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Matsuda

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Matsuda has black hair and brown eyes. His hair hangs over his ears with bangs that hang primarily above his right eye. After the time skip his hair is shorter, though there is more hair covering his forehead. He has fair skin and is of average height.

Character Matsuda represents the everyman archetype, serving as a reflection of the audience's perspective. This is especially evident in his conflicting views on Kira throughout the series, as well as his role as a young police officer in the Kira investigation. Matsuda's police skills are lacking in experience, and at times, particularly in the beginning of the series, he somewhat impedes the investigation process. Much to the irritation of his peers, his tendency to impulsively take risks can get him into tricky situations, as evidenced by the time he infiltrated Yotsuba and had to fake his own death to get out.[2] Members of the Task Force, such as Ryuzaki and Shuichi Aizawa, seem to view him as a reckless, naive young detective lacking seriousness for his work.

Despite not having much experience in the NPA, Matsuda has proven to be useful or even crucial to the success of a mission, particularly after the timeskip, in which he helped bring down the Mafia members who were holding the Death Note. Showing great proficiency in his almost instant reactions to tight situations, Matsuda has demonstrated skill in the field of infiltration both as Misa Amane's manager, Taro Matsui (松井 太郎, Matsui Tarō), and in the faces of the Yotsuba Group. Despite his naive personality, Matsuda maintains loyalty to the Task Force through many dangerous situations and commits to the NPA after the Kira case is solved. He is also totally devoted to Soichiro Yagami, who appears from the beginning of the series to have taken young Matsuda under his wing.

Matsuda also has various interests and talents that have proven useful to the Kira investigation, such as often watching television and staying up to date with what is popular in the media. Remarkably, his television knowledge served to be a resourceful asset to the investigation team, especially during the Yotsuba arc. He is a skilled shot, shown when shooting the notebook out of the hand of a Mafioso without killing him,[3] and shooting the pen out of Light Yagami's hand when he attempts to write Near's real name on a hidden piece of the Death Note.[4]

In spite of his recklessness, Matsuda's impulsivity has manifested as moments of bravery that has benefited the investigation, even at the risk of his own life. When it becomes clear that Kira is targeting not just criminals but also the people who are after him, Matsuda is one of the few of the originally large Kira Investigation Team willing to stay and risk his life in order to catch Kira.[5] Later, he takes big risks in infiltrating the Yotsuba Group building and eavesdropping on the secret meeting held by some of its executives as they discuss how to use Kira's powers for their own ends.[2] He even agrees to act as bait in order to expose Kyosuke Higuchi as the Yotsuba Kira, even though he is aware that any slip-up in the plan may cost him his life.[6] Years later, when Mello acquires the Death Note, and becomes a threat to Soichiro and the other members of the Kira investigation team, Matsuda exposes his identity [7] and even offers to shorten his lifespan for the sake of neutralizing Mello as a threat.[8]

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