He is portrayed by Narushi Fukuda in L: Change the World and by Mio Yki in the television drama. Demegawa reappears after L's death, serving as Kira's spokesman for a while and even creating new programs in "honor" of Kira. She is a member of the Task Force. Rem is a character in the anime series Death Note. It is not made clear if he creates them or just has a certain supply, as he is unwilling to replace lost ones. He takes on the task of tracking down and arresting Kira. Plus, Rem, also unlike Ryuk, cares deeply for the human she travels with. Matt was also a former resident of Wammy's orphanage, being one of its most talented despite his laziness. Take this quiz to find out. Mello (, Mero), real name is Mihael Keehl, grows up in competition with Near to succeed L. After L's death, however, he concedes the position to Near and leaves to hunt Kira through criminal means, eventually joining the American Mafia. He felt that L would never be able to solve the case if he, the murderer, were "murdered", meaning he would have outwitted L. Naomi Misora, however, figured out his plan at the last moment, saving Beyond Birthday's life while at the same time putting him under arrest for his murders. Soon, the police arrived to arrest Kujo and her surviving associates. Mogi rarely speaks, even when someone presents an opinion he agrees with. Osoreda had failed in an attempt to rob a bank, shooting a teller and two customers as he escaped. It's a game of moves, counter-moves, anticipating your opponent, and thwarting their attempts. He is then betrayed by his fellow Yotsuba Group members, which involves Matsuda appearing on Sakura TV to reveal that Higuchi is Kira. Sidoh is fairly timid; Mello frightens Sidoh, despite the fact that Mello is a human. [1] The story follows the character named Light Yagami, who chances upon a supernatural notebook . 10 DoraMuda 5 yr. ago I didn't know "Lawliet" was an English name, but OK; that makes sense. L. Watari. George Sairas (, Jji Sairasu) is the Vice President of the United States. For me, It's : 1- LIGHT YAGAMI 2- NATE RIVER 3- L.LAWLIET 4- MELLO 5- WATARI 6- MISORA NAOMI 7- NAMIKAWA 8- MISA AMANE 9- AIZAWA SHUICHI 10- SOICHIRO YAGAMI This thread is archived New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast [36] He works as Matsuda's junior, and was seen troubled by Matsuda bothering him with going to a bar. She is even willing to sacrifice her life to defend Misa, as evidenced by her threat to kill Light should Misa die before her time. Misa is considered the dumbest character in Death Note, at least according to the author. Light is aptly named because the player with white pieces moves first on the chess board. Aizawa returns after L's death, where he is one of the first to suspect Light of being Kira (although he continues to act compassionately towards Light until he is cornered and goes mad) and helps contribute to his eventual defeat. She returns five years later in the story as an announcer of NHN chosen by Teru Mikami to be Kira's spokesperson to the world. But by then, Maki sneaked off, intending to murder Kujo but was captured instead before L, having discovered her disappearance, could arrive on time to save her. He has a skull for a head, which is surrounded by a larger, skull-like formation. He is the assistant director during the filming of Misa Amane's "Misa-Misa's Happy Sweets" video. The other members view Takahashi as foolish because he does not seem to put much thought into his comments. She is a shinigami, a god of death. He then meets weekly with the rest of the Yotsuba Group to discuss the killing of key individuals from competing companies to maintain dominance in the business industry. Crunchyroll, Funimation, Hulu, VRV. Later on, together with the infected passengers, Maki was brought to hospital. He is also the titular protagonist of the film L: Change the WorLd. To fool Naomi Misora, he acted a bit strange during Naomi and L's investigation, calling himself Rue Ryuzaki ( , Ryzaki Rue), with "Rue" being an anagram of the Japanese pronunciation of L (, Eru), and Ryuzaki being a nickname L later adopts. As such, L had Maki changed into a red dress (to prevent anyone from recognizing her) and they both, together with Near, had to stop using public transport to travel and used bicycles instead. As part of her next strategy to catch Maki, a television broadcast by Kujo announced to the public that Maki was a patient infected with a lethal virus who escaped the hospital and her photo of herself in her school attire was presented on-screen. He serves as a private investigator and assists in the Death Note investigation on the new Death Note users. Ryuzaki (, Ryzaki) is a biological clone of L and serves as his successor after his death. Filled with hatred towards Kujo for causing her father's death, Maki injected herself with the virus and was about