History Characters / TokyoGhoulReQuinx

* AmbiguousGenderIdentity: It's revealed from early on that Mutsuki was assigned female at birth. While he presents himself as male, not much is made clear about what Mutsuki actually thinks of his gender. There is some implication that he wanted to live as a man because he finds sexual male attention to be disturbing, which could indicate it's not that he identifies as a man, but that living as a man is just more bearable to the alternative (which would mean cis men would look at him sexually) even if he actually identifies as a woman. This becomes even more complicated with revelations about Mutsuki's shattered mind and escalating SanitySlippage. At its worst, Mutsuki switches JapanesePronouns in mid-sentence and can't seem to maintain a stable sense of self.

* JapanesePronouns: "Ore", in contrast to his gentle personality and birth-designated sex. As Mutsuki's sanity erodes further, switching between the masculine "Ore" and feminine "Watashi" increases.

%%* PlatonicDeclarationOfLove: To Urie, when he lost control of himself.

* Hypocrite: He really has no right to say he fights as a human to kill the hated ghouls, while swinging around his kagune to kill [[spoiler: his fellow Quinx]].

* TheHeart: He does his best to hold his dysfunctional teammates together, smoothing over arguments and offering emotional support. He also seems to be the most morally upright of the bunch, being a gentle and selfless individual. This causes him to snap when he´s forced to confront his memories at last.

** However, after his experience with Torso, [[SplitPersonalityMerge these two sides conjoin]], resulting in a [[BitchInSheepsClothing much]] [[CombatSadomasochist crueler]] [[FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon Mutsuki]]. Saiko begins to suspect Mutsuki, as she [[ViolenceDetector smells human blood on Mutsuki.]]

** After being abused by Torso for a prolonged period of time, Mutsuki drops his [[NiceGuy facade]] and releases his [[AxCrazy "other]] [[SuperPoweredEvilSide half"]] which utterly [[OneHitKill destroys]] Torso. He then shows he's skilled and smart enough to fight off Takizawa.

* AxCrazy:

* Hypocrite

* GroinAttack: It seems to become his new thing, post-capture. Torso's autopsy notes that his genitals were removed. During the fight with Takizawa, Mutsuki kicks him in the crotch and then ''stomps'' on him while he's down.

* AmbiguousGenderIdentity: It's revealed from early on that Mutsuki was assigned female at birth. While he presents himself as male, not much is made clear about what Mutsuki actually thinks of his gender. There is some implication that he wanted to live as a man because he finds sexual male attention to be disturbing, which could indicate it's not that he identifies as a man, but that living as a man is just more bearable to the alternative (which would mean cis men would look at him sexually) even if he actually identifies as a woman. This becomes even more complicated with revelations about Mutsuki's shattered mind and escalating SanitySlippage. At it's worst, Mutsuki switches JapanesePronouns in mid-sentence and can't seem to maintain a stable sense of self.

** There was quite a bit of [[MentorShip subtext]] between Mutsuki and Sasaki before the latter regained his original memories and defected. Sasaki ended up becoming his unofficial caretaker, while Mutsuki clearly adored and admired him. Come chapter 114 nd SanitySlippage having already ensued, Mutsuki's attraction to Sasaki/Kaneki has warped into something rather [[{{Yandere}} destructive]].

* AbusiveParents: Ch. 73 reveals that Mutsuki's father was a violent drunk, and the entire family seems to have lived in fear of his rages. He once tried to drown Tooru, while demanding to be praised as a good father. This abuse led to him eventually snapping and murdering his entire family.

* AmbiguousGender: Initially, he's merely an androgynous character until the 4th chapter reveals him to have breasts. In the following chapter, a flashback reveals him to have requested to live as a man. However, this becomes more complicated with revelations about Mutsuki's shattered mind and escalating SanitySlippage. At it's worst, Mutsuki switches JapanesePronouns in mid-sentence and can't seem to maintain a stable sense of self.

* MurderTheHypotenuse: Mutsuki picks up on Haise's crush on Touka, and eventually this jealousy escalates to attacking her at '':Re'' and kidnapping Yoriko to use against her.

* RapeAsDrama: Implied. In a flashback, Mutsuki's father leers at him after his shirt gets soaked in water. He's also shown sharing a make-shift futon with Torso, who is keeping him prisoner.

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* AllLovingHero: Saiko is by far one of the kindest characters in the series, quick to recognize the good in the ghouls she encounters and ready to forgive others or believe in them regardless of what others say. Her idealism contrasts heavily with the cynical Urie, who calls her out for her compassion.

* NeckSnap: [[spoiler: Has this done to him by Yomo and is left for dead afterwards.]]

* Transsexual: Assigned female at birth, but lives as a man.

* JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope: He rapidly goes from showing signs of letting his grudge get to him to actively covering up or assisting Mutsuki in brutal acts. In particular, he takes part in [[FingerInTheMail kidnapping or possibly]] killing the innocent fiancee of a coworker ''just'' to get a shot at killing Kaneki.

