Talk:L (Death Note)

message: it should say that he was Succeeded by Near 
This is important to know that he was not the end ... 
Thanks 
amlife180 Web 04/29/2009  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Amlife180 (talk • contribs) 01:46, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: In the Information box 

message: *Seriously, somebody get rid of that "25 at Death" thing in the info box at the top. I'm still reading Deathnote, and I got on here with the purpose of looking up L's age and nothing else. I went straight to age, careful not to look at anything else in order to avoid being spoiled, and what does it say? "25 at death". I seriously just got RUINED by that. NOT COOL.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.23.111.128 (talk) 20:46, 15 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: AGE!!

message: *At one point in the article, it mentions that L's alias is Ryuzaki because L is pronounced like R in Japanese...that's backwards. R is pronounced like L, not L like R. I'm gonna go ahead and fix that now...  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.154.197.193 (talk) 21:51, 19 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: *Actually, the traditional transliteration of that consonant is "R", so "L" is converted to "R" in transliterations of Japanese (hence "kira" from "killer"). It wasn't backwards. Reference. HunterXI (talk) 20:37, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Note on Pronunciation

message: Is L considered a private detective, police detective, or neither?  He often works with Interpol, but only takes cases he's interested in, so what should he be categorized as? Ender85 23:56, 2 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Beyond Birthday [AKA 'B'] in Another Note said that it was a philosophy (maybe Wammy houses') to try not to be called 'Private. I', because that would be insulting ('Unprivate. I' was what he prefered). L is able to move the police systems of the world because of his influence, but doesn't consider himself a member of them. He also reasons that a case isn't worth his time unless there're ten deaths, or one million dollars at steak. Meaning all his cases are FBI related. I'd say that it's so ambiguous that it's better to list him simply as "Detective". P.Is have no influence on the regular police (it's their maneuverability that makes them so effective)WickedKnightAlbel (talk) 09:06, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Private Detective

message: There's not much real world-info in this article at all. And I feel that it could be merged into List of Death Note characters. Unless of course someone was able to get info like  the concept/creation of L, Reaction, etc. All with sources. So, opinions?HadesDragon 00:24, 5 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I think the two central characters of the series merit articles. JuJube 01:47, 5 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Fictional importance doesn't trump WP:FICT. The two articles are basically fictional character biographies, and that's not really allowed. We had to do the same thing for the Characters of Kingdom Hearts article; all of the main characters' articles were exactly like this one, and they had to be merged.HadesDragon 14:04, 5 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Since making articles about fictional characters is common, I asked Hades to bring it to the Village Pump or another body - and he agreed :) WhisperToMe 21:37, 5 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: er 2607:FB91:BDBE:9844:4CA3:DE81:61F3:6DF2 (talk) 17:16, 20 July 2023 (UTC)
thread_title: Suggestion

message: I'm not sure if I'm right, but does anyone else think that L could sit in this manner because, thanks to Abe's long legs, Abraham Lincoln sat in the same way in school? I believe I read that Lincoln did in a short biography. The Matyr (converse with the Matyr) 08:16, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: You Think...

message: And what about L's real name, revealed in Death Note 13: How to Read? Should that be mentioned, at all? Ryoji.kun (talk) 07:04, 27 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: New posts at the bottom of the page. And, uh, his name is mentioned. It's the first thing on the page...did you bother looking?—Ｌｏｖｅはドコ？ (talk • contribs) 12:36, 27 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Beware of fans that want to 'protect' him.124.169.181.243 (talk) 17:31, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Real name

message: anyone know where i can copy L's(Ryuuzaki's) logo?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Hiro kurisaki (talk • contribs) 17:07, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  L's logo 

message: It seems to me the article needs to be rewritten for clarity. The abundance of "s and names makes it hard to follow.--74.171.62.47 (talk) 21:11, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Rewrite?

