Incase you might’ve missed it, we’ve just gotten back to
the sparkly dystopia of Psycho Pass (after I put off looking at Sinners of the
System in favor of some more recent big titles). This has slowly become a franchise I hold in
very high regard alongside my all time favs like Gundam, Ghost in the Shell and
Dragon Ball Z. This goes doubly so for
GitS since Psycho Pass was originally envisioned as a new project within that
franchise before evolving into its own thing.
And while the discussions over whether the Sybil System is just, wrong
or just plain F’ed up are really fun to listen to, they wouldn’t have such
weight without an awesome cast to talk about it. So since we’re getting back into the swing of
things with the MWPSB and the Inspectors and Enforcers within for the rest of
September, today’s Top 5 Wednesday is looking at my Top 5 Psycho Pass
Characters, which is tougher than you’d think given how awesome (almost)
everyone is (looking right at you Mika).
One of the newest members of the cast and co-lead of
Psycho Pass 3, Shindo is just the shot in the arm the franchise needed after
Psycho Pass 2’s failures.
Not only does
he offer a more cheery and sunny disposition compared to others, Shindo also has
the ability to mentally insert himself into crime scenes to study them more
thurougly.
This does have the obvious
drawbacks of being too into a scenario that it could possibly mess up his
hue.
That’s why he has fellow co-lead
and best bud Kei Mikhail to watch his back and keep him level.
Also Shindo has to blindfold himself to make
this happen and when he’s running around the city trying to catch criminals
with this thing on…yeah he’s thing Psycho Pass has to Daredevil, it’s freaking
awesome.
#4-Nobuchika Ginoza
Gino is one of the more better developed characters
across all three seasons of Psycho Pass, plus the movies.
Originally, he’s the hard ass detective with
a massive chip on his shoulder who wont let anyone in or have anyone elses
opinions heard.
What makes him different
from Mika Shimotsuki is that Gino’s anger stems from his father and best friend
both being designated as Latent Criminals and eventually becoming Enforcers.
He hates seeing this happen and ironically,
Season 1 ends with Gino losing an arm, like his Dad, and becoming an Enforcer
like Kogami.
Still, Gino’s lightened up
a ton and now serves as Akane’s right hand man and practical bodyguard, not
wanting to lose anyone else important to him to the Sybil System, he’s a good
dude.
#3-Shogo Makashima
Man if Kogami is a more street fighter style Sherlock
Holmes, Makashima is easily his Moriarty.
Makashima is a master manipulator and a well educated and mannered guy
who seeks to burn the Sybil System down to restore societys free will.
Naturally, he goes about this by shadow
orchestrating several high profile and grizzly acts of villainy that puts him
in direct conflict with Kogami and his team.
Speaking of Kogami, Makashima can match the former Inspector turned
Enforcer not just in fists but in intellect as well.
You get the feeling that if things were not
so messed up, Makashima and Kogami would be best buds sharing cigarettes while
talking philosophically.
Makashima’s just
so memorable, charming and deadly that he set a super high bar for villains in
the franchise, so much so that he does make the occasional ghostly return in
later entries after his demise at the end of Season One.
#2-Shinya Kogami
God how many of us want to be this guy in life?
Kogami’s more than just a super jacked up
wrecking machine who can go toe to toe with enhanced human and robots.
Kogami’s got a brain few would expect a guy
like him to have.
The guy could teach a
philosophy and existentialism course in his spare time if he wanted to.
But Kogami’s best suited to the streets,
being a guy who would fit perfectly into the Blade Runner universe that Psycho
Pass draws a lot of inspiration from.
He’s a hunter with a good heart though even he has trouble finding it
sometimes and his loyalty to his teammates and friends, especially Akane and
Gino, is pure and awesome.
Kogami’s
also, naturally, quite the charmer, having apparently had a brief relationship
with super hot team analyst Shion Karanamori and let’s not pretend Akane
doesn’t view Kogami as more than just a colleague.
Speaking of…
#1-Akane Tsunemori
If there’s anyone who can match the way Christopher Nolan
describes Batman in The Dark Knight Trilogy, it’s Akane Tsunemori.
The amount of crap this girl has gone through
in this entire franchise and still remains as level headed as the day she first
met MWPSB Unit 1 is staggering and commendable.
Akane is a skilled Inspector and a natural born team leader.
Even after she’s arrested following the
events of Psycho Pass: Providence, she continues to support and advice Sho, Kei
and Mika during Psycho Pass 3.
Akane’s
most notable quality (besides being the hottest boss in the office) is her
connection to the Sybil System which continues to be one of the franchises
greatest highlights.
If there’s one
person who can test the system and win in the end and do it the right way, it’s
Akane Tsunemori.
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