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Yusaku Kudo (工藤 優作, Kudō Yūsaku?) is a World Famous Novelist and Creator of the Popular Night Baron Series, is a supporting character in the manga and anime franchise Detective Conan.
Background[]
Yusaku was already noted for his sharp intellect and deductive abilities. he met Inspector Juzo Megure and became a good friend and valuable adviser to him in solving very difficult cases and he often assisted the police on many occasions.
Appearance[]
Yusaku shares a strong resemblance with his son Shinichi with the exception being the split in the bangs of his hair. As an adult, he has a thick mustache above his lip and wears thin framed glasses.
Personality[]
Yusaku Kudo possesses a very sharp intellect and observation skills, traits which his son inherited, though Yusaku's own abilities remain more well-honed. He demonstrates in multiple cases an ability to operate several steps ahead of both Shinichi and criminals, able to discern the truth with much few clues than his son. Despite this, he chooses to not get involved unless Shinichi/Conan appears unable solve the case alone in time to save the intended victim.
His success as a novelist is to a large part based on his keen understanding of the criminal mind, as his most famous recurring character is a criminal. While he is an excellent author, he will occasionally blow off his editors in order to do other things, such as travel with Yukiko. He is very laid back and calm, never seen to lose his temper. Some might think him too laid back, as he often took his son to crime scenes before Shinichi was eleven, and showed no concern over six-year-old Shinichi dragging Ran and Agasa into a potentially dangerous area of town to investigate a code.
The only time he has been shown to be caught off-guard or stressed by a situation is after the false kidnapping, when Shinichi, as pay-back for the prank, alerts Yusaku's editors to his location and they force him to make up for missing his deadlines. His less tolerable personality traits include a certain cockiness and a very bad touch at making humor.
Yusaku loves to read, and is the one who compiled the massive library of mystery fiction Shinichi read as a child. His love of Sherlock Holmes is briefly explored in the non-canon 6th movie, 'The Phantom of Baker Street', wherein Yusaku and Agasa helped develop one of the Cocoon VR modules as 19th Century London and included Holmes, Watson, and Irene Adler as non-playable characters modeled visually after Yusaku, Agasa, and Yukiko, respectively.
Canon Plot Overview[]
Conan Arc[]
Yusaku and Yukiko reveal themselves to Shinichi. Yusaku created this scenario to test Shinichi's detective skills. Shinichi's parents are worried about him and want Shinichi to realize the danger of hunting the Black Organization. They also want Shinichi to go with them to America and have Interpol or another professional law enforcement try to find the Black Organization instead and have Shinichi give up as a detective because they know how dangerous it is. Shinichi refuses, however, because he wants to stay near Ran and look for the Black Organization too. Yukiko was angry as this, but Yusaku tells her they should respect Shinichi's decision and says mischievously that he had another reason to stay in Japan. Later on a plane, Yukiko began to worry about Shinichi, but Yusaku calmed her down and told her that Shinichi will be alright and believes that he will come back to them. People from Foreigner Magazine find Yusaku, who was surprised that they found him. He asks how they found him. The Foreigner Magazine people said that Shinichi told them. Yukiko noted that Shinichi got them this time and this forces Yusaku to work endlessly.
Sherry Arc[]
Vermouth Arc[]
Kir Arc[]
Bourbon Arc[]
Rum Arc[]
Yukiko Kudo and Yusaku Kudo have returned to Japan and reveal to Conan that they convinced the blog owner to retract her claim in exchange for their autographs. They decide to remain in the country for the foreseeable future, in light of Yusaku's interpretation of Koji Haneda's dying message, which leads them and Conan to believe that Renya Karasuma is connected to the organization.
Non-Canon Plot Overview[]
Movies[]
As shown in his explanation, Conan explains that he learnt how to handle firearms at a villa in Hawaii from his father.
Yusaku arrives at the unveiling of the Cocoon VR consoles since he was involved with the programing one of the stages of the games. He plays a major role in the film by unraveling the identity of the culprit behind the murder and the secret behind Hiroki's suicide from 2 years prior.
During the epilouge, Yusaku reveals to Yukiko that he has a twin brother. This twin brother was none other than Toichi Kuroba, the original Kid the Phantom Thief, now going by Corbeau the Phantom Thief.
OVAs[]
Trivia[]
- Yusaku Kudo's Given Name "Yusaku" (蘭) means "Masterpiece" and comes from the Voice Actor Yusaku Matsuda.
- Yusaku Kudo's Family Name "Kudo" (工) comes from the Fictional Detective Shunsaku Kudo from the Japanese TV Series Tantei Monogatari.
