Kureo Mado

Kureo Mado (真戸 呉緒, Mado Kureo) was Koutarou Amon's former partner. He is also a Quinque fanatic. Among others, he killed the ghouls Applehead and Ryouko Fueguchi. He was killed while tracking down the daughter ghoul and Rabbit.

Appearance
A middle-aged man with sunken cheeks that remind Amon of a dead person. He has long white hair and is mostly seen with a huge grin on his face. His body is quite slim. He is characteristically seen wearing white gloves.

Personality
Mado is known for his obsession for ghouls and their kagunes. He frequently waits for the ghoul he hunts to bring out their kagune in order to obtain it. It was revealed later that his uncommon enthusiasm toward ghoul hunting has something to with his wife, who was ordered to hold off One-Eyed Owl alone and died at about ten years ago during an investigation in ward 24. This tragic event left him and his daughter Akira devastated. As an investigator, years of veteran-ship and expertise had given him a deep insight and intuition that can sense a slight detail off of a person that can determine their status as a ghoul. His deductions has lead Amon to admire and learn from him like mentor to mentee. As he is violent and cruel to ghouls, to his fellow humans and brethren-in-arms he is just an ordinary old man with good work ethics, though considered as a weirdo by many people. He's capable of loving and caring, as indicated that he was married and acts as a very dedicated teacher to his juniors. 10 years ago, he used to be partners with Shinohara and Iba during the Owl case. Mado seems eccentric and senile from outward appearence but he is one of the best agents around and he is an expert in combat and a pioneer in quinque engineering.

Power and Abilities
Known as the "quinque maniac", Mado collected and used many different quinques during his career and is an experienced fighter. In the story, he is seen wielding two different quinques:
 * Fueguchi One: This is a rinkaku quinque that was created from Asaki Fueguchi's kagune. It looks like a spine that was tied together. It is a high speed combat quinque with a sharp cut.
 * Fueguchi Two: This is a koukaku quinque that was created from Ryouko Fueguchi's kagune. It has the appearance of flower petals that spread in four directions. It can defend against attacks of any kagune and counter attack with a thrust. This quinque combines both offense and defense.
 * Crack pipe : He often smokes lots of crack, and other drugs to tweak himself before his battles.

Trivia

 * He was ranked 16th in the character popularity poll.
 * Mado likes his wife and daughter. He also likes weapons that were obtained through hard work.