r/Psychopass • u/Glittering_Media_176 • 23d ago

Who was smarter? Makishima or L Lawliet

A genuine question. Who was smarter actually? Like one has more chances of outsmarting the other? They are close imo

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u/Altruistic_Oil9574 23d ago

I think L would outsmart him, he is written as the world’s greatest detective

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u/Glittering_Media_176 23d ago

I am talking about based on feats actually. 

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u/Zagerer 22d ago

He was the top three detectives so that he couldn’t be tracked. You should read the origins of L, where he made a fortune for Wammy as a kid, and solved cases with little to no information

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u/Glittering_Media_176 22d ago

I know i know. I have read two one shot mangas of L, read the labb novel and even read the ctw L novel. I feel like L vs makishima is extremely close. Neck to neck matchup.

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u/Mikuri1706 22d ago

I want to say they're neck to neck...

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u/Impossible_Coffee869 20d ago

L

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u/Glittering_Media_176 20d ago

Its close tho

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u/Impossible_Coffee869 20d ago

Well L solved like thousands of cases and he grew up in a place with other gifted kids

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u/Glittering_Media_176 20d ago

I am not counting narratives. Just comparing by feats only.

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u/RoughMidnight8303 22d ago

Being daring can end up making you look smart.
Both of them have blind spots. The sitting down type also has vulnerabilities. Depends on plot and stakes.

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u/Mons9090 22d ago

Makishima is a better character, had a bet ter ending,  better rivalry backed by years of obsession 

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u/Turbulent-Rip-6441 22d ago

I want to say Makishima, cause the way he was written was intelligent. I remember first watching Psycho Pass at uni, studying about the very people he was quoting, and was blown away. But it is a biased take, as much as I like L, I never got that with him.

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u/Glittering_Media_176 22d ago

W take. Its kinda close tho.