Influenced by the trend of European folklore and Gothic novels since19th century, silver bullets are often portrayed as weapons with exorcism effect, which are special weapons against supernatural monsters such as werewolves.
Later, it was also compared to an extremely effective solution, as the agent of the killer, the strongest killing move, and the trump card.
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The thriller directed by daniel attias in 1985 was named Silver Bullet, which was adapted from Stephen King's horror novel The Reincarnation of the Werewolf.
"Silver Bullet" in Japanese anime Detective Conan (Japanese: シルバー? ブレット; English: silver bullet refers to a person who poses a fatal threat to black organizations.
At present, there are two people with this title, namely Akai Shuuichi and Edogawa Conan (Kudou Shinichi). Among them, Akai Shuuichi's title of "Silver Bullet" is recognized by black organizations, while Edogawa Conan's title of "Silver Bullet" is a personal name given to Conan by Belmore, a member of black organizations.
In addition, in Detective Conan, Miyano Atsushi and Elena Miyano also used the term "silver bullet" to develop drugs? . It is called "magic" and "mysterious poison that can be brought back to life", but the specific curative effect and naming reason of this drug are unknown.
Later, Miyano Shiho (that is, Ai Haiyuan) inherited his parents' research and developed APTX4869, so it is generally believed that "Silver Bullet" is the predecessor of APTX4869.
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