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* ShoutOut: to ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' , ''Manga/ShamanKing'', ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'', ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994'', ''WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget'', ''Franchise/StarTrek'', ''Literature/TheTwilightSaga'', ''Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica'', ''WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries'', ''Film/BattleLosAngeles'', ''Series/DawsonsCreek'', ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'', ''Manga/BlackButler'', and the theme song is [[Series/DoctorWho "I Can't Decide."]], Light and the taskforce sing [[Music/{{Queen}} "Bohemian Rhapsody"]], Light tells Misa that "[[Series/{{Highlander}} there can be only one]]", "Ooh [=MadLibs=]!", "[[WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy Your fridge is running.]]" [[Film/TheWizardOfOz "Go Rem, ''fly!'' And do my bidding! Muwahahaha!"]], "Franchise/{{Justice League|of America}} [[Film/TheAvengers2012 Assemble!]]," Near asks for [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Amanda Hugankiss]], [[Film/{{Spaceballs}} the passcode is 1-2-3-4-5]], and new rule of the Death Note: "KlaatuBaradaNikto" does not mean "we come in peace" especially when said by Creator/KeanuReeves. Also the title of every episode is named after a movie or pop culture reference. "Whatever happened to that missle?" *the [[Franchise/StarWars Death Star]] explodes*, and the mafia guy in the gimp mask speaks like [[WesternAnimation/SouthPark Kenny.]] [[Series/TheXFiles The truth is out there]], [[Franchise/{{Halo}} Master Chief]], [[Manga/{{Hellsing}} "Seek and destroy!"]], and then there's DaChief's [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann final words about MANLINESS and his theme song...]]. Light hums the theme to ''Franchise/ThePinkPanther'' when "sleuthing." Mikami is a [[TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons Level 12 Dungeon Master]]. Mello pulls up on his motocycle and delivers the line [[Franchise/{{Terminator}} "Come with me if you want to live."]] In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RKMh_c8DqA&list=PLDEBCC868724EAA19&index=52&feature=plpp_video Re-Ryuk]] Ryuk's new {{Leitmotif}} is the theme from ''Film/Batman1989'' and then there's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXsPJz_dYP8&list=PLDEBCC868724EAA19&index=53&feature=plpp_video this one]]. Oh, and you lost TheGame.

* UnwinnableByDesign: Death Note Rule 0: [[TheGame The only winning move is not to play.]]

** Mikami's ScreenName is [[MickeyMouse Mikimau5]].

* StrawmanNewsMedia: Apparently it was Demegawa not Murdoch that was behind the creation of ''Creator/{{Fox News|Channel}}''.

* ArmoredClosetGay: Well, Mr. Yagami is a [[PoliticallyIncorrectHero homophobic]] JerkAss [[CompensatingForSomething obsessed with]] "[[RatedMForManly manliness]]." At one point he dressed up as Franchise/SailorMoon... and he hits on Ryuk.

* OffModel: Mikami's mother "had a rare disease that left her with no eyes or upper face..."

* AdaptationalBadass: Raye Penber is now so badass that EvenTheGuysWantHim. He's also [[spoiler Near's [[ProfessionalKiller hitman]]]] and a [[spoiler:{{Shinigami}}]].

* TheSchizophreniaConspiracy: L is really delusional, makes convoluted theories, and gets upset when his snacks stop talking to him. Later DaChief seems to get this believing that the space aliens and the [[Literature/HarryPotter Death Eaters]] have teamed up with Music/LadyGaga to TakeOverTheWorld. Later Mello uncovers a conspiracy and [[WhatAnIdiot begins raving at Takada]] "YouHaveToBelieveMe!"

* ContinuityNod: L mentions [[LightNovel/AnotherNote Beyond Birthday.]]

* OverprotectiveDad: When Matsuda looks at Sayu wrong Mr. Yagami crushes Matsuda's balls with his ESP powers. Subverted later when Mr. Yagami begs Mello to take his kids.

