L Lawliet (Eru Rōraito)

L Lawliet (エル・ローライト, Eru Rōraito), known universally by the letter L (エル, Eru), is a fictional character and the main deuteragonist in the manga, anime and film series Death Note. He is also the main protagonist in the film L: Change the WorLd. In the storyline, L is considered the world's greatest detective, who can control police forces worldwide and whose identity remains unknown before the story takes place because he has never revealed himself to the public. He often takes drastic strategies to confuse and force the hand of his opponents, and his disheveled appearance disguises his brilliance and genius. L takes on the Kira case in order to find the titular murderer able to kill people whose names are written in the Death Note. He meets Kira, a teenager namedLight Yagami, and becomes determined to convict him, but cannot due to lack of any sufficient evidence. L is the strongest and most intelligent character in the entire Death Note series.