Talk:One-Eyed King/@comment-26442216-20160218123924/@comment-10733658-20160218235859

Ghouls seem to have a lifespan identical to humans, aging at about the same rate. So even while Eto didn't say that ghoul was dead, it's kind of obvious considering that it happened so long ago.

I think at this point, it's pretty clear the "One-Eyed King" is a title and an idea. All the things we were originally told about the King have proven false, because we were told it was Yoshimura's child and that it was the founder/leader of Aogiri. All three are Eto, who has said that she isn't the King. Ergo, we're back to square one.

Eto's novel seems further evidence of this, since she writes about "Nameless" rising to become the King and leading ghouls to freedom. The King has always been an idea, an ideal and a symbol of rebellion and supremacy for Ghoulkind.