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"opinion on the perfect crime trio?"

OHHHH I have so much to say about this Actuslly

I think their trio dynamic is so unique in bsd because all of them have personal histories regarding Something (mushi's is mystery novels, poe's is ranpo, and ranpo's is his ability) and they also have strengths which force each other face these traumas head-on. poe is a mystery novel writer, and he actively encouraged mushi to overcome his fear of writing. poe had been a social recluse for 6 years, and meeting ranpo again helped him to break out of his shell little by little and focus more on the things & people around him.

ranpo prides himself on his ultra deduction, and mushi is an "infallible detective killer" whose ability counteracts that. by humbling ranpo, he forced him to come to terms with the truth that he's not an ability user, but this also strengthened his resolve to beat mushi.

overall, this is basically why i think the perfect crime trio are so great for each other. their backgrounds fit with each other's like pieces of a puzzle, so they kind of neutralise each other in a way. so i think thats very neat

Because a lot of you seem to be conflating intelligence to mean a single thing im going to spell it out for you

DAZAI!

quick on his feet. He reads body language pretty well. he knows what to expect. His disadvantage is that he tends to project his own expectations onto others and this clouds his judgement. He is "intelligent" in the way that he has a great capacity to improvise in tricky situations. He doesn't know everything he just always makes sure to have a plan B C D E F and G. Thats it

RANPO!

he knows all the facts about any given situation. His biggest disadvantages are that his judgement is shoddy at best and he doesn't always know what to do with the information he has. He is used to disregarding information for the sake of peace (like dazai is a killer, or kyoka is a killer or yosano tortured thousands) but that often means he ends up too close to the wrong people. He forgives EVERYONE because for as much as he sees the bad in a person he sees the good. He will always plan for the opposing team to do the right thing even when it isnt likely. He is unreliable and inconsistent. The good thing about him is that as soon as he realizes his mistake he never makes it again.

POE!

JUSTTT as smart as Ranpo. He can GATHER as much information as Ranpo but it takes more effort. He has a lot of resources and technical know how. He knows technology, he knows politics, international law and most importantly people (arguably more than Dazai). His biggest advantage is that he knows exactly how to pressure people into doing what he wants. His mysteries are tailormade to each person and created so that people can only escape when they realize what he wants them to. It is becuase of this that he saw society as a farce. He knows reality and truth are malleable concepts. That's why Ranpo and him are such a good team. Ranpo can see everything immidiately and Poe knows what to do with it immidiately.

Louisa!!!

She can slow down time when she's focused THAT'S her ability. She is capable of thinking of every possibility and coming up with dependable statistics. She's smarter than Dazai but less of an asset because her analysis relies on what she is aware of (preexisting knowledge). In the world of BSD there is ALWAYS something no one is aware of. She isn't as capable of recovering as quickly from a miscalculation so she really only has one shot.

Chuuya!!!

He doesnt need to use his intelligence most of the time because he can pretty much brute force his way out of most things. His intellegence relies on instinct. He has GREAT instincts. He knows when a situation has gone sour. Of course he doesnt usually verbalize it because with Dazai he doesn't need to and when he's alone why would he announce it to an enemy. He knows when he's safe and when he isn't. His biggest disadvantage is that he doesn't always listen to those instincts. In terms of priorities he almost always puts himself last and that leads to a lot of problems.

NIKOLAI!!!

Nikolai is similar to Chuuya except a bit more extreme because no one's life is his priority. His motivations are unclear and he always goes for the most imoral option. He isn't concerned with a specific desired outcome it is the inconsistency of his own actions that drive him.

FYODOR!!!

Kinda like Poe, in that he knows how to work people, but to a lesser extent and a little like the chameleon that Dazai can be but to a greater extent. He knows what a person wants more than anything and he promises that to them.

His biggest advantage is that he is smart enough to ally himself with people who have nothing else to live for. Sigma, Nikolai, Bram (before Aya), Nathaniel and Fukuchi are all outsiders. They are alone but desperately want to feel like they belong. Fyodors biggest disadvantage is that if those people find belonging elsewhere then his influence on them shatters. He seems to be aware of that? Idk it's too soon to tell.

