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The synopsis of Light Yagami from Death Note.
Background[]
Light grew up in Japan with his family, which consists of his father, Soichiro Yagami, who is a member of the Japanese Task Force (an investigation team that later would oppose Kira), his mother, Sachiko Yagami, and his younger sister, Sayu Yagami.
At the start of the series, Light is a high school student in his 12th Grade at Daikoku Private Academy and also attends supplemental classes at Gamou Prep Academy at the beginning of the story. He used to play tennis but dropped out to focus more on his studies. Light is quite bored with his day-to-day life.
Becoming Kira[]
In the year 2003 (2006 in the anime), a notebook had been dropped to the human world by Ryuk, a Shinigami (God of Death). His motivation was to alleviate the boredom of his life. Light noticed the notebook landing on the ground from his classroom window and picked it up. Not believing it would work, Light wrote down the name of a man who had been holding a nursery school hostage but he ends up dying. Light then writes down the name of another man who had been sexually harassing a woman later that night and he dies of an accident as Light had written in the note. Light is initially horrified at the idea that he is a murderer but quickly decides that he should use this power to purge the world of evil and over the next week kills numerous criminals though he still has lingering guilt about it and loses five pounds. He eventually meets the Shinigami Ryuk who tells him why he dropped the notebook. Light tells Ryuk his plans to create a better world and rejects the notion that he could be evil when Ryuk suggests it. The deaths of criminals eventually came to the attention of the public who dubbed the mysterious killer "Kira."
The Investigation[]
The deaths of criminals eventually came to the attention of the International Criminal Police Organization (ICPO). They were contacted by L, the world's greatest detective. No one knows his identity or has met him face to face. L tried to narrow down on Kira's location by putting a death row inmate named Lind. L. Tailor on TV in the Kanto Region. Tailor claimed that he was L and would catch Kira. Light saw the broadcast and was furious when Tailor called him evil so wrote his name in the notebook, only to later learn that he had killed a fake and tipped L of. This outraged Light who proclaimed that he would find and eliminate L.
Since the killings occurred most often during schooldays and became more varied during holidays, L determined that Kira must be a student. Light was not worried about these developments, since his father, Soichiro Yagami, was a police chief and in charge of the NPA's Kira task force. Light could easily hack into his father's computer and copy his files in order to keep abreast of the investigation. Light actually hoped L would make these connections so that he could sow divisions between him and the police. Light did not believe L could prosecute him without the Death Note as evidence so set a trap that would blow up his desk if triggered were anyone to try and access it. When it became clear to L that Kira had connections to the police, he brought in a team of FBI agents to investigate the members of the Kira task force and their families. Agent Ray Penber was assigned to tail Light.
Ryuk pointed Penber out after he noticed him following Light and himself. Ryuk offered Light the Shinigami Eyes so he could find his stalker's name and kill him but Light refused because he sought to become a God and didn't want to do anything that would cut his life short. Light then performed a series of tests in imprisoned criminals, making them perform strange acts to test the limits of the Death Note's power. Once he knew them for certain, Light invited a girl named Yuri on a date but used the note to compel an addict named Kiichiro Osoreda to hijack the bus they were on. Light then claimed he was going to jump the hijacker and accused Raye Penber of being an accomplice of the hijacker when he told him not to which forced Raye to show his ID to Light to prove who he was. Light spent the next week waiting in order to give Raye time to investigate others before holding him hostage in the Shinjuku Subway Station and forcing him to write down the other FBI agent's names before dying himself while Light looked at him smugly though Light was stilled worried after the FBI incident, fearing he had left behind a clue that could undo him.
While going to bring clothes to his father at the NPA, Light met a woman named Naomi Misoura who believed that Kira could kill by means other than a heart attack and, having been the fiancé of Raye Penber, remembered him mentioning the busjacking and suspected Kira had been on the bus. Light tried multiple tricks in order to get her real name but eventually succeeded and had her die via suicide in a way in which her body would not be found. Once he was sure he had killed her, Light told Naomi he was Kira to further taunt her.
