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Shin'ichi Kudou:
A high school detective who regularly helps solve cases
for the police department. He's been best friends with Ran Mouri ever since they
were little. He likes Ran very much, but he could never get himself to realize
his feelings for her. After investigating a case in Tropical Land he follows a
suspicious man in all black (Vodka) and witnesses an illegal deal relating to
the smuggling of weapons. Not paying attention to what is behind him, Shin'ichi
is knocked unconscious by another man in black (Gin). Both men in black realize
Shin'ichi is the so-called Heisei Holmes and Vodka nearly shoots him. Gin stops
him though, because there were too many policemen nearby. Gin then decides to
test a new type of poison, APTX-4869, that is untraceable in the human body on
Shin'ichi. The men in black soon leave Shin'ichi by himself. Instead of the
poison killing him though, Shin'ichi shrinks to the size of a six-year-old!
Conan Edogawa:
Shin'ichi Kudou's shrunken self. Shin'ichi's alias comes
from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (writer of Sherlock Holmes) and Ranpo Edogawa
(a famous Japanese mystery novel writer). Shin'ichi decides to keep this
disguise up in order to protect the people he cares about, especially Ran. If
the Black Organization were to find out Shin'ichi is alive, all the people
Shin'ichi knows could be put in serious danger. Shin'ichi is determined to
someday regain his normal body in order to tell Ran his true feelings for her.
Until then, he is living as Conan in Ran's father's detective agency. As Conan,
Shin'ichi helps Kogoro (Ran's father) solve mysteries using gadgets created by
Professor Agasa.
Ran Mouri:
Shin'ichi's childhood friend and the captain of the karate
club. She likes Shin'ichi very much and became very worried once she realized he
was missing. To help ease her fears, Conan, using a voice-changer to make
himself sound like Shin'ichi, occasionally calls her on the phone. Ran cares
about Conan very much, but sometimes is suspicious about how much he reminds her
of Shin'ichi.
Kogoro Mouri:
Ran's father and a detective. He's known as "Sleeping
Kogoro" because most of his deductions come when he seems to be in an
unconscious state. (The truth is that Conan puts Kogoro to sleep with a dart
from his watch and then gives his deduction in Kogoro's voice using a
voice-changing bowtie.) He's not very good at deductions by himself and
regularly gets hints (although he doesn't want them) from Conan. Despite his
flaws, (such as being regularly drunk) Kogoro is quite a sharp shooter and also
cares very deeply about his daughter and friends.
The Detective Boys (Shounen Tantei-dan):
Consists of Genta, Ayumi, Mitsuhiko, and Conan (reluctantly). Genta,
Ayumi, and Mitsuhiko are classmates
of Conan in Teitan Primary and become fascinated with the idea of solving
mysteries after hearing of Conan's involvement in one. Thus the group forms
their own detective agency, The Detective Boys. The group later receives a few
nifty gadgets (like Conan) from Professor Agasa.
Heiji Hattori:
"The Great Detective of the West". Heiji hails
from Osaka in the western part of Japan. He's the son of a police chief so it
only makes sense for him to be interested in solving mysteries. His childhood
friend is Kazuha Tooyama. Like Shin'ichi, Heiji can never seem to admit his
feelings for Kazuha and denies them. Heiji is the self-proclaimed rival of
Shin'ichi ("The Great Detective of the East") and eventually finds out
Conan is Shin'ichi.
Sonoko Suzuki:
The rather loud and outgoing friend of Ran. She enjoys
talking about cute guys, fawning over Kaitou Kid, and teasing Ran over Shin'ichi.
Professor Agasa:
Shin'ichi's next-door neighbor. He was the first person
to find out about Shin'ichi's mishap. Professor Agasa is also the inventor that
creates the gadgets Shin'ichi uses as Conan in order to help solve mysteries.
Inspector Megure:
A police inspector of the local police department. Not
much to say about him, except that he refuses to remove his hat and wears it at
all times no matter what.
Eri Kisaki:
Ran's mother who is a lawyer. Eri doesn't live with Kogoro
and Ran due to an event in the past. It is important to remember that Kogoro and
Eri are not divorced; they just don't live together.
Yuusaku Kudou:
Shin'ichi's father a world-famous mystery novelist. He's
best known for writing the Night Baron mystery novels.
Yukiko Kudou:
Shin'ichi mother who used to be a famous actress. She's
excellent at disguises, but claims her actress friend Sharon Vinyard is much
better at it than she is. Both Yukiko and Sharon studied the art of disguise
under the watchful eye of a famous Japanese magician. Yukiko is also a very
skilled (yet terrifying) driver. In America she is known as the "Night
Baroness" since she's solved a mystery or two (or so everyone thinks) and
is the wife of Yuusaku who writes the Night Baron novels.
Kaitou Kid:
An infamous thief sometimes referred to as "Kaitou
1412". (1412 is supposedly the code number given to him by Interpol.)
Kaitou Kid is best known for stealing gems and artwork and wearing an outfit of
mostly all white. He seems to announce all his heists before they occur using
messages with riddles on them.
Gin:
Member of the Black Organization with long silver hair and a black
hat. He's extremely brutal and seems to be extremely good at deductive
reasoning, or at least making sure he can cover his tracks and eliminate all who
find out about him. He's usually seen with Vodka.
Vodka:
Member of the Black Organization who always wears sunglasses and a
black hat. Vodka seems to have a habit of getting caught/not covering his tracks
and it's usually Gin who fixes the problem. He's usually seen with Gin.
Kazuha Tooyama:
Much like Ran is to Shin'ichi, Kazuha is Heiji's
childhood friend. Both argue with eachother alot, but Kazuha and Heiji clearly
care a great deal for eachother.
Sharon Vinyard:
The mother of Chris Vinyard and a good friend of
Yukiko's. She died about a year before the Tropical Land incident.
Chris Vinyard (Vermouth):
Daughter of Sharon. Upon the death of her
mother, Chris was bombarded with questions as to her private life with her
mother to which her only response was, "A secret makes a woman,
woman." Akai Shuichi refers to her as a "Rotten Apple".
Akai Shuichi:
A man of few words. He is working for the F.B.I. Ran
mistook him at first for the serial killer on the loose in New York. He's had a
confrontation with Vermouth before, but Vermouth escaped.
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