The protagonist-turned-antagonist. Light is a genius who justifies his killing spree as a pursuit of justice, slowly descending into a god-complex-driven villain.
As Light begins to use the Death Note, he attracts the attention of a genius detective known as L, who is determined to uncover the identity of the mysterious killer. A cat-and-mouse game ensues between Light and L, with Light using his intelligence and the Death Note to evade capture. death.note anime
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: Initially motivated by a desire to rid the world of criminals, Light's ego eventually consumes him as he attempts to build a "new world" where he reigns as a god. The protagonist-turned-antagonist