Sonoko Suzuki

Sonoko Suzuki is one of the tritagonists (along with Professor Hiroshi Agassa) in the Detective Conan franchise. She is Ran Mouri's best friend since childhood and the lover of Makoto Kyogoku, whom she is in a long-distance relationship.
She was voiced by Naoko Matsui in the Japanese version, and by Laura Bailey in the English version.
==Biograhy==
Born to a rich family, Sonoko is the second daughter of Shiro Suzuki and Tomoko Suzuki, both are heads of an extremely wealthy family and large company. She and Ran Mouri are friends since kindergarten. Sonoko's first appearance was in episode 6 where she asked Ran what to give Shinichi for Valentine's Day and she got knocked out by Conan's stun watch in order to solve the case. She played a major role where she first met her boyfriend, Makoto Kyogoku, in Sonoko's Dangerous Summer Story. In the episode, she, Conan and Ran are in Izu for vacation. She met Michiwaki, but not before he is revealed to be a serial killer. As Sonoko found out who he was, Michiwaki was going to kill her, Makoto rushed and saved Sonoko by fighting Michikawi and finally defeated him. Makoto confessed to Sonoko that he loved her, much to her surprise. And they maintained a long-distance relationship.
==Personalities==
Sonoko has a romantic, impulsive and snobbish personality. She always acts without thinking ahead by dragging Ran and Conan into her schemes or firing her mouth away with wild tales. Despite teasing Ran for liking Shinichi, she deeply cares for her best friend. She also protects Ran when they were kids. Besides Ran, Sonoko is also good friends with Shinichi Kudo/Conan Edogawa since childhood. Sonoko is a shopaholic as she is shown to love shopping in every episodes.
==Trivia==
*In most of the episodes and chapters, Sonoko always shops and travels with Ran and Conan.
*Sonoko is one of the most popular characters in the franchise.
*Sonoko is shown to be aggressive, as Genta calls her "Auntie Sonoko" she intially knocks him out.
*Sonoko also has a tomboyish personality as she has shown to defend Ran from the bullies when they were younger.
*Along with Professor Agassa, Sonoko is one of the tritagonists that has made more appearances in the anime, movies and manga.
*Like Kogoro Mori, Sonoko hits Conan in the head when he insults her.
*Sonoko had long hair in the live action prequel, Challenge Letter to Shinichi Kudo.
*Despite her first appearance in episode 6 in the anime, her first sleeping detective was in the episode where their kindergarten teacher was poison-injured during her wedding. 
*Sonoko surprisingly remains utterly faithful to Makoto, despite her initial thoughts about cooling off towards him. She even tries to be romantic with homemade gifts over using her wealth.
*Sonoko is considered as the Conan counterpart of Sideswipe from Transformers. 
*Originally, Sonoko was going to appear as a one-time character in the anime. But due to her voice actress, Naoko Matsui, did a better performance in the anime, Sonoko became as one of the tritagonists with Hiroshi Agasa. 
==Gallery==
Infobox - Sonoko Suzuki.jpg
Sonoko Suzuki.png|Sonoko, along with Conan
Ran and Sonoko.jpg|Sonoko and her best friend, Ran Mouri.
Sonoko Presents Her Chocolate to Makoto.jpg|Sonoko gives Makoto chocolates on Valentine's Day.
39528.jpg|Sonoko's older self in the OVA
File:Sonoko suzuki blindfolded 2 by heroman655 dfjy3qb-fullview.jpg|Blindfolded Sonoko
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