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This article is a detailed profile of the characters in the '''''[[Death Note]]''''' series.
Japanese names are in the Western order, with the given name before the family name.
==Main characters==
===Light Yagami===
{{DeathNoteCharacter
|image_name = Light from Death Note.jpg
|eyes =
|caption = Light Yagami as he appears in the manga.
|realname = Light Yagami
|alias = (The first) Kira
|otheralias = (The second) L
|killed = Ryuk
}}
{{anime voices|Mamoru Miyano}}
{{nihongo|'''Light Yagami'''|夜神 月|Yagami Raito}} is the protagonist of ''Death Note''. He is an extremely intelligent young man who found Ryuk's Death Note by sheer chance. Light constantly tries to evade the suspicion of the enigmatic detective "L" while both maintaining his identity as Kira (Japanese pronunciation of the word "Killer"), and cleansing the world of crime. The fact that he is a genius also adds to his notion that only he is fit to judge humanity and steer it on a proper moral course. Light is seen as somewhat heartless and sociopathic by those who are aware of what he is doing, as he can willingly kill his victims without batting an eye or do things which would seem evil to most, but he believes that he is doing good and bringing justice for most of the series.
[[Image:Raitoindeepthought.PNG|thumb|left|Light Yagami as seen in the anime]]
When L is finally able to corner him, Light puts his master plan in practice. He temporarily gives up his Death Note to Ryuk, erasing his memories about his time as Kira from his mind. Rem, as per Light's instructions, gives it to another person: Kyosuke Higuchi of the Yotsuba Corporation. Now unaware of the fact that he was the original Kira, Light accepts L's offer to join the investigation team to hunt down Higuchi, known as the third Kira. When Higuchi is finally arrested, Light touches his Death Note, thereby regaining his memory of when he was the original Kira. He then proceeds with his plan, masterfully disposing of Higuchi by using the Death Note paper he put in his watch before he lost his memories, and manipulating Rem to kill both Watari and L.
Light is later nominated by L's investigation team (who are unaware that he is Kira) to act as L, due to the fact that they can't reveal the death of the real L to the world. He also takes over the role of L's assistant, Watari. Now able to act as both Kira and L, Light can continue killing criminals while leading the investigation team in circles. However, his secret identity as L is soon discovered by the SPK (Special Provision for Kira), President Hoope, and Mello's gang. Light joins the Intelligence Department of the Japanese Police Force in April 2009, believing that no one can stop his plans. Near and Mello eventually appear before him, trying to accomplish what L could not: to expose Kira's true identity, and bring him to justice.
In the end, however, the combined efforts of Mello and Near prove to be more than Light can handle, and he is forced to reveal himself as Kira. In the final clash between Near and Light at a warehouse, Light loses the battle of wits and begs Ryuk to help him. Ryuk reminds Light that he is on neither side, and fulfills his earlier promise to write Light's name in his Death Note, thus ending Light's life.
According to the manga, his date of birth is February 28, 1986, which makes him younger than Misa. His date of death is January 28, 2010, one month short of his coming birthday. Height and weight are 179cm and 54kg, respectively, which puts him at the same height as L (if L stands up in a proper position). His blood type is A. His likes are listed as justice, and his dislikes as evil.
====Light in the movie====
A few changes were made to Light in the movie, and he is portrayed somewhat less sympathetically than in the manga, being more willing to kill those close to him in order to further his goals as Kira. At the film's beginning, Light is a first-year university student studying Law, instead of still being a high school genius, as in the beginning of the manga. He has a girlfriend, {{nihongo|'''Shiori Akino'''|秋野 詩織|Akino Shiori}}, whom he kills at the end of the first movie to gain sympathy from L. After Rem "kills" L and Watari, Light writes his father's name in an attempt to kill him, an attempt that ultimately fails. The endings of both the second movie and the manga are similar, with Ryuk writing Light's name in the Death Note after he is exposed. However, in the movie, Light dies in his father's arms, begging him to believe that he acted as Kira in order to put justice, which Soichiro had taught him since his childhood, into practice.
===L Lawliet===
{{DeathNoteCharacter
|image_name = L from Death Note.gif
|caption = L Lawliet as he appears in the manga.
|realname = L Lawliet
|alias = (The first) L
|otheraliases = Hideki Ryuga, Ryuzaki, Erald Coil, Danuve
|killed = Rem
}}
{{anime voices|Kappei Yamaguchi}}
{{nihongo|'''L Lawliet''' |エル・ローライト|Eru Rōraito}}, commonly referred to as just '''L''', is rated the world's greatest detective and takes on the Kira investigation in the first arc. He suspects Light initially, and decides to join Light's university under the pseudonym {{nihongo|'''Hideki Ryuga'''|流河 旱樹|Ryūga Hideki}} for investigative purposes. He requests that the task force refer to him as {{nihongo|'''Ryuzaki'''|竜崎|Ryūzaki}} for discretion. His dishevelled and languid appearance masks his great powers of deduction and insight. He has a number of quirks, such as preferring to crouch rather than sit, eating only sweet things like desserts and fruits, and holding items very delicately. L stayed in England for five years , and during that time he was the champion in tennis for the England Junior Cup. L also secretly assumed the identities of the world's 2nd and 3rd best detectives, ('''Erald Coil''' and '''Danuve''' respectively) something only he and the Kira Investigation Team members knew.
[[Image:Llikespanda.PNG|right|thumb|left|L as seen in the anime.]]
L had deduced that Light was Kira upon their first encounter, but could not accuse him without any concrete evidence. Even when all evidence apparently proved his theory to be incorrect, and even when Light could not remember his deeds as Kira when he renounced his Death Note's ownership and willingly dedicated himself to collaborate on the investigations, L still suspected him. However L could not prove his guilt, and in Chapter 58, Light tricks Rem into killing L for his own personal gain, making her believe that she must kill him for the sake of Misa's life. L's last sight before death is Light triumphantly smiling over his defeated rival, and in his last moment he confirms to himself that he had been right all along.
