Light Yagami (?? ?, Yagami Raito?) is the protagonist of Death Note. He is an extremely intelligent young man who found Ryuk's Death Note by sheer chance. Light constantly tries to evade the suspicion of the enigmatic detective "L" while both maintaining his identity as Kira (Japanese pronunciation of the word "Killer"), and cleansing the world of crime. The fact that he is a genius also adds to his notion that only he is fit to judge humanity and steer it on a proper moral course. Light is seen as somewhat heartless and sociopathic by those who are aware of what he is doing, as he can willingly kill his victims without batting an eye or do things which would seem evil to most, but he believes that he is doing good and bringing justice for most of the series.When L is finally able to corner him, Light puts his master plan in practice. He temporarily gives up his Death Note to Ryuk, erasing his memories about his time as Kira from his mind. Rem, as per Light's instructions, gives it to another person: Kyosuke Higuchi of the Yotsuba Corporation. Now unaware of the fact that he was the original Kira, Light accepts L's offer to join the investigation team to hunt down Higuchi, known as the third Kira. When Higuchi is finally arrested, Light touches his Death Note, thereby regaining his memory of when he was the original Kira. He then proceeds with his plan, masterfully disposing of Higuchi by using the Death Note paper he put in his watch before he lost his memories; and manipulating Rem, who also dies in the process, to kill both Watari and L.Light is later nominated by L's investigation team (who are unaware that he is Kira) to act as L, due to the fact that they can't reveal the death of the real L to the world. He also takes over the role of L's assistant, Watari. Now able to act as both Kira and L, Light can continue killing criminals while leading the investigation team in circles. However, his secret identity as L is soon discovered by the SPK (Special Provision for Kira), President Hoope, and Mello's gang. Light joins the Intelligence Department of the Japanese Police Force in April 2009, believing that no one can stop his plans. Near and Mello eventually appear before him, trying to accomplish what L could not: to expose Kira's true identity, and bring him to justice.In the end, however, the combined efforts of Mello and Near prove to be more than Light can handle, and he is forced to reveal himself as Kira. In the final clash between Near and Light at a warehouse, Light loses the battle of wits and begs Ryuk to help him. Ryuk reminds Light that he is on neither side, and fulfills his earlier promise to write Light's name in his Death Note, thus ending Light's life.In the anime this scene does not take place. Instead, Light manages to flee the warehouse, mortally wounded by Matsuda. Near instructs the team that there is no reason to pursue Light given there should be no more hidden death notes and Light's wounds would prevent him from getting far. Despite this, Aizawa, Mogi, and Matsuda follow Light but are unable to find him before he dies, on the staircase of a nearby warehouse, presumably from cardiac arrest from Ryuk writing his name in his Death Note, similiar to Rem killing L. As Light slowly closes his eyes, an apparition of L appears before Light, mirroring Light standing over L in episode 25 at L's death.According to the manga, his date of birth is February 28, 1986, which makes him younger than Misa. His date of death is January 28, 2010, one month short of his coming birthday. Height and weight are 179cm and 54kg, respectively, which puts him at the same height as L (if L stands up in a proper position). His blood type is A. His likes are listed as justice, and his dislikes as evil. Ironically, during the time that lost his memory and was unaware that he was Kira, he doubted he could kill so many people, even for the sake of justice
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