RedDevilFC
This avatar is totally illogical.
I guess since a couple of members cried too much about my last topic on Serpico and Farnese, I'll mention a character I felt was believable, unique, and killed off too soon; Judeau.
I'm not sure why he was so written off so early; Miura could have put him in the same group of Hawks as Rickert, or even replaced Rickert with Judeau as a sacrifice during the Festival. As a member of Guts's party, Judeau would be a better fit than arguably any present protagonist, not to mention that any role filled by Rickert could be handled by Judeau. Even as a completely neutral character, his relationship with Guts, Casca, and Griffith would offer some quality literary options.
Focus
What do the rest of you think? Was his death necessary as a reintroduction to the Black Swordsman arc? Would he have been useless baggage for Guts and the later continuation of the series? Is Rickert a more appropriate character to have saved? Or should Judeau have been kept? Should Rickert and Judeau both have been saved, or would have lessened the intensity of the Incarnation of the Femto?
I'm not sure why he was so written off so early; Miura could have put him in the same group of Hawks as Rickert, or even replaced Rickert with Judeau as a sacrifice during the Festival. As a member of Guts's party, Judeau would be a better fit than arguably any present protagonist, not to mention that any role filled by Rickert could be handled by Judeau. Even as a completely neutral character, his relationship with Guts, Casca, and Griffith would offer some quality literary options.
Focus
What do the rest of you think? Was his death necessary as a reintroduction to the Black Swordsman arc? Would he have been useless baggage for Guts and the later continuation of the series? Is Rickert a more appropriate character to have saved? Or should Judeau have been kept? Should Rickert and Judeau both have been saved, or would have lessened the intensity of the Incarnation of the Femto?