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CMV: In Deathnote, L is more intelligent than Light.

In the anime series DeathNote, I believe the character L is more intelligent than Light. Of course, this all bakes down to how you define intelligence and how you measure it. I think with the evidence the show provides us, L can be considered more intelligent than Light. 

Light is by no means dumb. In fact, he is one of the smartest and calculating characters in anime period. However, let's look at his arsenal.

He had:

1. A supernatural notebook that can kill people just by knowing their name and face. Also it's existence is virtually unknown to mankind.
2. A God of death that can be advantageous in certain situations considering he can see him but L can't 
3. A girlfriend with the same kind of supernatural notebook and god of death to use as Light see's fit. In addition, the Girlfriend (at certain points in the anime) had the eyes of the God of Death which can see people's names and lifespans. 

Now, considering he had all of these things at his disposal, L was able to deduce that the killer lived in Japan, the killer can kill people by just using a name and face, gods of death exist and finally, knew with utmost certainty that Light is culprit and Misa was assisting him.  

There are a few reasons why L was bested by Light. L first had to give up all logic, physics and everything he held true in order to wrap his head around the idea of a killer notebook, while Light had the notebook handed to him with the rules explained to him. Light had help from supernatural forces which put L in a situation where he had no way of beating Light. 

With what little L had to go on, he was able to make remarkable strides in this case and even knew who the Killers were. Even with all the outside assistance Light had over L, L was able to give Light a run for his money every time. Always coming closer and closer to the truth.  The only reason he was stopped was, he was killed via supernatural forces before he could prove it. With all of that in mind, it shows that L is clearly the most intelligent person in this anime.
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L didn't have little to go on, he had all the resources of interpol at his disposal. He could literally control media, law enforcement however he wanted and could wiretap/detain Light only on his hunch. Sure, Light had supernatural help, but saying that L had little to go on and little assistance is absurd.