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| − | '''Night Baron''' is a fictional character that [[Yusaku Kudo]] invented in his bestselling series. | + | '''Night Baron''' is a fictional character that [[Yusaku Kudo]] invented in his bestselling mystery series. Night Baron is a phantom thief who also occasionally descends to murder, but still has yet to be caught. The identity of Night Baron is currently unknown even to [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]. As little else is known about Yusaku's novels, Night Baron has no known nemeses or rivals. Night Baron's costume has been used multiple times to hide the identity of characters during a case. Additionally, Night Baron's name was appropriated for the name of a computer virus, which has been used by the [[Black Organization]] to protect sensitive data. |
==Appearance== | ==Appearance== | ||
| − | Night Baron wears a | + | Night Baron wears a white face mask with eye-slits and a mouth curved in a twisted grin. The only visible physical features are that he is tall and thin, with straight black hair that falls just past his ears. He always wears a dark blue or black top hat, suit, and caped overcoat. |
==Plot overview== | ==Plot overview== | ||
===[[Conan Edogawa Kidnapping Case]]=== | ===[[Conan Edogawa Kidnapping Case]]=== | ||
| − | Night Baron's first appearance | + | Night Baron's first appearance occurs when Yusaku Kudo, [[Yukiko Kudo]], and [[Agasa]] pretend to kidnap Conan in Episode 43. Yusaku Kudo uses the Night Baron's costume as his disguise and later expresses his disappointed that Conan did not recognize the reference. |
===[[Night Baron Murder Case]]=== | ===[[Night Baron Murder Case]]=== | ||
| − | A contest | + | A mystery contest occurs at the Izu Princess hotel, where the participants have to guess which one among them is really the contest sponsor. The reward for the one who correctly deduces the sponsor's identity is that their stay at the hotel is free, as well as a copy of the mysterious Night Baron virus program. A costume of Night Baron is used three times. The first time, "Night Baron" pushes Conan off a high balcony into the hotel pool. Later, one of the mystery participants was in the Night Baron costume when he was pushed off a balcony and killed. Finally, another participant wears the costume to provide an alibi for the murderer. |
| − | === | + | ===[[The Girl from the Black Organization and the University Professor Murder Case]]=== |
| − | + | Conan and [[Ai Haibara]] manage to obtain a disk of data on the APTX4869 poison and the [[Black Organization]], but when Ai accesses it from an unapproved computer, the Night Baron virus destroys all the data and the computer itself. | |
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| + | ===[[Yusaku Kudo's Cold Case]]=== | ||
| + | [[Masumi Sera]] tells [[Ran Mouri]] and [[Sonoko Suzuki]] that she read the Night Baron novel series a lot as a kid and loves Yusaku as a writer. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 04:57, 14 February 2013
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| English name: | Knight Baron |
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| Age: | Unknown |
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| First appearance: | Anime: Episode 43 |
| Appearances: | TV: 4 |
Night Baron is a fictional character that Yusaku Kudo invented in his bestselling mystery series. Night Baron is a phantom thief who also occasionally descends to murder, but still has yet to be caught. The identity of Night Baron is currently unknown even to Shinichi. As little else is known about Yusaku's novels, Night Baron has no known nemeses or rivals. Night Baron's costume has been used multiple times to hide the identity of characters during a case. Additionally, Night Baron's name was appropriated for the name of a computer virus, which has been used by the Black Organization to protect sensitive data.
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Appearance
Night Baron wears a white face mask with eye-slits and a mouth curved in a twisted grin. The only visible physical features are that he is tall and thin, with straight black hair that falls just past his ears. He always wears a dark blue or black top hat, suit, and caped overcoat.
Plot overview
Conan Edogawa Kidnapping Case
Night Baron's first appearance occurs when Yusaku Kudo, Yukiko Kudo, and Agasa pretend to kidnap Conan in Episode 43. Yusaku Kudo uses the Night Baron's costume as his disguise and later expresses his disappointed that Conan did not recognize the reference.
Night Baron Murder Case
A mystery contest occurs at the Izu Princess hotel, where the participants have to guess which one among them is really the contest sponsor. The reward for the one who correctly deduces the sponsor's identity is that their stay at the hotel is free, as well as a copy of the mysterious Night Baron virus program. A costume of Night Baron is used three times. The first time, "Night Baron" pushes Conan off a high balcony into the hotel pool. Later, one of the mystery participants was in the Night Baron costume when he was pushed off a balcony and killed. Finally, another participant wears the costume to provide an alibi for the murderer.
The Girl from the Black Organization and the University Professor Murder Case
Conan and Ai Haibara manage to obtain a disk of data on the APTX4869 poison and the Black Organization, but when Ai accesses it from an unapproved computer, the Night Baron virus destroys all the data and the computer itself.
Yusaku Kudo's Cold Case
Masumi Sera tells Ran Mouri and Sonoko Suzuki that she read the Night Baron novel series a lot as a kid and loves Yusaku as a writer.
