice from the back seat orders Camel to open the roof of the car. To his and Jodie's surprise, it is Shuichi Akai. Akai explains to the two of them that everything that's been going on is part of Conan's plan and that the Black Organization cars chasing them are actually from Japan's Secret Police.

=== Yusaku Kudo's TV Show Case (Manga: [[Volume 100#Yusaku Kudo's TV Show Case|1060]], Anime: [[Yusaku Kudo's Detective Show|1072]]) ===

=== FBI Serial Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 100#FBI Serial Murder Case|1061-1066]], Anime: [[The Black Organization's Scheme|1077-1079]]) ===
Camel appears with the FBI agents at the Kudo Residence as the Black Organization hacking the their Communication code. When they decide to plant a fake code to lure the Black Organization, Camel reminds by Akai that his identify cannot be exposed in front of the Black Organization since he is the driver of replanted Rena Mizunashi back to the Black Organization from [[Clash of Red and Black]]. He should be considered deceased during that operation. However, Rum was able to detect it and counter trap and attacked the FBI members instead, causing him falling into sea at Umibotaru. The Black Organization decide to find Camel due to Korn remembers he has seen Camel before. He hide at Umizarujima and wait for Akai and Conan to rescue him. But the Black Organization are able to find his trail at Umibotaru and head on the island. With efforts of Akai and Conan, he manage to fake his death in front of the organization and head back to Kudo Residence. His hair is shaved by Yukiko and leaving him a shorter hair. He also tell Akai and Conan what he heard from [[Vodka]] about Rum changed his appearance and made up a silly name for himself.

=== Shintoist Temple Case (Manga: [[Volume 100#Shintoist Temple Case|1067-1069]], Anime: [[The Inauspicious Matchmaking|1085-1086]]) ===
Following the incident with the FBI Serial Murder Case, Camel and the FBI remaining are forced to go back to America to reorganize.

=== Bar Hostess Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 108#Bar Hostess Murder Case|1144-1146]], Anime: TBD) ===

== Non-canon plot overview ==
=== Dimensional Sniper (Movie: [[Dimensional Sniper|18]]) ===

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

=== The Scarlet Bullet (Movie: [[The Scarlet Bullet|24]]) ===

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

== Relationships analysis ==
=== Shuichi Akai ===
Camel feels indebted to [[Shuichi Akai]] because his mistake started a chain reaction of events which began with Akai's expulsion from the Black Organization as a spy and ended with Akemi's death. Camel volunteered himself for a life-threatening mission to atone for his guilt. Throughout the series his loyalty for Akai was shown every now and again as he followed Akai’s orders without fail and helped him whenever he needed it. When Akai had apparently perished at the hands of the organization he took this pretty hard as well often wondering what Akai would have done in certain situations. This was shown further during the Scarlet Arc when he encountered Bourbon and was furious because they had killed Akai but was held back by Jodie. And once again when Akai reappeared in the back of his car leaving him surprised and in tears relieved that he was alive and well.

=== Jodie Starling ===
[[File:jodie camel shocked.jpg|thumb|200px|Jodie with Camel.]]
[[Jodie Starling]] has a tendency to put Camel in sudden awkward situations, most notably by claiming to be his girlfriend in order to explain his and Jodie's continued presence in Japan. Camel doesn't react well, but tries to play along as best he can.

=== James Black ===
James Black is Andre's boss.

== Name origin ==
Andre Camel's name comes from [http://gundam.wikia.com/wiki/Dren Lieutenant Dren], a character from [[Wikipedia:Mobile Suit Gundam|Mobile Suit Gundam]].<ref>(Text from front cover of Japanese [[Volume 58]]) "どーも青山です。　今回初登場するFBIの捜査官アンドレ・キャメル！　彼の名前のモデルは、機動戦士ガンダムで”赤い彗星”シャア・アズナブルの副官であり、キャメル艦隊を指揮していた'''ドレン大尉'''。　え？　なんでそうしたかって？　それは読んでのお楽しみ…（笑）"</ref> {{nihongo|Lieutenant Dren|ドレン|Doren}} is [http://gundam.wikia.com/wiki/Char_Aznable Char Aznable's] second in command for part of the series and led the Camel squadron. This matches the pattern for protagonist characters related to [[Shuichi_Akai#Name_origin| Akai Shuichi]] to have names derived from antagonists in Mobile Suit Gundam.<ref>[http://www.detectiveconanworld.com/forum/topic/1555-translating-interviews/page__view__findpost__p__235287 Gosho's interview]: 青山「コナンの味方であるキャラクターの最高ランクにあたるのが赤井でしたから、黒ずくめの組織側にもガンダム系の名前のキャラが出せたら面白いですよね。例えば『安室徹』とか(笑)ガンダムと敵味方が逆なのがいい。」 
Aoyama: If Conan's ally's highest ranking member is Akai, then it would be interesting if there were characters with Gundam-based names in the Black Organization as well. Like "Amuro Tooru" (laughs)
For Gundam, the good guys and bad guys should be reversed.</ref> "'''Andre'''" comes from moving the n (ン) in front of the "dore" (ドレ) and adding an 'a'. '''Camel''' comes from the same named squadron Dren was in charge of.

== Different looks ==
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Andre Before.JPG|thumb|left|x150px|Episode 498]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Andre Camel After.png|thumb|left|x150px|Episode 651]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:EP782-old man.jpg|thumb|left|x150px|A younger version of Camel]]
|}
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Andre Camel ZTT.jpg|thumb|left|x150px|Zero's Tea Time Episode 5]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Andre Camel EP1079.jpg|thumb|left|x150px|Episode 1079]]
|}

== Quotes ==

== Trivia ==
* Camel likes fruit juice drinks, especially the one they serve at the restaurant on the top of the New Beika Hotel. He also likes the special curry they serve at Danny's. Both of his food likes have accidentally got him involved in murder cases, first as the primary suspect, then as primary witness.
* As of File 1066, Camel is shaved by Yukiko after the events of FBI Serial Murder Case leaving a hair shorter.
*According to [[Gosho Aoyama]] in JUSTICE PLUS Super Digest Book, his favourite type of girl is someone who is gentle and not afraid of him.
**He also stated that, of all who are still alive, Camel "probably" has the best driving skills.<ref name="DAY2023" />

== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]]

== References ==
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| name = Heiji Hattori
| japanese-name = 服部平次 (Hattori Heiji)
| english-name = Harley Hartwell
| image = Heiji Hattori Profile.png
| age = 17<ref name=CD56>Conan drill page 56</ref>
| gender = Male
| height = 174 cm (5'8.5")
| weight = 61 kg (134 lbs)
| date-of-birth = July/August<ref>[[Interviews#Comic-Salon_Erlangen.2C_Germany_Interview|Comic-Salon Erlangen, Germany Interview]] Q: On which day is Heiji's birthday? A: It's not certain yet, but it should be July or August.</ref>
| occupation = High School Student Detective
| relatives = [[Heizo Hattori]] (father) [[Shizuka Hattori]] (mother) Mr. Hattori (paternal grandfather)
| nicknames = Hei-chan ([[Goro Otaki|Otaki]]) "The Great Detective of the West" Detective Freak (Kazuha) Dark skinned man (Conan) Osaka boy (Kogoro) Detective boy
| status = Alive
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume 10#Great Detective of the West|File 92]] Anime: [[Diplomat Murder Case|Episode 48]]
| appearances = {{:Heiji Hattori Appearances}}
| cases-solved = 33 (cases in the anime series) 1200+ (including the cases of lost cats when Heiji was a kid)<ref>[[Three Days with Heiji Hattori|Episode 479: Three Days with Heiji Hattori]]; [[Volume 54|Volume 54, File 563, page 3: "The Detective Koshien"]]</ref>
| keyhole = [[Volume 10]]
| japanese-voice = [[Ryo Horikawa]] [[Kumiko Higa]] (young)<ref>[[The Crimson Love Letter|Movie 21: The Crimson Love Letter]]</ref>
| english-voice = [[Kevin M. Connolly]] (FUNimation) [[Lucien Dodge]] (Bang Zoom!) [[Jason Kesser]] (Macias Group)
| drama-actor = [[Tori Matsuzaka]]
| footnotes =
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'''{{nihongo|Heiji Hattori|服部平次|Hattori Heiji}}''', also known as '''Harley Hartwell''' in the Funimation dub, is an Osakan high school detective in the manga and anime series ''[[Detective Conan]]''. He is a childhood friend and the romantic interest of [[Kazuha Toyama]]. Originally a detective rival to [[Shinichi Kudo]], Heiji has since [[List of characters who know Conan's identity|found out]] [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]]'s true identity and the two often team up to work on cases. He was the first person to ''deduce'' Conan's true identity.

== Background ==
[[File:Cuffed.png|thumb|left|200px|Heiji and Kazuha cuffed together as children.]]
Heiji is a high school detective, and the son of [[Heizo Hattori]], chief of the Osaka Police Department, and his wife [[Shizuka Hattori]]. Heiji wants to be a detective like his father since spending his childhood looking for lost cats in his neighborhood, and he is also very skilled in kendo and has become a favored tournament contender for his school.

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

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

During their second encounter, Conan knocked Heiji out to use him as the mouthpiece for the voice-changing bow-tie. But during his final presentation of the facts, Heiji awoke prematurely and discovered Conan's secret, and in the end managed to blackmail Conan into revealing all.<ref>Manga Chapters 121: The Holmes Freak Case: The Revelation</ref> Ever since that revelation, Heiji has been helping Conan in hiding his secret identity, though he constantly slips up by calling him "Kudo" in front of [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] and Kazuha.

Heiji and Conan most often congenially team up to solve assorted cases. Heiji has also helped Conan investigate his arch-enemy, the [[Black Organization]], on several occasions, such as when the two investigated [[Jodie Starling]]<ref>{{cite book|last=Aoyama|first=Gosho|title=Case Closed|volume=34|publisher=Viz Media chapter=Files 2-7|language=English}}</ref>, or when Heiji investigated [[Eisuke Hondou]] on his own and then told Conan his findings<ref>{{cite book|last=Aoyama|first=Gosho|title=Meitantei Conan|volume=56|chapter=Files 7|language=Japanese}}</ref>, but he never had a real direct confrontation with the primary antagonist and often underestimated them. He has also helped cover for Conan during several of the brief instances where Conan regained his true adolescent age, and has even disguised himself as Shinichi on several occasions in order to protect his identity, even though he is not very good at it (mostly owing to his distinctive Kansai dialect). When not working on a case, he regularly attempts to invite Conan to take in the sights and culinary delights of Osaka, which he considers more wholesome than Tokyo's.
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== Personality ==
Unlike Shinichi/Conan, more cold and determined, Heiji is very blunt during an investigation, which usually lands him in trouble. Even while solving a case, he tends to be lighthearted and good-humored, preferring to work through it with a grin on his face. He is a big fan of baseball, and is most of the time shown wearing an Osaka cap, to support the local Osaka baseball team. He usually wears his cap with its visor pointed backward, but if he feels challenged, he turns the visor forward.

Heiji is known for his pride as an Osaka citizen and for his thick Osakan accent, which has been pointed out and sometimes made fun numerous times. However, Heiji holds his head high and is always one to brag about the greatness of Osaka, especially when Conan comes to visit.

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

Furthermore, he's pretty much always watching Shinichi's back, and does whatever he can to not only keep Shinichi safe, but to keep his identity under cover. However, on one occasion Heiji advised Conan to tell the truth, when Ran had convinced herself that Conan was Shinichi and thus willingly gave him blood after being shot.

Heiji occasionally enjoys teasing Shinichi's kid form. He has fun jokingly (sometimes mistakenly) calling Conan "Kudo" in front of Ran at his friend's expense. He often treats Conan/Shinichi as a younger brother and their close relationship even evokes Kazuha's jealousy from time to time. In return Conan truly trusts and respects Heiji.

Although he is very competitive when it comes to detective cases, when a case gets hot, he and Shinichi work effectively together. During Shinichi's first return to his high school during the play performance, Heiji had let him take the lead role in the investigations, saying that it was because they were in Tokyo, Shinichi's turf.<ref>{{cite book|last=Aoyama|first=Gosho|title=Case Closed|volume=26|publisher=Viz Media chapter=Files 1-7|language=English}}</ref>

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

During the "Bond of Fire" case, Heiji questions Conan if they were right in stopping the culprit from committing suicide, leading to the latter responding that if a detective knows a criminal is about to commit suicide and does nothing to stop it, then the detective is no better than a murderer. Heiji takes to this heart, as evidenced by him stopping the serial murderer in the "Stabbed Wallet" case from committing suicide.

His relationship with Shinichi/Conan from his end. In Heiji's first appearance, he traveled all the way to Tokyo to challenge Shinichi Kudo to a deduction battle so he could win and show he was the superior detective of the two. After Shinichi solves the case (which included correcting Heiji's wrong assumptions), the Tokyoite detective then gives a short speech to the Osakan that there's no such thing as the superior or inferior detective, only the truth; Heiji is left both speechless and amazed. Throughout his subsequent appearances (which involved deducing "Conan's" real identity), Heiji may have kept his competitiveness towards his fellow detective, but he now considers Shinichi/Conan to be his partner and best friend, willing to do anything to ensure his happiness and safety.

== Appearance ==
[[File:vlcsnap-2013-09-20-15h27m58s194.png|thumb|right|200px|Heiji talks about his skin color in movie 7.]]
Heiji is a handsome man with dark brown, spiky hair and dark brown skin which he claims is inherited from his 71-year-old paternal grandfather.<ref>Chapter 278</ref> His eyes are blue in the manga (like every character). Initially, his eyes appeared dark green, but are now blue<ref>Episode 710</ref>. He speaks with a strong Kansai Ben accent, which is typical of the Osaka region. Since Heiji is so strongly accustomed to this accent, his lingual habit can be a disadvantage at times, especially when he has to impersonate someone who uses standard Japanese.<ref>[[Volume 26# School Play Case|Manga Chapter 256: ''Concealed Truth'']]</ref><ref>OVA 06: ''[[Follow the Vanished Diamond! Conan & Heiji vs. Kid!]]''</ref> He has a scar behind the left ear from being hit during an Oyodo competition as said in episode 263.

He has also been shown to be popular with girls due to his good looks, position as kendo captain at his high school, and his fame as a high school detective. For example, in episode 263 when several girls tried to flirt with him but he had switched his gear with another team member to make a last minute call to Conan to visit his match. This was shown in Magic File 4: The Osaka Okonomiyaki Killer where several girls came to ask for an autograph and in [[OVA 9]], he was referred to as a lady killer.
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== Skills ==
=== Keen Intellect ===
Heiji's detective skills are the same as Shinichi's. Because of his skills, Heiji has acquired his nickname "The Great Detective Of The West." Like Shinichi, he has a keen eye for details, and can spot any unusual aspects in a case that most people tend to ignore or not take into account and has extraordinarily broad and deep knowledge of many subjects and trivia that help him solve cases. He repeatedly demonstrates the ability to recall every detail of an investigation, and may have a photographic memory to manage such perfect recall so consistently. Heiji's fastidious attention to detail allows him to notice minor inconsistencies in crime scenes and suspect testimony. However, unlike Shinichi, Heiji seem to be more competitive and hot-blooded while solving a case, which sometimes leads him into making a wrong deduction [[Diplomat Murder Case|i.e. the case in his first appearance.]] Like the other "genius" detectives, Heiji has shown himself to have an eidetic memory, capable of remembering complex letter and number sequences at only a glance, such as when he was able to solve a code in his head during the "Heiji and Kazuha in Grave Danger" arc, and even reproduce another message using the same code to text to Conan. When Heiji and Shinichi work together, they're each other's equal and will often arrive at the same conclusions. But when they compete with each other or their deductions differ, Shinichi usually wins. Recent cases have begun to subvert this, but usually only with subjects Heiji specializes in - e.g. kendo. He is also good if it comes to someone who has his own dialect, Kansai dialect.

=== Athletic ability ===
Heiji is the fifth position, or taisho, and captain of his high school Kendo team. Heiji may disable criminals using an improvised bokken similar to how Conan uses his soccer skills. Heiji is also very nimble, able to jump higher than a bookshelf, seamlessly scale the side of the staircase, and balance perfectly on a katana. This is shown in episode 263 of the anime, when Kotegawa tries to kill him.

