“If we catch Kira, he is evil. If he wins and rules the world, then he is justice.“ sums up Light's character pretty well...

@russellsales7796

Жыл бұрын

Pretty much, yeah. In a way, Light is similar to Walter White. Their egos were their downfall.

@madarauchiha-yc9hg

Жыл бұрын

cud u also do vic mackey from the shield, t bag from prison break and jax teller from sons of anarchy

@rafaelgustavo7786

Жыл бұрын

Light Yagami would be right or wrong (I'm not talking about him wanting to be a god) in his actions and consequences for the world (end of wars, declining crime, ruining organized crime) depending on the nationality of who is analyzing the character. Example: countries that suffer endemic crime like Brazil with annual homicide rates higher than wars and uncontrolled corruption, Kira's actions (in killing criminals) would be something very welcome to many people. Or countries like Syria and Ukraine that are going through a period of war. With Kira's existence, these conflicts would no longer occur.

@Shadow666_

Жыл бұрын

@Rafael Gustavo Western society is so spoiled its not controversial to unironically say "defund the police" so it's not surprising theyre too emotional and ignorant to see the benefits of having kira around.

@peepee5152

Жыл бұрын

@@rafaelgustavo7786 The more o think about it, I think that if light could have just targeted m developing countries and slowed down the killing a bit, maybe his plan could have kinda worked better

“Light killed the criminals but did nothing to change why the crimes happen in the first place” is just a perfect part of the analysis

@Despondencymusic

Жыл бұрын

Too bad he didn't find the "Life Note".

@entique4216

Жыл бұрын

there is no way you could teache people not to do bad stuff like lie, scam, steal, kill ..... we can only scare them with punishment so no one would commit crime

@kissmyass682

Жыл бұрын

Criminals are why crimes happen actually

@Gadget-Walkmen

Жыл бұрын

uhhhh that's not true at all as Light changed the world from a MASS scale. As Light DID have MASSIVE results from his actions from the way how people responded to him being Kira and his killings as Light's goal was to establish himself as a god and he was able to HEAVILY effect the world form his actions. He stopped all wars and global conflicts around the world, and he was able to reduce crime by 70% all around the world from the FEAR of the death note being used on people alone because they didn’t want to die. That’s not peanut feats. That’s HUGE accomplishments and makes you believe that and even SIDE with light that he’s completely in the right for doing all of this stuff. The good that Light has done for the world FAR outweighs anything bad he’s done, that’s just simply very clear and true when you compare all of his good and evil actions to see which one is greater. But at the same time, Light is killing ANYONE whose going against him like the police and the FBI as well as killing people who are calling him evil. This just makes him completely deranged and have an insane fragile ego as he could have ignored all these guys and ONLY focused on the bad people in the world to kill (but if he did that then there would be no Cat & Mouse detective chase between Light vs L and the police as that’s the whole plot of the narrative but a point is being made here regardless that Light still shouldn’t have done that if he just wanted to be seen as completely good and doing what’s necessary, which Light has shown throughout the series that’s NOT what he should have done several times). Personally I think he had a point. But down the road, he lost sight of what he originally tasked himself with, and it became more about killing any who opposed him rather than wiping out evil.

@daplayer1098

Жыл бұрын

@@kissmyass682 Evil is why crime happens in the first place, we all have some sort of evil laying within ourselves and its only natural

I genuinely believe light cared more about being "the God of this new world" more than actually creating that world

@MorifinweCarnistir

7 ай бұрын

You are not a God until you create a world, the two can't be separated

@mrfister825

6 ай бұрын

@@MorifinweCarnistirnone of the Greek or Aesir gods created the world

@pedro.d8673

6 ай бұрын

I think at first he actually did want to create a better world but in the second episode when he killed the fake L just because he was standing in his way, his views changed

@GentlemensClubHolyEdition

6 ай бұрын

@@MorifinweCarnistir firstly, damn my religion must not exist 😔 Secondly, I was referring to creating a better world

@sigiligus

6 ай бұрын

So do the authors. In many ways they make it clear that Light is a psycho and that he was wrong. He allies are an insane groupie, a group of narcissistic business psychopaths, a mentally ill nutcase, and a cynical entertainment mogul. Nobody who agrees with Light is a rational or morally agreeable person. His enemies, on the other hand, are upstanding pillars of virtue. You don’t need it spelled out for you, just look at what the authors are doing.

I think the action of killing two men traumatized Light so much he kinda dissociated from his old self and turned into Kira. In the manga, he said at the beggining that when he started killing criminals, he couldn't sleep and lost weight. I also think at the ending, when we see Light running past his old self, he finally stopped dissociating and finally realized what he had done.

@user-rq8xx8ir9t

Жыл бұрын

yes in the anime maybe but not really for the manga version he just cowardly begged for his life

@IIIISai

Жыл бұрын

I agree and disagree, he knew what he was doing he only missed himself in the anime because he got to live life even if it was boring and light knew everyone he knew hated him and his life was over that's why he looked at his young self, not because he felt empathy or waa traumatized

@JeyJey88-9

11 ай бұрын

This is the same argument a lot of breaking bad fans use to say that Walter White „turned“ into Heisenberg over the course of the story. I think it’s not only incorrect, but misses the whole point of the story. The thing with power is, that it enables you to become the person that you truly are. Death Note is a story about a narcissistic sociopath who shows his true colors, once he was given the chance. Light killed a lot of innocent people and enjoyed it

@kiwaminski

11 ай бұрын

⁠@@JeyJey88-9Couldn't agree more, especially with the part about Walter White. Well said.

@peterwhite6415

9 ай бұрын

I think its less that he "turned" and more that he was coping with the murders and rationalizing a way to process what his done to not feel as guilty, wich leads to him making excuses like "They deserve it" to getting a sense of "righteous justice" and that he was chosen by destiny to become a "god of justice"; all the while he really enjoyed/loved tricking people and outwitting their plans to the point where he fully believe nobody else was a threat to him.

I think Ryuk had it the right with his reply to Light's plan of killing all bad people... he said "then you'll be the last evil person alive". Something along those lines

@Shadow666_

Жыл бұрын

I supported light the whole way through but that's a really good line.

@CoralCopperHead

Жыл бұрын

Seriously, my first thought when I was told about this series was "So he slowly compiles a list of every name of every human being on earth and fills the book completely, right?" It's not like it would've been a bad thing with all of us gone.

@TheLloydLightning

Жыл бұрын

@@CoralCopperHead you must be fun at parties.

@meep_murp8758

Жыл бұрын

Light: "What? But I'm super smart! One of the best and brightest. Smart people can't be evil." hahaha

@atuvera9021

Жыл бұрын

@@Shadow666_ well, he used people for his own gain and killed his father, traumatized his sister, killed L and watched his life slip away from his eyes... Sometimes keeping your humanity is more important than doing what's logical for a greater good. Edit: i know Light didn't directly killed his father, but in his deathbed he was still willing to use Soichiro to write Mello's name in the Death Note... and by this also losing all humanity left in him. Light's actions lead to all of this. Hell is full of people that had "Good Intentions".

I don’t know man. The way Light killed Naomi seemed pretty evil. Like he intentionally twisted the knife he put in her back as hard as he could.

@clickbaitjr3390

Жыл бұрын

Exactly that was when I realized he’s actually evil

@okok-uc8hi

Жыл бұрын

Backstabbing!

@badrequest5596

Жыл бұрын

I think that was more arrogance and superiority complex at work. Had he simply walked away after writing her name, would he be just as evil or less? This is why i love death note. Poses so many moral questions

@OPTSXFilosoofis

Жыл бұрын

Was this a manga only thing? I don't remember light using a knife unless you mean it like a metaphor

@clickbaitjr3390

Жыл бұрын

@@badrequest5596 That’s true you could look at it that way, when I first watched the scene initially I thought he was fucked up. He’s also showed no remorse for killing innocents but that’s also cause they’re his “enemies” death note is crazy lol

Let’s not forget that Light was contemplating on wether or not to kill his sister because he would’ve lost the notebook

@Sierra19

2 ай бұрын

Sacrificing a supposedly close relative and having that thought is already pure evil, he truly lost his sense of right and wrong after so many years

@alexvaughan1013

26 күн бұрын

Early in the manga, when Light explains to Ryuk how he hides the notebook, he says, "My little sister would have a heart attack if she saw [Ryuk]." You could see this as meaning Sayu would be incredibly shocked if she saw Ryuk. But she would only see Ryuk if she discovered the notebook. So Light possibly means that if his sister found the notebook, he'd kill her by making her have a heart attack.

@alyssa01825

9 күн бұрын

@@alexvaughan1013😮😮😮😮 woah

Light Yagami's story is a good example of the phrase, "The road to hell is paved with good intentions."

I would say that Light for me went past the point firmly into evil when he killed Naomi. He didn’t even do it because she was evil, but to simply avoid being incarcerated. That and the INCREDIBLY cruel way he did it, by making her both kill herself and in a way so she would never be found, even telling her he was Kira just before the effect kicked in just so he could see the realization on her face. After that he had gone past the point of no return to redemption for me. As Near put it, Light became “…nothing more than a crazy serial killer.” Edit: HOLY CRAP, 1K likes!? Thank you all so much for this and thanks to The Vile Eye for posting content like this!

@javi5072

Жыл бұрын

light had already murdered many before he killed cops. he proudly labels himself a killer.

@TheImmortalAvenger

Жыл бұрын

@@javi5072 That’s fair too. One other thing that got me thinking was, “Okay, he doesn’t want to be incarcerated for this. I don’t like it, but he’s doing it for a somewhat practical reason so he can keep taking out evil people.” Naomi’s murder was just pure cruelty on Light’s part, which I felt that was the point of absolutely no return and anything else was pure delusion on Light’s part.

@jackiechun5817

Жыл бұрын

@Keith Hernandez you pretty much knew he was headed in that direction when you see him smirking at Penber as he died realizing it was Light all along...light smiles in his face as Ray's eyes close. It was THEN I knew schoolboy Light was gone.🤔💯🧔🏾‍♂️

@margarethmichelina5146

Жыл бұрын

That's the moment when we learn that Light is indeed croosing the line by killing Naomi who is a former member of CIA or FBI (I forget which one) by playing with her feelings! Later, he will use it to Misa and Misa is completely fall for this as she's too naive and oblivious.

@LUCKO2022

Жыл бұрын

She doomed herself. She should have stayed out of the Kira case . She got what she deserved.

Light WAS doing it for his own satisfaction. After a week he was already declaring himself "the god of the new world".

@KuroKumo361

Жыл бұрын

Yeah idk how people misread light. He really is just doing it to feed his ego while telling himself and everyone else that it’s for the greater good. It got worse for light because even after killing many criminals, he became bored until he became hunted by authorities, then it became a game light was excited to play. The ending shows how light had a mental breakdown because he lost the game, not because he couldn’t save the world but because light never loses, light is smarter, light is better, light is a god.

@titan133760

Жыл бұрын

​@@KuroKumo361 And his killings started not because of a desire for the greater good, but because he could not get over the fact that he killed someone

@trapgang1006

Жыл бұрын

​@@KuroKumo361 this is why I don't judge I don't have a comment on anything and I don't point my fingers Alot of people you choose to point with have done worse and hiding everyone has a their own death note but we tend to think we would never do things when we haven't been given a purpose to when we catch ourselves being the same as what we complain about we find excuses or justification for ourselves this is why I wouldn't judge anything and why I even keep my eyes on the man pointing fingers everyone is capable and we don't have a right to talk light did a whole lot of talking and he was just another hypocrite 💯

@christhefiend

Жыл бұрын

@@KuroKumo361 What about when he lost his memories? He was good then.

@TheUltimateRare

Жыл бұрын

he was tainted by the Death note and gained a new personality. the actual light, if the book is not involved with his mental state, is actually a good person. We actually saw that happen in the series when he completely forgot he had the death note in the past.

I disagree that Light was doing it for a "greater good". Even if he keeps telling himself that, we see time and time again how his own ego plays a role, he keeps calling himself a god, and his fight with L was more for him a battle of wits and proving to him that he was the cleverest one, than wanting to continue to do, what he calls, his duty to the world. Kind of like Walter White in Breaking bad, who we see isn't doing what he does for the wellbeing of his family, but for himself and his own ego and satisfaction

Light absolutely had a bloodlust and killed to satiate it. Him killing Lind L Tailor in the 2nd episode in a move of pure ego when L was nowhere near catching him proves it.

