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| “ | I don't need two or three days. Let me do it! | „ |
| ~ Matsuda accepts L's plan to arrest Higuchi even if this would risk his life. |
| “ | You led your own father to his death... and now he's gone, YOU CALL HIM A FOOL?! | „ |
| ~ Matsuda to Light. |
Touta Matsuda is a major antagonist of the Death Note manga and anime series.
He is the youngest and the most inexperienced member of the Japanese Task Force and NPA. His lack of policing sometimes hinder the investigation. His reckless attitude can gets him into certain sticky situations, much to the annoyance of his co-workers.
He and a few officers are part of the Kira investigation and has decided, along with his mentor Soichiro, to arrest Kira and put an end to his mass murders in Japan and around the world.
He is voiced by Ryo Naitou in the Japanese version of the anime, and Vincent Tong in the English version.
His Good Ranking[]
What Makes Him Close to Being Pure Good?[]
- After 12 FBI agents sent to Japan were killed by Kira, many officers resigned out of fear for their lives. However, Matsuda was one of the five who remained. As even L points out, this shows he has a “strong sense of justice.”
- When Ukita is killed during a broadcast of Kira's messages, Matsuda expresses horror and shock.
- When Light and Misa get rid of their memories of the Death Note, he is the main one to defend Light's innocence and insist he is not Kira (which he wasn't at the moment).
- He, due to being called an idiot too many times, decides to become helpful to the investigation and decides to head to the building of the Yotsuba (where Kira is among) to overhear information. He also proposes Misa to appear in their commercials to pose as their alibi.
- He manages to contact L who gets him to fall off the building and fake his death to escape. With his return, he successfully gives them information regarding the investigation.
- When L points that the plan to capture Higuchi would risk Masuda's life and gives him three days to consider, he accepts the plan without a second thought.
- He plays a major role in capturing Kyosuke, appearing on Sakura TV and lying he will reveal Kira's identity and face. Higuchi heads to kill Matsuda but is caught by L and the police, leading to the Death Note being discovered.
- Expressed grief when L and Soichiro died.
- Despite Near presenting evidence Light is Kira, Matsuda still refuses to believe it.
- During the confrontation at the warehouse, when Light is exposed as Kira, Matsuda, feeling betrayed and heartbroken, is not persuaded by Light's final speech and just as Light is about to kill Near, Matsuda shoots him, saving Near's life.
- He is enraged that Light (even if accidentally) caused his own father to die and claimed that he "died like a fool", proceeding to shoot Light multiple times as he tries to kill Near again.
- In the manga, as Light is killed by Ryuk, Matsuda still expresses sympathy for him before Aizawa tells him to stop.
- In the manga, despite Light's actions, Matsuda still seems to regret his death, even saying to Ide that he's not sure if they did the right thing as after Light's death global crime rate returned to what it was before Light became Kira.
- In the manga, he is seen befriending the new member of the Task Force, Yamamoto.
- In the anime, when Mikami kills himself to help Light escape, Matsuda and the other Task Force members, either out of a desire to just catch and imprison him or pity/concern that he will bleed out and die, go after Light, defying Near's orders not to.
- He tried to stop the selling of the Death Note that was being announced on Sakura TV, wanting to avoid it getting used to kill others.
What Prevents Him From Being Pure Good?[]
- He shows too much lethality to be Pure Good.
- He is a proponent of the death penalty, stating that Kira should be executed in secret if he could not be convicted. He also says that Mello and the mafia deserve to die for their crimes, and volunteers to make the eye deal so he can kill them.
- He states that the people online giving names to Kira are the ones who deserve to be killed by him, though this is only one line so it's a minor prevention.
- He's the only member of the task force who tacitly supports Near's idea of writing Mello's name in the Death Note (even at the risk of Near dying from the 13-day rule), citing that Mello was responsible for Soichiro's death, though he merely says he wouldn't object to Near doing it as opposed to really wanting to.
- He initially did shoot Light to save Near, but after Light is on the ground and physically defenseless, he runs at Light with intent to murder him despite no longer being a threat and would've succeeded if the other Task Force members didn't stop him. However, this is a minor prevention because it's hard to feel any sympathy for Light after everything he's done as he became an irredeemable psychopath.
External Links[]
- Touta Matsuda on the Heroes Wiki
- Touta Matsuda on the Death Note Wiki
- Touta Matsuda on the Love Exalted Wiki
- Touta Matsuda on the Ensemble Dark Horse Wiki
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