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[[folder:Conan Edogawa/Shinichi Kudo]]
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[[folder:Ran Mouri]]
!!Ran Mouri
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/WakanaYamazaki (JP)/ Creator/ColleenClinkenbeard (EN, Creator/{{Funimation}})/ Creator/CristinaVee (EN, TMS[=/=][[Creator/BangZoomEntertainment Bang Zoom]])'', Erika Araujo-Robledo and Angelines Santana (first Latin American Spanish dub), Mayra Arellano (movies 1, 2 and 18 onwards plus first Anime/LupintheThird crossover and ''Manga/MagicKaito 1412'', Latin American Spanish dub) Jessica Toledo (third Latin American Spanish dub), Berta Cortés (first European Spanish dub), Diana de Guzmán (second European Spanish dub, first part), Creator/CarolinaTak (second European Spanish dub, second part and movies), Creator/NuriaTrifol (third European Spanish dub), Tomoka Kurokawa (2006 Live-Action Drama Actress), Shiori Kutsuna (2011 Live-Action Drama Actress)
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Shinichi's childhood friend and love-interest. When Shinichi shrinks and takes on the name Edogawa Conan, she takes on the big sister role and looks out for Conan like if he was any other little kid. Ran also wishes for her parents to get back together and tries but fails time and time again at forcing a set-up between the two.

She also happens to be well-trained in karate at the expense of anyone trying to take advantage of her.

[[ThemeNaming Mandatory name note]]: The entire name came from [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_Leblanc Maurice Leblanc]], creator of Literature/ArseneLupin, through the Japanese reading ''Moori''tsu Rubu''ran''.