@annamelanie6494

10 ай бұрын

THANK YOU. That's the exact reason that I think Light himself is evil. He WILL kill to satisfy his own desires, assert his dominance over others, and push his delusional judgment on others. He is 100% evil.

@damianmonke3922

9 ай бұрын

Fr. I would’ve just hidden my identity the whole time

@hououinkyouma3864

9 ай бұрын

He absolutely does, but that doesn't change the fact that what he did could also be considered to be selfless. He sacrificed his life and soul for making the world a better place. HE DID enjoy it. He did enjoy the cat and mouse play with L and his successors, but at the end of the day, he still did something great through the many lives he has taken. The world DID become a much better place after his purging.

@banespeace9079

9 ай бұрын

​@@hououinkyouma3864so the innocents along the way are acceptable casualties because of the ends

@abdirizakwarsame4500

9 ай бұрын

@@banespeace9079 Like machiaveilli once said "The end justify the means."

Light may have done evil things but he was really good at eating potato chips.

@Scp.3832

Жыл бұрын

Indeed

@kaybevang536

Жыл бұрын

Sponsored By Lays Chips

@gozer33

Жыл бұрын

Once you pop, you can't stop!

@user-rq8xx8ir9t

Жыл бұрын

true mmmmm even better than apples sorry ryuk

@G8_Crazy8

7 ай бұрын

This made my day ngl 😂

I never noticed it, but in the start of the series Light's eyes are colored light brown. After the death of L they start to become dark brown almost red like. I do believe this symbolize that Light is truly fully gone by the end of the show. Kira is barley hiding himself at this point even Near sees it. Which is why I think his eye color slowly changes to present that fact. He's also drawn to look more cruel and menacing constantly looking at people with glaring devious stares. By that point I feel like he lost all his morals.

@Kilrayen

Жыл бұрын

It's very similar to Voldemort's characterizations, except in Voldemort's case atleast it was more of a physical change caused due to his increasing dabbling in the Dark Arts, whereas for Light it's mostly a figurative change.

@DPH_Psychosis

Жыл бұрын

Fascinating

@ramoneruiz9448

Жыл бұрын

Bruh the 1st time we see light in the 1st episode his eyes are red, his eyes cut in and out red in the whole show. The man's always had it in him

@timetogetrealreborn7681

Жыл бұрын

@@ramoneruiz9448 That's not even what I'm talking about. Yes his eyes cut in and out. In his normal state his eyes are light brown then it would cut to his red eyes whenever he's doing something that Kira would do. After L's death his eyes are not longer colored light brown anymore, its colored dark brown almost red.He's also intentional drawn in the manga and anime to look more devious than the start of the show.

@legendaryweegee5331

Жыл бұрын

Another detail about his eyes is that in the earlier chapters he’s drawn with wider eyes and when he gives up the death note his eyes go back from being narrow to being more wide. After L's death his eyes again become very narrowed. In manga and anime, wide eyes symbolize hope, naïveté, and innocence and narrowed eyes symbolize evil and greed

Light is easily one of the best morally obscured characters ever, but his one glaring flaw is that he is so focused on what things appear to be versus how they actually are. He looks at society and sees a violent world of chaos and strife without seeing the same freedom that built the world he's in. And the world he creates is very objectively a hellscape. People may not be committing nearly as much crime, but only because they live in fear of a far more profound danger. How peaceful is it to be in a quiet room only because the guy with the gun told you to stop talking?

@Gadget-Walkmen

Жыл бұрын

I completely AGAINST the notion that you’re saying that the world that Light created is “oBjEcTivElY a hElLscaPe” ENTIRELY SO! I would certainly say that Light made the world a better place but mainly through extreme actions because people couldn’t be trusted to do the right things on their own. Light has stopped all wars, and international regional/global conflicts, and stopped crime by 70% around the world! That’s not nothing, those are HUGE results. What you’re saying is completely wrong as sometimes people NEED something to be afraid of JUST so they can do the right thing because they fear the consequences of those actions. We all know this to be true when we see people not break the law just because of the consequences of going to prison or paying a fine. Imagine if of a sudden one day society just said that there would be NO consequences towards evil actions as NO one would get arrested at all for doing stuff like stealing, murdering, raping, kidnapping, etc of that nature, how many people do you think would just DO all of that stuff instantly? I would say surprisingly ALOT more than you would think. Human beings are ALOT more savage and apathetic towards violence and cruelty than you might thing, obviously not ALL of us but shockingly alot. I understand your parallel at the end with the guy with a gun to keep things quiet in a room but if you’re naturally a good responsible person that KNOWS to “stay quiet” (know when to not to break the law and commit murder, steal, or harass people) than you have nothing to worry about at all. There are people who are basically FORCED to have a guy with a gun in the room because they are so naturally aggressive and sadistic and take pleasure in coming violence and harming others. And that’s how a lot of real people are since they are basically forced to be placed into prison for the rest of their lives or get shot down I’m sure you and I have both met naturally cruel people who are just evil and revel in violence in school or in the streets somewhere. Those are the type of people that DEFINITELY need to be stopped no matter what. As for Light, he is essentially the main villain of the story and I would say at his core that Light IS evil but he’s saved more lives than he’s ended. He stopped all wars and global conflicts around the world, and he was able to reduce crime by 70% all around the world from the FEAR of the death note being used on people alone because they didn’t want to die. That’s not peanut feats. That’s HUGE accomplishments and makes you believe that and even SIDE with light that he’s completely in the right for doing all of this stuff. The good that Light has done for the world FAR outweighs anything bad he’s done, that’s just simply very clear and true when you compare all of his good and evil actions to see which one is greater. But at the same time, Light is killing ANYONE whose going against him like the police and the FBI as well as killing people who are calling him evil. This just makes him completely deranged and have an insane fragile ego as he could have ignored all these guys and ONLY focused on the bad people in the world to kill. I personally think that Light had a point in the start but than it QUICKLY became more about killing anyone who disagreed with him than anything else.

@KyleLyre13

Жыл бұрын

@@Gadget-Walkmen But at what cost? Its true that global war has stopped, and crime is dramatically reduced. I literally can't deny it. But is the assembly line killing of individuals reported as criminals an appropriate solution? Think about it. Nobody is omniscient, and Kira is dependent on sources like the news media and initial police records to gather information on the intended targets. There is an entire bibliography showing how even after an arrest is made, there is only ENOUGH certainty to arrest, and they could very well be innocent. The whole purpose of a justice system is to prevent innocent people from being wrongfully punished, alongside punishing those the evidence deems guilty. But all of this is irrelevant to Kira, who effectively kills on sight before the courts ever get involved. So, there is definitely a nonzero number of innocent people dying in Kira's crusade even before factoring in anyone he killed to guard his identity or pursue L or Near. And he 100% knows that, he starts out studying criminal law. He can't plead ignorance. And even before getting into anything else, the fact that Kira's plan irrelevatizes guilt, and is based solely on accusations of guilt, is too high a price for any amount of peace. And yeah, there's the probably that a lot of people would become horrifically depraved without a social structure. But there are going to be others who acknowledge the benefit of a social system and form communities. That's how society got started, to protect the weak from being taken advantage of by the strong. But not all societies are created equal, and no matter how peaceful, a society built on the brutal and swift execution of anyone even accused of a crime is nothing but a tyranny comparable to Stalin's regime. I do believe that criminals should be punished, and that the most heinous crimes may justifiably warrant the death penalty, but only after the burden of proof has been met adequately, and punishment should reflect the severity of the crime. And most relevant, I believe that there should be security in place to prevent the innocent from punishment. I'd let a criminal serve a POTENTIALLY less than adequate sentence than ever risk wrongfully punishing an innocent.

@Gadget-Walkmen

Жыл бұрын

@@KyleLyre13 At the COST of proving that human beings can only really do good and follow the rules when they're under threat of their lives ending. That's what Light has proven and if you're already doing what you're supposed to, than you're all good. I don't like it but that's the way how it is. Light tries his best to make sure the people he kills ARE guilty the best he can based on the news that he gets as shown online or on the news. I'm not saying Light probably didn't kill anyone by accident, he MIGHT have but he tries his best to do the BEST amount of insight and research on the people he's killing the best he could. Just like ANY other reasonable person does as well. I’m not saying that he does a FULL ON thorough background check for EVERY person that he kills like he has their resume on them for each one but when Higuchi is killing out people thoughtlessly as he is, Light remarks that he notices that the second Kira seems to be writing down names thoughtlessly and randomly without thought or warning and says that how he kills people seems to be very different and in the way that the first Kira would kill out as he noted that Kira wouldn’t just do the killings that Higuchi is doing who just seems to be writing people’s names down without warning simply for appearing on TV as a criminal when the first Kira would think twice to see if the crimes they did was minimal and they’re really worthy of redeeming themselves. "But is the assembly line killing of individuals reported as criminals an appropriate solution?" You make it sound like people get falsely accused of murder, rape, and theft all the time. They don't. Yes it happens at a couple times as there's even youtube videos on that but it's clear WHEN it's not and most news media make an honest attempt get the most accurate informations when this stuff is on air for TV and for the Internet. It's not done as reckless as you state to simply say "reported as criminals", as they MIGHT not be, no they are most likely ARE the criminals that been reported as. "There is an entire bibliography showing how even after an arrest is made, there is only ENOUGH certainty to arrest, and they could very well be innocent." Not every single person that has been arrested though for serious crimes and not every single person who DOES is extremely rarely ever innocent. Light doesn't kill anyone for something petty like purse-snatching or carjacking and Light, as I said, is willing to spare people if the situations are grey enough for a redemption. He only kills people for serious allegations which most people aren't accused of for no good reason. Most people who get accused of murder and get placed into trail are usually guilty when it's obvious to everyone around. There's some cases where the accused is OBVIOUSLY guilty like OJ Simpson and he didn't get sent to prison AT ALL for the murders he committed. He even said so himself he thought he was gonna get sent to prison if he didn't have the right lawyers and money by his side, which unfortunately he did. Every person that gets accused of murder isn't usually done out of whim, it's more than likely they HAVE done so. "The whole purpose of a justice system is to prevent innocent people from being wrongfully punished, alongside punishing those the evidence deems guilty. But all of this is irrelevant to Kira, who effectively kills on sight before the courts ever get involved." Light doesn't just simply "kill on sight", that's nonsense and FACTUALLY not true at all and shows you're not paying attention, as I said, Light TRIES his best to get it right as the story highlights Kira's manner of killing. I repeat, I’m not saying that he does a FULL ON thorough background check for EVERY person that he kills like he has their resume on them for each one but in the anime when Higuchi is killing out people thoughtlessly as he is, Light remarks that he notices that the second Kira seems to be writing down names thoughtlessly and randomly without thought or warning and says that how he kills people seems to be very different and in the way that the first Kira would kill out as he noted that Kira wouldn’t just do the killings that Higuchi is doing who just seems to be writing people’s names down without warning simply for appearing on TV as a criminal when the first Kira would think twice to see if the crimes they did was minimal and they’re really worthy of redeeming themselves. As for real life examples, There has been times when the justice system HAS been wrong and good men have been sent to live life in prison while evil men roam free after a court case. Light himself HAS killed people who got off court punishment after accused were trailed for murder and assault like Misa's parents and that one guy who Light killed in front of Raye Penber who committed sexual assault multiple times but didn't face any consequence due to lack of evidence. I'm NOT saying that Light is "BETTER" than the justice system as a whole, but I am saying that mistakes can be made on the Justice System in ANY part of the world. Other than people who are directly oppose to him like the Japanese police, FBI, and L, who Light was killing JUST for his own ego, Light seemed pretty reasonable against the people who kills off as judging them as deserving to die as he mainly kills people who only committed VERY serious crimes as well as being marked as one of the worst criminals in the FBI crime syndicate list and not every person whose accused of these crimes are AT ALL "innocent" in the slightest, they are most definitely guilt as these are pretty serious and specific. "And even before getting into anything else, the fact that Kira's plan irrelevatizes guilt, and is based solely on accusations of guilt, is too high a price for any amount of peace." I have NO idea on what you mean by this as the accusations of guilt are WAY too serious and it isn't done by JUST anyone at all. I get what you're saying that's a "too high a price for any amount of peace" but most of the people that Light has killed ARE serious criminals guilty of heinous crimes. "a society built on the brutal and swift execution of anyone even accused of a crime is nothing but a tyranny comparable to Stalin's regime." Not entirely at all. I get what you mean and what you're trying to say but as I said before, the people that Kira MOSTLY tries to kill are accused of SERIOUS allegations of horrid crimes. Something that can't be said about Stalin. I would compare Kira to Stalin as they BOTH don't want to be questioned or called "evil" at all but Kira was actually making an actual attempt to wipe away evil in the world in the shadows anonymously as Light KNEW every person he had to kill by name. Stalin killed people just to fill up quotes in his death tolls, his OWN people, just for the sake of it no matter who they are as well as publicly boasting up his own ego with his face plastered everywhere. They're comparable but different in the end goal of what they were trying to do as Stalin REALLY didn't want peace at all. I'm NOT saying we should HAVE a real life Kira, I'm saying that what Light has done has more-over overall good than bad as a whole for the world when you look at everything as a whole. I'm not completely against it nor am I entirely for it, if Light was real and the death note was real and he killed people JUST for calling him evil and hurting his ego as well as killing authority figures like the police detectives and FBI JUST for doing their job, then yeah, I don't have any problem with them getting caught and arrested for doing so like Light was. I think it's said best that this is the case, “If we catch Kira, he is evil. If he wins and rules the world, then he is justice.“

