Heiji is a really great friend to have around. He's loyal to a fault, playful and light-hearted when the situation allows, and competitive enough to keep things interesting. There are examples in the series where Hattori goes out of his way to protect those he cares about who include Kazuha, his childhood best friend and Shinichi/ Conan. Shinichi has a more serious personality but is often amused by Hattori's antics. Despite this jovial side, when it's time to solve a mystery or focus on a problem, Hattori switches the ball cap he always wears to face forward and gets down to business.
Heiji isn't without his personality flaws. He's fiercely competitive which can get a little out of hand, particularly when locking horns with Shinichi. He loves sports, baseball and Kendo (a martial arts form) in particular. There's a plot arch revolving around his school's Kendo tournament where he has to both win and solve the murder at the same time. While competition itself isn't necessarily a flaw, he can take it too far. It's understandable though given is background. His dad is the renowned chief of police in Osaka, a region of Japan that is noted for darker skin and an accent. Chief Heizo Hattori is shown as a strict and a bit heartless. There's a point in one of the episodes where Heizo slaps Heiji so hard it knocks him off his feet and humiliates him in front of a crowd just to manipulate him into solving a crime Heizo was unable to solve. His mother seems sweet, but we hardly ever see her in the series.
Unsurprisingly, Hattori is a hot head. This is likely from bent up frustration in how his father has treated him and his need to win and proof himself. It can cloud his judgment and make him overlook clues. Shinichi and a few others criticize Hattori for this, but he's still a brilliant detective.
The very last aspect of his personality is something he and Shinichi share. They're both completely stupid when it comes to their own personal relationship with their childhood best friends. Shinichi has Ran and Heiji has Kazuha. None of these teenagers can admit they're in love with their best friend, but they are. There have been several times when Kazuha and Heiji have almost been able to confess their feelings for each other and unsurprisingly this is always thwarted for some reason or another. Despite this emotional constipation, Heiji cherishes his omamari- a charm Kazuha made for him with a link from a pair of handcuffs they accidentally used on each other and had to spend the day tethered to each other.
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Heiji is a really great friend to have around. He's loyal to a fault, playful and light-hearted when the situation allows, and competitive enough to keep things interesting. There are examples in the series where Hattori goes out of his way to protect those he cares about who include Kazuha, his childhood best friend and Shinichi/ Conan. Shinichi has a more serious personality but is often amused by Hattori's antics. Despite this jovial side, when it's time to solve a mystery or focus on a problem, Hattori switches the ball cap he always wears to face forward and gets down to business.
Heiji isn't without his personality flaws. He's fiercely competitive which can get a little out of hand, particularly when locking horns with Shinichi. He loves sports, baseball and Kendo (a martial arts form) in particular. There's a plot arch revolving around his school's Kendo tournament where he has to both win and solve the murder at the same time. While competition itself isn't necessarily a flaw, he can take it too far. It's understandable though given is background. His dad is the renowned chief of police in Osaka, a region of Japan that is noted for darker skin and an accent. Chief Heizo Hattori is shown as a strict and a bit heartless. There's a point in one of the episodes where Heizo slaps Heiji so hard it knocks him off his feet and humiliates him in front of a crowd just to manipulate him into solving a crime Heizo was unable to solve. His mother seems sweet, but we hardly ever see her in the series.
Unsurprisingly, Hattori is a hot head. This is likely from bent up frustration in how his father has treated him and his need to win and proof himself. It can cloud his judgment and make him overlook clues. Shinichi and a few others criticize Hattori for this, but he's still a brilliant detective.
The very last aspect of his personality is something he and Shinichi share. They're both completely stupid when it comes to their own personal relationship with their childhood best friends. Shinichi has Ran and Heiji has Kazuha. None of these teenagers can admit they're in love with their best friend, but they are. There have been several times when Kazuha and Heiji have almost been able to confess their feelings for each other and unsurprisingly this is always thwarted for some reason or another. Despite this emotional constipation, Heiji cherishes his omamari- a charm Kazuha made for him with a link from a pair of handcuffs they accidentally used on each other and had to spend the day tethered to each other.