Will a person die if his old name or new name is written in death note?

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In today's world there are several people who change their names. So would writing either their new or old name in death note kill them? When looked through shinigami eyes which name would you see?



Best Answer

Based on the wikia's description of the rules of Death note:

This note will not take effect unless the writer has the person's face in their mind when writing his/her name. Therefore, people sharing the same name will not be affected.

So even if the person's name is changed or not, the writer thinks of the person's face while writing and thus there is no confusion regarding old/new names. The guy/gal is just dead...




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What happens if you change your name in Death Note?

Clearly from the story, the goal was to find the "real" name. If changing your name changed the name that the Shinigami eyes saw, then it would be a way to circumvent death from the writing of your previous name in a Death Note. To play it safe, you could change your name every 5 seconds.

Can you die if you write your name in the Death Note?

1) \u201cThe human whose name is written in this note shall die.\u201d The most basic rule in Death Note is this: Whoever's name is written in the book will die. The default cause of death is usually a heart attack, unless the owner of the death note specifies a different cause.

Does Death Note require first and last name?

This note will not take effect unless the writer has the person's face in their mind when writing his/her name. Therefore, people sharing the same name will not be affected.

What happens if you write Ryuks name in the Death Note?

Upon the death of the human bearer of the Death Note (in our case, Light Yagami), Ryuk must write the name of this human in his own notebook. When this is done, Light will be sent to neither Heaven nor Hell. This is a duty that Ryuk, as a Shinigami, must fulfill.



Writing MY NAME in the DEATH NOTE at 3:00 AM!




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