L (Death Note 2017)

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Scrappy
Full Name	Unknown
Alias	L Lebsensborn
Origin	Death Note (2017)
Allies	Watari
Powers / Skills	Genius-level intelligence Deductive reasoning Strength Endurance Multilinguism
Goals	Kill Light Turner out of revenge. Stop Kira.
What failed with the character?	The writers turned him from a calm and composed detective into a completely and utterly pathetic shell of him by making him an impulsive crybaby that tries to use the Death Note out of revenge.
Type of Scrappy?	Mishandled adaption

L. Lawliet is the main antagonist of the 2017 adaptation of Death Note. He is a teenaged detective who is obsessed with taking down Kira and killing Light Turner. He is a gloomy anti-hero and is willing to go outside of the law in order to stop Kira.

What Makes Him a Scrappy?

• He’s mainly criticized for being a loose adaptation of L, with many fans thinking he’s L in name only.
  • Unlike the original L, who is stoic even during difficult situation, this version has a short-temper and tend to act angry most of the time, which felt weird in the fans’ eyes for a version of L.
• While he does appear composed in the beginning of the film, he loses it after Watari goes missing, which made him seem a big case of derailment to the viewers.
• He is considered a bad example of Autism in the film as it only shows him in a way seen as stereotypical.
• He quickly shows Light his face after meeting him in a restaurant, which is a considered a bad mistake.

External Links

• L (Netflix) on the Villains Wiki
• L (Netflix) on the Heroes Wiki