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Scar Akai

2012-06-27T02:23:45Z

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| gender = (Appears to be) Male
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| nicknames = Scar Akai (fan nickname)
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| first-appearance = Manga: File 677<br />Anime: Episode 563
| appearances = {{:Scar Akai Appearances}}
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'''Scar Akai''' is a mysterious person of unknown allegiance who appeared some time after [[Kir]] apparently killed [[Shuichi Akai]]. It isn't clear if he is in fact the real Akai or someone else, possibly [[Bourbon]], disguising as him. Scar Akai appears silently in front of the FBI and vanishes just as quickly.

==Background==

==Plot overview ==

===Teito Bank Heist (Manga: [[Volume_65#Bank_Heist_Case|677-679]], Anime: [[Detective Boys vs. Robber Group|563-564]])===
[[Image:first_encounter.JPG|thumb|left|200px|Jodie sees Scar Akai for the first time.]]In his debut appearance, [[Jodie Starling]] encountered a man on the street in the [[Setting#Beika_City_.28.E7.B1.B3.E8.8A.B1.E7.94.BA.29|Beika district]] who looks exactly like [[Shuichi Akai]], but with a huge burn scar on the side of his face. She chased after him while calling out to him, but he turned down an alley without responding. [[James Black]], not aware of the mysterious man's appearance, stopped Jodie from following after Scar Akai. Jodie assumes she saw a lookalike and, still upset, visits Teito bank. The bank is then hijacked by robbers who round up everyone. Jodie discovers that Scar Akai is sitting next to her. She tries to talk to him, saying his name, but he doesn't acknowledge that he even heard her. She assumes he has amnesia and cannot speak. The robbers then order everyone's eyes and hands to be taped up.[[Image:Jodie Scar Akai Encounter2.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Scar Akai appears next to Jodie.]]

As the bank heist progresses, Jodie is knocked out and [[Conan]] and the [[Detective Boys]] design and execute a ploy to trick the bank robbers and rescue the hostages they plan on blowing up. In the confusion, Conan is grabbed and about to be killed by one of the vengeful robbers. Scar Akai rescues Conan by shooting the robber in the shoulder. Scar Akai vanishes after the case, Conan never being aware of his presence, although it is later discovered that Scar Akai caught on tape by reporters. Jodie, reluctant to believe that this man was Shuichi, doesn't tell James Black or Camel about the meeting.<ref>Manga Chapter 677-679: Bank Heist Case</ref>
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===Beika Department Store bomb threat case (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|left|200px|Andre Camel sees Scar Akai in the reflection of the mirror.]]Conan learns about the existence of Scar Akai from the Detective Boys who had recognized him from the Teito Bank heist. Conan is shocked by the news. In the meanwhile, Jodie has tracked down the maker of the hat Scar Akai has worn to the Beika Department Store and she questions the sales clerks if someone matching Scar Akai's description had bought a hat recently. 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.

Scar Akai, along with [[Subaru Okiya]] and Conan, is then trapped on one of the department store floors by a bomber demanding to find the sender of thirteen red shirts. Meanwhile the [[Black Organization]] has heard that someone who looks like Akai appeared at the department store. [[Gin]] and [[Vodka]] park outside the department store with the snipers [[Chianti]] and [[Korn]] to wait for Scar Akai. Gin holds a gun to [[Kir]]'s head explaining that if Akai is alive, he will kill her.

[[Image:Scar Akai smile.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Scar Akai smiling after spotting Chianti.]]Back on the bombed floor, Subaru Okiya sees Scar Akai in the crowd and ducks away before Scar Akai could spot him. Jodie finds out Scar Akai is trapped on the floor from someone's video phone. Conan tranquilizes [[Kogoro Mouri]] to begin his deduction show just as Kogoro receives a text message containing a mostly complete solution to the case. Wanting to know who else deduced the solution, Conan and Ran trace the text to a man who reveals Scar Akai had "found his phone" and must have sent it. Conan is astonished and anxiously attempts to catch up to Scar Akai, but Conan is stopped by Jodie and Camel who tell him they also saw Scar Akai. Andre reveals the Black Organization are waiting outside with a sniper. Jodie rushes after Scar Akai to stop him from being killed, but is prevented from reaching him by Okiya who knocks her over.

