Kaito Kuroba

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| **Kaito Kuroba** | |
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| **Profile** | |
| Japanese name: | 黒羽 快斗   (Kuroba Kaito) |
| English name: | Kaito Kuroba[](#cite_note-1) |
| Age: | 17[](#cite_note-2) |
| Gender: | Male |
| Height: | 174 cm5'8.5" |
| Weight: | 58 kg128 lbs |
| Date of birth: | June 21[](#cite_note-birthday-3) |
| Relatives: | [Toichi Kuroba](/wiki/Toichi_Kuroba "Toichi Kuroba") (father, deceased?)   [Chikage Kuroba](/wiki/Chikage_Kuroba "Chikage Kuroba") (mother)   [Aoko Nakamori](/wiki/Aoko_Nakamori "Aoko Nakamori") (girlfriend) [Yusaku Kudo](/wiki/Yusaku_Kudo "Yusaku Kudo") (uncle) [Yukiko Kudo](/wiki/Yukiko_Kudo "Yukiko Kudo") (aunt) [Shinichi Kudo](/wiki/Shinichi_Kudo "Shinichi Kudo") (cousin) |
| Occupation: | Ekoda High School Student   Magician   Phantom Thief (secretly) |
| Status: | Alive |
| Nicknames: | Bakaito |
| Aliases: | Kaitou Kid   Phantom Thief Kid 1412   Kaitou 1412 |
| **Statistics** | |
| First appearance: | [Magic Kaito](/wiki/Magic_Kaito "Magic Kaito") Chapter 1 Manga: [File 159](/wiki/Volume_16#Kaitou_Kid_and_the_Black_Star "Volume 16")   Anime: [Episode 76](/wiki/Conan_vs._Kaitou_Kid "Conan vs. Kaitou Kid") |
| Appearances: | Chapters: (/wiki/Kaito_Kuroba_Appearances "Kaito Kuroba Appearances") Episodes: (/wiki/Kaito_Kuroba_Appearances "Kaito Kuroba Appearances") Chapters: (/wiki/Kaito_Kuroba_Appearances "Kaito Kuroba Appearances") Chapters: (/wiki/Kaito_Kuroba_Appearances "Kaito Kuroba Appearances") Chapters: (/wiki/Kaito_Kuroba_Appearances "Kaito Kuroba Appearances") Chapters: (/wiki/Kaito_Kuroba_Appearances "Kaito Kuroba Appearances") Episodes: (/wiki/Kaito_Kuroba_Appearances "Kaito Kuroba Appearances") Episodes: (/wiki/Kaito_Kuroba_Appearances "Kaito Kuroba Appearances") Movies: (/wiki/Kaito_Kuroba_Appearances "Kaito Kuroba Appearances") OVAs: (/wiki/Kaito_Kuroba_Appearances "Kaito Kuroba Appearances") Specials: (/wiki/Kaito_Kuroba_Appearances "Kaito Kuroba Appearances") Openings: (/wiki/Kaito_Kuroba_Appearances "Kaito Kuroba Appearances") Closings: (/wiki/Kaito_Kuroba_Appearances "Kaito Kuroba Appearances") Magic Kaito Manga: (/wiki/Kaito_Kuroba_Appearances "Kaito Kuroba Appearances")  Magic Kaito 1412: (/wiki/Kaito_Kuroba_Appearances "Kaito Kuroba Appearances") |
| Keyhole number: | [Volume 16](/wiki/Volume_16 "Volume 16") (as Kaitou Kid) |
| **Actors** | |
| Japanese voice: | [Kappei Yamaguchi](/wiki/Kappei_Yamaguchi "Kappei Yamaguchi") |
| English voice: | [Jerry Jewell](/wiki/Jerry_Jewell "Jerry Jewell") (FUNimation)   [Griffin Burns](/wiki/index.php?title=Griffin_Burns&action=edit&redlink=1 "Griffin Burns (page does not exist)") (Bang Zoom!, Macias Group)   [Mauricio Ortiz-Segura](/wiki/index.php?title=Mauricio_Ortiz-Segura&action=edit&redlink=1 "Mauricio Ortiz-Segura (page does not exist)") (Studio Nano)   [Khoi Dao](/wiki/index.php?title=Khoi_Dao&action=edit&redlink=1 "Khoi Dao (page does not exist)") (Amasian TV) |
**Kaito Kuroba (黒羽 快斗 ,*Kuroba Kaito*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese"))** is the main character in the manga franchise *[Magic Kaito](/wiki/Magic_Kaito "Magic Kaito")*, and a recurring character in the manga and anime franchise *[Detective Conan](/wiki/Detective_Conan "Detective Conan")*. He is the current **[Kaitou Kid](/wiki/Kaitou_Kid "Kaitou Kid")**, the childhood friend and the romantic interest of [Aoko Nakamori](/wiki/Aoko_Nakamori "Aoko Nakamori").
