#or maybe light's the spitting image of his grandma... just genderbent

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do u ever think about why light looks nothing like his family. i know its probably just pretty boy protag needs to stand out but well. he couldve looked a bit like his mom or sister who dont get a lot of time were we see them in comparison right.

I do think about it hahaha. I don't really think Sayu looks a TON like her parents either, really? Perhaps Obata just wasn't thinking about family resemblances a whole lot when he drew them all... maybe was just thinking a bit more along the lines of "this is a cop looking guy," "this is an honours student looking guy," "this is a cute little sister," "this is a housewife/mom"... I DO like to headcanon that Light is naturally more like his mom's side of the family in looks and personality though! I like to think of him as being more like Sachiko in terms of his personality and disposition, but really idolizing and admiring the idealism/ambition/heroism of his dad and wanting to follow in Soichiro's footsteps a lot.