Is it because he’s always nailing smug weirdo rich fuckbags? Is it the peter falk hard carry? Is it because despite being canonically a cop he does anything but act like a cop?
Is everything downstream of columbo an attempt to erase his legacy as the hound of wealthy sociopaths?
Is Columbo a demigod?
he goes after rich people who think they are untouchable, he doesn’t use violence or aggression (except in the first tv movie), he hates guns and doesn’t carry