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== '''Novel & Pilot''' ==
== Novel & Pilot ==


== '''Beyond Birthday''' ==
=== Beyond Birthday ===


The villain in the [[Prequel]] novel ''Death Note: [[Another Note (Light Novel)|Another Note]]: The Los Angeles BB Murder Case''.
The villain in the [[Prequel]] novel ''Death Note: [[Another Note]]: The Los Angeles BB Murder Case''.


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Tropes associated with Beyond:
* [[Alliterative Name]]
* [[Alliterative Name]]
* [[Always Second Best]]
* [[Always Second Best]]
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** {{spoiler|A bit of [[Fridge Logic]] here. If you consider that only people with the Death Note are supposed to be able to change a person's destiny based on seeing their lifespan, those people would probably have died from Beyond himself, not from something else like he said to justify his actions. To be fair though, he couldn't have known that. Even more [[Fridge Logic]] when you think about the fact that if he hadn't had the Shinigami Eyes, he wouldn've have seen their lifespans, and wouldn't have decided to kill them, and their lifespans would have lasted longer. Their lifespans were shorter simply because he could see them.}}
** {{spoiler|A bit of [[Fridge Logic]] here. If you consider that only people with the Death Note are supposed to be able to change a person's destiny based on seeing their lifespan, those people would probably have died from Beyond himself, not from something else like he said to justify his actions. To be fair though, he couldn't have known that. Even more [[Fridge Logic]] when you think about the fact that if he hadn't had the Shinigami Eyes, he wouldn've have seen their lifespans, and wouldn't have decided to kill them, and their lifespans would have lasted longer. Their lifespans were shorter simply because he could see them.}}
* [[Beta Test Baddie]]
* [[Beta Test Baddie]]
* [[Big Bad]]: Of ''[[Another Note (Light Novel)|Another Note]]''.
* [[Big Bad]]: Of ''[[Another Note]]''.
* [[Bloodier and Gorier]]
* [[Bloodier and Gorier]]
* [[Calling Card]]: The ''wara ningyo''.
* [[Calling Card]]: The ''wara ningyo''.
* [[Canon Foreigner]]
* [[Canon Foreigner]]
* [[Can't Catch Up]]: {{spoiler|[[Freudian Excuse|As hard as he worked to be the next L, L never saw him as an an equal, just a Backup.]]}}
* [[Can't Catch Up]]: {{spoiler|[[Freudian Excuse|As hard as he worked to be the next L, L never saw him as an an equal, just a Backup.]]}}
* [[Carry a Big Stick]]: clubbed to death, knifed to death, beaten to death- he's not too picky as long as he carries out his objective of making his target dead.
* [[Carry a Big Stick]]: clubbed to death, knifed to death, beaten to death- he's not too picky as long as he carries out his objective of making his target dead.
* [[Cast of Snowflakes]]: Played straight in the book. BB is only supposed to bear a vague resemblance to L.
* [[Cast of Snowflakes]]: Played straight in the book. BB is only supposed to bear a vague resemblance to L.
** Averted in most fan-art, where he looks almost exactly like L.
** Averted in most fan-art, where he looks almost exactly like L.
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* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]
* [[Cold-Blooded Torture]]
* [[Cold-Blooded Torture]]
* [[Crazy Prepared]]
* [[Crazy Prepared]]
* [[Create Your Own Villain]]
* [[Create Your Own Villain]]
* [[Creepy Monotone]]
* [[Creepy Monotone]]
* [[Criminal Mind Games]]: Among other games and codes BB sends a [[Crossword Puzzle]] indicating who he's going to kill next to the police.
* [[Criminal Mind Games]]: Among other games and codes BB sends a [[Crossword Puzzle]] indicating who he's going to kill next to the police.
* [[Cruel and Unusual Death]]: For his victims if the state of the corpses is anything to go by.
* [[Cruel and Unusual Death]]: For his victims if the state of the corpses is anything to go by.