* ShoutOut: to ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' , ''Manga/ShamanKing'', ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'', ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994'', ''WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget'', ''Franchise/StarTrek'', ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'', ''Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica'', ''WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries'', ''Film/BattleLosAngeles'', ''Series/DawsonsCreek'', ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'', ''Manga/BlackButler'', and the theme song is [[Series/DoctorWho "I Can't Decide."]], Light and the taskforce sing [[Music/{{Queen}} "Bohemian Rhapsody"]], Light tells Misa that "[[Series/{{Highlander}} there can be only one]]", "Ooh [=MadLibs=]!", "[[WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy Your fridge is running.]]" [[Film/TheWizardOfOz "Go Rem, ''fly!'' And do my bidding! Muwahahaha!"]], "Franchise/{{Justice League|of America}} [[Film/TheAvengers2012 Assemble!]]," Near asks for [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Amanda Hugankiss]], [[Film/{{Spaceballs}} the passcode is 1-2-3-4-5]], and new rule of the Death Note: "KlaatuBaradaNikto" does not mean "we come in peace" especially when said by Creator/KeanuReeves. Also the title of every episode is named after a movie or pop culture reference. "Whatever happened to that missle?" *the [[Franchise/StarWars Death Star]] explodes*, and the mafia guy in the gimp mask speaks like [[WesternAnimation/SouthPark Kenny.]] [[Series/TheXFiles The truth is out there]], [[Franchise/{{Halo}} Master Chief]], [[Manga/{{Hellsing}} "Seek and destroy!"]], and then there's DaChief's [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann final words about MANLINESS and his theme song...]]. Light hums the theme to ''Franchise/ThePinkPanther'' when "sleuthing." Mikami is a [[TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons Level 12 Dungeon Master]]. Mello pulls up on his motocycle and delivers the line [[Franchise/{{Terminator}} "Come with me if you want to live."]] In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RKMh_c8DqA&list=PLDEBCC868724EAA19&index=52&feature=plpp_video Re-Ryuk]] Ryuk's new {{Leitmotif}} is the theme from ''Film/Batman1989'' and then there's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXsPJz_dYP8&list=PLDEBCC868724EAA19&index=53&feature=plpp_video this one]]. Oh, and you lost TheGame.

* AbandonedWarehouse: Near buys one for his "party."

* AdaptationalBadass: Raye Penber is now so badass that EvenTheGuysWantHim. He's also [[spoiler: Near's [[ProfessionalKiller hitman]]]] and a [[spoiler: {{Shinigami}}]].

* AlwaysChaoticEvil: [[spoiler: The Shinigami.]]

* AncientConspiracy: [[spoiler: The whole thing was a set up by the Shinigami from the very beginning.]]
* AndThereWasMuchRejoicing: Kira kills Music/JustinBieber.
* {{Angrish}}: Mello due to being SurroundedByIdiots.

* ArmoredClosetGay: Well, Mr. Yagami is a [[PoliticallyIncorrectHero homophobic]] JerkAss [[CompensatingForSomething obsessed with]] [[RatedMForManly "manliness."]] At one point he dressed up as Franchise/SailorMoon... and he hits on Ryuk.

* BadBadActing: [[spoiler: Light when Higuchi dies. "Oh right, cover... Dad, you idiot! We needed him alive!"]] Made even more hilarious since [[ImplausibleDeniability he had been calling for his blood moments before.]]

* TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler: Near and his [[TheLegionsOfHell Shinigami legions]] conquer the Earth. Also in one alternate ending Light succeeds at killing the rest of the taskforce and the SPK and then goes out for frozen yoghurt to celebrate afterwards and in the second alternate ending [[TheStarscream Mikami kills the SPK, the taskforce AND Light and takes his place as God of the New World.]]]]

* TheBeard: Misa for Light and Takada for Mikami.

