Clowns

The Clowns (ピエロ, piero, from French pierrot) is a small group of Ghouls with mysterious goal or purpose. Its members primarily wear Clown-themed masks, and state their intention was to "have the last laugh". The CCG has planned a famous investigation on them in the third ward, as mentioned by Hide, but their current residing ward is unspecified.

There is no data on their member amount, activity area, nor goals in the CCG database. It is stated that the clowns don't usually group up, but when they do, they show exceptional teamwork. Kuramoto notes that they're considered ghouls that investigators would rather not encounter.

The group is mentioned throughout the series, but revealed at the finale to have been involved in numerous pivotal events.

Members

 * Uta
 * Itori
 * Nico
 * Roma Hoito
 * Souta
 * Ganbo - (Deceased)

History
The Clown group has had a long history well known in the public as CCG spent quite some time on their investigation and eradication plan. Kishou Arima, Take Hirako, and Kousuke Houji are some CCG members that were involved in the battle against them.

At an unspecified time before the main story began, the CCG attempted an extermination mission to sweep up the Clowns who were mainly located in the 3rd ward. While the operation didn't wipe out all clowns, it was a success on most parts; the operation success is said to be a close call even with Arima taking part of it.

Throughout the course of the series, the group have been involved in critical events either as individuals or working as a group.

The group reappears during the Auction, serving as entertainers and Auctioneers.

Key Events
The group have been involved in numerous key events through the series, either as individuals or working in conjunction with other members.


 * The Steel Beam Incident (Souta)
 * Kaneki at the Ghoul Restaurant (Itori)
 * Kaneki's capture by Aogiri and torture by Yamori (Nico)
 * Search for Kanou's Lab (Itori and Nico)
 * The Auction (Uta, Roma, Ganbo.)

Trivia

 * Yamori mentions that the Clowns group was rising in power during his time in Cochlea.
 * On the Cochlea ghoul escapee list Kaneki gave Itori, there is a SS rated Clown. Of the three SS escapees, one is shown to be a brown-haired woman -- suggesting that this is Roma.
 * All major Ghoul organizations within the series had at least one Clown either associating with or joining them. Uta, Itori, and Roma were all associated with Anteiku. Nico associated with Aogiri for a time, while Souta was a member of the Gourmet Restaurant in the 7th Ward. The Clowns are also involved in Big Madam's Auction.
 * Uta mentions a "boss" to Yomo and Touka, however it is unknown whether the Clowns actually have a leader or not.

Quote

 * "No point in living if things aren't interesting. The ones who get the last laugh are us, the Clowns."