message: I thought that L used the alias "Hideki Ryuga" when first meeting Light as a precaution, the same name of a person Light saw on TV recently, since you need the name and face of a person to kill them (doesn't work with fake names, but L doesnt know that), L could see this as boosting his chances of survival against Kira. Should this be mentioned? as the reason for choosing the name "Hideki Ryuga" seems a bit non-existant. --211.28.35.204 (talk) 11:01, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Hideki Ryuga 

message: Currently this article inaccurately states that L dies at age 22 in the anime.
The anime timeline is simply pushed back a few years to coincide with when it aired; it ends in 2013 instead of 2010. L's actual age is not different... his death is no longer in 2004, but (iirc) 2007. 24.223.151.194 (talk) 12:55, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Age

message: The thought of Light thinking of an idol or singer is mentioned twice in the Character section, with little variation.  Please fix this.  71.194.224.134 (talk) 13:14, 29 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: You know, you could fix too.  :P   --Kraftlos (talk) 19:43, 29 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pop Idol? 

message: This is not a suggestion for the information presented in the article, so much as the presentation of the article itself. I could be nit-picking here, but it seems that there is an excessive use of quotations in this article where they are not necessary. Single words like "unattractive" and "similar" are placed inside quotations when, if left without them, wouldn't exactly set off any "plagiarism" alarms. They interrupt the flow of the article as one reads, and give it an almost sarcastic tone in some places.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.9.195.175 (talk) 19:21, 30 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Yeah, the scarequotes really aren't necessary.  If the article gets copyedited, these should be removed, I agree.--Kraftlos (talk) 01:18, 1 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Quotations 

message: The article mentioned that the font L (and the many Kiras as well and later N) is "Old English Five", but it's actually "Cloister Black", to which the Old English family is similar. I've changed the image and label to reflect this. –HunterXI (talk) 21:03, 31 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  The "L" Font 

message: No one knows.I think that someone should answer this question,but since we cant get Ohba to do it I dont know if it's possible.I would,But I dont know.Ryuzaki0008 (talk) 17:16, 10 September 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: His real name is L Lawliet, according to How to read 13, page 10. This is already stated in the article. --PeaceNT (talk) 16:57, 11 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: What is L's Real Name?

message: Under the picture from the Death Note film it says 'Scott Graham-Chapple as L', but I'm pretty sure that's Kenichi Matsuyama. The pic info also says that. How'd that other name get there? Please change? I couldn't find out how to do it...  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jezzicat (talk • contribs) 22:23, 19 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pic from film 

message: L is seen in episode 25 [Silence] holding Watari's hand. But apart from that one scence not much is seen of L's childhood or where he was before becoming a detective at all. And i think the bells he 'hears' in episode 25 also is distinct to the bells in his flashback. And as Watari acting as L's 'father figure' he probably took L to Wammy's house in the first place.
220.238.227.135 (talk) 12:07, 29 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Anime canon only. The manga specifies nothing about L's history, and Another Note states that he was never a student at Wammy's House. 71.79.244.206 (talk) 12:49, 12 March 2011 (UTC)

text: YES, HE IS -Raziel (talk) 14:54, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Childhood 

message: I want to clear up some bullshit.
I've been hearing from alot of people that L's last name is pronounced "low-light", and I know that that is complete crap. I understand that the arguement for it is that Lawliet pronounced in Japanese sounds something like "low-light", but you all are forgetting one important thing.
Lawliet is not a Japanese name, therefore it is not pronounced in Japanese.
That's it. That is a fact. Any arguement for "low-light" is defeated because of this fact. It pronounced "law-lee-et", not "low-light." End of story. -Raziel (talk) 14:51, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Regarding L's name. 

message: it says here, that when L says, 5% he actually means over 90%????  he says 5% TWICE IN HIS MIND, he cant lie to himself. 
and i checked the reference, and there is no information on it. i re-read death note 13 and i didnt find that information at all....i'm sorry but im going to have to remove itBread Ninja (talk) 00:43, 2 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  what is this????? 

