Ryuk (2017)

"Shall we begin?"

- Ryuk to Light. "Humans are so... interesting."

- Ryuk

Ryuk is a major character in the 2017 Netflix original movie Death Note, which is very loosely based on the anime and manga series of the same name by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata. He is a Shinigami death god who seeks to deliver the Death Note to a new owner, then stay to watch what happens. As opposed to his original, which served more as comic relief, this version is much more sadistic and takes pleasure in the death and mayhem he causes.

He was portrayed by Willem Dafoe in both voice and motion capture, who also portrayed the Green Goblin in the 2002 film Spider-Man.