@KyleLyre13

Жыл бұрын

@@Gadget-Walkmen You're arguing against a moralistic point with subjective evidence. Regardless of how thorough he is, he can make mistakes and there is no one to hold him accountable or even have a platform to voice opposition without his cult of personality rallying against it. And based on no other merit than because Kira believes he is right, as you've stated yourself. No matter how effective he is, it is fundamentally wrong to allow that kind of power to go unchecked as it passes judgement on the world. The world simply isn't black and white enough for that.

@Gadget-Walkmen

Жыл бұрын

@@KyleLyre13 That's a fair enough stance and I agree for the most part. I'm not saying light is absolutely right, I just understand on WHY he does what he does. Light IS evil but I can understand the need for wiping away evil people easily if you have the chance.

I disagree that light is not evil himself. He only made up his mind to kill the fake L after he called Light evil. This means that he did not kill him out of any sense of necessity, but rather simply because his ego was hurt by the insinuation that he was not some benevolent god. Furthermore, while he could justify Naomi's murder as a necessity, that doesn't justify the way he mocked her and revealed his true identity to her, causing her unnecessary suffering before her death.

@thekamotodragon

Жыл бұрын

exactly, dude was 100% evil, a lot of his kills were self serving and a lot of his cruel actions were for just as much of his own benefit as "the worlds". Justifying it by saying it's "for the greater good" was always just an excuse, it's obvious just in the way they present him by the end of the series that his thinly-veiled actions were really all for serving a god complex he always had. It's kinda like saying Griffith from Berserk isn't evil just because he ultimately ends up saving humanity from the disasters that he himself causes lol.

@user-rq8xx8ir9t

Жыл бұрын

@@thekamotodragon i agree but to be fair griffith is infinitely worse than light

@Gadget-Walkmen

Жыл бұрын

@@thekamotodragon nah, I disagree with that entirely. I wouldn’t at all say that Griffith is at all entirely “evil” in the slightest? Yeah you can definitely say he’s a BAD person but Griffith’s good FAR outweighs everything bad he’s done. Griffith DOES end up saving humanity at all and give the world a chance to be a VASTLY better place. Whatever “disasters” that you think Griffith did is minimum at best because the Berserk world is BEYOND horrible and no one would want to live at ANY place ANYWHERE in the Berserk from how barbaric and brutal it all is. Falconia is the ONLY place where anyone would want to reside in, anywhere else you end up getting slaughtered, or worse.

@Gadget-Walkmen

Жыл бұрын

@@user-rq8xx8ir9t lol Just no. Griffith is NOT “infinitely worse” than Light AT ALL as I’ve said that Griffith had done VASTLY more than Context is everything and Griffith isn’t killing anyone for own ego, unlike Light, the ONLY person that Griffith hurt for his own satisfaction was Guts and Casca after he turned to Femto. After that, he tried to do the MOST pragmatic thing to better his world from the brutality it all faces as Griffith’s good FAR surpasses his bad that which he had done from trying to unify different people and countries and creating the overall paradise place of Falconia.

@thekamotodragon

Жыл бұрын

@@Gadget-Walkmen Griffith defenders are always hilarious to hear out, but i think you may be under a misconception so I'll respond anyways lol... you realize that "everything bad he's done" is more than just "raped Casca" right? He committed mass genocide, multiple times! Like, he is the reason Falconia needs to exist lmao. He's the one who ushered in the age of darkness and released all the demons into the world, not just the godhand, specifically him. I don't think you knew that lol, so he released the demons, caused humanity to fall from "medieval time period, kinda shitty" to "total despair, completely horrific 24/7". Like yes, Berserk's world was bad before but i think it wasn't as bad as having LITERAL DEMONS everywhere, raping and killing everyone. Not only did he do that, but he sacrificed the entire band of the hawk TO make that happen... all so he could swoop in and "save" humanity from the demon invasion he caused. If we don't think Griffith is evil, then what could possibly be lol? Tell me what you think is more evil than those things i just described?

The way he kills Naomi Misora proves to me that Light was evil: he reveals his identity to her and offers her the chance to call his father, but she can't do anything, she HAS to go and kill herself, and Light revels in this power, he MOCKS her. If he truly used those powers for what he believed was for the good of mankind, he would have been sad about getting rid of her and wished he'd found another way. And that's not the only time either; every time he has or thinks he has the advantage, he gets absolutely overwhelmed with narcissistic ecstasy, thinking to himself "I won!". He did not do the things he did for the greater good, he did it for himself.

@jameshawkins6619

Жыл бұрын

He liked it. He was good at it, like Heisenberg.

@ayrtonjoga

Жыл бұрын

Poor Naomi just wanted to bring some justice to her husband's death, who was just doing his job, and got sadistically killed because of it, it's clear from that moment Light doesn't do the things he does only for "justice"

@iexist2786

Жыл бұрын

@Modern Games Suck Enjoying the fact that he managed to kill her is the exact same as enjoying her death. And he clearly does enjoy killing his enemies, just look at the scene of him laughing maniacally in front of L’s grave.

@iexist2786

Жыл бұрын

@Modern Games Suck Sorry I meant L, it autocorrected. And while I do agree with what you’re saying I think it’s the fact that he took the time to reveal himself to her and rub his victory in her face before her death. If he truly took no pleasure from killing his enemies he wouldn’t have done that. He also showed no sympathy for her while being aware that he killed her husband, that to me makes Light at least sociopathic. Whether or not he is evil is up to you.

@greyspookss

Жыл бұрын

She was in his way of achieving his goal.

I think the big difference between Adrian Veidt and Light Yagami is that Adrian performed all of his evil acts in a completely dispassionate manner while Light clearly reveled in the cruelty of his.

@Shadow666_

Жыл бұрын

Does it matter. Light only killed innocents when they tried to catch him. I don't care if someone enjoyes their job a little too much if it means wars are ending and crime is dropping radically. By that same token the other watchmen (excluding veidt) *REALLY* enjoyed hurting and killing people.

@Yatukih_001

Жыл бұрын

They were both totally batshit. They were so batshit, thank God they do not exist in real life.

@davidsechrest150

Жыл бұрын

I agree. He went from "I am god's vengeance" to "I am god".

@alcoholically4280

Жыл бұрын

@@davidsechrest150 *laughs hysterically evil* Yes. I am Kira (GOD of The New World)

@matthewstevenson6604

Жыл бұрын

While I take your point and I agree, I don't think Ozymandias was completely dispassionate. He revelled in the idea of being the saviour of humanity, even if no one else would ever know it. He's motivated by his ego as much as by his heart.

Honestly the fact some people consider light a good guy despite him being almost pure evil is a testament to either how well Death Note is written or how evil or atleast unforgiving some people truly can be.

@rclipse1985

9 ай бұрын

@@FaQUE-hg5tl Omfg. You think "the woke" are the guys going "we should kill everyone even suspected of a crime"? You people do not stop and think self-critically for a MOMENT, do you?

@Keurgui1

8 ай бұрын

@@FaQUE-hg5tlwhat are you saying here

@seasonsstarsstudios

8 ай бұрын

@@FaQUE-hg5tldude. Stop. You sound like you need help.

@woofer3284

8 ай бұрын

​​@@FaQUE-hg5tlI love yagami but only as a villan.

@dumbfoundedkiryu9468

8 ай бұрын

Wild take most people don't have sympathy for criminals. Lights arrogant sure. But I don't really shed a tear for his victims because they're dregs of society

I’ve been saying for a while now that I don’t really understand how people can watch or read the series and not think Light is evil. He’s a psychopath through and through, but beyond that, the stuff he does is insane and cruel

@CoOlKyUbI96

Жыл бұрын

It could just be a baseless guess on my part. But I think part of it is due to how a lot of anime/manga stories tend to show their villains in a sympathetic manner? Or sometimes later retcons the villain and absolves them of their crime? Which isn’t to say it’s bad for all stories to do that, but I think it unintentionally gets some people to try to find something about Light Yagami that doesn’t label him as a “villain”?

@CIII328

Жыл бұрын

@@CoOlKyUbI96 I can understand that. As someone who has read and watched a lot of anime/manga, you see that a lot in shounen series. But by the end of Death Note, I honestly can’t think of one redeeming quality about Light that would have you sympathize with him. I suppose you could say that it’s sad to see just how far his sanity deteriorated, but I can’t sympathize with a guy who has such a prominent God Complex.

@richardbarton5910

Жыл бұрын

Well i like light dont get me wrong i am not saying he is a hero quite the opposite i like light because he is a heartless monster it is different for a protagonist.

@carolusrex5213

Жыл бұрын

I think it's because he didn't start off as necessarily evil. We see that when he first kills someone with the notebook he is panicked, taken aback by what just happened. Then when he does his second kill, the biker, we see him go into a mini panick attack. He wonders if he should have this power, but Light is a literal genius so he stops and calms himself to think about what that power could do and from there he doesn't just stare at the abyss, he willing jumps into it. When we see him lose his memories he regains that moral compass he once had, he no longer has the power of a God and is humbled back down to a simple human. Even if he thinks the world is rotten still he doesn't have that godlike power to drive that point forward for him.

@CIII328

Жыл бұрын

@@carolusrex5213 And I understand all of that. When he lost his memories, it makes you wonder what kind of path would he have gone on had he not been consumed by the power of the Death Note. But even though Light is not the antagonist, he’s certainly not a hero. I’d say at best, he’s an antihero; at worst; he’s a flat-out villain. He’s done things no “hero” would ever do because heroes tend to have a strong moral compass that keeps them in check. Light was never kept in check, his sanity only deteriorated further. Light’s morals are strict, but they do more harm than good; he’s just too egotistical to see it.

I love that Death Note is still discussed years later. This show really had an impact. And the mental and ideological battle between Light and L was always a sight to see. I think Light did get a nice sense of satisfaction every time he outsmarted someone because it was a step towards creating a better world, in his eyes. I also think he respected his father and that him dropping the pen as he was dying was him letting go of Kira and embracing Light. He also both hated and respected L for giving him a challenge and cornering him so much, to the point that he was disgusted when Near wore that L mask because he didn't think Near was worthy of it.