message: I was reading the page from top to bottom, and I noticed that it said something about Chapter 109 in the "L in Death Note" Section. I'm pretty sure that there isn't a chapter 109. Better yet said, I'm SURE there's not a chapter 109. Can somebody please explain this to me?
RyugaRyuzaki (talk) 20:32, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Aparently there are two extra volumes, however I not sure they can be refered to as 109 and 110.  They're more omake, see []; apparently they weren't important enough to mention on the List of Death Note chapters.  I don't know enough about that to say anything more though. --Kraftlos (Talk | Contrib) 20:42, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: There is a one-shot sequel which is usually listed as "Chapter 109" on scanlation sites. It was published around the time that the L Change the WorLd movie was released, in early 2008. It's longer than a typical manga chapter, and to my knowledge, it's the only one to have run in Jump as an official sequel with manga continuity. It's set three years after the end of the Kira case. There have been unofficial omake that were obvious gags (like the material in the L File No. 15 book), but yes, the chapter in question exists and is the real deal. 71.79.244.206 (talk) 12:47, 12 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Chapter 109 

message: * 07:16, 18 May 2008 WhisperToMe protected L (Death Note) ‎ (Let's see the vandalism decrease. [edit=autoconfirmed:move=autoconfirmed])
I'd like to review this to see if semiprotection is still considered necessary, as it's been over a year.  As well as welcoming opinions from regular editors I have contacted WhisperToMe, the protecting admin. --TS 14:08, 30 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Semiprotection review

message: /reviews threads
Okay, HtR13 is unambiguous about L's real name. If the live action films conflict, then that's a conflict across canons which should be described (I haven't seen the second and third movies yet). All the DN articles draw heavily on HtR13 as a source, so saying that it's not canon surprises me - however, if consensus holds that that's the case, the thing to do is to remove the real name given there, L Lawliet, from its prominent position in the article. I would resist this, however. Vashti (talk) 02:37, 20 February 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: To go further, I've got HtR13 open in front of me in English and Japanese right now, and I can confirm that the kanji for the name field on L's dossier on page 10 is 本名 (hommyō). That just means "real name"; it's used throughout the manga in precisely that way. Viz appear to have translated it as "true name" to parallel the True Name Card, which was described as that in English in the Japanese book, but there's no mystical True Name stuff going on here. His name's L Lawliet, guys, just like Mello's is Mihael Keehl. Vashti (talk) 02:57, 20 February 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, his true name is L Lawliet, but the article's name was made "L (Death Note)" per above discussion. However, saying his alias, L, is part of his real name (meaning the two L are the same in this case) is original research.Tintor2 (talk) 12:16, 20 February 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Firstly, I'm not arguing the name of the article. Secondly, is it also original research to say that Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone goes by her first name? As WP:NOTOR says, "Anything that can be observed by a reasonable person simply by reading the work itself, without interpretation, is not original research, but is reliance upon a primary source." Vashti (talk) 12:50, 20 February 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: But the case is that L was first known by the alias of L (and characters from the series said he never revealed his name to the point that Light thought he could be Hideki Ryuga, not L Ryuga).Tintor2 (talk) 12:56, 20 February 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Light immediately describes "Hideki Ryūga" as "an obviously fake alias", as I recall. Plus, HtR13 is an explicit primary source for L's real name. If my secret real name is Jane Smith, and I go by the alias of Jane, it doesn't stop it being my name, no matter how many people I convince that it's not. It doesn't matter how many people say "he doesn't reveal his name" or "it can't be his real name" within canon, if we have a primary source stating that it is, in fact, his name. Vashti (talk) 13:04, 20 February 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: But does HtR13 states that the alias is in fact his first name?Tintor2 (talk) 13:07, 20 February 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: That would seem, to me, to be something self-evident that can be observed by any reasonable person. Surely? Especially since nobody's stated outright in the article that the alias and the first name were one and the same. Vashti (talk) 13:10, 20 February 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: This is true. Anyone reading How to Read would clearly agree that L appropriated his forename as an alias. Sceptre (talk) 19:49, 20 February 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't have the book, but is there a part of the book that gives such an idea?Tintor2 (talk) 23:30, 20 February 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: With every character in How to Read, it has a table with stuff like name, age, blood type, with L's "true name"/"real name" listed as "L Lawliet". It's clear that, from the fictional perspective, L Lawliet is his real name, and "L" was appropriated as an alias. Sceptre (talk) 00:25, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

