User blog comment:Seieireppa/God Eater:Universitas, chapter -∞: Beginnings, part 2/@comment-14812118-20150620003808/@comment-1419424-20150620012817

1) The Boundary Hannibal moves faster and hits harder than anything these God Eaters would be used to fighting.  It should be understandable that they are unprepared and die as a result.

2) Plot-wise, they are the nameless mooks whose role is to spur on the main character.  Shouldn't someone as obsessed with TVTropes as you be familiar with this?  See also: Inverse Ninja Rule.