Jodie (Case Closed)

Infobox animanga character
name = Jodie Starling
series = Case Closed ("Detective Conan")


caption =
first = The Battle Game Trap
last =
creator = Gosho Aoyama
voiced by = Miyuki Ichijou
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occupation = FBI Agent
nickname =
alias = Jodie Saintemillion
age = 28
gender = Female
relatives = Father (deceased)
Mother (deceased)
Nationality = American

Jodie Starling is a fictional character of the anime series Detective Conan.

Past

In episode 345, when Jodie confronts Vermouth, it is learned that Vermouth killed her father twenty years ago when Jodie was still just a little girl. At the time, she did not realize what had happened, and thought her father was sleeping.

Vermouth was surprised to find her in the house, and after Jodie had asked what was going on, Vermouth told her to wait by her father until he woke up, and that "A secret makes a woman a woman". She then set the house ablaze, thus destroying any evidence that she had been there, along with Jodie's father and his records about her and the Black organization. Fortunately, Jodie had decided to run down the street to the store and survived. She was put under protection by the FBI, although she declined the Witness Protection Program, and eventually became an FBI agent herself.

Jodie realizes that Vermouth has not seemed to age since she saw her as a little girl, but does not know why.

Present

Jodie appears around the same time frame as Vermouth as Ran's new English teacher under the name of "Jodie Saintemillion". She comes off as somewhat strange, and refers to Conan as "Cool Kid", which caused fans to believe that she knew his secret. (She now knows he's an incredible detective, but it is unclear if she knows his true identity). She is noted for often using the phrase of her enemy, Vermouth ("A secret makes a woman a woman").

In episodes 226-227 Jodie, after watching Conan suspiciously, informs someone over the phone that she has found their target, whom she refers to as "Rotten Apple" (obviously Vermouth, although at first, readers probably thought it referred to either Sherry) or Conan.

In episodes 230-231, Jodie's first FBI instincts are shown during the confrontation with the bus hijackers. She stealthily turns on the safety to one of the hijacker's guns, while knocking him down- thus he cannot shoot it when he attempts to fire at her.

She appears later in 271-272 and gives Conan information that allows him to solve the case. In episodes 277-278, she is investigated by Conan and Heiji, both believing her to be Vermouth in disguise, as she appears to know that they are both detectives despite being foreign to Japan, and even helps them solve a case in the same episode.

It's not until episode 345 that Jodie's past and true identity as an FBI agent is revealed, as well the real reason she's in Japan and the person she's looking for. She is tracking down Vermouth, and after a brief confrontation with her, Jodie is rescued by Conan and her colleague Shuichi Akai. In episodes 346-347 she offers Ai a place in the witness protection program but she declines. She doesn't appear again until her next major appearance in episode 425, when she helps Conan prevent an assassination plot of a politician orchestrated by the Black Organization. She makes another appearance in episode 462 discussing the BO member Kir. Jodie has been heavily involved in the BO arc episodes 492-504, which has involved the BO and the FBI. The death of her older, more skilled partner, Akai, appears to take a very emotional toll on her.

Current Status

Jodie must find a way to protect Ai from a new member of the Black Organization known as Bourbon, mentioned to her by Rena Mizunashi.

Appearances

* Episodes: 226-227, 230-231, 271-272, 277-278, 338-339, 343-347, 361-362, 425, 462, 492, 495-504, 509

* Opening Animation: 13th, 15th, 16th, 18th, 22nd

Name

* The name Jodie Starling is hinted to originate off of the character Clarice Starling, an FBI agent in the film "Silence of the Lambs" who was played by actress Jodie Foster. In the Japanese manga Jodie's name is "Jodie Saintemillion".It's on Volume 34 File.2.

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