* [[Cute and Psycho]]: Well he's a psycho and {{spoiler|he looks like L.}} [http://locust-713.deviantart.com/art/BB-s-first-love-133948383\]
* [[Cute and Psycho]]: Well he's a psycho and {{spoiler|he looks like L.}} [http://locust-713.deviantart.com/art/BB-s-first-love-133948383\]{{Dead link}}
* [[Dark and Troubled Past]]
* [[Dark and Troubled Past]]
* [[Dark Is Not Evil]]: Subverted. {{spoiler|He comes off as very creepy from his first appearance but due to [[Mistaken Identity]] the audience is made to think he's a good guy.}}
* [[Dark Is Not Evil]]: Subverted. {{spoiler|He comes off as very creepy from his first appearance but due to [[Mistaken Identity]] the audience is made to think he's a good guy.}}
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
* {{spoiler|[[Death Seeker]]}}: {{spoiler|B had planned it so he would be the final victim.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Death Seeker]]}}: {{spoiler|B had planned it so he would be the final victim.}}
* [[Deceptive Disciple]]: {{spoiler|No student at Wammy's House ever put so much effort into ''[[Be Careful What You Wish For|BEING]]'' [[Be Careful What You Wish For|L]]...}}
* [[Deceptive Disciple]]: {{spoiler|No student at Wammy's House ever put so much effort into ''[[Be Careful What You Wish For|BEING]]'' [[Be Careful What You Wish For|L]]...}}
* [[Defiant to The End]]: "I have never once been submissive [[Up to Eleven|even to a traffic light.]]"
* [[Defiant to the End]]: "I have never once been submissive [[Up to Eleven|even to a traffic light.]]"
* {{spoiler|[[Detective Mole]]: Naomi Misora is very impressed by Ryuuzaki's uncanny ability to [[Criminal Mind Games|decipher BB's codes.]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Detective Mole]]: Naomi Misora is very impressed by Ryuuzaki's uncanny ability to [[Criminal Mind Games|decipher BB's codes.]]}}
* [[The Determinator]] / [[Determined Defeatist]]: {{spoiler|[[Freudian Excuse|Because of his Eyes B knows that everything dies, everything falls apart]] [[Villainous Valour|but he presses on anyway.]] He also already knows that his death alone won't be enough to make L ''notice'' but creating a puzzle he can't solve will.}}
* [[The Determinator]] / [[Determined Defeatist]]: {{spoiler|[[Freudian Excuse|Because of his Eyes B knows that everything dies, everything falls apart]] [[Villainous Valour|but he presses on anyway.]] He also already knows that his death alone won't be enough to make L ''notice'' but creating a puzzle he can't solve will.}}
* [[Does Not Like Shoes]]
* [[Does Not Like Shoes]]
* [[Eerie Pale-Skinned Brunette]]
* [[Eerie Pale-Skinned Brunette]]
* [[Embarrassing Nickname]]: [[Berserk Button|Backup]]
* [[Embarrassing Nickname]]: [[Berserk Button|Backup]]
* [[Evil Counterpart]]: To L. Indeed B goes out of his way to ''be'' this. [[Shadow Archetype|Also to Mello]] ([[Scare'Em Straight|L shares B's story with Mello]] perhaps because he is afraid that that Mello [[Turn Out Like His Father|would turn out like his predecessor]]) and [[Eviler Than Thou|Light]] (though Kira [[A Million Is a Statistic|kills far more people]]; B is more sadistic and his brand of villainy is more [[Cold-Blooded Torture|immediately terrifying]] and has a much more ''[[It's Personal|personal]]'' touch.)
* [[Evil Counterpart]]: To L. Indeed B goes out of his way to ''be'' this. [[Shadow Archetype|Also to Mello]] ([[Scare'Em Straight|L shares B's story with Mello]] perhaps because he is afraid that that Mello [[Turn Out Like His Father|would turn out like his predecessor]]) and [[Eviler Than Thou|Light]] (though Kira [[A Million Is a Statistic|kills far more people]]; B is more sadistic and his brand of villainy is more [[Cold-Blooded Torture|immediately terrifying]] and has a much more ''[[It's Personal|personal]]'' touch.)
* [[Evil Eye]]
* [[Evil Eye]]
* [[Evil Is Petty]]
* [[Evil Is Petty]]
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* [[Evil Sounds Deep]]
* [[Evil Sounds Deep]]
* [[Eye Scream]]
* [[Eye Scream]]