* EvilMentor: Tokage mentored Mutsuki at the Academy, and Mutsuki begins encouraging similar violent behaviors in Shinsanpei.

* FailedASpotCheck: [[spoiler: After seemingly taking Yomo down, Mutsuki walks up to him to finish him off, but fails to connect the presence of puddles of water all around them to Yomo's electric abilities, which the latter had already displayed at that point. Walking straight into a trap, Yomo releases an electric current into the area which electrocutes Mutsuki, leaving him badly charred.]]

* FailedASpotCheck: [[spoiler: After seemingly taking Yomo down, Mutsuki walks up to him to finish him off, but fails to connect the presence of puddles of water all around them to Yomo's electric abilities, which the latter had already displayed at that point. Walking straight into a trap, Yomo releases an electric current into the area, electrocuting Mutsuki and leaving him badly charred.]]

* FailedASpotCheck: [[spoiler: After seemingly taking Yomo down, Mutsuki walks up to him to finish him off, but fails to connect the presence of puddles of water all around them to Yomo's electric abilities, which the latter had already displayed at that point. Walking straight into a trap, Yomo releases an electric current into the area electrocuting Mutsuki and leaving him badly charred.]]

** JerkassWoobie: His resentment of the Kuroiwas is rooted in his ''deep'' respect and grief for his deceased father.

The Quinx are an experimental group, initiated by Yoshitoki Washuu and operating under the authority of Kishou Arima and Akira Mado. Quinx are humans, who have been surgically modified to give them the abilities of Ghouls via the implementation of a quinque, with the stated intention of creating an Investigator that can surpass Kishou Arima.

* BewareTheQuietOnes: Underneath his bangs and his quiet demeanor, he turns out to be a bit unstable. After his aunt is hospitalized, he becomes consumed with his desire for revenge and even shows signs of ''enjoying'' violently stabbing his opponents to death. After he catches Mutsuki assaulting a fake "Haise Sasaki", he doesn't seem the least bit disturbed and even offers to help cover everything up. All he wants is to kill the ''real'' Sasak].

* ImAHumanitarian: Averted for the most part. The newly created Quinx can still eat human food, at least as long as their RC levels remain below 1000. After that, Dr. Shiba estimates they will become unable to consume human food just like their mentor Haise can't. Currently Urie and Shirazu are the ones he is most worried about in that regard, while most of his worry about Saiko's diet is more focused on her weight than her levels.

* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: During the first phase of a major operation, he wishes the enemy would go wild so he could earn plenty of achievements. Cue a BloodierAndGorier massacre for both sides, which leads to Shirazu sacrificing himself to save the others]]. Urie [[HeroicBSOD does not]] [[HowDareYouDieOnMe handle it well.]]

A 20-year old Investigator, noted for his poor health and meek personality. A youth orphaned in a Ghoul attack. He disguised himself as a male due to fear of being seen as a female.

* AllPeriodsArePMS: Mutsuki suffers from abdominal cramps in the middle of the Human Auction operation, which only make things worse for him, considering he was not too long ago seriously injured by Kanae and his regeneration isn't working properly. Urie is also able to smell Mutsuki's menstrual blood after Urie accidentally attacked Mutsuki during said operation, [[GenderReveal which makes him realize that Mutsuki is actually a woman.]]

* TheKillerInMe: Utterly convinced that a "ghoul" killed his family. Until he remembers that ''she'' did it herself with an axe at the age of 12 and a SlasherSmile during the whole thing.

* NoPeriodsPeriod: The Human Auction operation doesn't go well for Mutsuki, as he is not only hurt by Kanae (and barely regenerating), he is also menstruating. Urie smells Mutsuki's menstrual blood and realizes that Mutsuki is a woman.

* CharacterDevelopment: Urie begins the series as a manipulative, selfish jerk unwilling to work with others and angry at the idea of retreating from battle. He treats his comrades with open disdain, viewing them as in his way. However, over the months and several major operations, he begins to thaw towards them all and even begins asking Sasaki for private training sessions. He forms a BashBrothers team with Mutsuki, and becomes willing to play things cautious rather than recklessly risk the lives of his squad. But it all comes to a head when Shirazu dies, leading to him calling out Matsuri's callous attitude and refusing to pursue his ArchEnemy because it would mean leaving his comrades behind. In the following months, he ''seems'' to have fallen back into his old ways... but is actually focused on getting promoted solely to finance the care of Shirazu's little sister.

* RevengeByProxy: He directs his hatred of Iwao Kuroiwa towards his son, Takeomi.

* TheSquadette: The lone female member of the Quinx (if you don't count Mutsuki as female), at least until Hsaio joins over the second TimeSkip.

* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: During the first phase of a major operation, he wishes the enemy would go wild so he could earn plenty of achievements. Cue a BloodierAndGorier massacre for both sides, which leads to Shirazu sacrificing himself to save the others]]. Urie [[HeroicBSOD does not]] [[HowDareYouDieOnMe handle it well.