Columbo in... 'Death Note'

song used: Columbo - Publish or Perish

[AINGELPROJECT]

Its underrated how fucking powerful the line, "Oh, you can just call me Detective" is. He KNOWS Light is furiously trying to scribble his name in the Death Note and is openly fucking with him over it.

[notbrandon]

"What'd you say your dad did for a living?"
I could feel Light's spine shivering at that line.

[Beriorn]

Double twist: Columbo can't actually see Shinigami, he just remembered what his wife's friend told him about what Shinigami look like and how they act, and he's making an educated guess that Light's got one with him.

[dr.loboto]

Columbo would break Light in 5 goddamn minutes, his whole thing is poking at people who think they're smarter than him

[ucifr]

"The human who uses the notebook can neither go to Heaven nor Hell. After death he will inevitably be sent to the Columbo Dimension"

[wannabecriminalman]

“Who’s that gangly looking fella you got with you there?”

*Cue over-the-top anime gasp, musical sting, and close up on eyes with contracted pupils*

[hipsterghidorah]

"We wanted to keep him almost mythological. He comes from nowhere and goes back into nowhere.”

[MM-qsnu]

Ah, so that's what Columbo's glass eye is for.

[Feasco]

Just in case, this might be a good place to let you know that Columbo had a pretty big following in Japan and was very influential in creating the Phoenix Wright franchise

[BartholomeowBlender]

I really like the line : "Oh, you can just call me detective" columbo knows whatsup

[MrGemHunter]

You know, you could make a great Colombo knock off warlock with their patron being an unseen all knowing entity called "my wife"

[Vanderyn]

There are two interpretations:
Colombo can see Ryuk, because he's a mythical being of immense power.
Colombo can't see Ryuk, but pretends to because he's onto Light and wants him to slip up.
I don't know which one is better.

[shinyagumon]

I love how the reason that Light can't kill Colombo is because he has no idea what's his first name is.

[capello]

The fact that he wrote Columbo’s name multiple times and still can’t kill him has me rolling

[bluevioletandlilac]

L is just like, "I'm going to play an elaborate, sometimes homoerotic mind game with Kira that goes on for months, where I use increasingly elaborate and over the top tactics to trap him."

Meanwhile, Columbo: "I'm going to play a mind game, too, but I'm basically just going to pretend I'm stupid and hound him until he fucks up."

[BE-fwlr]

The best thing is that Light is 100% the type of person that would fall for Columbo's schtick and get caught.

[yungspacetowel]

I have a sneaking suspicion that’s how an episode would go down

[Sizdothyx]

Light is a self-righteous teenager who comes from a family with high social standing.

Columbo wouldn't just eat him alive. He'd pluck the feathers for shits and giggles.

[cillbipher]

Honestly the handwriting is making me think that Light had spent multiple pages trying to kill Columbo and he's reaching his breaking point.

[MitchellTF]

"HOW THE HELL DO YOU KNOW ABOUT RYUK?"
"...Oh, I didn't. But, you DID just tell me, so..."