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Character information
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L, also occasionally known by the alias Ryuuzaki, is the heroic antagonist of the Death Note manga series.
Modus operandi
As the world's greatest detective, L is famed for his intelligence, deductive abilities and intuition. But he is also a natural liar, a skill that he uses just as often in his investigations. Baiting his targets into making mistakes and incriminating themselves plays a big part in L's strategies, and he often lies or withholds information even from his allies.
In order to protect his identity, L keeps his name and face a secret. He uses his assistant and handler Watari as a middleman to interface with the agencies he cooperates with, and communicates exclusively through a computer screen displaying a stylized capital letter "L". He also has hundreds of aliases, two of which are themselves known as the second and third best detectives in the world (after L himself). L uses this to his advantage, as when one of his enemies wants to discover his true identity they inevitable contact one of the other two, not suspecting that the three are in fact the same person.
Occasionally L recruits criminals to help in his operations, such as the con artist Aiber and the cat burglar Wedy.