to kill Kujo (and herself was going to get shot too) when L rescued her, taking her and Near out of the headquarters and managed to flee from the terrorists with the help of FBI agent Hideaki Sugura. Find List Of Death Note Characters stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. [17], Wedy uses her initial in computer communication; to avoid confusion with Watari ("W"), she deliberately uses the lowercase form, "w". His manic rant and despondent cries for someone to help him show a side of Light that we're not used to seeing, and it's just enough to make us feel sad for the person he was before he picked up the Death Note or the person he might have become if he hadn't picked it up at all. When asked about L's ethnicity, creator Tsugumi Ohba responded, "I think of him as a quarter French or Italian, as well as a quarter Russian or a quarter English." . He initially encourages the Yotsuba Kira. Matsuda's character serves as a foil to the more cerebral and analytical characters in the series, and his emotional reactions to the events of the series provide a human element to the otherwise highly intellectual story. Justin is the right-hand man of the Shinigami King and sits on a throne. 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He is kidnapped by Mello in order to be used as a hostage in exchange for the Death Note. Shiori disagrees with Kira's methods, stating that she does not like the terror they incite; she believes that the law should judge criminals. filter list by All Voters rank it your way 1 4,539 votes L 140 2 3,198 votes Ryuk 24 3 3,815 votes Light Yagami 54 4 1,875 votes Watari 7 5 2,267 votes Touta Matsuda 11 6 1,642 votes In the movie, prior to the murder of Dr Nikaido, Kujo had a close relationship with Maki, Dr Nikaido's daughter. Yuki Shien ( , Shien Yki) is an expert hacker who begins to worship Kira after Light kills the murderer of Shien's parents. Kyosuke Higuchi ( , Higuchi Kysuke) is the third "Kira", receiving the Death Note from Rem, who was instructed to give it to a "greedy", forceful, and selfish" individual who would use the Death Note to attain a higher status that was out of his reach. [14] When Misa has Sakura TV (TV) broadcast a message from her as Kira, Ukita rushes to the station to stop the broadcast without any prompting by the rest of the team. Death Note ( Desu Nto?) Looking at L, he is a sugar addict and a deductive mastermind. Rester follows Near except in emergency situations. After Sidoh tracks down his Death Note, Jack was forced by Mello and Ross to perform the eye trade with the Shinigami. Filled with hatred towards Kujo for causing her father's death, Maki injected herself with the virus and was about to kill Kujo (and herself was going to get shot too) when L rescued her, taking her and Near out of the headquarters and managed to flee from the terrorists with the help of FBI agent Hideaki Sugura. He also has a talent for using his good looks to convince women to pass information to him. Somehow, Maki did not show any symptoms even after she had injected herself with the virus; this led to the terrorists to speculate that Maki may have the antidote injected inside her (later on, when L met Dr Nikaido's lab partner Koichi Matsudo, Matsudo tested Maki and reasoned that Maki's apparent immunity to the virus was due to her low blood sugar, and this made the virus to not have sufficient energy from infecting her). Rem kills Watari, along with L, in order to protect Misa. The Death Note anime is famous for its many antiheroes and morally complex characters, and here are 10 of its most likable personalities, ranked. After Tailor states that he is "L", he reads a declaration stating that Kira is evil. Despite his work with children, he detests them. Where to Stream. The only thing known about his past before going to Wammy's House is that his father was beaten to death by a thug and his mother died in a train crash. [13] Matsuda's "risky moves" sometimes place him in danger, and his "quick thinking" sometimes aids the investigation, such as his actions in the Yotsuba case that lead to Higuchi's detainment. Otoharada's name is announced on television as he holds eight hostages in a nursery school. When the attack fails, President Hoope commits suicide to prevent Mello from writing his name and making him launch a nuclear strike. She was also shown to be sensible, calm and kind and caring towards her kin, though she can be quite ruthless towards those whom she hated (notably Kujo for killing her father). At one point, he actually expresses some sympathy with Kira only to be severely . By the time he realizes this, however, the note has already changed hands several times, ending up in the hands of Jack Neylon, a member of Mello's gang. He reads a declaration stating that Kira is evil L '', he a. 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