Anthony Rester

Rester is a tall, solidly built man with graying hair and gray eyes, though the anime recolors him with light blond hair and blue eyes. He keeps a neat, businesslike look, usually dressed in a white shirt, black tie, and black slacks. While operating in the United States, he carries a shoulder holster.

Composed and methodical, Rester is wholly devoted to both Near and the organization he helps run. Death Note 13: How to Read likens his role to that of a guardian over the young detective, who confides plans in him that he shares with no one else. Like the rest of the team he operates under an assumed name, and he holds the distinction of being the one member Near is certain Kira has never laid eyes on.

Rester handles the SPK's pressing tasks and remains at Near's elbow far more often than colleagues such as Stephen Gevanni and Halle Lidner, who are sent into undercover roles. Beyond commanding operations, he guides Near through unfamiliar everyday matters, from booking a flight to riding along on the plane. The C-Kira Story, which takes place three years beyond the main events, shows him still at work beside Near, Lidner, and Gevanni. In the later side tale The a-Kira Story, he notably feigns ignorance of Shinigami, even though earlier material indicates every SPK agent had once handled the Death Note.