

In the manga, his thoughts before his death leave it unambiguous that it wasn't the outcome he considered. L falls headfirst into this trope when he decides to test the thirteen day rule, which provokes Rem to kill him, exactly as Light planned.Light understands perfectly well what he is to Ryuk, which is why he makes sure to stay interesting in his clever Scheherezade Gambit, which remains very effective until Light is cornered and captured, and thus no longer able to provide entertainment and apples for Ryuk.

The best part is that Ryuk actually spells that out to him - along with what will ultimately happen to him - within minutes of first meeting him but Light never realizes the full implications until it is too late. For all of his chessmaster pretensions, Xanatos-grade scheming, and proclamations of Godhood, he was never anything more than a plaything for Ryuk's personal amusement. Perhaps the biggest Unwitting Pawn in the series is Light himself.She figures out exactly what Light is trying to get her to do, how he's getting her to do it, and what will happen if she goes through with it (she dies). Double Subverted by Rem, who kills L for Light in order to save Misa from being arrested.Every member of the Task Force ends up being suckered in by Light at some point, not only buying his innocence, but also treating him as their actual leader and the new L.She certainly is a pawn, but not an unwitting one. Misa is the only major character who does not, and that's likely because she makes it clear in their first conversation that she doesn't mind being used by Light. In Death Note, nearly everybody falls victim to this trope at some point, Chessmasters included.In the end, even though almost all of the main cast die, they only seem to stop him temporarily. In the anime of Chrono Crusade, nearly everything that the main characters do seem to play right into Aion's hands.

In the end, they're all being used by as unwitting test subjects, by The Jahana Group, who secretly monitor the tournament to determine which of them will make the ideal host body for Miranda's disembodied spirit. Variable Geo: This applies equally to the entrants of the VG tournament, regardless whether it's for the grand prize, the desire to compete, or to settle grudges against other participants.Steal her most precious possession? Dropped it in a garbage dump, which ended up with Sara's true identity revealed to the whole crew, the Libertad kicked out of port before it could complete repairs, and one of their teammates dead. Ambush her in the shower? Got the wrong girl. Lavinia Reberth of Str.A.In.: Strategic Armored Infantry is a Fangirl of epic proportions, who'd do anything to get some of Sara's attention.He takes down Tokyo Jupiter, but all he achieves by doing so is enabling the Mulians to invade the outside world en masse. by chasing her through the warehouse district, not saying anything less stalker-y than "I need to talk to you."

Of special note is Gigoro's actions in "The Destruction of Pure Love" he starts to realize that Sae's account of Momo isn't entirely accurate, so he tries to get Momo's side of the story.
