What is the best Death Note character?

Detectives, successors, shinigami and the student who started it all - and almost no agreement about which one actually carries the story. Cast your vote!

1

L

The world's greatest detective, who takes the Kira case and matches Light move for move while eating almost nothing but sweets.

1000pts

2

Light Yagami

The honour-student protagonist who finds the notebook and appoints himself god of a new world.

930pts

3

Near

L's soft-spoken successor, who solves the case by playing with toys and refusing to be rushed.

848pts

4

Ryuk

The bored shinigami who drops the notebook into the human world and then watches the fallout for entertainment.

382pts

5

Mello

L's other successor, who rejects Near's caution and goes after Kira through the mafia instead.

382pts

6

Misa Amane

The pop idol and second Kira, whose devotion to Light costs her far more than it costs him.

382pts

7

Soichiro Yagami

Light's father and the head of the Kira taskforce, hunting the killer living in his own house.

212pts