User blog comment:IcedWings/Disscussion Questions/@comment-4358023-20121110221732

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1: It's what Maverick said.

2: While in many ways he succeeded in his goals, Light got his power from Ryuk and has been at the mercy of Ryuk, a Shinigami, all along. Light not reaching the top of the stairs is meant to symbolize that Light wasn't an actual god. Notice how Ryuk is at the top of the building as he writes down Light's name.

3: That's hard to say. I think Light would have missed out on a lot of important information if Soichiro wasn't an officer. Light was able to access the police's files without being caught only because Soichiro is an officer-- Light could read them and it wouldn't be traced back to his (Light's) computer specifically. But at the same time, I think L would've had a harder time finding Light because the fact that Kira was killing criminals unknown to the public was a clue that Kira had access to private documents. Another thing to consider is that Light's family ties were crucial at some points, such as when he mentioned his father was an officer while on the bus with Ray Penber and when he used his father's status as a way to gain Naomi Misora's trust. Of course, if Soichiro was a writer instead of an officer, L might not have put camera's in Light's room or had him followed by FBI in the first place. But knowing L and Light, L would have homed in on Light eventually if only because L wouldn't have stopped investigating and Light would have tried to get L's attention to find out his name.I think overall the story would've played out the same way, but L and Light just would've used different tactics and resources.