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.:† Nate River †:.


Near

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Near, next in line for the position of L.
DebutManga: Chapter 59
Anime: Episode 26
BirthdayAugust 24, 1991 (1994 in the anime)
DeathdateN/A
Also known asNear
N
(The Third) L
SignVirgo
Age13 pre-timeskip, 17-18 post-timeskip, (21 in post-series one-shot)
Status at debutResident at Wammy's Orphanage
RelationsMello (adversary later accomplice)
SeiyūNoriko Hidaka
Voice actorCathy Weseluck
Knowledge9/10
Conceptualization Power10/10
Will to act6/10
Motivation10/10
Social Skills1/10

Nate River (ネイト・リバー, Neito Ribā), better known as Near(ニア, Nia), Near is 155 cm tall (5' 0"), weighs 88 pounds (39.2 kg), and his blood type is B. Near is the more level-headed, calmly assessing the situation, while the other, Mello, is more emotional and quick to act. Much like L, Near shows various odd behaviors during his normal life. He is usually seen hunched over rather than sitting, and he also constantly plays with various toys, which he uses in his theories. He shows a great respect for L, basing much of how he solves crime on L's methods, even to the point where he only takes cases that he has a personal interest in rather than trying to pursue justice. As L uses the Old English MT text "L," Near uses the Old English MT text "N," to represent himself. He is voiced by Noriko Hidaka in the Japanese anime and Cathy Weseluck in the English dub.

Character

Nearly four years after the death of L, he works for the United States under the SPK team that is established to investigate Kira. He soon manages to deduce that Light Yagami, posing as L, actually is Kira. After finding that Mikami is Light's proxy and after Mello kidnaps Takada (which reveals Light's deception of having Mikami use a fake Death Note to lead Near on), Near is able to switch the real Death Note with his own fake version, allowing him to set up a final confrontation which leaves Light exposed.Near claims neither he nor Mello of could surpass L alone, but together they have done so inadvertently by working together. Near soon takes on L's name and keeps on the surviving members of the SPK as his subordinates.
In the one-shot taking place after the series, Near is shown as the new L. A new Kira emerges who has gained a Death Note from the shinigami Meadra (Midori in Viz's translation of Death Note: How To Read 13), who had received the additional Death Note from the Shinigami King by giving him 13 apples she had taken from the human world. The new Kira murders elderly people in Japan to "relieve their pain." When Near's SPK subordinates ask him why he isn't taking any action, he replies that he is trying to think what would of the previous L would do. He finally reaches a conclusion that the prevailing Kira was just a killer without a purpose, and he labels the killer as "C-Kira" for "Cheap Kira." He announces on national television, under the alias of "L," that he is not interested in this case and that he also has deduced that this Kira is not the real Kira but only an "abominable murder." This results in C-Kira committing suicide. Throughout the 40-page manga chapter, the identity of the new Kira is not revealed.
Tsugumi Ohba, the writer of Death Note, said that Near becomes less likeable as the story progresses, citing the upcoming plan to have the notebook at a later point in history. Ohba said that a negative reaction led to a difference in their attitudes and that people may have seen Near as a cheat or wannabe L. Ohba added that Near's cheeky behavior, intended to reinforce his childishness, had been construed as annoying. Also, in Death Note: How To Read 13, it is included that generally speaking, his personality is dry, and he values results above all else.
In the final chapter, Near brings finger puppets to the Yellow Box WarehouseTakeshi Obata, artist of Death Note, said that Near first brought the finger puppets and drew on them with a magic marker. Obata then said Near must have created the other puppets afterwards. Obata sees that Near doesn't really like L so much (although he respects him, he doesn't realy like him as a person), as Near says "If you can't win the game, If you can't solve the puzzle, then you're just a loser". Referring to L as a loser, so Obata had Near depict L as ugly; however, Near worked hard on the Mello's puppet as Near liked Mello.

