Author's note: Merry Christmas. Sorry for the late update. I planned to update a lot earlier, but the World Cup consumed my life quite a bit. Thank you and enjoy. New batch of updates from chapters 36-40 as of 25/12/2022.
Whenever I look at the phantump au all I can think is that Vermouth is gonna freaking murder Gin for what he did. Bc even if she shows it differently Shinichi was just as important to her as Ran (it's stated flat out that she's abnormally protective of him) and Gin killed him. Even if he came back, he still died. Even more so bc she's also dead. She knows how it feels. She's gonna hold a massive grudge.
Oh she totally hates him even more for this…she’s got even more of a reason to turn against the organization now
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I think the next Detective Conan movie or arc that involves the Black Organization should have Gin being the one suspected of being a traitor and the rest of them having to try and prove he's not.
Chianti and Korn are tense but trying to see if he's an actual traitor, Vodka is adamant he's innocent, Vermouth spends the whole time amused to hell, and Kir gets to be on the other end of the gun and scary AF for once. Bonus points include everyone getting a new dosage of fear and Respect for Kir when she tells Gin straight to his face that if he was a traitor she'd kill him herself with a smile and actually holds a gun on him (maybe even shoots him in the shoulder or something?) without being killed for it later, Vermouth amused and torn between wanting to have Gin be labeled a traitor because of what he did to her Cool Guy and Angel and helping prove he's loyal for whatever other motive, Vodka being seen as Dangerous again, and Rum being the main one to suspect Gin but also everyone else low-key thinking he's either a traitor or cursed.
As for why they think this and all the evidence to support that Gin might be a traitor. I have a whole essay for how that works. I'm this essay I will-
I'm completely speechless by this movie. It was way beyond any of my minimal expectations. It was extremely good!
I was baffled out of pure disbelief at how much main plot stuff they were revealing in this movie to the point that my brain fried. You could immediately feel that it was a movie you needed to rewatch multiple times in order to fully digest and appreciate its greatness. It was pure fanservice in the best way possible, not the botched M20 way, where fanservice scenes didn't feel earned, mystery being completely gone and main plot/cast characters getting sidelined. Everyone had their moment to shine.
After 15 years, I get a DC movie that finally topped M13 as my new all-time favorite DC movie. I was so thoroughly satisfied that I couldn't help but clap at the end.
Haibara (Sherry)
Haibara truly shined in this movie. Not only did she have proactive role in rescuing herself, Naomi and later Conan, but her personal romantic feelings, childhood past and current relationships with her dear friends were further fleshed out. I was floored by the degree that she got exposed, to the point of the OG antagonist Vodka standing right in front of her next to Pinga, ready to kidnap her, and then later interrogating her about her identity.
I truly adore how the movie also revealed what started the bullying she went through in America (protecting her fellow half-japanese) and how Naomi's story complimented Haibara's childhood. It was a beautiful touch having Haibara's childhood classmate Naomi realizing Haibara's true identity by the end of the movie.
I also love how the movie depicted how highly Haibara viewed Conan/Shinichi and his protective reassuring face. It was cute seeing her face light up with happiness when he showed up. I was shocked, but also very appreciative of how respectful she was trying to be of Shinichi's relationship with Ran (more than the fandom clearly) that she went to the degree of passing on her CPR kiss with Conan to Ran.
Mizunashi (Kir)
Kir was one of the big standouts in this movie. You could truly feel the shift in spotlight focus between her and Bourbon, seeing as Bourbon was truly put in the backburner for Kir to get more shine, and it was perfectly handled and a true overdue for her (since she has been neglected in the franchise overall). I couldn't stop grinning and appreciate her nonchalant stunts to aid in Haibara's escape by pretending to not know how to open the exit tube in the submarine so Vodka could thoroughly explain it as Haibara overhears everything through the transmitter.
I especially loved her less indirect and confrontational move towards Gin, when she directly interferred with his murder attempt of Haibara & Naomi, and how she calmly talked back at Gin when he aimed the gun at her. She was a true badass worthy of her NOC title, that I've longed to see in the series, only to get it in this wonderful movie.
Pinga
I really enjoyed Pinga's role in the movie as well, and especially appreciated how he wasn't written to be similar to Irish and Curacao (who had a more sympathetic antagonist development) but rather to be a more selfish greedy psychopath with more ambition than Gin, but less talented. It was interesting to learn how he was deep undercover as an engineer for interpol since 5 years back while disguised as a woman.
I especially enjoyed seeing his fights with Ran, and how she became a troublesome enemy for him (giving Ran good spotlight like in M13), as well as how Conan straight up shit-talked to him while giving Gin praise in comparison, to the point of riling Pinga up.