The task force was angry at L for secretly investigating them, so L decided to show himself to them. The disappearance of Raye Penber's fiancé and his strange actions before death (which were because he was looking at Light on the train) made L narrow in on the Yagami and Kitamura families as suspects and place bugs and cameras in their houses. Light noticed them due to security measures he had taken so looked at pornographic magazines to throw L off and hid a mini-TV in a chip bag which he used to watch the news broadcasts on criminals and kill them beneath L's nose. When L put out a message falsely claiming he had sent 1500 FBI agents to Japan to find Kira, Light immediately knew it was fake. L paid the most attention to Light, as he was a student, in one of the suspect families, and had a strong distaste for injustice.
Not deterred, L had the cameras and mics removed. While taking the entrance exam for To-Oh University, Light noticed a strange examinee who crouched at his desk and went by the obviously fake name of Hideki Ryuga. At the entrance ceremony, Ryuga correctly revealed himself to be L, having decided the only way to advance the investigation was to have constant personal contact with Light. Light acts casually with L and starts hanging out with him in order to glean more information from him which he would use to kill him later on. The two even ended up playing tennis together.
The Second Kira[]
Things took a turn when Sakura TV received video tapes from someone claiming to be Kira. The voice on the tape was scrambled and the video only showed "Kira" in a unique font. As several entirely innocent people died during the broadcast for no real reason, L determined that his was in fact a second Kira with similar powers to the first. Also, the incident revealed that this new Kira only needed a face to kill. Light was excepted onto the task force, in order for L to watch him more closely. The task force decided to make counter tapes, claiming to be the real Kira, begging the second one to stop killing innocent people.
Light was only too glad to go along with this, as he believed this new Kira to be a nuisance. Sure enough, the second Kira sent more tapes in response, agreeing to Kira's terms and asking to meet him. He even mentioned recognizing each others' shinigami. The second Kira also said that they had the "eyes," meaning that she had made the shinigami eye deal, where she could see a person's name and lifespan just by looking at their face. He managed to communicate a meeting in Aoyama. Light and Matsuda went to investigate, but found nothing.
The second Kira had recognized Light because you cannot see the lifespan of a Death Note user. Later that night, The second Kira went to Light's house, where she revealed herself to be Misa Amane, an upcoming model and minor celebrity who had been in love with Kira ever since he punished the criminals who had murdered her parents.
She had been given a Death Note by Rem, a female Shinigami who had fallen in love with her and only wanted Misa to be happy. Because Misa had been unable to stay away from Light, L combed over the tapes she had sent, and found physical evidence on the tapes such as her fingerprints. He then had her arrested under suspicion of being the second Kira and had her put under somewhat aggressive interrogation by his handler, Watari. Rem threatened to kill Light if he could not rescue her, so Light came up with a plan.
Imprisonment[]
First, Light got Rem to convince Misa to renounce ownership of her notebook, which erased her memories of ever owning and anything to do with the notebook. Then, Light accepted that one, giving his to Rem with the instructions to give it to an insanely greedy individual. Light then gave the notebook currently in his possession to Ryuk with orders to hide it. Light went to the task force to turn himself in. L put him in a cell under surveillance. After a few days, he renounced ownership with the words "get rid of it." Kira style killings then continued to occur, and L released Light after one last test. But L continued to suspect Light, and had him handcuffed to himself, so Light would always be under L's watch. Unaware of his past, Light assisted the investigation in earnest.
Yotsuba[]
Rem had given the other notebook to Kyosuke Higuchi, an executive at the Yotsuba corporation and a member of the Yotsuba group, which ran it. He was also a self-centred man who viewed other people as tools to be manipulated. Higuchi continued killing criminals, but also killed those that would benefit Yotsuba.
The other members of the Yotsuba group noticed this and began holding meetings to decide who should die, but they remained unaware of who was doing it, just that it was one of them. The pattern of the killings came to the attention of L and the Kira task force. L managed to have cameras and bugs placed in the group's conference room. They even had Misa sign on to be Yotsuba's spokesperson, so she could meet the members of the group and make a report on each one.