## Contents
* [1 Background](#Background)
* [2 Personality](#Personality)
* [3 Skills](#Skills)
+ [3.1 Intelligence](#Intelligence)
+ [3.2 Disguise](#Disguise)
+ [3.3 Stage magic](#Stage_magic)
+ [3.4 Athletic ability](#Athletic_ability)
+ [3.5 Other skills](#Other_skills)
* [4 Appellations](#Appellations)
* [5 Plot overview](#Plot_overview)
+ [5.1 Magic Kaito](#Magic_Kaito)
+ [5.2 Detective Conan](#Detective_Conan)
- [5.2.1 Non-canon Detective Conan overview](#Non-canon_Detective_Conan_overview)
* [6 Relationships analysis](#Relationships_analysis)
+ [6.1 Family and friends](#Family_and_friends)
- [6.1.1 Aoko Nakamori](#Aoko_Nakamori)
- [6.1.2 Akako Koizumi](#Akako_Koizumi)
- [6.1.3 Saguru Hakuba](#Saguru_Hakuba)
+ [6.2 Others](#Others)
- [6.2.1 Conan Edogawa](#Conan_Edogawa)
- [6.2.2 Ran Mouri](#Ran_Mouri)
- [6.2.3 Heiji Hattori](#Heiji_Hattori)
- [6.2.4 Lupin III](#Lupin_III)
* [7 People who know Kaitou Kid's real identity](#People_who_know_Kaitou_Kid.27s_real_identity)
* [8 Name origin](#Name_origin)
* [9 Character popularity](#Character_popularity)
* [10 Different looks](#Different_looks)
* [11 Quotes](#Quotes)
+ [11.1 General](#General)
+ [11.2 Specific](#Specific)
+ [11.3 About Kaito](#About_Kaito)
* [12 Trivia](#Trivia)
* [13 In other languages](#In_other_languages)
* [14 Gallery](#Gallery)
* [15 See also](#See_also)
* [16 References](#References)
## Background[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kaito_Kuroba&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: Background")]
Kaito is a second-year student at Ekoda High School Class 2-B alongside his childhood friend [Aoko Nakamori](/wiki/Aoko_Nakamori "Aoko Nakamori"), the witch [Akako Koizumi](/wiki/Akako_Koizumi "Akako Koizumi"), and transfer student detective [Saguru Hakuba](/wiki/Saguru_Hakuba "Saguru Hakuba"). Kaito discovers [his father](/wiki/Toichi_Kuroba "Toichi Kuroba")'s identity as the original [Kaitou Kid](/wiki/Kaitou_Kid "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](/wiki/Konosuke_Jii "Konosuke Jii"). Picking up where his father left off, Kaito takes up the mantle of Kaitou Kid in an effort to lure out [his father's murderers](/wiki/Magic_Kaito_Organization "Magic Kaito Organization") by making Kid a world-famous thief once again.
## Personality[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kaito_Kuroba&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: Personality")]
Kaito rejects Akako because of her arrogance.
According to Saguru's analysis during his search for Kaitou Kid's identity, Kaito is 174 cm (5' 8.5") tall, weighs 58 kg (128 lbs), has an IQ of 400, and is blood type 'B'.[](#cite_note-4) Kaito as his usual 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[](#cite_note-5) or peeking on them in the locker room[](#cite_note-6). He is a compulsive trickster who loves to demonstrate his magic tricks and share them with others, and hates to see people upset. Although he hasn't demonstrated it while in full costume, Kaito has an extreme fear of fish (ichthyophobia) to the point where he freaks out upon seeing Aoko wear fish-print underwear one day.[](#cite_note-7) In OVA 10, while escaping Trap Island, a fish flops into his escape rowboat and he panics.[](#cite_note-8) However, in the manga, he is not afraid of a shark when it is asleep.
