Kamen Yaiba is a fictional tokusatsu-style superhero character that appears within Meitantei Conan as a popular in-universe media figure. He is not a main character in the detective story itself, but rather a recurring cultural reference and entertainment icon in the series. Kamen Yaiba is portrayed as a masked hero who fights evil and appeals especially to children, adding humor, variety, and a sense of everyday pop culture to the world of Detective Conan.