@Gadget-Walkmen

Жыл бұрын

I get what you're trying to say, I REALLY do but you're MASSIVELY understating here when it comes with Light and just flat out wrong in a few instances here. Light didn't just get a "nice sense of satisfaction every time he outsmarted someone" or more importantly flat out KILLED them, Light SADISTICALLY and CRUELLY enjoyed when innocent people died when they were trying to oppose him, because that's what they were INNOCENT people. All of the FBI, Police, and L were INNOCENT and GOOD people that Light was killing and TRYING to kill JUST because they disagreed with him and trying to stop him. And light didn't have to kill ANY of them, if Light actually cared about making the world a better place, he would have ONLY targeted evil people, not those that simply disagreed with his methods and just simply ignored L and the police but that obviously wasn't happening with Light as his cruel sick twisted ego couldn't let that happen. I know there wouldn't be a story if Light didn't do this but it still drives home the point that light cared more about killing people who called him "Evil", which he was, and disagreed/challenged him in the process above everything else when he could have just ignored them and only focused on actual criminals. The good that Light has done for the world FAR outweighs anything bad he’s done, that’s just simply very clear and true when you compare all of his good and evil actions to see which one is greater as Light DID save alot more people than he's destroyed but Light is still evil for killing good and innocent people for disagreeing with him regardless. It became VERY clear early on in the story that it was more about trying to kill those who oppose Light for the sake of his own ego than actually trying to wipe away evil and make the world a better place. That FAR goes beyond "nice sense of satisfaction", Light was a MASSIVE crazed sadist against winning over people he's beaten and killed like Light and Naomi who he smiled evilly when he killed them in the end. And let's be honest here, I don't believe Light was genuinely crying at his own father's death, why? Because Light MUST HAVE know that he was going to have to kill his own father down the line on his own sick game of his because Light was planning on killing the ENTIRE Japanese police force, and that would have INCLUDED his father. Why? Because it would have looked pretty suspicious and ridiculous if Light and his father were the only ones left alive at the end of the kira case when everyone else was dead. And Light MUST have known this so he clearly must have planned that his father would have died as there was NO WAY his father would have sided with him and NOT known that Light was Kira if everyone BUT them was dead as he would have had to arrest his own son and Light clearly would NOT have that at all. Imagine if Light's Father didn't die earlier on due to the Mello situation, he WOULD have been in the final warehouse and he would have been among the people that Light expected Mikami to write down and kill off during the final confrontation with Near. That WOULD have happened truly as Light planned on killing EVERYONE off in one go, INCLUDING his own father. Even proof of this, Light was even planning to kill his own sister because she was held hostage for the second death note that was going to be let into the hands of the mafia, and Light ALMOST killed her but didn't do it not because she was his sister and he had strong emotional ties to her, no, but simply because if her sister DID ended up dead, all eyes would have been on Light as Kira as it would have been extremely suspicious that she died from the death note when Light and only people in the police knew about the hostage trade operation with the mafia. So how would Kira would have known in that instance about the whole operation? If Light WAS Kira, and Light realized this and didn't kill his own sister BECAUSE of that reasons, not because it's just sensible not to kill his own family member no matter what. That's why it's wrong to believe that Light would start caring about his father's death when everything points to the outcome that his father would have been killed by light ultimately down the road. Which shows exactly what kind of person light is. I don't believe at all that Light was "genuinely" crying at his father's death neither and "embracing light" again instead of kira, he was just a REALLY good actor as always, Light even called his father a fool when he got found out as kira that Matsuda called out upon in disgust. Yes, Light respected and even you can say even loved his father, sure, but it became VERY obvious on what was very important to Light was trying to conquer everyone for the sake of his own ego and prove he's god of everything. Nothing else. That's proven NONSTOP throughout the countless times as the whole story's PLOT happened simply based off of Light's ego. And yes I agree with the last sentence of yours that Light DID both respected and hated L due to the fun challenge he had against him because he enjoyed proving how he was so much better than others who challenge him and didn't think Near was on L's level at all in anyway. That IS true completely, I'd say as well.

@margarethmichelina5146

Жыл бұрын

Honestly, the anime should end with L's death and Light wins. I don't like how they make L has his 2 successors, Mello and Near to avenge his death. Also, the event of Light's sister get kidnapped by Mello's gang is unnecessary and it makes Light's dad died later. Also, as much as I appreciate Aizawa for being the first Police Task Force member who's finally figure it out that Light is Kira but he's too late because Light is above them and even Near told him not to do anything to him. And Near is cheating by completely fooling both of Light and Mikami to manipulate the real book because of Mikami's clumsiness for being too loyal to Kira.

@Gadget-Walkmen

Жыл бұрын

@@margarethmichelina5146 LOL what? NOTHING you've said here is right or true at all as you've been wrong in EVERYTHING you've said here. There is no "hOneStLY" here, you don't know what you're talking about here at all. The anime should NOT have ended with "l's death" and NOT with "light wins" AT ALL, there was STILL more fascinating stuff to see. And just because YOU don't like it, doesn't mean it was of high quality as Mello and Near avenging L's death was a great and fantastic final for the story. Light NEEDED to be stopped to showcase he wasn't a god and he was just a regular person as he was killing to many innocent people along the way. The events of Light's Sister getting kidnapped by Mello's gang was NOT "uNnEcEsSArY" AT ALL as it was meant to showcase on how dangerous Mello is and the ruthless criminal actions he's willing to do to solve the Kira case. Something that COMPLETELY contrasts Mello to L and Near and showcase on how serious the situation has to get just so people can catch and stop Kira. The whole point of that scenario was SO light's dad can die off without Light having to kill him directly from his plans AS WELL as show that neither Mello NOR Near can beat Light on their own. That SHOULD be obvious to you if you actually think about it through which you don't at all as you're thoughtlessly complaining here for NO reason if you actually thought it through. "Also, as much as I appreciate Aizawa for being the first Police Task Force member who's finally figure it out that Light is Kira but he's too late because Light is above them and even Near told him not to do anything to him. " LOL What? Aizawa was NOT "too late" at all as Light wasn't "above them" AT ALL as Light was in the same league and range as Near did NOT "told him not to do anything to him", lol just no, that's not true. Near told anyone in the police take force to come and tell him if anyone knew if the second L was suspected of being Kira which Light WAS and Aizawa HAD to tell him completely the truth to help solve the case as they were able to suspect that the whole "13 days rule" was a fake rule in the notebook and Light's incarceration didn't mean anything to prove his innocence. Aizawa DID his part and proving that Light was Kira by coming up to Near, that WAS important to do. You got that COMPLETELY wrong by saying that Near didn't want Aizawa didn't want him to do anything because he DID, that's just fact right there. And LOL at this nonsense right here at the bottom. just what? "And Near is cheating by completely fooling both of Light and Mikami to manipulate the real book because of Mikami's clumsiness for being too loyal to Kira." LOL Are you for real? Near NEVER "cheAtInG" AT ALL as "fooling" people is the ENTIRE plot of the story as it's completely fair game for EVERYONE including Near to "fool" people, just Light was "fooling" EVERYONE around him from the start. Both Light and Near were BOTH manipulating the notebook by writing fake notebooks in the real notebooks stand. EVERYTHING that they were doing was fair game. Mikami didn't have any "cLumSinEsS" AT ALL, it's just that Light and Mikami was so in sync with Light that he completely ended up doing EXACTLY what Light was going to do at the same time as it's been shown that Mikami is one to act out of his admission to help Light's cause as shown earlier on which benefited Light earlier on. Something YOU don't get at all Near isn't "cHeAtInG" at all nor are you making any sense, you're just whining for no reason at all as nothing you've said about the story is true in the slightest. The way how Deathnote ended and it's several plot points that you NONSENSICALLY brought up with Mello, Near, Aizawa, Mello's gang, and Light's dad were ALL necessary and fantastically well done as a PHENOMENAL conclusion to the story. You're just so narrow minded that you can't understand WHY it's done like that at all here as they're ALL brilliantly written INTO the story. Just stop with your nonsense here, seriously. You're not proving anything other than not getting the story, that's all you're saying right now.

@ReysonFox

Жыл бұрын

Death Note really makes you question if what Light is doing is a good or evil thing.

@darksideofevil13

Жыл бұрын

Personally, I feel like Light should have killed Near and the rest of the taskforce. Then there should have been a season 3 of him being an evil dictator. It would have brought home the idea of why his ideology is in fact wrong and will only lead to more suffering. Too many viewers still think he had a point, similar to Thanos.

"sometimes all you need to sow evil in the world is a hopeful dream and a path to achieve it" damn, that's a good quote

“No one man should have all that power” - Kanye West

You didn't mention that light was clearly sadistic, especially when he was taunting naomi moments before her death and in the manga he was contemplating about killing his family so he wouldn't be caught...

@nicknamed1267

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I think Light was more evil than this video gave him credit for since he instantly started murdering fbi agents and other innocent people without any hesitation, even taking a great deal of joy in doing so. Heck, his whole L rivalry started because he snapped and tried to murder whom he thought was an innocent detective simply because he called his actions evil. Personally, I cant call anyone with that ego and ruthlessness good per say, as he's no better than a lot of the criminals he looks down on.

@Gadget-Walkmen

9 ай бұрын

him thinking about killing his family wasn't "sadistic", it was a possible outcome for him to do as he ALMOST killed his own sister but couldn't do it simply due to the fact that they would have known that kira was the one who did it and would have narrowed it done to him.

@AfnaanWIS

2 ай бұрын

​@@nicknamed1267Light always killed people who didnt agree with him which represents that he truly thought that he was God

The sad thing about Light is that he was doomed the instant he wrote in that notebook. He knew there was no going back, so he dived head first into his twisted goal.

@realamericannegro977

Жыл бұрын

Pretty much.

@nunyabizniss3451

Жыл бұрын

A little like Macbeth in a way. After you've started into the river of blood, you can't really go back out.

@Gadget-Walkmen

Жыл бұрын

not really at all, Light could have stopped LONG before AND after he wrote in the book. The Deathnote wasn't compelling ANYONE to write in it, it was all the individuals own will to do so. That's it so light ONLY "doomed" himself. Not anyone else so light can't blame anyone other than himself.

@Hiraeth-zq8ze

Жыл бұрын

This reminds me of Machiavelli and his work the prince, wherein he describes the power of the prince as both his temporal salvation and his eternal damnation. In order to do great things one must be a horrific man.

@in4mus85

Жыл бұрын

@@Gadget-Walkmen before after? 😆

This video reminds me of something the Lorerunner often says: "Power doesn't corrupt. Power enables."

@cruelpulse

6 ай бұрын

By that logic, nothing can cause corruption.

@catyaya2261

4 ай бұрын

@@cruelpulse What is corruption? How do we know when one has truly been corrupted?

Light is one of the best protagonists ever in any form of media. He was so entertaining to watch.

Absolute power doesn't corrupt, it reveals. When they finally have the power to do whatever they want, you see what they've always wanted to do.

@Gadget-Walkmen

Жыл бұрын

Yeah for the most part, I do agree with that statement. I personally think that Light had a point in the start but than it QUICKLY became more about killing anyone who disagreed with him and trying to defend his fragile ego than anything else.

@entique4216

Жыл бұрын

no beside reaveling, it does corrupt

@Gadget-Walkmen

Жыл бұрын

@@entique4216 in a way. It can only corrupt the corruptable.

@TheBfutgreg

Жыл бұрын

True in a way, but I have no doubt like 80%+ of Humanity would do something similar if not worse....they'd just be too stupid to keep it secret for so long, seriously 80% is a seriously low estimate....persecution complexes are ubiquitous

@TheBfutgreg

Жыл бұрын

Like you *could* do an "Analyzing Evil: Humanity" and just have like 10 hour long philosophical video on the nature of evil....but yeah, better to keep it to singular characters that display it....we all are capable of some degree of it and all, but here's the highlights!!!

Few things not addressed in this vid: Light became Kira partly because he was bored and curious. If you want to see non-Kira Light’s personality (to judge if he’s naturally a narcissist, for example), there’s literally a whole arc in the story dedicated to that. I will mention, thank you for finally mentioning the ‘no doubt he killed many falsely accused people’ point. Far too few Death Note fans even consider this point.

@sidneyshaw9205

Жыл бұрын

Once you're arrested you're subject to die

@theinherit116

Жыл бұрын

But didnt light stated that he became kira because he had been fed up with the world ?

@jaymon64anabel53

Жыл бұрын

@@theinherit116t was also a big point he stated. I believe Light being “bored” lines up with his path being slow to getting into his career of stopping crime. In the beginning of the story, Light straight up studied hard everyday and pushed to get into where his father was at. The death note falling into his hands was a huge upper hand on what he wanted to achieve. Even if he didn’t go back to grab the notebook, and left- became a detective [one of the best I believe, along side L] He would’ve still been somewhat depressed with the process of getting rid of injustice- you cannot get rid of it all in one week. That’s how I saw it anyways, I mean he was ahead of everyone else. That’s pretty boring for him, and frustrating for how long it was taking, especially with a person who’s sense of justice is strong.

