Summary
Jealous appears exclusively in a flashback where Rem details a method for killing a Shinigami. In this memory, she recalls him watching over a woman in the human world. Surprised by his deep concern, Rem looks over his shoulder and witnesses what should have been the woman’s final moments on Earth. In a dark alley, a distraught man mistakes her for the woman who broke up with him and attempts to stab her to death. Apparently infatuated with her, Jealous uses his Death Note to kill her destined murderer, causing the man to suddenly walk away and commit suicide. Moments later, Jealous himself turns into a pile of sand and rust as a consequence for extending a human life. Rem takes his Death Note and gives it to Misa. Jealous' name is commonly misspelled "Gelus," which was the romanization used until Death Note: How to Read 13 revealed the official spelling as Jealous. The first through fourth printings of Volume 4 of the English-language manga refer to him as Gelus. Ken'ichi Matsuyama, who portrayed L in the live action films, voices Jealous in the anime.
