Characters / Magic Kaito

Characters from Magic Kaito.

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Kaitou Kid/Kaito Kuroba

Kaito Kuroba / Kaito Kid II

Age: 17

Debut: Chapter 1- The Revived Phantom Thief (Magic Kaito manga) File 156- Chance Meeting (Detective Conan Manga), Episode 76 Conan vs. Kaitou Kid (Detective Conan Anime)

Voiced by: Kappei Yamaguchi

"A thief is a creative artist who takes his prey in style... But a detective is nothing more than a critic, who follows his footsteps..."

English Voice Actors: Jerry Jewell (Funimation), Griffin Burns (TMS/Bang Zoom)

Spanish Voice Actors: Carlos Jiménez and Óscar Olivares (Case Closed and Magic Kaito 1412 pilot dub), Alan Fernando Velásquez (Magic Kaito 1412 series)

"Besides, I'm not here tonight as the son of Kuroba Tōichi, your mentor in magic, nor the second-year high-school student you call Young Master. Right now, I'm the one they're all talking about. A pompous villain..."

17-year-old second-year high school student Kaito Kuroba is the titular Magic Kaito. Eight years after his father Tōichi's death, he discovers his father's Secret Identity was the original Phantom Thief Kaitou Kid and later takes on the mantle himself in order to search for the jewel called the Pandora Gem and stop the people who murdered his father from obtaining it, and also to bring them to justice.

While not under the guise of Kaitou Kid, Kaito seems to be rather popular in school and likes to pull harmless pranks on his classmates. He also loves to demonstrate his magic skills and hates seeing other people upset. While good at many things, he is absolutely hopeless at ice skating, and has an unexplained extreme fear of fish.

In Gōshō Aoyama’s later work ''Detective Conan'' he established a Shared Universe between his two manga series when Kid first appeared in Conan File 156-Chance Meeting/Episode 76 Conan vs. Kaitou Kid. From then on Kid made rather sparse appearances in the Conan Anime and Manga becoming one of the The Protagonist’s major rivals/allies and a massive Breakout Character, experiencing more popularity there than in his own series. Kid is a major figure in the theatrical films Detective Conan Film 03: The Last Wizard Of The Century, Detective Conan Film 08: Magician of the Silver Sky, Detective Conan Film 10: The Private Eyes Requiem , Detective Conan Film 14: The Lost Ship in the Sky, Detective Conan Film 19: Sunflowers of Inferno and Detective Conan Film 23: The Fist of the Blue Sapphire. File 824-Mystery Train (Final Destination), where he helps Conan fool the Black Organization into believing Shiho Miyano is dead, is the first time he explicitly takes part in a major Detective Conan plot. Until File 1008-See? ♡ retroactively recast his third canonical appearance—Files 299-302-Sunset Mansion Murder Case—as the debut for Detective Conan's Big Bad Ren'ya Karasuma, with KID having been used as bait to lure detectives in to investigate the Organization’s very earliest known murders—though no one realized this at the time.

Mandatory naming note: Kuroba (黒羽) means '"black feather" - referring to flight and likely to his black hair, as well as Kid's apparent alignment according to the police. The name also possibly references magpies (birds who horde shiny objects). In a sense it is an ironic name since the Kaitou Kid is otherwise usually associated with white birds like doves. Kaito's given name (快斗) has different kanji than the word 'kaitou' (怪盗), which means 'phantom thief,' although they intentionally sound alike. The name Kuroba deliberately has 'black' in it as the majority of characters in Magic Kaito had colour-themed names. Still another point for the name is that 'clover' is spelled 'Kuroba' in Japanese- Kaito's monocle has a clover on it and Four-Leaf Clover are considered a sign of luck in Japan, like in the West.

