It's time to post! But first, there will be spoilers ahead! So proceed with caution! Now then, let's get on with it! Although Near and Mello are both supposed to be L's successors, Mello is very different from L in many ways. It's Near who is almost a direct parallel to him. There are many things about Near that were meant to mirror L, to show he's similar to him while also being his opposite. So, I'll be listing some of their differences below to help show this. Enjoy!

1.) L hates wearing socks, while Near always wears socks.

2.) L often plays with his food, but Near plays with objects.

3.) L is almost always eating, but Near is almost never shown with food.

4.) L is only dependent on Watari, whereas Near is heavily dependent on nearly anyone without growing attached to anyone in particular.

5.) L hardly ever puts his feet on the floor, keeping them on the furniture unless he's walking. However, Near is always sitting or laying on the floor, and he's nearly constantly touching the floor in some way.

6.) L and Near both wear the same outfit daily, but L wears jeans and a regular shirt with long sleeves and Near wears pajamas.

These are only a few of the differences between them. As for visually speaking, it's more obvious that they're meant to be mirrored; since their hair colors are exact opposites. L has black hair, and Near has white hair. Near is also rather short compared to L, and he now has long hair to further contrast from L's short hair. It's clear that Near was always meant to be the true successor to L because of all of the similarities and mirrored traits between them. But it's good to see that he's also his own person instead of just an identical copy. But, these are mostly just my thoughts on this topic. Nonetheless, I hope you all still enjoyed this blog post!