Talk:Touka Kirishima/@comment-179.236.213.190-20150121224256

So, why exactly are people saying Touka is useless? I think people expected her to kick everyone's asses from the beginning to the end because of the way she was introduced. But I think this was never her role in the story. I think she's there to stop Kaneki from going insane, since their first interaction. When she saved him from Nishiki, she forced him to eat because "a ghoul's hunger is hell". She stopped him from killing Hide once, and most importantly, she made him realize he was destroying himself little by little under the excuse that "he was protecting the ones he loves". Just like Kaneki after his torture, Touka has met her worst side, trying to protect people and ending up making a mess (like when she killed Mado in order to protect Hinami), so that's probably why she knew exactly that Kaneki's "tragic hero" attitude was a mistake. And I believe this will be her role in Sasaki's life as well, because I don't doubt he'll have his memories back and, as a consequence, he'll have a mental breakdown. And it's possible that when he remembers his past self, he'll eventually come across Touka again and she will once again force him back into a sane state.

(sorry for my english)