Koutarou Amon/Synopsis

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Background

Amon discovers Donato's secret.

Koutarou Amon was orphaned an uncertain point very early in his life, through an unknown cause. He lived a peaceful and happy life in a Catholic orphanage, cared for by the priest, Donato Porpora. However, one night he stumbled in on his foster father butchering a child that had supposedly been adopted and learned he was being raised by a ghoul. The orphanage was merely a front, allowing the seemingly kind priest to feast on child victims without raising suspicion. Even though his secret was revealed, Donato allowed Amon to live — an event that shaped the course of his life.

At twelve years old, Amon was found in the basement of the orphanage by Mikito Urie's squad following the CCG's capture of the infamous "Priest," causing Amon to be taken in by the CCG. He later entered the Ghoul Investigator Training Academy and graduated at the top of his class, becoming the partner of Senior Investigator Kureo Mado. Amon was initially uncertain of his unusual partner and disagreed with his reliance on intuition during investigations. His first investigation involved the serial predator "Applehead," a dangerous ghoul responsible for many deaths. Mado's prime suspect was Kie Muramatsu, an elderly woman — Amon's reluctance to suspect the woman nearly allowed her to kill him. However, Mado arrived in time to save his life and taught him to trust his partner's keen instincts.

Doves' Emergence

After they had killed Asaki Fueguchi, Amon and Mado came to the 20th ward in pursuit of his wife, Ryouko Fueguchi and their daughter Hinami Fueguchi. By desecrating a grave Ryouko Fueguchi had visited, he was able to turn up evidence that the grave most likely belonged to Asaki Fueguchi. That served as proof that Ryouko Fueguchi was connected to the ghoul, so they confronted her together with investigators from the 20th Ward Branch Office. After Ryouko Fueguchi had attacked the investigators to give her daughter the opportunity to flee, Mado and Amon defeated her and finally, Mado killed her.

Amon vs. Kaneki.

After he and 20th ward's investigators Ippei Kusaba and Yasutomo Nakajima had gone for dinner, they were attacked by Rabbit. Kusaba was killed and Amon nearly lost because he did not have his quinque with him. He and Nakajima were saved by Kureo Mado.

Amon crying over the death of Mado.

On the basis of false information spread by Touka Kirishima, Amon and Mado investigated Kasahara River, but were unable to find a hint about the Daughter ghoul. Amon proposed to leave, but Mado wanted to stay and told Amon he should leave ahead. When Mado called him as Mado attacked Touka and Hinami, Amon hurried to his partner's side but was stopped by Ken Kaneki. In the fight between Amon and Kaneki, Amon lost with his quinque Doujima 1/2 being destroyed, but he was spared by Kaneki. Afterward, Amon hurried again to Mado's location, but Mado was dead when he arrived.

Aogiri Arc

Because he felt guilty for Mado's death, Amon became obsessed with his job. He considered the two fake students who provided the fake information to be the key — who were Touka and Kaneki in disguise.

To his surprise, headquarters deployed Yukinori Shinohara, Kousuke Houji, Seidou Takizawa and Juuzou Suzuya to the 20th ward, the Special Investigators being major figures in the CCG. This was a measure to deal with the dangerous stand-alone ghouls in the 20th ward. Additionally, CCG's 11th Ward Branch had become powerless, so the deployment was also meant to prevent the destruction of the CCG's 20th Ward Branch. Otherwise, a pincer attack on the wards between the 11th ward and the 20th ward could not be avoided.

Amon strikes one of the Bin brothers.

The commander of the 11th Ward Special Countermeasures Unit ordered that Amon, Shinohara, and Suzuya shall participate in the unit. Because Doujima 1/2 was destroyed, Amon needed a replacement. Shinohara proposed that he could choose one of Mado's quinques, as Mado had written in his will.