* BetterToDieThanBeKilled: [[spoiler: Light begs Matsuda to do this to stop the invasion.]]
* BigApplesauce: [[spoiler: In the epilogue, Ryuk moves to New York in search of "the Big Apple."]]
* BigNo: When L recovers a horrific [[RepressedMemories repressed memory]] [[spoiler: [[FelonyMisdemeanor of getting socks for his birthday.]]]]

* BlackComedyRape: Ryuk was molesting Light. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5L_JO2cao0&list=PLDEBCC868724EAA19&index=10]]

** [[spoiler: Matsuda fathered eight children with Sayu while she's still in a coma.]]
** [[spoiler: [[GrandTheftMe Rem possessing Mogi]]]] takes advantage of a retarded!Misa.

* TheBluebeard: Light "Oh well, time to get a new girlfriend."

* BrattyHalfPint: Near
* BreadEggsMilkSquick: Bed Bath and Beyond Birthday!

* BuffySpeak: Light at times.
* BuriedAlive: [[spoiler: L... [[SpotTheImposter or was it B?]]]].

* AChildShallLeadThem: [[spoiler: [[YoungConqueror Near is now the ruler of the free world.]] He turns 13 next Tuesday.]]

* CowboyCop: DaChief

* CrazyHomelessPeople: Near mistakes Aizawa [[spoiler: Souichiro]] for one.
* CrazyJealousGuy: Ryuk towards Light
** Later Light towards L. Light happily resumes his plan [[spoiler: to kill L]] after hearing that L [[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant "took Matsuda's innocence"]] [[IfICantHaveYou after repeatedly rebuffing Light's advances.]]

* CreepyChild: Near

* CurbstompBattle: [[spoiler: Light easily kills Beyond Birthday because [[BecomingTheMask Beyond thought he was L.]]]]
* DaChief

* DepravedHomosexual: Light. Full stop.

* DidYouJustRomanceCthulhu: Ryuk and Light, Misa and Rem.

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: When L's snacks "won't talk to him anymore" he mopes around headquarters like he's been through a bad breakup.

'''Gevanni'''/[[spoiler: '''Raye Penber''']]: Death Note!
* DomesticAbuse: Souichiro Yagami with his family. Also Ryuk towards Light.
* DreadfulMusician: The karaoke rendition of "I Can't Decide." [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_QhsRInEbM&feature=plcp]]
* DrivenToSuicide: one of Near's employees Ollie Tabooger when Near makes fun of his name.

* DudeLooksLikeALady: in DaChief's [[CloudCuckooLander warped perceptions]] Ryuk is a trap. Upon meeting him DaChief declares "goth girls are hot!" Also upon first meeting [[{{Bishonen}} Light]] Ryuk mistakes him for a girl.

* DyeOrDie: [[spoiler: Raye and Naomi.]]
* DyingAsYourself: [[spoiler: Light makes a HeelRealization before he dies and [[StableTimeLoop tries to stop his past self]] from using the notebook.]]

** Also [[spoiler: "Light's final wish before he died was to be buried in the same coffin as L. L is rolling over in his grave as we speak."]]

* TheEndingChangesEverything

* EntendreFailure: Light, ''all the time.''

* EverythingsDeaderWithZombies: "Chief Yagami. Flesh Crazed Zombie?"

* EvilTwin: Beyond Birthday

* ExpendableClone: [[spoiler: Beyond Birthday [[IJustWantToBeYou without being an actual clone.]]]]

* FakingTheDead: [[spoiler: Raye Penber, Naomi Misora, Rem, Chief Yagami]].

* FelonyMisdemeanor: Light got busted by the Fashion Police.

-->'''Aizawa''' ([[spoiler: '''Souichiro''']]): I think they're passing notes, in class!

* [[FirstGirlWins First Girl (or Guy) Wins]]: [[spoiler: Ryuk fathered a child with [[MisterSeahorse Light]] and Rem [[GrandTheftMe possessing Mogi]] ends up with Misa and they make many pornos together.]]

* FrameUp: [[spoiler: the Shinigami are invading Earth adn set Light up to take the fall for everything.]]
* FreakOut: Light at [[spoiler: L's grave. "You died over nothing! You died because you told Matsuda Mickey isn't real. ''How STUPID is that!''"]]

