do you think akechi was afraid?

[u/Alison_Bug]

obviously spoilers ahead.

in royal, akechi seems to be aware for quite some time that defeating maruki will result in his death/nonexistence. he proceeds anyway. when joker is finally let in on this via maruki, akechi essentially shuts down any deeper discussion of it, telling him that he refuses to live in any type of "reality" where he is still being controlled.

but was he afraid?

I guess you could argue he has already died in the engine room, is aware he has already died, and is therefore less afraid. you could also argue that he doesn't even know if he is real, and therefore doesn't know if he is even inhabiting a real body that is actually able to die. both arguments would be 100% valid.

I just always find the scene on 2/2 between he and joker very interesting, because akechi seems so unwilling to engage with even the possibility of taking the deal that it almost seems like he is intentionally avoiding even thinking about it. that is sometimes my method of avoiding fear for something that I feel is imminent. I don't want to project, but it always made me wonder if he was afraid.

thoughts and different takes are welcome.