Karasuma Group
| Black Organization | |
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| Profile | |
| Japanese name: | ? |
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| English name: | Black Organization |
| Boss: | Anokata |
| Active Members: | Gin Vodka Vermouth (Sharon Vineyard) |
| Deceased Members: | Tequila |
| Former Members: | Sherry (Ai Haibara) |
| Undercover Agents: | Rye (Shuichi Akai) |
| Extended Canon Agents: | |
| Aliases: | The men in black |
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| First appearance: | Manga: Chapter 1 Anime: Episode 1 |
| Appearances: | Chapters: 232 Episodes: 90 Movies: 7 Specials: 1 Openings: 32 Closings: 2 |
The 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 first members to appear were Gin and Vodka, who were responsible for Shinichi Kudo's transformation in the first place. Ever since, they have been looking for him in order to finish the job that their poison failed to do.
Contents
- 1 Members
- 2 Organization chart
- 3 History
- 3.1 The beginning
- 3.2 Slow developments
- 3.3 Akemi Miyano and Ai Haibara
- 3.4 The first head to head battle
- 3.5 A new threat: Vermouth, and the carjacking incident
- 3.6 Confrontation with Vodka?
- 3.7 The second head to head battle, and revealed allegiances
- 3.8 The third head to head battle, and three new threats
- 3.9 Eisuke Hondou, and the captured Kir
- 3.10 The Clash of Red and Black
- 3.11 Subaru Okiya, and "Bourbon"
- 3.12 Secret intentions?
- 4 Manga to anime differences
- 5 Trivia
- 6 See also
- 7 References
Members
Current
- Anokata '(that person)' (the boss, currently unknown)
- Gin A high ranking BO official. He forced the drug APTX 4869 on Shinichi, and his favorite car is the Porsche 356a.
- Vodka Gin's lackey.
- Vermouth (Sharon Vineyard/Chris Vineyard) A mysterious actress from America. 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.
- Kir Operates under the guise 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.
Bourbon
A newly established organization member mentioned by Kir to Jodie Starling of the FBI. He has recently been dispatched to search for Sherry and is said to have great deduction and intelligence gathering skills. 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. There have been many hints that he may be Subaru Okiya.
Deceased
- Tequila. Killed in explosion in Episode 54 and manga volume 12
- Calvados shot himself after being crippled by Shuichi in Episode 345.
- Pisco was killed by Gin in Episode 178
- Akemi Miyano was killed by Gin in Episode 128 and in manga volume 6
- Rikumichi Kusuda (Voice: Mitsuo Iwata) killed himself when Akai was hot on his trail.
- Arrack (Conan Special: Volume 26 - manga only) Suicide
- Yoshiaki Hara (Koichi Hashimoto) (killed by Gin in Movie 5 - movie only)
- Irish was killed by Chianti in The Raven Chaser.
Former
- Sherry (Ai Haibara) (since Episode 129)
- Rye was Shuichi Akai's identity while working undercover for the FBI.
- Generic 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 (Manga only).
- Ki'ichiro Numabuchi is a serial killer whom was the original test subject for the APTX drug. Later escaped and is now in custody for murders he has committed, mostly in fear of the B.O. sending agents after him.
Organization chart
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HistoryThe beginningSlow developmentsIn 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. 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. Akemi Miyano and Ai HaibaraIn episode 128, the Black Organization planned a billion yen heist. Gin and Vodka were the members that made a plan to rob 10 billion 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 takes her poison, and her body shrinks. The organization found out that Sherry has betrayed them, so Sherry lives with Dr. Agasa under her alias Ai Haibara. The first head to head battleIn 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 him, but he 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. A new threat: Vermouth, and the carjacking incidentAside 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. Confrontation with Vodka?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. The second head to head battle, and revealed allegiancesIn 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. In Episode 394, Conan figures out the boss's number, but Haibara warns him not to call it because it is "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. 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. The third head to head battle, and three new threatsIn 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. Eisuke Hondou, and the captured KirIn 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. 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. The Clash of Red and BlackSubaru Okiya, and "Bourbon"Jodie calls Conan and tells him that she changed her number and cell phone. She tells him that Mizunashi Rena called them and told them that a new member of the black organization (Code name: Bourbon) is investigating about Sherry (Haibara Ai). As Conan and Haibara were in a middle of a normal case, Haibara feels that an organization member is around. The organization member which Haibara felt was Okiya Subaru. Conan invites Okiya to live in his house since Okiya's flat was burnt. Secret intentions?The Black Organization tends to kill anyone who stumbles upon their secret, however, as of now, the Black Organization's main purpose and goal still remains unknown. Currently, the CIA's undercover member Kir, as well as the Boss's ringtone, appear to be the only source of information Conan and the FBI can rely on to learn the true intentions behind the Black Organization. Although their goal still remains unknown, there is a hint of possibility (through secret documents that Conan managed to obtain in episode 309) that they are planning to "raise the dead". Manga to anime differencesThe first season of Detective Conan, featured The Organization scarcely, due to the writers wanting to down play their presence.[1] Two of the episodes at least, were altered heavily in light of it: Episode 5, The Shinkansen's Bomb Case: 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. Episode 13, The Strange Person Hunt Murder Case: 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. 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 3rd volume of the manga) The anime had to do a similar story in Episode 128 The Black Corps One Billion Yen Robbery Case in order to repair the storyline. Trivia
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