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| − | {{InfoBox BlackOrganization | + | {{SpoilerWarningArticle|This article contains significant '''[[Glossary#Spoiler|spoilers]]''' about secret identities and character allegiances. It is likely you will be spoiled if you have not read all the manga released to date. To find out what pages will be safe for you to read, please consult our [[Glossary#Spoiler|wiki spoiler policy]].}} |
| − | | name = Black Organization | + | {{hatnote|For other uses, see [[Karasuma]].}} |
| − | | japanese-name = 黒の組織
| + | The {{nihongo|'''Karasuma Group'''|烏丸グループ|Karasuma Gurūpu|lit. "Crow Circle Group"}} is a big company in Tokyo, founded by the businessman [[Renya Karasuma]].<ref name=SDB>Detective Conan SDB Black Plus (2018).</ref> Through its founder, it is linked to the [[Black Organization]]. |
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| − | | image = Black Organization Profile.jpg
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| − | | boss = [[Anokata]]
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| − | | members = [[Gin]] <br> [[Vodka]] <br> [[Vermouth]] <br> [[Korn]] <br> [[Chianti]] <br> Bourbon | |
| − | | deceased-members = [[Akemi Miyano]] <br> [[Tequila]] <br> [[Pisco]] <br> [[Calvados]] <br> [[Rikumichi Kusuda]] <br> [[Arrack]] <font size=1>(Conan Special)</font> <br> [[Yoshiaki Hara]] <font size=1>([[Countdown to Heaven|Movie 5]])</font> <br> [[Irish]] <font size=1>([[The Raven Chaser|Movie 13]])</font>
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| − | | former-members = [[Sherry]] ([[Ai Haibara]]) <br> [[Ki'ichiro Numabuchi]] <br> [[Generic]] <font size=1>(Conan Special)</font> | |
| − | | undercover-agents = [[Rye]] ([[Shuichi Akai]]) <br> [[Hidemi Hondou|Kir]]
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| − | | aliases = The men in black
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| − | | first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume 1#File_001_-_The_Heisei_Holmes|Chapter 1]]<br />Anime: [[Roller_Coaster_Murder_Case|Episode 1]]
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| − | | appearances = {{:Black Organization Appearances}}
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| − | The {{nihongo|'''Black Organization'''|黒の組織|kuro no soshiki}} serves as the main antagonist in the series. It is a secret syndicate that commits a number of crimes for various reasons which range from blackmail to robberies to assassinations. The members of the organization are given code names based on alcoholic beverages. [[Anokata|The leader of the Black Organization]] is unseen and unheard of and is known only through text messages. Their boss's phone number follows the tune of the children song {{nihongo| '''[[Nanatsu no Ko]]'''|七つの子 |lit. Seven children}}; the number is #969#6261. The true name of the Black Organization is unknown. The first members to appear were Gin and Vodka, who were responsible for [[Shinichi Kudo]]'s transformation in the first place. | |
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| − | ==Members== | + | == Background == |
| | + | Twenty-five years ago, the Karasuma Group offered to sponsor the [[Miyano family|Miyano]]'s research, and hire [[Atsushi Miyano|Atsushi]] and [[Elena Miyano|Elena]] as researchers of the company. At first, Atsushi was reluctant to accept their offer, considering the strange rumors surrounding the organization, about being as shady group, discovered by his sister-in-law, [[Mary Sera|Mary]]. However, six years later, he had a change of mind agreed to consider the offer after Elena announced that she was pregnant with [[Shiho Miyano|Shiho]].<ref>Manga volume 95, file 8; anime episode 953.</ref> |
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| − | ===Current=== | + | == Activities == |
| | + | Not much is known about the activities utilized by the Karasuma Group, aside from sponsoring the Miyano's research to further their interests. As the conglomerate itself is rumored to be shady, it is presumed to operate illegal activities similar to the [[Black Organization]]. |
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| − | *[[Anokata]]: The leader of the black Organization. His identity, gender, age, and location are all unknown; only a few things are known about him. He is respectfully referred to as 'that person' (ano kata) by lower ranked members of the Organization.
| + | == Members == |
| − | *[[Gin]]: A high ranking BO executive official who seems to specialize in coordinating deals and assassinations. He is one of the most frequently reoccurring Black Organization characters. He is shown to be intelligent and very acute, and his long silver hair and sweeping trench coat give him a distinctive appearance. He forced the drug [[APTX 4869]] on Shinichi, and his favorite car is the Porsche 356A.
| + | [[File:Karasuma Group Anime.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Haibara remembers Karasuma and her parents.]] |
| − | *[[Vodka]]: Gin's secretary<ref name=CD237>Conan Drill page 237. Vodka's position is 全体監視役秘書係 which roughly translates to General Oversight division secretary</ref> and assistant, he is another frequently reoccurring Black Organization character. He wears a hat and sunglasses at all times. He is less intelligent compared to his boss Gin whom he often is seen working with.
