

So, in Owari no Seraph, we have these weird monsters called "Horsemen of the
Apocalypse" or "Horsemen of John", right?

Why do they attack people? What is their motive? Do they, for example, eat
people for nutrition? Are they under the control of the vampires?


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Why do the Horsemen attack people?


No explanation is ever given as to why the Horsemen of the Apocalypse (also
know as Horsemen of John) attack humans.

a quote -

> Horsemen only attack humans. Almost as if they were sent to cull the world's
> bloated human population.

Source --Shinoa, Chapter 8, "Mitsuba's Squad

All of them attack humans and only humans, while they ignore every single
other entity, they do not attack vampires or animals, with the exception of
_one_ Horseman of John, namely -

Spoiler alert -

> The special Horseman of John, summoned by
> [Abaddon](http://owarinoseraph.wikia.com/wiki/Abaddon) to destroy the army
> of vampires and humans


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