Rikumichi Kusuda
(Kusuda Rikumichi)
Anime: Episode 496
Rikumichi Kusuda (楠田 陸道 Kusuda Rikumichi) is a member of the Black Organization in the manga and anime franchise Detective Conan.
Background
Rikumichi Kusuda was a member of the Black Organization. He was sent by the Organization to search for Rena Mizunashi in Haido Central Hospital. He was pretending to be a patient with cervical spine sprain in order to move about the hospital without suspicion. Eisuke Hondou told Ran he heard a man dialing Nanatsu no ko at the hospital and with that information Conan and Shuichi Akai were able to figure out which patient Eisuke overheard. Later that night, Rikumichi sneaked to the nurses' station to photograph the patient list and was cornered by the FBI. In order to escape, he threatened the FBI with fake C4 he had hidden under his neck collar. He drives away, but is unable to warn the Organization because Conan had damaged his phone with water. Shuichi Akai chases him in pursuit and after recognizing exactly which FBI agent was tailing him, he commits suicide. It is unclear what happened to his body and crashed Nissan afterwards until it was revealed (Manga: 894-897) that his body was swapped out with Shuichi Akai's when Kir is ordered to kill him by Gin. [1]
Personality
During his short-lived appearance in Episode 498, it is shown Kusuda was extremely loyal to the Black Organization. In addition, Rikumichi seems to have been an experienced spy and was able to write to the boss directly, yet he was not high enough ranking to get a known codename. Though he was cornered by FBI, he was calm and level-headed; he even recognized the trap of FBI early on.
Appellations
| Picture | Name | What they call Kusuda | What Kusuda calls them |
|---|---|---|---|
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Rei Furuya | Kusuda Rikumichi[2] | - |
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Shuichi Akai | Kusuda Rikumichi[3] Kusuda |
Akai Shuichi |
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Wataru Takagi | Kusuda Rikumichi[4] | - |
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Jodie Starling | Kusuda[5] Kusuda Rikumichi |
- |
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Andre Camel | Kusuda Rikumichi[6] | - |
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James Black | Kusuda Kusuda Rikumichi-san (First time) Kusuda-san |
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| Picture | Name | What they call Kusuda | What Kusuda calls them |
|---|---|---|---|
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Vodka | Fellow (Nakama) | - |
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Vermouth | Kusuda[6] Kusuda Rikumichi[6] |
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| Picture | Name | What they call Kusuda | What Kusuda calls them |
|---|---|---|---|
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Conan Edogawa | Kusuda Rikumichi | - |
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Juri Kousaka | Kusuda Rikumichi[2] | - |
Plot overview
Conan Edogawa found out that Eisuke Hondou had heard someone in the Haido Hospital dialling the Boss of the Black Organization's e-mail adress, so he assumed that there was someone from the organization infiltrating the hospital in order to look for Kir, who was under the FBI's custody. Conan shared this intelligence with the FBI members, and according to a nurse's testimony, he was able to deduce that the one who infiltrated the hospital had entered between the 18th of December and the 21st. One of these patients was Rikumichi Kusuda, along with Chuugo Nishiya and Choutarou Shinki.
Conan decided to face the three suspects directly so that he wasn't suspected. Rikumichi claimed to have cervical spine sprain, so he pretended to have a pain in the neck when talking to Conan. He had some empty cans of coffee in his room, which were dropped and later picked up by Conan. Rikumichi told him to leave his room.
Along with Shuichi Akai, Conan was able to deduce that Rikumichi Kusuda was the spy from the organization, due to the fact the other two men were in fact innocent, also adding to the fact that he was faking his supposed disease the whole time.
Rikumichi headed to the nurse station to find out whether Rena Mizunashi was in the hospital or not, and he noticed that the nurse who had found him there was not a real nurse at all. He confronted her but the FBI appeared there to capture him. Unfortunately, he showed them a bomb he had strapped to his neck, so the only chance they had was to let him escape to prevent him from blowing up the hospital floor. He read into the FBI's plan and fled in his car, so Akai was sent to follow him in his car. He couldn't stop Rikumichi from contacting the organization because he had his cellphone with him, but Conan outran Kusuda's plan and put his mobile phone in water to damage it.
Akai reached Kusuda's car, who tried to shoot him, but failed. He ended up comitting suicide with his gun inside his car. However, the FBI was now fearing that the rest of the organization members were going to the hospital soon, guided by some reports that Kusuda could have been sending them.
See also
References
- ^ Manga Chapters 608-609
- ^ a b File 888 (Volume 84)
- ^ File 897 (Volume 85)
- ^ File 890 (Volume 84)
- ^ File 893 (Volume 84)
- ^ a b c File 894 (Volume 85)