Another proof that Light never saw Misa as his ally.
Summary:
- Death Note uses a clever color play.
- Light’s color is red, while his enemies’ color is blue.
- Misa was shown in blue in the first opening of the series.
- It proves once again that Light saw her as an obstacle on his way.
Death Note plays with colors in a very peculiar way. Whenever we see the opposition between Light and his enemies, they’re portrayed in two different colors: blue and red.
One of the good examples of this was in Episode 9 when L revealed his identity to Light. L was then shown in blue colors, while Light was in red. And this pattern was repeated many times throughout the series.
Red and blue
All of Light’s enemies were in blue: L, Naomi, Nier, and fans found it quite fitting. Because red is an aggressive color that people associate with blood, rage, passion, and arrogance, while blue is a more calming one.
Light considers himself a god that cannot be defied, and all detectives have to stay collected and rational to catch Kira.
By that logic, all characters who chose Light’s side should also be portrayed in red. However, Misa has blue hair in the first opening of the series, and viewers found it interesting.
It’s obvious that Light doesn’t fully trust anyone, and the only person Light considered to be somewhat of an ally was Mikami.
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Still, even he wasn’t shown in red in the series, his color was purple, which is a mixture of blue and red, and can symbolize that Light didn’t see him as an equal, but he wasn’t an enemy either. But why isn’t Misa purple too?
Light saw Misa as an obstacle
It doesn’t matter how many times Misa proved her loyalty to Light and how helpful she was, Light never actually cared about her. He saw her as nothing, an annoying obstacle on his way to greatness.
There was zero trust from Light, Misa was just a pawn for him and he thought that even when she meant well, her actions only caused more problems for him. She could never be an equal or an ally to him, only a threat to his plans.
That’s why fans think Misa was in blue in the opening. Despite her intentions, she was on the way to Light's success just like any of the detectives chasing him. She’s nothing more than a liability, interfering with his master plans and holding him back.
Misa was one of the characters Light wanted dead. She couldn’t be trusted due to her unpredictable nature, and had to be taken care of. That’s why Light thought of her the same way he thought of his enemies. And that’s why he saw her in blue, too.