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Why is in Death Note, Monster, Detective Conan, and Code Geass everyone stupid except for MCs?

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Sep 6, 2023 5:18 PM
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Example, in Death Note, you have a group of FBI agents with years of experience, but compared to some kid who likes to touch his hair, they are like toddlers.

Or in Monster, for some reason, everyone is so retarded that they all end up being provoked into ruining their lives by some guy who has the same voice as Yusuke from Yu Yu Hakusho.
Sep 6, 2023 5:22 PM
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It must be the easiest way that the writers have to highlight the intelligence of the MC, in a world where everyone is stupid who is smart overlaps. 🧠
Sep 6, 2023 8:28 PM
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Because the death note is a supernatural item, no one in their right mind would think that you can kill a person by writing their name in some notebook. Light is a very smart individual, one of a kind, a genius, he scored best in all Japan at the national tests, he's not some random kid.
Sep 6, 2023 8:42 PM
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Well I don't wanna experience any of that, it's the of the cliches of the mystery genre . That's all
 

Sep 6, 2023 9:13 PM
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i would think its because these characters all have a very high iq compared to everyone else in the show/manga (this may sound like a dumb or obvious answer but its probably just the author's way of showing how smart they are)


Sep 7, 2023 12:09 AM
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No, most characters in those animes are at least logical and use common sense but the main characters are that much smarter and cunning.
Sep 7, 2023 12:36 AM
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cuz writers know people like char that are significantly smarter than the rest
Sep 7, 2023 12:41 AM
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Fictional characters are always at most as smart as their writer.
Sep 7, 2023 12:45 AM
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bad writers have no other way to highlight the fact that their protagonists are supposed to be smart
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Sep 7, 2023 10:43 AM

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I guess it's a trope for TV shows I think.
Sep 7, 2023 10:47 AM

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arkansel7 said:
Example, in Death Note, you have a group of FBI agents with years of experience, but compared to some kid who likes to touch his hair, they are like toddlers.


Well , as said by everyone else , it's easier for the writers , and accentuate the difference of intelligence of the protagonist.

I have to say that a lot of characters in Conan are far from stupid , even compared to the protagonist tho.
And actually , he's not even the most intelligent one.
"Genius lives only one storey above madness."
– Arthur Schopenhauer.

"Stupidity is a talent for misconception."
– Edgar Allan Poe.

"I'm tired... and hungry."
– Alexioos95.
Sep 7, 2023 11:02 AM
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Because manga/novel creators are not geniuses. I mean they are good at making story and world, but in general their IQ is not bigger than yours. So to show genius they need to make everyone else stupid.

There is second reason - if there were a story with super unique genius action then you as viewer would be too stupid to understand what happens and you will be unable to fully appreciate the genius parts.
Sep 7, 2023 11:46 AM

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It's impossible to write a wits battle anime without doing such thing.

E.g. LotGH commanders choosing to split their formation for no reason, so that the enemy's strategy will work.

Sep 8, 2023 1:23 AM
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In Conan, Ai is as smart than the mc if not smarter
Sep 8, 2023 2:10 AM

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"Why is in Death Note, Monster, Detective Conan, and Code Geass everyone stupid except for MCs?"

Now that's factually incorrect about Detective Conan - there are several characters who are way smarter than Conan, like Vermouth, Rum and even his own father. (Maybe the original Kaitou Kid too, who now goes under the name Kaitou Corbeau)
Also there are several characters who are on par with him, for example Hattori Heiji, Akai Shuichi, Rei Furuya and Kaitou Kid.
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Sep 8, 2023 2:23 AM

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Why did you forget to mention Classroom of the Elite
If you want to reply to my posts, come up with valid arguments instead of ad hominem HIGHER LEVEL THINKERS ONLY
Sep 8, 2023 2:26 AM
In detective Conan these characters are smarter or as smart as Conan


Heiji
Kaito
Akai
Amuro
Rum
Rumi
Yusaku
Tsutomu akai
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Sep 8, 2023 3:48 AM
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>Code Geass
>everybody stupid
Tell me you haven't even seen the anime without telling me you haven't even seen the anime. Over the top and hammy =/= stupid.
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