During the 11th Ward Battle, Amon explained to Suzuya why they were unable to attack, due to a sniper's presence and the layout and location of Aogiri Tree's 11th Ward Base. He had worried where Suzuya was after he had used Itsuki Marude's motorcycle to get inside the building. He used his new quinque Kura to fight two of Aogiri's executives, the Bin brothers. Recalling Mado's advice about using any means necessary to win, he was able to kill the S-rated ghouls and help secure a victory. As the battle came to a close, he noticed Kaneki from a distance but was unable to catch up with him. He was left haunted by his wish to speak to the unusual ghoul and learn more about him.

Raid of Kanou's Lab

Amon's and Akira's first meeting.

In the six months following the battle in the 11th ward, Amon was promoted to First Class. With his promotion to a senior investigator, he was assigned a new partner — Akira Mado, the daughter of his previous partner. The two first met as he gave a report at Mado's grave, and Amon quickly found himself struggling to deal with her.

Akira made things difficult for him, arguing about small details and refusing offers to spend time together away from the office. During the raid on the Ghoul Restaurant, the team discovered dozens of corpses and evidence that another ghoul had carried out the slaughter. Based on the evidence of a rinkaku capable of shattering a quinque, he theorized the Eyepatch ghoul was responsible for the massacre of the members.

In order to gain more information about Aogiri, Marude sent him to interrogate Donato Porpora about the attack on Cochlea. Instead, his foster father teased him about his new partner and asked questions about his personal life. Unable to get any further and angry over his past, Amon prepared to leave empty handed. However, Donato cryptically advised him to search for "Alice" instead of the "White Rabbit."

Amon vs Naki.

Though puzzled by these words, Amon continued his investigations of Rabbit with the assistance of an investigator assistant, Hideyoshi Nagachika. His findings eventually led him to discover something special involving Akihiro Kanou and led a team of investigators to check out his mansion. There, the group discovered Kanou's underground facility. Amon, Akira, and two other investigators fought against the combined forces of Shuu Tsukiyama and Naki. After a fierce battle that left Naki and Akira both wounded, the investigators were able to drive the ghouls off. Receiving word of Shinohara needing help, he arrived to discover an out-of-control incomplete kakuja seemingly eating the veteran investigator. Amon recognized the ghoul as Eyepatch and flew into a rage, battling him while demanding to know about their previous encounter. He was assisted by Juuzou Suzuya, but hesitated and allowed Kaneki to escape after seeing him weep in pain. Afterward, he berated Juuzou for abandoning his partner.

Afterward, Amon found himself haunted by the sight of Kurona and Nashiro Yasuhisa as one-eyed ghouls.

Amon berates himself for his failure as a partner.

After a busy day at the office, Amon joined Seidou and Akira for dinner and drinks. Both ended up drunk, and Amon was unable to stop their argument until Seidou was forced to return to the office. Alone with Akira, their discussion turned to the death of her father and the bitter feelings both felt over it. Akira confessed to her feelings of resentment towards him, and her guilt over holding her father back. He agreed with her, blaming himself for his failure and swearing to protect her. When she passed out drunk, he took her home and watched over her as she broke down in tears. His conflicted feelings resulted in him going out onto the balcony to do pushups, berating himself for his failures as a partner. In the morning, Akira found him still outside and cooked him breakfast as thanks for his help.

On the eve of the Owl Suppression Operation, he visited the graveyard to see Touko Harima and Mado. While there, he encountered Akira and they spoke at length about the people they had lost. Akira attempted to kiss him, but was rejected and stormed away.

Owl Suppression Operation

During the Owl Suppression Operation, Amon was assigned to Squad 4 as Squad Leader. His orders took him to the outskirts of the operation zone, helping to prevent entry or escape of any ghouls. Along with his squad, he faced down members of the Apes and prevented them from escaping the 20th ward.

Amon loses his arm in his battle with Kaneki.

Eventually, he came face to face with Kaneki as he attempted to break through the blockade. Amon was surprised that once again, the two crossed paths during a major event. He wondered whether this meant the ghoul was his reaper, and refused to allow him through. Under the guise of a challenge, Amon gave his long-time rival his name and wished for him to survive the battle so they could finally talk. Though he recognized Kaneki's intention to break his quinque as in their previous battle, he was unable to prevent it and goes down.

