Naki

Naki (ナキ, Naki) is a ghoul, who was imprisoned in Cochlea until Aogiri Tree's invasion on the prison. He was liberated by Aogiri Tree due to being a direct underling and supposedly the right hand man of Yamori. He was almost always accompanied by the Twins Gagi and Guge.

He eventually climbs the ranks within Aogiri, and has become an Executive in his own right. The number of Ghouls following him has grown considerably, forming a gang known as the White Suits for their distinctive dressing style.

Appearance
Naki has always appeared wearing a white suit. Naki's hairstyle is neatly sorted into three parts, with his left and right side brushed to their respective side and the middle section's hair pushed back, revealing his forehead. The most distinguishing feature of Naki is probably his eyes, which have always been shown with pitch-black bags, due to crying for his deceased comrades.

In the manga, Naki is missing two small portions off his left ear. In the anime, however, this is changed to two black earrings.

After the time skip, Naki's hairstyle is combed to one side, fully to the back, mimicking Yamori's.

Personality
Naki has been shown to be a confident individual, boasting about his strength and that he is Yamori's right hand man. Like Yamori, Naki is shown to have a twisted mindset; although not as cruel as Yamori, Naki is depicted to show his personality permanently with no efforts to hide it. Though impulsive and easily irritated, Naki is shown to be very emotional and trusting, perhaps to the point of being naïve. He highly respects Yamori and was devastated to learn that Yamori had been killed while Aogiri Tree was breaking him and other ghouls out.

Naki has a childlike personality, believing that having helped Yamori with counting money and running errands make him a responsible person worth others' respect. His lack of general knowledge portrays him as a typical ghoul who's had suffered from the lack of education due to their status as a ghoul.

He views loneliness as the most painful, and as such risks his life to protect his comrades to never feel the loneliness he felt when he got out of prison just to hear Yamori had died and left him alone.

He also seems to have copied Yamori's habit of finger cracking (although he cracks his middle finger instead).

Past
It is unknown what happened to his parents, though he mentions to Ayato that he never knew them.

Naki first encountered Yamori in the 13th Ward, when he challenged the other Ghoul without knowing his reputation. He lost the battle, but afterwards begged to be allowed to follow him and began to call Yamori his "Big Bro" as a sign of respect. He would then begin imitating Yamori's style and carry out errands for him.

At an unknown time Naki was locked up in Cochlea as a result of protecting Yamori.

Raid of Kanou's Lab
Along with Matasaka Kamishiro, he is first seen attempting to kidnap a nurse of Kanou General Hospital, Taguchi. Coming into contact with Kaneki's group which had the same intention to, the two groups fought against each other for the nurse. Midway through the battle, Naki realized that Kaneki was the One-Eyed Ghoul who killed Yamori and begins to shed tears. After briefly fighting with Tsukiyama, Naki and the Aogiri members were persuaded to leave with the objective when Shachi got hold of the nurse, despite his desire to revenge Yamori.

Later on, he and Eto were seen waiting outside an apartment room for Tatara to finish interrogating Taguchi about Kanou's whereabouts.

He takes part in the lab raid and is seen interrupting the fight between Tsukiyama and the Yasuhisa sisters, claiming that he would be the one to take Kanou the "mad scientoast". He engages a fight with Tsukiyama and yells about how he damaged his suit the last time they fought. While they were still fighting, ghoul investigators arrive on the scene and Naki is confused as to which faction he's supposed to fight first. He is then offered a temporary alliance by Tsukiyama so that both of them wouldn't need to bother fighting two different enemies, to which he agrees. He overwhelms Amon in a one-on-one fight but is interrupted by Akira Mado who later uses a RC suppressant grenade to dissolve his kagune. Unable to use his kagune, he leapt in front of his twin comrades when Akira targetted them with her hybrid quinque's whip form, taking the blow and saying that he wouldn't let more of the people he care about die after losing Yamori. Even though he received several blows he was still able to deliver a kick to Akira and bite off a chunk of her leg. Shortly after, he is sent flying by an enraged Amon's blow and unable to stand on his own, his comrades escape the area carrying him with Tsukiyama, who comments on how despite his idiocy, he holds redeemable factors.

Post-Owl Suppression Operation
He is briefly glimpsed in a playground, accompanied by Gagi and Guge. All three are seated on a see-saw, while Naki cries.

Root A (Anime)
He was first introduced as a prisoner being transported by CCG, when the van came under attack by a group led by Ayato and Kaneki. Naki broke free out of the overturned van, but was hysterical and began to attack Ayato. He screamed for Yamori, and threw a tantrum in front of the puzzled rescuers. When Ayato called him an idiot, he responded with anger and attacked them again.

Later on, he learned that Yamori had been killed during the previous battle against CCG and became hysterical with grief. He smasheed up a toy store, and threw himself to the ground while his twin lackeys attempted to calm him. Ayato stormed off in disgust, while Kaneki watched the tantrum from a distance. Naki began to try to write Yamori's name in crayon, but was unable to do so and became increasingly confused and upset. Kaneki joined him, and tought him how to write "Yamori" in an act of kindness. As the half-ghoul tried to leave, Naki thanked him and told him he is a really good person, unaware of Kaneki's role in his beloved "Big Bro"'s death. Naki participated in Aogiri Tree's Cochlea invasion. He fought Amon and Akira and was injured by Akira, but managed to bite a chunk of her leg which then resulted in Amon sending him flying using his quinque.