| + | * [[Renya Karasuma]]: founder and chairman. |
| − | *[[Sharon Vineyard|Vermouth]] (Sharon Vineyard/Chris Vineyard): A mysterious actress from America with exceptional disguise and voice changing abilities that allow her to pose as anyone. Like Gin she is a Black Organization executive member.<ref>Conan Drill</ref> She is hated by a number of the members of the BO, but due to the fact that she is their boss's favorite, she is untouchable and they are unable to do anything to her. It is unknown where her loyalty lies, as she often protects Conan and calls him a "silver bullet," implying that she believes him to be capable of bringing down the BO. She also does not seem to age.
| + | * [[Atsushi Miyano]]: former research member. |
| − | *[[Hidemi Hondou|Kir]]: Operates under alias of Rena Mizunashi, a TV reporter. Her real name is Hidemi Hondou. Like her deceased father, she is actually a member of the [[CIA]] who infiltrated the BO. Her brother, [[Eisuke Hondou]], was not aware of this since Hidemi pretended not to know him after she went undercover.
| + | * [[Elena Miyano]]: former research member. |
| − | *[[Chianti]]: A professional sniper who has been seen to take orders from Gin. She has a fiery and impatient personality. She hates Vermouth. | |
| − | *[[Korn]]: A professional sniper who has been seen to take orders from Gin. His speech is characterized by short phrases with many pauses. | |
| − | *[[Bourbon]]: A newly established organization member who has great deduction and intelligence gathering skills. Kir said he has recently been dispatched to search for [[Ai Haibara|Sherry]]. Gin has said that Bourbon hates [[Shuichi Akai]] much more than he does and that he is a man who follows his own rules, much like Vermouth. | |
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| − | ===Deceased=== | + | == Trivia == |
| − | *[[Tequila]]: An agent with same rank as Vodka that seemed to primarily deal with with programmers. He was a giant man who spoke with an Osakan accent. He was unintentionally killed in explosion in Episode 54 and Manga Volume 12. | + | * The Karasuma Group is the richest conglomerate in the ''[[Detective Conan]]'' universe, ahead of the [[Suzuki family|Suzuki Financial Group]] in Tokyo and the [[Ooka family]] in Kyoto.<ref name=SDB/> |
| − | *[[Pisco]]: An elderly executive agent who was also the chairman of a car company. He was killed by Gin in Episode 178 after being caught on camera performing an assassination. He discovered Haibara was Sherry, but was unable to inform anyone before he was killed.
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| − | *[[Calvados]]: A sniper infatuated with Vermouth who shot himself after being crippled by [[Akai Shuuichi]] in Episode 345.
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| − | *[[Akemi Miyano]]: Miyano Shiho's older sister and Akai Shuuichi's girlfriend. She was a low ranking member of the Org and completed a billion yen robbery as part of an agreement to release herself and her sister from the Org. The Org reneged on the deal and she was killed by Gin in Episode 128 and in Manga Volume 2.
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| − | *[[Atsushi Miyano]]: Haibara's father and Elena's husband. He headed the APTX 4869 project before Shiho Miyano took over. Both he and Elena died for some reason which Pisco called an accident while Shiho was young.
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| − | *[[Elena Miyano]]: Haibara's mother and Atsushi's wife. She was of British origin and was known within the Organization as "Hell's Angel". She worked the APTX 4869 project before Shiho Miyano took over. Both she and Atsushi died for some reason which Pisco called an accident while Shiho was young. She left some mysterious tapes for Shiho.
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| − | *[[Rikumichi Kusuda]] (Voice: [[Mitsuo Iwata]]): An agent sent to infiltrate Haido Central Hospital to discover the whereabouts of Kir. He killed himself when Akai was hot on his trail. (Episode 498)
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| − | *[[Ethan Hondou]]: A CIA agent who infiltrated the Black Org. He committed suicide to protect his daughter [[Hidemi Hondou]] from being uncovered as a CIA agent.
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| − | *[[Yoshiaki Hara]] (Voice: [[Koichi Hashimoto]]): movie only agent killed by Gin in ''[[Countdown to Heaven|Movie 5]]''
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| − | *[[Irish]]: movie only agent killed by Chianti in ''[[The Raven Chaser]]''.
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| − | *[[Arrack]]: (Conan Special: Volume 26 - Special Manga only) Suicide
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| − | ===Former===
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| − | *[[Ai Haibara|Sherry]] (Ai Haibara): A high ranking biochemist who worked on [[APTX4869]]. She boycotted her work after her sister was killed and was awaiting execution. She escaped when she took an APTX4869 she had smuggled in with her and shrunk to her 6~7 year old body. She has been living with professor Agasa and has been working on an antidote to the APTX4869.
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| − | *[[Shuichi Akai|Rye]]: The codename of Akai Shuuichi, he was an undercover FBI agent with the who infiltrated the Org. His allegiance was discovered and he was rejected by the Org. His prowess led the Org to view him as the FBI's trump card.
