Talk:Tooru Mutsuki/@comment-26190399-20150614003601/@comment-10733658-20150614042837

Yeah, I've been seeing a fair amount of it. And I agree that some of it probably comes from simply not liking the character, as well as not objectively looking at what little we know about how promotions work.

We know that combat ability and performance aren't everything, as folks like Mado and Hirako have had that in SPADES but get passed over for promotion. Likely, combat ability is only one percentage of the considerations.

In terms of what CCG is looking at, Mutsuki was absolutely vital to the entire operation. He is the one that obtained the information about the Auction, and infiltrated it without being exposed as an Investigator. So right there, his actions are an enormous contribution because he gave the organization a shot at taking down one of it's most wanted and elusive targets.

He escaped and survived multiple brushes with dangerous Ghouls, while unarmed. He provided support and helped uncover where the Guests were hiding, and helped to lure out Big Madam. It seems he's also given partial credit for BM's death, which I'm assuming was Juuzou vouching for him.

So he displayed not only exceptional information gathering and infiltration abilities, he demonstrated incredible courage and came out of a very high-risk operation alive. What he did was, in the eyes of the organization, exceptional.