Gin (Case Closed)

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Gin is a fictional character in the anime and manga series Case Closed.

Gin is a dangerous and highly ranked member in the "Black Organization". He is the one that force-fed Jimmy Kudo (Shin'ichi Kudo in the Japanese version) with APTX4869, the drug that turned Jimmy into Conan Edogawa. Wearing all black and long yellow/blonde hair, Gin is a tall person, who always covers his eyes with his black hat. He is always looking for Shiho Miyano (also known as Ai Haibara), assassinating some member of the organization or some soul and blackmailing someone.

He is usually seen being followed around by his lower ranked comrade, Vodka, who doesn't really add much to the missions other than being there. Vodka's low rank status is noted in how he calls Gin "Aniki" (or brother), which is what a low-ranked gang member calls a high-ranked gang member.

Since Gin is normally leading the Black Organization's operations he probably has a high position in the Black Organization.

[edit] Trivia

In Vol. 2 Conan overhears Gin and Vodka talking on a train and they use their real names. Gin's real name is supposedly "Melkior" and Vodka's is "Kaspar" (This is relevant in the English version of the manga only). In Vol. 12 this name change, which could possibly create some problems with critical points of the story, was covered up by having Richard mention that he was hung over from drinking "Melkior Gin" and "Kaspar Vodka" the night before. It will not be clear until Vol. 18 if the names Melkior and Kaspar will disappear or continue being used in the English version.