Talk:Floppy/@comment-58.10.221.97-20150824095834/@comment-58.10.221.97-20150826104353

Andy here!

Firstly, thank you guys fors actually taking time out to read and respond to my theories and comments. It's great that you guys don't dismiss it as pure scribbles.

Now onto the topic at hand, I'm still not sold entirely on it being a case of MPD, mainly because we've had instances where it is implied that the Haise Sasaki that was "born" from Ken Kaneki's "ashes", but we've also had the fact that people can see the old Kaneki in Sasaki like Nishiki, Hinami and Tsukiyama's case (with Tsukiyama, it's a bit more of a growth in a sense. Implying that he doesn't like Sen Takatsuki's stories might be a hint to the fact that deep down, he knows he's experienced the same kind of tragedy already, and doesn't want that again). Even Touka seems to feel like she's just waiting for this Kaneki to "wake up", almost like a sleeping husband, in a way, it feels like how he came in as a crybaby in the first part, except his tears for her coffee is a much more sentimental and strong connection more than a weak ideal with a soft mind set.

I also agree that the kagune are symbiotic creatures. We've seen them trying to eat the user with Arata's prototype, as if it was still alive. Also, if I'm not wrong, if a quinque is broken, and it is still used in battle, it only needs to hack through another ghoul to replenish it's RC cell to regrow.

For Amon's case, he's been represented with a cross, a hint at Christianity. In Kaneki's case, he gets the Buddha's mask from Uta. Also, even if Ishida did draw the snake instead of centipede because it was too gruesome, the symbolism is still there, and we can expand on it until it isn't mentioned any further. That means that if Kaneki can be symbolised with a snake (which is a smaller dragon), then Amon can also be represented with the phoenix as well (Ukaku, Floppy (Flappy or flap, the sound that birds make), and it would play into the religions they are assosciated with as well. Sasaki losing his former self, his ego, and trying to attain a balance to Yin and Yang almost like achieving enlightenment like Buddha, Amon dying in the experiment (almost like being crucified to the surgery table, not killed by Kaneki), and coming back from the dead like Jesus.

Also, with re, we can compare it back to original TG, where the roles are reversed in every way for each character. Who's to say there aren't instances where the symbolisms for each character could also be reversed to show the constant struggle at achieving balance, enlightenment or spiritual growth in re itself as well? In re chapter 41, Kaneki was symbolised as a snake, and Amon was using his Ukaku kagune, reversal of symbolisms. I might be looking too deep into this, but I do feel like these are things that are worth notetaking.

In any case, Andy out!