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Originally Posted by Triple_R
Didn't Makishima's original revolution scheme (i.e. the one involving him and Choe) take a lot of planning and work? I vaguely recall Kougami speculating that Makishima's plan there must have required months of preparation and work.
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Yeah, but Makishima has been active for YEARS. In that time frame, the helmet plot is rather a short term excursion.
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Originally Posted by Triple_R
Perhaps Makishima's "other activities" during that time was just a way for him to keep the police distracted from his main activities, while also being a form of entertainment to Makishima.  |
Most of his other activities were done in secret, which in many cases would preclude being able to distract the police. And I don't think you need to distract the police when they're already ignoring anybody with a crime coefficient under 100. No. There's no utilitarian value to a revolution in what Makishima does. Makishima "judges" people because he wants to judge people. For a mix of intellectual/visceral gratification.
I mean, look at the Hyper-Oats plot. Doesn't this come off as a more spur of the moment reaction to finding out Sybil's true nature rather than some long term plan?