* [[Fan Boy]]: he's an [[Otaku]] as well as being L's deranged fanboy.
* [[Fan Boy]]: he's an [[Otaku]] as well as being L's deranged fanboy.
* [[The Fatalist]]: It comes with knowing when {{spoiler|everyone is going to die.}}
* [[The Fatalist]]: It comes with knowing when {{spoiler|everyone is going to die.}}
* [[Fingore]]
* [[Fingore]]
* [[Foe Yay]]: Mainly with L and Naomi Misora. [[Unholy Matrimony|Also frequently with Light]] [[Crack Pairing|who he's never met.]] [http://rhymeswithmonth.deviantart.com/art/Mass-Murderer-Pickup-lines-145854261\]
* [[Foe Yay]]: Mainly with L and Naomi Misora. [[Unholy Matrimony|Also frequently with Light]] [[Crack Pairing|who he's never met.]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20151102075817/http://rhymeswithmonth.deviantart.com/art/Mass-Murderer-Pickup-lines-145854261]
* [[Freudian Excuse]]: {{spoiler|1) [[Cursed With Awesome|B was ''born'' with the Shinigami eyes]] and apparently knows how to read the lifespan numbers so he has "seen" death all around him all his life. 2) B was never seen as an individual with his own merits-[["Well Done, Son" Guy|just L's Backup]].}}
* [[Freudian Excuse]]: {{spoiler|1) [[Cursed with Awesome|B was ''born'' with the Shinigami eyes]] and apparently knows how to read the lifespan numbers so he has "seen" death all around him all his life. 2) B was never seen as an individual with his own merits-[["Well Done, Son" Guy|just L's Backup]].}}
* [[Full Body Disguise]]: {{spoiler|Used when "testing" Naomi Misora.}}
* [[Full-Body Disguise]]: {{spoiler|Used when "testing" Naomi Misora.}}
* [[A Glass of Chianti]]: Or rather A Jar Of Strawberry Jam used to the same effect (is it jam or is it blood?) with the added bonus that some fans [[Ugly Cute|find it cute.]]
* [[A Glass of Chianti]]: Or rather A Jar Of Strawberry Jam used to the same effect (is it jam or is it blood?) with the added bonus that some fans [[Ugly Cute|find it cute.]]
* {{spoiler|[[Good Scars, Evil Scars]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Good Scars, Evil Scars]]}}
* [[Gorn]]
* [[Gorn]]
* [[The Hyena]]: He practices his [[Evil Laugh]].
* [[The Hyena]]: He practices his [[Evil Laugh]].
* [[I Just Want to Be You]]
* [[I Just Want to Be You]]
* {{spoiler|[[Interrupted Suicide]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Interrupted Suicide]]}}
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* [[Manipulative Bastard]]
* [[Manipulative Bastard]]
* [[Master of Disguise]]: [[Irritation Is the Sincerest Form of Flattery|As part of his creepy obsession with L.]]
* [[Master of Disguise]]: [[Irritation Is the Sincerest Form of Flattery|As part of his creepy obsession with L.]]
* [[Mysterious Past]]
* [[Mysterious Past]]
* {{spoiler|[[NameDar]]: He was born with the Shinigami eyes.}}
* {{spoiler|[[NameDar]]: He was born with the Shinigami eyes.}}
* [[Named Like My Name]]: {{spoiler|"Ryuuzaki" copied the copycat when choosing an alias.}}
* [[Named Like My Name]]: {{spoiler|"Ryuuzaki" copied the copycat when choosing an alias.}}
* [[Neat Freak]]: [[Justified Trope|Justified]], as he needs to meticulously clean his victims' houses to avoid leaving any trace evidence behind.
* [[Neat Freak]]: [[Justified Trope|Justified]], as he needs to meticulously clean his victims' houses to avoid leaving any trace evidence behind.
** Amusingly in most [[Fan Art]] he's depicted as [[Blood Is the New Black|splattered in blood]] to show that it is [[Evil Counterpart|Beyond]] and not L.
** Amusingly in most [[Fan Art]] he's depicted as [[Blood Is the New Black|splattered in blood]] to show that it is [[Evil Counterpart|Beyond]] and not L.
* [[Nietzsche Wannabe]]
* [[Nietzsche Wannabe]]
* [[Nightmare Fetishist]]
* [[Nightmare Fetishist]]
* [[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot]]: {{spoiler|1=L's [[Evil Twin|evil doppelganger]]/[[Tyke Bomb|Wammy's Kid]]/[[Serial Killer]]/born with [[NameDar|Shinigami eyes.]]}} He's not a typical DN [[Original Character|OC]] [[Mary Sue]] but a ''very scary'' [[Big Bad]].