=== Others ===
Heiji is also a capable motorcycle rider. He also speaks fluent English.<ref>[[English Teacher vs. Great Western Detective]]</ref> Heiji has shown to have the ability to deduce a woman's swimsuit without actually looking at it.<ref>[[Solitary Island of the Princess and the Dragon King's Palace]]</ref> He is also shown to have a "Kudou Radar" where he correctly guessed Conan's involvement in the case without actually seeing Conan.<ref>[[Furinkazan]]</ref>

== Appellations ==
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{{appellations|Ran Mouri|Hattori-kun Heiji-kun Brother Heiji (''Heiji-niisan'')|Sister/Miss (''Nēchan'') Ran-san Ran-chan}}
{{appellations|Kogoro Mouri|Osaka brat Detective boy Hattori Heiji|Uncle (''otchan''; casual) Uncle Mouri (''Mouri-no-otchan'')}}
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{{appellations|Ginshiro Toyama|Heiji-kun|-}}
{{appellations|Sakura Toyama|Heiji-kun<ref name="F1133"/>|-}}
{{appellations|Heizo Hattori|Heiji|Dad (''oyaji'')}}
{{appellations|Shizuka Hattori|Heiji|Mom (''okan'') Old lady (''obahan'')}}
{{appellations|Hiroshi Agasa|Heiji-kun Hattori-kun Hattori Heiji-kun (movie 5 introduction)|Professor (''Hakase'') Agasa-ojisan Agasa-hakase}}
{{appellations|Sonoko Suzuki|Hattori-kun}}
{{appellations|Goro Otaki|Hei-chan|Otaki-han}}
{{appellations|Masumi Sera|Hattori-kun|Female detective (''onna-tantei'')}}
{{appellations|Sakurako Yonehara|Hattori-kun}}
{{appellations|Yukiko Kudo|Heiji-kun|[[Shinichi Kudo|His]] mom (''aitsu no okan'')}}
{{appellations|Saguru Hakuba|Hattori Heiji-kun|Hakuba|}}
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{{appellations|Ayumi Yoshida|Heiji-oniichan}}
{{appellations|Genta Kojima|Heiji-san}}
{{appellations|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Heiji-san Hattori-san}}
{{appellations|Ai Haibara|Osaka friend|That little girl That big sister Haibara Ai (movie 7 introduction)}}
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{{appellations|Juzo Megure|Hattori-kun Heiji-kun|Inspector Megure (''Megure-keibu'') Inspector-san (''Keibu-san'')<ref name="m13"/>}}
{{appellations|Wataru Takagi|Heiji-kun Hattori-kun|Detective Takagi (''Takagi-keiji'')}}
{{appellations|Miwako Sato|Hattori-kun}}
{{appellations|Jodie Starling|[[Conan Edogawa|Cool Kid]]'s friend (''Cool Kid no tomodachi'') Hattori-kun|Ms. Jodie}}
{{appellations|Tsuyoshi Shikatsuno|Heiji-kun|Shikatsuno-san}}
{{appellations|Kansuke Yamato|The detective kid from Osaka (''Osaka no tantei bōzu'')|That one-eyed police detective Inspector Yamato (''Yamato-keibu'')}}
{{appellations|Yui Uehara|The young, dark-skinned detective}}
{{appellations|Misao Yamamura|Osaka-accented kid}}
{{appellations|Fumimaro Ayanokoji|Hattori Heiji-kun<ref name="m13"/>}}
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{{appellations|Eisuke Hondou|-|Hondou Eisuke}}
{{appellations|Momiji Ooka|Heiji-kun My future husband (''uchi no mirai no danna-san'')|Momiji}}
{{appellations|Soshi Okita|Hattori-kun|Okita}}
{{appellations|Muga Iori|Hattori-sama|Iori-san}}
{{appellations|Kaitou Kid|Great Detective of the West|Kaitou Kid}}
{{appellations|Shukichi Haneda|-|Haneda Shukichi Meijin}}
|}
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== Plot overview ==
=== Great Detective of the West (Manga: [[Volume 10#Great Detective of the_West|92-96]], Anime: [[Diplomat Murder Case|48-49]]) ===
One day, as Conan (using his [[Voice-Changing Bowtie|Voice-Changer Tie]] to imitate [[Shinichi Kudo|his old voice]]) calls [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] to tell her once again that he is all right and that he is still stuck with the 'special case', Ran hangs up on him as someone has just entered the detective agency. Coming home, Conan finds to his surprise that the 'customer' is a youth who keeps demanding to see Shinichi Kudo. He had read of Kogoro solving cases and jumps to the conclusion that he is getting help from Shinichi. When Ran mentions that Shinichi has just called, without asking about Ran's state, the youth deduces that Shinichi must actually be nearby, watching Ran from afar. He then introduces himself as high school detective Heiji Hattori and presents a gift, a bottle of ''[[paikaru]]'', of which he gives Conan a swig. Just then, Kimie Tsujimura, the wife of a known diplomat, enters [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]]'s office to ask him to investigate the girlfriend of her son. In order to be inconspicuous, Kogoro takes Ran and Conan along, and Heiji, hoping to flush out Shinichi, tags along as well. What is originally meant to be a simple investigation job turns out to be a murder case, as they find Kimie's husband slain at his desk.

=== Holmes Freak Case (Manga: [[Volume 12#Holmes Freak Case|117-121]], Anime: [[Holmes Freak Murder Case|57-58]]) ===
After this first case, it only takes one more run-in with Conan to get Heiji thinking about the similarities between Conan and Shinichi. It is on the "[[Holmes Freak Murder Case]]" that Heiji, despite professing a preference for [[Wikipedia: Ellery Queen|Ellery Queen]], exercises the Holmesian axiom: "When you've eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth." In addition, after Conan had [[Stun-Gun Wristwatch|knocked him out]] to use him as his mouthpiece to present his evidence, Heiji receives a clout on the head from [[Kogoro Mouri]], which wakes him up again, and from the corner of his eye he spies Conan standing behind him and using his [[Voice-Changing Bowtie]] to mimic his voice; he thus discovers Conan's secret, which forces Conan to explain his situation.

=== Bond of Fire Case (Manga: [[Volume 15#Bond of Fire Case|150-153]], Anime: [[Distinguished Family's Consecutive Accidental Death Case|77-78]]) ===
On their third case together, Conan was initially irritated to see Heiji, but they quickly formed a strong team. Together they cornered the murderer and even took steps to preventing the suicide she had planned. When she realizes that she won't be able to kill herself she weeps piteously, causing Heiji to whisper to Conan, "perhaps we should have let her die." Conan replies that "a detective who corners a murderer with logic and then lets them commit suicide is no better than a murderer."

=== Mystery Writer Case (Manga: [[Volume 19#Mystery Writer Case|183]], Anime: [[The Mystery Writer Disappearance Case|117]]) ===
Heiji calls Conan having deciphered the text in the first new chapter, and with this information Conan manages to solve the rest of the hidden riddles.

=== Stabbed Wallet Case (Manga: [[Volume 19#Stabbed Wallet Case|185-188]], Anime: [[The Naniwa Serial Murder Case|118]]) ===
Heiji invites Conan (and [[Kogoro Mouri]] and [[Ran Mouri]], because otherwise it'd look suspicious) to Osaka. It is revealed by [[Kazuha Toyama]] (in her first appearance) that Heiji has been talking about 'Kudo' so often that Kazuha thought 'Kudo' was his new Tokyo girlfriend. Heiji suggests that the reason he invited Conan to Osaka is because he has been worried about Conan's safety; he has had dreams of Conan being murdered. On a case together in Osaka, Heiji gives Conan his omamori, which ends up saving his life by deflecting a knife thrust. However, without it Heiji is injured while trying to prevent the murderer from committing suicide. In the ambulance, he reveals to Conan that he has taken to heart Conan's admonishment.

=== Wedding Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 21#Wedding Murder Case|211-214]], Anime: [[The Night Before the Wedding Locked Room Case|141-142]]) ===
Heiji and Kazuha visit Tokyo accompanied by Kogoro, Ran, and Conan. They run into Heiji's father's friend and are invited to their mansion. There a murder occurs and his father's friend is found dead in a locked room. It seems he was dragged to another room after being stabbed in the heart. Continuing the investigation, Heiji proclaims the butler was the murderer and he is taken away, screaming his innocence. Late that night, an unknown man takes the murder weapon and tries to place it in a bag, but is caught by Heiji and Conan who reveal that they placed the blame on the butler to lure out the true culprit. The culprit is revealed to be Kikuhito Morizono. He reveals that he murdered the man because he tried to cancel the wedding and take his love away from him.

=== Cruise Ship Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 23#Cruise Ship Murder Case|225-230]], Anime: [[The Twenty Year Old Murderous Intent: The Symphony Serial Murder Case|174]]) ===
In this episode, Heiji meets up once again with Conan and the gang on an overnight cruise in Tokyo. Unfortunately, instead of being able to spend a relaxing day on board, a serial murder case is created, leaving Heiji and Conan to work together to solve it. After they gather much of the evidence of the murder cases, Heiji and Conan share their deductions with each other only to find that, once again, their deductions are different. Heiji tries to beat Conan to the truth and goes off on his own to investigate. When he happens to come across the final piece of evidence that disproves both his and Conan's deductions, he is attacked and thrown overboard into the ocean. Later, Conan realizes that he's missing and is extremely concerned.

=== Spider Mansion Case (Manga: [[Volume 25#Spider Mansion Case|246-250]], Anime: [[Tottori Spider Mansion Demon|166-168]]) ===
Kogoro and Heiji are hired to solve a murder case in a mansion supposedly haunted by a spider demon. Heiji and Kazuha, on their way to the mansion, find one of the residents who is also lost: an American named Robert Taylor who is a photographer. The three are picked up by Kogoro and co. in a truck. Apparently, the spider god's victims are always found hanged. During their stay, they find a hanged man surrounded by web-like strings. The case continues, and Conan and Heiji investigate further in the case. Conan and Heiji cooperate to reveal the murderer's identity and his trick.

=== The Desperate Revival (Manga: [[Volume 26|254-258]], Anime: [[The Desperate Revival|189-192]])===
[[File:190 heiji as shinichi.JPG|thumb|right|200px| Heiji attempting to disguise himself as Shinichi to alleviate Ran's suspicions.]]
Ran is cast in a school play. While discussing the play with her friends backstage, Conan shows up wearing a face mask due to a cold. During a romantic scene, a man in the audience falls dead, seemingly by potassium cyanide, as revealed by a young man in the audience who appears to be Shinichi Kudo. This is quickly debunked, as Kazuha recognizes Heiji in disguise, and the real Shinichi has shown up anyway. Heiji originally planned on disguising as Shinichi in order to clear Ran's suspicions that Conan and Shinichi were one and the same, and was unaware that Shinichi would take the antidote with Haibara present in disguise as Conan.

=== Old Photograph Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 28#Old Photograph Murder Case|278]], Anime: [[The Client Full of Lies|221]]) ===
A woman named Shizuka Ikenami asks Kogoro to help find a man named Shiro Shibata so she could retrieve an old photograph; Conan realizes that the Ikenami is lying to Kogoro when she introduces herself for unknown reasons. After Conan solved the case, Heiji and Kazuha arrive and reveal that Shizuka Ikenami is actually Heiji's mother. Shizuka confesses and tells Kogoro that she wanted to see what kind of person he was since Heiji was injured the last time he stayed over.

=== Mermaid's Curse Case (Manga: [[Volume 28#Mermaid's Curse Case|279-283]], Anime: [[And Then There Were No Mermaids|222-224]]) ===
Heiji along with Conan, Ran, and Kogoro visit the Isle of Mermaids looking for Saori, who had sent a letter to Heiji and Kogoro asking them to save her from being killed by a mermaid, but when they try to look for her she has been reported missing. Conan and Heiji investigate the area and history of Mermaids Grave, a forest on the island. They learn that an elder who is over 130 years old is a holder of the arrow and the head of the festival. While investigating, three murders occur. Conan reveals to Heiji he knows who the murderer is and to meet him later, but later he and Kazuha fall off a cliff. Kazuha attempts to save Heiji by stabbing him with an arrow so that he would let go of her and save himself, but Heiji persists and ends up saving both Kazuha and himself in the end.

=== K3 Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 29#K3 Murder Case|293-295]], Anime: [[The 3 "K"s of Osaka Case|238-239]]) ===
At the Mouri Detective Agency, Conan is on the phone talking to Heiji about the much publicised K3 Restaurant's opening party. Heiji's parents got invited but they both got colds and are unable to attend. Heiji decides to invite Conan, Ran, and Kogoro to come to the party. Three famous athletes from America are going to be there also. Once Heiji tells Conan who the three athletes are, Conan accepts the invitation. Suddenly, the news reporter named Ed McCay, who was invited to the K3 Restaurant, asks whether Japan isn't the home of many scandals, and mentions that K stands for "kitanai" meaning filth. Heiji wonders who he is and Kogoro mentions that McCay is famous in America. He's a reporter who specializes in exposing famous athletes' scandals like taking illegal drugs, playing fixed games and having secret affairs. McCay later gets murdered, but Heiji and Conan solve the case.

=== Naniwa Swordsman Case (Manga: [[Volume 31#Naniwa Swordsman Case|314-316]], Anime: [[The Osaka Double Mystery - The Naniwa Swordsman and Toyotomi's Castle|263]]) ===
Heiji invites Conan to his kendo tournament but a drunk man named Atsushi Tarumi is found dead in the storage room. Heiji comes to investigate only to find that the body had somehow been moved to the shower room without anyone noticing. While Heiji was investigating, Kazuha suddenly appears asking Heiji to come back and take part in tournament and told him that Shinichi (actually Conan, with whom Heiji was talking using the name "Kudo") would solve this case before him, which made Heiji jealous and he told Kazuha to not to tell anything about this case to Kudo. After a thorough investigation, Heiji reveals the culprit before Shinichi. However, in the end Heiji's high school lost the tournament because of Heiji's absence, but he seemed to be happy because he won his duel against Kudo. After the culprit is arrested, Heiji and Conan explore the town.

=== Tiger Scroll Case (Manga: [[Volume 31#Tiger Scroll Case|317-321]], Anime: [[The Osaka Double Mystery - The Naniwa Swordsman and Toyotomi's Castle|263]]) ===

=== Flying Neighbor Case (Manga: [[Volume 34#Flying Neighbor Case|341-343]], Anime: [[English Teacher vs. Great Western Detective|277-278]]) ===
While at Agasa's house, Conan recalls his last meeting with the Black Organization. Conan deduces that another Black Organization member must have been at the hotel party. This is when he finally singles out Chris Vineyard as his suspect. Heiji came to Tokyo to help Conan out with the case. Heiji suspects Jodie-sensei of being a possible Black Organization member, and although Conan seems reluctant to support this idea, they pay Jodie-sensei a visit at her apartment. They find out here that her full name is "Jodie Saintemillion". After Jodie agrees to go out for a while with Heiji and Conan, the man living next door to Jodie falls dead outside from over 30 stories coincidentally as the three step outside. After the police arrive, it seems likely that the man committed suicide. However, Conan and Heiji have their doubts. Heiji immediately destroys the theory of suicide by showing that the man who fell from his apartment attempted to grab onto a curtain to save his life. Conan and Heiji reveal the truth by showing how the room was switched around so that when the man was drunken he would expect to be stepping out onto the balcony, but instead would wind up falling. After they solve the case, Heiji asks Jodie who she is. In reply, Jodie asks Heiji the same question. When Conan and Heiji leave, they concur that Jodie is suspicious but innocuous. The ending scene shows that she's already on to them in that Jodie's already knows Heiji's name and has pictures of Kudo during the time he regressed back to his former self in the Desperate Revival arc.

=== Mysterious Words Case (Manga: [[Volume 35#Mysterious Words Case|361-365]], Anime: [[Solitary Island of the Princess and the Dragon King's Palace|291-293]]) ===

=== Heiji Hattori's Desperate Situation (Manga: [[Volume 38#Heiji Hattori's Desperate Situation|390-392]], Anime: [[Heiji Hattori's Desperate Situation!|323-324]]) ===

Heiji, Kazuha and a man named Kasukawa are held hostage in an attic of someone's home. Meanwhile, Conan, Ran, and Kogoro are tired of waiting for the two and begin searching for them based on clues from the last phone call. They investigate Detective Kasukawa's home and discover evidence that Heiji had been there. Conan finds a memo which discloses Kenbashi City, Ito Residence. They investigate those with the surname Ito but are unable to find information about Heiji. Meanwhile, it is revealed Heiji is held hostage by Misari Ito, an attorney who is the head of a tax evasion group. Ito demands Heiji to solve a code made by Kasukawa which contains a seven-digit-code to a safe box containing evidence of her scandal. While held at gunpoint, Heiji sends a modified version of the code to Kogoro and asks him to solve it. Conan manages to solve the code, realizing that K, Q, and J stand for King, Queen, and Jack and replaces them with numbers accordingly. When Heiji receives the code back from Kogoro, he tells Misari he will tell her the seven digits and they head to the bank. Conan realizes the last three digits are actually letters and realizes what Heiji is trying to tell him and replies a modified code. Heiji tells Misari Ito he will tell her the seven digits and they head to the bank. Heiji reveals that the numbers, if placed in a 3 by 3 diagram, will create a diagram of a dice with the 1's representing the dots on a dice. Heiji reveals that the code he sent Kogoro had the letters LIB meaning Libra which is referring to the scales Libra and the attorney badge Ito has; He explains that the code "Kogoro" replied with means to "Lure One of them Out". At Ito's home, Conan knocks out the two kidnappers and frees Kazuha. The police arrive later and apprehends the criminals.

