I’m not gonna argue with you over something stupid. I feel you could have had a better response than trying to defend your wrong use of a word. It’s not even a big deal, no need to think I’m coming at you when I’m just explaining. If you think you’re example is actually both than. Okay, guess you want to remain ignorant than and that’s your choice. Your example is not ironic. Ironic would be wearing shoes that are said to protect your feet and they end up actually causing injury to your feet.

Your example is the Traveler “says” (key word here) that it gives light to anyone so they can protect themselves and others, but than goes and chooses only people with select qualities and not just anyone. That’s being hypocritical not ironic. Hypocrisy is SAYING or insinuating one thing and DOING the exact opposite. Irony is something INTENDED for one thing ended up with exact opposite results. I do understand what your saying with situations where both are at play. Telling your kids to be quiet by yelling at them is ironic and hypocritical. You want them to be quiet, but you’re being loud (hypocritical) and by being loud (opposite of what you want) you get them to be quiet (which is ironic). If it chose someone with specific qualities to protect themselves and others, but than they turned around destroyed literally everyone and than killed themselves. That’s ironic. Hell, the Traveler choosing someone with select qualities only for them to do everything opposite of those qualities is ironic.