## Skills[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kaito_Kuroba&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section: Skills")]
### Intelligence[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kaito_Kuroba&action=edit&section=4 "Edit section: Intelligence")]
Kaito is a brilliant young man. Repeatedly, he has shown a remarkable talent for methodically planning out his entire scheme and is likewise able to improvise when things fall apart. He is a very good researcher, as when preparing to become someone else, he is very thorough. He inherits his late father's photographic memory, able to recall details about people or things he has seen seamlessly. He also has a talent for seeing through deception, as he was among the first to realize that Conan Edogawa was not a normal child. He has repeatedly been shown to be a master manipulator. Able to see through a person's general pattern of thinking, he can give various misdirections to trick people into moving as he desires.
### Disguise[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kaito_Kuroba&action=edit&section=5 "Edit section: Disguise")]
Arguably, Kaito's most remarkable trait is his prowess for disguise. With little time and preparation, he can perfectly take on the likeness of virtually anyone. He can improvise to create a believable impersonation, even of people shorter than him. More than just mimicking their frame and face, Kaito excels in perfectly imitating their voice, including accent and dialect. Also, his performance is thorough, so he can effectively act like the person, copying their mannerisms, demeanor, speech patterns, ideology, and so on. Ultimately, he can fool even the people closest to his chosen imitation for hours without failing to deceive.
### Stage magic[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kaito_Kuroba&action=edit&section=6 "Edit section: Stage magic")]
Like his father, Kaito is an accomplished magician, excelling in sleight of hand and various other forms of misdirection. Commonly using smokescreens to obscure him from others' sight, Kaito leaves little time for people to figure out his next move. He is also a proficient escapist, able to slip out of handcuffs with ease. Likewise, he is remarkable in stealth, able to move about unnoticed and seemingly disappear.
### Athletic ability[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kaito_Kuroba&action=edit&section=7 "Edit section: Athletic ability")]
Kaito is highly athletic. He excels in various sports, including skiing, scootering, rollerblading, and hang-gliding. In his various schemes, he is shown to be very agile and perform various acrobatics.[](#cite_note-9) Although, (much to Aoko's amusement) cannot ice skate[](#cite_note-10) or play billiards.[](#cite_note-11) He is a remarkable shot with his gun, and has shown himself to be ambidextrous.
### Other skills[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kaito_Kuroba&action=edit&section=8 "Edit section: Other skills")]
He is a talented artist, able to recreate marks he has seen once perfectly. He is also capable of driving a car and a motorcycle. He is a capable hacker, plus an exceptional lockpicker and safecracker.
## Appellations[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kaito_Kuroba&action=edit&section=9 "Edit section: Appellations")]
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| Picture | Name | What they call Kaito | What Kaito calls them |
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|  | [Toichi Kuroba](/wiki/Toichi_Kuroba "Toichi Kuroba") | Kaito | Dad (*Oyaji*) |
|  | [Chikage Kuroba](/wiki/Chikage_Kuroba "Chikage Kuroba") | Kaito | Mom (*Kāsan*)   Former Phantom Lady (*Moto Phantom Lady*) |
|  | [Aoko Nakamori](/wiki/Aoko_Nakamori "Aoko Nakamori") | Kaito   Bakaito (insult) | Aoko   Ahoko (insult) |
|  | [Ginzo Nakamori](/wiki/Ginzo_Nakamori "Ginzo Nakamori") | Kaito-kun | Inspector Nakamori (*Nakamori-keibu*)   Inspector (*Keibu*) |
|  | [Akako Koizumi](/wiki/Akako_Koizumi "Akako Koizumi") | Kuroba-kun   Kuroba Kaito (*inner thoughts*)   Kaito (*opening, once*) | Akako-chan (*first time*)   Akako |