Although L could not shake the conclusion that Light was Kira, Light was the only person L had ever identified or connected with, and he openly stated on one occasion that even though it would hurt his pride to admit that he had been wrong, he hoped that he would be. Ironically, despite Kira being L's opponent, at the core, Light and L shared many things in common. Calling Light his first and only friend, it can be speculated that this attachment may have hindered L in his investigation. Furthermore, L could have presented his conclusions publicly at any time, and with his reputation, had them taken seriously. However, L tended to second-guess everything he was presented with, and was extremely meticulous and analytical. It could be said that L was, in some ways, too intelligent.
[[Image:Death Note L Death.png|left|thumb|L at his [[deathbed]], the only time he is seen closing his eyes in the Anime.]]
''Death Note: How To Read 13'' revealed many facts about L. His true birth name is L Lawliet. His date of birth is Halloween of 1979, making him notably older than he appeared to have been, and his date of death is November 5, 2004. His height and weight are 179cm/50kg (5'10.5"/110lbs.), which would have meant he was severely underweight. This is rather peculiar, since he is almost always seen eating sweets. His likes and dislikes are listed as sweet-tasting things and socks, respectively. It is implied that L was a former resident of Wammy's House, one of Watari's orphanages, as well as a safe haven and educational facility specifically for intellectually-gifted children. Therefore, similar to Near and Mello, L's abilities were discovered whilst living there, and he is most likely an orphan.
In chapter 38 of the manga, L suggests that even though he eats only sweet foods, he remains underweight because the brain uses the most calories of any organ in the body. He also says that if he sits normally, his reasoning ability would drop 40%.
====L in the movie====
As there is no time delay between the first and second movies, the second movie begins soon before L supposedly dies. His original "death", caused by Rem writing his name in her Death Note, does not take effect, as L had [[Rules of the Death Note#Other rules|written his own name]] in Misa's Death Note beforehand. It was his self-sacrifice that could let himself stay alive for a longer duration (as he supposed Kira would kill him on that day), and allowed the investigation team to apprehend Light. Twenty-three days after writing his name in the Death Note, and after burning all the remaining Death Notes and having a conversation with Soichiro Yagami, L dies peacefully while eating a chocolate bar, a picture of Watari lying right beside him.
===Misa Amane===
{{DeathNoteCharacter
|image_name = Misa Amane DNTV.jpg
|eyes = Yes
|caption = Misa Amane as she appears in the anime.
|realname = Misa Amane
|alias = (The second) Kira
|otheralias = Misa-Misa
|otheraliases =
|killed =
|killedother = [[Suicide]]
}}
{{anime voices|Aya Hirano}}
{{nihongo|'''Misa Amane'''|弥 海砂|Amane Misa}} is a girl who has an immense crush on Light. She is a famous model, singer and actress. She usually refers to herself in the [[third person]], calls herself '''Misa-Misa''', and tends to be hyperactive. She posed as the '''second Kira''' to attract the attention of the first Kira. She decided to devote her life to him because he punished the criminal that killed her parents when she was younger. The Death God who follows her around is Rem. She has also performed two eye trades, cutting her lifespan in half twice; the first was with Rem, and the second with Ryuk (''See [[Shinigami Eyes#Misa Amane: Unknown conditions of her Lifespan, and how the Trade affected Her|Shinigami eyes]]'').
Misa and Light moved in together after L's death. In actuality, Light was only with Misa for the Shinigami eyes, having her pass judgement on criminals around the world with Ryuk as her personal Shinigami. She also provided assistance to Light when he was aiding the investigation team in their hunt for Mello. After Near's suspicion of Light being Kira becomes apparent, Light instructs Misa to give up her ownership of the Death Note and pass it on to Mikami. When Misa figured Light started to build a close relationship with Takada, she feared that Light would leave her for Takada. To prevent this, Misa planned to make a public announcement that she was engaged to Light. However, before she could deliver it, Near ordered her to be kidnapped and put under surveillance. Even after he realized that nothing would come from interrogating her, he kept her captive for a while, if only to prevent her from contacting Light while Near prepared his plan to expose Light as Kira once and for all. According to Death Note: How to Read 13, Misa fell into despair after learning of Light's death through Matsuda and committed suicide a year later, on February 14, 2011. Her date of birth is December 25, 1984. We also learn that the cloaked woman who appears at the end of the manga is not Misa, but that she is simply a follower of Kira.
====Misa in the movie====
In the movie version, Misa does not commit suicide, as her memory from the incident is erased. However, she still feels that a piece of her life is somehow missing. In addition, her appearance in the movie is slightly modified: while Misa has blonde hair in the manga, it is black in the movie.
===Teru Mikami===
{{DeathNoteCharacter
|image_name = Teru.JPG
|eyes = Yes
|caption = Teru Mikami as he appears in the anime.
|realname = Teru Mikami
|alias = (The fourth) Kira
|otheralias = X-Kira, T
|otheraliases =
|killed =
|killedother = [[Insanity]]}}
{{anime voices|Masaya Matsukaze}}
{{nihongo|'''Teru Mikami'''|魅上 照|Mikami Teru}} is chosen as the new Kira by Light. When Light feels it is dangerous for Misa to keep the Death Note any longer, he instructs her to pass the ownership of the Note to Mikami. Little is known about Mikami yet except that he appears to be a supporter of Kira, and that he is a prosecutor. He has also performed an "eye trade" with Ryuk, earning him the [[Shinigami Eyes]]. When Mikami's decisions reveal that he can follow the thoughts and ideals of the first Kira, as L could, Light wonders if Mikami will become much-needed help, or a new threat.
As the story progresses, it is revealed that Mikami has been bullied at school for his sense of righteousness and therefore wishes to punish those he considers to be evil. Because of this, he chose to become a prosecutor and worships Kira as God. He is also extremely bright just like Light, but he seems content to remain a loyal follower in Kira's kingdom, taking the initiative to ask Kira for direction when he does not receive direction, but also making decisions with Kira's ideals on his own.
