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 Itou Squad.

Appearance
Takeomi is a tall young man and resembles his father in that they both have distinctively thick eyebrows and significantly rounder eyes than other characters. 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 Take Hirako and Rank 1 Kuramoto Itou in suppressing Haise Sasaki when he went out of control after the fight with Serpent.

Auction
He later approached Kuki Urie to inquire about how Sasaki was doing. He seemed unaware of Urie's anger towards him and asked about visiting the Quinx Squad some time to speak to their mentor, Sasaki.

He participated in the Auction Mopping-up Operation as part of the Hirako-Shimoguchi Squad. The squad encountered members of the Clown gang and proceeded to fight them. He fought the ghoul Ganbo and defeated and killed him with his bare hands.

Post-Auction
One month after the operation, Takeomi and Itou attended the Christmas party at The Chateau.

Rose Extermination
Takeomi was promoted to a Rank 1 Investigator in the CCG's Spring ceremony following the Auction Mopping-up Operation. He congratulated Urie for his promotion, much to Urie's disdain. Shortly after Takeomi and Urie were approached by Takeomi's father, who congratulated both by patting them on the shoulder.

He later tried to once again meet Haise Sasaki but missed him. He instead met Shirazu and Saiko. He and Shirazu talked about the current investigation before he was invited to eat together with the two Quinx. The three visited the Oasis bakery, where they met Yoriko Kosaka. The two recalled old memories together from when they were childhood friends attending the same elementary school before Yoriko had to get back to work.

He participated in the Tsukiyama Family Extermination Operation where he teamed up with the Quinx Squad to fight Noro. He saved Saiko from Noro's kagune. In the continuing battle, he was knocked back by Noro's rampaging kagune and remained docile until the end of it. He asked Mutsuki if he was okay, and stayed silent while observing the aftermath. Matsuri Washuu asked whether he could continue fighting as the One-Eyed Owl had appeared and more units were required to deal with the threat.

Post-Rose Extermination
He attended the burial of the fallen investigators. He stood in silence in front of graves, alongside Itou and Take.

Rushima Landing Operation
As members of Koori Ui's squad, Takeomi was briefly shown alongside Taishi Fura and Itou as they prepared to battle Aogiri Tree ghouls led by Naki and Miza, and later Shuu Tsukiyama. After Koori Ui had engaged with Tsukiyama in a brief moment before switching and allowing the Itou Squad to handle Tsukiyama, the first to attack the ghoul was Takeomi. When Kaya Irimi blocked a hit meant for Tsukiyama, she first fought with Kuramoto then blocked Takeomi's sudden attack. Kaya left Takeomi to be handled by Tsukiyama, who broke Takeomi's quinque at the first strike before he kicked him and sent him flying a considerable distance. After standing, he was guarded and told to use one of Kuramoto's spare quinques. After the battles, Takeomi was injured and had to lean on Kuramoto to stand upright. He apologized for his injury, but Kuramoto praised him instead.

Post-Rushima Landing Operation
After the CCG Special Class conference, Takeomi speaks to Koori Ui about their next mission. He tells Ui that Urie predicted that the Clowns would be attacking the CCG Main Office next. He invites Ui to dinner, which he accepts. Ui, Saiko Yonebayashi, and Takeomi reunite at Oasis, a place Saiko notes that he frequents regularly. While their table is being served, Takeomi proposes to Yoriko, shocking his companions.

Power and Abilities
Takeomi is stated to be an exceptionally talented rookie, chosen to participate in large-scale operations. He excelled at the Academy, earning high marks and is considered to be something of a prodigy.

Superhuman Strength: Takeomi is part of the 0.01% of humanity who have physical powers that rival those of ghouls. He demonstrated the ability to fight and defeat ghouls barehanded, by killing Ganbo during the Auction Mopping-up Operation, without using a quinque. Mentioned in an omake, Takeomi also has a grip strength of 100, twice the average of adult males.

Superhuman Endurance: Takeomi was able to endure getting slammed into pillars by Ganbo, several times, with a force that damaged the pillars, without flinching or weakening his grip around Ganbo's neck. He was also able to block and survive Noro's surprise attack, from the ghoul's separated lower body, without major injuries.

Swordsmanship: Takeomi is a capable swordsman. Suppressing SS-rated Haise Sasaki, alongside his squad, after he lost control over his kagune. He was also able to hold himself against members of the notorious Clown gang and blocked Ganbo's surprise attack from behind. Furthermore, he was able to block strong strikes from Noro's kagune against himself and other people during his and the Quinx squad's fight against the SS~ rated ghoul.
 * Tsunagi &lt;hard&gt;: Tsunagi is a mass-produced bikaku quinque shaped like a long sword without a guard, ending with an unadorned handle. The &lt;hard&gt; version is strong enough to cut through one of Noro's bikaku tails. The quinque managed to block a powerful full body kick from a ghoul, however, shattered after crossing with the heavy material of a koukaku kagune.

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. The two were reunited when he visited her workplace, and recalled their childhood friendship. He begins to frequent her bakery, and eventually asks her to marry him.

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 in a panel.
 * In Tokyo Ghoul Trump, he's featured as the "Seven of Diamonds" along with Kuramoto Itou.

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