Irish
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Irish | |
Japanese name: | アイリッシュ (Airisshu) |
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English name: | Irish |
Age: | unknown |
Gender: | Male |
Date of birth: | unknown |
Relatives: | unknown |
Occupation: | Black Organization member |
Status: | Dead |
First appearance: | Anime: Movie 13 |
Appearances: | Movies: 2 |
Japanese voice: | Yuji Mikimoto |
Irish (アイリッシュ Airisshu ) is a non-canon Black Organization member.
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Background
Irish had a lot of respect for Pisco and considers him to be like a father. He is therefore devastated when Pisco is cold-heartedly executed and his body left to turn into ashes, then he holds a deep grudge against Gin. His rank as subordinate in the Black Organization has not been revealed, but it is high enough to directly contact the boss.
He disguised himself as Matsumoto[1] to infiltrate the police and retrieve a missing data card with information on the organization's Non-official covers. This data card is possessed by the culprit of a large-scale serial murder case, who had murdered their NOC Masaaki Okakura. While following the investigation, he becomes curious about Conan, researches him, and eventually discovers that he is actually Shinichi.
The evolution of the investigation leads all the police to the Tokyo Tower on the night of Tanabata. Knowing that he is going to catch the culprit there, he knocks the other detectives out, helps Conan to defeat the criminal, and recovers the data card. But he then has to fight against Conan himself, and against Ran, who was looking for him and finally found him in the tower. After getting rid of her, he chases Conan until the roof of the tower. At the very moment that he gains a decisive advantage over him, he is found by the organization's helicopter. Gin, recording that he has the data card in his possession, and that his cover has been undisclosed, as Vermouth had signaled to him that the real superintendent had been found, orders his death. He is shot by Chianti, but is not fatally wounded. Conan then tries to carry him to a safe place, but Gin, noticing this attempt, asks Chianti to fire again.
He protects Conan from the sniper's bullet with his own body, a movement that causes his death. His last words are "Shinichi Kudo...keep coming...after us."
Personality
He is quite smart and endowed with deduction skills, as he manages to find out that Conan is actually Shinichi relatively quickly when he has only met him once. He also becomes suspicious about Conan only from hearing a few comments from other officers. However, he is far from being as shrewd as Conan in case solving, as during the police investigation he is limited to recording the facts without suggesting any useful ideas.
He shows no hesitation at using lethal and ruthless force. He enjoys challenges and appreciates Ran's karate skills. Confrontations are enjoyable for him, continues to hunt Conan after beating him down.
Appearance
A strong man with eyebrows like Devilman. He is left-handed.
Abilities
He is skilled in disguising himself, although his large stature constrains him to play only characters of that body type. He is also not as skilled as Vermouth in this practice. Despite these setbacks, he manages to remain undiscovered until the end.
He is a capable martial arts fighter, whose strong body can count on well-mastered battle techniques. He single-handedly knocks out six police officers and a security employee, although it is very likely he hit them from behind. In addition, he is able to stand up to Ran in a hand-to-hand fight, defeating her after a balanced confrontation. Even if unarmed, he could defeat a criminal carrying a stun gun with a single punch. He is just as precise useing guns, as when he fights with his fists. For instance, he disables all of Conan's gadgets by firing at them without hurting him in any way.
As other organization members, he has a high pain tolerance, staying conscious after a very bad fall down metal stairs and after having been shot with a sniper.
Appellations
Character inspiration
The original character design is handled by author Gosho Aoyama. Originally, the name was to be Scotch, but the screenwrite Kazunari Kouchi changed. Scotch appears later in the original work.[2]
Trivia
- His favorite red wine is an Altaïr Red 2003.
References
- ^ His assumed identity can be deduced from the beginning, since Matsumoto doesn't recognize who is Ran, although the real superintendent is aware of it, since they met before and she asked him about his daughter.
- ^ "名探偵コナン 漆黒の追跡者". https://w.atwiki.jp/aniwotawiki/pages/20542.html. Retrieved on 2022-10-13.
See also
- List of minor recurring movie characters
- List of characters who know Conan's identity
- Black Organization
- Irish (alcohol)