Would it have been better if Ryuk kept his original design in Death Note? Well that's what I'll be talking about in today's blog post! There may be some spoilers in this post as well, so proceed with caution! Now then, on with the post! For those of you who don't know, Shinigami were originally supposed to look like "attractive rock stars" in the Death Note series. However, this idea was scrapped because the creators didn't want Ryuk to outshine Light. But would it have been better if it wasn't scrapped? Although a lot of people like Ryuk the way he is, a lot of people also like the idea of what he was supposed to look like. Even though we don't have any official concept art for his original design, some people have created their own version of him. If Ryuk's more humanoid form was official, there's a good chance he would be a more popular character than Light. If all of the Shinigami had more human-like appearances, Light most likely would've had a very small fan-base. Since Light is the main character, it's actually a good thing Ryuk turned out the way he did. But, it still would've been pretty cool to find out Ryuk was just wearing a mask the whole time. As a little bonus, I will be including one of the more popular fan-made designs of Ryuk below so you guys can see what he might have looked like. Enjoy!