Karren von Rosewald

Kanae von Rosewald (カナエ＝フォン・ロゼヴァルト, Kanae fon Rozevaruto, sometimes also 叶, Kanae) was a Ghoul and the last survivor of the Rosewald family. After Matsuri Washuu led an extermination operation to destroy the Rosewalds, Kanae was taken in as an employee of the Tsukiyama family.

Kanae was born as Karren von Rosewald, the youngest child and sole daughter of the head of the Rosewald family.

After evidence reveals Kanae as a surviving member of the Rosewalds, Kanae is dubbed Rose (ロゼ, Roze) and becomes the target of a major Investigation.

Article Structure
As a result of the significant reveal in Re: Chapter 52, the article will be structured as follows according to Community Consensus.
 * Material covering Kanae's childhood and anything after Chapter 52 shall use Feminine pronouns.
 * Material covering the period of time between Kanae joining the Tsukiyama Family and Chapter 52 shall use Masculine pronouns.

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Appearance
Kanae is an attractive, androgynous youth with a great physical resemblance to her cousin Tsukiyama as well as her mother Emma. She has violet hair, cut short with long curling bangs on the right side and very thick eyebrows. She tends to wear the standard uniform worn by the servants of the Tsukiyama Family, and has a preference for dress shirts and slacks when out of uniform. Kanae's mannerisms and style of clothing are intentionally masculine, completely disguising any indications of birth sex.

When out hunting, Kanae wears the black trenchcoat and veil worn by family servants. Her personal mask is a stylized white Domino mask, that covers the upper half of her face. After being captured and tortured by Eto, Kanae's style has changed significantly. She now wears a massive black trenchcoat with a pair of rings at the shoulder, and heavy combat boots. Her mask has a massive, stitched on smile with bared teeth and multiple eyes scattered across the surface of the white mask. It heavily resembles the clothing and mask worn by Aogiri member Noro.

Personality
Kanae has been shown in a state of distress, crying over Tsukiyama's catatonic state. She is also shown talking to a rose, and Chie has implied that she has made a habit of doing so. Like Tsukiyama, she has a habit of using foreign words in her sentences; specifically German. She also appears to be quite flamboyant and over-dramatic in her speech and gestures. However, beneath her flashy exterior Kanae is very devoted to her family and was completely willing to sacrifice her identity as a woman to help fulfill her father's dying wish to continue the Rosewald family line in place of her brothers.

Kanae has also been shown to be especially compassionate of Tsukiyama. She even resorts to "vulgar manners" such as trying to steal Mutsuki off the auction to help her master recover.

Currently, her personality is quite warped due to Eto's influence as she shows clear signs of mental instability. However, she still seems to hold her feelings for Shuu, as after killing Shimoguchi she proceeds to search for her master. Some obvious signs of her change are when she addresses a severed head as a rose and seeks out Shuu to present the "rose" to him. This warped thought process is a possible result of her torture.

Past
Originally raised in Germany as Karren von Rosewald, a raid led by German Ghoul investigators and Matsuri Washuu forced part of the family including her to relocate. Her father stayed behind during the attack in Bremen to create another opportunity for his direct family to escape. Her mother Emma von Rosewald collapsed and died early on during the escape, while her brothers Nathanael von Rosewald and Arunolt von Rosewald died protecting her. When she had made her way to the Tsukiyama family's household, she decided to take the place of her brothers and took on the identity of the male heir of the Rosewald family to fulfill her father's wish to carry on the family line. For this role, she chose the given name Kanae, combining the initials of the given names of the family members who tried to escape from Germany.

As Kanae, he was taken in by the Tsukiyama family, an act seen by other servants as charity. During this time, he began to serve Shuu Tsukiyama and would become extremely loyal to him.

Torso Investigation
Kanae is seen in despair, crying about Tsukiyama's state and talking to a rose. Chie mocks him for this behavior, suggesting that he does it frequently. He is later seen standing outside a door, holding a large (person-sized) suitcase.