Scar Akai leaves the store and walks into Chianti's scope. She informs Gin who also sees Scar Akai. Before Gin can order Chianti to shoot, Vermouth appears and speaks with Gin about a plan that she received the boss's authorization for. Scar Akai spots Chianti and smirks at her. She loses her aim and Scar Akai disappears into the rushing crowd which Conan had stirred up. Gin lowers his gun from Kir's head and decides to drop the assassination, commenting how Bourbon always likes to do what he pleases.
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=== Encounter at Mouri Detective Agency (Manga: [[Volume 76#Domestic Violence|801]]) ===
While [[Masumi Sera]] is walking with [[Ran]] and [[Sonoko]] back to the [[Setting#The_Mouri_Detective_Agency|Mouri Detective Agency]], she spots Scar Akai in a crowd. She chases after him, but he slips out of sight. Ran asks Sera what happened, and Sera replies she thought she saw someone she knew, but then mentally adds there is no way that is possible. Hidden out of sight around a corner, Scar Akai watches Sera talk to Ran silently.
===Bell Tree Express Arc===
Scar Akai appears on the Bell Train that the Conan and his friends have boarded. When Haibara passes him by, she senses the Black Organization vibe from him.

Later, as Scar Akai walks in the hall, he passes by a mysterious woman who had been seen with Subaru Okiya earlier, and she says something to Scar Akai as he passes. Right after that, Masumi Sera finally comes face-to-face with Scar Akai. She demands to know who he is. Scar Akai says, "You haven't changed at all, Masumi," He lifts his face up so Sera gets a clear look. Startled, Sera utters, "Shuu-nii" (-nii is the honorific used to address older brothers). She then begins to ask Scar Akai the reason why he was there, since she heard that Shuichi Akai died. Before she can say anything else, Scar Akai knocks her out with a stun gun, commenting that Sera's response was the one he hoped for. Scar Akai then mails someone that he had "removed the obstacle, so the rest should go as planned" and grins. Scar Akai then goes to check the passenger list while the attendant was away, but he is spotted with the list when the attendent returns. Scar Akai gives the excuse that he thought he saw an old acquaintance on the train. He looks back at the attendant's chair, and a canister of some sort hidden in the shadows beneath it. Afterwards, Scar Akai goes to the mysterious woman's cabin and throws her suitcase out of the window. As it flew out, the woman enters the room and reveals herself to be Yukiko Kudo. Scar Akai then rips off his mask, revealing himself to be Vermouth.

==Identity==
It is unclear at this point if Scar Akai is the real Shuichi Akai or an imposter. So far, the commentary in the manga sidebars assumes Scar Akai is the real Shuichi Akai; however, the commentary has been purposefully misleading in past arcs. FBI agent Jodie Starling thinks he is the real Akai who managed to escape from death somehow, but has amnesia and cannot speak. Agent Camel is confused and wonders if Scar Akai is a trap from the Black Organization. Although Conan has yet to come into direct contact with Scar Akai, Conan seemed thunderstruck after hearing about his existence and worriedly chased after him. Although Scar Akai is revealed to be Vermouth in chapter 822, it is unclear whether or not she has been Scar Akai all the time.

===Known facts about Scar Akai===
[[Image:Scar Akai gun.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Scar Akai after firing a gun at the bank robber holding Conan hostage. He uses his right hand.]]
*Scar Akai seems to be right handed given how he shot the handgun. [[Okiya is Akai Theory#Okiya and Akai are both left handed|Shuichi Akai is known to be left-handed.]]
*Scar Akai somehow knows Kogoro Mouri's cell phone number.
*So far, all of Scar Akai's appearances have been in [[Beika city]] very close to one another. Teito Bank and the [[Setting#Beika department store|Beika department store]] are almost adjacent. [[Mouri Detective Agency]] is also in Beika City.
*Scar Akai is good at deduction. His red shirts case solution wasn't as complete as Okiya's and Conan's deductions, but he may not have had access to the internet and therefore info on the snowy mountains case with his "borrowed" phone.
*He is cautious enough to use a handkerchief to avoid leaving fingerprints while handing back the random man's cell phone which Scar Akai used to text Kogoro.
*Scar Akai is most likely male.
When Scar Akai handed back a cell phone to its owner, he spoke to that man. If he can't imitate voice in the first place, he must use his real voice which would alert the owner if he has a woman voice but an appearance of man. However, this alone can't rule out the possibilities of him being female because there was a situation in which Ran and Sonoko mistook Sera's gender from her appearance, even though they spoke with her for several minutes. However theories about Scar Akai being Masumi Sera took a new turn when both of them were seen separately in chapter 802.

