L (Character)

L is a world-renowned detective who takes on the challenge of catching the mass murderer known as Kira. In his investigation,L becomes suspicious of Light Yagami and makes it his goal to prove that Light is Kira. L is a very slim,tall young man with messy black hair and dark eyes. One of his most noticeable features is the shadow below each of his eyes,a result of him being an insomniac. L is always shown to be wearing a pair of blue jeans and a long-sleeved white shirt. He almost never wears shoes or socks,preferring to go barefoot even while in public. This was shown when he visited Light Yagami's school and was seen barefoot while sitting on a bench,not bothering to wear his shoes until he got up to walk. L is quite secretive and only communicates with the world through his assistant,Watari.He's a genius with a difficult past who has had lifelong problems fitting in. He is also socially awkward.

## **Childhood and history:**

When L was little,he met a mysterious entity known as a Shinigami,who has entered the Human World at the time. Curious,L decided to approach the Shinigami,known as Rem. Rem tries to offers him a Death Note,but she was eventually captured by L's parents,who were scientists. Some time after at the lab,they begun testing and experimenting on the Shinigami. Enraged,she attacks L's parents.This became the reason why she grew on hating humans. Realizing L was in the room with them,she attempted to erase his memories and offers him to escape as far as he could,resulting in him lost to nowhere. At the age of 8,L was found by Watari and taken to the orphanage known as Wammy's House,a home for gifted children. Sometime after,Watari realized that L had incredible intelligence and later assisted him in his cases. L became a detective at a young,unknown age and eventually gained a reputation as the greatest detective in the world whose opinion is highly valued. It is believed that L has Autism.

## **Death Note Alternate Universe:**

In an Alternate Universe,L finds the Death Note rather than Light. Unlike Yagami,he is initially very hesitant to use it,although he does not doubt its credulity. However,he eventually uses it as a test and is forced to use it further afterwards in order to assist him in the investigation of the murder of the man he killed. Due to the Death Note,his character is eventually changed drastically.

### **Trivia:**

* He is a sugar addict. L’s diet consists mainly of sugary sweets but he isn’t overweight as a result. He is estimated to be 5’10 and 110 lbs. L claims this is because of his immense amounts of brainpower. L states that it’s easy for him to remain thin because his brain consumes all the calories from the sweets. As for drinks,L is seen drinking coffee,tea and some fruit punch packs.
* L was born on October 31st 1979 in the manga and 1982 in the anime.
* L knows the martial art: Capoeira.
* Ohba confirms L is a mix of Japanese,English and Russian,as well as either French or Italian. In addition to being a mix of nationalities,L speaks six languages. Although we don’t get to see it showcased in the manga or anime,L is fluent in Japanese,Chinese,English, Russian,French and German.
* L had more succesors than only Near and Mello. These include A and BB (Short for Beyond Birthday).
* To keep his identity hidden,L uses different names to avoid being written into a Death Note. One of these names is Hideki Ryuga. L uses the name of a Japanese actor,so he isn’t recognized by Light when speaking at the entrance ceremony for To-Oh University. Another alias L has is during the Japanese Task Force meeting,L asks for everyone on the task force to refer to him as Ryuzaki.
* L's last name is Lawliet and is pronnounced as ''Low Light''.
* L can't sit normally. He states that if he were to sit normally,his investigative abilities decrease by 40%. The thought process is that,by crouching,there is a decrease in blood circulation downwards towards your legs and an increase in blood circulation up towards the brain. However,there is no factual scientific evidence supporting this theory.
* L is a liar.
* L is very sensitive. Although L is renowned as one of the smartest and most brilliant detectives in the world,he holds a rather sensitive pride close that's very similar to Light's- it's one of the reasons Naomi remarks that the two seem so similar. This sensitivity is made evident in how willing he is to resort to drastic measures to prove his beliefs.
* L was actually a Tennis champion himself when he resided in England.
* He's an insomniac.
* He is meant to be attractive.
* He actually does commit crimes himself,although he is aware of doing so.
* An unused concept was that of L being the father of two sons,notably Mello and Near as twin brothers.