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| name                = Kanenori Wakita
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| name                = Rum
| japanese-name      = 脇田 兼則 <br> (Wakita Kanenori)
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| japanese-name      = ラム <br> (Ramu)
 
| english-name        =
 
| english-name        =
| image              = Kanenori Wakita Profile.jpg
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| image              = Rum face.png
| age                = 56
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| age                = > 67 <br> 56 as Kanenori Wakita
 
| gender              = Male
 
| gender              = Male
| date-of-birth      = unknown
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| date-of-birth      =
| relatives          =
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| relatives           = Rum "senior" (father, deceased)
| aliases            =
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| occupation          = [[Black Organization]] second-in-command <br> Beika Iroha Sushi chef (as Kanenori Wakita)
| first-appearance    = Manga: [[Volume 92|Chapter 975]] <br> Anime: [[The Tokyo-Style Detective Show Next Door|Episode 894]]
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| nicknames           =
| appearances        = {{:Kanenori Wakita Appearances}}
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| aliases            = Kanenori Wakita
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| status              = Alive
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| first-appearance    = Manga: [[Volume 58#Foreign Suspect Case|File 607]] <br> Anime: [[Clash of Red and Black|Episode 502]]
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| appearances        = {{:Rum Appearances}}
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| keyhole            = [[Volume 97]]
 
| cases-solved        =
 
| cases-solved        =
| keyhole            = [[Volume 97]]
 
| japanese-voice      = [[Shigeru Chiba]]
 
 
| footnotes          =
 
| footnotes          =
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| japanese-voice      = [[Wikipedia: Shigeru Chiba|Shigeru Chiba]]<ref>In movie 20 and episode 942, Rum is voiced by an unknown voice actor and was only given a computerized altered voice. The ending credits do not list a voice actor. The producers did this intentionally so that no one could look up what other characters that voice actor might play.</ref>
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| english-voice      = [[Chris Cason]] (Bang Zoom!) <br> [[Alex Teixeira]] (Macias Group)
 
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'''{{nihongo|Kanenori Wakita|脇田 兼則|Wakita Kanenori}}''' is a sushi chef at Beika Iroha Sushi in the manga and anime franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''. He has relatively good deductive ability, a "true Tokyoite" personality, and an injury to his left eye.
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{{nihongo|'''Rum'''|ラム|Ramu}}, alias {{nihongo|'''Kanenori Wakita'''|脇田 兼則|Wakita Kanenori}}, is the second-in-command of the [[Black Organization]].
  
 
== Background ==
 
== Background ==
According to himself, Wakita is a drifter who doesn't work in one place too long. He wanted to work the prep line at Beika Iroha Sushi but can't safely wield the knife until his left eye heals. He is currently serving customers.
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Rum is the second-in-command of the [[Black Organization]] and the close aide of [[Renya Karasuma]]. He inherited that codename from his father, who had served Karasuma for many years. About sixty-seven years ago, he was only a child. He was involved in the United States' [[Case from 17 years ago|murder case]] of [[Amanda Hughes]] and [[Kohji Haneda]] seventeen years ago. He changes his voice with a machine when he communicates with his subordinates. Currently disguised as Kanenori Wakita, he is a drifter arranged as sushi chef at Beika Iroha Sushi, the local restaurant which is just next door to [[Mouri Detective Agency|Mouri detective agency]] and one of [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]]'s favourite hangout places, since the regular waiter was in an accident. He becomes Kogoro's second apprentice in order to get closer to him and extract information. He is interested in [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] and instructed [[Rei Furuya|Bourbon]] to gather information about Shinichi. He also considers [[Yusaku Kudo|Yusaku]] a threat to the organization and instructed [[Vermouth]] to investigate him.
  
 
== Personality ==
 
== Personality ==
Kanenori Wakita is a true [[Wikipedia: edokko|edokko]] ("child of Tokyo") and has the stereotypical personality: forward, confrontational, and fond of justice and sushi.<!-- Does he speak with the distinct, old-fashioned dialect?-->He has notably decent deductive skills as shown in his first appearance. He has loved mysteries since childhood, is a fan of Kogoro's, and even wants Kogoro to take him to a murder scene.
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Bourbon describes Rum as exceedingly impatient. He is also a rude and intuitive person, taking an interest and investigating anyone that he deems suspicious and a threat to the organization or even to himself: e.g. he ordered to kill [[Rumi Wakasa|Rumi]] only because of his suspicious. He is a cigar smoker and has always wanted to try show at least once. As Kanenori Wakita, he is a true [[Wikipedia: edokko|edokko]] ("child of Tokyo"), hated betrayal and has the stereotypical personality: forward, confrontational, and fond of justice and sushi. He compares traitors to cheating fish-sellers. In contrast to his Kanenori's role, Rum's manner of speaking is more polite and formal.
  
 
== Appearance ==
 
== Appearance ==
Wakita has a strong build, short black hair, a toothbrush mustache, prominent buck teeth, and soft medical dressing over his left eye.
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[[File:EP864 Rum.png|thumb|right|200px|Rum's fake appearances.]]
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Rum is an older bald man with a strong build, a fairly tall, fair skin tone, black eyes and white facial hair. He has damaged his left eye and replaced it with an artificial one. Just like [[Hyoue Kuroda|Kuroda]]'s, his artificial prosthetic eye is completely white. Prior to loss, his eye had a vertically slit-shaped pupil, like those seen in a snake. As Kanenori Wakita, he has a short black hair, a toothbrush mustache, prominent buck teeth, and soft medical gauze dressing over his left eye. He is right-handed. There are conflicting accounts of his overall appearance and build among the organization members, but he fabricated them to keep his identity a secret. Some think Rum is a strongly-built man, some say he looks feminine, and some say he is an old man. Seventeen years ago, Rum wore a black jacket with a fur collar, a striped shirt, a black hat, and a monocle over his left eye, which was attached to a chain under his jacket. In the present, he wears no monocle and hat, his black jacket has a regular collar, a shirt with a multicolored patchwork design, and a collar pin.
  
==Abilities==
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== Abilities ==
Wakita has deduction skills as he was able to deduce kogoro's pirate spirit ticket at his first appearance and in file 1057 he was able to deduce and crack code with conan,he also liked mystery since he was a child and liked to kogoro take him to a crime scene and in his first appearance he was able to deduce some little things about the ticket thief.
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He has a keen sense of observation and relatively good deduction skills just like [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]], liking mystery since he was a child. He was also able to brainwash [[Curaçao]] and appoint her as his right-hand agent. He can quickly figure out tactical traps that are being used against him, allowing him to execute a strategic counterattack and utilize the situation to his advantage. He has skills in culinary arts, but can't safely wield the knife due to his injured eye. In conclusion, he is more intelligent than [[Gin]] and a master of disguise like Vermouth. He can speak English, which indicates that he's well educated. His left eye possessed something similar to photographic memory, that allows him to remember people's gestures and habits, to which he used the information gathered to blackmail big names in the political and financial world in order to make the organization grow bigger. He has had such eyes since he was young.
  
