Just One More Name - Light Yagami VS Columbo | DEATH BATTLE! Hype Trailer

Connections:
- Both are portrayed as highly intelligent individuals through out their series (Light is a brilliant high school student who uses his intelligence to outwit his pursuers, and Columbo is known for his sharp intellect and keen attention to detail, which allows him to solve complex murder cases).
- Both characters grapple with complex moral dilemmas (Light Yagami's character arc revolves around his descent into moral ambiguity as he becomes a mass murderer with a supposed sense of justice, while Lieutenant Columbo often encounters murderers who have their own justifications for their actions, and he must navigate the moral complexities of their cases).
- Both engage in cat-and-mouse dynamics with their adversaries (Light's pursuit by law enforcement, particularly by L, involves a complex and intense game of wits. Columbo often engages in a similar dynamic with the murderers he investigates, slowly building a case against them).
- Both exhibit strong determination in their respective pursuits, though, through completely different means (Light is determined to eliminate criminals using the Death Note, and he goes to great lengths to achieve his goals. Columbo is determined to solve every murder case he's assigned, no matter how challenging, and he never gives up until he has the answers).
- Both characters are often underestimated by those around them due to their unassuming appearances (Light appears to be an ordinary high school student, while Columbo's disheveled appearance and seeming absent-mindedness lead many suspects to underestimate his abilities).
- Both characters are skilled problem solvers, albeit in very different contexts (Light uses his intelligence to come up with elaborate plans to achieve his goals, while Columbo uses his deductive reasoning and investigative skills to solve murders).
- Both characters are known for their unconventional approaches to their respective goals (Light uses the supernatural Death Note to eliminate criminals, and his methods are far from conventional law enforcement practices. Columbo, on the other hand, relies on his unassuming and seemingly bumbling demeanor to disarm suspects and gather information).
- Light Yagami and Lieutenant Columbo are skilled in manipulation, although they use these skills differently. Light manipulates those around him to further his goals and to evade capture. Columbo, while not manipulative in the same sense, often uses psychology and subtle manipulation to get suspects to reveal incriminating information.

[@slippyfruit8538]

As someone once said, there two ways to watch Columbo, either he suspects the criminal from the start and gradually finds evidence or he was sitting in the bushes nearby watching it all happen

[@SavageJonesIII6548]

Columbo would give L a run for his money

[@TomasBregman]

How?

[@tombecker381]

​@@TomasBregmanWell suddenly his Wife and another relative of him would know all about the Death Note and how it's cooperating.
That's a running Gag in Colombo, that Colombo claims that a certain aspect that is involved in the killing is a special interest of his relatives.

[@TomasBregman]

@@tombecker381 Does Columbo actually have magical powers or something

[@fryguy9704]

Columbo FTW
Nuff said