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Roger Rambo · 2011-07-25, 10:41

It's established very early on in the series that Light is not remotely moral or heroic in undertaking his killing spree. It's all a vanity based ego trip on his part.

Recall when he first tried to *murder* L. When L had a double go on TV and give a broadcast denouncing Lights murders in an attempt to lure him out and confirm that he resided in a specific area in Japan. Light did not try to Murder L after hearing the broadcast, where L announced his intention to bring Light to justice, because L was a threat to what he thought was a noble goal. Light tried to Murder L because L assaulted his vanity. For all his genius, he ultimately reacted like a child throwing a temper tantrum. And this was a respected champion of justice who had captured many criminals.

So no. It should be pretty obvious that Light is meant to be a villain. I think people just have a hard time realizing that the story is predominantly told from the villains perspective.

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Roger Rambo Sensei, aishite imasu Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Hong Kong Shatterdome	It's established very early on in the series that Light is not remotely moral or heroic in undertaking his killing spree. It's all a vanity based ego trip on his part. Recall when he first tried to murder L. When L had a double go on TV and give a broadcast denouncing Lights murders in an attempt to lure him out and confirm that he resided in a specific area in Japan. Light did not try to Murder L after hearing the broadcast, where L announced his intention to bring Light to justice, because L was a threat to what he thought was a noble goal. Light tried to Murder L because L assaulted his vanity. For all his genius, he ultimately reacted like a child throwing a temper tantrum. And this was a respected champion of justice who had captured many criminals. So no. It should be pretty obvious that Light is meant to be a villain. I think people just have a hard time realizing that the story is predominantly told from the villains perspective.