 
== Appellations ==
 
== Appellations ==
 
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<tab title="Protagonists">
{{appellations/head|Kanenori Wakita}}
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{{appellations/head|Rum}}
{{Appellations|Kogoro Mouri|Wakita-san|Master Kogoro (''Kogorou-shishou'') <br> Okyaku-san (Customer or Sir) <br> My Neighbour Mouri Kogoro (Watashi no rinjin Mōri Kogorō 私の隣人 毛利 小五郎) <br> Sleeping Kogoro-sama (''Nemuri no Kogoro-sama'')}}
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{{appellations|Conan Edogawa|Rum <br> Uncle (''Oji-san'') <br> Wakita Kanenori-san|Conan-kun}}
{{Appellations|Conan Edogawa|Uncle (''Oji-san'') <br> Wakita Kanenori-san|}}
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{{appellations|Shinichi Kudo|Rum|Kudo Shinichi}}
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{{appellations|Kogoro Mouri|Wakita-san|Mouri Kogoro <br> Master Kogoro (''Kogorou-shishou'') <br> Customer (''Okyaku-san'') <br> Sleeping Kogoro-sama (''Nemuri no Kogoro-sama'') <br> Kogoro-san <br> Kogoro}}
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{{appellations|Ran Mouri|Wakita-san|-}}
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<tab title="Black Organization">
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{{appellations/head|Rum}}
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{{appellations|Renya Karasuma|file=Renya Karasuma 60px.jpg|-|Ano kata}}
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{{appellations|Gin|Rum}}
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{{appellations|Vodka|Rum}}
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{{appellations|Vermouth|Rum|Vermouth}}
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{{appellations|Chianti|Rum <br> Ramu-san|Chianti}}
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{{appellations|Korn|Rum|Korn}}
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{{appellations|Akemi Miyano|-|Miyano Akemi}}
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{{appellations|Curaçao|Rum|Curaçao}}
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{{appellations|Pinga|Rum}}
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<tab title="Law enforcement">
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{{appellations/head|Rum}}
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{{appellations|Shuichi Akai|Rum}}
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{{appellations|Subaru Okiya|Rum}}
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{{appellations|Jodie Starling|Rum}}
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{{appellations|James Black|Rum}}
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{{appellations|Andre Camel|Rum}}
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{{appellations|Hidemi Hondou|Rum}}
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{{appellations|Rei Furuya|Rum|Bourbon}}
 
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<tab title="Relatives">
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<tab title="Others">
{{appellations/head|Kanenori Wakita}}
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{{appellations/head|Rum}}
{{Appellations|Iroha Sushi Chef|file=Iroha Sushi Chef.jpg||Boss (Bosu ボス)}}
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{{appellations|Ai Haibara|Rum}}
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{{appellations|Yusaku Kudo|Rum}}
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{{appellations|Iroha Sushi Chef|file=Chefsushi.png|-|Boss}}
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{{appellations|Yoko Okino|Wakita-san|Okino Yoko-san}}
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{{appellations|Kohji Haneda|-|Haneda Kohji <br> Mr. Haneda <br> Haneda}}
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{{appellations|Rumi Wakasa|-|Wakasa-sensei <br> Rachel Asaka <br> Asaka}}
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{{appellations|Amanda Hughes|Rum|Amanda}}
 
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== Plot overview ==
 
== Plot overview ==
=== Interchanged Betting Ticket Case (Manga: [[Volume 92#Interchanged Betting Ticket Case|975-977]], Anime: [[The Tokyo-Style Detective Show Next Door|894-895]]) ===
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=== Foreign Suspect Case (Manga: [[Volume 58#Foreign Suspect Case|607]], Anime: [[Clash of Red and Black#Friday the Thirteenth (Manga: 605-609, Anime: 501-504)|502]]) ===
Wakita correctly guesses which horse Kogoro must have bet on to cause him to visit Beika Iroha Sushi and order the highest quality servings. He also deduces it is very out of character for Kogoro. Conan, worried about Rum, wants to know what happened to Wakita's eye. Wakita offers, "Horrible stuff, that was! Wanna see?" which is hurriedly rejected by the hungry Mouris.
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[[File:EP782-6.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Rum vs. Akai and Camel.]]
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Rum appeared in disguise as an old man during [[Shuichi Akai|Akai]]'s final loyalty test two years ago, while he was waiting for Gin to arrive in a warehouse. [[Andre Camel|Camel]] emerged from his hiding place to scare him away, thinking he was just an ordinary civilian, revealing that Dai Moroboshi was an [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] spy.
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=== Scarlet Showdown (Manga: [[Volume 85#Scarlet Showdown|896]], Anime: [[The Scarlet Return|782]]) ===
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Camel is reminded of the old man.
  
Wakita turns out to be a fan of Kogoro's and wants to know about Kogoro's cases. Kogoro tells him about the recent [[A Cottage Surrounded by Zombies|zombie murder]], leaving out certain embarrassing details.  
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=== Scriptwriter Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 86#Scriptwriter Murder Case|906-908]], Anime: [[Three First Discoverers|792-793]]) ===
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[[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] visualizes his three [["The Criminal"|black figure]]s, just like Conan later in the anime version with fake eyes.
  
A pickpocketing case then coincidentally falls into their laps. Wakita challenges Kogoro to a deduction contest: a race to figure out which customer stole the lady's million yen winning ticket first. Wakita cleverly and decisively comes up with excuses to keep all the suspects from leaving the sushi bar when they try to leave to avoid being accused.  
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=== Soul Detective Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 90#Soul Detective Murder Case|951-953]], Anime: [[Soul Detective Murder Case|863-864]]) ===
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Conan visualizes Rum as a black figure, just like his three black figures with fake eyes later in the anime version.
  
Although disappointed he won't get to see Kogoro in action, Wakita is also first to propose a solution, which is very, very nearly close to correct, although he might have made his error in order to test Sleeping Kogoro in action. However, since he was mistaken, Conan darts Kogoro to put the case to rest decisively. Wakita is impressed and asks to be Kogoro's disciple in exchange for discounts on sushi. Kogoro accepts, but it isn't clear if the response was serious.
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=== Interchanged Betting Ticket Case (Manga: [[Volume 92#Interchanged Betting Ticket Case|975-977]], Anime: [[The Tokyo-Style Detective Show Next Door|894-895]]) ===
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Kanenori correctly guesses which horse Kogoro must have bet on to cause him to visit Beika Iroha Sushi and order the highest quality servings. He also deduces it is very out of character for Kogoro. Conan, worried about Rum, wants to know what happened to his eye. He turns out to be a fan of the famous Sleeping Kogoro and wants to know about his cases. Kogoro tells him about the recent [[A Cottage Surrounded by Zombies|zombie murder]], leaving out certain embarrassing details. A pickpocketing case then coincidentally falls into their laps. He challenges Kogoro to a deduction contest: a race to figure out which customer stole the lady's million yen winning ticket first. He cleverly and decisively comes up with excuses to keep all the suspects from leaving the sushi bar when they try to leave to avoid being accused. Although disappointed he won't get to see Kogoro in action, he is also first to propose a solution, which is very nearly close to correct, although he might have made his error in order to test Sleeping Kogoro in action. However, since he was mistaken, Conan darts Kogoro to put the case to rest decisively. He is impressed and asks to be Kogoro's disciple in exchange for discounts on sushi. Kogoro accepts, but it isn't clear if the response was serious.
  
