History Characters / TokyoGhoulOriginal

* [[Characters/TokyoGhoulOriginalGhouls Ghouls]] - Anteiku, Aogiri, The Pierrot, and Unaffiliated Ghouls.

[[Characters/TokyoGhoul Tokyo Ghoul index]] | [[Characters/TokyoGhoulRe Tokyo Ghoul Re]] | [[Characters/TokyoGhoulJack Tokyo Ghoul Jack]]

[[Characters/TokyoGhoulOriginalGhouls Ghouls]] - Anteiku, Aogiri, The Pierrot, and Unaffiliated Ghouls.

[[Characters/TokyoGhoulOriginalHumans Humans]] - CCG and unaffiliated Humans.

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!Ghouls

[[folder:In General]]
Humanoid beings that feed exclusively on human flesh, and possess enhanced physical traits. They typically live in hiding, periodically hunting human victims in order to survive. In turn, they are hunted by the Investigators of the Ghoul Countermeasures Bureau. Half of the series focuses on their viewpoint, and the conflicts between various factions of Ghouls.

* AnimalMotifs: Many Ghouls are associated with a particular animal, used as part of their cover when hunting.
* CannibalismSuperpower: It is possible for a Ghoul that devours other Ghouls to mutate, becoming one of the rare Kakuja types.
* CoolMask: Many Ghouls wear a mask when hunting or fighting, to protect their identities.
* CynicismCatalyst: It is shown that many young Ghouls struggle with the idea of killing humans, but grow into ruthless killers after their loved ones were slaughtered by Investigators.
* GameFace: When revealing their true nature, their eyes become black with red pupils.
** BlackEyesOfCrazy: The sclera turns black when they reveal their true nature.
** RedEyesTakeWarning: Meanwhile, the pupil becomes bright red.
** TaintedVeins: Raised, red veins sometimes appear at the outer corners of their eyes when showing their true nature.
* HealingFactor: All Ghouls possess one, allowing them to heal from injuries that would prove fatal to a human. Multiple Ghouls have been shown to be able to regrow limbs, while the Rinkaku-type is noted for having the strongest healing ability allowing them to mend injuries within seconds.
* HorrorHunger: Ghouls are defined by their need to devour human flesh to survive.
* ImAHumanitarian: Ghouls naturally prey on humans.
* InASingleBound [=/=] RoofHopping: Ghoul agility is such that many are capable of leaping onto the second story of a building, or across roof-tops to get around quickly.
* MadeOfIron: Ghoul bodies are extremely durable and are able to survive wounds that would otherwise be fatal for normal humans.
* MonstrousCannibalism: It's noted that cannibalism isn't uncommon among Ghouls, particularly in the more violent Wards. Some Ghouls frown upon it, particularly because their flesh is described as "coarse" or "foul" compared to human flesh, while others take pleasure in preying on weaker Ghouls.
* NaturalWeapon: All Ghouls have a specialized extra "limb" used for fighting or feeding, created from the unique organ located in their back. There are four primary types, with a rare mutation that can result in a specialized fifth kind.
** BladeBelowTheShoulder: The Koukaku type either wields it like a blade, wrapped around their arm, or simply uses it as a shield.
** CombatTentacles: The Rinkaku type grows tentacles from their waist.
** FeatherFlechettes: The Ukaku type sprouts what looks like wings, and can fire off "feather" darts to attack from a distance.
** InstantArmor: The rare Kakuja mutation, which results from extensive cannibalism. These Ghouls can grow a protective exoskeleton.
** TailSlap: The Bikaku type grows a tail, considered the most [[JackOfAllStats balanced]] of the types.
* TheNoseKnows: A Ghoul's sense of smell is superior to a human, allowing them to track prey or identify another of their kind. Some, like Hinami, take it to extremes.
* OurGhoulsAreCreepier: These Ghouls are essentially super-humans with a HorrorHunger, with numerous traits in common with modern vampire myths.
* RedBaron: [=CCG=] assigns aliases to Ghouls, with some happily adopting them with pride.
* SuperSpeed: Ghouls, in general, are capable of incredible feats of speed and agility. It varies greatly from individual to individual, with some barely above the human norm while the strongest Ukaku-types can perform a FlashStep .
* SuperStrength: Ghouls are typically stronger than humans, with even weak ones capable of decapitating another Ghoul or smashing concrete with a single blow.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Human flesh and [[MustHaveCaffeine coffee]].
** MustHaveCaffeine: Coffee is the only human food Ghouls can digest, and as a result many ''adore'' it.

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!!!Anteiku Café

[[folder:Ken Kaneki]]

!!Ken Kaneki
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/NatsukiHanae

The protagonist of the series. Kaneki is a first year college student, and after narrowly surviving a Ghoul Attack finds himself transformed into a Human-Ghoul hybrid. He struggles to find a balance between his two natures, and is taken in by the moderate organization Anteiku.

* ABirthdayNotABreak: His battle with Yamori and escape from Aogiri took place on December 20th, ironically and appropriately his 19th birthday.
* AbnormalLimbRotationRange: Kaneki in his deranged state, usually does a Shaft head tilt.
* AbusiveParents: After his parents died, Kaneki went to live with his aunt. She became jealous that he excelled academically while her own son did not. She started giving him less food and eventually stopped feeding him, merely giving him some money so he could buy his own food. At the start of the series, Kaneki is a college student living alone and seems to have no contact with his aunt.
** WickedStepmother: His aunt seems to follow the Evil Stepmother handbook in her treatment of Kaneki, being petty and cruel to him for the crime of existing.
* {{Adorkable}}: This is even commented on in-verse by some characters who find Kaneki adorable.
* AdrenalineMakeover: During the timeskip, he develops from a mousy young man prone to wearing pullover sweaters or dress shirts into a confident and aggressive leader prone to wearing all-black combat gear with strategic cutouts. He also buffs up considerably, and gets rid of his medical eye-patch in favor of one with a stylized centipede on it.
* AGlassOfChianti: The vampire variant, as a sign of his changed personality after the timeskip. While discussing business with Itori, he's seen drinking from a martini glass. Suffice to say, it isn't alcohol he's drinking.
* AllLovingHero: Played with. He expresses the desire to protect everyone, and realizes as a half-Ghoul he's the only one capable of seeing both sides of the conflict between the two species. However, after his DespairEventHorizon, his desire to protect others takes a decidedly darker turn. Touka eventually calls him out on his behavior, suggesting rather than wanting to protect everyone he's actually just terrified of losing people and acting selfishly.
* AmbiguouslyBi: He's on more than one occasion thought of other men as "beautiful", while having outright romantic interests or ShipTease with women.
* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: How the series begins, as Kaneki goes from a normal young man attacked by a Ghoul to a HalfHumanHybrid.
* AnimalMotifs: Kaneki is often associated with centipedes. He even upgrades his eyepatch to one with a centipede pattern. [[spoiler: His kagune eventually end up taking a centipede-like form after the events in Kanou's lab, after he goes temporarily goes crazy due to acivating his kakuja for the first time, gained from cannibalizing ghouls]].
* AntiHero: He develops a more ruthless personality after enduring nearly a week of torture at the hands of Yamori, becoming willing to do whatever is necessary to protect the ones he cares about.
* {{Badass}}: Oh, yeah. Kaneki may have started off weak, but with training and experience, he becomes one of the most dangerous ghouls in the series. [[spoiler:When using his half-Kakuja, he's a SS ranked Ghoul]].
* BadassBookworm: Although Kaneki lacks the experience that other ghouls have, he is able to quickly process information and creates strategies. At some points, we also see him pull off moves because he studied them so hard from books. [[spoiler: After he leaves Anteiku, he has shown to read martial art books to train]].
* BeingTorturedMakesYouEvil: Played with. His ordeal leaves him a much more dangerous character, and he starts things off by EATING all of his tormentor's kagune, followed by systematically breaking half of another enemy's bones one by one.
* TheBerserker: [[spoiler: While in his Half-Kajuka state, he loses control of himself and viciously attacks everything in his path. He's barely able to restrain himself enough to only eat Shinohara's Quinque armor, and later is horrified by his actions]].
* BewareTheNiceOnes: His kindness masks a frightening capacity for ruthlessness or brutality, especially after being tortured by Yamori.
* {{Bookworm}}: He really likes to read books, to the extent that his ideal date is a bookstore date.
** CuteBookworm: He starts out as one, being incredibly shy and more comfortable with his books than most people.
* BreakTheCutie: After the operation, Kaneki's life seems to be a series of traumatic events. Just becoming a Ghoul takes an enormous toll on him psychologically and emotionally, but after he's tortured by Yamori he begins a dark spiral.
* ButNowIMustGo: At the finale of the Aogiri Arc, Kaneki decides to leave Anteiku and forms his own tight-knit gang in order to continue fighting Aogiri Tree on his own.
* CannibalismSuperpower: [[spoiler: He began devouring ghouls after the Aogiri arc in order to strengthen his ghoul abilities, which allowed him to become a half-kakuja. Notably, he was able to overwhelm ''[[BadassNormal Shinohara]]'', and would have eaten him had he not barely held himself back from doing so]].
* CharacterTic: After bring tortured by Yamori for over a week, he inherits his habit of cracking his fingers right before he gets into a fight. Interestingly, Yamori himself picked up the tic from the man who tortured ''him'' and turned him insane.
** Hide eventually reveals to Touka that Kaneki touches his chin whenever he's being evasive or attempting to lie, something he picked up from his mother.
* ChildhoodFriends: With Hide. They knew each other since elementary school.
* ClarkKentOutfit: Expected, considering the training that Kaneki has been doing since he became a ghoul. You don't see the results until [[http://www.batoto.net/read/_/262629/tokyo-ghoul_v9_ch88_by_kawa-scans/14 after]] the Aogiri Arc. He still looks as scrawny as usual with clothes on.
* ColdBloodedTorture: He endured a week of torture at the hands of Yamori, and since then he's [[spoiler: broken half the bones in Ayato's body and threatened Madam A with torture]].
* CombatTentacles: He's a [[GlassCannon Rinkaku]] type. In his case, his kagune manifests as four tentacles from his midsection, just like Rize. [[spoiler: His kakuja Kagune emerge from the same area, but he has six of them and they're shaped and act like centipedes]].
* CoolBigBro: To Hinami. He even teaches her how to read difficult Kanji.
* CoolMask: It has one eye exposed (his ghoul eye, as opposed to the eyepatch he normally wears to cover it) and a false mouth that gives him a SlasherSmile until he unzips it.
** [[spoiler:When using his kakuja, another mask forms over his face. It features an eye-like structure on the middle of his face, between his normal eyes, and it has a jagged beak-like design going downward]].
* CosmicPlaything: The universe seems to hate Kaneki, heaping tragedy after tragedy on him.
* CreepyCentipedes: He becomes associated with them during the Aogiri Arc, leading up to Yamori sticking one in his ear as torture. After the timeskip, he begins wearing an eyepatch with a centipede pattern and later, [[spoiler: develops a half-Kakuja form that resembles one. CCG gives him the alias "Centipede" as a result]].
* CreepyMonotone: He's had a tendency to switch to this during his more ruthless moments, ever since being tortured. He pairs it with DissonantSerenity for an extra dose of creepiness.
* CruelMercy[=/=]ThrowEmToTheWolves: After beating Yamori within an inch of his life and devouring his Kagune, Kaneki refuses to finish him off. He instead leaves the other Ghoul weak and vulnerable, with CCG Investigators battling their way through the building and sure to find him eventually. Sure enough, [[PsychopathicManchild one]] does eventually find and finish Yamori off in a suitably brutal fashion.
* CurbStompBattle: He was on the receiving end with Tsukiyama and later Shachi in their first battle. He dishes one out to Yamori, in a case of TheDogBitesBack.
* CynicismCatalyst: After he's captured and tortured for a week, Kaneki abandons his pacifist ways and becomes a ruthless AntiHero.
* DeathGlare: He's gotten quite good at it, to the extent that Nico compares him to Yamori.
* DeclarationOfProtection: He declares he will protect everyone at Anteiku, but his methods are.....questionable at times.
* {{Determinator}}: He first shows signs of being one when fighting Nisho, and becomes even more of one after his week-long ordeal.
* DiseaseBleach: His hair is bleached white after being tortured extensively by Yamori.
* DissonantSerenity: While other Ghouls tend to become more loud and aggressive when they snap, Kaneki has a tendency to be eerily calm while doing things like [[TheDogBitesBack forcing Yamori to count by Sevens]] or [[spoiler: systematically breaking half the bones in Ayato's body while naming them]].
* TheDogBitesBack: Quite literally, when he finally broke free and turned on Yamori. He tears off and eats several chunks from the other Ghoul's face, then uses the regained strength to beat Yamori within an inch of his life.
* EnemyWithin: Rize serves as this to him early in the series, as a representation of his Ghoul side and darker urges. [[spoiler: In the sequel, he serves in the exact same capacity for Sasaki, asking to be accepted and offering him his power in return]].
* ExtremeDoormat: "Better to be hurt than to hurt others". After being told this by his mother, he clings to it as a motto in life and decides it's better to be a victim than to lash out at others. He abandons and completely rejects this notion, once a hallucination of Rize makes him realize his mother's inability to stand up to her sister not only killed her but left him alone.
* EyepatchOfPower: He wears one to conceal his Ghoul eye, originally just a plain medical eyepatch. He later begins wearing one with a centipede motif.
* EyeScream: The victim of this more than once. Yamori injects him with an RC suppressant by jabbing a needle into the tear duct, and near the end of the series [[spoiler: Arima stabs out both of his eyes]].
* FlowerMotifs: Numerous flowers appear in his visions, or in artwork.
** Sweet Olive
** White Carnations, in association with his mother
** Red Spider Lily, in association with Rize
* FromNobodyToNightmare: Kaneki slowly becomes an AntiHero version of this trope. He begins the story as a meek college student, but his life takes a ''very'' different turn when he's transformed into a HalfHumanHybrid. After Yamori tortures him, he decides that he will "[[KillEmAll remove]] [[PayEvilUntoEvil all the weeds]]" and spends six months becoming one of the most feared Ghouls in Tokyo. Between [[spoiler: satisfying his HorrorHunger through cannibalism and slaughtering the members of the Ghoul Restaurant]], he becomes something of a mythological figure feared by both Ghouls and CCG.
* GeniusBruiser: He is an intelligent, bookish young man but also one of the strongest Ghouls in the series.
* GlowingEyesOfDoom: He gains these during particularly brutal moments.
* GoodThingYouCanHeal: Kaneki's HealingFactor is abnormally strong even for a Ghoul, allowing him to regenerate lost appendages repeatedly with little effort.
* GrayEyes: Initially, it shows his innocent nature. However, as the story progresses it comes to symbolize his strength of will and dangerously unstable nature.
* HalfHumanHybrid: Half-human half-ghoul, though he became one through a transplant rather than naturally.
* HatesBeingAlone: Kaneki realizes in his [[spoiler:hallucination after being defeated by Arima, that his desire to protect everyone he cared about was out of fear of being alone.]]
* HealingFactor: His healing factor goes from above average to exceptional once he starts eating regularly, allowing him to heal broken bones within seconds. This is demonstrated when his leg is twisted around several times, and he simply whips it back around and snaps it back into place.
* HeroicSafeMode: [[spoiler: After he's knocked out by Amon in their fight in chapter 133, his Kakujya awakens and the fight continues]].
* HeroicWillpower: He brought out his kagune for the first time to save Hide from Nishiki.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Hide, his only friend since childhood. He begins to slowly push Hide away after becoming a Ghoul, fearful of what would happen if Hide were to find out. Even so, Hide never stops looking for him and eventually [[spoiler: when they are finally reunited, Hide reveals he knew almost the entire time Kaneki had become a Ghoul and didn't care]].
* HunterOfHisOwnKind: After escaping Aogiri Tree, Kaneki primarily feeds on other Ghouls rather than humans. He does it explicitly to become more powerful, rather than out of any altruistic intentions.
* JapanesePronouns: "Boku", in line with his gentle personality. [[spoiler: In his Kakuja state, he uses "Boku" for himself, "Watashi" for Rize, and "Ore" for Yamori to illustrate his unstable mind]].
* KarmicTransformation: Kaneki expresses fairly typical sentiments about Ghouls being monsters, and finds himself transformed into a HalfHumanHybrid. His insistence that he was still human and not a "monster" like normal Ghouls quickly earns him a beating by Touka.
* KickTheMoralityPet: [[spoiler: When he first manifests his Kakuja form, he ends up stabbing his arm through Banjou's gut and beating the others up pretty badly. This event makes him take a step back, horrified to realize just how far gone he really has become in his quest to destroy Aogiri]].
* KillEmAll: After suffering at their hands, he determines that Aogiri Tree must be wiped out entirely.
* LastNameBasis: Almost everyone refers to him by his last name, even his closest friends like Hide.
* LaughingMad: When Yamori puts a live centipede in his ear, Kaneki notes that he can hear someone laughing. After a moment, he realizes that he's the one laughing, having finally gone completely over the edge.
* MamasBoy: Kaneki adored his mother, and gained his gentle nature from her. However, he also harbors deep-seated resentment towards her for working herself to death and leaving him alone.
* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: After being tortured, his pain tolerance has reached such a level that he reacts to most injuries with mild annoyance (at most) as opposed to the usual screaming or crippling shock. He even points out how in comparison, things like a broken leg are nothing.
* TheMentallyDisturbed: His sanity was greatly damaged by Yamori torturing him, as his increasingly brutal actions while [[spoiler: cannibalizing other Ghouls]] takes a massive toll on his mind.
* MistakenForRomance: When going to a book signing with Hinami, he corrects the assumption that she is his girlfriend.
* MonstrousCannibalism: [[spoiler: As a sign of his growing ruthlessness, Kaneki actively engages in cannibalism in order to become more powerful. Tsukiyama notes the heavy toll doing so takes on his sanity over time]].
* MoodSwinger: After the Aogiri Arc, Banjou expresses concern with how easily Kaneki swings between his normal, gentle self and a far more ruthless personality. That he can go from laughing nervously at teasing to calmly thinking about chopping someone's arms off to gain information shows just how fractured his mind has started to become.
* MoralityAdjustment: After his torture and resulting acceptance of his nature as a Ghoul, Kaneki begins a slide into AntiHero territory, becoming more brutal and ruthless in his efforts to achieve his goals.
* MoralityChain: He keeps Tsukiyama in line, partially through threat and partially through Tsukiyama's desire to remain at his side. This desire leads Tsukiyama to not only give up his "gourmet" habits and betray the Restaurant, but causes him to hold back against Banjou and his followers.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Several times during the early stages of the series when he ''nearly'' does things that would have gone beyond the blurred line that defines ghouls and humans. At one point, he impales Yomo with his arm while in the throes of his hunger, and later on [[spoiler: after developing his Kakuja he wounds Banjou and during the attack on Anteiku, he slices off Amon's arm]].
* NaiveNewcomer: To the world of Ghouls, with Yoshimura actively inviting him to learn about their world and come to understand them with his human eyes.
* {{Nephewism}}: After his mother died, Kaneki was put under the care of his aunt, who basically treated him like trash.
* NiceGuy: He starts out as a very kind young man, which earns him many friends among Ghouls.
* NiceGuysFinishLast: He comes to this conclusion, while hallucinating a conversation with Rize about his mother's fate.
* OrphansOrdeal: His father died while he was still very young, and his mother later worked herself to death attempting to provide for her own family ''and'' her sister's family. His aunt took him in, but ultimately began to emotionally abuse him.
* PayEvilUntoEvil: After his ordeal at Yamori's hands, he adopts this policy.
* PermaShave: He spends nearly two weeks in captivity, and is absolutely filthy by the end of it but never develops so much as a bit of peach fuzz from it.
* PleaseDontLeaveMe: He says this to a hallucination of his mother, finally admitting to the resentment he felt over her working herself to death and leaving him an orphan.
* PsychoticSmirk: Sports one throughout his fight with Yamori.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: He gives a great one to [[spoiler: Dr. Kanou, upon learning the truth about the doctor's experiments]].
* RedBaron: "Eyepatch" or "One-eyed Ghoul" [[spoiler: Later, "Centipede" as well, though the CCG except for Amon thinks it's a separate ghoul entirely]].
* RedOniBlueOni: Blue to Hide's Red. Also the Blue to Touka's Red.
* RedRightHand: A subtle one. After his torture and slide into AntiHero status, Kaneki's nails have turned black.
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: He sets off on one at the conclusion of the Aogiri Arc, having decided to destroy Aogiri Tree and anyone else he deems one of the "bad beans". It lasts roughly six months, before he's [[KickTheMoralityPet forced]] to realize how far off the rails his quest for revenge has taken him.
* SanitySlippage: Begins when he is tortured for a week, and it just gets worse from there on out.
* ScarsAreForever: He has a surgical scar on his lower abdomen, from the surgery that transformed him into a Ghoul.
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Sensitive Guy to Hide's Manly Man.
* SexyBacklessOutfit: After the timeskip, he begins wearing a form-fitting black battle suit. Its backless to allow for his kagune, though exposes much more than necessary -- possibly because [[HoYay Tsukiyama]] designed it for him.
* ShipTease: He has multiple moments hinting at mutual attraction between him and Touka, who warms up to him as time goes by. Their time apart only seems to strengthen the mutual attraction, with Touka dreaming of what she would say to him and him wanting to keep her safe.
* ShirtlessScene: When he emerges from the shower in chapter 88, showing off just how buff he's gotten since leaving Anteiku.
* ShowerOfAngst: He takes one after the death of Ryouko Fueguchi, having come to understand the harsh reality of life for Ghouls.
* ShrinkingViolet: Male version. Before the start of the series, he only had one friend due to how shy he was. He later grew out of it.
* SmellsSexy: Zigzagged. While Nishiki complains that he "reeks like a female Ghoul", Tsukiyama and his compatriots at the Ghoul Restaurant find his scent utterly entrancing. This results in plenty of PervertedSniffing from Tsukiyama.
* StagesOfMonsterGrief: A major element of his CharacterDevelopment, as he struggles to accept his new life as a Ghoul.
* SuperpoweredEvilSide: Early on, when he loses control his Ghoul side functions as this -- he gains considerable strength, but also begins to behave more like Rize. He eventually embraces this side of himself, and becomes more powerful for it. [[spoiler: His Half-Kakuja form later serves as this again, since the boost in power is accompanied by increased savagery and madness]].
* SuperPrototype: [[spoiler: He was only ever intended to be a test of the procedure, in preparation for testing it on Kuro and Shiro. Instead, he surpasses all expectations and Dr. Kanou refers to him as his ultimate creation]].
* TarotMotifs: XII. ''The Hanged Man''. Later, he gains associations with VII. ''The Chariot'' and finally IX. ''The Hermit''.
* TerrorHero: As the series goes on, Kaneki is willing to use fear to defeat his opponents.
* TookALevelInBadass: He becomes stronger and more willing to fight throughout the series, but the most noticeable jump in awesome comes after being tortured for ten days by the Aogiri. He becomes one of the most dangerous and powerful Ghouls in the setting after that. [[spoiler: And becomes far more dangerous after gaining a kakuja kagune after eating other ghouls]].
** This becomes deconstructed [[spoiler: when he goes berserk from eating other ghouls, resulting in him realizing that he may have [[HeWhoFightsMonsters become the very thing that he is trying to protect people from]].]]
* TragicHero: In the opening chapter, Kaneki states that if he were the protagonist of a story, it would be a tragedy.
** Touka screams at him to stop acting like one, while delivering a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech to him.
* TraumaCongaLine: Seriously, Kaneki has ''horrible'' luck. First his less-than-stellar childhood, his pseudo girlfriend turns out to be a ghoul and he gets critically wounded that he needs a transplant from her dead body, finds out he's a half-ghoul and has a hard time transitioning...the list could go on and on.[[spoiler: It gets even worse for him during the Aogiri arc, where he was systematically tortured for ten days and had a mental breakdown due to it.]] Can someone give this poor guy a hug?
* UncertainDoom: [[spoiler: His CCG file states that he was "Erased", leaving some ambiguity over whether or not he survived his battle with Arima]].
** The sequel reveals him to be [[spoiler:alive as Sasaki]]
* TheUnfavorite: His aunt despised him, resenting the way he made her own son look bad in comparison and projecting her hatred of his mother onto him. Over time, she stopped feeding him (leaving meager change for him to buy snacks with) and did spiteful things like throwing out all his father's books to hurt him.
* WhiteHairBlackHeart: Played with. After being tortured, he emerges with white hair and a greater willingness to commit brutal deeds.
* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: As Kaneki grows stronger, his sanity slowly disintegrates. This started after being tortured by Yamori and then continued as a side effect due to [[spoiler: eating Ghouls. When he manifests his Kakuja for the first time, he becomes a rambling lunatic and Shinohara describes him as the most insane Ghoul he has ever met]].
* WorthyOpponent: He has great respect for Amon, even asking his name the second time they meet face to face. Afterwards, he mentally pleads for Amon to not die after seriously wounding him.
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[[folder: Ken Kaneki: ''Re'']]
!!Haise Sasaki [=/=] Ken Kaneki
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A 22-year old Rank 1 Ghoul Investigator and protege of Kishou Arima, currently partnered with Akira Mado. He is an artificial Ghoul hybrid, and leads the Quinx Squad as their earnestwhile mentor. His kind personality causes him great difficulty in managing them, and he is looked down on by his coworkers for being too merciful to the Ghouls they hunt.

In truth, he is the long-missing Ken Kaneki. Having lost his memories, he has been given a new identity and lives as a human Investigator while struggling to control his Ghoul nature. He is haunted by visions of his past self, and fears what may become of him should his memories return.

