Talk:Kichimura Washuu/@comment-180.242.44.66-20170327145913/@comment-10733658-20170327225252

Dial it down a notch please, Anon.

I'm not sure how realistic it would actually be to have one prominent family leading an organization, but Japan does still have strong roots in older systems. While Federal and Imperial Japan have faded with a modern, post-War Japan there is definitely still the expectation concerning prominent families and Clans that have traditional roles.

The Washuu Clan is essentially a prominent family with an expectation of leading this organization, due to their history and expertise. They were appointed to the role by the Emperor, and have managed to hold firmly to that role for generations. From what we've been told, each Washuu was expected to establish himself as an exceptional Investigator before he could even hope to take charge of the organization.

Furuta's situation and rise to power is unusual in many ways. He might have been a nobody, but he definitely took full advantage of the fact that Matsuri was already unpopular and being challenged as the successor. People didn't want him to take over, so he started in a weak position. Tsuneyoshi's will added fuel to the flames, since a leader can absolutely offer a suggestion of who should replace them.

But that's why Furuta had to go such extremes with the whole Clown attacks. He needed a major crisis, otherwise he had absolutely no hope of taking over the organization. He needed to not only discredit Matsuri and get him out of the way, he needed a situation where he could establish his "brilliant leadership", remind everyone of Yoshitoki (a beloved leader), and also greatly weaken morale in the organization.

Once he'd established himself and made people vulnerable, it just took this to cement his leadership.