DubNameChange: Rachel Moore.
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* AbortedDeclarationOfLove: Ran attempted to confess to Shinichi in the aftermath of the Furinkazan murder mystery. She calls him up and is about to confess but is to embarrassed to admit it.
* TheAce: Ran is a karate champion, an excellent cook, gets good grades, popular with the opposite sex, and is a well liked person.
* ActionGirlfriend: {{Subverted|Trope}}. She is Shinichi's LoveInterest but he's stuck as Conan and therefore, whenever she goes MamaBear on anyone that threatens him, she doesn't know she's actually defending her "not"-boyfriend.
* AffectionateNickname: "Angel" by Vermouth due to saving the latter's life in New York.
* AgeLift: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. The difference isn't too extreme but still noticeable. In the manga, Ran is 16; in the anime, Ran's age is increased by a year.
* AllLovingHeroine: Ran is a '''genuinely''' NiceGirl, who has enough compassion for murderers (well, some), and will never hesitate to save someone's life. Criminal or not.
* AlmostKiss: In canon, when she and Shinich almost kiss during the theatre play; she does score a kiss in the non-Canonical Movies. In the current chapters, [[spoiler:she does give him a kiss on the cheek]].
* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: Ran gives one to Shinichi in the eigth non-canon movie, "The Magician of the Silver Sky", as she [[WhatTheHellHero chews him out]] on how confident he is about how he will protect and guide her through landing the plane but is never physically there for her except as a phone call. And after a few rough moments from the plane, she confesses her love to him. However, while Shinichi (as Conan) does hear her confession, she thinks that she was talking to Kaito Kid, and refuses to reveal what she said to the former when he asks.
-->'''Ran:''' What is this? You're acting all confident...Do you even know? That the lives of all the passengers are in my hands?! Don't act so confident about it! When I really need you, you're never here...All I get is a phone call! Even when you finally make it back, you're gone again in the next instant...Every time...Every single time. You're always leave me behind, all alone... What do you take me for?! I...I love you...Shinichi.
* AnimalMotifs: Haibara states Ran would be similar to a dolphin. A description that matches Ran perfectly due to her approachable nature, cuteness, and loyalty.
* AnimeHair: Ran's most distinctive feature is a large lock of hair many fans refer to as her "horn". Several pieces of fan-art have rendered her near-unrecognizable by forgoing it. And of course, it keeps [[CheatedAngle magically changing sides]] depending on which direction she's facing.
* BadassAdorable: Adorable all the time and can always kick ass.
* BadassInDistress: More in {{The Movie}}s. In ''Captured in Her Eyes'', [[spoiler:after spending almost the while movie as a quiet [[TheOphelia Ophelia]] afflicted TraumaInducedAmnesia, as soon as she recovered her memories she beat the ''shit'' out of the BigBad, who caused it by shooting Sato almost to death in front of her.]]
* BarbieDollAnatomy: Ran in some of the OP and ED animations-shown nude either in full body (without anything showing), or implied by showing a close-up with bare shoulders. Presumably intended to imply Ran's [[{{Woobie}} vulnerability]] from being kept apart from Shinichi for so long.
* BareFistedMonk: She's skilled in Karate, and can beat down larger people easily.
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Her friendship with Shinichi began after he defended her from bullies when they were children.
* BelligerentSexualTension: With Shinichi. They tend to argue from time-to-time, but they have romantic feelings for one another.
* BerserkButton: Ran gets quite peeved when she thinks that Shinichi may be committing infidelity (even though they're not in a relationship [[spoiler:prior to 1005]]).
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Ran is one of the kindest, bravest, and selfless characters in the WHOLE franchise. You ''don't'' want to make her use her karate skills on you.
* TheBigDamnKiss: [[spoiler:At the end of chapter 1004, Ran gives Shinichi a kiss on his cheek as an answer to his love confession. In public.]]
* BigSisterInstinct: Don't try to kill Conan with her in the vicinity.
* BirdsOfAFeather:
** Despite outwardly different personalities, she and Shinichi share many traits -- Both [[AllLovingHero have a deep respect for life]], [[ChronicHeroSyndrome a penchant for rushing to help someone in need]], are the [[TheAce the aces in their respective field(s)]], [[NervesOfSteel remain calm in dangerous situations]], and [[UndyingLoyalty have a deep loyalty to their friends and family.]] The two of them are also incredibly stubborn in their ways, have a strong sense of justice, play a sport they enjoy (Ran – karate, Shinichi – soccer), play an instrument (Ran – piano, Shinichi – violin). On an amusing note, both have {{Improbable Hairstyle}}s (see individual sections for explanation) and a family situation of some kind (Ran’s parents are separated and Shinichi’s parents moved to Los Angeles when he was 14). Also, both also have a number of admirers of the opposite sex.
** With Kazuha -- Practitioners of a martial art (karate for Ran, aikido for Kazuha), afraid of the supernatural, [[FriendToAllChildren love of children]], are {{Dude Magnet}}s but [[SingleTargetSexuality only have eyes for]] [[ChildhoodFriendRomance their childhood best friend]]. And even though they can be exasperated by their love interest's detective work and occasional jerkish side, both think that whenever their "not" boyfriends solving cases look cool when doing so and [[SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan admire them for their better qualities as well]]. Also, both of their fathers are connected to some kind of detective/police work.
* BoobsOfSteel: She's quite the fighter, and possesses rather large breasts. [[GagBoobs Which once in a while are the subject of visual gags.]]
* BornLucky: Ran has ''absurdly'' good fortunes playing luck-based games like Poker or Mahjong. First seen when she goes into a mahjong parlor where her father Kogoro is gambling, very upset because he took Conan with him... then she gets interested in the game itself... and in the next scene she has fleeced her dad ''and his companions'' out of all their "prizes". (And then the owner of said parlor, who doubled as a loan shark, appears dead...) Another case started with her aiming to win the ''second'' prize in a raffle, which was a family trip to the beach. Conan was all "I don't think you'll win"... Cue to the next panel, with Ran happily telling Kogoro about the trip she won and a terrified-looking Conan next to her.
* BrokenPedestal: With assistance from Shinichi/Conan, Ran exposes the murder culprit in the "Ski Lodge Murder" case is her former elementary school teacher, Akiko Yonehara; this also meant that her teacher was also the one who attempted to strangle Sonoko. At the end of the deduction, she cries while hugging Conan in despair.
* CannotSpitItOut: Even though Ran is in love with Shinichi, she has repeatedly failed to convey her feelings because she suddenly becomes self-conscious.
* CharacterDevelopment: In earlier stories, she would become violently suspicious if she thought Shinichi was philandering, although more recently his confessions (in the "Holmes' Revelation" Arc) have led her to trust his intentions.
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Early-manga Ran is noticeably more HotBlooded and petty than her later AllLovingHero characterization; in the "Art Museum Murder Case", Conan/Shinichi implies she ''regularly'' busts out karate moves on furniture when she doesn't get her way.
** Speaking of - "The Art Museum Murder Case" has her going out of her way to pursue rumors of a haunted suit of armor. Exactly one volume later, she's so terrified of ghosts and monsters that she instantly freezes on seeing the mountain-villa mummy.
* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: Through nothing but the karate practice she leads at school while otherwise leading a normal girl's life, Ran Mouri can take out a small army of hired thugs and knock out armed criminals. She can apparently [[DodgeTheBullet even do the bullet thing,]] at least in one of the movies. [[MST3Kmantra Don't think about it too hard.]] It could also be a slight case of ItRunsInTheFamily. At least home schooling has been mentioned, and both Kogoro and Eri know their Judo pretty well.
* ChefOfIron: Frequently noted to be an amazing cook and is a karate champion.
* {{Chickification}}: Invoked in the Tori Man Mugging case. She begins to stop fighting criminals she encountered because of a love fortune that advised her to avoid "unfeminine" activities. Deconstructed in the same case because her new-found meekness caused far more problems for the case than it could have been otherwise. [[spoiler:Subverted in the very end when the criminal read her true fortune that was swapped out by Sonoko to advise Ran to just BeYourself because the guy will detect if she is being someone else and her feeling will be answer. She then proceed to soundly kick the criminal's ass]].
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: With Shinichi. They've known each other since pre-school and are each other's canonical love interest.
* ChildhoodFriends: Ran has known both Shinichi and Sonoko since they were four. [[ChildhoodFriendRomance Her relationship with the former grew beyond friendship]].
* ChildrenRaiseYou: For Kogoro, her ManChild father. She acts more like his mother or wife than his daughter.
* ChronicHeroSyndrome: Ties in nicely with her NiceGirl personality and [[AllLovingHero All Loving Heroine]] philosophy.
* ClingyJealousGirl: Ran is a very sweet and kind NiceGirl who borders on AllLovingHeroine... unless she's given a reason to be jealous of a girl getting close to Shinichi. Then she gets ''very'' jealous. Thankfully, her niceness tends to shine back through.
* CluelessDudeMagnet: Ran is typically unaware of her own attractiveness, and usually remains oblivious when men try to flirt with her, often to Sonoko's exasperation, who believes her wait for Shinichi to be hopeless.
* CoolBigSis: Acts like a kind, fun, and protective older sister figure to Conan, Ai, and the Detective Boys.
* CovertPervert: The sisterly (sometimes motherly) and friendly Ran often has some...''interesting'' thoughts whenever she thinks Shinichi may be involved with another woman. This is more evident in the manga, where at one point, she imagined Shinichi with another woman...in what seems to be after they had sex.
* CulturedBadass: Ran appreciates the fine arts and has been noted to have a great singing voice. She can also play the piano.
* CuteBruiser: Plays karate on the national level. Dere-dominant {{Tsundere}}. For proof: there's an episode where [[spoiler:Ran (Assisted by Makoto, Sonoko's GeniusBruiser boyfriend) [[LadyOfWar took out 50-60 gang members, many armed with katanas]].]] It took 12 minutes, and not a hair was out of place.
* DaddysGirl: Kogoro may exasperate Ran with his constant drinking, womanizing, and over all laziness, but if you call him a lousy detective or take away his business, she'll [[http://imageshack.us/f/545/rano.jpg/ do this.]] On the other hand, Kogoro is pretty much an OverprotectiveDad and [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass one of the best ways to make him act competent]] is to [[PapaWolf look at his little girl in anything similar to a wrong way.]]
* DamselOutOfDistress: Her waifish figure and cute face make Ran a frequent target of criminals seeking some kind of human shield. [[https://youtu.be/vy8jE0bbXEk?t=81 Scenes like this one]] prove why this is a ''terrible'' idea.
* DemotedToExtra: In the 20th movie, Ran only has a handful of screen-time moments. A sharp contrast to how much she appeared in the previous movies.
* {{Deuteragonist}}: To Shinichi/Conan's protagonist.
* DudeMagnet: Like her "detective boyfriend", Ran has received a '''very''' high amount of attraction from the opposite sex men and so far one girl being attracted to her.
** In many of the cases she's involved in, at least one man has tried to flirt with her.
** There's [[TheHero Shinichi]], who she [[SingleTargetSexuality only has eyes for]]. In fact, Shinichi has [[LoveAtFirstSight loved her from the moment they met in pre-school.]]
** During the "Sonoko's Dangerous Summer Story" case, Sonoko comments on how most of the men that came to them and Conan only came because they wanted to flirt with Ran.
** [[spoiler:[[NewTransferStudent Eisuke Hondou]] [[LoveAtFirstSight fell for Ran the first moment he met her]] and wanted to take her to America with him.]]
** [[KendoTeamCaptain Okita]], Heiji's kendo rival, hits on her the first time they meet. [[spoiler:The guy has actually a serious crush on another girl, though.]]
** [[PhantomThief Kaitou Kid]] at one point tried to kiss (and grope) her in a non-canonical movie.
** In a non-canon OVA, [[HospitalHottie Dr. Araide]] apparently asked for her hand in marriage, but it turned out to be Conan's dream.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Within a page or two of her introduction in the very first chapter, we see her ''crack a concrete pole'' with a single punch. Ran Mouri is ridiculously strong. Ok, duly noted.
* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: If we take Sera's "she's just my type" and Sonoko's AmbiguouslyBi moments seriously.
* FirstLove: To Shinichi, he has been in love with since they were both ''four''.
* FlowerMotifs:
** In "The Nocturne of Red Murderous Intent Part 2", Conan brings Ran a bouquet of blossoms, specifically peach blossoms; peach blossoms represent happiness of love. It's also related with longevity, when reading the kanji for “hundred” 百 (momo) the same way as the one for "Peach tree" 桃 (momo). It could also mean everlasting love, and since it's a spring flower, it's also associated with weddings.
** Ran's name is spelled with the character for orchid (蘭), a fact several of the endings have referenced.
* FriendToAllChildren: She's a nice person in general, but especially the Detective Boys all like her very much. Ai is a little more skittish at first, being somewhat jealous of and intimidated by her popularity; she later warms up to her too when at some point [[spoiler: she reminded her of the recently murdered Akemi]]. There really doesn't seem to be a child in the world that she could not get along with.
* GeniusBruiser: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. There's more emphasis placed on her amazing karate skills than her smarts. However, in the moments where she does solve a case, Ran displays a very good memory for history, and has used her knowledge to contribute to an investigation cases more than once.
* GirlyBruiser: Karate champ, strong willed and, wears many types of dresses.
* GirlyGirlWithATomboyStreak: Ran often wears girly dresses or skirts, is a SupremeChef, likes cute things, loves the fine arts, is a sucker for romance, and is an emotionally sensitive person. She's also a world-renowned karate expert and can be HotBlooded in certain situations.
* GoodIsNotSoft: Yeah, Ran's [[NiceGirl one of the kindest and compassionate people that you'll know in anime]] and [[AllLovingHero she won't hesitate to help anyone, friend or foe]]. That doesn't mean she can't dish out a deserved physical punishment.
* HairstyleInertia: Ran's "horn" has been a part of her hairstyle since childhood.
* HeadTurningBeauty: Men often pick her up instead of Sonoko. To the chagrin of the latter.
* HeartbrokenBadass: Whenever she discusses how Shinichi's absence troubles her. Doesn't help that she cries when she does.
* HeterosexualLifePartners:
** Has been friends with Sonoko since childhood and have always been loyal best friends who can confide in one another about their problems.
** Ran later develops one with Kazuha -- They have become close friends since their second time they met and seem to regard each other as confidantes, since they are in similar romantic situations; and when Shinichi/Conan and Heiji are on cases together, Ran and Kazuha almost always spend the time together.
* HiddenDepths: Ran has a very good memory and attention to detail, having used her both to contribute to a case investigation more than once. This led her to be the only character that isn't specifically stated to be a genius or is tied with the Black Organization to be suspicious of Conan's real identity. The only reason she didn't figure out is because he spent extra effort to hide and deceive her and because she is too trusting of both Shinichi and Conan.
* HotBlooded: Thanks to her {{Tsundere}} tendencies or when her loved ones are threaten.
* HyperAwareness: Ran has shown very alert senses in darkness, able to notice an attacker with a weapon and strike to protect herself.
* IdenticalStranger:
** Ran is said to look a lot like a younger version of Ai's [[CynicismCatalyst dead older sister Akemi]], to the point that Ai was reluctant to get close to Ran because she was still reeling from her terrible loss... but once [[AllLovingHero Ran]] saved Ai's life, [[MoralityPet she became almost desperately protective of Ran]] [[BecauseYouwereNiceToMe as a result]]. It even gets lampshaded when Ai once stares at Ran and pretty much sees her as Akemi.
** During the "The Twenty Year Old Murderous Intent: The Symphony Serial Murder Case" case, two people notice Ran baring a striking physical and character resemblance to the deceased Yoshimi Samezaki; those two people are the deceased's father (Toji Samezaki) and fiance when she was alive (Minoru Ebina).
** In the ''DC vs. Lupin III'' special, with [[spoiler:Crown Princess Mira, a troubled young girl who's caught in a conspiracy after the death of her mother, Queen Sakura, and her heir Prince Gill]].
** Despite she mistakes Kaitou Kuroba for Shinichi, nobody seems to notice the similarity between her and Aoko Nakamori.
* IKnowKarate: Either she or someone else will mention that she is a karate champion.