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| − | *[[Ki'ichiro Numabuchi]]: A serial killer whom was slated to be the original test subject for the APTX drug before he escaped. Later escaped and is now in custody for murders he has committed, mostly in fear of the B.O. sending agents after him.
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| − | *[[Generic]]: a non-canon special manga agent who is an old friend of Sherry who considers her as his sister. He used the Apotoxin medicine to shrink his own body and entered the school where Ai is. He lost his memory due to his own memory removal gas in Conan Special: Volume 26.
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| − | == Organization structure and divisions ==
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| − | There are many divisions in the Black Organization which are roughly grouped into three categories: Internal Division (内部活動部隊), External Division (外部活動部隊), and General Oversight (全体監視役). The divisions are unrelated to relative ranking among members.<ref name=CD237>Conan Drill page 237</ref>
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| − | | [[File:Anokata 60px.jpg]] || [[Anokata]]
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| − | | [[File:Vodka 60px.jpg]] || [[Vodka]]
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| − | ! colspan="1" style="color: #FFFFFF; background: #777799;"|Internal Division || colspan="4" style="color: #FFFFFF; background: #779977;"|External Division || colspan="1" style="color: #FFFFFF; background: #907040;"|Unknown
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| − | | [[File:Ai Haibara 60px.jpg]] || [[Ai Haibara|Sherry]]<br />''(escaped)''
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| − | Agents who excel at their work and make their way up the ranks are given alcohol codenames. Even within codenamed agents there are further rank divisions.
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| − | ===Executive agents===
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| − | So called "Executive agents" are the highest ranked codenamed agents within the Black Organization under the boss. They can command many other codenamed agents. Even for other executive agents, killing one without express orders from the boss would result in a loss of standing.<ref>Manga Volume 24, File 11, page 14: Pisco tells Gin this</ref><br>
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| − | *[[Gin]]
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| − | *[[Vermouth]]: Also the boss's favorite
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| − | *[[Pisco]]<ref name=CD239>Conan Drill page 239</ref>
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| − | ===Codenamed agents===
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| − | Agents who have excelled beyond the rank and file member enough earn recognition and an alcohol codename.
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| − | '''Work(ed) under Gin'''
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| − | *[[Vodka]]: Tequila and Vodka are approximately the same rank<ref name=CD239>Conan Drill page 239</ref>
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| − | *[[Tequila]]: Vodka and Tequila are approximately the same rank<ref name=CD239>Conan Drill page 239</ref>
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| − | *[[Chianti]]
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| − | *[[Sherry]]: Known to be highly ranked but it has not been stated if she was an executive agent.
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| − | *[[Akemi Miyano]]
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| − | *[[Atsushi Miyano]]
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| − | == Modus operandi==
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| − | The Black Organization commits crimes such as illegal deals, blackmail, robberies, and assassinations to raise money for research. It tries to eliminate anyone who has knowledge of their existence and threatens to expose their secret, including members who have become a liability, such as [[Akemi Miyano]]. They will dispose of even senior members like [[Pisco]] without hesitation to protect their secrets. Haibara Ai thought Conan would be killed before he could be “studied” so it seems like the Org’s first priority is to stay hidden and then get on with research.
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| − | The Black Organization members all tend to wear black outfits, which Akemi says is supposed to resemble crows. So far, at least all senior members have been shown to carry guns and wear body armor under their clothing when out.
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| − | For an as yet unrevealed reason, nearly all the Black Organization's members (with the exception of the [[Anokata|boss]]) use code names based on alcoholic drinks: hard liquors for men and wine or wine-based cocktails for women. Also it would appear the Organization is also fond of detective fiction and classic literature. Examples include the APTX 4869 pun on Sherlock, the computer password Shelling Ford- a prototype name for Sherlock Holmes, a computer virus called Night Baron named after character from mystery writer [[Yusaku Kudo|Kudo Yusaku]]’s novels, and mission codenames relating to [[wiki:Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde|the novel ''Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'']].
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| − | The organization often destroys evidence via fire or explosion and Haibara warns that they will not hesitate to kill the family and friends of a target to protect the secret of their existence. They seem to like to conduct business at the shipping yard, as the shipping yard has hosted multiple Organization appearances.<ref>Akemi's murder, Showdown with Vermouth, planning for the Domon assassination?, Kir's call to Akai.</ref> They aren’t afraid of putting operatives in very public positions like famous actress (Vermouth) or television announcer (Kir).
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| − | Both [[Gin]] and [[Vermouth]] were shown to be resistant to Conan's tranquilizer needle<ref>Manga Chapter 242: The White World</ref> and knockout gas<ref>Manga Chapter 434: Rotten Apple</ref> respectively and then they both readily shot themselves in order to continue to stay awake. This may show that they have trained themselves to resist knockout effects to prevent capture and cope with pain.
