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Why are so many people rooting for Light (Death Note)?

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HGM said:
Sorry if I offended you, but I've had really rough day and things are not looking like they are about go get any better. Still, that is no excuse. I apologize. Do not get me wrong, I stand by my point, though I've conveyed it in a bad way.

EDIT: I thought your views were the same as his. Your post kind of makes me think that way, especially the bolded words. Guess I made a wrong assumption.
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It's cool, don't worry about it. You asked why people are on his side, the short answer is he's the protagonist and we follow events from his perspective for most of the story and we become emotionally invested in his quest. However a conflict of interests does start to arise, like that with Walter White of Breaking Bad. It's sad in the end because all of it was for naught, no one won apart from Ryuk and there was no redemption.
 
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I was rooting for him because I thought he made the story more interesting. Seeing him rise then ultimately fall. I would never really condone some of the actions he took but seeing things through the eyes of a protagonist of his character was appealing.
 
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childofprodigy said:
Because the alternative would be rooting for L/Near/Mello who are all lame (L stands for Lame) and boring as hell


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The entire series is nothing but boredom.
 
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I rooted for Light because he was the main character and I sure as hell love a villain protagonist and an INTJ protagonist. Ethically, I couldn't agree with him on any grounds, but I'm sure there are some edgy teens that agreed with what he did. I've actually wanted to write a few blog posts about the philosophy in Death Note, but never exactly got around to it.
 
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Donkey D Kong said:
I rooted for Light because he was the main character and I sure as hell love a villain protagonist and an INTJ protagonist. Ethically, I couldn't agree with him on any grounds, but I'm sure there are some edgy teens that agreed with what he did. I've actually wanted to write a few blog posts about the philosophy in Death Note, but never exactly got around to it.
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I also happen to like villains, but they have to be interesting (Johan, Monster).
 
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I rooted for Light because I saw his good intentions in the beginning (even if killing others is completely wrong) and stuck by him throughout the series because I secretly wanted him to succeed. I don't know why. I just didn't like L very much and I don't see the appeal. L was so popular amongst the people around me and I get that he's funny and he's a little childish but still a genius... but he's kinda flat and boring to me. Actually, most characters were.
 
#28 ·
Not all relatable characters need to be good. ofc he was evil and deserved to die from the beginning, but he had qualities that made you identify with him, as a fictional character I'd find the series more interesting if he had won at the end.
 
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Light was the main character. I think everyone knew he was bad, but at the same time, it'd be nice to see the bad guy win every now and then, you know? Also, after they killed of L, Light was the most interesting character left. Had L found some amazing way to win, I don't think it would have been nearly as bad as some kid who just magically knew 'everything' and just pulled a "Oh, you switched the notebooks? I DOUBLESWITCHED the notebooks!" to bring him down. T.T
 
#32 ·
Light was interesting as fuck, and he had a master plan and a vision.

How could I not root for him?

Also, he was practically a mind reader with his ability to predict L's moves. And he planned out his own losing of possession of the death note so that he could trick L into believing him.

Like that was so smart. By far my favourite part of the series.

I also liked how he was willing to let Misa Misa give up 75% of her lifespan for 2 sets of shinigami eyes.

I always root for the interesting character. Idc if they're evil or what have you. If they're some stupid noob in a horror movie "oh what's behind this door with blood on it?" of course I'm going to root for the bad guy.
 
#33 ·
Just because someone is rooting for someone in a fictional work, doesn't mean they're like crazy or evil. It just means they liked the character because he was interesting and it was fun to see how he used his brilliance throughout the show to evade being caught.
 
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I think anyone who doesn't posses the moral compass of some edgy 12 year old can recognize the fact that Light's idea of "justice" is completely nonsensical. The apparent reason as to why people root for him is because his some genius out to conquer the world. Except he made so many dumb mistakes caused by his immature childish ego and the only reason L didn't catch him from the beginning is because the author needed to keep the plot going. Death Note is a nice gateway anime until you actually expand your horizons and realize that it's a sub-par work at best.
 
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18skeltor said:
Just because someone is rooting for someone in a fictional work, doesn't mean they're like crazy or evil. It just means they liked the character because he was interesting and it was fun to see how he used his brilliance throughout the show to evade being caught.
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I realize this is an old reply, but something constructive might come of it. While I do admit having an exaggerated reaction, due to me being somewhat immature, you cannot deny that the fiction you like reflects a part of your personality. Liking a certain stereotype of character definitely has a link to your psychology, conscious or not.
I am annoyed by the fact that everyone seemed to cheer for Lights vision, even though it was clear of how twisted it was. Also, this is very subjective, but I found the series very overrated, as the plans weren't that brilliant, aside from the part where L first appeared.
 
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Noir said:
I realize this is an old reply, but something constructive might come of it. While I do admit having an exaggerated reaction, due to me being somewhat immature, you cannot deny that the fiction you like reflects a part of your personality. Liking a certain stereotype of character definitely has a link to your psychology, conscious or not.
I am annoyed by the fact that everyone seemed to cheer for Lights vision, even though it was clear of how twisted it was. Also, this is very subjective, but I found the series very overrated, as the plans weren't that brilliant, aside from the part where L first appeared.
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I agree that the show is overrated. It was probably the first anime series I ever watched. And at the time I thought it was the best anime series ever (no doubt the best I'd ever seen :wink:) but after watching dozens of other ones, I totally don't see why Death Note is rated #1 on many anime rating sites.

That's the whole reason I watched it first... and I definitely wouldn't rate it #1... maybe in the top 10.

btw I loved Mushishi and I'm so sad there was no actual ending :'( or a season 2 or something.
 
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emberfly said:
I agree that the show is overrated. It was probably the first anime series I ever watched. And at the time I thought it was the best anime series ever (no doubt the best I'd ever seen :wink:) but after watching dozens of other ones, I totally don't see why Death Note is rated #1 on many anime rating sites.

That's the whole reason I watched it first... and I definitely wouldn't rate it #1... maybe in the top 10.

btw I loved Mushishi and I'm so sad there was no actual ending :'( or a season 2 or something.
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You are aware of Mushishi: Zoku Shou?
 
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Noir said:
I realize this is an old reply, but something constructive might come of it. While I do admit having an exaggerated reaction, due to me being somewhat immature, you cannot deny that the fiction you like reflects a part of your personality. Liking a certain stereotype of character definitely has a link to your psychology, conscious or not.
I am annoyed by the fact that everyone seemed to cheer for Lights vision, even though it was clear of how twisted it was. Also, this is very subjective, but I found the series very overrated, as the plans weren't that brilliant, aside from the part where L first appeared.
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Yes, I agree that it liking of a certain character definitely has a link to your psychology, but it's not just as simple as "Liking evil character = You're evil". It's much more complex than that, and simplistic assumptions cannot be made.

Are you serious? The majority of people who have talked about the show have rooted for L. That has become clear to me by looking through opinions of this show on the internet.

I cheered for Light. I'm not a delusional psycho, I just found him to be brilliant, and I loved his schemes. I would have cheered for him if he was on a quest to save a group of puppies, so long as he exhibited characteristics that showed genius and logical thinking.

Edit: There aren't enough NT characters in shows. I was ecstatic when Topher of Joss Whedon's "Dollhouse" was an ENTP.
 
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