L is a private detective, the world's top detective. He never shows his face to anyone. When he makes his debuts it's with a computer screen that reads L and a mechanical voice. When he finally does reveal himself to only a chosen few, no one was prepared for what they saw. He's young, loves sweets and hates to wear shoes. Twenty-three days after writing his name in the Death Note, and after burning all the remaining Death Notes and having a conversation with Soichiro Yagami, L dies peacefully while eating a chocolate bar, with a picture of Watari lying right beside him.
L: Change the WorLd chronicles the 23 days that L has left before he dies. L decides to solve one last case. He is in charge of stopping a deadly virus from spreading across the world. Ryuk comes to his aid on behalf of Kira's last wishes. Hideo Nakata, the director, told The Daily Yomiuri that he wanted to exhibit L's "human side," a quality which was not made all too apparent in the Death Note series.
Kaneko decided to offer the role to Ken'ichi Matsuyama, "very much a newcomer. Matsuyama admits having experienced some difficulty in trying to portray L, and he worried about his performance. In the end, he decided to interpret L as an individual who does not "quite understand other people on an emotional level"—the actor reasoned that L rarely interacted with others, and as a consequence, his social skills and emotional expressiveness may not be those of a socially active person.
Matsuyama, describing himself as "not very flexible physically," encountered difficulty in emulating L's postures. The actor also ate sweets that L would eat, and carefully considered the details of L's signature gestures. Matsuyama said that he and Fujiwara became "so immersed" in their character portrayals, that they did not talk to one another while on the set; only when filming ceased did they converse, and they "went out for a drink or two.
Matsuyama said that L and Light are "extremely" alike in that they have "very strong sense of justice. She was recruited for the case by L because she was on leave from the FBI.
This Rue acts very much like L and shared many characteristics like crouching to sit and consuming sweets. At the end of the novel, the reader discovers that Beyond Birthday detective name B , who was another candidate to replace L along with Near and Mello, was not only the killer but also Rue Ryuzaki in disguise under heavy make-up.
He was trying to make a case L could not solve to prove his superiority to L. In the book the only certified reference to L was the phone conversations Naomi had with him to discuss the case.
At the very end of the book, as Naomi was going back to work, she sees a man similar to Rue, who the reader is led to believe is L and probably is, considering that Mello earlier stated that this case was the first time that L had shown himself in public under the alias 'Ryuzaki'.
This man attempts to give Naomi a hug, which she counters in self-defense and sends him tumbling down a flight of stairs. She then catches up to him and asks him his name, to which he replies, "Ryuzaki. It is revealed that, prior to the series, L once told Mello three stories regarding his previous solved cases—the Los Angeles BB Murder Cases, detective wars against the real Eraldo Coil and Deneuve , and the story of how L met Watari. Although following closely the storyline of its film counterpart—with the exception of a few creative changes—the novelization reveals various attributes of L.
It is revealed in the novel that the initial "L" has two meanings: L stands for "Last One," meaning no one could surpass or match him, but also for "Lost One," meaning a gifted entity who has dropped down, or was cast out from heaven. In the novel, L takes a few capoeira lessons from Suruga. This is most likely a homage to the on-going fan speculation of L's capoeira like fighting style in the Death Note manga and anime.
Also, in the novel, L for the first time completely loses his composure and calm attitude: when Maki is kidnapped by Blue Ship, L breaks down and screams toward the sky after realizing that this was what Light meant about feeling helpless to protect the people he cares about. L also states at one point that "his heart hurts. Let us explore the world of nothingness together.
According to the timeline that is presented on each page of the novel, it appears L was to have only days left to live prior to writing his name onto the page of the Death Note.
Based on this bit of information it's obvious that L's remaining natural lifespan at the end of the second film would only have amounted to less than a year. According to page of the novel, it is revealed that the reason why L has acquired so many eccentric quirks is because of the heavy strain of upholding the name of L. From the novel:. L's detective skills are also explored.
In the novel L manages to disguise himself from Kujo and the Blue Ship members by wearing lipstick and putting on a women's wig. He even goes as far as playing the part, and calling Suruga "Honey" while in disguise, much to his annoyance. Death Note How to Read describes L in the Death Note yonkoma as the "holder of the world's greatest mind" and having the "powerful ability to act like a fool.
L's role in Death Note: The Musical is essentially the same, but there are some notable changes to the plot. L does not create the Task Force; the Task Force is formed prior to his involvement, and Soichiro Yagami calls L in to assist on the case.
The ending is also very different. Light convinces Rem to not just write L's name in the notebook but to also write the manner of L's death. As written, L goes to meet Light at a warehouse in Daikoku Wharf and he takes a gun. L shoots Light in the leg, but Light reveals that this is all according to what's already been written, because Light intends to make it look like L himself was Kira and Light exposed him.
