Death Note's Light Yagami_ Justice or Twisted Ideals_

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00:00In the end, this makes him a fascinating character who questions whether a world

00:03without crime would really be worth it if it had to cost so many innocent lives.

00:08Death Note, Light Yagami is a brilliant student who, after finding a supernatural notebook,

00:13assumes the power to kill anyone whose name he writes in it. First, his intention seems

00:18altruistic to eliminate criminals and create a better world. However, he soon becomes embroiled

00:23in a deadly game of cat and mouse with the police and other users of the notebook. From a

00:27psychological point of view, Light is not a psychopath without a cause. He firmly believes

00:32that he is doing justice. With each lethal decision, he reaffirms that he is the only one

00:36capable of ridding the world of crime. In his mind, he becomes a god, Kira, convinced that his actions

00:42are necessary to achieve good. This delusion of grandeur points to megalomania and a twisted sense

00:47of moral superiority. Light sees any innocent life as expendable in the face of his vision of an ideal

00:52world. The interesting thing is that, in his internal logic, Light is not crazy. He coldly

00:57adjusts his plans, manipulates, and lies because he believes that the end justifies the means.

01:02His psychology transcends classic good and evil. He is not pure evil, but someone dominated by his

01:07absolute ideal of justice. In the end, this makes him a fascinating character who questions whether

01:13a world without crime would really be worth it if it had to cost so many innocent lives.