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“ | This world is rotten, and those who are making it rot deserve to die. Someone has to do it, so why not me? Even if it means sacrificing my own mind and soul, it's worth it. Because the world... can't go on like this. I wonder... what if someone else had picked up this notebook? Is there anyone out there other than me who'd be willing to eliminate the vermin from the world? If I don't do it, then who will? That's just it: there's no one. But I can do it. In fact, I'm the only one who can. I'll do it. Using the Death Note, I'll change the world. | „ |
~ Light Yagami's goals. |
“ | If we catch Kira, he is evil. If he rules the world, he is justice. | „ |
~ Light Yagami to the Task Force. |
“ | I'm a hardworking honors student who's considered to be one of Japan's best and brightest. And I... I will become the God of this new world. | „ |
~ Light Yagami expresses his own goal. |
Light Yagami is the main protagonist of Tsugumi Ohba's Manga and Anime series Death Note. Light is a Japanese high school senior student who found a notebook called Death Note. The human whose name is written at the notebook will die. At the beginning he is skeptical about that, him already having tested the powers of the Death Note on two criminals. Afterwards when Light ends up realizing the power of the notebook, he stays insane with a thirst of power, Light decide to use the notebook to rid the world of criminals and create a new world full of peace, without crimes and evil people. Light would go to become a God of the New World and all those against him would die. Light ends being making still but cruel as when he treats those around him as mere tools not by having problems killing the innocent or guilty, or even members of his family.
Anime/Manga[]
Plot[]
Turning Kira[]
The notebook was released over there at an school at the who a student named Light Yagami study, when the notebook falls, Light catch the notebook named Death Note and written to human who this with his name written on the Notebook will die start Light not believed in that until forehead the power of Death Note in two criminals. He begins after for a mass murder, and the detective L is called for investigate that case.
The Investigation[]
Many deaths of the criminals they called the attention of the National Police Organization, and him were contacted for best detective of world also known as L. A man who nobody know the face to right. L mounts a trap Kira using a stuck condemned sentenced to death named Lind L. Taylor also titled of L, Light to see him and not like of his insults, Light already irritated him written to name of the Lind L Taylor killing him. L a minutes after the true L appears and challenges the Kira him talk for the L tried kill him but anything believed. Ray Pember to detective who was caring and following Light how suspect, Light so tried put him at an trap using a criminals as bait named [./https://antagonists.fandom.com/wiki/Kiichiro_Osoreda Kiichiro Osoreda] at an bus. He between at an bus when Osoreda arrives and put all the people in bus as hostage Light simply uses him for being to approach and discover, Osoreda plays at an leaf of the notebook being like this seeing the shinigami [./https://antagonists.fandom.com/wiki/Ryuk Ryuk] and being panicking with his appearance after of being surrounded by Ray him leaves of bus and is ran over for an car killing him. Ray after of talk with Light he thinks which assurance of who Light not is Kira. One day after Ray is approached by Light which hooded reveals being the Kira him Ray to obey his orders Light for talk who him this speaking serious, Light simply kill a man which was accused of the rape writes his name in Death Note, Light so talk to give the name of the his superiors him, Ray so agrees him give his name and after goes for the train when him see the Light him realize who Light is the Kira and ends dying. Soon after Ray's death and his superiors a woman named Naomi Misora decided investigate the death of his husband, Light when to see her soon realize who Naomi is wife of Ray Pember, him so tries manipulate him see a name which her and writes on the Death Note only who not give effect because was a name false him so tries win the confidence her which can and reveals his name at him as Naomi Misora, Light writes his name on the Death Note which her a commit suicide wrought. After of death her L being negy who was a suicide. L so decided put cameras where Light were soon not delayed many to Light realize which was being filmed and disguised until at arrival of the [./https://antagonists.fandom.com/wiki/Second_Kira Second Kira] appears and killing in name of the original Kira.
The Second Kira[]
The thing changer totally when the Sakura TV has received tapes from someone saying being Kira, at voice was totally shuffled and the tape only showed ''Kira'' at an unique font. How many people innocent begins dying in during the streaming without none apparent reason, L concludes which to be treats of a Second Kira and this one has powers similar to First Kira and this one is a copier. Also was this one incident showed who him only need of an face for kill. L decided uses the Light for convince who Light accepts for find the Second Kira a uncomfortable to his way and accepts to convince Second Kira to stop of kill. He gave repost to Second Kira who the same accepts on his terms him also speak of the shinigami's existence leaving Light furious, at where her can to see the names of a people through for ''shinigami eyes'' who fold to from life of the user of Death Note. At an time Misa Amane a famous model and also a celebrity discovers Light as Kira to see his lifetimes, after Misa approaches Light who was in love for Light to discovers which him was the Kira for punish the criminals who had murdered his fathers.
Her has received the eyes of a shinigami by [./https://antagonists.fandom.com/wiki/Rem Rem] a female shinigami who only want which Misa stay in happy. After when her begins at to be communicate with L leaving Light irritated with Misa, L also between evidences of the which Misa is the Second Kira, Misa is submitted in an aggressive interrogatory by Watari. Rem threatened Light of death to be him not would rescue Misa so with that Light has a plan delete his memory and and of Misa, being surrender and give the Death Note for a ambitious political.
Prison[]
Light can who Rem convinced Misa the waive hand of the Death Note. Which deleted all his memory about any relationship about to Death Note. So Light to be deliver.
After L decided put Light at an cell and lookout Light for have which him is Kira, but some time the murders still continued to occur, Light after of the last test decided release it but still suspicious about him and had handcuffed himself of mode who him ever stasis in surveillance of L. Totally unconscious of his past, Light decided help L in investigation.