Nutcracker Investigation
Ulitmately, Kanae brings Sasaki's undershorts, retrieved by Chie, to Tsukiyama to let him identify its scent. While Tsukiyama reports that he is unable to feel anything in particular but faint sadness, as his ability to recognize smell has declined, Kanae tells Chie that he in fact did not feel anything at all. Chie sees through his lie to which Kanae threatens her with killing her because Kanae seems to be jealous when she mentions that Tsukiyama would not be happy if something happened to her.



He next appears in a parking garage, hunting for victims suitable for his master. Having obtained a sprinter's thighs and the tongue of a Sommelier, he targets someone with rare RH negative blood. However, he determines that the scent of the blood is not suitable and rejects it. He broods over Tsukiyama's current situation, admiring his master's interest focus but blaming Kaneki for his downfall. Jealous and resentful, he decides that should Sasaki turn out to be Kaneki, he will secretly kill him so that Tsukiyama never finds out. He decides to attend the upcoming Auction, in hopes of finding his master a suitable meal.

Auction
Kanae attends the auction in the company of another servant, Matsumae. He makes note of the many cloaked ghouls present at the event, correctly guessing that these are hired bodyguards. The first major "item" up for auction, a famous actor, triggers a bidding war between Big Madam and Croque Monsieur -- Kanae observes this with disdain, calling the actor past his prime. He is unimpressed with the merchandise, until Tooru Mutsuki is brought on stage and revealed to be a One-Eyed Ghoul. Deciding this is exactly what Tsukiyama needs, he engages in an unsuccessful bidding war before losing to Big Madam. Matsumae attempts to comfort him as he despairs at his failure.

Though he considers stealing beneath him, Kanae decides to take advantage of the chaos created by the appearance of Juuzou Suzuya. Intending to steal the auction's prize item, he goes in search of Mutsuki and corners the Investigator as he tries to make his escape. He decides that sampling is necessary, striking Mutsuki across the face with enough force to draw blood. He samples this, reacting with extreme motion to both the exceptional flavor and the thought of having finally found something to satisfy Tsukiyama. Before he can do more, however, he is ambushed and beaten by Karao Saeki. In the chaos, Mutsuki attempts to flee -- Kanae pierces him through the stomach with his kagune to prevent him from escaping.

While the ensuing struggle is not shown, later on he finishes beating Saeki as punishment for interrupting him and orders him to stay put until he can retrieve his prize. He goes in pursuit of a wounded Mutsuki, eventually catching up with him and noting the injuries had begun to heal. This delights him, and he charges in to attack, claiming that since his prey heals it won't matter if he injures him further. The Quinx arrive on the scene, with Sasaki retrieving an injured Mutsuki while Kuki Urie and Ginshi Shirazu hold Kanae off. After a moment, he recognizes their leader's scent and flies into a blind rage at coming face to face with Sasaki.

He begins to fight with the team, managing to knock Urie and Shirazu aside before turning on the target of his rage. Cursing him, Kanae recalls a happier time when he played music with his master, laying all the blame for Tsukiyama's depression on Sasaki. The three members of the Quinx manage to overwhelm and wound him, but he is rescued by Matsumae. She seals the hallway with her kagune, taking a wounded Kanae and fleeing.

In the aftermath of the Auction, he regroups with his master, Mirumo Tsukiyama, and the group resolve to continue looking for "ingredients" elsewhere.

Post Auction
While watering flowers at the Tsukiyama estate, Kanae thinks back to his childhood when he was taken in as a new servant after his family was eliminated. He cries as he overhears the other servants talk about their concerns about the master taking him in. He's then approached by Shuu who regards him cheerfully and is impressed by his surname as it means "Forest of Roses" in German.

Shuu takes Kanae to the Tsukiyama family garden where he shows him a high-class German rose and asks Kanae to live as beautifully as the flower.

In the present, Kanae silently weeps for Shuu at his bedside as his master suffers unable to think about how pitiful he's become.

Rosewald Investigation
Months later, Kanae is still distressed, especially as Shuu's father is equally at a loss at what to do for his son.

As the Investigative team begin working on the case, Chie Hori visits him at the estate and warns him. Since the CCG are closing in on him, she suggests that he should abandon the Tsukiyamas and serve a different family. Kanae is outraged by this suggestion, crying as he screams that only Shuu matters. The human girl compares his situation to Shuu's own despair, noting that neither of them will be happy unless they have exactly what they want. She asks him whether he would be willing to abandon the Tsukiyama Family for Shuu's sake.

