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I have a responsibility as a parent and as the chief of police.
~ Soichiro Yagami
Listen up Light, Kira is evil. That is the truth. But lately, I've been starting to think of it like this, the real evil is the power to kill people. Any human who came across this power is cursed. No matter how you use it, you can never build true happiness above the death of others.
~ Soichiro's opinion about Kira and his killing methods

Soichiro Yagami is one of the two secondary antagonists (alongside Near) of the Death Note franchise. He served as the secondary antagonist of the first half of the series, and the major antagonist of the second.

He is the father of the main protagonist, Light Yagami, the chief of the National Police Agency, and leads the Japanese Task Force on the Kira investigation, serving as one of the leaders, alongside L. Lawliet. He has been leading the task force to arrest Kira (who, ironically, is none other than his own son) and put an end to his mass murders in Japan and around the world.

He's voiced by Naoya Uchida in Japanese, while in English, he's voiced by Christopher Britton. In the live-action film series, he's portrayed by Takeshi Kuga.

What Makes Him Pure Good?[]

Both Versions.[]

  • While he does often spend time away from his family and instead devotes most of his energy to work, he still loves his family dearly and does his job to keep them safe. Furthermore, he is greatly disturbed by the possibility that Light could be Kira.
  • He vehemently repudiates Kira's actions and even went so far as to say that no matter what purpose you commit murder for, it will never be possible to truly achieve happiness or peace with the death of others and saying anyone who had this type of power was cursed.
  • Even after the deaths of multiple FBI agents and seeing multiple police officers resign out of fear of being killed, Soichiro was one of the few who refused to give up on the case and was always willing to put his life on the line to catch Kira, showing his selflessness.
  • Unlike practically all of the other characters, Soichiro never displays any corrupting or anti-heroic factors, solely driven by his sense of justice.

Manga/Anime.[]

  • Continuously worked to catch Kira to the point of collapsing from exhaustion.
    • Even when hospitalized, Soichiro rushes to the TV station to stop the broadcast sent by Kira.
      • While Soichiro did threaten Demegawa with a gun to force him to hand over the tapes, he only did this after attempting to reason with him, only resorting to violence when it was made clear Demegawa wouldn't hand them over due to the fear of Kira killing him. Furthermore, this was done in order to prevent anyone else from being killed by Kira.
  • He had himself imprisoned in order to make sure his emotions didn't get in the way of the investigation.
  • While he does participate in a plot to have Light and Misa killed out of suspicion of them being the two Kiras, it's revealed only to be a ruse to confirm whether Light was truly Kira since he would resort to killing even his father if his life was at stake. Soichiro also felt extremely conflicted about participating in this plot.
  • When given the dilemma of quitting the police force to continue investigating Kira due to the police being threatened into submission, Soichiro decides to continue the investigation, determined to stop Kira even at the cost of his job.
  • Jumped in front of a gunshot by Kyosuke Higuchi to protect Wedy.
    • Captured Higuchi alongside the other police force members.
    • Showed concern for Higuchi as he was killed by Light (not knowing Light was responsible for it).
  • Mourned L's death alongside the other officers, even holding a private funeral for him.
  • Offered his wife Sachiko Yagami to divorce him if she wanted to due to the stress of the Kira investigation, showing how caring and honorable he can be.
  • Rescued his daughter, Sayu, from Mello's clutches, reluctantly handing over the Death Note to save her.
    • When handing the notebook over, he initially refused to let it be tested to see if it was real, unwilling to let someone die and only relented under the threat his daughter would be killed otherwise.
  • He made the Shinigami Eye Deal with Ryuk in order to get the Death Note back from the Mafia (even though his lifespan would be reduced by doing so).
    • Even when given the opportunity to write Mello's name down, despite him having kidnapped his daughter and having every reason to hate him, he hesitates and ultimately does not go through with it. As Near once noted, a truly good person wouldn't consider using the Death Note, proving Soichiro's worth.
  • On his deathbed, Soichiro expresses happiness in believing that Light was never Kira. In a cruel sense of irony, however, his own son expressed no remorse towards his own father's passing, prioritizing getting Mello's real name over properly spending the last moments he has with his father. And even if Light did cried over his father's passing, it was very likely merely an act and never even said good-bye to his father, making Light even more detestable.

Films series[]

  • When L used a death row convict as a bait to reveal Kira is a person that need name and face to kill, Soichiro call L hyprocrite for using other people lifes as a bait to catch Kira.
  • When Naomi Misora kidnap Shiori Akino to force Light to reveal his identity and killing method. Soichiro try to stop the situation while L want situation continue to see if Light is Kira or not. This turn out to be Light orchestrate both Naomi and Shiori to be killed so Task force feel sympathy for him and allow him to join their team.
  • Go to Shiori funeral try to make Light feel better. Not knowing Light is the one athat kill his girlfriend.
  • When the second Kira Misa Amane reveal her existen by sending tape to Sakura TV and start kill police officers who disagree with her. Soichiro rush to the scene to stop the boardcast and save Sayu who call Second Kira a murderer.
  • After the capture and dead of Third Kira Kiyomi Takada. Shiori going to go to flight to America with Takada Death Note to let FBI teat 13 days rules with death row convicts. Light manipulate Rem to killed L and Watari. In this version Rem burn her Death Note out of spite before she died. Light then using Misa Death Note to controll his father to stop flight trip and give his original Death Note to him before died of heart attack. This turn out to be an act and Misa Death Note is already swap by Watari and L faking his owned dead used Misa Death Note to select his own dead date to prevent himself to be effect by other Death Note. Succeessfully reveal Light is first Kira.
  • Tell Light that he doesn't understand Light actions and it far form justice. When light talk about how flaw justice system and world crime rate is reduce by 70 percents because of Kira while try to used scrap Death Note piece before get shoot by Masuda. When Light tell L that he wouldn't understand the world situation that there are evil people that justice system couldn't punish, Soichiro tell light that justice system is flaw because it is made by flaws humans. But it still created to keep justice. Light actions is selfish, and killing people is wrong.
  • Light tell Ryuk to write every task force member names only for Ryuk to write only Light name and tell Light that Death Note users will not go to heaven or hell but eternal nothingness. When Light star to suffer from heart attack, Soichiro hug Light try to save him, only for Light to say Kira is real justice and hope his dad will understand before he died. Make Soichiro and Misa cry.
  • 23 days later, he say sorryto Ryusaki and feel honor that whe worked with him. L say Soichiro is the best father he ever see and thank him for everything. Soichiro show his last respect before leave allow L to died alone peacefully.
  • Decide to lie to his family by say Light is killed by Kira in duty to perserve his familiy good memories of him. This is one of the factor why Yagami family has a better ending compare to manga/anime where Sachiko and Sayu fall into depression, in movie they still grief for losing Light but still able to live on because they still have Soichiro.

Trivia[]

  • Soichiro is the only character in the Death Notes series to be Pure Good, and ironically his son, Light Yagami, is the only Pure Evil in the Death Note series.

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