@Gadget-Walkmen

Жыл бұрын

Yes but the thing is is that we don't know WHO those "falsely accused people" ARE. That's the thing, it MIGHT have happened, yeah sure, but it's just a possibily.

@havewissmart9602

Жыл бұрын

@@Gadget-Walkmen if Kira killed even 7000 people in 7 years. And even 1% of them were falsely accused, that's 70 people right there

I have my own theory about why Light became what he became. See when he first jokingly used the notebook, he was still a very moral, innocent, and upstanding citizen. But he committed murder. We see shots of him being in despair over it. I think the whole Kira thing started as a coping mechanism. Where he either had to accept that he just ended a human life, or he could go full god-complex, and justify it as a part of a righteous and divine plan. And after that, all means that he takes, are justified in his mind, by his end goals. But that mindset does make him rotten. He is just as much on an ego trip, as he is on a quest for justice. He gets off on being worshiped, being the most important man, and being the winner. His entire game with L and Near, is not about who is right, but rather who wins. And if there is anything that an egomaniac like Light hates, it's taking an L.

One thing you glossed over is that for Light, things became personal really quick. Even when he first tried to kill L, he took joy in the thought of killing him. Throughout the series it’s shown he takes pleasure in killing people other than criminals.

“I am Kira.” This phrase and the action immediately following it is all the proof I need to label Light as an unapologetically sadistic psychopath. He almost certainly enjoys the destruction of the lives of any who dare to oppose his goal for the future of humanity.

@Mikiavelliprod

3 ай бұрын

He was a good person and he was smart. Nothing was wrong with him other than ego

@burnedoutgraduatestudent4482

3 ай бұрын

@@MikiavelliprodWhat about his killing of Naomi?

@ketuiji

2 ай бұрын

@@MikiavelliprodLmao I am on light's side but are you genuinely dumb?

@Mahlak_Mriuani_Anatman

Ай бұрын

Cool ​@@burnedoutgraduatestudent4482

@MysteriousTomJenkins

16 күн бұрын

@@Mikiavelliprod He was an evil person who gleefully used his murder book to get a depressed woman to kill herself and was eager to see how she'd do it.

A small detail that was omitted, Light did check if the people he killed weren't innocent and he even avoided killing those who expressed remorse or had understandable circumstances. This was picked up by both L and Light when Light gave up the Death Note because the MO didn't match the previous Kira aka Light's targets. In fact Light notices that the previous Kira's targets were much closer to his ideal.

@lexofexcel886

Жыл бұрын

That could be down to different cultural values. Japanese conviction rates are high in no small part because the legal system has to appear infallible. Hence everyone who gets convicted is supposed to be guilty.

@burnedoutgraduatestudent4482

3 ай бұрын

He still killed Naomi, an innocent woman, for wanting nothing more but wanting the same thing that he did, justice.

He is a well written character.

@Narutofan825

3 ай бұрын

Lol. No dude. You are dumb. He is incosistent as hell

Normally, Vile`s analyses are pretty spot-on. But in this case, I fear the #LightwasRight crowd in the Death Note fandom which Ohba and Obata never intended(They viewed Light as an understandable and humanized villain but undeniably a villain nonetheless and making the villain the protagonist and the heroes the antagonists was a way of subverting storytelling conventions as a way of challenging the audiences` morals along with Light`s.)may have biased his judgment. A few things that put shade to the idea that Light was a misunderstood anti-villain simply because of his philosophy on creating a better world(I also think Vile dismisses the similarities between the utilitarianism of Light and those of dictators too quickly but sadly that sort of double standard is not uncommon in Western societies) : 1. Although Light at first was guilt-ridden over his use of the Death Note as any human being would be, his guilt quickly subsided and even the amoral Shinigami Ryuk noted most humans do not write so many names so fast. 2.He killed L. Lind Taylor(Whom he had no idea was a criminal until the real L told him)simply for calling him out on TV and calling him "evil." 3.Though we`re not certain whether Light`s misogyny and homicidal traits were natural parts of his personality or an effect of the Death Note, whilst women swarm to Light he shows little interest in them(Which,of course,adds further fuel to the L/Light shippers,no I am not one of them)he regularly thinks things like "Why are women like this?"and "That stupid woman`s going to ruin my whole plan." 4.He killed L. Lind Taylor,Raye Penber,Naomi Misora,L,Matt,Mello and planned to kill Near and the SPK simply because they were in his way despite them all being innocent as far as he knew,which in the Manga exposed him as a hypocrite and fraud false deity to Mikami. 5. Again, even the amoral Shinigamis Ryuk and Rem were shocked by some of the ways in which Light utilized the Death Note to the point the latter basically said "If humans are all like this guy ,humans are trash." 6.Outside of when he loses his memory of the Death Note, Light shows little to no empathy for his victims. 7. Even then, he subconsciously admits if he were Kira, he`d probably do all the things Kira had done all over again which,of course as soon as he regains the Death Note,he does. 8.Light manipulated Misa,Mikami,Misora,Penber and the FBI, the SPK,the Kira followers, the Kira Investigators,the Yotsuba Group and threw them all away when he no longer had use fer them! 9.He watched his own father die because of his crusade, even then successfully manipulating him and to add insult to injury calling him a fool which finally turned Matsuda, one of his biggest advocates amongst the Kira investigators, against him! 10.He laughed when L died and only started fake-crying and screaming because there were witnesses present. 11. The Manga was written as a critique of the "Guilty until proven innocent" model of justice in Japan in the 1990s and successfully resulted in the Japanese legal system being reformed. 12.Light`s objection to Mikami killing lazy people was it was "too soon for that phase of my plan",not that that wasn`t part of the plan which basically makes Light and Mikami eugenicists as well as murderers. 13. As Light embraces his role as Kira, he becomes less the charismatic,intelligent,justice-obsessed young man he started out as and becomes more sadistic,impulsive,manipulative,callous,reckless,power-mad and cruel. Inevitably, it`s his own narcissism and arrogant conviction that no one but L could possibly challenge him as well as the fanaticism of his followers also making them uncharacteristically reckless as well that proves Light/Kira`s ultimate downfall! 14.Ironically, Light ends up as one of the very sorts of people he picked up the Death Note to eliminate in the first place: A cowardly criminal begging for mercy from his inevitable divine retribution, making excuses for and unrepentant of his rottenness as he faces justice.

@cruelpulse

6 ай бұрын

Some good points worth addressing. Light indeed would have killed himself by his own standards. He certainly would have killed a rival who was just like him if given the opportunity.

@marishiten5944

6 ай бұрын

How could you possibly know the mindset and aim of the authors? Do you know them? Have you spoken to them? 11.) LOLOLOLOLOL. Are you saying a picture book written for boys between the ages of 13-19 was such a sensation that it caused justice reforms in Japan? You clearly don't understand WHY Japan has their "guilty till proven innocent" mindset (which is still very much alive and well today). The Japanese Prosecutors sport a 99.8% conviction rate. This is an ASTRONOMICALLY HIGH conviction rate that is even higher than the US Federal Government (which is around 90%). So, when someone is charged, the odds of them being found guilty is EXTREMELY REMOTE. So, Japanese society just assumes they're guilty, though it's written into the Japanese constitution that they're innocent until proven guilty (in the eyes of the law, not in the eyes of society). I don't even like Death Note. It's just a pseudo intellectual shounen written for teenagers who think they're smarter than others. But good God, you're comment is just so pretentious and vapid. Probably why you like Death Note.

@vosemgarwatchman5650

5 ай бұрын

Not to mention that the whole crime rate dropped across the entire world is blatantly false. Humans are not stupid, they would go underground and start using masks, codenames and codewords after it becomes obvious what it takes for Kira to kill them. Since crime actually just went underground the crime rates artificially dropped because the criminals adapted to Kira.

@davib.franco7857

4 ай бұрын

​​@@vosemgarwatchman5650 You may be rights about crimes committed by ordinary people, but what about the wars? Light was able to eradicate this problem and it means a lot

@vosemgarwatchman5650

4 ай бұрын

@@davib.franco7857 Did he or did wars just become secret? You see that's what I have a problem with Death Note. Humans aren't stupid and considering it goes on for years militaries would start giving their soldiers masks and civilian clothes of the country/continent that the war is going to be taking place in. Making it look like a civil war for people like Light who wouldn't have the confidential information that the Japanese government would have. Not to mention it doesn't take much to screw over the Death Note's capabilities. I mean wear a wig and have a baseball cap on then Light can't kill you because he doesn't know your real hair. Or get contacts that change your eye color and that does the same thing. He needs to know your entire face which includes eyes and hair. See that's why I'm very skeptical about Light being successful in his endeavors as Kira. Not to mention he never really grew out of the mentality of a teenager. Sure Light is smart and capable but not really mature when you really think about it. The Death Note really stopped Light from maturing mentally since it brought out the worst parts of him that were there.

He is a perfect example of the phrase the road to hell is paved with good intentions.

@deadshot1995

Жыл бұрын

Eh. In Light’s case, ‘good intentions’ were just a way to justify his megalomania.

@Echo-vs5ic

Жыл бұрын

@@deadshot1995 How is ridding the world of crime not a pure intention.

@DustBornKnight

Жыл бұрын

@@Echo-vs5ic When "Ridding the world of crime" means killing those trying to stop you killing innocents.

@Echo-vs5ic

Жыл бұрын

@@DustBornKnight He said "intentions." The end doesn't justify the means in this case but he said intentions, we are not speaking on the things he did, but rather the reasons he did them. Very clearly 2 separate concepts. The goal of a world without crime is a very pure intention, but in this story is paved in a path of evil acts. The definition of intent is "intention or purpose." The definition of purpose is "the reason for which something is done or created." If you were to kill one random person to save your whole family from dying, the act of killing is still evil no matter the outcome, but your intention is to save the lives of others. Action implies intent, but intent does not imply action.

@quino765

Жыл бұрын

Or is it an example of absolute power corrupts absolutely?

3:47 The period during which Light loses his memories is more insightful than you give it credit for. In addition to displaying a totally different personality of Light's, full of genuine compassion and empathy, and devoid of the usury that defines his actions as Kira, his participation in the investigation in earnest clearly indicates a moral disagreement with Kira. Light only agrees with Kira's ideals insofar as he's the one in control of them. He doesn't "trust" anyone else with this power to pass proper moral judgement, since (because everyone's moral compasses are slightly different from one another) he could never fully agree with the judgements passed by others, which to him constitutes an abuse of the Death Note. He only relies on other Kiras as means to an end, always meant to be disposed of once he no longer needed them. Yet, the history of judgement on criminals that Light is faced with as an investigator is Light's own. Meaning that, if he genuinely believed in what he was doing as Kira on a moral level, he would find every individual killing of Kira's to be justified and thus not take issue with it. But that's not what we see. And this is proof that Light the innocent schoolboy is operating on a totally different moral compass than he does as Kira. This all points to the idea that Light allowed the power of the notebook to corrupt him and turn him into a megalomaniac, fighting for the sake of a world that he only believes will be just with *him*, and no one else, at the top. The fact that he refuses the deal for the Shinigami Eyes in order to, according to himself, "reign as the god of the world for a long time," should be proof enough that his intentions in this regard are entirely selfish.

@anthonyjordanmoviesandmore2470

Жыл бұрын

Absolute power corrupts absolutely

@shroomshroom5945

Жыл бұрын

Hard agree

@jackiechun5817

Жыл бұрын

@Anthony Jordan movies and more absolute power🎼 the only way to rolllll 🎵 absolute power🎼 everywhere we rolllll 🎵

@duckyh9712

Жыл бұрын

Great point

@Kenshiro3rd

Жыл бұрын

Agreed, though it is somewhat implied that he DID use people… as shown with his history of stringing along girls, even before having the note.

Light, being a borderline sociopath, was difficult at times to hope wins. He wants to create a new world but for who since he doesn't really have much humanity. He plans on killing Misa for the only reason to prevent his vision from being interrupted. Killing criminals soon leads to killing anyone who tries to stop him. When he gives up the Death Note, he's different which concludes the old saying "Absolute power corrupts. ABSOLUTELY."

