Loud, Stephen

ステファン・ラウド

Stephen works for Near as part of his investigation team, alongside Lidner and Rester, and later plays a significant role in stopping Kira. When suspicions fall on Mikami, Near assigns Gevanni the task of tailing him, studying his methodical lifestyle, and uncovering his connections to the Death Note. Before the final confrontation with Light at the warehouse, Near has Gevanni steal both the fake and real Death Notes from Mikami and tamper with one of the fake's pages. He also creates another fake, replacing the real one, which is later used as Light's ultimate downfall and ends up being Near's key to proving Light's identity as Kira.
While searching for the SPK members' real names, Mikami views Stephen's real name as Stephen Loud through his Shinigami Eyes.
In the one-shot chapter set three years after Light's death, although he had no speaking lines and little involvement in the short story, he did appear in one panel alongside Rester and Lidner. This suggests that he may still be working with them under the new L, Near.