 
=== Rumi Wakasa's Neighbor Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 92#Rumi Wakasa's Neighbor Murder Case|980]], Anime: [[The Woman with White Hands|896-897]]) ===
 
=== Rumi Wakasa's Neighbor Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 92#Rumi Wakasa's Neighbor Murder Case|980]], Anime: [[The Woman with White Hands|896-897]]) ===
He is seen reading a Nichiuri newspaper, but it's not showed what article he is reading. He comments that 'this one is quick-witted'.
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Kanenori is seen reading a Nichiuri newspaper, but it's not showed what article. He comments about Rumi that "this one is quick-witted".
  
=== Crimson School Trip Case (Manga: [[Volume 95#Crimson School Trip Case|1005]], Anime: [[Search for Maria-chan!|941]]) ===
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=== Crimson School Trip Case (Manga: [[Volume 95#Crimson School Trip Case|1005]], Anime: [[The Scarlet School Trip|928]]) ===
After the case is solved, Wakita is seen reading an article that mentions [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]'s involvment in the case. In the anime, this was adapted in the [[Search for Maria-chan!|Search for Maria-chan!]] case.
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After the murders case that occurred back at Kyoto is solved, Kanenori is seen reading an article that mentions Shinichi's involvement in the case and took an interest of his return. In the anime, this was adapted in the next case.
  
 
=== Missing Maria Higashio Case (Manga: [[Volume 95#Missing Maria Higashio Case|1008]], Anime: [[Search for Maria-chan!|941-942]]) ===
 
=== Missing Maria Higashio Case (Manga: [[Volume 95#Missing Maria Higashio Case|1008]], Anime: [[Search for Maria-chan!|941-942]]) ===
He is seen talking to [[Hiroshi Agasa|Professor Agasa]], claiming that he came to deliver a sushi in his neighborhood, but couldn't due to a mass of paparazzi surrounding Shinichi's house. After he finished his conversation, he is seen reading an article in his phone, where the blogger who claimed that she saw Shinichi was nothing but an illusion, calming down the uproar about Shinichi.
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Kanenori tried to visit Shinichi's [[Kudo Residence|house]] and is seen talking to [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]], claiming that he came to deliver a sushi in his neighborhood, but couldn't due to a mass of paparazzi surrounding Shinichi's house. After he finished his conversation, he is seen reading an article in his phone, where the blogger who claimed that she saw Shinichi was nothing but an illusion, calming down the uproar about Shinichi. Rum sends an email to Bourbon, asking him to gather information about Shinichi, telling him to hurry up stating that "Time is money".
  
=== Nagano Snowy Mountains Case (Manga: [[Volume 97#Nagano Snowy Mountains Case|1027-1031]], Anime: TBA) ===
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=== Nagano Snowy Mountains Case (Manga: [[Volume 97#Nagano Snowy Mountains Case|1027-1031]], Anime: [[The 36-Cell Perfect Game|1003-1005]]) ===
Wakita joins Conan, Kogoro and [[Rei Furuya|Amuro]] to Nagano after receiving a request about investigating a suicide case in an old church. He mention that he hated betrayal, like trader selling some old fish in a high price while they were on the train. Upon reaching the church they are joined by some people. It is soon revealed that someone has assembled all of them together keeping their identity secret. Next they are trapped inside the church and two of the people were killed.
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Kanenori joins Conan, Kogoro, and [[Rei Furuya|Amuro]] to Nagano mountains after receiving a request about investigating a suicide case in an old church. He mention that he hated betrayal, like trader selling some old fish in a high price while they were on the train. Upon reaching the church they are joined by some people. It is soon revealed that someone has assembled all of them together keeping their identity secret. Next they are trapped inside the church and two of the people were killed. They team up with pairs to investigate the case and he pairs with Kogoro. He realize Conan and Amuro are working well as a pair along the case. He is also looking forward for Conan's future when he grow up. After they are rescue from the church, he introduce himself as Kogoro's apprentice along with Amuro to Nagano prefecture police inspector, [[Taka'aki Morofushi|Morofushi]].
  
They team up with pairs to investigate the case and he pairs with Kogoro. He realize Conan and Amruo are working well as a pair along the case. He is also looking forward for Conan's future when he grow up.
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=== Kogoro in a Dilemma (Manga: [[Volume 99#Kogoro in a Dilemma|1055-1057]], Anime: [[Yoko Okino and the Locked Attic|1059-1060]]) ===
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Kanenori shows up at detective agency as he is impatient by waiting the sushi delivery ordered by Kogoro for [[Yoko Okino|Yoko]]'s visit with the strange mysterious coding of a murder case as Kogoro was stuck inside the toilet due to out of toilet paper in the bathroom. He has relatively good deductive ability by solving the mysterious coding with the murder case. After the resolution, he asks Conan whether he is concern of something which is missing like a shogi piece, which Conan denies.
  
After they are rescue from the church, he introduce himself as Kogoro's apprentice along with Amuro to Nagano Prefecture Police Inspector.
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=== 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 several FBI members were killed as a result of the organization decoding their communications, the FBI planted a fake code. However, Rum was able to detect such fake code due to the difference in romaji writing. His subordinates were then able to counter trap and attacked the FBI members instead. Although the collaborative efforts of Akai and Conan managed to keep Camel hidden for a while, Rum figured out their strategy and instructed Gin to burn Umizarujima, successfully luring out him into the open. However, they were fooled into thinking to have successfully eliminated the FBI agent. Two years ago, when Rye's allegiance to the FBI was exposed, Rum sent a picture of Akai and Camel to [[Korn]], ordering him to assassinate the FBI agents once in sight. After the case, Rum was scolded by the boss, stating that their actions at Umizarujima stood out a bit more than they should have been. Despite receiving an earful, the boss was pleased with the recent turn of events, commending Rum and the others for successfully killing the man that the FBI desperately protected. Rum then puts on his disguise and drops off at Iroha Sushi, and is revealed to be Kanenori Wakita.
  
