Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe (エドガー・アラン・ポオ,) was a member of The Guild and his ability is Black Cat in the Rue Morgue.

Appearance
Poe is 182 cm and has black hair that covers his eyes and hangs around his neck. From the few instances where his eyes are visible, we can tell that he has dark circles under them. He wears a white mandarin collar button up shirt with a white loosely tied ribbon around his neck. He has a black vest under an open white suite jacket that is torn around the bottom, with tails and coloured lapels. Over that he wears a thigh length black cape held together by a chain clasp. He has a belt with a large square buckle and his pants are dark with light pinstripes. His boots have black soles, and are folded at the top and end just below the knees. He almost always has Karl on his shoulders.

Personality
Poe is portrayed as shy but determined. He spent six years on a plot to defeat Ranpo, showing that he will work hard at something he cares about. He often talks too quietly for others to hear, as shown in chapter 37. He seems to have a capricious mood, first appearing confident and cold when confronting Ranpo, then suddenly depressed when Ranpo didn't know who he was. He later got very excited when he believed that he had beaten Ranpo, to the point of laughing maniacally.

Ability
Black Cat in the Rue Morgue (モルグ街の黒猫,). Poe can transport readers into the setting of any novel, though it must be one they are currently reading.

Background
Poe is a detective from America who was beaten by Edogawa Ranpo in an investigation competition six years prior to the events of the series. The defeat lead to him withdrawing himself from his personal connections and becoming extremely secluded and depressed. However, this defeat also inspired him to take back the life that he felt Edogawa had stolen from him. He then joined The Guild and came to Japan in order to challenge him directly.

Trivia

 * In reality, Edgar Allan Poe never had a raccoon as a pet (although he had a cat that used to ride on his shoulders). This was most likely taken from The Raven (Film from 2012), where John Cusack as Poe, choses to keep a raccoon given to him. It was, of course, made up by John.
 * His pet raccoon's name is Karl.
 * In real life, Ranpo Edogawa's name came from a Japanese pronunciation of Edgar Allan Poe.