Redemption

DrBalls said:
Not really. Saving 1000 doesn't revive those 100 people you killed.

DrBalls said:

Yeah but you can't fix what you destroyed regardless in this case. Sure saving 1000 people is good, however it's not going to undo or dismiss the fact that you killed those 100 people.

Sorin-Skkkrrab said:
But if you kill 100 bad guys for saving a thousand people? It is acceptable? It's not?

Sand_bag said:
But he killed all the people randomly without considering who is good or who is evil unlike kira. Because of that i think kira can be forgiven for his sins.

Almibar said:

I don't think he can be forgiven since he started killing people who got in his way regardless if they were innocent or not (like Naomi Misora and L) the difference is Kira did all of this in order to reach a greater good, meanwhile Hiro just killed people randomly and for me it looked like he didn't have a purpose whatsoever.

Sand_bag said:
Yes that's what I'm saying that kira had a greater goal and in order to achieve that some sacrifices need to be made along the way and coz of that imo kira is right.

lassiegirl said:
Ok so for me I loved Hiro the entire show 😅

BTW SPOILER WARNING

But I definitely think there was a redemption arch. Hiro killed people for fun, because it made him feel in control, when he felt that he didn’t have control over his own life, like his parents getting the divorce and he and his mom being poor. His powers he received gave him the ability to be in control of his life, and be able to help the people he loved (his mom and friend). But when he was finally convicted and his mom killed herself, it was like he’d started over, and he no longer held the reigns over his life. It broke him to see the one thing he tried to protect vanish, and his powers couldn’t do anything about it. His insanity grew worse, as he continued killing and eventually decided to hide at Shion (the girl’) house, and even almost killed them, even though they were feeding him and protecting him. But he grew to live Shion, and he found a new reason to live: for her. Shion gave him hope, and we can see that as he stopped killing for a while and was helping so many people. Throughout his life, Hiro felt alone, and hated people, another reason why he killed, but Shion helped him realize that the world isn’t as awful as it seems. But of course, this hope is taken from him when he watches Shion and her grandmother get gunned down before his eyes, and that hope he had for humanity vanished. He was able to save her, but he knew anyone he loved would be taken from him and hurt, so he had to leave her. Without a person to love in his life, Hiro grew worse and worse, as he had no guiding light anymore. He killed ruthlessly, until being defeated by Inuyashiki. It seemed that any light or Hope left in Hiro was gone at that point, as if he’d had no character development or redemption at all. But in the end, rather than letting the meteorite hit earth and kill everyone, he remembered Shion, and because he loved her, he didn’t want any harm to come to her. So he and Inuyashiki blew themselves up in order to save the people they love. Hiro grew so much in the show, as he learned to love someone during times of pain and chose love over destruction. Yes, I agree that his sadistic killing was awful, but he overcame his desires to kill and ended up choosing the life of another over his own.

lassiegirl said:
Ok so for me I loved Hiro the entire show 😅

BTW SPOILER WARNING

But I definitely think there was a redemption arch. Hiro killed people for fun, because it made him feel in control, when he felt that he didn’t have control over his own life, like his parents getting the divorce and he and his mom being poor. His powers he received gave him the ability to be in control of his life, and be able to help the people he loved (his mom and friend). But when he was finally convicted and his mom killed herself, it was like he’d started over, and he no longer held the reigns over his life. It broke him to see the one thing he tried to protect vanish, and his powers couldn’t do anything about it. His insanity grew worse, as he continued killing and eventually decided to hide at Shion (the girl’) house, and even almost killed them, even though they were feeding him and protecting him. But he grew to live Shion, and he found a new reason to live: for her. Shion gave him hope, and we can see that as he stopped killing for a while and was helping so many people. Throughout his life, Hiro felt alone, and hated people, another reason why he killed, but Shion helped him realize that the world isn’t as awful as it seems. But of course, this hope is taken from him when he watches Shion and her grandmother get gunned down before his eyes, and that hope he had for humanity vanished. He was able to save her, but he knew anyone he loved would be taken from him and hurt, so he had to leave her. Without a person to love in his life, Hiro grew worse and worse, as he had no guiding light anymore. He killed ruthlessly, until being defeated by Inuyashiki. It seemed that any light or Hope left in Hiro was gone at that point, as if he’d had no character development or redemption at all. But in the end, rather than letting the meteorite hit earth and kill everyone, he remembered Shion, and because he loved her, he didn’t want any harm to come to her. So he and Inuyashiki blew themselves up in order to save the people they love. Hiro grew so much in the show, as he learned to love someone during times of pain and chose love over destruction. Yes, I agree that his sadistic killing was awful, but he overcame his desires to kill and ended up choosing the life of another over his own.

lassiegirl said:
Ok so for me I loved Hiro the entire show 😅

BTW SPOILER WARNING

But I definitely think there was a redemption arch. Hiro killed people for fun, because it made him feel in control, when he felt that he didn’t have control over his own life, like his parents getting the divorce and he and his mom being poor. His powers he received gave him the ability to be in control of his life, and be able to help the people he loved (his mom and friend). But when he was finally convicted and his mom killed herself, it was like he’d started over, and he no longer held the reigns over his life. It broke him to see the one thing he tried to protect vanish, and his powers couldn’t do anything about it. His insanity grew worse, as he continued killing and eventually decided to hide at Shion (the girl’) house, and even  almost killed them, even though they were feeding him and protecting him. But he grew to live Shion, and he found a new reason to live: for her. Shion gave him hope, and we can see that as he stopped killing for a while and was helping so many people. Throughout his life, Hiro felt alone, and hated people, another reason why he killed, but Shion helped him realize that the world isn’t as awful as it seems. But of course, this hope is taken from him when he watches Shion and her grandmother get gunned down before his eyes, and that hope he had for humanity vanished. He was able to save her, but he knew anyone he loved would be taken from him and hurt, so he had to leave her. Without a person to love in his life, Hiro grew worse and worse, as he had no guiding light anymore. He killed ruthlessly, until being defeated by Inuyashiki. It seemed that any light or Hope left in Hiro was gone at that point, as if he’d had no character development or redemption at all. But in the end, rather than letting the meteorite hit earth and kill everyone, he remembered Shion, and because he loved her, he didn’t want any harm to come to her. So he and Inuyashiki blew themselves up in order to save the people they love. Hiro grew so much in the show, as he learned to love someone during times of pain and chose love over destruction. Yes, I agree that his sadistic killing was awful, but he overcame his desires to kill and ended up choosing the life of another over his own.