* IKnowYouKnowIKnow: Know Shinichi very well, as the two times Kaito Kid disguised himself as him (in movie 14 and movie 23 respectively.) she knew he isn't the real Shinichi. [[spoiler:The first one it's because he tried to grab her butt. While the second one she knew it because she never heard Shinichi called her dad "Oji-san/Mister". Something Shinichi does all the times when he's Conan.]]
* InformedAbility: Apparently Ran is a good singer, but she has yet to actually sing.
* ItWasWithYouAllAlong: Ran is constantly looking for her childhood friend [[ChildhoodFriendRomance Shinichi]], who is with her all along as a little boy named Conan Edogawa. Conan himself [[{{Lampshaded}} lampshades]] this at one point. [[LockedOutOfTheLoop Ran still doesn't realize this fact up to the present manga chapter.]]
* IWillWaitForYou: To avoid making Shinichi choose between her and his important case (really an excuse because Shinichi has turned into Conan and can't return), she has decided to wait for him to finish it, trusting his promise that he will come back despite their separation causing Ran a lot of emotional pain.
* {{Kiai}}: She always does that before or when she attacks. It is shown a couple of time that she needs to focus her energy first before performing a move that requires a lot of power. Her kiais are rather low-pitched.
* KickChick: Most of her karate techniques she uses are kicks.
* LadyAndKnight: The Lady to Shinichi's Knight. While Ran is fairly strong, there's an arc involving her as a princess in a SchoolPlay that exploits the "princess and knight" symbolism to the hilt with her and her mutual childhood love interest [[TheHero Shinichi]], who is mostly stuck in a child's body (as the titular Conan) but [[spoiler: is temporarily back to his real physical age during said arc.]] Additionally, during ''Anime/LupinIIIVsDetectiveConan'', [[http://sandman4869.tumblr.com/post/104826108824/rans-daydream-from-lupin-the-3rd-vs-detective Ran daydreams of herself as a princess]] [[http://sandman4869.tumblr.com/post/104829226459/rans-daydream-from-lupin-the-3rd-vs-detective and Shinichi as her knight]].
* LightningBruiser: Despite her slender frame, Ran has considerable raw strength for her frame, as seen from prying open powerless elevator door. She is also shown to be remarkably fast, able to quickly react to and knock away falling pipes and likewise dodge a bullet up-close while on guard. Her strikes have also shown similar speed, able to swat down a bee with a single kick.
* LivingEmotionalCrutch:
** Ran is this to Shinichi. The thought of her showing interest in other guys makes him [[CrazyJealousGuy almost childishly jealous]] and it's mostly PlayedForLaughs. At worst, whenever Ran has disappeared/been attacked/been wounded/[[spoiler: believed to be ''dead'']], Conan has either fallen into {{Heroic BSOD}}s and, at least once, has been dangerously close to crossing the DespairEventHorizon. The best evidence comes from the sixth non-canon movie, [[spoiler:Conan basically gave up all hope of getting out of the virtual game, when Ran [[HeroicSacrifice sacrificed her life]] to save him from Jack the Ripper.]] And in both canon and non-canon material, Shinichi has often referred to Ran as his "most precious person in the world".
** Ran grows to become this to Haibara. At first, Haibara avoided her because it was her [[TheQuietOne usual]] [[SugarAndIcePersonality attitude]] and Ran's strong resemblance to her dead sister. However, after spending some time together and [[spoiler:Ran saving Haibara from being killed by Vermouth]], Haibara now takes a special interest in protecting her from the [[BigBad Black Organization.]]
* TheLoad: If her martial skills are not requested, generally she doesn't contribute much to the resolution of the cases. However, she often drops Conan/Shinichi some hints that help him to solve cases, even when she is unaware of the nature of those hints.
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Out of everyone, Shinichi is ''most'' adamant about keeping his identity as "Conan Edogawa" and the Black Organization a secret from Ran as much as possible.
* LongDistanceRelationship: A variant with Shinichi. She thinks that he has run off to investigate some kind of case, but in truth he's Conan, aged down thanks to plot.
* LovableJock: One of the best on her karate team and is one of the sweetest characters in the series.
* LoveEpiphany: The "Shinichi Kudo's New York" case reveals that Ran first realized her love Shinichi was after they both saved a serial killer at the time (who was Vermouth) in disguised. When the disguised killed asked why they would do something like that, Shinichi responds that while he can't understand why people kill, there doesn't have to be a reason to save a life. Thanks to Shinichi's answer Ran realizes that the earlier murder wasn't her fault... and when she finally wakes up out of the dreams, she remembers how that night was the night she realized her feelings for Shinichi and how important he is to her.
* LoveInterest: She is Shinichi's Love Interest and she's the only person he has romantic feelings to.
* LovesMyAlterEgo: {{Inverted|Trope}}. She loves Shinichi (the original person), but she also deeply cares for Conan (new identity).
* MeaningfulName: Also doubling as PunnyName. Ran likes to rush wherever she goes, believing her name to be like the "Run" word from English. She even said to Shinichi that, "My name is Ran! I was born to run!"
* MindlinkMates: With Shinichi -- they appear to share a close empathic link due to their strong feelings for each other, making them almost impossibly aware of when the other is in extreme danger, and often able to sense the other's worried thoughts.
* MoralityPet:
** Along with Shinichi, [[spoiler:she is this to [[FemmeFatale Vermouth]] from the Black Organization. After Ran saved Vermouth's life in New York City, Vermouth nicknames Ran "Angel". Earlier, Vermouth, as her Sharon Vineyard role, complained that her life was a series of misfortunes and, "No angel has smiled upon me, not even once." Even though Vermouth in disguise prepared to kill Ran later, Ran stopped Vermouth from taking a fatal fall. Vermouth was touched by this act of kindness. Much later in the story when Ran shielded Haibara from gunfire with her body, Vermouth refused to shoot Ran or allow her to be shot, instead firing around her in an attempt to frighten Ran into releasing Haibara. Vermouth has stated that Ran and Shinichi are the only two treasures she has in the world.]]
** {{Downplayed|Trope}} in regards to [[InsufferableGenius Shinichi.]] He isn't a a psychopath or even a straight up jerk, but one reason for his lack of close friends was because his arrogant personality was a negative turn-off to many of his classmates and even teachers, making it hard to befriend him. Ran was the only exception.
** Eventually becomes one to [[TheCynic Haibara]] after she [[spoiler:saved the latter from being killed Vermouth. Since then, Haibara has taken a special interest in protecting Ran from Black Organization]].
* MusclesAreMeaningless: She has a curvy, normal build for a teenage girl. She can also hurl men who are twice her height and/or triple her weight and punch small craters in brick walls with a cheerful smile on her face.
* NervesOfSteel: She has remained bold, steady, confident and calm in many situations that would usually cause others to remain frozen in fear, such as being threatened by a gun or surrounded by flames.
* NiceGirl: Ran's greatest personality trait is that she genuinely cares for those she loves. She is also patient, kind, and nurturing.
* NoSenseOfDirection: The story sporadically establishes that she easily gets lost, though this tends to go up and down depending on what the plot of the week calls for.
* OfficialCouple: [[spoiler:She accepts Shinichi's as her boyfriend at the end of chapter 1004 and doesn't hide her feelings for him anymore.]]
* OneWomanArmy: During one case, Ran was able to successfully take out 50-60 gang members...who had ''katanas''.
* OnlyFriend: Before turning into Conan, Shinichi's primary friend was Ran.
* OutOfFocus: Her role in plots regarding the Organization was diminished increasingly as time when on and introducing many more characters. Compare and contrast her involvement in arcs that involve Vermouth and the later Organization arcs.
* PassionateSportsGirl: The source of her {{Action Girl}}ness. And she takes her karate ''very'' seriously.
* PluckyGirl: Tearful and sensitive as she can be, it's not easy to make her give up.
* {{Protectorate}}: Shinichi/Conan will always make sure that no harm comes to Ran.
* PunnyName:
** Ran is nicknamed "Ranmaru" by her rival and good friend, [[Characters/DetectiveConanOtherRecurringCharacters Hina Wada]] based on "Mori Ranmaru"--a famous samurai affiliated with UsefulNotes/OdaNobunaga.
** Ran says she's born to run because of her name.[[note]]In Japanese, the English word "Run" is pronounced "Ran", and Ran does not make a reference to the simple past form of that word.[[/note]]
* RapunzelHair: Her hair reaches down her waist line.
* RedOniBlueOni: The calmer, sensitive Blue Oni to Kazuha's HotBlooded, temperamental Red Oni.
* RelationshipUpgrade: As of file 1006, [[spoiler:she and Shinichi are officially a couple]].
* ReplacementGoldfish: To Ai, since Ran greatly resembles her dead sister.
* RescueRomance: With Shinichi -- they've mutually helped and rescued each other (even if Shinichi is in his Conan form almost all the time) several times - often a ''great'' risk to themselves. Lampshaded once when Ran's drugged and almost forcibly drowned at some point, then Conan rushes in to help her; thanks to the drug and lack of oxygen she sees Conan as Shinichi, and before passing out she smiles and says "Don't worry, I'm okay... Shinichi came to save me..."
* SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: With Shinichi, especially when they were younger and when they aren't [[BelligerentSexualTension bickering]], she's the emotional, chipper Energetic Girl to Shinichi's aloof, stoic Savvy Guy.
* ScreamingWoman: See TheLoad, above - if a case-of-the-week doesn't need someone beaten up (and it usually doesn't), her main role is to scream loudly and dramatically upon seeing the inevitable corpse, and maybe dial the cops afterward.
* SecretSecretKeeper: An incident involving blood transfusions implies she might know that Conan is Shinichi. The whole Desperate Revival plan has to be created to make her believe otherwise.
* ShipperOnDeck:
** Ran wishes for her parents to get back together.
** She supports Heiji and Kazuha becoming a couple.
** She ships Sonoko and Makoto.
** Ran seems to think that Conan and Ai would be cute together.
* SingleTargetSexuality: Even though it took her slightly longer than Shinichi, Ran has only ever had eyes for him.
* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Some people have wondered [[WhatDoesSheSeeInHim why Ran would like a guy like Shinichi]]... Well, in a private discussion with Conan (aka Shinichi himself), Ran stated that while [[InsufferableGenius he may have]] [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold an unpleasant]] [[IceKing personality]], he's also [[UndyingLoyalty brave and someone you can rely on in a pinch.]] In fact, [[LoveEpiphany Ran first realized she was in love with him]] when he helped save a SerialKiller from falling to his death. When asked by the said killer why he [Shinichi] would even consider doing such an act, Shinichi responded with: [[ThouShaltNotKill "People kill each other and I don't understand,]] [[AllLovingHero but for saving a life, is a logical reason necessary?"]]
-->'''Ran:''' ''(to Conan)'' Ever since he [Shinichi] was little he was a jerk, always full of himself, and a mystery otaku. But whenever you need him, he's dependable and brave and cool. ''I really like Shinichi!''
* StarCrossedLovers: With Shinichi. While their feelings [[BelligerentSexualTension have been kinda wavering]] for quite the while, as time passes they have grown stronger - but Shinichi is trapped in the body of a little boy (the titular Conan) and cannot openly tell Ran who he is, lest she and his friends will be targeted by the same evil organization that shrunk him. In the meantime poor Ran waits for Shinichi's return...
* StrongFamilyResemblance: Ran gets her physical looks from her mother, with the only thing she got from her father was her dark-brown hair.
* StrongGirlSmartGuy: With Shinichi. While Ran is karate champion whose strength borders on CharlesAtlasSuperpower, he's a TeenGenius detective who can solve supposed impossible crimes.
* SupremeChef: Ran is a Karate expert and has been repeatedly told she's a great cook.
* TenderTears: [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by [[spoiler: Shuuichi Akai]].
-->[[spoiler:'''Akai''']]: You are crying again... You are always crying.
* ThouShaltNotKill: Best summed with this quote:
-->"Courage is a word of justice. It means the quality of mind that enables one to face apprehension with confidence and resolution. It is not right to use it as an excuse to kill someone."
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: One may ''think'' she's the tomboy to Sonoko's girly girl, but Ran is [[PlayingWithATrope more complex than that.]] Sonoko is less physically active and more boy-crazy/fashionista than Ran, but is also more outspoken and straightforward than her (unless Ran's in tsuntsun mode). In fact, their friendship started when ''Sonoko'' protected Ran when they were children!
* {{Tsundere}}: She's default Type B or deredere (gentler). Just don't piss her off.
* TwiceShy: With Shinichi. Even after he became aware of her feelings for him as Conan, when he returns to his original body, he gets too scared to properly confess...until the London arc. And after the said arc, it takes her about 250 chapters to give him an answer.
* UndyingLoyalty: She'll ''never'' turn her back on her loved ones. Especially Shinichi, who she has the utmost faith in, believing he can save her or anyone from needless violence.
* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: {{Subverted|Trope}}. She and Shinichi are each other's love interest, but aren't technically together, since Shinichi has turned into Conan. Every time Ran gets protective of him, it's more like BigSisterInstinct and/or MamaBear.
** The WholeEpisodeFlashback to Shinichi's first "official" case (the airplane murder) had a small (but ''very'' fondly remembered by shippers) bit where she offers to beat up a particularly obnoxious [[CommanderContrarian naysayer]] to Shinichi's theories.[[note]]Sadly, this was mostly a liberty on the fansubbers' part; in the original Japanese, her offer is a much more low-key "anything I can do to help?"[[/note]]
* WackyParentSeriousChild: The CuteBruiser Serious Child to Kogoro's ManChild Wacky Parent.
* TheWatson: Shinichi has a tendency to call her "Watson" and she tends to play this role in flashbacks.
* WeaksauceWeakness: Ran gets easily sick when reading in a car.
* WhatDoesSheSeeInHim: Others, especially Sonoko, can't understand why Ran would like mystery {{otaku}} like Shinichi. Ran answers this question when talking to "Conan" that despite his flaws, Shinichi has many other admirable qualities she loves, such as his bravery and reliability. Also, in a private conversation with Kazuha, Ran admits that despite calling Shinichi a "mystery geek" to his face, she actually thinks he looks cool when he solves a case.
* WhatWouldXDo: Whenever Ran is faced with a particularly difficult situation she would often question what would Shinichi do if he was in the same predicament.
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: She has a fear of ghosts. Not because they're supernatural per se, though, but because they're intangible--meaning her martial arts will have absolutely no effect. A culprit assumes that she's afraid of anything remotely scarely, only for Ran to reply that she's afraid of ghosts, not of idiots and then beats the shit out of him.
* WiseBeyondHerYears: Ran is very self-sufficient for her age, since her father is often drunk, slovenly, and fiscally irresponsible. She handles many of the Mouri household's financial affairs and all the cooking and housework.
* YouRemindMeOfX: Both Shuichi and Haibara have noted how Ran is ''very'' similar to Akemi in both appearance and personality.
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[[folder:Kogoro Mouri]]
!!Kogoro Mouri
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AkiraKamiya / Creator/RikiyaKoyama (JP)/ R. Bruce Elliot (EN, Creator/{{Funimation}}), Creator/XanderMobus (EN, TMS[=/=][[Creator/BangZoomEntertainment Bang Zoom]])''; Juan Zadala, Carlos Carrillo and Roberto Alexander (first Latin American Spanish dub); Víctor Covarrubias (movies 1 and 2 and 18 onwards plus first Anime/LupintheThird crossover, Latin American Spanish dub) Sergio Schmied (third Latin American Spanish dub), Luis Espinosa (first European Spanish dub and second part of the second one), Ángel Amorós (second European Spanish dub, second part and movies), Takanori Jinnai (Live-Action Drama Actor)

