What does rule XXXV mean?


> **If a Death Note owner accidentally misspells a name four times, that
> person will be free from being killed by the Death Note.**

What does that rule mean? I think I'm misunderstanding it, and I'd like to
know, what the rule **really** means.




## Wiki

The rules related to misspelling are:

  * [Rule IX](http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note#How_to_Use:_IX)

>     2. The Death Note will be rendered useless if the victim's name is
> misspelled four times.

  * [Rule XXXV](http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note#How_to_Use:_XXXV)

>     1. If a Death Note owner accidentally misspells a name four times, that
> person will be free from being killed by the Death Note. However, if they
> intentionally misspell the name four times, the Death Note owner will die.
>     2. The person whose name was misspelled four times on purpose will not
> be free of death by a Death Note.

So if we put all these rules together, that means that if you misspell a
person's name four times on accident, **that person is free from being killed
from the Death Note forever**. However, this does not mean you could make a
person untouchable from the Death Note on purpose. The second rule from XXXV
prevents this from happening. If someone purposely misspells someone else's
name four times, he will kill himself and the _victim_ will remain as is.

## Manga

The manga seems to contradict this though. We have seen Light misspelling the
name of a criminal more than four times, yet that person still ended up death.
So if the rules are correct, it must be that one of the first four names Light
wrote down was the real name of the criminal. Although I do find this a bit of
a stretch, so I'm not really sure what is going on here. Ohba did make Light
write down the criminal's name more than four times, but on the other hand,
there was two occasions where he mentioned misspelling (rules IX and XXXV), so
I'm not completely sure what to believe here.

![](https://i.stack.imgur.com/NcI0l.png)




## Wiki

The rules related to misspelling are:

  * [Rule IX](http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note#How_to_Use:_IX)

>     2. The Death Note will be rendered useless if the victim's name is
> misspelled four times.

  * [Rule XXXV](http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note#How_to_Use:_XXXV)

>     1. If a Death Note owner accidentally misspells a name four times, that
> person will be free from being killed by the Death Note. However, if they
> intentionally misspell the name four times, the Death Note owner will die.
>     2. The person whose name was misspelled four times on purpose will not
> be free of death by a Death Note.

So if we put all these rules together, that means that if you misspell a
person's name four times on accident, **that person is free from being killed
from the Death Note forever**. However, this does not mean you could make a
person untouchable from the Death Note on purpose. The second rule from XXXV
prevents this from happening. If someone purposely misspells someone else's
name four times, he will kill himself and the _victim_ will remain as is.

## Manga

The manga seems to contradict this though. We have seen Light misspelling the
name of a criminal more than four times, yet that person still ended up death.
So if the rules are correct, it must be that one of the first four names Light
wrote down was the real name of the criminal. Although I do find this a bit of
a stretch, so I'm not really sure what is going on here. Ohba did make Light
write down the criminal's name more than four times, but on the other hand,
there was two occasions where he mentioned misspelling (rules IX and XXXV), so
I'm not completely sure what to believe here.

![](https://i.stack.imgur.com/NcI0l.png)