=== Red Horse Case (Manga: [[Volume 39#Red Horse Case|393-397]], Anime: [[The Red Horse within the Flames|325-327]]) ===
While Heiji and Kazuha were having dinner over at [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]]'s place, Kogoro started to discuss about the serial cases that have been occurring in the area. At every crime scene, a horse would be found engulfed in flames, as the house where the crime occurred, gets burnt down. Humorously, all the cases that appeared to be linked to a serial killer, were not connected at all. It was all done to lessen the suspicion on the culprit's true intention of murder. During their conversation, Heiji invited Kogoro and Conan to assist him in a new case that he wished to solve. They keep a close watch on the house whose occupant had asked for their assistance, even after the one who requested them declined the service. They kept surveillance for a long time until Ran called and asked them to hurry back home for dinner. Just as they left, the house went up in flames, along with a red horse. The woman who had asked them for help was burnt to death. The case triggered the enthusiasm in the two young detectives (Conan and Heiji), and they uncovered the murderer through a joint investigation.

=== Halloween Party Case (Manga: [[Volume 42#Halloween Party Case|429-434]], Anime: [[Head-to-Head Match with the Black Organization: A Dual Mystery on a Full Moon Night|345]]) ===

=== Heiji vs. Kazuha (Manga: [[Volume 43#Heiji vs. Kazuha|441-444]], Anime: [[Which One's Deduction Show|381-382]]) ===
Heiji wants to go watch Koushien, while Kazuha wants to go see the Takarazuha. In order to settle the dispute, Kogoro comes up with an idea. They split up into two groups, with Heiji and Conan up against Kazuha, Ran and Kogoro, to see who can solve the case of the murdered President first.

=== Koshien Bomber Case (Manga: [[Volume 43#Koshien Bomber Case|445-449]], Anime: [[Miracle at Koshien Ball Park! The Defiants Face the Dark Demon|383]]) ===

=== Magician Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 47#Magician Murder Case|487-490]], Anime: [[Conan and Heiji's Deduction Magic|406-408]]) ===

=== Yuki-Onna Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 50#Yuki-Onna Murder Case|518-522]], Anime: [[Heiji Hattori vs. Shinichi Kudo: Deduction Battle on the Ski Slope|490]]) ===
Through a phone call between Heiji and Conan (Shinichi), Heiji mentions that he had come across another young detective in the past who seemed more brilliant than him. A flashback then occurs to reveal what had happened before. It was on a middle school trip among many different schools when a crime happened. A famous actor was murdered, but was told to have committed suicide. Heiji and Shinichi both had set out to solve the case independently, only to know time and again that the other person was just ahead of them in figuring things out. The two detectives had unknowingly solved the same case and stumbled upon the same conclusion, without knowing who the other person is. At the end of the episode it is revealed that the totally awesome detective that Heiji is talking about, is none other than Shinichi.

=== Phantom Corpse Case (Manga: [[Volume 54#Phantom Corpse Case|559-561]], Anime: [[Three Days with Heiji Hattori|479]]) ===

=== Detective Koshien Case (Manga: [[Volume 54#Phantom Corpse Case|562-566]], Anime: [[Three Days with Heiji Hattori|479]]) ===

=== Missing Photo Case (Manga: [[Volume 56#Missing Photo Case|582]], Anime: [[Whereabouts of the Dark Photograph|484]]) ===

=== Billing Fraud Case (Manga: [[Volume 56#Billing Fraud Case|585]], Anime: [[Clash of Red and Black|491]]) ===

=== Furinkazan Case (Manga: [[Volume 59#Furinkazan Case|613-618]], Anime: [[Furinkazan|516-517]]) ===

=== Murderer Shinichi Kudo Case (Manga: [[Volume 62#Murderer Shinichi Kudo Case|646-651]], Anime: [[Murderer, Shinichi Kudo|521-522]]) ===
Heiji, along with Ran, Kogoro and Kazuha, finds Shinichi with his memory completely erased, during a village trip. They are also surprised to find that almost everyone in the village seems to hate Shinichi, due to a supposedly 'stupid' and 'flawed' solution he gave about the deaths of the local leader and his wife, one year ago. A news reporter, who was present to cover the original case, accuses Shinichi of faking the memory loss and states that she knows the 'truth' about him. The next morning, the reporter is found stabbed, with no one but Shinichi in the house, and a knife with him, turning him into the one and only suspect.

Heiji takes it upon himself to both prove Shinichi's innocence and hide him from the police, helped by Ran, Kogoro and Kazuha. He skilfully proves that the culprit had undergone cosmetic surgery, to impersonate Shinichi and commit a crime to destroy his reputation. The real Shinichi, too, turns up (after mistakenly ingesting [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]]'s APTX 4869 antidote prototype) to justify his deductions about the year-old double deaths.

After the antidote's effects start wearing off, Heiji tries to prevent Shinichi from turning into Conan in front of Ran, by taking him to the toilet and asking him to hide in his (Heiji's) travel bag, so that he can make up some story about the disappearance and get him home.

=== Highway Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 62#Highway Murder Case|652-654]], Anime: [[What She Truly Wants to Ask|523]]) ===

This is a continuation of the plot from the 'Murderer Shinichi Kudo' episode. Having been given another APTX 4869 antidote prototype by Haibara and [[Hiroshi Agasa|Professor Agasa]], Shinichi manages to remain in his 17-year old body. While returning home in Kogoro's hired car, the group spot a dead man inside a speeding car, and are able to stop it. Heiji and Shinichi, after narrowing down the suspects, together apprehend the criminal with such finesse that even Detective [[Miwako Sato]] (who happened to be present there along with her colleague, [[Wataru Takagi]]) is left surprised. Heiji also lends Shinichi his cap to prevent him from being recognized easily, due to Shinichi's fears about the [[Black Organization]].

=== The Blue Spark of Hate (Manga: [[Volume 63#Sushi Bar Murder Case|655]], Anime: [[The Blue Spark of Hate|524]]) ===

=== Haunted Warehouse Case (Manga: [[Volume 66#Haunted Warehouse Case|692]], Anime: [[Battle of the Haunted Warehouse's Treasure|572]]) ===

=== Kazuha's Charm Case (Manga: [[Volume 66#Kazuha's Charm Case|693-695]], Anime: [[The Whereabouts of the Embarrassing Charm|573-574]]) ===

=== Demon Dog Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 70#Demon Dog Murder Case|734-740]], Anime: [[The Victim is Shinichi Kudo|610]][[Inubushi Castle, The Ablazed Demon Dog|-613]]) ===

=== East vs. West (Manga: [[Volume 74#East vs. West|778-780]], Anime: [[Conan vs. Heiji, Deduction Battle Between the Detectives of the East and West|651]]) ===

=== Eye for an Eye (Manga: [[Volume 74#Eye for an Eye|781-786]], Anime: [[The Design of Poison and Mirage|652-655]]) ===

=== Unexpected Murder (Manga: [[Volume 79#Unexpected Murder|831-833]], Anime: [[Everyone Saw|710-711]]) ===

=== Vampire's Mansion (Manga: [[Volume 79#Vampire's Mansion|834-840]], Anime: [[Heiji Hattori and the Vampire Mansion|712-715]]) ===

=== Drug Trading Case (Manga: [[Volume 83#Drug Trading Case|879-881]], Anime: [[Conan and Heiji's Code of Love|763-764]]) ===

=== Kamaitachi Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 86#Kamaitachi Murder Case|909-912]] Anime: [[The Kamaitachi Inn|808-809]]) ===

=== Zombie Movie Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 88#Zombie Movie Murder Case|931-935]], Anime: [[A Cottage Surrounded by Zombies|830-832]])===
Conan and company encounter Heiji and Kazuha at the spot that Yoko Okino filmed a movie. After a murder occurs zombies appear outside the house. At the end of the case, Heiji tries to confess to Kazuha but is interrupted by a zombie.

=== Curse of the Nue (Manga: [[Volume 90#Curse of the Nue|958]]-[[Volume 91#Curse of the Nue|962]], Anime: [[Conan and Heiji's Nue Legend|872-874]]) ===
A mysterious summons brings Conan, Heiji and company to Yadori Village where they encounter a creature known as a Nue. At the end of the case, Heiji tries to confess again, but is interrupted by a paratrooper from the Japanese Air Defense Force.

=== Murder inside Café Poirot (Manga: [[Volume 92#Murder inside Caf.C3.A9 Poirot Case|981]]-[[Volume 93#Murder inside Caf.C3.A9 Poirot Case|983]], Anime: [[Solving Mysteries at the Poirot Café|885-886]]) ===
Heiji and Kazuha come to Tokyo to see the Ginza illumination, however a case happens in Café Poirot. This is Heiji's first time meeting Amuro.

=== Kendo Tournament Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 93#Kendo Tournament Murder Case|990]]-[[Volume 94#Kendo Tournament Murder Case|993]], Anime: [[The Kendo Tournament of Love and Mystery|916-917]]) ===

=== Crimson School Trip Case (Manga: [[Volume 95#Crimson School Trip Case|1005]], Anime: [[The Scarlet School Trip|927-928]]) ===
Heiji first came to the field trip in a disguise, with a mission to help Shinichi hide his real identity when the antidote's effects wear off. He also solves a murder case in Kyoto with other high school detectives like Shinichi and [[Masumi Sera]]. In the end of the case, he promises that he will confess to Kazuha in the same way that Shinichi does to Ran.

=== Kaitou Kid and the Fairy's Lip (Manga: [[Volume 96#Kaitou Kid and the Fairy's Lip|1018-1021]], Anime: [[Kid vs. Komei: The Targeted Lips|983-984]]) ===
Heiji and Kazuha come to Tokyo to join with Conan, Ran and Kogoro to Suzuki Museum which Kaitou Kid is challenged to steal the Fairy's Lip. Heiji plans to confess to Kazuha by catching Kaitou Kid before Conan but he didn't notice that Kaitou Kid choose Kazuha as his disguise. He even tries to kiss Kazuha when she is disguised by Kid.

=== Lover Code Case (Manga: [[Volume 98#Lover Code Case|1039-1042]], Anime: [[Momiji Ooka's Challenge|1024-1025]]) ===
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[[Momiji_Ooka|Momiji]] and [[Muga_Iori|Iori]] meet Heiji and Kazuha to convinced Heiji to solve the code. She hinted to Heiji that Shinichi will also try to solve it and if Heiji loses the challenge then he must do as Momiji wishes. They fly to Tokyo and meet Ran and Conan on the roof of Heido central building. After Heiji and Shinichi crack the code they arrive at the scene to find a man dead. Iori then states that the first person to find the culprit is the winner. Heiji also plans to win and confess to Kazuha. Conan solves the case before Heiji but notices that Ran wants Heiji to win and so Conan helps Heiji with the case giving him clues.

Heiji is able to solve the case and grabs Kazuha in order to confess to her. However, in the middle of Heiji speaking Kazuha runs off as Iori whispers something to her.

=== Shintoist Temple Case (Manga: [[Volume 100#Shintoist Temple Case|1067-1069]], Anime: [[The Inauspicious Matchmaking|1085-1086]]) ===
[[File:Heiji at the Shrine.png|thumb]]
[[Ran_Mouri|Ran]], Conan, and [[Kogoro_Mouri|Kogoro]] are watching the TV (Live news) and Ran tells Kogoro Mori to take Conan along with him to Café Poirot for lunch as [[Kazuha_Toyama|Kazuha]] is coming to visit her from Osaka. When there is a knock on the door, and Kazuha enters, Conan is surprised that [[Heiji_Hattori|Heiji]] did not come along as well. Kazuha claims that it is a secret visit for girls only. Ran then decided to take Conan as well to the Temple they are visiting. Kazuha wants to get a limited love amulet to give to Heiji.

Kazuha reveals that she discovered this when Heiji dropped his phone and she saw Haido Shrine which made her curious. Conan then discovers that Heiji is also masked in the queue, and uses Kazuha's voice to make him reveal his identity. Kazuha and Ran are introduced to the masked man (Heiji) whom they think is a celebrity. However, Kazuha has her doubts.A case unfolds and Heiji and Conan solve the case. Conan asks Heiji about weird names that he may have heard of (clues that lead to Rum). It is then revealed that the celebrity they thought was masked arrives at the Shrine and so Kazuha takes the mask off and discovers that it is Heiji. Heiji reveals that he came to get the amulet and so Kazuha says that She is like his sister and Heiji should tell her who it is for. Heiji and Kazuha then have a fight and so Heiji's confession fails once again.

=== Detective Play Director Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 102#Detective Play Director Murder Case|1088-1090]], Anime: [[Momiji Ooka's Sweet Trap|1135-1136]]) ===

=== Detective Play Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 106#Detective Play Murder Case|1129-1133]], Anime: TBA) ===

== Non-canon plot overview ==
=== Stork Mystery Tour (Anime: [[Stork Mystery Tour|554-555]]) ===

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

=== The Million-dollar Pentagram (Movie: [[The Million-dollar Pentagram|27]]) ===

== Relationships analysis ==
=== Kazuha Toyama ===
{{main|Heiji Hattori and Kazuha Toyama}}
Like Shinichi's relationship with Ran, Heiji's relationship with [[Kazuha Toyama|Kazuha]] is a very close one: they know each other since their childhoods, and have stayed close through the years. Their relationship is identified as a romantic one by other characters and fans alike, even though they claim that they don't have that sort of relationship or feelings for each other. Heiji is clueless when it comes to love and in the majority of the manga and anime has not yet realized he has actual feelings for Kazuha, until recently. On the class trip where Ran and Shinichi almost share a kiss, Heiji is explicitly jealous, all the while thinking of Kazuha, even saying “[he’s] running out of places to confess.” While it’s unknown when he plans on confessing, it is clear that Heiji loves Kazuha. It has been shown that he becomes visibly jealous when he sees Kazuha with other guys, becoming distracted throughout the whole case. At one point, after a certain case, while looking at Kazuha, his thoughts read: 'Fool. You're too naive. I promise you, as long as you're with me, I'll never let anyone hurt you.'. Kazuha knows she has feelings for Heiji, as she shows this by being protective and chasing off other women that might have a interest in him In on of the mangas Kazuha attempts to confess her feelings after finding out that Shinichi had done so with Ran, but is unlucky because by telling him, Heiji ran off to tease Conan(Shinichi) for it. She one time even attempted to sacrifice herself to save Heiji during a case in which accidentally both fell off a cliff. When the branch that Heiji was holding and both of them were hanging on to was breaking, she stabbed his hand with an arrow of love to prevent him from falling and force him to let her fall; however, he still held on despite the wound. Also, they have a similar situation to Ran and Shinichi, being childhood friends that have romantic feelings for each other and have similar backgrounds. Heiji is a teenage detective and she is a police detective's daughter, like Ran is a detective's daughter and Shinichi is a teenage detective. They are even called the 'Ran and Shinichi of Osaka' by fans of the series, since they're so similar. Although they are constantly fighting, they both are very close friends. It is also shown in the seventh movie, ''[[Crossroad in the Ancient Capital]]'', that Kazuha is Heiji's first love, though he didn't know it was her at the time. In the most recent case, Heiji confessed to Kazuha when she was taken away by some suspicious men, saying "What are you doing to my Kazuha?!". When Kazuha questioned him about it, he claimed that she was wrong and there was no evidence that proves his confession (although Shinichi recorded it). Nonetheless, it is shown in the file 912 that he has actually realized his feelings for her, as Ran questions him about the confession. He denies it to her, but thinks that he needed a more important place to confess, as Kudo confessed in front of the Big Ben.

=== Shinichi Kudo/Conan Edogawa ===
[[Image:Heiji teasing Conan.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Heiji enjoys teasing Conan.]]
His sharp intellect helped Heiji quickly figure out Conan's real identity as Shinichi. Heiji acts rather brotherly towards [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]], even going so far as to pretend to be him on various occasions so that no one figures out that Shinichi and Conan are the same person. Of course, this might also be to make up for all the times Heiji calls him Kudo, which has nearly given Shinichi away multiple times. Heiji is concerned for Shinichi when he gets into trouble and life-or-death situations. They are as close as real brothers, both being detectives who have romantic feelings for their childhood friends. When they're caught solving a case together, it's not unusual for their minds to move in sync; because of this and several other factors, they maintain a sort of friendly rivalry with each other. However, they are both all business when a case gets serious. Heiji has, on several occasions, declared himself to be Shinichi's best friend.<ref>English Teacher vs. Great Western Detective</ref> He also becomes extremely determined to one-up Shinichi's London confession to Ran by creating an even better setting to one day confess his love to his childhood friend, Kazuha. He was finally able to confess in a magical sunset spot by accident, and Conan was even there to witness this!

Even with his teasing, Heiji genuinely wants Shinichi (Conan) and Ran to become a couple. During the Desperate Revival Arc he suggested that Shinichi tell Ran the truth about the Black Organization to ease both of their suffering, but has since accepted that Shinichi wants to protect Ran above all and keep her away from the Black Organization.

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

Since Heiji knows that Ran is Shinichi's Girlfriend, he tends to tease Shinichi about her quite often and will give him advice on his romantic relationship with her. He is also sometimes protective of her for the sake of Shinichi, such as when [[Soshi Okita]] flirted with Ran and he told him to back off since she is "his friend's girl" referring to Shinichi.<ref>Episode 916</ref> Since it's practically identical with his relationship with Kazuha (Even though they aren't on the same level as Shinichi & Ran's romantic relationship).

