Death Note had a lot of intriguing characters that fans loved reading about. The most important character in the series is arguably Ryuk. Though he didn't do much for the majority of the manga and enjoyed observing the events that were happening rather than being involved in them, he was the one that started everything by dropping his notebook.

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Rarely being serious, Ryuk made a lot of fans laugh. However, he also gave a lot of useful information as he was the one that wrote all of the rules into the notebook. Because of this, he had a lot of great quotes throughout the entire series.

10 "Same Old Thing, Day After Day."

Light

The reason why Ryuk dropped his notebook in the first place was because he was bored of his life in the Shinigami Realm. These are the first words spoken in the story. Before getting his hands on the notebook, Light also felt that the world around him was boring. The two needed each other for their entertainment and had a lot of good times with each other from the moment they met.

9 "You Thought I Chose You? 'Cuz You're So Smart Or Something? It Just Happened To Land Somewhere Around Here And You Just Happened To Pick It Up."

Light and Ryuk

After Light had the notebook for a few days, Ryuk introduced himself. At first, Light thought that Ryuk had chosen him and asked why. This was Ryuk's response. Light also believed that Ryuk was going to hurt him and was thrilled that he could continue killing criminals until he was eventually caught. Though Ryuk didn't choose Light, he was probably very happy that he picked up the notebook as it gave him entertainment for years.

8 "I Can Understand Because You Can Buy Apples With That Money."

Ryuk

When Demegawa sent an army of Kira's followers to take down Near and the SPK members, Near used the money he received from L to distract his opponents and escape.

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Ryuk was watching everything as it was on the news and wished that he had that money so he could keep buying apples, his favorite food.

7 "I Twist My Body Up Like A Pretzel And Do Handstands."

Light and Ryuk

As humans are addicted to drugs and alcohol, Ryuk is addicted to apples. When he isn't allowed to eat any indoors due to L using cameras to spy on the Yagami family, Light asks Ryuk what would happen if he stopped eating apples. This was his response. Since the cameras would catch the apples but not Ryuk, Light had him find all the cameras so he could eat somewhere that nobody would spot an apple disappearing.

6 "Give Me Half Of Your Remaining Lifetime, And You Can Have A Shinigami's Eyes."

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Shortly after the two met, Ryuk revealed some information that he hadn't told Light or written in the notebook. The most interesting thing he taught Light was that he could make a deal with him. Light would get Shinigami Eyes but lose half of his remaining life if he made the deal. Light refused to accept the deal and had other people, such as Misa Amane and Teru Mikami, make the deal so he could use them to his advantage.

5 "Humans Are A Riot!"

L Ryuk and Light

When L first challenged Kira, he used a criminal named Lind L. Tailor to find out if he was in Japan. Thinking that he killed L right away, the real L told Kira that he was using a man that was already scheduled to be executed. The real L hid his face and name, learning that Kira could only kill by knowing his victims' identities. Ryuk was entertained to see two people go after each other's name and face before the other could kill him. He was no longer bored.

4 "This Guy's Been Following Every Step You Take."

Death Note Raye Penber

When Raye Penber, an FBI agent that L brought to Japan, followed Light, Ryuk told him that he was being followed. Realizing that he was thought to be a suspect more than he thought he was, Light began acting with more caution until he killed all of the FBI agents that L used. This was what made L finally reveal himself to people and the first major move in their game. If Ryuk hadn't warned Light, he may have been caught much sooner.

3 "I Couldn't Care Less Whether Finding The Notebook's Made You Happy Or Unhappy. As A Rule, They Say Humans Haunted By Shinigami Have Nothing But Misfortune."

Ryuk and Light

After Soichiro ended up in the hospital due to having a heart attack, Light and L visited him. There, Light was finally able to confirm that Hideki Ryuga was an alias that L was using. When the three started talking about Kira, Soichiro and L agreed that having the power to kill was unfortunate.

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Light told Ryuk that he felt the exact opposite when they were alone and this was the Shinigami's response. However, when Soichiro obtained the Shinigami Eyes and died, he was happy to believe that Light wasn't Kira, causing Ryuk to learn that there may be an exception to that rule.

2 "Death Is Equal."

L Ryuk and Light

When Light and Ryuk first met, the Shinigami explained that he would be the one to kill Light and that he wouldn't go to Heaven nor Hell. Fans had wondered what he meant throughout the series, but Light quickly figured it out. A flashback to their first encounter revealed that Light realized that the afterlife doesn't exist and that nothing would happen to him no matter what he did. Ryuk confirms this and ends up keeping his promise of killing Light.

1 "I Told You In The Very Beginning That I Would Be The One Writing Your Name In The Notebook When You Die."

Ryuk

When Light was finally caught, he had no one to turn to. Misa wasn't near him, Takada had died, and Light turned everyone that believed in him against him. His last resort was asking Ryuk to write their names. However, the Shinigami does what he told Light from the very beginning and says goodbye to the person that cured his boredom.

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