Mori!!!

He isn't crazy smart. He's just sadistic and cruel. He picks easy targets (children) and slowly takes away their agency. He undoes them until they have nothing to live for and they then become perfectly obedient adults. His biggest disadvantage is that he relies on the chain of abuse and that isn't sustainable as a dynamic for power. Chuuya and Akutagawa have no one above them to preassure them to listen to orders now that Dazai is gone. Also the extreme amounts of abuse he relies on is impossible to ditch out to EVERYONE. That's why he relied on the chain of abuse but that's failing. Mori isn't smart. He's a coward. He takes the shortest path no matter the resistance.

FUKUCHI!!

isn't smart either. He is just THE BEST chameleon. He hid in plain sight. He knows war and war tactics. He's a great spy and facilitating a strong bond with the target is a great spy strategy.

They are not all the same stop conflating their perspectives as "knows everything". It leads to a lot of misunderstandings and a lot of misinformation. DAZAI IS NOT RANPO! He doesnt know everything. He's just really good at pretending he does.

deranged poe analysis coming from a guy who has spent hours sorting through all of the poe content i can find to try and create an archive of all the times he's been mentioned on page. like i know i have posted about him like once but. there has been a lot of joelywoely development tumblr has missed.

The saddest thing about most characters in bsd is their mentality.

Akutagawa for example, Akutagawa is an incredibly tragic character, numerous amounts of traumatic events have happened to him, but still those aren’t the saddest things about him.

Akutagawa isn’t a sad character because he was abused or that he has a lung disease, it’s because of his views. Akutagawa finds no meaning in life, he’s only still alive because he was given a goal and he needs to achieve it. He likely wouldn’t be alive if Dazai didn’t come along.

Almost every character in bsd is suicidal in some way, Chuuya and Kunikida will sacrifice themselves for others sometimes without thinking of a different solution, Akutagawa and Poe don’t see meaning in life unless there’s something for them to look for, Atsushi doesn’t bother in thinking of a different solution and acts on impulsive thinking. Dazai is simply the only one who makes attempts on their life.

All of these stem from world views, Chuuya believes he has to save others as it is what he was made for, Kunikida thinks that others should live more than he should, Akutagawa views life as nothing but hell and finds it pointless to suffer unless he gays to obtain something, Poe believes he doesn’t have a right to live unless he’s the best at what he does, and Atsushi thinks of himself as worthless and doesn’t believe he deserves to live.

These all weren’t because of events that happened to the characters but simply because of how they think.

HAPPY NEW YEAR YOU GUYS 🎇

This why they dont drive together

Chuuya mini figure commission I did for a friend

Ranpoe week day 3- Beast au

I rushed it a bit but whatever

Day 2 of Ranpoe week- sweets

Ranpoe week Day 1! - Genderbend

Lemon sour enjoyers

just some stress relief

silly ranpo's (feat. friends!) to look at and cherish if you're having a hard day *gently places these in your hand* here, keep them safe

This one's my most recent fanart of chuuya and the reason I caught up with bsd

Redraw of my first ever fanart for this fandom bc it's its anniversary

(OG drawing below)

(Actually so ashamed of the proportions here like wth is going on with atsushi's neck)

Soukoku piece I made for a Zine

Taking off a costume

HAPPY BIRTHDAY RANPO🎉🎉🎉 I finished my figure just in time!

(I didn’t actually plan this to be a birthday post but conveniently his birthday was just around the corner.)

kaboom :)

(need to stop procrastinating ghhh but i'm so overwhelmed)

sketch that makes 0 sense timeline wise

cant wat to be this f slur for halloween

<:D

part 1 / part 2

The Flags again because I LOVE THEM!!

Closeups

Higuchi

this is inspired by that one archie comic panel thanks for reminding me to revisit the classic archie comics, anon!

hehe! you clicked read more, have a bonus except i drew this way before

HES THE SIZE OF MY PINKY NAIL

Officially my smallest work to date 🥹