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Ran's father and estranged husband to Eri Kisaki.

He runs a private detective agency, but is mostly out of the job due to his constant drinking, gambling, womanizing and being described as a joke regarding the cases he actually takes. That all changes after Shinichi shrinks and needs a scrapegoat to solve the cases for him; bringing to life the ''Sleeping Kogoro'', which Kogoro later becomes famous for and allows him to take more noteworthy cases. Though, he's still heavy on the drinking, gambling and womanizing.

He also happens to be a big fan of the idol singer, Yoko Okino.

[[ThemeNaming Mandatory naming note]]: "Kogoro" came from [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kogoro_Akechi Kogoro Akechi]], the GreatDetective in Rampo Edogawa's novels.

DubNameChange: Richard Moore.
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* ActionDad: A master in judo and the father of the deuteragonist, Ran.
* AdultsAreUseless: Well, considering that Shinichi/Conan and other teen detectives are in general more competent and active than ''everyone''. To be fair, he often comes to conclusions a real life detective would think, given the extremely elaborate nature of these cases. His FatalFlaw is the fact that he's impatient and rather shortsighted - he wants to finish every case as fast as possible. When it comes to apprehending known criminals, he's shown to be ''far'' more competent.
* AdultFear: A couple of times, when Ran is in danger, who is always eager to rescue her out of fear. The earliest time he had his fear was when a group of three adults tried to kidnap 4-year-old Ran in kindergarden, and Kogoro had a very furious look on his face when he was about to arrest one of them (and that was just Kogoro's first week as an officer of the headquarters).
* AesopAmnesia: Despite seeing how Conan's hints help in solving cases and how Heiji is actually a competent detective, Kogoro ''still'' thinks both of them are nuisances to an investigation.
* AlcoholicParent: Frequently gets intoxicated and it's played for both drama ''and'' comedy. [[PlayedForDrama In the "Drama" part]] he does have a good perception in solving cases at times, but most of the time, he just wastes time drinking (to the point [[ChildrenRaiseYou Ran is the one who keeps the house in order]] and, in at least one case, he's seen [[DrowningMySorrows straight-up drinking his sorrows away]] because he can't handle [[spoiler:that a kind girl he used to know [[BrokenPedestal is the most likely culprit]]]]. In the [[PlayedForLaughs "comedy" part]], he's seen dancing or sleeping drunkenly with his tie around his forehead and is more of a ButtMonkey than usual.
* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: To Ran, and to Conan in a ParentalSubstitute way. He's a clumsy, womanizing father who's main vices include alcohol and gambling. She once chewed him out for taking Conan to a TabletopGame/{{mahjong}} parlor behind her back.
* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Has many such moments with his estranged wife, Eri. Pretty much whenever they meet, they spend the entire time nagging each other, but these episodes usually end with a clear indicator that they still care for each other.
* BadassInANiceSuit: Officially starts to sport this look after his fame as a detective skyrocketed.
* BadassMoustache: His mustache is well-trimmed.
* BadassTeacher: He was able to teach Judo to Ran and Eri.
* BareFistedMonk: He was a member of a Judo club, and shows off his skill at the end of ''Kogoro's[=/=]Richard's Class Reunion''.
* BelligerentSexualTension: With Eri. They are a ''married couple'' and argue to hide the fact that they want to live with one another again.
* BeneathTheMask: It's shown only a few times, but it ''shows''. While on the surface he looks like a womanizing, drinking jerk, he's actually a SadClown who feels like he's a horrible father to Ran and he deeply regrets being away from Eri for so long.
* BerserkButton: Anyone double-crossing, tricking, lying, or downright betraying him; finding out that [[spoiler: one of his TrueCompanions from college was not only a murderer, but that they had killed ''another member of his group of friends'']] had Kogoro completely '''fuming''' like few times it has happened in the whole manga.
* BewareTheSillyOnes: Yeah, he's a [[ChivalrousPervert shameless flirt]], [[BumblingDad embarrassing father]], and too many other flaws to count. He's also a master of judo and doesn't take either betrayals/lies and/or threats against his loved ones well.
* BigEgoHiddenDepths: Beneath Kogoro's enormous and inflated ego is a man who doubts himself as a father and is lonely from the absence of his wife.
* BrilliantButLazy: To a certain degree. He's actually quite capable as a detective, but he usually just wants the case to be over and done with, so he assumes his first theory is right and refuses to believe otherwise until proven wrong. His main problem is that he usually does not bother to closely examine all the evidence, so he never finds those crucial details pointing to the culprit. Even when Conan hands him these details, he's too lazy to think things through completely or examine every possible solution before making an accusation.
* BumblingDad: To Ran and Conan. Basically a loser, but his care towards his daughter Ran is utterly remarkable.
* ButtMonkey: If something funny, humiliating or painful is going to happen, the first-rate candidate is Kogoro.
* CannotSpitItOut: Even though he desperately misses having Eri home, he'll never admit it. The ''one time'' he did ask her to come back home, she pretended she was listening to a tape, citing her reasons "he wasn't ready yet".
* CantActPervertedTowardALoveInterest: Kogoro will flirt with every cute girl and beauty except Eri, or anyone who looks like her, much to Sonoko's wonder. He also sometimes becomes cooler and more perceptive when he meets someone that reminds him of her.
* CantLiveWithThemCantLiveWithoutThem: With his estranged wife, Eri. At one point, Kogoro even outright states that he cannot bear being separated from Eri and asks her to come back, but she pretends she didn't hear him because she's not ready yet.
* CasanovaWannabe: Has a habit of hitting on pretty women with no luck. However, this only goes as far as flirting and it's heavily implied he does this as a self-defense mechanism to protect him and Eri from anymore emotional pain.
* CharacterTics: {{Subverted|Trope}}. When he goes into "Sleeping Kogoro" mode he makes a weird noise and looks down to the ground before beginning his deduction. In reality, it has less to do with being an inborn habit but Conan using a tranquilizer on him.
* ChickMagnet: His rise as a famous detective has many women fawning over him.
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: With Eri. They have known each other since elementary school and are now married, if estranged.
* CluelessDetective: He's a tad too tunnel-visioned, so he usually jumps to the most obvious deduction, frequently the one the culprit wanted the investigators to believe. Because he's got a severe case of tunnel vision, he never bothers to look for further evidence or question his conclusions after that, which is why he almost never finds the correct solution.
* CrazyJealousGuy: An old high school friend even stated that Kogoro would glare at any guy who looked at Eri.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Something (usually a personal matter) might cause Kogoro to actually focus all his attention on a case, revealing him to actually be a very capable detective on his own. This is most evident when it comes to apprehending known criminals, or if someone presses his BerserkButton...
* TheCynic: In cases, he usually goes with the most straightforward way the criminal committed the crime, hardly accepting any other theories.
* DefectiveDetective: He's horribly bad with money, is often seen drinking or gambling and can't fix his relationships with his estranged wife. Before Conan helped him gain some success as a detective, he was completely down on his luck, but even now he clearly has issues. Alternately PlayedForLaughs or [[PlayedForDrama Drama]].
* DelinquentHair: Since his childhood, Kogoro's hair has been styled as a little pompadour. Nowadays, his moustache takes focus from his hair away, which makes his hairstyle less noticeable.
* DumbMuscle: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. The ''one'' thing Kogoro can do right is his judo. But even though he can be quite the incompetent detective, it's more out of impatience than actual stupidity since he does so flashes of being on the same deduction level as Shinichi when there's a personal case to him in which he applies himself.
* EveryoneHasStandards:
** In the non-canon movie, ''The Time-Bombed Skyscraper'', Kogoro is ''pissed'' that Shinichi left Conan alone with a phone (connected to the criminal), when the said kid could've been in grave danger.
** He also thought Commissioner Hattori hitting his son in a case was going too far and ''really'' objected to [[spoiler:how he manipulated said son into getting the criminals to reveal themselves.]]
* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: In middle school, Kogoro's hair was spikier and unkempt. However, upon high school and the current storyline, his hair is now combed down.
* FakeUltimateHero: Many episodes features this, as Conan's deductions are revealed in the voice of the unconscious Kogoro Mouri, building the man's reputation as a detective (despite the fact that Mouri is a mediocre detective at best).
* FamedInStory: By the end of the first season, he has gotten a reputation as a {{meitantei}} (on the strength of Conan's behind-the-scenes work) and is often recognized by face or name by those around him. Frequently, when Kogoro's name and/or vocation enters conversation, it will provoke reactions of shock in the (not-yet-known-to-be-a) murderer (and/or others with something to hide). Although Kogoro almost never notices, Conan usually does--and this is often his first clue that something is amiss.
* {{Fanboy}}: Of IdolSinger Yoko Okino.
* FatalFlaw: A lot of murderers could've gotten away with their crime(s) because of Mouri's frequency to want to close the case as fast as he could.
* {{Foil}}: To Shinichi Kudo aka Conan Edogawa. Both are arrogant, famous detectives. Shinichi is a talented detective who is "missing", but despite his great intellect, he has trouble with understanding people's feelings. Kogoro is a clueless detective who only becomes a truly good one when a case is an important to him, but has shown a better sense of interpersonal relationships than Shinichi.
* TheGamblingAddict: He often makes bets on horse races or plays pachinko. He ends up losing most of the time.
* GeniusDitz: When he applies himself, Kogoro can solve a case.
* GenreBlind: He keeps lecturing and often outright disciplines Conan for putting his nose into important cases on his own, even though his help is what mostly always helps Kogoro and police notice the most important details and clues.
* GreatDetective: {{Zigzagged|Trope}}. Ar first it seems that Kogoro is an inept detective (and that is for the most part), often trying to quickly solve a case with the fastest resolution (i.e., suicide), leaving Conan to solve the case and (usually) use Kogoro as a dummy. Therefore, his fame as the "Great Detective Sleeping Kogoro" is mostly thanks to Conan. However, in a few cases that are personal to him, he's show a surprising sense of deduction that is may be on par with Shinichi's.
* {{Greed}}: PlayedForLaughs. People have often gotten Kogoro to do something with the promise of money.
* HeartbrokenBadass: Despite denying it, Eri leaving him and ''still'' not coming back, deeply hurts him.
* HiddenDepths:
** Kogoro often demonstrates he has a better sense of interpersonal relationships than Shinichi does.
** Despite his frequent moronic analyses, Kogoro is actually pretty smart when he applies himself.
** He wrote a screenplay so capable, Yoko Okino agreed to star in it.
* HighSchoolSweethearts: With Eri -- They have a ChildhoodFriendRomance which included going to the same high school together before marrying at the age of 20.
* IdiotHero: ''Very close'', but it's more of him being impatient and cynical.
* JerkassHasAPoint: Kogoro hitting a young Conan may not be warranted but from his point-of-view, a child is actively including himself in gruesome cases that require an experienced adult to handle.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Womanizer? Check. Alcoholic? Check. Giant ego? Double check. Loves his daughter and wife (even if he's estranged with the latter)? Check. Cares for Conan just as much as he would if he were his son? Check. Has a strong sense of justice? You bet he does.
* LovableSexManiac: Kogoro's lecherous nature often leaves him open to easy manipulation by Ran or Conan (and occasionally clients, murderers, or murder victims), and also usually torpedoes every one of Ran's attempts to get him and Eri to reconcile. He never actually seems to take it any farther than ogling or, at most, platonic dating with the objects of his temporary affection. (He also maintains a persistent crush on idol Okino Yoko.) Given that Kogoro's lechery seems more talk than action, and he was presumably monogamous with Eri until they parted after [[spoiler:Kogoro had to shoot Eri in the leg to save her life when she was caught in a HostageSituation]] in a flashback in ''The Fourteeth Target'', this may just be his way of distancing himself from Eri to keep either one of them from being hurt again.
* ManChild: Sometimes, his daughter Ran acts more like his wife or mom.
* MrViceGuy: He has a ''lot'' of vices and frequently indulges them, but he's still fundamentally a decent guy. Oddly enough, Kogoro's original voice actor had plenty of experience playing a LovableSexManiac, as he was also the voice actor for ''Manga/CityHunter'' Ryo Saeba. (In another character's thought balloon in one of the [=OAVs=], Kogoro even used Saeba's CatchPhrase "mokkori".)
* MysteryMagnet: He's often accused of that by Megure because he keeps stumbling on murder scenes, but of course in reality, it's because Conan keeps tagging him along.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Anytime Kogoro ''stops'' acting like a comedic, womanizing clown is when a case has gotten ''serious''.
* OverprotectiveDad: Don't you ''ever'' dare to look at his beautiful daughter Ran in any way he doesn't like.
* PapaWolf: Do ''not'' threaten Ran or Conan when he's around, as this is one of the FEW ways to make him act 100% competent. Don't say we didn't warn you, thieves.
* ParentalSubstitute: To Conan. While Kogoro seems to be uncaring towards his ward, he does show a PapaWolf side should Conan be in danger.
* ParentsAsPeople: While he does care for Ran, Kogoro is still an immature man with issues he has yet to work out.
* PrivateDetective: Most of the detective characters in this series are [[AmateurSleuth Amateur Sleuths]], Kogoro is one of the few who makes his living as a detective. Before Conan moved in, he wasn't exactly successful at it, however.
* PromotedFanboy: InUniverse. Upon solving a case for her and becoming increasingly famous as a detective, he frequently received merchandise and invitations to various events from Yoko. He even got to make a guest appearance in her cooking show and would have starred in another show hosted by her if it hadn't [[ExecutiveMeddling got the axe]].
* RealMenWearPink: He's a HUGE fan of [[IdolSinger Yoko Okino.]]
* RedBaron: "Sleeping Kogoro." This of course refers to the effect of Conan's sedation dart, but is also a ShoutOut to Katsura Kogoro (aka [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kido_Takayoshi Kido Takayoshi]]), who was also known as the "Fleeing Kogoro."
* SadClown: It's heavily implied that Kogoro's constant flirting (which is {{played for laughs}}) with other women is just a way to deal with the pain of not being with Eri.
* SharpDressedMan: While he likes to slouch around unkempt in his apartment when alone, he can change into an exquisite suit within seconds when a client or a beautiful woman shows up at his doorstep. As his fame as a detective increases, he adopts this appearance permanently.
* ShippingTorpedo: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. Kogoro doesn't actively try to wane Ran's love for Shinichi, but he has often advised her to give up on him.
* SingleTargetSexuality: Don't let his flirting with other women fool you. That's only to mask his despair from being separated from his beloved wife, Eri.
* SkilledButNaive: Kogoro is actually very good at coming to normal conclusions for detective work. Conan during a missing person case (the Cactus Murder) concludes that he can leave this to him, meaning for the regular work of locating a person by license plate number, he does the proper detective work. However, Kogoro almost never comes to the conclusions Conan makes, trusting the obvious evidence over the real story.
* SmallNameBigEgo: Though, in his defense, Conan lets him take the credit for solving the cases.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: Kogoro indirectly lead to Shinichi and Ran first meeting each other, by [[spoiler: accidentally breaking Ran's cherry blossom-shaped daycare tag. She tried to make one made of paper and Shinichi asked her for one for himself.]]
* SmartBall: Depending on your point of view, Kogoro could also be said to catch this ball a few times over the course of the series whenever he actually manages to get a deduction right. Well-seen in the end of the Scuba Driving episode, and in the episode where he fell asleep on the train. (He actually had it solved - the only reason Conan had to step in was because he fell unconscious.) His most shining moment, however comes in "The Unseen Suspect", where he flat-out gets something right that Conan got ''wrong'' (granted, Conan smuggled in a few hints about the actual murder method, but he ''never'' foresaw that two of the suspects were [[spoiler:father and daughter]]. Kogoro did).
* SmokingIsCool: Kogoro is a heavy smoker, and is usually seen with a cigarette in his mouth; he even tries to invoke this image a few times when showing off. And while he may be a buffoon at times, Kogoro is capable of being a threat when pushed and has often showed to have the deductive skills like the protagonist when he applies himself.
* ThouShaltNotKill: Said word for word when he delivers an awesome TheReasonYouSuckSpeech to a college friend who killed another college friend.
-->"You're right, old pal. I'll never understand no matter the reason what drives someone to murder. And I don't think I want to."
* TranquilFury: Kogoro does have a serious side which only emerges when the case has personal importance to him, such as when Eri and Ran are involved. When this happens, Kogoro's entire personality and demeanor changes and he begins acting professionally, demonstrating improved deductive skills and cunning.
* {{Tritagonist}}: Of the entire series.
* UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist: In the early seasons/volumes he regularly punched, kicked, and harshly berated Conan, who remember, despite actually being 17, is in the body of a 7-year-old. Thankfully, this gag has largely disappeared in recent years.
* WackyParentSeriousChild: The ManChild Wacky Parent to Ran's CuteBruiser Serious Child.
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: In the movies and filler cases, Kogoro suffers from a mild acrophobia (fear of heights) and is quite uncomfortable in high settings where he has the chance to see how high up he is. He does not have this fear in the manga.
* WouldHurtAChild: PlayedForLaughs. In the earlier chapters/episodes, he would yell at, throw, and even punch Conan for simply opening his mouth. He even went as far as placing his fist on Conan's head and saying "Killing move... DRILL PUNCH!" and delivering the noogie from hell.
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[[folder:Heiji Hattori]]
!!Heiji Hattori
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RyoHorikawa (JP), Kevin M. Connolly (EN, Creator/{{Funimation}}) / Creator/LucienDodge (EN, TMS[=/=][[Creator/BangZoomEntertainment Bang Zoom]]), Humberto Amor (first Latin American Spanish dub), Luciano Fox (third Latin American Spanish dub)

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The high-school detective of Osaka who serves as Shinichi's main rival. Heiji eventually learns of Shinichi becoming Edogawa Conan and decides to keep it a secret, but is kept in the loop on the latest information regarding the Black Organization. He and Shinichi become close friends as the series moves along, and are always seen together when they're solving cases, or talking about girls.

A majority of cases whenever Heiji teams up with Shinichi deal with [[ScoobyDooHoax strange killings that involve the appearance of a renowned monster]]. He also becomes extremely determined to one-up Shinichi's [[spoiler:London confession to Ran]] by creating an even better setting to one day confess his love to his childhood friend, Kazuha.

[[ThemeNaming Mandatory naming note]]: Hattori came from Inspector Hattori of ''Tantei Monogatari'' who worked with Kudo Shunsaku. Heiji came from [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zenigata_Heiji Zenigata Heiji]], a fictional police officer in the Edo era.

