A list of characters who have appeared in the Death Note franchise. Due to length, it had to be split into subpages.
Warning! Unmarked spoilers ahead!
Anime & Manga- Main Charactersnote Light Yagami/Kira, Ryuk, Misa Amane/2nd Kira, Teru Mikami/X-Kira, L Lawliet, Near/Nate River, Mello/Mihael Keehl, Minoru Tanaka
- The Task Forcenote Chief Soichiro Yagami, Touta Matsuda, Shuichi Aizawa, Kanzo Mogi, Hideki Ide, Hirokazu Ukita, Watari/Quillsh Wammy, Wedy/Mary Kenwood, Aiber/Thierry Morrello
- Shinigaminote Rem, Sidoh, Gelus, Armonia Justin Beyondormason, Daril Ghiroza, Deridoveley, Midora, Gukku, Zellogi, Calikarcha, Kinddara Guivelostain, Nu, The Shinigami King, The Unnamed Shinigami
- Side Charactersnote FBI (Naomi Misora, Raye Penber, Steve Mason), National Police Agency (Kanichi Takimura, Koreyoshi Kitamura, Yamamoto, Yukito Shiraba), SPK (Anthony Rester/Anthony Carter, Halle Lidner/Halle Bullook, Stephen Gevanni/Stephen Loud, John McEnroe/Larry Conners, Ill Ratt), Independent Criminals (Kurou Otoharada, Takuo Shibuimaru, Kiichiro Osoreda, Lind L. Tailor, Ryotaro Sakajo), Mafia (Rod Ross, Jack Neylon/Kal Snydar, Zakk Irius, Kyle Block, Y462, Jose), Media (Kiyomi Takada, Hitoshi Demegawa, Koki Tanakabara), Misa's Associates (Nori, Yoshi), United States Government and Military (David Hoope, George Sairas, Joe Morton), Wammy's House (Matt/Mail Jeevas, Linda, Roger Ruvie), Yagami Family (Sayu Yagami, Sachiko Yagami), Yotsuba (Kyosuke Higuchi, Reiji Namikawa, Shingo Mido, Eiichi Takahasi, Suguru Shimura, Masahiko Kida, Takeshi Ooi, Arayoshi Hatori), Other (C-Kira, Hideki Ryuuga, Yuri)
Other Media
- Novel, Pilot and Moviesnote Novel & Pilot (Beyond Birthday, A, Taro Kagami), Characters only in movies (Shiori Akino, K, Daisuke Matoba, Hideaki Suruga, Sanami, F, Dr. Nikaido, Maki Nikaido), Characters in 2016 Live-Action Movie (Shien Yuki, Ryuzaki II)
- 2017 Netflix Movienote Light Turner, Mia Sutton, L, Watari, James Turner, Ryuk, Aaron Peltz, Kenny Doyle