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** {{spoiler|Takada. Her death was really, ''really'' ugly. And even if you didn't like her (since she ''was'' an arrogant bitch), you can't help feeling a bit sorry for her due to the cruel nature of it all.}}

* [[Adaptation Displacement]]:

** Individual scenes are subject to this as well, even amongst fans who know the manga. The infamous "potato chip" scene was understated and matter-of-fact in the manga, but bring up potato chips in reference to ''Death Note'', and people either recall the [[Large Ham|over-the-top]] Japanese dialogue from the anime, or the even more ridiculous English dub of the same scene.

* [[Alternative Character Interpretation]]: Everyone, humans and shinigami, but especially the main characters.

** Some people also noticed after {{spoiler|Ryuk took away his knowledge of the Death Note, but he regained it later,}} Light acted like he had [[Gollum Made Me Do It|multiple personality disorder]]. You can supposedly see it in his eyes: when his eyes are slanted he's Kira and when they're round again he's switched back to Light. Of course, near the end of the series, {{spoiler|Kira takes over, and his eyes don't turn round again until the very last episode.}} Re-watch the scene in the anime when {{spoiler|L dies.}} Light's eyes switch from pointed to wide while he's falling out of the chair, and {{spoiler|he suddenly goes insane, grabs L and starts screaming. After Rem dies however, his eyes are pointed again and he's perfectly calm and collected again.}} Also [[Double Consciousness|he does tend to dissociate from his actions as Kira]], even when he doesn't ''need'' to, for instance, in the manga when he explains to Ryuk: "If I blow it, ''[[Third Person Person|Kira]]'' may have to kill his own family."

** There's also the question: Did Light really have a "perfect life" or did he have [[Freudian Excuse|a crappy childhood?]] [http://witegots.deviantart.com/art/277-DN-Genius-Yearbooks-75939490\]

** Mello. Is he an overly-emotional [[Chaotic Good]] guy with an inferiority complex who's tired of being [[Always Second Best]], or is he an evil selfish [[Axe Crazy]] [[Manipulative Bastard]]? Or both? Yeah...both.

** Near.

*** This is [[Flip-Flop of God|complicated further]] by the fact that Obha has spoken more favourably of him, describing him as "blessed from above" with L's brainpower, so it really ''is'' open for interpretation.

** 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.}}

** From the live action movies there's Light's girlfriend (lol what?) Shiori Akino. Is she a) [[The Ingenue|genuinely clueless]] or b) she knows / suspects Light is Kira and [[Selective Obliviousness|is in denial]] or c) she knows / suspects Light is Kira and is [[Cooldown Hug|trying to talk him out of it.]]

* [[Americans Hate Tingle]]:

** And Italians Hate Light Yagami.

* [[And the Fandom Rejoiced]]: [[Lethal Weapon|Shane]] [[Kiss Kiss Bang Bang|Black]] has been hired to direct the American [[Live Action Adaptation]].

** And as [[One of Us|a fan of the manga]], [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2011-11-02/shane-black-describes-changes-he-opposed-to-warner-death-note he said] '''"NO!"''' to [[Executive Meddling]]-induced [[Adaptation Decay]]. [[Moment of Awesome|Awesome.]]

** {{spoiler|[[Darker and Edgier|Ryuk calls Light out on this]] at the end of the first Live Action movie, and Rem re-iterates in the second one.}}

** Not to mention {{spoiler|Higuchi.}} {{spoiler|Rem actually comes to prefer ''Light'' over him when he expresses his obsession for Misa, hoping to make her, 12 1/2 years his junior, his bride. And, among all the characters who come into possesion of the Death Note, he's the only one who has no motive or attempt at justification whatsoever; he's just BAD. He's also the only Death Note user whose death has no aspect of [[Alas, Poor Villain]] whatsoever}}.

* [[Crazy Awesome]]:

** Movie-L has a high-tech getaway car. And it's a bright pink Angel Crepe van.

** Mikami has some great moments. Killing Demegawa and his cohorts in the anime is accompanied by writing even more epic than Light's. The [[Narm|eagle sound effects]] and [[Narm Charm|flashing multicolored lights]] aren't the things that make the scene; that [[Slasher Smile|smile]] of his, however, is.

* [[Crowning Music of Awesome]]:

** Nightmare did a great job too.

** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBTw2eHt5dY Low Of Solipsism], which plays whenever Kira is on a killing spree, and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7Wzv9f1JKU Death Note], which plays at various moments in the series, both qualify as well.