DubNameChange: Harley Hartwell.
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* AbortedDeclarationOfLove: Heiji back tracks from his love confessions towards Kazuha initially out of shyness but later due to wanting to confess to her in a proper and romantic setting.
* AccidentalPervert: He told Kazuha to take her clothes off. She was shocked for a moment, while Heiji was attempting to undo her clothes, and slapped him. [[spoiler:The reason was that she was knocked out earlier with a stun-gun and he was looking for a small burn mark.]]
* TheAce: A famous teen detective. Captain of his high school's kendo team. And a ChickMagnet.
* AdaptationDyeJob: Initially, in the anime his eyes appeared dark green, but are now blue.
* AffectionateNickname: He's affectionately nicknamed "Hei-chan" by Ohtaki.
* AlliterativeName: '''H'''eiji '''H'''attori. Also applies with his DubNameChange.
* AlwaysSecondBest: When Heiji and Shinichi work together, they're each other's equal and will often arrive at the same conclusions. But when they compete with each other or their deductions differ, Shinichi usually wins. Recent cases have begun to subvert this, but usually only with subjects Heiji specializes in - ''e.g.'' kendo.
* AmateurSleuth: Heiji is a 17-year-old detective from Osaka.
* AmbiguousDisorder: Heiji is really thick about other people's feelings, bad at picking up social cues, and ''extremely awkward'' a lot of the time. He can't lie without stuttering and giggling like an idiot, and he latches onto ideas or interests and does ''not let them go.'' For example, when he first became friends with Conan, he talked about Shinichi SO incessantly that his childhood friend believes him to have a girlfriend in Tokyo with the last name Kudo. He's also extremely adept at remembering little details and noticing anything out of the ordinary, no matter how minor. Other than that, he sometimes shows unhealthy excitement when there's a case to investigate. There's one instance when he ''cheerfully'' (or enthusiastically, depend on how you see this) announce to Kogoro and Conan that he has a murder case to investigate. This prompted Kazuha to [[WhatTheHellHero called him out on this]], reminded him that he shouldn't be excited about other people's death.
* AmbiguouslyBrown: He's clearly Japanese, and he [[StrongFamilyResemblance inherited his dark skin from his grandfather]], but we don't know ultimately what that comes from.
* AwesomenessByAnalysis: Like Shinichi, he has a keen eye for details, and can spot any unusual aspects in a case that most people tend to ignore or not take into account. He repeatedly demonstrates the ability to recall every detail of an investigation, and may have a photographic memory to manage such perfect recall so consistently. Heiji's fastidious attention to detail allows him to notice minor inconsistencies in crime scenes and suspect testimony.
* BadassBiker: Shown in full extent in the non-canonical third movie.
* BadassBookworm: Heiji has an extraordinarily broad and deep knowledge of many subjects and trivia that help him solve cases. Come a fight, he can easily hold his own with Kendo.
* BelligerentSexualTension: With Kazuha -- they have a classic SlapSlapKiss relationship and fell in love with one another at some point.
* BettyAndVeronica: The "Archie" for Kazuha's tomboyish, HotBlooded childhood friend "Betty" and Momiji's mysterious, girly, [[TheOjou ojou]] "Veronica". {{Subverted|Trope}} in that the promise Heiji made with Momiji wasn't of marriage and he's already in love with Kazuha.
* BewareTheSillyOnes: Heiji is a light-hearted jokester and loves to pull pranks (especially on Conan), but he's ''still'' a competent detective with master kendo skills.
* BigBrotherMentor: In one arc, he lends the Detective Boys his help in attempting to solve a mystery before Conan does. He also has a photo he got of himself and Conan, tricked into bowing in front of him, to claim he's this to Conan in particular.
* BigOlEyebrows: Inherited from his father.
* BirdsOfAFeather:
** With Kazuha -- both are stubborn, HotBlooded, have a strong love of Osaka, fathers are in the police force, attract a number of people from the opposite sex, and they have a strong belief in magic (though Heiji refuses to state it out aloud).
** With Shinichi -- Both are 17-year-old TeenGenius {{Amateur Sleuth}}s who have received recognition because of their ability at solving complicated cases [[AwesomenessByAnalysis by using the smallest details from said cases that don't add to the crime scene]]. Both have been known to have an [[InsufferableGenius unpleasant personality]], but [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold have a strong sense of justice and a true heart of gold]]. And partially because of their fame, they have become {{Chick Magnet}}s but [[SingleTargetSexuality only have eyes for]] [[ChildhoodFriendRomance their childhood best friend]]. Other similarities include having an AmbiguousDisorder, an icon of some kind (IconicOutfit for Shinichi as Conan, IconicItem for Heiji), and [[ChronicHeroSyndrome will do anything in their power to stop a murder or suicide from happening]], and funnily enough, their own fathers being faster at deduction than them.
* BladeRun: Was able to pull this off when confronted by a murderer who was about to kill him.
* BromanticFoil: With Shinichi: Heiji is a dark-skinned Osakan who lives with both of his parents, who are very strict (especially his dad whose approach is ToughLove). It took some time during the series, off-screen, to realize his feelings for Kazuha, and he's still not aware of her mutual feelings for him. Plus, Heiji has amazing kendo skills and is on his school's team; Shinichi is a light-skinned Tokyoite who lives (before turning into Conan) by himself, raised by laid-back parents (especially his dad). He fell for Ran [[LoveAtFirstSight first]] sight when they were preschoolers (''way'' before she realized her feelings for him), and he's aware of her feelings for him. Also, while Shinichi has incredible soccer skills, he isn't (or wasn't) in his high school's soccer club.
* BrutalHonesty: Like his rival, Shinichi, Heiji doesn't shy away from his honesty, no matter how insensitive it may be.
* CannotSpitItOut: Heiji has a hard time expressing his feelings for Kazuha. The ''one'' time he did it was in the heat of the moment and he pretended it didn't happen; not out of nerves but because [[spoiler:he wanted to express his feelings in a more romantic environment.]]
* CatchPhrase: "Ahou," KansaiRegionalAccent version of baka.
* ChainedHeat: With Kazuha. When they were kids, they got handcuffed while playing with a pair that belonged to Heiji's policeman dad. They spent a whole a day like that, and when they were released Heiji kept an amulet made with a piece of said 'cuffs. [[spoiler:Which would later become a Pocket Protector, and save Conan from being stabbed to death.]] As teenagers, they got handcuffed together again, this time held as hostages and almost murdered for being potential witnesses.
* CharacterDevelopment:
** During the "Bond of Fire" case, Heiji questions Conan if they were right in stopping the culprit from committing suicide, leading to the latter responding that if a detective ''knows'' a criminal is about to commit suicide and does nothing to stop it, then the detective is no better than a murderer. Heiji takes to this heart, as evidenced by him stopping the serial murderer in the "Stabbed Wallet" case from committing suicide.
** His relationship with Shinichi/Conan from his end. In Heiji's first appearance, he traveled all the way to Tokyo to challenge Shinichi Kudo to a deduction battle so he could win and show he was the superior detective of the two. After Shinichi solves the case (which included correcting Heiji's wrong assumptions), the Tokyoite detective then gives a short speech to the Osakan that there's no such thing as the superior or inferior detective, only the truth; Heiji is left both speechless and amazed. Throughout his subsequent appearances,(which involved deducing "Conan's" real identity), Heiji may have kept his competitiveness towards his fellow detective, but he now considers Shinichi/Conan to be his partner and best friend, willing to do anything to ensure his happiness and safety.
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: An odd case in the English dub, owing to continuity errors. Due to the dub writing out the scene where Conan discovers Gin's and Vodka's codenames, they for some reason had Hattori/"Harley" make ominous, thinly-veiled comments about Gin and Vodka in his first appearance, causing Shinichi/"Jimmy" to be suspicious that Harley knows more than he's saying. None of this is ever mentioned again, but Shinichi and Agasa begin referring to Gin and Vodka by their proper codenames thereafter.
* ChickMagnet: He has shown to be popular with girls due to his good looks, position as kendo captain at his high school, and his fame as a high school detective.
** The most prominent girl who is attracted to him is [[ChildhoodFriendRomance Kazuha]], who is Heiji's main love interest.
** [[AmateurSleuth Natsuki Koshimizu]] from the "Detective Koshien" arc possibly took an interest in Heiji given her statement to him about liking his HotBlooded nature.
** During one of his kendo tournaments, several girls tried to flirt with him but he had switched his gear with another team member to make a last minute call to Conan to visit his match.
** In the non-canon ''Magic File 4: The Osaka Okonomiyaki Killer'' several girls came to ask for his autograph.
** In the non-canon OVA 9, he was referred to as a "lady killer", [[spoiler:but that turned out to be Conan's dream.]]
** [[TheOjou Momiji Ooka]] is dead set on ''marrying'' Heiji.
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: With Kazuha -- they've known each other since they were kids and now have romantic feelings for each other.
* ChildhoodMarriagePromise: Subverted. Throughout most of the 21st movie, everyone believes Heiji made one with Momiji when they were children. In actuality, he won against her in a karuta game, and she was crying about her loss, and in an attempt to console her, he asked her to make a promise with him that she would get stronger. However, Momiji misheard what Heiji said, and thought it was a proposal.
* ChivalrousPervert: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. Heiji is able to deduct what kind of swimsuits girls are wearing, but that's about as far it goes. He's nowhere near as bad as [[LovableSexManiac Kogoro]].
* ChronicHeroSyndrome: If he can prevent another death, Heiji will do all he can to prevent it.
* CrazyJealousGuy: Like how [[{{Foil}} Shinichi acts towards Ran]], Heiji ''really'' doesn't like it when a guy looks like he has an interest in Kazuha. When this happens, Heiji is unable to concentrate on the case at hand and he doesn't even like it when she talks about or talks to another man in a perceived flirtatious manner (i.e. Kazuha calling Shinichi Kudo "really smart", talking to a police officer for directions).
* DeclarationOfProtection: Heiji makes a silent solemn promise to Kazuha that she will ''never'' get hurt when she's with him.
-->'''Heiji:''' "Fool. You’re too naive. I will never… never… let you be hurt."
* DefeatMeansFriendship: Heiji's friendship with Shinichi began after the latter managed to get the right deduction in the murder case in the former's first appearance.
* {{Determinator}}: Not only did he [[spoiler: refuse to let go of Kazuha while they were hanging off the edge of a cliff after she'd stabbed him in the hand to [[HeroicSacrifice try and make him let go of her]] , he somehow managed to pull themselves back up [[OffscreenMomentOfAwesome off screen.]]]]
* DitzyGenius: While a bit controversial, Heiji is sometimes thought as such. He's a brilliant detective, but can't for the life of him remember to call Shinichi 'Conan' when they're in public. He also has a bit of a HairTriggerTemper, particularly when talking to his [[VictoriousChildhoodFriend childhood friend]] [[BelligerentSexualTension Kazuha]]. So much so that one [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3620272/4/An_Unprofessional_Opinion fanfiction]] diagnosed Heiji with Asperger's Syndrome in a fictionalized psych profile.
* EmbarrassingCoverUp: When Sera is about to find out about Shinichi, who has just recently shrunk back into Conan, Heiji hides him in his backpack. Sera is suspicious about his very large backpack and demand to know what's in it. To prevent her from doing so, Heiji has to convince her that the backpack is full of his [[PornStash Hentai magazines]].
* {{Fanboy}}: Heiji is a big fan of Ellery Queen.
* FatalFlaw: Despite him knowing the value and necessity of remaining calm in the face of a crime, Heiji tends to be impulsive at times, which tends to cloud his judgment a little. This was discussed directly in the "Detective Koushien" case, when Saguru Hakuba (another AmateurSleuth) accused Heiji of being a poor detective for disrupting a crime scene in his rush to see if the victim could still be saved. Also, unlike Shinichi, Heiji seems to be more competitive and hot-blooded while solving a case, which sometimes leads him into making a wrong deduction (i.e. the case in his first appearance).
* FinishingEachOthersSentences: With Shinichi Kudo/Conan Edogawa -- whenever they work together in a case they will often finish each other's deductions, demonstrating not only abilities as detectives, but also their familiarity with each other.
* FriendlyRivalry: With Shinichi, once Heiji figures out that Kudo and Conan are the same person. They're close friends who clearly respect each other (their minds are often completely in-sync whenever they ''do'' work together on cases), but Kudo's ego and Heiji's competitiveness occasionally ends up with them competing to see who can solve a case first.
* GoodScarsEvilScars:
** Heiji has a scar on the back of his hand where his would-be girlfriend Kazuha [[spoiler:stabbed him with a pen when they were hanging off a cliff, in a desperate attempt to make him let go of her hand... so as to make it more likely he'd make it to the top without the extra weight. He still held on, and they both lived to tell.]]
** He has a scar behind the left ear from being hit during an Oyodo competition.
* GreatDetective: Like his fellow rival and close friend, Shinichi, Heiji's deduction skills have become well-known enough for him to be nicknamed the "Detective of the West".
