Kaitou Kid
| Kaitou Kid | |
| English name: | Phantom Thief Kid |
|---|---|
| Age: | 17 |
| Gender: | Male |
| Date of birth: | June 21 |
| Relatives: | Toichi Kuroba (father, deceased) Unnamed mother |
| Aliases: | Phantom Thief Kid 1412 Kaitou 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 |
| Japanese voice: | Kappei Yamaguchi |
| English voice: | Jerry Jewell |
Kaitou Kid (怪盗キッド Kaitou Kiddo, lit. Phantom Thief Kid) is the main character in the manga franchise Magic Kaito, and a recurring character in the manga and anime franchise Detective Conan.
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Background
Toichi Kuroba
Toichi Kuroba (黒羽 盗一 Kuroba Touichi) 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.[1] It seems that Kaito's mother was aware of her husband's double life and is aware that Kaito discovered Toichi's secret room within their household.[2]
Konosuke Jii
Konosuke Jii (寺井 黄之助 Jii Kōnosuke) temporarily portrayed Kaitou Kid eight years following Toichi's death during a fake magic accident in an effort to lure out Toichi's murderers. Jii ceases being Kid and becomes Kaito's assistant upon seeing Kaito rightfully take Toichi's place as the Kaitou Kid.
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-coloured 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.[3]
Personality
Kaito Kuroba
According to Hakuba's analysis during his search for Kaitou Kid's identity, Kaito is 174 cm tall, weighs 58 kg, and is blood type 'B'.[4]
Kaito as his normal self seems to be rather popular in school although he tends to get in trouble with the ladies, particularly Aoko, for flipping up their skirts or peeking on them in the locker room. He loves to demonstrate his magic tricks and share them with others and hates to see people upset. Kaito seems to be quite good at many things, including skiing[5] , but (much to Aoko's amusement) cannot ice skate[6] or play snooker[7] well.
Although he hasn't demonstrated it while dressed as Kaitou Kid, Kaito has an extreme fear of fish (ichthyophobia) to the point where he freaks out seeing Aoko wearing fish-print underwear one day.[8]
Kaito as Kid
Kid is infamous for having a rather arrogant attitude, always preferring to create as big a bang as possible. He loves nothing more then 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 then one occasion when Kid has refused to show when the police tried to bar the general public from witnessing his act. 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 never hesitates in leaping to rescue someone, whether physically or mentally.
See also
References
- ^ Aoyama, Gosho (1988-05-15). "Chapter 1" (in Japanese). Magic Kaito. 1. Tokyo: Shogakukan. p. 35. ISBN 4-09-122081-9.
- ^ Aoyama, Gosho (1988-05-15). "Chapter 1" (in Japanese). Magic Kaito. 1. Tokyo: Shogakukan. p. 20. ISBN 4-09-122081-9.
- ^ Aoyama, Gosho (1994-10-15). "Chapter 7" (in Japanese). Magic Kaito. 3. Tokyo: Shogakukan. ISBN 4-09-122093-5.
- ^ Aoyama, Gosho (1994-10-15). "Chapter 4" (in Japanese). Magic Kaito. 3. Tokyo: Shogakukan. ISBN 4-09-122093-5.
- ^ Aoyama, Gosho (1988-11-15). "Chapter 1" (in Japanese). Magic Kaito. 2. Tokyo: Shogakukan. ISBN 4-09-122082-7.
- ^ Aoyama, Gosho (1994-10-15). "Chapter 2" (in Japanese). Magic Kaito. 3. Tokyo: Shogakukan. ISBN 4-09-122093-5.
- ^ Aoyama, Gosho (1988-11-15). "Chapter 7" (in Japanese). Magic Kaito. 2. Tokyo: Shogakukan. ISBN 4-09-122082-7.
- ^ Aoyama, Gosho (1988-11-15). "Chapter 7" (in Japanese). Magic Kaito. 2. Tokyo: Shogakukan. ISBN 4-09-122082-7.
