A quinque (クインケ, kuinke) is a weapon manufactured from a ghoul's kakuhou used by CCG ghoul investigators.[1] Invented by Adam Gehner and Yoshiu Washuu,[2] the quinque emits electrical signals that stimulate the kakuhou to release and control it. They can be made into some type of melee or ranged weapon, but most retain a few characteristics from the original kagune. In contrast to kagune, quinque cannot change shape nor store or absorb Rc cells other than what was harvested from the ghoul it was made from.
Preceding the quinque, the CCG had been using firearms to combat ghouls and needing a more efficient tool, they began intensive research that resulted in its creation. Made solely to exterminate ghouls, quinque were considered the new generation of technology, promptly and effectively raising the extermination rate. Ghoul investigators transport them in bags or suitcases to store the kakuhou. Some investigators are known to collect quinque and others aspire to master their use. To attain a quinque, an investigator must first confirm their target's Rc type before exterminating them. Afterwards, it is common to name the quinque from the ghoul's name or alias (e.g., Noyama).
Special Quinque Types[]
Chimera Quinque[]
In rare cases, a quinque can also be fused from ghouls with chimera kagune, or multiple kagunes. The most notable of these chimeras belongs to Akira Mado named Amatsu, it functions with combined koukaku and bikaku styles as one effective weapon. It can also be made possible when the ghoul in question naturally possesses two Rc types, as in the cases of Nutcracker and Hinami Fueguchi.
Chimera quinque are useful for opposing multiple types of ghouls, though it is unknown if any combination of Rc types is possible or can occur naturally as chimera ghouls are extremely rare and the technical difficulties of fusing two Rc types together means that very few are capable of being used in the field.[3]
Kakuja Quinque[]
Kakuja quinques are a special type of quinque created from ghouls that have cannibalized and evolved a mutated kagune, becoming a kakuja. It has been commonly shown to function as armor; protecting and enhancing the capabilities of the user by stimulating their body while equipped.
So far, it seems to not be sustainable for long since the quinque comes with the drawback of slowly biting into its user the longer it is maintained and feeds off the wearer's vigor in order to conserve energy.
Despite the vast majority of kakuja quinques taking the form of armor, there have been several instances in which kakuja quinques have taken more offensive forms such as blades. Aside from being potent melee weapons, these quinques retain special traits of the original kakuja, such as ranged projectiles, detachment, advanced kagune formation, and remote activation.
The majority of known kakuja quinques were harvested from the kagune of Arata Kirishima and used by Yukinori Shinohara, Iwao Kuroiwa, Koutarou Amon, Hanbee Abara, and Juuzou Suzuya. There are several exceptions, including Owl, which was harvested from the kakuhou of Yoshimura and used by Kishou Arima, and Ginkui, which was harvested from the kakuhou of Noro and used by Kuki Urie.
Known Quinques[]
Image | Name | Owner | Type | Rate | Ghoul | Description |
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Yukimura 1/3 | Kishou Arima Take Hirako Haise Sasaki |
Koukaku | B[4][5] | Unknown | A quinque formerly owned by Arima that was passed to Hirako, and later Sasaki Haise. It can be dual wielded, though only Arima has been shown doing so. | |
Doujima 1/2 | Touko Harima Koutarou Amon |
Koukaku (Original) Koukaku/Bikaku (Upgraded) |
Unknown | Unknown (Original) Unknown /Bin brothers (Upgraded) |
A koukaku quinque originally owned by Harima and later wielded by Amon. It is most suitable for physically powerful attacks. It was destroyed by Kaneki. Later repaired with the Bin brothers kagune before once again destroyed by Kaneki. | |
Kura | Kureo Mado Koutarou Amon |
Koukaku | Unknown | Unknown | A heavy koukaku quinque from Mado's collection, passed down to Amon in his will. It can be split in half and dual-wielded. It was destroyed by Kaneki. | |
