DID YOU KNOW THAT L defeated Light???? #L #Light #deathnote #shinigami

[PinkPenguinKing]

L played the game with a blindfold and not knowing what game they were playing and still nearly won.

[abominationdesolation]

If you think about it, Rem only died because L was about to have Light and Misa convicted by testing the 13 day rule. Misa had 15 days left to live based on the lifespan you can see above her head. Meaning she was most likely going to die just to avoid capture.

[stormcutter]

I would have loved if L instructed someone to put a hidden camera or microphone behind his grave so that it would pick up Light's insane gloating. Then he gets murked right after and taken in. Would have been a beautiful ending in my book. Way better than the one we got

[notjeff]

About the manga and anime, light's victory was momentarily. If you think about the grand scheme of things, L died knowing that he was right. He was actually kinda glad light was smiling as it proved that L was correct. Not only that but his goals did succeed at the end through near (check hero's wiki for source) that's why he appeared in the final ep as a form of hallucination, to declare his victory

[lukeroberson]

L won in the main timeline. He knew Whammy's House existed, so why would he name Light his successor, especially given he was always suspicious of Light. The answer was to put him in a state where he was forced into vulnerability. By forcing Light to take up the mantle of L, be became target number one for Near, despite all the information being erased.
Edit: Another point. L won because, unlike Light, he wasn't narcissistic. He was willing to sacrifice his life to make Light think the game was over, without considering that L's own death was a trap.

[peaceful]

This explains why L was acting the way he did on the day he was to die.

[RoboticV]

L knew that Light was Kira. He just failed to make everyone else believe it.

[Chazzvc]

L writes that he will die in 23 days in a traffic accident, But he stays away from traffic on day 23 and goes to a hospital in which the doctors are ready to revive him after he has a heart attack.

Technically he "died" but doctors were able to bring him back with a couple pulses.

L writing his name in the deathnote prevented Light from killing L, Since Light couldn't kill L, L was able to defeat Light by trapping him in the act of thinking he won but failing to win.

Kind of like how he tells his victims "i'm kira" before winning. Only L states that his death was already determined catching Light in the act of celebrating a false victory.

[mrelephante]

honestly that was extremely smart, writing your own name in the deathnote to prevent others from killing you with it

[OneFinalAutumn]

I also loved the book where L solved the BB case. That one is canon and shows just how smart L actually was.

[taekookie]

Finally someone talking about this movie. It's probably not canon but I've seen it and i like it because in every adaptation of death note, light is able to indirectly kill L, except this one.

For those of yall who don't get it, L realises light is going to kill him so he writes his name in the death note beforehand with a condition that it happens in 23 days. Then he fakes his death. Light's father also had a role to okay in this, he doesn't die in the movie too. Ultimately, L survives and light and misa are caught.

Another thing, there is a sequel to this movie as well, named L: Change the World which according to me is a must watch for all death note fans because it has so many Easter eggs for the actual death note. This movie takes place in L's last 23 days.

Also, there is another movie, plus a drama, set in the same universe. I don't remember the name tbh and it's not as good as the previous movies but people should watch these because it's fun to explore this "what if" scenario.

[fbi_agent]

The original L died and ryuk killed light after seeing him lost and ended his experiment

[JAhz-umgz]

I mean L still beat Light. L forced Light to depend on someone else to kill him off because it was the only way Light would've beat him, a tactic Light would continue to use well after L's death. Light depending on others to do his dirty work is exactly what got him caught by Near.

[justinlawliet]

You can also argue that L won through his successors Near and Mello. Even in death, L wins.

[DarksideGmss]

Originally Near and Melllo were actually supposed to be Ls kids. But the author couldn't see L procreating

[Jerrremy]

Specifically planning out your death in advance is a great way to gain invincibility.

[zaytemprtracks]

Im guessing the only way this could have happened was if L wrote in the death note- “kill me only after i kill Light” or something. That way it would seal his death for sure and there would be nothing Light could do to change how he would die. That’s the only way he would have given himself enough time to kill light or defeat him

[loganboyd]

fun fact there was actually a live-action film inside film it is revealed that L actually faked his death and managed convince people that he was dying even spoke with ryuk and told him that he was going to burn the Death Note

[PrincessGrumps]

For those who are interested in that whole story arc it's the original live action movie trilogy. They cut the series into two films and then finish with the film L change the world ❤ I grew up watching these on YouTube in like 2006 and went to special theater screenings where we all got to cosplay

[raquelmanuel]

the one and only anime where people support the side character instead of the main character 💀