* [[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot]]: {{spoiler|1=L's [[Evil Twin|evil doppelganger]]/[[Tyke Bomb|Wammy's Kid]]/[[Serial Killer]]/born with [[NameDar|Shinigami eyes.]]}} He's not a typical DN [[Original Character|OC]] [[Mary Sue]] but a ''very scary'' [[Big Bad]].
* [[No Sense of Personal Space]]
* [[No Sense of Personal Space]]
* [[No Social Skills]]
* [[No Social Skills]]
* [[Obfuscating Stupidity]]
* [[Obfuscating Stupidity]]
* [[OC Stand In]]: He is a very mysterious figure in canon, and like Matt, much of his characterization comes from [[Fanon]].
* [[OC Stand-In]]: He is a very mysterious figure in canon, and like Matt, much of his characterization comes from [[Fanon]].
* [[Oral Fixation Fixation]]
* [[Oral Fixation Fixation]]
* [[Otaku]]: {{spoiler|He leaves a clue in an ''[[Akazukin Chacha]]'' manga collection.}}
* [[Otaku]]: {{spoiler|He leaves a clue in an ''[[Akazukin Chacha]]'' manga collection.}}
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* [[Primal Stance]]
* [[Primal Stance]]
* {{spoiler|[[A Protagonist Is Ryu]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[A Protagonist Is Ryu]]}}
* [[Red Eyes Take Warning]]
* [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]
* [[The Resenter]]
* [[The Resenter]]
* [[Returning to The Scene]]: {{spoiler|More like Never Left The Scene...}} [[Batman Gambit|but it's all part of the plan.]]
* [[Returning to the Scene]]: {{spoiler|More like Never Left The Scene...}} [[Batman Gambit|but it's all part of the plan.]]
* [[The Rival]]
* [[The Rival]]
* [[Running On All Fours]]: He frequently crawls around in a freaky way.
* [[Running on All Fours]]: He frequently crawls around in a freaky way.
* {{spoiler|[[Self Immolation]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Self-Immolation]]}}
* [[Seme]]: Self-described as "an aggressive top".
* [[Seme]]: Self-described as "an aggressive top".
* [[Serial Killer]]
* [[Serial Killer]]
* [[The Sociopath]]
* [[The Sociopath]]
* {{spoiler|[[Suspect Existence Failure]]: That was the plan, anyway.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Suspect Existence Failure]]: That was the plan, anyway.}}
* [[Stringy Haired Ghost Girl|Stringy Haired Ghost Guy]]: He has this look.
* [[Stringy-Haired Ghost Girl|Stringy Haired Ghost Guy]]: He has this look.
* [[Suck Sessor]]
* [[Suck Sessor]]
* [[Superpowerful Genetics]]: {{spoiler|[[Half-Human Hybrid|So]][[Cursed With Awesome|me]][[Lamarck Was Right|how]] he was ''born'' with the Shinigami eyes.}}
* [[Superpowerful Genetics]]: {{spoiler|[[Half-Human Hybrid|So]][[Cursed with Awesome|me]][[Lamarck Was Right|how]] he was ''born'' with the Shinigami eyes.}}
* [[Sweet Tooth]]: B must surpass L at everything, even sugar consumption. "It's sweet dirt."
* [[Sweet Tooth]]: B must surpass L at everything, even sugar consumption. "It's sweet dirt."
* [[Teen Genius]]
* [[Teen Genius]]
* [[Things That Go Bump in The Night]]: When he's introduced {{spoiler|he comes crawling out from under a bed.}}
* [[Things That Go Bump in the Night]]: When he's introduced {{spoiler|he comes crawling out from under a bed.}}
* [[Thirteen Is Unlucky]]
* [[Thirteen Is Unlucky]]
* [[Trademark Favorite Food]]: Strawberry jam.
* [[Trademark Favorite Food]]: Strawberry jam.
* [[Tyke Bomb]]
* [[Tyke Bomb]]
* [[The Unfettered]]: {{spoiler|He will do whatever it takes to get L's attention.}}
* [[The Unfettered]]: {{spoiler|He will do whatever it takes to get L's attention.}}
* [[Voodoo Doll]]: Or rather wara ningyo left at every crime scene.
* [[Voodoo Doll]]: Or rather wara ningyo left at every crime scene.
* [[Villain Protagonist]]
* [[Villain Protagonist]]
* [["Well Done, Son" Guy]]: {{spoiler|He just wants L to notice him!}}
* [["Well Done, Son" Guy]]: {{spoiler|He just wants L to notice him!}}
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* [[Wouldn't Hurt a Child]]: Rather horribly averted.
* [[Wouldn't Hurt a Child]]: Rather horribly averted.