[[Image:TeruMikamiDeathNote.JPG|thumb|left|Mikami as seen in the manga.]]
Compared to Light, Mikami also seems more psychologically unbalanced, muttering to himself<!--
Please do not change this to "eliminate" again. "Delete" is what he says in the English manga, it's not an unreasonable translation considering the multilayeredness of kanji, the grammar of it makes more sense in English being in the present tense, and it makes it similar to hitting a supernatural Delete key, removing their lives from a page. Thank you.
!--> "delete, delete, delete..." with fanatical glee, and a gleam in his eyes as he writes down names in the Death Note. At other times, he seems merely intense and calm. Mikami goes beyond Light in his ambition, wishing to judge the unproductive and those who have committed crimes in their past, even if they have since reformed, which caused Light quite a bit of alarm. However, Light realizes how loyal he is to Kira when Mikami risks exposure by speaking on Sakura TV, publicly announcing that he will do anything Kira commands.
Interestingly, it was Mikami's devotion to Kira that led to his and Light's deaths. When Takada was kidnapped by Mello, Mikami rushed to get his Death Note to write her name down in it to prevent her from being captured by the investigation team and forced to speak what she knew. This action led Near's team to his note's hiding place, foiling Light's plan to gather all of his antagonists in a same place (including Near) before Mikami for him to dispose of them. When they were finally cornered by Near, an enraged Mikami started to blame Light for putting them into their situation and claiming that Kira is no god, contrary to what he so fervently believed before. Ten days after he was arrested and detained, he dies after going insane. Mikami's death leads Matsuda to believe that Near used the Death Note to control Mikami's actions, allowing Near to convict Light.
==Shinigami==
'''Shinigami''', or '''Gods of Death''', are demon-like characters who live in the Shinigami Realm. To increase their life-span, they write the names of humans in their Death Notes. However, because the Shinigami realm is incredibly dull, this act is usually laughed at, and thus done in privacy. The Shinigami cannot be killed by physical methods, such as stabbing or shooting, and must follow a strict set of rules if they want to live without punishment.
===Ryuk===
{{DeathNoteCharacter
|image_name = Ryuuk.gif
|eyes = Yes
|caption = Ryuk as he appears in the first chapter of the manga.
|realname = Ryuk
|alias = Shinigami
|otheralias =
|otheraliases =
|killedother =
|Killed = Light Yagami
}}
{{anime voices|Shidō Nakamura}}
{{nihongo|'''Ryuk'''|リューク|Ryūku}} is the Shinigami who dropped a Death Note in the human realm, which was then discovered by Light. It was revealed that Ryuk did it out of boredom, as there was little to do in the Shinigami realm. He was also found to have tricked the Shinigami King into receiving a second Death Note that would be used by Light, as well as access to the human realm. Ryuk has a great fondness for apples, and will go through a type of [[withdrawal]] if he goes for too long without eating. He says apples are to Shinigami as cigarettes and liquor are to humans. He also states that he is shy around girls. For a time, he was Mikami's personal Shinigami.
===Rem===
{{DeathNoteCharacter
|image_name = Rem.gif
|eyes = Yes
|caption = Rem as she appears in the manga.
|realname = Rem
|alias =
|otheralias =
|otheraliases =
|killed =
|killedother = Writing the names of L and Watari down in her Death Note.
}}
{{anime voices|Kimiko Saitō}}
{{nihongo|'''Rem'''|レム|Remu}} is the Shinigami who first gives Misa her Death Note and "[[Shinigami Eyes|eyes]]." Similar to Ryuk, Rem possesses two Death Notes; however, she purposely gives a Death Note to Misa. Rem inherited her second Death Note from Jealous, another Shinigami who died when he saved Misa's life, and thought it only right to pass it on to Misa. Oddly enough, Rem inherits Jealous' love for Misa as well and is prompt to defend Misa even at the cost of her life. She shows this when she openly shows her lack of trust for Light stating that if Misa dies before her time, Rem will kill Light. Rem died after she was tricked by Light into killing L and Watari to protect Misa.
In the manga, Rem tells Misa that she is actually a female Shinigami, but in the movie this is not mentioned.
===Jealous===
{{DeathNoteCharacter
|image_name = Death Note Jealous Dying.png
|eyes = Yes
|caption = Jealous' death scene, as he sacrifices his own life to save Misa.
|realname = Jealous
|alias = (Sometimes wrongly spelled as ''Gelus'')
|otheralias =
|otheraliases =
|killed =
|killedother = Writing Misa's destined killer's name down in his Death Note
}}
{{anime voices|Ken'ichi Matsuyama}}
[[Image:JealousShinigami.JPG|thumb|left|Jealous]]
{{nihongo|'''Jealous'''|ジェラス|Jerasu}} only appears in a flashback when Rem explains a method to kill a Shinigami. In the flashback, Rem recalls Jealous watching over Misa in the human world. Surprised by his concern, Rem eventually looked over Jealous's shoulder and witnesses what should have been Misa's last moments on Earth. Apparently infatuated with Misa, Jealous used his Death Note to kill her destined murderer. Moments later, Jealous himself turned to a pile of sand and rust as punishment for extending a human life. Rem took his Death Note and gave it to Misa.
Jealous' name is commonly misspelled "Gelus," which is what Jealous' name was [[Romanization of Japanese|romanized]] to until '''Death Note: How to Read 13''' revealed the official spelling as Jealous.
