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Nate River (simply known as Near or N) is the secondary antagonist of Tsugumi Ohba's Manga and Anime series Death Note. Acting as the main antagonist in the second half following L's death. He is one of L's two successors who chooses to continue where he left off after he is killed by Light Yagami. He is a young man with white shaggy hair, which he often plays with. He also sees everything as solving a puzzle, and he spends a lot of time putting puzzles together, and playing darts and various other toys. Similar with L and sweets, he commonly uses his toys to aid in deducing the case. He is very intelligent, but his childish looks and demeanor cause many to question his abilities. He meets with the President of the United States, shows him his findings, and explains the death of L. He creates the Special Provision for Kira, which is a task force separate from the CIA focused on catching Kira/Light Yagami.

He is voiced by Noriko Hidaka in the original Japanese version and Cathy Weseluck in the English dub.

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