Talk:Touka Kirishima/@comment-24.74.64.155-20160627041645/@comment-10733658-20160630144108

And as for the question of "Why Hide", I think that's pretty obvious.

Hide has always been the person that was there to push him forward. From the moment their friendship began, it was always Hide that refused to let him give up. Hide was the kid that saw him all alone, and decided to be his friend. It was Hide that kept him going after his mother died, and Hide that wouldn't let other kids bully him. It was Hide that stood up to his aunt for him, and Hide that pushed him to come back to school after his accident.

So in the same manner that "Rize" was the form his darker thoughts took, "Hide" is the form his will to live took.