Talk:Uta/@comment-11550121-20150223142652/@comment-10733658-20150223154917

I think his actions of betrayal are not as obvious as say Itori or Roma, but rather with Uta a major piece is how he presents himself throughout the series to Kaneki. He admits to his violent past, but behaves as though he has moved past that. He creates the illusion that he is someone kind, wise, and trustworthy. In doing so, he becomes someone that Kaneki feels he can do to for advice, information, and general guidance when he felt completely lost.

Uta does not steer him as much as Itori does, but makes Kaneki feel that he is someone safe. Then we learn that what we have seen from Uta -- the mild, kind guy that taught Kaneki about the balancing act Ghouls like Touka live with -- is actually a chaos-loving prankster pleased with the horrible outcome of events.