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'''{{nihongo|Kaito Kuroba|黒羽 快斗|Kuroba Kaito}}''' is the current Kaitou Kid. Kaito is a second-year student at Ekoda High School Class 2-B alongside his childhood friend [[Aoko Nakamori]], the witch [[Akako Koizumi]], and transfer student detective [[Saguru Hakuba]]. 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. Wanting to pick up where Jii left off, Kaito continues to be Kaitou Kid in an effort to lure out his father's murderers by making Kid a world-famous thief once again. It isn't until the ''Blue Birthday'' heist that the murderers appear and reveal that they are searching for the doublet red-colored gem [[Pandora Gem|Pandora]], said to shed tears of immortality during the passing of a particular comet. Upon realizing the [[Magic Kaito Organization|organization]]'s aim and that his father was killed for his refusal to aid them in retrieving Pandora, Kaito vows as Kaitou Kid to find the Pandora gem first and shatter it into pieces.<ref>[[Magic Kaito Volume 3#Blue_Birthday|Magic Kaito Volume 3, Chapter 7: Blue Birthday]].</ref> Kaito's mother is aware that Kaito discovered Toichi's secret room and has taken up the mantle of Kaitou Kid.<ref name=MKf1 /> | '''{{nihongo|Kaito Kuroba|黒羽 快斗|Kuroba Kaito}}''' is the current Kaitou Kid. Kaito is a second-year student at Ekoda High School Class 2-B alongside his childhood friend [[Aoko Nakamori]], the witch [[Akako Koizumi]], and transfer student detective [[Saguru Hakuba]]. 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. Wanting to pick up where Jii left off, Kaito continues to be Kaitou Kid in an effort to lure out his father's murderers by making Kid a world-famous thief once again. It isn't until the ''Blue Birthday'' heist that the murderers appear and reveal that they are searching for the doublet red-colored gem [[Pandora Gem|Pandora]], said to shed tears of immortality during the passing of a particular comet. Upon realizing the [[Magic Kaito Organization|organization]]'s aim and that his father was killed for his refusal to aid them in retrieving Pandora, Kaito vows as Kaitou Kid to find the Pandora gem first and shatter it into pieces.<ref>[[Magic Kaito Volume 3#Blue_Birthday|Magic Kaito Volume 3, Chapter 7: Blue Birthday]].</ref> Kaito's mother is aware that Kaito discovered Toichi's secret room and has taken up the mantle of Kaitou Kid.<ref name=MKf1 /> | ||
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| Kaitou Kid | |
| Japanese name: | 怪盗キッド (Kaitō Kiddo) |
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| English name: | Phantom Thief Kid |
| Age: | 16-17[1] (Kaito Kuroba) Unknown [deceased] (Toichi Kuroba) 61[2] (Konosuke Jii) |
| Gender: | Male |
| Date of birth: | June 21 (Kaito Kuroba) Unknown (Toichi Kuroba) Unknown (Konosuke Jii) |
| Occupation: | Thief |
| Nicknames: | The Magician Under the Moonlight The Heisei Lupin The Last Wizard of the Century |
| Aliases: | Kaitou 1412 Phantom Thief Kid 1412 |
| First appearance: | Magic Kaito Chapter 1 Manga: File 156 Anime: Episode 76 |
| Appearances: | Chapters: 39 Episodes: 24 Chapters: 1 Chapters: 2 Chapters: 78 Chapters: 34 Episodes: 44 Movies: 8 OVAs: 4 Specials: 16 Openings: 22 Closings: 6 |
| Keyhole number: | Volume 16 |
| Japanese voice: | Kappei Yamaguchi |
| English voice: | Jerry Jewell |
Kaitou Kid (怪盗キッド Kaitō Kiddo, lit. Phantom Thief Kid) is the main character in the manga and anime franchise Magic Kaito, and a recurring character in the manga and anime franchise Detective Conan.