* FreudianSlipperySlope
* FriendsWithBenefits: Light and Mikami.
* FriendlyTickleTorture: apparently Light is very ticklish.

* {{Gayngster}}: Light and Mello.
* GetItOverWith: Souichiro, on his death bed, calls Light a disgrace and tells him how he always hated him for being gay. [[JerkassWoobie Light is reduced to tears and begs his father to kill him, to write his name in the Death Note,]] but he won't do it.
* GigglingVillain: again, Light.
* GirlsHaveCooties:

* GrandTheftMe: [[spoiler: Souichiro's ghost is possessing Aizawa]] and [[spoiler: Rem is possessing Mogi.]]
* GreaterScopeVillain: [[spoiler: the Shinigami.]]
* GrowingUpSucks: [[NotWhatItLooksLike L took Matsuda's innocence!]]

* GunNut: DaChief. He's glad [[spoiler: L's dead]] because now he gets his gun back.

-->'''Gevanni'''/[[spoiler: '''Raye Penber''']]: [[spoiler: to a dying criminal in his death throes]] Are you kidding me?! Dude! I'm on the phone! You're being extremely rude! SHUT UP!

* IJustWantToBeYou: [[spoiler: Beyond Birthday kidnapped L in Guatemala and took his place.]]

* ImGoingToDisneyWorld: "So L, you caught Kira, what are you going to do now?"

* IronicEcho: "I can't decide!"
* ItsAllAboutMe: Light of course. And L... and Near.
* ItAmusedMe: Near prank calling Light.
* JerkAss: Light, L, Near, DaChief
* JumpingTheGenderBarrier: [[spoiler: Rem, [[GrandTheftMe possessing Mogi's body,]] hooks up with Misa in the Epilouge.]]

* KidWithTheLeash:
-->'''L:''' Bad Light! No killing!
* KidsAreCruel: Near
* KillAndReplace: [[spoiler: B kidnapped L and took his place and L was LeftForDead... [[RunningGag in Guatemala.]]]]
* KillItWithFire

* KilledToUpholdTheMasquerade: [[spoiler: Mello, Takada, and Light]]
* LastMinuteHookUp: [[spoiler: Raye and Naomi]] tie the knot in the last episode.
* LatinLand: [[RunningGag ... in Guatemala]]

* LeftForDead: [[spoiler: L... [[RunningGag in Guatemala.]]]]

* ALighterShadeOfBlack: [[MeaningfulName Light]] [[spoiler: when compared to the other Shinigami.]]
* LonersAreFreaks: young Mikami is portrayed as a stereotypical nerd.

* LoveMakesYouEvil [=/=] LoveMakesYouCrazy: Misa for Light and Light for L.
* LoveMartyr: Misa for Light and Light for L.
* LovecraftLite

* ManipulativeBastard: L
-->'''L:''' If you think [[spoiler: my death]] was complete bull then clap your hands and shout '[[Literature/PeterPan I believe in faeries.]]' Ha! I was just kidding! [[spoiler: I'm dead]] but I can still manipulate you people. We have all the footage of you acting like an idiot in front of your webcam. I win. But on a serious note if the fans get a few hundred likes up before the next episode I will [[spoiler: come back to life.]]

* MurderIsTheBestSolution: the taskforce all agrees what needs to be done after "L took Matsuda's innocence."

* NegativeContinuity: "I thought I got rid of you."
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler: The Shinigami suggest they were going to kill L [[HeKnowsTooMuch for knowing too much]] but Light beat them to it. Oh and Light was going to kill Matsuda and stop [[TheLegionsOfHell the Shinigami]] [[AlienInvasion invasion]] [[HellOnEarth that would leave the Earth as a giant craphole]] but Matsuda shoots him up before he can.]]

* NotEvenHuman: [[spoiler: the entire Taskforce and the SPK are either Shinigami, possessed by Shinigami, or working for the Shinigami.]]