* GreenEyedEpiphany: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. The biggest moments where Heiji expresses concern over Kazuha that isn't platonic is when she is seen in a perceived romantic moment with another man. But, due to his own [[ObliviousToLove cluelessness]], he is unaware (at least, initially) of that his jealousy is ''not'' platonic as shown during the "Conan and Heiji's Deduction Magic" murder case. However, it's still unknown exactly ''how'' Heiji realized his romantic feelings for Kazuha; the seventh movie is a ''possible'' interpretation, but it's up in the air if it is considered canon or non-canon.
* HairstyleInertia: His spiky hair has been his main hairstyle since childhood.
* HairTriggerTemper: Matches perfectly with his hot blooded nature. Heiji has a tendency to snap at people, even when they haven't done anything wrong (i.e. he yells at Kazuha for suggesting he take a break from a case and eat).
* HeroesPreferSwords: Heiji is a kendo expert. He may disable criminals using an improvised bokken.
* HeroicLineage: In one of the non-canon movies, Heiji states that he gets his bravery from his mother.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: Becomes this with Shinichi/Conan over time -- even though they still have a rivalry, they have a brotherly like relationship with one another. They go to each other for the other's opinion on their deductions and Heiji has, on several occasions, declared himself to be Shinichi's best friend or brother.
* HiddenHeartOfGold: Heiji will often tell Kazuha to stay out of his investigations because she'll get in the way. In reality, it's because he doesn't want her in danger.
* HotBlooded: Heiji is hotblooded and impulsive to the freaking MAX. It's both a pro (he works nonstop to solve cases and bring justice thanks to his determination) and a con (he either jumps into conclusions or puts himself in needless trouble for it). [[{{Lampshaded}} He frequently called out on this by anyone he meets.]]
* HumansAreFlawed: To quote the man himself: "Humans are suspicious and jealous creatures. When they see something perfect, they wanna find a flaw." There's some interesting irony in this statement, because Hattori says it in criticism of a client who wants her future daughter-in-law investigated, but Hattori is only meeting the client because he himself has barged in on the Mouri Detective Agency out of suspicion and jealousy towards the validity of Kudou Shinichi's sterling reputation. The quote not only expresses Hattori's perspective on humanity but directly lampshades Hattori's own personal flaws.
* HypocriticalHumor: Although he frequently mocks Kazuha for her superstitions and enthusiasm for good-luck charms, Heiji has several times revealed that he puts more trust in them than he would admit. He once dreamed of Shinichi being murdered, and out subsequently insisted that Conan wear his omamori, the good luck charm Kazuha gave him. The omamori ended up saving Shinichi's life by deflecting a knife blow, but Heiji, without his usual protection, was shot in the stomach. In another case, Ran hung a teruterubozu, a charm that's supposed to ensure good weather, in the window so that Conan would have good weather for his field trip the next day. Heiji, however, got up in the middle of the night to take down the teruterubozu so that Conan's field trip would be rained out and he could accompany Heiji on an investigation of the "The Red Horse Among The Flames".
* IconicItem: His hat has become his main appearance trademark.
* IdenticalGrandson: Heiji has dark, brown skin which he claims is inherited from his grandfather.
* IdenticalStranger: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. It's very clear on how to tell him and Shinichi apart due to their different skin colors, hairstyles, and speech patterns. But given the [[OnlySixFaces art style]], they bare a resemblance. And when Heiji disguised himself as Shinichi via putting on make-up, changing his hairstyle and voice pattern to alleviate Ran's suspicions of Conan being Shinichi, they do look a lot alike; see [[http://www.detectiveconanworld.com/wiki/File:190_heiji_as_shinichi.JPG here]].
* TheIdiotFromOsaka: Prankster sub-type.
* IdiotHero: {{Zigzagged|Trope}}. Heiji has one of the sharpest minds in the series, but he's also HotBlooded and barely conceals Shinichi's secret.
* ImprovisedWeapon: He often improvised whatever he has for a sword.
* InsufferableGenius: Like Shinichi, Heiji has a habit of calling people idiot if they do or say something he finds stupid.
* JerkassHasAPoint: While Heiji makes a hilarious threat against his father, he does have every right to be angry Heizo for manipulating Heiji (and Conan) during a particularly dangerous murder investigation.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Heiji has been noted on his [[HairTriggerTemper short fuse]], [[InsufferableGenius arrogance]], an ''[[NoSocialSkills awful]]'' sense of sensitivity, and, the most of all, his HotBlooded nature. But there's no denying how far he would go to protect his loved ones; besides that, his bravery, sense of justice, and ChronicHeroSyndrome tendencies are on par with [[TheHero Shinichi/Conan.]]
* KansaiDialect: A very thick one, that he has a hard time concealing.
* KendoTeamCaptain: And has apparently done pretty well against the famously tough members of the Osaka PD.
* LikeParentLikeChild:
** Heiji has been noted at different times to have inherited his sharp wit from his father.
** In one of the non-canon movies, he stated he inherited his bravery from his mother.
* LovableJock: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. He's on his high school's kendo team and is the captain. However, while he's nowhere near being a JerkJock, his arrogant and hot-tempered attitude makes it hard to see his "lovable" side.
* LoveConfession: [[spoiler:Wants to give a proper, romantic setting to confess his feelings for Kazuha.]]
* MasterSwordsman: Of the kendo variety. See KendoTeamCaptain for more details.
* MinoredInAssKicking: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. He is more hotheaded than the other high school detectives (a fact remarked upon in the series), but he always keeps using his brains, confronting armed killers with his logical conclusions rather than just knocking them out and calling the police. Attack him or his friends, though, and you'll find out just who can beat the entire police kendo club of Oosaka. Or stop a sword with a ''cell phone''.
* MysteryMagnet: The first time he came to Tokyo along with Kazuha, he noted that whenever "he" (Conan) is around, a case will happen. Of course, most of Heiji's appearances involve Conan stumbling on cases. However, Heiji often runs into cases that involve his ''mother's'' friends (although they also involve Conan, including the one case where Heiji didn't appear until it's already been resolved), and Heiji does attract a lot of monster-related cases.
* NiceHat: His trademark "Sax" hat.
* NoSocialSkills: Possibly even ''worse'' than Shinichi/Conan's. He once got excited over the prospect of someone being ''dead'', without taking into account the potential feelings of the victims's loved ones or just the proper decency to show someone who has just been ''murdered''.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: He made repeated use of this, particularly drawing on his "Osakanisms" to cover up whenever he uses Conan's real name by accident.
* ObliviousToLove: Heiji is apparently, utterly incapable of realizing his feelings for Kazuha or vice versa; even going so far as to believe the jealousy he felt when she flirted with a magician was just a leader's ''concern'' for his follower. Till the ''Drug Trading Case'', anyway.
* PhotographicMemory: Like the other "geniuses" of ''Detective Conan'', Heiji has shown himself to have an eidetic memory, capable of remembering complex letter and number sequences at only a glance, such as when he was able to solve a code in his head during the ''"Heiji and Kazuha in Grave Danger"'' arc, and even reproduce another message using the same code to text to Conan.
* ThePrankster: Likes to pull childish, but harmless tricks on either [[HeterosexualLifePartners Conan/Shinichi]] or [[BelligerentSexualTension Kazuha.]]
* {{Pride}}: As a detective and when talking about Osaka, for either trying to one-up Shinichi/Conan in deduction or bragging about how Osaka is better than Tokyo, respectively.
* PrivateDetective: Heiji will tackle a case handed to him, but he's more of a AmateurSleuth.
* RedBaron: Known as "The Detective of the West" for being a famous and skilled AmateurSleuth from Osaka.
* RedOniBlueOni: The rash, HotBlooded Red Oni to Shinichi/Conan's calm, somewhat more standoffish Blue Oni.
* RunningGag:
** Cases with Heiji usually involve falling corpses, stock horror monsters (not real ones) or a combination of the two.
** Heiji tends to get physically roughed up during some of the cases he gets involved in (either PlayedForLaughs or PlayedForDrama).
* SaveTheVillain: Adopts this mindset after hearing Conan's poignant reason as to why he refused to let the murder culprit from "Bond of Fire" case commit suicide.
* ScarsAreForever: The scars he received (as stated under GoodScarsEvilScars) are still around in.
* SecretKeeper: He was the first one to ''deduct'' that Conan's true identity was Shinichi Kudo. A rather bad one, however, [[RunningGag constantly blurting out Conan's real identity and then scrambling to cover it up.]]
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: The Manly Man to Shinichi's Sensitive Guy. ZigZagged somewhat: Heiji is more emotionally driven due to his HotBlooded nature, but he's also noticeably more thick when it comes to appreciating someone's feelings. Shinichi on the other hand isn't a very sensitive person as far as his own emotions go, but knows when to keep his head cool and in a romantic sense, figured out his feelings for Ran first; a rarity in Shonen protagonists. He also is fairly good at deducing what other people are feeling when he makes an effort to observe them.
* ShipperOnDeck: Even with his teasing, Heiji genuinely wants Shinichi (Conan) and Ran to become a couple. He once suggested that Shinichi tell Ran the truth about the Black Organization to ease both of their suffering.
* SingleTargetSexuality: [[{{Foil}} In a reverse situation]] from Shinichi and Ran, it took Heiji a while to realize his romantic feelings for Kazuha. However, even before coming to realize his feelings, Heiji has never shown interest in any other girl.
* SlapSlapKiss: His whole dynamic with Kazuha -- They argue and call each other idiot, but they have a deep connection and love each other dearly.
* SpiritedCompetitor: Heiji possesses a competitive spirit that is first seen in his introductory episode and other times when someone else (usually Conan) engage in a deduction battle.
* StraightManAndWiseGuy: The light-hearted, jokester Wise Guy to Shinichi's serious, deadpan Straight Man.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: Heiji's face is more align with his mother's. The only differences are his dark skin and BigOlEyebrows, traits he inherited from his father.
* SurprisinglyGoodEnglish: Heiji speaks fluent English and in the anime, his accent barely shows. This is attributed to the fact his seiyuu Ryo Horikawa is fluent in English himself.
* TallDarkAndHandsome: Like Shinichi, Heiji is a ChickMagnet, roughly the same height as his rival, and has black hair.
* TallDarkAndSnarky: Fits the criteria for TallDarkAndHandsome and also has been known to make sarcastic remarks.
* TeenGenius: Heiji has shown himself to have an eidetic memory, capable of remembering complex letter and number sequences at only a glance, such as when he was able to solve a code in his head during the "Heiji and Kazuha in Grave Danger" arc, and even reproduce another message using the same code to text to Conan.
* ThinkingTic: He usually wears his cap with its visor pointed backward, but during a case, he turns the visor forward. At the end of whatever case he's on, Heiji turn the visor backwards again.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: One of the [=OVAs=] shows Heiji really enjoys okonomiyaki.
* {{Tsundere}}: Given his [[HotBlooded hot-blooded]] and [[{{Jerkass}} jerkass]] tendencies towards Kazuha while trying to [[CannotSpitItOut hide his feelings for her]], Heiji is definitely a Type A Tsundere. See ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend below as well.
* UndyingLoyalty: Like Shinichi/Conan, Heiji will do ''anything'' to protect his loved ones from harm.
* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: Gender-flipped. Heiji has shown his ''extreme'' dislike of men flirting with Kazuha, but if anyone so much as threatens her, or makes him think she's being threatened, Heiji will ''kick their ass''. In fact, this is what led to [[spoiler:Heiji's confession]].
-->[[spoiler:"Whatcha doin' to MY Kazuha!!?"]]
* VitriolicBestBuds: On certain occasions, Shinichi/Conan and Heiji constantly getting into each other's nerves due to their snarking behaviour and also had treated a few cases as contests, but most of the time they are the perfet BashBrothers where both require each others' help in solving cases and there are also times where Conan and Heiji looked after each others' backs.
* WellDoneSonGuy: {{Implied|Trope}}. While their relationship isn't thoroughly explored, Heiji wants to be a detective like his father.
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[[folder:Ai Haibara]]
!!Ai Haibara / Shiho Miyano / Sherry
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Music/MegumiHayashibara (JP) / Creator/BrinaPalencia (EN, Creator/{{Funimation}}) / Creator/EricaMendez (EN, TMS[=/=][[Creator/BangZoomEntertainment Bang Zoom]])'', Carmen Amadori and María Luisa Benech (third Latin American Spanish dub), Cecilia Gómez (movie 18 onwards, Latin American Spanish dub), Silvia Sarmentera (second European Spanish dub and movies), Kyoka Shibata (Live-Action Drama Actress as Ai Haibara), Yu Kashii (Live-Action Drama Actress as Shiho Miyano)

