Why does Mello dislike Near so much in Death Note? Well, that's what I'll be talking about in today's blog post! There may be some spoilers in this post though, so proceed with caution! Now then, on with the post! So, why does Mello dislike Near so much? Well, part of it is probably because of how much Mello envies Near. Even though he was the second smartest person in Wammy's House, he hated the fact that Near was smarter than him. Along with this, Mello worked hard for everything he got, whereas Near's talent came naturally. Since he was also only second in line for being L's successor, it ended up causing an inferiority complex in Mello, which only made him angrier at Near. He probably wouldn't dislike Near as much if he could control his emotions better as well, since he often lets his emotions cloud his judgement. Mello's hatred of Near was said to be completely one-sided too, and Near actually genuinely liked Mello. But, these are mostly just my thoughts on this topic anyways. Nonetheless, I hope you guys still enjoyed this blog post! As a little bonus, here's a random picture of Mello. Enjoy!