This man left Wammys house, Outsmarted Light Yagami, Gained the mafias trust by becoming one of its top leaders, Threatened to blackmail the U.S. President and was one of the few to actually use the Death Note successfully all at age 19. Mello was goated.
Mello was such an incredible character and i really really wish we could've seen more of him. I don't dislike Near, but i feel like he's way too similar to L, if you get me. Mello was so so skilled and managed to accomplish so much by freaking 19, and his methods were different and unique than Near or L. Near running things kinda made me lose interest in death note for a long time before i decided to rewatch it again