=== Kogoro in a Dilemma (Manga: [[Volume 99#Kogoro in a Dilemma|1055-1057]], Anime: TBA) ===
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=== Shintoist Temple Case (Manga: [[Volume 100#Shintoist Temple Case|1067]], Anime: [[The Inauspicious Matchmaking|1085]]) ===
Wakita shows up at detective agency as he is impatient by waiting the sushi delivery ordered by Kogoro for [[Yoko Okino]]'s visit with the strange mysterious coding of a murder case as Kogoro was stuck inside the toilet due to out of toilet paper in the bathroom. In this case, he seems has relatively good deductive ability by solving the mysterious coding with the murder case. After the case, he asks conan whether he is concern of something which is missing like a shogi piece which Conan denies.
 
  
== Speculation ==
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=== Akemi Miyano's Time Capsule (Manga: [[Volume 101#Akemi Miyano's Time Capsule|1071-1072]], Anime: [[Akemi Miyano's Time Capsule|1093-1094]]) ===
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Kanenori delivers sushi to [[Teitan Elementary School]] for class 6-A's reunion. He shows to know [[Akemi Miyano|Akemi]] attended this school nineteen years ago, but muses to himself that a dead person would be unable to attend their reunion. His indirect presence heavily triggered Haibara's anxiety, causing Conan to rush outside the classroom. When he asked an upperclassman if any suspicious person passed by, he was informed that only pizza and sushi deliveries came near the area. Conan then dismisses his suspicion and concludes that Haibara must have been overreacting only, unaware of the fact that Kanenori is an undercover member of the organization. Rumi then menacingly watches Kanenori leaving as he delivered the sushi.
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=== Kaitou Kid and the Siren Splash (Manga: [[Volume 103#Kaitou Kid and the Siren Splash|1100]], Anime: TBD) ===
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Before the heist, Kanenori asked Conan if there was anything strange about the teacher who glaring at him while he was making deliveries. Conan chooses not to reveal anything to him, despite his observations, answering that Rumi was just a normal, clumsy teacher.
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=== Chess Tournament Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 104#Chess Tournament Murder Case|1103-1109]], Anime: TBD) ===
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After Kanenori learns from Kogoro that Rumi is at a chess tournament in [[Haido]], Rum drives to the building without disguise. He parks his car on a street within sight of here. His two companions hack into the lobby security cameras and get video footage of Rumi. With a sinister grin, he orders the recordings to be sent to [[Chianti]] and Korn.
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=== Parents' Day at Teitan Elementary School (Manga: [[Volume 104#Parents' Day at Teitan Elementary School|1112]], Anime: TBD) ===
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== Non-canon plot overview ==
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=== The Darkest Nightmare (Movie: [[The Darkest Nightmare|20]]) ===
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Rum doesn't appear directly:
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* Haibara visualizes his three black figures, and his artificial eye in her hallucination.
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* Rum sends orders to Vermouth and Gin ordering them not to execute Bourbon and [[Hidemi Hondo|Kir]] because he received a new message, apparently from Curaçao but in reality from Agasa as instructed by Conan, that they weren't NOCs. He also orders them to retrieve Curaçao to verify if the message is authentic or not.
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* When she finally regained her lost memory, Curaçao's flashback shows Rum speaking to Vermouth through a computer in an altered voice. In the past, Vermouth was about to execute Curaçao because her brain recorded facts inconvenient to the organization, but Rum's voice stopped her. He appointed Curaçao as his right-handed agent.
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* Vermouth has a conversation with him during the ending credit, while she is in her car along with Kir. She lets Kir listen to what he has to say before hanging up.
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=== Sleep (Hanzawa the Criminal: [[Hanzawa the Criminal Volume 6#File 035: Sleep|35]], Anime: TBD) ===
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=== Twilight Job-changing (Hanzawa the Criminal: [[Hanzawa the Criminal Volume 7#File 041: Twilight Job-changing|41]], Anime: TBD) ===
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=== Great Puppy Pometaro ~The Paw of Blue Sapphire~ (Hanzawa the Criminal: [[Hanzawa the Criminal Volume 7#File 042: Great Puppy Pometaro ~The Paw of Blue Sapphire~|42]], Anime: TBD) ===
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=== Black Iron Submarine (Movie: [[Black Iron Submarine|26]]) ===
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He orders his men to use a submarine to destroy the Interpol underwater facility, and also wonder about the boss whereabouts since he initially intended to use the AI system to locate him.
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== Hints that Rum is Kanenori Wakita ==
 
