History SatanicArchetype / AnimeAndManga

** Zeref Dragneel is pure Luciferian figure. He started out as a well-meaning genius who only wanted his younger brother back, but because [[TheseAreThingsManWasNotMeantToKnow mortals aren't meant to decide who lives and who dies]], he was cursed with an InstantDeathRadius CompleteImmortality curse by a deity of life and death, similar to how Lucifer was cast out of Heaven for tempting Adam and Eve with the Fruit of Knowledge. In four centuries, he became known as the most powerful and evil dark wizard in history, with many people starting to perform all sorts of vile actions (supposedly) in his name, just like how humanity was corrupted with the knowledge of good and evil. In the meantime, he spent those years creating [[OurDemonsAreDifferent demonic monsters]] in hopes of [[SuicideByCop killing himself]] and building a nation with himself as its ruler, both similar to the creation of Hell with Lucifer as its king. He even named himself Emperor Spriggan in the said nation, because he views himself as a spriggan, the dark fairy (after his curse sent Mavis into a coma). Lastly, he gained the LightIsNotGood motif after absorbing the Lumen Histoire/Fairy Heart, while [[AGodIAm calling himself a god]].
** E.N.D., Natsu's SuperpoweredEvilSide, to a lesser extent, all because of his fire powers, his nature as a demon created from a human corpse, his buildup as the strongest of the Etherious and his instinctual desire to kill his creator.

** [[Characters/BerserkGriffithFemto Griffith]] is the clear devil figure, and fits the "FallenAngel" criteria nicely. Like how Bible claims Lucifer can appear as "an angel of light", Griffith is angelical, gentle, and beautiful but only to hide the [[LightIsNotGood pure malevolence underneath]], as Griffith is a megalomaniacal backstabbing rapist who sacrifices all his friends to ascend (descend) as the final "angel" of [[DemonLordsAndArchdevils The God Hand]] aka [[https://ttotblog.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/tumblr_n0lhcy0mgf1rtuqolo1_500.gif?w=994 becoming a scary winged bat/hawk creature known as Femto.]] And the worst part is afterward where despite all the vile evil he has done [[spoiler: especially to Guts and Casca]], Griffith is welcomed back to the mortal plane as the [[DarkMessiah Messiah]] with only a handful of people knowing his true nature.
** [[spoiler: As revealed in the lost chapter, Griffith isn't the ultimate evil Devil figure, The God Hand worships the [[EldritchAbomination Ideal of Evil]] which is created by [[TheEvilsOfFreeWill all the subconscious hatred and malice of humanity]]. Hence, technically speaking, it is the true "Satan" of Berserk, and, unlike Griffith, cannot be destroyed by any physical or metaphysical means, being the TheDarkSide of all people.]]

** Zeref Dragneel is pure Luciferian figure. He started out as a well-meaning genius who only wanted his younger brother back, but because [[TheseAreThingsManWasNotMeantToKnow mortals aren't meant to decide who lives and who dies]], he was cursed with an InstantDeathRadius CompleteImmortality curse by a deity of life and death, similar to how Lucifer was cast out of Heaven for tempting Adam and Eve with the Fruit of Knowledge. In four centuries, he became known as the most powerful and evil dark wizard in history, with many people starting to perform all sorts of vile actions (supposedly) in his name, just like how humanity was corrupted with the knowledge of good and evil. In the meantime, he spent those years creating [[OurDemonsAreDifferent demonic monsters]] in hopes of [[SuicideByCop killing himself]] and building a nation with himself as its ruler, both similar to the creation of Hell with Lucifer as its king. He even named himself Emperor Spriggan in the said nation, because he views himself as a spriggan, the dark fairy (after his curse sent Mavis into a coma). Lastly, he gained the LightIsNotGood motif after absorbing the Lumen Histoire/Fairy Heart, while calling himself a Physical God.