== '''A''' ==
=== A ===


A student at Wammy's House in the [[Prequel]] novel ''Death Note: [[Another Note (Light Novel)|Another Note]]: The Los Angeles BB Murder Case''.
A student at Wammy's House in the [[Prequel]] novel ''Death Note: [[Another Note]]: The Los Angeles BB Murder Case''.


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* {{spoiler|[[Death by Origin Story]]}}
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Tropes associated with A:
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* {{spoiler|[[Death By Origin Story]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Driven to Suicide]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Driven to Suicide]]}}
* [[Mad Mathematician]]
* [[Mad Mathematician]]
* [[Morality Pet]]: {{spoiler|Possibly for B.}}
* [[Morality Pet]]: {{spoiler|Possibly for B.}}
** [[Morality Chain]]: {{spoiler|Again possibly for B.}}
** [[Morality Chain]]: {{spoiler|Again possibly for B.}}
* [[OC Stand In]]
* [[OC Stand-In]]
* [[The Rival]]: {{spoiler|Of B and L since they were are all competing for the title.}}
* [[The Rival]]: {{spoiler|Of B and L since they were are all competing for the title.}}
* [[Tyke Bomb]]
* [[Tyke Bomb]]
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* [["Well Done, Son" Guy]]
* [["Well Done, Son" Guy]]


== '''Taro Kagami''' ==
=== Taro Kagami ===
[[File:180px-TaroandRyuk 4307.jpg|frame]]
http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/180px-[[Taroand Ryuk]]_4307.jpg


The 13-year-old protagonist of the Death Note Pilot chapter (which takes place in a different continuity than that of the main series). Technically, this makes him the first of the Kiras.
The 13-year-old protagonist of the Death Note Pilot chapter (which takes place in a different continuity than that of the main series). Technically, this makes him the first of the Kiras.


Mikami's appearance, but not his personality, was based on Taro's.
Mikami's appearance, but not his personality, was based on Taro's.

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Tropes associated with Taro:
* [[Action Survivor]]
* [[Action Survivor]]
* [[Alternate Continuity]]
* [[Alternate Continuity]]
* {{spoiler|[[Back From the Dead]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Back from the Dead]]}}
** {{spoiler|But not with his mind entirely intact, some believe. Ryuk asking him what he thought of the Land of the Dead brings out a rather shaky and suspicious smile.}}
** {{spoiler|But not with his mind entirely intact, some believe. Ryuk asking him what he thought of the Land of the Dead brings out a rather shaky and suspicious smile.}}
* [[Bad Dreams]]: His victims haunt him in his dreams. Had he been the protagonist of the main series, it's doubtful that he could have gone as far as Light did.
* [[Bad Dreams]]: His victims haunt him in his dreams. Had he been the protagonist of the main series, it's doubtful that he could have gone as far as Light did.
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* {{spoiler|[[Defeat Means Friendship]]: Taro and the main antagonist part on good terms, with the antagonist thanking Taro for stopping him and then apologizing for almost killing him.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Defeat Means Friendship]]: Taro and the main antagonist part on good terms, with the antagonist thanking Taro for stopping him and then apologizing for almost killing him.}}
* [[Diary]]: Not knowing what it was, he intially used the death note as a diary. Unlike Light, Taro can't read English (he knew what "note" meant, but not "death").
* [[Diary]]: Not knowing what it was, he intially used the death note as a diary. Unlike Light, Taro can't read English (he knew what "note" meant, but not "death").
* {{spoiler|[[Face Death With Dignity]]: Kind of. He allows himself to be killed with the death note to prove that he's telling the truth to the police officers. He even jokes a little when giving instructions on what to write for cause of death. Of course, he's quickly revived with the Death Eraser}}
* {{spoiler|[[Face Death with Dignity]]: Kind of. He allows himself to be killed with the death note to prove that he's telling the truth to the police officers. He even jokes a little when giving instructions on what to write for cause of death. Of course, he's quickly revived with the Death Eraser}}
* [[From Nobody to Nightmare]]: Seemingly insignificant and unpopular kid who eventually has the entire student body scared out of their wits
* [[From Nobody to Nightmare]]: Seemingly insignificant and unpopular kid who eventually has the entire student body scared out of their wits
* [[Halfway Plot Switch]]: {{spoiler|At first, Taro is something of a [[Villain Protagonist]] who is trying to avoid being found out. Then, once he revives everyone he kills, he spends the rest of the pilot acting as a [[Kid Detective]], trying to find the killer who has taken his place.}}
* [[Halfway Plot Switch]]: {{spoiler|At first, Taro is something of a [[Villain Protagonist]] who is trying to avoid being found out. Then, once he revives everyone he kills, he spends the rest of the pilot acting as a [[Kid Detective]], trying to find the killer who has taken his place.}}
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* [[Who's Laughing Now?]]
* [[Who's Laughing Now?]]


== '''Characters only in movies''' ==
== Characters only in movies ==


== '''Shiori Akino''' ==
=== Shiori Akino ===
Light's girlfriend in the live action movie.
Light's girlfriend in the live action movie.