text: Yes, but it does not state his L alias was meant to be his first name. By the way, from the first question, I have not said that HTR13 is not canon and my point was to start the article's lead with his alias as it's the article's title. Also, does HTR13 show L's age? It could be added to the article.Tintor2 (talk) 01:08, 21 February 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Wikipedia does not, or really, should not, deal with what is or is not, "canon", unless the question of course has been picked up in reliable sources (e.g. Star Wars canon). We deal with things in the original medium of work, licensed adaptations, etc. And we treat statements unambiguously made in official capacity by the creators of a fictional universe as truth regarding the subject of statements. Some people may not think Dumbledore's homosexuality is canon, but he's still gay nonetheless. Sceptre (talk) 01:16, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

text: Unless someone else would like to chip in, I think consensus is against you on this, Tintor2. If Near, say, had been the original holder of the L title, with L as his successor, I could see your point in distinguishing between the alias and the name. The only reason L's title of L is described as an alias at all is because nobody knows his real name, and because it's such a peculiar name to have. It's never explicitly stated that the alias is his first name because the fact that L Lawliet is using his first name when he goes only by L is as blatantly obvious as the fact that 1 + 1 = 2. BTW, L's age is already in the article, in the infobox alongside his death date. Vashti (talk) 01:21, 21 February 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, but it is better with a source rather than maths and to sceptre I never said a thing about HTR13 not being canon; I don't like discussing canon since some of them are original research.Tintor2 (talk) 01:31, 21 February 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Again, WP:NOTOR is explicit that simple arithmetic is not original research and does not require a source. It's enough that we have the dates; the ages can be extrapolated and stated from there. Vashti (talk) 01:34, 21 February 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I did not say it was OR, just that a primary source would be better and it could be used in the age parameters from the infobox.Tintor2 (talk) 01:38, 21 February 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: To answer your question, HtR13 and the manga canon don't state L's age at any point, though Light's is given at the beginnings of the first and second arc. Only the dates are listed. We really don't need a primary source to calculate an age on a particular date; there's no "better" about it. Vashti (talk) 01:41, 21 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Real name Again 

message: Shouldn't a link of List of Death Note characters be added into this page? This is pretty unfair as article Light Yagami has a link to this. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.151.252.213 (talk) 07:02, 1 March 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: That sounds a lot like WP:OTHER STUFF. The navigation box already has the links to all the Death Note articles, so adding such link would not improve anything.Tintor2 (talk) 15:02, 1 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Add List of Death Note characters link 

message: Can you add  a picture of L in the anime? Article Light Yagami has a picture of Light in the manga and anime. This article only has a picture of L in the manga.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.151.252.213 (talk) 07:04, 1 March 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Again WP:OTHER STUFF. That would also fail WP:Non-free content criteria as showing such image would not help anybody as there is no notable difference in design.Tintor2 (talk) 15:02, 1 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Picture from anime 

message: The quality of the writing in this article has suffered a noticeable decrease in the last few months. To begin with, the intro is now full of run-on sentences, some of which aren't grammatically correct. I can tackle it myself in the near future if nobody else does, but if someone else wants to get a head start on fixing it, they should. 71.79.244.206 (talk) 12:55, 12 March 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I think that's not the big issue in this article. As I've seen, lots of minor details were added to the article, and we have lots of quotes.Tintor2 (talk) 15:17, 12 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Quality 

message: Can L's role in Death Note be that of the main antagonist? After all, he does provide the main opposition to the main protagonist, Light.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Stainlessboy (talk • contribs) 02:11, 13 June 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: That's a synthesis.Tintor2 (talk) 02:21, 13 June 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: No more than describing Light as the protagonist, surely? In literary terms, L *is* the antagonist, plain and simple. WP:When to cite Vashti (talk) 22:03, 15 June 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Nope, that's OTHER STUFF as everything in wikipedia needs sourcing.Tintor2 (talk) 22:18, 15 June 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Did you read the page I linked to? Works of fiction are considered primary sources for their contents. "L is the antagonist" is just a plot description. Vashti (talk) 01:06, 16 June 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Does a manga chapter actually say that in an out-of-universe way? Characters' quotes don't count.Tintor2 (talk) 01:24, 16 June 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: It's something that anyone reading the work can easily observe. The story is Light's story, told primarily from his perspective; he's the protagonist. L is the primary character opposing him; he's the antagonist. Vashti (talk) 08:37, 16 June 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: And so there's no source. It's just OR brought by readers.Tintor2 (talk) 11:48, 16 June 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Er. Just because I might not know what a kamidana is, doesn't mean to say that one doesn't appear in several panels. Equally, identifying the roles characters play in a work of fiction is really quite basic observation. Vashti (talk) 18:56, 16 June 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Don't know what this example is for. One thing is seeing something and another is proving something based on what you see.Tintor2 (talk) 00:34, 17 June 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: It's describing what you see. Okay, this is clearly going nowhere. Vashti (talk) 01:36, 17 June 2011 (UTC)