===Shidoh===
{{anime voices|Kazuki Yao}}
{{DeathNoteCharacter
|image_name = Vlcsnap-286265.png
|eyes = Yes
|caption = Shidoh as he appears in the anime
|realname = Shidoh
|alias =
|otheralias =
|otheraliases =
|killed =
|killedother =
}}
{{nihongo|'''Shidoh'''|シドウ|Shidō}} is a Shinigami whose Death Note was stolen by Ryuk. In fact, Ryuk took his Note and gave it to Light, which became Higuchi's note and was finally passed on to Mello's gang (more specifically, Mello's subordinate, Kal Snyder (also known as Jack Neylon). Shidoh has a great liking for chocolate. Since Shidoh has neglected to kill people and extend his own lifetime, he probably did not notice that his Note was stolen. As the end of his lifetime approaches, Shidoh has found Ryuk and has learned that Mello is in possession of his Note. Later, he finds Snyder in the human world. To regain his Note, Shidoh agrees to help Mello's gang against the SPK and Light. After Light regained the Death Note from Mello, he returned the note to Shidoh in order for him to stop interfering and return to the Shinigami world. Although in the manga these events occurred over the course of about one volume, in the anime Shidoh was only in two episodes (episode 28 where he was merely introduced in the last few minutes of the episode, and episode 29, which relays most events of Shidoh's regaining of his Death Note).
Shidoh's name is written in English as "Shidoh" in '''Death Note: How to Read 13''', but written "Siddoh" in both the [[Tankōbon]] character introductions page and within the translated English manga.
===Armonia Jastin Beyondllemason===
{{DeathNoteCharacter
|image_name = Jastin.gif
|eyes = Yes
|caption = Armonia Jastin Beyondllemason as he appears in the anime
|realname = Armonia Jastin Beyondllemason
|alias = Jastin the Jewel Skeleton
|otheralias =
|otheraliases = Armo Jastin (as called by Shidoh); (named ''Armonia Justin'' in the English manga)
|killed =
|killedother =
}}
<!-- The name really is Jastin, not Justin. Please do not change it again. !-->
{{anime voices|Hideyuki Umezu}}
Though only appearing for a brief segment in Volume 8, '''Armonia Jastin Beyondllemason''' provides Shidoh with several scrolls describing the various rules that Shinigami have for interacting with humans. He also informs Shidoh that his Death Note was indeed stolen by Ryuk. Shidoh uses Jastin's information to guide his interactions with Mello in the human world.
==Investigation Team==
===Soichiro Yagami===
{{DeathNoteCharacter
|image_name = Vlcsnap-291003.png
|eyes = Yes
|caption = Soichiro Yagami as he appears in the anime.
|realname = Soichiro Yagami
|alias = Asashi Shijuro
|otheralias =
|otheraliases =
|killed =
|killedother = One of Mello's (presumed dead) gang members
}}
{{anime voices|Naoya Uchida}}
{{nihongo|'''Soichiro Yagami'''|夜神 総一郎|Yagami Sōichirō}} is Light's father and the leader of the remains of his investigation team under L's command. He was responsible for successfully retrieving tape recordings of the Second Kira from Demegawa.
Some time after that, he and the other members of the police investigation make a raid on Mello's hideout to retrieve the Death Note. Misa sends Soichiro her Death Note and instructs him and his team how to make the raid. He then makes the eye trade with Ryuk, enabling him to see the names and life spans of humans. Thus, when he finds Mello during the raid, he tells Light that Mello's real name is Mihael Keehl. However, before he gets the opportunity to write the name on the Death Note, one of Mello's gang members, who had been presumed dead, shoots him. He is fatally wounded and dies at the hospital, believing that his son is not Kira. Although it is repeatedly stated a person with a power like the Death Note would ultimately be unhappy, Ryuk suggests he might have been happy at the end of his life, reassuring his son is not Kira.
====Soichiro in the movie====
As there was no time delay in the movies, Soichiro did have some slight changes. He did not undergo the Shinigami eye trade or die, and he apprehended his son by agreeing to L's plan and following the instructions on the fake Death Note, which he wrote in to kill him, stating that he was a nuisance. One year after the incident, he visited Light's gravesite with the rest of the family, praying that Sayu would keep believing that Light died in his fight against Kira, instead of being Kira himself. He was portrayed by [[Takeshi Kaga]], best known as Chairman Kaga of [[Iron Chef]].
===Tota Matsuda===
{{DeathNoteCharacter
|image_name = Dn matsuda.JPG
|caption = Tota Matsuda as he appears in the anime
|realname = Tota Matsuda
}}
{{anime voices|Ryō Naitō}}
{{nihongo|'''Tota Matsuda'''|松田 桃太|Matsuda Tōta}} is known as the most outspoken member in the investigation team. He played a crucial role in the investigation of the Yotsuba Group after sneaking into the company's building without the knowledge of the investigation team. By following L's instructions, Matsuda gained the trust of the company's board members, fabricated his death, and served as a temporary decoy to lure the suspect into the Sakura television studio (during the second Sakura TV incident). Despite his excitable, naive personality, Matsuda has managed to stay alive through quite a few dangerous times.
While it is clear most of the Investigation Team is dead set on Kira being the one in the wrong, the criminal to catch, Matsuda wavers on the fence, often speaking his mind without thinking - often asking if Kira is doing a good thing, especially since more and more people seem to be agreeing with what he does. When Matsuda hears Mikami's public announcement to Kira on Sakura TV, he is scared of the intense loyalty, but somewhat supportive and sympathetic towards Kira's followers nonetheless.
During the final clash at the warehouse in which Light admitted to being Kira, Matsuda was the most shocked of the investigation team. He had always liked Light and was outraged to learn that he had been fooled; he was particularly upset that Light's actions had led to Soichiro's death, who had been a mentor to him. Matsuda succeeded in saving Near's life by shooting Light's arm, causing him to drop the pen that he was writing Near's name with, and shooting him again to stop him from writing the name in his own blood, stopping him just in time.
As shown in the final chapter, Matsuda suspects that, to help with Light's arrest, Near had used the Death Note to control Mikami's actions before killing him, but Ide says that he has no proof and it may be a "wish" on his part, perhaps related to his thinking of Light as a friend.
