>ywn be a genius 200IQ anime character with a brilliant capacity

>ywn be that and also not a sociopath manipulator with delusions of grandeur

>playing right into my hand

>>34147367
Exept he was some 12yo idea of a genius. Overly intricate plans that had a ton of failure points, emotionally immature to the point of making simple mistakes, yet building contraptions to protect his notebook that most likely wouldn't work irl etc.

Basically some "genius" for 120IQ wannabe smart brainlets to self insert as

>>34147582
I'm talking about the general archetype you find in a lot of non-battle shounen anime, not necessarily Light.

>>34147700
They're all like that though.

Their "plans" and ideas are supposed to show off that they are intelligent rather than something that would realistically be effective. So they come up with overly intricate and risky plans whilst also making stupid mistakes

>>34147806
It's unrealistic, which is why people like that don't exist. But they look impressive and I want to look impressive too.

>>34147888
Being impressive is a whole lot easier than being an irl anime character

You don't even need to be that smart, you just need to be able to convey that you are smart. Most people are easily impressed, add some mysterious appeal to it and you're good to go