|  | [Saguru Hakuba](/wiki/Saguru_Hakuba "Saguru Hakuba") | Kuroba-kun | Hakuba   Bastard Hakuba (*Hakuba-no-yarō*) |
|  | [Konosuke Jii](/wiki/Konosuke_Jii "Konosuke Jii") | Young Master Kaito (*Kaito-botchama*)   Young Master (*Botchama*) | Jii-chan |
|  | [Keiko Momoi](/wiki/Keiko_Momoi "Keiko Momoi") | Kaito-kun | Keiko |
| Picture | Name | What they call Kaito | What Kaito calls them |
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|  | [Conan Edogawa](/wiki/Conan_Edogawa "Conan Edogawa") | Kaitou Kid   Kid[](#cite_note-12)  Magician-san Under the Moonlight (*Gekka no Kijutsushi-san*)[](#cite_note-file634-13) | Boy (*Bōzu*)   Detective-kun (*Tantei-kun*)   Great Detective (*Meitantei*)   Mr. Heisei Sherlock Holmes (*Heisei no Sherlock Holmes-san*) |
|  | [Ran Mouri](/wiki/Ran_Mouri "Ran Mouri") | Shinichi[](#cite_note-file156-14) | - |
|  | [Sonoko Suzuki](/wiki/Sonoko_Suzuki "Sonoko Suzuki") | That high school student (*Ano kōkōsei*)[](#cite_note-file159-15) | - |
|  | [Yukiko Kudo](/wiki/Yukiko_Kudo "Yukiko Kudo") | Little boy (*Boku, formerly*)[](#cite_note-file573-16) | Old lady (*Obasan, childhood*)[](#cite_note-file573-16) |
|  | [Jirokichi Suzuki](/wiki/Jirokichi_Suzuki "Jirokichi Suzuki") | - | Old man Suzuki (*Suzuki-no-jiisan*) |
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## Plot overview[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kaito_Kuroba&action=edit&section=10 "Edit section: Plot overview")]
### Magic Kaito[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kaito_Kuroba&action=edit&section=11 "Edit section: Magic Kaito")]
The day after the Kaitou Kid makes his return after an eight-year hiatus, Kaito stumbles through a trap door in his room and discovers that his father, [Toichi Kuroba](/wiki/Toichi_Kuroba "Toichi Kuroba"), was the original Kaitou Kid. Kaito dons his father's costume to discover the identity of the new Kaitou Kid, revealed to be his father's old assistant [Konosuke Jii](/wiki/Konosuke_Jii "Konosuke Jii"). Jii tells Kaito that Toichi had been murdered eight years ago and that he had dressed as the Kid and staged the heist in order to lure Toichi's killers.
So Kaito adopts the mantle of the Kid, having proven that he is more skilled than the aging and serious Jii. As the Kaitou Kid, Kaito stages several high-profile jewel heists to smoke out his father's killers, although he seems to be enjoying himself in the process. It isn't until the *Blue Birthday* heist that the murderers appear and reveals that they are searching for the double red-coloured gem [Pandora](/wiki/Pandora "Pandora"), said to shed tears of immortality during the passing of a particular comet. Upon realizing [the organization's](/wiki/Magic_Kaito_Organization "Magic Kaito Organization") 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 destroy it.[](#cite_note-17)
### Detective Conan[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kaito_Kuroba&action=edit&section=12 "Edit section: Detective Conan")]
A young Kaito Kuroba offers Yukiko Kudo a flower.
Since then, he has appeared in several Detective Conan cases. If his target is a gem, he always holds it up to the moonlight, presumably to check if it's the Pandora gem, before returning it, even if Conan seemingly has him cornered.
In other instances, Kid has staged heists when people such as [Jirokichi Suzuki](/wiki/Jirokichi_Suzuki "Jirokichi Suzuki") have called him out, or when criminals have used the Kaitou Kid's name to deflect blame from themselves, as in the Sunset Mansion case or the Seiran case. He also appeared in the Ryoma case to expose several counterfeiters who claimed to possess items that another thief, the Phantom Lady, had stolen years earlier. At that time, Kid implied that he may be a family relation of the 'Phantom Lady'.[](#cite_note-18)
A young Kaito also appeared in a flashback during which Conan recalled a riddle that he and Ran had tried to solve when they were in first grade. It turned out that the 'riddler' had been the original Kaitou Kid, [Toichi Kuroba](/wiki/Toichi_Kuroba "Toichi Kuroba"), who seemed to be a friend of [Yusaku Kudo](/wiki/Yusaku_Kudo "Yusaku Kudo").