===Kanzo Mogi===
{{anime voices|Kazuya Nakai}}
A mostly silent character, {{nihongo|'''Kanzo Mogi'''|模木 完造|Mogi Kanzō}} is one of the most dedicated members of the investigation team. Little else is known of him. He remains mostly silent. This silence was marked when he refused to answer Near's questions about the Japanese Investigative Team, even when he was clearly affected by the theories that Near was presenting to him. Later on, he is one of the first members who begins to warm up to Near's theory that Light is Kira. He is also shown to be an excellent actor, showing an excitement and cheeriness completely opposite of his usual demeanor.
In the first arc, Mogi acts as Misa's manager after Matsuda's faked death.
In the second arc, Mello demands meeting Mogi in order to investigate about Kira, and tricks Mogi into meeting Near at the SPK headquarters. Mogi is then held hostage by Near until Aizawa arrives to rescue him.
====Mogi in the movie====
In the second movie, Mogi is killed by the second Kira (Misa) during the Sakura TV incident. He replaces Ukita, who dies in the manga, in this respect.
===Shuichi Aizawa===
{{DeathNoteCharacter
|image_name = Aizawa2nd.gif
|eyes =
|caption = Aizawa as he appears in the 2nd arc of the Death Note anime
|realname = Shuichi Aizawa
|alias = Ai
|otheralias =
|otheraliases =
|killed =
|killedother =
}}
{{anime voices|Keiji Fujiwara}}
[[Image:Aizawa.gif|thumb|left|Aizawa in the 1st arc]]
{{nihongo|'''Shuichi Aizawa'''|相沢 周市|Aizawa Shūichi}} left the team and remained in the police force after L gave the team members the choice to quit, but continues to assist the investigation team when necessary as a member of the police. Upon L's death, Aizawa returned to the investigation team to work under Light. However upon hearing that the 13 days rule (refer to written rules of the Death Note) is fake, he begins to suspect that Light is actually Kira, and contacts Near. Aizawa passes certain information to Near that leads him to deduce Kira's real identity (i.e. Light), and Near briefly holds him at the SPK headquarters. However Near agrees to release Aizawa and Mogi afterwards. In the finale, he becomes the leader of the investigation team.
===Hirokazu Ukita===
{{anime voices|Hidenobu Kiuchi}}
{{nihongo|'''Hirokazu Ukita'''|宇生田 広数|Ukita Hirokazu}} was the first member of the team to depart from the investigation after the team's first direct contact with L. He was killed by Misa, the Second Kira, after rushing to the doorstep of the Sakura television studio during the broadcast of alleged Kira tape recordings (in the first Sakura TV incident).
===Hideki Ide===
{{anime voices|Hideo Ishikawa}}
{{nihongo|'''Hideki Ide'''|伊出 英基|Ide Hideki}} was one of the investigators who remained, even though he was likely to be killed by Kira, after Soichiro Yagami gave permission for anybody to leave if they were not comfortable in continuing to work on the Kira investigation. However, he did not want to work with L, as he did not trust him, and instead continued to work with the NPA. During the Yotsuba arc, he and Aizawa helped the task force to corner Higuchi on the highway by pursuing him with many police cars. Upon L's death, Ide joined the investigation team to work under Light.
===Watari/Quillsh Wammy===
{{anime voices|Kiyoshi Kobayashi}}
{{DeathNoteCharacter
|image_name = Watari.png
|eyes =
|caption = Watari's introduction in the anime.
|realname = Quillsh Wammy
|alias = Watari
|otheralias = W
|otheraliases =
|killed = Rem
|killedother =
}}
{{nihongo|'''Watari'''|ワタリ}} is L's assistant who provided logistics to the investigation team. His real name, as well as his original profession as an inventor and founder of an orphanage of gifted children in the [[United Kingdom]], was not revealed to readers until after his death. Watari was also a trained [[marksman]], as demonstrated just before Higuchi's arrest. He is killed when Rem writes his real name along with L's in the Death Note, due to trickery caused by Light.
In the beginning of the manga, Watari is shown as a man who simply arranges the meetings with L for his clients.
According to Death Note: How to Read 13, Watari was originally a man with only a single strip of hair. However, illustrator [[Takeshi Obata]] re-designed him to be an old man.
==Successors to L==
Following L's death, two gifted children were assigned to carry on investigation of Kira. Both characters had previously resided in The Wammy's House, an orphanage founded by Watari in the [[United Kingdom]]. Each one's methods differ a lot, but their objective is the same, to prove themselves as the true successors to L, by doing what their predecessor couldn't, exposing and defeating Kira once and for all.
===Near/Nate River===
{{DeathNoteCharacter
|image_name = NearDeathNote.JPG
|eyes =
|caption = Near as he appears in the manga.
|realname = Nate River
|alias = N
|otheralias =
|otheraliases = Near, (Successor of, and the third and final) L
|killed =
|killedother =
}}
{{anime voices|Noriko Hidaka}}
{{nihongo|'''Near'''|ニア|Nia}} is the more withdrawn character of the duo, sharing a few behavioral similarities with L. He initially shows no emotions towards L's death, saying L is a loser in the game of tracking down Kira, but later reveals that he and Mello both had great respect for L, wanting to become his successor. It seems that the only thing Near is interested in is solving puzzles of all sorts, and he is usually seen doing so. He is fairly blunt, and often insults people who support Kira or otherwise stand in his way, although usually not to their face.
Starting with no lead or clue, Near would successfully identify the events unfolding during the arrest of Higuchi, and points out the existence of the Death Note to President Hoope on 5 March, 2009. With authority from President Hoope, the SPK (Secret Provision for Kira) is established on 12 March, 2009 to investigate Kira. The SPK consists of selected agents from the [[FBI]] and the [[CIA]], as well as Near.
