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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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Did Light truly love anyone?


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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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.


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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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**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.


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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.


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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


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