Roger Ruvie

Small round spectacles and a brown coat make up Roger's habitual look. Thinning gray hair and brown eyes round out the picture of an elderly caretaker, a man whose years show plainly and who seems built for the office rather than the field.

The supplementary guide paints him as short-tempered and bookish. He has little fondness for children, an awkward trait given his post, and a genuine enthusiasm for volumes about insects.

A trusted friend of Watari, Roger assumed charge of Wammy's House when the older man stepped away, his duty being to gather brilliant children and groom a successor to L. Once word arrives that L has died, a curt text carrying that very message, he collects Near and Mello, prying Mello's hand off a smaller boy's hair along the way, and brings them to his office to deliver the news. Near takes it in silence while Mello explodes, seizing Roger by the suit and demanding to know whether Kira was responsible, which Roger admits is likely. Told that L never settled on an heir, Roger urges the two to join forces; Near agrees, but Mello, insisting they have always clashed, cedes the L title to the calmer boy and walks out to live on his own, reasoning that at nearly fifteen he is old enough. A year past Light Yagami's defeat, Roger has taken up the mantle of the third Watari, serving alongside Near as the new L.