In chapter 824, Kid had played a significant role in the main Detective Conan plot by disguising himself as Sherry at Conan's request. Their plan successfully tricked the Black Organization into believing she is dead.
#### Non-canon Detective Conan overview[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kaito_Kuroba&action=edit&section=13 "Edit section: Non-canon Detective Conan overview")]
In [The Lost Ship in the Sky](/wiki/The_Lost_Ship_in_the_Sky "The Lost Ship in the Sky"), it's revealed that Kaito knew Conan's real identity as Shinichi Kudo. He helped Conan, who was thrown out of the airship, and they worked together to get back. Kaito has disguised himself as Shinichi five times, in [The Last Wizard of the Century](/wiki/The_Last_Wizard_of_the_Century "The Last Wizard of the Century"), [Magician of the Silver Sky](/wiki/Magician_of_the_Silver_Sky "Magician of the Silver Sky"), [The Lost Ship in the Sky](/wiki/The_Lost_Ship_in_the_Sky "The Lost Ship in the Sky"), [Sunflowers of Inferno](/wiki/Sunflowers_of_Inferno "Sunflowers of Inferno"), and [The Fist of Blue Sapphire](/wiki/The_Fist_of_Blue_Sapphire "The Fist of Blue Sapphire"), in which led Sato and Takagi to suspect that Shinichi was Kaitou Kid. The two later share their suspicion with Heiji, who responds with an 'Are you kidding me?' face.
## Relationships analysis[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kaito_Kuroba&action=edit&section=14 "Edit section: Relationships analysis")]
### Family and friends[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kaito_Kuroba&action=edit&section=15 "Edit section: Family and friends")]
Kaito and Aoko.
#### Aoko Nakamori[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kaito_Kuroba&action=edit&section=16 "Edit section: Aoko Nakamori")]
Main article: [Kaito Kuroba and Aoko Nakamori](/wiki/Kaito_Kuroba_and_Aoko_Nakamori "Kaito Kuroba and Aoko Nakamori")
Kaito and [Aoko Nakamori](/wiki/Aoko_Nakamori "Aoko Nakamori") have been best friends since they were little, meeting for the first time at the clock tower.[](#cite_note-19) They are portrayed as a similar pairing to [Shinichi Kudo](/wiki/Shinichi_Kudo "Shinichi Kudo") and [Ran Mouri](/wiki/Ran_Mouri "Ran Mouri") (including how the characters are drawn) and [Heiji Hattori](/wiki/Heiji_Hattori "Heiji Hattori") and [Kazuha Toyama](/wiki/Kazuha_Toyama "Kazuha Toyama"), except much sillier. Kaito often teases Aoko by flipping her skirt. However, it has been seen that Kaito is quite protective of Aoko and doesn't appear to want her to go on a date with [Saguru Hakuba](/wiki/Saguru_Hakuba "Saguru Hakuba"). Aoko was somewhat suspicious that Kaito was Kaitou Kid, and to prove his innocence, she brought him along to a movie when a heist was scheduled. She handcuffed him to the seat, but Kaito managed to escape and pull off the heist, thus veering Aoko's suspicions away from him. The two have feelings for each other, but neither has admitted it as of yet.
In the last chapter of *[Yaiba](/wiki/Yaiba "Yaiba")*, a scene set after a three-year skip has [Keiko Momoi](/wiki/Keiko_Momoi "Keiko Momoi") telling [Sayaka Mine](/wiki/Sayaka_Mine "Sayaka Mine") that Kuroba and Nakamori are a couple now, while [Keiko's friend](/wiki/List_of_minor_Magic_Kaito_characters#Notable_minor_characters "List of minor Magic Kaito characters") confirms having seen them together.
#### Akako Koizumi[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kaito_Kuroba&action=edit&section=17 "Edit section: Akako Koizumi")]
Kaito wishes he was with Aoko instead.
