Beyond Birthday Writing

BEYOND BIRTHDAY “If only I could see the death of the world.” __________________________________________ DESCRIPTION Beyond Birthday (in Japanese: ビヨンド=バースデイ, Biyondo Bāsudei), also reffered to by his false name Rue Ryūzaki or simply B, is the titular main antagonist of the 2006 light novel prequel to Death Note, Death Note - Another Note: The Los Angeles BB Murder Cases. He was the second child to be admitted to Wammy's House to find a successor to L, the mysterious and eccentric investigator who worked with Naomi Misora on the complex Los Angeles BB Murder Cases, only later to be revealed as the mastermind behind this series of murders. ________________________________________________________ PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILE Beyond Birthday is essentially described as a lunatic psychopath, compulsive and nihilistic, indifferent to the distinction between adult and child victims. His superior intelligence, inherited from Wammy's House, conflicts with jealousy and emotional instability, leading him to imitate L perfectly while planning “unsolvable” crimes to prove his superiority. It eventually reveals a fragile ego, where suicide as a performed fourth murder reflects a desire for transcendence through self-imposed destruction. ________________________________________________________ SCHOPENHAUER PHILOSOPHY Schopenhauer's view of the world as a blind manifestation of Will— irrational, conflictual, and devoid of meaning— appears in Beyond's character shaped by the Shinigami …