* TheAce: Akira refers to him as "The Ace of the Mado group".
* {{Adorkable}}: He can be adorably awkward on occasion.
** When his superior tells him to aim for the sky, he asks for a goodbye hug to conclude his HurricaneOfPuns.
** He makes many cute, awkward expressions whenever lamenting how lame he is acting.
** He has a poster of bananas in his room, of all things.
** He calls his nose a nose Kagune when he goes on the search for coffee.
* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Akira mentions that he's "an existence" that other Investigators look down on, tolerated less than the Quinx.
* AmnesiacHero: Haise Sasaki is merely the identity CCG created for an amnesic Ken Kaneki. When he uses his powers, the memories and original persona begin to resurface, allowing him to momentarily recognize Nishiki before suffering a psychotic episode. After he's subdued, Akira quizzes him about his identity. He later confesses that he isn't interested in recovering his past.
** IdentityAmnesia: He is well-aware that he used to be someone different, and admits to being terrified that the happy life he has built and his identity as Haise will vanish should he remember his old self.
* BadassBoast: Parodied. When conflict leads to the team splitting up to investigate Torso, he declares his intention to show them all.
-->'''Sasaki:''' ''"Just watch, you brats! And you too, First Class Shimoguchi! The Serious Sasaki...the [[HurricaneOfPuns SARARIOUS]] will...pull an all-nighter tonight to gather data!"''
-->'''Mutsuki:''' ''(Thinking) "He's losing it..."''
* BadassInANiceSuit: As an Investigator, he goes into the field dressed in a nice suit and tie, facing down Ghouls dressed like an office worker.
* BadassLongcoat: He typically wears a trench coat in the field, but removes it when [[TheCoatsAreOff he gets]] ''really'' serious.
* BagOfSpilling: Zigzagged back and forth. As a result of his lost memories and being dosed with RC suppressants, Sasaki is back to struggling to control his powers and Ghoul nature. However, when he loses control and his old self begins to emerge, his powers are shown to be just as strong and even more fine-tuned than in the past.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: When he actually fights seriously, his unstable nature and former self begin to emerge. It's enough to terrify his subordinates.
* BlackSheep: He's looked down on by his peers in CCG, to the point of being humiliated in front of a subordinate.
* BladeOnAStick: Yukimura 1/3, his Quinque, is essentially a slim blade with a plain handle.
* ByTheBookCop: When his subordinates ignore protocol, he attempts to quote Article 13 at them. They immediately brush him off.
* TheCameo: His name appears during the CCG scene in the final chapter of Tokyo ghoul, and his silhouette can be seen on the final page of that chapter. It is our first hint of what became of Kaneki after he was defeated.
* CharacterTic: He tends to touch the side of his face when thinking or nervous. His prior mannerisms remain, primarily emerging when put on the spot or under stress.
* TheCoatsAreOff: When he breaks out his full strength, he throws aside his trench coat.
* ConsultingAConvictedKiller: He consults Donato, getting valuable insight in the investigation of Torso.
* ContinuityNod: He first met Akira in a graveyard, while she was visiting a grave and discussing her new partner. This is the same way that Akira and Amon once met.
* DangerousForbiddenTechnique: He seems quite hesitant to use his Ghoul abilities, and perhaps with [[EnemyWithin good reason]].
* EnemyWithin: The white-haired Kaneki, who encourages Haise to accept him in the same way that the imaginary Rize once taunted and tempted him.
* FaceHeelTurn[=/=]HeelFaceTurn: He's switched sides as a result of his amnesia, but whether that makes him a hero turned Evil or a villain turned Good is entirely dependent on whether it's being viewed from the side of humans or Ghouls.
* AFatherToHisMen: Arima describes him as the "father" of the Quinx, and he certainly cares for them [[PapaWolf like one]].
* FairCop: He's a sharp-dressed Investigator with youthful good looks. In his introductory scene, a female member of the office staff seems to be trying to flirt with him.
* FireForgedFriends: Juuzou's partner explains that Sasaki and Juuzou became good friends as a result of having to work together on several cases.
* FirstNameBasis: Akira, Arima, and Kuramoto all refer to him by his given name.
* FreakOut: When he sees Orochi's face and is called by his real name. This causes him to have a complete meltdown, screaming and sobbing hysterically until he's brought down by an RC suppressant bullet.
* FriendshipMoment: Juuzou greets him by rushing forward with arms extended, only to start frisking him. It turns out he stuffs candy into his pockets for Juuzou, and this is how they always greet each other.
* GoofyPrintUnderwear: Boxer briefs with the word "Energy" printed on them. Stolen by Urie and given to Chie as a present for her "model".
* GlowingEyesOfDoom: In the WhamShot of chapter 6, with his face obscured in shadows while his Kakugan glows ominously.
* GrayEyes: Hinting at both his role as a mentor to the other hybrids, and his innocent nature.
* HalfHumanHybrid: CCG classifies him as a "victim" of Dr. Kanou's crimes, stating that he should be treated as a human being as long as he lives as one. But should his Ghoul nature emerge, he will be shown no mercy.
* HearingVoices[=/=]TalkingToThemself: Sasaki and the twisted version of his past self that lives in his subconscious don't exactly get along.
* HeroesPreferSwords: His Quinque, Yukimura 1/3, is essentially a longsword without a hilt. It was presumably given to him by his mentor, Arima, the original owner.
* HeroicSelfDeprecation: He definitely feels overwhelmed by his assignment, and difficulty keeping his team in line, something he readily admits to.
* HunterOfHisOwnKind: Though technically a Ghoul, he is a high-ranked Ghoul Investigator.
* HurricaneOfPuns: He's extremely fond of word play and silly puns.
* IAmNotLeftHanded: He normally relies on his Quinque to fight, but Akira makes it clear to his subordinates that they've never actually seen him go all-out. Facing Orochi, he decides to do exactly that -- abandoning his weapon in favor of using his [[DangerousForbiddenTechnique kagune]].
* ImCryingButIDontKnowWhy: When he tastes the coffee made by Touka, he begins crying without knowing the reason.
* ImAHumanitarian: Implied. It's mentioned that he cannot eat human food like his subordinates, suggesting he probably has to live off flesh.
* IHatePastMe: He admits that he knows his EnemyWithin is his former self, but states he wants nothing to do with his past.
* LockedIntoStrangeness: Subverted. His hair has slowly started to return to its natural color, with more black growing in over time.
* MasterSwordsman: Takeomi describes his swordsmanship as elegant "like water" and expresses the hope that he can learn from him at some point. Notably, he's skilled enough to essentially dual-wield his Quinque and Kagune at the same time.
* MeaningfulName[=/=]MeaningfulRename: It isn't clear who chose the name for him, but "Haise Sasaki" has numerous meaningful readings.
** "Haise" means "Ash" and can also be pronounced as "Grey", the color of his hair. It's also a homophone for the characters in "the world is wrong", a repeated phrase in the last chapter of the original Tokyo Ghoul, where Haise first appeared.
** His family name can be translated as "assistant", a nod to his subordinate relationships with Arima and Akira.
* {{Megane}}[=/=]{{Meganekko}}: He wears enormous reading glasses, creating a strong contrast between his kind personality and Arima's StoicSpectacles.
* TheMentallyDisturbed: He suffers hallucinatory waking nightmares, conversing with his EnemyWithin in a mental space full of symbolic imagery. It's clear he isn't nearly as stable as he'd like people to believe.
* TheMentor: He is officially the mentor of the Quinx, supervising and leading them. He tries to be a good teacher to them, but comes up somewhat short.
* MoralityPet: Arima treats him like one, though it isn't clear how genuine this kindness is.
* MulticoloredHair: Black and white, in an apparent reversal of usual changes in hair color. When younger, his hair was almost completely white but more black has grown in over time.
* MythologyGag: The reappearance of the number 12, referencing ''The Hanged Man''.
* NiceGuy: He's very kind, which is probably one reason he struggles to control his subordinates.
* NightmareSequence: He has sleeping and waking nightmares where he encounters a twisted version of his past self in Yamori's torture room.
** BadDreams: He implies he suffers from this nightmare regularly.
* OddFriendship: With Donato Porpora, of all people. He values his opinions, and discusses both cases and personal matters with the imprisoned Ghoul.
* PapaWolf: Suffice to say, he doesn't take [[BerserkButton kindly]] to his Squad being harmed.
* ParentalSubstitute: He states that because of his amnesia, Arima and Akira are his "parents". In turn, he's called the "father" of the Quinx Squad.
* ProHumanTranshuman: Devoted to protecting humans from Ghouls, using the abilities resulting from his hybrid status.
* RealMenCanCook: He enjoys cooking for his team, even though he's unable to enjoy it with them.
* RecruitingTheCriminal: Rather than imprison him in Kokuria for the crime of his mere existence, Sasaki has been recruited as a Ghoul Investigator and allowed to live as a human employee even though he ''is'' [[HalfHumanHybrid technically]] a Ghoul himself.
* ReflectiveEyes: In Chapter 9, there is a closeup of his eye reflecting Touka as he notices her.
* TheReveal: In Chapter 7, he is confirmed to be an amnesic Ken Kaneki.
* SequelHook: A disjointed "ha i se ..." appeared in final CCG scene in the last chapter of the original ''Tokyo Ghoul'', hinting at his role as CCG's new secret weapon in the sequel.
* ShapeshifterWeapon: Though he avoids using his kagune, he's become capable of controlling the exact shape of his tentacles -- creating three-fingered claws, or sharp blades instead of simple CombatTentacles.
* SharpDressedMan: When working, he dresses impeccably in monochrome pieces -- black dress shirts, pinstripe slacks, light-colored ties, and a white BadassLongcoat to finish off his look. Off duty, his choice of clothing is distinctly less fashionable.
* ShootTheDangerousMinion: Akira shoots him with an RC suppressant to bring him down when he uses his kagune, as per CCG policy. Should these methods ever fail, the standing order is to kill him.
* ShoutOut:
** He wears a tee shirt (and matching ''underwear'') featuring a stylized image of one of the members of the [[JapanesePopMusic JPop]] boy-band ''EXILE TRIBE''.
** He briefly discusses one of Kafka's short stories with Arima in Ch. 8. [[labelnote: Summary]]''A Crossbreed'' involves a man given a strange creature as a pet, half Lamb and half Kitten. The creature is caught between its warring natures, but loves its master and wants nothing to do with either Lambs or Kittens. The master wonders if it might be kinder to kill the poor creature, but keeps it alive anyway because it is his responsibility and gives him comfort. [[/labelnote]]
* ShroudedInMyth: When he first became an Investigator, there were already rumors about him being "[[HalfHumanHybrid different]]" from other Investigators. Akira knew of him even before meeting him for the first time. However, since then he's pretty much become the guy his coworkers look down on.
* SkilledButNaive: He's a highly-skilled Investigator, but criticized by his peers as extremely naive. Akira even warns him that this will be his downfall.
* SlasherSmile: He gives one in chapter 7, when his old personality started coming back.
* SmartPeopleWearGlasses: He wears glasses while reading, and has numerous bookcases in his room.
* StealthPun: He's been awarded the Kinmokusei Medal, named for the Fragrant Olive. This flower is associated with Kaneki because they are alternate readings for the same Kanji.
* 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.
* SplitPersonality: He seems to have completely separated himself into different selves, denying his former self and Ghoul nature by internalizing it as his EnemyWithin. When the line between the two begins to blur, his personality becomes more ruthless and frightens his subordinates.
* SuperiorSuccessor: CCG has assigned him with the task of creating an Investigator that can surpass Arima.
* SuperpoweredEvilSide: The twisted echo of his old self serves as one to him, emerging during his battle with Orochi. Along with a significant increase in power, he also becomes far more ruthless and begins displaying the mannerisms he picked up from Yamori.
* SupremeChef: When told she may be fired, one of the first things [[BigEater Saiko]] worries about losing is the meals he cooks. It seems he's a pretty good cook, for not being able to taste his own food.
* TarotMotifs:
** VIII. ''Strength''
** XII. ''The Hanged Man''
* TeamMom: He tries to be the TeamDad, but this is what he actually is, taking care of his team both professionally and at home.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: His love of coffee remains, and he mentions that his hobby is visiting new cafes in his spare time to try new blends.
* WhamShot: In Chapter 6, when he [[CharacterTic cracks his knuckle]] in preparation to fight Orochi.
* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: Averted. He's repeatedly criticized for showing mercy to Ghouls, and accused of having sympathy for them.

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[[folder: Ken Kaneki in √A]]
!!Ken Kaneki in ''Tokyo Ghoul √A'':

In the alternate universe of the anime, Kaneki's path takes a very different direction.

* EvilCostumeSwitch: His battle-suit becomes this, adopted after he joins Aogiri.
* FaceHeelTurn: At the end of the first episode, he joins Aogiri. However, material from the PV suggests he may actually be a FakeDefector.

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[[folder:Touka Kirishima]]
!!Touka Kirishima in ''Tokyo Ghoul'':
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SoraAmamiya

A 16-year-old high school student Ghoul working in the local cafe, Anteiku. She is helping Kaneki understand what it means to be one and the thin line between humans and ghouls. She is fascinated by humans, and longs to live a normal life among them as much as possible.


* ActionGirl: And how. Not only will she kick ass, but she won't hesitate to kill anyone who threaten her friends or risk revealing they're ghouls.
* AnimalMotifs: She is often associated with rabbits. She is also associated with birds due to her Ukaku Kagune that resembles a wing.
* {{Badass}}: She can effortlessly outfight common Ghouls, and even more infamous Ghouls like Tsukiyama consider her a dangerous opponent.
* BeneathTheMask: She keeps up a mask of cold indifference or hostility, but is actually a very kind girl that longs for a normal life.
* BerserkButton: Hurting the people she cares about, pushes the button HARD.
** Also making fun of her father as Ayato found out.
* BookDumb: Her grades aren't the best. Though it doesn't help that she never went to elementary school.
* CainAndAbel: The Abel to Ayato's Cain.
* CharacterDevelopment: She undergoes quite a bit. At first, being a very aggressive young woman finding it justified to murder any dove to a woman that desires an understanding between the differences between ghouls and humans. She becomes much more calm minded and open about her emotions.
* CoolBigSis: Towards Hinami, whom she more or less acts as guardian for. She tried to be one for her brother, Ayato, but it...[[CainAndAbel didn't work out]], suffice to say.
* CoolMask: Well, at least if you like rabbits.
* CurbStompBattle: She gave one hell of one to Tsukiyama.
** And suffered one to [[spoiler:Ayato]]
* DeathGlare: She's a master at these either for comedy or drama.
* DeceasedParentsAreTheBest: Her father, Arata was a kind and loving father, that tried to teach them the importance of living with humans. He was killed by the Doves.
* DefrostingIceQueen: She is cold and rude to Kaneki at first. Actively trying to avoid him, but slowly warms up to him over time. [[spoiler:She even wants to go with him when he decides to leave after the Aogiri Arc but he encourages her to stay and take her entrance exams so that she can go on to college and keep leading a normal life.]]
* DespairEventHorizon: She crosses in the end of the first series as [[spoiler:Anteiku is torn down, she is forced to flee for her life and Kaneki is missing]]
* {{Determinator}}: Every one of her fights end with her bloody. But she never gives up.
* TheDreaded: All Ghouls acknowledge how dangerous Touka is, and even Tsukiyama will admit how terrifying she can be at full power.
* FlashStep: At full speed, she more or less teleports.
* FragileSpeedster: Her type is noted to be exceptionally fast, but not very strong or tough.
* FreakinessShame: When Nishiki's girlfriend Kimi sees Touka's kagune, she thinks Touka looks beautiful. Touka, who had just tried to kill Kimi because she knows they're ghouls, runs away wondering how a human could think a ghoul is beautiful.
* FriendToAllChildren: She is very kind to Hinami, acting like a kind big sister to her.
* GenreSavvy: She wears a wig and a hoodie when going after Investigators, helping to conceal her identity. She also knows how to spread false information to help throw them off Hinami's trial.
* GoodIsNotNice: As a member of Anteiku, she helps to encourage peaceful coexistence between Ghouls and Humans. However, she's still willing to kill when necessary and can be brutal to other Ghouls.
* HatesBeingAlone: Touka's hates being alone. Having lost her family either by death or them leaving her, she dreads the idea of losing people close to her. It was shown in a flashback, she was crying when Ayato left, wishing someone with her.
* HeIsNotMyBoyfriend: Her friend Yoriko thinks Kaneki is her boyfriend/the boy she likes when she sees them together. Touka is not amused.
--> '''Yoriko:''' (whisper)-"''Go for it!''" *fist pump*
--> '''Touka:''' ''"Whadya mean,'' go for it?!"
* HeroicBSOD: Goes one a bad one when Kaneki is kidnapped by Aogiri Tree. And when Yomo [[spoiler:prevents her from fighting in the final battle]]
* HeterosexualLifePartners: Her and Yoriko. She would even eat Yoriko's food despite it being bad for her.
* HotBlooded: Her icy disposition belies a fierce temper and passionate heart. She's all smiles when dealing with customers at the cafe, but will quickly get annoyed and insult others who she cannot stand. Kaneki is on the receiving end of most of it. This facet of her personality is responsible for [[NiceJobBreakingItHero the final event that brought the doves over to the 20th ward.]]
** She mostly grown out of it by character development.
* IJustWantToBeNormal: She wants to experience everything in the human world like a normal girl, despite the threat of being revealed as a ghoul.
* ImpliedLoveInterest: To Kaneki.
* IWillWaitForYou: After Kaneki refuses to let her come with him at the end of the Aogiri Arc, she decides to wait for his return to Anteiku, although she's deeply resented from his drastic change of personality and how he left her behind. [[spoiler: At the end of the series, she's still waiting for him, even though there isn't an Anteiku to return to anymore and it's unclear whether Kaneki is still alive.]]
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She is rude and aggressive to Kaneki at first. But was kind enough to stop Kaneki from eating Hide when Kaneki when insane with hunger.
* KickChick: Touka uses a lot of kicks in her fights
* LikeParentLikeSpouse: Touka's brother Ayato directly compares [[ShipTease Kaneki]] to their father, Arata.
* LivingADoubleLife: She chooses to live as close to a normal human life as possible, attending high school and making human friends. Uta describes this as a balancing act, with those living like Touka having an incredibly narrow rope to walk.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: She goes through this after killing Mado and seeing his wedding ring.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: She took revenge for Hanami's mother, but in doing so she killed the wrong CCG agent and caused the organization to turn their attentions ''to'' the 20th ward, instead of letting the murder go and avoid their attention in the first place.
* NotWhatItLooksLike: Twice with Kaneki. First, when Touka lifts Kaneki's shirt to check his muscles after training, Uta just happens to walk in. The other time is Yoriko finds Kaneki in Touka's apartment.
* OrphansOrdeal: Her mother died while she was still young, and one night her father was caught by Mado and Shinohara. Touka and Ayato spent several days alone in their apartment waiting for him to return, but eventually a neighbor came to check on them. The old woman promptly betrayed them, calling in Investigators to kill them -- they escaped and spent the next several years living on the streets, becoming an infamous pair of violent Ghouls. Yoshimura eventually took her in and gave her a home.
* PartingWordsRegret: Implied. [[spoiler: In their last conversation, Touka got into a fist-fight with Kaneki and concluded by calling him "trash" and telling him to stay out of Anteiku. Soon afterwards, Anteiku is raided by CCG and Kaneki is defeated by Arima with his ultimate fate ambiguous]].
* PeekABangs: Her bangs typically conceal her right eye, visually signifying she is an individual who has something to hide.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Delivers more than one to Kaneki over time, generally aimed at calling him out of his self-pity or self-destructive behaviors. In the final one, she screams at him to stop acting like a TragicHero and deciding things for other people.
* RedBaron: "Rabbit."
* ShipTease: She has considerable hints of mutual affection with Kaneki, who she warms up to and begins to show great concern for. She is willing to abandon her efforts at a normal life for him, and during their time apart she dreams up multiple scenarios of what she would say to him.
* SheFu: Due to her Ghoul type, she is quick and agile. Using a lot kicks and flips when fighting.
* ShesGotLegs: She has long, pretty legs and a lot of her clothing shows this off. Especially in the anime.
* {{Shorttank}}: The tomboyish female lead who constantly gets angry at the main character, but likes rabbits.
* SirSwearsALot: Touka has a pretty filthy mouth, but usually for her enemies and [[{{Tsundere}} Kaneki]]
* SpeedBlitz: She's so fast she can carve up her opponent with dozens of cuts in the blink of an eye.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: We see that Touka looks just like a darker haired version of her mother.
* SympatheticMurderer: Her first murder was in self defense [[spoiler:as a child]]
* TarotMotifs: II. ''The High Priestess''.
* TheseHandsHaveKilled: Touka has called herself a murderer that probably should die.
* TookALevelInKindness:
** Preseries, Tsukiyama said she was much more ruthless before she joined Anteiku.
** After the timeskip, she is noticeably more calm as well.
* TrainingFromHell: How she trained Kaneki, beating him up and even breaking his finger. She states she was trained the same way.
* {{Tsundere}}: She is typically brash, rude, and violent, demonstrated in her first encounter with Kaneki. However, she does warm up to people and she is shown caring about others such as Hinami and her human friend Yoriko. She even forces herself to eat the food Yoriko gives her because it makes the other happy despite the fact that it tastes terrible to ghouls and even makes them ill.
* UncannyFamilyResemblance: She looks just like her brother, Ayato. So much so that when Banjou first met her, he thought she was Ayato.
* VitriolicBestBuds: Once Nishiki starts working at Anteiku, the two constantly bicker with each other. However, they're actually on the same page about a lot of things and will readily help each other out when necessary.
* [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes Why Did It Have To Be Birds]]: Due to a bird picking at her right eye when she was young, Touka HATES birds.
* WingedHumanoid: Her kagune resembles an insect's wings, and is used for delivering quick slashes.
* WorfHadTheFlu: Touka has been on the losing end of a fight with Tsukiyama because she insisted on eating food Yoriko gave her, which affected her fighting abilities.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: She has short dark blue hair.
* YouKilledMyFather: Subverted. Touka had no idea when she fought and killed Kureo Mado that he was the Investigator that took down her father.

!!Touka Kirishima in ''Tokyo Ghoul Re'':
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Two years after the destruction of Anteiku, Touka returns working at a cafe called ''Re''.

* BrokenBird: The loss of Anteiku clearly still weighs on her, and her genuine expressions are very sad.
* OlderAndWiser: Touka seems much more calm and collected after the time skip.
* ShesAllGrownUp: Touka returns in the sequel having grown up to be a beautiful woman. With Mutsuki and Shirazu calling her beautiful.
* WhenSheSmiles: Unlike the false smile she gives to customers, when he sees her genuine but pained smile, Sasaki thinks that she's very beautiful.

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[[folder:Yoshimura]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TakayukiSugo

The owner and boss of the ghoul cafe, Anteiku. He is an advocate for peaceful relations between Humans and Ghouls, and is noted for reforming many violent young Ghouls over the years. Though kind and wise, his long lifespan is evidence that he is an exceptionally powerful Ghoul. His past is shrouded in mystery, with many secrets that continue to haunt him.


* AnimalMotifs: The Owl, a bird typically associated with wisdom. [[spoiler: He is the second Owl, having impersonated the original to protect his child]].
* AnArmAndALeg: He mentions having lost an arm to Arima in the past, but has long since healed the injury. [[spoiler: Juuzou slices off his arm during the battle on the roof top, though likewise it eventually regenerates]].
* TheAtoner: [[spoiler: In his youth, he was a brutal Ghoul that preyed on humans and Ghouls alike. He came to serve an organization that employed him as a "Cleaner", murdering humans and Ghouls that caused them problems. However, when his human lover turned out to be a reporter investigating the organization, he was forced to kill her and abandon their HalfHumanHybrid child in the 24th Ward. Since then, he has worked to reform other violent Ghouls and offer a peaceful alternative to killing humans. He even posed as the One-Eyed Owl in order to cover for his child]].
* {{Badass}}: It's noted any Ghoul that lives to old age has to be incredibly strong, and he's able to take on multiple Doves in battle by himself. He is one of the most powerful Ghouls in the series, holding an SSS rating.
** BadassBoast: He gives a great one when [[spoiler:the CCG invade the 20th ward]]
-->"''...the act of taking is equally evil. From the moment we are born, we continue to take. Even from our own relatives who feed us, we take, living to the utmost, continuing to slaughter, kill, take. Life is constantly sin. Life is evil itself. We continue to do sinful things. I'm aware I am evil and so are you all. Now come kill me and I shall do the same!''"
** RetiredBadass: He has settled into a quiet life running his cafe, and managing the affairs of the 20th Ward with a gentle hand. He rarely has to exercise more than a stern presence,
* BigDamnHeroes: He jumped between [[spoiler:Yomo and Arima just when Airma was going to kill Yomo, many years ago]].
* BigGood: As the leader of Anteiku, he seeks to promote a more peacefully Ghoul society and co-existence with humans. He is noted to have taken over the 20th ward and divided territories between the Ghouls there, as well as his tendency to take violent Ghouls under his wing and rehabilitate them.
* CannibalismSuperpower: [[spoiler: In his youth, he devoured other Ghouls. As a result, he has developed a Kakukja-type kagune that provides him with armor]].
* CoolOldGuy: He is the ever-wise, unflappable manager of Anteiku and makes a habit of taking wayward young Ghouls under his wing.
* DaddyHadAGoodReasonForAbandoningYou: [[spoiler: He left his [[HalfHumanHybrid half-human]] child in the 24th Ward, in a desperate attempt to protect it from the organization he once served. When they approach him and make it clear they're making him AnOfferYouCantRefuse, even after all these years he still refuses to give up his child to them]].
* DefeatMeansFriendship: Implied. The flashbacks and comments of several members of Anteiku (and Ayato) imply Yoshimura's tendency to take troubled, violent Ghouls under his proverbial wing involved beating them into submission before becoming a stern-but-kind grandfatherly figure to them.
* TheDreaded: To [=CCG=], at least. As his advanced age would imply, he is an incredibly powerful Ghoul and any Investigator that faces him in battle has good reason to be afraid.
* EyesAlwaysShut: He is almost always seen with his eyes shut. His Ghoul eyes are usually active anytime he does open his eyes.
* FateWorseThanDeath: [[spoiler: He replaces Rize as the new donor for Dr. Kanou's experiments, an experience that left her a gibbering lunatic]].
* {{Foil}}: To Kureo Mado. Both are older and wiser mentors to a protagonist, and both men were changed by the death of the woman they loved. [[spoiler: Both also have a very significant daughter they are devoted to]]. While Mado's loss twists him into a cruel and hateful man, Yoshimura is changed for the better and wishes to honor his lost love by finding a peaceful way to live.
* FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire: His cafe is a peaceful haven that serves humans and Ghouls alike, while providing a secondary service in the form of "cruelty free" human flesh for Ghouls.
* InterspeciesRomance: In his youth, he fell in love with a human woman [[spoiler:and fathered a HalfHumanHybrid in the process]].
* TheLastDance: [[spoiler: After being visited by his old comrades from "V", and warned by Kaneki about the impending raid on Anteiku, he makes the decision to face them head-on. Unlike all previous battles he'd been involved in, he goes in without an ounce of mercy and is seen mowing down hysterical CCG mooks with his Kagune]].
* LightningBruiser: Perhaps the greatest example within the series. Being an Ukaku type, he has incredible speed and the ability to fire off projectiles with strength compared to a ''shotgun''. Unlike most Ukaku, though, he is also tough enough to face two Special Investigators with specialized S-class equipment without taking damage.
* TheLostLenore: Ukina.
* LoveRedeems: His change from remorseless killer to the head of Anteiku started when he fell in love with a human woman.
* MonstersAnonymous: Anteiku has been set up as a haven for Ghouls that attempt to live peacefully with humans, providing food for those that cannot bring themselves to hunt.
* MookHorrorShow: Any time he actually fights, the narrative shifts to focus on the CCG Investigators as they desperately fight against a Ghoul of legendary strength. It is a powerful reminder that beneath his grandfatherly demeanor is a Ghoul of exceptional experience and strength, one that rarely needs to act to keep order in the Ward he oversees.
* PapaWolf: Though forced to abandon his child, he remains fiercely devoted to keeping them safe through whatever means necessary. [[spoiler: This includes impersonating the Owl in order to carry out a third attack on CCG, and dooming Anteiku rather than give his child up to his former superiors]]. To a lesser degree, he is one to his followers/employees, only stepping out of his self-imposed retirement when they are in danger.
* ParentalSubstitute: How he acts to the members of Anteiku, Touka even considered him a father figure.
* RedBaron: [[spoiler: Owl, though only because he impersonated his child to throw off the trail]].
* StarCrossedLovers: With Ukina. [[spoiler: When Ukina was exposed as a reporter investigating the organization he served, they forced him to kill her]].
* SwallowedWhole: [[spoiler: His daughter does this to carry him to safety, and spits him up once she's escaped pursuit]].
* TragicDream: [[spoiler: Just prior to the raid on Anteiku, he sadly notes that his dream won't come true after all. It's implied that it was as simple as wanting to share a cup of coffee with his beloved daughter -- saving an antique coffee cup for that very day]].
* VegetarianVampire: Anteiku's food supply comes from scavenging dead humans, typically suicides from the nearby mountains.
* VoiceOfTheLegion: In his Kakuja form, his voice has a distorted and inhuman quality to it.

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[[folder:Nishiki Nishio]]

!!Nishiki Nishio
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->'''Voiced by:''' ShintaroAsanuma

A young Ghoul who is a second year in Kamii University, and an upperclassman to Hide and Kaneki. Before the start of the series, his hunting territory was overtaken by Rize and his efforts to reclaim them place him at odds with Kaneki. He has a human girlfriend, and his devotion to her slowly leads him to change his ways.