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• Abnormal Ammo: Kaito’s playing-card gun is almost as famous as Kaitou Kid himself. Interestingly, early chapters of the manga had him using it willy-nilly in both identities; the 1412 anime changes this so the civilian Kaito flicks playing cards with his bare hands instead.
• The Ace: Kaito is an accomplished young man with many talents. He is smart, athletic, and good-looking as well as a genius.
• Adaptational Jerkass: In the recent ''Detective Conan'' movies Kaito tends to commit more dubious actions such as trying to grope and kiss Ran Mōri, whom he tricked by convincing her his true secret identity was Shin’ichi Kudō and still led on with the deception even after his theft was complete. This characterization has more in common with the very earliest chapters of Magic Kaito, but the subsequent majority of Kaito's own franchise characterizes him as far more benevolent. While the current manga's Kaito is a pervert and loves to make mischief as a civilian, he also does his best to hold KID to a gentlemanly personality as the role is his father's legacy, making this adaptation change a noticeable contrast with the contemporary manga character.
• Alliterative Name: Kaito Kuroba. The same applies to his alter-ego, Kaito Kid.
• Animal Motifs: His Kuroba (黒羽) means "black feather" and evokes magpies, and Kaitou Kid evokes doves.
• Anti-Hero: In his own series, Magic Kaito. He steals artifacts and causes trouble for the police (including his best friend Aoko Nakamori's father Inspector Ginzō Nakamori), but it's all in the name of finding the people who killed his father. He also makes sure to return the artifacts he steals.
• Anti-Villain: In Detective Conan, Kid plays this role in contrast to Conan’s The Hero. He is still a thief but he does not steal for pleasure or harm innocents.
• Awesomeness by Analysis: Kaito inherits photographic memory from his late father Tōichi, able to seamlessly remember details about people or things that he saw. He also has a talent for seeing through deception, as he became one of the first people to realize that Conan Edogawa was not a normal child.
• Badass and Child Duo: On numerous occasions, Kid has been a direct ally to (physically) 7-year-old Conan against a greater threat. This is most prominently shown in Detective Conan Film 14: The Lost Ship in the Sky, the finale of Detective Conan Film 19: Sunflowers of Inferno and Detective Conan Film 23: The Fist of the Blue Sapphire.
• Badass Boast: Kaito is found of gloating in the face of victory and has given many cocky lines in his currently 35 years of existence.
  Kaito Kid: Stealing is what thieves do best. Even if it’s a person’s heart.
  Kaito Kid: Besides, I'm not here tonight as the son of Kuroba Tōichi, your mentor in magic, nor the second-year high-school student you call Young Master. Right now, I'm the one they're all talking about. A pompous villain...
  Kaito Kid: A thief is a creative artist who takes his prey in style... But a detective is nothing more than a critic, who follows his footsteps..
• Badass Bookworm: Kaito does not look it, but he is a thorough researcher, knowledgeable about numerous subjects.
• Badass Cape: As Kaitou Kid, he sports a magnificent white cape. This was the same cape his father wore and usually dramatically flaps in the wind.
• Badass Driver: One at least one occasion, Kaito has shown the ability to drive a car.
• Badass in a Nice Suit: Kaito’s Iconic Outfit is his father’s Kaito Kid suit. It is a single jacket entirely white suit. Many consider it to be quite dapper. And also comes with a glider.
• Badass Pacifist: Averted. Kaitou Kid has a reputation for never killing or severely harming innocent people while committing his crimes. However, he has enacted violence despite this reputation: during Saguru Hakuba's introduction heist, Magic Kaito Chapter 14 The Great Detective Appears!! Kaito knocks out the police officer he impersonates with a wrench. During the Christmas heist, he bombs a landmark Christmas tree and collapses the building of a shopping center whose owner set up a fake heist to line his own pockets. In Detective Conan his heists are usually ''less'' violent, but he's still done some pretty troubling things: for example, during the Kirin's Horn heist Files 712-715-Kirin's Horn Case/Episodes 585-587 The Kirin's Horn That Vanished into the Dark, he tasered Conan unconscious to remove him from the situation, even though tasers are excruciatingly painful and potentially lethal to children and those with health problems, of which Conan is currently both. Kaito generally prefers not to use force, though he may, and when he does, he doesn't seem to intend lethal force, which appears to be why Inspector Nakamori has more respect for him than other criminals.
• Belligerent Sexual Tension: With Aoko — Personality wise, their relationship seems to have inspired Heiji Hattori and Kazuha Tōyama’s: great Childhood Friends who tend to argue with each other meanwhile hiding romantic feelings from one another.
• Betty and Veronica: Kaito is the "Archie" for Aoko’s childish, argumentative childhood friend "Betty" and Akako Koizumi mysterious, magical "Veronica".
• Beware the Silly Ones: Especially in his civilian persona, Kaito is almost extremely buffoonish and goofy but possesses an Improbably High I.Q. and is the second man to become the legendary Kaito Kid.
• Beyond the Impossible: Kaito can perfectly imitate anyone's voice, even girls and young children. Conan requires a device created by The Professor to do that, and when he first witnesses Kaito's ability he is in complete disbelief.
• Big Guy, Little Guy: Kaito is the Big Guy to his rival/ally Conan’s little guy despite both being the same age.
• Big Man on Campus: Kaito attends Ekoda High School and is extremely popular with his fellow classmates.
• Birds of a Feather: Kaito has this dynamic with Shin’ichi Kudō/Conan Edogawa. They are both Jerk with a Heart of Gold protagonists who are confirmed to be Teen Geniuses that are also very self-impressed. At their own high schools they are considered geniuses in their respective fields (Kaito - magician, Shin’ichi - detective), something of which they have been interested in since their own childhoods; and because of their respective skills, popularity, and natural good looks, they are both popular with the opposite sex, but are only interested in the respective childhood best friend, even if they have a weird way of showing it. Currently they are both Living a Double Life due to certain circumstances and because of those said circumstances they must keep their identities hidden, even from their best friend/main love interest. Also, in their new identities, they have their own very unique signature weapons to use in case of danger (Kaito - Card Gun, Shin’ichi - Anywhere Ball Dispensing Belt). And their main goal in their own show is to find the Big Bad organization responsible for a personal matter (Kaito - killing his father, Shin’ichi - attempting to kill him). They even have the same Japanese seiyuu Kappei Yamaguchi. As revealed in Movie 27, their parents are twins, making them biologically related as cousins.
• Book Smart: Despite not acting it, Kaito is a genius with perfect grades.
• Brains Versus Brawn: This is how his rivalry with Makoto Kyōgoku is structured. Kid’s biggest weapon is his mind and he uses it to usually run rings around his opponents. Makato has normal intelligence but his sheer strength is nothing short of superhuman.
• Brainy Brunette: Kaito possesses a IQ of 300 and is characterized by his notable scruffy mop of brown hair.
• Butt-Monkey: Especially in his later appearances, Kaito Kid becomes very prone to Amusing Injuries in both his own series and Detective Conan.
  • In his very first appearance, File 156-Chance Meeting/Episode 76 Conan vs. Kaitou Kid , he has to jump overboard a cruise to escape Conan.
  • Many of his heists turn into a murder thanks to Conan and/or Kogorō, which made people naturally suspect him.
  • In Detective Conan episodes 701-704 The Jet Black Mystery Train , Kaito barely got away from the Bell Tree train because Vermouth rigged the train with explosives to target Shiho Miyano - who he disguised as because Conan blackmailed him.
  • In Detective Conan episodes 724-725 Kaitou Kid and the Blush Mermaid , Kid was chased and attacked by Masumi Sera for tasing her, stealing her clothes to impersonate her and thinking she was a boy and thus leaving her in the men’s restroom.