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| − | ==History==
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| − | The Black Organization’s main research project, of which APTX 4869 is a part, has been around for at least half a century.<ref>Haibara thinks thinking to herself… "Kudo-kun? You would probably never even dream that you are already part of a project the Black Organization has been working on already for half a century." (file 189, but see the ep 130/131 for a better translation) APTX 4869 is the only known connection between the org and Shinichi so Haibara must be referring to the APTX project.</ref><ref>Manga Volume 19, File 9</ref> The org has historical ties to America before the current storyline. Evidence for this is the involvement of the FBI and CIA in counter operations. Also, Jodie mentions that her father in the FBI was investigating Vermouth as Sharon Vineyard 20 years ago.<ref>Chapter 433</ref>
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| − | As of now, the Organization's main purpose and goal still remain unknown. What is known is that they are recruiting talent in biochemistry and computer science and funding research using the proceeds from their crime. Currently, the only sources of information Conan can rely on to learn the true intentions behind the Organization are former agent [[Sherry]], the CIA's undercover member Kir, and Black Organization related cases.
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| − | It is known the Organization has involvement with computer viruses (Night Baron); however, the main purpose of their computer science research may be something other than virii and related to their biochemistry research. Whatever it is, it prompted the coerced programmer [[Itakura]] to say that he didn’t want to complete his program “for the sake of humanity”.<ref> Manga chapter 380, pg 12</ref>
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| − | ===Quotes===
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| − | :''"Kudo-kun? You would probably never even dream that you are already part of a project the Black Organization has been working on already for half a century."'' - Haibara<ref>Manga Volume 19, File 9: Chapter 191: Episode 130-131</ref>
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| − | :''"We can be both God and Devil since we are trying to raise the dead against the stream of time"'' - likely Vermouth<ref name=380p13>Manga Volume 37, File 8, pg 13: "White Snow, Black Shadow"</ref>
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| − | :''"You can’t rush things. Humans can never go against the stream of time. If man forcibly tries to change that there will be punishment"'' – Haibara<ref>Manga Volume 20, File 1. Repeated in Volume 37, File 8, pg 17: "White Snow, Black Shadow"</ref>
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| − | :''"No, I can't finish it... I won't. That program must not be completed, not for the sake of my vision but for humanity"'' - December 22nd journal entry from Itakura's diary<ref name=380p11>Manga Volume 37, File 8, pg 11: "White Snow, Black Shadow"</ref>
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| − | ===Immortality/anti aging===
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| − | One possibility is that the Organization's research, especially [[APTX 4869]] development, is trying to create a therapy which will cause immortality, stall or reverse the effects of aging, or extend a human's lifespan.
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| − | Shiho Miyano said that, in developing APTX 4869, she didn't intend to create a poison,<ref>Manga Volume 18, File 9, page 9</ref> which suggests that APTX 4869 was originally developed with a different goal in mind. It probably was just a useful side effect that the current prototype kills while leaving no trace in the victim’s body, and was thus employed as a poison - a usage which Haibara detests.<ref>Manga Volume 18, File 9, pg 9</ref> Additionally APTX4869 is nicknamed the "''incomplete'' detective" by the Organization, which means its true purpose has not yet been achieved.
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| − | The de-aging effect that occurred when Shinichi and Haibara took APTX 4869 probably indicates the main intent of the drug's development. After [[Pisco]] saw Haibara shrink back to her child form, he commented that he was impressed she had developed the drug to that point, implying that deaging is in the right direction.<ref>Manga Volume 24, File 11, pg 9</ref> Supporting this is Ai’s line, "Kudo-kun? You would probably never even dream that you are already part of a project the Black Organization has been working on already for half a century."<ref>Manga Volume 19, File 9: Chapter 191: Episode 130-131</ref> APTX 4869 is the only known intersection between Shinichi and the B.O.; meaning that Shinichi's de-aging made him relevant to the Black Organization's project.
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| − | According to Haibara’s description about APTX 4869<ref>Manga Volume 24, File 10</ref>, APTX4869 acivates [[wiki:telomerase|telomerase]], an enzyme which can increase the number of times a cell can divide, and therefore affect a cell's lifespan and “reproductive potential”. The goal of this might be to revert all non-neural cells to a "youthful", high reproductive potential state.
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| − | Besides APTX 4869, [[Vermouth#Non-aging|Vermouth's unnatural youth]] is another indicator that the Organization may be involved in research towards extending lifespan, halting aging, or rejuvenating the body. In addition, Shiho Miyano’s name was on the raffle list for the immortality arrows in the mermaid case in Fukui.<ref>Chapters 279-283</ref> Also, for some reason Vermouth doesn't appear to age.
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| − | ===Raising the dead===
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| − | There is a possibility that the Black Organization may be trying to develop a method to revive the dead. [[Itakura Suguru|Itakura Suguru's]] diary contained a quote by one of the Black Organization's agents, most likely Vermouth: "We can be both God and Devil since we are trying to raise the dead against the stream of time" <ref name=380p13/> The original purpose of APTX 4869 might be to raise the dead. [[Agasa]] and Conan later wondered if the line meant that the Organization was trying to create zombies.<ref name=380p16>Manga Volume 37, File 8, pg 16: "White Snow, Black Shadow"</ref> Once when Conan asked Haibara directly what APTX 4869 was meant to do she replied, "It's a nostrum to raise the dead. I wonder if that answer is satisfactory?"<ref name=384p8>Manga Volume 32, File 8, page 8: "The Old Picture"</ref> It may be her comment was a bluff intended to provoke Conan into revealing what he had been up to rather than a serious statement of the purpose of the drug.