[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/shiho_ai87654.png]]

A young girl whose true identity is Shiho Miyano, aka "Sherry" of the Black Organisation. She is the genius chemist who created the APTX-4869 drug that turned Shinichi into a six-year old boy. After she is imprisoned by the Black Organisation for being related to the traitor, Akemi Miyano, Shiho attempted suicide with a dose of APTX-4869 but was instead de-aged as well. Using her newly-shrunken body to escape and go into hiding as "Ai Haibara", Shiho is taken in by Shinichi's next door neighbour and uses her condition to live out the innocent childhood she never had. She joins the Detective Boys as a way to make amends for her past crimes, and works on an APTX-4869 antidote for Shinichi.

[[ThemeNaming Mandatory naming note]]: ''Haibara'' came from [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cordelia_Gray Cordelia Gray]]; Haibara literally meant ''Gray''field. ''Ai'' came from flipping the ''V'' in [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V._I._Warshawski V.I. Warshawski]]-- the kanji usually associated with the sound "Ai" means love, but she took the [[AlternateCharacterReading alternative]] for "[[MeaningfulName sorrow]]."

DubNameChange: Anita Hailey (Creator/VizMedia); Vi Graythorn (Creator/{{Funimation}})
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* ActingYourIntellectualAge: Since Haibara doesn't put any effort in deliberately acting like a child, she appears to be this to in-universe bystanders.
** One exception: In the "Older Brother Kidnapping Case" (Chapter 176-8), Inspector Megure questions how Ai knew how to use a gun. She cries and pretends that she was so scared she impulsively tried to fire the gun. Later, she is shown not to have been even a little scared.
* AdorablyPrecociousChild: Since she's really 18-years-old, Haibara often appears quite mature in front of people.
* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Got her education in America, where she was picked on for her Japanese features.
* AnimalMotifs: At one point, she compared herself to sharks in an unflattering manner.
* TheAtoner: Ai now works to find the antidote for the poisonous drug she created and to take down the Black Organization.
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe:
** A combination of Shinichi/Conan's DeclarationOfProtection, the natural friendliness of the Detective Boys, and Professor Agasa's fatherly nature allowed Ai to break out of her shell little by little.
** [[spoiler:After Ran saves her from Vermouth, Ai thinks of Ran as a LivingEmotionalCrutch and MoralityPet.]]
* BetterToDieThanBeKilled: She attempted this when she was locked up for betraying TheSyndicate, rather than facing execution. She took a poisonous drug she created, but instead of dying she suffered its [[MillionToOneChance ''other'' effect]], which [[FountainOfYouth shrank her to the size of a six-year old little girl]]. Because of that, she was able to escape and... you know the idea.
* BigSisterInstinct: She is quite protective over the Detective Boys, especially Ayumi.
* BigSisterWorship: Haibara truly loved her sister, and was devastated by her death.
* BikerBabe: In a {{Crossover}}-movie with ''Manga/LupinIII,'' she rides a Harley.
* BreakoutCharacter: Introduced later in the manga, Ai has become one of most important characters in the series with more screentime. She is beloved by fans thanks to her personality and the ShipTease with Conan. She consistently outranks Ran, the other female lead, in popularity polls.
* BrokenAce: She was one of the top scientists in her field...too bad it was with the [[BigBad Black Organization]]. Besides that, Haibara was [[AllOfTheOtherReindeer bullied while studying in America]], [[DarkAndTroubledPast raised in the Black Organization]], only heard bad things about [[MadScientist both]] [[IceQueen parents]] and hardly saw her [[LivingEmotionalCrutch beloved sister.]]
* BrokenBird: Her choice of a pseudonym underscores this. As said before, the kanji for "Ai" doesn't mean "love", but "sorrow".
* ButNotTooForeign: Shiho's mother Elena was British while her father Atsushi was Japanese.
* CharacterDevelopment: Over the course of the series, Haibara loses her suicidal thoughts and stops running away from the Black Organization.
* TheChessmaster: The stint in Volume 26 of the manga established that.
* ChekhovsGunman: Shiho's silhouette appeared in chapter 16, when Akemi mentioned her younger sister during her last conversation with Gin. Ai makes then a proper appearance exactly 160 chapters later.
* ChildProdigy: {{Implied}}. When Shuuichi Akai joined the Organization as an undercover agent, Ai was just thirteen years old. At that time, she was already important enough to the Organization as a scientist that getting close to her gave Akai the connections and influence he needed to successfully infiltrate their inner ranks.
* ChronicHeroSyndrome: Ai claims that she, unlike Conan, is not interested in abstract concepts such as 'justice'. However, Gin predicts that once she has heard about a murder the Organization has planned, she WILL show up to try and stop it. He's right.
* CodeName: Hers was "Sherry", which indicates that she used to be a rather important member of the Black Organization. Since she was the first female member introduced to have a code name, the naming pattern between male and female members was also established with her introduction. In the episode ONE special, we also learn that members of the Black Organization sign with their code names rather than with their real names.
* CowerPower: When Haibara is frightened, such as when she senses someone from the Organization close by, she will grab onto and hide behind someone. Most often this is Conan or Professor Agasa. The "Red, White, Yellow" case featured her grabbing Mitsuhiko so hard she accidentally hurt him and the Mystery Train had her clinging tightly to Ran.
* CreepyChild: Conan is much better at coming across as a normal kid than she is, which is saying something. In her first appearance, she terrified a gang leader by picking up the woman's gun and shooting her at point blank range, intentionally missing only by a short margin.
* CutenessProximity: Animals bring out the "sugar" of her SugarAndIcePersonality.
* TheCynic: Being raised in the dark and mysterious Black Organization really took a toll on Haibara's sense of hope, justice, and innocence.
* DamselInDistress: Occasionally, for example when Conan has to save her from Pisco, Gin and Vodka.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Inevitable, having been raised by the Organization.
* DeathSeeker: Believing that it's only a matter of time for TheSyndicate to find her and kill everyone she's associated with, she willingly remains in a bus that has a bomb about to go off because she doesn't want to put those around her in danger. Conan pulls her out in the nick of time. In a later volume, she surrenders herself to [[spoiler:Vermouth]] in exchange for her promise that no one else will be harmed, but is rescued again.
* DefrostingIceQueen: Cynical by nature and experience, Haibara preferred to keep everyone around her at arm's length at first and was extremely reluctant to show her face at public events. It takes time for Agasa, Ran and the Detective Boys to get through to her, but she gradually becomes friendlier towards them and more willing to take measures to keep them safe from harm.
* DeliberatelyCuteChild: Averted. Unlike Conan, Haibara never bothers with this. The one time she did, in one of the movies, it freaked Conan out something fierce.
* {{Determinator}}: PlayedForLaughs, when she tells Conan that she spent the entire night finding and killing a cockroach in Agasa's house.
* EatingLunchAlone: She claimed she was that when she was in school. [[TeenGenius Not]] [[IntelligenceEqualsIsolation surprising]].
* {{Fangirl}}:
** In fashion, she likes the products from Prada and Fusae Campbell.
** Haibara is a big fan of Big Osaka in general and of the player Ryusuke Higo in particular, so much so that in his later appearances, she actually acts more like the child she appears to be and not the de-aged scientist she really is.
* TheFashionista: A milder example. When not at work, she nearly always read fashion magazines. She also sometimes demands expensive purses or other fashion items in return for favors.
* FindTheCure: After swallowing the APTX pill, getting shrunk, escaping the syndicate, and meeting fellow APTX victim, Conan, Haibara has made it priority to find a cure to reverse back to their true ages.
* {{Foil}}:
** To Shinichi Kudo aka Conan Edogawa. Both are highly intelligent APTX victims with a FriendlessBackground with some personal tie to the Black Organization, have given themselves a [[AnimalMotifs shark motif]]. Shinichi is an attention-seeking, over-confident teen detective who was raised by an eccentric, but loving family, and was forced to take the APTX drug as he was a witness to a crime, and is desperate for a cure. And while he didn't have a lot of close friends (sans Ran) due to his blunt nature, he was still popular due to his athleticism, detective work, and natural charm. Due to his own arrogance, Shinichi initially would recklessly follow any lead he could find before learning to be more cautious after some pretty close calls. As for him comparing himself, or detectives, as sharks, it was like a BadassBoast; Shiho is a reclusive, self-deprecating teen scientist whose parents died when she was young and she was hardly able to see her sister, leaving her to be raised by the cold and unfeeling Black Organization members, and she willingly took the APTX drug to commit suicide after she learned of her sister's death, and is ''not'' in a hurry to change back. The reason for her friendless childhood was because many of peers would make fun of her biracial features. Due to her fear, Shiho initially would try to commit suicide instead of being caught but realizes she can't keep running from them. When she compared herself to a shark, it was in an unflattering style.
** She also took on this role to Ran. Both are women who excel in their field (Ran as karate champion and Haibara as a biochemist) and has a close relationship with Shinichi / Conan. While Ran is friendly, charismatic, insecure about her feeling and LockedOutOfTheLoop, Haibara is cold, confident, calculating and is intimately involved with the Black Organization. She took note of this and explicitly compare Ran to a dolphin that is loved by the ocean (Shinichi) while she is a shark fleeing from the bottom of the ocean who can't compete with the dolphin. Conan even starts to keep secrets out of worries for her safety like he did with Ran.
* FountainOfYouth: The APTX-4869 drug regressed Shiho's body by around ten years, causing the TeenGenius to live in a first grader's body, who would be known as "Ai Haibara". On the other hand, APTX-4869 is [[MillionToOneChance employed as a poison and is generally successful.]]
* FriendlessBackground: Her sister was the only person close to her before she was shrunk and met Agasa, Conan and the Detective Boys. It's one of the reasons why she's much less eager to change back than Conan.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: Haibara is a huge animal lover and said animals take an instant liking to her.
* GuileHeroine: {{Justified|Trope}}. She was raised in an organization that specializes in manipulation. Thankfully, she uses it for good intentions.
* HeelFaceTurn: Before she appears, no less. Though it's questionable how much of a bad guy she was in the first place, as she might not have had much choice in working for the Organization, seeing how both her parents were members and the Organization was not willing to let someone with her potential slip away.
* HeroicBSOD: Haibara experiences several of these when major shenanigans involving athlete Ryusuke Higo take place, such as the incident described under "Not So Above It All" below.
* HiddenEyes: When we see her adult form in flashbacks, her eyes are usually covered by BlindingBangs or otherwise hidden. Not when she temporarily returns to her old body in the present story, though.
* HiddenHeartOfGold: Justifies many of her more altruistic acts with pragmatic, self-serving motives.
* HopelessSuitor: It's strongly implied she has romantic feelings for Shinichi/Conan, but given how open he is with his love for and ''only'' for Ran, she most likely keeps her feelings to herself.
* HotScientist: In her older form. As a child, her classmates find her very cute, but of course have no idea that she's a scientist.
* IconicSequelCharacter: She's one of the most prominent characters in the manga and anime and extremely relevant to the plot, but takes several chapters/episodes to appear. In the manga she's absent until the 18th volume, while in the anime she doesn't appear until the 129th episode, late into the fifth season.
* IJustWantToBeNormal: One reason why she is in no hurry to get back her old body and become "Shiho Miyano" again is because she has a happier, more normal life as "Ai Haibara".
* ImprobableAge: {{Reconstruction}}. She led the Organization's poison lab before she was shrunk-- that was when she was ''18''. She does not enjoy the IntelligenceEqualsIsolation part of her past life, in addition to being separated from Akemi. She took this chance to re-live the childhood that she deprived when she was young and feels like that-- this is why she's not in an urge to take the antidote herself.
* IntelligenceEqualsIsolation: One of the reasons she's not willing to change back that soon.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Haibara has a jaded demeanor, standoffish-like nature, and dry sarcasm. Despite all that, she can be kind and caring, though usually more to animals than people.
* LadyAndKnight: A platonic version with [[spoiler:Shuichi Akai]] with her as the Lady. When the already adult [[spoiler:Akai]] gave a DeclarationOfProtection to her [[spoiler: while masquerading as Subaru Okiya]], he explicitly compared her to a princess and himself to a knight that would protect her. Subverted in that there are no romantic undertones because [[spoiler: not only Ai is much younger than Akai ''and'' is OlderThanTheyLook thanks to a FountainOfYouth, but she is the sister of his [[TheLostLenore dead girlfriend Akemi]], who is implied to have asked him to protect Ai before being murdered (they are also cousins, confirmed by [[WordOfGod a 2016 Singapore Q&A]] where it was revealed that Shuichi and Akemi were thus logically Shiho being Akemi's sister is also).]]
* LastNameBasis: She was this at school, which unsettles Ayumi. Ayumi later gets permission to call her by her first name, but not the other Detective Boys.
* LittleMissBadass: Despite being OlderThanSheLooks, she is ''absolutely'' one. How often do you see an apparent first-grader calmly leveling a handgun at someone?
* LittleMissSnarker: She mainly snarks Conan. On occasion she's done this to Agasa as well, at least where his eating habits are concerned. When she tells Conan that she is living with Agasa, she jokes that "he is no longer of this world", freaking Conan out. What she really means is that he's basically on the internet (this is during the era of dial-up) and can't be contacted.
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Conan regularly keeps her clear of his investigations into the Black Organization when he can help it. This has backfired, such as when Haibara's sudden appearance during the first encounter with Vermouth derailed Conan's plan. It worked more in their favor in the Mystery Train arc, where it made sure Haibara didn't take any actions that would rouse enemy suspicion before it was time to bring her into the plan.
* LonerTurnedFriend: The Detective Boys' friendship eventually turns her into this. When she was first introduced, she would often stay off to the side of whatever activity the Detective Boys were doing while later arcs, such as the Sweet and Cold Delivery Service arc, open with her playing soccer with them, and even mentally CallingYourAttacks as she's about to do one of Higo's moves.
* MartyrWithoutACause: In contrast to [[ChronicHeroSyndrome Conan]], who is quick to ''risk'' his life to protect others from danger, Haibara is quick to ''sacrifice'' it. Early in her involvement she intended to stay aboard a bus rigged to explode, viewing herself as a danger to her new friends. CharacterDevelopment gets her past much of this, but it still forms enough of her personality that both Vermouth and Conan count on it aboard the Mystery Train to predict her behavior. They correctly deduce that she would find some place private to take a temporary antidote so that when (not if) she died it would not be in her child form and prevent the Detective Boys from kicking up a fuss that might inadvertently catch the Organization's eye.
* MasterOfTheMixedMessage: As it stands, it's a mystery whether Haibara has romantic feelings for Shinichi/Conan or not. In "The Stadium Indiscriminate Threatening Case" (Manga Chapters 189-191), Conan jokingly guesses that she was an elderly woman due to her cold, grumpy nature. At the end, she flirtatiously tells him that she is only 18 and "the perfect age for you." When Conan expresses confusion, she laughs and tells him that she was joking, although not about her age. She is apparently jealousy of Ran (Shinichi/Conan's only LoveInterest), but it could be that she doesn't want to spent time with someone who strongly resembled her dead sister.
* TheMindIsAPlaythingOfTheBody: Even more averted than Conan, as the drug only regressed her physically and she makes no attempt to play the DeliberatelyCuteChild card like Conan does.
* MixedAncestry: Ai/Shiho is half-English (mother's side) and half-Japanese (father's side).
* NewTransferStudent: How she made her official introduction as "the first transfer student since Conan arrived".
* NonActionSnarker: In a series where most women are at least adept at some form of martial arts, she stands out as having very little means of self-defense. She is a pretty crack shot with guns, especially pistols, but she just doesn't get many opportunities to use them.
* NotAMorningPerson: She yawns a lot in the morning due to regularly pulling all-nighters in the lab.
* NotSoAboveItAll: Despite being serious, Ai does have the odd moment of silliness. Soccer player Ryosuke Higo in particular brings this out in her. Haibara claims she simply admires him, but her actions are much more like those of a young lovestruck girl. In Chapters 925-927, Ai is extremely jealous when she learns that Higo might be dating the singer Yoko Okino. When both Yoko and Higo are suspects in a murder case, she insists that Higo's excuse of losing his phone is plausible and claims that she often misplaces her items (Conan notes that the meticulous Ai never loses anything). Ai calls Yoko's excuse of not having charged her phone suspicious. When he is proven innocent, Higo thanks Ai for collecting evidence to help him and jokes about hiring her to play with him on the soccer team. Ecstatic, Ai regularly practices soccer, even though Conan notes with exasperation that a girl can't join the men's national soccer team, no matter how good she is. Professor Agasa has said Haibara's attitude regarding Higo reminds him that there is still a normal girl under that cold exterior.
* NotSoDifferent: Conan points Haibara's similarity with Higo: They both left a "black" organization for the sake of their sibling and is labeled a traitor that is hated by everyone. While she outwardly rejected that comparison, this turned her into a fan of Higo.
* NotSoStoic: In "University Professor Murder Case" (Manga Chapter 179-181), Ai cries in front of Conan. She witnessed Conan's amazing detective abilities, and she questions why he couldn't save her sister from being killed by the Black Organization.
* OlderAlterEgo: Inverted. Like Conan, she's really 18-year-old Shiho Miyano shrunken into an 8-year-old via the APTX pill. As such, "Ai Haibara" is her younger alter-ego.
* OlderThanSheLooks: Shrunk in the same manner as Shinichi, down to a 6-year-old's body. PlayedForLaughs when Conan first asks her real age. She flatly states 84, throwing Conan for a loop. She only kept up the joke for one panel, but it was worth it to see Conan's surprise and bafflement.
* PintSizedPowerhouse: Even in her shrunken state, she's been shown to trip and drop men who weigh five times as much as her, and [[spoiler: when forced to revert to her true age to save the Shounen Tanteidan from a burning cabin, she effortlessly destroyed the door with an axe.]]
* TheQuietOne: Haibara tends to be quiet, though this may be due to her caution to keep herself hidden from the Black Organization.
* RemembertheNewGuy: Comes off like this in the English dubbed movies, as her debut episode wasn't dubbed officially by Funimation.
* SecretIdentity: Her real name is Shiho Miyano.
* SecretKeeper: One of the few people who knows that Conan is Shinichi, she also hid this from TheSyndicate while she was still a member because she thought him an interesting subject to watch.
* SexierAlterEgo: Downplayed. As Shihio, she was already considered "sexy", while her younger ego is more along the lines of "cute".
* ASharedSuffering: She has confessed to Conan that having him around in the same situation as her is why she can stand being a six-year-old.
* ShipperOnDeck:
** She gives a knowing, sly smirk to Agasa (along with the rest of the Detective Boys) after the Professor's meeting with his FirstLove, Fusae Campbell-Kinoshita.
** She may not be as much of a [[spoiler: Satou and Takagi]] shipper as the Detective Boys, but she doesn't mind them getting together.
** [[LittleMissSnarker In her own way]] she was ''very'' interested in the deals of [[spoiler: Kobayashi and Shiratori]].
--->"To [[spoiler: Inspector Shiratori]], [[spoiler: Kobayashi-sensei]] is his [[BecauseDestinySaysSo "girl of destiny"]] [...] It's irritating. [[CannotSpitItOut To fail to express his feelings straightforwardly, leaving his girl in the dark...]] a typical dorama moron."
** She appears to be a Heiji/Kazuha shipper given she used [[spoiler:Heiji's confession to Kazuha as a ringtone]] for a while.
* SinsOfOurFathers: And mother. Vermouth has a notable desire to see Haibara dead; the closest she's come to an explanation is that the fault should be blamed on Haibara's parents, Atsushi and Elena, for their 'foolish research' and the fact that Haibara continued it after their deaths.
* StepfordSnarker: Her LittleMissSnarker persona masks some DEEP issues, starting with the murder of her beloved older sister Akemi, and the constant fear of being found by the TheSyndicate.
* SugarAndIcePersonality: When freshly escaped from the Black Organization, she was cynical and pushed others away. Haibara has since defrosted by embracing her new child life and has established strong relationships with Conan, the Detective Boys, Agasa, and Ran.
* TeamMom: Despite her reserved appearance, she is this for the Detective Boys, ESPECIALLY [[OneOfTheKids when the Professor tags along]].
* TeenGenius: She is a biochemical genius, taking up her parents' research work on APTX-4869 for the Black Organization by the age of thirteen after going to school in America. Haibara has also demonstrated knowledge of medicine, recognizing the symptoms of Shiratori's subdural hematoma. Using knowledge of osteology, she also is able to deduce a long decayed woman's ambulatory condition.
* TookALevelInCheerfulness: Her time as "Ai Haibara" has made her a happier person, though she still keeps her witty sarcasm.
* TookALevelInIdealism: Likewise, over time she has become more optimistic and open to Conan's idealistic pursuit of justice...
* TookALevelInKindness: ...as well as softening her personality the more time she spends with her friends.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: In the OVA ''A Secret Order From London'', Haibara reveals to Ayumi that she likes sandwiches with a mixture of peanut butter and blueberry jam, from her schooldays in America.
* TragicKeepsake: The tapes her deceased mother left for her.
* {{Tsundere}}: Following her outrage towards being LockedOutOfTheLoop during the Mystery Train arc, Professor Agasa suggested she might an example of this, though Conan claims that she fails the "dere" part.
* UncannyFamilyResemblance: Which was also a subtle {{foreshadowing}}. When Ai was wearing an eyelash, Conan noticed her resemblance to [[spoiler:the 'Mysterious Child' from Sera's phone]]. Later on, it turns out that [[spoiler:the 'child' is the shrunk Mary Sera, heavily implied to be Ai and Akemi's relative from their mother Elena's side.]]
* WackyParentSeriousChild: With Agasa as a ParentalSubstitute, he and Haibara have this dynamic. She increasingly nags about his unhealthy diet and she is the one who cleans the house and does the laundry. Kogoro jokingly notes in ''Countdown to Heaven'' that she acts a lot like Agasa's wife.
* WiseBeyondHerYears: The Detective Boys always refer to her as "mature and cool".
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* RemembertheNewGuy: Comes off like this in the English dubbed movies, as her debut episode wasn't dubbed officially.