Heiji almost views Ran as a sister, as he will tease her from time to time and he'll help explain things to her during cases along with Kazuha.

=== Heizo Hattori ===
Heiji wants to become a detective, and his [[Heizo Hattori|father]] is very supportive of this, helping him solve tough cases. However, his father prefers a "tough love" approach, though mostly for the sole purpose of using Heiji to lure out a suspect.<ref>Episode 263</ref>

=== Shizuka Hattori ===
[[Shizuka Hattori|Shizuka]] is Heiji's mother and he sometimes calls her an "old lady".

=== Kogoro Mouri ===
[[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] respects him a little as a detective, but due to Heiji being the better detective, he seems to get annoyed whenever Heiji is with him while solving cases.

=== Goro Otaki ===
[[Goro Otaki|Otaki]] and Heiji are very good friends.

=== Juzo Megure ===
Usually [[Juzo Megure|Megure]] gets a little annoyed whenever Heiji runs into a case he is handling. He often tells Kogoro to not to lose to an outsider like Heiji. Despite this, Megure respects Heiji as a very skilled detective, and he has even declared Heiji as a better detective than Shinichi.

=== Momiji Ooka ===
[[Momiji Ooka|Momiji]] is close to her "future husband" Heiji. According to the 21st movie (which has yet to be contradicted by the manga / anime), they met as children and played karuta together. Heiji made a "pinky promise" with her about playing more later, which Momiji mistook as a marriage proposal. Unbeknownst to Heiji, Momiji held on the promise for several years, firmly believing that they are destined to be together.
However, despite Momiji's feelings for Heiji, he does not reciprocate them most because of his feelings for Kazuha.

== Character popularity ==
* eBookJapan held a character popularity poll from April 12, 2011 to May 12, 2011 in which readers of Detective Conan (international included) could vote for their favorite character. Heiji placed 6th in the poll with 261 votes out of the 5,883 that were cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebookjapan.jp/ebj/special/conan/vote_kekka2.asp|title=『名探偵コナン』人気投票結|date=2011-05-12|publisher=eBookJapan|accessdate=2011-05-15}}</ref>
* Heiji placed 3rd in the results of a poll ranking the top 3 "ikemen" ("good-looking men") of the series aired during the promotional special for [[The Lost Ship in the Sky]].<ref>The Lost Ship in the Sky Special Edition Blu-ray</ref>
* In honor of the release of movie 15, [[Quarter of Silence]], the official Conan movie website held a popularity poll for the top 10 Detective Conan characters. Heiji placed 3rd out of 10 with 10.79% of the votes cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.conan-movie.jp/camp_chara/camp15th_res.html|title=名探偵コナン「キャラクター人気投票」|date=2011|publisher=www.conan-movie.jp|accessdate=2011-08-12}}</ref>
* 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. Heiji placed 5th overall with 956 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>
* Heiji ranked 5th in the Digest Book 50+ poll "Best Detective Conan characters", with 268 votes.
* Heiji ranked 2nd in the Digest Book 70+ poll "Characters you want to go on a date with", with 368 votes.
* Heiji ranked 3rd in the Digest Book 80+ poll "Characters you want to marry", with 843 votes.
* In a poll held on June 5, 2020 by asking women age 20 to 40 who were their favourite Detective Conan character, Heiji ranked sixth<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/OneTruthPrevails/comments/hjkevu/detective_conan_character_popularity_poll_june_5/</ref>.

== Name origin ==
Heiji's name comes from fictional Edo period police detective {{nihongo|[[Wikipedia: Zenigata Heiji|Zenigata Heiji]]|銭形平次}}. His surname stems from Inspector Hattori, a police officer who often cooperates with Detective Shunsaku Kudo of the TV Drama [[wikipedia:ja:探偵物語|Tantei Monogatari (Detective Tales)]].

== Different looks ==
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Heiji Before.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 48]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Heiji Middle.JPG|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 479]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Heiji After.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 763]]
|}

== Quotes ==
{{cquote|Humans are suspicious and jealous creatures. When they see something perfect, they wanna find a flaw.|[[Diplomat Murder Case|Episode 48-49]]}}

{{cquote|Life is limited, that's why it's so precious. Since there's a limit, we try our best.|[[Solitary Island of the Princess and the Dragon King's Palace|Episode 291-293]]}}

{{cquote|Not good... detective suits me better.|Heiji and Conan forced to chop up vegetables}}

{{cquote|Whatcha doin' to MY Kazuha!!?|Heiji's 'confession' to Kazuha upon strangling the suspect}}

== In other languages ==
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{{CharLangItem|flag=US|English|Harley Heiji|Hartwell Hattori}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Finland|Finnish|Heiji|Hattori}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=France|French|Heiji|Hattori}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Heiji|Hattori / Hatsutori (in Volume 10)}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Hungary|Hungarian|Heiji|Hattori}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Italy|Italian|Heiji|Hattori}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=North Korea|flag2=South Korea|Korean|인성 In Sung|하 Ha}}
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{{CharLangItem|flag=Russia|Russian|Хэйдзи|Хаттори}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish|Heiji|Hattori}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish (Latin America)|Alfredo Heiji|Adame Hattori}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Sweden|Swedish|Heiji|Hattori}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|เฮย์จิ Ḥey̒-ci|ฮัตโตริ Ḥạt-to-ri}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Heiji|Hattori}}
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== Trivia ==
* In OVA 9, Heiji and Kazuha are asked, "When are you two getting married?". However, this can be dismissed as it was all part of Conan's dream.
* His favorite author is Ellery Queen.
* In file 1020, it is mentioned that he cannot stand air conditioners, and cannot sleep without a fan on.
* It has become the series' trope that Heiji, and sometimes Kazuha, often appear in long cases, more than three chapters, happening in isolated and remote locations. Their entries are often mentioned at the end of the preceding case as well.
* He usually wears his cap with its visor pointed backward, but during a case, he turns the visor forward. At the end of whatever case he is on, Heiji turn the visor backwards again.

== Gallery ==
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File:Heiji10yrs.png|Ten years after (OVA 9).
</gallery>

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

== References ==
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Kazuha Toyama

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{{InfoBox Char
| name = Kazuha Toyama
| japanese-name = 遠山和葉 (Tōyama Kazuha)
| english-name = Kirsten Thomas
| image = Kazuha Toyama Profile.jpg
| age = 17<ref name=CD57>Conan Drill page 57</ref>
| gender = Female
| height =
| blood-type =
| date-of-birth = unknown<ref name=CD57/>
| occupation = High school student
| relatives = [[Ginshiro Toyama]] (father) [[Sakura Toyama]] (mother)<ref>[[Chapter 1133]]</ref>
| nicknames = Leaf-chan (''Happa-chan'') (by Momiji)
| status = Alive
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume 19#Stabbed Wallet Case|File 185]] Anime: [[The Naniwa Serial Murder Case|Episode 118]]
| appearances = {{:Kazuha Toyama Appearances}}
| cases-solved =
| keyhole = [[Volume 19]]
| japanese-voice = [[Yuko Miyamura]]
| english-voice = [[Gwendolyn Lau]] (FUNimation TV/Movies) [[Amber Cotton]] (The Mirapolis Investigation) [[Kayli Mills]] (Bang Zoom!) [[Andrea Villaverde]] (Macias Group)
| drama-actor = [[Rei Okamoto]]
| footnotes =
}}
{{nihongo|'''Kazuha Toyama'''|遠山和葉|Tōyama Kazuha}}, also known as '''Kirsten Thomas''' in the [[Funimation]] dub and Katrina Tolliver in the video game ''[[Detective Conan: The Mirage of Remembrance|Case Closed: The Mirapolis Investigation]]'', is character in the manga and anime ''[[Detective Conan]]''. She is a childhood friend and the romantic interest of [[Heiji Hattori]].

Despite the names given for her in the English Dub of the anime and video game, the [[Viz Media]] manga retains her original Japanese name.

== Background ==
[[File:Cuffed.png|thumb|left|200px|Heiji and Kazuha cuffed together as children.]]
Kazuha and [[Heiji Hattori]] have been close friends since childhood. Their fathers work together at the Osaka Police station, where Kazuha's father, [[Ginshiro Toyama]] is a close friend and partner of Heiji's father, Police Chief [[Heizo Hattori]]. Her 43-year-old mother is mentioned in episode 573, where she wanted Heiji to bring Kazuha her drink bottle.

At one time in their youth, Heiji had had the unfortunate idea of locking themselves together with a set of old handcuffs which had no key and could not be unlocked; as a result they had to involuntarily spend time together even on some rather intimate occasions (i.e., bathroom visits) before the cuffs could be removed. As a reminder of this 'closeness' and for good luck, Kazuha fashioned two identical lucky charms, each incorporating a chain link from the cuffs, which she and Heiji have been wearing ever since.<ref name="StabbedWallet">Manga Volume 19: File 185 (Stabbed Wallet Case)</ref> At some later point, Kazuha added a picture of Heiji into her own charm pouch.<ref>Manga Chapters 693-695: Kazuha's Charm Case</ref>

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

== Personality ==
Kazuha has a hot temper and can be highly critical of people around her. She has been hinted to have a high level of intelligence, as she was able to deduce a dying message in an episode even more quickly than either Ran or Kogoro could (albeit with slight help from Heiji). Moreover, she is highly confrontational, and unafraid of letting others know about her dislike, even showing no hesitation or concern in confronting Heiji in a men's restroom. This trait leads to frequent shouting matches with Heiji, but it also allowed her and Ran to forge a strong friendship despite the fact that Kazuha, believing that Ran was Heiji's new girlfriend, took an initial deep dislike to Ran out of jealousy. Affection and approval are apparently much harder for her to express, most significantly with regard to Heiji; she is perfectly aware of her feelings for him and, after a few initial attempts to deny it to Ran, openly discusses her love for Heiji with her. However, even when a good opening appears to discuss her feelings with him, she instead panics and does her best to pretend that she and Heiji are 'only friends'. Although she has tried and failed to confess to Heiji twice already, Kazuha is determined to make her feelings clear to him one day.

She also has a marked belief in spirits, good-luck charms, and other superstitions. Right from her first experience, she displayed her belief in the importance of hers and Heiji's omamori, charms which Kazuha made to protect her and Heiji from harm. And indeed, during the case in which this is revealed, Heiji lent Conan his omamori, and the metal inside the charm stopped a knife blade that could have killed Conan.<ref name="SerialKillerofNaniwa"/> On subsequent cases, Kazuha is quick to attribute mysterious shadows and strange events to ghosts and other malignant spirits, which usually sends Ran into panic as well, though she herself does not possess a morbid fear of ghosts as much as Ran does.

In the anime original episodes 965-968, it was revealed she loves kaiju like Gomera and Kamen Yaiba.

She also like any normal girl characters screams at sight of a dead body.

== Appearance ==
Kazuha has dark brown hair which she always wears in a neck-length pony tail, and uses ribbons of different colors (usually matching that of her clothes) to secure her hair. She rarely lets her hair down, and when it is not tied up in a ponytail, it falls down to her mid-back/waist. She has green eyes and fair complexion, her skin tone being even lighter than Ran's. She has a fairly slim and curvaceous, athletic build just like Ran herself. It is shown that Kazuha is of around the same height as Ran and slightly shorter than Heiji. Kazuha's way of dressing ranges from shirt and jeans to (occasionally) dresses. Despite being tomboyish, she is known to be attractive. Multiple men have shown interest in her, though she is usually oblivious, and her innocence in turn annoys Heiji.

== Abilities ==
=== Martial arts ===
Kazuha is a 2-dan in aikido, showing great proficiency in various body-locks and throws. It is a skill she has exhibited multiple times to taking down several criminals, even when much larger than her.<ref name="SerialKillerofNaniwa"/> Her aikido skills also make Heiji afraid of her and her strength, likewise warning criminals to not attack her.

=== Intelligence and deduction ===
Kazuha seems to be rather intelligent, as shown in [[Which One's Deduction Show| Episode Which One's Deduction Show]] when [[Heiji]] gave a clue about the code which Kazuha understood while neither Ran or Kogoro could figure out. She also took up karuta and held her own against [[Momiji Ooka]], implying that Kazuha is quick-minded and has a good memory. In movie 21, Kazuha said she joined the karuta club. She played against Momiji who is very skilled. Despite losing, she was able to go until last match.

=== Cooking ===
Whenever Kazuha visits Ran, she often helps her with cooking or they'll occupy themselves by cooking, as seen in Heiji Hattori's Vampire Mansion episode where they made gyozas instead of chasing the killer because they were scared.

== Appellations ==
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{{appellations|Sakura Toyama|Kazuha<ref name="F1133"/>|Mom (''Okan'')<ref>[[The Bluish Gray Middle Act]]</ref>}}
{{appellations|Shinichi Kudo|-|Kudo-kun}}
{{appellations|Ran Mouri|Kazuha-chan|Ran-chan}}
{{appellations|Kogoro Mouri|Kazuha Kazuha-chan|Uncle Kogoro}}
{{appellations|Sonoko Suzuki|Kazuha-chan|Sonoko-chan}}
{{appellations|Masumi Sera|The girl with the ponytail}}
{{appellations|Shizuka Hattori|Kazuha-chan|Oba-chan}}
|}
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{{appellations|Conan Edogawa|Kazuha-neechan Kazuha Kazuha-chan|Conan-kun}}
{{appellations|Ai Haibara|-|Ai-chan}}
{{appellations|Ayumi Yoshida|Kazuha-onēsan|-}}
{{appellations|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Kazuha-san|-}}
|}
</tab>
<tab title="Law enforcement">
{{appellations/head|Kazuha}}
{{appellations|Ginshiro Toyama|Kazuha|Dad (''Otōchan'')}}
{{appellations|Goro Otaki|Kazuha-chan|Otaki-han Otaki-san}}
{{appellations|Juzo Megure|Kazuha-kun}}
{{appellations|Wataru Takagi|-|Detective Takagi (''Takagi-keiji'')}}
{{appellations|Kansuke Yamato|-|Inspector-san (''Keibu-san'')<ref name="file910">[[Volume 86#Kamaitachi Murder Case|File 910 (Volume 86)]]</ref> Inspector Yamato (''Yamato-keibu'')<ref name="file910"/> That super smart one-eyed inspector}}
{{appellations|Yui Uehara|Kazuha-chan|Yui-san}}
{{appellations|Misao Yamamura|-|Inspector Yamamura (''Yamamura-keibu'')}}
{{appellations|Miwako Sato|Kazuha-chan<ref>File 1068</ref>}}
|}
</tab>
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{{appellations|Momiji Ooka|Leaf girl (''Happa-chan'') Kazuha-chan|Momiji That girl (''ano ko'')}}
{{appellations|Muga Iori|Kazuha-sama|Momiji's butler (''Momiji no shitsuji'')<ref>Episode 1024</ref>}}
{{appellations|Soshi Okita|-|Okita-kun}}
{{appellations|Kaitou Kid|-|Kaitou Kid}}
|}
</tab>
</tabs>

== Plot overview ==
=== Stabbed Wallet Case (Manga: [[Volume 19#Stabbed Wallet Case|185-188]], Anime: [[The Naniwa Serial Murder Case|118]]) ===
Soon after [[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]] made Conan/Shinichi's acquaintance, he invited [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]], [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] and [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] to Osaka. Several times throughout the day Ran felt herself being watched by a pair of malevolent eyes. At lunchtime that day, a girl sat down and, to Conan's horror and Ran's bafflement, addressed Ran as "Kudo." She warned "Kudo" to stay away from Heiji, who soon returned and sets her right. Heiji introduced her as his childhood friend Kazuha and introduced Ran as Kudo's girlfriend- which Ran hotly denied -, whereupon Ran asked them if they are together, which Kazuha and Heiji hotly denied in turn.

=== Wedding Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 21#Wedding Murder Case|211-214]], Anime: [[The Night Before the Wedding Locked Room Case|141-142]]) ===

Kazuha gets annoyed at Ran for wearing a shirt that has blue stripes which Heiji also has. She thinks that Heiji and Ran had planned it and gets jealous of them, which leads Ran to immediately change shirts in the car so that they are not dressed the same anymore.

After the case, Ran forces Kazuha to wear a striped shirt to match Heiji's, leading to her getting embarrassed when Heiji sees her.

=== Cruise Ship Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 23#Cruise Ship Murder Case|226-230]], Anime: [[The Twenty Year Old Murderous Intent: The Symphony Serial Murder Case|174]]) ===

After Heiji gets hit by the culprit and falls down the sea, he gets picked up by some fisherman as he is drifting along the water. He notices that Kazuha's charm is in his pocket with the message "Don't forget it! Moron!", thinking to himself whether the charm really works.

=== Spider Mansion Case (Manga: [[Volume 25#Spider Mansion Case|246-250]], Anime: [[Tottori Spider Mansion Demon|166-168]]) ===
She was almost killed by the Spider Mansion murderer because she found a BB gun bullet that the criminal had used in his setup; only Heiji's arrival chased the murderer away before Kazuha was strangled.