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=== Temporary eye injury ===
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* He may be able to fit all three descriptions of Rum, even though it was revealed that they are just a rumor planted by himself so better conceal his identity. He wears a patch over his left eye, which may conceal a prosthetic, and has still it despite saying that it will heal. Both of the other suspects, Kuroda and Wakasa, apparently have their right eye blind/prosthetic, which is why he stands out among them.
The fact Wakita still has aspirations to work at the sushi counter implies his eye wound is not permanent. The soft absorbent medical gauze he wears is typical of a temporary cover meant to promote healing than a permanent solution like a true eye-patch or darkened glasses.
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* He has an interest in Sleeping Kogoro, just like Gin, while Wakasa and Kuroda personally have more interest in Conan. On top of that, since it was Sleeping Kogoro that solved the murder behind the occult detective who try to solve Kohji Haneda's murder case, it is only natural Rum's main focus and interest would be on Kogoro, because he wants to stop him from investigating the truth behind that murder at all cost. He took an interest in reports of Shinichi's return and even tried to visit his house.
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* Rum in text messages has twice used the English phrase "Time is money", which can be translated into Japanese as "時は金なり", whose Romanization "Toki wa kane nari" is an anagram of "Wakita Kanenori", which is a nonsense alias just like Bourbon said.
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* He can be deceptive. As of now, he has yet to meet Haibara and communicate with her directly in any cases, making him the primary suspect to have a different response compared to Kuroda and Wakasa when seeing her later. However, in file 1072, Haibara felt the aura of organization and, at that time, Wakita was riding a motorbike passed Teitan Elementary School.
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* Like Bourbon, whose workplace was just a floor under Mouri detective agency, his workplace is one of Kogoro's favourite hangout places, which is just next door to it. This in turn allows him to move around freely and observe Kogoro's or his associates' movement much closely, without the need of using complex disguise like Vermouth and raising any suspicions to almost anyone, since public would believe he is a normal sushi seller that goes around delivering it to customers when being compared to Wakasa and Kuroda. Even if there is no customers that ordered sushi for delivery, he can easily fake an order to his own shop, thus allowing him to leave it either way, just like when he can investigate Shinichi.
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* When Amuro, Conan, Kogoro, and Wakita were on the train to Nagano mountain, he said that he hated betrayal, which seemingly meant he sensed that Bourbon betrayed him by sending him fake information about Shinichi's death. He completely snapped when the suspects started badmouthing Kogoro's actions after checking the victim's condition, something that Bourbon hinted afterwards that Rum is an impatient person. What's more interesting, after the whole case had been solved, Morofushi came to them and pretended he didn't know Amuro by shaking hands with Kogoro, asking him who these two men were, although Taka'aki had met him before when [[Hiromitsu Morofushi|Scotch]] was still alive. Presumably, Kuroda ordered Taka'aki calling him to help Amuro by acting as a stranger in front of Wakita, so that his true identity as an undercover agent working for the NPA could be hidden. Before leaving, Taka'aki didn't forget to mention a saying which was similar to "Time is money".
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* In his debut, he even mentioned that he is a drifter, which may hint that he never stays in one place very long, so that he can go where ever the organization or boss needs him to be to investigate an important matter, and if necessary to take care of the problem, and then disappear quickly. A customer asked what happened to the regular waiter, and he answered that he was in an accident, which was probably arranged, so that he can have this job to spy on the Mouri detective agency, and in particular Kogoro. One of the suspects says he wants to go home to watch the episode of ''[[Kamen Yaiba#Trivia|Kamen Yaiba]]'' on TV where the boss' second-in-command would appear.</spoiler>
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== Relationships analysis ==
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=== Black Organization ===
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==== Renya Karasuma ====
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[[Renya Karasuma]] is his direct superior, meaning that the boss must trust him the most, enough to make him the new highest ranking executive agent after his late father's long service. He has Karasuma's support to do criminal activities, such as blackmailing big names in the political and financial world in order to strengthen their position. About forty-seven years ago, he appeared at the International Economic Forum's annual general meeting on behalf of Karasuma, who was absent due to poor health. However, he is scolded by Karasuma when his conspicuous actions can threaten the secrecy of the organization, for example by burning an island, instead of searching closely, to lure out their target. Even he has not seen Karasuma in a long time and has been trying to find out about his whereabouts.
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==== Gin ====
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[[Gin]] knows Rum's true identity and that he works at the sushi restaurant with a silly pseudonym. Apparently, Gin trusts and follows his commands without questioning them or complaining about them. Although, he does get annoy when Rum get praise every time.
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==== Vermouth ====
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Rum suggested a level of trust in [[Vermouth]]'s judgement.
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==== Chianti ====
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==== Korn ====
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==== Curaçao ====
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[[Curaçao]] is a member who works as Rum's right-hand agent. In the past, because her brain recorded facts inconvenient to the organization, Vermouth was about to execute her, but he decided to appoint her as his right-hand agent.
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==== Pinga ====
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[[Pinga]] is the new right-hand of Rum after Curaçao's death.
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=== Enemies ===
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==== Amanda Hughes ====
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About sixty-seven years ago, when he was only a child, [[Amanda Hughes]] met him as a guest at Karasuma's birthday party. Fifty years later, they met again at a hotel in the United States. Instead of become part of their family, she sacrificed herself to save her adoptive daughter and swallowed his drug developed by the organization, which led to her death. She left a dying message to warn about his eye's special ability.
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==== Kohji Haneda ====
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Seventeen years ago, [[Kohji Haneda]] met him at his hotel room, while hiding Amanda's bodyguard. Kohji knew he was associated with Karasuma and, refusing to tell about Asaka's whereabouts, he was beaten by one of their men and drugged by Rum, which led to his death.
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== Gallery ==
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<gallery widths=200px perrow=5>
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File:EP502-old man.jpg|Rum as old man (episode 502).
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File:Rum Profile.jpg|Rum as black figure (episode 863).
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File:EP894 Wakita.jpg|Rum as Kanenori Wakita (episode 894).
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File:Rum true face.jpg|Rum's true face (episode 1079).
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=== Rum? ===
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== Quotes ==
Wakita is strong build, and 56 can be consider an old age, but there is nothing feminine about him.
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{{cquote|If there is such a thing as eyes that can identify a losing card, I'd really like to have them too. I'd be able to tell who the traitor is who's trying to pull one over on me. Like if a trader tries to fob me off with some old fish at a high price.|Kanenori to Bourbon, file 1027, page 3}}
In file 1008, Rum messages Bourbon, stating that "Time is money", in English. In Japanese, however, this statement is said as "Toki wa kane nari", which can be rearranged to spell "Wakita Kanenori".
 
  
==== Hints Kanenori Wakita might be Rum ====
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{{cquote|Guess I really have no choice but to turn back the clock on this right eye that's only if that drug works as I imagine though...|Rum to himself at the end of [[Volume 104#Chess Tournament Murder Case|Chess Tournament Murder Case]] when he failed to assassinate [[Rumi Wakasa|Rachel Asaka]].}}
* He wears a patch over his left eye which may conceal a prosthetic.
 
* It seems he may be able to fit all three descriptions of Rum.
 
* He appears to have an interest in Sleeping Kogoro, just like Gin. Hyoue and Wakasa personally have more interest in Conan rather than Kogoro.
 
* On top of that, since it was Sleeping Kogoro that solved the murder behind Hotta Gaito, the occult detective who try to solve Haneda Kouji's murder case, it is only natural Rum's main focus and interest would be on Kogoro, not Conan because he want to stop Kogoro from investigating the truth behind Haneda Kouji's murder at all cost.
 
* Rum in text messages has twice used the English phrase "Time is money," which can be translated into Japanese as 時は金なり, whose Romanization "Toki wa kane nari" is an anagram of "Wakita Kanenori".
 
* He took an interest in reports of Shinichi Kudo's return and even tried to visit his house.
 
* He can be deceptive.
 
* His eye injury keeps him out of the kitchen of the restaurant, as his eye is not fully healed so he can't deal with knives. Which ensures that he can get out of the restaurant under the pretext of delivering food to customers.
 
* He is still wearing the eyepatch on his left eye despite saying that it will heal in his debut in the Nagano Snowy Mountain case.
 
* He completely snapped when the suspects started badmouthing Kogoro's actions after checking the victim's condition, something that Bourbon hinted afterwards that Rum is an impatient person.
 
* In the Nagano snowy mountain case, when the four (Amuro, Conan, Kogoro, and Wakita) were on the train to Nagano, Wakita said that he hated betrayal, which seemingly meant he sensed that Amuro betrayed him by sending him fake information about Shinichi's death (after breaking into Shinichi's house, Amuro had a discussion with Shinichi's parents about hiding Shinichi's real identity). What's more interesting, after the whole Nagano Snowy Mountain case had been solved, Taka'aki Morofushi came to them and pretended he din't know Amuro by shaking hands with Kogoro, asking him  who these two men (Amuro and Wakita) were, although Amuro and Taka'aki had met before when Scotch was still alive. Presumably, Kuroda ordered Taka'aki to come (by calling him) to help Amuro by acting as a stranger to Amuro in front of Wakita so that Amuro's true identity as an undercover agent working for the NPA could be hidden, or even if Wakita was suspecting him of being so, this action could lead him to think otherwise, probably because Taka'aki believed if Wakita had suspected that Amuro was an NPA undercover agent, he would have thought Amuro had  relationship with a person from the NPA such as Morofushi, but they appeared to be strangers. Before leaving, Taka'aki didn't forget to mention a saying which was similar to " time is money".
 
