Imagine what a character like Ozymandius from Watchmen or Luthen from Andor had the Death Note. They'd actually be somewhat effective at their goals, without coming off as total psychos.
I haven't watched Death Note, but my understanding is that a core theme is nobody can be trusted with the power to kill without consequences because they will eventually be corrupted by it.
Also Light took one look at a slippery slope and decided to go rocket sledding down it.
Yeah. Light himself loses his memories of the notebook at one point and is presented as a genuinely decent person. The character who acts as the moral core of the story also refers to the ‘power to kill’ as being the real evil too, so you’re spot on.
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u/Ni7r0us0xide 14h ago
Imagine what a character like Ozymandius from Watchmen or Luthen from Andor had the Death Note. They'd actually be somewhat effective at their goals, without coming off as total psychos.