Mello Short Biography

Mello (Mihael Keehl)



First appearance; Chapter 60 : Kidnapping in 7th Volume, Zero
Last appearance; Chapter 99 : The Two in 12th Volume, Finis
Aliases; Mello
Age; 14 (near 15) in first appearance 20 at death
Gender; Male
Species; Human
Date of birth; 13 December 1989
Date of death; 26 January 2010
Occupation; None. Mello is a former resident of the Wammy House who has gone into hiding to investigate Kira working in Mafia until death.
Blood type; A

Mello is the older of L's two successors raised in Wammy's House, Watari's orphanage for gifted children, in Winchester, England, United Kingdom. When it is decided that Mello should work with the other successor, Near, Mello refuses, citing an inability to work with Near, to whom he is considered second. Similar to L's fondness for sweets, Mello is often seen eating bars of chocolate.
Mello decides to find Kira his own way by joining the Mafia. After obtaining one of the Death Notes from the Kira investigation team by kidnapping Sayu Yagami, Light Yagami sets up a raid that leaves Mello badly scarred and his real name in Light's hands. After learning that Light is Kira and Near was going to attempt to apprehend him, Mello kidnaps Kiyomi Takada, but is soon killed by Takada's hidden pages of the Death Note. This action causes Teru Mikami to expose his own Death Note to kill Takada, an action that Near picks up on and is eventually able to use to thwart Light's plans. Near reflects this during the final showdown and credits Mello as the single most pivotal person in discovering Light's plans. Halle Lidner further believes that it was Mello's plan that she would be killed to expose Light's plan.
Mello is the narrator of the spinoff novel Death Note - Another Note: The Los Angeles BB Murder Cases.