Light YagamiLight Yagami (夜神 月, Yagami Raito?)

Light YagamiLight Yagami (夜神 月, Yagami Raito?)

Light YagamiLight Yagami (夜神 月, Yagami Raito?) is the protagonist and anti-hero of the series. At the start of the series, he discovers the Death Note and uses it to kill criminals, becoming known to the people of Japan as Kira (based on the Japanese pronunciation of the English word "killer"). He is voiced by Mamoru Miyano in the Japanese anime and by Brad Swaile in the English dub. In the live-action film, he is played by Tatsuya Fujiwara. He is characterized as an extremely intelligent, but bored young man, who is frustrated by the lack of justice in the world. He is confident of his own intelligence and how smart he is in relation to others. Being a genius, Light feels that only he is fit to judge humanity and steer it on a proper moral course, viewing himself as the "god" of the new world he is creating.
Shortly after gaining the Death Note from its owner, Ryuk, Light sets to work ridding the world of criminals, attracting the attention of the master detective L. Light and L encounter each other a series of battles of wit throughout the first part of the series, though once the second Kira, Misa Amane emerges, L is able to corner them both. After giving up the death note briefly to clear their names, he is able to finally have L killed by manipulating Rem into saving Misa's life. With L dead, Light takes up his mantle to keep the world in the dark about L's death, becoming the second L while putting him in the perfect position to continue killing criminals. He comes into conflict with L's true successors, Near and Mello, during this time. After making a mistake in using Teru Mikami as a proxy, Near is finally able to corner Light. Having decided that it's time to end his game, Ryuk kills Light.

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