* As of now, he has yet to meet Ai Haibara and communicate with her directly in any cases, making him the primary suspect to have a different response compared to Hyoue and Wakasa when seeing Haibara later.
 
* Like Bourbon whose workplace was just a floor under Mouri Detective Agency, Kanenori's workplace is one of Kogoro's favourite hangout places, which is just next door to the Mouri Detective Agency. This in turn allows Kanenori to move around freely and observe Kogoro's or his associates' movement much closely without disguising and raising any suspicions to almost anyone since public would believe he is a normal sushi seller that goes around delivering sushi to customers when being compared to Wakasa and Hyoue. Even if there is no customers that ordered sushi for delivery, he can easily fake an order to his own shop, thus allowing him to leave his shop either way, just like in file 1008 so that he can investigate Shinichi Kudo.
 
* In his first appearance, he even mentioned that he is a drifter, which may hint that he never stays in one place very long, so that he can go where ever the Black Organization or Boss needs him to be to invesigate an important matter, and if necessary to take care of the problem, and then disappear quickly.
 
* Also in his first episode, a customer asked what happened to the regular waiter, and he answered that he was in an accident, which may have had nothing to do with him getting this job, but if he is Rum, the accident was probably arranged, so that he can have this job to spy on the Mouri Detective agency, and in particular, Kogoro.
 
  
==== Hints Kanenori Wakita might not be Rum ====
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== Name origin ==
* He says his eye injury is only temporary and expects it to fully heal.
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[[File:MyLum gag strip.gif|thumb|right|x200px|Lum Invader]]
* His interest in Kogoro and Shinichi may merely stem from his stated interest in solving mysteries or he needs some information on Kudou Shinichi for his own agenda.
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"Kanenori Wakita" is a silly name and an anagram of "Toki wa kane nari", the Romanization into Japanese of his English catch phrase "Time is money" (時は金なり).
* He served Highball to a customer, which contains whiskey, thus hinting he may be a Black Organization agent codenamed Whiskey rather than Rum.
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* He said the horse Pirate's Spirit is a weak horse. Pirate's spirit is also a type of rum. This hints he may not think very highly of Rum.
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[[Gosho Aoyama]], as a [[crossover]] joke, has introduced [[Wikipedia: Lum Invader|Lum Invader]], the female protagonist from the manga ''[[Wikipedia: Urusei Yatsura|Urusei Yatsura]]'', as the Black Organization member Rum. He also showed Lum in a panel in file 906. Lum's name has a similar pronunciation to "Rum" because "R" and "L" sound the same in Japanese.
* He's losing his patience against the suspects only because he admired Kogoro as a detective.
 
* He in his intro chapter said to Kogoro that he (Wakita) would be grateful to Kogoro if the latter takes him to murder case investigations. Which means that Wakita is looking for a person who is very likely to pop up at a murder scene, like a police officer. Which shouldn't be Rum's objective.
 
* Wakita's eye issue can also be totally fake. Given the fact that said claimed pimple in the eye allows him to get out of the kitchen to get on with his intel gathering job, it means his claimed eye issue allows him the privilege.
 
* In file 1057, Wakita hinted to Conan about the missing Shogi piece from the crime scene of Kohji case. If he is Rum, then digging up such an old and forgotten case has no benefit for him as further investigation would just mess up BO even more, but aligns perfectly with a detective who is trying to solve the case and just setting Conan on the right track.</spoiler>
 
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
[[File:Danpei Tange.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Danpei Tange from Ashita no Joe. The hat obscures his baldness.]]
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* Kanenori Wakita's character is a homage to one-eyed boxing coach [[:File:Danpei Tange.jpg|Danpei Tange]] from the 1968 boxing manga series ''[[Wikipedia: Ashita no Joe|Ashita no Joe]]''.
* Two October 2016 [[Sherry's Soliloquy]] hints indicate that Wakita's character is a homage to one-eyed boxing coach {{nihongo|Danpei Tange|丹下 段平|Tange Danpei}} from the 1968 boxing manga series [[Wikipedia: Ashita no Joe|Ashita no Joe]].
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* Rum's car is a 1962 Black Bentley S3 "Standard Steel Saloon", with a crow as bonnet statue in the anime version, driven around by two organization members. He also uses a scooter to deliver sushi.
 
 
== Different looks ==
 
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| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:EP894 Wakita.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 894]]
 
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:EP942-Wakita.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 942]]
 
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== See also ==
 
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* [[Characters]]
 
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* [[Black Organization]]
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* [[Unsolved Mysteries]]
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* [[Wikipedia: Rum|Rum]] (alcohol)
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Rum

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Profile
Japanese name: ラム
(Ramu)
Age: > 67
56 as Kanenori Wakita
Gender: Male
Relatives: Rum "senior" (father, deceased)
Occupation: Black Organization second-in-command
Beika Iroha Sushi chef (as Kanenori Wakita)
Status: Alive
Aliases: Kanenori Wakita
Statistics
First appearance: Manga: File 607
Anime: Episode 502
Appearances: Chapters: 33
Chapters: 3
Episodes: 24
Movies: 2
Openings: 3
Keyhole number: Volume 97
Actors
Japanese voice: Shigeru Chiba[1]
English voice: Chris Cason (Bang Zoom!)
Alex Teixeira (Macias Group)

Rum (ラム Ramu?), alias Kanenori Wakita (脇田 兼則 Wakita Kanenori?), is the second-in-command of the Black Organization.

Contents

Background

Rum is the second-in-command of the Black Organization and the close aide of Renya Karasuma. He inherited that codename from his father, who had served Karasuma for many years. About sixty-seven years ago, he was only a child. He was involved in the United States' murder case of Amanda Hughes and Kohji Haneda seventeen years ago. He changes his voice with a machine when he communicates with his subordinates. Currently disguised as Kanenori Wakita, he is a drifter arranged as sushi chef at Beika Iroha Sushi, the local restaurant which is just next door to Mouri detective agency and one of Kogoro's favourite hangout places, since the regular waiter was in an accident. He becomes Kogoro's second apprentice in order to get closer to him and extract information. He is interested in Shinichi and instructed Bourbon to gather information about Shinichi. He also considers Yusaku a threat to the organization and instructed Vermouth to investigate him.

