Quinque

A Quinque (Japanese クインケ, romanization kuinke) is a weapon that is fashioned from a ghoul's kagune. Manufactured from a ghoul's kakuhou, the quinque emits electrical signals that stimulate the kakuhou to release and control the kagune. The quinque can be made into various shapes like axes, guns, shields or blades to a degree, but most still retain some characteristics of the original kagune. Another difference between a quinque and a kagune is that former unlike the latter cannot change its shape nor store or absorb anymore Rc Cells other then was harvested from the ghoul it was made from.

In rare cases, a quinque can also be fused from two kagune. The most notable of these chimeras belongs to Akira Mado, combining the koukaku and bikaku styles into one effective weapon.

Also is worth mentioning the quinque Arata, an auto equipping armor created from the Kakuja of Arata Kirishima.

It appears that the quinque is edible for ghouls, as seen when a rampaging Kaneki devours Shinohara´s Arata without any ill side-effects afterwards. If the same can be said about the non-armor types is unknown at the time being. This edible trait could come from the fact that the quinque´s manufacturing process based on a ghoul´s kagune.

Only CCG's rank 2 ghoul investigators and up are permitted to use quinques. The ghoul investigators transport them in bags or suitcases.