Thread:AustinDR/@comment-27586321-20151106184158/@comment-27818776-20151106192059

The series is about a race of horned humanoids that is known as the Dicloni. The Dicloni are a newly evolved species that possess psychokinetic powers, and they are normally at odds with humans. The Dicloni possess vectors, which are "invisible hands" of a telekinetic nature, and they can be used to rip people apart. Because of this, they were seen as threats to the human race; many were killed when they were first born, as a means of keeping the chance of them destroying the human race to a minimum.

The problem with Tomoo, is that the series is incredibly dark. Lucy herself is responsible for many deaths, including the deaths of relatively innocent people, she tortured other Dicloni by using her vectors to rip their limbs apart, she was a threat to the entire human race, etc. Her actions contribute to the heinous standard of the series despite the fact that she has a tragic backstory.

Kakuzawa, the main antagonist of the series, wants to overthrow humanity and replace it with the Diclonii race. That is, after he mates with Lucy, of course. He has killed countless people throughout the series' run, and he isn't a CM, because he genuinely loves his daughter.

The Unknown Man is an assassin, who has his fair share of crimes, but he was also a pedophile to boot. He also engaged in animal abuse, so that makes Tomoo killing Lucy's puppy not as heinous in comparison. He fails a major part of the criteria; that is, being heinous by the standards of the story. He is small fry compared to Lucy, Kakuzawa, the Unknown Man, etc. I feel that the only reason that most saw Tomoo as a CM is because he was a Scrappy character. While I hate Tooo as much as the other users, you can't ignore the fact that he ultimately isn't as bad compared to the other antagonists, because they have more resources, power, screentime, etc. There was also the fact that most people tried to speculate that he could've possibly been a serial killer had he had the chance to grow up. You can't have any implications when it comes to a CM; either they do it, or they don't. Keep in mind, I'm not saying that Tomoo definitely isn't a CM; all I'm saying is that he fails spectacularly with the likes of the other antagonists. If you see him as a CM, then that's perfectly fine-it is a subjective trope, after all.