Personality

Bourbon describes Rum as exceedingly impatient. He is also a rude and intuitive person, taking an interest and investigating anyone that he deems suspicious and a threat to the organization or even to himself: e.g. he ordered to kill Rumi only because of his suspicious. He is a cigar smoker and has always wanted to try show at least once. As Kanenori Wakita, he is a true edokko ("child of Tokyo"), hated betrayal and has the stereotypical personality: forward, confrontational, and fond of justice and sushi. He compares traitors to cheating fish-sellers. In contrast to his Kanenori's role, Rum's manner of speaking is more polite and formal.

Appearance

Rum's fake appearances.

Rum is an older bald man with a strong build, a fairly tall, fair skin tone, black eyes and white facial hair. He has damaged his left eye and replaced it with an artificial one. Just like Kuroda's, his artificial prosthetic eye is completely white. Prior to loss, his eye had a vertically slit-shaped pupil, like those seen in a snake. As Kanenori Wakita, he has a short black hair, a toothbrush mustache, prominent buck teeth, and soft medical gauze dressing over his left eye. He is right-handed. There are conflicting accounts of his overall appearance and build among the organization members, but he fabricated them to keep his identity a secret. Some think Rum is a strongly-built man, some say he looks feminine, and some say he is an old man. Seventeen years ago, Rum wore a black jacket with a fur collar, a striped shirt, a black hat, and a monocle over his left eye, which was attached to a chain under his jacket. In the present, he wears no monocle and hat, his black jacket has a regular collar, a shirt with a multicolored patchwork design, and a collar pin.

Abilities

He has a keen sense of observation and relatively good deduction skills just like Conan, liking mystery since he was a child. He was also able to brainwash Curaçao and appoint her as his right-hand agent. He can quickly figure out tactical traps that are being used against him, allowing him to execute a strategic counterattack and utilize the situation to his advantage. He has skills in culinary arts, but can't safely wield the knife due to his injured eye. In conclusion, he is more intelligent than Gin and a master of disguise like Vermouth. He can speak English, which indicates that he's well educated. His left eye possessed something similar to photographic memory, that allows him to remember people's gestures and habits, to which he used the information gathered to blackmail big names in the political and financial world in order to make the organization grow bigger. He has had such eyes since he was young.

Appellations

Plot overview

Foreign Suspect Case (Manga: 607, Anime: 502)

Rum vs. Akai and Camel.

Rum appeared in disguise as an old man during Akai's final loyalty test two years ago, while he was waiting for Gin to arrive in a warehouse. Camel emerged from his hiding place to scare him away, thinking he was just an ordinary civilian, revealing that Dai Moroboshi was an FBI spy.

Scarlet Showdown (Manga: 896, Anime: 782)

Camel is reminded of the old man.

Scriptwriter Murder Case (Manga: 906-908, Anime: 792-793)

Haibara visualizes his three black figures, just like Conan later in the anime version with fake eyes.

Soul Detective Murder Case (Manga: 951-953, Anime: 863-864)

Conan visualizes Rum as a black figure, just like his three black figures with fake eyes later in the anime version.

Interchanged Betting Ticket Case (Manga: 975-977, Anime: 894-895)

Kanenori correctly guesses which horse Kogoro must have bet on to cause him to visit Beika Iroha Sushi and order the highest quality servings. He also deduces it is very out of character for Kogoro. Conan, worried about Rum, wants to know what happened to his eye. He turns out to be a fan of the famous Sleeping Kogoro and wants to know about his cases. Kogoro tells him about the recent zombie murder, leaving out certain embarrassing details. A pickpocketing case then coincidentally falls into their laps. He challenges Kogoro to a deduction contest: a race to figure out which customer stole the lady's million yen winning ticket first. He cleverly and decisively comes up with excuses to keep all the suspects from leaving the sushi bar when they try to leave to avoid being accused. Although disappointed he won't get to see Kogoro in action, he is also first to propose a solution, which is very nearly close to correct, although he might have made his error in order to test Sleeping Kogoro in action. However, since he was mistaken, Conan darts Kogoro to put the case to rest decisively. He is impressed and asks to be Kogoro's disciple in exchange for discounts on sushi. Kogoro accepts, but it isn't clear if the response was serious.

Rumi Wakasa's Neighbor Murder Case (Manga: 980, Anime: 896-897)

Kanenori is seen reading a Nichiuri newspaper, but it's not showed what article. He comments about Rumi that "this one is quick-witted".

Crimson School Trip Case (Manga: 1005, Anime: 928)

After the murders case that occurred back at Kyoto is solved, Kanenori is seen reading an article that mentions Shinichi's involvement in the case and took an interest of his return. In the anime, this was adapted in the next case.

Missing Maria Higashio Case (Manga: 1008, Anime: 941-942)

Kanenori tried to visit Shinichi's house and is seen talking to Agasa, claiming that he came to deliver a sushi in his neighborhood, but couldn't due to a mass of paparazzi surrounding Shinichi's house. After he finished his conversation, he is seen reading an article in his phone, where the blogger who claimed that she saw Shinichi was nothing but an illusion, calming down the uproar about Shinichi. Rum sends an email to Bourbon, asking him to gather information about Shinichi, telling him to hurry up stating that "Time is money".

Nagano Snowy Mountains Case (Manga: 1027-1031, Anime: 1003-1005)

Kanenori joins Conan, Kogoro, and Amuro to Nagano mountains after receiving a request about investigating a suicide case in an old church. He mention that he hated betrayal, like trader selling some old fish in a high price while they were on the train. Upon reaching the church they are joined by some people. It is soon revealed that someone has assembled all of them together keeping their identity secret. Next they are trapped inside the church and two of the people were killed. They team up with pairs to investigate the case and he pairs with Kogoro. He realize Conan and Amuro are working well as a pair along the case. He is also looking forward for Conan's future when he grow up. After they are rescue from the church, he introduce himself as Kogoro's apprentice along with Amuro to Nagano prefecture police inspector, Morofushi.

Kogoro in a Dilemma (Manga: 1055-1057, Anime: 1059-1060)

Kanenori shows up at detective agency as he is impatient by waiting the sushi delivery ordered by Kogoro for Yoko's visit with the strange mysterious coding of a murder case as Kogoro was stuck inside the toilet due to out of toilet paper in the bathroom. He has relatively good deductive ability by solving the mysterious coding with the murder case. After the resolution, he asks Conan whether he is concern of something which is missing like a shogi piece, which Conan denies.

FBI Serial Murder Case (Manga: 1061-1066, Anime: 1077-1079)

After several FBI members were killed as a result of the organization decoding their communications, the FBI planted a fake code. However, Rum was able to detect such fake code due to the difference in romaji writing. His subordinates were then able to counter trap and attacked the FBI members instead. Although the collaborative efforts of Akai and Conan managed to keep Camel hidden for a while, Rum figured out their strategy and instructed Gin to burn Umizarujima, successfully luring out him into the open. However, they were fooled into thinking to have successfully eliminated the FBI agent. Two years ago, when Rye's allegiance to the FBI was exposed, Rum sent a picture of Akai and Camel to Korn, ordering him to assassinate the FBI agents once in sight. After the case, Rum was scolded by the boss, stating that their actions at Umizarujima stood out a bit more than they should have been. Despite receiving an earful, the boss was pleased with the recent turn of events, commending Rum and the others for successfully killing the man that the FBI desperately protected. Rum then puts on his disguise and drops off at Iroha Sushi, and is revealed to be Kanenori Wakita.