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Tropes associated with Shiori:
* [[Alternate Continuity]]
* [[Alternate Continuity]]
* [[Always Save the Girl]]: Subverted.
* [[Always Save the Girl]]: Subverted.
* [[The B Grade]]: She's annoyed that Light keeps [[Brilliant but Lazy|effortlessly outdoing her in school.]]
* [[The "B" Grade]]: She's annoyed that Light keeps [[Brilliant but Lazy|effortlessly outdoing her in school.]]
* [[Canon Foreigner]]
* [[Canon Foreigner]]
* [[Composite Character]]: She's the smart girl on campus like Takada and also fulfiles the same role as Yuri, aka [[Light and Dark The Adventures of Dark Yagami|the Girl from the Bus]].
* [[Composite Character]]: She's the smart girl on campus like Takada and also fulfiles the same role as Yuri, aka [[Light and Dark - The Adventures of Dark Yagami|the Girl from the Bus]].
* [[Distressed Damsel]]
* [[Damsel in Distress]]
* [[Foil]]: To Light, especially when he's in [[Evil Gloating|gloating]] Kira-mode.
* [[Foil]]: To Light, especially when he's in [[Evil Gloating|gloating]] Kira-mode.
* [[Hello Attorney]]: She's studying to become a prosecutor.
* [[Hello, Attorney!]]: She's studying to become a prosecutor.
* [[Horrible Judge of Character]]
* [[Horrible Judge of Character]]
* {{spoiler|[[I Let Gwen Stacy Die]]: With a really nasty [[Twist Ending|twist.]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[I Let Gwen Stacy Die]]: With a really nasty [[Twist Ending|twist.]]}}
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* [[Satellite Character]]
* [[Satellite Character]]
* [[Selective Obliviousness]]: She seemingly refuses to see what (in the film) is [[Obviously Evil|blindingly obvious]].
* [[Selective Obliviousness]]: She seemingly refuses to see what (in the film) is [[Obviously Evil|blindingly obvious]].
{{quote| '''Light:''' '''IF''' I were Kira I'd probably do the exact same thing...<br />
{{quote|'''Light:''' '''IF''' I were Kira I'd probably do the exact same thing...
'''Shiori:''' No you wouldn't - that's not like you at all! }}
'''Shiori:''' No you wouldn't - that's not like you at all! }}
* {{spoiler|[[Stuffed in The Fridge]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Stuffed in The Fridge]]}}
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** [[Star Wars|"Stop it, Anakin. THIS ISN'T YOUR JUSTICE!!!"]]
** [[Star Wars|"Stop it, Anakin. THIS ISN'T YOUR JUSTICE!!!"]]


== '''K''' ==
=== K ===
The [[Big Bad]] of ''[[L Change the World (Film)|L: Change The World]]'' {{spoiler|also known as Dr. Kimiko Kujo}}.
The [[Big Bad]] of ''[[L: Change the World]]'' {{spoiler|also known as Dr. Kimiko Kujo}}.

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* [[A Pupil of Mine Until He Turned to Evil|A Pupil Of Mine Until She Turned To Evil]]: "Watari had such high hopes for you."
Tropes associated with K:
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* [[A Pupil of Mine Until He Turned to Evil|A Pupil Of Mine Until She Turned To Evil]]: "Watari had such high hopes for you."
* [[Animal Wrongs Group]]
* [[Animal Wrongs Group]]
* [[Bad Is Good and Good Is Bad]]: She and her henchmen [[Insult Backfire|feel very complimented]] when one of their victims calls them "no better than Kira."
* [[Bad Is Good and Good Is Bad]]: She and her henchmen [[Insult Backfire|feel very complimented]] when one of their victims calls them "no better than Kira."
* [[Beta Test Baddie]]
* [[Beta Test Baddie]]
* [[Big Bad]]: Of ''[[L Change the World (Film)|L: Change The World]]''
* [[Big Bad]]: Of ''[[L: Change the World]]''
* [[Bond Villain Stupidity]]
* [[Bond Villain Stupidity]]
* [[Canon Foreigner]]
* [[Canon Foreigner]]
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* [[Kill All Humans]]
* [[Kill All Humans]]
* [[Knight Templar]]: Little Miss ''[[Captain Planet]]'' wants to [[Kill All Humans]] to save the earth.
* [[Knight Templar]]: Little Miss ''[[Captain Planet]]'' wants to [[Kill All Humans]] to save the earth.
* [[Misanthrope Supreme]]: [[Humans Are Bastards]] that are destroying the planet so the [[Perfect Solution Fallacy|Perfect Solution]] [[Sarcasm Mode|is to release]] [[The Plague]] [[Depopulation Bomb]], [[Sarcasm Mode|killing them all!]]
* [[Misanthrope Supreme]]: [[Humans Are the Real Monsters]] that are destroying the planet so the [[Perfect Solution Fallacy|Perfect Solution]] [[Sarcasm Mode|is to release]] [[The Plague]] [[Depopulation Bomb]], [[Sarcasm Mode|killing them all!]]
* [[Morally-Ambiguous Doctorate]]
* [[Morally-Ambiguous Doctorate]]
* [[Nietzsche Wannabe]]
* [[Nietzsche Wannabe]]
* [[Power Hair]]
* [[Power Hair]]
* [[Stepford Smiler]]
* [[Stepford Smiler]]
* [[Theme Naming]]: K is an associate of L's who wants to kill a bunch of people in order to build a new perfect utopia. Sound familiar? Well prepare to be disappointed because [[Replacement Scrappy|it's not K as in Kira.]]
* [[Theme Naming]]: K is an associate of L's who wants to kill a bunch of people in order to build a new perfect utopia. Sound familiar? Well prepare to be disappointed because [[Replacement Scrappy|it's not K as in Kira.]]
* [[Tyke Bomb]]
* [[Tyke Bomb]]
* [[Utopia Justifies the Means]]
* [[Utopia Justifies the Means]]
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* {{spoiler|[[You Killed My Father]]:}} To {{spoiler|Matoba}} in the light novel.
* {{spoiler|[[You Killed My Father]]:}} To {{spoiler|Matoba}} in the light novel.


