Talk:Vol.2 Ch.188: 38F - Hell Train: The Dallar Show (17)/@comment-26484417-20160207225525/@comment-26484417-20160208234158

And yet, you appear to be the only one to voice this particular and, as you call it, disgusting view of these characters... Others merely point out their relevance to the story or, to be more precise, the lack thereof, or attempt to estimate likely candidates to be used as hostages.

As for the "weak" dying, that is basically one of the 3 possible ways a Regular can end up while climbing: they finish the climb, stagnate, or die. And when they struggle already on Floors 20-40, it's not much of a stretch to guess that they are unlikely to reach the top... which leaves only the two other options as suggested by Snakehead.

I personally don't mind when weak characters are part of the ongoing cast for as long as they are interesting and / or add some value to the story.

Speaking of clueless, no one really says that being selected is tantamount to dying. Though it's a fair possibility, if being selected meant death, it would be merely an execution and Viole's participation would be superfluous. And, if you understand the (usual) concept of "hostage", then you should know that a screaming, panicking, and overall pitiful hostage is far more effective than one who is calm, indifferent, or even resigned to the situation. This alone makes Prince and Miseng among the best candidates to be used as hostages. Akraptor and Blarode appear to be far too composed to forget that their panic can only make the situation more difficult for Viole who is meant to save them, and Quatro might actually enjoy the idea of being boiled alive... at least until he actually experiences it... As for the Hoaqin's side, aside from the passed out and / or beaten hostages, there are only Traveller and Cassano who appear fairly resigned to their situation, though I suspect that Traveller may get quite loud when / if the time comes.