Contents
Background
Kaitou Kid first appeared 18 years ago in Paris, a herald to the quiet retirement of the master thief, Phantom Lady.[3]
Toichi Kuroba
Toichi Kuroba (黒羽 盗一 Kuroba Tōichi) was the original Kaitou Kid. Toichi as Kid was the greatest jewel thief in Japan as well as the best stage magician in Japan until he was murdered in a fake magic accident. Sometime prior to his death Toichi had his attendant and friend Konosuke Jii promise him that he would never tell Kaito about his thieving.[4] Chikage was well aware of her husband's double life, having witnessed the inception of Kaitou Kid.[3] Toichi ceased to be Kaitou Kid only upon his death in a fake magic accident arranged by a mysterious rival group.
Konosuke Jii
Konosuke Jii (寺井 黄之助 Jii Kōnosuke) temporarily portrayed Kaitou Kid eight years following Toichi's death in an effort to lure out Toichi's murderers. Jii ceases being Kid and becomes Kaito's assistant when Kaito dons the mantle of Kaitou Kid himself. Since then, Jii has occasionally been a decoy Kid on Kaito's behalf, but more commonly he assists on heists in other ways.
Kaito Kuroba
Kaito Kuroba (黒羽 快斗 Kuroba Kaito) is the current Kaitou Kid. Kaito is a second-year student at Ekoda High School Class 2-B alongside his childhood friend Aoko Nakamori, the witch Akako Koizumi, and transfer student detective Saguru Hakuba. 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. Wanting to pick up where Jii left off, Kaito continues to be Kaitou Kid in an effort to lure out his father's murderers by making Kid a world-famous thief once again. It isn't until the Blue Birthday heist that the murderers appear and reveal that they are searching for the doublet red-colored gem Pandora, said to shed tears of immortality during the passing of a particular comet. Upon realizing the organization's aim and that his father was killed for his refusal to aid them in retrieving Pandora, Kaito vows as Kaitou Kid to find the Pandora gem first and shatter it into pieces.[5] Kaito's mother is aware that Kaito discovered Toichi's secret room and has taken up the mantle of Kaitou Kid.[4]
Personality
Toichi as Kid
Not much is given about Toichi as Kaitou Kid. However, we do know that at some point in time, a dark organization forced him to steal gems to find Pandora. His refusal led to his death in a "magic accident."
Jii as Kid
After the death of Toichi, Jii lived by himself. Over the course of eight years, he grew angrier and angrier until he donned the costume of Kaitou Kid in order to lure out the organization that killed Toichi. He was only dressed as Kid twice before Kaito took over.
Kaito as Kid
In both civilian and costumed life, Kaitou Kid is a compulsive trickster who is drawn to any challenge just for the sheer thrill of overcoming all hazards in the end. Kid is infamous for having a rather overconfident (close to the point of arrogance) attitude, always preferring to create as big a bang as possible. He loves nothing more than leading the police in wild goose chases, letting them get within a hair of catching him before exiting one way or another. Seemingly having a soft-spot for his fans, there has been more than one occasion when Kid has refused to show when the police tried to bar the general public from witnessing his act. Generally, when these instances occur, one of Kid's tricks rely, one way or another, on his ability to blend in with a crowd.
Kaitou Kid is also quite a charmer, seeming to always know just what to say to the ladies to leave them speechless. Kid hates to see others get hurt, and he never hesitates in leaping to rescue someone, whether physically or mentally. Despite his low reputation in some quarters, Kid does have a sense of honor, inasmuch as that he decides to leave the loot behind if it has no further purpose other than having challenged his trickster skills, doesn't contain Pandora, or when a more humane background stands behind their existence. These qualities are some of the reasons why he and Conan occasionally end up as allies in a common cause.
For some as yet unexplained reason, Kaito suffers from a severe case of ichthyophobia (fear of fish).
Appellations
Appearance
Toichi as Kid
The classic Kaitou Kid outfit was originally developed for one of his stage performances to honor Arsène Lupin, but he decided to use it as his thief outfit after saving Phantom Lady.