Narukami | Kishou Arima | Ukaku | S+[4] | Hikari Kirishima | A powerful ukaku quinque that can condense Rc cells in the form of bolts of lightning. In its mode change form, it resembles a thin blade that can easily slice through the flesh of an SSS rated ghoul. It was damaged by Renji Yomo. | |
IXA | Kishou Arima | Koukaku | S+[4] | Unknown | A powerful koukaku quinque wielded by Arima, it was strong enough to easily harm SS and SSS class ghouls. It was eventually destroyed by Haise Sasaki. | |
Owl | Kishou Arima | Ukaku (Kakuja) | SSS[6] | Yoshimura | A quinque owned by Arima and created from a kakuhou torn out during his battle with the Non-Killing Owl. It is the only known example of an SSS-rated quinque, and the only one known to be created from a living ghoul. The quinque was eventually destroyed by Ken Kaneki. | |
Scorpion 1/56 | Juuzou Suzuya | Bikaku | B[7] | Unknown | A mass-produced quinque. Simple but effective, these daggers can be thrown or used to slice and stab. | |
13's (Juuzou's) Jason | Juuzou Suzuya | Rinkaku | S+[7] | Yakumo Oomori | A powerful rinkaku quinque with a Rc value of 5,000. It was destroyed by Kurona Yasuhisa but later repaired. | |
Shaku | Juuji Isoyama | Bikaku | Unknown | Unknown | A quinque which was used during the raid of Kanou's Laboratory. | |
Aburagama | Tougo Kurumatani | Ukaku | Unknown | Unknown | A quinque which was used during the Raid of Kanou's Laboratory. | |
Fueguchi One | Kureo Mado Akira Mado |
Rinkaku | Unknown | Asaki Fueguchi | A whip-like quinque. Akira began using it after the death of her father. | |
Fueguchi Two | Kureo Mado Akira Mado |
Koukaku | Unknown | Ryouko Fueguchi | A koukaku quinque shaped like moth's wings. It can be used to defend and attack at the same time. | |
Amatsu | Akira Mado | Koukaku/Bikaku | Unknown | Unknown | A chimera quinque, combining a bikaku whip with a koukaku dagger that can be released from the bottom of the hilt. | |
Demon Yamada 1 | Yukinori Shinohara | Bikaku | S | Demon Yamada | An enormous bikaku quinque that takes the form of a long butcher knife. It can withstand attacks from even kakuja users. | |
Arata | Yukinori Shinohara Iwao Kuroiwa Koutarou Amon Juuzou Suzuya Hanbee Abara |
Koukaku (Kakuja) | Unknown | Arata Kirishima | Prototype quinque armor made from a kakuja kagune. It covers the body of the user, and grants increased physical abilities in exchange for "feeding" the armor. It is considered extremely dangerous. | |
Hollow | Kousuke Houji | Ukaku | Unknown | Unknown | This quinque wraps itself around the arm of the user. It fires barbs that attach to the target. They then start building up energy before finally exploding. | |
Iitsuu | Kousuke Houji | Koukaku | A+ | Unknown | A koukaku-type quinque that takes the form of a pair of gauntlets with thin long blades attached. It is strong enough to pierce Tatara's kakuja. | |
Chi She | Kousuke Houji | Koukaku | SS | Unknown | A quinque that resembles a poleaxe with a straight double- edged blade and a curved guard over the handle. | |
Douhi | Kousuke Houji Seidou Takizawa |
Ukaku | Unknown | Fei | A quinque that rapid-fires shards. Much like a cross between a crossbow and a machine gun. | |
Taruhi | Koori Ui | Koukaku | A+[8] | Unknown | A two-handed quinque in the shape of a halberd. Its blade can also become whip-like if necessary. | |
Kuroiwa Special | Iwao Kuroiwa | Rinkaku | S | Wobbegong | A shield that is used primarily for attacking. It is also sturdy, being able to block projectiles from an SSS rated ghoul. It was damaged during the Anteiku Raid. | |
Kajiri | Chuu Hachikawa | Ukaku | Unknown | Unknown | Kajiri was a shiny, gold, gauntlet with a spiked tip that shot crystal-like projectiles supposedly made of quinque steel. After the battle against Irimi, the quinque was destroyed by Kaneki. He uses this quinque again when investigating Rushima Island, but it was destroyed by Seidou Takizawa. | |