Since [Akako](/wiki/Akako_Koizumi "Akako Koizumi")'s first appearance in Volume 1, she's attempted to get Kaito to fall head over heels for her using whatever means necessary, including using a voodoo doll and hurting him in the process. Akako's obsession with Kaito stems from Kaitou Kid, whom she realizes is Kaito —the only man on Earth able to resist her. Despite Akako injuring Kaito during their first confrontation, Kaito, as Kid, behaves like a complete gentleman and encourages Akako to be herself so someone will like her rather than forcing it through witchcraft.[](#cite_note-20) Akako grows to have great concern for Kaito as evidenced by her warning Kaito[](#cite_note-21) against going to a heist and later assisting Kaitou Kid to escape safely from the heist that she had foreseen him being captured at.[](#cite_note-22) In Volume 2, Akako openly states she likes Kaito in front of Aoko.[](#cite_note-23)
#### Saguru Hakuba[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kaito_Kuroba&action=edit&section=18 "Edit section: Saguru Hakuba")]
Kaito Kuroba and Saguru Hakuba
The relationship between [Saguru](/wiki/Saguru_Hakuba "Saguru Hakuba") and Kaito is a rather tense one; since Saguru convinced himself early on that Kaito was instead Kid, and during the first few volumes, he's constantly throwing out offhand comments that show his suspicion. However, later on in the manga, we have a small scene where Saguru calls Kaito from Paris in order to give him some information on 'Chat Noir', a dangerous, fellow gem thief trying to outshine Kid.[](#cite_note-24) Though Kaito continues to deny being Kid vehemently, Saguru gives him the information anyways, ending the conversation with, "Do your best at least. I don't want to see you lose to anyone before I capture you myself". Whether or not that was his actual motive, or if he was merely concerned for Kaito's well-being, is unknown.
### Others[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kaito_Kuroba&action=edit&section=19 "Edit section: Others")]
#### Conan Edogawa[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kaito_Kuroba&action=edit&section=20 "Edit section: Conan Edogawa")]
Main article: [Shinichi Kudo and Kaito Kuroba](/wiki/Shinichi_Kudo_and_Kaito_Kuroba "Shinichi Kudo and Kaito Kuroba")
In the manga, Kid and [Conan](/wiki/Conan_Edogawa "Conan Edogawa") are rivals. Ever since Kaito met Conan, Kaito has always seemed to be anticipating Conan's appearance at his heists. Conan makes the heists more interesting for Kaito, while Conan views Kaito's heists as entertainment.
Before being shrunk, Shinichi had encountered Kaitou Kid once during the Clock Tower heist, though they did not meet face-to-face. In their subsequent encounter, however, after Shinichi had become Conan, Kid disguised himself as Ran to steal the Suzuki Black Star pearl. When Conan cornered him on the Suzuki cruise ship, Kid suggested that he'd stolen all of Ran's clothes to impersonate her and left her naked on the deck. While this turned out to be a bluff, Conan was shocked and infuriated. In subsequent encounters between Kid and Conan, Conan shows a much stronger desire to capture Kid.
Since then, Conan is usually a serious threat to Kid's plans and stops Kid often enough from escaping with the jewel that Conan has gained a reputation in the press as Kid's "natural enemy". In several instances, Conan appears to be able to 'sense' Kid's presence; knowing Kid is close by often causes Conan to behave far more frenetically. Appropriately, Kid seems to find Conan dangerous enough to warrant specific measures to keep the boy distracted. Conan does not seem to like Kid, saying once "He's only a thief that uses magic".[](#cite_note-25) However, if necessary, the two can put their rivalry aside (for a little while) and work together.[](#cite_note-26) Conan has something of a gentleman's agreement with Kaitou Kid that he won't look for the thief outside of heists. In several instances, beginning with the "Big Adventure in the Eccentric Residence" case, when Kid does Conan/Shinichi a favor —such as saving Genta's life in that case —Conan reciprocates by halting his investigation just short of capturing Kid, thereby allowing Kid to escape mostly unhindered. This exchange of favors can sometimes become a bit unbalanced; Conan was perfectly willing to force Kaitou Kid against his will into facing a member of the [Black Organization](/wiki/Black_Organization "Black Organization") at gunpoint in a carriage filled with explosives.[](#cite_note-27)
In the movies, Kid becomes aware that Conan is Shinichi after he once overheard Conan talking to [Professor Agasa](/wiki/Hiroshi_Agasa "Hiroshi Agasa") and displaying too much criminal knowledge for a 7-year-old.[](#cite_note-28) As a result, he ends up using Shinichi's identity to either further his own goals and challenge Conan at the same time, or to pay back a favor Conan has done him. Since movies cannot be considered [canon](/wiki/Canon "Canon"), it was once unclear whether Kid knows Conan is Shinichi in the official manga. However, since "Kaitou Kid and the Trick Box" case, it is clear that Kid does not know Conan's true identity because he called him "Conan-kun" and not "Shinichi" while they were alone.[](#cite_note-29) There are also some speculations on Conan figuring out that Kid isn't just stealing randomly. At the end of the OVA 4: Conan, Kid, and the Crystal Mother, Conan turned with a serious face when he remembered a phrase that Kid had said, "Next time, I'll help myself to the Jewel of Destiny." In movie 14, Conan asked Kid to disguise himself as him for a while.