* ObliviouslyEvil: Light

* OminousLatinChanting

* OrphanageOfFear: Wammy's House
-->'''Sidoh:''' [[EvenEvilHasStandards I'm guessing Wammy's House doesn't do very good background checks.]]
* OurLawyersAdvisedThisTrope: Rule 96: Because Our Lawyers Advised Against Listing Rule [[HehHehYouSaidX 69]] [[spoiler: Subverted, there IS a rule 69!]]

* ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything: Snyder.

* PlotArmor:{{Lampshaded}} by Light: "Well, I'm the main character!"

* PoorCommunicationKills: A RunningGag throughout the series. There's a final one when [[spoiler: Ryuk moved to New York City in search of "The Big Apple." [[FridgeHorror Those poor New Yorkers.]]]]
* PornStash: on DaChief's computer

* ProfessionalKiller: Gevanni [[spoiler: Raye Penber]] is Near's hitman.

* QueerPeopleAreFunny

* SarcasmMode

* SchmuckBait: Near's party. Also the Death Note.

* SelectiveObliviousness: [[CryingWolf When L tells the taskforce that Light is Kira.]] (With solid evidence to back it up this time!)
-->'''Matsuda:''' La la la la la I'm not listening!

-->'''Light:''' Now I need a place to stay.
-->'''Misa:''' You want to move in with me? Yay!
-->'''Ryuk:''' Ha!
-->'''Light:''' I... ''*Sighs*'' this is the worst day ever!

* SheIsNotMyGirlfriend / [[SheIsNotMyGirlfriend He Is Not My Boyfriend]]: Light with Misa [[spoiler: when he has his Kira memories]] and L with Light.

* SpearCarrier: Matt. Blink and you miss him.

* TheStarscream: [[spoiler: Mikami in the second alternate ending.]]
* StealthPun: [[spoiler: Near describes Mikami's BungledSuicide and HighPressureBlood as such:]]

* [[StringyHairedGhostGirl Stringy Haired Ghost Guy]]: [[spoiler: L]] [[ThatMakesMeFeelAngry "I'm haunting you."]]

* TalkingToThemself

--> '''Naomi:''' [[spoiler: [[LaserGuidedKarma You really need to die at the end of this series.]]]]

* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: [[spoiler: Matt gets shot up, hit by a barrage of missiles, and NUKED.]]
* TheyFightCrime:
-->'''Roger:''' Wait, I thought of a great idea for a TV series! You two should work together! It would be like the OddCouple except with kids chasing dangerous criminals! One of you will probably die though.
-->'''[[spoiler: Near]]:''' It will be you, [[spoiler: Mello.]]
* TheyKilledKennyAgain: [[spoiler: [[YankTheDogsChain L is resurrected only to immediately die again of suffocation.]]]] And then in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zK9jrz_mosg&list=PLDEBCC868724EAA19&index=50&feature=plpp_video Ask the Cast and Crew #3]] it's revealed that [[spoiler: L is still alive and [[EvilTwin Beyond Birthday]] was the one who was killed by Rem. Light has been keeping L in his basement / lovenest for the last five years. But then right after that revelation it's implied that Light killed L (again) in a [[CrazyJealousGuy jealous]] [[{{Yandere}} rage]].]]

* ToiletHumor: especially in the [[OldShame first episode.]]
* TooMuchInformation

* TookALevelInBadass: Aizawa in episode 10 of the second season. [[spoiler: He is no longer sounding stoned all the time and it's revealed to the audience that he's been a spy for Near all along and was probably ObfuscatingStupidity. Subverted. It's not that Aizawa has suddenly become a badass. He's been possessed by the ghost of Chief Yagami.]]
** [[spoiler: Light at the end with his DyingMomentOfAwesome.]]
* TookALevelInDumbass: Light

* TragicVillain: [[spoiler: Light]].

* TransparentCloset: Light: "Raye Penber, I couldn't help but notice....''* sniff* '' your hair smells like strawberries."