Vermouth
Vermouth was the true MVP in this movie. She had such a central role in saving Haibara from the organization's suspicion. It was extremely exciting to see Vermouth immediately sensing the potential of Naomi's All-age Recognition System (ARS) and how it could expose the boss identity and whereabouts, but more importantly to her, expose Shinichi's shrinking, that she'd rather keep hidden like a pandora's box. I was shocked and loved how she manipulated the Boss into giving her the order to destroy the ARS for his own sake, when she in reality wanted to not only conceal the current APTX shrinking effects from him, but also protect Shinichi. The way she used her disguising skills to invalidate the ARS' accuracy was just a genius move by her.
The biggest surprise to me was how she was revealed to be the old woman from the start in disguise, who was given the sale ticket for a Fusae brand brooch by Haibara out of selfless kindness, and how Vermouth was basically revealed to also be repaying that kindness back to Haibara by protecting her from the BO, further deepening her motivations and multi-faceted nature in such a beautiful way as she gazes at the confused Silver Bullet (Conan) who is questioning them after getting Bourbon's intel.
Rum & Karasuma Renya
The Biggest shocker in this whole movie was without a doubt the big reveal that Rum, the no.2 of the Black Organization, is unaware of the Boss' whereabouts in recent times and that, apart from having Pinga request Naomi to sell the ARS to them so they can modify it and also use it to erase the BO's activities in security cameras (according the boss' orders), had intended to use the ARS to locate Karasuma Renya (the Boss).
This was a huge bombshell reveal, yet to be revealed in the manga, that further clarified the current ongoings within the organization. It basically as good as confirmed that the Boss is hiding a de-aged form from his subordinates (including his very close associate, Rum) and that no one other than Vermouth is aware of his hidden whereabouts. This revelation is further supporting my "Child of seven (Nanatsu no ko)" theory (the Boss being a shrunken 7-year-old who is only contacting his subordinates through phone to hide his child appearance and maintain authority). This also further established a distrustful relationship between Karasuma Renya and Rum, seeing as the Boss has kept Rum out of the loop, and how Rum has persisted to locate the Boss against his wishes, creating a very small divide within the organization's power structure. This is extremely exciting for the future of the series and has gotten me very hyped for what's left of Rum's development in the Rum climax.
Conclusion
This movie was overall a 10/10 product, that gave all the fans outstanding fanservice. Conan's devotion to save Haibara, Ran's supportive contribution to the point of almost getting shot, Agasa's deeply moving heartfelt tears after Haibara's kidnapping, Kuroda's helpful backing of Conan, Bourbon's informational support and Akai's loyal aid in taking down the submarine were all just the tip of the iceberg. All the beautiful callbacks to canon events were also among the best of the fanservice. I especially loved Haibara's callback to how a child (Ayumi) had once changed her life through their actions (File 437), Pisco kidnapping her despite wearing glasses (File 240), Ran reminding Haibara of Akemi (like in File 434), Kir's callback to her father sacrificing himself for her in response to Naomi's cry (File 604) and all the moments Haibara recalled when Conan comforted and moved her (Bus hijack, Haibara intro, Reunion, etc).
Gosho's involvement in the story was clearly noticeable, just by the sheer quality of the movie, and all of his many drawn keyframes were beautiful.
Do you often think about the amount of times Vermouth and Bourbon team ups would cause very distrubing misunderstandings? Like you have a beautiful viper of a woman and an equally pretty blonde operative showing up late together. And because they are both little shits they omitt the exact amount of info to make everyone believe theyre fucking eachother.
Imagine:
Gin, calling an executive meeting: Bourbon, your late. What's your excuse this time?
Rei, satisfied grin on his face knowing how much he's about to piss off Gin: With Vermouth.
Gin, already ticked off: And what were you doing with Vermouth.
Vermouth, strutting in in a negligee while fixing up her lipstick: Helping me make cocktails.
Gin, eyes twitching: And where were you?
Vermouth and Rei, grinning prettily at Gin and replied at the same time: With Bourbon/me.
Everyone else in the background: ...
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*Two hours earlier*
Rei, coming out from 'A Famous Hotel', blood-soaked from beating that one bastard that made Curacao upset during their last infiltration mission: *stares at Vermouth*
Vermouth, equally bloody from dealing with the guards that harassed Kir last week, exiting from 'Another Famous Hotel' across the street: *stares at Bourbon*
Rei, thinking fast: Ducks.
Vermouth, nodded in understanding: Ducks.
(in case you dont get it, they read 'Murder Your Employer' during their last book club meeting.)
(one famous quote was: If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, quacks like a duck, but has an alibi--- then its not a duck.)