Yotsuba[]
Rem delivered the other notebook to [./https://antagonists.fandom.com/wiki/Kyosuke_Higuchi Kyosuke Higuchi], an executive of the corporation Yotsuba, who administered the company. He is an egocentric and manipulative man who viewed the others as mere tools. He begins murdering criminals, but also killed any who disturbed to development of his companion. Soon the members of the Yotsuba realized but not wise who was him, and which him was a of the members of Yotsuba, and the member of Yotsuba soon begins do meetings about who should die. Soon the standards of the deaths called attention of L and the Kira task force. L can put cameras on the conferences rooms, him until can do Misa sign for to be Yotsuba spokesperson, for which her could to know the members of the group and do report of each one of the them.
Higuchi revealed to Rem that he planned to be marry with Misa, like or not, after that he eliminated his competition and stayed rich. At the defense of Misa, touch her with a piece of the Death Note revealing his past while warned about Higuchi. Misa can who Higuchi demonstrate that he showed his power, after government Japanese about pressure decided leave Kira on peace and pressed the NPA at all those that was in the task force. All agreed in stay except Aizawa who had his family. Light and L created a plan to capture Higuchi using others members of the Yotsuba group at an TV broadcast, Higuchi soon to see that he desperate and not noticing who was being filmed by L, him not can remember the name Touta Matsuda who was using a false name, him goes to his office not can find anything after to be sense frustrated him asks shinigami eyes. He begins killing any a that stay in his way, when Aizawa blocked the roads, Higuchi soon reveals the existence of the notebook and all who touched could to see the shinigami Rem.
Light soon being remembered and wrote the name of Higuchi killing. Soon after L released Light but still suspecting them.
L's Death[]
Light instructed Misa for kill criminals again, this was designed for her between in suspected of the L. Rem for save Misa, her writes Watari at the Death Note and soon after L, therefore Rem was reduced at ashes for rules of the shinigami: Not save a life human. With the L's death Light stayed in the place them being the new L and under tenure in tree Death Note on his hands.
After L's Death[]
Success to L[]
House Wammy[]
4 Years Later[]
After that Light to be formed in To-Oh university, he joined to NPA, returned to task force. Being therefore but easy of act as Kira, suddenly a new threat pops up arise. [./https://antagonists.fandom.com/wiki/Mello Mello] the second choice to replace L, joined the mafia he also kidnap Kitamura, asking to notebook captured as rescue. He did this in competition with Near, At first choice to replace L knowing that he was bottom to Near him so appealed in methods criminals to who be likely to win in the dispute. Light decided do Kitamura to be suicidal but all charges when Mello kidnapped Light's sister, Sayu.
The task force did all the preparations possible, Light did Misa use his shinigami eyes for identify what Mafia man was the owner of the notebook, he revealed the location of Mafia which was on Los Angeles, Light so sent Ryuk deliver the notebook to task force and his father, Soichiro Yagami used and did the deal visual. Arriving over there he led a attack against Mello, but not can write his name at the notebook, with that Mello can flee, and Soichiro Yagami soon after died.
Battle with Near[]
The task force already had counted Near, who was helping in to recover the notebook, in however Near already suspected who Light and Kira was same people, therefore he had his voice disguised, with that caused some voltage in the task force group, Aizawa has arrived in suspect of Light also. After of a attack failure of the followers of Kira to being rid of Near. Light he gave his notebook to a of your followers [./https://antagonists.fandom.com/wiki/Teru_Mikami Teru Mikami] but for to dodge the suspected about him.
Kiyomi Takada[]
Mikami selected [./https://antagonists.fandom.com/wiki/Kiyomi_Takada Kiyomi Takada] the former girlfriend of Light as Kira's spokesperson. Her together Light only to be communicated for notes already that had tapping, throught of this talk him soon revealed for her that wanted for tell to Mikami who for stay with false notebook and with truth notebook, his plan is frustated when Mello kidnap Takada, with a slide committed by Mikami that allowed to Near discover his location.
Defeat[]
Near agreed in give a between face to face with Light, to arrive over there all to see Mikami writing all that was over there any less to Light, so Light realize that Takada this with notebook but anything happens.
Anime/Manga[]
At the manga: When Light to be cornered Light screams for Mikami write name of all in notebook but Mikami not recognizes him as a god for him have a false notebook, so Light talk for Misa but her this dead, Light also talk for Takada but her died, him so without asks for Ryuk but said that not this at the of neither side, Ryuk meets his promise since the begins and writes to name of Light killing.
In the anime: As in the manga Light is cornered, as him lost Light stay totally insane and admits being Kira. Light tries to write the name of Near on paper of the notebook, but is stopped by Matsuda who shoots Light's arm. After of Mikami to be kill, Light runs away. Ryuk did notwanted to see Light in a prison, so wrote his name in the notebook killing him fulfilling the promise he made Light upon meeting him.
Personality[]
Before of the turned Kira[]
At first Light was an extremist who just did not like the world he was in and thought he was rotten. Light was an intelligent and totally popular student bored of the world. He begins as a vigilante at the start, but the power of the notebook corrupts him.
Light As Kira[]
Light's a unfeeling sociopath who only see others as pawns, he also hates criminals and sees himself as divine. Light is cruel likes to play with the lives of others just to meet his long-term goals. He feels no remorse for the lives in which he kills, including innocent lives.
Light is a narcissistic and believes himself to be the savior. He also proved to be sadistic as to test the lives of criminals only to test the power of the notebook, he proved to be a good manipulator, like when he used the feelings of Rem and Misa in his favor, and then he would have no problem in dismissing them as pedestrian melons.
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