Thread:Shinigami of the North/@comment-142748-20141014184021/@comment-142748-20141015214444

You do realize that first instance was showing Light the power of the Death Note, right? And no, he didn't want to 'rid the world of crime', how many times does it have to be said? Light wanted to become a god out of boredom! He was never an anti-Villain. He knew what he was doing was wrong, and he just wanted to become a God of a new world with everyone worshipping him or being in fear of him.

PAIN is an Anti-Villain. He had truly noble goals, but his methods were wrong. True he had a god complex too, but he also was motivated solely to bring peace to the world.

Light? His primary motivation is becoming God of a new world he'd create for himself. Doing so he'd start off by killing criminals by the thousands to instill fear. Then when the new world is created he'd begin killing lazy people and others to maintain his hold.

Light was never motivated by what you said and you know it. You ignore the mountains upon mountains of evidence that you don't like to hear to maintain Light as an 'anti-Villain' or 'anti-Hero'.