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* EnemyWithin: The white-haired Kaneki, who encourages Haise to accept him in the same way is self-aware that the imaginary Rize once taunted and tempted him. When they make peace with each other, Kaneki transforms from his Kakuja form into a child. identity
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* IJustWantToBeLoved: [[spoiler: Flat out says it word for word.]]
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* CharacterDevelopment: He makes the decision to put aside his jealousy and pride, listening to Chie's advice and bringing Tsukiyama proof that Kaneki is alive.
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* CharacterDevelopment: He makes the decision to put aside his jealousy and pride, listening to Chie's advice and bringing Tsukiyama proof that Kaneki is alive. [[spoiler: He goes back to wanting to kill Sasaki once [[ManipulativeBitch Eto]] gets to him.]]
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* FullFrontalAssault: While torturing Kanae, the only thing covering her are a few bandages loosely hanging off her body.
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* FullFrontalAssault: While torturing Kanae, the only thing covering her are a few bandages loosely hanging off her body. [[spoiler: She does this specifically to mock Kanae's negative feelings toward his body.]]
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* IAmNotPretty: While many people, both in-universe and out, find him beautiful, he himself doesn't think so. [[spoiler: Especially when he tries to dress more femininely.]]
* IJustWantToBeLoved: [[spoiler: Flat out says it word for word.]]
* IJustWantToBeLoved: [[spoiler: Flat out says it word for word.]]
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* MuscleAngst: [[spoiler: Since Kanae has attempted to build a male identity for most of his life for the sake of his fallen family, he's built up his ideal male body. Unfortunately, when he finally tries to dress more femininely, he ends up being disgusted by his appearance.]]
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* FamilyHonor: Kanae has made upholding the honor of the Rosewalds his life, and struggles under the double-burden of also trying to do the same for the main family, the Tsukiyamas.
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* IllGirl: Kanae's mother, Emma, is implied to have been one. She died suddenly, collapsing not long after fleeing with the children.
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* PintSizePowerhouse: Juuzou is fairly small and looks weak, but is one of the strongest Investigators and noted for having an incredibly athletic body.
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* AmbiguousGender: There's some uncertainty about ''what'' Noro is, other than terrifying beyond comprehension.
* CurbStompBattle: The Quinx make quick work of Noro......who simply regenerates and returns the favor.
* NighInvulnerability: Noro's body is actually rather fragile, according to Uta. But attacks don't really ''do'' anything, since Noro can just regenerate instantly.
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* PintSizePowerhouse: Hakatori is apparently very short, and incredibly strong.
* MySiblingWillLiveThroughMe: As the sole survivor of the Rosewalds, Kanae decided to take up all the [[HeirClubForMen responsibilities]] of his dead brothers.
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* BiblicalMotifs: The entire situation with Eto is compared to the biblical story of Genesis, beginning with the sinister Eto offering Kanae a TemptingApple. [[spoiler: Kanae's focal chapter is titled "Eve", and she compares herself to the biblical First Woman in her thoughts]].
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* TheDutifulSon: Kanae has made his father's final wish the focus of his life, pushing himself physically and mentally, even [[spoiler: living as a man]] in order to carry on the Rosewald Family's legacy.
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* OpenSecret: Shuu seems to be the only person in the household that hasn't realized Kanae's secret....
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* SecretIdentity: [[spoiler: Karen von Rosewald, the ''daughter'' of the Rosewald family]]. By the time he reached Japan, he introduced himself to the Tsukiyama household as "Kanae".
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* WalkingSpoiler: Gee, there's a lot of white here...
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* NighInvulnerability: [[spoiler: Like Noro, he now has extremely powerful regeneration, with his head instantly reattaching itself upon being decapitated.]]
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* PowerIncontinence: [[spoiler: During the regeneration of his head, he loses consciousness for a moment, meaning that his head reattached itself on it's own. This could indicate that, whatever Eto injected him with, Kanae doesn't have genuine control over it.]]
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* DiseaseBleach: Subverted. His hair has slowly started to return to its natural color, with more black growing in over time. Though since his battle with Orochi, Sasaki's hair appears to be going white once more.
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* DiseaseBleach: Subverted.Zigzagged. His hair has slowly started to return to its natural color, with more black growing in over time. Though since his battle with Orochi, Sasaki's hair appears to be going white once more. Then it goes back to being mostly black, then it goes almost completely white near the end of the Auction arc. It seems that his hair color is dependent on whether Kaneki is close to resurfacing.
** [[spoiler:Has another one in Chapter 52, when he hallucinates (or possibly recalls) Arima threatening to kill him "again". He almost immediately goes berserk.]]
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* MoralityPet: Arima treats him like one, though it isn't clear how genuine this kindness is. [[spoiler: In Chapter 52, Sasaki has a hallucination of Arima referring to him as a weapon, and threatening to kill him. For Sasaki to have this hallucination at all might indicate that he's more frightened of Arima than anything.]]
* RepressedMemories: The end of Part 1 implies that, along with the probably significant mental (and no doubt physical) damage that came with being stabbed in the brain by Arima, Kaneki chose to purposefully repress his memories after realizing just how much despair and misery his chosen path left him. Certain triggers will cause some of those memories to bubble back up to the surface.
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* StepfordSmiler: When asked whether he's curious about his past, Sasaki cheerfully informs Arima that he's "very happy" with his current life. That he [[CharacterTic touches his chin]] while smiling reveals he's not nearly as happy as he'd like the world to believe. In general, he masks his massive emotional and psychological issues behind a cheerful smile, terrible puns, and a gentle attitude.
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* StepfordSmiler: When asked whether he's curious about his past, Sasaki cheerfully informs Arima that he's "very happy" with his current life. That he [[CharacterTic touches his chin]] while smiling reveals he's not nearly as happy as he'd like the world to believe. In general, he masks his massive emotional and psychological issues behind a cheerful smile, terrible puns, and a gentle attitude. [[spoiler: It's later implied further that he's absolutely terrified of Arima.]]
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* PetTheDog: He treats Sasaki kindly, chatting about books and generally blowing off his concerns over having lost control. [[spoiler:Although chapter 52 implies that Arima really doesn't think of Sasaki as anything more than "his quinque", another weapon for him to use.]]
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* GenderReveal: [[spoiler: Near the end of the Tsukiyama Family arc, it's revealed in flashback that Kanae is actually Karen, the daughter of the Rosewald's who was given a male identity.]]
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* HeirClubForMen: [[spoiler: Karen became Kanae, in order to carry on the legacy and name of the Rosewald clan]].
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* ShoutOut: He bears an extremely striking resemblance to Emil from ''VideoGame/NieR''.
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