[[Image:Vlcsnap-270876.png|thumb|left|Near as seen in the anime.]] Just like L, Aiber (A) and Wedy (w), Near sometimes addresses himself by his initial, "N". Near comes into contact with Mello after he escapes from the attack conducted by Light and suspects that Light is Kira. From various information he gained from Mello and Aizawa, Near deduces that the new L (AKA Light), is Kira and finds out Kira's real identity (i.e. Light). In thanks to Mello's help, Near tells one of their mutual contacts to let Mello know exactly what Aizawa said.
Compared to L, Near is somewhat even more logical and decisive, claiming that Light is definitely Kira based on little information. However, Near tends to judge on little evidence and pursues hypothetical hunches. Often using the terms 'winning' or 'losing', he seems to consider the investigation as one of his games. By chapter 91, Near successfully deduced that Mikami possesses the Death Note, and all he needed was evidence. Near's true name is {{nihongo|'''Nate River'''|ネイト・リバー|Neito Ribā}} as found out by Mikami when Near and Light met in chapter 101.
Near is often seen playing with toys, solving puzzles, or stacking small objects such as dice or matches, as well as action figures. He also has a collection of small puppets, one for each suspected Kira and other characters, that he uses to illustrate his theories about the case.
===Mello/Mihael Keehl===
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{{anime voices|Nozomu Sasaki}}
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{{nihongo|'''Mello'''|メロ|Mero}} is Near's rival and they both split ways after L's death due to his problems with being second to Near. Mello decides to find Kira his own way by joining a gang (assumed to be located in [[Los Angeles]], California) and using less conventional methods, including the kidnapping the Director of the Japanese Police, to find Kira before Near. Mello also relies on information leaked from an informant in the SPK. Mello likes chocolate bars, and usually can be seen eating one. The scar on the left side of his face was caused by the explosion he triggered when cornered by the Investigation Team, which Light Yagami ordered to attack Mello's gang. His real name is {{nihongo|'''Mihael Keehl'''|ミハエル・ケール|Mihaeru Kēru}}.
[[Image:Vlcsnap-275372.png|thumb|left|Mello as seen in the anime]]After Mello escapes from the attack conducted by Light, he meets Near and gives him information on the rules of the Death Note in exchange for his only photo left in the world, which was in Near's hands. Mello tricked Mogi into meeting Near in New York, so in thanks, Near found a round-about way of letting Mello know what Aizawa told Near. With the same information, Mello also comes to the conclusion that Light is Kira.
In one part of the story, Mello was spying on Misa while she was in the US, whereas a friend of his identified as Matt, was spying on the Japanese Police team. During chapter 98, Mello kidnapped Takada (whom Lidner instructed to get on Mello's bike), rode off and handcuffed her to himself. However, in chapter 99, he dies when Takada writes his name on a piece of the Death Note, as per Light's instructions.
===Matt/Mail Jeevas===
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|realname = Mail Jeevas
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|killed = Takada's guards <!-- Has anyone got a source on that? -->
}}{{anime voices|Tomohiro Nishimura}}
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[[Image:mattis_smoking.png|thumb|left||Matt as seen in the anime]]{{nihongo|'''Matt'''|マット|Matto}} is a cohort of Mello's, first appearing in Chapter 83. He does some espionage work for Mello and is an accomplice in Mello's kidnapping of Takada. He follows orders without question, usually smoking a cigarette as he does. Not much else is known about him, other than he, like Mello, Near, and L, is a former resident of Wammy's orphanage. In Chapter 99, he fires a smoke bomb at Takada's bodyguards as a distraction in order to allow Mello to kidnap Takada; he is then shot to death when the guards catch up to his car. Mello later sees the news of his death broadcast on TV and apologizes to Matt for his death (which is odd considering Mello's ruthless nature). In Death Note: How To Read 13, his real name is revealed to be {{nihongo|'''Mail Jeevas'''|マイル・ジーヴァス|Mairu Jīvasu}} (pronounced like "mile" rather than "male."); also mentioned in Volume 13 is that he likes video games, but dislikes going out, and that he was behind Mello and Near to succeed L. Height and weight were revealed as 168cm and 52kg, and his blood type O. Also, his birthday was revealed to be on February 1st, 1990, making him a few days away from being 20 when he died on January 26th, 2010.
===More on the successors===
Both Near and Mello wanted to match up and succeed L and have been locked in competition since their days in the orphanage. This competitiveness was carried into the Kira investigations. At the end of the story, Near admits to Light and the group that he and Mello could not match up to L separately (because one of them is too passive and rational while the other too easily excited and irrational; L is supposed to have balanced both traits), but could do so when combining their efforts and their strengths. In fact, he stated that not only could they match L, they could exceed him. This is proven by the fact that they managed to catch Kira/Light, with separate contributions and joined ones. Thus after the Kira affairs Near officially became the next "L".
Just as L is always seen eating and sometimes playing with various confectioneries, his successors tend to share similar traits: Near is almost always seen playing with toys, and Mello is almost always eating chocolate bars. After Near officially becomes "L", in his last appearance in the manga (beginning of chapter 108) he was shown to be giving orders as L, while playing with toys and eating a chocolate bar.
==Yotsuba Group==
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The '''Yotsuba Group''' was a secret 8-member group in the Yotsuba Corporation, conducting weekly meetings to discuss key individuals from competing companies to kill, in an effort to maintain business dominance. It was found that a third Kira was amongst the group, in possession of a Death Note and the [[Shinigami Eyes]], both of which he had been given by Rem.