Shintoist Temple Case (Manga: 1067, Anime: 1085)

Akemi Miyano's Time Capsule (Manga: 1071-1072, Anime: 1093-1094)

Kanenori delivers sushi to Teitan Elementary School for class 6-A's reunion. He shows to know Akemi attended this school nineteen years ago, but muses to himself that a dead person would be unable to attend their reunion. His indirect presence heavily triggered Haibara's anxiety, causing Conan to rush outside the classroom. When he asked an upperclassman if any suspicious person passed by, he was informed that only pizza and sushi deliveries came near the area. Conan then dismisses his suspicion and concludes that Haibara must have been overreacting only, unaware of the fact that Kanenori is an undercover member of the organization. Rumi then menacingly watches Kanenori leaving as he delivered the sushi.

Kaitou Kid and the Siren Splash (Manga: 1100, Anime: TBD)

Before the heist, Kanenori asked Conan if there was anything strange about the teacher who glaring at him while he was making deliveries. Conan chooses not to reveal anything to him, despite his observations, answering that Rumi was just a normal, clumsy teacher.

Chess Tournament Murder Case (Manga: 1103-1109, Anime: TBD)

After Kanenori learns from Kogoro that Rumi is at a chess tournament in Haido, Rum drives to the building without disguise. He parks his car on a street within sight of here. His two companions hack into the lobby security cameras and get video footage of Rumi. With a sinister grin, he orders the recordings to be sent to Chianti and Korn.

Parents' Day at Teitan Elementary School (Manga: 1112, Anime: TBD)

Non-canon plot overview

The Darkest Nightmare (Movie: 20)

Rum doesn't appear directly:

  • Haibara visualizes his three black figures, and his artificial eye in her hallucination.
  • Rum sends orders to Vermouth and Gin ordering them not to execute Bourbon and Kir because he received a new message, apparently from Curaçao but in reality from Agasa as instructed by Conan, that they weren't NOCs. He also orders them to retrieve Curaçao to verify if the message is authentic or not.
  • When she finally regained her lost memory, Curaçao's flashback shows Rum speaking to Vermouth through a computer in an altered voice. In the past, Vermouth was about to execute Curaçao because her brain recorded facts inconvenient to the organization, but Rum's voice stopped her. He appointed Curaçao as his right-handed agent.
  • Vermouth has a conversation with him during the ending credit, while she is in her car along with Kir. She lets Kir listen to what he has to say before hanging up.

Sleep (Hanzawa the Criminal: 35, Anime: TBD)

Twilight Job-changing (Hanzawa the Criminal: 41, Anime: TBD)

Great Puppy Pometaro ~The Paw of Blue Sapphire~ (Hanzawa the Criminal: 42, Anime: TBD)

Black Iron Submarine (Movie: 26)

He orders his men to use a submarine to destroy the Interpol underwater facility, and also wonder about the boss whereabouts since he initially intended to use the AI system to locate him.

Hints that Rum is Kanenori Wakita

Relationships analysis

Black Organization

Renya Karasuma

Renya Karasuma is his direct superior, meaning that the boss must trust him the most, enough to make him the new highest ranking executive agent after his late father's long service. He has Karasuma's support to do criminal activities, such as blackmailing big names in the political and financial world in order to strengthen their position. About forty-seven years ago, he appeared at the International Economic Forum's annual general meeting on behalf of Karasuma, who was absent due to poor health. However, he is scolded by Karasuma when his conspicuous actions can threaten the secrecy of the organization, for example by burning an island, instead of searching closely, to lure out their target. Even he has not seen Karasuma in a long time and has been trying to find out about his whereabouts.

Gin

Gin knows Rum's true identity and that he works at the sushi restaurant with a silly pseudonym. Apparently, Gin trusts and follows his commands without questioning them or complaining about them. Although, he does get annoy when Rum get praise every time.

Vermouth

Rum suggested a level of trust in Vermouth's judgement.

Chianti

Korn

Curaçao

Curaçao is a member who works as Rum's right-hand agent. In the past, because her brain recorded facts inconvenient to the organization, Vermouth was about to execute her, but he decided to appoint her as his right-hand agent.

Pinga

Pinga is the new right-hand of Rum after Curaçao's death.

Enemies

Amanda Hughes

About sixty-seven years ago, when he was only a child, Amanda Hughes met him as a guest at Karasuma's birthday party. Fifty years later, they met again at a hotel in the United States. Instead of become part of their family, she sacrificed herself to save her adoptive daughter and swallowed his drug developed by the organization, which led to her death. She left a dying message to warn about his eye's special ability.

Kohji Haneda

Seventeen years ago, Kohji Haneda met him at his hotel room, while hiding Amanda's bodyguard. Kohji knew he was associated with Karasuma and, refusing to tell about Asaka's whereabouts, he was beaten by one of their men and drugged by Rum, which led to his death.

Gallery

Quotes

If there is such a thing as eyes that can identify a losing card, I'd really like to have them too. I'd be able to tell who the traitor is who's trying to pull one over on me. Like if a trader tries to fob me off with some old fish at a high price.

— Kanenori to Bourbon, file 1027, page 3

Guess I really have no choice but to turn back the clock on this right eye that's only if that drug works as I imagine though...

— Rum to himself at the end of Chess Tournament Murder Case when he failed to assassinate Rachel Asaka.

Name origin

Lum Invader

"Kanenori Wakita" is a silly name and an anagram of "Toki wa kane nari", the Romanization into Japanese of his English catch phrase "Time is money" (時は金なり).

Gosho Aoyama, as a crossover joke, has introduced Lum Invader, the female protagonist from the manga Urusei Yatsura, as the Black Organization member Rum. He also showed Lum in a panel in file 906. Lum's name has a similar pronunciation to "Rum" because "R" and "L" sound the same in Japanese.

Trivia

  • Kanenori Wakita's character is a homage to one-eyed boxing coach Danpei Tange from the 1968 boxing manga series Ashita no Joe.
  • Rum's car is a 1962 Black Bentley S3 "Standard Steel Saloon", with a crow as bonnet statue in the anime version, driven around by two organization members. He also uses a scooter to deliver sushi.

See also

References

  1. ^ In movie 20 and episode 942, Rum is voiced by an unknown voice actor and was only given a computerized altered voice. The ending credits do not list a voice actor. The producers did this intentionally so that no one could look up what other characters that voice actor might play.
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