Touta Matsuda  

Taro Matsui, 松田 桃太

Tota, also known as Taro Matsui, is a member of the investigation team who plays a crucial role in investigating the Yotsuba Group after sneaking into their building without knowledge of his teammates. He gains the trust of the company's board members by following L's instructions and using the alias Taro Matsui to fabricate his death. This allows him to serve as a temporary decoy to lure the suspect into the Sakura television studio during the second Sakura TV incident. Despite his excitable and naive personality, Toto manages to stay alive through dangerous times. He views Soichiro as his mentor and often wonders if Kira is performing good deeds, especially since more people seem to agree with what he does. Although most of the investigation team sees Kira as an evil criminal, Toto is scared by Mikami's intense loyalty to him when he hears Mikami's public announcement on Sakura TV. Despite this, Toto proves to be somewhat supportive and sympathetic towards Kiras followers.