Mirumo asks him to bring Tsukiyama wine, to which he thinks back when Tsukiyama was still in high school. Mirumo asks the young Kanae to bring his son, who is singing outside in the rain, an umbrella. He gladly does so, but then spots Chie Hori with his young master. He tightly grasps the umbrella and stops in his motion, feeling jealous, as Tsukiyama is as nice to her, a human, as he is to him.



The flashback is disrupted by Tsukiyama losing control over his kagune and attacking servants. Kanae sends Aliza, whom he was informed by, to immediately inform Mirumo over the events and then rushes to his master's room. He apologizes for having to use his kagune against him and puts up an effort to stop his master and becomes injured by him in the process. The servants use the fight to restrain their master and feed him a substance, which seems to make him calm down. Bringing Tsukiyama back to bed, his master seems to have forgotten the previous event and asks what everyone is doing in his room. Kanae lies to him, witholding the fact that he had just lost control. Tsukiyama apologizes and caresses his face, asking him to take care of his family from now on. Kanae begins to cry but accepts the requests, leaning into the touch.

Soon after he is seen running outside, willingly hitting his head against a tree repeatedly. He falls to the ground, still crying thinking about how he resents Chie and Kaneki/Haise Sasaki, but also, how he resents his loyality to the Tsukiyama family.

Kanae is later asked by Hori whether he could give up the entire Tsukiyama family for Shuu himself, to which he stalls the reply and consults Matsumae the same question. After being told that the two options are one and the same, he approaches Hori for help and is given a set of photographs revolving around Sasaki/Kaneki which Hori instructs him to show Tsukiyama one each time when she tells him to. With Hori's plan, Tsukiyama regains composure in an astounding rate, albeit still confused initially when Sasaki did not recognize him at all. After some time, Tsukiyama becomes distraught as even though he needs time to talk to Sasaki without rush in order to bring back his memories, the Quinx squad members keep getting in his way.

Yearning to provide his master with the time he needs, Kanae hires Aogiri hitmen to exterminate all the Quinx members aside from Sasaki. Leaving Sasaki, Saiko, and Mutsuki to the hitmen, he attempts to eliminate Urie and Shirazu by himself. He loses his advantage soon after disabling Shirazu though, as he did not anticipate Urie's fast ability growth over half an year and is overpowered by the investigator before escaping with his rinkaku kagune.

While brooding over his defeat, Kanae is approached by Eto and taunted until he attacks her in a rage. However, he immediately finds himself overwhelmed by her abnormal kagune and left completely at her mercy. She begins to wax philosophical, discussing the Garden of Eden and the story of the Fruit of Knowledge while toying with an apple. Revealing herself as a One-Eyed Ghoul, she questions him about his religious beliefs and idea of what "God" is. Eto then begins to dissect his actions and the motivations behind them, confronting him about his feelings towards Tsukiyama and stating that he will never be loved in return. She suggests all of his actions have ultimately been selfish, to control his beloved master and to make Sasaki suffer. As Kanae begins to weep and break down under the contrast barrage of words, Eto looms over him and promises to become his new "God".

Later on, Tsukiyama expresses concern when told that Kanae never returned to the manor and remains missing. Kanae and the missing Aliza are suspected of leaking information on the Tsukiyama family when the household noticed investigators cornering them with the two servants still missing.

It is later revealed that Kanae has been held in captivity by Eto where he is kept in a room with a large collection of different alarm clocks while being mentally and physically tortured by the one eyed ghoul with his eyelids sewn open and his mouth sewn shut.

Tsukiyama Family Extermination Operation
Sometime later amid CCG's Tsukiyama Family Extermination Operation, Kanae appears in Lunatic Eclipse wearing a mask and robe similar to those of Noro's from Aogiri Tree. He then engages in combat with the squad of Shimoguchi'. When the First-Class tries to engage the Rosewald, he proceeds to cut off Shimoguchi's left arm and the fingers on his right hand and later decapitates him after killing his subordinates and then in a form of morbid fascination remarks that Shimoguchi's severed head is as beautiful as a rose, thinking Shimoguch's head is a perfect ingredient, he exits the building through the hole Sasaki had previously made and climbs the building wall in an attempt to find Tsukiyama.