  • In Detective Conan episodes 746-747 Kaitou Kid VS Makoto Kyōgoku , Kid was cornered and intimidated by Makoto’s incredible strength.
  • In Detective Conan episodes 983-984 Kid vs. Kōmei: The Targeted Lips, Kaito’s disguise as Kazuha and his subsequent teasing while taking advantage of it almost made Hattori kiss him and it was only a timely arrival by Ran and Conan that prevented that.
• Byronic Hero: Subverted. Kaito is charismatic, intelligent, yet very smug and driven by the pursuit of justice. Even so, he is not so violent, destructive or brooding and dark as a regular Byronic Hero.
• Calling Card: At every single heist Kaito attempts he leaves behind a card, signaling he has begun his theft. Kid signs his heist notes with a drawing of his face in abstract. He re-draws this insignia for each note, so that the police will know that it was truly him and not an imitator using a scanned copy of a former insignia.
• Canon Immigrant: In Gōshō Aoyama’s later work ''Detective Conan'' he established a Shared Universe between his two manga Magic Kaito and Detective Conan when Kid first appeared in Conan File 156-Chance Meeting/Episode 76 Conan vs. Kaitou Kid.
• Cannot Spit It Out: While Aoko and Kaito are mutually attracted to one another, neither are aware of that. The finale of Yaiba has a scene, set after a three years time skip, where Keiko Momoi tells Sayaka Mine that Kuroba and Nakamori are a couple now, while Keiko's friend confirms having seen them together.
• Catchphrase: Multiple heists (see Kaito Kid's Teleportation Magic and Kaito Kid and the Siren's Splash for two specific examples) see Kid dramatically counting down "Three... Two... One!" in English to build anticipation before pulling off his trick of the week.
• Chick Magnet: Kaito got a whole bunch of chocolates for Valentine's Day. And he's quite popular with the ladies as Kaitou Kid, both In-Universe and out.
• Childhood Friend Romance: With Aoko — Similar to Shin’ichi and Ran, Kaito and Aoko are childhood friends who met each other at a young age and have crushes on one another.
• Chivalrous Pervert: Kaito has a habit of mentally logging information about a girl's panties. He seems to like white ones. However, he proves not to be entirely shameless; for example, in his first appearance in Detective Conan, he drugged Ran and disguised himself as her. Conan thought he had also stripped her to get her dress and Kaito teased him with the possibility. He actually didn't: he was the bellboy who took Ran's cocktail dress to her, and in the meantime he made a copy.
  • Also noted he never strips down women for his disguises normally. The only two exceptions of this were for certain reasons: one because he thought Masumi Sera was a guy, the other, Aoko, was the only person he could disguise as at the given moment.
• Classy Cat-Burglar: Kaito is a Rare Male Example. He is a charming thief who is very flagrant with his exploits.
• Clothing Reflects Personality: Kaito’s Kaito Kid suit consists of a Badass Cape, A Top Hat, a High-Class Glass and a dapper suit. This represents that Kaito Kid carries himself as an elite and high-class criminal even if Kaito does not always live up to said reputation.
• Clueless Chick-Magnet: Kaito is not going to be merited for his perfect attendance, so when he walked into class on Valentine's Day, he had no idea why all of these girls are suddenly just handing him chocolate for free.
• Color Motifs: The color Kaito is most associated with is white. This represents the almost regality of the Kid persona and matches the color of the doves he commonly utilizes. His signature Kaitou Kid suit is almost entirely white.
• Contrasting Sequel Main Character: Kaito Kuroba has many differences to his successor Protagonist Shin’ichi Kudō/Conan Edogawa. Despite numerous of similarities between the two, they have some key distinctness — Shin’ichi is a detective who, despite the flair for the dramatic, is usually serious especially on the job; Kaito is a thief fashioned as a magician who is well known, in either identity, for performing silly, though ingenious tricks. The famous high school detective, Shin’ichi, was forced into being the unknown "Conan Edogawa" and tries to take down the organization because two of the members attempted to kill him; the relatively normal Kaito ''chose'' to become the new and world famous "Kaitou Kid" after learning that the accident that took his father's life was staged by an organization. Also, Shin’ichi is trying to apprehend the Black Organization through as much legal means as possible; Kaito performs numerous legitimate thefts to catch the men he's looking for (though he usually returns what he steals, especially as Characterization Marches On).
• Cute Bookworm: Kaito is very well-read and informed and is noted to be quite the looker.
• Disguised in Drag: As a legendary Master of Disguise, Kaito is not adverse to using women disguises when needed and pull it off well:
  • In his first Detective Conan appearance, Episode 76 Conan vs. Kaitou Kid, Kaito steals Sonoko's mother Tomiko's very expensive black pearl while perfectly disguised as Ran.
  • He also disguises himself as a maid when he rescues Jirokichi Suzuki's dog Lupin. Lampshaded by Conan when he confronts him, who suggests that he enjoys crossdressing.
  • In his own series, he disguised himself as Aoko three separate times. It's also noted he's disguised as her four other times off-screen.
  • Played with much later: Kaito knocks out and strips high school detective Masumi Sera to disguise himself as her, leaving her only in her undies... but Sera is such a Bifauxnen and so flat-chested that he doesn't notice it's a girl. (To be fair, she is wearing boyish underwear and a top without a bra at that moment. He also caught her in the men's restroom, where she slipped in because the girls's restroom was full and she couldn't wait) Conan later explains everything, Kaito being left shocked when told Sera's a girl... and cue to a very pissed off Sera in her undies drop-kicking him on the head.
  • Kaito’s next appearance crossdressing in the Detective Conan manga, Episode 983-984 Kid vs. Kōmei: The Targeted Lips, involved him disguising as Kazuha and being very smug about the perks of the disguise until he almost has to make out with her not-boyfriend Hattori because of it.
• Determinator: Kaito is extremely persistent in his usual heists as well as his search for his fathers would-be murderers.
• Deuteragonist: Kid is The Protagonist in his series and The Rival or a Hero Antagonist in Detective Conan but at times he can be Conan’s consistent partner and equal, usually against a greater threat.
• Dub Name Change: Kaito is one of the luckier ones, being known as “Kid the Phantom Thief”, a literal translation of the word “Kaito”, in certain translations.
• Early-Installment Weirdness: Kaito characterization has changed a lot over time. Fans of his suave and generally non-violent characterization in Detective Conan are usually shocked at how much of an impulsive, mistake-ridden, and sometimes violent young man Kaito is for much of the earlier manga chapters.
• Encyclopaedic Knowledge: Like most competent detectives in Detective Conan, Kaito has a wealth of knowledge on numerous subjects and topics.
• Expy: Kaito is an expy of Kaito Lupin, who only appeared in the prototype "Nonchalant Lupin" short story mangaka Gōshō Aoyama published before officially working on Magic Kaito. Kaito Lupin himself is a pretty obvious expy of Arsène Lupin, making Kaito Kuroba an expy of an expy.
• Friendly Enemy: With Shin’ichi Kudō/Conan Edogawa. They may be adversaries most of the time but act as a good team when the need arises.
• Fountain of Expies: Kaito Kid’s popularity has inspired several characters based on him. The most of notable of these is Sailor Moon's Tuxedo Mask/Mamoru Chiba, according to Word of God. In the West, Chiba has surpassed his inspiration in terms of popularity to the point that many do not know that he is based on Kid. This is definitely not true in his home country Japan at all, though.
  A: "The author of "Sailor Moon" , Takeuchi Naoko-sensei, stated that Tuxedo Mask's model was Kaitou Kid and was glad about it."
• Generation Xerox: Like his father before him, Kaito is the famous master thief, "Kaitou Kid", whose main adversary is a genius detective with the last name "Kudō". And despite their conflicting sides, they have a healthy respect for one another.
• Gentleman Thief: A well-known and popular Loveable Rogue thief (and Chick Magnet) who wears a suave, white nice suit...even if he is a pervert.
