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| Sharon Vineyard | |
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| Case Closed (Detective Conan) character | |
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| First appearance | Meeting With the Black Organization Again |
| Created by | Gosho Aoyama |
| Voiced by | Mami Koyama |
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| Nicknames | Rotten Apple |
| Aliases | Chris Vineyard, Vermouth |
| Age | (claimed to be) 29, in Volume 24 of the Manga, where she first appeared. (actually)39+, according to FBI, in Episode 345 of TV series. |
| Gender | Female |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | B.O member |
Sharon Vineyard is a fictional character in the anime and manga series Case Closed.
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Character Information
Sharon was once a famous actress[1], just like Vivian Kudo (Yukiko Kudo), and the two had even once been friends. However, she is secretly a member of the Black Organization, her codename is "Vermouth"/"Belmot" (ベルモット Berumotto) and her past is shrouded with mysteries as it is not known why she doesn't seem to age; though it can be assumed it could be the APTX 4869.
She is an extremely dangerous and devious master of disguise who can imitate any voice without the aid of any electronic devices. The only other persons with that ability are Kaito Kuroba and Vivian Kudo (Yukiko Kudo), as both are either disciple or son of the famous magician Toichi Kuroba. Her other talents include cloak-and-dagger tactics, and the ability to get whatever she wants.
It is unknown how long she has been a member of the Black Organization, but it is known that she had been secretly living two lives through the art of disguise; that of herself and her supposed daughter, "Chris" Vineyard. After staging "Sharon's" death, she now lives as "Chris" and continues to serve the Black Organization. Her main objective is to eliminate Shiho Miyano a.k.a. Sherry (Ai Haibara). However, she does not succeed as she meets Conan Edogawa, and he is able to discover and thwart her plans. She also encounters the FBI during this process. Vermouth has great interest in Conan and calls him, a "Silver Bullet"[2]. However, Gin tells her that there is no such thing as a Silver Bullet which can destroy their organization. Since it has been revealed that she knows about Ai and Kudo's reversion to their child forms, she seems to know the shrinking affect the drug can have.
During episode 288 she didn't believe in an angel watching over her, until she was saved by Ran.[3] Later in the episode, she calls up Yukiko Kudo and tells her to tell Ran that there is an angel watching over her.[3] This is suggested to be the reason Vermouth calls her Angel. [3]
Place in the Black Organization
It has been mentioned that she is the boss' (あの方 anokata) favourite. This may be how she is able to get away with such traitorous actions as she has. It doesn't seem to give her carte blanche to do whatever she likes, but she seems to have much more freedom in her actions. Oddly enough, she seems to be interested in supporting rather than destroying the "Silver Bullets" that could destroy the organization: Shuichi Akai and Conan; although later on in the manga, believing that "one Silver Bullet would suffice," agreed to the murder of Shuichi Akai.
Trivia
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- Vermouth is the only member of the organization who knows that Ai Haibara is Shiho Miyano and that Conan is Shin'ichi.
- She is resented by Korn and Chianti because she took advantage of the love Calvados held for her and caused his suicide.
- Favorite Phrase: "A secret makes a woman, woman."
- It is revealed in episode 345 that she killed Jodie's parents in a fire twenty years ago from the current storyline.
- Vermouth has a cameo in volume 24 (which corresponds with episodes 176-178) of the manga at a party during Sherry's reunion with the Black Organization. Her name "Chris" and occupation is listed underneath her, and she appears to be one of the suspects of the guy who is murdered by the chandelier falling on him.
- Vermouth does not appear to kill children in cold blood as she does adults. She doesn't kill Jodie upfront as a child (though she does burn her house down without caring that she's inside), and this is also revealed when she allows the boy who witnessed the Kir Case to live as well, stating to Gin that it doesn't matter if he was freed because he's just a boy.
- Vermouth also seems to have a guilt complex towards anyone she owes her life to, as evidenced by her hesitating to harm Shinichi/Conan and Ran in the Ai Kidnap case. Possibly due to this, she promises Conan at the end of episode 345 that she or the BO will no longer pursue Haibara.
- Vermouth appears at the end of episode 272 explaining the possible meaning of X to the viewers. A picture of Conan, Ran, and Sherry are pinned up on her wall.
- Vermouth calls Conan "Cool Guy" and correspondingly, Jodie calls him "Cool Kid".
- Has appeared in the 29th ending sequence.
References
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