Light was a character I wanted you to do a video on for so long, easily one of the most iconic anime villains of all time, I finished death note almost a year ago and I still think it’s one of the greatest animes of all time, more characters like Dio, Madara, Aizen, Yoshikage Kira, Eren, Doflamingo, Lelouch, etc. So many well written characters, im so happy I started anime about 2 years ago, so much layers of shows and characters that relate to the real world so much

One of my favourite fictional characters ever. Been waiting for this one.

@xxora6568

Жыл бұрын

He’s unbelievably good at times

@damianstarks3338

Жыл бұрын

Yes I have been waiting too this video is long overdue.

@georgedincu1776

Жыл бұрын

Same, if there's a character i thought about when i discovered this channel its light

@31webseries

Жыл бұрын

Ditto!!

@Despondencymusic

Жыл бұрын

Indeed

"The Death Note's first victim was Light. The last was Kira."

@MohamedMohamed-ws7mq

Жыл бұрын

Light is not a victim 😂 in the first episode he was considering killing a bully but he decided no because he was too close

@burnedoutgraduatestudent4482

3 ай бұрын

Light was never a victim

I think that at first, Light legitimately had good intentions and frustrations with how evildoers always managed to commit unspeakable crimes and walk away. But he got a big head, just like anyone else who suddenly receives a lot of power. The ego Light had was hiding in him all along, the death note simply brought it out.

@toongamer2810

8 ай бұрын

Exactly.

@SandraNwankwo-wg8vb

7 ай бұрын

Isn’t that the mindset of every dictator?

@TheIntratec9

7 ай бұрын

According to a Wikipedia Article long ago, Light was supposed to critique the Japanese education system and the idea of a perfect student. How the Japanese mold kids to be straight A student's in university, and then work themselves into an early grave. With that in mind, Light is jealous of the criminals, and his motivation for being God is to be the one on the top and get himself an easy life.

@charlielynch3916

6 ай бұрын

Exactly. The path to hell is paved with good intentions. Light absolutely believed in his actions, this wasn't just a persona to justify his crimes he genuinely believed he was righteous, however he just became so blinded by this he became so much worse than anyone he killed.

I disagree with light not being evil part with the argument of how light didn't do what he did out of self desire. Light constantly talked about wanting to be "the god of the new world" i feel like he wanted to rule through his version of justice and be the all hand, which is very self desiring.

I love how you mentioned how Light’s brand of justice is less about protecting the innocent and more about punishing the guilty. There is definitely a huge difference there. Also, In the realm of anti hero protagonists, I’d love if you could do Barry Berkman or Monroe Fuches from Barry. Or Lydia Tar from Tar, not really a traditional villian but definitely a self important narcissist and a case of ego run wild who abused her power.

@user-rq8xx8ir9t

Жыл бұрын

lights not an antihero hes pure evil

@IIIISai

Жыл бұрын

hes a villian, its just very easy to get confused and think he's a missunderstood anti villian but hes a genuine evil villian

"Many who live deserve death, and some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Do not be so eager to deal death in judgement, for even the very wise cannot see all ends." - Gandalf the Grey

@jackiechun5817

Жыл бұрын

@South of the Hill in MOST cases, it really is cut and dry though. 1) A dude cuddles kids and/or deletes them...if it's proven he did it, he *deserves* to be deleted. 2) a chick drives drunk and deletes a family of 5 on their way to watch little Timmy play his first soccer match...the drunk b*tch deserves to be deleted (instead of the usual wrist slap she gets in current gynocracy😒).

I really like that you feature such a vast array of villains!

@Vi-wj1md

Жыл бұрын

i knew he was the goat when he dropped johan liebert

@marlom7882

Жыл бұрын

Yea he goes across all mediums. Not jus movies or video games like some other critics

@JarlBorg93

Жыл бұрын

@@marlom7882 And he agrees with what i always have thought to be true that Palpatine is the most despicable villain in cinema :D

@marlom7882

Жыл бұрын

@@JarlBorg93 of course he is! Who tf said otherwise!? He had no redeemable qualities whatsoever. He poisoned his master, was openly was not loyal to any of his apprentices, routinely broke his own rules of ‘the rule of 2’ just because he felt like it and thought it’d help him to have another sith. I didn’t even *need* to watch that video to figure out darth sidious was a limey bastard

@JarlBorg93

Жыл бұрын

@@marlom7882 Nobody said otherwise why do you ask that :s

Just finished the series for the second time yesterday. Light is evil. It's not just his actions. One thing you missed is the fact that he was trying to make the world a better place.......and also frame himself as a God of this new world. This was his motivation more or less from the very beginning as well, which hints that his motivations were not entirely about justice alone. If they were, he wouldn't care about being a God of this new world and the public's opinion of him as that. Even the opening sequence of the first few episodes hints at this with Light being shown to be an angel or divine being, which is an image I believe he fancies himself as due his his narcissism. He also reveled in his cruelty. Case in point, the way he killed Naomi. Not only did he make her commit suicide in such a way that her body would never be found, thus insuring her loved ones constant agony for the rest of their lives, but he wanted at first to see her do it. That last part is telling. There was no strategic value in him wanting to see her kill herself. He did this because he's a sadist. He revels in the cruelty. His desire to see her die had nothing to do with his "noble" goal. That said, if Light didn't get the Death Note, he probably would've been a relatively upstanding citizen. The narcissism would still be there, but it probably wouldn't have gotten into megalomaniacal proportions if he didn't receive a weapon that gave him permission to act out in his worst impulses. Other than that, your analysis was excellent. I just think you missed the mark when you say that Light wasn't evil but that his actions were. It was both. He was evil. As Near so eloquently put it, Light was nothing more than a serial killer.

To me, the real Light Yagami appears when he forfeits ownership of the Death Note thus erasing all his memories related to the notebook.

@readingrainbow6746

2 ай бұрын

Both are the same person and think in the same way. The memory loss reveals what genuinely drives him: Light cares about being the best and outdoing others above all. If he doesn't have a Death Note, he tries to be the most moral perfect detective guy - the perfect son for his police officer father. If he has one, he tries to be a god and surprise, the Death Note literally is a tool of gods. It's all a great ego trip of a man who desperately tries to craft himself a soul and personality by merging himself with whatever challenge is the most difficult and trying to excel at it.

To me, a quote that has always summed up Light is Nietzsche's: “Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster." Unfortunately, he sealed his future when he wrote that first name down. Besides Light's a textbook psychopath.

@TheJoker-bz3ms

Жыл бұрын

What’s a textbook psychopath?

@Leader7353

Жыл бұрын

​@TheJoker-bz3ms a psychopath that fits the definitions to the letter

@Cranefeathers

Жыл бұрын

Light is not a "textbook psychopath" Psychopaths are born the way they are, due to neurological factors. We've seen what Light's personality is like without the Death Note in his life, and Ohba clearly stated that if the Death Note didnt exist he wouldve become one of the world's greatest detectives, working alongside L So no, he's not a psychopath. The Death Note just fucked his mental state up.

@John34bruh

Жыл бұрын

That quote basically sums up the story of Guts from Berserk. But at least Guts knows he’s messed up and try to stay away from people to not hurt them. Light went off the slope on how he killed Noami

@thegyattiestmanalive22.2

Жыл бұрын

People always use “psychopath” as if many regular humans wouldn’t get a god complex when they suddenly receive divine powers.

The most intriguing thing I found about Light is when he temporarily wipes his own memory and he shows genuine interest in catching Kira. L suspected Light was Kira but this authentic dedication to assisting with the case threw him off because it was 100% real. Makes me think that if the book 📓 hadn’t come to him, he could’ve become a talented investigator in his own right.

@Kalyx

Жыл бұрын

Power and lack of immediate consequences (or just a firm belief of either), reveals people's true nature. Light becoming a 'good guy' during the memory wipe arc is basically a case of Light never having the book - an innovative way of playing out what is essentially an alternate timeline. But there's no particular difference to Light as a person before the fact. So if his memories never returned once getting the book, it's possible he'd come to the same conclusions and behavior as Kira - because Light + power and no consequences could always result in Kira regardless. And this is true for more people than we'd like to admit. When I got my buddy on Deathnote and about the middle of the series, he asked what I'd do with the Deathnote; turn it in to authorities or end up like the villains who used it on the show. We both agreed that we'd try it at least once just out of curiosity and it would be on a 'bad' person (convicted death row inmate). Once its power is confirmed, what would I do? My honest answer was "I don't know."

@keithfilibeck2390

Жыл бұрын

L always knew Light was Kira, L is simply obsessed with proving it as legally as possible, and since a literal magic book is involved, he is at a huge disadvantage, and yet he still won in the end.

@ultrafly100

Жыл бұрын

From L’s perspective, the weird thing was that Light was obviously Kira and his subsequent behavior made it even more obvious that he was Kira, but his baseline behavior patterns completely shifted.

@lada8744

Жыл бұрын

@@Kalyx I don't think someone's true nature is that simple. In a way, no one has a true nature. It can always be changed. Someone can encounter a good or a bad person, that person's influence could change what that person does, regardless of influence later in life. It's also why when people try to take away blame from someone who gets someone to cheat, just blaming the person in the relationship. You don't know what a positive influence could have done instead. We are responsible for our own actions, very much so, but we are also responsible for our influence on others, as that is our own action too.

@niji.sateenkaari8835

2 ай бұрын

@@Kalyx One could only hope to decide to burn it, but I think a frightening lot of people wouldn't, including me. I dare say I would NOT turn it in to authorities, as authorities are people as well, and why should they be less vulnerable to that temptation than I am?

I never really cared for Anime but I was so drawn into every episode, the storyline , plot, the duality was brilliant. Lights rise & fall reminded me of Scarface! Great show

It's not everyday you find a protagonist who's also the main "villain" Light Yagami is one of, if not the most interesting character in fiction. His character - as well as the story in general - is carefully crafted in such a way that reflects Light's own planning and stradegies (or perhaps, L's)

@Gadget-Walkmen

Жыл бұрын

He's a villain protagonist. period.

@John34bruh

Жыл бұрын

Walter White, Tony Soprano

@Gadget-Walkmen

Жыл бұрын

@@John34bruh most crime movies with criminals as the main characters ARE the villains in the stories!

@user-rq8xx8ir9t

Жыл бұрын

@@John34bruh havent seen the sopranos but yeah walter is one of the best villain protagonists ever

@John34bruh

Жыл бұрын

@@Gadget-Walkmen yeah pretty much

I disagree that he isn’t evil. Something I feel that you overlooked was that he had slowly developed his obsession with being “The God of the new world” so yes his intentions were good at the start but I feel that he had slowly became more selfish and obsessed with his own power as the series progressed. And it became less about killing criminals and more about domination. Also the way he carries himself throughout the series. By mocking Naomi Misora’s suicide that HE caused. Laughing at and displaying his depravity at L’s grave, a man he knew wasn’t a criminal but just stood in his way. The way he talks about just killing Misa and getting rid of her when she first gets introduced. The way he revels in his misdeeds, and we see how depraved he becomes with time, signs that the power he had acquired had corrupted him and made him lose sight of his true goal and making the world a better place. And only to solidify his place as a God. And to top it all off, in the end when he’s running from the task force that now knew who he was, his final thoughts of regret were not on others, but he wished he could take it all back to save HIMSELF. His last thoughts were only of how he wished he could take it all back so that HE could’ve had a chance at a normal life, not because he felt remorseful for his actions, his last thoughts were only for himself, nothing else. In the beginning, I believe that he was good but as the story progressed he did in fact become evil.

@muhammadeyssa23648

Жыл бұрын

The way he killed Takada was cold tho

@Despondencymusic

Жыл бұрын

Almost dealing with 2 different characters.

@HoradricGuitar

Жыл бұрын

@@Despondencymusic “Almost”

@theinherit116

Жыл бұрын

@@muhammadeyssa23648 He did it to cover his trail. Takada knew he had been Kira because Light told her so she can trust him.

@nzephier

Жыл бұрын

I disagree. Absolute power exposes true corruption. Light was always evil.

