Heiji Hattori
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| English name: | Harley Hartwell |
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| Age: | 17 |
| Gender: | Male |
| Relatives: | Heizo Hattori (father) Shizuka Hattori (mother) |
| Nicknames: | Hei-chan (Otaki) "The Great Detective of the West" |
| First appearance: | Manga: Chapter 92 Anime: Episode 48 |
| Appearances: | Chapters: 213 Chapters: 13 Episodes: 108 Movies: 10 OVAs: 7 Specials: 4 Openings: 40 Closings: 10 |
| Keyhole number: | Volume 10 |
| Japanese voice: | Ryo Horikawa |
Heiji Hattori (服部 平次 Hattori Heiji), also known as Harley Hartwell in the Funimation dub, is a character in the manga and anime series Detective Conan. A detective in his own right, Heiji is first considered Shinichi Kudo's biggest rival. However, after his second meet-up with Conan, Heiji considers Shinichi to be one of his closest friends, and even knows of Shinichi's secret of being Conan Edogawa. Conan and Heiji often work together to help solve a case. His best friend since childhood is Kazuha Toyama. His father is the police chief in Osaka, Heizo Hattori.
Background
Personality
Simply put, Heiji is 'that guy' - the one who seems to make it his personal goal to brighten everyone's days. Almost always seen with a cocky smirk on his face, he has a habit of over thinking things and then laughing at himself for it. Heiji's the sort of person who'd fall into the mud, and laugh about it along with everyone else while still covered in dirt. Even while solving a case he tends to be lighthearted and good humored, preferring to work through it with a grin on his face.
He's also known to be extremely protective of those he values as close friends, and tries hard to keep them out of harm. There's several instances where he'll tell Kazuha to stay out of cases, simply because he's afraid of her getting hurt. Furthermore, he's pretty much always watching Shinichi's back, and does whatever he can to not only keep the boy safe, but to keep his identity under cover.
Relationships analysis
- Relationship with Kazuha Toyama
Heiji's relationship with Kazuha Toyama is a very close one; they were childhood friends, and have stayed close even through the years. There Relationship gets mistaken for a romantic relationship by everyone even though they claim that they don't have that sort of relationship/feelings for each other. But of course this is not true since he has shown that he is protective of her when she is with other guys and says that he will never let her get hurt no matter what. Now Kazuha has the same feelings for him, as well as being protective and chasing of other women that might have a interest in him. Also they have the same situation as Ran and Shinichi as of being childhood friends that have romantic feelings for each other and has the same back round as them since Heiji is a teenage detective and she is a detective's daughter sort of like Ran is a detective's daughter and Shinichi is a teenage detective. They are called the 'Ran and Shinichi of Osaka' by fans since there so similar. Even Though they might have there fights they will still love each other no matter what. It is also showed in the 7th movie that he fell in love with her (without noticing it was Kazuha) which was his first love and is still his only love.
- Relationship with Shinichi Kudo
Heiji acts rather brotherly towards Shinichi, even going so far as to pretend to be him on various occasions, so no one figures out that Shinichi and Conan are the same person. Of course, this might also be to make up for all the times Heiji calls him Kudo, which has nearly given Shinichi away multiple times. Heiji can be a little bit worried for Shinichi when he gets into trouble and in a life or death situation as so far as to tell him to stay out of trouble. They are as close as real live brothers, both being detective's and having feelings for their childhood friends. When they're caught solving a case together, it's not unusual for their minds to move in sync, and they'll often speak in pretty much perfect tandem.
Name origin
- Heiji's name comes from fictional Edo period police detective Zenigata Heiji (銭形 平次 ) and famous samurai and ninja Hattori Hanzou (服部 半蔵 ).
