![]() ![]() It's to the point that they see it as a virtue to kill only humans and nothing else, making them a bizarre mix of this trope and Friend to All Living Things. It is something so natural to them that it is simply what they are. In fact, asking them why they kill humans is like asking a fish why it swims. The aptly named Man-Murdering Demons from Avesta of Black and White have this as their entire shtick.He unleashes the Wall Titans on Paradis Island and instructs them to destroy everyone and everything who doesn't reside on the island. ![]() A straighter example is what Eren eventually tries to achieve.Whether Titans are instinctively aware of this, which is why they eat humans, or it happens completely incidentally while Titans eat humans for some other reason is unknown. Even later, it's indicated that Titans were once humans themselves and can regain a measure of their humanity by eating a Titan Shifter. Later in the series, one character asserts that Titans aren't actually seeking to kill humans they've always sought to eat them, so when a Titan appears that is pointedly killing people without trying to eat them, something is very wrong. Then there's the mysterious Colossal Titan and Armored Titan, which seem to exist solely to destroy the Walls and ring the dinner bell for their regular, mindless kin. As a result, the human race was devoured to the brink of extinction and the survivors have spent the last century sheltered by massive Walls. Since they lack a digestive tract and draw energy from the sun, there doesn't seem to be any reason for their obsession with munching on the human race, and in fact will eventually throw them up to make space for more. The Titans seem to have an instinctive desire to eat humans.Only the Robot Buddy seems to favor this tactic. Rarely does a supercomputer decide that it should coddle humans to get them to keep supplying it with electricity and spare parts. Other times (such as in the film version of I, Robot) the supercomputer may start to become homicidal in an attempt to bring order to the world and protect humanity from itself. Otherwise, it's a case of them being too human and flying into a blind rage triggered by jealousy, fear, or maybe even spite. Sometimes, it's a product of them being too machine-like, and concluding that if one human is observed doing something that may harm the computer, then they all are a threat that can only be reconciled by killing them all off. Sentient computers also seem to inevitably arrive at the conclusion that humans as a species must be killed. Or, simply, mere apes have no hope of comprehending your motives. You could just be conveniently attracted to the creatures on screen most sympathetic to the audience, a Killer Robot out to destroy, or an Omnicidal Maniac Eldritch Abomination. That is, assuming you even have a comprehensible reason. ![]()
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