• Good Colors, Evil Colors: Despite his breaking of the law, Kaito is ultimately an Anti-Hero who is suitable dressed in a monochrome garb.
• Good Wears White: Kaito ultimately means no harm as Kaitou Kid; he only wants to find the men who killed his father and steals the most expensive or sought after jewelry, art, etc. in order to do so. However, his constant thefts of them make a lot of police officers consider him nothing but a criminal. Adding to the latter description, it should be noted that in one of Akako's prophesies about him describes him as The Sinner in White.
• Guile Hero: While Kaito utilizes a wide range gadgets in his heist, his greatest weapon is his intelligence and sheer wit. This allows him to escape capture and rival geniuses like Conan and Saguru.
• Hairstyle Inertia: Flashbacks indicate that Kaito retains the same Messy Hair from his childhood.
• Heroic Lineage: In a fashion. Kaito Kid can be seen as a heroic thief of sorts and the mantle has been passed from Tōichi to his only son Kaito.
• High-Class Glass: Kid is never seen without his iconic monocle adorned to his face. It inspired by the monocle worn by Arsène Lupin.
• Hypocrite: Kaito dislikes both Akako and Saguru because of their own arrogance, but in reality, Kaito is quite arrogant himself, deserved or not.
• Iconic Outfit: The first thing anyone will notice about Kid is his signature brazen, almost gauche, all-white suit and top hat. This seems highly impractical for a thief but Kid points out that people will always look for white when he escapes, allowing him to change into something else while they are looking for him.
• Identical Stranger: In contrast to many a One-Shot Character, extras or a Gonk, mangaka Gōshō Aoyama had a tendency to draw characters deemed attractive noticeably similar. Kaito Kuroba and Shin’ichi Kudō are deliberately drawn and canonically described both in the movies and in the manga as looking similar to each other, and the resemblance is strong enough that they can be disguised as one another without too much effort. This is not helped by the two sharing a voice actor, Kappei Yamaguchi. To wit, Kaito has disguised himself as Shin’ichi four times in the "Detective Conan" films. Unfortunately not enough to trick Ran the third time. As it turns out in movie 27, they are cousins, finally explaining the physical similarities between Kaito and Shinichi.
• I Have Many Names: Due to his exploits, Kid has come to be known by numerous aliases and monikers. These include:
  • "The Magician Under the Moonlight"
  • "The Reiwa Magician"
  • "The Heisei Lupin"
  • "The Last Wizard Of The Century"
  • "Kaito 1412"
  • "Phantom Thief Kid 1412"
• Impossible Theft: Kaitou KID's exploits are performed in amazing ways, such that Shin’ichi (from Detective Conan but they share The 'Verse) has long since given up on figuring out his identity, focusing more on how he performs his impossible tasks. The biggest thing he has ever stolen is a pair of clock hands from a clock tower. He's literally walked in midair (via Wire Fu. One time an alibi was established by going on a date and performing his heist, effectively putting him in literally two places at once.
• Improbable Weapon User: As Kaitou Kid, his weapon is his signature Card Gun. As its name might imply, the gun fires a deck of playing cards very rapidly instead of bullets. When fired from the gun, the cards are not only sharp enough to cut through rope, but also to pierce walls.
• Improbably High I.Q.: Kaito possesses an IQ of 400, as determined through DNA testing.
• Insufferable Genius: With a proven IQ of 400 and an almost superhuman level of wit, Kaito is simply put brilliant and is very much aware of said fact and proud of it.
• In the Blood: Like his father before him, Kaito is a quick-witted Phantom Thief who ends up running circles around the police.
• Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Kaito ultimately has a multitude of vices. He is perverted, arrogant, insensitive and many others. Kaito also genuinely desires to make people happy with his magic, even if his methods are... unconventional.
• Justified Criminal: While Kaito has committed multiple crimes, usually theft, he does not do so for sport. Kaito wants to avenge his late father and locate a certain treasure.
• Karmic Thief: Downplayed. Those whom Kaito steals from a rarely bad people, but a lot are extremely overconfident in their ability to defeat Kid.
• Latex Perfection: Perfection cannot be understated. Kaito is capable of perfectly assuming the identity of essentially anyone with his disguise abilities.
• Leitmotif: Over the years, Kid has had numerous themes accompanying his entrances. The are all compiled inthis video.
• Legacy Character: Before him, Kaito’s father Tōichi was the famous Phantom Thief Kaito Kid. His son took up the mantle after his presumed death.
• Living a Double Life: To his classmates, Kaito is an arrogant Class Clown with a fondness for magic. To the world at large, Kaito Kid is the Modern Day Lupin, a master thief capable of stealing anything and outwitting law enforcement. In actuality, they are one in the same.
• Loveable Rogue: Even though he's a wanted criminal by the police, the citizens all love Kaitou Kid, with even Inspector Nakamori and Conan taking note on some of his good points, even if they're still intent on arresting him. And even in his normal identity as Kaito, he's quite likable and popular, in spite of his perverted antics.
• Made of Iron: Particularly in the early manga, where Amusing Injuries abounded. Even in the later, more serious chapters, however, this trait never quite faded; the Sun Halo arc, for one, has him taking a shard of broken glass to the gut and still staying conscious and coordinated long enough to pull off one of his trademark disguise switcheroos.
• Magician Detective: At times, Kaito has been known to use his intellect as a thief to solve things. Main example — the Golden Eye heist. Plus various other incidences.
• Master of Disguise: Arguably, Kaito's most remarkable trait is his prowess for disguise. With little time and preparation, he can perfectly take on the likeness of virtually anyone. He can improvise to make a believable impersonation, even those that are shorter than him. More than just mimicking their frame and face, Kaito excels in perfectly imitating their voice, including accent and dialect. Also thorough is his performance, that he can effectively act like the person, copying their mannerisms, demeanor, speech patterns, ideology, and so on. Ultimately, he can fool even the people closest to his chosen imitation for hours without failing in the deception.
  • In one case, he goes from Nakamori to Genta (a young child) to Kaitou Kid to a random police guy within minutes, all with the appropriate clothing, perfectly imitated voices and even the stamp on his cheek that Nakamori previously placed on everyone in the room except him.
• Master of Unlocking: As a thief, Kaito possesses a notable and necessary prowess for picking locks.
• Meaningful Name:
  • The name "Kaito" means "kite". It is written differently (i.e. is a different kanji) than the word "kaitou", which means "phantom thief."
  • "Kuroba" means black feather, referencing his black hair and duel magpie/dove bird motifs
    • The word "clover" is also pronounced "kuroba" in Japanese. A four-leaf clover appears on the tag of Kid's monocle.
• Messy Hair: Kaito is characterized by his uncombed, mop of black hair.
• Minor Living Alone: Kaito Tōichi father died years ago and his mother Chikage is almost always away traveling.
• Motifs: Kaito is strongly associated with the Moon. His wardrobe is almost completely white (the color of the moon), his heists are almost always at night time (when the moon appears), one of his [ I Have Many Names numerous]] aliases is "The Magician Under the Moonlight", and a symbol for the moon could be mystery (a trait he is as Kaitou Kid).
• Never Hurt an Innocent: Well, never hurt a bystander, more like. Kaitou KID has, to the knowledge of the police, never killed or permanently harmed anyone. It's one of the reasons Nakamori has some respect for him. In fact, the reason for his injury in the Sun Halo arc was because he was saving Aoko from getting hurt from slipping into the pitfall trap meant for him. However, he has bombed buildings and has a record of assault, including several counts of assault of a minor where Conan's involved. He's also known to have beaten a policeman with a wrench to the point of incapacitation and unconsciousness.