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| − | ===Unnamed Weapons Smuggler===
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| − | Gin and Vodka blackmailed an unnamed company owner who had been smuggling guns for over 100 million yen in cash. After Vodka received the briefcase of cash, he returned the film evidence of the business' gun smuggling. Vodka may have intended to kill the man when the transaction was complete as he began to draw his gun, but it could also have been in response to the company owner's remark the Black Organization does even worse things than gun smuggling. The man escaped when Gin assaulted Shinichi who had been spying on the transaction and Vodka was distracted.
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| − | ===Akemi Miyano and the billion yen robbery gang===
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| − | Under alias Hirota Masami, Akemi Miyano pretended she was school girl from Yamagata (13). She gave the fake name of her robbery accomplice she was looking for to be Hirota Kenzou. Her accomplice “still” lived in Nerima, Tokyo. Masami’s other giant accomplice Hirota Akira pretended to be the elder brother from Kyushu of the man they were looking for. He had connections at a Pachinko building. He was murdered by a drink laced with cyanide the org had said was sleeping pills. Akemi was killed by Gin at the shipping yards.
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| − | ===Unnamed woman===
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| − | An unnamed woman exchanged 400 million yen for information about gold worth more than 400m yen with Gin and Vodka on a bullet train's dining car. Instead of information, the org packed a case with explosives to get rid of her because the exchangee woman was no longer useful.<ref>Manga Chapter 35</ref>
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| − | ===Hideaki Nakajima===
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| − | Hideaki Nakajima, age 27, Mantendo corporation game development section who designed a mystery video game about Mouri. He sas in a University boxing club. He has issues with creditors. He made an exchange with Tequila, giving Tequila a list of highly skilled programmers in exchange for a large amount of money. One of his coworkers wanted to kill him for revenge, but Tequila was killed instead by accident.<ref>Manga Chapter 114</ref>
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| − | ===Shigehiko Nomiguchi===
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| − | Shigehiko Nomiguchi, age 56, and a politician, was Pisco’s target. He was bribed (although not stated by whom, possibly by the org) and was going to be arrested and divulge information and therefore had to be eliminated.
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| − | ===Masami Hirota===
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| − | Masami Hirota, age 61, Nanyo U. Prof. He is a professor whom Ai’s sister Akemi Miyano had contact with and was probably close to as she borrowed his name when coming up with an alias. He was sent an APTX4896 disk when it was mixed up for a disk of pictures. The B.O. intended to kill him, but he was killed by an unrelated person first. (180)
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| − | ===Ki'ichiro Numabuchi===
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| − | Kiichirou Numabuchi is an assassin who escaped the Crow Corps before they could test APTX 4869 out on him when they decided he was useless. He then escaped from prison after that. He first showed up in Osaka in chapters 187 and 188 (The knife through wallet on heart murder case) where he is a suspect in a serial murder case. He is innocent of these particular crimes and was being starved in a shack by the real serial killer who wanted to frame him. He tries to stab Conan with a kitchen knife while escaping, but Heiji's good luck charm luckily blocks the blow. He took driving lessons at a seminary 20 years ago but failed. He appears again in chapters 358 - 360 (Mitsuhiko’s disappearance case). When he escaped from the police (again) in a forest in Gunma, we find out he apparently lived by the forest when he was younger and liked fireflies.
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| − | ===Itakura Suguru===
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| − | Itakura Suguru, age 45, apparently famous CG graphic designer/games system engineer. (377-383) He probably owns Itakura studio. Three years previous, he stopped developing CG and a particular program due to poor eyesight. Two years ago Tequila showed up at his office to say he was interested in the particular “system program” Itakura stopped developing. One year later, he was later forced to finish the program with a year deadline. Itakura didn’t want to complete the program “for the sake of humanity.” (380) He stayed in New Beika Hotel where he was killed by an unrelated party. He kept a diary and noted Vermouth had a cat around when he talked to her. (V39-6) Conan pretending to be him was told to put the disk in locker 1012.
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| − | ===Souhei Degima===
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| − | Souhei Degima (54) is Ai’s father’s childhood playmate. He hasn’t seen Atushi Miyano for thirty years, which means they were friends until their twenties. He has lived in the house that Prof. Miyano inherited from his father (Ai’s grandfather) for 30 years. Prof Miyano and his wife Elena stopped by after Akemi was 4 or 5 years old (and they were in the org) to tell Souhei something important but Souhei was out so he never got to say what it was. Souhei Degima was being watched by the Org. Much later, Akemi hid tapes of her and Shiho’s mother in the toilet and afterwards the BO came to investigate secretly. (423)
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| − | ===Domon Yasudera===
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| − | Domon Yasudera is a politician hard on crime whom the B.O. attempts to assassinate after the events of the Ding Dong Dash. (500)
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| − | == Plot timeline ==
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| − | === The beginning ===
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| − | [[File:Shinichi drugged.jpg|thumb|right|Shinichi is given APTX 4869 after being caught eavesdropping.]]