== '''Daisuke Matoba''' ==
=== Daisuke Matoba ===
[[The Dragon]] to K in ''L: Change the World''
[[The Dragon]] to K in ''L: Change the World''

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Tropes associated with Matoba:
* [[Canon Foreigner]]
* [[Canon Foreigner]]
* [[The Dragon]]: To K.
* [[The Dragon]]: To K.
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* [[Not in This For Your Revolution]]
* [[Not in This For Your Revolution]]
* [[Obviously Evil]]
* [[Obviously Evil]]
* [[Only in It For The Money]]
* [[Only in It For the Money]]
* [[Red Right Hand]]: See above about the scar.
* [[Red Right Hand]]: See above about the scar.
* [[Take Over the World]]
* [[Take Over the World]]


== '''Hideaki Suruga''' ==
=== Hideaki Suruga ===
The [[FBI Agent]] in ''L: Change The World''.
The [[FBI Agent]] in ''L: Change The World''.

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Tropes associated with Suruga:
* [[The Ace]]: [[Incoming Ham|"Hideaki Suruga F.B.I.! Here to protect you!"]]
* [[The Ace]]: [[Incoming Ham|"Hideaki Suruga F.B.I.! Here to protect you!"]]
* {{spoiler|[[Becoming the Mask]]}}: {{spoiler|He was sent to spy on L and obtain the Death Note but he stayed with him even after it became apparent L had already destroyed the Death Note because he genuinely wanted to help.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Becoming the Mask]]}}: {{spoiler|He was sent to spy on L and obtain the Death Note but he stayed with him even after it became apparent L had already destroyed the Death Note because he genuinely wanted to help.}}
* [[But Not Too Foreign]]: [[Lampshaded]] when no one will believe he's an F.B.I. agent beacause he's Japanese.
* [[But Not Too Foreign]]: [[Lampshaded]] when no one will believe he's an F.B.I. agent beacause he's Japanese.
* [[Butt Monkey]]: "Why do I always have to be the decoy?!"
* [[Butt Monkey]]: "Why do I always have to be the decoy?!"
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* [[Plucky Comic Relief]]
* [[Plucky Comic Relief]]


== '''Sanami''' ==
=== Sanami ===
A token female member of the Kira Taskforce added in the Live Action movies.
A token female member of the Kira Taskforce added in the Live Action movies.

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Tropes associated with Sanami:
* [[Affirmative Action Girl]]
* [[Affirmative Action Girl]]
* [[Canon Foreigner]]
* [[Canon Foreigner]]
* [[The Chick]]
* [[The Chick]]
* [[Commander Contrarian]]
* [[Commander Contrarian]]
* [[Gender Flip]]: She's basically the movie-verse's version of Ide.
* [[Gender Flip]]: She's basically the movie-verse's version of Ide.
* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: She calls L out on the cruel and unusual treatment of the Kira suspects.
* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: She calls L out on the cruel and unusual treatment of the Kira suspects.


== '''F''' ==
=== F ===
Another graduate of Wammy’s house that shows up in ''L: Change The World''.
Another graduate of Wammy’s house that shows up in ''L: Change The World''.

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* {{spoiler|[[Almost-Dead Guy]]}}
Tropes associated with F:
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* [[Badass Driver]]
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* {{spoiler|[[Almost Dead Guy]]}}
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* [[Badass Driver]]
* [[Canon Foreigner]]
* [[Canon Foreigner]]
* [[Chase Scene]]
* [[Chase Scene]]
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* [[West Coast Team]]: One of L and Watari's agents working a case in a remote jungle village in Thailand when {{spoiler|[[The Virus]] hits.}}
* [[West Coast Team]]: One of L and Watari's agents working a case in a remote jungle village in Thailand when {{spoiler|[[The Virus]] hits.}}