• One Degree of Separation: Despite Kaito and Shin’ichi meeting by complete coincidence as KID and Conan with no knowledge of any personal connection, Kaito's father Tōichi was Shin’ichi’s mother Yukiko's mentor and Shin’ichi’s father Yusaku's rival and as it turns out, brother, and in the Magic Kaito anime adaptation, Shin’ichi’s surrogate uncle, Agasa, is heavily implied to be the long-time friend of Jii, Kaito's surrogate grandfather, as well as the supplier of the gear Jii gives Kaito to help with magic tricks, which Kaito uses on his heists. Neither of them were aware of any of this upon first meeting, and it's still unclear whether Kaito knows any of it. Also, Vermouth, a reconnaissance operative of the Black Organization gunning for Shin’ichi’s friend Shiho Miyano/Ai Haibara/Sherry, is another former student of Kaito's father. How did these two not meet before the plot kicked in?
• Paper-Thin Disguise: Really, the only thing that remotely hides his identity is the fact that he often wears the brim of his hat in such a way that his eyes are slightly hidden in shadow. It’s a miracle as to why he hasn't been figured out at this point (though his status as a Master of Disguise makes it a tiny bit more plausible). Granted, in one chapter/episode Inspector Nakamori does see Kaito's face and links him with Kaitou Kid... only for Kaito to slip away again. The fact his name has nearly identical pronunciation (despite the different kanji spelling) as his alter ego does not help his case.
  • He uses this to his advantage by disguising himself as Aoko the next night and convinces Nakamori he was pretending to be his daughter and his daughter's best friend to mess with him. And considering Kaitou KID is known for his disguises, it's not unjustified for onlookers to assume he is always wearing someone else's face.
  • Ironically, this does help him much later on when Aoko is able to remove his hat in the Sun Halo arc... and rather than thinking he really is Kaito, accuses him of using his face to mock her. Heck, even when Aoko does begin to suspect the connection between the two, it's for completely different reasons.
• Phantom Thief: Kaito Kid is a professional thief and it is his mission to steal as many valuables as he can so he can verify if they are the one he’s actually looking for.. He's even 'stolen' a clock tower. His manga was all about the various comedic exploits he would get into as he ran from the police until Cerebus Syndrome set in.
• Photographic Memory: Kaito has the ability to memorize very complicated facts in short periods of time. This usually gets put to use in helping him create his disguises.
  • This is once used against him by Shin’ichi, who has the cops ask him for the driver's license number of the policeman he is impersonating, something most people would not have memorized. Kaito had memorized it and rattles it off, outing himself as KID in disguise.
• Playful Hacker: Kid has shown a proficiency in hacking, being able to bend machines to his whims.
• Real Name as an Alias: Not intentionally. Kaito’s first name is a homophone for the name of his thief persona, but it reality they are spelled differently and mean different things.
• Red Baron: Kaito Kid is known by a multitude of aliases, which are occasionally used in lieu of his real name.
• Renaissance Man: Kaito has a wide range of skills which contribute to the sole purpose of being a Phantom Thief. He is a ventriloquist, a magician, a master of disguise and has excellent deductive skills on par with Saguru, Shin’ichi or Hattori. He has excellent athletic abilities and can play almost any sport. He can drive any vehicle and can bypass most security systems easily.
• The Rival: In Magic Kaito, he and Saguru Hakuba are always at each others' throats, trying to outsmart one another at every given opportunity.
  • In Detective Conan, Kid and Conan are also rivals. Ever since Kaito met Conan, Kaito always seems to be anticipating Conan's appearance at his heists. Conan makes the heists more interesting for Kaito, while Conan views Kaito's heists as entertainment.
  • Makoto Kyōgoku is a hig-school karateka renowned for his superhuman strength. He is dubbed the “Ultimate Security System” and has guarded valuables from Kid. Makoto’s seemingly limitless strength is matched only by Kid’s sheer genius.
  • Jirokichi Suzuki is Sonoko’s paternal uncle and a general adviser for her father's financial corporation, second in power and wealth only to Ren'ya Karasuma. Suzuki decided he was going to be rivals with Kid when one of the thief's exploits pushed the newspaper article of Jirokichi's man-powered solo plane ride around the world to third story. Jirokichi anticipates that outsmarting and capturing Kaitou Kid will be the pinnacle of his many accomplishments to date and the jewel the autobiographical movie he plans to make.
• Secret Identity: Kid’s identity is a complete mystery to his loved ones though some have become suspicious.
• Sharp-Dressed Man: Kid is always adorned with a rather dapper all-white suit and tie.
• Significant Double Casting: Kaito has shared the same voice actor as Shin’ichi Kudō since Kid debuted on television in 1997’s Episode 76 Conan vs. Kaitou Kid, Kappei Yamaguchi.
• Taking Up the Mantle: Kaito discovers his father's identity as the original Kaitou Kid after eight years following his death thanks to a secret room inside his house as well as talking with his father's attendant and friend, Konosuke Jii. Picking up where his father left off, Kaito takes up the mantle of Kaitou Kid in an effort to lure out his father's murderers by making Kid a world-famous thief once again.
• Tall, Dark, and Handsome: According to Hakuba, Kaito stands at 5’8 and is noticed for his good looks by the opposite sex, In-Universe and out.
• Tall, Dark, and Snarky: Kaito is especially defined by his height, his messy mop of black and his extremely quick tongue.
• Teen Genius: Kaito posses an IQ of 400 and despite his age, his intelligence surpasses adults.
• Thou Shalt Not Kill: Kaito Kid keeps a staunch Code of Honor. He refuses to kill anyone and that even includes the organizations he believes murdered his father.
• The Trickster: Kaito loves to play tricks on everybody around him, especially Aoko; his favorite one is checking the color of girls' panties.
• Tsundere: To Aoko. Type B. Kaito switch in wholesome and cold jerk moods with her.
• Villain in a White Suit: Played with. Rather than serving as an ironic visual contrast between the clothes and the black-hearted character wearing them, as is typical of the trope, the white of Kaito's suit serves partially to reflect his perceived moral difference with other criminals; Kaito himself says that his suit is white because he's "bold and flamboyant" and he's "different to a thief who wears all black." Conan, however, points out a more pragmatic reason for a magician thief to wear a white suit: during Kaito's many disappearing tricks, he can just switch to more discreet clothing, and while everybody around him is looking out for something white, he can abscond unnoticed.
• Villain Protagonist: Played with through his roles as both Anti-Hero and Anti-Villain. Kaito steals as Kaitou KID and has caused many incidents of property damage and assault in the process, as well as generally making trouble for the police, for the sake of trying to bait and eventually get "vengeance" on the murderous criminals who killed his father, probably by getting them caught by the police. His gun is only a trick prop, and he has on a few occasions even gone out of his way to protect bystanders near him. Since he's also looking for a very specific item, he typically returns the goods he's stolen after determining they aren't what he wants.
• Voice Changeling: Kaito is exceptional in perfectly imitating his target’s voice, including accent and dialect. This is a skill he trained himself to do without any gadgets.
• Wicked Cultured: An Anti Villain example. Kaito is a very good researcher, as when preparing to become someone else, he is very thorough.
• White Gloves: Kid noticeably always wears a pair of white gloves as part of his costume.
• Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?: Kaito has an irrational and completely unexplained fear of fish. Even dead ones.
• Worthy Opponent: With all his major rivalries, there is always a sense of hidden respect toward the other as opposed to hostility or jealously.
• You Killed My Father: Kaito's main motivation against the bad guys is to get them back for murdering his father onstage and playing it up as an accident.

