<P> L's disheveled and languid appearance masks his great powers of deduction and insight . He tends to second - guess everything he is presented with, and is extremely meticulous and analytical . He has several quirks such as preferring to crouch rather than sit, eating only sweet foods like desserts, candy and fruits, and holding items very delicately using his thumb and index finger . L stayed in England for five years, and during that time he was the champion in tennis for the England Junior Cup, and he is still a good player, suggesting he might still practice . He plays tennis with Light, who used to be a champion himself . In chapter 38 of the manga, L suggests that even though he eats only sweet foods, he remains underweight because the brain uses the most calories of any organ in the body . He also says that if he sits normally, his reasoning ability would drop 40% . Whenever L gives percentages to indicate how much he suspects a person of committing a crime, such as "five percent", in reality he means over 90 percent; Ohba said about L, "The truth is, he's a liar (laughs)". </P> <P> L suspects early in the investigation that Light Yagami is Kira, but cannot obtain any concrete evidence . In several situations, Light seems to be proven innocent by the circumstances, but L remains skeptical . If Light were Kira, the case would be solved, and L has trouble letting go of this simple and complete solution, finding Light "too perfect" and noting how close his age and intelligence match his exact concept for what Kira must be like . L can easily present his conclusions publicly at any time, and with his reputation, is taken seriously . He also intends to tell Light that he can "take the offensive". After capturing a man who also has a Death Note, Light tricks Rem, the Shinigami owner of a Death Note that she gives to Misa, into killing L for his own personal gain, making her believe that she must kill him for the sake of Misa's life . L's last sight before death is Light triumphantly smiling over him, and in his last moment L confirms to himself that he was right about Light being the first Kira . Light then takes over L's identity and uses it to his advantage . However, when one of L's true successors, Near, begins to suspect that Light is Kira, Light remains haunted by the memory of L and feels as though he is still battling against him each time he and Near communicate . In the anime series, when Light himself dies, an apparition of L is shown standing over him, mirroring Light standing over L at his own death . </P> <P> L is portrayed by Kenichi Matsuyama in the live - action films that adapt the Death Note manga, with his portrayal and characterization of the character receiving wide praise for being earnestly faithful to the original manga counterpart . Unlike the manga, in the second film, his "death", caused by Rem writing his name in her Death Note, does not take effect, as L had written his own name in Misa's Death Note earlier . It is his self - sacrifice that allows himself to stay alive for a longer duration (as he supposed Kira would kill him on that day), and allows the investigation team to apprehend Light . He is shocked when Watari is later killed . After Ryuk kills Light, Ryuk offers L the Death Note, but L refuses . Twenty - three days after writing his name in the Death Note, burning all the remaining Death Notes, and having a conversation with Soichiro, L dies peacefully while eating a chocolate bar . </P> <P> In L: Change the World, which takes place in the 23 days that L has left before he dies, L decides to solve one last case . He tries to stop a bio-terrorist organization led by "K" from spreading a deadly virus around the world, along the way he meets a girl named Maki, FBI agent Suruga and a boy who he names Near . The light novel adaptation of L: Change the World has many creative changes . For example, instead of discovering him during his final 23 - days of living, L has long since claimed Near as his successor . Furthermore, details concerning L's character are revealed during the course of the novel by delving deeper into L's relationship with Watari and exploring L's personal demons . Rather than end abruptly after L drops off Near in the orphanage like in the film, the novel ends with L imagining himself playing chess with Light moments before the Death Note takes effect . </P>

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