> > There is a variety of reasons Chiaki did that.  The sudden release of villains will keep the relatively green "New Lair Legion" busy.  It also creates the possibility that formerly imprisoned metahumans will try to kill some of Beth's pets that they have a grudge against.  More on that in a moment though.
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> There's also the chance that they'll kill prison guards during their escape, kill civilians, kill the police officers who are the first to respond...there's a lot of killing in their way before Beth's Legion could even respond.
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There's a chance that Beth's New Legion will do that too. Or that there might have been a prison escape anyhow. The difference is that Chiaki didn't create a new super-villain, she just released ones that are already there.
> > It's enough to cause protests and riots.
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> So Chiaki's plan is actively trying to plunge the city into chaos. I think playing a waiting game would have been a lot smarter, keeping tabs on Beth and waiting for her to step out of line.
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Not total chaos, just enough so the media concentrates on the sudden crime wave that's taken place since the Baroness took over.
> > > All in all, I don't think I'd make her tactical adviser on the Legion if she ever joined. 
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> > Fortunately Chiaki rejects the idea of joining.  She doesn't like being tied to any organization that might govern her behavior.
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> Considering she just released a whole bunch of supervillains in an attempt to create anarchy to make someone look bad, I think her behaviour might need to be governed.
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It's a bold plan, but not as big as most people think. Chiaki is trying to create a sudden increase in crime and a public scare. Why? Because when that happens, the public blames the leaders for it, and the current leader is Beth Zemo.
But she also anticipates that most of the escapees will be captured by the police, independent crimefighters, or the New Lair Legion pretty quickly. It's more like sneaking into a dam and opening one of the gates than blowing it up. If it does degenerate into total anarchy she'd be surprised.