** Zeref Dragneel is pure Luciferian figure. He started out as a well-meaning genius who only wanted his younger brother back, but because [[ThereAreThingsManWasNotMeantToKnow mortals aren't meant to decide who lives and who dies]], he was cursed with an InstantDeathRadius CompleteImmortality curse by a deity of life and death, similar to how Lucifer was cast out of Heaven for tempting Adam and Eve with the Fruit of Knowledge. In four centuries, he became known as the most powerful and evil dark wizard in history, with many people starting to perform all sorts of vile actions (supposedly) in his name, just like how humanity was corrupted with the knowledge of good and evil. In the meantime, he spent those years creating [[OurDemonsAreDifferent demonic monsters]] in hopes of [[SuicideByCop killing himself]] and building a nation with himself as its ruler, both similar to the creation of Hell with Lucifer as its king. He even named himself Emperor Spriggan in the said nation, because he views himself as a spriggan, the dark fairy (after his curse sent Mavis into a coma). Lastly, he gained the LightIsNotGood motif after absorbing the Lumen Histoire/Fairy Heart, while calling himself a Physical God.

* ''Manga/FairyTail'' has the Dark Guild known as Tartaros, whose most powerful members are made up of [[OurDemonsAreDifferent demons from the Books of Zeref.]] While most appear humanoid, they are capable of transforming into their [[OneWingedAngel Etherious form]], which is their true demonic appearance. Fittingly enough, their leader (well, [[DragonInChief acting leader]]), [[{{Bishonen}} Mard Geer's]] true form looks just like one would expect of a demon lord from Hell, complete with wings, horns, and a tail. According to him, it's why he's called the "Underworld King"; the 'definitive demon.' In this form, he refers to himself as "Mard Geer '''[[MeaningfulName Tartaros]]'''". The only thing that keeps him from being essentially the equivalent version of {{Satan}} in this setting is that the true leader of Tartaros, [[TheDreaded Master]] [[PlayingWithFire E.N.D.]], is [[TheGhost supposedly]] even more this trope than him. [[spoiler: [[TheReveal Then it turns out]] that E.N.D's full name is '''E'''therious '''N'''atsu '''D'''ragneel, and [[PlayingWithFire Natsu]] himself is actually Zeref's [[BackFromTheDead revived]] [[CainAndAbel younger brother]] created to kill him by [[DeathSeeker Zeref himself]]. Considering the story of Lucifer in ''Literature/ParadiseLost'', it's almost as if Zeref was intentionally making Natsu with this trope in mind...]]

** [[FallenHero Griffith]] is the clear devil figure, and fits the "FallenAngel" criteria nicely. Like how Bible claims Lucifer can appear as "an angel of light", Griffith is angelical, gentle, and beautiful but only to hide the [[LightIsNotGood pure malevolence underneath]], as Griffith is a megalomaniacal backstabbing rapist who sacrifices all his friends to ascend (descend) as the final "angel" of [[DemonLordsAndArchdevils The God Hand]] aka [[https://ttotblog.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/tumblr_n0lhcy0mgf1rtuqolo1_500.gif?w=994 becoming a scary winged bat/hawk creature known as Femto.]] And the worst part is afterward where despite all the vile evil he has done [[spoiler: especially to Guts and Casca]], Griffith is welcomed back to the mortal plane as the [[DarkMessiah Messiah]] with only a handful of people knowing his true nature.

* ''Manga/DeathNote'': [[KnightTemplar Light Yagami]] has a very Luciferian element to his character. Spurred by his own {{Pride}} and [[ItsAllAboutMe selfish desires]], he sacrifices all notions of goodness in his heart and consigns himself to evil (while ironically insisting he is a force for good eliminating evil). As Christian tradition describes it, Lucifer represents a FallenAngel, an example of beauty, talent, and intelligence, but his own fatal flaws caused him to lose heaven, eventually giving himself up to evil. All this context is related to Light: [[FallenHero an attractive, intelligent, talented young man]] who was born in [[LightIsGood the light]] (he was raised by GoodParents, after all), but blinded by his arrogance, pride, selfishness, and thirst for power, he ended up being [[HeWhoFightsMonsters a threat to humanity.]] Lucifer's name can be intercepted as "Light Bearer" in Latin and/or "Morning Star" in Hebrew. Like how the Bible claims Lucifer can appear as [[LightIsNotGood an angel of light]], the context can be related to Light, he can use his [[FaceofAnAngelMindOfADemon great looks]], his [[SoftSpokenSadist angelic voice]], and his [[FauxAffablyEvil seemingly polite, innocent, and understanding personality]] to earn everyone's trust, especially those who get in his way. Light's hair can be changed from [[BrainyBrunette brown]] to [[EvilRedHead red]], especially in [[FireAndBrimstoneHell the fiery embers of Hell]]. If Light Yagami is analogous to The Devil, then that would make [[MessianicArchetype L]] analogous to Christ.

** ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'': Zamasu is an extremely talented Kai who's in the process of being promoted to Supreme Kai, having the potential to be the strongest one ever. However, his {{Pride}} causes him to view himself as knowing better than the Gods that are higher on the cosmic hierarchy than he is and having a ''very'' low opinion of humanity. [[spoiler:He also eventually [[FallenAngel falls completely to evil]] at some point in the future and tries to destroy all mortals to make his own idea of a paradise. His future self also shows [[SmugSuper even more pride than his present self]]]]. This also applies to [[spoiler:Goku Black, who is an alternate timeline version of Zamasu who succeeded in his plans.]] Exaggerated by [[spoiler:Merged Zamasu, the fusion of Future Zamasu and Goku Black. His first act upon coming into ''existence'' is to give a huge BlasphemousBoast about being the most beautiful and supreme god, and even taking on the [[LightIsNotGood "angel of light" motif]] often used for the Devil]].

** Orochimaru, the ex-Shinobi and third member of the [[PowerTrio Legendary Sannin]], is the anime equivalent to Voldemort. Since Snakes are considered Satanic, Orochimaru is incredibly sinister for most of the series and has an unhealthy interest in young boys into whom he can [[GrandTheftMe transfer]] his body to avoid aging. He does mellow out at the end of the series, but was still one of its most devilish figures. He also acts as a corrupting figure for many characters, particularly Sasuke and Anko.

* [[BigBad Gendo Ikari]] from ''Anime/RebuildofEvangelion''. He tempts and manipulates people (especially Shinji, [[spoiler:and even [[MessianicArchetype Kaworu]]) to get what he wants while they suffer. He brings the Apocalypse, reduces the entire world into a Hellish landscape, and wants to kill/become God in order to take His place. Kaworu even calls him the "Lilin King" and from Jewish mythology, Lilim were demons (Although in the original series, Lilim referred to humanity)]]

* ''Literature/SwordArtOnline'' seems to be fond of making its {{big bad}}s modeled after the Devil:
** If Akihiko Kayaba is the equivalent of {{God}} and Kirito is the MessianicArchetype, then this makes Nobuyuki Sugou the Devil, the [[HateSink personification of everything awful]]. He once worked for Kayaba, but was [[AlwaysSecondBest always his inferior]], however once given the chance Sugou seizes the world and its people, declaring himself [[AGodAmI its new god and ruler]]. However he's no match for the intervention of the ''real'' God, where Kayaba's VirtualGhost steps in to give Kirito the means to beat him. As Kirito puts it, Sugou is a "King of Thieves, sitting alone on [his] stolen throne." His LightIsNotGood theme only makes it all the more apparent.
** Quinella, the BigBad of the first half of Alicization. She has a backstory paints her as one. She rebelled against the Underworld's version of God in order to become one herself, setting herself up as one gifted by the gods before constructing a false faith in her own name, eventually succeeded in her goals, and ruled enforced by her specially-prepared laws [[spoiler:and her Integrity Knights]].
** Gabriel Miller, the BigBad of the second half of Alicization. His obsession with souls easily parallels the Faustian depictions of Satan, his [[TheChessmaster Chessmaster]] abilities parallel some contemporary depictions of Satan as a sophisticated, Machiavellian smooth-talker ''a la'' Music/{{The Rolling Stones|Band}}'s depiction of the Devil from ''Sympathy for the Devil'', and, as Vector, he's a God of Darkness with an EldritchAbomination true form who leads an army of demihumans and monsters like the traditional depictions of Satan. To finish it off, considering that ''Alicization'' was the last arc in the original web novel series and the Book of Revelation is the last book of the Bible, if Gabriel is Satan then Kirito is the Messiah who ultimately defeats Satan in the FinalBattle.
** Vassago Casals is perhaps the closest example in the series. He was considered an outcast having been born as an illegitimate child similar to Lucifer being cast from Heaven. Not only is he responsible for the corruption of many an SAO player and the post-SAO incidents but he dons a dark robe, his name comes from one of the demon princes from the Ars Goetia, and he calls himself [=PoH=] (meaning Prince of Hell). Also adding to his Satanic character is that he deceives players from America, China, Korea and Russia to fight the Japanese players in the Underworld, which neatly parallels Satan gathering the nations around the world to fight the people of God in the Book of Revelation. To further add to the Messiah-Satan contrast with Kirito, Kirito's [[CameBackStrong recovery]] from his GameBreakingInjury and victory over [=PoH=] and his forces during the final battle parallels the Second Coming of Christ and him defeating Satan's forces in the final battle in the Book of Revelation.