Just then, Dr. Chigyou arrived with the upgraded Doujima and the Arata Proto II armor, throwing both cases to him. Amon donned the completed armor and wielded his new quinque, quickly knocking Kaneki unconscious with a single blow. Losing control over his kakuja, Kaneki continued to attack Amon and their battle soon led them away from Squad 4. Eventually, their battle ended when both critically wounded each other — leaving Amon without his arm, and Kaneki with an enormous hole in his side. As he collapsed, Amon was shocked to find his thoughts wander to his foster father, filling him with conflicting emotions.

Amon's last stand.

Prompted by Akira's feeling that something was wrong, Seidou Takizawa located a wounded Amon in a side street. As Amon regained consciousness, the pair was located and joined by the half of Squad 4 commanded by Mutsumi Chino. Before they could radio for medical assistance they were ambushed by Tatara and members of Aogiri. The supporting squad wiped out, Amon and Seidou were alone to go against the ghouls. Prepared to fight alone, Amon ordered his friend to retreat, but Seidou refused and opened fire. Tatara quickly dispatched him, horrifying and enraging Amon, who charged at him.

In the aftermath of the battle, he was reported as having been killed in action. With the announcements of the deceased, Misato Gori confronted Akira over her apparent cold disposition despite losing her partner and her classmate. Houji listened in with a pained expression, but remained silent as Akira confessed to Misato that she liked them both. Though Akira was smiling, she began to shed tears as the other woman looked on in shock.

Koori Ui and Take Hirako discussed the inconsistencies in the official reports, noting that many investigators designated killed in action were never recovered. Meanwhile, Akihiro Kanou prepared to begin a new round of experiments using captured investigators.

Experimentation

Captured by Aogiri, Amon was given to Dr. Kanou and given the designation of "Owl 27." While Amon was unconscious in a chamber, Kanou and Eto have a conservation about his achievements and potential as a ghoul investigator but Eto noted they were in the past. Of the sixty-three investigators subjected to the ghoulification process, he was considered a failed specimen due to his abnormally rapid Rc cell increase.

Some time after his surgery, he was imprisoned in a cell and heard Takizawa plead and beg for something while realizing his arm was severed. A plate of meat was slid into his cell and when he was about to eat he remembers his time in the orphanage making him discern it was human flesh. Amon looked at his reflection in his cell's toilet water and saw his kakugan. He noted Kanou was responsible for converting him into a one-eyed ghoul and began to refuse eating. He was eventually strapped to an operating table and force-fed dissolved meat through a feeding tube placed over his mouth.

Amon is saved by Scarecrow.

In the time following his initial transformation and gavaging, Amon was compelled by two Aogiri underlings to walk but they are ambushed with a Control Rc Gas Grenade and the guards were killed by Scarecrow who instructed Amon to run.

Nutcracker Investigation

Donato Porpora discusses him with Sasaki.

He was first mentioned when Haise Sasaki visited Donato Porpora, at the prisoner's request. He informed Sasaki that there was a ghoul of personal interest to him (and thus revealing that he somehow found out that Amon was a ghoul after his disappearance) and held one of the "keys" to Sasaki's lost memories. Though he revealed a name to Sasaki, the scene cut away to a figure in a tattered robe carrying a staff.

Auction

In the aftermath of the Auction, fleeing members of Aogiri Tree were ambushed. The same robed figure mentioned by Donato stood over a dying ghoul, who called out "f... lo... ppy...." The figure mentioned "Yasuhisa," and departed from the scene. When the bodies were later discovered by investigators, they found evidence of cannibalism.

Rose Investigation

Amon fighting Shikorae.

He next appeared during Aogiri's ambush of the Quinx Squad, rescuing Saiko Yonebayashi from Shikorae. He displayed incredible physical strength and an ukaku-like attack, as well as a deformed right hand. Saiko thanked the man for saving her, but he fled once her comrades arrived.