== '''Dr. Nikaido''' ==
=== Dr. Nikaido ===
An immunologist and the father of Maki Nikaido in ''L: Change The World''.
An immunologist and the father of Maki Nikaido in ''L: Change The World''.
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* [[Bat Deduction]]: ''[[The Da Vinci Code]]'' type clues he left require astounding leaps of "[[Insane Troll Logic|logic]]".
* [[Bat Deduction]]: ''[[The Da Vinci Code]]'' type clues he left require astounding leaps of "[[Insane Troll Logic|logic]]".
* [[Canon Foreigner]]
* [[Canon Foreigner]]
* [[Good Doc Bad Doc]]: The good doctor.
* [[Good Doc Bad Doc]]: The good doctor.
* {{spoiler|[[Heroic Sacrifice]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Heroic Sacrifice]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[My God, What Have I Done?]]: He created the virus that K intends to use to [[Kill All Humans]]}}.
* {{spoiler|[[My God, What Have I Done?]]: He created the virus that K intends to use to [[Kill All Humans]]}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Posthumous Character]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Posthumous Character]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Stupid Sacrifice]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Stupid Sacrifice]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Take Care of the Kids]]: In the novelization, just before his death, he sent an e-mail to L's computer which said to take care of his daughter.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Take Care of the Kids]]: In the novelization, just before his death, he sent an e-mail to L's computer which said to take care of his daughter.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Too Dumb to Live]]: There's a part in the novelization when his security system detects an intruder, but instead of being alarmed he just brushes it off. This act of carelessness also leads to his demise.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Too Dumb to Live]]: There's a part in the novelization when his security system detects an intruder, but instead of being alarmed he just brushes it off. This act of carelessness also leads to his demise.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Unwitting Pawn]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Unwitting Pawn]]}}


== '''Maki Nikaido''' ==
=== Maki Nikaido ===
Daughter of Dr. Nikakido. She's also one of the kids that L has to protect in ''L: Change The World''.
Daughter of Dr. Nikakido. She's also one of the kids that L has to protect in ''L: Change The World''.
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* [[Canon Foreigner]]
* [[Canon Foreigner]]
* [[Cheerful Child]]
* [[Cheerful Child]]
* [[Children Raise You]]
* [[Children Raise You]]
* [[Distressed Damsel]]
* [[Damsel in Distress]]
** Or [[Damsel Scrappy]] {{spoiler|[[Too Dumb to Live|since she's pretty much responsible for her own kidnapping]]}}.
** Or [[Damsel Scrappy]] {{spoiler|[[Too Dumb to Live|since she's pretty much responsible for her own kidnapping]]}}.
* [[Ill Girl]]
* [[Ill Girl]]
* [[Indy Ploy]]
* [[Indy Ploy]]
* [[Revenge Before Reason]]
* [[Revenge Before Reason]]
* [[Security Blanket]]: Maki's teddy bear.
* [[Security Blanket]]: Maki's teddy bear.
* [[Spanner in The Works]]
* [[Spanner in the Works]]
* [[Taking You With Me]]: {{spoiler|She attempts to do this.}}
* [[Taking You with Me]]: {{spoiler|She attempts to do this.}}
* [[Too Dumb to Live]]
* [[Too Dumb to Live]]
* {{spoiler|[[You Killed My Father]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[You Killed My Father]]}}


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[[Category:Death Note Novel Pilot And Movies]]
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Characters]]
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[[Category:Death Note]]

Latest revision as of 12:11, 15 September 2018


Novel & Pilot

Beyond Birthday

The villain in the Prequel novel Death Note: Another Note: The Los Angeles BB Murder Case.

A

A student at Wammy's House in the Prequel novel Death Note: Another Note: The Los Angeles BB Murder Case.

Taro Kagami

 

The 13-year-old protagonist of the Death Note Pilot chapter (which takes place in a different continuity than that of the main series). Technically, this makes him the first of the Kiras.

Mikami's appearance, but not his personality, was based on Taro's.

Characters only in movies

Shiori Akino

Light's girlfriend in the live action movie.

 

Light: IF I were Kira I'd probably do the exact same thing...
Shiori: No you wouldn't - that's not like you at all!

 

K

The Big Bad of L: Change the World also known as Dr. Kimiko Kujo.

Daisuke Matoba

The Dragon to K in L: Change the World

Hideaki Suruga

The FBI Agent in L: Change The World.

Sanami

A token female member of the Kira Taskforce added in the Live Action movies.

F

Another graduate of Wammy’s house that shows up in L: Change The World.

Dr. Nikaido

An immunologist and the father of Maki Nikaido in L: Change The World.

Maki Nikaido

Daughter of Dr. Nikakido. She's also one of the kids that L has to protect in L: Change The World.

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