Conception and development of Near

Nate River
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Ohba said that he introduced Near and Mello together as L individually could not defeat Kira. Ohba felt that introducing one character individually would produce a "repeat" of the struggle between Light and L, so he instead wanted a story involving three combatants fighting each other. Ohba said that he let Obata create the character designs and asked him to make both characters look "a little 'L-ish.'" Ohba said that he "wavered" in their ages and considered making the characters the sons of L . Ohba added that he did not initially develop their personalities as he wanted to "reveal" them through their actions.
Ohba said that he gave Near a hobby of playing with toys (mostly robots); he also stacks "things" as a development from L's hobby of stacking sugar cubes emphasising his child-like appearence. Ohba included the match and the dice towers in his thumbnails and said that he thought Obata might encounter difficulty in drawing them. Ohba felt surprised when he saw the dice towers in the final work.
The given name "Nate" comes from the word "natural," and "River" symbolizes that Near's talents flow from L. Therefore, Near is the natural successor to L. The name is "supposed" to show that Near is a "natural genius blessed from above." The nickname Near is composed of the first and last letters of Nate River then swapped around to make a recognizable word.
The correct logo used by Near. His letter uses a different font than L's.
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Obata said that since Ohba wanted to "include a little L" in Matt and Mello, he tried to keep "the weirdness and the panda eyes." Obata added that since L was an important character, he felt that he made Near and Mello look too much like L. He described the character designs as "a major struggle." Obata said that when he first heard about Near and Mello, he assumed that Near and Mello would join as a team and work together, so he envisioned the two as twins when he created the character designs. Obata stated that he originally thought about creating Near as "a bit more mature mentally." Obata said that he created and considered using a younger version of that design. Another design Obata included a "really innocent and cheerful character," and he felt that the design could work for Near; however, he "quickly abandoned" the idea.
Obata said that when he first saw Near, he "didn't even know what the heck he was wearing." He said that "it was tough" drawing Near's apparel as he did not understand the assembly of his clothes. Obata said that he settled for pajamas [because of the "toyish" theme Near represents] and "things got a lot easier."
Obata added that the designs for the characters became switched at the design phase; the final Mello had Near's design and vice-versa. Obata said that when he created a depiction of the designs, his editor wrote the wrong names accompanying the designs; then Obata received approval, and he could not say that the labels were incorrect. Obata said that, for him, Near was "more evil." He felt that "it's better" that the switch occurred.
Obata stated that as he drew Near, the concept of his immaturity became "stronger and stronger" as he believes that such traits are best revealed "gradually." Obata cited the fact that in the beginning Near's sole toy consisted of darts.
Ohba said that the finger puppets used by Near in the final chapter did not exist in the thumbnails and that he felt the final scenes "looked cooler" with the presence of the puppets. Obata said that he felt he could express "negative" parts of Near with the puppets. Ohba added that one could see "his dark side in his kind of puppets he used."

Personality

Light vs Near in the elevator scene
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It is stated in "Death Note: How To Read 13" that "his calmness in situations is even above that of L's." Effectively, Near is shown to be extremely calm and emotionless in both attitude and expression regardless of the situation he's put in. (Even when nearly all the members of the SPK were killed, he simply observed.) However, it is shown that he is worse at cooperation than L was. "He was even willing to use forceful tactics that were barely in the law" and that "he values results above all else."He is shown to smile when getting something right or when he gets it.
Even though his intelligence is that of a genius, he lacks social knowledge and is bad at interacting with others, so "he is only able to release his true powers when he has the support of his members."