** The One-Eyed Owl is a ghoul who rebels against society, and leads an organization of demons (ghouls) against earth (human society) and heaven (the [[HunterOfMonsters CCG]]). He has an enormous, demonic appearance to boot. The parallels only increase the more about him is revealed. [[spoiler:[[SamusIsAGirl Eto/Sen]] has a rather [[EvilIsSexy beautiful figure]], much like how Satan [[FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon is described as being beautiful and appearing as an angel of light]]. She is an AntagonisticOffspring to Kuzen Yoshimura, who due to his BigGood status can be seen as a [[GodIsGood benevolent God-figure]], and seeks to overthrow [[AncientConspiracy V]] and [[GreaterScopeVillain Chairman Tsuneyoshi Wasshu]], whom can be seen as a [[GodIsEvil malevolent God-figure]].]] To drive the point home, the Owl offers a TemptingApple to [[spoiler:Kanae]] while [[ShoutOut explicitly citing the temptation of Eve]].

** [[FallenHero Griffith]] is the clear devil figure, and fits the "FallenAngel" criteria nicely. Like how Bible claims Lucifer can appear as "an angel of light", Griffith is angelical, gentle, and beautiful but only to hide the [[LightIsEvil pure malevolence underneath]], as Griffith is a megalomaniacal backstabbing rapist who sacrifices all his friends to ascend (descend) as the final "angel" of [[DemonLordsAndArchdevils The God Hand]] aka [[https://ttotblog.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/tumblr_n0lhcy0mgf1rtuqolo1_500.gif?w=994 becoming a scary winged bat/hawk creature known as Femto.]] And the worst part is afterward where despite all the vile evil he has done [[spoiler: especially to Guts and Casca]], Griffith is welcomed back to the mortal plane as the [[DarkMessiah Messiah]] with only a handful of people knowing his true nature.

* ''Manga/DeathNote'': [[KnightTemplar Light Yagami]] has a very Luciferian element to his character. Spurred by his own {{Pride}} and [[ItsAllAboutMe selfish desires]], he sacrifices all notions of goodness in his heart and consigns himself to evil (while ironically insisting he is a force for good eliminating evil). As Christian tradition describes it, Lucifer represents a FallenAngel, an example of beauty, talent, and intelligence, but his own fatal flaws caused him to lose heaven, eventually giving himself up to evil. All this context is related to Light: [[FallenHero an attractive, intelligent, talented young man]] who was born in [[LightIsGood the light]] (he was raised by GoodParents, after all), but blinded by his arrogance, pride, selfishness, and thirst for power, he ended up being [[HeWhoFightsMonsters a threat to humanity.]] Lucifer's name can be intercepted as "Light Bearer" in Latin and/or “Morning Star” in Hebrew. Like how the Bible claims Lucifer can appear as [[LightIsNotGood an angel of light]], the context can be related to Light, he can use his [[FaceofAnAngelMindOfADemon great looks]], his [[SoftSpokenSadist angelic voice]], and his [[FauxAffablyEvil seemingly polite, innocent, and understanding personality]] to earn everyone's trust, especially those who get in his way. Light's hair can be changed from [[BrainyBrunette brown]] to [[EvilRedHead red]], especially in [[FireAndBrimstoneHell the fiery embers of Hell]]. If Light Yagami is analogous to The Devil, then that would make [[MessianicArchetype L]] analogous to Christ.

* [[BigBad Gendo Ikari]] from ''Anime/RebuilofEvangelion''. He tempts and manipulates people (especially Shinji, [[spoiler:and even [[MessianicArchetype Kaworu]]) to get what he wants while they suffer. He brings the Apocalypse, reduces the entire world into a Hellish landscape, and wants to kill/become God in order to take His place. Kaworu even calls him the "Lilin King" and from Jewish mythology, Lilim were demons (Although in the original series, Lilim referred to humanity)]]