*** Also Mello.
* {{Troll}}: Takada is clearly trolling Kira when she offers to "appease [Kira's] rage" by having Misa singing the [[spoiler: I'm Not Going To Take It Anymore...]] Day Anthem—knowing full well how much he hates the sound of her voice.
** DaChief won't let you down! [[JustForFun/{{Rickroll}} Or give you up... but he might run around and desert you.]]
* TrouserSpace:

* TheTwink: Light, especially in the early episodes.
** Later Near.
-->'''Light:''' So... you're a virgin?
* TwistEnding: [[spoiler: Kira has just been a pawn in a larger game all along...]]
* [[UglyGuyHotWife Ugly Guy Hot "Wife"]]: Ryuk and Light
* UnexplainedRecovery: [[spoiler: L and Mikami.]]
* TheUnfavorite: Mr. Yagami begs Mello to kidnap Light (his "other daughter") too.

* UnknownRival: Mello

* UnsexySadist: Ryuk.

* UnrequitedLoveLastsForever
* UnusualEuphemism: Apples.
** Mogi's hoagie [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wK-k11uhHg]]

* UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler: Light to the Shinigami.]]

* VillainsDyingGrace: [[spoiler: When Light attempts to [[TakingYouWithMe kill Matsuda]] in order to SaveTheWorld from the coming Shinigami invasion. It fails.]]

* VillainousCrush: Light for L.
* VillainousValour: [[spoiler: Light, at the end.]]
* VitriolicBestBuds: "You know Ryuk, [[TheIngenue this looks like the beginning of a beautiful friendship.]] With my brains, my looks and your uh... Death Note I can start a Kira fanclub!"
* VoicesAreMental: {{Lampshaded}} by [[spoiler: the characters revealed to be Shinigami-- after "dying" they just possess new bodies, and they berate Light that their having the same voices should have been a tip off.]]
* VoodooDoll: Near's figurines.

* WeNeedADistraction: [[spoiler: When the riot arrives at Near's doorstep.]]

* WhiteSheep: Light when compared to Souichiro [[spoiler: and the other Shinigami.]]

* WhosLaughingNow: [[spoiler: Matsuda "WHO'S STUPID NOW, STUPID!"]]
* WhyCouldntYouBeDifferent: DaChief, on his death bed, calls Light a disgrace and tells him how he always hated him for being gay.
* TheWomenAreSafeWithUs: Why Light decides to keep [[TokenGoodTeammate Rem]] instead of [[MemeticMolester Ryuk.]] Later {{Subverted}} maybe the ''queer boys'' are safe with her but not the women [[spoiler: [[GrandTheftMe While possessing Mogi]] [[BlackComedyRape she takes advantage]] of a retarded!Misa and they make many pornos together.]]
* WorfHadTheFlu: [[spoiler: Kira easily kills Beyond Birthday after Beyond infiltrated the taskforce, however it's implied that Beyond fooled even himself into thinking he was L.]]
* WrongGenreSavvy: [[spoiler: Light. Near is playing a completly different game than L was and Light is doomed from the very beginning.]]
* XanatosGambit: [[spoiler: The ''entire plot'' is one made by the Shinigami. No matter what happens they have their fall guy...]]

* YankTheDogsChain: [[spoiler: L is reserected only to immediately die again of suffocation.]]
* YouAreTooLate: [[spoiler: When Light arrives at the Warehouse he's already being controlled by the notebook.]]

* YouJustToldMe: see EngineeredPublicConfession above.
* YouKeepUsingThatWord:
-->'''Near''' (to Halle [[spoiler: Naomi]]): Go buy a dictionary and look up the word ''[[MyParentsAreDead orphan!]]''

!!This work provides examples of:

* CloudCuckooLander: Light spontaneously breaks out into song in the middle of his class, L frequently has conversations with his snacks, and DaChief takes this UpToEleven.

* SissyVillain: Light, full stop. Mello takes this UpToEleven.