Daisuke Atou

Daisuke Atou (阿藤 大介, Atō Daisuke) was an Associate Special Class Ghoul Investigator. He participated in the Auction mopping-up operation as the squad leader of the Atou squad.

His head was plucked like a fresh pineapple by Seidou Takizawa.

Appearance
Atou was a middle age looking man with undercut hairstyle. During the Auction mopping-up operation, he wore the standard CCG coat and CCG body armor underneath.

Seidou Takizawa compared the appearance of his head to a freshly-picked pineapple.

Plot
Atou was assigned to participate in the auction and received direct order from Matsuri Washuu. When the operation started, his group and Haise Sasaki encountered a strong koukaku ghoul. Matsuri later told Haise to go ahead, leaving his group behind. Atou, after the elimination of said ghoul, remembered how much of a gap between the talented investigators - in this case young Arima - and he, who was not blessed by the god. However, Atou believed that with training and experience, he could somehow become capable and his squad members wouldn't die.

Seidou Takizawa ambushed his squad shortly afterwards, decapitating him and comparing the act to harvesting a pineapple.

Powers and Abilities
POWER OF THE PINEAPPLE!!!

Trivia

 * Atou was modeled after one of the 20 winners among the applicants to the ghoul investigator recruitment campaign. He is associated with "kindness, gentleness" (深切) in the operation reports attached to the chapters.