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| − | In episode 1, Gin and Vodka go on a roller coaster at Tropical Land to observe an individual that they have a transaction with (the man they have business with is to pay them, in exchange for proof of his weapon smugling). They are delayed as they are counted among as suspects in a murder case, which is solved by Shinichi Kudo. Later that night, Vodka completes the transaction, unaware that Shinichi followed him.
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| − | Gin in turn sneaks up behind the teen detective and knock him unconscious with a pipe. Vodka is about to shoot him, only for Gin to remind him that the police are still around and proposes to use an untested poison on him as it will leave no trace in an autopsy. They leave Shinichi for dead, unaware that the poison reverted his body to the age of a seven year old kid. The transformed Shinichi (now going by the name of Conan Edogawa) seeks to gain a lead on the two men.
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| − | === Slow developments ===
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| − | In volume 4, file 033-035 (Manga Version Only), Conan encounters the two men responsible for his condition on the Shinkansen bullet train. After eavesdropping with the microphone, he learns their codenames (Gin and Vodka) and their plan to blow up the train. He fails, however, to apprehend them.
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| − | In episode 54, Conan encounters a tall, built member of the organization named Tequila. However, he is killed in an explosion before Conan could gain any information from him.
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| − | In episode 118, Conan encounters a member named Numabuchi who was hiding out. He tries to stab Ran, but stabs Conan instead. Mitsuhiko actually has an individual encounter with the runaway Numabuchi in episode 290, but Conan and the police arrive before he's capable of doing anything to him.
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| − | === Akemi Miyano and Ai Haibara ===
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| − | In episode 128 (This particular incident occured much earlier in the manga continuity during Volume 2 File 13-16), the Black Organization planned a billion yen heist. [[Gin]] and Vodka were the members that made a plan to rob 10 billion [[Glossary|yen]]. Conan stops them. After the episode, the organization mentioned member named [[Shiho Miyano]], also known as Sherry, the creator of APTX-4869. After the organization killed [[Akemi Miyano]], Shiho's older sister, the organization imprisoned Sherry. In order to escape, Sherry took her poison, and her body shrank. The organization found out that Sherry has betrayed them, so Sherry lives with Dr. Agasa under her alias [[Ai Haibara]].
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| − | === The first head to head battle ===
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| − | [[Image:Sherry_shot_1.JPG|thumb|left|210px|Shiho shot by Gin.]]In episode 176-178, Conan encounters Gin and Vodka again. Ai is kidnapped and confined to a wine cellar, but turns into an adult after the wine spills on her. Despite wearing glasses and janitor clothing, Gin and Vodka recognize her and shoot her repeatedly until Conan appears. He shoots Gin with his needle, but Gin doesn't fall asleep. He tells Ai to jump into the chimmey, and Vodka shoots at her, but she gets away. Gin purposely shoots himself in the arm due to trying to stay awake. Inside, Pisco almost kills her, but Conan rescues her after Pisco accidentally causes a fire. Gin kills Pisco for failure before he's able to tell him the truth about Shiho. Worried that the organization is after her, Ai decides to leave the city.
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| − | === A new threat: Vermouth, and the carjacking incident ===
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| − | Aside from Gin and Vodka being the most recurring members, a female member introduced late into the series named Vermouth also starts to play a huge role in the series. She makes her first appearance in episodes 176-178, but her talents aren't revealed until episode 230. She disguises herself as a doctor named Araide and is one of the few characters that learns who Conan really is. In one episode she is saved by Ran and Shinichi from falling through a fire escape, and keeps his secret unknown from the rest possibly because of this reason. She disguises herself as two actresses, Chris Vineyard and Sharon Vineyard. It is noted several times in the series that she is a master of disguise, who trained with Shinichi's mother in the past.
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| − | === Confrontation with Vodka? ===
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| − | In episodes 309-311, Conan manages to arrange contact with Vodka of the organization, and goes to confront him in a trap, however, Gin arrives and realizes it's a set up. He and Vodka leave before Conan is able to find out more information about the BO. Though, prior to the meeting, Conan does manage to obtain information from their original contact's diary that reveal a bit of the BO's dark intentions.
