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| “ | Not long ago someone on Earth had a passing thought, All life is sacred and must therefore be protected. | „ |
| ~ Takeshi Hirokawa's most famous quote. |
Mayor Takeshi Hirokawa is the overarching antagonist of the supernatural-horror anime/manga franchise Parasyte.
He is the Mayor of East Fukuyama City and the leader of a cabal of Parasites which counts Reiko Tamura and Gotou among its members. He is eventually revealed to actually be a human who sympathised with the Parasites, believing they were the key to taking humanity down a chain or two.
He is voiced by Yuu Mizushima in the Japanese version of the anime and John Gremillion in the English version.
Appearance[]
Hirokawa was a well kept man; he had short, brown hair that neatly combed back. He had an average height and build, and was always seen with a formal suit and tie.
Personality[]
Hirokawa was a level-headed man; his demeanor usually was calm and kept without expression, which made people mistake him as a parasite. He believed that humans are toxic, and greatly disapproved of how the human race treats the planet and all the other species around them. Being sympathetic with parasites, he truly believed they were the answer to cleansing the planet of humans and assumed them as trash.
Biography[]
The group attempts to accrue political power in order to set up safe houses where they can take their victims, killing and eating them in secret. Hirokawa gains election to the office of mayor in East Fukuyama City, a small town (by Japanese standards) of 500,000 people close to Shinichi's hometown. Hirokawa wins by running on a campaign centered around locally based environmentalism. Secretly, Hirokawa is a radical environmentalist who believes that the Parasites' purpose is to cull the human population, standing one step above them on the food chain. The police force kills Hirokawa and discovers that he was never a Parasite, but a human Parasite sympathizer.
Quotes[]
| “ | Debating on global environment preservation – It is difficult in the extreme to consider reversing the progress we have made as a civilization. However, if we do not, at least in some aspects, we are putting Earth itself at risk. | „ |
| ~ Takeshi Hirokawa's speech. |
| “ | When it comes to killing, nothing on Earth can match the human race. However, the tools you currently hold should be put to different use, and for a purpose far greater. They should be used to protect the balance of the biosphere. That should be your intended mission: culling, if you will. All of humanity will realize soon enough that human numbers must be reduced immediately, that the crime of pollution is far greater than the crime of manslaughter, and that our existence is of such great importance that you will even come to protect us. You should place greater value on your predators. These predators in particular fit perfectly into the beautiful hierarchy of nature! They fit right above humans! This will restore balance at last. Someone on Earth had a passing thought, "All life is sacred and must therefore be protected.” This is why I don’t like humans. If defiance is your final answer, don’t pretend otherwise at the start. Environmental conservation measures are all skewed in favor of benefitting the human race! Why do you refuse to acknowledge that? Prioritize the prosperity of all life over the human race! That is what would make you the superior species! You fools claim that justice is on your side. But what greater justice is there than this?! We inhabit humans and take on the role of maintaining the balance of all life. Compared to us, humans are the true blight in this planet! Or should I say… Parasites? | „ |
| ~ Takeshi Hirokawa revealing his true colors while explaining his hatred of humanity, as well as his last words. |
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