Matt from Death Note

(some spoilers for those who haven't seen the series)

Matt, whose real name is Mail Jeevas, is Mello's accomplice and friend. He likes video games, but dislikes going out. He was behind Mello and Near to succeed L. Matt is 168 centimeters tall (5' 6"), weighs 52 kilograms (115 pounds), and his blood type O. His hair color was never revealed in the manga, yet the official Death Note anime guide reveals that he has blue eyes. He was the third candidate behind Mello and Near to succeed L.

His first appearance was in Chapter 83 (Volume 10, page 70) of the manga. He does some espionage work for Mello and develops an important role in Takada's kidnapping.

Not much else is known about Matt, other than he is a former resident of Wammy's House. While working for Mello, he was ordered to spy on Misa and monitor her movement. In Chapter 98, he fires a smoke bomb at Takada's bodyguards as a distraction for Mello to kidnap Takada; in the next chapter he meets face to face with Takada's bodyguards.

Inside the back of his shirt, he hid a gun which he tried to take out until he is finally shot multiple times by all thirteen of the bodyguards surrounding him. Mello later sees the news of his death, broadcast on TV and apologizes for having gotten Matt killed.

Though Matt's appearance was a total of 18 panels in the manga (spread out over chapters 83-87 and 98-99), he appeared even less in the anime, in a non-speaking cameo in episode 32 and a speaking role in episode 35 (where the events of Takada's kidnapping, and his death was depicted). Despite his brief appearance and lack of character development, he seems to have gained a rather rabid cult following among many fans.

Hopefully there's lots and lots of great fanarts about this character!










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