Aoko Nakamori

Voiced by: Ayumi Fujimura, Minami Takayama (Case Closed), M.A.O (Magic Kaito 1412); Carolina Cortés (Magic Kaito 1412 pilot dub), Wendy Malvárez (Magic Kaido 1412 series) [Latin American Spanish dubs]

Kaito's hot-tempered but nevertheless all-loving childhood friend. Her dad is the local Inspector Javert, Ginzo Nakamori, thus she hates Kaitou Kid for humiliating him.

Mandatory Naming Note: Her Colourful Theme Naming is blue (Ao).

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• A-Cup Angst: She's rather sensitive about Kaito's cracks regarding her ironing board figure.
• Belligerent Sexual Tension: With Kaito — Personality wise, they seem to behave similarly to Heiji and Kazuha: great friends who tend to argue with each other and hide romantic feelings for one another.
• Childhood Friend Romance: With Kaito — similar to Shinichi and Ran, Kaito and Aoko are childhood friends who met each other at a young age and have crushes on one another. It's taken up a notch in the 1412 anime, where she lives next door to Kaito and implicitly cooks dinner for him on a regular basis.
• Contrasting Sequel Main Character: To Ran Mouri. Both are the main love interests of the protagonist of their respective series, with said romance being belligerent. Ran is shown to care for Shinichi's alter-ego as much as him while Aoko hate Kaitou Kid for embarrassing her father but cares for Kaito. Ran emotionally suffers from Shinichi's "absent" but Aoko doesn't go through that because Kaito's predicament isn't the same as Shinichi. Ran, while Hot-Blooded, is fairly more level-headed while Aoko is easily riled up.
• Daddy's Girl: Aoko's main reason for hating Kaitou KID is because he constantly makes her father look incompetent and will become infuriated if anyone (mostly Kaito) insults him. In the Ski-Resort Episode, she cosplays as the elder Nakamori, complete with fake mustache (It Makes Sense in Context... slightly).
• Dating Catwoman: Sorta, since she is Kaito's friend and one of his possible love interests.
• Expy: Like Kaito, Aoko too is based on a character (Aoko Holmes) who only appeared in the prototype "Nonchalant Lupin" short story Aoyama published before officially working on Magic Kaito.
• Genius Ditz: Seems to be pretty booksmart despite her childish nature.
• Goofy Print Underwear: Specifically to mess with Kaito.
• Hairstyle Inertia: Aoko kept the same Messy Hair from her childhood.
• Hates Being Alone: Aoko doesn't like being alone. This is the reason for her hatred of Kaitou KID, since her father is always away from home trying to catch the thief.
• Heroic Self-Deprecation: Her low self-esteem may be the reason why she acts more child-like than she should.
• Hidden Depths: Unlike her counterparts Ran and Kazuha, it has been suggested that Aoko has a high level of intelligence at least approaching that of her love-interest Kaito. In the first file of the Magic Kaito manga, the two are causing havoc in the classroom; the teacher tries to get them to focus by asking first Kaito, then Aoko to answer a complicated math problem on the board, but both answer her question with hardly a glance at the board and continue with their mayhem.
  • In the Sun Halo arc, what actually gets her to suspect Kaito is Kaitou KID is not his face (since she thinks he's just using his face to mock her), but rather noticing the similarities in things such as gestures and breathing, things that require paying close attention to recognize. It's implied the reason she doesn't press further besides checking if Kaito has a stomach injury afterwards is because she doesn't want to believe it to be true.
• Identical Stranger: Aoko looks almost identical to Ran Mouri except that she has a messier hairstyle.
• Improbable Weapon User: She expertly uses mops and brooms to attack Kaito whenever he acts perverted.
• Insecure Love Interest: Aoko has shown to have low self-esteem. Once, to prove that Kaito wasn't KID, she asked him out on date on the day of a KID heist. Kaito, taken aback, snaps "Why would I go out with an ugly girl like you?" to which she tearfully replies "I know...but please!"
• Joshikousei: Her school uniform is a Sailor Fuku.
• Kiddie Kid: She's in her mid to late teens but sometimes acts like a kid, and her speech patterns are noted to be very childish for her age.
• Like Parent, Like Child: Like her father, she is impulsive, easily riled up, and often shouts. Kaito and Kaitou Kid in particular are often the trigger for bouts of loud, violent displays.
• Likes Clark Kent, Hates Superman: While Aoko cares for Kaito, she absolutely despises Kaitou Kid because the magician's thefts keeps her father away.
• Messy Hair: The top part of her hair is uncombed.
• Sailor Fuku: Her high school uniform consists of a dark blue sailor fuku.
• Single Woman Seeks Good Man: Aoko hates Kaito's perverted nature, but she knows he's a good person underneath and truly appreciates all the grand gestures he often does for her.
• Third-Person Person: Aoko has a tendency to refer to herself in the third-person, despite being at least 16 years old.
• Tsundere: Toward Kaito. Type B, Aoko can be sweet and gentle at one moment, then boisterous and fiery at the next.

