Conan

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Conan (柯南)
Alias(es)	Edogawa Conan; Shinichi Kudo (true identity) 830 900
Gender	Male
Occupation/Role	Child detective; high-school detective in his original form 821 850
Residence	Stays with the Mouri family under his Conan identity 796
First Appearance	Chapter 796 796

Background / History

Shinichi Kudo was reduced to an elementary-school appearance by a drug connected to the Black Organization. He adopted the name Edogawa Conan and concealed his identity while living with Ran and Mori Kogoro; even his parents initially did not know that he had shrunk. 837 900

During the Moon Shadow Island case, Conan recognized that Aso Natsumi had been signaling for help, but failed to stop Natsumi's apparent suicide in the burning community center. The outcome deeply affected him: he condemned his former habit of cornering culprits through deduction and resolved that a detective should protect people—including criminals—while solving cases. 810 811

Appearance

In his Conan identity, Shinichi has the appearance of an elementary-school boy, allowing him to pass as a child while conducting investigations. 840

• Wears a small suit. 796
• Uses glasses as part of his child persona; their lenses often obscure his calculating expression. 821
• Keeps a voice-changing bow tie and specialized watch on his person. 830

Personality

Conan is intensely curious, competitive, and unwilling to ignore a clue or possible crime. He routinely speaks and reasons beyond what his child persona should allow, then hastily compensates by acting cute or naïve when he realizes he has exposed himself. 800 801

His confidence can turn into recklessness. He follows suspicious figures, enters dangerous locations alone, and repeatedly presses his investigation of the Black Organization despite recognizing that it may have agents within the police. 820 846 880

He is especially protective of Ran and fears that exposing himself as Shinichi would place the Mouri family in danger. His jealousy when he believes Ran is meeting another man also makes him impulsive and transparent around Bai Hao. 824 826 848

Abilities & Skills

Deductive Reasoning

Conan rapidly identifies inconsistencies, reconstructs criminal methods, and recognizes behavioral evidence that others overlook.

• Predicted that the Moon Shadow Island killings would continue near the piano and uncovered contraband hidden inside it. 804
• Connected unusual breadcrumbs to Hatamoto Ichiro's work as a painter, found the murder weapon, and uncovered Ichiro's motive. 816
• Reconstructed Jusan Tono's murder method after recognizing the blood on Tono's bandage. 828
• Recognized that Hattori Heiji's apparent solution to the Tsujimura case was a trap left by the killer. 855

Investigation and Deception

Conan uses his harmless appearance to obtain information and conceal his real objectives.

• Impersonated Inspector Megure's voice to acquire Bai Hao's address from a teacher. 820
• Detected Tooru Amuro's surveillance, then deliberately acted unaware to assess him without revealing his own suspicions. 823 824
• Used an anonymous emergency call to lure police to the Beika Grand Hotel. 844
• Secretly entered Tequila's target location and searched it using his watch light. 880

Temporary Reversion

Lao Bai Gan can temporarily restore Conan to Shinichi Kudo's original body.

• He first drank Lao Bai Gan for a cold and later transformed into Shinichi during the Tsujimura investigation. 850 856
• The effect is temporary and painful; he reverted to Conan shortly afterward and required hospitalization. 861
• Attempting to reproduce the effect by drinking more Bai Gan later failed. 862 863

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Tranquilizer watch — Fires anesthetic darts; Conan normally uses it to knock out Mori Kogoro before speaking through him. 809 816
• Voice-changing bow tie — Alters Conan's voice, most notably to imitate Mori Kogoro. 830 900
• Power-Enhancing Shoes — Activated when Conan prepares to intervene physically against Jusan Tono. 828
• Watch flashlight — Used while searching Tequila's target villa. 880
• Police listening device — Supplied through Bai Hao for monitoring Black Organization activity without directly tracing the surveillance to Conan. 881

Relationships

• Ran Mouri — His housemate and the person he is most determined to protect from the Black Organization. Conan becomes visibly jealous when he believes she is meeting someone important to her. 824 826 848
• Mori Kogoro — Conan's host and frequent public mouthpiece for deductions. Conan regularly tranquilizes him and uses the bow tie to imitate his voice, though he later discovers that Kogoro can sometimes deduce independently. 816 901
• Bai Hao / Iza (Ezreal) — A classmate, rival, and eventual confidant. Bai Hao sees through Conan's identity and gadgets, then agrees to assist his investigation of the Black Organization. Conan considers him far superior as a detective. 830 831 901
• Hattori Heiji — A competitive detective rival who discovers Conan's identity through his reaction and the voice-changing bow tie. Conan ultimately confides in him about the Black Organization. 900 901
• Professor Agasa — A trusted ally whom Conan turns to for inventions and assistance with investigations. 865 881
• Kudo Yusaku and Yukiko Kudo — Conan's parents. Their disguised “detective game” makes Conan believe he has been abducted by the Black Organization; afterward, they urge him to leave Japan for safety, but he refuses. 844 847
• Black Organization — The criminal organization tied to Conan's shrinking. He seeks to dismantle it but believes its reach and possible police moles make direct investigation extremely dangerous. 846 865 900

Story Role / Major Arcs

Moon Shadow Island Case

Conan accompanies Mori and Ran to Moon Shadow Island after a murder notice connected to Aso Keiji. He identifies several crucial clues but cannot prevent Aso Natsumi's apparent death, prompting a major reassessment of his responsibility as a detective. 797 804 809 811

Investigation of Iza

Conan grows suspicious of Bai Hao after repeatedly encountering him around violent cases and individuals linked to the Black Organization. After Bai Hao reveals knowledge of Conan's identity, watch, shoes, and bow tie, Conan asks him to become an ally against the Organization. 820 830 831

Kudo Family “Abduction”

When a disguised Yukiko claims to be Conan's mother, Conan believes his cover has been catastrophically compromised. He escapes, investigates the supposed Organization operation, and summons the police—only to learn that the “masked man,” “fat woman,” and apparent captors were his parents and Professor Agasa acting out a detective game. 837 840 844

Hattori Heiji Rivalry

After meeting Heiji while ill, Conan drinks Lao Bai Gan and temporarily becomes Shinichi again. Their deduction rivalry continues until Heiji exposes Conan's identity through the voice-changing bow tie, becoming another person trusted with the truth. 850 856 900

Continuing Black Organization Pursuit

Conan learns that Rum is the Black Organization's second-in-command and continues pursuing its operatives through surveillance, infiltration, and anonymous reports. Despite setbacks, he remains committed to solving the Organization's cases himself. 865 877 881

Notable Quotes

“If a detective pushes a criminal into a corner with their opposition. And then watches the criminal commit suicide. Then what's the difference between a detective and a murderer? I am that murderer!” 811