Jii as Kid
Jii donned the costume of Kaitou Kid, but used a smiling mask, in order to lure out the organization that killed Toichi. He was only dressed as Kid twice before Kaito took over.
Kaito as Kid
Kid has dark brown hair with fringe that ends just above his eyes, but the rest of his hair is normally covered by a white top hat with a blue ribbon band. When dressed in his normal outfit, his right eye is covered by a white monocle that has a dangling green charm with a white clover imprinted on it. Kid's outfit consists of a white suit jacket on top of a blue shirt with a red tie and white dress slacks. The white Hang Glider Cape is attached to the jacket at Kid's shoulders. Kid wears blue socks with white Oxford style shoes with white soles. In his original appearances Kid wore white loafer type shoes.
Kid has been seen wearing black shirts and pants along with a black hat to help cover his face, usually when doing information gathering for heists or when he has his "audience" at his heists looking elsewhere. Apart from these two outfits, Kid is a master of disguise and has been seen disguising as several people throughout the course of Detective Conan and Magic Kaito.
At several instances, it has been demonstrated that Kid shares a close natural likeness with Shinichi Kudo.[6] This, on occasion (particularly in the non-canon appearances), allows him to pass himself off as Shinichi whenever needed, without requiring a special disguise.[7][8][9][10]
List of disguises used
Kaitou Kid has used many disguises over the course of the series. These are the known ones used so far.
Kaito Kuroba in disguises
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Conan reveals Kaitou Kid changed into a police officer outfit during their first encounter on the roof.
Dressed up as a busboy, Kaitou Kid takes Ran's dress and duplicates it right before the showdown between him and Conan on the ship.[13]
Rearrange the letters in "Katsuki Doito" to make Kaitou Kid.[14]
I'm single, twenty-seven years old, and my name is Sensui Yoichi.[15]
As a creepy old treasure hunting woman.[18]
TV crew can get close to the scene of a crime.[19]
Kid helps solve a murder as Wataru Takagi.[20]
As a maid... [21]
Disguising as his rival, Ginzo Nakamori.[22]
Kid proves he can even disguise as a child.[23]
Disguising as one of Nakamori's officers to escape.[24]
As a heavy man to hide lots of forged goods under his clothes.[25]
Kaito scopes out the location of his next heist as a maid, with his assistant Konosuke Jii in disguise as an old woman.[26]
Kid unfortunately mistook Masumi Sera to be a boy.[28]
Kid finding out about the world strongest safe.
Makoto and Conan were able to see through Kid's Sonoko disguise, making Kaito "lose" his bet to Sonoko.
The first time Kid disguised himself as Shinichi to save Conan's true identity from Ran in Movie 3.
Kid uses Shinichi's identity a second time in Movie 8 to get closer to The Jewel of Destiny.
Kid changes his Shinichi disguise to a guard disguise after leaving the play in Movie 8 to attempt to deceive Conan.
Kid used Isao Shinjo identity to confirm if the jewel was real or not in Movie 8.
Kid uses a paramedic disguise to check on Ran after she lands a plane in Movie 8.
Kid disguising as Saguru Hakuba temporarily joined the teenage detective ranks in Movie 10.
Kid sneaks aboard the giant blimp disguised as one of the crew in Movie 14.
Kid then changes disguises later in Movie 14 as one of their waiters.
- == Plot overview ==
- === Timeline ===
- == Relationships analysis ==
- === Toichi Kuroba ===
- === Konosuke Jii ===
- === Kaito Kuroba ===
- == People who know Kaitou Kid's real identity ==
- == Character popularity ==
- == Name origin ==
- == Different looks ==
- === Toichi Kuroba ===
- === Kaito Kuroba ===
- == Quotes ==
- ==In other languages==
- ==Gallery==
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Kaitou Kid's insignia, left in every notice to ensure its from the Phantom thief.
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Conan mentioning during the The Private Eyes' Requiem intro that Kaitou Kid is one of the few people that knows his true identity in the movies.
