Did Ryuk ACTUALLY HELPED Light?

 



Ok, so from episode 1, Ryuk makes it clear that he doesn’t want to get involved in Light’s plans, is a ‘God’ in the sense of being ‘detached’- watching, sometimes enjoying and sometimes bored, as if an average audience of the anime itself, us! Except this is not the case, for Ryuk is in the anime and is the cause of the anime itself, having started it to overcome his boredom.

Of course, he won’t help Light or reveal anything to him, and this ‘detachment’ forces Light to use his brain to find answers- a plot device making the anime more interesting and driving it forward. Also, Ryuk avoids the fate of both Rem and Gelus, who embody the fallen Gods who broke the iron rule of detachment.

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But it is essentially foolish to think that, that Ryuk didn’t help Light at all. Avoiding this rule itself, Ryuk helped Light 3 times in the anime:-

1.   Spotting the spies

(Episode 3): Ryuk spots Raye Penber and reveals it to Light. Of course, he made Light and the audience remember the iron rule of ‘detachment’ he has, so this seems weak. But it is also to be said that Ryuk probably wanted things to get more interesting, even though he claimed he was uncomfortable.

2.   The plan

(Episode 24): Ok, hands down, Ryuk had come to grow fond of Light’s plans and his cunningness, to the point it’s no doubt he took part in the elaborate plan of Light to save Misa and him!

3.   Light’s death

(Episode 37): Probably the most convincing argument is that Light was killed by Ryuk! Wait, what? Yeah, think. Light would have SUFFERED HELL IN THE PRISON. Near planned to imprison him for life. By death, Ryuk saved Light just as Rem (or Gelus) saved Misa, except with death itself and without breaking this iron rule of Shinigamis.

 


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