My question. A died, B did the whole murder thing. What happened to c, d, e, f, g, h, I, j, and k.
Wammy’s first generation began with A and B and concluded with X, Y, and Z. If letters in between were assigned then we can assume several of them have died or gone missing. The only letters that have yet to be assigned to any individuals are C, O, S, and U. The letter’s that have been held before but the holder of that letter is assumed or confirmed to be deceased are A, B, F, R, V, X, Y, and Z. (J and K are alive)
[A] & [B] are from Death Note Another Note [104-105] in which X, Y, and Z are mentioned as having a part in the bioterror case that resulted in L obtaining the detective codes of the other two top detectives of the time [170]. But what about the other letters? There are mentions of the others sprinkled throughout but possibly one of the best places to begin is L’s contact list for Wammy’s shown in “L: Change the World”. L brings up the contact list to inform the others that Watari has passed away. (Below)
Not everyone on the contact list receives this message including B, R, V, and T which appear to be grayed out. F dies in this film and does not appear in the contact list however F has been more in contact with Watari directly than with L. In addition, H is not on this contact list but clearly communicates with Watari about F’s death, they are either “Headquaters” or their message originates from there. But, who are these letters? According to Aizawa and Matsuda, most Wammy alumni fit into one of three categories, detectives, scientists, or artists. The known alumni listed below have followed this so far.
[C] has yet to be assigned.
[D] does appear in Wammy’s group email.
[E] also appears in Wammy’s group email.
[F] is held by a character in two different materials and could be said to be the most reckless of the Wammy’s letters.. In “L: Change the World”, F (F1225) appears in the movie and credits but does not appear in the novelization - ‘F’ is the character’s name in the credits. In the film, F appears in Thailand after a sudden, mysterious, and deadly outbreak. F seems to have taken no precaution to protect himself, secretly observing the investigation being conducted by seemingly foreign scientists. Though this behavior possibly aligns with F’s mention in the other appearance, in the game L prolong to Death Note: Spiraling Trap [螺旋の罠 コミュニケーター]. In the game, Watari states that F specializes in the investigation of dangerous places – investigates the interior of all hotels in Ciela which could be rigged with bombs in that instance. There is no direct explanation for F’s presence in the area of pathogen release but F was working undercover for Watari near the area at the time, similar to the situation within the game. Following this information (after F’s death in the film), H communicates to Watari that the ’biomonitors’ had not been responding (either at the time or after this event). It is unclear what was being measured by the biomonitors, whether they are measuring something within the environment or F’s signs of life, but in trying to escape the area with Near in tow, F succumbs to the deadly pathogen he was exposed to. F may not be of the first generation but appears old enough to have been part of the first generation. Which means that F is a casualty of his peer, K’s, deadly experiment…
[G] also appears in Wammy’s group email.
[H] is mentioned in “L: Change the World”, they may only symbolize Wammy’s [H]eadquarters or perhaps be a individual within Wammy’s itself. Roger may be the person behind this letter as H works as the liaison between Watari and the rest of the letters. The message communicating F’s demise says they must select someone else for F’s investigation. It is notably unsentimental and to the point, much like a telegraph though the shortness is unnecessary… If H is Roger, this may explain Roger’s presence in Wammy’s House despite “How To Read: 13″ mentioning that among things he dislikes .. are children.
[I] is also in Wammy’s group email [“L: Change the World”].