* NotSoStoic: First seen when she breaks down in front of Conan because he could not save her sister from being killed by the Organization.

* NotSoAboveItAll: Usually either serious or snarky, but she does have the odd moment of silliness. Soccer player Ryosuke Higo in particular brings this out in her. Haibara ''claims'' she simply admires him, but her actions are much more like those of a young lovestruck girl. Chapters 925-927 features Ai suffering a borderline BSOD when she learns that Higo might have hooked up with Yoko Okino, and when both Yoko and Higo are involved in a case, she butts heads with Kogoro and Yoko more than once. Professor Agasa has said Haibara's attitude regarding Higo reminds him that there's still an otherwise normal girl under that cold exterior.

* MasterOfTheMixedMessage: As it stands, it's a mystery whether Haibara has romantic feelings for Shinichi/Conan or not. She first tells him something that can be seen as romantic but immediately declares she was joking. Then, there's her apparent jealousy of Ran (Shinichi/Conan's only LoveInterest), but that could also be seen as her not wanting to be close to someone who strongly resembled her dead sister and her usual coldness. However, it's up in the air at this point.

* BreakoutCharacter: Introduced more later in the manga, Ai has become one of most important characters in the series with more screentime. She is also very loved by fans thanks to her personality and the ShipTease with Conan. It's saying something that she consistently outranks the other female lead Ran in popularity polls.

* ChronicHeroSyndrome: Denies having this and claims that she, unlike Conan, is not interested in such abstract concepts as 'justice'. Gin, however, predicts that once she has heard about a murder the Organization has planned, she WILL show up to try and stop it because that's the kind of person she is. He's right.

* CharacterDevelopment: Over the course of the series, Haibara loses her suicidal thoughts and stops running away from the B.O.

** [[spoiler:Ran protecting her from being killed by Vermouth had Ai think of Ran as a LivingEmotionalCrutch and MoralityPet.]]

* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: One may ''think'' she's the tomboy to Sonoko's girly girl, but Ran is [[PlayingWithATrope more complex than that.]] Sonoko is less physically active and more boy-crazy/fashionista than Ran, but is also more outspoken and straightforward than her (unless Ran's in tsuntsun more, yeah). In fact, their friendship started when ''Sonoko'' protected Ran when they were children!

* {{Hypocrite}}: A rather humorous example. Although he frequently mocks Kazuha for her superstitions and enthusiasm for good-luck charms, Heiji has several times revealed that he puts more trust in them than he would admit. He once dreamed of Shinichi being murdered, and out subsequently insisted that Conan wear his omamori, the good luck charm Kazuha gave him. The omamori ended up saving Shinichi's life by deflecting a knife blow, but Heiji, without his usual protection, was shot in the stomach. In another case, Ran hung a teruterubozu, a charm that's supposed to ensure good weather, in the window so that Conan would have good weather for his field trip the next day. Heiji, however, got up in the middle of the night to take down the teruterubozu so that Conan's field trip would be rained out and he could accompany Heiji on an investigation of the "The Red Horse Among The Flames".

** To Shinichi Kudo aka Conan Edogawa. Both are highly intelligent APTX victims with a FriendlessBackground with some personal tie to the Black Organization, have given themselves a [[AnimalMotifs shark motif]]. Shinichi is an attention-seeking, over-confident teen detective who was raised by an eccentric, but loving family, and was forced to take the APTX drug as he was a witness to a crime, and is desperate for a cure. And while he didn't have a lot of close friends (sans Ran) due to his blunt nature, he was still popular due to his athleticism, detective work, and natural charm. Due to his own arrogance, Shinichi initially would recklessly follow any lead he could find before learning to be more cautious after some pretty close calls. As for him comparing himself, or detectives, as sharks, it was like a BadassBoast; Shiho is a reclusive, self-depricating teen scientist whose parents died when she was young and she was hardly able to see her sister, leaving her to be raised by the cold and unfeeling Black Organization members, and she willingly took the APTX drug to commit suicide after she learned of her sister's death, and is ''not'' in a hurry to change back. The reason for her friendless childhood was because many of peers would make fun of her biracial features. Due to her fear, Shiho initially would try to commit suicide instead of being caught but realizes she can't keep running from them. When she compared herself to a shark, it was in an unflattering style.

** She gives a knowing, sly smirk to Agasa (along with the rest of the Detective Boys) after the Profesor's meeting with his FirstLove, Fusae Campbell-Kinoshita.

* {{Foil}}: To Shinichi Kudo aka Conan Edogawa. Both are arrogant, famous detectives. Shinichi is a talented detective who is "missing", but despite his great intellect, he has trouble with understanding people's feelings. Kogoro is a clueless detective who only becomes a truly good one when a case is an important to him, but has shown a better sense of interpersonal relationships than Shinichi.

* {{Foil}}: To Shinichi Kudo aka Conan Edogawa. Both are highly intelligent APTX victims with a FriendlessBackground with some personal tie to the Black Organization, have given themselves a [[AnimalMotifs shark motif]]. Shinichi is an attention-seeking, over-confident teen detective who was raised by an eccentric, but loving family, and was forced to take the APTX drug as he was a witness to a crime, and is desperate for a cure. And while he didn't have a lot of close friends (sans Ran) due to his blunt nature, he was still popular due to his athleticism, detective work, and natural charm. Due to his own arrogance, Shinichi initially would recklessly follow any lead he could find before learning to be more cautious after some pretty close calls. As for him comparing himself, or detectives, as sharks, it was like a BadassBoast; Shiho is a reclusive, self-depricating teen scientist whose parents died when she was young and she was hardly able to see her sister, leaving her to be raised by the cold and unfeeling Black Organization members, and she willingly took the APTX drug to commit suicide after she learned of her sister's death, and is ''not'' in a hurry to change back. The reason for her friendless childhood was because many of peers would make fun of her biracial features. Due to her fear, Shiho initially would try to commit suicide instead of being caught but realizes she can't keep running from them. When she compared herself to a shark, it was in an unflattering style.

* RemembertheNewGuy: Comes off like this in the dubbed movies, as her debut episode wasn't dubbed officially.

* ZettaiRyouiki: Sports the look from time to time. It's quite noticeable [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Yl9LOFRWGQ in the first OP]], where she sports a Type A... if she added TwinTails, her Type B {{Tsundere}} traits would give her a Grade S.

[[folder:Ai Haibara/Shiho Miyano/Sherry]]

->''Voiced by Music/MegumiHayashibara (JP) / Creator/BrinaPalencia (EN, Creator/{{Funimation}}) / Creator/EricaMendez (EN, TMS[=/=][[Creator/BangZoomEntertainment Bang Zoom]])'', Carmen Amadori and María Luisa Benech (third Latin American Spanish dub), Cecilia Gómez (movie 18 onwards, Latin American Spanish dub), Silvia Sarmentera (second European Spanish dub and movies), Kyoka Shibata (Live-Action Drama Actress as Ai Haibara), Yu Kashii (Live-Action Drama Actress as Shiho Miyano)

->''Voiced By Creator/WakanaYamazaki (JP)/ Creator/ColleenClinkenbeard (EN, Creator/{{Funimation}})/ Creator/CristinaVee (EN, TMS[=/=][[Creator/BangZoomEntertainment Bang Zoom]])'', Erika Araujo-Robledo and Angelines Santana (first Latin American Spanish dub), Mayra Arellano (movies 1, 2 and 18 onwards plus first Anime/LupintheThird crossover and ''Manga/MagicKaito 1412'', Latin American Spanish dub) Jessica Toledo (third Latin American Spanish dub), Berta Cortés (first European Spanish dub), Diana de Guzmán (second European Spanish dub, first part), Creator/CarolinaTak (second European Spanish dub, second part and movies), Creator/NuriaTrifol (third European Spanish dub), Tomoka Kurokawa (2006 Live-Action Drama Actress), Shiori Kutsuna (2011 Live-Action Drama Actress)

->''Voiced by Creator/AkiraKamiya / Creator/RikiyaKoyama (JP)/ R. Bruce Elliot (EN, Creator/{{Funimation}}), Creator/XanderMobus (EN, TMS[=/=][[Creator/BangZoomEntertainment Bang Zoom]])''; Juan Zadala, Carlos Carrillo and Roberto Alexander (first Latin American Spanish dub); Víctor Covarrubias (movies 1 and 2 and 18 onwards plus first Anime/LupintheThird crossover, Latin American Spanish dub) Sergio Schmied (third Latin American Spanish dub), Luis Espinosa (first European Spanish dub and second part of the second one), Ángel Amorós (second European Spanish dub, second part and movies), Takanori Jinnai (Live-Action Drama Actor)

->''Voiced by Creator/RyoHorikawa (JP)'', Kevin M. Connolly (EN, Creator/{{Funimation}}) / Creator/LucienDodge (EN, TMS[=/=][[Creator/BangZoomEntertainment Bang Zoom]]), Humberto Amor (first Latin American Spanish dub), Luciano Fox (third Latin American Spanish dub)

* AmbiguouslyBrown: He's clearly Japanese, and he [[StrongFamilyResemblance inherited his dark skin from his grandfather]], but we don't know ultimately what that comes from.

* IdenticalGrandson: Heiji has dark, brown skin which he claims is inherited from his grandfather.
* IdenticalStranger: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. It's very clear on how to tell him and Shinichi apart due to their different skin colors, hairstyles, and speech patterns. But given the [[OnlySixFaces art style]], they bare a resemblance. And when Heiji disguised himself as Shinichi via putting on make-up, changing his hairstyle and voice pattern to alleviate Ran's suspicions of Conan being Shinichi, they do look a lot alike; see [[http://www.detectiveconanworld.com/wiki/File:190_heiji_as_shinichi.JPG here]].

* IKnowYouKnowIKnow: Know Shinchi very well, as the last time Kaito disguised himself as him she knew he is fake. [[spoiler:He tried to grab her butt.]]

* ImprobableAge: {{Reconstructed|Trope}}. She led the Organization's poison lab before she was shrunk-- that was when she was ''18''. She does not enjoy the IntelligenceEqualsIsolation part of her past life, in addition to being separated from Akemi. She took this chance to re-live the childhood that she deprived when she was young and feels like that-- this is why she's not in an urge to take the antidote herself.

* {{Adorkable}}: A mystery loving {{Otaku}} with a thick KansaiDialect, who has a hard time expressing his feelings for the girl he loves.

->''Voiced by Creator/RyoHorikawa (JP)'', Kevin M. Connolly (EN, Creator/{{Funimation}}), Humberto Amor (first Latin American Spanish dub), Luciano Fox (third Latin American Spanish dub)