Takeomi Kuroiwa

Takeomi Kuroiwa (黒磐 武臣, Kuroiwa Takeomi) is a Rank 1 Ghoul Investigator, Iwao Kuroiwa's son and a member of the Hirako Squad.

Appearance
Takeomi is a young man and resembles his father in that they both have thick eyebrows and significantly rounder eyes than other characters. He is also quite tall and lean and he wears formal attire at work like other CCG members.

Personality
Takeomi comes across as a humble and hard-working individual, though viewed by others as a prodigy with incredible potential and talent. Though aware of Sasaki's true nature, he does not display any of the prejudices typical of an Investigator and expresses admiration for his talent. He states that he is always striving to improve himself, but does not come across as ambitious or proud.

Torso Investigation
Takeomi assisted First Class Hirako and Rank 1 Itou in suppressing Haise Sasaki when he went out of control after the fight with Serpent.

Nutcracker Investigation
He later approaches Kuki Urie to inquire about how Sasaki is doing. He seems unaware of Urie's anger towards him, and asks about visiting the Quinx some time to speak to their mentor.

Auction
He participates in the Auction raid as part of the Hirako-Shimoguchi Squad. The squad encounter some members of the clown gang. While the other members of his squad fight those ghouls, he suceeds to defeat the ghoul Ganbo, with his bare hands.

Power and Abilities
Takeomi is stated to be an exceptionally talented Rookie, chosen to participate in high-level operations. He excelled at the Academy, earning high marks and is considered to be something of a prodigy. During the Auction operation, Takeomi has demonstrated high physical endurance and strength, able to take on Ganbo slamming him against the wall without flinching and strong enough to break his neck, which surprised Uta, since it indicates he has roughly 4-7 times the strength of a human, which is a ghoul's strength range, something only a small minority of humans can achieve.

Haise Sasaki
Kuroiwa looks up to Haise as a competent investigator, and displays interest in learning from him, as he believes Haise's swordplay is elegant and swift.

Kuki Urie
Their fathers were in the same squad together, suggesting the two have known each other for a long time. Takeomi treats him in a friendly manner, and seeks him out for advice concerning Sasaki. He seems to be unaware of the intense hatred that Urie harbors for the entire Kuroiwa family, blaming them for the death of his father.

Yoriko Kosaka
Takeomi was Yoriko's classmate in elementary school for several years, although he often transferred because of his father's duty. Both of them still remember each other.

Trivia

 * Kuramoto Itou suggested Takeomi to have a nickname "Bujin", as his first name in kanji can also be read in a different way.
 * Takeomi's physical prowess allows him to combat ghouls unarmed, which is something less than 0.01% of humanity can achieve.
 * He is the second known Human, after Amon, to be able to kill a Ghoul using only his hands and the first to be seen doing it on panel.