Later on, Akira Mado pulled Saiko aside in order to talk to her more about the "robed hero" who saved her. While thinking about this, Sasaki experienced an uneasy feeling.

Rose Extermination

While searching through the archives for information on the Eyepatch ghoul, Sasaki stumbled across draft reports written by Amon. These reports detailed his encounters with Kaneki, and his growing interest in the strange ghoul. While reading them, Sasaki experienced a hallucination of Kaneki weeping because he believed he killed Amon. Sasaki resolved to ask "him" about the information Amon left behind in his drafts.

During Sasaki's questions about Amon, he learned of Amon's double promotion to Special Class after his presumed death.

Rushima Landing Operation

Amon facing off against Takizawa.

In a hooded cloak, Amon observed events from a distance, with his kakugan active in his right eye. Seidou held Akira up, strangling her. As he tightened his grip, further suffocating Akira, Amon appeared and cut Takizawa's arm off, saving her. After cutting off Takizawa's arm, he was then kicked by the latter and fell to the ground, he later stated his goal was to save his former comrades, including Takizawa. As the battle ensued, Amon was repelled by Seidou's shards. Afterwards, Seidou quickly rushed towards him and locked him with his hands while piercing him with his kagune. Amon recovered from the impact and called Seidou out on his past actions, saying he needed to atone for his sins while labeling him as ghoul investigator. This enraged Seidou, and he charged Amon once more. They clashed with large kagune blades and Amon pleaded with his former comrade to come with him, as there were alternatives to repenting other than death. However, Takizawa only pierced Amon's kagune and tossed him aside, before he received a surprise-attacked as a quinque knife pierced his eye.

Amon bites Mutsuki's shoulder.

Exhausted, Amon only watched as Tooru Mutsuki announced he would buy time until reinforcements arrived and began the extermination of both Owl and Floppy. The fight went awry quickly for Takizawa, as he was easily tricked by Mutsuki's quick and clever tricks that soon brought him onto his back. Before Seidou could be finished, Akira put herself in the way of Mutsuki's kagune, not being able to bear the sight of her long-lost friend dying like that. When Mutsuki continued his assault however, content on killing both of them, Amon took action, the sight of his friends being tortured enraging him. He struck at Mutsuki with Doujima's handle. Mutsuki moved in to bind him with his kagune, but his physical strength proved superior as he broke free. Then he bit Mutsuki's shoulder and managed to take away a large piece of flesh. Revitalized, he activated his quinque using kagune from his right arm, completing Doujima's form. His attack was short lived however, as the rest of the Quinx Squad arrived and Urie used Ginkui to restrain and slam him against a wall.

Amon vs. Kuki Urie.

They swiftly attacked him strategically from all sides, however an error occurred, allowing him to use the opening to knock Touma Higemaru unconscious and crush the kagune of Shinsanpei Aura, one of the Quinx, as well as cut his right leg off. Amon spoke to Takizawa, instructing him to take Akira and leave, throwing him his cross necklace, being the first time he had removed it throughout the series. Takizawa took Yumitsu Tomoe and Akira as his "hostage" as he planned to leave the island and Amon continued his fight with the Quinx Squad. Urie struck at him with Ginkui before Hsiao back-kicked Amon from behind and rapidly attacked him with Kuai 1/4. Amon was then cut in the shoulder by Urie, who yelled to Saiko to hit Amon with a powerful strike which he astonishingly took. Remembering he once saved her life during the Rose investigation, she attempted to gain ownership rights over him but Urie stopped her and Amon connected with a decimating blow from the investigator's quinque.

Saiko pinning Amon down with her kagune .

