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* [[Alas, Poor Villain]]:

** {{spoiler|Misa, as mentioned above.}}

*** He openly states that good and evil are purely subjective concepts, and whilst this doesn't necessarily disqualify someone from being Good or Evil, he never shows any inclination towards either, pursuing Kira both because it's what L would do and in order to avenge L. in the manga, {{spoiler|it's heavily hinted (or rather speculated by Matsuda) that he kills Mikami with the Death Note in order to get final revenge for L.}} However, this detail is omitted from the anime, and in general the focus of his character is more on becoming L's successor than avenging him.

*** On that last point: while [[Word of God]] states that {{spoiler|readers are meant to draw their conclusions about whether or not he used the Death Note on Mikami}}, {{spoiler|Obata describes him as "dishonest" and "the more evil" of him and Mello.}}

** Souichiro Yagami. [[Word of God]] states that he is the only character that truly fights for justice. He is quite definitely determined to catch Kira for the sake of justice, but also objects to L's more unorthodox (and less savoury and lawful) methods. However one may question just how "just" threatening an unarmed civilian at gunpoint really is. Not to mention {{spoiler|making the trade for Shinigami Eyes and attempting to write Mello's name into the Death Note, only failing to write said name in full because Mello asks him if he's ever killed a person, leading to a moment of hesitance which proves his undoing.}}

** Raye Penber's [[Stay in The Kitchen]] line. Is he a misogynist, or does he just want his future wife to live a normal life as a housewife so she will no longer be in the risky trade as a law enforcement officer?

* [[Launcher of a Thousand Ships]]:

** Mello, if to a lesser extent than most examples.

** L is shipped with the Kiras, the Wammys, and the entire taskforce.

** Likewise Near is shipped with everyone and [[Cargo Ship|his toys]].

* [[Ron the Death Eater]]: Soichiro Yagami and Misa regularly in L x Light [[Fan Fiction|Fan Fics]]. Also Rem for {{spoiler|killing L.}} L-centric fics frequently derail Light into an outright [[Complete Monster]]. Light-centric often give L the same treatment.

* [[Seasonal Rot]]: Apart from the final episode, the second part of the series, {{spoiler|that is, everything after L's death}}, is almost universally considered to be inferior to the first. Whether this means "quite good, just not ''as'' good" or "so bad it [[Fanon Discontinuity|never happened]]" depends on who you ask.

* [[Ship Mates]]: Most fans ship [[Foe Yay|Light/L]] with their Mello/Matt or [[Foe Yay|Mello/Near]].

* [[Squick]]: Higuchi's plans to make Misa his bride.

* [[Unpopular Popular Character]]: L

* [[Values Dissonance]]: Many western viewers take offense at what they perceive as Raye Penber's paternalistic and condescending attitude toward his fiancée, retired F.B.I. agent Naomi Misora -- and, worse, her seemingly contented acceptance of it. (In the [[DVD Commentary]], her English-dub voice actress [[Tabitha St Germain]] said that that scene was particularly difficult for her.)

** Interestingly, Mello's original name was Near, and vice versa, but an editing error at Shonen Jump saw their names switched around.

* [[Wangst]]: