Talk:Ken Kaneki/@comment-3173617-20160102090713/@comment-10733658-20160103100624

No hard feelings, just a little puzzled is all. Like I said, you really should consider doing a little fact-checking before you throw out theories. It means less being debunked, and probably less trouble from the folks that complain or make nasty comments.

And like I said, we know that Hide and Kaneki knew each other in Primary School. We've got multiple flashbacks involving it, some told from Kaneki's point of view and some from Hide's point of view. So it definitely happened, and Hide was definitely someone that kind of forced his way into Kaneki's life and protected him.

Like I said, we know almost nothing about Kaneki's cousin other than the fact he was lazy, played video games all day, didn't get good grades, and was at the very least complacent if not active in his family's mistreatment of Kaneki. We know that all three members of that household excluded him from meals and other shared, family time.

In contrast, we have a story about Hide learning Kaneki's aunt was mistreating him -- because she threw away Hide's magazine along with Kaneki's books. He used trickery and blackmail to resolve the situation, and the story makes it very clear she thinks of Hide as an annoyance.

Hide's personal history is definitely a mystery, though. The fact he expresses discomfort when making references to his own life hint that he's hiding things. (Kaneki touches his chin when lying or avoiding things, Hide tends to scratch his cheek as a nervous gesture.)