Severely injured, Amon transformed into a giant kakuja, retaliating the attack while decimating both Hsiao and Urie. Prompted to attack, Mutsuki and Higemaru both assaulted Amon, while the latter easily defeated them both, shoving Higemaru into a wall. Enraged, Urie engaged Amon again, and while the ghoul was about to pin Urie down, he got interrupted by Saiko. Terrified and shocked, Saiko asked Amon why he saved her before. Amon replied that it was a right thing to do, and that she always needed to keep thinking what was right or wrong, right before being crushed by her kagune.

CCG Lab Infiltration

Kaneki recognizes Amon.

Months after the events on Rushima, Amon was found in a chamber at the CCG Laboratory in the 1st ward by Kaneki and his team. He broke the glass and freed himself, manifesting his kagune with a menacing grin. As his body structure began to mutate into distorted patterns, Kaneki charged and struck Amon, which Amon dodged with his blade. Amon then proceeded to unleash massive tentacles from his blade, which forced Kaneki to flip away from the mindless ghoul. As the group faced Amon, he continued to make distorted noises whilst his kagune continuously mutated. Watching Kaneki make the decision to leave the responsibility of battling Amon to Takizawa and Kurona, Amon got in a battle stance with blades sprouting from his sides, preparing to fight.

Amon vs Takizawa.

Mutating into a kakuja state, he took the initiative and opened the fight by launching projectiles. His opponents quickly dodged and, without wasting time, lunged and slashed at him in an X-formation. Amon was largely unaffected and continued bombarding them. Getting distracted by Takizawa's own projectiles, he received several powerful blows from Kurona, her combo attacks managing to smash his armor and taking him down briefly. He recovered in seconds and proceeded to smash the floor and lunge straight at his assailant with a huge blade. Before she could give in to the fatigue, Takizawa stepped in and impaled his other arm with a blade of his own. In vain, as Amon's cells immediately started rejecting his own and resulted in a mini explosion. He finally cast Kurona unable to fight further with a mighty blow and stood by as Takizawa activated his own kakuja. In a deranged mental state caused by his kakuja, Amon was put down by Takizawa and brought to the Goat organization.

Post-CCG Lab Infiltration

Once there, he recovered and regained his senses. He was also present during Akira Mado's surgery, performed by members of the Great Wheel Act. After it was finished, he finally met face to face with his past rival, Eyepatch.

Amon Holding Maris Stella.

Some time after Akira's awakening, he visited :re. There, he met with yet another past acquaintance of his, Rabbit. He asked for a cup of coffee and they talked about Akira. Touka prompted him to go and see her. Amon responded that losing her caused him great emotional distress and anger, not directed at the ghouls, but at the world and the circumstances that brought them where they now stand. Touka simply asked him if, while he roamed as a lone ghoul, he ever desired to see and talk to her. Amon confirmed it and was told there was nothing to fear at all. He later visited her in her room, bringing Maris Stella with him and greeting her awkwardly.

Amon tried to justify himself for being distant, but she stopped him. She explained that after he was presumed dead, she tried to kill all emotion inside her and devoted herself to her work. Yet what she was feeling at that moment was not anger or happiness; it was confusion. Amon told her that while he remained at the Goat base she could always call upon him and left her.

Amon attempts to kiss Akira.

Some time later, they met again by chance. Akira told him that after meeting Fueguchi and some ghoul children, she could not feel any hatred against them. Having lost her place in the CCG, all sense of duty was gone from her. Amon told her to embrace and accept the emptiness she felt. Because that way, she was free to decide and do whatever she wished with her life. Akira retained her doubts, expressing fear over facing this nothingness alone. Amon then pulled her close, promising to remain by her side always. Then, they finally kissed.

Dragon Arc

Far later on, Amon and Akira appear together after having been called by Hide to organize plans on bringing down Dragon and it's main body, Kaneki. The three have a small conversation about the current situation of the entire kagune, and when both Amon and Akira have a certain idea of what Hide plans to do, Amon questions Hide about his reasons to go so far to help his friend, to which Hide replies with declaring some sort of love for him.