Higuchi revealed to Rem that he planned on marrying Misa, like it or not, after he eliminated his competition and became rich. Rem acted in Misa's defense, and touched her with a piece of the notebook, after which she informed Misa of her past while warning her about Higuchi. Misa then approached Higuchi and managed to get him to reveal his power, which cunningly recorded. This proved a boon to the task force, but they faced a new hurdle.
The Japanese government decided it was best to leave Kira alone, and pressured the NPA to fire those who didn't quit the task force. All agreed to stay on except Aizawa, who had a wife and daughter to support, although he quit more out of anger after L revealed it was to test his loyalty. L and Light then set up a plan to capture Higuchi using other members of the Yotsuba group and a TV broadcast. The plan almost failed, but Aizawa saved the day with a well-timed roadblock. Higuchi then revealed the existence of his notebook, and those who touched it could see Rem. It was given to L and Light, who regained his memories when he touched it and killed Higuchi with a needle, his own blood, and a piece of the notebook hidden in his watch this whole time.
L then unchained Light, but still continued to suspect him. Light retrieved his other notebook, regained contact with Ryuk, and began his plans to get rid of those who stood in his way.
L's Demise[]
Light instructed Misa to begin killing criminals again. This was designed to have her fall under L's suspicions once more. In order to save Misa, Rem killed Watari and then L with her notebook. Because she intervened, Rem died and was reduced to ashes due to breaking one of the laws of a Shinigami: Don't save a human's life. Her notebook was left behind, and Light was now in control of three Death Notes. Light took over as the new L, and vowed to continue the investigation, while still secretly working as Kira. However, word of L's death reached Wammy's House, the orphanage where L grew up and was training possible successors.
During the time after L's death Light without L to oppose him, his killings grew at an unprecedented rate according to the news broadcast that plays at the end of the episode. using his criminal database due to graduating from To-Oh university, and joining the NPA, his killings became more widespread, he also kills Aiber and Wedy.
Because of this, the world falls deeper and deeper into Kira's grasp and eventually, everyone lives under the law of Kira and more and more governments and police forces don't try to oppose him
4 Years Later[]
Suddenly, a new threat reared its head. Mello, the second choice to succeed L, had joined with the Mafia and managed to kidnap NPA deputy director Kitamura, asking for the captured notebook as a ransom. He did this in direct competition with Near, the first choice for successor. Whoever could solve the case L could not succeed him and become the new L. Knowing he was inferior to Near, he turned to criminal methods to win. Light decided to make Kitamura kill himself, but Mello overcame this setback by kidnapping Light's sister Sayu.
The task force made every preparation possible, but Mello had planned things out too well and got the notebook in exchange for Sayu. Light than had Misa use her eyes to identify which Mafia man was now the owner of the notebook, and made him reveal the location of the Mafia base in LA. Light then had Ryuk deliver Rem's notebook to the task force, and his father Soichiro was given the use of it, and made the eye deal. In cooperation with the US special forces, Soichiro led a planned attack on Mello's base and retrieved the notebook, but was shot down before he could write down Mello's real name. Mello then blew up his base and escaped. Soichiro died soon after. The notebook was then reclaimed by its original owner, a Shinigami named Sidoh.
Battle with Near[]
However, the task force had already contacted Near through the use of computers, who was helping them retrieve the Notebook from Mello. Near however was already suspecting that Kira and the Second L were the same individuals so he had his voice disguised. This suspension caused some tension in the task force and eventually, Aizawa came to near with information revealing Light was in fact the Second L. After a failed attack caused by Kira followers in an attempt to get rid of Near, Light had Misa give Ownership of her death not to a prosecutor and Kira follower Teru Mikami.
Kiyomi Takada[]
Mikami wisely choose Kiyomi Takada a former girlfriend of Light and popular news anchor to be Kira's spokesperson. Under the premise of investigating her in a bugged room without cameras they secretly communicated through notes. Through this revealed he wanted her to contact Mikami so she could receive pages from Death Note and assist him and tell Mikami to keep a fake Death Note on his person. Mello however unexpectedly kidnapped her and she killed him with a piece. Once hearing this Light had a piece of paper on his person to kill her. Unfortunately, Mikami went to the safe deposit box and wrote her name on the real Death Note almost simultaneously allowing Near find out its actual location.