===Shuichi Akai===
Scar Akai looks like [[Shuichi Akai]]. He seems to recognize the FBI and the Black Organization agents. He also rescued Conan from the bank robber.

===Bourbon===
{{Main|Scar Akai is Bourbon Theory}}
Scar Akai could be Bourbon who, with Vermouth's help, has disguised as Akai and is appearing before the FBI agents in order to gauge whether the real Akai is alive or not based on their reactions. Bourbon, who hates Akai and refuses to believe that anyone else could kill him, believes Akai's death was faked with help of Kir and the FBI.

Arguments for Scar Akai being Bourbon note his inconsistent behavior; so far, Scar Akai has only been appeared in front of FBI agents rather than around Tokyo generally. Scar Akai seems to recognize the FBI agents which suggests he doesn't have amnesia, but he puts Kir in danger by wandering around in the open. If he recognized the FBI enough to leave Jodie a message, it is strange that he would not speak to the FBI agents since Scar Akai is capable of speaking. Also, Scar Akai is right handed based on how he fired a handgun, not left handed like Akai.

The FBI agents Scar Akai has appeared in front of so far, Jodie and Camel, were known to be close to Akai and thus would be considered likely compatriots if Akai needed help faking his death. Given the circumstances of Akai's death, Bourbon must also suspect Kir is a spy and was in on the plan. In light of this, it makes sense that Scar Akai would know Kogoro's cellphone number; Kogoro texted Kir after the Ding Dong Dash case, and Bourbon got Kogoro's number from Kir's cellphone which was left in Gin's Porsche when the FBI mistakenly intercepted her.

Gin lowering his gun from Kir's head shows that he doesn't think Scar Akai is the real Akai. Since Gin called Kir in the "Thirteen Red Shirts" case, he has held a gun to her head the entire time. After Gin observes Scar Akai, he gives the order for Chianti to leave, and he removes the gun from Kir's head. He wouldn't have done so if he thought she was a traitor.

During the Bell Tree arc, when Scar Akai passes Haibara, she has a Black Organization vibe reaction to him.

While on the train, Scar Akai throws away a briefcase. Yukiko Kudo sees what he did, and told him he should stop doing this nonsense. Scar Akai finally revealed himself and his true identity was Vermouth.

==Name origin==
"Scar Akai" is a popular fan created nickname used to distinguish this character from [[Shuichi Akai]] in discussion.

== Trivia ==
[[Image:Scar Akai gun manga vs anime.JPG|right|thumb|100px|Manga vs. Anime representation]]
*In the the anime version of the Teito bank heist case<ref>Manga Volume 65 File 5 Episode 564</ref> Scar Akai's scar and the skin where the duct tape which had covered his eyes are visible. In the manga, it is much more ambiguous; the gun and the shadow of the hat Scar Akai is wearing hide the scar and the part of his face where the tape had been removed from his eyes.

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

== References ==
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Makoto Kyogoku

2012-05-05T19:44:13Z

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| weight = 79kg
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'''{{nihongo|Makoto Kyogoku|京極真|Kyōgoku Makoto}}''' is a character in the manga and anime franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''. Makoto is [[Sonoko Suzuki]]'s long distance boyfriend.

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

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

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

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

== Plot overview ==

== Relationships analysis ==
=== Family & Friends ===
==== Makoto's family ====

Not much is known about Makoto's family except for that Makoto's father owns the Kawaraya Inn that Conan, Ran, and Sonoko stayed at in Izu. During the summer, Makoto occasionally helps at the hotel and works as a waiter at the Nagisa Sea Shop restaurant located on the nearby beach.<ref name=Summer />

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

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

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

Although long distance relationships can be hard to be in, and despite her constant flirting with any other attractive boy she stumbles upon, Sonoko has generally stayed faithful to Makoto, other than dreaming of meeting up with the Kaitou Kid, though this is mostly to see him up close more than anything else. Makoto also stays faithful to Sonoko.
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==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. Makoto placed 18th overall with 67 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==
Makoto's last name presumably comes from Natsuhiko Kyogoku [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natsuhiko_Kyogoku], the author of mystery novels such as Ubume no Natsu and Mōryō no Hako.

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==In other languages==
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{{CharLangItem|flag=Republic of China|Traditional Chinese|真　Zhēn|京極 Jīng Jí}}
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== Trivia ==

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

== References ==
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