Some time later, the three met up with Touka, Tsukiyama, and the rest of Goat, thus leading them to the CCG headquarters, where they discussed with the investigators why they should join hands with Ghouls. IN response to the initial denial from the CCG, Amon quoted the prefare of the Ghoul Countermeasures Law, stating that an Investigator's true goal is to fight for peace, instead of killing Ghouls.

Amon fighting Dragon alongside Akira and Suzuya Squad.

After the union of the two groups, Amon went along with the CCG and Goat to bring Dragon down, initially searching for signals for the ring inside the gigantic kagune structure. Once it was woken up and started forming sentient kagune monsters, Amon fought them alongside the rest of the army of investigators and Ghouls.

Once Kaneki's body was retrieved from Dragon, Amon and Akira were part of the group of people who went to visit Kaneki directly, while he was unconscious. Upon him waking up, Amon was the one to talk to Kaneki about the situation between Goat and CCG, and how his friend, Hide, managed to bring the two groups together for Kaneki's sake.

Amon attacks Donato.

Later on, during the assault on the JSDF and operation headquarters by the Clowns and V, Amon was sent alongside a backup investigation squad to fight off the attack. He only appeared after Hinami managed to locate the source of the recently arrived Owl's force, therefore pointing out to the group of Clowns. Upon them being tracked down, Amon immediately attacked Donato using his Quinque, Doujima 1/2 from above, however, the latter blocked with his own Kagune. After the collision, the two slid back from eachother, preparing to fight as Donato greeted his foster son politely.

The fight began with Amon stating that all of the Clown's actions were pointless, as Donato launched kagune appendages at him. Amon rapidly formed a kagune shield using Doujima, blocking the attack, before raising the Quinque staff, forming a lance and throwing it towards Donato at incredible speeds. Donato tried blocking the attack with a shield of his own kagune, but in response, Amon managed to cause the Quinque to start spinning from afar during the collision, effectively drilling through the man's defenses and piercing through him. Seemingly at the brink of death, or rather, having difficulties regenerating, Nico healed Donato's wound using his kagune. The latter started showing his fascination towards Amon's abilities, and even compared them to Haise's. However, Amon was then attacked by two of Donato's clones from behind, who managed to impale him from the inside out. Unable to react, Amon was then smashed and pummeled around repeatedly by Donato's kagune, while Takizawa and Tomoe observed the fight from a distance.

Despite his wounds, Donato told Amon to continue the fight, teasing him. The two proceeded to clash repeatedly, while Yumitsu noticed Amon was wasting chances, therefore holding back. Takizawa explained he wasn't able to kill him because it would leave him empty, recalling to the same situation Houji was faced against when fighting him. He then threw out the cross necklace, questioning Amon about why he would still wear it. Determined, Amon stood up, continuing to clash, suddenly overpowering Donato's clone and destroying it. He recalled the words he once said in the past, continuing to fight while understanding that transforming into a Ghoul had allowed him to understand more about the world. As the two clashed attacks repeatedly, Amon suddenly raised his Quinque, forming a giant cross shaped broadsword before striking down the finishing blow through his foster father, forming a hole through his body while acknowledging that he loved him.

Amon breaks into tears during his final moments with Donato.

Shortly after bisecting Donato, and as Donato laid dying, Amon and Donato have one last conversation on Donato's purpose of being as evil as he could be after being given the title of Crown by the Clowns. Amon reminisces on how Donato cared for the orphans, including Amon, and recalls how the food and shelter that was given to them by Donato was nostalgic and how he even held the memories dear. Despite all the evil things Donato as done, even denouncing him as a depraved individual who has only caused suffering, Amon breaks down in tears as he told Donato that it isn't wrong for a son loving his father. As Donato hysterically laughs, he also starts crying profusely and questions the entitlement of being a father and a "masterpiece" - showing that he somewhat feels remorseful for his actions and was shaken by Amon's final words to him. Donato's incessant laughter finally ceases after he dies shortly after.

Post-Dragon Arc

In :re Chapter 179 there are silhouettes that resembles Amon and Akira, indicating that they now live together.

References

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