10 Smartest Death Note Characters That Can Make You Stunned

Death Note is a popular manga and anime series of all time. The series is filled with witty and unique characters. The following is the order or ranking of Death Note’s smartest characters. But before discussing who ranks first as the smartest character in Death Note, there are some facts about this series.

The story in this series focuses on the titular death book, this book is a notebook in which every name written in it is destined to die. This book can also dictate when and how the person whose name is written will die.

If there are no details of how the person will die, then the person whose name is written in the notebook will die by means of a heart attack. This series became popular because it is known to present a thrilling and suspenseful story.

The story is built like a high-stakes game where everyone tries to reveal who the Death Note user is and then they catch the user. Therefore there are various kinds of characters with high intelligence. Here’s a review of each of Death Note’s smartest characters that you should know.

Amane Mass

People have different opinions regarding Misa Amane. He is a character with the smartest character who is difficult to manage in the Death Note game. Some say that Misa is not as stupid as what she has shown so far and even made it last quite a while in the series.

In fact his life is longer than Light’s, despite the many attempts that have been made to kill him. Another fact about Misa Amane, she is a famous model and idol who has a Death Note after meeting a Shinigami.

Misa does not know that there is another Shinigami who is in love with her. This Shinigami uses his Death Note to guard and save Misa from stalkers. In the end, Misa falls in love with Light and ends up committing suicide.

Ryuk

Ryuk is not officially counted as one of the heroes in Death Note, but he is also not a villain but one of Death Note’s smartest characters. Even though he doesn’t look as smart as the other characters, you need to keep in mind that Ryuk is a very old shinigami.

In his long life, it’s an interesting fact that he did nothing to influence what happened to the Death Note. He was allowed and could have used the Death Note, but he used his common sense so he just sat back and let the humans bring about their own destruction.

Roger Ruvie

Roger Ruvie’s character and goals are made similar to Watari’s. In fact, she replaces the role of Watari and becomes the “new Watari” for Near at the end of the series. As Mello and Near are said to be L’s successors, so is Roger with the original Watari. Roger used to be a manager of the Wammy House before he was finally appointed as Near’s assistant.

Watari

Watari is one of the most important people for L, because he is his main assistant. Watari was the only person L trusted. This happened because Watari was the only person who had seen L in person before the official investigation team was formed.

Watari may not carry as heavy a burden as the other characters, but he is actually one of the smartest. This is enough to make him special and priceless in the eyes of L. In this series, apart from being an assistant, Watari is also a father figure for L. But unfortunately he Dies and is killed by Rem to protect Misa.

Naomi Misora

Naomi’s intelligence is often overlooked as she has to die quite early in the series. Maybe Naomi isn’t as smart and caliber as some of the smartest characters on this list. But that doesn’t hide the fact that Naomi is a smart person in Death Note in her own way.

Naomi is very close and almost catches Kira in Light’s early days as Kira or before reaching his peak as Kira. At that time, Naomi made the mistake of leaking her real name to Light after he manipulated her identity. This led to Naomi’s death. But the fact that Naomi is very close to investigating and arresting Light is proof that she is a smart person.

Teru Mikami

Then Mikami is a fan of Kira. Even at some point, Teru became us. Teru is a smart character. He has a work background as a criminal prosecutor, so it is only natural that he has sharp intelligence and intuition.

This is what makes Light Yagami choose and entrust him and work together to the point where Light can hide his true identity. Light hides his true identity by using Teru Mikami as a scapegoat by using Teru as his Kira “proxy”. But in the end, Teru lost his mind and ended up dead when he was captured.

Light Yagami

Light Yagami, one of the main characters in this series. He is a high school student who finds the Death Note and uses it to become a notorious serial killer. He is called Kira for being a serial killer.

He is a character with high intelligence. However, Light Yagami was defeated by several characters so that he could not get the title of the smartest character despite his talent, ability and intelligence.

Mello

Mello and Near grew up in intense competition as successors to L’s success. Unfortunately, Mello ended up dying and could not end Kira’s glory and finally left his rival and partner, Near. Mello is a strange person, he is rarely seen without his trademark chocolate.

Near

Near is the smartest character after Lawliet in Death Note. Near is “the next” smart person in this series. He is even smarter than his partner, Mello. The reason why he is predicted to be the next smartest person is because he is a person who actually managed to survive. Although it was undeniable, that he wouldn’t have gone this far, he couldn’t have caught Light without the help of L and Mello.

Lawliet

Lawliet or often called L is the most popular and loved character in the Death Note series. Even L beats Light Yagami’s popularity. L is the only “detective” character who is able to fight Kira and even almost wins. L is a character who has an eccentric and mysterious character, he is also very intelligent but he communicates only through his assistant, Watari.

L is able to reveal the fact that Light is a Kira. L is able to grasp the fact that Light is a serial killer who uses the Death Note. This series shows a lot of intense “hide and seek” actions carried out between L and Light that make the audience flutter.

Those are the 10 smartest characters in Death Note that will surely amaze you, not only by their actions but also by the way they think and every word they say. Stay tuned for updated information about games, gadgets and anime only at Kabar Games. So you don’t miss the news, you can follow the news Instagram and Facebook accounts. You can also join us on the Kabar Games Discord Channel. Don’t forget to leave your comments!

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