Talk:Ken Kaneki/@comment-82.153.7.163-20141216204649/@comment-10733658-20141216234038

It wasn't his "family" that was the issue, as he clearly cares deeply for the Quinx since he was willing to risk everything for them. He rubbed his chin while reassuring Arima that he was very happy with his current life -- something that obviously isn't completely true. We've already seen that people like Shimoguchi and Urie treat him poorly because he's half-Ghoul, and he has a lot of doubts concerning his ability to handle the Quinx as a leader.

But I know some fans seem convinced the moment he regains his memories, he's going to ditch the Quinx and turn on all his coworkers. And honestly, this is entirely because we the fans know the Anteiku group better and there's many shady issues concerning how CCG is using him. But I think it really is a mistake to assume he's going to just ditch everyone/everything the moment his memories return.

Because one thing Kaneki always struggled with was his feelings of responsibility towards others. From what we've been told so far, while he has doubts about killing Ghouls outright, Sasaki is clearly proud that being an Investigator allows him to protect people and be needed. (Things Kaneki always valued.) And like his group in the past, the Quinx are people he's become responsible for and feels the need to protect.

Hard choices and chosing between two sides is a thematic element that has popped up again and again with Kaneki. His mother couldn't chose between him and her sister. He struggles throughout the entire first series with chosing between his Human and his Ghoul side -- ultimately concluding that he was wrong to throw away his humanity just as much as rejecting his Ghoul side was wrong. And I think this time, he's going to be faced with a conflict of loyalty concerning the two "families" he has made over time.