Final Confrontation[]
Near agreed to meet Light face to face at a warehouse known as the Yellow Box. Light planned for Mikami to show up after both task forces (Light's and Near's) had arrived, stand outside with the door open just a crack, and write down the names of everybody but Light. Mikami did so, and when victory seemed to be within his grasp, Light all but confessed to being Kira. When it became clear the plan had failed, Near revealed his ruse with the fake notebook. Mikami ran in weeping, and calling Light "God."
Alternate Ending[]
In a deleted alternate ending of the anime, Light Yagami manages to kill L and make it appear as if Kira is still alive and killing criminals. At a private funeral, Light pretends to vow to find Kira and have them executed to avenge L. When Light is left alone at L's grave, Light mocks him for his victory and promises to Ryuk that his new world will manage to keep him entertained, who continues to kill criminals daily but makes all of their deaths look like either suicides or natural accidents so that's it's even more difficult if not impossible to pin any of their deaths on Kira.
Death[]
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The death of Light Yagami, both disgracefully (Manga/Top) or peacefully (Anime/Bottom).
Manga[]
Light is left incapacitated both physically and mentally. Light yells for Mikami to write down the names of everyone present, but Mikami responds by asking how he is supposed to kill them with a fake notebook. This brings Mikami to the realization that Light is not "God". Light becomes increasingly distraught and begins asking for help from Misa, only to be told by Aizawa that she isn't here. He then asks for Takada and is told that she is dead. In complete desperation, Light begs Ryuk to help him by killing everyone in the room, yet Ryuk reminds Light that he is on neither side. Ryuk fulfills his promise from the beginning: he writes "Light Yagami" in his Death Note, and Light futilely asks Ryuk to reverse the process. He begins to panic, repeating in his head "I don't want to die", before the Death Note finally takes effect thus killing him.
Anime[]
As he had now lost, Light went completely mad and admitted that he was Kira. Light made a last ditch attempt to kill Near with his blood and the piece in his watch, but Matsuda furiously riddled Light with bullets before being restrained. After Mikami kills himself, Light fled the warehouse and ran away. During this, Light imagined the life he would have lived had he not found the Death Note before eventually giving up in a warehouse and collapsing on the stairs. Ryuk, who didn't want to stick around while Light served a prison term, wrote Light's name in his own notebook. Light, realizing what was happening, accepted his death and died peacefully, a sharp contrast to his death in the manga.
Legacy[]
Manga Timeline[]
Although the Kira killings stopped with Light's death; their worshipers still continued to have hope that Kira will return one day, as seen when a large group of cloaked worshipers traveled through the mountains carrying candles beneath the moonlight. As they reach their destination, a young woman (who contrary to some readers is not Misa Amane) emerges in the middle of the group and comes to the front. Near the edge of a cliff, she kneels down and places a candle before looking towards the moon, praying for her savior to return.
Years later, two new Kiras have emerged but were not as close as Light Yagami's. The first known as C-Kira (Cheap Kira) only kills elderly people that wishes to die, and because he was rejected by Near who due to his lack of personal interest, even calling C-Kira an "abominable murderer": C-Kira commits suicide by writing his own name into the Death Note.
The second known as Minoru Tanaka was chosen by Ryuk to become the next Kira after seeing his exact problem-solving and planning skills Light possesses, however unlike Light; Minoru is lazy, lacking a strong sense of justice and opposes the use of the Death Note other than selling it for higher budget. This however leads to his downfall, as in response for using the Death Note as a purchasing item in the human world, the Shinigami King makes a new rule that anyone who attempts to sell a Death Note will be killed, resulting in Minoru dying of a heart attack by Ryuk.