* AdjustingYourGlasses: He's first glimpsed pushing his glasses up by the bridge, hinting that he's more dangerous than he seems.
* AlliterativeName: He adopts the name "Nishiki Nishio" after the death of his sister, using a blank [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koseki family registry]] their parents had saved for emergencies. She even points out that the name is a bit odd, but asks him to bear with it.
* AManIsNotAVirgin: Averted. His sex life is one of the many things he gets teased or harassed over, in contrast to the more respectful treatment of his more innocent male peers.
* BespectacledBastardBoyfriend: Subverted. All evidence suggests he would be one, being a hostile and abrasive guy that treats everyone around him with disdain......but all that sarcasm and hostility melts away when he's with Kimi. Instead, he would do anything to protect her and even cherishes a tacky gift of matching bracelets simply because she gave it to him.
* BlackEyesOfEvil: Inverted. His eyes appear completely black, at the moment when he realizes his feelings for Kimi.
* ButtMonkey: If he appears in an omake, he is certain to be the butt of at least one joke. Highlights include [[{{Troll}} Kaneki]] spreading a rumor he eats manure, and starring as the Prince in Rapunzel, only to realize his princess is....[[RatedMForManly Shachi]].
* CharacterDevelopment: He's introduced as a petty and selfish Ghoul who's willing to kill other Ghouls who simply interlope on territory he ''deems'' to be his, but has yet to actually (re)claim. He also nearly murders both Kaneki and his human best friend. Later on, he winds up realizing the error of his ways and joins the gang at the coffee shop.
* ChickMagnet: He's not unpopular with the ladies.
* ComplainingAboutRescuesTheyDontLike: Complains at length about being saved by Kaneki, making it clear this doesn't change things.
* CynicismCatalyst: He had an older sister, but she was killed after a human she trusted reported her as a ghoul. Nishio then killed the guy who reported her and decided never to trust anyone. That was until Kimi found out he's a ghoul and she accepted him instead and even offered him to eat her, showing him that there are humans you can trust.
* {{Determinator}}: When his human girlfriend, Kimi, is kidnapped by Tsukiyama. Even starving and badly injured, he just won't give up no matter how much punishment he receives.
* FireForgedFriends: He states that he owes Kaneki and has a debt to repay, since he helped save Kimi.
* GoodWithNumbers: He's shown helping classmates with their math homework, easily working out the errors in his head.
* HeelFaceTurn: He eventually becomes one of Kaneki's allies, after receiving help from him.
* HeroicResolve: Every single time Tsukiyama threatens Kimi, he manages to find the strength to get back up.
* IJustWantToBeNormal: He enjoys being able to live like a human, attending college and spending time with his girlfriend. He really doesn't have any interest in getting involved in matters concerning other Ghouls, other than to defend his territory or loved ones.
* InterruptedIntimacy: Hide and Kaneki walk in on him during a very hot-and-heavy session with his girlfriend, who runs out shrieking. He later asks them (for Kimi) how much they actually saw.
* InterspeciesRomance: He has a human girlfriend, as evidenced when Kaneki and Hide walk in on them getting hot and heavy.
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: [[spoiler: As he prepares to flee the 20th Ward and go into hiding, he states that he doesn't want Kimi to waste the rest of her life waiting for him]].
* JackOfAllStats: His kagune type is described as such, being far more balanced than the other types that specialize in either speed, strength, or regeneration.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's rude and condescending towards others, but he also genuinely loves Kimi to the point of starving rather than harm her. After Kaneki helps him, he returns the favor and feels the need to repay his debt.
* KickChick: A male variant of the trope, with a fighting style that focuses on kicks -- and focuses on his tight pants and long legs.
* LivingADoubleLife: Though a Ghoul, he lives most of his life like a human. Besides having a human girlfriend, he's a 2nd year Pharmacy student at Kamii University and well-known around the school.
* LivingEmotionalCrutch: He's this to his girlfriend Kimi. Meeting him gave her the will to live on after she lost her family.
* LoveRedeems: He risks everything to save Kimi, and gives up on hunting humans for her sake. That Kaneki helped save Kimi leads him to become an important ally, feeling indebted to him.
* TheMasqueradeWillKillYourDatingLife: [[spoiler: In light of [=CCG=] raiding Anteiku, he states his intentions to see Kimi one last time before disappearing. It isn't clear yet whether he'll actually go through with it, but staying with her certainly puts her life at risk if they're caught]].
* {{Megane}}: His glasses add to his aloof demeanor, and he started wearing them as a teenager around the same time he began to become more cynical.
* NonhumanLoverReveal: He nearly attacks Kimi when she comes to check on him, revealing himself as a Ghoul. He's unable to kill her, and she willingly keeps his secret.
* OptOut: [[spoiler: He is one of several members of Anteiku that flee in preparation for the CCG raid on the 20th Ward, and readily tells Kaneki he intends to save himself]].
* OrphansOrdeal: His parents died while he was young, leaving his older sister to raise him in poverty. Though she worked hard to provide for him, eventually she was killed as well. He was able to start a new, better life thanks to her savings, but was left deeply bitter.
* SirSwearsalot: He's prone to referring to others as "shitty", and gets called on his nasty mouth more than once.
* TheSixthRanger: He joins the crew at Anteiku long after the others, and remains somewhat abrasive towards the others even after settling in.
* SmartPeopleWearGlasses: He wears them, and is described by Itori as a "prodigy".
* SmugSnake: Had shades of this, before his HeelFaceTurn. He used to act like he was one of the strongest ghouls around, defending his territory by antagonizing everyone else, but as soon as Tsukiyama shows up and kidnaps his girlfriend you realize he's not all that.
* StarCrossedLovers: With Kimi. The forbidden nature of their relationship is explicitly discussed, as exposure means death for him and prison for her.
* TailSlap: His kagune resembles a blue glowing tail, and investigators discussing different Kagune types describe it as a "trump card".
* TroubledButCute: Noted even at school for his abrasive personality, though apparently quite popular with the ladies. Ironically, his nasty personality ''is'' how he behaves while passing himself off as human, rather than his true Ghoul personality. He's actually a decent guy under it all, though.
* {{Tsundere}}: ShintaroAsanuma, his voice actor, describes him as being one towards humanity.
* UsedToBeASweetKid: When he was very young, he hated having to kill humans in order to survive. His sister did all of the hunting for him.
* VanHelsingHateCrimes: He makes a joke about the heavy-handed tactics of CCG, when [[spoiler: Anteiku is targeted for a major extermination campaign]].
-->'''Nishiki:''' ''"The Doves are so childish, too. It's just a coffee shop....so what if some Ghouls are just brewing some coffee?"''
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Touka, once he starts working at Anteiku. They constantly bicker, but he shields her from an ambush by Ayato and even helps her prepare for the college entrance exams.
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[[folder: Nishiki Nishio: ''Re'']]
!!Nishiki Nishio [=/=] Orochi
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Two years later, Nishiki has become infamous as a Ghoul that hunts other Ghouls and eliminates any Investigators unfortunate enough to cross his path. As the S-rated Ghoul "Orochi", he is hunting for Torso for some unknown reason.

* AnimalMotifs: Serpents.
* {{Badass}}: He is estimated to be at ''least'' an S-Ranked Ghoul, though his full strength isn't known.
* BadassLongcoat: He wears one with the hood pulled up, adding to his intimidating image.
* BringIt: Mockingly beckons for Sasaki to do so, when they face each other in battle.
* CoolMask: A snake-themed mask with circles around the eyes.
* CurbStompBattle: Against Urie and Shirazu, who quickly realize an S-rated Ghoul is no joke.
* DeadpanSnarker: He has a snide comment for every occasion.
* TheDreaded: Both CCG and other Ghouls fear him, and for good reason.
* DynamicEntry: He announces his arrival at the scene of the battle between Torso and the Quinx Squad by casually slapping cars away with his kagune.
* FoodChainOfEvil: While the Quinx have their hands full fighting Torso, he shows up and immediately makes ''everyone'''s day worse.
* FromNobodyToNightmare: Though his reasons remain unknown, he's gone from a Ghoul primarily interested in [[IJustWantToBeNormal living]] [[OptOut quietly]] to an infamous Ghoul considered a major target by CCG.
* GenreSavvy: He's smart enough to realize that the Quinx ''could'' become a problem someday, and decides to kill them just in case.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: A small scar across his left eye, which does nothing to detract from his good looks.
* HorrifyingTheHorror: After he shows up, Torso is glimpsed cowering in terror.
* HunterOfHisOwnKind: His major defining trait is that he hunts other Ghouls.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: He sticks his ''foot'' through Sasaki's stomach. Shortly afterwards, Sasaki gets his payback by repeatedly running him through with his kagune.
* InTheHood: His face is obscured by a hood, helping to conceal his identity.
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: He retreats from battle, rather than face the combined might of Team Hirako ''and'' an out-of-control Sasaki.
* LampshadeHanging: In a case of HistoryRepeats: ''"Ugh..."I'll die, I'll die"...right?"''
* LightningBruiser: He's not only incredibly fast, but strong enough to take down his opponents with a single kick. He even implies he wasn't even using his full strength.
* MeaningfulName: The Japanese word for Python is "Nishikihebi".
* NoSell: He shrugs off even the strongest attacks Urie and Shirazu can dish out.
* {{Orochi}}: The alias given to him references the mythological beast.
* RedBaron: He seems amused at his title, one even other Ghouls have heard.
* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: He's a Ghoul feared by humans and Ghouls alike, and doesn't seem to care.
* ScarsAreForever: He appears to have a scar beneath his left eye, something highly unusual for a Ghoul.
* SecretIdentity: He is revealed to be Nishiki in the 7th chapter.
* TailSlap: His kagune has become far more powerful, taking the form of a massive tail he uses to slap aside ''cars'' like they were nothing.
* TookALevelInBadass: Over the course of the TimeSkip, the formerly weak Nishiki has become a powerful and dangerous S-ranked Ghoul feared by CCG and other Ghouls alike.
* TookALevelInJerkass: He's reverted back to his more ruthless ways, and taken it up a notch as Orochi -- no longer simply lashing out when crossed, but seeking out conflict with other Ghouls and humans alike if he thinks they might get in his way. He is even willing to risk killing Sasaki, who he recognizes as Kaneki.
* WhamLine: In Chapter 7, while talking to Sasaki.
-->'''Orochi:''' '' You...no matter where you go, you just can't be saved -- Kaneki.''
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Introduced killing another Ghoul because it didn't have any information on Torso.
* YouFightLikeACow: He enjoys trash talking his opponents while beating them.

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[[folder:Renji Yomo]]
!!Renji Yomo in ''Tokyo Ghoul'':
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YuuichiNakamura

A stoic man that serves as Yoshimura's right-hand man, carrying out odd jobs for Anteiku. He was once a violent thug, but has been reformed into a wise man of few words. Along with Touka, he provides guidance to Kaneki on life as a Ghoul and teaches him how to defend himself.

* AnimalMotifs: Birds, particular carrion birds such as crows and ravens.
* ArchEnemy: Arima, the Investigator that killed his sister.
* {{Badass}}: He is probably the second strongest character affiliated with Anteiku, behind Yoshimura.
* BadassLongcoat: He wears a large coat, covering his massive frame from neck to shins.
* CantHoldhisLiquor: An omake is centered around this, with Itori getting him plastered. He becomes exceptionally talkative.
* CoolMask: It resembles a gas mask with a long beak much like the masks worn by Plague Doctors.
* DueToTheDead: He briefly prays over the body of a suicide victim, prior to bagging it to take back to Anteiku.
* GoodHairEvilHair: Inverted, he has a goatee but is a good person.
* LightningBruiser: He's noted for his incredible durability and strength, but turns out to be a speed-based Ukaku type.
* NoSell: He doesn't even flinch when impaled through the stomach by Kaneki's CombatTentacles.
* NumberTwo: He acts as Yoshimura's second in command, carrying out duties behind the scenes for him.
* OrphansOrdeal: Like many Ghouls, he was orphaned young and raised by his older sister. Her death at the hands of Arima left him obsessed with revenge, having lost everything.
* TheQuietOne: He rarely speaks, something that initially creeps Kaneki out.
* RedBaron: "Raven", first coined by Uta.
* RetiredBadass: He and Uta made the 4th ward practically impossible to live in back when they were younger due to their fighting.
* ShoutOut: When wearing his mask and coat, he resembles a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plague_doctor_costume Plague Doctor]]. Fitting, considering his job "shopping" for food for Anteiku.
* TheStoic: He is quiet and rarely shows strong emotion.
** NotSoStoic: There are moments when even he loses his cool, such as when he encounters Arima.
* ThreeAmigos: With Uta and Itori.
* WhiteHairBlackHeart: Subverted. While he initially seems frightening and is the one that "shops" for Anteiku's food supply, he turns out to be a good person.
* WingedHumanoid: His Kagune resemble wings when is use, and coupled with his mask make him look like a very angry bird.
* ZenSurvivor: Straight answers from him are rare, but he quietly encourages Kaneki to find his own answers. He also offers lessons in survival and combat, primarily through either letting Kaneki fall off a cliff or beating him senseless.

!!Renji Yomo in ''Tokyo Ghoul Re'':

After the destruction of Anteiku, Yomo has began working at the cafe ''Re'' alongside Touka.

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[[folder:Hinami Fueguchi]]
!!Hinami Fueguchi in ''Tokyo Ghoul''
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->'''Voiced by:''' Sumire Morohoshi

A sweet little girl who comes under the care of Touka and Kaneki. Though a powerful Ghoul, she is gentle and kind-hearted. She is taken in by Kaneki's group after the TimeSkip, but usually confined to their apartment for her own safety. She forms an unlikely friendship with Tsukiyama, and occasionally uses her keen senses to help the group's efforts.

* BadassAdorable: She's actually a powerful Ghoul, being one of the rare cases where a child gets ''both'' kagune types from their parents.
* BreakTheCutie: Both of her parents are now dead and she watched her mother die. She's holding up quite well considering the events that happened, but she's definitely not the same anymore.
* ButterflyOfDeathAndRebirth: Hinami's kagune resemble a butterfly's wings, and emerge for the first time shortly before the death of Kureo Mado -- a turning point for several characters in the series.
* CombatTentacles: They look a bit like a Scorpion's tail.
* FlowerInHerHair: Tsukiyama places one in her hair when he visits, and everyone notes how cute she looks.
* HairDecorations: She usually wears something in her hair, usually a barrette or hair band.
* MissionControl: She coordinates the efforts to capture Madam A, helping Kaneki's group corner her.
* NiceGirl: She's very sweet and friendly, and hasn't killed any humans.
* NightmareFetishist: An innocent version of the trope. Sweet, gentle Hinami really loves horror movies and her favorite author, Takatsuki Sen, writes novels about human cruelty and madness.
* OddFriendship: With Tsukiyama, of all people.
* OrphansOrdeal: She witnesses her mother's death, and is hunted and tormented by Mado. Though she has the support of Anteiku to help her heal, the loss of her parents clearly leaves her haunted.
* ShipperOnDeck: One for Touka/Kaneki, even saying she would be the happiest if the two of them were together.
* SunnySunflowerDisposition: She's heavily associated with Sunflowers, even wearing them on her clothing. And regardless of the terrible circumstances she's endured in life, she remains sweet and cheerful.
* SuperSenses: She's noted to have exceptional senses, even by Ghoul standards. Unlike most Ghouls, she recognizes that Kaneki's scent is strange and her hearing is good enough to detect what is going on elsewhere in a large building.
* SwordOverHead: After badly injuring Mado, she ultimately decides not to avenge her parents by killing him.
* TraumaCongaLine: She loses her mother, sees a Dove using her mother's stolen kagune as a weapon against Ghouls, nearly gets killed, and soon finds herself mixed up in all of the dark conspiracies Kaneki and co are pulled into.
* WingedHumanoid: Her second kagune resembles a moth's wings, though they aren't wings so much as large shields for defense.
* WiseBeyondHerYears: She shows occasional glimpses of wisdom, realizing that revenge won't change anything and later recognizing that Kaneki was not well after his ordeal.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: In the anime, her excitement at catching her father's scent results in her running straight into a trap.

!!Hinami Fueguchi in ''Tokyo Ghoul Re''
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She returns in ''Tokyo Ghoul:Re'', and has grown into a somber young woman. While her motives remain unclear, she has become a member of Aogiri Tree.

* BrokenBird: The sweet, innocent girl she once was seems to have been replaced by a somber young woman.
* FaceHeelTurn: In the sequel, she has become involved with Aogiri.
* MysteriousWaif: She shows up in Torso's taxi to offer him cryptic warnings from "The Tree", and retrieve a flash drive from him.
* SheIsAllGrownUp: In the sequel, Hinami has grown into a sorrowful but beautiful young woman.
* TarotMotifs: II. ''The High Priestess''.

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[[folder:Enji Koma]]
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->'''Voiced By:''' Creator/AnriKatsu

An experienced waiter at Anteiku, frequently acting as manager when Yoshimura is not in. Though he looks harmless, in truth he was once the leader of a violent gang and was called the "Devil Ape".

* AnimalMotifs: Great Apes.
* TheAtoner: Yomo hints that this is the reason he chooses to remain at Yoshimura's side.
** DeathSeeker: Similarly, Yomo suggests that he goes into battle fully intending to die as "punishment" for his past.
* BacktoBackBadasses: With Irimi.
* BewareTheSillyOnes: Don't let his looks and kind attitude fool you. When he actually does get serious, he's a force to be reckoned with.
* BigBrotherMentor: He views himself as being this to the younger employees of Anteiku, though it's questionable whether or not they agree.
* BolivianArmyEnding: [[spoiler: He was last seen, heavily wounded and among those evacuating through the V-14 tunnels. Later, Kaneki finds Arima waiting in an area strewn with the bodies of the Ghouls trying to flee....]]
* BowtiesAreCool: He tries to invoke this trope, convinced his bowties (and other dreadful fashion choices) are cool. No one agrees.
* CoolMask: A stylized, Gorilla mask with enormous lower teeth.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: He's usually goofy and friendly, but in his "Devil Ape" persona he is a terrifying and brutal opponent.
* FacelessGoons: "Oni Yamada", his old gang. [[spoiler: They come out of retirement to fight during the raid on Anteiku]].
* GagNose: His nose is enormous and goofy-looking, adding to his harmless appearance.
* TheLastDance: [[spoiler: He comes out of retirement during the raid on Anteiku, fully intending to go down fighting]].
* LightningBruiser: When he does step up to fight, he shows exceptional speed and strength as well as endurance.
* MilesGloriosus: Subverted. He would frequently brag about his prowess as the great "Devil Ape", and be shrugged off by the younger employees at Anteiku. But when he actually goes into battle, it becomes clear it wasn't just talk.
* NoRespectGuy: His younger coworkers tend to brush off any mention of him being anything but a goofy waiter, and outright ignore him when he tries to assert authority.
* PrehensileTail: He uses his kagune at one point to swing himself out of harm's way, suggesting he's a Bikaku-type.
* RedBaron: "Devil Ape", a title he held in his more violent youth.
* ReformedCriminal: A former Gang Leader, he was responsible killing Doves in multiple Wards. Yoshimura eventually reformed him, leading him to settle down as a waiter in a cafe.
* TheReliableOne: He is left in charge of Anteiku whenever Yoshimura is out.
* RetiredBadass: He was once an infamous ghoul and leader of a dangerous gang prior to being taken under Yoshimura's wing.
* SmallNameBigEgo: He likes to brag about his prowess as a RetiredBadass, even though none of the employees of Anteiku have ever heard of him and generally ignore him. But it turns out to be Subverted: he's merely been in retirement for long enough for the teenaged Ghouls to not know about him, but the Doves ''immediately'' recognize and get scared the moment they see him.
* UndyingLoyalty: To Yoshimura, who rehabilitated him and gave him a new start in life.

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[[folder:Kaya Irimi]]
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->'''Voiced By:''' [[Creator/FuyukaOura Fuyuka]] Oura

One of the waitresses at Anteiku, a quiet and reserved woman with a violent past. She was the leader of the gang ''Black Dobell'' prior to encountering Yoshimura, and was rehabilitated by him.

* AloofDarkHairedGirl: She's rather quiet, and quite lovely in a composed and mature fashion.
* TheAtoner: Yomo hints that this is the reason she chooses to remain at Yoshimura's side.
** DeathSeeker: Hinted to be fully intending to die in battle, as "punishment" for her past.
* BacktoBackBadasses: With Koma.
* BewareTheQuietOnes: Though she is soft-spoken and polite, she's also a SS-ranked Ghoul.
* BolivianArmyEnding: [[spoiler: She was last seen, heavily wounded and among those evacuating through the V-14 tunnels. Later, Kaneki finds Arima waiting in an area strewn with the bodies of the Ghouls trying to flee....]]
* CoolBigSis: To Touka.
* CoolMask: A black mask that resembles Anubus, the Egyptian God of the dead.
* FacelessGoons: "Black Dobell", her former gang. [[spoiler: They come out of retirement for her, and follow her into battle when CCG raids Anteiku]].
* FragileSpeedster: An Ukaku type, her greatest asset is her speed and agility.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler: Run through by an Investigator, leaving her badly wounded]].
* TheLastDance: [[spoiler: She comes out of retirement during the raid on Anteiku, fully intending to go down fighting]].
* MissionControl: During the rescue mission, she uses her SuperSenses to coordinate the various groups.
* RedBaron: "Black Dog"
* ReformedCriminal: As the leader of ''Black Dobell'', she was an infamous Ghoul that killed quite a few Doves. Then Yoshimura took her under his wing, reforming her into the mild-mannered waitress most people know.
* RetiredBadass: She earned an SS-rank and led the ''Black Dobell' gang prior to being recruited by Yoshimura.
* SuperSenses: Her senses are far beyond even those of other Ghouls, allowing her to track a battle in a different area of a building based solely on vibrations.
* TakingTheBullet: [[spoiler: When the Investigator she was fighting disregards the safety of an elderly (human) woman caught in the crossfire, Irimi throws herself in the way and takes the hit]].
* UndyingLoyalty: To Yoshimura.

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[[/folder]]

!!!Kaneki's Gang

[[folder:Shuu Tsukiyama]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MamoruMiyano

A young man with an eccentric personality and taste to match it. He is known as the Gourmet, and models his feeding off high-class dining with a focus on "interesting" or unique victims. After meeting Kaneki, he becomes obsessed with him.

* AbhorrentAdmirer: A male variant of the trope, with Kaneki as the object of his unwanted attentions. His obsession begins because of Kaneki's "intoxicating" scent, and only increases after he realizes that Kaneki is a HalfHumanHybrid. While his intentions are to eat the object of his interest, Tsukiyama goes through all the expected motions of courting. He's particularly delighted with Kaneki's transformation into a ruthless AntiHero, with the lines between murderous intentions and romantic interest further blurring.
* AffectionateNickname: Hinami calls him "Flower Man" in side material.
* AgentPeacock: He may look like a ridiculous fop, but don't be fooled - he's one of the most influential and physically dangerous ghouls in Ward 20.
* AManOfWealthAndTaste: He zigzags between this and a FashionVictimVillain, depending on what he's wearing. But at his finest, he's dressed in designer suits and enjoys having his victims prepared as though it were a five-star restaurant.
* AnArmAndALeg: His right arm is sliced off by Touka, but he (obviously) regenerates it by the time Yoshimura recruits him to help rescue Kaneki.
* AngstComa: [[spoiler: After failing to prevent Kaneki from going to his apparent death, he is seen laying there listlessly while Nishiki watches over him]].
* {{Autocannibalism}}: This is how he survives his battle with Kaneki and Touka. While they think that they left him for dead, Tsukiyama in fact ate his own flesh in order to regain the strength to leave the church. He notes that he tastes delicious.
* TheBeautifulElite: Regardless of his questionable fashion sense, Kaneki's first impression of him is that he looks like a model.
* BecomingTheMask: Implied. [[spoiler: He originally joined Kaneki with the intention to wait for his chance to eat him, and continues to anticipate it. He even thinks of befriending Hinami as a chance to get closer to Kaneki. But when Kaneki decides to go on a suicide mission to the 20th Ward to help Yoshimura, he is desperate to stop him and after failing to do so, loses his will to live. With Kaneki's apparent death, he seems to have fallen into an AngstComa]].
* BirdsOfAFeather: With Chie, his human friend/"pet". Their friendship seems to be based on both being completely nuts, and obsessed with the ultimate experience of their chosen interests. Food for him, photography for her.
* {{Bishonen}}: He's extremely handsome and well-dressed, playing up his good looks with fashionable clothing and a stylish haircut.
* BladeBelowTheShoulder: His kagune is wielded like this, with it typically wrapping around his arm so he can use it like a sword.
* BloodKnight: Among Ghouls, he's rather infamous for his enjoyment of a good fight. In the past, he intentionally sought out the Kirishima siblings to fight them, and is delighted whenever he encounters a strong opponent.
* BrokenTears: [[spoiler: When his efforts to physically stop Kaneki from heading to Anteiku during the CCG raid fail, he begs Kaneki to not go while weeping]].
* {{Camp}}: He is prone to posing dramatically and making over-the-top displays, which at first indicates his unstable personality. After his HeelFaceTurn, it's primarily used for the purpose of comedy.
* CharacterDevelopment: He begins the series as a completely self-centered and hedonistic individual. Over the course of the months spent working with Kaneki's group, however, he becomes ''slightly'' more mature and begins to care about more than just himself.
* ChildEater: Subverted. He actually considers the elderly an exceptional and rare treat, especially old men.
* CivilianVillain: When Touka and Nishiki confront him in front of Hinami, he pretends to be shocked by their accusations and insists he has changed his ways. Of course, not long before that he'd been in the bathroom sniffing the handkerchief stained with Kaneki's blood while thinking about eating him.
* CombatPragmatist: He proposed an alliance with Naki when the Doves arrived at the lab, but secretly plans to finish him off once he's exhausted.
* CoolMask: A crescent moon-shaped mask, themed after the Man in the Moon.
* CrazyJealousGuy: He considers anyone attempting to eat or otherwise harm Kaneki to be a serious offense, flying into a rage.
* DepravedBisexual: Played with. While his interests in his targets appears to be sexual, its only to the extent of valuing them as food. Kaneki seems to be main target of his unwanted affection although he has shown interest in Touka and Kimi as well.
* DespairEventHorizon: [[spoiler: Kaneki's apparent death, which leaves him non-functional and apparently under Nishiki's care]].
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Nobody will blame you for seeing some homoerotic undertones in his behavior and how he gets close to Kaneki. There's also his rather blatant victim blaming of Kaneki, claiming that everything is his fault for being too irresistible; this is the same sort of logic rapists and rape apologists use.
* EasilyForgiven: Zigzagged. At first, it seems his past is readily forgiven by Kaneki....until he makes it clear that Tsukiyama will die if he steps out of line. Meanwhile, Touka and Nishiki continue to nurse grudges against him and warn Hinami about associating with the likes of Tsukiyama. [[spoiler: When Kaneki disbands his group, he refuses Tsukiyama's request to continue following him, stating that he does not trust him but he's a useful ally]].
* EyeScream: His introduction involves him tearing out a woman's eyes because he liked their color, and having them sauted for his consumption. Later, he becomes the victim of this trope when Touka ambushes him and slashes him across the face taking out both his eyes in the process.
* FingerTwitchingRevival: Chapter 46 concludes with two panels focused on his hand, and his fingers twitching slightly. It isn't until the Anteiku rescue team is put together that his survival is revealed.
* GratuitousForeignLanguage: Loves to use [[GratuitousFrench French]], [[GratuitousItalian Italian]] AND [[GratuitousEnglish English]], especially when he's... excited.
* TheHedonist: He surrounds himself with the finest things in life, and is obsessed with experiencing the most unique and pleasing flavors. Classical music, fine literature, beautiful flowers, interesting people, and designer clothing are all things he savors.
* HeelFaceTurn: Played with. He agrees to participate in the mission to rescue Kaneki, and offers to become the "Sword" of Kaneki's group when he leaves Anteiku. However, it's entirely for the chance to remain close to him and eat him when the opportunity arises. [[spoiler: However, by the end he's genuinely come to care for Kaneki as more than simply a potential meal]].
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Because he is obsessed with Kaneki, he becomes instantly distracted from his surroundings when he sees Touka bite the other. His clothing also turns out to be impractical for combat since Nishio grabs onto his tie and holds him in place long enough for Touka to take out Tsukiyama's face and arm.
* InLoveWithYourCarnage: His obsession with Kaneki grows after the Aogiri arc once Kaneki becomes even more deadly and cold hearted. He is delighted when Kaneki issues him a death threat.
* InterplayOfSexAndViolence: In a show where the strange intimacy of cannibalism is repeatedly drawn attention to, this guy proceeds to completely dispense with the subtlety. His attempts to groom Kaneki to be the perfect meal and his delighted anticipation of that moment (complete with PervertedSniffing of a stolen handkerchief) read more like something out of [[Literature/{{Lolita}} Humbert Humbert]]'s playbook than [[Literature/TheSilenceOfTheLambs Hannibal Lecter]]'s.
* JapanesePronouns: "Boku".
* JustJokingJustification: He frequently tries to cover up his actions by claiming them to be poor jokes, such as the incident at the Ghoul Restaurant or threatening to kill the Gas-mask trio.
* LargeHam: He is melodramatic to the extreme, shouting foreign words and posing bizarrely as though an actor on the stage.
* LickedByTheDog: He attempts to cultivate this trope by befriending Hinami, as one more way to get close to Kaneki. But it actually serves to hint that he's BecomingTheMask, though he doesn't realize it until it's too late. [[spoiler: The next time we see him, he's desperately trying to keep Kaneki from going off to his certain death and falls into an AngstComa after failing]].
* LivingADoubleLife: When he isn't stalking victims as The Gourmet (or just plain stalking Kaneki), he's a 4th Year student majoring in Social Work.
* MealTicket: In the side novels, Chie teases him about using wealth to earn Kaneki's trust, comparing him to a DirtyOldMan trying to charm a [[HostClub Hostess]] with money. He doesn't deny it.
* MrFanservice: Parodied in an omake, with him posing in progressively sexier poses with less and less clothing. When asked what he's doing, he explains he's going to be featured on the next volume's cover. (The photographer, meanwhile, is taking a picture of his crotch.)
* MuggleBestFriend[=/=]HumanPet: One of the side novels reveals the "Chie" he mentions is actually a human girl he befriended in High School, after she photographed him feeding. He seems to consider her a particularly charming pet, but she disagrees and seems to be one of the few people capable of putting him in his place.
* ObsessedWithFood: He is obsessed with fine dining and finding the right "parts" to turn into meals. In his first appearance in the manga we see him steal a woman's eyes to turn into a meal because he thought they were beautiful. He also participates in an underground restaurant that lures humans to become entertainment and food for ghouls.
* OddFriendship: He seems to ''only'' have these, since his closest friends are the human Chie Hori and sweet, innocent Hinami.
* OldMoney: He belongs to an extremely wealthy and influential family that own an Import/Export business, with strong political ties within the Ghoul world as well as the Human one.
* {{Narcissist}}: He is incredibly self absorbed and arrogant but also very obsessed with appearances. He disliked Rize for the fact that she didn't care about the appearance or quality of her meals and that she indiscriminately ate humans.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: The ghouls in the 20th ward and even the CCG try to avoid him as much as possible with good reason.
* PervertedSniffing: He has a handkerchief with Kaneki's blood on it and seems to enjoy the taste and smell of it a little too much... We later see that he keeps it inside a plastic bag to preserve the scent and seems to periodically be smelling it because it's as close to eating Kaneki as he's going to get.
* PickyPeopleEater: He only takes the eyes of a beautiful young woman after complimenting them. This also serves to contrast him with Rize. While Rize will eat mostly anything, Tsukiyama will only eat specific people. His obsession with Kaneki comes from the way the other smells and the rarity of being a one eyed ghoul. Their differences is also why Tsukiyama actually disliked Rize despite giving Kaneki the impression that they were friends.
* PleaseDontLeaveMe: [[spoiler: After being soundly beaten by Kaneki, Tsukiyama gives one last desperate plea for him to not go off to his certain death]]. It doesn't work.
* PsychopathicManchild: He acts very mature most of the time and seems to have very high class tastes. However, he also is prone to fits of anger and jealousy. He throws tantrums such as during his fight with Touka in which he loses it when she takes a bite out of Kaneki. He starts screaming at her that Kaneki belongs to him. He can be childish and unreasonable when he doesn't get what he wants.
* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: A variation of this. He joins a rescue mission to save Kaneki during the Aogiri Arc not because he cares about the other, but because he still seeks to devour him.
* RedBaron: The Gourmet, a title earned due to his dining habits. Within the Ghoul Restaurant, he was known as "MM".
* SerialKiller: He is the Ghoul equivalent of one, with such strong patterns and preferred types of victims that Investigators are able to figure out several key pieces of evidence simply because he'd changed his strongly ingrained habits.
* ShoutOut: He quotes [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Anthelme_Brillat-Savarin Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin]] more than once.
* SissyVillain: Apart from the tiny detail that he wants to fillet Kaneki rather than bone him, he's a walking CampGay stereotype.
* StalkerWithACrush: He randomly shows up at Kaneki's school in order to have a chance to talk to him privately and ''smells the handkerchief with his blood''. [[spoiler: And after the Aogiri arc it seems that he's doing everything he can to stay close to Kaneki and even becomes an official member of Kaneki's group. But its all so he can eat him.]]
* TarotMotifs: XVIII. The Moon
* TokenEvilTeammate: After the Aogiri Arc, he becomes this to Kaneki's group. He's allowed to remain due to being so useful, but not trusted and kept outside their "family" since the only thing he considers is Kaneki's safety. This is, of course, because he remains focused on eventually eating Kaneki and is only kept in line by Kaneki threatening him.
* WickedCultured: He seems to be able to speak multiple languages or at least know phrases in other languages. He shares a strong interest in literature with Kaneki and Rize and knows a lot about high class culture. Rize calls him out on this. She finds it amusing that all these things and his obsession with the taste of his food make it seem like he's trying to act like a human rather than a ghoul. This is what really makes him start to hate her despite wanting her to become a part of his dining club.
* WorthyOpponent: He pretends to extend this towards Naki, who in turn considers him a "decent guy".
* {{Yandere}}: Toward Kaneki, in a violent obsession that blurs the lines between amorous and murderous intentions. He becomes violently jealous when Touka eats a small piece of flesh from Kaneki, and later decides to swear loyalty to Kaneki as his "Sword" so that he can remain at his side. When the Gas-mask Trio ask him to help them search for Banjou, instead of Kaneki, he comes within moments of turning on them for (in his mind) putting Kaneki in danger.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: He's got purple hair (dark purple in the manga, lighter in the anime).

