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** He also resembles [[Film/DeathNoteLightUpTheNewWorld Ryuzaki]] quite a fair bit, as he's a lot more extroverted and (again hot-blooded) as well as ruder. clad in a black attire. and covers his face so he can't be identified by Death Note users. as well as picking fights with people he's in relation to on a regular basis (Light Turner for this L and Tsukuru Mishima for Ryuzaki).
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* AdaptationalHeroism: Unlike his manga counterpart, Light is seen physically shielding Misa from thugs, showing that he has more life actual experience in dealing with evil in the world. This is a stark difference that Light Turner has to Light Yagami, as he clearly has a more noble reason to start using the Death Note to punish evil than Yagami, who initially used it out of sheer boredom.
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->Played by: Nat Wolff
The main [[TheProtagonist protagonist]] of the movie, but not the [[VillainProtagonist hero]].
Light Turner is a young man who comes across the [[ArtifactOfDoom Death Note]], and decides to use to kill criminals and [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans change the world]].
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* AdaptationalDyeJob: In the original, he was an EvilRedhead. Now, he's [[BlondGuysAreEvil blond]].
* AdaptationalNameChange: Light ''Turner'' instead of Yagami.
* AdaptationalNationality: Japanese in the original, American here.
* BigBad: The main villain who drives the plot, but also the [[VillainProtagonist protagonist]].
* BlondGuysAreEvil: In this version, he's blond as opposed to an EvilRedhead.
* RaceLift: His race was changed from Asian to Caucasian for the movie.
* VillainProtagonist: As is true for the original series, Light is the protagonist of the movie, but he is also the BigBad.
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[[folder:Mia Sutton]]
->Played by: Margaret Qualley
A cheerleader who admires Kira and becomes Light's [[TheDragon right-hand woman]].
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* AdaptationalDyeJob: In the original she was blonde, but her hair is black here.
* AdaptationalNameChange: From Misa Amano to Mia Sutton.
* AdaptationalNationality: Japanese in the original, American here.
* TheDragon: Presumably becomes this to Light, like in the original.
* GoodSmokingEvilSmoking: Seen smoking tobacco, a sign that she's not a good guy.
* RaceLift: Her race was changed from Asian to Caucasian for the movie.
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[[folder:L]]
->Played by: Keith Stanfield
The [[TheAntagonist antagonist of the movie]], but not the [[HeroAntagonist villain]].
L is the world's greatest detective, and an enigmatic force set out to bring an end Kira's reign of terror.
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* DarkIsNotEvil: Wears black primarily, in contrast to the original being a ManInWhite.
* GreatDetective: Considered the greatest detective in the world.
* HeroAntagonist: The main antagonist of the story, but also the closest example to being the main hero.
* InTheHood: Wears one over him, combined with covering the lower half of his face to make him more mysterious.
* RaceLift: In the original, L is of MixedAncestry being mostly Caucasian and partly Japanese. Here, he's black.
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[[folder:Watari]]
->Played by: Paul Nakauchi
L's guardian/butler/servant that contacts the police on his behalf.
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* RaceLift: In what is essentially an inversion of the norm, he was changed from Caucasian to Asian from the original.
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[[folder:James Turner]]
->Played by: Shea Wingham
Light's father and the police chief.
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* AdaptationalNameChange: From Soichiro Yagami to James Turner.
* AdaptationalNationality: Japanese in the original, American here.
* RaceLift: His race was changed from Asian to Caucasian for the movie.
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[[folder:Ryuk]]
->Played by: Creator/WillemDafoe
Light's {{Shinigami}} sidekick who drops the Death Note into the human world because he was bored
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* GreaterScopeVillain: Like the original, he's mainly there to spectate and does little to interfere with anyone's plans.
* ItAmusedMe: As with the original, he drops the notebook in the human world because he was bored in the Shinigami realm.
* {{Shinigami}}: A God of Death from another world.
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[[folder:Aaron Peltz]]
->Played by: Chris Britton
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[[Characters/DeathNote Back to main.]]
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[[folder:Light Turner]]
->Played by: Nat Wolff
The main [[TheProtagonist protagonist]] of the movie, but not the [[VillainProtagonist hero]].
Light Turner is a young man who comes across the [[ArtifactOfDoom Death Note]], and decides to use to kill criminals and [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans change the world]].
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* AdaptationalDyeJob: In the original, he was an EvilRedhead. Now, he's [[BlondGuysAreEvil blond]].
* AdaptationalNameChange: Light ''Turner'' instead of Yagami.
* AdaptationalNationality: Japanese in the original, American here.
* BigBad: The main villain who drives the plot, but also the [[VillainProtagonist protagonist]].
* BlondGuysAreEvil: In this version, he's blond as opposed to an EvilRedhead.
* RaceLift: His race was changed from Asian to Caucasian for the movie.
* VillainProtagonist: As is true for the original series, Light is the protagonist of the movie, but he is also the BigBad.
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[[folder:Mia Sutton]]
->Played by: Margaret Qualley
A cheerleader who admires Kira and becomes Light's [[TheDragon right-hand woman]].
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* AdaptationalDyeJob: In the original she was blonde, but her hair is black here.
* AdaptationalNameChange: From Misa Amano to Mia Sutton.
* AdaptationalNationality: Japanese in the original, American here.
* TheDragon: Presumably becomes this to Light, like in the original.
* GoodSmokingEvilSmoking: Seen smoking tobacco, a sign that she's not a good guy.
* RaceLift: Her race was changed from Asian to Caucasian for the movie.
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[[folder:L]]
->Played by: Keith Stanfield
The [[TheAntagonist antagonist of the movie]], but not the [[HeroAntagonist villain]].
L is the world's greatest detective, and an enigmatic force set out to bring an end Kira's reign of terror.
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* DarkIsNotEvil: Wears black primarily, in contrast to the original being a ManInWhite.
* GreatDetective: Considered the greatest detective in the world.
* HeroAntagonist: The main antagonist of the story, but also the closest example to being the main hero.
* InTheHood: Wears one over him, combined with covering the lower half of his face to make him more mysterious.
* RaceLift: In the original, L is of MixedAncestry being mostly Caucasian and partly Japanese. Here, he's black.
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[[folder:Watari]]
->Played by: Paul Nakauchi
L's guardian/butler/servant that contacts the police on his behalf.
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* AdaptationalNationality: An interesting variation. Watari was an Englishman in the original, but changed to Japanese here. This was based on his appearance in the Japanese movies, which also changed him to Japanese.
* RaceLift: In what is essentially an inversion of the norm, he was changed from Caucasian to Asian from the original.
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[[folder:James Turner]]
->Played by: Shea Wingham
Light's father and the police chief.
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* AdaptationalNameChange: From Soichiro Yagami to James Turner.
* AdaptationalNationality: Japanese in the original, American here.
* RaceLift: His race was changed from Asian to Caucasian for the movie.
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[[folder:Ryuk]]
->Played by: Creator/WillemDafoe
Light's {{Shinigami}} sidekick who drops the Death Note into the human world because he was bored
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* GreaterScopeVillain: Like the original, he's mainly there to spectate and does little to interfere with anyone's plans.
* ItAmusedMe: As with the original, he drops the notebook in the human world because he was bored in the Shinigami realm.
* {{Shinigami}}: A God of Death from another world.
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[[folder:Aaron Peltz]]
->Played by: Chris Britton
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* RemakeCameo: The original voice of Soichiro Yagami in the English dub of the anime, Britton returns with a different role in live-action movie.
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