Monday, January 24, 2011

Characters: Death Note part 2

Characters: Death Note Supporting Characters

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    Supporting characters - L's side 

Touta Matsuda
The youngest and most inexperienced member of the Japanese Task Force, Matsuda was Soichiro Yagami's protege before the series started and is the only member of the force to both consistently believe in Light's innocence and even show some sympathy towards Kira's cause. Unlike his teammates, Matsuda prefers not to do things 'by the book', instead taking risks -which is often heavily criticised by his colleagues.
Along with Mogi, Matsuda is the only member of the Japanese Task Force to see the Kira case through from start to finish, with no breaks: Light joined late; Ukita, Soichiro, L, Watari, Wedy and Aiber die; and Ide and Aizawa both quit briefly.
Besides Near and a few of the other task force members, Matsuda is one of the few characters that survives the events of the anime/manga. The manga epilogue shows that he continues to work as a member of the police, but he still does not wish to believe that Light was Kira, and suspects that Near was involved in Mikami's death.
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Soichiro Yagami
Light's father and police chief initially in charge the Kira investigation team operating under L. When L begins to suspect Light of being Kira, Soichiro is unwilling to believe his son would be capable of such a thing. He was originally envisioned as an "honest police officer with a strong sense of justice" so that the reader "would have to feel sorry for everything he has to go through", and according to Word Of God, he is the only truly "pure" character. Over the course of the series, he changes visibly by losing weight and aging poorly—particularly during his and Light's confinement.
After L's death, he is sent to retrieve the Death Note stolen by Mello by obtaining Shinigami Eyes and infiltrate Mello's hideout. He retrieves the note and learns Mello's real name, but is unable to kill him, and is instead fatally wounded. Because Light has given up his Death Note, making his lifespan visible above his head, Soichiro dies believing that Light is not Kira.
However, in the movie he is alive and present when Light is revealed as Kira - even holding him in his arms as he dies - but keeps his identity secret from his family.
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Watari

L's guardian / butler / servant that contacts the police organizations of the world on his behalf. Real name is Quillsh Wammy.
Tropes associated with Watari:
Shuichi Aizawa
Another member of the Japanese taskforce and eventually head of the NPA. He quits for a while when he wants to put his family first, but he eventually comes back. He's basically the smartest of the non-geniuses (Light, L, Near, etc.) and after L's death, he takes up the charge as the member of the Task Force most suspicious of Light.
Tropes associated with Aizawa:
Kanzo Mogi
A member of the Kira Taskforce.
Tropes associated with Mogi:
Hideki Ide
Another member of the Kira Taskforce. He leaves early on and later returns for season 2.
Hirokazu Ukita
Another member of the Kira Taskforce.
Wedy

A thief L hires to assist in infiltrating Yotsuba. Her real name is Mary Kenwood.
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Aiber

A Con Man L hires to assist in infiltrating Yotsuba. His real name is Thierry Morrello.
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    Supporting characters - Kira's side 

Teru Mikami

The fourth Kira, hand-chosen by Light himself. Holds a view of morality even more black-and-white than a zebra and penguin musical in the 1920s. Has even more of a flair for the dramatic than Light, if that's even believable, and worships Light as the true God. Used by Light to maintain the image of Kira whilst being the leader of the Task Force, since he can't really do both at the same time.
Eventually, he causes Light's downfall by killing Takada too early and providing evidence for Near and the SPK. When Light is finally cornered in the Yellowbox Warehouse, in the manga, Mikami denounces Light as God when he denies that he even knows Mikami. After Light dies, he is imprisoned, goes insane after ten days, and dies in prison. In the anime, he instead commits suicide on the spot... with his pen..
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Kiyomi Takada

A popular and pretty young woman whom Mikami chose to be Kira's spokesperson. She was the girl whom Light briefly dated once to hide his connections with Misa; the authors later "forgot" about her... and once they recalled her, they brought her back.
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