Given Kaito's nature of giving his name to his opponent, light wins because writing is non-violent. Although, if Kaito automatically restricts the use of all letters (which includes writing), he negates the notebook.
If it happens that way, it then becomes a battle of wits and i think Kaito is a bit more intelligent than Light.
this is hard to judge because there's no real way to determine who is smarter. Kaito, as far as we know was second only in intelligence to a centuries old demon. Light had at least three people in his world that were his mental equal.
If preparation is involved, i say Light wins because strategy-wise he is uber intelligent. But if it becomes a scenario like it was when Kaito faced Kurama, where both are forced to think under pressure... i dunno if Light is on that level.
Originally posted by LLLLLink
Well, according to the official "How to Read" Deathnote guide, Light had the most intelligence of any character, tied only with Near. He had the highest stat total as well.
Wrong
L was stated to be the smartest character in the series by the author (Not counting the Shinigami), and Near himself said that L was far above him in intellect.
L had Light outsmarted over and over, Light only won due to a blatant plot device.
Originally posted by FinalAnswer
WrongL was stated to be the smartest character in the series by the author (Not counting the Shinigami), and Near himself said that L was far above him in intellect.
L had Light outsmarted over and over, Light only won due to a blatant plot device.
No, the "How to Read" book (which I got the info from) was written by Tsugumi Ohba, the author of Deathnote. So what you really have is a contridiction. That is, if you can post some proof of your statement.
How about the fact that L has greater feats of intelligence then Light?
How about the fact that L had Light outmaneuvered, and if not Rem, he would have lost.
How about Near and Mello, people of far inferior intelligence then L (Near directly said that he was nowhere near as smart as L, so Near = Light > does not make any sense)
Light Yagami
http://images.absoluteanime.com/death_note/light-stats.jpg
L Lawliet
http://images.absoluteanime.com/death_note/l-stats.jpg
Now hush.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L_(Death_Note)#cite_note-HowtoRead191-14
Ohba said that L is the smartest character in the manga because "the plot requires it".[15]
Ohba, Tsugumi (2008). Death Note 13: How to Read. Viz Media. p. 215. ISBN 1-4215-1888-0.
Death Note 13: How to Read describes L in the Death Note yonkoma as the "holder of the world's greatest mind" and having the "powerful ability to act like a fool". Death Note 13: How to Read adds that in the yonkoma "it's like [L was] born to be mocked".[19]
Hur. I win.
Originally posted by FinalAnswer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L_(Death_Note)#cite_note-HowtoRead191-14Ohba said that L is the smartest character in the manga because "the plot requires it".[15]
Ohba, Tsugumi (2008). Death Note 13: How to Read. Viz Media. p. 215. ISBN 1-4215-1888-0.
Death Note 13: How to Read describes L in the Death Note yonkoma as the "holder of the world's greatest mind" and having the "powerful ability to act like a fool". Death Note 13: How to Read adds that in the yonkoma "it's like [L was] born to be mocked".[19]
Hur. I win.
Nope, I have pictures. I win.
Originally posted by FinalAnswer
Poor, diluted LLLLLink. Oh how he so loves his precious self-righteousness.The statements from the same book cancel out the pics. Furthermore, evidence from the manga itself reinforce the fact that L is the smartest in Death Note.
No, the pics cancel out the statements. 😬
Furthermore, the evidence from the manga shows that L died first because he just wasn't smart enough. 'Nuff said.