!!Shuu Tsukiyama in ''Tokyo Ghoul Re'':

Though still alive, his depression has left him in poor condition. He has retreated from the world, and is under the care of a servant of his family, Kanae von Rosewald. In order to help him recover, his long-time friend Chie Hori makes contact with the Quinx Squad to supply him with proof that Kaneki lives.

* BreakTheHaughty: His long pursuit of Kaneki, and resulting [[BecomingTheMask attachment]], have left him utterly broken.
* DullEyesOfUnhappiness: While his face hasn't been shown, a closeup shows his eyes to be glazed over and unfocused in his depression.
* IllBoy: He seems to be bedridden, and in such poor condition he's lost his sense of smell. While Kanae cares for him, Chie begins taking actions to help him recover.
* TheLostLenore: Played With. While his feelings are never clarified, even two years later he hasn't recovered from losing Kaneki.
* TheNoseKnows: Subverted. He admits to having lost his sense of smell, a sign of just how poor his condition is.
* RedemptionEqualsAffliction: He may have grown into one of Kaneki's most devoted allies, but the cost of doing so was fairly high. He appears to have been reduced to a shell of his former self, with the full extent of his condition only hinted at.

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[[folder:Kazuichi Banjou]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' [[Creator/KentaroIto Kentaro]] Ito

A ghoul from the 11th Ward, and former associate of Rize. He comes to the 20th Ward in search of her, and has lingering feelings for her. Though a pacifist, he as a strong sense of duty and becomes one of Kaneki's allies.

* AmazonChaser: Attracted to Rize's independence and strength.
* BookDumb: He's illiterate, even as an adult. Probably justified, since many Ghouls grow up without attending school or otherwise obtaining a formal education.
* BruiserWithASoftCenter: He looks tough, but he's actually a caring and peaceful guy.
* ChronicHeroSyndrome: He tends to throw himself into harms way for others, shielding them from attacks or attempting a HeroicSacrifice to let others escape.
* CoolDownHug: He manages to talk down a berserk Kaneki, placing one hand on his shoulder and giving him a YouAreNotAlone speech to bring him back to his senses.
* CowardlyLion: He's noted for being the biggest chicken around, frightened by Ghost stories and horror movies that he watches with Hinami. But when it comes to the people he cares about, he'll leap into the fray without a second thought.
* DoggedNiceGuy: He is arguably one of the nicest ghouls in the series. He is also hopelessly in love with Rize, who doesn't care about him at all.
* TheDulcineaEffect: He puts himself at risk by going to the 20th Ward to warn Rize that she might be in danger despite the fact that he hardly knows her and it's very clear that she won't return his affection. It's also clear that Rize is incredibly selfish and doesn't care about how her actions affect others. It becomes apparent that Banjou has an idealized image of her.
* FragileSpeedster: Subverted. He turns out to be an Ukaku-type, which are noted for their speed and lack of endurance. Banjou, on the other hand, is slow and clumsy but his large body is fairly durable. The Gas-Mask Trio immediately mock him upon seeing his kagune for the first time.
* GentleGiant: He's tall and heavily built, and as a result looks pretty intimidating. But in reality, he's as much of a pacifist as possible for a Ghoul and incredibly softhearted.
* HealingFactor: Unlike most Ghouls, his Kagune seems to be used exclusively to heal his injuries.
* TheHeart: His kindness and caring nature are his defining trait in any group he joins.
* HeroicSacrifice: Attempt when he threw himself between Kouto and one of the Bin Brothers and then forced the rest of the Anti-Aogiri group to leave. He survived because Kaneki and the gas mask brothers came back for him.
* HeroicSelfDeprecation: Banjou is really hard on himself for being weak.
* HonorBeforeReason: Regardless of his weakness and peaceful nature, he readily places himself in harm's way for others' sake
* HopelessSuitor: He harbored feelings for Rize, even after she called him a "boring guy".
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: At least when it comes to Rize. He considers her a remarkable and admirable woman, and actually asks her to become the new leader of the 11th Ward. She laughs in his face, and mockingly suggests he should do it himself -- he takes this as genuine encouragement and attempts to live up to what he thinks are her high expectations of him.
* HotBlooded: He's a passionate guy, and this leads to an initial confrontation when he mistakes Kaneki as Rize's boyfriend.
* TheLancer: He becomes the second-in-command to Kaneki, acting as a more moderate voice to Kaneki's increasing ruthlessness.
* TheLeader: He ''tries'' to be the leader of 11th ward after Rize left, but was defeated when Aogiri Tree arrived. He admits he took on the role because he thought it was what Rize wanted.
* LoveMakesYouDumb: His feelings for Rize completely blind him to the fact that she's a terrible person who doesn't care about anyone but herself. She is incredibly selfish and causes problems for other ghouls in the 11th ward by attracting the attention of CCG as well as destabilizing the area. He even goes to the 20th ward to find her despite knowing that he'd incur the wrath of the Aogiri Tree.
* NiceGuy: Perhaps one of the kindest characters in the series. While he lacks strength, other Ghouls willingly follow him because he genuinely cares for their well-being.
* NonActionGuy: Despite his best effort, Banjou is pitifully weak. He can't even use his kagune, so his only advantage is that he's heavily built.
* RatedMForManly: Even if he's pretty weak, he's pretty intimating looking.
* TeamDad: To the other weak ghouls in the 11th Ward, who he attempts to protect from Aogiri.
* TechnicalPacifist: He's noted by the others to be a peaceful guy, not even bringing out his kagune in a life-or-death situation. Even so, he ''is'' a Ghoul.
* UndyingLoyalty: After being saved by Kaneki, he decides to devote himself to becoming the other Ghoul's "shield".
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler:So far he hasn't appeared in the sequel despite the fact Hinami, who was last seen with him in the original series, has appeared in the sequel alone ...... on Aogiri's side]]
* YouAreNotAlone: To Kaneki, begging him to remember that he doesn't need to take all the burdens onto himself.
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[[folder:Ichimi, Jiro, and Sante]]
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->'''Voiced By:''' Shūto Miyazaki (Ichimi), Reina Ueda (Jiro), Sōta Arai (Sante)

A trio of siblings, all clad in matching hoodies and gas masks. They are Banjou's gang, and follow him loyally regardless of his weakness. Along with their leader, they become member's of Kaneki's gang.

* ColorCodedCharacters: Primarily told apart by the color of their hoodie -- Red for Ichimi, Blue for Jiro, and Purple for Sante.
* CowardlyLion: They are well-aware that they're weak, but show great courage when their companions are in danger.
* TheFaceless: Even when hanging out without their masks, their faces are never shown.
* FragileSpeedster: They're quick, but not particularly strong.
* GasMaskLongcoat: Or hoodies, in this case, since Ghouls seem to prefer shorter coats for easier movement.
* GasMaskMooks: A heroic example.
* InTheHood: Their matching hoodies, worn to conceal their identities.
* NumericalThemeNaming: Their names mean "One", "Two", and "Three", respectively. They even have these numbers on their hoodies and masks.
* RedBaron: The Gas-Mask Brothers, even though Jiro is a girl.
* SarcasticDevotee: They're prone to mocking Banjou for his weakness and cowardice, but they're also the first to leap into the fray to help him.
* ScifiBobHaircut: Jiro has one.
* SpikyHair: Ichimi has spiky, black hair under his hoodie.
* ThreeAmigos: Though they are apparently siblings.
* UndyingLoyalty: To Banjou, sticking with him through thick and thin.

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!!!Unaffiliated Ghouls

[[folder:Rize Kamishiro]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KanaHanazawa

A sweet girl with a fondness for books. However, under her charming personality and appearance she is known as "Binge Eater" Rize, a well-known Ghoul that terrorized several other wards before moving to the 20th ward. Her kagune is started to be extremely powerful and unique, making her a much-sought after target by multiple groups.

* AdaptationDyeJob: Her hair is depicted as a light purple in the anime.
* AscendedExtra: In the anime, she is given a larger role as a figure of Kaneki's imagination.
* BadassBookworm: It seems that she liked reading and was reading the same book at Kaneki when he asks her out on a date. Tsukiyama also mentions that she liked to read and many chanters comment on the fact that she was one of the strongest ghouls. She was in fact able to take over the feeding grounds of several ghouls in the 20th district.
* BigEater: She's a ghoul known to eat humans more often than necessary, hence the moniker 'Binge Eater' Rize.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: She initially seems like a shy and modest girl but that personality turned out to be a ruse in order to seduce Kaneki. She then proceeds to try and eat him.
* BoobsOfSteel: She was stacked and has been repeatedly stated to be a very powerful ghoul.
* CombatTentacles: She has four that emerge from her back, and she's quite good at using them to play with her food.
* TheCorrupter: In Kaneki's mind, it is a psychological manifestation of Rize that constantly encourages him to embrace his Ghoul instincts.
* CuteBookworm: Invoked. Coupled with her great fondness of books, she showed a shy and cute personality to seduce her victims just like she did with Kaneki.
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: When her eyes are normal, at least.
* DamselInDistress: Banjou sees her as this and comes looking for her in the 20th ward because he thinks that she's in danger. [[spoiler:We later find out that she really is in danger. The beams that crushed her at the beginning of the series did not kill her and since that time she's been kept by Dr. Kanou as a means to create more ghouls. When we finally see her alive, she is powerless.]]
* DarkActionGirl: Rize is implied to be this at the beginning of the series. She is stated to have thrown several wards into chaos before moving on to the next. Her killing of the strongest Ghouls in District 11 allowed Aogiri to move in and take over.
* FemmeFatale: Known for using her beauty to lure in men. Interestingly though, she didn't play up her sexuality and instead projected a "shy girl" persona to lure in men. It worked too since that's what attracted Kaneki to her. Presumably, he wasn't the first guy to fall for this.
* FlowerMotifs: The Red Spider Lily, traditionally associated with Death and Abandonment or Loss. Her kagune are represented by these flowers in the opening, while her appearance to Kaneki in a vision prompts the flowers to begin appearing around them.
* ItAmusedMe: She lived solely for her own enjoyment, doing things to ease her boredom.
* ItsAllAboutMe: She's incredibly selfish and doesn't care about how her actions affect others.
* LivingMacGuffin: She ''was'' this, prior to being killed. Kaneki is considered a potential substitute by Aogiri, due to inheriting her kakuhou.
* ManicPixieDreamGirl: [[HopelessSuitor Banjou]] seems to have viewed her as this, while everyone else recognized the damage her selfish actions caused to everyone around her.
* {{Meganekko}}: She played this trope up, coming across as sweet and demure prior to revealing her true nature.
* MsFanservice: She's pretty, has big boobs and even had a shower scene.
* MysteriousPast: Her past is shrouded in mystery, partially because of her tendency to move from Ward to Ward once she'd worn out her welcome. Her name is also revealed to be an alias. Since Ghouls almost ''never'' abandon their given name even when changing identities, her choice to create an entirely new identity hints that she was hiding something.
* NakedOnArrival: Her first appearance in the anime had her naked.
* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler: Although initially it seemed like the beams definitely crushed her, it is later revealed that she is not dead and is being kept alive to create more half ghouls. She is found half starved in Kanou's lab. However, she's barely even a shell of the person she used to be, as both her eyes are missing, she may not have any kagune left, and all she can do is eat.]]
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: If she's in your district, you can expect the CCG to be breathing down your necks soon due to the sheer damage she can cause.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Itori reveals that "Kamishiro Rize" does not exist, but is rather a name she adopted at some point.
* TheOphelia: Played With. [[spoiler: She ''seems'' to be this when Kaneki first sees her at Yomo's place, with messy hair and an unfocused gaze but still very much the beautiful woman he remembered. But then she finally reacts to him.....by screaming hysterically for food, while sobbing and drooling everywhere. He's absolutely horrified to see her reduced to such a state]].
** MadWomanInTheAttic: [[spoiler: After being rescued from Kanou's lab, Yomo keeps her tied up and hidden in his makeshift home. He admits that he only feeds her enough to survive, but not enough to regain her strength]].
* PosthumousCharacter: She dies fairly early in the series, but is referenced to by several characters. [[spoiler: It also seems that she was specifically killed so that her body could be used to turn humans into ghouls]].
* PurpleIsPowerful: Her hair, eyes, and accents in her clothing are purple. She's noted to have been an exceptionally powerful Ghoul, with unique Kagune that made her the target of more than one party.
* PurpleEyes: Not only are they quite striking, but actively sought by multiple parties for some unknown reason.
* RedBaron: "Binge Eater."
* TheSociopath: She displays all the hallmarks of a textbook Sociopath, with a superficial charm she uses to lure in her victims and a constant need for amusement. Her binging sprees do considerable damage, but she couldn't care less and skips town the moment things look bad, leaving others to deal with her messes.
* TarotMotifs: XV. The Devil
* TheVamp: A beautiful, deadly woman that used her beauty to seduce her victims. Shinohara eventually figures out that the Binge Eater was a young woman, based on Rize's tendency to prey on attractive young men.
* VillainousGlutton: An unusual example, to say the least. She goes on brutal sprees of binge eating, leaving destruction and chaos in her wake.
* WoundedGazelleGambit: She lures Kaneki into a trap by claiming to be afraid of walking home alone, getting tears in her eyes and shaking with false fear. It works like a charm.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Her hair is purple.

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[[folder: Uta and Itori]]

See their entries in ''The Pierrot''.

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[[folder:Ryouko Fueguchi]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/FumikoOrikasa

A gentle and kind-hearted ghoul, and the mother of Hinami. She sacrificed herself to protect Hinami from Investigators, and was killed by Mado and Amon. After her death, Mado would use her kagune in tandem with her husband's stolen kagune.

* BarrierWarrior: A Kouhaku type, she uses her kagune primarily for defense. Mado modifies them into a shield after her death.
* GoOutWithASmile: Her final moments are spent wishing for her daughter to live on, doing her best to smile bravely.
* HeroicSacrifice: She faces down four Investigators on her own, all to give Hinami a chance to survive.
* MamaBear: Though gentle, she fights fiercely to protect her daughter.
* MotherlySidePlait: She wears her hair this way, symbolizing her gentle and caring nature.
* OffWithHisHead: Decapitated by Mado, using the Quinque made from her husband.
* SacrificialLamb: Her death served to show the cruel reality for Ghouls, hunted and slaughtered even when they tried to live peacefully with humans.
* TechnicalPacifist: Her husband and later, Yoshimura, provided her with food because she could not hunt. Only when her daughter is in mortal danger does she fight, but even then only to distract the investigators long enough for Hinami to escape.
* WingedHumanoid: Her kagune resemble four flower petals, sprouting from her back like a butterfly's wings.
* YouShallNotPass: She does everything in her power to prevent the investigators from chasing Hinami.

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[[folder:Maiko Abe]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MayumiAsano

A member of the Ghoul Restaurant known as "Madam A", and the owner of several "Scrappers". She was living in poverty, jealous of the well-off Ghouls until Dr. Kanou offered to let her take charge of his failed experiments.

* ChekhovsGunman: She originally appears as a member of the Ghoul Restaurant, but is later tracked down by Kaneki's group when it turns out she knows Dr. Kanou.
* EatTheRich: She thinks that wealthy people probably taste better.
* GreenEyedMonster: She's extremely resentful of those well-off and able to enjoy the good life.
* IJustWantToBeSpecial: Her reason for signing on with Dr. Kanou.
* MockMillionaire: She pretends to be wealthy and powerful, but she's actually living in humble conditions and stuck handling Dr. Kanou's castoffs.
* RedBaron: "Madam A", the alias she uses at the Ghoul Restaurant.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: She's last seen fleeing when Aogiri members interrupt the search of Dr. Kanou's underground lab. It isn't clear whether she escaped, or ran into the Doves that showed up later.

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[[folder:Donato Porpora]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KazuhikoInoue

A powerful Russian Ghoul imprisoned by [=CCG=], who once posed as a Priest and raised Kotaro Amon. He is considered a valuable source of information on other Ghouls, due to having no loyalty to others.

In ''Tokyo Ghoul:Re'', he continues to offer his advice to the Investigators that consult him. He is a valuable informant and confidant to Sasaki, offering him advice on cases as well as listening to his problems. Though long imprisoned, he seems to know many secrets and advises Sasaki to seek out his past.

* AffablyEvil: Unlike his dealings with everyone else, Donato seems to genuinely enjoy [[HalfHumanHybrid Sasaki]]'s company and treats him kindly.
* AxCrazy: He enjoyed the screams of pain and agony when Aogiri broke into the ghoul detention cell.
* BadHabits: He posed as a Catholic Priest, giving him access to child victims through the orphanage he ran.
* BigOlEyebrows: They're almost like caterpillars.
* BoxedCrook: He gets to continue to live, as a source of information for [=CCG=].
* ChildEater: He was infamous for favoring child victims, and ran an orphanage as part of his cover.
* ConsultingAConvictedKiller: CCG considers him one of their most valuable informants, sending Investigators to consult him on cases. As long as he continues to be useful to them, he is allowed to continue living. Amon found consulting his "father" troublesome, while in the sequel, Sasaki gets along with the murderous Ghoul surprisingly well.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Implied, as he clearly favored Amon enough to spare his life even after being exposed.
* FauxAffablyEvil: He comes across as polite, even warm and caring. In reality, he's a brutal monster that enjoys the suffering of others.
* OddFriendship: He seems to genuinely enjoy Sasaki's company, and offers him honest advice on personal matters without a hint of sarcasm or cruelty. In turn, Sasaki seems to value his opinions both professionally and personally.
* OffingTheOffspring: His favorite victims were the orphans he raised. Strangely, he spared Amon after the boy caught him butchering another child. This fact continues to haunt Amon.
* RedBaron: "Father", back in the day.
* {{Sadist}}: Noted to have enjoyed killing his victims in particularly brutal ways. When Aogiri attacked the prison, he laments not being able to join in the slaughter.
* WeCanRuleTogether: He invited Amon to join him, when the boy learned the truth about him.

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[[folder:Arata Kirishima]]
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->'''Voiced By:''' Yūya Uchida

The father of Touka and Ayato Kirishima, a pacifist Ghoul that encouraged his children to coexist with humanity. He lived with his family in a human community and scavenged the corpses of humans and Ghouls to survive. This caused him to become a Kakuja, and earned him the title "Corpse Collector". He was eventually tracked down by Shinohara and Mado, and defeated by them. His kagune would be used to develop [=CCG=]'s quinque armor bearing his name.

* BadassPacifist: Though gentle and kind, he ''was'' a [[CannibalismSuperpower Kakuja]].
* CannibalismSuperpower: He mutated into a Kakuja due to his scavenging Ghoul corpses.
* CynicismCatalyst: His death was this for his children, ''especially'' Ayato.
* DeceasedParentsAreTheBest: He was a loving and gentle father, that encouraged his children to live peacefully.
* FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire: He was a genuinely kind person, and a good neighbor to boot. He similarly encouraged his children to find a way to live peacefully alongside humans.
* [[HumanResources Ghoul Resources]]: CCG has used his kagune in the production of experimental Quinque Armor.
* InstantArmor: His Kakuja kagune took the form of a full suit of armor, and in turn became the basis for the development of [=CCG=]'s armor.
* PosthumousCharacter: He died while his children were still young, and is only seen in flashbacks.
* RealMenCook: He enjoyed learning to make human recipes, even though he couldn't serve them to his own family.
* RedBaron: "Corpse Collector".
* SuperPrototype: His kagune was used to develop the Quinque Armor, Arata. At least three sets of armor were created, with a total of three different versions seen throughout the series.
* TechnicalPacifist: He did his best to refrain from harming others, scavenging the corpses of the dead for food.
* UncertainDoom: There is some ambiguity concerning his fate, since CCG produces so many Quinque from him. Whether he was simply killed, or is being farmed for materials is unknown.
* VanHelsingHateCrimes: He did his best to live peacefully with humans, but was shown no mercy by the Investigators.
* VegetarianVampire: He scavenged Human and Ghoul corpses, as an alternative to killing.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: His children got their blue hair from him.

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[[folder:The One-Eyed Owl]]
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A Ghoul surrounded in myth, considered both a legendary killer and an urban legend of sorts. Rumored to be the offspring of a human and Ghoul, it emerged from the 24th Ward a decade prior to the series and began to slaughter Investigators. Its rampage was finally ended by [[TheAce Kishou Arima]], but the organization continues to live in fear of its return.

Mobilizing radical Ghouls from the 13th and 24th Wards, it created Aogiri Tree and commands it as the mysterious ''One-Eyed King''. Acting primarily through its right-hand men, it rules from the shadows and has an unknown goal.

* AmbiguousGender: The Owl is a mysterious being in a massive cloak, with layers of Kakuja armor sticking out. As such, it's impossible to distinguish if it is male or female.
** SamusIsAGirl: [[spoiler: The Owl is a petite young woman, able to pass herself off as a child when she's dressed as Eto]].
* AntagonisticOffspring: [[spoiler: She's actually Yoshimura's child and an executive of Aogiri Tree, Eto. In the final chapter, it's revealed she captured him, presumably for future ghoul experiments Kanou will conduct in his new lab.]]
* ArchEnemy: Both Kureo Mado and his daughter, Akira, want to kill it for personal reasons. Mado's wife held it back to let others escape, and was brutally killed in the process. The Owl itself seems to consider Arima this, expressing excitement when the Investigator that once wounded it appears.
* {{Badass}}: It is the most powerful Ghoul ever recorded, and killed an incredible number of Investigators prior to being driven off.
* BigBad: Built up to be ''the'' largest threat in the series, feared by humans and Ghouls alike.
* CannibalismSuperpower: Noted to be one of the rare Kakuja types, meaning that it gained power by eating other Ghouls.
* {{Cyclops}}: A distinct feature of its Kakuja mask, giving it the appearance of only having one massive eye in the center of its face.
* DaddysGirl: [[spoiler: She is ecstatic after meeting her father, in spite of him abandoning her. In turn, Yoshimura is completely devoted to keeping her safe regardless of her crimes]].
* TheDreaded: The very thought that it might show up results in [=CCG=] shutting down the 20th Ward and bringing in everything they have.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: [[spoiler: She comes to her father's rescue, and greets him with a joyful (if deranged) expression. Then it's zigzagged, with the revelation that she's handed him over to Dr. Kanou as a new "donor" for his experiments]].
* EvilOverlord: It seems to be one, ruling over Aogiri Tree with an iron fist while remaining unseen by all but its closest executives. When discussed, the imagined image is of a masculine figure sitting on a throne.
* GeniusBruiser: Due to its massive size and deranged behavior, few realize the Owl is actually an exceptionally brilliant Ghoul.
* HalfHumanHybrid: [[spoiler: The child of Yoshimura and Ukina, a human woman]].
* HeroKiller: It earned its reputation by killing almost everyone that encountered it. [[spoiler: When it shows up again, it tortures and then mortally wounds Shinohara]].
* InstantArmor: Kakuja armor functions this way, and the Owl takes it to extreme lengths.
* KingIncognito: [[spoiler: Eto pretends to simply be a high-ranking member of Aogiri, leaving it unknown how many outside her CoDragons know that she's the One-Eyed King]].
* LivingMacGuffin: Both [=CCG=] and the mysterious Organization "V" are looking for it.
* MonstrousHumanoid: Its Kakuja form is enormous and barely human in appearance, showing just how ''far'' the mutation can take a Ghoul.
* NakedOnArrival: Justified by its full-body Kakuja armor. [[spoiler: She emerges naked, but quickly wraps herself in the tatters of her cloak]].
* NighInvulnerable: Most enemies can barely scratch Owl's armor let alone inflict bodily harm.
* OminousOwl: The most infamous Ghoul on record, and pretty disturbing to look at in person.
* OrphansOrdeal: Legend goes that the experience of growing up without a family in the violent 24th Ward led to the Owl's hatred towards the world.
* ParentalAbandonment: [[spoiler: Yoshimura was forced to abandon her in the 24th Ward, in a desperate attempt to protect her from his former superiors]].
* PsychopathicManchild: Most of its dialogue is either deranged giggling, or sing-song teasing of its victims.
* RazorWings: Owl's Ukaku wings can slice through just about anything, demolishing flesh and quinque with little effort.
* SecretIdentity: [[spoiler: She uses her real name, Eto, while pretending to be a mere Executive of Aogiri. She has also established a human identity as Sen Takatsuki, a famous horror novelist]].
* ShroudedInMyth: It is legendary among both [=CCG=] and the Ghouls, for the sheer amount of carnage it left in its wake.
* SlasherSmile: It's default expression, made all the more disturbing by its Kakuja mask.
* SuperSpeed: Owl moves deceptively fast for its size. Surviving more than a few seconds without being torn to shreds is quite a notable accomplishment.
* SwallowedWhole: [[spoiler: Uses a nonlethal variant to rescue her father from the CCG, vomiting him back out when they've safely escaped.]]
* WalkingSpoiler: Once the Owl begins to emerge from myth into the actual story, the spoilers come fast and hard.
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: Implied to be one, having been abandoned as an infant in TheCityNarrows and hunted by the mysterious organization "V" for the crime of simply existing. [[spoiler: Her father was forced by them to kill her mother, and she was left with nothing but her mother's journal to explain everything to her. Yoshimura expresses the hope that Kaneki can "save" her from herself]].
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[[folder:Kuro and Shiro]]
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->'''Voiced By:''' Creator/AoiYuuki (Kuro), Creator/HarukaTomatsu (Shiro)


Twin sisters that, like Kaneki, became One-Eyed Ghouls. They are Dr. Kanou's bodyguards and their past may contain hints about a larger conspiracy at play.

