Did Light care about his family

Light seemed to genuinely care for his dad/family during the memory loss arc, which is the only time we really get to see what he's like without knowledge of the death note. I thought he was a fairly normal kid and had similar morals as his dad, completely opposite of the power hungry Kira who was willing to kill anyone to protect himself. I'm having a hard time believing that all of Light's feelings disappeared when he went into Kira mode. My biggest evidence for that is probably when he hesitated about whether to kill his sister or not, though he did explicitly state his reasoning lol.

What do you guys think?

In Death Note, I am not aware of whether Light actually truly loved or cared about anyone although at the beginning of the series you could say he loved his parents perhaps. But it seems that he was at least shown to be as an intellectual person who just so happened to be bored or well tired with the way life was (e.g. criminals everywhere, continuous injustice that happened towards people etc.).

I may have missed something from the anime and I haven't read the mangas (so please correct me if I'm wrong) but did Light ever truly love anyone? I want a canon answer.

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asked Jul 10, 2014 at 13:03

Izumi-reiLuLuIzumi-reiLuLu

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Himself. And only himself.

Yagami Light truly perceived himself as a god where everyone else was a lower being. He explained in one segment that his lifespan is too valuable to make a deal for the shinigami eyes. Yet for even his closest allies (Misa) or even his family, their lives can be easily discarded. Light did not truly love anyone other than himself.

answered Jul 16, 2014 at 3:25

Misa served as a tool; Takada served as a tool; and his family just shouldn't get in his way, otherwise he would have killed them.

But he reacted when Sayu got kidnapped by Mello.

I think that he only possessed a kind of responsibility-like feeling.

At a certain point in the manga, I don't think that he loved anyone anymore.

He was focusing on achieving his goal.

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answered Jul 11, 2014 at 10:05

This isn't really exercised in the show, we can't tell. All we see is Light being fed up with life until he gets the Death Note...

We can see that he didn't really love Misa though as he never actually expresses any feelings for her at all. As for this father, it looks like he is expressing genuine feelings for his father when he is dying in episode 29, however at the time he is only thinking about how important it is to kill off Mello.

answered Jul 10, 2014 at 18:19

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I think he loved his family. And I don't think he was just acting when his father died. He was just corrupted by the Death Note.

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answered Jul 10, 2014 at 17:02

DarkYagamiDarkYagami

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Himself.

As to the sociopath suggestion, it is generally thought that sociopaths are born that way. You don't just become one. Insane narcissist? Yes, he totally, but sociopath? Doesn't fit the bill.

A total narcissist loves only themselves, and might have emotion for others, but mostly just in how they help themselves feel good.

If you look at Light during the period of time where he forsakes the Death Note, he is actually a decent guy. Notice how his entire expression and tone are changed. (even when no one is looking) He is corrupted by the power of the Death Note, and becomes a figurative monster. Absolute power corrupts absolutely.

On the topic of psychological issues: L is a textbook case of Asperger's Syndrome.

answered May 13, 2015 at 4:35

About Sayu, the only reason he didnt kill her was that the only ones aware of these were them and Near's crew. Though he never really loved Misa, he did get involved with her as a couple

answered Jun 24, 2015 at 2:39

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