Character Profile: Nate River
Fields |
USA Info |
Japanese Info |
Image |
|---|---|---|---|
Name |
Nate River | Nate River(ネイト・リバー) | |
Alias |
Near | Near(ニア)(Nia) | |
· · · |
N | N | |
Race |
Human | Human | |
Gender |
Male | Male | |
Age |
13 years old(at debut)(born August 24, 1994)(anime) | 13 years old(at debut)(born August 24, 1994)(anime) | |
· · · |
13 years old(at debut)(born August 24, 1991)(manga) | 13 years old(at debut)(born August 24, 1991)(manga) | |
Hair |
White | White | |
Eyes |
Black/grey | Black/grey | |
Height |
5'1" | 155 cm | |
Weight |
88.2 lbs | 40kg | |
Blood |
Type B | Type B | |
Status |
SPK member, Second L | SPK member, Second L | |
Quote |
"Light Yagami is Kira" | "Light Yagami is Kira" | |
Voice |
Noriko Hidaka | ||
Debut |
Episode 27(partial debut in episode 26), Chapter 59(manga) | Episode 27(partial debut in episode 26), Chapter 59(manga) | |
Anime |
Death Note | Death Note |
Character Description: Nate River
Near was raised in an orphanage, and is highly intelligent. Watari was the owner/creator of this orphanage, and due to this all the children in there are highly intelligent, but Near was always at the top. Because of this, Near was chosen as one to possibly precede L if anything happened to L.
Near figured out many of the details on the Kira case that L didn't find out until it was too late. Due to this, the president of the USA makes Near the leader of an organization that is focused on finding Kira. As with L, Near has no written proof of his real name or any photo's anywhere.
Near's lifespan is 434016. In the manga, Near is stated to have been born in 1991, while in the anime it becomes 1994. At the start of the series Near is 13 years old, then he is 17 years old when the series picks up after the time skip. And of course he naturally ages throughout the series.
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Flag[admin]#59 - Posted by KimimarosBiggestFan on Monday, March 15th, 2010 at 12:00pm:
EVIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! --> Near is EVIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I absolutely HATE HIM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Flag[admin]#58 - Posted by Matt on Sunday, March 7th, 2010 at 6:52am:
Most of you think near is 155 cm at 17...but he was 155 cm at debut(13 years)
Flag[admin]#57 - Posted by iLoveNEAR!!! on Friday, February 26th, 2010 at 7:45pm:
Near-sama!!! sugoi and kawaii! SUGOI KAWAII NEAR-KUN!!! EEEEEEEE!!!!!
Flag[admin]#56 - Posted by Vipersheepy on Sunday, February 14th, 2010 at 9:30am:
I WANNA HUG HIM!!!!!!
Flag[admin]#55 - Posted by Banana963 on Thursday, February 11th, 2010 at 11:55am:
Haha, Near is so small! Sometimes he just looks so little I just wanna hug him and pet him, whoever feels the same say 'aye'! Haha, he's just so tiny! But he's smart...
Flag[admin]#54 - Posted by Dude on Sunday, February 7th, 2010 at 1:31pm:
Wow, he's short xD
Flag[admin]#53 - Posted by Me on Sunday, February 7th, 2010 at 5:24am:
I like his toys, they add on to his mega-kawaii appearance!
Flag[admin]#52 - Posted by Nahiko on Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010 at 1:01pm:
It amuses me that he still plays with toys...but,then again...he does seem to think better while he's playing.
Flag[admin]#51 - Posted by Chelsea on Monday, February 1st, 2010 at 7:36am:
Near's pretty cool, I want to find out where he got his ducks. (I can't find ducks anywhere! I tried to make some but I couldn't make them water resisitant. T___T)
But Mello pwns him. Mello got alot of information before he did, and if they didn't work together (Kinda), Kira would've gotten away....
Plus the Mafia owns any government anyways, it's called team work, which they gov doesn't have. =P ... show more »
Flag[admin]#50 - Posted by Zero on Thursday, January 28th, 2010 at 10:22am:
That little bastard.