B’s greatest personality weakness is shortsightedness with respect to his obsessiveness; his eventual downfall is caused by the fact that he became so fixated on one thing - beating L - that he failed to consider anything else. For example, B underestimated Naomi Misora’s deductive abilities, and she was able to solve the mystery of his identity as the killer behind the series of murders and apprehend B before he was able to set the final stage of his murder plan into motion. B’s skewed world view is also something of weakness - though he is not prone to outbursts or displays of action not thoroughly calculated, B is still somewhat emotionally unstable, especially considering that the end result of the series of murders was intended to be a rather gruesome suicide.
Although not explicitly stated in canon, it’s most likely that B’s biggest fear is that of failure, on a general, all-encompassing scale. He’s dedicated a large portion of his life to training as a potential successor to L, and there seems to be a lot of personal investment in this one thing - that is, his sense of self-worth appears to be wrapped up in the idea of being good enough to be the next L, better than the other contenders. Failure in this respect amounts to a wholesale lack of purpose for B’s very existence, and it can thus be argued that this is a large factor in why B intended for his endgame to be his suicide.
Possessions: A standard cheap cell phone, circa 2002; a box of matches; a small stack of business cards.
Marking Location: Chest, right about where his heart’s located.
Miscellaneous: THE CITY DOES EXIST!!
First Person (recycled): [audio; English]
[The recording clicks on, and a flat, raspy, mildly surprised-sounding voice speaks:]
Oh, a recording device. Perhaps ... [The voice trails off underneath the scratchy sounds of shuffling, as the device is turned over and inspected.]
... Is this a transmitter, then? Very well - Misora? [The shuffling stops, and the voice becomes clearer, firm:] Misora, if you can hear me, please respond. Or, if there is anyone else transmitting on this frequency who can provide any information about my current whereabouts, I would appreciate if you would please respond immediately. I seem to not be where I was last, and I’m afraid I don’t know how I got here. This doesn’t look anything at all like Los Angeles.
[A brief pause, then:] Not even the bad parts of Los Angeles.
[There’s a longer, calculated pause, where the only audible sound is that of faint, ragged breathing, before the voice resumes:]
Additionally, I would like to speak with the party or parties responsible for my abduction. I’d like to begin negotiating the terms of my release as quickly as possible.
... I will say, though - if this is a kidnapping, it’s one of the more unorthodox ones I’ve encountered.
Beyond Birthday || Death Note || OU || Reserved || Part 4
Although not explicitly stated in canon, it’s most likely that B’s biggest fear is that of failure, on a general, all-encompassing scale. He’s dedicated a large portion of his life to training as a potential successor to L, and there seems to be a lot of personal investment in this one thing - that is, his sense of self-worth appears to be wrapped up in the idea of being good enough to be the next L, better than the other contenders. Failure in this respect amounts to a wholesale lack of purpose for B’s very existence, and it can thus be argued that this is a large factor in why B intended for his endgame to be his suicide.
Possessions: A standard cheap cell phone, circa 2002; a box of matches; a small stack of business cards.
Marking Location: Chest, right about where his heart’s located.
Miscellaneous: THE CITY DOES EXIST!!
First Person (recycled): [audio; English]
[The recording clicks on, and a flat, raspy, mildly surprised-sounding voice speaks:]
Oh, a recording device. Perhaps ... [The voice trails off underneath the scratchy sounds of shuffling, as the device is turned over and inspected.]
... Is this a transmitter, then? Very well - Misora? [The shuffling stops, and the voice becomes clearer, firm:] Misora, if you can hear me, please respond. Or, if there is anyone else transmitting on this frequency who can provide any information about my current whereabouts, I would appreciate if you would please respond immediately. I seem to not be where I was last, and I’m afraid I don’t know how I got here. This doesn’t look anything at all like Los Angeles.
[A brief pause, then:] Not even the bad parts of Los Angeles.
[There’s a longer, calculated pause, where the only audible sound is that of faint, ragged breathing, before the voice resumes:]
Additionally, I would like to speak with the party or parties responsible for my abduction. I’d like to begin negotiating the terms of my release as quickly as possible.
... I will say, though - if this is a kidnapping, it’s one of the more unorthodox ones I’ve encountered.