the author and illustrator wanted to hint L as an attractive young man in the manga before they revealed his face. they later decided to give him a shaggier look
L was an orphan taken into wammy’s house and was considered a gifted child for his extreme intelligence. but he was excluded and never had any real friends growing up
L was in a detective battle with 2 others in the industry and he ended up winning. he learned their identities and used their names as aliases. their names were eraldo coil and deneuve