Masahiko Kida

Masahiko Kida (樹多 正彦, Kida Masahiko) is one of the eight members of the Yotsuba Group.

Character
Kida is the Vice President of Rights and Planning.

Kida graduated from To-Oh University's Science department with a degree in psychology. In 1994 he began working for Yotsuba. He collects eye glasses as a hobby. Both of his parents are biology teachers.

Plot
Kida tried to hire Eraldo Coil able to discover the name and face of L without knowing that he was. L sent Aiber to impersonate Eraldo Coil to further investigate the Yotsuba charging a high value and if they disagreed, they would have to pay a bribe for him to be silent, making the Yotsuba Group think he knows enough and finally hiring him. Then, Kida contacted Eraldo Coil (Aiber) to Yotsuba Group members can meet with Misa Amane as she was suspected of being the second Kira and would know the identity of L. By Mido, Kida was scratched from the list of suspects to be of the Yotsuba Kira since it is he who puts money in the account to hire Aiber.

A little over five months after L's death, Kida is killed by Light along with the remaining Yotsuba Group members, dying of a heart attack.

Masahiko Kida