* BodyguardBabes: They initially act as this to Madam, while at the Ghoul Restaurant. In truth, they are Dr. Kanou's bodyguards.
* CombatTentacles: Notably similar to Kaneki's kagune, which makes him suspicious.
* CreepyTwins: They're quite eerie, indeed.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler: They were the children of a wealthy father, and lived happily in a mansion. One day, a Ghoul came and murdered their parents in front of them. They were taken in and trained by [=CCG=] prior to becoming Dr. Kanou's test subjects. It is suggested their parents may have been murdered as part of a larger conspiracy]].
* DiseaseBleach: Shiro once had dark hair like her sister, prior to the surgery to make a One-Eyed Ghoul.
* EmotionlessGirl: They initially behave as such, repressing their emotions.
* FacialMarkings: They each have a mark beneath their kakugan, on opposite sides.
* HalfHumanHybrid: Like Kaneki, they are humans implanted with tissues from Rize Kamishiro.
* MeaningfulName: 'Kuro' means black, and 'Shiro' means white.
* OrphansOrdeal: [[spoiler: Witnessing the murder of their parents left them traumatized, and CCG encouraged feelings of bitterness so they would become Ghoul Investigators as adults. Instead, it led to them getting manipulated by Dr. Kanou, making him their surrogate father]].
* {{Revenge}}: [[spoiler: They agreed to work with Dr. Kanou on the promise that he would help them get revenge for the murder of their parents]].
* ScifiBobHaircut: Test subjects working for a MadScientist, sporting modified bobs.
* SingleMindedTwins: They don't show much individuality, possibly due to their unemotional nature.
* TranshumanTreachery: [[spoiler: Originally among the children raised by the [=CCG=] as future Investigators. However, they became involved with Dr. Kanou's experiments and abandoned their humanity]].
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler: Their fate remains unclear after the battle at Dr. Kanou's laboratory. The last time we saw them, Nashiro had been seriously wounded and Kurona had refused to abandon her. It isn't known whether Nashiro survived, or what happened to Kurona afterwards]].
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!!!Aogiri Tree

[[folder:Aogiri Tree In General]]
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An organization of Ghouls, that has taken over the 11th Ward. Their leader is a legendary Ghoul known as the One-Eyed King, surrounded by rumors and myths. They are the primary antagonists of the story, targeting both Kaneki and the Ghoul Investigators.

* AntiHumanAlliance: CCG takes note of them as the largest and most organized group of Ghouls ever known, united by their hatred for humans.
* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Aogiri values strength above all else, with the Executives enforcing their place in the organization through violence -- both towards their own minions ''and'' each other.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: The higher ranked members are all at ''least'' S-Ranked, with the group led by a legendary SSS-class Ghoul.
* FantasticRacism: Noted to be a militant group defined by their belief in the superiority of Ghouls, and general disdain for the weakness of humanity.
* MalevolentMaskedMen: The rank and file wear generic masks, while its leaders each has their own unique CoolMask to conceal their identities.
* TheSocialDarwinist: Pacifist and weaker Ghouls find themselves forced into servitude by the organization, which values strength above all else.
* TheSyndicate: They function much like a human criminal organization, with money laundering operations and mercenaries recruited from across the globe to serve as front-line soldiers. They are the most influential Ghoul organization that CCG has ever encountered, with hundreds of members.
* TookALevelInBadass: In the sequel, they have grown so powerful, that the public has to be warned.
* WakeUpCallBoss: Yamori and Ayato serve as this, when they show up at Anteiku and proceed to beat Touka and Kaneki into a bloody pulp.

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[[folder:The One-Eyed King]]

See the entry for ''The One-Eyed Owl''.

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[[folder:Tatara]]
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->'''Voiced By:''' KojiYusa

The One-Eyed King's right hand man, a ruthless and proud Ghoul. He has little tolerance for weakness, and quickly discards Kaneki as useless. He is almost always with Eto.

* ArchEnemy: Houji seems to be one to him, as he flies into a rage the moment he sees someone using a Quinque he associates with the man.
* BerserkButton: Anything related to Houji, with the mere sight of a Quinque he associates with the Investigator causing him to lose his cool.
* {{Bishounen}}: He's notably very handsome, especially when compared to the likes of Yamori.
* ColdBloodedTorture: Off-panel, he interrogates Dr. Kanou's assistant about where the doctor is hiding, and later emerges carrying her severed foot. No details are given, but Naki's comments suggest torture as involved in the process of gaining information.
* CoolMask: He wears one over the lower half of his face.
* TheDragon: He is the second-in-command of Aogiri Tree, and is stated to have exceptional fighting strength.
* HugeGuyTinyGirl: He absolutely towers over the child-like Eto.
* ManInWhite: He cuts an eerie figure in his all-white clothing, with his white hair and red mask as the only contrasting element.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: His decision to toss aside Kaneki ultimately leads to him becoming one of the strongest Ghouls in the story, with a serious grudge against their organization. Eto even points out that Tatara should have just killed Kaneki, instead of leaving the chance for him to develop into a threat.
* OrcusOnHisThrone: While stated to be incredibly powerful, he hasn't actually....done much on-screen. He primarily gives orders, or watches smugly while his minions slaughter his foes.
* TheSocialDarwinist: He apparently has no use for anyone he views as weak, and quickly tosses Kaneki away upon deciding that he isn't strong enough for their purpose.
* ThoseTwoBadGuys: Hinted at, with Banjou explaining to Kaneki that Tatara and Eto frequently work together as opposed to the other, more independent leaders of Aogiri Tree.
* WhiteHairBlackHeart: A handsome and utterly ruthless man with white hair. He shows no patience or sympathy for others, writing Kaneki off very quickly as useless.

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[[folder:Eto]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MaayaSakamoto

One of the executives of Aogiri Tree, usually seen with Tatara. A child-like Ghoul of unknown gender, Eto is covered in bandages and possesses knowledge of many important secrets.

* AmbiguousGender: Due to being covered in bandages, it isn't clear what Eto is. The anime makes it clearer, giving Eto a girlish voice and brightly-colored pink and maroon clothing.
* AndShowItToYou: Tears out several of [[spoiler: Banjou]]'s ribs, doing it so quickly that the other Ghoul only realizes he's been wounded when shown the bones.
* AntagonisticOffspring: [[spoiler:Kaneki suspected that Aogiri's leader was Yoshimura's child. Actually it was more complicated than that. While Eto is revealed to be his daughter and she ''is'' a member of Aogiri Tree, she comes to her father's rescue and seems absolutely ''delighted'' to see him. However, it seems that she intends to use him for the second stage of Dr. Kanou's experiments in creating artificial One-Eyed Ghouls like her]].
* {{Badass}}: Able to tear through multiple powerful opponents with ease, and holds one of the highest ranks among the [[TheSocialDarwinist Darwinian]] organization Aogiri Tree.
* BadassBookworm: [[spoiler: She's an accomplished author, but also the deadliest Ghoul on record]].
* BandageMummy: An utterly terrifying example, that only makes Eto look creepy.
* BreakThemByTalking: Manages to deeply unsettle the twins by hinting about their DarkAndTroubledPast, suggesting some level of personal knowledge about what happened.
* ChekhovsGunman: [[spoiler: She is the One-Eyed Owl, the half-human child of Yoshimura being sought by multiple organizations]].
* CompressedHair: The combination of hood and bandages probably help, but still [[spoiler: she's got quite a lot of hair to neatly hide under them. When we first meet her as Takatsuki, her hair is a back-length bushy mess]].
* CreepyChild: Seemingly, as Eto has a small and child-like build.
* FlashStep: Possesses speed sufficient to almost appear to be teleporting, using this to great advantage.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Subtle, but definitely there.
** [[spoiler: The flashback of the original encounter with the One-Eyed Owl, as shown in chapter 124, reveals the Owl is a small figure in a knee-length hooded cloak with wrappings around their feet. In other words, very much like what Eto wears]].
** [[spoiler: Her right eye is the only one ever given any detail, hinting that she's another One-Eyed Ghoul. When her face is finally shown, her left eye remains normal]].
* GigglingVillain: Eto's distorted, child-like giggling is quite unnerving.
* HugeGuyTinyGirl: Tatara and Noro both absolutely tower over the child-like Eto.
* InTheHood: Wears a bright purple, knee-length cloak with a hood.
* KillerRabbit: The tiny child-like Ghoul wearing a pink floral scarf seems like the least dangerous member of Aogiri Tree, right up until bones are being torn out before their owners realize it and Eto is dancing circles around the Twins without even trying.
* OffScreenTeleportation: She does this in the first episode of ''Tokyo Ghoul √A'', moving locations every time the mist obscures her form.
* RedBaron: [[spoiler: The One-Eyed Owl [=/=] The One-Eyed King]].
* TheReveal: [[spoiler: She is the One-Eyed Owl, as well as author Sen Takatsuki]].
* ScarfOfAsskicking: It's pink and floral.
* SuperSpeed: Displays speed far beyond any other Ghoul, easily out-maneuvering the twin sisters and taking down Banjou before he'd even realized Eto was there.
* ThoseTwoBadGuys: Hinted at, with Banjou suggesting that Tatara and Eto operate together most of the time.
* VoiceOfTheLegion: There's something distinctly ''off'' about Eto's voice, giving it an inhuman quality.
* WeHaveReserves: Subverted. Though their plan required half their forces to act as decoys, afterwards Eto asks how many of their comrades ended up falling in battle and seems displeased at their deaths.
* OlderThanTheyLook: Her tiny frame, high voice, and childlike behavior make it easy to mistake Eto for a child -- something that seems intentional on her part. [[spoiler: She's actually 24, and an incredibly beautiful grown woman]].

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[[folder:Noro]]
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The other direct subordinate of Aogiri's Leader, a massive man that never speaks. He displays regenerative abilities far beyond the norm for a Ghoul, and is noted for his enormous appetite.

* {{Badass}}: He's one of the top members of Aogiri for a reason, able to fight Yomo, Uta, and Tsukiyama at the same time.
* BigEater: It's noted that he eats an absurd amount of food, compared to other Ghouls.
* TheBrute: His defining trait is his brutality and strength, acting as the other primary agent of the One-Eyed King.
* CombatTentacles: His kagune are a pair of tentacles ending in hideous smiling mouths, used to tear his victims to pieces.
* CoolMask: A seemingly-eyeless mask with a giant smile as its main feature.
* EvilRedhead: This ruthless Ghoul has extremely dark red hair, looking almost black in most light.
* EyelessFace: His mask gives this appearance, with no obvious place for him to see out.
* FedToTheBeast: Tatara casually feeds [[spoiler: Takizawa]] to Noro.
* HealingFactor: Far beyond the norm seen by other Ghouls, allowing him to simply pull himself back together when Yomo decapitates him with a kick.
** PullingThemselvesTogether: When decapitated, his head suddenly sprouts strands of flesh in mid-air and reattaches to his body.
* MonstrousHumanoid: There's definitely something strange about Noro, something Yomo immediately comments on when they cross paths. He's noted for his abnormal appetite even by Ghoul standards, as well as displaying regeneration far beyond what should be possible for a Ghoul.
* MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily: A main feature of his mask. His kagune end in similarly gruesome smiles.
* RedRightHand: Black fingernails, a trait some Ghouls seem to develop.
* VillainExitStageLeft: The battle with Tsukiyama, Yomo, and Uta is interrupted by a mysterious clock Noro is carrying, which has just gone off. Noro immediately wanders off, carrying a wounded-Ayato with him. Tsukiyama jokes that maybe he has a curfew.
* TheVoiceless: As an executive of Aogiri, presumably he can speak. But he's never said anything on panel, adding to his intimidating presence.

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[[folder:Yakumo "Yamori" Oomori]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Rintarō Nishi

One of the executives of Aogiri Tree, famed as "Jason of the 13th Ward". He is a brutal sadist that enjoys torturing other ghouls for his personal amusement. After encountering Kaneki, he becomes obsessed with obtaining the half-Ghoul as his personal "toy", manipulates events in order to capture him.

He appears in the SpinOff prequel, ''Tokyo Ghoul: Jack'' as an associate of the infamous [[BigBad Lantern]].

* AmbiguouslyGay: After his death, more than one former associate has made comments suggesting he had [[HoYay questionable]] relationships with them.
* BadassInANiceSuit: He always wears a three-piece suit, with the jacket and slacks white for bonus points. He removes the jacket, pins up the sleeves, and wears an apron when indulging in his....hobby.
* BeautyEqualsGoodness: Inverted. He's fairly ugly, and is one of the most vicious characters in the series.
* BeingTorturedMakesYouEvil: It isn't clear what his personality was like prior, but after his imprisonment and torture he emerged a brutal sadist. He describes the moment the torture drove him insane, and how he took on his tormentor's personality to survive. After Kaneki is tortured by him and escapes, he begins to take on Yamori's CharacterTic and personality traits.
* TheBerserker: One he activates his Kakuja form, he completely loses what little control he had left, shouting Kaneki's name over and over again while recklessly attacking him.
* BlondGuysAreEvil: One of the most vicious characters in the series, with white-blond hair. If his appearance in ''Tokyo Ghoul Jack'' is any indication, he started bleaching it at some point.
* CannibalismSuperpower: His kagune has been enhanced through his eating other Ghouls, giving him an armored shell.
* CharacterTic: He cracks his fingers, a tic he picked up from his tormentor.
* CoolBigBro: Naki views him this way, though it's debatable how much of one he actually was.
* CoolMask: A hockey mask, which earned him his nickname.
* TheDogBitesBack: He was on both sides of this, having lashed out at his tormentor upon breaking free and likewise, was on the receiving end when Kaneki broke free from his restraints.
* TheDragon: In ''Jack'', he acts as Lantern's subordinate in the plan to kill Arima and Taishi.
* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: One of the bonus comics features him reminiscing sadly about his mother, in another nod to his namesake. After Kaneki critically wounds him and leaves him to die, he repeatedly cries out for his mother.
* ExactWords: He reassures Kaneki that he never tells "boring lies". When Kaneki later calls him on lying, he invokes this trope by pointing out he's having too much fun for it to be a boring lie.
* {{Expy}}: An in-universe example. His name came from Investigators being reminded of a certain Hockey mask-wearing murderer related to the number 13...
* {{Foil}}: To Juuzou. Both are associated with the number 13, and both became sadistic monsters as a result of extensive abuse suffered at the hands of the opposite species. [[spoiler: When the two meet, Juuzou kills him and has him used as the material to make his [[SinisterScythe Quinque]], which he promptly names "Jason"]].
* FreudianExcuse: He was taken to a Ghoul Detention Center sometime in the past, and handed over to an interrogator in hopes of getting information from him. His interrogator was sadistic and completely out of control, subjecting him to torture that finally drove him insane. He emerged from his captivity having taken on his tormentor's personality, and became the brutal killer known as "Jason".
* HunterOfHisOwnKind: He enjoys torturing and even eating other Ghouls.
* JapanesePronouns: "Boku", typically used by young males. It's kind of jarring.
* {{Jerkass}}: He fully embraces the worst of his nature, being cruel and sometimes even downright petty because he has the strength to do what he wants.
* KarmicDeath: The torturer that enjoyed preying on others ends up beaten within an inch of his life by his victim, and left so that he ends up getting [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill "played with"]] by a PsychopathicManchild.
* LivingEmotionalCrutch: Nico appears to have functioned as this to some extent, serving as both a willing target and a voice of reason to bring Yamori back down when he threatened to go too far.
* ManInWhite: Our first glimpses of him in the anime involve focuses on his fancy, white suit.
* PetTheDog: In one of the bonuses, he [[ForgottenBirthday pretends]] to have forgotten Naki's birthday, before surprising him with a new tie.
* RedBaron: "Jason of the 13th Ward."
* {{Sadist}}: As Kaneki soon learns.
* SadisticChoice: He orders Kaneki to choose between a mother and a child, stating he will kill one of them. When Kaneki refuses to do so, he simply kills them both out of anger.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: In ''Jack'', when he realizes things aren't going their way, he abandons Lantern and runs away.
* ShoutOut: Invoked in-series. His alias comes from his sadistic nature and choice to wear a hockey mask.
* ThirteenIsUnlucky: He's from the 13th Ward, and was driven insane.
* ThresholdGuardians: He serves this role in the series, as Kaneki is only able to free himself and defeat Yamori after choosing to fully embrace his Ghoul side.
* ThrowEmToTheWolves: What Kaneki ultimately does to him, leaving him crippled and unable to defend himself when CCG finally finds him.
* TortureCellar: His "playroom", where he indulges in his hobby.
* TortureTechnician: He is delighted to torture Kaneki.
* VillainousBreakdown: He suffers one during his battle with Kaneki.

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[[folder:Ayato Kirishima]]
!!Ayato Kirishima in ''Tokyo Ghoul''
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->'''Voiced By:''' Creator/YuukiKaji

An executive of Aogiri Tree, and Touka's younger brother. He is a harsh and brutal, but Kaneki suspects he harbors a lingering affection for his older sister.

* {{Badass}}: He can quite literally tear his way through most Investigators, and Kaneki theorizes that Ayato is actually stronger than Yamori was.
* BadassLongcoat: He wears a trench coat in the sequel, apparently having traded up from his previous taste in fashion. [[spoiler: He also wore one as part of his disguise as Black Rabbit]].
* BadBoss: He greets his subordinate, Banjou, by asking whether he needs to beat him until he vomits blood ''again''.
* {{Bishounen}}: He's quite good looking, and pretty enough that Banjou initially mistakes Touka for him when they first meet.
* CainAndAbel: Seemingly the Cain to Touka's Abel. Kaneki isn't so sure, though.
* ColdBloodedTorture: [[spoiler: Kaneki systematically breaks 103 of his bones, one by one while calmly listing them]].
* CoolMask: One with a creepy, stylized smile full of sharp teeth. He later trades this in for [[spoiler: a black rabbit-themed mask]].
* CynicismCatalyst: After being orphaned, the neighbor they thought of as their "Aunt" came to check on them.....and promptly turned them in to CCG investigators waiting outside. He repeatedly warns Touka that humans cannot be trusted.
* DisappearedDad: He has....serious issues concerning his late father, and ends up transferring a lot of this anger onto Kaneki.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything?: Ayato's eating of Touka's kagune looks all the more disturbing because the way he presses her against his body makes it look like he's raping her.
* DynamicEntry: Leaping through a window, and breaking Banjou's arm in the process. The anime ramps it up even further, as he enters Anteiku by dropping from the roof and casually kicking in the store's front window without missing a beat, hands shoved into his pockets the entire time.
* EnigmaticMinion: It's implied he may have ulterior motives for joining Aogiri Tree, and Kaneki suspects it involves his sister.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Kaneki confronts him over his repeated sparing of Touka, and taking her down to prevent Yamori from going after her. He suspects Ayato still loves his sister very much, something he tries to deny.
* EvilCounterpart: To his sister, Touka. [[spoiler: Ramped up further when he takes on the identity of Black Rabbit, with Hide being the first to realize that the two Rabbit-masked Ghouls are not the same person]].
* FragileSpeedster: As a Ukaku user, he's incredibly fast but lacks strength or stamina.
* FreudianExcuse: His father's death and subsequent betrayal by neighbors cemented his hatred of humans. His hatred towards Kaneki is a projection of his resentment towards his late father.
* HellBentForLeather: He wears a black leather jacket and boots, and later favorites a leather trenchcoat.
* {{Jerkass}}: He treats anyone he views as useless or weak harshly, and piles considerable abuse on Kaneki.
* OrphansOrdeal: He clearly never got over the loss of his parents, harboring deep feelings of resentment towards his father and the elderly neighbor that betrayed him. Unlike Touka, he refused the chance at a peaceful life Yoshimura offered and continued to live on the streets as a violent Ghoul until recruited by Aogiri.
* ScarfOfAsskicking: A purple one.
* TheSocialDarwinist: He despises weak people, and views them as useless.
* SpeedBlitz: [[spoiler: As Black Rabbit, he tears through a pair of Investigators in a burst of speed, quite literally shredding them mid-sentence]].
* TeensAreShort: He's the youngest leader of Aogiri, and shorter than any of his peers by far. An omake reveals he's actually insecure about this, which probably isn't helped by Naki calling attention to his height.
* UsedToBeASweetKid: As a child, he was a distrustful but sweet boy that loved his older sister very much. The two nursed an injured bird back to health, and risked going back after being exposed in order to free their pet.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Like his sister, he has dark blue hair.
* YoungAndInCharge: He's only a teenager, but is one of the top leaders with numerous subordinates that answer to him.

!!Ayato Kirishima in ''Tokyo Ghoul: Re''
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Two years later, Ayato has established himself as an infamous SS-rated Ghoul high on CCG's priority list. He continues to serve as an Executive of Aogiri Tree, but has matured in the passing time. As ''Black Rabbit'', he slaughters the Shimoguchi Squad and rescues Torso.

* OlderAndWiser: He is noticeably more collected than in the original series.
* RedBaron: Black Rabbit.
* ShesAllGrownUp: As predicted by [[CampGay Nico]], in the sequel he's grown into a handsome adult.
* TakingTheHeat: Whether it was intentional or not, his establishing himself as a rabbit-masked Ghoul has resulted in him being blamed for all of Touka's crimes.
* TookALevelInKindness: Unlike his behavior in the original series, in ''Re'' he comes across as far more mature and less abrasive. When speaking to a cowering Torso, he offers honest advice to him without a hint of his former disdain for "weak" Ghouls.

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[[folder:The Bin Brothers]]
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A pair of siblings that are executives of Aogiri Tree, always acting in unison. They are strong believers in the supremacist beliefs of the organization, and deeply loyal to the One-Eyed King. They were slain in battle by Amon during the raid on the 11th Ward.

* AttackPatternAlpha: The brothers fought in unison, using different attack patterns assigned numbers.
* {{Badass}}: Powerful enough to be S-ranked, and among the top leaders of Aogiri Tree.
* BadassLongrobe: They wear flowing robes that conceal their forms.
* ChekovsGun: [[spoiler: Their kagune are combined with the remaining pieces of Amon's first Quinque to make a new Chimera-type Quinque. This lance is specially designed to take down Kaneki, and inflicts a horrific injury that even his regenerative abilities cannot handle]].
* CombinationAttack: Famous for fighting together, making them exceptionally difficult to take on alone.
* CreepyTwins: Possibly. It isn't clear if they're actually twins, but they behave as such.
* TheDividual: They look and act as a single unit, with only their masks showing a sign of individuality.
* TheFaceless: Their masks are never removed, leaving their appearances a mystery.
* FlippingTheBird: When Kaneki gets one of the brothers down and orders him to surrender, he responds with this gesture.....right before his brother ambushes Kaneki from above.
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: When challenged by Yamori, they have the sense to back down and let him have his way. They're not happy about it, considering his actions dangerously close to defiance.
* NoNameGiven: Their personal names are never revealed.
* RedBaron: "The Tail Brothers".
* RedRightHand: At least one of the brothers has black fingernails, an unusual trait some Ghouls possess.
* SiblingTeam: It isn't clear if they're twins or simply an older and younger brother. But they are a lethal team, either way.
* SpinAttack: Several of their moves involve doing so, partially to build up force and partially to confuse their targets.
* TailSlap: Their primary method of attack, being Bikaku types.
* UndyingLoyalty: To the One-Eyed King. They are noted among the leaders of Aogiri for their exceptional devotion to the cause.

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[[folder:Naki]]
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->'''Voiced By:''' Creator/HiroShimono

A member of Aogiri Tree, originally held prisoner in the Ghoul Prison. He is Yamori's right-hand man, and imitates his "Big Bro" in every way possible. He shows extreme signs of emotional instability, and isn't particularly bright.

* BadassInANiceSuit: He wears one to imitate Yamori's look, and complains when extending his Kagune damages his clothing.
* BenevolentBoss: He's willing to risk his own life to protect his lackeys, something that even impresses Tsukiyama.
* BewareTheSillyOnes: He's overly emotional and childishly stupid, but still an S-Rated Ghoul able to go toe-to-toe with the likes of Tsukiyama and Akira Mado.
* BladeBelowTheShoulder: He wraps his kagune around his arm to wield it like a sword, the same technique used by Tsukiyama.
* CharacterTic: He cracks his fingers, just like his beloved "Big Bro".
* CloudCuckooLander: Some of the things he says or does make little sense.
-->'''''Naki: '''ELBOW! (knees Amon in the face)''
* TheDitz: He's prone to mishearing words, and behaves in a childish fashion.
* EnemyMine: Teams up with Tsukiyama when their duel is interrupted by the arrival of Amon and Akira.
* EvilCounterpart: An eviler counterpart to Tsukiyama, being a powerful Ghoul that wields his kagune like a sword and has an unhealthy obsession with another Ghoul. The two duel on more than one occasion, and express a mutual respect for each other.
* ExcessiveEvilEyeshadow[=/=]{{Guyliner}}: He wears heavy black liner around his eyes.
* FacelessGoons: He's accompanied by a pair of burly lackeys in matching suits, wearing hockey-styled masks. According to him, they're twin brothers.
* HeroicResolve: [[InvertedTrope Inversion]]. When Akira uses a prototype anti-RC grenade that disables Kagunes, he throws himself between her and his twin mooks. He follows this up by kicking her to the ground, tearing a chunk out of her leg, and then attempts to ''physically rip'' his kagune out of his back so he can fight.
* InLoveWithYourCarnage: He admired Yamori's brutality, and dreamed of one day being tortured by his "Big Bro".
* LaughablyEvil: He's quickly established as a comedic character, but still very much a threat in his own right.
* ManInWhite: He models his style after Yamori, favoring white suits.
* NumberTwo: Yamori's second-in-command prior to being imprisoned, and claims to have handled cash for their operation.
* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: He states he's "destined" to torture Kaneki to death, in revenge for killing Yamori.
* PsychopathicManchild: He veers wildly between ruthless, brutal behavior and child-like whining and crying.
* TakingTheBullet: Throws himself in between Akira and his goons, getting seriously wounded in the process.
* TooDumbToLive: He thinks Tsukiyama is a great guy, placing trust in him moments after they'd just been trying to kill each other.
* VillainousValor: Even if he's emotionally unstable and pretty dumb, he genuinely cares about his comrades and puts their safety above his own. Tsukiyama is duly impressed.
* WorthyOpponent: He considers Tsukiyama to be this, and describes him as a "great guy".

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[[folder:Shachi]]
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The former leader of the 6th ward, before Rize defeated him. He is an incredibly skilled martial artist, and decides to throw his lot in with Aogiri Tree.

