Jodie Starling

Jodie Starling
Profile
Age:	28-29
Gender:	Female
Aliases:	Jodie Santemillion
Statistics
First appearance:	Manga: Chapter 270 Anime: Episode 226
Appearances:	TV: ? Movies: ? Specials: ? Openings: 9
Actors
Japanese voice:	Miyuki Ichijo

Jodie Starling (ジョディ・スターリング ,Jodi Sutaaringu), referred to in earlier episodes as Jodie Santemillion (ジョディ・サンテミリオン ,Jodi Santemirion), is a character in the manga and anime franchise Detective Conan. Originally visiting Japan on the basis of being Ran's english teacher at Teitan High School, we later learn that Jodie is an FBI agent that is hot on the trail of Sharon Vineyard, a Black Organization member with the code name, Vermouth. Vermouth killed Jodie's father when she was younger, and even tried to burn down Jodie's home, with the death father and Jodie still inside. Jodie managed to escape due to a grocery store visit, and wears her father's old fashioned glasses as a keepsake of his memory. Jodie has a very close relationship with James Black, her superior, as well as fellow agent Shuichi Akai, who she refers to as "Shu". Jodie is incredibly saddened when Akai dies, knowing that he had believed that a bad thing was going to happen on the day he died. Jodie considers Conan her "favorite detective," knowing that he is no ordinary boy. She always takes him seriously, and lets him help her in figuring out plans.

Recent flashbacks have implied that Jodie and Akai were actually lovers, as Jodie remembers Akai telling her of Akemi Miyano and saying how hard it was to love two women at the same time.

Personality

She has a very playful personality when she is Ran's english teacher, but somewhat becomes more serene when she becomes Jodie Starling again. She often says "just like in the movies", to imply that she is in fact American and watches a lot of movies.