History Awesome / Psychopass

** To speak nothing of Desmond, who shows exactly why [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking he was leader of his band of mercenaries]]. [[spoiler: Even when facing 2-on-1 odds and after getting his mechanical arm ripped off, Desmond still manages to hold his own against Kogami and Ginoza.]]

* The entire [[HuntingTheMostDangerousGame battle]] between Kogami [[spoiler: and Toyohisa Senguji]] in episodes 10 and 11. First taking out one of the [[RobotDog robot dogs]] using the SpikesOfDoom on the ceiling, and then retrieving his Dominator and using its [[WaveMotionGun Destroy Decomposer]] mode to eliminate the other dog. Finally ending with Kogami pulling a move that would make [[Franchise/MetalGear Solid Snake]] proud: [[spoiler: hiding in a barrel and rolling down a ramp, prompting Toyohisa to check the top of the ramp, followed by Kogami popping out of the barrel and blasting Toyohisa with the [[BoomHeadshot Eliminator]] mode.]]

** The fact that Ginoza is fighting at all is a CrowningMomentOfAwesome in itself. In the series, we saw him transition from a NonActionGuy Inspector to a competent Enforcer. Now? He's as competent a fighter as ''Kogami,'' dodging gunfire like a pro, taking on Desmond with his bare hands, and [[spoiler:blowing Wong into a pile of blood and guts]]. His old man would be proud.

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[[caption-width-right:350: [[BigBad Shogo Makishima]] teaches his underlings a lesson.]]

** (doubles as a Heartwarming Moment) His first priority afterwards? [[spoiler:Telling Yuki to get out of there and seek therapy for what she's seen, despite the fact that he's been shot a number of times. The man's a damn fine detective.]]

-> '''Makishima:''' [[DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu I didn't know you could still be afraid of dying after becoming a God.]]

** The fact that Ginoza is fighting at all is a CrowningMomentOfAwesome in itself. In the series, we saw him transition from a NonActionGuy Inspector to a competent Enforcer. Now? He's as competent a fighter as ''Kogami,'' dodging gunfire like a pro, taking on Desmond with his bare hands, and [[spoiler:blowing Wong into a pile of blood and guts]]. His old man would be proud.

* The film is [[{{HSQ}} action-packed]] [[UpToEleven to the extreme]]. We literally start off with a bang as Kougami sets off a minefield and destroys an entire [=SEAUn=] military convoy, and then in Japan Division 1 busts a group of terrorists in the middle of an arms deal. Put this way: submachine guns and assault rifles are [[CurbStompBattle no match for Dominators.]] Chief Kasei even commends Akane for completing such a dangerous operation with zero casualties.

* Akane and Kougami get into a fight before they realize they're fighting each other. Not only does she manage to block all his attacks, she even manages to ''suplex'' him. And he still manages to get out of it and land on his feet.

* The final fight [[spoiler: with Kougami fighting the mercenary leader in the elevator. Even badly wounded, he still manages to ''rip off the merc's cyborg arm''! And then [[BigDamnHeroes Ginoza shows up]] and they start [[RivalsTeamUp double-teaming against him]]!]]

* The film is action-packed to the extreme. We literally start off with a bang as Kougami sets off a minefield and destroys an entire [=SEAUn=] military convoy, and then in Japan Division 1 busts a group of terrorists in the middle of an arms deal. Put this way: submachine guns and assault rifles are [[CurbStompBattle no match for Dominators.]] Chief Kasei even commends Akane for completing such a dangerous operation with zero casualties.

* The final fight [[spoiler: with Kougami and Ginoza double-teaming against Desmond!]]

* When the mercenaries attack the rebel camp, Kougami and Sem commandeer a motorbike and launch into the scene, quite literally, by pulling off a ''360 degree'' spin in the air as Sem jumps off to rally his forces. And after that, Kougami has to fight off two of the mercenaries on foot. He's a regular human and ''[[BadassNormal it still takes three of the cyborg mercenaries to put him down.]]''

* During the military operation to flush the rebels out of the old capital, all 4 of the army's helicopters are shot down. By Kougai. Using only an old anti-materiel sniper rifle. And then he jumps off the side of the tower and [[FastRoping fast ropes down]] by way of the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_rappel Australian rappel]].

** Shusei kicking the asses of three of Makishima's henchmen with ease. [[spoiler:Too bad he got killed afterwards by Jousei.]]
* Makishima [[spoiler: throwing the offer to become part of Sybil back in Jousei's face, and proceeding to rip him apart with his bare hands. And a [[ThrowTheBookAtThem hardcover book.]]]]

** After everything she's been through, Akane [[HeroicSpirit still holds tight to her beliefs about justice and the law,]] and even tells the System that when the time comes where it will be judged by a truly impartial judge, she herself will gladly submit to judgment along with it.