=== The Desperate Revival (Manga: [[Volume 26#The Desperate Revival|254-257]], Anime: [[The Desperate Revival|189-192]]) ===
She meets Shinichi Kudo, whom she has heard so much about from Heiji and Ran, for the first time when he solved the murder case during his campus festival.

=== Old Photograph Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 28#Old Photograph Murder Case|278]], Anime: [[The Client Full of Lies|221]]) ===

Heiji and Kazuha come by to pick up Heiji's mom and return her to Osaka. They have both brought luggage as they are taking Cona, Ran, and Kogoro to a trip.

=== Mermaid's Curse Case (Manga: [[Volume 28#Mermaid's Curse Case|279-283]], Anime: [[And Then There Were No Mermaids|222-224]]) ===

Kazuha tells Ran that when Heiji flips his cap, he switches on and fires his engine at top speed, which leaves Ran amazed. Kazuha however tells Ran not to fall for Heiji as she thinks she can't compete with her.

Heiji nearly falls off a cliff during his investigation, which leads to Kazuha saving him, but she overbalances and instead starts falling off the cliff herself. Heiji jumps after her, managing to grab her wrist with his left hand and holding a branch with his right. However, the branch begins to bend, so Kazuha stabs Heiji's hand in an attempt to make him let her go and save himself. Despite the wound, Heiji does not let go and manages to save both of them.

=== K3 Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 29#K3_Murder Case|293-295]], Anime: [[The 3 "K"s of Osaka Case|238-239]]) ===

Kazuha thinks Heiji is seeing a woman as she sees him talking to somebody on the phone secretly, which happened to just Conan on the other line.

=== Police Escort Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 30#Police Escort Murder Case|296]], Anime: [[The Shinkansen Transport Case|240]]) ===

Kazuha and Heiji escort Conan, Ran, and Kogoro to the train station as they are leaving Osaka.

=== Naniwa Swordsman Case (Manga: [[Volume 31#Naniwa Swordsman Case|314-316]], Anime: [[The Osaka Double Mystery - The Naniwa Swordsman and Toyotomi's Castle|263]]) ===
Heiji still bears the scar on his left hand, and has been known to mock Kazuha about it.

=== Tiger Scroll Case (Manga: [[Volume 31#Tiger Scroll Case|317-321]], Anime: [[The Osaka Double Mystery - The Naniwa Swordsman and Toyotomi's Castle|263]]) ===

Kazuha and Heiji decide to give Conan, Ran, and Kogoro a tour of Osaka. After a case happens during the tour, Kazuha calls her dad so that Heiji doesn't have to investigate and can eat with Ran and her. Heiji gets mad at her and calls her annoying as he would never leave a case that happens in front of him.

Ran deduces that Kazuha called her dad because since he was deeply involved in the case he can tell Heiji things that he may want to know. Kazuha says that he wants to see Heiji's sparkling face when he solves a case.

=== Flying Neighbor Case (Manga: [[Volume 34#Flying Neighbor Case|342-343]], Anime: [[English Teacher vs. Great Western Detective|277-278]]) ===

Kazuha calls Heiji in a fit of rage after Heiji doesn't appear after he suggests they eat at a restaurant together. Heiji tells her that he's in Tokyo right now and that they should reschedule. Kazuha says that she keeps a memo of him saying to wait for him in her notebook, which leads to Conan and Heiji being able to deduce the true culprit from the case.

=== Onikame Island Case (Manga: [[Volume 35#Mysterious Words Case|361-365]], Anime: [[Solitary Island of the Princess and the Dragon King's Palace|291-293]]) ===

Kazuha, Ran, Heiji, and Conan are swimming on a beach in Okinawa where Kazuha is still angry at Heiji for making her wait at Umeda station for the last time.

=== Heiji Hattori's Desperate Situation (Manga: [[Volume 38#Heiji Hattori's Desperate Situation|390-392]], Anime: [[Heiji Hattori's Desperate Situation!|323-324]]) ===
Heiji and Kazuha were kidnapped by a corrupt lawyer in an attempt to force Heiji to crack a code. When he wouldn't comply, the lawyer decided to kill them both. Heiji asked to be allowed to say a few last words to Kazuha, claiming he had to tell her something he had wanted to say for a long time. This, it turned out, was a ploy to distract the lawyer, but when it failed, Heiji, with a gun to his head, told Kazuha that "I meant it when I said my last words were for you" and promised, if they survived, to tell them to her "until you're sick of hearing it." Afterward, when she asked him what he was going to say, he panicked and insisted that he had wanted to tell her that her ponytail had been tickling him while they were handcuffed together - which earned him an enraged slap in the face.

=== Red Horse Case (Manga: [[Volume 39#Red Horse Case|393-397]], Anime: [[The Red Horse within the Flames|325-327]]) ===
Kazuha and Heiji go to stay at Ran's house as Heiji is interested in an arson case that is happening in the area.

=== Heiji vs. Kazuha (Manga: [[Volume 43#Heiji vs. Kazuha|441-444]], Anime: [[Which One's Deduction Show|381-382]]) ===

Kazuha and Heiji go to Tokyo to invite Conan, Ran, and Kogoro to Osaka again. However, they both have different places that they want to go see. As they can only go to one, both Heiji and Kazuha try to get the other to drop their place. Kogoro suggests having a deduction match between the two and whoever solves the case the Kogoro has first, will win the place that they want to go. Kazuha thinks this is unfair as she thinks she has no chance against Heiji, but Kogoro and Ran decide to help her, meaning Conan will help Heiji in the case.

During the investigations, Kazuha is unable to piece together the clues for the case, while Heiji and Conan are able to deduce it after thinking things through. Just as Heiji is about to reveal the truth about the dying message, he sees Kazuha crying as she is frustrated that she can't solve the message and that she will lose. Heiji and Conan start giving hints to Kazuha so that she can solve the message on her own. With the hints Kazuha is able to solve the dying message, however, this doesn't solve the case as the person it says has an alibi. Conan once again tries to hint Kogoro into solving the case but Heiji forgets about Kazuha and deduces everything on his own, giving him the win. Even though Kazuha loses, she is satisfied as she was able to see Heiji's sparkling face when he solves a case.

=== Koshien Bomber Case (Manga: [[Volume 43#Koshien Bomber Case|445-449]], Anime: [[Miracle at Koshien Ball Park! The Defiants Face the Dark Demon|383]]) ===

=== Magician Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 47#Magician Murder Case|487-490]], Anime: [[Conan and Heiji's Deduction Magic|406-408]]) ===
[[image:408 Kaz saves Conan.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Kazuha saves Conan from Heiji's jealous rage, which she unknowingly caused by flirting with another man.]]

Kazuha, Heiji, Ran, and Conan are watching a show where a magician does magic tricks. Heiji and Conan are not entertained as they know what tricks the magician is doing, leading Kazuha and Ran to get mad at them for revealing the tricks. For the last trick of the show, the magician tries to escape from a locked water tank with his hand and legs, but it seems that there is a problem as staff is coming out. Ran and Kazuha run into the front to save the magician but just as Ran as was about to break the tank, the magician comes out saying that they were just able to escape. It is revealed after the show that the magician was never in trouble and that there was no need for Ran and Kazuha to run in to help.

After a case happens in front of them, Ran wants to call Shinichi so that he can help with the case. Kazuha enthusiastically tells her to do it as she thinks he is the "smartest guy', leading Heiji to be mad at her and take Ran's phone so that she won't call him. Heiji asks Conan why he is always annoyed when Kazuha flirts with other guys, leaving Conan bewildered that Heiji doesn't understand his own feelings. Conan calls Heiji a brat which leads to Heiji yelling at him, making Kazuha take Conan from him as she feels sorry for Conan for getting yelled at. After the case is solved, Conan tells Kazuha that Heiji gets irritated when she flirts with other men, leading Heiji to tell her he understands why he does now. It looks like Kazuha is expecting a confession but Heiji just tells her that she is his "little sidekick", making Kazuha annoyed.

=== Yuki-Onna Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 50#Yuki-Onna Murder Case|518-522]], Anime: [[Heiji Hattori vs. Shinichi Kudo: Deduction Battle on the Ski Slope|490]]) ===

3 years ago, Kazuha and Heiji went on a school skiing trip. During this trip, multiple classmates constantly tease Kazuha and Heiji for being so close with each other.

=== Phantom Corpse Case (Manga: [[Volume 54#Phantom Corpse Case|559-561]], Anime: [[Three Days with Heiji Hattori|479]]) ===

=== Detective Koshien Case (Manga: [[Volume 54#Phantom Corpse Case|562-566]], Anime: [[Three Days with Heiji Hattori|479]]) ===

Kazuha notices Heiji's message that he left his cap on the bowhead of the ship that he and Conan rode it. After Kogoro Judo threw the captain multiple times, he told them where he brought the ship so Kazuha, Ran, and Kogoro were able to save everybody.

=== Furinkazan Case (Manga: [[Volume 59#Furinkazan Case|613-618]], Anime: [[Furinkazan|516-517]]) ===

=== Murderer Shinichi Kudo Case (Manga: [[Volume 62#Murderer Shinichi Kudo Case|646-651]], Anime: [[Murderer, Shinichi Kudo|521-522]]) ===

=== Highway Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 62#Highway Murder Case|652-654]], Anime: [[What She Truly Wants to Ask|523]]) ===

=== Kazuha's Charm Case (Manga: [[Volume 66#Kazuha's Charm Case|693-695]], Anime: [[The Whereabouts of the Embarrassing Charm|573-574]]) ===
Kazuha loses her charm and Heiji, along with Conan, sets out to find it.
<spoiler>
Kazuha promised a tennis player to make him a charm after he said that her charms were very 'effective'. But accidentally, she gave him her charm with Heiji's picture inside it.

In the end, however, Kazuha, who was so worried about what Heiji would think if she saw her charm, was saved when the man she accidentally gave her charm to drew over the Heiji's photo with a marker pen out of rage.
</spoiler>

=== Demon Dog Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 70#Demon Dog Murder Case|734-740]], Anime: [[The Victim is Shinichi Kudo|610]][[Inubushi Castle, The Ablazed Demon Dog|-613]]) ===

=== East vs. West (Manga: [[Volume 74#East vs. West|778-780]], Anime: [[Conan vs. Heiji, Deduction Battle Between the Detectives of the East and West|651]]) ===

=== Eye for an Eye (Manga: [[Volume 74#Eye for an Eye|781-786]], Anime: [[The Design of Poison and Mirage|652-655]]) ===

=== Unexpected Murder (Manga: [[Volume 79#Unexpected Murder|831-833]], Anime: [[Everyone Saw|710-711]]) ===

=== Vampire's Mansion (Manga: [[Volume 79#Vampire's Mansion|834-840]], Anime: [[Heiji Hattori and the Vampire Mansion|712-715]]) ===

=== Drug Trading Case (Manga: [[Volume 83#Drug Trading Case|880-881]], Anime: [[Conan and Heiji's Code of Love|764]]) ===

=== Kamaitachi Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 86#Kamaitachi Murder Case|909-912]], Anime: [[the Kamaitachi Inn|808-809]]) ===

=== Kawanakajima Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 86#Kawanakajima Murder Case|810]]) ===

=== Zombie Movie Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 88#Zombie Movie Murder Case|931-935]], Anime: [[A Cottage Surrounded by Zombies|830-832]]) ===
Conan and company encounter Heiji and Kazuha at the spot that Yoko Okino filmed a movie. After a murder occurs zombies appear outside the house. At the end of the case, Heiji tries to confess to Kazuha but is interrupted by a zombie.

=== Curse of the Nue (Manga: [[Volume 90#Curse of the Nue|958]]-[[Volume 91#Curse of the Nue|962]], Anime: [[Conan and Heiji's Nue Legend|872-874]]) ===
A mysterious summons brings Conan, Heiji and company to Yadori Village where they encounter a creature known as a Nue. At the end of the case, Heiji tries to confess but is interrupted by by a paratrooper from the Japanese Air Defense Force.

=== Murder inside Café Poirot (Manga: [[Volume 92#Murder inside Caf.C3.A9 Poirot Case|981]]-[[Volume 93#Murder inside Caf.C3.A9 Poirot Case|983]], Anime: [[Solving Mysteries at the Poirot Café|885-886]]) ===

=== Kendo Tournament Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 93#Kendo Tournament Murder Case|990]]-[[Volume 94#Kendo Tournament Murder Case|993]], Anime: [[The Kendo Tournament of Love and Mystery|916-917]]) ===

=== Kaitou Kid and the Fairy's Lip (Manga: [[Volume 96#Kaitou Kid and the Fairy's Lip|1018-1021]], Anime: [[Kid vs. Komei: The Targeted Lips|983-984]]) ===
Kazuha and Heiji joins with Conan, Ran and Kogoro to Suzuki Museum which Kaitou Kid is challenged to steal the Fairy's Lip. Heiji plans to confess to Kazuha by catching Kaitou Kid before Conan but he didn't notice that Kaitou Kid choose Kazuha as his disguise.

=== Lover Code Case (Manga: [[Volume 98#Lover Code Case|1039-1042]], Anime: [[Momiji Ooka's Challenge|1024-1025]]) ===

=== Shintoist Temple Case (Manga: [[Volume 100#Shintoist Temple Case|1067-1069]], Anime: [[The Inauspicious Matchmaking|1085-1086]]) ===

=== Detective Play Director Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 102#Detective Play Director Murder Case|1088-1090]], Anime: [[Momiji Ooka's Sweet Trap|1135-1136]]) ===

=== Detective Play Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 106#Detective Play Murder Case|1129-1133]], Anime: TBA) ===
Before convening to meet Ran, Conan and Kogoro at a play's premiere in Naniwa, Kazuha made a bet with her mother that her mother could pass off as her if she wore a face-mask. Thus, she arrived and greeted them with a face-mask, and the two of them frequently switched places, with Ran, Conan and Heiji never noticing. She was however not delighted with the "Kazuha" depicted in the play, who was in the way of "Heiichi" (character based off Heiji) and "Kaede" (character based off Momiji). She was first oblivious at Heiji's attempt at confessing to her at Naniwa Harukas (real-life [[wikipedia:Abeno Harukas|Abeno Harukas]]), due to three murders that occurred during the play rehearsals, but later was made aware of it by her mother posing as her and quickly headed to the spot. Her phone suddenly died sometime after the cases' resolution and she ran in a hurry to the observation deck to make it in time for the sunset, which she barely missed. She stumbled upon a defeated Heiji lamenting how all his attempts at confessing did not work and how he really loves her. She asks him if he really means what he says, and Heiji, after hesitating for a second, says "yes", thus confessing his love for her. Later at the conclusion, Heiji and Kazuha are seen coming back from the observation deck holding hands.

== Non-canon plot overview ==
=== Stork Mystery Tour (Anime: [[Stork Mystery Tour|554-555]]) ===

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

=== The Million-dollar Pentagram (Movie: [[The Million-dollar Pentagram|27]]) ===

== Relationships analysis ==
=== Heiji Hattori ===
{{main|Heiji Hattori and Kazuha Toyama}}
Heiji's relationship with Kazuha is a very close one; they were childhood friends, and have stayed close through the years. Their relationship is identified as a romantic one by other characters and fans alike, even though they claim that they don't have that sort of relationship or feelings for each other. However, it has been shown that he becomes visibly jealous when he sees Kazuha with other guys, becoming distracted throughout the whole case. At one point, after a certain case, while looking at Kazuha, his thoughts read: "Fool. You're too naive. I promise you, as long as you're with me, I'll never let anyone hurt you." Kazuha knows she has feelings for Heiji, as she shows this by being protective and chasing off other women that might have an interest in him. In on of the mangas, Kazuha attempts to confess her feelings after finding out that Shinichi had done so with Ran (in the [[Holmes' Revelation]] Arc), but is unlucky because on hearing that, Heiji ran off to tease Shinichi/Conan for it. She once even attempted to sacrifice herself to save Heiji during a case in which they accidentally both fell off a cliff (episodes named [[And Then There Were No Mermaids]]). When the branch they were both hanging on started breaking, she stabbed him in his hand with an arrow of love, to force him to let her fall; however, Heiji still held on, saying that he will not let go of her, and managed to pull both of them to safety. Heiji is clueless when it comes to love, but he has now realised he has feelings for Kazuha ever since the Ebisu Bridge incident. Consequently, he constantly tries to bring her to romantic spots so he can simultaneously confess to her and one-up Shinichi's confession to Ran. Thus far, he has not been successful since he's been interrupted each time by cases, and once, the Japanese self-defence [[Conan and Heiji's Nue Legend]].
Also, they have the same situation as Ran and Shinichi, being childhood friends that have romantic feelings for each other and have the same background as them. Heiji is a teenage detective and she is a police's daughter, like Ran is a police's daughter and Shinichi is a teenage detective. They are even called the 'Ran and Shinichi of Osaka' by fans of the series, since they're so similar. Although they are constantly fighting, they both are very close friends. It is also shown in the seventh movie, Crossroad in the Ancient Capital, that Kazuha is Heiji's first love, though he didn't know it was her at the time. In [[OVA 9]], Heiji and Kazuha have been shown to be a famous couple, who are close to marriage. However, all this was just a feverish hallucination of Conan's.

