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Originally Posted by Roger Rambo
That's because Makishima isn't a zen martial artist. He's a thrill seeker who got distracted by something enticing. Thriller seekers can get extremely sloppy when they're getting worked up about something. He's got the technical skills, but I think his cool professionalism so far has had more to do with him being a discerning thrill seeker rather than him knowing how to regulate his emotions from distracting him.
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Pretty much. This was the first time Makishima decided to kill someone himself for his own enjoyment (with Yuki it was to test Akane and prove a point, and with those three guys it was in self-defense) and as it turns out he was really itching for a worthy prey, because it blinded him to everything else, even an audible sneak attack by a non-trained fighter.
And that's exactly why it was a disappointing development to me, as it basically puts Makishima on the same level Senguuji, who also lost his usual cool and caution when faced with a worthwhile prey like Kougami and was thus brought down as an overly entranced thrill seeker.