When Tsukiyama was overpowered and pinned down by Sasaki, Kanae reaches the top floor and briefly cuts off the investigator's right hand to save his master. The attack is followed by more strikes from his kagune's new form while he states that Sasaki should disappear from Tsukiyama's life while he still appears precious, much like how roses are treated. Before dropping Sasaki off the building however, the investigator fought back and decapitated Kanae with his legs.

Despite having been decapitated by Sasaki earlier, Kanae's body immediately reattached his head back together through a similar regeneration cycle as Noro's; Kanae himself, however, was confused about blanking out as he was unaware of the regeneration that transpired. As he continued to take on the now-rampaging Sasaki's blows, he was reminded of his past when the Rosewald family undertook an investigator attack back in Germany. It is revealed that Kanae was born a female by the name of Karren, and escaped her former home alongside her mother and two brothers who later died in a series of misfortune. Resolved to take on her late father's wish to one day resurrect the Rosenwald family, she would take on a male persona with the name 'Kanae' to serve the Tsukiyama family. When Kanae returned to his senses, Sasaki slowly approached him once more, only to be briefly stopped by Tsukiyama before the Owl attacked the investigator.

Fueled by Eto's words, Kanae once again attacks Sasaki, who is incapacitated by his injuries. He thrashes him around and beats his head repeatedly with his fists. After a brief period however, Sasaki awakens as Kaneki and severs his arm, mirroring his own attack on Sasaki. As Kanae kneels in pain due to his injury, Kaneki uses his kagune to grab a steel bar and shove it through Kanae's left eye, telling him to "shut the hell up". Screaming in pain, Kanae goes berserk and uses his kagune to attack Kaneki. Kaneki dodges his attacks however, and jumps behind him. Kaneki then tears Kanae through the abdomen with his kagune and left the ghoul on the ground when Eto began to fight him. After Eto was driven off by Kaneki and additional investigators including Ui reached the rooftop, Kanae was shown lying near Tsukiyama defeated. When Kaneki held up Tsukiyama on the roof's edge ready to drop him, Kanae crawled and called out to her master and proceeded jump off the building when he was thrown down. During the fall Kanae tells Tsukiyama that she will protect him at all cost. She expresses her final wish for Tsukiyama to call her by her real name and apologizes to him and her family for falling in love with him. Being called Karren, she questions if she deserves to be so happy before pushing Tsukiyama away and falling to her death.

Shuu Tsukiyama
Kanae is an employee and relative of the Tsukiyama family, and deeply devoted to her master/cousin, Shuu. She shows jealousy towards others especially Chie, so it is probable that she craves her master's attention. Besides caring for him and running errands, she imitates both Tsukiyama's manner of dress and odd behaviors.

Later it is revealed that the Tsukiyama family took her in after Matsuri Washuu erased his family. Tsukiyama tries to cheer her up by showing her the family's rose garden and giving her encouraging words. Kanae seems to have taken this to heart, as she still carries a rose with him for comfort. She is also shown to have played the violin alongside her master in the past.

According to Eto, her true feelings are both romantic in nature and dangerously possessive. When confronted about this, she breaks down.

Even after being tortured by Eto she still retains some of her mentality when it comes to Shuu, thinking Shimoguchi's head is an ingredient worth giving to her master, and proceeding to look for him.

Chie Hori
Chie addresses Kanae by the Japanese honorific "-kun". Although both Chie and Kanae are in close relation to Tsukiyama, they are not on good terms with each other. Kanae looks down on this human girl and refers to her with rude names like "stray rat", "guinea pig", or profanities in German. It appears that Kanae is extremely jealous of Chie's relationship with Tsukiyama. Although she has been helping Tsukiyama during his severe depression, Kanae is not grateful to her and even threatens to kill her. However, Chie sees through her intentions and out smarts her easily, adding to his resentment towards her.

