Freddi Guntair
CharacterFreddi Guntair is the senior FBI agent placed in charge of the twelve operatives secretly dispatched to Japan at L's request to investigate the police during the Kira case. Appearing chiefly in the live-action film series, he heads the team's research before becoming one of the Death Note's casualties.
Appearance
Freddi figures only in the film adaptation, where he is depicted as a mature man with cropped black hair, a mustache, and a full beard, the conventional look of a seasoned federal investigator.
Personality
Little is shown of Freddi beyond his standing within the bureau. As the head of the dispatched agents and the leader of their research effort, he is the organizational anchor of the FBI's covert presence in Japan, the man through whom the others' information is meant to flow.
History
While under the Death Note's control, Raye Penber unknowingly writes Freddi's name, compelling him to transmit a file listing the names and photographs of every FBI agent then operating in Japan. Soon afterward Freddi succumbs to a heart attack, dying alongside the rest of the contingent that Penber is manipulated into eliminating. In the anime, the same role is filled by a character renamed David Lincher.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Freddi Guntair in Death Note?
Freddi Guntair is the senior FBI agent placed in charge of the twelve operatives secretly dispatched to Japan at L's request to investigate the police during the Kira case. He appears chiefly in the live-action film series.
What is Freddi Guntair's role in the FBI investigation?
Freddi Guntair leads the research effort of the dispatched FBI agents and serves as the organizational anchor of the bureau's covert presence in Japan, the man through whom the others' information is meant to flow.
How does Freddi Guntair die in Death Note?
While under the Death Note's control, Raye Penber unknowingly writes Freddi Guntair's name, and Freddi soon succumbs to a heart attack, dying alongside the rest of the FBI contingent in Japan.
What information does Freddi Guntair send before he dies?
Compelled by the Death Note, Freddi Guntair transmits a file listing the names and photographs of every FBI agent then operating in Japan shortly before he dies.
Who is David Lincher in the Death Note anime?
David Lincher is the renamed version of Freddi Guntair used in the anime, filling the same role as the FBI agent in charge of the operatives sent to Japan.
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