text: If we can't come to an agreement on this (or if nobody else chimes in soon), I'd like to ask for a WP:3O. Vashti (talk) 19:04, 16 June 2011 (UTC)

text: I noted the How to Read 13, but I don't think the phrase "main antagonist" would work considering that there are various and L only appears in the series' first half. Even more there is more than one character trying to arrest Kira across the series, so that would make almost everybody an antagonist. Just the fact that the authors mention it seems enough as the first paragraph from the lead talks about his role in the plot.Tintor2 (talk) 16:05, 17 June 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: My idea was that "main antagonist" would work precisely because L only appears in the first half of the series. It is because of the antagonist roles played by Near and Mello in the second half that it is problematic to simply say L is "the antagonist". To me it seems obvious enough that L's role in the series is more important than either Near's or Mello's, but it would be a good idea to get a solid citation for this just to settle the argument. However, before we do that, I want to make sure of exactly what you are taking issue with. Are you talking about the general idea of calling L the "main antagonist", or are you talking about the specific wording you want in the lead?  — Mr. Stradivarius ♫ 17:29, 17 June 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm fine with the wording "main antagonist", and I agree that any description of intent should be cited. Plus, according to antagonist, it can certainly be a group of characters (such as the Kira investigation team or the SPK). As for a citation, I think what the original editor was thinking of may be HtR page 61, where Ohba says "I introduced [L] as the force of justice who stands in the way of Light's criminal activity." Vashti (talk) 19:02, 17 June 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Would that work as a reference? I think every volume index as well as various reviews from the series says something similar regarding L's role, but not label him. As I checked Near's and Mello's article, the authors make similar comments regarding their roles.Tintor2 (talk) 23:47, 17 June 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, that works as a reference. There is no need to have a reference that describes L specifically as an "antagonist" - all we need is a reference that says that his role is opposed to Light's. Calling L an "antagonist" is simply paraphrasing the source. Just as we don't need a reference to say that the sky is blue, we don't need a reference to say that antagonist means "the main character or force opposing the protagonist in a literary work or drama" (Wiktionary)  — Mr. Stradivarius ♫ 04:55, 18 June 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Then that would mean describing him just as an "antagonist" rather than the "main antagonist".Tintor2 (talk) 15:35, 18 June 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, if we go with the source, "the force of justice who stands in the way of Light's criminal activity" sounds more like "the antagonist", although I don't think that this is ideal for the reasons I stated above. But I'm still not sure exactly what it is you're disagreeing with. I don't see the use of the word antagonist as controversial at all here. Could you tell me why you find it objectionable? If I know that then it will be a lot easier to find a solution we can all agree with.  — Mr. Stradivarius ♫ 16:50, 18 June 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Actually, as far I remember, the article had a long comment about L's role stating something like "protagonist in, antagonist, deurotagonist in, etc" and was deleted. Nevertheless, the authors say that Near and Mello replace L in the same book, so they would also be main antagonists, right?Tintor2 (talk) 18:52, 18 June 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: They'd be antagonists in the second arc of the manga, as they don't appear before then. L, on the other hand, is still a presence in the second half even though he's dead; Ohba makes it clear that Near and Mello follow directly on from L. So L is the main antagonist; Near and Mello are not as significant. Vashti (talk) 20:51, 18 June 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Yep, but they are still the only series' antagonists during that arc, and I'm sure L makes no impact in the second arc considering he was dead.Tintor2 (talk) 22:31, 18 June 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, Light says at one point, "So I'm still battling against L", and Near is explicit that he has to conduct the fight in the same way that L would have done. Taking the series as a whole, L's influence seems far greater than either Near's or Mello's. Taking the anime as an indicator, the battle with L takes up 24 episodes (26 if you count the first and last), compared with 12 for Near and Mello combined. Vashti (talk) 12:55, 19 June 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't think that adds anything as episode count does not seem important. While the use of describing him as an antagonist is fine alongside a source, where can it be added with flow?Tintor2 (talk) 14:20, 19 June 2011 (UTC)