The group consisted of:
* {{nihongo|'''Kyosuke Higuchi'''|火口 卿介|Higuchi Kyōsuke}} {{anime voices|Issei Futamata}}
* {{nihongo|'''Shingo Mido'''|三堂 芯吾|Midō Shingo}} {{anime voices|Eiji Hanawa}}
* {{nihongo|'''Reiji Namikawa'''|奈南川 零司|Namikawa Reiji}} {{anime voices|Hirofumi Nojima}}
* {{nihongo|'''Eiichi Takahashi'''|鷹橋 鋭一|Takahashi Eiichi}} {{anime voices|Rintarō Nishi}}
* {{nihongo|'''Suguru Shimura'''|紙村 英|Shimura Suguru}} {{anime voices|Hiroyuki Yokoo}}
* {{nihongo|'''Masahiko Kida'''|樹多 正彦|Kida Masahiko}} {{anime voices|Masaki Aizawa}}
* {{nihongo|'''Takeshi Ooi'''|尾々井 剛|Ooi Takeshi}} {{anime voices|Kiyoyuki Yanada}}
* {{nihongo|'''Arayoshi Hatori'''|葉鳥 新義|Hatori Arayoshi}} {{anime voices|Yukitoshi Tokumoto}}
During L's probe on the group, Hatori was killed by Kira after voicing intentions to leave the group. It was also during this period that Rem would reveal the identity of the Yotsuba Kira, Higuchi, to Misa, which eventually led to his arrest and death in the hands of Light, on October 28, 2004. Most of the members of the group, however, had deduced that Higuchi was their Kira before his capture.
The remaining six members died of [[myocardial infarction|heart attacks]] on April 10, 2005. Rumors of Kira's responsibility in the deaths sent share prices of the Yotsuba Corporation dropping sharply.
==Other characters==
===Sachiko Yagami===
{{anime voices|Ai Satō}}
{{nihongo|'''Sachiko Yagami'''|夜神 幸子|Yagami Sachiko}} is Light's mother and Soichiro's wife. She plays a minor role in the storyline, oblivious to Light's ownership and use of the Death Note. When Light was allowed onto the investigation team to 'help' L catch Kira, Light told his mother that he had decided to run away to live with Misa.
===Sayu Yagami===
{{anime voices|Haruka Kudo}}
[[Image:SayuYagami14.jpg|thumb|right|Sayu Yagami, age 14]]
{{nihongo|'''Sayu Yagami'''|夜神 粧裕|Yagami Sayu}} is Light's younger sister. She also plays a minor role in the main storyline, remaining unaware of Light's possession of the Death Note. She was kidnapped by Mello's gang and taken to the United States, but was later returned to her father when he gave Mello's gang the Death Note. Because of these events, she fell into a state of shock and becomes unresponsive to even her own family.
[[Image:Sayu Yagami.jpg|thumb|left|Sayu Yagami, age 20]]
====Sayu in the movie====
In the movie, Sayu does not go into a state of shock, and remains ignorant of Light's role as Kira, instead believing that he died in the fight against Kira.
===Raye Penber===
{{anime voices|Hideo Ishikawa}}
{{nihongo|'''Raye Penber'''|レイ・ペンバー|Rei Penbā}} was an [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] investigator, sent to Japan to aid in tracking down Kira early in the story, by investigating certain suspects in the case- namely, Light Yagami and the Director of Police's family. While investigating Light, he fell into a cleverly placed trap set by Light as Kira, once he found out he was being followed. Light tricked Raye into showing him his ID by setting up a busjacking, and then set up a trick where a sheet of the Death Note, with deaths already specified, was put under a blank sheet of paper with windows cut out for the names to be written in by Raye. Raye obtained the names of the other FBI investigators, and unknowingly wrote them on the Death Note page, securing their deaths and then his own. He died on December 27, 2003 from a heart attack as he exited the train he had been riding on, and his last sight is that of Light's face.
====Raye in the movie====
The only change made to Raye in the movie was of his name; he is known as {{Nihongo|'''Raye Iwamatsu'''|レイ・イワマツ|Rei Iwamatsu}} in the movie. However, his date of death is also changed to [[December 27]] [[2006]], as L's video recording in the first movie shows.
===Naomi Misora===
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{{anime voices|Naoko Matsui}}
{{nihongo|'''Naomi Misora'''|南空 ナオミ|Misora Naomi}} is a former FBI agent who was engaged to Raye Penber. After her fiancé's death, she decides to search for his killer. She suspects that Kira was the last suspect Raye had followed. Light fools Misora into revealing her name from her driver's license, by saying that he wanted identification for her to join the investigation team. He arranges to have her commit suicide on the first day of 2004 (to prevent her from informing L that Kira can kill in ways other than heart attacks). This information was not uncovered again until volume 5, and her remains are never found.
====Naomi in the movie====
Naomi plays a much greater role in the first movie: she is seen tracking Raye when he takes the train by following Kira's instructions, and is a witness to his death. Nonetheless, she is unable to see Kira's face. During the first meeting with Light, she leaves after telling Light that the name on her driver's license was fake. Lastly, in the movie, Naomi kidnaps Light's girlfriend Shiori, using her as bait to get Light to the art gallery to prove that he is Kira. Light does go to the museum, but insists that he is not Kira. Naomi tells Light that unless he writes her name in the Death Note and kills her, thus proving that Light is Kira, she will kill Shiori. Soichiro, upon seeing this, sends in the police. Naomi is distracted, and Shiori breaks free from her. Panicking, Naomi fires her gun, killing Shiori. Distraught, she then kills herself with a shot to her head. It is later revealed that Light had already found out Naomi's name through his own investigation in the church, by checking the marital registration of Raye Iwamatsu. He had then written down both Shiori's and Naomi's names in the Death Note.
===Aiber/Tierry Morrello===
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{{anime voices|Takuya Kirimoto}}
{{nihongo|'''Aiber'''|アイバー|Aibā}} is a professional con-man and is hired by L for his skills. He was proven helpful in playing the role of {{nihongo|'''Eraldo Coil'''|エラルド・コイル|Erarudo Koiru}} in the Yotsuba Arc, posing as Matsuda's corpse to help him escape, and in coaching Misa for her interview with the Yotsuba group. He died from liver cancer on 7 April, 2005; an anime sequence shows Light writing his real name in the Death Note. Aiber is also known by his initial "A", just like "L" and other people who have great influence in the organization that hunts down Kira. Although Aiber is armed with a gun during the capture of Higuchi, it is revealed that he is not fond of weapons, and is a relatively peaceful man. He has a wife and son who are briefly seen in the anime; the manga indicates additional relatives, but they are not mentioned by name or relation to him.
