L (alias)

L is an alias used by many major characters in the Death Note series. The term can apply to any detective working to capture Kira, most mentionably the character L Lawliet.

Personality
Those who use the alias L in the series typically have what is described by Takeshi Obata, the series' creator, as a "weird" personality. Usually having an apparent sweet tooth and exhibiting odd behaviors like stacking small objects for no reason or crouching instead of sitting. These behaviors have some significance as explained by the L in the series. L Lawliet explains that eating sweet foods gives the brain more calories, and Near uses his various toys to act out and explain his many theories.

Successors of L
From the time that the series began, there were three official members of Wammy's House mentioned to have been nominated as the successor of the first L introduced in the series. The successors are listed below in the order they were nominated:


 * A(committed suicide)
 * N
 * M

List of L's
This is the list of L's, in order, with a description of their time as L.

L Lawliet - The Original L, L Lawliet is known as the world's greatest detective. He has solved hundreds of cases that were deemed "unsolvable" by the rest of the world. He knew from the beginning that Light Yagami was Kira, but could not find enough evidence before his death. He died at the hands of the Shinigami Rem, as L was planning to put Misa Amane in harm's way to try to find evidence, something Rem wouldn't allow. So at the cost of her own life, Rem killed L and Watari to save Misa. L died immediately of a heart attack in Light Yagami's arms.

Light Yagami - Known as L to the world and as L-Kira to Near, Light Yagami is actually Kira, but took up the alias of L directly after the real L's death. Despite the fact that He used the title "L" and worked with the Kira Task Force, he purposely avoided finding any evidence that would lead to his capture. He did little to advance the search for Kira, and merely tried to lead the members of the investigation team away from suspicion of Kira. Three years later, Mello and Near came onto the scene, and challenged Light once. Near exposed him as Kira, and knowing he had been exposed, Light seemingly lost his sanity in manga/lose possesesing by demon in anime and died shortly after.

Near - The real person meant to take the title of L. He is an extremely gifted child raised in Wammy's House. Because Light Yagami took the title L first, Near used a capital "N" in either Cloister Black or Wedding Text fonts, as well as the alias "Near" to hide his identity. After he exposes Light Yagami as Kira, he uses the title of L.

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