Conan

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Edogawa Conan 13
Alias(es)	Kudo Shinichi — his true identity; an acclaimed high-school detective forced to live as Conan after shrinking 13 835
Species/Race	Human 13
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Mouri Detective Agency; the Detective Boys 13 34
Occupation/Role	Detective; covert investigator of the Black Organization while posing as an elementary-school child 13 835
Status	Alive 970
First Appearance	Chapter 6, as Kudo Shinichi 6

Background

Kudo Shinichi was known as the “Kudo of the East,” a high-school detective whose reputation invited comparison to Hattori Heiji, the “Hattori of the West.” His disappearance later allowed Jiang Xia to inherit much of his public position as Tokyo’s prominent young detective. 128 129

While tailing Gin and Vodka at an amusement park, Shinichi witnessed them extorting a company president and began photographing evidence. Gin knocked him unconscious and forced him to take an Organization poison intended to silence him; instead of killing him, the drug reduced him to an elementary-school body. 13

On Professor Agasa’s advice, Shinichi adopted the name Edogawa Conan and moved in with the Mouri family. The plan was to use Mouri Kogoro’s detective agency to access serious cases, trace the Black Organization, obtain a sample of the shrinking drug, and eventually return to his original body. 13

Conan keeps his identity secret because public recognition as a prodigy child could lead the Organization to connect him with Kudo Shinichi’s childhood photographs. He also fears that anyone tied to “Conan” could become a target. 835 Hattori Heiji eventually deduced the truth, while Jiang Xia was already aware of Conan’s identity. 56 154

Appearance

Conan outwardly appears to be a first-year elementary-school student, a form that lets Gin and Vodka overlook him despite having encountered Shinichi before. 13 374 He periodically returns to his high-school body through temporary means, but must conceal himself whenever the Organization may be watching. 2392 2417

• Usually wears plain glasses, which help obscure his resemblance to Shinichi and can magnify distant scenes. 374 1613
• His child-sized body severely limits his physical strength and ability to act openly at crime scenes. 13 694
• His original appearance is that of high-school detective Kudo Shinichi. 1005

Personality

Conan is intensely curious, analytical, and driven to solve mysteries. Even inside a dangerous game scenario, the prospect of meeting Sherlock Holmes excites him enough to make 221B Baker Street his immediate objective. 943 He can become so absorbed in an investigation that he disregards his own cautions, such as ordering his group not to split up before immediately infiltrating the Playing Card Club alone. 947

He is protective of those around him and avoids revealing his identity to Mouri Ran because he refuses to expose her to the Black Organization’s danger. 1609 His concern also extends to Jiang Xia, whom he tries to discourage from pursuing dangerous work connected to espionage or the Organization. 1555

Conan is capable of jealousy and impulsiveness where Ran is concerned. He used a temporary return to adulthood to take the male lead in Teitan High School’s play rather than watch Ran perform with Dr. Araide. 2392 Despite this, he can regain composure after intense emotional shocks and return his attention to evidence and deduction. 1021

Abilities & Skills

Deduction and Observation

Conan rapidly notices inconsistencies, physical evidence, and suspicious behavior.

• Identified that a security guard’s anti-riot baton differed from standard equipment, exposing the possibility of an impostor. 1618
• Connected a fleeing bystander’s disguise, awkward movement, and prior incidents into a possible larger conspiracy. 1585
• Uses witness statements and small details to undermine suspects’ accounts, including proving that a witness could not have seen a watch face under the conditions claimed. 2435
• Can solve cases while maintaining his child persona, often steering adults toward the correct conclusion rather than openly claiming credit. 2224

Improvisation and Fieldcraft

Conan adapts quickly in dangerous situations despite his reduced body.

• Provided first aid to an injured college student and shielded him from rain before moving the group to safety. 490
• Escaped an abandoned-factory basement, followed a corpse dumper, recorded the culprit’s license plate, and alerted the police. 2618
• Used his body position and a parachute to slow a fall while pursuing Kid from a building. 1624
• Remains vulnerable in direct combat; he recognizes that an ordinary adult can easily overpower him in his current body. 13

Deception and Identity Management

Conan carefully controls how much of his intelligence he reveals.