[J] is unique in that J is a letter that has been assigned to two individuals… J of “L: The Prologue to Death Note: Spiraling Trap” [螺旋の罠 コミュニケーター] and J of “Death Note: New Generation”. In the prologue to Death Note, a kidnapped FBI agent wakes up in what appears to be a hotel room (this is following an investigation under L into a weapons trafficking organization CLN in which they were attacked). It is not a hotel but a boat (Granada) that is full of explosives in some area around Central America, Criela [クリエラ] Republic - it is thought to be headed to the Atlantic Ocean, where it is intended to sink, but the autopilot has been tapered with and it is instead headed to Altea [アルテア] port is the controlling area of the Criela government.. this would look like an anti-government attack and L would look as though he had some involvement. J intercepts the communication between the FBI agent and L, he claims this is part of his revenge… on L. He claims to be a part of “クリエラの月”, a terrorist group that want to initiate the civil war in this country. However, this is not true and he has very little knowledge of the explosives themselves though he is aware of them. J is a war orphan, described as a man in his late 20s, having a gentle manner. He graduated from college as a programmer and joined Reboot Inc. (group that owns this boat) under his code name Jeffery Miller. J lost his family due to CLN’s arranging bombs to be set off during a civil war in what was Yugoslavia. After the loss, he was entered into the protection of war orphan support groups ( including the Alois Bateson’s Foundation). He was loyal to Alois for their kindness but was deceived by him, Alois is actually an executive of CLN (COMBAT LOGISTICS NETWORK), multinational military industry in the Middle East. While the company J works for, Reboot Inc., owns the ship, CLN is a shipping company with a dock large enough to hide this ship and loads it with explosives. The ship is evidence of for L’s investigation and CLN figures as long as the ship detonates, they will have won either way – they will either prove they have a bomb even L cannot defuse and become the go-to weapons supplier or they will have initiated the war they want. J’s role in this is to pretend to be the mastermind to keep L occupied, monitor L’s movements, and manage the Housekeeper (a codename for one of the badguys and the person whom actually placed the bombs on the ship).J, after learning he has been deceived, has a change of heart - L appeals to his feelings on war and he cooperates with the FBI agent to stop the ship. He is later arrested for his involvement and his true identity is revealed on TV – クリロ・ミラニッチ, Krylo Milanic…J says to L that he does not regret what he has done because he had the opportunity to talk to L. (Final fun fact: J is right handed.) The second J of “Death Note: New Generation” is an adult female, a technology specialist, and friend of Ryuzaki (not the first L but another) and Near. she appears to know both Japanese and English. She was interested in joining the Countermeasure Task Force to server as Ryuzaki’s Watari but never became part of it by Ryuzaki’s request because he (the new Ryuzaki) says that Watari’s death was L’s greatest regret.
[K] is another of the few letters that makes an appearance. K has an interesting history. She had a role as an agent of L to mobilize the world’s agencies of law enforcement. At one time, she went on a rescue mission to recover a child from the clutches of a terrorist organization. She was deceived as the child that was rescued detonated a bomb once they had been received by the rescue camp.. After witnessing what K describes as many casualties, K abandons her post saying she is ashamed of her failure to Watari. When it comes to Wammy’s alumni, it does not get much more diabolical than K. B may take the cake for being infamously grizzly but K, Dr. Kimiko Kujo, after absconding from her role, successfully constructs a deadly virus to unleash upon humanity – in attempt to resolve the world’s problem of over population. Though later it seems her intent is to indiscriminately wipe out the species entirely. She is perhaps the most apocalyptic of the first generation letters, appearing to be the appropriate age, around the same as F, and is referred to as the first of her letter. This may in fact mean she is the catalyst of the demise of one of her own peers (F).. This event seems to have taken place after B’s death or imprisonment, going on the suggestion that B is dead from L’s contact list, and perhaps after the disappearances or deaths of X, Y, and Z as well.. It can also be inferred that this takes place after J’s arrest given that F is still alive and active during J’s crimes. She also brings some light to how one’s letter is passed on to another; K is arrested and given a life sentence though L informs her that Watari has said, should she ever be able to return, she would be forgiven and could resume her role as K. What’s a little mass-homocide when you’re a 1st gen successor? Actually, .. L suggests that her lack of faith in humanity comes from her being a student of Wammy’s. – To which K agrees…
[O] has yet to be assigned.
[P] also appears in Wammy’s group email.
[Q] appears in Wammy’s group email and is the person whom build the program for K’s laboratory security. This is given to K through Watari and it is uncertain if K and Q actually know one another. – Q may in fact be Matt though it is only speculation, Matt would be very young and canon evidence only suggests that he is a tech genius because he is often surrounded by computers and using game systems.
[R] is in the group email but grayed out, suggesting they are deceased.
[S] has yet to be assigned.
[T] has yet to be assigned.
[U] has yet to be assigned.
[V] is in the group email but grayed out, suggesting they are deceased.
[X], [Y], and [Z] are the last of the first generation, mentioned as being involved in the detective wars that earned L the code names of Eraldo Coil and Danuve – “… The story of the detective war… solving that infamous bioterror case, with guest appearances by the first X through the first Z from Wammy’s house…” [170] In the original Japanese edition, they are specifically referred to as 初代 X - Z which means the first or the original ones, the first generation. This may be interpenetrated as suggesting there were others later on that held these letters but X,Y, and Z do not appear in L’s Wammy contact list in “L: Change the World”.