In chapter 1018 of the manga, Kid is shown thinking, "What's this? Two high school detectives..." The only high school detectives who appeared in that case were Heiji and Conan, making it very likely that Kid is aware of Conan's identity. Still, nothing has been officially stated or confirmed. When Kaito was disguised as Shinichi during the Azure Throne heist, he was surprised to see that he looked similar to Shinichi Kudo, but didn’t realize that Conan and Shinichi were one and the same.[](#cite_note-30)
#### Ran Mouri[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kaito_Kuroba&action=edit&section=21 "Edit section: Ran Mouri")]
[Ran](/wiki/Ran "Ran") has always been suspicious of Kaito Kid, assuming that Kaito is [Kudo Shinichi](/wiki/Kudo_Shinichi "Kudo Shinichi") in disguise, despite Kaito Kid disguised Shinichi on many occasions. Therefore, Kaito Kid tricked Ran by seducing her with his romantic charms, leading her to believe he was Shinichi. However, Ran already knows that Kaito Kid is not Shinichi. In Detective Conan's [The Lost Ship in the Sky](/wiki/The_Lost_Ship_in_the_Sky "The Lost Ship in the Sky"), Kaito Kid pretends to be Shinichi to convince Ran not to turn him in. At the end of the film, Ran and Kid almost kiss, until she tells him, "You are not Shinichi." Conan shows up after seeing what Kaito did to Ran and immediately got jealous. Conan asked Ran, "How do you know that Kaito Kid is not Shinichi?" Ran responded that Kaito Kid "did something that Shinichi does not do." That is when Kaito Kid has his hands on her butt.
#### Heiji Hattori[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kaito_Kuroba&action=edit&section=22 "Edit section: Heiji Hattori")]
Kaito and [Heiji Hattori](/wiki/Heiji_Hattori "Heiji Hattori") have never canonically met, although Heiji faced up against the Kid in Movie 3, and interacted with a disguised Kaito during Movie 10. They were also involved in the same cases in OVA 6 and Movie 14, but never directly interacted.
Also, in Movie 10, there is a scene where we see Saguru, but at the end it turns out it was Kaito, so he has met Heiji as Saguru. But Heiji didn't seem to notice it.
#### Lupin III[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kaito_Kuroba&action=edit&section=23 "Edit section: Lupin III")]
In [Lupin III vs. Detective Conan: The Movie](/wiki/Lupin_III_vs._Detective_Conan:_The_Movie "Lupin III vs. Detective Conan: The Movie"), while they never directly meet face-to-face with each other, Kaitou Kid and [Lupin III](/wiki/Lupin_III "Lupin III") had their first encounter at the beginning of the film. Kaito Kuroba, while in his civilian guise, was among the many people present to see the heists of Lupin, who was masquerading as Kaitou Kid, involving a valuable diamond. Fujiko Mine claimed that if Lupin was unable to save her, by stealing the Cherry Sapphire, she could always ask Kaitou Kid for help. By the end of the film where Lupin was in Japan, in contrary to how Conan had thought he had left, Lupin had tried to steal another valuable jewel only to find it already to be stolen and replaced by a small note left by Kaitou Kid; the act was most likely to return the favor for Lupin’s temporary identity theft, for using Kid’s identity, with the diamond heist. As Lupin was being chased by [Inspector Zenigata](/wiki/Inspector_Zenigata "Inspector Zenigata"), who didn’t believe Lupin had stolen the jewel, he had declared his rivalry with Kaitou Kid.