Light guides the gun in L's hand to L's temple, and L pulls the trigger and dies. L is portrayed by various actors for the different musical productions. Jarrod Spector voiced the character for the New York studio demo recordings. L receives major changes in the drama adaptation. Unlike his manga and anime counterpart, this live-action L sits properly, albeit with his feet on tables and his legs crossed, regularly wears shoes, and eschews sweets and candy in favour of energy drinks.
He is also portrayed as far more bold, evident in episode 2 when he accuses Light and several other suspects as being Kira over the phone without even using a voice scrambler. He shows more emotions than L does in the manga, screaming during his fight with Light and laughing when he knows he has Light cornered.
L has a much closer relationship to Near in the drama, and the two of them regularly keep in touch over the phone. It is for this reason that L attempts to keep Near sheltered, though he ultimately fails when Near escapes the Wammy House.
The two spend time together in person, and L values Near's contribution to the Higuchi case and respects his establishment as a world-renowned detective. Similar to the television drama, L's character and background have significant changes. Prior to the events of the film, L was raised in an orphanage in New York where he and several other children were trained by Watari to become the greatest detectives in the world. The orphanage was eventually abandoned soon after L's departure.
L also rarely took time to sleep and ate nothing but sweets and required Watari's aid to maintain his health. Towards the film's third act, L displays an aggressive behavior that causes him to shout and even break things when he is angered. When Watari is killed, L's rage consumes him and he takes a gun in an attempt to hunt down Light Turner to avenge his mentor, but is knocked unconscious by a Kira worshipper before he can shoot Light.
After being taken into custody by the police, L is able to avoid prison due to his contacts in the government, but he is deported and is to be sent back to Japan.
Before his plane takes off, L remembers Mia's involvement with Light and he breaks into Mia's house. He searches through her belongings and finds a page of the Death Note with the names of the FBI agents on it.
Out of anger, L grabs a pen and considers writing Light's name down. The following information is from Death Note How to Read. Ohba created L as a "force of justice" and a "super detective" who stands between Light and Light's goals and advances the story. Ohba believed that the story would not hold much interest if L was significantly older than Light, so Ohba created L as a young adult. Ohba said that for L's name he wanted to use a single letter with a lot of significance; according to Ohba, he considered "I" and "J" but decided that they did not "feel as good" as "L" and settled on it "after careful consideration.
Ohba said that his favorite human character in the series was L as he believed that L was the "strongest" character in the series "besides Light. Obata added that because of this, L is not "real" to him, and he likes that aspect of L. In response to the question "Who was the most fun to draw? Ohba claims he left "everything" about L's character design to Obata, who asked Ohba if L could be "unattractive.
Obata described the thumbnail pictures of L created by Ohba as having a "plain face with no expression," and no "bags" under his eyes. He is presumably also fluent in English, since J speaks English to him several times. It's likely that he and J grew up speaking English together at Wammy's House. Ryuzaki is a member of Wammy's House, but very little is known about his past.
Ryuzaki is fully informed on the Kira investigation and the Death Notes prior to his introduction to the series, presumably from reports that L left behind for him and the other members of Wammy's House.
Before his death, L made Ryuzaki promise him that he would never use a Death Note. At some point following L's death, Ryuzaki took up the title " L. Sometime in or , after the Kira murders resume, the Death Note Countermeasure Task Force attempts to contact Ryuzaki to assist them on the new Kira case, but Ryuzaki declines.
In , in the second episode of Death Note: New Generation , Ryuzaki goes to Hong Kong for a different case, which he solves and later discusses with Near, who informs him that the Task Force has requested his assistance again. J contacts Ryuzaki with a new case in connection with the Death Notes. An online video depicts a young woman who abruptly acts strangely, as though controlled, and it's generating attention. Ryuzaki realizes that the girl's final words are an anagram for, "Kira, I have it too.
He locates the girl, who killed herself as controlled by a Death Note, and messages the one who killed her , although J is unable to trace the new Kira's location. The girl's computer is hacked while Ryuzaki is in the room, and the camera turns back on, but Ryuzaki wears his mask so the other Kira is unable to see his face and he shuts down the video feed.
Afterward, Ryuzaki agrees to work with the Task Force on the investigation. J offers to assist him with the Kira investigation, but Ryuzaki rejects the offer since he does not want her to risk her life with him. He has possession of a Death Note attached to the shinigami Arma, with whom he grows close.
Within the video he encodes a secret message that he has a Death Note, which Mishima cracks.
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