The mind games between Light and L are so awesome

@mental.wealth

Жыл бұрын

in the first 10 episodes after that its boring

@Gadget-Walkmen

Жыл бұрын

@@mental.wealth LOL NOT even close, there is no "aFtER thAt iT'S boRinG". The mind games between Light and L as well as ALL the characters from Near, Mello, The Police, The mafia, and everyone are ALL phenomenal and MASSIVELY engaging. Not ONCE does the show or ant of the characters EVER at all gets "bORinG" at all, you're just out.

@shroomshroom5945

Жыл бұрын

@@mental.wealth you are probably just boring

@mental.wealth

Жыл бұрын

@@shroomshroom5945 nah its true. U can truly see that death note got worse after episode 10 dramaticly.

@shroomshroom5945

Жыл бұрын

@@mental.wealth it really didn't

I think the thrill of winning and outsmarting others become Light's main motivation more than making the world a better place. If laughing like a demon over L's grave doesn't suggest that's at least somewhat evil then I don't know what is. Then again, I suppose Light (as Kira) saw people like L or Naomi as evil, because they were going against 'god.'

@krivjeto

6 ай бұрын

L was the true hero,if he wanted he had the power to end light life,but he was nothing like this evil guy that i hate so much,and i was so happy when N finally put him on his place. Light was so pathetic in the last episode.

I literally just finished the last episode an hour ago. Absolutely brilliant storyline!

@PhilthCollinz

Жыл бұрын

One of the best storylines in all of story history in my humble op,..read the manga next if u haven't already, there's stuff in there not in the anime

@margarethmichelina5146

Жыл бұрын

Eventhough I feel the storyline of Light's sister getting kidnapped is pointless and unnecessary since everyone suddenly knows about Death Note's existency. I prefer as mystery until the end of the story.

I think the reason Light's morality differed from his dads was because his dad was so miserable. I mean in the beginning of the series we see that light is basically the best most perfect son ever, popular in school, gets the best grades, hes physically fit, he takes in interest in his dads work, he has a great mom, a happy sister, the family is financially well off, and his dad has a position of very high social status, by all accounts it should be a happy family but his dad... Soichiro Yagami is just miserable and depressed all the time, constantly looking sad and complaining about how criminals always get away with everything. He's not "Abusive", but being a "miserable" parent can cause just as much mental suffering to your children as being outright cruel and malicious, especially if your kids respect you, which Light deeply does. I think it was Soichiro's inability to ever be satisfied with his life, for which he blamed "Criminals get away with crimes too much" as the reason, which drove Light to his insanity. Light is accustomed to being able to tackle any problem that he was faced with head on, whether it was grades or sports or even helping with his dads cases. But the fact is, the things his dad was truly depressed about were parts of society we just kind of have to live with because we're not gods and can't fix everything, And frankly his dad should have just gotten therapy and learned how his depression and resentment was effecting his families mental health. Light may have eventually figured this out on his own and confronted his dad about it, but before any of that could happen, suddenly the power of a god was dropped on Lights head, and from that point Light was blinded to the human solution to his dads problems, because now he had a supernatural solution.

@Shadow666_

Жыл бұрын

Ya know I think you're the first person who realize that light respected his father. I've heard people say insane things like "light never loved his father" or "light killed his father" and at that point I realize they never actually comprehended the material in the first place.

@jarogniewtheconqueror2804

Жыл бұрын

That's very interesting I never seen anyone say that

@starcaptainyork

Жыл бұрын

​@@Shadow666_ and @Zdobywca1612, for everything Light ever said as his motivation, and all the theories and analyses of his motivation, I think the most true answer you're ever gonna get is, appropriately, in the final episode, right after Light has been caught, attempted to convince near and the rest to let him go, attempted to kill them with a spare piece of the notebook in his watch, and then was shot by matsuda. He's at his lowest, his most afraid, his most desperate, and he's in pain. The more you are burdened by stressors like that, the harder it is to lie. And what is the first thing he says when Matsuda asked him why he did it all and what did his father die for? "In this world all those earnest people like him who fight for justice, they always lose. You want a world where people like that are made to be fools?" He doesn't say his father WAS a fool, he curses the world for making his father INTO a fool. And there you have it. That's his true motivation after all masks are dropped. He hated the world for making the man he respected the most into a fool.

@chrisrubin6445

Жыл бұрын

never seen this take before, very insightful

@wolfgangervin2582

Жыл бұрын

One thing interesting about those complaints is Japan's legal system is culturally rigged in favor of the prosecution (nearly 100% conviction rate!!), but then you have people like mobsters and domestic abusers who aren't even charged in the first place. Then there's Japan's horrifically antiquated rape laws which never get updated since every time they try because it always gets buried by a major crisis.

Happy to see you made this video! I remember asking a few months ago for this video. Awesome to see this be uploaded☺️

Amazing video once again. I personally believe that Light was always destined to become an unhinged narcasistic psychopath from the beginning considering how quick he went from schoolboy to god... Overall, there are 259 major events that happen in the Death Note timeline that happen over the course of 7 whole years and Light declaring himself a god happens after only 4 days. 4 days. That's all it took before he started calling himself a god. That declaration of godhood being the first step on his journey says a lot about how close to that step he already was before finding the book.

I do like how Near just calls Light a crazy murderer after his big speech

@Gadget-Walkmen

Жыл бұрын

More precisely, he's just another crazy serial killer with the greatest mass weapon known to mankind. That's ALL that Light was.

@shroomshroom5945

Жыл бұрын

I mean where's the lie?

@Gadget-Walkmen

Жыл бұрын

@@shroomshroom5945 there isn't. Light was just went crazy.

@shroomshroom5945

Жыл бұрын

@@Gadget-Walkmen duh. My question was rhetorical, Gadget

@Gadget-Walkmen

Жыл бұрын

@@shroomshroom5945 uh huh, I know.

You should make a video on Lelouch from Code Geass, his beliefs and abilities share similarities with Light but the overall conclusion of the show is much different. Lelouch is also portrayed as more of a hero/savior then Light is

@quentingray643

Жыл бұрын

That would be interesting however this shows called analyzing evil and Lelouch is not evil.

@Gadget-Walkmen

Жыл бұрын

@@quentingray643 Lelouch has done some questionable actions but it's hard to place him as a hero or call him evil as his actions are WAY to complex based on what he's had to go through.

@ssiahisrael1026

Жыл бұрын

@@Gadget-Walkmen He’s not evil tho. The end of show reveals that Lelouch did it for a better world. Look at batman taking the blame. Was he evil, he’s done some fucked up thing as well yet he wasnt it evil.

@Gadget-Walkmen

Жыл бұрын

@@ssiahisrael1026 LOL Are you serious? Batman didn't kill a bunch of people in collateral damage to "make a better world" AT ALL. There's a MASSIVE difference as Batman NEVER involved innocent people to achieve his goal in ANY aspect. Lelouch HAS. Batman "taking the blame", just lol really? You're really bringing up batman to lelouch? Are you for real?, is NOTHING compared to all the terrible things lelouch has done alone the way. Batman has NEVER "evil" at all, Lelouch HAS done morally bad actions. That's the difference. The fact that you REALLY tried to act like batman or lelouch are the same in ANY way just shows how dishonest you really are as Batman NEVER did anything on the same scale as Lelouch did in ANY aspect as Lelouch is MASSIVELY EVIL if you compare him to Batman. He's not but if you're REALLY trying to WRONGLY and falsely compare them, you're done messed up BAD as you have NO idea on what you're saying here. Lelouch is not a hero but he's not pure evil either.

@adamriley2417

Жыл бұрын

Light is egotistical, selfish, narcissistic, sadistic and possibly insane. lelouch was selfless, an actual martyr and a fighter of oppression. Did he do some fucked up things? yes, but i would consider his fuck-ups either mistakes of negligence, or less severe than light’s (deliberate) acts of terror

In the beginning of the show, I was actually on Light's side. But the moment he killed Raye Penber, I believed he was no longer in the right. That is when he killed a truly good person, and one he did not actually need to kill. He probably could have manipulated his father, telling him about the person following him, get his father to catch him and find out L was investigating the police, and that would have turned the police against L, all without needing to murder an innocent person. Which of course would have resulted in his fiancé not being murdered as well. Once he started killing innocent people and criminals who did not deserve death just cause he needed to cover his tracks or cause they were against him, he lost his original purpose for killing people, to make the world a better place.

So glad you got around to doing this one. Awesome channel.

The #1 character I'd want to see you analyze is Clay Puppington from Moral Orel. I'm not sure if he'd necessarily count as a villain in the way most are, however, he definitely has enough abhorrent actions under his belt, and is a complex enough character, that he'd absolutely fit on the channel and I'd love to see you sink your teeth into it.

@namingisalwaysthehardestpart

Жыл бұрын

Yesss this need to be made

@69Satan69

Жыл бұрын

Clay is an AMAZING villain

@eol6632

Жыл бұрын

Hahaha yes

@ultrafly100

Жыл бұрын

Dude, THAT would be awesome

@javi5072

Жыл бұрын

i wish to see an episode of someone from a comedy series or something

this is my favorite channel! keep up the great work, luv u!!!

A good tip for writing an amazing villain is as follows: "Make them believe with absolute certainty that they are doing good and see themselves as a hero" good and evil are not black and white. Every villain sees themselves as the hero as their own story, and this to me at least is how Light was written in spades.

One of the most recognized villain protagonist

We Finally get Light Yagami! I've been wondering if you would ever cover him, but I'm glad you got around to covering one of the most iconic characters in Anime!

@denisejones5932

Жыл бұрын

I've Been hoping he'd do light for months, I'm stoked!

Possibly my favorite installment so far, and that’s saying something! Fantastic content, I appreciate your hard work and opinions! Fascinating discourse. A thoughtfully, methodically deconstructed argument about a concept haunting to consider.

7:20 I love that you’re pointing out that many of Light’s victims were probably innocent.

@Gadget-Walkmen

Жыл бұрын

Keyword on "probably", Light makes sure to not kill anyone recklessly as best as he can (who are not directly opposed to him like the FBI and police) as he's noted to as he's not gonna kill anyone with grey areas inbetween as opposed to higuchi who didn't care about any grey areas inbetween at all as he was just thoughtless writing names down.

@joshheralal8758

Жыл бұрын

@@Gadget-Walkmen "Probably" killing someone who is innocent of the crime of which they are accused is enough to not do it.

@Gadget-Walkmen

Жыл бұрын

@@joshheralal8758 I’m pretty sure light is doing thorough enough look at the person to make sure the people he’s killing are just demonstrably proven guilty of the crimes than just merely “accused”.

@AStrangeWindmill

Жыл бұрын

@@Gadget-Walkmen If he did that, he probably wouldn't have been able to kill enough people to make a name for himself. The world is _mostly_ grey.

@Gadget-Walkmen

Жыл бұрын

@@AStrangeWindmill But he DID do that as Light made sure to kill people who clearly and overtly killed people who did harm against innocents. The world is “mostly grey” but there’s still a lot of innocent people who get hurt from evil individuals or from simply collateral from other people fighting like in wars.

I been waiting for this one Edit: I see Light like Walter in Breaking Bad. Both are seemingly good people at the start but their circumstances expose who they really are. When your ass is on the line it shows who you really are. Would love to see you cover Lelouch from Code Geass, similar to Light in a lot of ways

@liljj2390

Жыл бұрын

Lelouch is almost the same as light, but I was more expanded in a larger scale. Pretty much WWIII was declared mainly because of him but it was all part of his plan! Which made him the most popular protagonist in a short anime series next to Light

@JMD501

Жыл бұрын

Power doesn't corrupt, power reveals who you were all along.

@glazed_waffle5629

Жыл бұрын

@@JMD501 Reminds me of something Frank Herbert said regarding Paul Atriedes.

@ghoulboyexe

Жыл бұрын

the death note is to light as meth is to walter white.

@loworochi

Жыл бұрын

@@ghoulboyexe that almost makes Walter sound like a junkie lol 🤔

"If you want to test a man's character, give him power."