* {{Badass}}: A powerful Ghoul that also happens to be an ''insanely'' skilled martial arts master. He is one of the strongest Ghouls to appear in the story to date.
* BarbarianLonghair: His hair is left loose and wild, adding to his savage appearance.
* BareFistedMonk: Unlike other ghouls that use their kagune primarily to fight, Shachi focuses mainly on the enhanced strength of a ghoul and hones it to absurd levels, smashing flesh and bone with his fists and feet alone. He really only uses his kagune defensively.
* BoxingLessonsForSuperman: One reason Shachi is such a terrifying opponent is that he has devoted his life to studying martial arts, taking full advantage of the superior physical abilities of a Ghoul.
* DoesNotLikeShoes: He's never seen wearing shoes.
* GoodHairEvilHair: He sports Fu Manchu-style facial hair, and is an absolutely terrifying opponent.
* HotBlooded: He seems to always be yelled and posing dramatically.
* {{Kiai}}: His fighting style employs the stereotypical martial arts shouting.
* TheLeader: He was apparently an exceptional leader while in control of the 6th Ward, and even in his absence his subordinates seem to be well-suited to keeping the Ward stable. Kaneki notes Shachi made wise choices in putting together a balanced trio to work for him.
* MyKungFuIsStrongerThanYours: He challenges Kaneki to become stronger, noting he cannot hope to take on Aogiri with his current strength.
* MusclesAreMeaningful: He possesses a dense musculature that allows him to push the limits of ghouls physical ability allowing him to do impossible feats such as jump the heights of three story buildings, throw people through walls, and hang upside down by his toes! His muscles are also dense enough that it is difficult to land a lasting injury, allowing him to defeat opponents simply by allowing them wail on him until their stamina is depleted.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Shachi, or "Orca", is merely his nickname. His given name is actually Matasaka Kamishiro, suggesting some sort of connection with Rize.
* RapunzelHair: His hair is fairly long, and this gets parodied when an Omake casts him as the titular long-haired Princess.
* RatedMForManly: His appearance and behavior invokes the heroes of series such as ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' and ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar''.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: He rarely, if ever, wears a shirt.
* WorthyOpponent: He seems interested in Kaneki developing into a stronger opponent, so that he can fight him.

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!!!The Pierrot - Major Spoilers

[[folder:The Pierrot]]
A gang of Ghouls originating from the 13th Ward, and noted for their iconic Clown-themed masks. Their members have connections to various other groups within the Ghouls world, and they have a hand in the mysterious events going on behind the scenes.

* ChekhovsGun: Mentioned throughout the series, with their members appearing among the various factions of Ghouls. They were the reason Yamori was imprisoned and interrogated for information, Nico is the one to provide Kaneki with clues about the connection between Madam A and Dr. Kanou, and [[spoiler: Souta dropped the steel bars on Rize. Uta and Itori also played their parts in stringing Kaneki along for their own purpose]].
* CruelTwistEnding: The revelation that two of Kaneki's most valuable and trusted allies were playing him all along is particularly harsh, even with the DownerEnding.
* ItAmusedMe: They seem to do things solely for their own amusement, declaring that life isn't worth living if it isn't entertaining.
* {{Jerkass}}: All of them have little to no empathy for anyone human or ghoul, simply wanting a good laugh.
* MonsterClown: Their primary identifying trait is the use of Clown-themed masks, and they appear to be a particularly dangerous group.
* WalkingSpoiler: While there have been hints about the Clown Gang throughout the series, their true nature, intentions, and membership are not revealed until the final chapter of the original series.

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!!Uta
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->'''Voiced by:''' {{Creator/Takahiro Sakurai}}

A laid back man with numerous tattoos who makes mask for other ghouls. He was once the leader of the 4th Ward, but has since settled into a quiet life running his shop.

* {{Badass}}: When he was younger, he was the leader of the 4th Ward and created considerable chaos during his battles with Yomo.
** RetiredBadass: He chose to step back from leadership, settling down to run a studio and make masks for other Ghouls.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: [[spoiler: His kind and friendly demeanor hides the fact he has been playing Kaneki the entire time, as a member of Pierrot]].
* BlackEyesOfCrazy: Noteworthy among Ghouls, since he never bothers to hide them.
* BlondGuysAreEvil: Subverted. While he had light-colored hair in his youth and described himself as far more violent, he still showed glimpses of his true kindness and was the one to extend the hand of friendship to Renji. [[spoiler: Only not so much]].
* CoolMask: He's the one Ghouls go to for their masks, and he has a massive collection displayed in his studio.
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: In a flashback, Uta is seen munching on something while talking to his subordinates. Only on very close examination does one realize exactly what [[GroinAttack it is]].
* DarkIsNotEvil: He has tattoos all over his body, piercings, and never bothers to hide his GameFace. Even so, he's very laid back and mild-mannered. [[spoiler: Except that he's not nearly as kind as he seems]].
* {{Eyescream}}: Casually eats an eyeball in front of Kaneki.
* FreakyFashionMildMind: Looks aside, he's easy-going and really a nice guy. [[spoiler: Or so it seemed...]]
* MadArtist: He has the look and odd tendencies of one, but is surprisingly laid back compared to his youth.
* ManipulativeBastard: [[spoiler: Apparently the leader of Pierrot, he's been manipulating Kaneki all along for his own amusement]].
* RedBaron: "No Face", the title he held while the leader of the 4th Ward.
* TattooAsCharacterType: Covered in them, hinting at his violent past as well as his artistic nature.
* ThreeAmigos: With Yomo and Itori.

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!!Itori
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AyahiTakagaki

A playful woman that runs a bar in the 14th District. She is old friends with Yomo and Uta, and has an extensive information network.

* AGlassOfChianti: The Vampire variant of the trope, with blood served like wine.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: [[spoiler: She's part of Pierrot, and laughs over the misfortune that seems to have befallen Kaneki]].
* CoolMask: [[spoiler: A clown mask, revealing her to be one of the members of Pierrot]].
* FieryRedhead: She's quite loud, outspoken, and loves to mess with people. Her vibrant red hair matches her personality perfectly.
* HardDrinkingPartyGirl: She gives off this impression, even though Ghouls can't drink alcohol.
* HoneyTrap: Uta used her as such when they were younger. She ''did not'' appreciate it.
* IDoNotDrinkWine: Instead, she drinks ''blood'' as though it were wine. Kaneki is suitably unnerved.
* KnowledgeBroker: She teases Kaneki with several pieces of information, but wants him to find out about the rumored Ghoul Restaurant in exchange. Her bar seems to be an important place to trade in information, regardless of faction.
* MarshmallowHell: The first time they meet, she shoves Kaneki's face against her breasts.
* MsFanservice: Beautiful and often wearing revealing clothing, in her youth she actively used her looks to her advantage.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: For all her playful teasing and loud personality, she ''is'' a major broker of information for the Ghoul community. You've got to be incredibly shrewd to navigate the various factions and gangs, and owning a business as a Ghoul can be incredibly dangerous.
* ShoutOut: Her bar is called [[Music/TheBeatles Helter]] [[CharlesManson Skelter]].
* TarotMotifs: VI. ''The Lovers'', seen in blood droplets on her chest in the final chapter.
* TheTease: She absolutely ''loves'' to make Kaneki flustered, and rarely seems to behave seriously.
* ThreeAmigos: With Yomo and Uta.

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!!Nico
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->'''Voiced By:''' Creator/KenjiroTsuda
An associate of Yamori, and noted for being flamboyant. While he allies with Aogiri initially, he is actually a member of the clown-themed gang, Pierrot.

* AgentPeacock: He's a powerful Ghoul in his own right, earning a place in both a major Ghoul gang ''and'' Aogiri.
* BondageIsBad: His interactions with Yamori have a district S&M tone to them, and it's presented as part of the overall twisted picture.
* CampGay: Flamboyant to the extreme, and shamelessly so.
* ChivalrousPervert: He flirts with every man in sight, but doesn't actually try anything further. He also shows compassion towards the most innocent of Yamori's victims.
* DepravedHomosexual: Incredibly flamboyant, and into very twisted things. He describes an exposed spinal cord as "beautiful", and enjoys ruining people's lives for fun.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: He usually allows Yamori to have his "hobby" without issue, but when [[spoiler: Kaneki is told to choose whether a mother or her child will be killed]], Nico attempts to stop it.
* {{Gayngster}}: A member of both Pierrot and briefly, Aogiri.
* InLoveWithYourCarnage: He definitely has a taste for deranged men, noting that his favorites are Yamori and Tatara -- both ruthless and sadistic.
* LivingEmotionalCrutch: To Yamori, acting as a voice of reason when the other got too worked up.
* NightmareFetishist: His ideal man is a deranged sadist that regularly punches holes in his torso and keeps a TortureCellar.
* PetTheDog: He attempts to talk Yamori out of killing two prisoners, and expresses sorrow over their deaths afterwards.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: When the raid begins on Aogiri's hideout, he abandons it without a second thought. It seems he was only hanging around because of Yamori, but once his "love nest" is ruined he loses interest.
* SmellsSexy: Subverted for laughs. In an omake, he cradles Yamori's mask to his chest. The next panel has Yamori sniffing his mask and wondering if he needs to replace it because it smells gross.
* SuperSenses: His senses of smell and hearing are vastly superior to the average Ghoul, allowing him to lead Yamori to Anteiku (and Kaneki, the "one who smells like Rize") and to overhear the plans of Banjou's group.
* TooKinkyToTorture: Having a hole punched in his side by Yamori seems to be ''flirting'', with him responding that they should save the rest for home.
* {{Transvestite}}: Very fond of fashion, as well as makeup. He even refers to himself as "Big Sis".
* VillainousHarlequin: A member of Pierrot, a gang of Ghouls that wear clown-themed masks.

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!!Souta
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->'''Voiced By:''' Ōki Sugiyama

A Ghoul in a clown mask, originally encountered as a member of the Ghoul Restaurant. However, as a member of Pierrot he has been acting behind the scenes.

* ChekhovsGunman: [[spoiler: Introduced early on as a member of the Ghoul Restaurant, in truth he is the one that attacked Rize at the construction site]].
* CoolMask: A clown mask with stitching on it, giving the impression of facial scars.
* MonsterClown: He wears a clown mask, and takes part in some truly horrible past times even before his full involvement is revealed.
* NastyParty: He lured a human woman to the Ghoul Restaurant with promises of marriage and a fancy evening out on the town. Then he throws her to the Scrapper and laughs while she's roasted alive.
* SlasherSmile: His mask sports one, and for bonus the stylized teeth look like needles.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: [[spoiler: He was the one responsible for Rize's accident and Kaneki's getting the transplant that turned him into a One-Eyed Ghoul]].

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!!Roma Hoito
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A young Ghoul that becomes a waitress at Anteiku, fascinated by the stories of Kaneki. She comes across as a cute and shy girl, treated like a little sister by others.

* TheCutie: She is innocent and rather shy, and wants to meet Kaneki after hearing stories about him.
** TheFakeCutie: [[spoiler: Except she's actually part of the Clown gang, suggesting everything we've seen of her was a lie]].
* CuteClumsyGirl: She's noted as being prone to making mistakes at work, such as serving Ghoul customers sugar in their coffee or breaking plates.
* CuteAndPsycho: Implied. While discussing [[spoiler: Kaneki's alleged death]], she dreamily declares that she wants more terrible things to happen.
-->"''I want to see a more depressing scene!''"
* HairAntennae: She has two short pieces that stick straight up, indicating her foolish and clumsy nature.
* HairDecorations: She wears a barrette to pin back her bangs.
* HeroWorshipper: She appears to be a big Kaneki fangirl, coming to the 20th Ward and getting a job at Anteiku in hopes of meeting him.
* TheMole: [[spoiler: She seems to have been this, with the revelation that she's actually part of Pierrot and not just a random girl wanting to meet her hero]].
* SixthRanger: She joins the staff at Anteiku long after everyone else, and doesn't quite fit into the dynamics already established among the others.
* VillainousCrush: Possibly. [[spoiler: Souta teases her about having a thing for Kaneki, which she doesn't deny]].

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[[/folder]]


!Humans

!!CCG

[[folder:In General]]
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The Ghoul Countermeasures Bureau (Commission of Counter Ghoul) is a government agency that investigates and hunts Ghouls. Their members are divided into office and research staff, and field agents known as Investigators.

* BadassInANiceSuit[=/=]BadassLongcoat: Investigators usually wear tailored suits, even when battling Ghouls. The men often wear a trench over their suits, when out in the field.
* BadassNormal: Investigators are ordinary humans, but take on and frequently kill dangerous Ghouls using Quinques. These specialized weapons are developed from the unique predatory organ found in Ghouls.
* CynicismCatalyst: Children orphaned in Ghoul attacks are typically placed into [=CCG=]'s academy, and trained to become future Investigators. As a result, almost all Investigators have lost a loved one to Ghouls at some point in their life.
* TheDreaded: The local Ghoul population gets very nervous whenever news of Investigators becoming active in their Ward, with some outright fleeing the area.
* HeWhoFightsMonsters: Several Investigators shown have become just as brutal and merciless as the Ghouls they hunt, whether torturing their targets or being willing to disregard the safety of human civilians caught in the crossfire.
* TheHunter: The Investigators are a mixture of this and Police Officers, enforcing the law by hunting Ghouls.
* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: The audience is introduced to quite a few Investigators over the course of the series, most of which are fairly minor.
* RedBaron: A group-wide example. Ghouls refer to the Investigators as "Doves", in reference to the organization's seal.
* TarotMotifs: V. ''The Hierophant''.
* UncertainDoom: The fate of numerous Investigators remains ambiguous at the conclusion of the series, with many reported dead but their bodies never recovered. Their comrades even question the official reports, and are left with a sense of unease. [[spoiler: It is then revealed that Aogiri has provided Dr. Kanou with Investigators as subjects for his next round of experiments, using Yoshimura as the new donor]].
* VanHelsingHateCrimes: Quite a few Investigators will show no mercy to a peaceful Ghoul, viewing them all as monsters.

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[[folder:Kotaro Amon]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' {{Creator/Katsuyuki Konishi}}

A CCG rank 1 Investigator, and the secondary protagonist of the series. He was raised by a Ghoul pretending to be a Priest, and becomes curious about Kaneki after being spared by him in battle.

* TheAce: He's a less extreme version than Arima or Suzuya. But he made Special class at the young age of 27. Many don't even get to that level.
* AnArmAndALeg: [[spoiler: His third fight with Kaneki ends with him losing his right arm]].
* ArchnemesisDad: It's....complicated to say the least. [[spoiler: The priest that raised him is a Ghoul, currently being detained in the 23rd Ward. However, he refers to Kotaro as his "beloved son" and when [=CCG=] requires information they send him to speak to his father]]
* TheAtoner: He sees himself as this, feeling ashamed for not being able to stop the priest that raised him from eating many of his classmates. He works for the CCG to prevent similar events from occurring.
* AwesomeByAnalysis: While previously overshadowed by his partner, Kureo Mado, [[spoiler: after the time skip, Amon shows off his detective skills by linking the Binge Eater case with Kaneki and suspecting that Kaneki may be involved in the ghoul world]]
* {{Badass}}: He is noted for his exceptional strength, and is able to fight Kaneki on equal footing even as the other becomes stronger and stronger.
* BadassNormal: Like all the other Doves, Amon is human but is able to hold his own against most ghouls.
* EmpoweredBadassNormal: [[spoiler: He gets his own Arata Quinque which gives him the strength and speed of a ghoul]].
* BerserkButton: If any of his allies are hurt, he becomes a berserker.
* BlackAndWhiteMorality: He starts out this way, having believed all Ghouls to be monsters. Meeting Kaneki changes his worldview, and leads to him desperately wishing to speak to him again.
* BrokenPedestal: His foster father, a Priest that turned out to be a brutal Ghoul preying on the orphans in his care. He also initially feels this way about Kaneki after [[spoiler: he witnesses Kaneki seemingly eating Shinhara]].
** RebuiltPedestal: [[spoiler: He regains his respect for Kaneki when Shinohara wakes up and states Kaneki only ate the Arata while restraining himself.]]
* CannotTellALie: His foster Dad can easily tell when Amon is lying.
* CelibateHero: He seems to have no real interest in romance, rejecting Akira's advances. This is likely due to still not being over Harima's death, and being a workaholic.
* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: Through rigorous physical training, Amon has developed an incredibly tough body and other Investigators are in awe of him as a result.
* CombatPragmatist: He learned this valuable lesson from Mado, understanding that humans can only win against Ghouls by using their wits and whatever dirty tricks are at their disposal.
* ComicallySerious: He is exceptionally serious, especially when Akira teases him.
* CoolTeacher: He tries to be this to Akira, to questionable effect.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Raised by a Ghoul passing himself off as a Priest, using his position to eat the orphans put into his care. For some reason, Dontaro spared him out of all the children, even when he learned his foster father was a Ghoul.
* [[DefrostingIceQueen Defrosting Ice King]]: When he first appears, he is very quiet and doesn't seem interested in socializing. But as the series continues, he opens up and is shown to be a very reasonable and nice guy.
* {{Determinator}}: Amon believes in the [=CCG=] code to keep fighting even if it costs one every limb they have.
** Show in the final arc after [[spoiler:losing an arm, he gets back up to fight Tatari]]
* {{Deuteragonist}}: He is the focal character during chapters about the [=CCG=].
* DropTheHammer: Uses a cylinder shaped hammer to smash his opponents. When Kaneki destroys his weapon in a fight, he upgrades to a more versatile club that can detach into blades.
* DualWielding: He can do this with Kura, splitting it into two blades.
* FairCop: He's quite handsome, something more than one woman comments on.
* GlowingEyesOfDoom: When really mad, he's shown with these.
* HannibalHasAPoint: During his first confrontation with Kaneki, he points out how the world is twisted because of the ghouls. And Kaneki admits, he isn't wrong.
* HeroAntagonist: He is a model Investigator, showing no mercy to the Ghouls he encounters in battle.
* HeroicBuild: Under that suit is a body built like a ton of bricks. [[http://www.mangareader.net/toukyou-kushu/21/19 Behold!]]
* ItsAllMyFault: How he feels about Mado's death, blaming himself for not arriving in time to save him.
* JapaneseChristian: Implied, considering he grew up in a Catholic orphanage.
* KillEmAll: He had this attitude toward Ghouls at first.
* TheKnightsWhoSaySquee: Like many Investigators, he deeply admires the legendary Arima.
* TheLostLenore: Harima. Her death continues to haunt him, especially when Akira makes a move on him. [[spoiler: He becomes one to Akira at the conclusion of the series, after being declared dead]].
* ManlyTears: Opens up the waterworks after Mado is killed.
* MusclesAreMeaningful: He states that muscular strength and endurance are vital to a human being able to fight a Ghoul, and focuses on keeping his body in peak condition.
* NeverFoundTheBody: Invoked. [[spoiler: Misato questions the report of his death, because no one actually saw a body. In a following scene, it is revealed that many of those declared dead are actually missing, with Aogiri Tree preparing to begin new experiments using Investigators]].
* NiceGuy: He is kind to everyone in the CCG. And during his first job, he even hesitated to kill a crazed ghoul when she begged. He also puts more value in saving human lives than killing ghouls.
* NotSoDifferent: He has quite a bit in common with Kaneki, and his encounter with the Eyepatch Ghoul leaves him questioning what he knows.
* OneHeadTaller: With his current partner, Akira. He towers above her.
* OneHitKill: With his large Quinques and muscular frame, this is his usual MO.
* OrphansOrdeal: After the death of his parents, he thought he'd found a new family at the orphanage. However, learning the truth about Donato and being essentially orphaned a second time has left him with deep emotional scars. He cannot even recall his parents' faces, and struggles with conflicting feelings about his foster father. This drives him to fight for the children orphaned by Ghouls, wanting to prevent other children from experiencing the pain he endured.
* OrphanageOfLove: His childhood was spent in a Catholic Orphanage, where the priest that ran it loved him like a son.
** OrphanageOfFear: However, Donato Poropora was actually a sadistic Ghoul that enjoyed eating children. When Amon walked in on him eating, he learned the horrible truth and remains haunted by it.
* RankUp: After the Aogiri arc, he becomes a Special Rank Investigator.
* TheSecretOfLongPorkPies: [[spoiler: It's implied his foster father was secretly feeding him the flesh of the other children disguised as a favorite snack]].
* ShipTease: With his new partner, Akira. She's tried to kiss him more than once, only to be rejected.
* SuperPrototype: [[spoiler: He's given an Arata armor II for the raid on Anteiku]].
* SweetTooth: He loves donuts.
* TallDarkAndHandsome: He is very tall, wears mostly black and has been called handsome before.
* TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler: He's granted his own Arata armor, as well as a lance that allows him to face Kaneki on equal footing]].
* TragicKeepsake: He has several. The cross he wears is from the church he grew up in, worn to remind him of what occurred there. Each of the Quinque he uses was passed to him after the death of the original owner.
** Excluding his final one, which was rebuilt using parts of his original Quinque that Kaneki broke into a Chimera-type with Akira's help, designed specifically to counter The Centipede.
* TrueCompanions: He sees all of the CCG as this.
* UncertainDoom: [[spoiler: It is unknown whether he actually perished in battle with Tatara, or ended up as one of Dr. Kanou's new test subjects]].
* WideEyedIdealist: Shinohara especially said, his eyes still have the same shine as when he was in the academy.
* WorthyOpponent: To Kaneki. He has an obsession with being able to talk to Kaneki one on one, in hopes of making sense of an event from his childhood.

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[[folder:Kureo Mado]]
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->'''Voiced by''': [[Creator/ToruOkawa Toru]] Okawa

A CCG First-Class Investigator, and partner to Kotaro Amon. He is a ruthless individual obsessed with amassing a large collection of Qunique, and harbors a deep hatred of all Ghouls. However, in stark contrast to his behavior in the field, he is a devoted family man and supportive partner. His death results in the 20th Ward falling under greater scrutiny.

* ArchEnemy: The One-Eyed Owl, an infamous Ghoul that slaughtered many investigators and [[spoiler: his wife]].
* AwesomeByAnalysis: A master at tracking ghouls and nearly exposes Kaneki as part ghoul.
* BackstabBackfire: After Hinami spares his life, he tries to attack her in disgust. This leads Touka to finish him off to save Hinami.
* BadassNormal: He is a normal human, but his experience and pragmatism allows him to easily go toe to toe with Ghouls.
* CombatPragmatist: He prided himself on being one, even carrying multiple weapons.
* ConspicuousGloves: He always wears gloves, something that Touka assumes meant he couldn't even stand to ''touch'' Ghouls. This leads her to rip them off his corpse, revealing heavily scarred hands and a wedding ring. Later on, Amon is seen looking sadly at his gloves and wedding ring.
* CoveredInScars: His hands turn out to be heavily scarred, possibly one reason he always wore gloves.
* CrusadingWidower: His hatred of Ghouls is driven by the death of his wife, leaving him to raise their daughter alone.
* DeceasedParentsAreTheBest: Played with. While alive, he seemed like a fairly vile character. However, after his death we learn that he was a devoted father to Akira and several omakes show them to be a surprisingly normal family.
* EvilGenius: He is fascinated by ghouls and becomes delighted when he meets particularly unique or strong ghouls. He was steadily developing a large collection of unique Quinque from his study of Ghouls.
* FaceOfAThug: Played with. When he's hunting ghouls, he's exactly as much of an insane, sadistic monster as he looks, but when he's off the job, it makes his genuine kindness to his friends, family, and co-workers look a lot more sinister than it actually is.
* {{Foil}}: To Yoshimura. Both are older and wiser mentors to a protagonist, and both men were changed by the death of the woman they loved. [[spoiler: Both also have a very significant daughter they are devoted to]]. While Yoshimura's loss makes him more humane, Mado's loss twists him into a brutal sadist.
* FreudianExcuse: His cruelty towards Ghouls and obsession with making Quinques was because [[spoiler: he was determined to gain the strength necessary to avenge his wife]].
* GoodParents: He was a shockingly devoted father that did everything for his daughter Akira. Including coming with her [[CrowningMomentOfFunny to buy underwear.]]
* GutFeeling: His instincts are very sharp and he can often identify a Ghoul based solely on outward appearances and vague behavior.
* HandicappedBadass: He's got a hunched back, he's CoveredInScars, his white hair seems to be due to DiseaseBleach, and he's generally not the healthiest-looking guy, but his job is to hunt down and kill superhuman ghouls, and he's incredibly good at it.
* HiddenDepths: While he tries to eradicate ghouls with great glee, he is devoted to the cause of CCG and his co-workers, and a good husband and father to his family.
* HeroAntagonist: Despite his sadistic methods, Mado is technically on the right side of the law. As a CCG Investigator, he fights and kills Ghouls for the public safety.
* MadEye: Constantly. It underlines his unstable, sadistic personality, but hides the fact that there's [[HiddenDepths a little more to him than that]].
* MentorOccupationalHazard: The more experienced partner to Amon, and killed in action. His death leads to development for Amon, as well as a complex relationship with his daughter Akira.
* TheObiWan: He was a kind and respectful partner to Amon, and left his equipment to him after his death.
* ObviouslyEvil: He's one of the cruellest, most sadistic Inspectors, and looks the part, with a MadEye, SlasherSmile, lank hair, and [[EvilCripple hunched back]]. He does have HiddenDepths, and is a dramatically different person when off the clock, but he's still a villain.
* PerpetualSmiler: He is almost always seen wearing a PsychoticSmirk despite the serious and dangerous nature of his job.
* {{Sadist}}: He derives amusement and pleasure from slaughtering Ghouls, even helpless ones.
* UglyGuyHotWife: Though ugly, it seems he had a very beautiful wife and his daughter looks just like her.
* VanHelsingHateCrimes: He wants to kill all Ghouls, including those of the more peaceful kind.
* WalkingArmory: He had MANY Quinques, because he was trying to gather the strength to kill the One-Eyed Owl.
* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: He views all manner of cruelty towards Ghouls as justified, and expresses disgust over them displaying positive traits such as familial love or mercy. His views seem to be normal for most humans.
* WrongGenreSavvy: Correctly guesses that Kaneki isn't human but dismisses his hypothesis when his Rc scanner doesn't work, never stopping to think that hybrids could fool such testing equipment. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] because hybrids were regarded as myth, since the probability of a hybrid fetus being carried to term is essentially non-existant. Also, Kaneki's case was completely unheard of, and any previous instance of a researcher bringing up this theory were quickly shot down and halted.

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[[folder: Juuzou Suzuya]]

!!Juuzou Suzuya in ''Tokyo Ghoul''
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->'''Voiced By:''' Creator/RieKugimiya

A strange and psychotic Investigator, partnered with Shinohara. He can be prone to acts of violence, against Ghouls and Humans alike. At the same time, he can be whimsical and almost childlike.