=== Ran Mouri ===
Despite having rather different temperaments and personalities, Kazuha and [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] have several things in common, including: proficiency in a martial art, father's connection to police work and detective work, and detective-obsessed childhood love interests. Kazuha was initially cold and rude to Ran, suspecting her of being interested in Heiji. However, thanks to Kazuha's frankness and Ran's accommodating nature, the girls quickly overcame this misunderstanding. In episode 141, Ran and Kazuha's friendship grows after Ran quickly changes shirts to prove to Kazuha that she didn't wear the striped pattern because Heiji did. In Episode 166 Ran and Kazuha become close friends, both even poking fun at each other for having crime loving boyfriends. They have since become close friends and seem to regard each other as confidantes, since they are in similar romantic situations: Ran and Shinichi cannot confess their feelings for each other, as Shinichi is, aside from telephone calls, physically absent from her life, and Kazuha and Heiji cannot confess their feelings for each other due to their own stubbornness and irascibility. While Conan/Shinichi and Heiji are on cases together, Ran and Kazuha almost always spend the time together. When Kazuha visits the Mouris' in Tokyo with Heiji, she is shown to share Ran's bed.

=== Shinichi Kudo ===
[[File:M7-Shinichi and Kazuha.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Shinichi and Kazuha.]]
Kazuha respects [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] as a great detective like Heiji. Sometimes she refers to Shinichi as a better detective than Heiji, much to Heiji's jealousy and annoyance.
When Heiji was tricked into attending a fake contest and went missing, Kazuha said that she would have been much better at ease if Kudo had been with him.

== Character popularity ==
* eBookJapan held a character popularity poll from April 12, 2011 to May 12, 2011 in which readers of Detective Conan (international included) could vote for their favorite character. Kazuha placed 16th in the poll with 40 votes out of the 5,883 that were cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebookjapan.jp/ebj/special/conan/vote_kekka2.asp|title=『名探偵コナン』人気投票結|date=2011-05-12|publisher=eBookJapan|accessdate=2011-05-15}}</ref>
* In honor of the release of the 15th movie, [[Quarter of Silence]], the official Conan movie website held a popularity poll for the top 10 Detective Conan characters. Kazuha placed 7th out of 10.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.conan-movie.jp/camp_chara/camp15th_res.html|title=名探偵コナン「キャラクター人気投票」|date=2011|publisher=www.conan-movie.jp|accessdate=2011-08-12}}</ref>
* 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. Kazuha placed 11th overall with 203 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>
* She ranked 9th in the Super Digest Book 70+ "Characters you want to go on a date with" poll, with 123 votes.
* She ranked 4th in the Super Digest Book 60+ "Cutest Detective Conan characters" poll, with 263 votes.

== Name origin ==
The name "Toyama" comes from Edo period "police detective" [[Wikipedia: Tōyama Kagemoto|Kagetomo Toyama]], aka [[Wikipedia: Tōyama no Kin-san|Toyama no Kin-san]], while Kazuha comes from one of [[Gosho Aoyama]]'s assistants.<ref>[[Lets Talk with Gosho Aoyama Day#2019|January Nagasaki interview of 2019]], question 40.</ref>

== Different looks ==
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kazuha Before.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 118]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kazuha Middle.JPG|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 408]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kazuha After.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 611]]
|}

== Quotes ==
{{cquote|Ya might have already heard this from [[Shinichi Kudo|Kudo-kun]], but...In London, apparently Kudo-kun confessed his feelings to [[Ran Mouri|Ran-chan]]. That's why, though I wouldn't have said this...The truth is...The truth is, I also...Since a long time ago...I... I LIKE YA VERY MUCH!|Kazuha's confession to Heiji}}

== In other languages ==
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{{CharLangItem|flag=China|Chinese (Simplified)|和叶 Héyè|远山 Yuǎnshān}}
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{{CharLangItem|flag=North Korea|flag2=South Korea|Korean|가영 Ka Young|서 Suh}}
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== Trivia ==
* The kanji for Kazuha's first name mean "Japanese Leaf". Her last name, Toyama, means "distant mountain".
* Kazuha is one of the few characters in the series who almost always keeps her hair in a ponytail.
* In the [[Italian Dub]], [[Heiji]] calls Kazuha "Piccola" meaning "babe".
*In non canon movie 7 Kazuha mentioned to have relatives in Kyoto.
*In the Curse of the Nue case Kazuha mentioned that her grandfather had a golden retriever but she only mention it in File 958 and not in the [[Conan and Heiji's Nue Legend|anime version of the case]].

== Gallery ==
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File:Kazuha10yrs.png|Ten years after (OVA 9).
File:EP326 4.jpeg|Kazuha with her hair down.
</gallery>

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

== References ==
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| name = Kazuha Toyama
| japanese-name = 遠山和葉 (Tōyama Kazuha)
| english-name = Kirsten Thomas
| image = Kazuha Toyama Profile.jpg
| age = 17<ref name=CD57>Conan Drill page 57</ref>
| gender = Female
| height =
| blood-type =
| date-of-birth = unknown<ref name=CD57/>
| occupation = High school student
| relatives = [[Ginshiro Toyama]] (father) [[Sakura Toyama]] (mother)<ref>[[Chapter 1133]]</ref>
| nicknames = Leaf-chan (''Happa-chan'') (by Momiji)
| status = Alive
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume 19#Stabbed Wallet Case|File 185]] Anime: [[The Naniwa Serial Murder Case|Episode 118]]
| appearances = {{:Kazuha Toyama Appearances}}
| cases-solved =
| keyhole = [[Volume 19]]
| japanese-voice = [[Yuko Miyamura]]
| english-voice = [[Gwendolyn Lau]] (FUNimation TV/Movies) [[Amber Cotton]] (The Mirapolis Investigation) [[Kayli Mills]] (Bang Zoom!) [[Andrea Villaverde]] (Macias Group)
| drama-actor = [[Rei Okamoto]]
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{{nihongo|'''Kazuha Toyama'''|遠山和葉|Tōyama Kazuha}}, also known as '''Kirsten Thomas''' in the [[Funimation]] dub and Katrina Tolliver in the video game ''[[Detective Conan: The Mirage of Remembrance|Case Closed: The Mirapolis Investigation]]'', is character in the manga and anime ''[[Detective Conan]]''. She is a childhood friend and the romantic interest of [[Heiji Hattori]].

Despite the names given for her in the English Dub of the anime and video game, the [[Viz Media]] manga retains her original Japanese name.

== Background ==
[[File:Cuffed.png|thumb|left|200px|Heiji and Kazuha cuffed together as children.]]
Kazuha and [[Heiji Hattori]] have been close friends since childhood. Their fathers work together at the Osaka Police station, where Kazuha's father, [[Ginshiro Toyama]] is a close friend and partner of Heiji's father, Police Chief [[Heizo Hattori]]. Her 43-year-old mother is mentioned in episode 573, where she wanted Heiji to bring Kazuha her drink bottle.

At one time in their youth, Heiji had had the unfortunate idea of locking themselves together with a set of old handcuffs which had no key and could not be unlocked; as a result they had to involuntarily spend time together even on some rather intimate occasions (i.e., bathroom visits) before the cuffs could be removed. As a reminder of this 'closeness' and for good luck, Kazuha fashioned two identical lucky charms, each incorporating a chain link from the cuffs, which she and Heiji have been wearing ever since.<ref name="StabbedWallet">Manga Volume 19: File 185 (Stabbed Wallet Case)</ref> At some later point, Kazuha added a picture of Heiji into her own charm pouch.<ref>Manga Chapters 693-695: Kazuha's Charm Case</ref>

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

== Personality ==
Kazuha has a hot temper and can be highly critical of people around her. She has been hinted to have a high level of intelligence, as she was able to deduce a dying message in an episode even more quickly than either Ran or Kogoro could (albeit with slight help from Heiji). Moreover, she is highly confrontational, and unafraid of letting others know about her dislike, even showing no hesitation or concern in confronting Heiji in a men's restroom. This trait leads to frequent shouting matches with Heiji, but it also allowed her and Ran to forge a strong friendship despite the fact that Kazuha, believing that Ran was Heiji's new girlfriend, took an initial deep dislike to Ran out of jealousy. Affection and approval are apparently much harder for her to express, most significantly with regard to Heiji; she is perfectly aware of her feelings for him and, after a few initial attempts to deny it to Ran, openly discusses her love for Heiji with her. However, even when a good opening appears to discuss her feelings with him, she instead panics and does her best to pretend that she and Heiji are 'only friends'. Although she has tried and failed to confess to Heiji twice already, Kazuha is determined to make her feelings clear to him one day.

She also has a marked belief in spirits, good-luck charms, and other superstitions. Right from her first experience, she displayed her belief in the importance of hers and Heiji's omamori, charms which Kazuha made to protect her and Heiji from harm. And indeed, during the case in which this is revealed, Heiji lent Conan his omamori, and the metal inside the charm stopped a knife blade that could have killed Conan.<ref name="SerialKillerofNaniwa"/> On subsequent cases, Kazuha is quick to attribute mysterious shadows and strange events to ghosts and other malignant spirits, which usually sends Ran into panic as well, though she herself does not possess a morbid fear of ghosts as much as Ran does.

In the anime original episodes 965-968, it was revealed she loves kaiju like Gomera and Kamen Yaiba.

She also like any normal girl characters screams at sight of a dead body.

== Appearance ==
Kazuha has dark brown hair which she always wears in a neck-length pony tail, and uses ribbons of different colors (usually matching that of her clothes) to secure her hair. She rarely lets her hair down, and when it is not tied up in a ponytail, it falls down to her mid-back/waist. She has green eyes and fair complexion, her skin tone being even lighter than Ran's. She has a fairly slim and curvaceous, athletic build just like Ran herself. It is shown that Kazuha is of around the same height as Ran and slightly shorter than Heiji. Kazuha's way of dressing ranges from shirt and jeans to (occasionally) dresses. Despite being tomboyish, she is known to be attractive. Multiple men have shown interest in her, though she is usually oblivious, and her innocence in turn annoys Heiji.

== Abilities ==
=== Martial arts ===
Kazuha is a 2-dan in aikido, showing great proficiency in various body-locks and throws. It is a skill she has exhibited multiple times to taking down several criminals, even when much larger than her.<ref name="SerialKillerofNaniwa"/> Her aikido skills also make Heiji afraid of her and her strength, likewise warning criminals to not attack her.

=== Intelligence and deduction ===
Kazuha seems to be rather intelligent, as shown in [[Which One's Deduction Show| Episode Which One's Deduction Show]] when [[Heiji]] gave a clue about the code which Kazuha understood while neither Ran or Kogoro could figure out. She also took up karuta and held her own against [[Momiji Ooka]], implying that Kazuha is quick-minded and has a good memory. In movie 21, Kazuha said she joined the karuta club. She played against Momiji who is very skilled. Despite losing, she was able to go until last match.

=== Cooking ===
Whenever Kazuha visits Ran, she often helps her with cooking or they'll occupy themselves by cooking, as seen in Heiji Hattori's Vampire Mansion episode where they made gyozas instead of chasing the killer because they were scared.

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{{appellations|Kogoro Mouri|Kazuha Kazuha-chan|Uncle Kogoro}}
{{appellations|Sonoko Suzuki|Kazuha-chan|Sonoko-chan}}
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{{appellations|Ai Haibara|-|Ai-chan}}
{{appellations|Ayumi Yoshida|Kazuha-onēsan|-}}
{{appellations|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Kazuha-san|-}}
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{{appellations|Goro Otaki|Kazuha-chan|Otaki-han Otaki-san}}
{{appellations|Juzo Megure|Kazuha-kun}}
{{appellations|Wataru Takagi|-|Detective Takagi (''Takagi-keiji'')}}
{{appellations|Kansuke Yamato|-|Inspector-san (''Keibu-san'')<ref name="file910">[[Volume 86#Kamaitachi Murder Case|File 910 (Volume 86)]]</ref> Inspector Yamato (''Yamato-keibu'')<ref name="file910"/> That super smart one-eyed inspector}}
{{appellations|Yui Uehara|Kazuha-chan|Yui-san}}
{{appellations|Misao Yamamura|-|Inspector Yamamura (''Yamamura-keibu'')}}
{{appellations|Miwako Sato|Kazuha-chan<ref>File 1068</ref>}}
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{{appellations|Muga Iori|Kazuha-sama|Momiji's butler (''Momiji no shitsuji'')<ref>Episode 1024</ref>}}
{{appellations|Soshi Okita|-|Okita-kun}}
{{appellations|Kaitou Kid|-|Kaitou Kid}}
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== Plot overview ==
=== Stabbed Wallet Case (Manga: [[Volume 19#Stabbed Wallet Case|185-188]], Anime: [[The Naniwa Serial Murder Case|118]]) ===
Soon after [[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]] made Conan/Shinichi's acquaintance, he invited [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]], [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] and [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] to Osaka. Several times throughout the day Ran felt herself being watched by a pair of malevolent eyes. At lunchtime that day, a girl sat down and, to Conan's horror and Ran's bafflement, addressed Ran as "Kudo." She warned "Kudo" to stay away from Heiji, who soon returned and sets her right. Heiji introduced her as his childhood friend Kazuha and introduced Ran as Kudo's girlfriend- which Ran hotly denied -, whereupon Ran asked them if they are together, which Kazuha and Heiji hotly denied in turn.

=== Wedding Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 21#Wedding Murder Case|211-214]], Anime: [[The Night Before the Wedding Locked Room Case|141-142]]) ===

Kazuha gets annoyed at Ran for wearing a shirt that has blue stripes which Heiji also has. She thinks that Heiji and Ran had planned it and gets jealous of them, which leads Ran to immediately change shirts in the car so that they are not dressed the same anymore.

After the case, Ran forces Kazuha to wear a striped shirt to match Heiji's, leading to her getting embarrassed when Heiji sees her.

=== Cruise Ship Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 23#Cruise Ship Murder Case|226-230]], Anime: [[The Twenty Year Old Murderous Intent: The Symphony Serial Murder Case|174]]) ===

After Heiji gets hit by the culprit and falls down the sea, he gets picked up by some fisherman as he is drifting along the water. He notices that Kazuha's charm is in his pocket with the message "Don't forget it! Moron!", thinking to himself whether the charm really works.

=== Spider Mansion Case (Manga: [[Volume 25#Spider Mansion Case|246-250]], Anime: [[Tottori Spider Mansion Demon|166-168]]) ===
She was almost killed by the Spider Mansion murderer because she found a BB gun bullet that the criminal had used in his setup; only Heiji's arrival chased the murderer away before Kazuha was strangled.

=== The Desperate Revival (Manga: [[Volume 26#The Desperate Revival|254-257]], Anime: [[The Desperate Revival|189-192]]) ===
She meets Shinichi Kudo, whom she has heard so much about from Heiji and Ran, for the first time when he solved the murder case during his campus festival.

=== Old Photograph Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 28#Old Photograph Murder Case|278]], Anime: [[The Client Full of Lies|221]]) ===

Heiji and Kazuha come by to pick up Heiji's mom and return her to Osaka. They have both brought luggage as they are taking Cona, Ran, and Kogoro to a trip.

=== Mermaid's Curse Case (Manga: [[Volume 28#Mermaid's Curse Case|279-283]], Anime: [[And Then There Were No Mermaids|222-224]]) ===

Kazuha tells Ran that when Heiji flips his cap, he switches on and fires his engine at top speed, which leaves Ran amazed. Kazuha however tells Ran not to fall for Heiji as she thinks she can't compete with her.

Heiji nearly falls off a cliff during his investigation, which leads to Kazuha saving him, but she overbalances and instead starts falling off the cliff herself. Heiji jumps after her, managing to grab her wrist with his left hand and holding a branch with his right. However, the branch begins to bend, so Kazuha stabs Heiji's hand in an attempt to make him let her go and save himself. Despite the wound, Heiji does not let go and manages to save both of them.

=== K3 Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 29#K3_Murder Case|293-295]], Anime: [[The 3 "K"s of Osaka Case|238-239]]) ===

Kazuha thinks Heiji is seeing a woman as she sees him talking to somebody on the phone secretly, which happened to just Conan on the other line.

=== Police Escort Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 30#Police Escort Murder Case|296]], Anime: [[The Shinkansen Transport Case|240]]) ===

Kazuha and Heiji escort Conan, Ran, and Kogoro to the train station as they are leaving Osaka.

=== Naniwa Swordsman Case (Manga: [[Volume 31#Naniwa Swordsman Case|314-316]], Anime: [[The Osaka Double Mystery - The Naniwa Swordsman and Toyotomi's Castle|263]]) ===
Heiji still bears the scar on his left hand, and has been known to mock Kazuha about it.

=== Tiger Scroll Case (Manga: [[Volume 31#Tiger Scroll Case|317-321]], Anime: [[The Osaka Double Mystery - The Naniwa Swordsman and Toyotomi's Castle|263]]) ===

Kazuha and Heiji decide to give Conan, Ran, and Kogoro a tour of Osaka. After a case happens during the tour, Kazuha calls her dad so that Heiji doesn't have to investigate and can eat with Ran and her. Heiji gets mad at her and calls her annoying as he would never leave a case that happens in front of him.