Later in the series, Kanae's attitude toward Chie changed when Tsukiyama's health and mental state continued to deteriorate. Out of desperation, she consulted Chie for advice and finally agrees to cooperate with her plans. He begins to acknowledge her intellect and respects her as Tsukiyama's trust-worthy friend.

Ken Kaneki
Kanae holds a deep hatred and resentment towards Kaneki, blaming him for Tsukiyama's current condition. She believes the obvious solution is to kill him in secret, believing that what her master needs is simply quality food and not to learn that the person he has been mourning has survived.

Tooru Mutsuki
Kanae is thrilled to discover another One-Eyed Ghoul, and hopes that giving Mutsuki to her master will bring him out of his long depression. She treats Mutsuki with arrogance, looking down on him and insulting him, however impressed by his beautiful eyes and unique taste. Despite thinking lowly of him, she kept herself from calling him "trash", as it would imply giving Tsukiyama such to eat.

Mirumo Tsukiyama
Their relationship is currently unexplored, though Mirumo was the one who took Kanae in as a child. Kanae responds directly to Mirumo, keeping him up to date with Shuu.

Matsumae
Their relationship is currently unexplored, though they seem to have a positive, professional relationship. Having been the one to save Kanae during the Auction mopping up operation, she seems to look out for her. Likewise, Kanae seems to be worried about her well-being after she returns injured from the encounter with the CCG, and even asks her for advice. Matsumae was the first to confront Kanae about her true gender.

Eto
Kanae seems to have gained her interest, and she seeks her out to confront her about his true feelings. Her initial rage fades into terror and denial, as she breaks her down. It is unknown what she wants from her, or what Kanae will do with the knowledge she forces her to accept.

After his torture by her hands, it would seem that Kanae is working for Eto, wearing a mask and robes similar to that of Eto's fellow tree member Noro.

Powers and Abilities
After the modication of her body by Eto, Kanae possesses abnormally high levels of regeneration similar to that of Noro's. It appears however, she is unaware of the regeneration level itself as she lacked recollection nor any idea of what happened when she blanked out mid-battle with Sasaki, having been decapitated earlier.
 * Rinkaku Kagune: Kanae is able to create up to 6 whip-like tentacles, with a ribbon-like shape that wraps around itself like a vine. She seems to be a moderately powerful Ghoul, easily defeating the A-rated Karao Saeki in battle and rapidly healing from her injuries. Besides that, she is shown to be a trained martial artist and uses the same technique as Tsukiyama, wielding her kagune like a sword in battle. After Eto's modification, Kanae appears to wield one single, massive tentacle as thick as an average person's body width.

Quotes

 * (About Tsukiyama): "Together to the end of the world...Glorreich (master Shuu)."
 * (About his conflicted loyalties to the Tsukiyama Family and Shu): "Hass (hate)... Hass ...Hass ....Hass ... Hass...Hass...Hass...Hass...Hass...Little Mouse (Chie Hori)...Nuisance (Ken Kaneki)... Nameless (haise Sasaki)... now I hate this loyalty..."
 * (To Haise Sasaki): "Haiße (No Name), do you know why the rose is beautiful? Because you pluck it before it withers. At the very least, become a beautiful memory for Master Shu before you...Sterben (Die)."
 * Last words (To herself): "Do I deserve to be happy..."

Trivia

 * It was believed that in Chapter 14, Matsuri Washuu eliminated the "Rosenwald" family instead of the "Rosewald" family, making it seem like Kanae changed her name. This is false, the confusion resulting from a typo in the Young Jump issue.
 * Her surname means "Forest of Roses" in German.
 * She is a member of the German branch of the Tsukiyama family, and related to the main family through her grandfather
 * In Tokyo Ghoul Trump, she's featured as the "Jack of Hearts". In a redistributed version, she's also featured as a "Red Joker".
 * In Re: Volume 4, Kanae's profile lists her as "Male" in spite of the later revelation. This was likely done to avoid spoiling the twist of Re: Chapter 52.
 * Just before her death in Re: Chapter 57, the stitches on her mouth form a XI, which, in the Major Arcana, indicates Justice. Justice can be interpreted as truth. Fittingly enough, this is just after she reveals her true feelings to Shu.