* AbusiveParents: [[spoiler: He was raised by a sadistic female Ghoul, and referred to her as his mother. She tortured him until he no longer responded to pain, and trained him as a Scrapper for the Ghoul Restaurant. It is implied she may have also been sexually abusing him, and she castrated him so that he would never become too masculine]].
* TheAce: He became an investigator simply because of his fighting skills. While others had to spends years in a academy, he's one of the fastest third rank investigators to be promoted besides Arima.
* AmbiguousGender: Invoked. While at the Academy, his gender was listed as "Unknown" and people sometimes comment wondering about him.
* AnArmAndALeg: [[spoiler: He loses his right leg to Yoshimura during the attack on Anteiku. Even so, when the Owl appears and kills Shinohara, he gets back up and keeps trying to fight]].
* AxeCrazy: Definitely unhinged for the most part.
* {{Badass}}: Amon guesses that Suzuya has at least the strength of a 1st class Investigator.
* BadassBiker: He steals Marude's bike and flies it into the air in order to land inside the building where the sniper ghoul was hiding, killing him and clearing the way for his comrades to storm the building. The previously mentioned bike is [[RunningGag wrecked]] in the process. It can be said that the act of stealing the bike is in revenge for the time Marude made fun of his [[DudeLooksLikeALady girly]] looks.
* BadassNormal: Like other ghoul investigators, he has superior fighting abilities. However, he also uses more force than necessary when dealing with humans unlike other investigators.
* BerserkButton: He admits to Shinohara that when people look at him funny or whisper negative things about him, he's filled with the urge to kill them so they'll stop staring at him.
* BodyHorror: [[spoiler: His former "Mama" hung him from hooks in his back, and had his genitals smashed with a hammer to prevent him from maturing. It's probably best that it isn't further elaborated on]].
* BookDumb: He doesn't know any of the CCG rules.
* CharacterDevelopment: His unhinged behavior lessens as the story goes on, with Shinohara helping him to develop into something closer to a normal person.
* ChildProdigy: There's no denying that he's an ''incredible'' fighter for someone his age and size, and he's been one since he was very young. This is because [[spoiler: he spent his childhood as an elite Scrapper for the Ghoul Restaurant]].
* CombatSadomasochist: During his battle with the twins Kuro and Shiro, he seems equally excited by hurting ''them'' as he is them hurting ''him''.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler: Raised by a Ghoul as a Scrapper, and regularly subjected to torture to make him FeelNoPain. She also castrated him to prevent him from becoming too masculine, hinting that she may in fact have also been sexually abusing him. After the Doves found her, he was rescued and placed into the Academy. There, he became a scapegoat to cover up the crimes of the instructor that once tortured Yamori]].
* DeathWail: He gives a heart breaking one when [[spoiler:the real Owl kills Shinohara]].
* {{Determinator}}: [[spoiler:Despite losing his right leg, he tried to fight Owl till he fainted.]]
* DisproportionateRetribution: If you make him even a little angry, he's liable to do something horrible to you as revenge. Something as small as getting detained by a policeman who didn't believe his claims of being a ghoul investigator [[note]] Reasonable, given his dubious appearance and the fact he was carrying a bloodied weapon[[/note]] resulted in said policeman getting his eardrum sucked out and crushed for his trouble. This isn't the first nor the last time things likes this have happened.
** DisproportionateRestitution: ''He'' himself never apologizes since he doesn't care at all. The apologies are made by Shinohara on the CCG's behalf, along with monetary restitution. He never faces retribution for his violent actions and behavior. Most likely, this is because his fighting abilities are too good to consider throwing him in jail.
* DudeLooksLikeALady: Everyone that met him has had trouble guessing his gender. There's a VERY good reason why. See Dark and Troubled past.
* EnfantTerrible: Even as a child, he exhibited psychotic tendencies.
* FeelNoPain: He's been conditioned since a young age not to feel pain, and as such can shrug off even horrific injuries.
* {{Foil}}: To Yamori. Both are associated with the number 13, and both became sadistic monsters as a result of extensive abuse suffered at the hands of the opposite species.
* ForegoneConclusion[=/=] SavedByCanon: Since he's a major character in the one-shot ''Joker'', we know that he survives to become a 1st class Investigator.
* FreudianExcuse: His unhinged behavior is almost certainly a result of the trauma he went through as a child.
* GroinAttack: A truly ''horrifying'' example. [[spoiler:He was castrated with a ''hammer'', to prevent him from undergoing normal puberty]].
* HairTriggerTemper: It is very easy to anger him. Does not mix well with his axe crazy tendencies.
* HyperAwareness: On multiple occasions, he displays an unusual ability to pick up on small details.
** While visiting Anteiku with Shinohara, he startles Touka by commenting that she'd thrown up recently.
** In the ''Joker'' one-shot, he's able to identify the leader of the Skulls gang because he'd previously caught a whiff of her perfume at a crime scene.
* ICallItVera: Names his scythe [[spoiler: Jason]], after the Ghoul used to make it.
* ItsAllMyFault: [[spoiler: He blames himself for what happened to Shinohara, apologizing to his wife for his failure to protect her husband. She reassures him that it wasn't his fault]].
* KnifeNut: His primary weapon, an assortment of blades called "Scorpion". He was also very fond of knives during his childhood [[spoiler: serving as an expert Scrapper in the Ghoul Restaurant]].
* LackOfEmpathy: He angers others with his inability to comprehend emotions like sympathy or grief, blatantly declaring that he doesn't care if the people around him die. By the end, however, he's learned how to care about others.
* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: [[spoiler: When he loses his leg, he barely reacts. He's even surprised when Shinohara begins to cry over his injury, not understanding the reason]].
* MommasBoy: An exceptionally twisted example. Even after being rescued and trained by CCG, he still loves his "Mama".
* NoSocialSkills: He's utterly lacking in the most basic of social skills, with no concept of how normal humans behave.
* OlderThanHeLooks: He's 19, but still looks like a preteen. Justified, since [[spoiler: his "Mama" castrated him to prevent puberty]].
* PetTheDog: His relationship with his partner and parental surrogate, Shinohara, reveals that there is still a good person buried deep beneath his psychotic personality.
* PsychopathicManchild: His appearance and strange, child-like behavior are disturbing to say the least. He is noted to be deeply disturbed, prone to bouts of violence and sadism that frighten even other Investigators. Even former classmates are not given much consideration, and he seems to genuinely enjoy the suffering of others when fighting. At the same time, he seems to have little comprehension of social norms or empathy -- he doesn't understand the grief of others when a classmate dies, but likewise is unable to understand Shinohara's concern for his well being. He is even suspected of torturing animals during his time at the Academy. [[spoiler: In truth, he was innocent of those crimes and his behavior is because of the horrific abuse he suffered as a child. Under Shinohara's care, he begins to stabilize and is genuinely horrified when his partner is killed in action]].
* RaisedAsTheOppositeGender: A truly chilling example, as it turns out. [[spoiler:The Ghoul that raised him castrated him because she liked to dress him up as a girl and never wanted him to look like a man.]]
* RaisedByOrcs: [[spoiler: He was raised by a female Ghoul, and still thinks fondly of her as his "Mama" even years later. It is the cause of all his disturbing tendencies]].
* RedBaron: CCG's "Jason".
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Hinting at his unstable, oft-times violent personality.
* TheScapegoat: [[spoiler: He never really tortured animals at the Academy. Instead, the staff decided to blame him for the actions of an instructor to avoid the potential scandal]].
* SinisterScythe: His anti-ghoul weapon, which he promptly names after the Ghoul it was made from.
* SlaveCollar: [[spoiler: As a child, he wore a collar with a bell on it. He seems to have kept the bell]].
* SmellsSexy: After passing each other on the street, Kaneki looks surprised and comments on how incredible Juuzou smells. Of course, it's not exactly because he smells ''sexy'', so much as he smells tasty.
* StickyFingers: He's prone to petty theft, stealing Kaneki's wallet in his very first scene and later reveals he's been stealing Quinque knives from headquarters to create a MASSIVE collection of them in his jacket.
* TarotMotifs: XIII. ''Death'', though in the final chapters he comes to be associated with XII. ''The Hanged Man''.
* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: He's prone to doing this to Ghouls, as illustrated during the raid on Aogiri's hideout. More than one than one Ghoul is subjected to being stabbed again and again and again, while he tells them to "hang on" and is disappointed when they die too soon.
* ThirteenIsUnlucky: His hairpins form the roman numerals for 13, an early hint that he's a troubled character.
* TookALevelInKindness: Thanks to Shinoara's influence, he has slowly begun to become a more stable individual. [[spoiler: In stark contrast to his early behavior, when he meets Mrs. Shinohara, he expresses sympathy and remorse over his partner's fate]].
* TooKinkyToTorture: A horrifying version of the trope. [[spoiler: His "Mama" trained him to FeelNoPain by doing things like suspending him with fishhooks through the skin on his back and arms]]. As such, he no longer responds to pain like a normal person.
* WhiteHairBlackHeart: Played with. Juuzou's white hair hints at his violent and unstable personality, with great difficulty understanding empathy or kindness.

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[[folder: Juuzou Suzuya: ''Re'']]
!!Juuzou Suzuya in ''Tokyo Ghoul: Re''
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In the years since the battle with Owl, Juuzou has been promoted to an Associate Special Class and serves in the 13th Ward. His squad is assigned to work alongside the Quinx in investigating the mysterious Ghoul known as "Nutcracker".

* ArtificialLimbs: He seems to have gotten a prosthetic leg, allowing him to continue working as an Investigator.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Juuzou is still an odd-ball that wears slippers to work, eats snacks at the conference table, and generally marches to the beat of his own drum. He's also developed into an exceptional Investigator with keen instincts, decent leadership skills, and a track record of rapid promotions second only to Arima. Suffice to say, Shinohara taught him well.
* FireForgedFriends: His partner explains that Juuzou and Sasaki became good friends as a result of having to work on cases together.
* FriendshipMoment: He greets Sasaki by rushing towards him with arms extended......and then starts frisking him. It turns out Sasaki likes to stuff candy into his pockets for him to find.
* HandicappedBadass: He's a high-ranked Investigator, and missing one leg above the knee.
* RankUp: He's gone from a Rank 2 in the original series, to an Associate Special Class and commander of his own squad.
* TookALevelInKindness: The first time they met, Juuzou repaid Sasaki the money he stole from him years prior.
* TricksterMentor: In the ''Joker'' one-shot, he messes with his rookie partner to teach him valuable lessons.
* WhiteHairBlackHeart: Inverted. He's become a much nicer person, and has started dying his hair black.

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[[folder:Yukinori Shinohara]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Yutaka Nakano

A former academy instructor for the CCG and a special investigator. He is currently investigating the binge eater.

* AFatherToHisMen: He is a kind and caring superior, playfully teasing Amon and later takes Suzuya under his wing as both a partner and a father figure.
* AnArmAndALeg: [[spoiler: The One-Eyed Owl slices off his leg, then slices it into neat little pieces in order to eat it. It mocks him, stating that now he "matches" the similarly-wounded Suzuya]].
* BadassNormal: Much like other members of the CCG. He's a special investigator, meaning he's a top-class combat specialist.
** EmpoweredBadassNormal: His Arata quinque grants him the speed and strength of a Ghoul, but it also begins to devour him in the process.
* BigBrotherMentor: He acts as this to his partners, offering them advice or doing his best to reign in their worst behaviors.
* BoringButPractical: He's called this compared to [[TheAce Arima]] and [[MadScientist Mado]]. While he isn't flashy and hasn't completely mastered his Quinque, he never the less gets results.
* ByTheBookCop: He dislikes when people get out of hand, and attempts to prevent Ghouls from suffering unnecessarily cruel deaths.
* CantHoldHisLiquor: He mentions liking to drink with his comrades, stating that someday he wants to drink with Juuzou. However, Amon comically recalls an occasion when a drunken Shinohara beat up ''20'' of his buddies.
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler: The real One-Eyed Owl slices off his leg, and eats it before finishing him off with a stab to the chest]].
** NotQuiteDead: Twice he's seemingly been killed in action, only to turn out to have barely survived. [[spoiler: The second time leaves him on life support, with no chance of recovery]].
* DangerousForbiddenTechnique: Activating his Arata quinque gives him strength and speed of a ghoul, but in exchange the armor slowly attempts to consume him.
* TheDreaded: He has earned a reputation among the Ghouls, and is feared by them as a result.
* ForegoneConclusion[=/=]DoomedByCanon: He does not appear in the "Joker" one-shot, a future story focused on Suzuya. As such, it's clear the two are no longer partners and something happened to him. [[spoiler: In the final chapter, he is left on life support in the hospital and declared Brain Dead due to the injuries inflicted on him by the One-Eyed Owl]].
* HeroicSelfDeprecation: He blames himself for [[spoiler: Suzuya losing his leg, even crying over it]]. He also has a tendency to make jokes at his own expense, whenever he's injured in the line of duty, such as referring to himself as "Futon Shinohara" while recovering in the hospital.
* LikeASonToMe: He comes to see Juuzou this way, with his wife telling Suzuya that he loves him like his own child.
* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: He survived getting predated by [[spoiler:Kaneki]]. He's lucky his armor protected him, [[spoiler: as well as the fact that Kaneki barely held himself back from ''actually'' devouring him]].
* ManlyTears: He weeps openly when his partner is injured in combat.
* MentorOccupationalHazard: [[spoiler: Acted as a surrogate father to Suzuya, and ends up being brutally maimed by the One-Eyed Owl while his partner watched on helplessly]].
* MoralityChain: To Suzuya.
** MoralityPet: After Suzuya's CharacterDevelopment.
* MysteriousBacker: Suzuya's back story reveals that a single person was responsible for him being accepted into the Junior Academy, when everyone else was in favor of writing him off as a monster. Though only the lower half of his face is shown, it's clear this single voice of reason that protected and supported Suzuya's second chance in life was Shinohara, years before they would be partners.
* NiceGuy: He's very kind and polite. It's due to his influence that Suzuya is slowly reforming.
* OnlyFriend: To Suzuya. Shinohara is perhaps the first person to show him genuine kindness, treating him with respect and encouraging him rather than treating him like something to fear.
* ParentalSubstitute: To Suzuya, offering him both moral guidance and emotional support.
* RedBaron: "The Invulnerable Shinohara".
* SuperPrototype: He has a full body armor quinque made from kakujya, which is a new type of quinque that seems to share it's original incarnation's tendency to consume the user's mind.
* YoungerThanHeLooks: He looks middle aged, but he's only 33.

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[[folder:Akira Mado]]

!!Akira Mado in ''Tokyo Ghoul''
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->'''Voiced By:''' Creator/AsamiSeto

The daughter of Kureo Mado, and a Rank 2 Investigator assigned as Amon's second partner. She is highly talented and has keen intuition, but has a tendency to mess with people. While she initially blames Amon for the death of her father, she begins to develop feelings for him.

* TheAce: She graduated the Top of Class in EVERY subject.
* ActionGirl: She's an exceptionally skilled fighter, able to use an infamously difficult anti-ghoul weapon type few can master.
* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: [[spoiler: When confronted over her seemingly cold behavior after Amon is reported dead, she breaks down in tears and admits that she was in love with him]].
* AwesomeByAnalysis: Even her father says she inherited his intuition.
* BadassNormal: She's an investigator of great skill, able to take on S-rated Ghouls even though she's a normal human.
* BeneathTheMask: Although she acts calm, she is still deeply upset over her father's death.
* CantHoldHisLiquor: She got drunk with one glass.
* CryCute: Twice, she's broken down in tears and shown a more gentle side. The first time, while drunk and thinking about her father. The second, when she admits her feelings towards Amon.
* DaddysGirl: She loves her father very much, as he raised her on his own after the death of her mother.
* DeathGlare: She's pretty good at giving them. It was played for laughs when she gave one to Amon when she found him collapsed in her hallway drenched in sweat.
* TheFaceless: She has a small cameo in the anime, visiting her father's grave. Her face is partially hidden in this scene.
* FairCop: She's very beautiful, something commented on by others on more than one occasion.
* {{Foil}}: To Touka. They are both women who are lonely due to their families but mask it with cold indifference. They both deeply respect their fathers and look very similar to their mothers. They both inherited their fathers' defining trait. Akira, her father's intuition. Touka, her father's love for humanity. As well as having ship tease with the leads of their stories Amon and Kaneki respectively. To make the comparison even more apt, Touka's father Arata was killed by Akira's father Mado. And Mado was killed by Touka.
* GutFeeling: She is noted for having exceptional intuition, something that her father believed was important for an Investigator. She even predicts that [[spoiler: Amon had been seriously injured]] long before anyone had reported it. Unfortunately, voicing this uneasy feeling results in [[spoiler: Takizawa going off to find Amon alone, resulting in his death]].
* HeroicSelfDeprecation: She was deeply annoyed at her youth forcing her father to take care of her instead of working on his revenge.
* IceQueen: Acts rather coldly to her partner and coworkers, though this may simply because she is still coping with her father's recent death.
** DefrostingIceQueen: Over time, she begins to warm up and shows far more emotion, even gently teasing Amon.
* KindheartedCatLover: One of her early moments revealing a softer side to her is showing her pet cat.
* LadyOfWar: She's quite beautiful and graceful, with the skill necessary to wield a compound Quinque and make it look easy.
* TheRival: Takizawa considers her to be his rival, and when drunk she starts egging him on over it.
* ScienceHero: She often cooperates with the research division, helping in the development of new Quinque and testing their experimental RC gas in the field.
* TheSmartGirl: Using old data, she was able to correctly pin point where Tsukiyama is hiding. And has been stated to be a genius Quinque designer, [[spoiler:Amon's final Quinque was designed by her]].
* StrongFamilyResemblance: She looks quite a bit like her mother.
* ShesGotLegs: When she reveals her pants while drunk, it turns out she has very long and shapely legs.
* ShipTease: Quite a bit between her and Amon, especially when she gets drunk and he's forced to look after her. While drunk, she hugged him. [[spoiler: Prior to the raid on Anteiku, she tries to kiss him again and is stopped by him. After his apparent death, she breaks down and confesses that she was in love with him]].
* TheStoic: She rarely changes her expressions.
** NotSoStoic: After defrosting a bit, she is much more emotional.
* {{Troll}}: Nearly everything she has said to Amon is a joke.
* TheUglyGuysHotDaughter: She definitely did not inherit her father's looks.
* WhipItGood: Her anti-ghoul weapon is essentially a tentacle used like a whip, with a blade built into the handle.
* WhenSheSmiles: She finally smiles when she force feeds Amon some of her very spicy curry. Amon is stunned by how beautiful the smile was.
* YouKilledMyFather: She blames Amon for the death of her father, stating she hates him for this reason.
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[[folder: Akira Mado: ''Re'']]
!!Akira Mado
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She returns in ''Tokyo Ghoul:re'' as an First Class Investigator, and partner to Haise Sasaki. The Mado squad has been affiliated with the newly-formed Quinx, placing her in a supervisory role.

* TheAce: She graduated top of her class, and by the time of the sequel, she has earned the rank of First Class. Amon achieving the same rank at 27 was considered exceptional, and Akira manages to do the same at 24.
* BadassBoast: She tells Shimoguchi that her team will solve the Torso case in one month's time, after he'd failed to find ''any'' leads in three months.
* ContinuityNod: She meets Sasaki for the first time in the exact same fashion she once met Amon, with the senior partner visiting a grave to report their recent promotion.
* FriendlySniper: While her demeanor is cold and efficient when tasked with bringing Sasaki down with an RC Suppressant round, afterwards she helps calm him down and advises him to take it easy for a while.
* LivingEmotionalCrutch: To Sasaki, providing both support as his senior partner ''and'' someone to bring him back when he loses control. She's not exactly a gentle one, but it works out.
* TheLostLenore: Amon has become this to her.
* NotSoAboveItAll: Despite being pretty serious, she still has some comical moments, like calling her punches Mado punches.
* ParentalSubstitute: To Sasaki, having mentored him after he lost his memories. He even refers to her as being his "mother", for all intents and purposes.
* RankUp: In ''Tokyo Ghoul:re'', she is an Investigator First Class and commands her own team.
* ShootTheDog: She's forced to shoot Sasaki to bring him back under control. [[spoiler: Afterwards, she questions him on his (false) identity to ensure he's truly back under control]]. She doesn't seem pleased with it, but the alternative is much worse.
* SniperRifle: She uses one in Chapter 7, to bring down an out-of-control Sasaki.
* TheTeamNormal: In the sequel, she is the only normal human associated with the Quinx Squad.

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[[folder:Kishou Arima]]
!!Kishou Arima in ''Tokyo Ghoul''
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/DaisukeNamikawa

A famed Special Class Ghoul Investigator, said to be the strongest of all. He is considered a genius that can master any weapon, and many Investigators look up to him as a role model. Among Ghouls, he is greatly feared and known as the "God of Death" due to being undefeated in battle.

He is the protagonist of the SpinOff mini-series ''Tokyo Ghoul:Jack'', which focuses on his teenaged years.

* TheAce: To Ghoul Investigators.
* {{Badass}}: Perhaps the strongest character in the entire series. He is a legendary Investigator, noted to have ended the killing spree of the [[HeroKiller One-Eyed Owl]] by dealing a supposedly-fatal blow to the most dangerous Ghoul ever encountered, and survived to tell about it. He has earned his title as "Shinigami" for effortlessly slaughtering Ghouls, and he manages to effortlessly deal [[spoiler: Kaneki in his half-Kakuja state]] a devastating blow.
* BladeOnAStick: One of his two preferred Quinque is a large, morphing lance.
* ButNowIMustGo: At the end of ''Jack'', he transfers out of school and prepares to leave, having completed his assignment.
* CurbStompBattle: With [[spoiler: Kaneki]] in chapter 138. Poor guy didn't even know what hit him. Please note that at this point in time, [[spoiler: Kaneki]] has become one of the most powerful Ghouls in the setting.
* DiseaseBleach: Possibly. Something has made his originally black hair go white.
* TheDreaded: To Ghouls.
* FairCop: As a teenager, his good looks and mysterious aura earned him admirers at school. [[AmbiguouslyBi Kaneki]] even describes him as "beautiful", when encountering him for the first time.
* FlashStep: He moves so fast that [[spoiler:Kaneki can't sense him at all]].
* FourEyesZeroSoul: His expression rarely changes, giving the impression of someone utterly removed from the world. Even at his most outgoing in ''Jack'', he remains very distant and detached from the things going on around him.
* HeroOfAnotherStory: The SpinOff ''Tokyo Ghoul Jack'' follows him as a teenager and rookie Ghoul Investigator.
* HeroKiller: Even the most powerful Ghouls find him a difficult opponent, leaving no choice but to flee. [[spoiler: He defeats Kaneki, and it isn't known whether he survived this encounter or not]].
* InstantExpert: He can bring out the full potential of any Quinque.
* InvincibleHero[=/=]InvincibleVillain: Depending on which side the story has the audience rooting for at the time. [[spoiler: Kaneki and the One-Eyed Owl]], two of the strongest Ghouls in the setting, cannot even touch him.
* LonelyAtTheTop: Several Investigators discussing what they wrote in their Wills prior to a major combat operation talk about how Arima always hands in a blank paper. One thinks that it means he's confident in his victory, but another states it is because Arima has nothing to write -- no one to say goodbye to or affairs to put in order. The next page shows Arima staring sadly at a blank piece of paper.
* {{Megane}}: He wears glasses, adding to his cool and aloof demeanor.
* MysticalWhiteHair: His unusual hair color seems to hint at his nigh-superhuman abilities, and frightening reputation. It was originally black, but like Kaneki he went through something that turned it white.
* OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent: This is his cover in Tokyo Ghoul: Jack so that he can investigate the school as he searches for the ghoul Lantern. Fura agrees to keep his identity a secret so that Arima can continue attending school and live normally for a while.
* RedBaron: CCG's Shinigami.
* {{Sadist}}: Described by the author as "massive and sadistic". In ''Jack'', he claims to hunt Ghouls because it is his "hobby".
* ScaryShinyGlasses: And they are splattered with the blood of those he's already killed, for bonus scary.
* ShockAndAwe: The other of his two Quinque is a gun-like mirror that fires lightning.
* SmartPeopleWearGlasses: His glasses only add to his air of intelligence.
* StoicSpectacles: When he isn't killing everything in sight, he comes across as a handsome but slightly aloof figure.
* TarotMotifs: XI. ''Justice'', X. ''The Wheel of Fortune''.
* TeenGenius: He was brilliant even as a teenager, both in terms of raw intelligence and his fighting ability. In ''Jack'', he memorized his textbook and is noted for being an exceptional student.
* WhamLine: "You're good... [[spoiler: Kaneki Ken]].
* WhiteHairBlackHeart: His white hair hints at his ruthless nature, showing absolutely no mercy in battle.

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[[folder: Kishou Arima: ''Re'']]
!!Kishou Arima
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He returns in the sequel as the mentor of Haise Sasaki, and supervisor of the Quinx Project. His protege has been tasked with training an Investigator to surpass him, a goal they hope to accomplish through creating Hybrids. While he seems to be a surrogate father to Sasaki, his true thoughts remain carefully guarded.

* BadassBookworm: The strongest Investigator in Japan is academically gifted, and enjoys reading in his spare time. It seems to be a strong basis for the close relationship he shares with his protege, Sasaki.
* ContinuityNod: He ends a sparing match by nearly stabbing Sasaki in the eye with a pen, much like [[spoiler: he casually stabbed Kaneki's eyes out with IXA]].
* FirstNameBasis: He uses Sasaki's personal name, and notably speaks to him as a peer instead of as his superior.
* LivingEmotionalCrutch: Sasaki refers to him as his father, and reassures himself that everything is fine because of Arima.
* TheMentor: He has numerous proteges, among them Take Hirako, Koori Ui, and Haise Sasaki.
* MoralityPet: Played with. Arima treats Sasaki like one, though it isn't clear whether any of it is genuine or simply an act.
* ParentalSubstitute: Sasaki refers to him as his "father". In response, Arima calls the Quinx Squad his "grandkids".
* PetTheDog: He treats Sasaki kindly, chatting about books and generally blowing off his concerns over having lost control.
* ShoutOut: To Creator/FranzKafka's ''A Crossbreed''. He mentions that it was his favorite among the short stories in the book he borrowed from Sasaki -- notably, Arima bears a striking resemblance to the narrator of the story.

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[[folder:Seidou Takizawa]]
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->'''Voiced By:''' Creator/ShinnosukeTachibana

A Rank 2 Investigator, assigned to investigate the Gourmet Ghoul alongside Houji. He deeply admires both Amon and Arima, and harbors something of an inferiority complex.

* {{Adorkable}}: He's very young and somewhat awkward, as well as prone to fanboying over his more exceptional peers.
* AlwaysSecondBest: The source of his inferiority complex, as he's always ended up coming in just behind more talented individuals like Akira or Juuzou.
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Akira and Juuzou are always this to him, leaving him with serious feelings of resentment.
* AnArmAndALeg: [[spoiler: Noro bites his arm clean off, possibly killing him in the process]].
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: He frequently talked about wanting to get out in the field. He finally gets his wish, [[spoiler: and ends up being mortally wounded by Noro]].
* BringMyBrownPants: [[spoiler: When Tatara grabs him, he's so terrified that he wets himself]].
* ButtMonkey: Due to his inferiority complex, he frequently tries to look cool or assert himself as a senior to people like Juuzou. It always backfires in his face.
* CantHoldHisLiquor: When he has an after-work drink with Amon and Akira, he quickly ends up plastered.
* CowardlyLion: [[spoiler: Though weeping with fear, he refuses to abandon a wounded-Amon and faces down Tatara, who had just finished slaughtering his squad]].
* ADayInTheLimelight: Chapter 123, ''Homefront'', focuses on him. He spends time with his family, and struggles to deal with his upcoming participation in a major combat operation.
** ADeathInTheLimelight: It may also count as this, since he's listed among the deceased at the conclusion of the operation.
* DelinquentHair: He responds with shock and criticism upon seeing that his younger sister has bleached her hair, and her shallow, mocking attitude fits the stereotype of delinquent schoolgirls.
* FedToTheBeast: [[spoiler: Tatara casually tosses him into the air, and simply calls for Noro. Noro's ever-hungry CombatTentacles do the rest]].
* GreenEyedMonster: He's jealous of people like Akira and Juuzou, that surpass or overshadow him.
* HesitantSacrifice: While putting his affairs in order prior to a major operation, he spends quite a bit of time pondering what to write in his Will. He starts out writing a normal letter, but then ends up writing "I don't want to die" across the entire paper. Later, [[spoiler: he sacrifices himself trying to protect a wounded Amon from [[TheDragon Tatara]], weeping in terror the entire time]].
* IdiotHair: He has a single lock sticking up straight in the air, hinting at his excitable nature.
* IJustWantToBeBadass[=/=]IJustWantToBeSpecial: He desperately craves attention and the chance to prove himself.
* InVinoVeritas: When he gets rip-roaring drunk, he ends up screaming challenges to Akira and answers his phone by calling the person (his partner) names.
* KillTheCutie: [[spoiler: He's reported among the dead at the conclusion of the attack on Anteiku, and possibly killed while trying to protect a wounded Amon from Aogiri]].
* KindaBusyHere: Parodied. While drunk and arguing with an equally-sloshed Akira, he answers his phone by demanding to know what "bastard" is interrupting his "battle against destiny". He's horrified when he realizes it's Houji.
* TheKnightsWhoSaySquee: He's one of the top graduates of the Academy, but absolutely worships truly skilled individuals like Amon and Arima. He even goes on about the clippings he keeps of Arima's cases.
* MommasBoy: He spends his day off with his mother, getting badgered at about not having a girlfriend and generally fussed over by her. He originally became an Investigator because of how frightened she was after a Ghoul killed one of their neighbors.
* OvershadowedByAwesome: Little surprise he's got an inferiority complex, when quite literally every other Investigator in the office is TheAce.
* RedOniBlueOni: Emotional, immature Takizawa is the Red to Houji's cool, composed Blue.
* ShipTease: As he leaves to check on Amon, he berates himself for always having "only seen her from the side" while thinking about Akira.
* TarotMotifs: XV. ''The Devil''.
* TearsOfFear: [[spoiler: While working on his Will prior to the operation in the 20th Ward, he ends up huddled in a corner weeping in fear. Later, when facing down [[TheDragon Tatara]] on his own, he's so frightened he begins crying hysterically]].
* UncertainDoom: [[spoiler: The revelation that numerous Investigators' bodies were missing at the conclusion of the operation, and taken by Aogiri for Dr. Kanou's experiments, leaves his ultimate fate in question]].
* UnknownRival: Downplayed. He maintains a certain level of jealousy towards Akira, the top of their class. But his sense of rivalry doesn't really come out until both end up roaring drunk, at which point he declares it a serious battle.

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[[folder:Iwao Kuroiwa]]
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->'''Voiced By:'''

A Special Class Investigator involved in the Owl Incident ten years prior, and Vice-Commander of the 11th Ward Special Countermeasures Unit. He is an old friend of Shinohara, and the two use the same prototype armor.