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A bird Kaitou Kid used to listen in to conversations in The Last Wizard of the Century and Magician of the Silver Sky. Also by Conan saving the bird Kaitou in the 3rd Movie returned the favor by saving his true identity from being revealed to by Ran.
Trivia
- Kuroba (Kaito and Toichi's family name) is also a way to pronounce "clover" in Japanese. This is most likely why a clover appears on Kaitou Kid's monocle.
- Kaitou Kid was clearly modeled after the fictional gentleman thief Arsène Lupin, by French author Maurice Leblanc. In the French-speaking world, Lupin is as famous as Sherlock Holmes is in the English-speaking world. Interestingly, Holmes appeared in several Arsène Lupin stories; however, after Conan Doyle protested due to copyright laws, Leblanc changed the name to "Herlock Sholmes."
- Kaitou Kid signs his heist notes with a drawing of his face in abstract. He re-draws this insignia for each note, so that police will know that it was truly him and not an imitator using a scanned copy of a former insignia.
- He made a cameo in A Challenge Letter to Shinichi Kudo ~Prologue Until Goodbye~, in his Hang Glider Cape when the bomb explodes in mid-air.
- In The Last Wizard of the Century, the police attribute 134 cases of thievery to Kaitou Kid, fifteen of which have been overseas including America, France, Germany, and 12 other places. In total, 152 gems have been stolen with a net worth of 38,925,000,000 yen.
- Akako Koizumi once dressed up as the Kaitou Kid to trick Saguru Hakuba into thinking Kaito was innocent. During her escape with the target jewel, she screamed in a revealingly girly manner, causing Aoko to deduce that the Kaitou Kid must be a homosexual.
- In both the Japanese and English dub, Kaito Kuroba/Kaitou Kid shares the same voice actor as that of Shinichi Kudo.
- Kaitou Kid apparently knows how to drive as shown when he was disguised as Kogoro Mouri in Volume 30: Sunset Manor Case.
See also
- Characters
- Kaito Kuroba
- Toichi Kuroba
- Kuroba family
- Kaitou Kid Appearances
- This fan-made Kaitou Kid reference page.
References
- ^ Kaito's age is never stated in the manga, but due to his high school grade he is between 16-17 and likely celebrated a birthday behind the scenes. The anime Episode 219 places his age as 17, but the intro-box ages are in violation of manga canon (Shinichi is aged at 17 also, when he should be 16 due to the clock tower case occurring pre-canon). The upcoming Magic Kaito anime also places his age as 17, according to the anime's website.
- ^ Episode 219
- ^ a b Magic Kaito Volume 5, Chapters 29 and 30: The Phantom Lady.
- ^ a b Volume 1, File 1
- ^ Magic Kaito Volume 3, Chapter 7: Blue Birthday.
- ^ Manga Chapters 156-159: Kaitou Kid and the Black Star
- ^ Movie 03: The Last Wizard of the Century
- ^ Movie 08: Magician of the Silver Sky
- ^ Movie 14: The Lost Ship in the Sky
- ^ OVA 10: Kid in Trap Island
- ^ Conan vs. Kaitou Kid
- ^ Conan vs. Kaitou Kid
- ^ Conan vs. Kaitou Kid
- ^ Magic Lover's Murder Case
- ^ The Gathering of the Detectives! Shinichi Kudo vs. Kaitou Kid
- ^ The Gathering of the Detectives! Shinichi Kudo vs. Kaitou Kid
- ^ Kaitou Kid's Miraculous Midair Walk
- ^ Big Adventure in the Eccentric Mansion
- ^ Kaitou Kid and the Four Masterpieces
- ^ Kaitou Kid and the Four Masterpieces
- ^ Kaitou Kid vs. the Strongest Safe
- ^ The Kirin's Horn That Vanished into the Dark
- ^ The Kirin's Horn That Vanished into the Dark
- ^ The Kirin's Horn That Vanished into the Dark
- ^ Conan & Kid's Battle For Ryoma's Treasure
- ^ Mystery Train
- ^ Mystery Train
- ^ The Blush Mermaid
- ^ Movie 14