Anime Timeline[]
An unknown time has passed after Light's death and the Kira cases have been closed, an unnamed Shinigami (who may or may not be the reincarnation of Light Yagami) is interest in visiting the human world, as he seeks out Ryuk (who had returned from the human world after spending time with Light and became popular among the other Shinigamis) to complain that the Shinigami realm is boring and in search of a good story. Receiving an apple from the former, Ryuk agrees to tell the story of Light Yagami in regards to the Death Note.
But as he finishes the part where Light declares victory over L's death, he realized that the Shinigami has already left to visit the Human World, and begins his departure from the Shinigami Realm. As the Shinigami leaves, Ryuk remarks that he should try finding an "incredible guy" like he did in order to have an experience that he will never forget the rest of his life, ending with Ryuk asking "Wouldn't you agree, Light?".
Film Series[]
Death Note[]
Light is a first-year law student at a university. At one point, he hacks into the government database and finds that the government secretly acknowledges that it is unable to prosecute many criminals. Light discovers the Death Note in an alley during a rainy night after encountering Takuo Shibuimaru in a club. Light uses the Death Note to kill Shibuimaru, though because he does not specify on the cause of death, Shibuimaru dies of a heart attack.
After leaving the scene of the crime, Light meets Ryuk, who admits that he is going to let him keep and use the Death Note given he had left it behind on purpose because he was bored. Light eventually kills his girlfriend, Shiori Akino, and frames her death as a murder in order to join the Kira investigation team as a result of their sympathy.
The Last Name[]
Misa identify Light as Kira at Sakura TV using Shinigami eyes, later she go to his home and submit her aliance to Light. Hoping to use Misa eyes to see L real name. However, she was arrest due to the evident of her sending taped message, Misa give up her ownership of Death Note when Rem say she will still remember her love of Light. Similar to the manga/anime, Rem order Light to save Misa. Light volunteer to be imprison and later give up on ownership of Death Note. In movies version, their confinement only last 23 days because their health deteriorate. They're give the medical care and join investigation.
Rem eventually gives the notebook to Kiyomi Takada. After Takada is caught, Light kills her to recover the Death Note, but it is taken by the investigation team. L states that he will test the 13-Day Rule, a fake Death Note rule designed to prove Light and Misa's innocence. Rem, knowing that L's actions will reveal Misa's identity as the 2nd Kira, writes both L's and Watari's names in the Death Note, but butn her Death Note so light can't claim them out of spite. Light then proceeds to write his father's, Soichiro's, name in the book, manipulating his father to return the confiscated Death Note.
However, once Light confronts his father, he finds that his father isn't be control by Death Note. The investigation team members, including L, reveal themselves. Having already written his own name in the Death Note, they negated Rem's actions, L tells Light that he had just written in a fake note. Light tries to write on a hidden piece of Death Note in his watch as he tries to take it out, but is shot by Matsuda, an investigation member who spots him from above and shot Light in the right calf to prevent him from reaching the note piece a second time. Light tells Ryuk to write the team's names, promising to show him many interesting things, and begins to laugh hysterically.
However, Light stops, when Ryuk shows him that he had written just one name; Light's. which Yagami tries to stop Ryuk, but merely passes right through him. As Light begins to succumb to the effects of the Death Note, Ryuk takes this opportunity to reveal to him that humans that have used the Death Note are barred from entering either Heaven or Hell, instead spending eternity in nothingness. Light dies in his father's arms, begging him to believe that he acted as Kira to put the justice, which Soichiro had taught him since his childhood, into practice.
L: Change the World[]
Light doesn't appear in the movie, but is frequently mentioned throughout the story, because the world still recovered from his vigilantism and L sought to fight the crime, by choosing his sucessors after Lawliet's death.
Light Up the New World[]
Light is again frequently mentioned throughout the movie and still left his legacy through his son Hikari Yagami, who was born from him and Misa. His son eventually became next Kira and also tried to destroy the crime by using the death note. At the very end of the movie, in the mid-credit scene, Light appeared and told the viewers that everything that happened in the movie was according to his plan. This line heavily implied that Light was possibly reborn, but it's unknown how he was reborn yet, because the end of the second movie implied that was supposed to just fade from existence, because of him using death note.