Villains In Light Yagami

An antihero is a character that holds a greater depth to the ideas that society holds for a hero, showing the ability for the imperfections of both good and evil to be held in a character. Unlike the heroic character that unanimously maintains an almost formulaic checklist of being tall, white, masculine, and wealthy male character. In the show, Death Note, however, the writers show what seems to be the transformation of the studious and popular Light Yagami to the world’s worst antihero, after being given the ability to kill others by simply writing about their death. With his new powers, Light takes the initiative to hold his own judgement on criminals and sentence them to death. In Light Yagami’s physical features and development as a character through the show, Death Note, society's assumptions of what defines a hero and a villain are explored. Light Yagami, the protagonist and antihero of the story, is physically unlike any villainous character. Villains in popular media are often disfigured and even demented.

Both Light and L consider themselves to be justice. Although the audience is led to believe that L, the figure fighting to illuminate the reality behind Light, has become true justice, even L begins to exhibit glimmers of evil in his actions. When finally gaining a lead on the case against Light, L is willing to let those that Light plans to kill die in order to confirm that Light is in fact the one behind the murders. In this way, the writers confirm the idea that there are always imperfections to good and evil. L is unable to bring Light to justice without committing crimes himself, and Light is committing crimes to bring criminals to justice. As both believe themselves to be true justice, they are willing to sacrifice moral standards in order to achieve their goal, illustrating the idea of an