* TheAce: Dealt a fatal wound to the One-Eyed Owl, and established himself as one of CCG's strongest Investigators.
* AFatherToHisMen: He is well-respected by his subordinates, always leading from the front lines and providing strong moral support to them. They are thrilled when he states his intention to go with them, and participate in a major combat operation alongside them.
* AffectionateNickname: Shinohara calls him "Iwaccho".
* AnArmAndALeg: [[spoiler: Loses his arm below the elbow in the battle with Owl. Others tell him he's lucky it wasn't his dominant hand]].
* {{Badass}}: He is noted to have been one of ''two'' people that managed to wound the One-Eyed Owl in battle, and survived to tell about it. The other being [[TheDreaded Arima]].
* BigOlEyebrows: They are enormous and bushy, adding to his bird-like appearance.
* DangerousForbiddenTechnique: The Arata armor is powerful, granting the speed and strength of a Ghoul but it actively attempts to consume the user.
* InstantArmor: He has a full set of armor as his Quinque, though using it is dangerous for all but the strongest individuals.
* SuperPrototype: He is the other user of the prototype "Arata" armor.

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[[folder:Itsuki Marude]]
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->'''Voiced By:''' Creator/YujiUeda

A Special Class Investigator, and commander of the 11th Ward Special Countermeasures Unit organized to combat Aogiri Tree. He is highly experienced, but also has an abrasive personality.

* {{Badass}}: If his high rank weren't evidence enough, he proves himself when he finds his men pinned down by gunfire from Ghoul snipers. He berates them, but then grabs the nearest gun and takes out several snipers in a row like it was nothing.
* BadassBiker: He likes to ''think'' he's this, but instead his motorcycle keeps getting stolen by the real deal.
* BoomHeadshot: Delivers several in a row to Aogiri's snipers, establishing he's more than a big mouth.
* GratuitousEnglish: "PEACE IN DEATH!"
* {{Jerkass}}: He's prone to running his mouth, saying unflattering things about Mado after his death or teasing Suzuya about his youthful, androgynous appearance.
* MissionControl: He typically serves as the commander of MissionControl, with several subordinates helping him coordinate the forces on the ground.
* RunningGag: Suzuya stealing and promptly wrecking his motorcycle while doing something heroic and awesome.
* TemptingFate: He gets in [[PsychopathicManchild Suzuya]]'s face and mocks him, but is saved by Shinohara's intervention. The last person to annoy Suzuya got his ear drum sucked out and crushed for his efforts.
* WeHaveReserves: Averted when Shinohara's team face off against the One-Eyed King. He tells Shinohara to have all troops who can't hold their own against the creature back down lest they needlessly die.

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[[folder:Kousuke Houji]]
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->'''Voiced By:''' Sho Hayami

An Associate Special Class Investigator assigned to the 20th Ward. He is famed for his exploits in China, and works alongside Seidou Takizawa on the ''Gourmet'' case.

* TheAce: His talents are such that he was scouted by the Chinese branch, and spent time working there before returning to Japan. His exploits are quite famous, according to Takizawa.
* ArchEnemy: [[TheDragon Tatara]] seems to harbor an especially deep hatred of him.
* {{Badass}}: He is well-known and highly regarded for his strength.
* BadassInANiceSuit: An incredibly skilled Investigator, and always impeccably dressed even when compared to other CCG employees.
* DeadSidekick: [[spoiler: He's shown wearing a pained expression, while Takizawa's death is discussed]].
* DeadpanSnarker: When a drunk Takizawa answers his phone by demanding to know what "bastard" is bothering him, he introduces himself as "Bastard". His smirk as he does this only adds to the scene.
* RedOniBlueOni: The calm, unflappable Blue to Takizawa's emotional, immature Red.
* SharpDressedMan: Like all Investigators, he wears a suit while working. His hair is always neatly slicked back, and he gives off an air of class.
* TheStoic: His cool demeanor rarely changes, giving the impression of an unflappable and aloof man.

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[[folder:Take Hirako]]
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->'''Voiced By:''' Creator/TakayukiKondo

An Investigator First Class, and former partner to Arima. He is in command of the 21st Ward, and an exceptionally skilled fighter.

He returns in ''Tokyo Ghoul:re'', in command of his own squad operating out of the 1st Ward's home office. His team is at odds with the Quinix.

* {{Badass}}: He seems quite ordinary and unexceptional, but inflicts the worst damage against [[spoiler: Irimi]] while fighting her.
* {{BFS}}: His Quinque is one.
* ByTheBookCop: He argues that their regulations call for the protection of human life above all else, including killing a Ghoul.
* JustFollowingOrders: Discussed with Koori in the aftermath of a major operation. It's clear both have serious misgivings about what happened and how they simply did what they were told.
* PyrrhicVictory: Discussed with Koori. After [[spoiler: the raid on Anteiku]] and the resulting heavy losses, both wonder if it can even be calld a victory.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: In ''Re'', he provides a moderate voice that resolves the conflict between the Mado and Shimoguchi squads. As a result of his intervention, the Torso case is officially shared between the two teams.
* RidiculouslyAverageGuy: He ''seems'' like one, even described as being "normal looking with no special characteristics". However, Irimi warns that he is much stronger and far more dangerous than his appearance would suggest.
* VanHelsingHateCrimes: Defied. When [[spoiler: Irimi is wounded in battle TakingTheBullet for a civilian]], he protests killing her. While he claims that it's because she might be a valuable informant, in truth he's doing it to save her after recognizing her selfless act.
* WhatTheHellHero: He rails against Hachikawa when the other man nearly kills a civilian.

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[[folder:Misato Gori]]
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A skilled Rank 2 Investigator from the 13th Ward. She comes across as harsh, but in truth has a deep admiration for Amon.

* FeminineWomenCanCook: The tomboyish Misato attempts to make cookies for her superior while he's in the hospital. The resulting product is burned beyond recognition and barely identifiable as cookies. No one is surprised by this outcome.
* TheKnightsWhoSaySquee: She's a highly-skilled Investigator in her own right, but deeply admires Amon to the point of being flustered in his presence.
* LadyOfWar: She's very composed and cool in the heat of battle.
* MoreDakka: Her Quinque, the Ukaku-type "Emelio".
* NeverFoundTheBody: She Invokes the trope, deeply in denial of the reports that [[spoiler: Amon has been killed in battle]] because no one saw a body.
* StatuesqueStunner: She's almost as tall as Amon.
* {{Tsundere}}: She's prone to being harsh in reaction to Amon, primarily due to being flustered around him.
* WhatTheHellHero: She tears into Akira for not seeming sad enough over [[spoiler: the reported deaths of Amon and Seidou]], only to stop in shock when the other woman begins weeping.

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[[folder:Koori Ui]]
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An Associate Special Class Investigator, and one of Arima's proteges. He is the Investigator in charge of the violent 4th Ward, and has a playful personality.

* TheAce: He's highly-regarded for his skill, and called the "Hope" of the Arima group.
* {{Badass}}: He manages to hold out on her own against the One-Eyed Owl, making him one of the few Investigators to survive facing it directly.
* BadassBiker: He helps Juuzou pull off another insane motorcycle stunt, and [[RunningGag wrecks]] Maurde's second motorcycle in the process.
* {{Bishonen}}: He has a very youthful, and androgynous appearance with a slender build and bob haircut.
* BladeOnAStick: Taruhi, his Quinque, resembles a spear.
* JustFollowingOrders: In the aftermath of the [[spoiler: raid on the 20th Ward]], he expresses misgivings about the entire situation and how they all simply followed their orders without thinking.
* PyrrhicVictory: After all the loss on both sides during [[spoiler: the raid on Anteiku]], he wonders if anyone could even be considered the victor.

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[[folder:Mougan Tanakamaru]]
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A Special Class Investigator, assigned as the captain of Squad 2 during major operations. He is highly emotional and prone to eccentric behavior.

* BadassMustache: And it is glorious.
* {{BFG}}: His Quinque, "High Mind", is essentially this.
* CallingYourAttacks: He does this to the extent that Koma actually [[LampshadeHanging comments on it]].
* EmotionalBruiser: He may be incredibly badass, but he's also prone to overly emotional displays.
* LargeHam: He does everything over-the-top.
* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: ''"This is a manga!"''
* ManlyTears: He weeps in admiration while watching Arima fight.
* RatedMForManly: He comes across like the hero of an old-school Shonen series.

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[[folder:Chuu Hachikawa]]
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An Associate Special Class Investigator, assigned as the captain of Squad 3 during major operations. He is a deranged individual with little regard for life, whether ghoul ''or'' human.

* ArchEnemy: Kaya "Black Dog" Irimi.
* AxCrazy: He enjoys fighting, and doesn't seem to care who might get hurt in the process.
* FourEyesZeroSoul: He is a cruel, deranged individual with no concern for human life. Even his subordinates are disturbed by his behavior.
* FreudianExcuse: His extreme hatred of ghouls comes from [[spoiler:Irimi killing multiple of his allies and personally scaring him.]]
* GoodScarsEvilScars: He's missing most of his right cheek, exposing teeth and tendons. He usually hides it behind a tall collar.
* KickTheDog: When an elderly woman gets caught in the middle of a fight, the other CCG Investigators back off out of fear of hitting her by mistake. Hachikawa, on the other hand, decides the innocent bystander can just die. [[spoiler: Irimi throws herself in the way, TakingTheBullet to protect the old woman]].
* ScarsAreForever: His scars seem to be the result of a past battle with Irimi.
* ScaryShinyGlasses: Prone to this, due to his disturbed personality.
* ShootTheHostage: He doesn't care who gets hurt in the process of killing Ghouls.
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[[folder: Tsuneyoshi Washuu]]

The mysterious chairman of CCG.

* BadassFamily: The Washuu family has led CCG for generations, with his father helping develop the Quinque.
* BadassGrandpa: He is rumored to be stronger than the legendary SSS-rated Ghouls, though so far he has remained behind the scenes.
* GoodHairEvilHair: He has the long, full beard one would expect of a man with considerable age and authority.
* ThePatriarch: The head of the illustrious Washuu family, which hold great rank within CCG.

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[[folder: Yoshitoki Washuu]]

The Bureau Director of CCG's main office, and son to Chairman Washuu. He is a cool and collected leader, placed in charge of the major operation at the finale of the first series.

* BadassFamily: The Washuu family has led CCG for generations, with his father and grandfather both legendary figures noting for their strength.
* GoodHairEvilHair: He wears a thin mustache and thin beard, giving him an air of authority.
* NervesOfSteel: While his forces are quite literally wetting themselves in fear, he casually reassures a glaring SSS-rated Ghoul that he's just doing his job.
* NothingPersonal: His response to [[spoiler: Yoshimura]] during the raid.
-->''No need to glare. It's my job.''
* SharpDressedMan: He's always in full dress uniform, without a single hair out of place.

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[[folder: Hanbee Abara]]
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A Rank 2 Investigator, assigned as Juuzou Suzuya's subordinate. He appears in the one-shot ''Joker'', and struggles with serious doubts about himself.

* AfraidOfBlood: He gets light-headed at a crime scene, nearly fainting.
* BeleagueredAssistant: Juuzou gleefully messes with him, making him feed him pudding during meetings and leaving him to make excuses for him when he's late.
* ButtMonkey: He spends almost the entirely one-shot either being mocked, or falling into a panic over one thing or another.
* ChronicHeroSyndrome: He states he's driven by the desire to save even just one person, but struggles to turn thought into action.
* CowardlyLion: He struggles constantly with his fears, but steps up when Juuzou is in danger.
* CowardlySidekick: To Juuzou.
* HeroicSelfDeprecation: He's painfully aware of how pathetic he is, especially compared to his partner.
* MyGreatestFailure: Zigagged. While he expresses guilt over his father being maimed saving him from a Ghoul, he also recognizes that trying to help would have gotten him killed.
* NiceGuy: His one redeeming trait seems to be that he's a fairly nice, average guy.
* NumberTwo: In ''Re'', he serves as Juuzou's right-hand man and handles most of the work. He seems to have grown more confident under Juuzou's guidance, and leads the Squad whenever Juuzou is absent.
* OneHeadTaller: A non-romantic variant. He towers over the much-smaller Juuzou.

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[[folder:Hideyoshi "Hide" Nagachika]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ToshiyukiToyonaga

He is Kaneki's best friend. Although he comes off as a goof ball, he is incredibly perceptive and intelligent when he wants to be, so much so that some ghouls see him as a threat since he could expose them.

* AmateurSleuth: He admits that he enjoyed bugging and tailing anyone he thought was suspicious, in the hopes of solving crimes. When he tails Yamori and discovers the existence of Aogiri, he leaks it anonymously to [=CCG=]. Later, he officially joins them as an Intern and gets promoted to an assistant in the Investigation department due to his great intuition.
* ChildhoodFriends: Kaneki's best friend since elementary school.
* GenreSavvy: Nishiki warns Kaneki that Hide is actually more clever than he seems, something that proves to be true. He figures out how to pass through an area with a high concentration of Ghouls by stealing clothing off a dead Ghoul, masking his scent.
* GuileHero: What he lacks in physical ability, he more than makes up for in cunning. He's able to elude Ghouls hunting him, as well as manipulate events to gain himself access to the inner-workings of CCG and place himself on the front lines of a major operation as part of MissionControl.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Kaneki. [[spoiler:He happily accepted Kaneki despite knowing that he's a ghoul.]]
* HyperAwareness: He shows incredible intuition, and follows these hunches to great results. He's exceptional at picking out suspicious people, noting that he always found Nishiki to be an untrustworthy person and his skills are eventually recognized by Marude as exceptional enough to earn him a promotion to Investigator Assistant.
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: After Touka threatens to kill Hide should Kaneki ever slip up, the friends slowly begin to see less and less of each other. Kaneki actively shuts Hide out of his life to protect him, leaving him unaware of all the things going on in his best friend's life.
* MilhollandRelationshipMoment: [[spoiler: After months of Kaneki fretting over Hide learning his secret, Hide tells him he already knew and that it doesn't matter]].
* MissionControl: During the [[spoiler: CCG raid of Anteiku]], he's assigned to help out at the on-site communications base.
* MuggleBestFriend: He is Kaneki's best friend, but he worries about what would happen if Hide were to discover his secret.
* NiceGuy: He's an extremely upbeat and kind fellow, something that gave Kaneki comfort on multiple occasions.
* NonActionGuy: He can't fight to save his life.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: He intentionally plays up his more goofy behaviors, to throw people off. When discussing with Kaneki his theories about a peacekeeping organization of Ghouls in the 20th Ward, he suddenly switches into cheerfully talking about a book (by a known hack) about Ghouls.
* OnlyFriend: Hide reached out to Kaneki upon seeing the other boy always alone, and remains his only friend until Kaneki decides to stay away from him for his own safety.
* OutOfFocus: Kaneki's relationship with Hide is vital at the beginning of the series, shaping much of Kaneki's struggle with his changed nature. However, as Kaneki became more involved in the ghoul world, interactions between the two became scarce and we didn't see Hide for many, many chapters. After the timeskip, he becomes an Intern at CCG and begins working with Amon's team.
* RedOniBlueOni: The Red to Kaneki's Blue, being the more bright and energetic of the pair.
* RobbingTheDead: He explains that stealing clothing off a dead Ghoul allowed him to travel through an area with numerous Ghouls without being noticed, since it concealed his human scent.
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: He's the more confident and aggressive guy, in contrast to Kaneki's gentle and submissive personality.
* TagalongKid: He's eventually promoted from an intern to an actual employee, and assigned to work with Amon on his investigations. He's not actually trained to do anything related to CCG's work, but proves to be exceptional at it anyway.
* TarotMotifs: I. ''The Magician''.
* UncertainDoom: [[spoiler: He is officially Missing in Action after the battle in the 20th Ward. He was last seen comforting a wounded and hallucinating Kaneki, leaving the possibility that his best friend ate him]].

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[[folder:Sen Takatsuki]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MaayaSakamoto

A famous author, noted to have published her first work as a teenager. She is Kaneki's favorite writer, and has several fans among the Ghouls in the story. In person, she is easy-going and somewhat quirky, but far more insightful than it would seem.

* TheAce: A beautiful, brilliant young author that has had several bestsellers at the age of 24. Her first book, written as a teenager, was highly regarded and marked her as a talented newcomer. [[spoiler: She's also the most powerful Ghoul known, and the true mastermind behind Aogiri Tree while concealing her identity with multiple false identities]].
* {{Adorkable}}: She's a weirdo, but also very sweet.
* BeleagueredAssistant: Her manager spends most of his time desperately trying to keep her on track, and getting ignored for his efforts. She even seems to enjoy teasing him, suggesting he should go find her a Ghoul to interview by "walking alone at night while looking delicious".
* CovertPervert: During her autograph session, her hand wanders ''suspiciously'' low while posing with a fan for pictures.
* ChekhovsGunman: She's the author of Kaneki, Rize, Tsukiyama, and Hinami's favorite books. As a result, she's been discussed repeatedly throughout the story and begins playing a role in the plot once she finally appears in person. [[spoiler: Turns out, she's actually not only Eto of Aogiri Tree, but the infamous One-Eyed Owl]].
* CloudCuckoolander: She comes across as very quirky and strange, cheerfully ignoring the rules of her own autograph sessions.
* CoolBigSis: She takes an immediate liking to Hinami, and offers her advice.
* FingerTenting: She does this frequently while talking to people, especially when she's deep in thought. [[spoiler: It turns out to be one of several subtle hints that she's a villain]].
* TheGlassesGottaGo: She doesn't wear her glasses when making public appearances, as opposed to wearing them when on her personal time. Considering her image as a great beauty is one thing Kaneki mentions she's famous for, this is probably intentional on the part of her management.
* GovernmentConspiracy: She seems to believe there is one, offering Amon hints that [[spoiler: [=CCG=] may have a hand in the creation of Ghoul Hybrids like Kaneki]].
* LampshadeHanging: She wrote a book about MacGuffin. [[spoiler: Later, she was revealed to be the One-Eyed Owl, the LivingMacGuffin]].
* LivingADoubleLife[=/=]TripleShifter: When she isn't working on her latest novel or doing publicity events, she's [[spoiler: Eto, the ''real'' leader of Aogiri Tree]]. One wonders when she finds the time to get anything done.
* {{Meganekko}}: She frequently wears large-rimmed glasses, adding to her dorky but cute appeal.
* MessyHair: She shows up to her official autograph session straight of bed, with a huge mess of hair.
* MostWritersAreMale: Averted. However, it is notable that both unofficial translations and Creator/{{Funimation}} fell victim to this trope.
* MysteryWriterDetective: At least in that she managed to dig up some interesting information, offering it to Amon while interviewing him for her new book.
* ParentalAbandonment: Like most of the cast, she lost her parents early on. [[spoiler: Or rather, her father was forced to abandon her in the 24th Ward to protect her from the organization known as "V"]].
* PenName: Sen Takatsuki isn't her actual name, but rather the one she uses as a professional writer.
* TheReveal: [[spoiler: She's the HalfHumanHybrid child of Yoshimura, the One-Eyed Owl. Not only that, but she is also the Aogiri Tree executive, Eto]].
** {{Foreshadowing}}: Multiple pieces easily missed the first time. [[spoiler: Yoshimura states he has "no son", because of course he has a daughter. As Takatsuki, she shows an unusual insight into the events going on behind the scenes and interest in the [=RC=] sensors at CCG headquarters. She also expresses interest in writing a book about a Ghoul after talking to Kaneki, because of course she already knows all about him]].
* SherlockScan: She has an exceptional talent for reading people, picking up on small details about them simply through observation. She demonstrates this to Hinami during their second meeting, pointing out her nervous CharacterTic and correctly guessing not only her general upbringing but how it compares to Kaneki's past. Hinami notes this is probably part of what makes her such a talented writer.
* SmartPeopleWearGlasses: She wears large, rounded frames while gathering material or writing.
* TheSouthpaw: During her book event, she signs with her left hand. This minor detail turns out to be significant, since [[spoiler: its actually ASinisterClue, with the revelation that she's the One-Eyed Owl]].
* TheStoryteller: Her novel, ''The Black Goat's Egg'', seems to be a reflection of Kaneki's unfortunate circumstances. After meeting him, she becomes interested in writing a story about a Ghoul.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: She bears a striking resemblance to her MissingMom.
* TeenGenius: She published her first book as a teenager, and it went on to be a best-seller. She's published 8 works total, and she's only 24.
* UnkemptBeauty: Though we've never seen her anything but disheveled, Kaneki states that she's admired by fans for her great beauty.
* WalkingSpoiler: Oh, is she ever.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: She has seafoam Green hair.

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[[folder:Akihiro Kanou]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KenjiNomura

The doctor who performed the operation that transformed Kaneki into an One-Eyed Ghoul. While initially he seems innocent, in truth he has his own plan and has strong ties to Aogiri Tree. Though he left them in the past, when located by them he chooses to side with them to continue his research.

* AboveGoodAndEvil: He views himself this way, at least. He knows his research will be viewed by others as evil, but believes his work transcends normal standards of judgement.
* BadSamaritan: During Kaneki's operation, we see that he is dedicated to saving the other's life despite not knowing him. He even breaks hospital policy and operates without notifying Kaneki's family. Later, we see that he treats Kaneki kindly and seems worried about his overall well being. [[spoiler:This is because he wanted to use the other to create a one eyed ghoul. He was also involved in the accident that incapacitated Rize so that he could use her organs in his experiments. Since he also considers Kaneki his "ultimate creation", he wanted to check his development and gain his trust.]]
* BitchInSheepsClothing: [[spoiler:He presents himself as a kindly doctor when in reality he's running illegal experiments on humans and doesn't even seem to care about how his actions hurt others.]]
* BreakThemByTalking: [[spoiler:After Kaneki meets Kanou a second time. Kanou tries to get Kaneki to join up with him by telling him Yoshimura was the reason for creating Aogiri Tree]].
* EvilPlan: [[spoiler:Kaneki's transformation into a ghoul was no accident nor was he the doctor's first or even last attempt to create one eyed ghouls.]]
* GoneHorriblyRight: [[spoiler: He never intended for Kaneki to be anything but a prototype for his Kakuhou Transplant procedure. Instead, he ended up creating one of the most powerful Ghouls in the series. One that is hell-bent on stopping his plans and destroying Aogiri, and ends up providing vital research data as well as a living weapon to CCG in the sequel]].
* LightIsNotGood: He wears a white lab coat for the entirety of the series so far.
* MadDoctor: [[spoiler: He said he gave Kaneki a kidney transplant but in reality he transplanted Rize's kakuhou into him. It seems that he is purposefully turning humans into ghouls.]]
* ManInWhite: He wears a white lab coat in all his appearances since he's a doctor and has a very kindhearted face and demeanor. In contrast, many of the other characters wear dark clothes and scary masks.
* MoreThanMindControl: [[spoiler: He manipulates the twins into working for him, preying on their emotional vulnerabilities and getting them to eventually think of him as their father]].
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: He saves Kaneki's life but unintentionally causes Kaneki's body to undergo a physically and mentally taxing transformation that removes any chance of continuing a normal life. [[spoiler: As more information is learned about ghouls, the more Kaneki and the audience learn how impossible it is to do this surgery by mistake.]]
* PunnyName: His name "Kanou" sounds like the japanese word for possible. [[spoiler:Fitting as he seems obsessed with the opening up the world's potential]]
* WeCanRuleTogether: [[spoiler:He offers Kaneki a chance to become a part of his plans and seems impressed with how far Kaneki has come considering how most of the people he experimented on became nothing more than mindless monsters.]]
* WorstAid: Putting the organs of a victim that was pulverized by steel beams into a patient in critical condition is an extremely high risk procedure and in a normal operation would more likely kill the patient as opposed to save them. [[spoiler: Although he already knows Rize is a ghoul and that her regenerative abilities would likely save Kaneki's life, regardless of his reckless procedures.]]
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[[folder:Yoriko Kosaka]]
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->'''Voiced by''': Chinatsu Akasaki

She is Touka's best friend at school.

* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Touka.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: Since she doesn't know that Touka is a ghoul, she doesn't realize how much troubles she gives Touka by bringing her normal food. Touka has to force herself to digest her food to not hurt Yoriko's feelings.
* MuggleBestFriend: She is unaware that Touka is a ghoul and seems to be an average high school girl.
* ShipperOnDeck: The one time she and Kaneki appeared on the same scene, she mistook him for Touka's boyfriend/the boy she likes and encouraged her to [[ThroughHisStomach use the food she made for Touka to conquer Kaneki's heart]].
* SupremeChef: She's an excellent cook, and always brings Touka things to try.

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[[folder:Kimi Nishino]]
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->'''Voiced by''': Yurie Kobori

The human girlfriend of Nishiki Nishio. She discovers that he is a Ghoul after he is seriously injured, but accepts him regardless of the risk to both their lives.

* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Her love for Nishiki resulted from him unknowingly giving her comfort after she lost her entire family in a plane crash.
* BerserkButton: PlayedForLaughs. Nishio insults the gift she gives him, leading her to lose her temper with him.
* DamselInDistress: Kidnapped by Tsukiyama, in order to lure in Kaneki.
* DespairEventHorizon: The death of her family left her suicidal, and only meeting Nishiki gave her the strength to go on living.
* FreakinessShame: She calls Touka's wing-like kagune beautiful, startling the other girl so much she flees rather than carry out her threat to eliminate Kimi to protect their secrets.
* InterruptedIntimacy: Kaneki and Hide walk in on her and Nishiki getting hot and heavy, to her great embarrassment. In the manga, she's topless, while the anime tones things down considerably.
* InterspeciesRomance: With Nishiki.
* LoveMartyr: She's willing to let him eat her, if that would save his life. This is fair in her eyes, since his being there for her when she lost her family is what saved her from her despair.
* MoralityPet: To Nishiki.
* OrphansOrdeal: Losing her family left her suicidally depressed, and completely alone in the world. As such, she latched onto Nishiki when he asked her out and he became the one thing she had to live for.
* ScarsAreForever: She has an ugly scar on her shoulder, from encouraging Nishiki to feed on her to save his own life. It's the only time he's ever hurt her.
* SecretKeeper: She hides the fact that her boyfriend is a ghoul and also agrees to keep secret the fact that Kaneki is one too.
* StarCrossedLovers: Kimi mentions the forbidden nature of her relationship with Nishiki means they're ''both'' in danger if he's discovered. CCG will kill him, and she'll be sent to prison for the crime of helping a Ghoul.

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[[folder:Ukina]]
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The human lover of a young Ghoul that would eventually become Yoshimura. She was a reporter investigating a certain organization, and was murdered to protect its secrets.

* {{Determinator}}: [[spoiler: When told it would take a miracle for her baby to survive, Ukina ''made'' one by forcing herself to eat human flesh during her pregnancy]].
* TheFaceless: The flashbacks of her never show her entire face, obscuring or omitting her eyes entirely.
* FlowerMotifs: Pansies, which symbolize Remembrance, [[StarCrossedLovers Forbidden Love]], and Fond Memories.
* HotScoop: Though her face is never shown, she was seemingly quite beautiful.
* ImAHumanitarian: [[spoiler: In desperation to save her child, she resorted to cannibalism during her pregnancy]].
* InterspeciesRomance: The human lover of a Ghoul, [[spoiler: and the mother of the half-breed child that would become the One-Eyed Owl]].
* IntrepidReporter: She was actually a reporter looking for information on a certain organization, though the couple had no idea the other was involved.
* KilledToUpholdTheMasquerade: She was killed as a result of investigating the organization known as "V".
* TheLostLenore: To Yoshimura.
* MissingMom: To [[spoiler: Eto/Takatsuki]].
* MoralityPet: She came this to her lover, a formerly ruthless killer. Long after her death, Yoshimura continues to seek a way for humans and Ghouls to coexist.
* PlotTriggeringDeath: [[spoiler: Her death led Yoshimura to leave the organization, and forced him to abandon their HalfHumanHybrid child alone in the 24th ward]].
* PosthumousCharacter: She's been long dead by the time of the series.
* StarCrossedLovers: With Yoshimura. [[spoiler: When the truth came out, the organization forced her lover to kill her]].
* StrongFamilyResemblance: Likely one reason her face is never shown is that her child seems to look quite a bit like her.

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* ExactWords: [[spoiler: He states he has "no son". While initially it seems to be a denial to protect his child, it turns out to be true. The One-Eyed Owl is female]].

* LightningBruiser: Perhaps the greatest example within the series. [[spoiler: Being an Ukaku type, he has incredible speed and the ability to fire off projectiles with strength compared to a ''shotgun''. Unlike most Ukaku, though, he is also tough enough to face two Special Investigators with specialized S-class equipment without taking damage]].

* AmbiguousGender: Due to being covered in bandages, it isn't clear what Eto is. [[spoiler:Later revealed to be female, when it turns out that Eto and Sen Takatsuki are the same person]].

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