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| − | === The second head to head battle, and revealed allegiances ===
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| − | In episode 345, many identities are finally unveiled: Vermouth is revealed to be Dr. Araide, Chris Vineyard, [[Sharon Vineyard]], and the silver-haired serial killer in Shinichi's New York Case; Jodie Saintemillion is revealed to be an undercover FBI agent working towards capturing Vermouth, who killed her father when she was younger; Akai Shuichi is confirmed to be an FBI agent, and one with great skill too--enough to make the boss of the Black Organization believe that he is their ''Silver Bullet.'' Near the end of the episode, it becomes clear that Vermouth's purpose was to seek and eliminate Sherry, but her attempts are thwarted by several people: Shinichi/Conan, Jodie Saintemillion, Akai Shuichi, and even Ran. When she becomes cornered, she takes Conan hostage and drives away into a forest. There, she makes a call to her boss (still nameless), and to her surprise, Conan was recording the entire conversation. In order to preserve the organization's secrecy, she sprays sleeping gas in the car, putting both herself and Conan to sleep. She claims that this would be a duel--whoever wakes up first will win. Vermouth does indeed wake up first, but does not kill Conan. Instead, she just crushes his recording device. Ultimately, the only clue Conan gained from this whole ordeal is the ringtone that the boss uses; this is mentioned in episode 425 as well, although its importance has not yet been revealed.
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| − | In Episode 394, Conan figures out the boss's number, but Haibara warns him not to call it because it is "[[Pandora Gem|Pandora's Box]]", Conan then thinks he can get officer Takagi to figure out who the number belongs to. But then Haibara warns if he does, officer Takagi will be killed.
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| − | Although Vermouth often comes off as evil and malicious, her allegiance is rather ambiguous. She chooses to protect both Conan/Shinichi and Ran, most likely because they let her live back in the New York Case when she was disguised as the silver-haired serial killer. At the end of the episode, she could have very well killed Shinichi, but instead she lets him live and even drapes her coat over his sleeping body so he wouldn't get cold. She even kept her promise with Shinichi to stop her attempt on killing Sherry/Shiho. For some reason, she seems to wish for the Black Organization to be taken down as well--for she believes that Kudo Shinichi is their true ''Silver Bullet.''
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| − | === The third head to head battle, and three new threats ===
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| − | [[File:members.jpg|thumb|right|Black Organization´s members.]]In episode 425, the Black Organization introduces three new members, Chianti, Kir, and Korn, who first make their introduction in the 16th Opening episodes before their actual appearance in the series. Episode 425 is also the first to show the most BO members in one episode. Chianti and Korn are introduced in the very beginning of episode 425 as highly trained assassins that Gin recruits after seeing their sniping skills. Kir is first introduced to Conan and the others as a news reporter (Rena Mizunashi) and a friend of Yoko Okino's, however, she is revealed as a member of the black corps later on. After encountering FBI during her mission, Kir tries to flee, but gets knocked unconscious and crashes, resulting in her getting taken by the FBI agents. She appeared in the 17th Opening as part of Gin, Vodka, and Vermouth's group, and Opening 18 alone, which foreshadowed that, despite her injuries, she would play a huge role in the series(which she has during the course of the anime and manga). In the manga, [[Heiji Hattori]] mentions she has been seen in Osaka before.
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| − | === Eisuke Hondou, and the captured Kir ===
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| − | In episodes 462-465, the BO reveals some information about Kir and Eisuke's father. Eisuke appears to be linked to the BO, as Conan notices similarities between him and Kir, and he also appears to be gaining info on the secret behind Kogoro's cases. In addition, Vermouth is revealed to be linked to another murder case. In the following episode 466, Conan tells Ai and Agasa that the boy involved in the previous case told a mysterious man(unknown, but sometimes thought to be Kusuda Rikumichi, as they have the same outer appearance, though, his face is shadowed) that he had seen Kir before.
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| − | In episodes 484-485, Conan investigates more on Eisuke and belief that he and his father may have a possible link to Rena Mizunashi and the Black Organization. This later leads to further investigations in episode 491-494 with a possibility that Eisuke and Rena are related when they watch a video tape from years ago.
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| − | === The Clash of Red and Black ===
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| − | === Subaru Okiya, and "Bourbon" ===
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| − | Jodie calls Conan and tells him that she changed her number and cell phone. She also mentions that Rena Mizunashi reported a new member of the Black Organization (Code name: Bourbon) is investigating about Sherry (Ai Haibara). As Conan and Ai investigate a normal case, Ai feels that an organization member is around. The organization member which she felt is implied to be one of the innocent suspects, Okiya Subaru. Conan invites Okiya to live in the Kudou house since Okiya's apartment was burnt. Okiya appears in other cases later on, including at the Haido mall where the rest of the Black Organization gathered to chase a rumored sighting of a scarred Akai Shuichi. Despite the apparent implications, Bourbon's true identity and Okiya's true motivations remain unconfirmed.
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| − | '''Episode 5, [[The Shinkansen's Bomb Case]]:'''
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| − | The episode has Conan running into lookalikes of the men who drugged him. Volume 4 of the manga, however, it is the same guys. In fact, that story has him learning their code name (Gin/Vodka in the Japanese Version, Melkior and Kaspar in the English Version), which creates a continuity error in '''Episode 54, [[Game Company Murder Case]]''', when Conan recognizes their names when Tequila speaks to them, despite the fact that he had never heard their names (in the anime) before that point.