• Uses the identity of an ordinary child to avoid connecting Conan’s deductions to Kudo Shinichi. 835
• Changes his explanations mid-conversation when his knowledge would seem unnatural for a child. 1309
• Has used disguises and temporary transformations to appear as Kudo Shinichi while concealing the circumstances of his survival. 2392 2433

Equipment

• Voice-changing bow tie — Professor Agasa-made device used to alter Conan’s voice. 6
• Anesthetic watch and needle — Used to incapacitate targets; Conan attempted to use an anesthetic needle against Kid during their aerial pursuit. 6 1624
• Satellite sneakers / Enhanced Foot Strength Shoes — Kick-enhancing footwear, though the mechanism can fail at critical moments. 6 2857
• Soccer-ball belt — One of Agasa’s detective devices. 6
• High-tech glasses — Include magnification capabilities for distant surveillance. 1613 2478
• Backpack parachute — Deployed during his pursuit of Kid. 1624

Limitations

• Conan has no official authority to arrest suspects and must rely on police or adult detectives to act on his findings. 694
• His undocumented identity complicates formal procedures such as obtaining a passport. 493 1458
• His child body cannot match his former physical capability, making direct confrontations especially hazardous. 13
• His tools are not infallible; his Enhanced Foot Strength Shoes failed while he was trapped beneath a bomb. 2857

Relationships

• Mouri Ran — Daughter of the household sheltering Conan. He conceals that he is Shinichi to keep her out of the Black Organization’s reach, though his feelings for her influence his decisions. 13 1609 2392
• Mouri Kogoro — Conan lives at Kogoro’s detective agency and originally intended to use Kogoro’s cases to investigate the Black Organization. 13
• Professor Agasa — Adviser, inventor, and provider of Conan’s detective equipment; helped establish the Edogawa Conan identity. 6 13
• Jiang Xia — Former classmate, confidant, and frequent investigative partner who knows Conan is Kudo Shinichi. 56 490 1585
• Hattori Heiji — Fellow high-school detective and rival who deduced Conan’s identity; the two exchange information as trusted peers. 128 154
• Haibara Ai — Close investigative partner who collaborates with Conan and possesses knowledge relevant to his temporary return to adulthood. 946 2421
• Gin and Vodka — Black Organization members responsible for Shinichi’s shrinking; Gin still considers Kudo Shinichi dead. 13 374
• Kaito Kid — Rival phantom thief and occasional ally. They cooperate when necessary, but Conan repeatedly attempts to expose or capture him. 1394 1608 3675
• Noah — Artificial intelligence that invited Conan into future games after their first game concluded with all fifty players surviving. 969 970

Story Role and Major Arcs

• Shrinking and Black Organization investigation — After Gin’s poison changes him into a child, Conan becomes Edogawa Conan and begins pursuing the Organization through Mouri Kogoro’s detective work. 13
• Confrontations with Gin — Conan repeatedly encounters Gin and Vodka, who fail to recognize him because of his reduced appearance and their assumption that Shinichi is dead. 55 374
• Cocoon game incident — Conan investigates a simulated late-19th-century London, identifies its blend of history and Sherlock Holmes fiction, and helps guide the players through the game. 943 953 956
• Anonymous game space — Conan is restored to Shinichi’s appearance inside another game space, then works with Ran, Jiang Xia, Haibara, Sonoko, and Heiji to survive its murder-game scenario. 1005 1021 1023
• Kid pursuit operations — Conan investigates Kid’s impersonation of Shinichi, works alongside Jiang Xia during Kid-related incidents, and engages Kid in aerial and motorcycle chases. 1608 1618 1624 3675
• School festival return — Using a temporary antidote, Conan becomes Shinichi to perform as the male lead, but must hide once a murder and possible Organization involvement threaten to expose him. 2392 2417 2421
• “Stage” investigation — Conan becomes fixated on the recurring term “Stage,” which he suspects is connected to an unidentified Organization executive and a larger conspiracy. 1585 3546 3591

Trivia

• Conan is a devoted Sherlock Holmes fan and reacts with visible excitement to the possibility of meeting Holmes. 943
• Amuro Tooru’s investigation found no household registration for “Edogawa Conan,” making Conan’s public identity difficult to verify. 493
• Kaito Kid can impersonate Kudo Shinichi with minimal facial disguise because of their natural resemblance. 852 1610
• Rumors have circulated that the missing Kudo Shinichi died and became a spirit possessing Jiang Xia. 34 3457