Light Yagami/Bio & Battles

"I will be the god of a new world!"

- Light Yagami

Light Yagami, known as Kira to his followers, was a very popular and intelligent high school student who finds a supernatural notebook known as the Death Note, which was dropped by the demonic Shinigami Ryuk. Using the Death Note, Light went on a killing spree, murdering any criminal he could find in order to reform the world and become, in his own words, 'god'.

His vigilantism eventually brought him to the attention of Interpol and the world's best detective, L. Being the son of one of the Kira investigators, Light eventually managed to infiltrate L's team and kill the detective.

Years later the world at large has embraced Kira, with the investigative team being still unaware of Kira's true identity. Despite his success, Near, L's successor managed to outsmart Light using information gained by Mello, Near's rival, and L himself. After being shot, Light ran in the hoping to formulate another plan but ultimately succumbed to his wounds before Ryuk wrote Light's name in his own Death Note.