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| − | '''Episode 13, [[The Strange Person Hunt Murder Case]]:'''
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| − | In the episodes end, Masami runs into the criminal in charge the recent murders. She survives a gunshot wound thanks to Conan. The manga version, which is in Volume 2, the masterminds are Gin and Vodka.
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| − | Masami is actually Akemi Miyano, and stole the yen to buy her sister out of the organization. Upon refusal to give the location Gin (who has an idea where it is) shoots her. Conan arrvies shortly to try helping Akemi. He gives her his real name, and before dying she tell Conan the location of the yen. (note that in the manga she was killed early on in the 2nd volume of the manga)
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| − | ==Relation to the Organization from Magic Kaito==
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| − | It is questionable if the Detective Conan's Black Organization and [[Magic Kaito]]'s unnamed organization are the same organization. The member of the magic Kaito organization that claimed responsibility for killing [[Toichi]] eight years ago is referred to as "[[Snake]]"<ref>{{cite book |last=Aoyama |first=Gosho |title=Magic Kaito |volume=3 |publisher=Shogakukan |date=1994-10-15 |isbn=4-09-122093-5 |chapter=Blue Birthday |language=Japanese |location=Tokyo |page=140 }}</ref>, a nickname that doesn't fit in with the codenames of the Black Organization, suggesting they are two separate groups. This though may not be the case if Snake refers to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snake_wine Snake Wine], but because [[Kaitou Kid]]'s origins have yet to be reexplained within the Detective Conan story, this is only speculation. It does not help that in Snake's second appearance during the ''[[Conan, Kid, and the Crystal Mother|Crystal Mother]]'' heist he is referred to as "Jackal", yet another name that doesn't fit with the Organization's codenames.
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| − | Additionally the members of the Magic Kaito Organization are looking for a magical gem called [[Pandora]]. The magical nature of Magic Kaito and its organization's search does not mesh with the non-magical setting of Detective Conan.
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| − | *According to the English-language Case Closed Volume 1: The Secret Life of [[Shinichi Kudo]], [[Gin]]'s real name is "Kaspar" and [[Vodka]]'s real name is "Melkior". In the English manga, these are explained as specific brands of the relevant drinks.
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| − | *Members seem to get along fairly well most of the time. [[Gin]] and [[Vodka]] have a particularly close rapport. [[Gin]] is annoyed by [[Vermouth]]'s teasing, but when on business they seem to get along alright. [[Chianti]] holds a hateful grudge against [[Vermouth]] because she believes [[Vermouth]] led [[Calvados]] to his death, indicating that [[Chianti]] has some sort of relationship with the deceased agent. [[Korn]] appears to be anti-social.
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| − | *[[Vermouth]] is the only living member of the organization who learned that Ai Haibara is Shiho Miyano and Conan Edogawa is [[Shinichi Kudo]]. Pisco also knew Ai's identity, and unlike Vermouth, would've revealed it to [[Gin]] if he hadn't been murdered by him first. Conan told [[Akemi Miyano]] his real name as she died.
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| − | *According to the Organization only the "Silver Bullet" can defeat/kill them, Vermouth believes that Conan/Shinichi is their "Silver Bullet". However everyone else thinks Akai is their greatest threat.
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| − | *So far, the youngest member still in the Organization is revealed to be [[Rena Mizunashi|Kir]] at age 27. [[Sherry]] is actually much younger, as her age was revealed to be 18, and her sister is in her early twenties.
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| − | *[[The Girl from the Black Organization and the University Professor Murder Case|Episode 129]] indicates that the organization has a numerous amount of members. Later [[Clash of Red and Black|episode 502]] shows that these members can include old members in their 70's or 80's. Episode 557 also shows that the organization has access to a large quantity of weapons and sends a large amount of its members depending on the mission.
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| − | *Episodes 462-465 marks the first 4-part episode dealing with the BO without it being aired as a special (However, international airings outside Japan have separated each 2hr special dealing with the BO into 6 separate parts).
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| − | *Episodes 491-504 marks the longest BO arc to ever air, consisting of more than ten parts.
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| − | *During the course of the series, almost every member had some kind of individual contact with Conan/Shinichi; [[Gin]] in the episode 1, manga chapter 33 on the bullet train, and episode 178 when Conan shoots him with his needle while hiding, [[Vodka]] in manga chapter 33 on the bullet train and during the course of episodes 309-311, [[Vermouth]] in episode 345 and while she was disguised as Araide, [[Rena Mizunashi|Kir]] in episode 425, [[Akemi Miyano]] in manga chapters 13-16/episode 128, [[Pisco]] in episode 178, [[Tequila]] in episode 54, [[Ki'ichiro Numabuchi]] in episode 118 and briefly in 290, and [[Kusuda Rikumichi]] in episodes 496-497.
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| | == See also == | | == See also == |
| − | | + | * [[Renya Karasuma]] |
| − | * [[Characters]] | + | * [[Black Organization]] |
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