User blog:STaG D.a.u./Why Light Yagami is not Pure Evil

First of all, I am aware of the Slippery slope he went down as a delusional & insane serial killer, but he did have some hidden mitigating factors/moral agency issues from  what I could tell. Though some people may not have noticed them, I did. Without further ado let’s dive in. Though the scene where he hugged Misa was an act of manipulation, It might have implied that he felt some unconditional/reluctant love for her and/or proved that she was extra special to him. His fight against L was but a childish game. You can even relate both the Light hugging Misa scene & Takada’s death to when Light was calling for Misa and Takada, which was actually quite the heartbreaker, and also he seemed to regret/feel remorse for letting them outlive their usefulness and losing the Death Note did give him time to regain only a portion of his memories through the flashbacks. The ending did have some sympathetic vibes and Light did lampshade his insecurities.