Ran deduces that Kazuha called her dad because since he was deeply involved in the case he can tell Heiji things that he may want to know. Kazuha says that he wants to see Heiji's sparkling face when he solves a case.

=== Flying Neighbor Case (Manga: [[Volume 34#Flying Neighbor Case|342-343]], Anime: [[English Teacher vs. Great Western Detective|277-278]]) ===

Kazuha calls Heiji in a fit of rage after Heiji doesn't appear after he suggests they eat at a restaurant together. Heiji tells her that he's in Tokyo right now and that they should reschedule. Kazuha says that she keeps a memo of him saying to wait for him in her notebook, which leads to Conan and Heiji being able to deduce the true culprit from the case.

=== Onikame Island Case (Manga: [[Volume 35#Mysterious Words Case|361-365]], Anime: [[Solitary Island of the Princess and the Dragon King's Palace|291-293]]) ===

Kazuha, Ran, Heiji, and Conan are swimming on a beach in Okinawa where Kazuha is still angry at Heiji for making her wait at Umeda station for the last time.

=== Heiji Hattori's Desperate Situation (Manga: [[Volume 38#Heiji Hattori's Desperate Situation|390-392]], Anime: [[Heiji Hattori's Desperate Situation!|323-324]]) ===
Heiji and Kazuha were kidnapped by a corrupt lawyer in an attempt to force Heiji to crack a code. When he wouldn't comply, the lawyer decided to kill them both. Heiji asked to be allowed to say a few last words to Kazuha, claiming he had to tell her something he had wanted to say for a long time. This, it turned out, was a ploy to distract the lawyer, but when it failed, Heiji, with a gun to his head, told Kazuha that "I meant it when I said my last words were for you" and promised, if they survived, to tell them to her "until you're sick of hearing it." Afterward, when she asked him what he was going to say, he panicked and insisted that he had wanted to tell her that her ponytail had been tickling him while they were handcuffed together - which earned him an enraged slap in the face.

=== Red Horse Case (Manga: [[Volume 39#Red Horse Case|393-397]], Anime: [[The Red Horse within the Flames|325-327]]) ===
Kazuha and Heiji go to stay at Ran's house as Heiji is interested in an arson case that is happening in the area.

=== Heiji vs. Kazuha (Manga: [[Volume 43#Heiji vs. Kazuha|441-444]], Anime: [[Which One's Deduction Show|381-382]]) ===

Kazuha and Heiji go to Tokyo to invite Conan, Ran, and Kogoro to Osaka again. However, they both have different places that they want to go see. As they can only go to one, both Heiji and Kazuha try to get the other to drop their place. Kogoro suggests having a deduction match between the two and whoever solves the case the Kogoro has first, will win the place that they want to go. Kazuha thinks this is unfair as she thinks she has no chance against Heiji, but Kogoro and Ran decide to help her, meaning Conan will help Heiji in the case.

During the investigations, Kazuha is unable to piece together the clues for the case, while Heiji and Conan are able to deduce it after thinking things through. Just as Heiji is about to reveal the truth about the dying message, he sees Kazuha crying as she is frustrated that she can't solve the message and that she will lose. Heiji and Conan start giving hints to Kazuha so that she can solve the message on her own. With the hints Kazuha is able to solve the dying message, however, this doesn't solve the case as the person it says has an alibi. Conan once again tries to hint Kogoro into solving the case but Heiji forgets about Kazuha and deduces everything on his own, giving him the win. Even though Kazuha loses, she is satisfied as she was able to see Heiji's sparkling face when he solves a case.

=== Koshien Bomber Case (Manga: [[Volume 43#Koshien Bomber Case|445-449]], Anime: [[Miracle at Koshien Ball Park! The Defiants Face the Dark Demon|383]]) ===

=== Magician Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 47#Magician Murder Case|487-490]], Anime: [[Conan and Heiji's Deduction Magic|406-408]]) ===
[[image:408 Kaz saves Conan.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Kazuha saves Conan from Heiji's jealous rage, which she unknowingly caused by flirting with another man.]]

Kazuha, Heiji, Ran, and Conan are watching a show where a magician does magic tricks. Heiji and Conan are not entertained as they know what tricks the magician is doing, leading Kazuha and Ran to get mad at them for revealing the tricks. For the last trick of the show, the magician tries to escape from a locked water tank with his hand and legs, but it seems that there is a problem as staff is coming out. Ran and Kazuha run into the front to save the magician but just as Ran as was about to break the tank, the magician comes out saying that they were just able to escape. It is revealed after the show that the magician was never in trouble and that there was no need for Ran and Kazuha to run in to help.

After a case happens in front of them, Ran wants to call Shinichi so that he can help with the case. Kazuha enthusiastically tells her to do it as she thinks he is the "smartest guy', leading Heiji to be mad at her and take Ran's phone so that she won't call him. Heiji asks Conan why he is always annoyed when Kazuha flirts with other guys, leaving Conan bewildered that Heiji doesn't understand his own feelings. Conan calls Heiji a brat which leads to Heiji yelling at him, making Kazuha take Conan from him as she feels sorry for Conan for getting yelled at. After the case is solved, Conan tells Kazuha that Heiji gets irritated when she flirts with other men, leading Heiji to tell her he understands why he does now. It looks like Kazuha is expecting a confession but Heiji just tells her that she is his "little sidekick", making Kazuha annoyed.

=== Yuki-Onna Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 50#Yuki-Onna Murder Case|518-522]], Anime: [[Heiji Hattori vs. Shinichi Kudo: Deduction Battle on the Ski Slope|490]]) ===

3 years ago, Kazuha and Heiji went on a school skiing trip. During this trip, multiple classmates constantly tease Kazuha and Heiji for being so close with each other.

=== Phantom Corpse Case (Manga: [[Volume 54#Phantom Corpse Case|559-561]], Anime: [[Three Days with Heiji Hattori|479]]) ===

=== Detective Koshien Case (Manga: [[Volume 54#Phantom Corpse Case|562-566]], Anime: [[Three Days with Heiji Hattori|479]]) ===

Kazuha notices Heiji's message that he left his cap on the bowhead of the ship that he and Conan rode it. After Kogoro Judo threw the captain multiple times, he told them where he brought the ship so Kazuha, Ran, and Kogoro were able to save everybody.

=== Furinkazan Case (Manga: [[Volume 59#Furinkazan Case|613-618]], Anime: [[Furinkazan|516-517]]) ===

=== Murderer Shinichi Kudo Case (Manga: [[Volume 62#Murderer Shinichi Kudo Case|646-651]], Anime: [[Murderer, Shinichi Kudo|521-522]]) ===

=== Highway Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 62#Highway Murder Case|652-654]], Anime: [[What She Truly Wants to Ask|523]]) ===

=== Kazuha's Charm Case (Manga: [[Volume 66#Kazuha's Charm Case|693-695]], Anime: [[The Whereabouts of the Embarrassing Charm|573-574]]) ===
Kazuha loses her charm and Heiji, along with Conan, sets out to find it.
<spoiler>
Kazuha promised a tennis player to make him a charm after he said that her charms were very 'effective'. But accidentally, she gave him her charm with Heiji's picture inside it.

In the end, however, Kazuha, who was so worried about what Heiji would think if she saw her charm, was saved when the man she accidentally gave her charm to drew over the Heiji's photo with a marker pen out of rage.
</spoiler>

=== Demon Dog Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 70#Demon Dog Murder Case|734-740]], Anime: [[The Victim is Shinichi Kudo|610]][[Inubushi Castle, The Ablazed Demon Dog|-613]]) ===

=== East vs. West (Manga: [[Volume 74#East vs. West|778-780]], Anime: [[Conan vs. Heiji, Deduction Battle Between the Detectives of the East and West|651]]) ===

=== Eye for an Eye (Manga: [[Volume 74#Eye for an Eye|781-786]], Anime: [[The Design of Poison and Mirage|652-655]]) ===

=== Unexpected Murder (Manga: [[Volume 79#Unexpected Murder|831-833]], Anime: [[Everyone Saw|710-711]]) ===

=== Vampire's Mansion (Manga: [[Volume 79#Vampire's Mansion|834-840]], Anime: [[Heiji Hattori and the Vampire Mansion|712-715]]) ===

=== Drug Trading Case (Manga: [[Volume 83#Drug Trading Case|880-881]], Anime: [[Conan and Heiji's Code of Love|764]]) ===

=== Kamaitachi Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 86#Kamaitachi Murder Case|909-912]], Anime: [[the Kamaitachi Inn|808-809]]) ===

=== Kawanakajima Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 86#Kawanakajima Murder Case|810]]) ===

=== Zombie Movie Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 88#Zombie Movie Murder Case|931-935]], Anime: [[A Cottage Surrounded by Zombies|830-832]]) ===
Conan and company encounter Heiji and Kazuha at the spot that Yoko Okino filmed a movie. After a murder occurs zombies appear outside the house. At the end of the case, Heiji tries to confess to Kazuha but is interrupted by a zombie.

=== Curse of the Nue (Manga: [[Volume 90#Curse of the Nue|958]]-[[Volume 91#Curse of the Nue|962]], Anime: [[Conan and Heiji's Nue Legend|872-874]]) ===
A mysterious summons brings Conan, Heiji and company to Yadori Village where they encounter a creature known as a Nue. At the end of the case, Heiji tries to confess but is interrupted by by a paratrooper from the Japanese Air Defense Force.

=== Murder inside Café Poirot (Manga: [[Volume 92#Murder inside Caf.C3.A9 Poirot Case|981]]-[[Volume 93#Murder inside Caf.C3.A9 Poirot Case|983]], Anime: [[Solving Mysteries at the Poirot Café|885-886]]) ===

=== Kendo Tournament Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 93#Kendo Tournament Murder Case|990]]-[[Volume 94#Kendo Tournament Murder Case|993]], Anime: [[The Kendo Tournament of Love and Mystery|916-917]]) ===

=== Kaitou Kid and the Fairy's Lip (Manga: [[Volume 96#Kaitou Kid and the Fairy's Lip|1018-1021]], Anime: [[Kid vs. Komei: The Targeted Lips|983-984]]) ===
Kazuha and Heiji joins with Conan, Ran and Kogoro to Suzuki Museum which Kaitou Kid is challenged to steal the Fairy's Lip. Heiji plans to confess to Kazuha by catching Kaitou Kid before Conan but he didn't notice that Kaitou Kid choose Kazuha as his disguise.

=== Lover Code Case (Manga: [[Volume 98#Lover Code Case|1039-1042]], Anime: [[Momiji Ooka's Challenge|1024-1025]]) ===

=== Shintoist Temple Case (Manga: [[Volume 100#Shintoist Temple Case|1067-1069]], Anime: [[The Inauspicious Matchmaking|1085-1086]]) ===

=== Detective Play Director Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 102#Detective Play Director Murder Case|1088-1090]], Anime: [[Momiji Ooka's Sweet Trap|1135-1136]]) ===

=== Detective Play Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 106#Detective Play Murder Case|1129-1133]], Anime: TBA) ===
Before convening to meet Ran, Conan and Kogoro at a play's premiere in Naniwa, Kazuha made a bet with her mother that her mother could pass off as her if she wore a face-mask. Thus, she arrived and greeted them with a face-mask, and the two of them frequently switched places, with Ran, Conan and Heiji never noticing. She was however not delighted with the "Kazuha" depicted in the play, who was in the way of "Heiichi" (character based off Heiji) and "Kaede" (character based off Momiji). She was first oblivious at Heiji's attempt at confessing to her at Naniwa Harukas (real-life [[wikipedia:Abeno Harukas|Abeno Harukas]]), due to three murders that occurred during the play rehearsals, but later was made aware of it by her mother posing as her and quickly headed to the spot. Her phone suddenly died sometime after the cases' resolution and she ran in a hurry to the observation deck to make it in time for the sunset, which she barely missed. She stumbled upon a defeated Heiji lamenting how all his attempts at confessing did not work and how he really loves her. She asks him if he really means what he says, and Heiji, after hesitating for a second, says "yes", thus confessing his love for her. Later at the conclusion, Heiji and Kazuha are seen coming back from the observation deck holding hands.

== Non-canon plot overview ==
=== Stork Mystery Tour (Anime: [[Stork Mystery Tour|554-555]]) ===

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

=== The Million-dollar Pentagram (Movie: [[The Million-dollar Pentagram|27]]) ===

== Relationships analysis ==
=== Heiji Hattori ===
{{main|Heiji Hattori and Kazuha Toyama}}
Heiji's relationship with Kazuha is a very close one; they were childhood friends, and have stayed close through the years. Their relationship is identified as a romantic one by other characters and fans alike, even though they claim that they don't have that sort of relationship or feelings for each other. However, it has been shown that he becomes visibly jealous when he sees Kazuha with other guys, becoming distracted throughout the whole case. At one point, after a certain case, while looking at Kazuha, his thoughts read: "Fool. You're too naive. I promise you, as long as you're with me, I'll never let anyone hurt you." Kazuha knows she has feelings for Heiji, as she shows this by being protective and chasing off other women that might have an interest in him. In on of the mangas, Kazuha attempts to confess her feelings after finding out that Shinichi had done so with Ran (in the [[Holmes' Revelation]] Arc), but is unlucky because on hearing that, Heiji ran off to tease Shinichi/Conan for it. She once even attempted to sacrifice herself to save Heiji during a case in which they accidentally both fell off a cliff (episodes named [[And Then There Were No Mermaids]]). When the branch they were both hanging on started breaking, she stabbed him in his hand with an arrow of love, to force him to let her fall; however, Heiji still held on, saying that he will not let go of her, and managed to pull both of them to safety. Heiji is clueless when it comes to love, but he has now realised he has feelings for Kazuha ever since the Ebisu Bridge incident. Consequently, he constantly tries to bring her to romantic spots so he can simultaneously confess to her and one-up Shinichi's confession to Ran. Thus far, he has not been successful since he's been interrupted each time by cases, and once, the Japanese self-defence [[Conan and Heiji's Nue Legend]].
Also, they have the same situation as Ran and Shinichi, being childhood friends that have romantic feelings for each other and have the same background as them. Heiji is a teenage detective and she is a police's daughter, like Ran is a police's daughter and Shinichi is a teenage detective. They are even called the 'Ran and Shinichi of Osaka' by fans of the series, since they're so similar. Although they are constantly fighting, they both are very close friends. It is also shown in the seventh movie, Crossroad in the Ancient Capital, that Kazuha is Heiji's first love, though he didn't know it was her at the time. In [[OVA 9]], Heiji and Kazuha have been shown to be a famous couple, who are close to marriage. However, all this was just a feverish hallucination of Conan's.

=== Ran Mouri ===
Despite having rather different temperaments and personalities, Kazuha and [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] have several things in common, including: proficiency in a martial art, father's connection to police work and detective work, and detective-obsessed childhood love interests. Kazuha was initially cold and rude to Ran, suspecting her of being interested in Heiji. However, thanks to Kazuha's frankness and Ran's accommodating nature, the girls quickly overcame this misunderstanding. In episode 141, Ran and Kazuha's friendship grows after Ran quickly changes shirts to prove to Kazuha that she didn't wear the striped pattern because Heiji did. In Episode 166 Ran and Kazuha become close friends, both even poking fun at each other for having crime loving boyfriends. They have since become close friends and seem to regard each other as confidantes, since they are in similar romantic situations: Ran and Shinichi cannot confess their feelings for each other, as Shinichi is, aside from telephone calls, physically absent from her life, and Kazuha and Heiji cannot confess their feelings for each other due to their own stubbornness and irascibility. While Conan/Shinichi and Heiji are on cases together, Ran and Kazuha almost always spend the time together. When Kazuha visits the Mouris' in Tokyo with Heiji, she is shown to share Ran's bed.

=== Shinichi Kudo ===
[[File:M7-Shinichi and Kazuha.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Shinichi and Kazuha.]]
Kazuha respects [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] as a great detective like Heiji. Sometimes she refers to Shinichi as a better detective than Heiji, much to Heiji's jealousy and annoyance.
When Heiji was tricked into attending a fake contest and went missing, Kazuha said that she would have been much better at ease if Kudo had been with him.

== Character popularity ==
* eBookJapan held a character popularity poll from April 12, 2011 to May 12, 2011 in which readers of Detective Conan (international included) could vote for their favorite character. Kazuha placed 16th in the poll with 40 votes out of the 5,883 that were cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebookjapan.jp/ebj/special/conan/vote_kekka2.asp|title=『名探偵コナン』人気投票結|date=2011-05-12|publisher=eBookJapan|accessdate=2011-05-15}}</ref>
* In honor of the release of the 15th movie, [[Quarter of Silence]], the official Conan movie website held a popularity poll for the top 10 Detective Conan characters. Kazuha placed 7th out of 10.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.conan-movie.jp/camp_chara/camp15th_res.html|title=名探偵コナン「キャラクター人気投票」|date=2011|publisher=www.conan-movie.jp|accessdate=2011-08-12}}</ref>
* 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. Kazuha placed 11th overall with 203 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>
* She ranked 9th in the Super Digest Book 70+ "Characters you want to go on a date with" poll, with 123 votes.
* She ranked 4th in the Super Digest Book 60+ "Cutest Detective Conan characters" poll, with 263 votes.