* ''Manga/DeathNote'': [[KnightTemplar Light Yagami]] has a very Luciferian element to his character. Spurred by his own {{Pride}} and [[ItsAllAboutMe selfish desires]], he sacrifices all notions of goodness in his heart and consigns himself to evil (while ironically insisting he is a force for good eliminating evil). As Christian tradition describes it, Lucifer represents a FallenAngel, an example of beauty, talent, and intelligence, but his own fatal flaws caused him to lose heaven, eventually giving himself up to evil. All this context is related to Light: [[FallenHero an attractive, intelligent, talented young man]] who was born in [[LightIsGood the light]] (he was raised by GoodParents, after all), but blinded by his arrogance, pride, selfishness, and thirst for power, he ended up being [[HeWhoFightsMonsters a threat to humanity.]] Lucifer's name can be intercepted as "Light Bearer" in Latin and/or “Morning Star” in Hebrew. Like how the Bible claims Lucifer can appear as [[LightIsNotGood an angel of light]], the context can be related to Light, he can use his [[FaceofAnAngelMindOfADemon great looks]], [[SoftSpokenSadist angelic voice]], and his [[FauxAffablyEvil seemingly polite and understanding personality]] to earn everyone's trust, especially those who get in his way. Light's hair can be changed from [[BrainyBrunette brown]] to [[EvilRedHead red]], especially in [[FireAndBrimstoneHell the fiery embers of Hell]]. If Light Yagami is analogous to The Devil, then that would make [[MessianicArchetype L]] analogous to Christ.

* ''Manga/DeathNote'': [[KnightTemplar Light Yagami]] has a very Luciferian element to his character. Spurred by his own {{Pride}} and [[ItsAllAboutMe selfish desires]], he sacrifices all notions of goodness in his heart and consigns himself to evil (while ironically insisting he is a force for good eliminating evil). As Christian tradition describes it, Lucifer represents a FallenAngel, an example of beauty, talent, and intelligence, but his own fatal flaws caused him to lose heaven, eventually giving himself up to evil. All this context is related to Light: an attractive, intelligent, talented young man who was born in the light (he was raised by GoodParents, after all), but blinded by his arrogance, pride, selfishness, and thirst for power, he ended up being [[FallenHero a threat to humanity.]] Lucifer's name can be intercepted as "Light Bearer" in Latin and/or “Morning Star” in Hebrew. Like how the Bible claims Lucifer can appear as {{LightIsNotGood an angel of light}}, the context can be related to Light, he can use his {{FaceofAnAngelMindOfADemon great angelic looks}} and his {{FauxAffablyEvil seemingly polite and understanding personality}} to earn everyone's trust, especially those who get in his way. Light's hair can be changed from {{BrainyBrunette brown}} to {{EvilRedHead red}}, especially in {{FireAndBrimstoneHell the fiery embers of Hell}}. If Light is analogous to The Devil, then that would make {{MessianicArchetype L}} analogous to Christ.

* ''Manga/DeathNote'': [[KnightTemplar Light Yagami]] has a very Luciferian element to his character. Spurred by his own {{Pride}} and [[ItsAllAboutMe selfish desires]], he sacrifices all notions of goodness in his heart and consigns himself to evil (while ironically insisting he is a force for good eliminating evil). As Christian tradition describes it, Lucifer represents a FallenAngel, an example of beauty, talent, and intelligence, but his own fatal flaws caused him to lose heaven, eventually giving himself up to evil. All this context is related to Light: an attractive, intelligent, talented young man who was born in the light (he was raised by GoodParents, after all), but blinded by his arrogance, pride, selfishness, and thirst for power, he ended up being [[FallenHero a threat to humanity.]] Lucifer's name can be intercepted as "Light Bearer" in Latin and/or “Morning Star” in Hebrew.

* ''Literature/TheAristocratsOtherworldlyAdventure'': Aaron was originally one of the seven gods. The God of Amusement, Aaron would corrupt humans into fighting in death games for his pleasure before being sealed away by Yuuya. However, his prison gradually weakened over the years.

** Lucifero is widely acknowledged as the King of Devils and the undisputed ruler of the Underworld, and it shows; filled with immense pride, his first act upon manifesting himself in the human world is to use his [[GravityMaster Gravity Magic]] to force everyone into the ground since "their heads are raised far too high". He becomes easily aggravated whenever the humans slight him or dare to assume that they can fight against him, and swears to exterminate all of humanity once he finds people capable of injuring him. As if to further drive the point home, he's later revealed to also be known as {{Satan}}.

