

I've just finished re-watching _Death Note_ and the movie where we find out
Light becomes a shinigami, and realised that Ray Penber also used the Death
Note to write down names of his FBI colleagues in Episode 5 whilst on the
train.

So my question is, does Penber also become a shinigami like Light? And if not,
does he go to heaven or hell, as Ryuk stated that a human who uses the Death
Note can't go to either. So is he like in some sort of void?


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What happened to Ray Penber when he died since he has used Death Note?


No, Ray Penber will go to nothingness when he dies, like all other humans. He
will not exist anymore. This is related to the (mostly) Buddhist concepts of
[Mu](https://books.google.ca/books?id=smNM4ElP3XgC&lpg=PA229&ots=ZKAxX8v0ho&dq=joshu+dog+rinzai&pg=PA229&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=joshu%20dog%20rinzai&f=false)
and Nirvana.

Eventually the original shinigami owner will write Ray's name in their death
note and he will die. Ryuk states this at the [beginning of the
series](https://youtu.be/PWB6Db1y2iw?t=144) (Ryuk's first appearance, english
dub).


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This idea (not pertaining to Raye, but to Light) was actually a big dramatic
device used in the story, as the use of the DN keeps people from Heaven or
Hell is hinted at in the beginning of the story and is later to be revealed
that death is the same for all, DN users or no. As mentioned before, the
Shinigami we see in the movie is hinted to be Light, but this is most likely
an Easter egg rather, than canon. As such, we can conclude that Raye probably
also went to Mu, and would have whether he used the note or not.

However, Ohba has stated multiple times that his work is really up to the
reader's interpretation, so I'd say go with whatever sounds the coolest to
you.


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