Inspector Ginzo Nakamori

Voiced by: Unshō Ishizuka (original), Kirk Thornton (EN, TMS/Bang Zoom), Andrés Skoknic (Magic Kaito 1412 pilot dub), Jorge Roig Jr. (Magic Kaito 1412 series) [Latin American Spanish dubs]

Aoko's father, a police inspector who's been obsessed with catching Kaitou Kid since the original's heyday. Fancies himself a Worthy Opponent, typically ends up a lot further down the competence (and dignity) spectrum.

Mandatory Naming Note: His Colourful Theme Naming is grey (Gin, literally "silver").

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• Adults Are Useless: He can never catch Kaitou Kid. That said, no one else can either and he definitely knows Kaitou Kid's M.O. better than almost anyone. But Kid is always one step ahead.
• Contrasting Sequel Main Character: To Kogoro Mouri. Both are the fathers of main female lead, have facial hair, are hot-blooded, often act idiotic, and have a complicated relationship with their daughter's love interest, whose the protagonist. Kogoro used to work on the force, is separated from his wife, works by himself usually, and even though he was jealous of the young detective's success in closing cases, Shinichi/Conan is his ally; Ginzo is a police inspector, the status of his wife is unknown, he commands other police officers, and his daughter's love interest is his main enemy.
• Fatal Flaw: Impulsiveness. While no one has died from it, this is the main reason he has never captured Kaitou Kid. After a surprise, Nakamori is typically drawn into chasing a Kaitou Kid dummy or shutting off the defensive measures instead of wisely making sure that Kaitou Kid isn't still on the scene or only pretending to have bypassed security (which is often really the case).
• Hero Antagonist: His main job is to apprehend the master thief (and protagonist) Kaitou Kid.
• Identical Stranger: Ginzo looks almost identical to Kogor Mouri except for the different hairstyle and types of mustache they each have.
• Ping Pong Naïveté: Almost everyone in the series exhibits this to some extent, but he definitely gets it worst - depending on what the plot (and/or Rule of Funny, especially in the early chapters) needs at the moment, he can be either an utter bonehead who falls for Kid's simplest tricks or the only one in the room who can actually force Kid to bring his A-game.
• Sympathetic Inspector Antagonist: He actually is a good policeman when not involved in Kid-related cases. But when he's chasing Kid, his methodology seems to be above average at least. Additionally, after singlemindedly chasing Kaitou Kid for so long, his interactions with Kid, despite all his vitriol, almost come off as semi-friendly.

Saguru Hakuba

Voiced by: Akira Ishida, Mamoru Miyano (Magic Kaito 1412), Alejandro Saab (EN, TMS/Bang Zoom)

A half-British teen detective, already renowned in Europe and now determined to catch the Kaitou Kid. Something of a prototype for Shinichi Kudo, which naturally led to him making some guest appearances over in Case Closed.

Mandatory Naming Note: His Colourful Theme Naming is white (Haku). His given name Saguru is an Alternate Character Reading for the tan in tantei, or detective.

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• Adaptation Dye-Job: His eye color is blue in the manga, but brown in the anime.
• Adapted Out: The Magic Kaito 1412 anime completely omitted the heist in which Hakuba handcuffs Kaito to himself, which makes it very odd when he casually rings Kaito up in Golden Eye knowing that he's KID.
• Amateur Sleuth: Another famous and skilled high school detective.
• But Not Too Foreign: Saguru's father is the Metropolitan Police chief in Japan. His mother is British.
• Canon Immigrant: He has made multiple appearances in Case Closed.
• Catchphrase:
  • "Hitotsu dake kikitai—Naze konno koto o..." or "I'd like to know—Why did you..."
  • "The truth will always come to light."
• Characterisation Marches On: Like many characters in Gosho's works, Saguru's personality changed as time went on. While he was just as arrogant as Kaito during his debut in chapters 15 to 17, he becomes a lot calmer and more confident than arrogant later on. Nevertheless, people continue to portray him as more arrogant than Kaito, Shinichi, and Heiji combined, even though the canonical basis for this has been outdated for almost 30 years.
• Chick Magnet: Has a trunk full of chocolate by the end of Valentine's Day.
• Clock King: Saguru pays a great deal of attention to time, carrying a pocket watch that only loses 0.001 seconds per year.
• Curtains Match the Windows: Matching brown hair and eyes in some adaptations.
• Insufferable Genius: Saguru's sense of humility about his intellect is just as bad as Shinichi, Heiji, and Kaito.
• Lonely Rich Kid: Easily inferred from the manga, as Saguru's shown to be from a wealthy family and yet doesn't seem to have many friends. Many fanfics explore this idea by stating outright that his parents are divorced (which would be why he travels between England and Japan so often and why his presumably British mother is never shown).
• Muscles Are Meaningless: Saguru isn't shown to have visible muscles, yet he effortlessly lifts KID into a fireman's carry for several minutes in chapter 1122 of Detective Conan.
• New Transfer Student: Prior to arriving in Japan, Saguru spent time as a detective in England and attended London Bridge High School.
• Otaku: When not in school uniform, he wore an Inverness cape and deerstalker cap just like the stereotypical public image of Sherlock Holmes. Downplayed in recent depictions which give him various nice suits to wear.
• Photographic Memory: He seems to have an eidetic memory, just as Shinichi, Heiji and Kaito have proven themselves to have, and is capable of remembering long strings of data, particularly (in Saguru's case) precise times down to the millisecond.
• Pretty Boy: Saguru has been frequently noted as a good-looking young man.
• Princely Young Man: Carries a "prince-like" air around.
• Quintessential British Gentleman: Downplayed. Saguru appears polite and gentlemanly, yet has an arrogant undertone while talking to just about anyone. His gentlemanly side is especially present when talking to or about women.
• The Rival: Saguru's come closer than most to Kaito's/the Kaitou Kid's level, and they once competed over who would get to take Aoko on a date. However, Gosho's Canon Welding with Case Closed means that Conan/Shinichi took over the role of being the Kid's rival despite Saguru also exists within the crossover as well, as it bleeds even into the Magic Kaito 1412 Anime, where Hakuba gets Adapted Out in quite a few scenes and Conan is shown more and more often to be on equal footing with Kid.
• Stronger Than They Look: In chapter 1122 of Detective Conan, Saguru lifts KID into a fireman's carry and carries him for several minutes with ease. Since Kaito weighs 58kg, and it can be assumed that he is wearing his entire heist outfit including the hangglider beneath his waterproof suit, the 65kg heavy Saguru needs to be fairly strong to lift KID for as long as he did without breaking a sweat. And he joked about carrying his rival all the way to the police headquarters, implying that he can do this for longer than actually shown. Up until this chapter, there was no indication that Saguru was particularly strong aside from having broad shoulders.
• Sugary Malice: Downplayed. His speech is usually formal and polite, like his attire; for example, he uses the more humble pronoun 'boku' to refer to himself during the "Detective Koushien" case, while Heiji uses 'ore,' which is a cockier and less polite way of referring to oneself. However, Saguru displays a distinct sense of arrogance himself, particularly during his earlier appearances. He displays an arrogant assurance in his ability to capture the Kaitou Kid, and conveys a superior attitude towards Inspector Nakamori's men. Kaito even describes his tone as sugary yet obnoxious.
• Teen Genius: He's only a high-schooler yet he's already a detective, and has come closer to foiling KID's plans much more often that the Section 2 Task Force, which is composed of grown adults.

