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A pale skull-like mask with gold giraffe-pattern markings and a single glowing amber eye emerges from a swirling dark void, trailing beads and a feathered charm.
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Midora

Character

A salamander-shaped shinigami who turns up in two of the series' one-shot stories. Casually willing to hand her spare notebook to a human on a whim, she sets the brief, grim saga of the copycat killer known as C-Kira into motion.

Rank: 9
Gender: Female
Species: Shinigami
Anime Debut: First Opening: The WORLD
Manga Debut: The C-Kira Story
Name Japanese: ミードラ
Alternative Name: Meadra
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Appearance

Her form resembles a salamander, complete with a lengthy tail and a pair of green, reptilian wings. Pale green skin marked by dark speckling across the head, deep yellow eyes, and a wide, crooked grin round out the look. The reference guide notes that her bulk, her tail, and her spotted hide make her a recognizable sight throughout the realm of the death gods.

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Personality

She sits somewhere between her fellow death gods in temperament, neither as solemn as Rem nor as scatterbrained as Sidoh. A relaxed, almost careless streak shows in how readily she parts with a spare notebook purely for amusement, handing it to an obvious fool whose identity is never revealed.

She has developed a fondness for bananas that mirrors Ryuk's craving for apples, and is often pictured munching one amid a heap of peels. Fittingly for a creature of her shape, she favors damp surroundings and detests dry air.

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Abilities

As a death god she owns a Death Note and commands the lethal authority it carries, able to bestow the notebook on a human and to grant the shinigami eyes through the customary bargain. To obtain a second notebook to cast down to Earth, she trades thirteen apples pilfered from the human world to the Shinigami King.

She passes the spare to the figure Near later mocks as C-Kira, who strikes the eye deal with her and uses the notebook to kill people longing for death. After Near publicly brands the copycat a vile murderer, the killer panics and writes their own name to die, and Midora withdraws to the shinigami realm. There she relays the outcome to Ryuk and offers him the freed notebook; he accepts and, four years later, settles on a new human owner, Minoru Tanaka.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Midora in Death Note?

Midora is a salamander-shaped shinigami who appears in two of the series' one-shot stories. Casually willing to hand her spare notebook to a human on a whim, she sets the brief saga of the copycat killer C-Kira into motion.

What does Midora look like?

Midora's form resembles a salamander, complete with a long tail and a pair of green, reptilian wings. She has pale green skin marked by dark speckling, deep yellow eyes, and a wide, crooked grin.

What does Midora like to eat?

Midora has developed a fondness for bananas that mirrors Ryuk's craving for apples, and she is often pictured munching one amid a heap of peels. Fitting her salamander shape, she also favors damp surroundings and detests dry air.

Who does Midora give her Death Note to?

Midora passes her spare notebook to the figure Near later mocks as C-Kira, an obvious fool whose identity is never revealed. C-Kira strikes the eye deal with her and uses the notebook to kill people longing for death.

How does Midora get a second Death Note?

To obtain a second notebook to cast down to Earth, Midora trades thirteen apples pilfered from the human world to the Shinigami King. She then passes that spare notebook to the human who becomes C-Kira.

Sources & Information

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