* [[Die for Our Ship]]: Misa and Takada for getting in the way of [[Foe Yay|L and Light]]. Takada gets this from Light/Misa shippers as well, some of whom actually ''cheered'' when {{spoiler|Light killed her}}, even though he was only using both of them. To a lesser degree, Halle for getting in the way of [[Ho Yay|Mello and Matt]] or [[Foe Yay|Mello and Near]].

* [[Draco in Leather Pants]]: ''Any'' of the series' protagonists, to varying degrees.

* [[Ending Fatigue]]: The second arc. Protip: it's worth it just for the finale.

* [[Escapist Character]]: Light is handled well enough to be this rather than a [[Villain Sue]].

*** The first opening credits also shows a split-second image of Light laying on what appears to be a stained-glass window (in the second opening, this is repeated, only Light is shown more as a festering corpse).

*** Also in the opening credits is an image of Light handing Ryuk an apple, in what appears to be a crude mimicry of Michelangelo's ceiling painting of Adam and God (With Light as Adam, giving the apple more symbolism, and Ryuk as God, being flanked by Shinigami rather than cherubim). Also note how, in this image, Light has THAT chain handcuffed to his wrist, which leads off-screen. Is speculated to mean that the image may actually be larger, including L attached on the other end.

{{quote| '''L:''' It's the least I can do to atone for my sins.<br />

'''Light:''' ...Do as you wish. }}

** Touta Matsuda with practically every male cast member.

** In one of the movies, F with L. {{spoiler|L writes his own name in the Death Note after learning F is dead.}}

* [[Iron Woobie]]: Soichiro Yagami. He's the most decent man in the series, but he has to suffer due to his son’s and L's actions.

* [[Jerkass Woobie]]: [[Alternate Character Interpretation|Depending on your view]], Light, Misa, Mikami, Mello, Beyond, and even Takada could qualify.

** Just LOOK at Near's creepy smiles! Also in the manga, how he wanted to {{spoiler|keep Light.}}

** Higuchi is a [[Dirty Old Man]] ''in canon.''

** Light for evidence, see the deleted scene of {{spoiler|L's funeral}}. Not to mention his [[Slasher Smile]] as he says:

* [[Memetic Mutation]]:

* [[Narm]]: See the "potato chip" quote under "Memetic Mutation" above.

* [[Nightmare Fuel]]:

{{quote| ''When Beyond Birthday committed his third murder, he attempted an experiment. Namely, to see if it were possible for a human being to die of internal hemorrhaging without rupturing any organs. Specifically, he drugged his victim so they fell unconscious, tied them up, and proceeded to beat their left arm thoroughly, being careful not to break the skin. He was hoping to bring about enough hemorrhaging to cause death from loss of blood, but this attempt ended, sadly, in failure. Blood congested in the arm and it turned purplish red beneath the skin, but the victim did not die. He simply shook, convulsed, and remained alive. He had been convinced the blood loss incurred was enough to kill someone, but apparently he had underestimated the matter. As far as Beyond Birthday was concerned, the actual method of murder rated fairly low on the amusement scale, and it was never more than an interesting experiment. It did not particularly matter to him whether it succeeded or not. Beyond Birthday simply shrugged, and took out a knife...'' }}

** From the Pilot chapter, Taro's nightmare. The people he accidentally killed return as reanimated corpses to accuse him and grab at him with their skeletal hands.

** Also Higuchi and Misa's car scene. He's [[Dirty Old Man|13 years her senior]], has her in the car and is proposing, and looks prepared to rape her.

** 15 year old Mello and creepy [[Big Guy]] [[Complete Monster]] mafia leader Rod Ross.

* [[Paranoia Fuel]]: Your life can be ended at anytime just by having some Japanese god write your name in a notebook. Moreover, it's implied that this happens ''all the time.'' And, the only fate that awaits you {{spoiler|or anyone, for that matter}} is [[Cessation of Existence|nonexistence]].

* [[Possession Sue]]: When [[Fanfic]] writers get ahold of Light Yagami it's usually this along with a side order of [[Villain Sue]] and [[Mary Tzu]]...

* [[Unfortunate Implications]]: The ladies in this series tend to be [[Too Dumb to Live]], and with one or two exceptions only have value in relation to the male characters.

* [[Unpopular Popular Character]]: L

* [[Viewer Gender Confusion]]: Mello, in the manga. Rem is female but looks androgynous. Also, Near who is male but is voiced by [[Cross-Dressing Voices|female VAs]] in both the original and the English dub.

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