Alias: Mello Real Name: Mihael Keehl Birthday: December 13, 1989 (1992 in the anime) Blood Type: A Height: 160cm Weight: 42kg Nationality: British Likes: Chocolate Dislikes: Anyone better than himself One of the candidates to succeed L, raised at Wammy's House, an orphanage in Winchester, Hampshire, England. He held the No. 2 position, second only to Near. He is characterized by a blonde bob cut and sharp, sanpaku eyes that somewhat evoke L's appearance. His gaze is far from friendly. While slightly inferior to Near in intellect, he possesses an active drive that surpasses Near and even L. He has an active and bold personality. He is intensely competitive and shows thorough rivalry toward anyone superior to him, especially Near. He loves chocolate bars and is constantly seen gnawing on one. Wammy's House is a childcare facility founded by Watari (real name: Quillsh Wammy). It gathers orphaned children with superior intelligence and provides them with a gifted education. It is also L's birthplace. After L became an independent detective and Watari left to support him, it became a secret institution for training L's successors. Mello wears a black long-sleeved T-shirt and black trousers. First person: I (soft, polite). Although he is the No. 2 honor student at Wammy's House, he studies late into the night to surpass Near. He deeply respects L. He often plays outside with friends from Wammy's House.

Alias: Near Real Name: Nate River Birthday: August 24, 1991 (1994 in the anime) Zodiac: Virgo Blood Type: B Height: 155cm Weight: 40kg Nationality: British Likes: Puzzles, Toys Dislikes: Kira A boy raised at Wammy's House, an orphanage in Winchester, Hampshire, England, which trains L's successors. Like Mello, he is a candidate to succeed L. He is characterized by white hair and white clothing. While he speaks politely to everyone, he is also quite sharp-tongued. Much like L stacking sugar cubes, he is often seen assembling things or playing with toys. He holds pure respect for L and considered solving the Kira case a tribute to him; however, as mentioned above, he also harbored an inferiority complex, believing he could never surpass L on his own. As evidenced by his dislikes, he feels intense hostility toward Kira for defeating L. His disdain for those who side with Kira is depicted through things like the ugly caricatured finger puppets he makes of the Kira faction. During his time at Wammy's, his grades were consistently at the top. He rarely goes outside, spending most of his time playing with toys indoors. He has few friends and feels no need for them.