** Dio Brando is the clear devil figure, as he seeks to become god and tempts people to evil to further his deeds. Further adding to his satanic qualities are his forsaking of humanity to pursuit power paralleling the FallenAngel archetype, and his ''Manga/StardustCrusaders'' design having [[LightIsNotGood light-based motifs]], with his [[FightingSpirit Stand]], The World, evoking the image of a god. To further drive the point home, [[MeaningfulName Dio means God]], which adds further to his [[AGodAmI god complex]].
** A blatant example in the form of ''Manga/GoldenWind'''s BigBad, [[spoiler:Diavolo, whose name is quite literally the [[MeaningfulName Italian word for "Devil"]]. When he first reveals himself to Polnareff, he appears at the bottom of a set of steps, mirroring DIO appearing to Polnareff at the top of a set of steps back in ''Stardust Crusaders'', joining his gang is presented like that of a DealWithTheDevil, and his FateWorseThanDeath at the end of the Part mirrors the Devil's own fate of being cast out of heaven]].

* ''Anime/ReZero'' has Satella, the Witch of [[GreenEyedMonster Envy]] who takes the form of a silver-haired half-elf woman, and considered by everyone in the setting to be everything evil and taboo, to the point that even saying her name out loud will cause heads to turn. In myth, she supposedly absorbed every other Witch of Sin and became an unkillable evil. She even has an entire satanic ReligionOfEvil dedicated to her unconditionally. [[spoiler: She's also the one that grants Subaru the power of Return By Death.]]

* ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline'' seems to be fond of making its {{big bad}}s modeled after the Devil:

Examples of SatanicArchetype in anime and manga.

** [[FallenHero Griffith]] is the clear devil figure, and fits the "Fallen Angel" criteria nicely. Like how Bible claims Lucifer can appear as a "an angel of light", Griffith is angelical, gentle and beautiful but only to hide the [[LightIsEvil pure malevolence underneath]], as Griffith is actually a megalomaniacal backstabbing rapist who sacrifices all his friends to ascend (descend) as the final "angel" of [[DemonLordsAndArchdevils The God Hand]] aka [[https://ttotblog.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/tumblr_n0lhcy0mgf1rtuqolo1_500.gif?w=994 becoming a scary winged bat/hawk creature known as Femto.]] And the worst part is afterwards where despite all the vile evil he has done [[spoiler: especially to Guts and Casca]], Griffith is welcomed back to to the mortal plane as the [[DarkMessiah Messiah]] with only a handful of people knowing his true nature.
** [[spoiler:As revealed in the lost chapter, Griffith isn't the ultimate evil Devil figure, The God Hand worship the [[EldritchAbomination Ideal of Evil]] which is created by [[TheEvilsOfFreeWill all the subconscious hatred and malice of humanity]]. Hence, technically speaking, it is the true "Satan" of Berserk, and, unlike Griffith, cannot be destroyed by any physical or metaphysical means, being TheDarkSide of all people.]]

** Lucius [[spoiler:Zogratis]]. "Lucius" is a Latin name meaning "light" and is related to the name Lucifer, the first name of {{Satan}}. He initially presents himself as [[spoiler:the good Wizard King Julius Novachrono, a benevolent figure associated with light, but his true identity isn't revealed until much later. He manipulated many events in the story, [[EvilMentor guiding Yami and Vangeance to become powerful mages]] so that he could eventually use them to form the Tree of Qliphoth and bring devils into the human world, and [[TheCorrupter corrupted]] his youngest brother Zenon into becoming a devil host. He plans the downfall of the king of devils Lucifero and had the magic knights he mentored kill him, all for his underling the supreme devil Adrammelech to steal the devil king's heart for him.]] When in "humanity's true form" he appears as an angelic being similar to how Lucifer was an angel of light before his fall from grace.
* ''Manga/DeathNote'': [[KnightTemplar Light Yagami]] has a very Luciferian element to his character. Spurred by his own {{Pride}} and [[ItsAllAboutMe selfish desires]], he sacrifices all notions of goodness in his heart and consigns himself to evil (while ironically insisting he is a force for good eliminating evil). As Christian tradition describes it, Lucifer represents a FallenAngel, an example of beauty, talent and intelligence, but his own fatal flaws caused him to lose heaven, eventually giving himself up to evil. All this context is related to Light: an attractive, intelligent, talented young man who was born in the light (he was raised by GoodParents, after all), but blinded by his arrogance, pride, selfishness and thirst for power, he ended up being a threat to humanity.