Talk:Seidou Takizawa/@comment-24692120-20150310154713/@comment-10733658-20150310194713

No, someone like Kureo Mado becoming a Ghoul would have been "more ironic than tragic". In the original story, Takizawa was primarily used to provide humanizing moments or comedy. He wasn't exceptional, or driven by some greater goal, or vengeful, and didn't have some great past tragedy. He was just a normal kid, kind of immature and insecure but with a good heart underneath it all. Even his design and interests scream "Ordinary" -- brown hair, blue suits, liked dogs and sports. All super ordinary.

It's tragic because he was normal and relatively innocent. The irony comes in because he ultimately got the things he craved (survival, being special, being noticed) in the worst possible ways.