The thing that a lotta people miss in Death Note is - it's a critique of the Japanese Justice system. Japan has one of the most draconian justice systems in the world - if you're suspected of a crime, you are presumed guilty and are immediately treated barbarically from the second they so much as THINK you have done something wrong. There is a reason that Light is the son of the chief of Police, it's not just an incidental plot device or something to justify him having access to that criminal database. Similarly, the reason that "Heart Attack" is the default form of death for someone whose name is written in the Death Note is that - the very high rate of police success in Japan is largely a result of all wrongful deaths in police custody, and all cases that the police don't think they can solve being written off as "Heart Attacks." When the police would have to work to solve a crime in Japan because the solution isn't immediately apparent they simply say the victim died of a heart attack and close the case.

@rclipse1985

9 ай бұрын

You know, I hadn't thought about it this way. This is a great angle to think about it through.

@Gadget-Walkmen

9 ай бұрын

But despite all that, the japanese police force are STILL ultimately portrayed as the good guys throughout the ENTIRE story. Which is because they ARE!

@cruelpulse

6 ай бұрын

Pulmonary arrest and cardiac arrest are prone to being abused as causes of death it seems.

@samlerf

5 ай бұрын

Source for the author's intention?

@danielandrews5357

5 ай бұрын

How is it a criticism of “looking at suspects with absolute contempt”? I don’t get it. If L had convicted light after he started to suspect him seriously, Kira’s reign of terror would have ended in days instead of years.

One of my favorite series, despite only being a 12 volume manga it has such complex psychological warfare You should do a villain analysis on Eren Yeager, he planned his whole life out with his abilities

@fisherprince4679

Жыл бұрын

I don't think that'll come out for another 10 years at least.

@glocknessmonster115

Жыл бұрын

@@fisherprince4679 he uploads within around a week, won’t be that long

@juannaym8488

Жыл бұрын

unrelated but your profile name is like top 5 of the best I've ever seen

@glocknessmonster115

Жыл бұрын

@@juannaym8488 why thank you good sir

@youssefsalama77

Жыл бұрын

i second this

The character that got a lot of us into actually watching anime that isnt aired on TV! I remember it as if it was yesterday, such a good character

@bathumb45

Жыл бұрын

This aired it's full run on Adult Swim and the original was aired in japanese television, I'm not sure what you mean by "not on tv" lol

@emilchaos1489

Жыл бұрын

@@bathumb45 in my country, we didnt have death note. I meant like not in the local channels and the first one we actually googled

@krivjeto

6 ай бұрын

I watched it becouse L,i saw compilation of his moments and said hey this look cool. And after watching the whole anime i can say it: L is the real hero of death note and Light is the vilian! And i was so happy when L students finally put an end to this madman reigns!

@emilchaos1489

6 ай бұрын

@@krivjeto L was the good guy of the story, that's for sure. Glad you enjoyed it

@krivjeto

6 ай бұрын

@@emilchaos1489 ye the anime was really good,but i dont like light he was treating even misa really bad. And in the last episode was ready to kill all his friends.

What I find most interesting about the series is how it starts: Ryuk-a shimigami, or “god of death”-drops the death note in the human realm because he was BORED. Now that is bone chilling. Sure, the death note could’ve landed anywhere in the world (at least according to Ryuk), but then one has to consider the possibility of anyone picking up the death note. It just so happened to have been picked up by a highly intelligent, sadistic teen. Imagine if it got into the hands of a criminal or any random person going about their day. Terrifying to consider.

Hello! Longtime viewer here, I absolutely LOVE your channel, but i've been avoiding it to avoid spoilers because I haven't recognized so many of your recent villains 😂 Keep up the good work brother :)

I agree with you about Light. It's hard to blame someone for thinking they're working for good. It didn't help to have a literal death god with no regard for human life hanging around. Ryuk also told him that his life was forfeit, once he wasn't interesting anymore. That's not a small factor in shaping Light's path. You could argue that it was Ryuk, more than the Note itself, that truly influenced Light to take the turn he did.

@shroomshroom5945

Жыл бұрын

I really don't think his intentions were good at all. He killed people who commit crimes, but he continually commits murder. I think he is using justice as an excuse to justify his actions to himself.

Light and L are two highly manipulative psychopaths with different loose principles and goals to justify their actions who get depressed when they're bored and would die for a sense of purpose. That's why I didn't feel sad when they both died, they died doing what they enjoy the most, facing death for a sweet addictive adrenaline rush. Light was a vigilante and as the first OP song lyrics imply, has a revolutionary sense of justice which is often chaotic, swift and brutal while L represents the authorities fighting to be the exclusive enforcers of violence. They both strive to be leaders of both opposite sides of the battle and take the challenge very personally. Neither of them care about the material conditions and injustices that cause crime to rise in the first place as Light only once wacked a group of degenerate shareholders of a major corporation as distraction and wasn't that much focused on combating wage theft or imperialism, only surgically amputating the resulting symptoms of the broader issues which in turn ended wars and lowered crime rates. This was all done with a sense of simple reward and punishment without any nuance and as a bonus he can justify playing god.

@misanthropicservitorofmars2116

Жыл бұрын

Soviet Light using the death note to bring about a world wide proletariat uprising.

@marlom7882

Жыл бұрын

I wouldn’t say L is a psychopath. While he did have trouble interacting and empathizing with other humans he did have his limits manipulating people

@rusalkin

Жыл бұрын

How exactly would you combat poverty and imperialism with death? You will never know the names and faces of those truly in charge. If you cannot create and all you have is subtraction... There was even a excellent canadian movie about that , forgot the name, two guys living in a house between two highways about to get demolished and they can wish away anything they want but that is all. Ends in eternal whiteness.

@redpanda6497

Жыл бұрын

Why would L be a psychopath ( anti-social )? He can ignore morals sometimes, but he's not sadistic. I would call him a gray character.

@InsulindianPhasmid2214

Жыл бұрын

calling L a psycho and on the same level of Light just because he also wants total authority because "he is part of the justice system which wants to have a monopoly of violence" irks me as a law student. the fundamental difference between the lae and vigilants is that law enforcement is based on societal ideas and judgment, not on one dude with a book. yes it has problems, but the law is based on actual fundamentals ideas and enforcement is not based on just "i dont like him" or "the person is bad" but on investigation and evidence.

Considering that, as revealed in the manga, Light began his quest out of boredom & a god complex (implied to predate his contact with the Death Note) born of his superior abilities, and the fact that his goal is to be worshipped as god, rather than to actually save the world… yes Light IS evil.

Absolutely love the content! But the way you elongate the last syllable of every sentence drives me crazy, I can’t unhear it

Love this channel. They cover villains from movies to series to cartoons to anime and video games. I have actually watched a few movies for the first time after seeing some of their characters being analysed on here. Well done The Vile Eye and I hope for more prosperity for you in the future.

@jackiechun5817

Жыл бұрын

@Kitso Masasa yeah it's pretty good here, also try Aleczander he's pretty good too.

Light may not have started out with evil intentions, but his willingness to kill innocent people to further his own means, to me, pushes him over the edge. Particularly near the end of the series where he contemplates letting his own sister die. Likewise, the fact of his manic behaviour at L's grave, shows how much of what he did was steeped in his own egocentric desire for victory. In my mind, while who Light was when his memories of the Death Note were taken away prove he isn't an evil person at his core, the god complex he developed in his role as Kira do make him an evil person in light of the person the Death Note allowed him to be.

This one of the best commentaries simply for the illustration of the philosophical conundrum that the material represents. Well done.

I think there is something very easy to miss but always rubs me the wrong way, is the fact that for someone who pride themselves of "protecting the weaks" he never NEVER cares about anyone but himself. Been ten years since I have watch and read it, but except maybe Ryuk, Light is close to no ones. Not is family, not his friends, girlfriends, nobody. We never see him empathize with a victim, never being pissed at some injustice, never calling out someone if they do something wrong. Not even one tiny moment when he genuinly help someone, like i dunno, helping an old woman in the street, whatever. Even when he's not Kira anymore and he's much more calm and nice to her, his girlfriend is tolerated because she worships him, and made him feel important and valuable (who kind of narcissitic man would not want a loving girlfriend who is also an actress/model ?) It was never about making a world a better place, it was a scapegoat for his megalomania. Now I agree with you on the fact that there is this little naiveté a the beginning. His father is a cop, so it makes sense that he may believe that a world without criminal would be a better place (with a lack of understantement of social issues, which is fairly common at his age, even more with the fact that he is from a wealthy family so he wouldn't think about it). But he was bored, annoyed, and was carving something to fufill his fantasy of narcissism.

@marishiten5944

6 ай бұрын

Easy to miss? That's the whole point of the story. How can you miss that?

Light's killing of Raye Penber's fiancé Naomi Misora has to be light's most evil moment in the series. The way he gaslit and manipulated her in order to do get her real name was truly evil.

yooo we’ve been waiting for this 🔥

It's funny when you think the first innocent he kills (Raye) actually was going to exonerate Light of guilt. If he just left Raye alone, he would have been fine.

@damonedrington3453

4 ай бұрын

That’s actually a pretty common theme in the show. A lot of the time, light overthinks EVERYTHING and sends himself in 8 different “does L know that I know that he knows that I know”, trying his hardest to compensate- only for the fact he put so much thought into a mundane response to be suspicious itself.

i was just binge watching the vile eye right now and he drops another gem holy

@PaulieWalnuts88

Жыл бұрын

i like men

Super excited for this!!! I love when you cover animanga antagonists

this video is fucking amazing. this was the first anime i ever saw. please make more anime/manga related episodes. your videos are great man.

Oh God yes one of my favorite villains of all time. I've been asking you to do this one Your videos are never a waste of time

@trackrunnerscooter890

Жыл бұрын

@Thevileeye-O.n-Telegrxm wow ok

I had to rub my eyes twice. What a God send. Thank you for covering Light!

To be fair light did seem to gain a lot of enjoyment from killing that one FBI chick, especially from that evil smirk on his face. I would argue that light did get some personal enjoyment and thrill from playing with the lives of others and I feel like that does make him evil, despite the fact that he does this almost purely for "the greater good" in his twisted eyes. Also, Looking at Divinity Orignal Sin's 2 antagonist would make for a good episode, especially since the things Lucian the Divine did were cruel, and as the player it is so easy to feel hatred towards him and think that he's evil. But it turns out he was 100% correct and everything he did was technically for "the greater good", which leaves a sour taste in my mouth as a player because I ended up despising him lol, but it does make for a very interesting anagonist.

@SuperBatmandark

Жыл бұрын

Though I agree he does take some enjoyment from killing, it was enjoyment from winning rather than just sadistic pleasure. He reveled in winning SO DEEPLY.

@brianrosado2333

Жыл бұрын

@@SuperBatmandark yeah but if winning means killing people, he is evil in my book.

@69Satan69

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I think he enjoyed it not so much not out of pure sadism, but more so because he thought it was justice. People tend to feel extremely satisfied when they do an action that feels just to them, even if it isn't.

@thefraser5131

Жыл бұрын

@ANarcher that is a very solid point, and I honestly I feel that fits better than what I said, I still think he is more on the side of villain than of anti-villain though.

@sebastianliebelt-boord3603

Жыл бұрын

@ANarcher literally right after writing her alias and watching his watch tick, he says "I would really love to see the way she dies, but I can't be caught following her. Go on hurry to your death." Which means he does get pleasure from killing people.

He has good intentions, but I think he's evil anyway. He has this narcisistic aura about him and enjoys being this powerful being, shaping everything and everyone into his own will. I'm sure most of us would though. My biggest problem with him though is that this method deprives people of a second chance, and that for me is enough to say he is evil.

@krivjeto

6 ай бұрын

Ye he was literally killing peoples for fun,he tricked the shimigami to kill L only becouse L was smarter than him...

Death Note is one of the best anime I’ve ever seen with such a great villain. Would love to see you cover Inuyashiki, it’s pretty dark though.

At the end when Light shows how he had completely broken he was actually making some sense. At first he was a chaotic good, but then he just became a murderer to anyone who got in his way AND he enjoys knowing that he has the upper hand and that their demise is literally 1 minute away

Yes! One of the greatest Villian protagonists of all manga/anime!

A great discussion of death note. I know there is room to talk about the themes and dilemmas of the anime but I don't know how to, this video perfectly reflects what questions to ask in what is morally correct when sometimes it can be vague

Light is one of my favorite characters of all time. Same with Walter White, they're both pretty similar characters in terms of ego.