Mello/Mihael Keehl

{{ Race: ("Human") Gender: ("Male") Blood: ("A") Date of birth: ("December 13, 1992") Age ("19-20") Height: ("171 cm") Weight: ("52 kg ") Occupation: ("Criminal Mafioso") Organization: ("Wammy's House"+ :Mafia")Statistical Information ("ntelligence: 7/10 Creativity: 7/10 Initiative: 10/10 Emotional Endurance: 7/10 Social Skills: 9/10") Appearance ("Mello has blonde hair and blue eyes. He later gains a large scar on the left side of his face after setting off an explosion at the mob hideout in order to escape capture. Mello is usually seen wearing dark leather clothing. The manga shows that he was wearing a red-colored rosary and a cross-adorned bracelet. In the anime however, the cross was edited to be a stick (the horizontal part of the cross is not present). He also carries a weapon that, in the manga, has a cross attached to a chain that hangs from its handle.")Personality ("Although Mello is certainly a genius and smarter than most people, the concept of being only the second smartest person in Wammy's House, behind Near, feeds the inferiority complex that defines his character. Mello borders on immoral with his obsession with being the one to take down Kira and is willing to do "whatever it takes." Tactics that include kidnapping the daughter of the Japanese police director (Sayu Yagami), and having a member of the mafia write down the names of most of the SPK members in Sidoh's Death Note. In the manga, after Mello successfully steals a Death Note, he goes even further by trying to blackmail the President of the United States over the phone into giving him the funds and resources to aid his hunt for Kira, threatening that if his demands are not met, he will use the Death Note to force the President to launch United States nuclear missiles and start World War III. Arguably, Mello is not even trying to defeat Kira out of a sense of "justice", but because Kira's capture will prove to the world that Mello is truly L's worthy successor as the world's greatest detective, and not just vice-president. champion to the next, or as Mello describes his goal in his own words, "I'm going to be the new number one!" Death Note artist Takeshi Obata points out in the book Death Note: How To Read 13 that Mello's envy and hatred for Near was one-sided, and that Near "honestly liked Mello". The book asserts that Mello is not purely evil, citing his apology and genuine care for Matt's well-being, much like earlier in the series when he apologizes to Soichiro Yagami. He also states that Mello has an excellent idea and that he sometimes lets his emotions get in the way. Tsugumi Ohba, the writer of Death Note, stated that Mello works hard for everything. Similar to L's taste in sweets, Mello often eats chocolate bars even when he is talking. In the manga, Mello is often seen licking chocolate before eating it. Mello also has the habit of bending his right leg upwards while sitting, often with his left leg facing outward. He tends to alternate between this pose and simply crossing his right leg over his left leg. Another thing about him that is very similar to L is his tendency to take drastic strategies to confuse and force his opponents' hand.") Story ("Mello is first introduced as a young teenager at Wammy's House. He is shown playing outside with other children (and hitting a boy in the head with a football), while Near stays inside alone, working on a blank puzzle. When the children return inside, Mello can be seen holding a boy. The manager, Roger Ruvie, then asks him and Near to go to his office, where the boys learn about L's death. Mello is outraged by the news, in contrast to Near, who remains quiet. He then asks Roger if L chose him or Near as a successor, but L hadn't chosen one yet. Roger tries to convince them to work together, Mello refuses, stating that they never understand each other, and in terms of knowledge and skill Near is always ahead of him, no matter how hard he tries. He states that Near should be L's successor, being both calm and methodical, and leaves Wammy's House, determined to find Kira in his own way. So, Mello goes to America, where he joins forces with Rod Ross, one of the main mobsters. He proves his worth by destroying mob bosses that even Kira couldn't identify, and his information is invaluable to Ross who is persuaded to help Mello claim the Death Note. To obtain the powerful Death Note, Mello kidnaps Commissioner Takimura. After a few days Takimura commits suicide. Mello suspects that it is Kira's work despite being aware that there is a chance that it is not Kira. Mello then decides to kidnap Sayu Yagami. Thanks to the method, Mello gets the Death Note. Mello escapes from Light's team, and then uses the Death Note to kill the members of the SPK (Near's Team) but with the power of the Death Note his henchmen use it to kill each other (although Mello doesn't care at all). After a while Light and his team discover the hiding place")}}