The Makishima quote that totoum made is basically why I think...
1) Makishima isn't doing this for just fun and games, as amusing as he may find some of it to be.
2) Makishima would prefer death/destruction over the continuation of the status quo, but what he'd most like to see is a world without a Sybil. A world probably closer to our own real world.
To be fair, I think he's a complex enough character that people can reasonably and validly differ in their interpretations on him. Qilin, Vicious, and I may all seem him in slightly different ways, but I think that Qilin and Vicious (and hopefully myself as well) have reasonably solid and defensible views on his character. This is basically to say that I think that Makishima is still somewhat open to debate.
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Originally Posted by Qilin
That was pretty much what I was trying to say, so cool. Just that, like I've been saying a lot in these threads, I don't think he's doing this for humanity's sake, but for his own ego and the deep-seated preconceptions that lie within it.
I'm of the opinion that he only cares so much as it adheres to his ideal concerning how humanity "should be".
All I'm saying is that he's closer to an artist in pursuit of an ideal than some humanist with a utilitarian mindset.
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Ok, I think I agree with you on all of this.