| “ | The Human whose name is written in this note shall die.
— Rule number 1
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Summary
The Death Note is a supernatural notebook used by the Shinigami to sustain their life, as well as a principal figure in the Death Note series.
The purpose of the Death Note is to take human life, thereby increasing the lifespan of the Shinigami who uses it. There are many rules governing how the Death Note can be used, though the most pivotal rule is that "the human whose name is written in this note shall die."
Powers and Stats
Tier: Unknown
Name: Death Note
Origin: Death Note
Age: Unknown
Classification: Notebook
Wielders: Light Yagami, Ryuk and several Shinigami
Powers and Abilities: Death Manipulation, Durability Negation, One Hit Kill, Limited Mind Control (Can make the victim kill themselves), Limited Fate Manipulation (Can change events of the future to control how the victim will die)
Attack Potency: Unknown (Doesn't focus on destruction), Negates durability
Speed: Unknown (It takes 40 seconds for the victim to die)
Durability: Below Average Human Level (As durable as a regular notebook)
Range: Multi-Universal (Can kill humans from the Shinigami Realm)
Weaknesses: Will not take effect unless the writer has the subject's face in mind when writingbthe name. Will not ever affect a person whose name has been misspelled four times, and if the misspelling was intentional, the one who wrote it will die. If the same name is written in two or more Death Notes within 0.06 seconds, the victim won't die. The Death Note will not take effect if the victim's first and last namewere written in separate pages. The conditions of death will not be realized unless they are physically possible for that human or could be reasonably assumed to be carried out by that human.
Prerequisites: The user must know the opponent's name and face, as well as having a way to write it on the note.