Characters
36 entries in the Death Note compendium.
Light YagamiA brilliant but bored genius who becomes the mass murderer Kira, claiming to be the God of the new world.MelloThe impulsive successor who chased Kira with fire and fury.RemA death god who traded eternity for a human life to protect her beloved.Shuichi AizawaThe detective who saw the truth behind Kira's divine mask.Teru MikamiA prosecutor who worships a god he never met, executing justice with terrifying zeal.Naomi MisoraA former FBI agent who uncovered dangerous truths before falling victim to Kira's manipulation.Eraldo CoilOne of L Lawliet's aliases, used to maintain his reputation as a top detective.NearThe quiet genius who outmaneuvered the God of Death using logic and patience.L LawlietThe enigmatic detective who hunts Kira from the shadows.Misa AmaneThe famous model Misa Misa who worships Kira and wields a Death Note.Soichiro YagamiA father's love for justice collides with a son's god complex in a tragic battle of wills.Manga murderSolved Belgian murder case with Death Note references.Touta MatsudaThe youngest, most impulsive member of the Kira investigation team.Kanzo MogiThe quiet, dependable detective of the Kira task force.Hideki IdeA police officer who walks out on L, then comes back to the hunt.Hirokazu UkitaThe brave, chain-smoking detective who rushes Sakura TV alone.WatariL's loyal assistant and the founder of Wammy's House.Roger RuvieManager of Wammy's House and, in the end, Near's Watari.Beyond BirthdayThe Wammy's House prodigy who tried to beat L by committing the perfect crime.AiberL's charming con man, who plays Eraldo Coil inside the Yotsuba Group.WedyL's professional burglar, who bugs the Yotsuba Group's boardroom.Kiyomi TakadaLight's former girlfriend, who becomes Kira's spokesperson.Hitoshi DemegawaThe ratings-hungry Sakura TV director who turns Kira into a show.Raye PenberThe FBI agent Light uses as a pawn to wipe out his whole team.Kyosuke HiguchiThe greedy Yotsuba executive who becomes the third Kira.Anthony ResterNear's second-in-command in the SPK.Halle LidnerThe ex-CIA agent who works for Near while feeding Mello information.Stephen GevanniThe SPK agent whose surveillance of Mikami wins the final round.GelusThe patchwork Shinigami who died for love of Misa.Armonia Justin BeyondormasonThe jewel-covered skeleton who advises the Shinigami King.MidoraThe huge salamander-like Shinigami at the centre of the C-Kira story.Shinigami KingThe unseen ruler of the Shinigami and keeper of the Death Notes.Sayu YagamiLight's kind-hearted younger sister.Lind L. TailorThe death-row decoy L puts on television to bait Kira.Minoru TanakaThe student who auctions the Death Note instead of using it.Rod RossThe mafia boss who works with Mello.
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