===Wedy/Merrie Kenwood===
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{{anime voices|Miki Nagasawa}}
{{nihongo|'''Wedy'''|ウエディ|Uedi}} is a professional burglar who was called in by L for her skills, installing bugs in the Yotsuba Group's meeting room to secretly observe the group's weekly meeting. She also provided surveillance on the Yotsuba Kira who was on his way to kill Matsuda during the second Sakura TV incident. She was presumably killed by Kira, dying in a road accident on 10 January, 2005. The anime shows Light writing her name in the Death Note. Wedy is also known by her initial, "w", like "L" and other people who have great influence in the organization that hunts down Kira, though her initial is lowercase to keep her identity separate from Watari's.
===David Hoope===
{{anime voices|Aruno Tahara}}
{{nihongo|'''David Hoope'''|デイビット・ホープ|Deibitto Hōpu}} is the [[President]] of the [[United States of America]] in the storyline. Mello's gang used the Death Note to threaten President Hoope into helping them in various ways, including funding, weapons, and even providing information about the SPK. President Hoope turned to L (Light at that point) in hopes of getting information about the Death Note, only to reveal to L that he was subject to Mello's threats. Light manipulated him into providing the same assistance that he offered the SPK with regard to the Kira case, leaving Light on the same competitive level as, or possibly even with an advantage over, Near's SPK. President Hoope then committed suicide, which was presumably Kira's work to cover his tracks.
===Jack Neylon/Kal Snyder===
{{DeathNoteCharacter
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|caption =
|realname = Kal Snyder
|alias = Jack Neylon
|otheralias =
|otheraliases =
|killed = Light Yagami <!-- I think... maybe Misa? -->
}}
{{anime voices|Takashi Matsuyama}}
'''Jack Neylon''' is a member of Mello's gang, and was the holder of Shidoh's Death Note, when the gang got the note from Soichiro. He was involved in drug trafficking and illegal sales of weapons, and arrested 4 times, but was released due to lack of evidences. When Shidoh descended to the human world to retrieve his Note, Jack performed the "eye trade" with him. Light was unaware of Shidoh's existence and the eye trade, thus resulting the failure of an attack on Mello's gang under his planning. He is killed on November 10, 2009 at 11:59 PM, after sending Light the address to Mello's hideout.
===Halle Lidner===
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|caption = Halle Lidner as she appears in the manga.
|realname = Halle Bullook
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{{anime voices|Akeno Watanabe}}
{{nihongo|'''Halle Lidner'''|ハル・リドナー|Haru Ridonā}} works for Near as part of his investigation team, along with Gevanni and Rester. Halle was harboring Mello in her apartment and giving him the information that Near found out.
After Mello met up with Matt, he left Halle's place, but kept up their information exchange through telephone.
Mikami views her real name, {{nihongo|'''Halle Bullook'''|ハル・ブロック|Haru Burokku}}, with his Shinigami eyes and proceeds to write her name as well as the other SPK members' names into his Death Note, but she remains alive due to the notebook being a fake.
===Hideki Ryuga===
{{anime voices|Kensuke Nishi}}
'''Hideki Ryuga''' is a famous male pop idol. He is first shown on TV, with Sayu being impressed with him. Later L uses his name as a pseudonym. He is later seen as the male lead opposite Misa in a movie filmed near Yotsuba headquarters.
===Kiyomi Takada===
{{DeathNoteCharacter
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|otheraliases = Seiso Takada
|killed = Light Yagami
|killedother =
}}
''Voiced by:'' [[Masumi Okamura]] (first arc)/[[Maaya Sakamoto]] (second arc)
First appearing in Chapter 31 as Light's classmate and "girlfriend", {{nihongo|'''Kiyomi Takada'''|高田 清美|Takada Kiyomi}} is a popular girl known as '''Miss Todai''' ("Todai" is short for Tōdō University) or '''Seiso Takada''' (something similar to "plays hard to get"). Light notes that she is not as shallow as her reputation advertises. She makes a brief appearance by Light's side in Chapter 32, not to reappear in the story until Chapter 85 as an announcer of NHN (parody of [[NHK]]) chosen to be Kira's spokesperson to the world. This was not a decision made by Light, but by Mikami, who threatened her as Kira, and knew her as someone "educated, intellectual and civilized, and who could send out Kira's words accurately in a calm and straightforward manner."
Light had to figure out how an ex-girlfriend could become an ally, especially since he disappeared from everyone he knew in university, and at one point left his mother thinking he ran off to live with Misa. Light believed that she was more intelligent and prouder than Misa, but Near, after doing a background research on the NHN announcer, believed that she was merely studious and not intelligent, as Light's judgment that she was intelligent was based solely on her grades. However, this could be because Takada was by then famous for being Kira's spokesperson, and Near clearly looked down on anyone who supported Kira. By Chapter 88, when Light reveals his identity to her as Kira, she states that Light is the only man she has ever respected. That he ''is'' Kira only enthralls her more, especially when he asks her to be his queen in the perfect world they only dreamed of when they were in school together. While they talk, Takada is shown slipping off her fur coat, suggesting that the two were intimate afterwards, and Light is once seen putting his tie on again as he leaves her. In Chapter 99, Light chillingly writes her name into the Death Note as a suicide by fire, after she tells him that she has killed Mello.
====Kiyomi in the movie====
In the movie, her role is combined with that of Higuchi as the third Kira, and she kills those who stand in her way of a promotion. Also, she is not Light's ex-girlfriend. Otherwise, her fate is more or less the same, with Light killing her off after her declaration of devotion. In addition, despite having short hair in the Death Note manga, Takada's hair is fairly long in the movie.
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