ﻌ —/ "𝑳 𝘓𝘢𝘸𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘵" 〗

( Hello! )

L, whose real name is L Lawliet, is the mysterious detective who takes on the mission of catching Kira. Although his face and name are initially unknown, throughout the series he ends up introducing himself to other characters, thus revealing his strange personality.

( ¡ᥲs⍴ᥱᥴ𝗍᥆ ᥡ ᥎ᥱs𝗍іmᥱᥒ𝗍ᥲ! )

L is a young man of 25 years old, although he appears to be a teenager of 17 or 18. He has black and very messy hair. His eyes are black and his pupils are dilated at all times. His skin is so white that he takes on cadaverous tones. This may be thanks to the fact that he is very rarely exposed to sunlight. His skin contrasts with his deep, marked circles under his eyes as he sleeps very little, staying awake with the help of all kinds of sweets and caffeine, which gives him a tired appearance. His height is approximately 1.79 cm like Light Yagami, however, he appears shorter than him since he always walks around hunched over. He has a fragile appearance due to his astonishing thinness, despite this, he has proven to be quite strong when fighting against Light Yagami. He wears the same clothes every day. These consist of a worn, white, long-sleeved T-shirt and some baggy jeans that are a little long. He usually walks barefoot, however he has been seen wearing white sneakers in very poor condition. He has strange behaviors, such as sitting on his haunches anywhere or picking up objects with his fingertips. In turn, to help himself think, he puts his thumb to his lips and plays with it. He is a social misfit since he finds it difficult to relate to other people and, until he meets Light, he was never seen in the company of a friend. He is not tactful when speaking, so he may hurt feelings due to his extreme sincerity.

( ¡⍴ᥱrs᥆ᥒᥲᥣіძᥲძ! )

As personality traits, L is a very introverted character, who avoids socializing with people and does not usually trust anyone, a fact that he himself acknowledges. He has unusual habits, such as squatting, claiming that if he does not do so, his ability to concentrate decreases by 40%. He is so focused on solving his cases that he does not have time to worry about his own physical appearance, as evidenced by the fact that he wears the same clothes day after day. He is very persistent in his deductions and finds it difficult to accept that they may be wrong (he even had Light locked up for 50 days to prove that he was Kira, despite the fact that the deaths of criminals resumed 13 days after the imprisonment), so he falls into a deep depression when he realizes that he was wrong. Despite his frail appearance, L is a very good fighter and it can be seen that he knows some kind of martial art (Capoeira, according to the author of the series), as well as many other amazing skills, such as knowing how to fly a helicopter. Another characteristic of L is his diet, based on all kinds of sweet foods, with a high glucose content (although it is not mentioned in the series, it is possible that this is due to the large amounts of energy that his brain needs to function), as well as coffee with a lot of sugar, which seems to be his only drink, probably to manage to stay awake for long periods of time. He does not usually sleep much, and when he does he remains in his usual position, squatting. He goes to the bathroom with open doors and uses his characteristic sitting position to urinate as well. Since he likes to keep himself clean, he often takes a shower, but never bathes himself, he simply enters the "human washing machine" invented by Watari, complete with drying function. He does not dress himself, but Watari always does it for him, since, as he speculates, he never feels like doing it himself.