On Sweat.
I was flipping through random pages of the Death Note manga (as usual) and came upon a startling revelation: L does not sweat.
It's especially prominent during the tennis match scene in vol. 3, where you can clearly see Light sweating profusely and L's stays completely dry. And it's not like L isn't experiencing exhaustion in the scene, which the puffs of air show. There's some weird spray of spit/sweat droplets that are in some of the panels, but I'm not counting those because it's not clear where the hell those are even coming from. I assume it's kinda like shoujo bubbles... but with spittle-sweat. D:
I was trying to generate possibilities as to why this would be.
Why yes, I am completely bored and lacking in mental stimulation.
- It was done to create one more contrast between Light and L
- To overemphasize that Light is the one who's metaphorically "sweating" in this scene because he's the one who's under the most pressure
- To add one more element to emphasize L's weird and unhuman-seeming qualities, especially his overly calm and unemotional exterior
- Requisite speculation on some kind of medical disorder (or the man's just dehydrated from drinking too much coffee)
- L is an alien and his species does not sweat
- ???
I was trying to think of other scenes where he might be sweating, but in every single one I could think of, he wasn't. Even during the scene where he freaks out and falls out of his chair over shinigami -- no sweat. Thinking back to the anime, I think there might be some sweat on him during that scene, but I'm not sure.
Conclusion: I think this might be the most ridiculous entry I've ever made.
Anyone else have any ideas? :P
It's especially prominent during the tennis match scene in vol. 3, where you can clearly see Light sweating profusely and L's stays completely dry. And it's not like L isn't experiencing exhaustion in the scene, which the puffs of air show. There's some weird spray of spit/sweat droplets that are in some of the panels, but I'm not counting those because it's not clear where the hell those are even coming from. I assume it's kinda like shoujo bubbles... but with spittle-sweat. D:
I was trying to generate possibilities as to why this would be.
Why yes, I am completely bored and lacking in mental stimulation.
- It was done to create one more contrast between Light and L
- To overemphasize that Light is the one who's metaphorically "sweating" in this scene because he's the one who's under the most pressure
- To add one more element to emphasize L's weird and unhuman-seeming qualities, especially his overly calm and unemotional exterior
- Requisite speculation on some kind of medical disorder (or the man's just dehydrated from drinking too much coffee)
- L is an alien and his species does not sweat
- ???
I was trying to think of other scenes where he might be sweating, but in every single one I could think of, he wasn't. Even during the scene where he freaks out and falls out of his chair over shinigami -- no sweat. Thinking back to the anime, I think there might be some sweat on him during that scene, but I'm not sure.
Conclusion: I think this might be the most ridiculous entry I've ever made.
Anyone else have any ideas? :P