== Name origin ==
The name "Toyama" comes from Edo period "police detective" [[Wikipedia: Tōyama Kagemoto|Kagetomo Toyama]], aka [[Wikipedia: Tōyama no Kin-san|Toyama no Kin-san]], while Kazuha comes from one of [[Gosho Aoyama]]'s assistants.<ref>[[Lets Talk with Gosho Aoyama Day#2019|January Nagasaki interview of 2019]], question 40.</ref>

== Different looks ==
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kazuha Before.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 118]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kazuha Middle.JPG|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 408]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kazuha After.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 611]]
|}

== Quotes ==
{{cquote|Ya might have already heard this from [[Shinichi Kudo|Kudo-kun]], but...In London, apparently Kudo-kun confessed his feelings to [[Ran Mouri|Ran-chan]]. That's why, though I wouldn't have said this...The truth is...The truth is, I also...Since a long time ago...I... I LIKE YA VERY MUCH!|Kazuha's confession to Heiji}}

== In other languages ==
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{{CharLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|和葉 Kazuha|遠山 Tōyama}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Arab League|Arabic|كازوها Kāzōha|توياما Tōyāma}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Indonesia|Bahasa Indonesia|Kazuha|Toyama}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Catalonia|Catalan|Kazuha|Toyama}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=China|Chinese (Simplified)|和叶 Héyè|远山 Yuǎnshān}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Hong Kong|Chinese (Traditional)|和葉 Héyè|遠山 Yuǎnshān}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=US|English|Kirsten Katrina Kazuha|Thomas Tolliver Toyama}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Finland|Finnish|Kazuha|Toyama}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=France|French|Kazuha|Toyama}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Kazuha|Toyama}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Italy|Italian|Kazuha|Toyama}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish|Kazuha|Toyama}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish (Latin America)|Martina Kazuha|''Not given'' Toyama}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Malaysia|Malay|Kazuha|Toyama}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=North Korea|flag2=South Korea|Korean|가영 Ka Young|서 Suh}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|คาซึฮะ|โทยามะ}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Kazuha|Toyama}}
{{EndTable}}

== Trivia ==
* The kanji for Kazuha's first name mean "Japanese Leaf". Her last name, Toyama, means "distant mountain".
* Kazuha is one of the few characters in the series who almost always keeps her hair in a ponytail.
* In the [[Italian Dub]], [[Heiji]] calls Kazuha "Piccola" meaning "babe".
*In non canon movie 7 Kazuha mentioned to have relatives in Kyoto.
*In the Curse of the Nue case Kazuha mentioned that her grandfather had a golden retriever but she only mention it in File 958 and not in the [[Conan and Heiji's Nue Legend|anime version of the case]].

== Gallery ==
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File:Kazuha10yrs.png|Ten years after (OVA 9).
File:EP326 4.jpeg|Kazuha with her hair down.
</gallery>

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

== References ==
<references/>

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Sakura Toyama

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SamNg311: Forgot the ref

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| japanese-name = 遠山櫻 (Tōyama Sakura)
| english-name =
| image = Sakura Toyama profile.jpg
| age = 42{{note|group="N"|Hitoshi (Shinichi) Kudo's age is stated to be 43, and since they have been classmates, her age is roughly the same as his, give or take 1 year.}}<ref>Volume 106 setting materials</ref>
| gender = Female
| occupation = Former [[wikipedia:Riot Police Unit|Anti-firearms squad]] member
|status = Alive
| nicknames: =
| first-appearance = Manga: [[File 1129]] (disguised as Kazuha Toyama) [[File 1133]]
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{{nihongo|'''Sakura Toyama'''|遠山櫻|Tōyama Sakura}} is a character in ''[[Detective Conan]]''. A former member of the Osaka Police [[wikipedia:Riot Police Unit|Anti-firearms squad]], she is the mother of [[Kazuha Toyama]] and the wife of chief superintendent [[Ginshiro Toyama]].

== Background ==
Sakura Toyama studied at the same school with [[Shinichi Kudo (episode 610)|Hitoshi Kudo]]{{note|group="N"|Born Hitoshi Kudo, later adopted as Shinichi Inubushi, but later reverted to his birth mother's maiden name to become '''Shinichi Kudo''', the same name as [[Shinichi|the protagonist of the series]]}},<ref>[[Volume 70|File 734]].</ref>. She later started a career as a [[wikipedia:Riot Police Unit|Anti-firearms squad]] member, the branch of the Riot Police Unit tasked with counterterrorism and arresting criminals with firearms<ref name="F1131"/>. She likely met [[Ginshiro Toyama]] while in the force and married, taking on the surname "Toyama" and quitting her job. She probably later became a homemaker{{note|group="N"|About 40% of Japanese women resign from their jobs right before or after childbirth to become housewives. <ref>https://www.jil.go.jp/institute/kokusai/documents/2014_s-ikeda.pdf.</ref>.}}.

== Appearance ==
[[file:Sakura Toyama as Kazuha Toyama.jpg|thumb|125px|left|Sakura disguised as her daughter.]]
Sakura is an average-height woman, the same height as Kazuha and about the same height as Ran Mouri, but is about a foot shorter than her husband<ref name="F1133"/>. She looks youthful despite being in her fourties and easily passed off as her daughter, since their looks and voices are similar<ref name="F1133"/>. She however does not have the same hairstyle as Kazuha, her hairstyle being short curly hair tied by a leopard-patterned banada<ref name="F1133"/>. She is only seen wearing her daughter's dress. While pretending to be Kazuha, she described herself as being "a beauty" and "super strong"<ref name="F1131">[[File 1131]]</ref>.

== Personality ==
She is a playful and cheerful mother, willing to pull pranks on her daughter's friends<ref name="F1133">[[File 1133]]</ref>.
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== Plot overview ==
=== Previous mentions ===
Despite not appearing in person until file 1133, she has been mentioned several times before by either [[Heiji]] or Kazuha. She is first mentioned in [[Furinkazan]], during which Heiji said that Sakura asked him to buy some miso soup pouches from [[Setting/Prefectures of Japan|Nagano]]. Later, in [[The Whereabouts of the Embarrassing Charm|Kazuha's Charm case]], Heiji says that Sakura asked him to bring Kazuha a [[wikipedia:Vacuum flask|thermos]] of tea for her aikido practice. Later, during the [[The Victim is Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi Kudo murder case]], it is revealed that she was classmates with the victim and that she asked Heiji to come help Shinichi on behalf of her busy husband. During the [[Conan vs. Heiji, Deduction Battle Between the Detectives of the East and West|East vs. West case]], Heiji mentions that he was asked by Sakura to buy curry pouches from [[Danny's]]. In the [[Heiji Hattori and the Vampire Mansion|Vampire Mansion case]], Kazuha mentions that her mother used to put dried seaweed leaves in the fridge to keep them from getting moist.

=== Detective Play Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 106#Detective Play Murder Case|1129-1133]], Anime: TBA) ===
Sakura Toyama made a bet with her daughter that she can pass off as her if she wore a mask and a wig and Kazuha accepted the bet. She and her daughter assisted to a play at the Naniwa Arts Theater along with Heiji, Conan, Ran and Kogoro, with the two switching places every once in a while. After meeting with the actors, murders start happening between rehearsals, but Sakura and Kazuha to keep the trickery going. Later, when her husband arrives at the crime scene, he notices the switch right away and is irritated at his wife. However, it is not until the end of the case that the switcheroo is found out, with Ginshiro jockingly slapping his wife to force her to remove her disguise. Ran, Conan and Kogoro were all fooled by her disguise. Later, when her daughter and Heiji come back from the Naniwa Harukas observation deck, she is happy to notice that their relationship is progressing, seeing them holding hands.

== Name origin ==
Just like her husband and daughter, The name "Toyama" comes from Edo period "police detective" [[Wikipedia: Tōyama Kagemoto|Kagetomo Toyama]], aka [[Wikipedia: Tōyama no Kin-san|Toyama no Kin-san]]<ref>[[Lets Talk with Gosho Aoyama Day#2019|January Nagasaki interview of 2019]], question 40.</ref>. Her first name "Sakura" (櫻), which is the [[wikipedia:Kyūjitai|kyūjitai]] form of "桜", means [[wikipedia:sakura|cherry blossom]] and likely comes from the fact that the cherry blossom is the symbol of the Japanese police.

== See also ==
* [[Toyama Family]]

== Footnotes ==
=== Notes ===
<references group="N"/>

=== References ===
# Partially translated from the '''German version''' of September 12, 2024.
<references/>

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Sakura Toyama

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| name = Sakura Toyama
| japanese-name = 遠山櫻 (Tōyama Sakura)
| english-name =
| image = Sakura Toyama profile.jpg
| age = 42{{note|group="N"|Hitoshi (Shinichi) Kudo's age is stated to be 43, and since they have been classmates, her age is roughly the same as his, give or take 1 year.}}<ref>Volume 106 setting materials</ref>
| gender = Female
| occupation = Former [[wikipedia:Riot Police Unit|Anti-firearms squad]] member
|status = Alive
| nicknames: =
| first-appearance = Manga: [[File 1129]] (disguised as Kazuha Toyama) [[File 1133]]
| appearances = {{:Sakura Toyama Appearances}}
| japanese-voice =
| footnotes =
}}
{{nihongo|'''Sakura Toyama'''|遠山櫻|Tōyama Sakura}} is a character in ''[[Detective Conan]]''. A former member of the Osaka Police [[wikipedia:Riot Police Unit|Anti-firearms squad]], she is the mother of [[Kazuha Toyama]] and the wife of chief superintendent [[Ginshiro Toyama]].

== Background ==
Sakura Toyama studied at the same school with [[Shinichi Kudo (episode 610)|Hitoshi Kudo]]{{note|group="N"|Born Hitoshi Kudo, later adopted as Shinichi Inubushi, but later reverted to his birth mother's maiden name to become '''Shinichi Kudo''', the same name as [[Shinichi|the protagonist of the series]]}},<ref>[[Volume 70|File 734]].</ref>. She later started a career as a [[wikipedia:Riot Police Unit|Anti-firearms squad]] member, the branch of the Riot Police Unit tasked with counterterrorism and arresting criminals with firearms<ref name="F1131"/>. She likely met [[Ginshiro Toyama]] while in the force and married, taking on the surname "Toyama" and quitting her job. She probably later became a homemaker{{note|group="N"|About 40% of Japanese women resign from their jobs right before or after childbirth to become housewives. <ref>https://www.jil.go.jp/institute/kokusai/documents/2014_s-ikeda.pdf.</ref>.}}.

== Appearance ==
[[file:Sakura Toyama as Kazuha Toyama.jpg|thumb|125px|left|Sakura disguised as her daughter.]]
Sakura is an average-height woman, the same height as Kazuha and about the same height as Ran Mouri, but is about a foot shorter than her husband<ref name="F1133"/>. She looks youthful despite being in her fourties and easily passed off as her daughter, since their looks and voices are similar<ref name="F1133"/>. She however does not have the same hairstyle as Kazuha, her hairstyle being short curly hair tied by a leopard-patterned banada<ref name="F1133"/>. She is only seen wearing her daughter's dress. While pretending to be Kazuha, she described herself as being "a beauty" and "super strong"<ref name="F1131">[[File 1131]]</ref>.

== Personality ==
She is a playful and cheerful mother, willing to pull pranks on her daughter's friends<ref name="F1133">[[File 1133]]</ref>.
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== Plot overview ==
=== Previous mentions ===
Despite not appearing in person until file 1133, she has been mentioned several times before by either [[Heiji]] or Kazuha. She is first mentioned in [[Furinkazan]], during which Heiji said that Sakura asked him to buy some miso soup pouches from [[Setting/Prefectures of Japan|Nagano]]. Later, in [[The Whereabouts of the Embarrassing Charm|Kazuha's Charm case]], Heiji says that Sakura asked him to bring Kazuha a [[wikipedia:Vacuum flask|thermos]] of tea for her aikido practice. Later, during the [[The Victim is Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi Kudo murder case]], it is revealed that she was classmates with the victim and that she asked Heiji to come help Shinichi on behalf of her busy husband. During the [[Conan vs. Heiji, Deduction Battle Between the Detectives of the East and West|East vs. West case]], Heiji mentions that he was asked by Sakura to buy curry pouches from [[Danny's]]. In the [[Heiji Hattori and the Vampire Mansion|Vampire Mansion case]], Kazuha mentions that her mother used to put dried seaweed leaves in the fridge to keep them from getting moist.

=== Detective Play Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 106#Detective Play Murder Case|1129-1133]], Anime: TBA) ===
Sakura Toyama made a bet with her daughter that she can pass off as her if she wore a mask and a wig and Kazuha accepted the bet. She and her daughter assisted to a play at the Naniwa Arts Theater along with Heiji, Conan, Ran and Kogoro, with the two switching places every once in a while. After meeting with the actors, murders start happening between rehearsals, but Sakura and Kazuha to keep the trickery going. Later, when her husband arrives at the crime scene, he notices the switch right away and is irritated at his wife. However, it is not until the end of the case that the switcheroo is found out, with Ginshiro jockingly slapping his wife to force her to remove her disguise. Ran, Conan and Kogoro were all fooled by her disguise. Later, when her daughter and Heiji come back from the Naniwa Harukas observation deck, she is happy to notice that their relationship is progressing, seeing them holding hands.

== Name origin ==
Just like her husband and daughter, The name "Toyama" comes from Edo period "police detective" [[Wikipedia: Tōyama Kagemoto|Kagetomo Toyama]], aka [[Wikipedia: Tōyama no Kin-san|Toyama no Kin-san]]<ref>[[Lets Talk with Gosho Aoyama Day#2019|January Nagasaki interview of 2019]], question 40.</ref>. Her first name "Sakura" (櫻), which is the [[wikipedia:Kyūjitai|kyūjitai]] form of "桜", means [[wikipedia:sakura|cherry blossom]] and likely comes from the fact that the cherry blossom is the symbol of the Japanese police.

== See also ==
* [[Toyama Family]]

== Footnotes ==
=== Notes ===
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=== References ===
# Partially translated from the '''German version''' of September 12, 2024.
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Talk:Yui Uehara

2025-07-29T08:20:09Z

SamNg311:

==I found this about Uehara Yui==
I read this from a post from a Vietnamese fanpage named ''Hoa Anh Đào Là Loài Hoa Của Công Lý'': There is a handwritten letter of Aoyama, Aoyama revealed that he meant to make Yui the real culprit of the Furinkazan Case (Manga: 613-618), but he decided to change it. The source is SBD Justice. [https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=122132059496467400&set=a.122132061470467400 This is the post, along with the letter, I mentioned] 
Can someone who understands Japanese confirm this one? 
[[User:SamNg311|SamNg311]] ([[User talk:SamNg311|talk]]) 08:17, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

Talk:Yui Uehara

2025-07-29T08:19:40Z

SamNg311:

==I found this about Uehara Yui==
I read this from a post from a Vietnamese fanpage named ''Hoa Anh Đào Là Loài Hoa Của Công Lý'': There is a handwritten letter of Aoyama, Aoyama revealed that he meant to make Yui the real culprit of the Furinkazan Case (Manga: 613-618), but he decided to change it. The source is SBD Justice. [https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=122132059496467400&set=a.122132061470467400 This is the post I mentioned] 
Can someone who understands Japanese confirm this one? 
[[User:SamNg311|SamNg311]] ([[User talk:SamNg311|talk]]) 08:17, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

Talk:Yui Uehara

2025-07-29T08:18:47Z

SamNg311:

==I found this about Uehara Yui==
I read this from a post from a Vietnamese fanpage named ''Hoa Anh Đào Là Loài Hoa Của Công Lý'': There is a handwritten letter of Aoyama, Aoyama revealed that he meant to make Yui the real culprit of the Furinkazan Case (Manga: 613-618), but he decided to change it. The source is SBD Justice. [https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=122132059496467400&set=a.122132061470467400 The source is here] 
Can someone who understands Japanese confirm this one? 
[[User:SamNg311|SamNg311]] ([[User talk:SamNg311|talk]]) 08:17, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

Talk:Yui Uehara

2025-07-29T08:18:15Z

SamNg311: /* I found this about Uehara Yui */

==I found this about Uehara Yui==
I read this from a post from a Vietnamese fanpage named ''Hoa Anh Đào Là Loài Hoa Của Công Lý'': Aoyama revealed that he meant to make Yui the real culprit of the Furinkazan Case (Manga: 613-618), but he decided to change it. The source is SBD Justice and there is a handwritten letter of Aoyama. [https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=122132059496467400&set=a.122132061470467400 The source is here] 
Can someone who understands Japanese confirm this one? 
[[User:SamNg311|SamNg311]] ([[User talk:SamNg311|talk]]) 08:17, 29 July 2025 (UTC)