writing "L" should absolutely be acceptable. that is the dude's fucking name
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writing "L" should absolutely be acceptable. that is the dude's fucking name
the book was programmed by someone who hasn’t read “falsehoods programmers believe about names” and only acknowledges names at least three characters in length
I like the idea that Light could have just gotten rid of L if he had thought to just try that instead of deciding he needed L's "real" name. Unless he did try it's been like a decade since I've seen/read it
yeah, he never did. I absolutely agree that it would've worked if he'd ever tried, but he's just too arrogant and self-absorbed to imagine an answer that doesn't require him to use his smartboy mindgame skills in a deadly battle of wits
i think i remember hearing somewhere that the "official" answer was
"the death note needs the name in your koseki"
"... so how does it work if you're not a Japanese citizen?"
"uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh"
... also, Ryuk knew the answer the entire time, and must have been just constantly laughing his ass off while Light came up with increasingly convoluted stratagems to figure out L's name. this is why he let that smartass kid live for so long, the entertainment value is just incredible
Seems like it'd be a lot easier to point at the common fictional trope of the "true name" which if spoken grants power over the one being named, given the existence in the setting of the power to know someone's true name simply by seeing their face.
i think i remember hearing somewhere that the "official" answer was
"the death note needs the name in your koseki"
Further thoughts: so what happens with, ahem, deadnames... especially deadnames if the family register is updated... (she says, talking about a story from early-00s Japan)