Auction
When Big Madam hires Aogiri to provide security for the event, Naki is mentioned to be among those selected for the job. When Juuzou Suzuya reveals himself and begins attacking, Ayato shouts for Naki and Miza as chaos erupts.

Ordered to secure an escape route, Naki charges into battle with his followers and begins to kill the investigators in his path. He quickly gains the upper-hand, with his forces joined by Miza and her team. When confronted by Akira Mado, he notes that he recognizes her face but doesn't remember her name before engaging in a one-on-one fight with her.

Naki finds her quinque to be a pain to deal with, struggling to close the distance between them. He concludes that the best chance to get close is when the Fueguchi quinque is fully extended and charges towards her at the next chance; the opening, however, was a trap Akira had set purposefully. He is impaled from behind and collapses on the ground, badly wounded. She lectures him about being trapped in the past, still clinging to the memory of "Jason" and thus is unable to change. This enrages him, and Naki thinks about how everything that matters to him and his strength are from the past. Investigators surround him and open fire, but Gagi and Guge leap in front of him and shield him with their bodies. As he begs them to stop, the rest of the gang goes wild and begins taking out the Investigators with renewed strength. Horrified, Naki clings to the dying twins while begging them not to leave him alone. Along with the rest of the White Suits he rallies and attacks the Doves to avenge his subordinates, killing several investigators before being wounded. He is again saved from being finished off by Ayato Kirishima.

He continues to fight, this time alongside Ayato and is later seen attempting to convince Ayato to retreat during the arrival of Arima Squad and S3.

Rose Extermination
Kanou is seen discussing about Gagi and Guge with Naki, hoping to gain his consent to use the twins' kakuhou for experiments. He simplifies what he's saying to Naki due to the ghoul's lack of proper education, telling him that he will definitely revive the twins "in a sense" which led Naki to thank him and share his joy with other fellow white suits.

He leads his White Suits in an ambush of CCG vehicles at the end of the Tsukiyama raid and steals Ginshi Shirazu's body.

Yakumo Oomori
Naki claims to have been Yamori's right hand man, and highly respects him for his strength. He is completely devoted to him, and continues to grieve for months after learning of his death. Surprisingly, Yamori showed unusual kindness and patience towards him compared to others -- explaining things in simple terms for him, and giving him birthday presents.

Gagi and Guge
The two White Suits ghouls that act as Naki's constant companions. They appear to be very close with Naki taking a blow from Akira Mado that was meant for one of them and is carried by one of them when wounded. At the Auction the two ghouls leap in front of a wounded Naki to protect him from Investigators and are killed in the process, prompting Naki to go on a berserk rampage whilst crying.

Shuu Tsukiyama
During the Raid on Kanou's Lab, Naki and Tsukiyama formed a temporary alliance after dueling a bit due to the CCG investigation team's interference. Naki believes Tsukiyama to be a good guy (while Tsukiyama sees him as a trusting fool) but doesn't appreciate him talking in French (mistaking it as English).

Ken Kaneki
Naki has hateful feeling towards Kaneki, knowing he was the one responsible for the death of Yamori.

In Tokyo Ghoul √A he does not seem to know that Kaneki killed Yamori, and actually thinks that Kaneki is a good guy.

Akira Mado
They have fought twice, during the Kanou's Lab Raid and at the Auction Raid a few years later. Though Naki seems to remember having faced Mado before, he does not recall her name.

Hinami Fueguchi
They seem to be familiar with each other, although Naki misreads her name when she is recruited by Aogiri Tree.

Ayato Kirishima
Despite not seen interacting with one another almost completely, Ayato does express concern for him, even going as far as disobeying his orders and rushing to Naki's aid when Naki was overwhelmed by the doves.

Miza
They seem to be familiar with each other, and were partnered together during the Auction Raid.

Powers & Abilities
Ghoul Physiology: Naki is a moderately powerful ghoul, having fought skillfully against numerous dangerous ghouls and strong ghoul investigators in combat.
 * Koukaku Kagune: As a Koukaku user, Naki utilizes his kagune as a broadsword-like blade on his right arm. He has shown proficiency in battle, during the Auction mopping-up operation he is seen killing four Investigators with a single swing and with other Doves struggling to keep track of how many he has killed in the battle. He was shown giving Amon a lot of trouble during their battle and also being able to stand against Shuu Tsukiyama in battle as well.

Trivia

 * In one of Ishida's drafts, it is revealed that the scarring on his ears was from being bitten by Yamori.
 * In the anime, he is portrayed as illiterate while the manga shows he can read and write, albeit poorly.
 * Like Kaneki, Naki inherited the finger cracking habit from Yamori.
 * His name has the same pronunciation as 泣き(naki), which means weeping or lamenting.
 * In Tokyo Ghoul Trump, he is jointly featured with Gagi and Guge, as the "Two of Diamonds".

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