- "Kudo" (工) means "Craft" or "Construction" and "Wisteria".
- Yusaku Kudo's Family Name "Kudo" (工) comes from the Fictional Detective Shunsaku Kudo from the Japanese TV Series Tantei Monogatari.
- Gosho Aoyama stated in Super Digest Book 10+ that Yusaku Kudo and Yukiko Fujimine met because Yukiko had been chosen to play the Main Character of a Drama based on one of Yusaku's Books.
- Yusaku Kudo is right-handed.
- If his parents had not divorced, his real name would be "Yusaku Kuroba" (黒羽 優作, Kuroba Yūsaku?). In fact, "Kudo" was his mother's maiden name, whom re-named herself when she took him with her.
References[]
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| Karasuma Group | Renya Karasuma • Atsushi Miyano • Elena Miyano |
|---|---|
| Suzuki Group | Ayako Suzuki • Jirokichi Suzuki • Shiro Suzuki • Sonoko Suzuki • Tomoko Suzuki |
| Tomizawa Group | Taichi Tomizawa • Tatsuji Tomizawa • Tetsuharu Tomizawa • Yuzo Tomizawa |
| Lupin III | Goemon Ishikawa XIII • Daisuke Jigen • Arsène Lupin III • Fujiko Mine • Koichi Zenigata |
|---|---|
| Magic Kaito | Saguru Hakuba • Akako Koizumi • Konosuke Jii • Chikage Kuroba • Kaito Kuroba • Toichi Kuroba • Keiko Momoi • Aoko Nakamori • Ginzo Nakamori • Kaitou Corbeau • Kaitou Kid • Saguru Hakuba's Assistant • Akako Koizumi's Assistant • Magic Kaito Organization Boss • Magic Kaito Organization Sub-Boss • Lucifer • Rose • Snake • Spider |
| Yaiba | Kenjuro Kurogane • Yaiba Kurogane • Raizo Mine • Sayaka Mine • Shizuka Mine • Musashi Miyamoto • Keiko Momoi • Soshi Okita III • Soshi Okita VI • Takeshi Onimaru • Kagetora • Shonosuke |
| Guardians | Hiroshi Agasa • Sumiko Kobayashi • Rumi Wakasa |
|---|---|
| Members | Conan Edogawa • Ai Haibara • Genta Kojima • Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya • Ayumi Yoshida |
| Executive Agents | Renya Karasuma • Gin • Pisco • Rum • Vermouth |
|---|---|
| Codenamed Agents | Calvados • Chianti • Korn • Tequila • Vodka |
| Agents | Rikumichi Kusuda • Akemi Miyano • Atsushi Miyano • Elena Miyano • Ki'ichiro Numabuchi |
| Undercover Agents | Ethan Hondou • Bourbon • Kir • Scotch |
| Former Agents | Rye • Sherry |
| Others | Antonio Gomez • Yoshiaki Hara • Kate Lauren • Masaaki Okakura • Black Beard • Aquavit • Arrack • Curaçao • Generic • Irish • Riesling • Stout |
| CIA | Ethan Hondou • Hidemi Hondou • Barney |
|---|---|
| FBI | Shuichi Akai • James Black • Andre Camel • Jodie Starling • Starling Family Father • Aaron • Bill • Cheng • Hodges • Ishida • Jeff • Jim • Meyer • Tim • Tony |
| MI6 | Tsutomu Akai • Mary Sera |
| NPA & PSB | Rei Furuya • Yuya Kazami • Hiromitsu Morofushi |
| Tokyo Metropolis | Shintaro Chaki • Kazunobu Chiba • Wataru Date • Kenji Hagiwara • Hyoue Kuroda • Jinpei Matsuda • Kiyonaga Matsumoto • Juzo Megure • Naeko Miike • Yumi Miyamoto • Ginzo Nakamori • Toshiro Odagiri • Miwako Sato • Ninzaburo Shiratori • Wataru Takagi • Tadayoshi Uno • Officer Tome • Officer Tsujimura • Inspector Yuminaga |
| Nagano Prefecture | Taka'aki Morofushi • Yui Uehara • Kansuke Yamato |
| Osaka Prefecture | Heizo Hattori • Goro Otaki • Ginshiro Toyama |
| Others | Fumimaro Ayanokoji • Leona Buccholz • Radish Redwood • Chosuke Takagi • Misao Yamamura • Jugo Yokomizo • Sango Yokomizo • Koichi Zenigata • Aquavit • Stout |