Akako Koizumi

Voiced by: Miyuki Sawashiro, Megumi Hayashibara (Case Closed), Eri Kitamura (Magic Kaito 1412)

A teenage witch who has zero qualms about using her vast magical powers to bend every boy in sight to her will, and takes a certain interest in the one man she can't instantly charm: Kaitou Kid. Pretty much the the Veronica to Aoko's Betty, much to Kaito's chagrin.

Mandatory Naming Note: Her Colourful Theme Naming is red (Aka).

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• Alpha Bitch: Downplayed. Akako is typically very vain and haughty, and delights in using her magical charms to ensnare every man who crosses her path. However, she's not entirely bad.
• The Artifact: Her very existence - a witch who practices bona-fide Black Magic - is a holdover from Magic Kaito's roots as a Fantasy Kitchen Sink Gag Series. Once Aoyama hit it big with Detective Conan, what few chapters of Magic Kaito he put out on the side heavily downplayed her magical abilities (and page-time in general) in favor of semi-plausible heist/mystery stories.
• Charm Person: The root of most of her magic, at least in the early days.
• Deal with the Devil: Implied - she sometimes summons a being named Lucifer (who may or may not be the Lucifer) for all kinds of tasks, but the flippant way she treats him makes him seem more like a low-tier imp. Also, she summons (and banishes) him through Japanese Ofuda rather than anything Western.
• Dude Magnet: Almost all of her male classmates fall for her.
• Fairy Tale Motif: The Evil Queen from Snow White.
• Hot Witch: A gorgeous (and magical) high school girl who is also a major Dude Magnet.
• Hair Color Dissonance: Akako's hair is probably supposed to be black like most of the other characters, but her hair has been coloured with blue or purple highlights in the anime.
• I Love You Because I Can't Control You: Akako's magic can make men fall for her - any man except Kaito. Guess what happens.
• Identity Impersonator: Eventually does this for Kaitou Kid, using her "real" magic to stand in for his gadgets.
• Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Beneath her arrogant exterior, Akako does possess a softer side.
• Noblewoman's Laugh: Not as pronounced as certain other anime queen-bees, but it's definitely there.
• Secret-Keeper: Not much attention is drawn to it, but apart from Jii she's the only character in the series who has indisputable proof of Kaito's Secret Identity. She never tries to leak it to anyone else (admittedly, said proof would probably be hard for anyone else to swallow), and eventually goes out of her way to stop Saguru from uncovering it.
• Took a Level in Kindness: Perhaps the most dramatic bit of Character Development in all of Magic Kaito - where she started off as a Villain of the Week who tossed brainwashing charms left and right and flat-out tried to kill Kaito at least once, she eventually cuts all that out, and even grows protective enough of Kaito to risk her own neck for his freedom.
• Wizard Workshop: Has one at her mansion.

Keiko Momoi

Voiced by: Ai Kayano, Atsumi Tanezaki (Magic Kaito 1412); Bárbara Bustamante (Magic Kaito 1412, pilot dub) [Latin American Spanish dubs]

Aoko's closest (if not only) girl-friend, and a common source of school gossip.

Mandatory Naming Note: Her Colourful Theme Naming is pink (Momo, literally "peach").

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• Bespectacled Cutie: She wears big, round glasses and is quite cute.
• Fangirl: She's a fan of Kaitou Kid, but of course she doesn't say it in front of Aoko.
• Satellite Character: Mostly exists to give Aoko someone to talk to if Kaito isn't available or appropriate.
• Shipper on Deck: Ships Kaito and Aoko as a couple.

Toichi Kuroba

Voiced by: Shūichi Ikeda, Roberto Molina (Magic Kaito 1412 series) [Latin American Spanish dubs]

The original Kaitou Kid, and Kaito's dad.

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• Badass Teacher: He trained Yukiko Kudo and her friend and fellow actress Sharon Vineyard aka Vermouth in the art of disguise. Both characters are infamous in Detective Conan for being able to craft perfect disguises that fool even the closest of people.
• Disappeared Dad: To Kaito, as he died eight years before the story started.
• Forgotten Fallen Friend: Was a good friend of Shinichi's parents. He was the one who taught Yukiko how to be a Master of Disguise, and he had something of a friendly rivalry with Yusaku.
• Friendly Enemy: Toichi seems to have had a friendly rivalry with Yusaku Kudo, as Yusaku successfully stopped one of Toichi's jewelry heists and then gave Toichi the "Kaitou Kid" name when he purposely misread a "1412" a news reporter had scribbled down. Toichi daringly sent a letter as the Kaitou Kid to Yusaku once with only a question mark on it, questioning whether Yusaku would be able to stop him again. Yusaku replies with an exclamation mark, meaning that yes, he will.
• Phantom Thief: Toichi was the first Kaitou Kid.
• Posthumous Character: He's already dead by the start of both Magic Kaito and Detective Conan.
• Stage Magician: He was one of best stage magician in Japan.