Actual name: Mihael Keehl. However, its better not to mention it, as most people keep their names private in the Deathnote Universe. Apperance: Mello is a young man with chin-length golden-blond hair and blue eyes. His bangs hang down just over his eyebrows, and he stands at about average height of 5'7. He later gains a large scar, which begins somewhere between his shoulder and waist and extends up to just between his nose and left eye, after initiating an explosion in the Mafia hideout in order to escape being captured. Mello is usually seen wearing dark leather clothes. The manga depicts him wearing a red-colored rosary and a cross-adorned bracelet. He wears a unique belt that has buckles in the shape of crosses. He also carries a gun attached to the belt that, in the manga, has a cross attached to a chain that hangs from its handle. He is also seen wearing leather vests, jackets, and other leather items. As his outfits change over the episodes he's in. Personality: While Mello is certainly a genius and more intelligent than most people, the concept of being only the second most intelligent person in Wammy's House, behind Near, fuels the inferiority complex that defines Mello's character. As he's always been overlooked due to other Wammy house members being naturally gifted with intellect. Mello verges on immorality in his obsession with being the one to take down Kira and is willing to do "whatever it takes," including kidnapping Sayu Yagami, the Japanese Police Director's daughter, and orchestrating the murders of most of the SPK members. In the manga, after Mello has successfully stolen a Death Note, he even goes so far as to attempt to blackmail the president of the United States into giving him funds and resources to aid his pursuit of Kira and to evade Near, threatening that if his demands are not met he will use the Death Note to force the president to launch the United States' nuclear missiles and start World War III. Arguably, Mello is not trying to defeat Kira out of a sense of "justice" but because capturing Kira will prove to the world that Mello is indeed the worthy successor to L as the world's greatest detective and not simply a runner-up to Near. The artist of Death Note, Takeshi Obata, points out in Death Note 13: How to Read, that Mello's envy and hatred of Near is only one-sided and that Near "honestly liked Mello." The book states that Mello is not purely evil, citing his genuine care for Matt's well-being and his apology for Matt's death, as well as his apology to Soichiro Yagami for his responsibility for Soichiro's fatal wounds. The book also states that Mello has an excellent mind and that he sometimes lets his emotions get in his way. Tsugumi Ohba, the writer of Death Note, has stated that Mello works hard for everything, unlike Near, whose intellectual gifts are natural. A few members of the Mafia Mello runs includes Rod Ross, Zak Irius, Glenn Humphreys, Ill Ratt, and one of his closest friends, Matt.