Interests

Near stacking dice
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Much like L, who plays with his food while he is working on the investigation, Near plays with toys while he works, and often uses them to demonstrate or explain something. With extremely child-like interests, his surroundings always have toys, dice, or darts strewn about. Even though he is only playing, piecing together a patterned puzzle starting out of nowhere and the like easily shows a sample of his abilities and intelligence.
Normally, his fixation with toys is light, but he does seem to have things that he particularly likes since he has taken these with him when he had to escape. Three years after the main story, Near takes an interest in building Tarot card stacks. Of course, these structures are far beyond normal size, easily covering an entire room. It appears that Near would despise anyone who would knock down these structures, accidentally or intentionally. He also seems to have a love for dice. Near could also be described as "apathetic." He tends to feel that emotions will carry him away and will reduce his focus on more important ordeals.
Although Near is always surrounded with toys, none of them are electronics. All of his toys are the types that need to be moved manually such as the action figures, darts and dolls (except for the remote-control rubber ducks powered with batteries and a battery-moved train). In Death Note 11 he uses toys to explain the case. Near is never shown playing a video game, or anything of electronic screen-game sorts such as Game Boy, PlayStation, or even Arcade games like Matt did. Whether he has no interests in video games, they're too much trouble to be carried during investigations, or he avoid the risk to harm his eyesight, it is unknown.
Many speculations say that simply when one plays electronic/video games almost the whole of their concentration becomes on the game they are playing more than anything else. The direct opposite is with the hand-action toys, which might allow "Near" to concentrate and focus, and feel more clear-headed while thinking.
Besides, obviously one can see "Near" doesn't monitor the screens too much as L was doing. It could be his nature, charisma, or way of behaving, also It can support the possibility that he wants to protect his eyesight.

In Other Media

L: Change the WorLd

In L: Change the WorLd, L gives a talented Thai boy with a gift for calculations the name "Near." L hopes for the boy, the sole survivor of a Thai village ravaged with a deadly disease, to succeed him as L as he knows that the rules of the Death Note will kill the experienced detective within a short period of time. Near does not speak much in the movie (during the movie, he only says numbers and letters) and when he does, he speaks only in English. Like many of the characters during the transition from animation to live action, Near is portrayed with black hair instead of white hair as seen in the anime. Near is portrayed by Narushi Fukuda in the film and voice by Michael Strusievici in the English Dub. For reasons unknown, even though L was shown giving him the name of "Near," he was listed as "BOY/ニア" in the credits.

Novel

In L: Change the WorLd (novel) based on the film, Near is described as being the original Near as he appeared in the original Death Note series. However, due to the plot in which Kira killing L is absent, the requirement of an immediate nominee as successor is not necessary. As a result, the eight-year old Near is claimed to be working on a different case involving the prevention of World War III since the timeskip present in the original series is absent. The plot in which Near was a Thai boy is also completely absent from the novel due to plot changes made as a result of severe dissatisfaction with Near's depiction in the film by fans.
It is quite unclear how Near was able to create a puppet of L. Since L hid in the shadows and lived a secret life, his face was almost never exposed to the outside world without his consent. Some fans speculate that Near has obtained at least one photograph of L given to him from either Roger or Watari during his time at Wammy's House.

Trivia

  • It is revealed 3 years later (after Light Yagami's death) that Near not only takes on the name of L but also grows up to look more like the original L himself. Near begins to have the sharp bags under his eyes and also almost reaches the same height as L.
  • Like Mello, his name comes from the opposite of his personality; Near, therefore, is very distant from other people.
  • Throughout the whole of the manga series, Near is almost always seen hunched over. He is only seen standing five times: in front of the president of the United States in chapter 60, when the vice-president recognizes Kira in chapter 75, while he talks with Lester in chapter 76, when he picks up his toys in chapter 80 and when he discovers Mikami as Light's proxy in chapter 91.
  • In the anime, he is seen standing in a scene where Light and Near are opposite each other on a moving platform, and Near is shown standing up when he guesses that Teru Mikami is X-Kira. Both scenes are in episode 33 of the anime.
  • In the one-shot of the manga Near is shown eating chocolate, possibly in homage to Mello as it is the same brand. It could also be symbolic for the fact that he and Mello came together and did what L couldn't do.
  • Near appears to be ambidextrous, playing darts with his left hand and stacking dice with his right.
  • Near appears to have albinism, with his white hair and pale grey eyes.
  • It is revealed in the novel "L Change the worLd" that Near was the chosen successer to L if L had to make his choice. However, there was no mention or discussion about Mello in the book.
  • When Teru Mikami used his Shinigami eyes, the numbers of Near's Lifespan are: 43406
  • In Death Note: How To Read 13, it says that Near is distant from people because he is sensitive. This questions his true personality.

.:† Mail Jeevas †:.