text: I agree that he is more important, but I can't avoid the fact he is absent for the second half. I would call it the main antagonist during the series' first half, as the two others are the main antagonists in the series' second half. It's like the Dragon Ball villains, none of them are main.Tintor2 (talk) 15:58, 19 June 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Hmm, I would call him the antagonist for the first half of the series, and the main antagonist for the series in general. Note that the meaning of antagonist is "the main character or force opposing the protagonist in a literary work or drama" (emphasis added), not the only opposing character. I think my advice has stretched about as far as it can go - as I said, it's up to you both as to what to do with it. Let me know if there are any different points you want advice on. All the best.  — Mr. Stradivarius ♫ 16:08, 19 June 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for helping us out here. I appreciate it. :) Vashti (talk) 05:36, 20 June 2011 (UTC)

text: Sorry for the late reply. It still was added without a reference. None of that arguments actually help as this mentions require references.Tintor2 (talk) 14:40, 22 June 2011 (UTC)
replies: text:  I thought we just had an entire discussion establishing WP:BLUE - that is, that we don't need a reference to describe the character that primarily opposes the main character of a work of fiction as an antagonist? We only needed a reference to say that the character was created to be an antagonist, as that assumes authorial intent. Vashti (talk) 20:05, 22 June 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Yep. But the reference did not establish him as a main.Tintor2 (talk) 00:16, 23 June 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Simple observation does that, not to mention consensus. Vashti (talk) 18:27, 23 June 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Not really as the discussion mainly stated that these statements require a source.Tintor2 (talk) 19:29, 23 June 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I think you and I must be reading different discussions. Anyway, I'm bowing out at this point myself. Hopefully you'll find some way to improve the page. Vashti (talk) 19:45, 23 June 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Quoting from third opinion "L is "the antagonist". To me it seems obvious enough that L's role in the series is more important than either Near's or Mello's, but it would be a good idea to get a solid citation for this just to settle the argument."Tintor2 (talk) 01:24, 24 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Role withing Death Note 

message: While I think this is a pretentious word to use in an article on an anime character, do we really have to have this argument over again? L is clearly the second-most-important character in the work, ranking behind Light but above Misa. This is a WP:BLUE issue; see the above discussion regarding use of "antagonist" - which I see has been removed from the article nonetheless. Vashti (talk) 18:45, 2 June 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Deuteragonist? 

message: I know this isn't based anywhere, but it has been bugging me. Is there any chance of L being autistic?
Think about it- He is highly intelligent, anti-social, does not care how he dresses, eats specifics foods and sits in a certain manner.
He also refers to statistics a lot, like if he doesn't sit the way he does his reasoning goes down by forty percent.
Once again, I know there is no base for this in either the anime or manga, I just want to know what people think of this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 49.176.2.36 (talk • contribs) 
:Sorry, but Wikipedia is not a forum. This page is for discussing edits to the L page, not for discussing L in general. Maybe you want to try talking about this on Tumblr's Death Note tag? Vashti (talk) 15:24, 6 July 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: I should also mention Reddit's DN community. Vashti (talk) 15:32, 6 July 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  May I propose a theory? 

message: Before I get into a revert war here, can we get some more opinions on this, please? Should L be described as a "super detective", or a genius "super detective"? Vashti (talk) 23:04, 14 September 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Wikipedia:Wikipuffery. Prodigal detective is the most accurate and concise descripion. We don't need puffed up words like super omega god like demon. DragonZero (Talk · Contribs) 03:17, 15 September 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: You know L is described in canon as a genius, and "super detective" is the series' creator's own description of him, right? "Prodigal detective" would be a Wiki-created term and certainly would be wikipuffery. Vashti (talk) 09:32, 15 September 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: "super detective" or genius "super detective"

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