

I know L said Light was his first friend but did he mean it? Yes we know L is
a liar and knew Light was Kira the whole time but what if, during the time
Light lost his memories, L thought of Light as a genuine friend. It’s all very
confusing to me still so can someone answer?


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Was Light actually a friend to L?


I would say Yes. **L** considered him as a friend because they had a lot of
coherence as compared to the other characters even if he had a strong
suspicion on Light being KIRA.

Also, to the "What if part" : he was never 100 % sure, but had a strong
suspicion on Light.


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L did have emotions but Light not.

L really considered Light as a friend, but at the same time was sure that
Light was Kira. We can see that when L was dying (ep. 25), L was regretting
that he is sure that Light is Kira, but has no way to prove it. So he still
showed gratitude to Kira, and wiped his feet.


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Apparently, no.

So here's the thing, the author of _Death Note_ , Tsugumi Ohba put little
notes and other trivia in _Death Note 13: How to Read_. And some even asked if
L was genuine about him being friends with Kira. To which he answered "No" as
L was lying to catch Kira.

From [page 64 of the English
translation](https://i.stack.imgur.com/TYseWl.png):

> **L Has No Friends?**
>
> Nope. And when he says that Light is his first friend that's a big lie. He
> never considers him a friend. He probably secretly thinks really negative
> things about him.


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