Matt

 
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Matt, Mello's accomplice & friend
DebutManga: Chapter 83
Anime: Episode 32
BirthdayFebruary 1, 1990 (1993 in the anime)
DeathdateJanuary 26, 2010 (2013 in the anime)
Also known asMail Jeevas
SignAquarius
Age19
Status at debutMello's accomplice
RelationsMello (accomplice, friend)
SeiyūTomohiro Nishimura
Voice actorDrew Nelson
Knowledge6/10
Conceptualization Power6/10
Will to act7/10
Motivation7/10
Social Skills3/10

Matt (マット, Matto), real name Mail Jeevas (pronouced Mile) (マイル・ジバス, Mairu Jibasu), was Mello's accomplice and friend from Wammy's House, and was considered the third most talented member of the orphanage. He first appears in Chapter 83 (Volume 10, page 70) of the manga, and in episode 35 of the anime. 

History


Matt was shot and killed by Takada's bodyguards
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Matt is first seen in the manga as Mello's accomplice in spying Misa Amane, and later, Mogi and Aizawa. After letting his guard down, he lost track of them and eventually follows Mello to Japan in their pursuit. He is only seen again during Takada's kidnapping, where he distracts her bodyguards with a smoke gun, allowing Mello to kidnap her. After some time, he gets cornered by the bodyguards and is shot multiple times after surrendering. In the anime he hid a gun inside the back of his shirt which he tried to take out. A total of twenty four bullets went into his body. The bodyguards later state that they never intended on bringing him in alive because of their belief and loyalty to Kira, claiming that Matt wouldn't reveal anything about the kidnapping and that death the only punishment for Matt's crimes. Mello later sees the news of his death broadcast on TV, and apologizes for having gotten Matt killed.
Later in the manga, a tv broadcast reports that his indentity is unknown, and that the bodyguards were forced to shoot because he was showing a dangerous and aggressive behaviour, even though he surrendered peacefully.

Concept

According to How to Read, Matt enjoys video games and is not outgoing. He also seems to be a chain smoker, using his last breath to smoke his cigarette. He is also directly behind Near and Mello in succeeding L.
Ohba said that he created Matt because when Mello started to act alone Ohba believed that he would find difficulty in advancing the story unless Mello had a character to interact with. Ohba said that to a reader Matt may appear to play video games and have no other actions, but he said that Matt's existence was "important" in the story. In response to a question inquiring which characters the creators had the most difficulty creating, Ohba cited Matt and said "I didn't even know what kind of person he was!"
Obata said that he did not receive advance notice towards Matt, who had the character concept of "a young man who loves gaming and doesn't really care much about the world." Obata said that he remembered seeing the thumbnails and asking his editor "Who's this character?!" The thumbnails gave Matt a bowl haircut and goggles; Obata instead drew "what he liked". Obata added that he could "create Matt naturally" as he had a "he probably won't do much" mentality regarding characters introduced in the Near and Mello arc.
Matt's appearance was a total of 18 panels in the manga (spread out over chapters 83-87 and 98-99) and two episodes in the anime, though only for a few minutes, in a non-speaking cameo in episode 32 and a speaking role in episode 35 (where the events of Takada's kidnapping and his death was depicted).
Matt without his goggles as shown in the official anime guidebook.
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It is later revealed that Matt's real name is Mail Jeevas. Fans sometimes refer to him as M² for the fact that his name also starts with M and he's second after Mello, who is the first M.

Trivia

  • Matt is the only one of the best known Wammy Boys that Linda didn't draw.
  • Matt is also one of the few characters in Death Note to admit out loud that Misa is "cute", but this only happens in the manga during the time he was instructed to keep an eye on her.
  • In the anime and manga, Matt is left handed.
  • He resembles the facial features of Matsuda.
  • Matt, WeddyDemegawa and Ukita are the only characters in the series shown to smoke. (Note: the scene in which Ukita smokes wasn't shown in the anime)
  • Matt used his last breath to take a puff of his cigarette.
  • In the anime, Matt's car is a red 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 450; the epitome of the American sportscar.
  • Despite being a minor character with few appearances, Matt is one of the most popular characters of the series.
  • Matt was made so Mello wouldn't be lonely.