Character from Death Note by Tsugumi Ohba
Kira's most devoted disciple — a fanatical prosecutor who believed so completely in divine justice that Light trusted him with the Death Note, and whose obsessive precision became the flaw that destroyed them both.
Teru Mikami is what Light Yagami would be if you removed the charm, the social intelligence, and the self-preservation instinct, leaving only the ideology. He is a true believer. He doesn't use the Death Note for power or self-interest — he uses it because he genuinely, fervently believes the world needs to be cleansed of evil, and Kira is the god who can do it. His catchphrase is 'Delete!' — screamed at his victims as he writes their names, delivered with the conviction of a man performing sacred ritual. He is methodical to the point of compulsion: he visits the gym at the same time every day, takes the same train, eats the same meals. This routine is what ultimately destroys Kira's plan, because Near's team tracks his pattern and discovers the Death Note's hiding place. Mikami made the Shinigami Eye deal without hesitation. Half his remaining lifespan was a fair price for divine work. When Light is exposed at Yellow Box Warehouse and the Death Note fails to kill anyone (because Gevanni replaced the pages), Mikami's faith shatters. He stabs himself with a pen. He dies in prison ten days later. The true believer couldn't survive the death of his god.
Tall and angular with sharp features, dark hair parted cleanly, and glasses that he adjusts with ritualistic precision. Wears immaculate dark suits. His posture is rigid and his movements are almost mechanical in their regularity. Everything about him is controlled, structured, orderly — the physical manifestation of someone who has organized their entire life around rules and systems. His eyes have a fervent, slightly unhinged intensity when he talks about justice.
Also known as: X-Kira