** Kamui's BreakingSpeech [[spoiler: to the Sibyl System, coupled with Akane's words from the previous episode, cause it to have a ''HeelRealization'', which allows him to judge the criminally asymptomatic Misako Tougane and vaporize her, then causes it to terminate many of its own high Crime Coefficient brains to reduce its CC.]]

* In Episode 10, Division 3 is ordered by Sibyl to blow up the treatment center where the hijacked subways are [[ShootTheDog to kill Kamui along with 500 hostages.]] Except... the [[WheresTheKaboom bombs fail to explode.]] Instead, Division 3 comes under attack by [[RogueAgent Inspector Shisui]] who smugly lets them know that she and Kamui knew [[BatmanGambit exactly what the Bureau was planning]], and that they need to use explosives from a latent criminal since the Bureau doesn't have any of its own. And the only criminal who has designed explosives lately was one of Kamui's followers, which means Kamui has control over the detonation mechanisms.

** And then [[CrazyPrepared when Kamui simply opts to take control of the police drones instead]], Ginoza punches out one of them to save Sugo.

* Sugo's plan to destroy the out of control military drones in episode 6 is to use Akane to lure almost 20 of them into an ammunition storage warehouse, jury-rig a minigun to fire from the upper levels, and shoot the [[ExplodingBarrels ammo crates]] to [[StuffBlowingUp blow up the entire lower level.]]

* Ginoza punching out a drone to save Sugo in episode 6.

* The entire first episode for Akane: she stays one step ahead of the criminal, logically deduces what his plans are, coolly disintegrates a rogue construction robot without breaking a sweat (bonus for the blast also evaporating the bombs strapped to its back) and manages to [[spoiler: successfully talk down a criminal with a 302 Crime Coefficient down to the nonlethal zone of 299,]] all while dealing [[WhyDontYouJustShootHim with]] [[LeeroyJenkins uncooperative]] [[KnightTemplar fellow]] [[WithFriendsLikeThese Inspectors]] who are criticizing her every move. Now compare [[NaiveNewcomer the Akane]] we saw at the beginning of the series to [[TookALevelInBadass the confident professional we see here]], and ''that'' is serious CharacterDevelopment.

* In the first episode Akane stays one step ahead of the criminal, logically deduces what his plans are, coolly disintegrates a rogue construction robot without breaking a sweat (bonus for the blast also evaporating the bombs strapped to its back) and manages to [[spoiler: successfully talk down a criminal with a 302 Crime Coefficient down to the nonlethal zone of 299,]] all while dealing [[WhyDontYouJustShootHim with]] [[LeeroyJenkins uncooperative]] [[KnightTemplar fellow]] [[WithFriendsLikeThese Inspectors]] who are criticizing her every move. Now compare [[NaiveNewcomer the Akane]] we saw at the beginning of the series to [[TookALevelInBadass the confident professional we see here]], and ''that'' is serious CharacterDevelopment.

** A small one but the new Inspector? [[spoiler:It's Mika Shimotsuki from the Rikako Oryo case. After losing her friends, she's managed to keep her Psycho Pass healthy enough to join the CID as minor]].

* [[spoiler: Yuki's death scene]] and no, not because [[TearJerker/PsychoPass it's anything awesome]] but because the ''writing'' of it is. While the arc between episode 10 and 11 is played brilliantly dramatic in introducing Makishima, with the [[HeWhoFightsMonsters cat and mouse game he has with Kougami]] it's really the 11's ending where [[spoiler: Akane has to witness first hand the death of Yuki]]. For many people, this is the game changing episode- the point of the story where the WideEyedIdealist, who literally episodes prior only took this position because she scored high, is visibly shaken enough to start questioning her world view. [[spoiler: Makishima exists, the Dominator ''couldn't fire'', one of her best friends is dead, and her view of Sibyl is visibly shaken]]. To many fans, this is like reliving episode 3 of Madoka: the game changing episode that will underscore how dark the rest of the series will be.

* [[spoiler: Yuki's death scene]] and no, not because [[TearJerker/PsychoPass it's anything awesome]] but because the ''writing'' of it is. While the arc between episode 10 and 11 is played brilliantly dramatic in introducing Makishima, with the [[HeWhoFightsMonsters cat and mouse game he has with Kougami]] it's really the 11's ending where [[spoiler: Akane has to witness first hand the death of Yuki]]. For many people, this is the game changing episode- the point of the story where the WideEyedIdealist, who literally episodes prior only took this position because she scored high, is visibly shaken enough to start questioning her reality. [[spoiler: Makishima exists, the Dominator ''couldn't fire'' and one of her best friends is dead]]. To many fans, this is like reliving episode 3 of Madoka: the game changing episode that will underscore how dark the rest of the series will be.