Talk:Seidou Takizawa/@comment-24231905-20150405035904/@comment-10733658-20150405184051

Sure, the civilian vs. LEO thing is true.

But in terms of their traits in the original series, we're repeatedly shown that Kaneki was always an exceptional person. Yamori comments on his incredible strength of will, and we're shown he can learn ANYTHING from books. That's ultimately why he's the protagonist, because he is someone with exceptional traits just waiting to realize he had them. (Hide clearly knew, as he explained to Touka how Kaneki was always an incredibly skilled actor.)

On the other hand, in the original series, Takizawa's primary role was being the normal dude. He sharply contrasts with the other 20th Ward staff, who are some of the best and brightest CCG has to offer.

(And let's not go around and around on the "Irony vs Tragedy" deal, as that kind of went nowhere last time around.)