Higher Mind (Angel Beat) | Mougan Tanakamaru | Ukaku | SS | Unknown | A quinque that shoots beams of concentrated energy. It is connected to a briefcase which also serves as a power-supply, though he was able to damage a ghoul even after the wires connecting it were severed. It posses both area-of-effect blasts and multiple crescent-shaped projectiles in the form of "compress" and "diffuse" respectively. It was damaged during the Anteiku Raid but returned in :re to attack ghouls escaping from Cochlea. | |
Zebizu | Kiyoko Aura | Ukaku | S+[9] | Unknown | The quinque has the ability to discharge homing missiles that attach to the target's body and explode after a brief period of time. It can be split in half and used as two separate blades. | |
Nagomi 1/3 | Take Hirako | Rinkaku | A[10] | Unknown | This quinque is a sword with 3 rectangular-segments embedded on its blade, with what appears to no point at the end of the blade. One of the quinque was broken during the Anteiku raid, which leaves only 2 remaining. | |
Lily 1 | Mutsumi Chino | Bikaku | Unknown | Unknown | ||
Roku 1/3 | Hirokazu Tainaka | Bikaku | Unknown | Unknown | ||
Emelio | Misato Gori | Ukaku | Unknown | Unknown | A quinque functioning along the lines of a machine gun. Capable of firing crystalilzed Rc cells at enemies successively within a range of 250 meters. | |
Tsunagi | Kuki Urie Ginshi Shirazu Takeomi Kuroiwa Kichimura Washuu Shinsanpei Aura |
Bikaku | C[5][10][11][12] | Unknown | A mass-produced quinque. Shaped like a long sword without a guard. | |
Ifraft and Abksol | Tooru Mutsuki | Rinkaku | B[5] | Unknown | A quinque in the form of a pair of two rinkaku daggers. | |
Bokusatsu No. 2 | Saiko Yonebayashi | Koukaku | B[5][12] | Unknown | This quinque is a two-handed hammer. | |
Thinning | Naoto Hayashimura | Bikaku | Unknown | Unknown | A bikaku quinque resembling a straight sword featuring a serrated edge. The weapon displays sufficient sharpness to cut a rather deep gash into a pair of koukaku kagune. | |
Senza | Kuramoto Itou | Koukaku | A[10] | Unknown | Senza is a koukaku-type quinque. It resembles a spear used for slashing rather than thrusting. | |
Agure | Shinji Michibata | Bikaku | A[10] | Unknown | His quinque, it took the form of a generic sword. | |
Buru | Masami Umeno | Bikaku | B[10] | Unknown | Not much was shown. However, Buru appears to be a long sword, similar to Tsunagi. | |
Melt | Yasuhito Nezu | Ukaku | A[10] | Unknown | Was an ukaku-type quinque wielded by him. | |
Silver Skull | Hanbee Abara | Ukaku | A[7] | Unknown | This ukaku quinque is a long katana that has shown to have enough efficiency to be able to cut clean through a ghouls body with ease. This quinque's gimmick mode resembles a ribcage that is able to pierce through its target. | |
Right and Left | Keijin Nakarai | Koukaku | B+[7] | Unknown | The quinque resembles two short dual blades that have enough power to be able to sever an SS rated ghoul's kagune with relative ease. These blades resemble Scorpion 1/56 . | |
Dreams and Space | Miyuki Mikage | Bikaku | A+[7] | Unknown | ||
Beef | Mizurou Tamaki | Bikaku | A[7] | Unknown | The quinque resembles a long, guardless katana with a very sharp tip with a striking resemblance to Tsunagi. It was strong enough to hold off an SS rated ghoul's kakuja state for a short period of time. | |
Tetoro | Shiki Kijima | Bikaku | A+[11] | Unknown | A bikaku "capture quinque". It is able to shoot out thick wires with a 3-leg hook at each side. | |
Rotten Follow | Shiki Kijima Nimura Furuta |
Rinkaku | S | Rio's brother | A quinque taking the form of a large chainsaw. It is very powerful, shown being able to easily slice opponents in half. | |
Ajite | Koori Ui | Koukaku | SS[8] | Unknown | An SS-rated koukaku quinque. He owns it yet has never been shown utilizing it as of yet. | |
Aus | Hairu Ihei | Rinkaku | S+[8] | Unknown | This quinque resembles a long sharp machete that could slice through numerous ghouls with ease and hold off against Matsumae. | |
T-Human | Hairu Ihei | Ukaku | S+[8] | Unknown | A quinque that can fire Rc energy condensed into lighting bolts, similar to Arima's Narukami. | |
Steiner | Taishi Fura | Koukaku | S[8] | Unknown | A koukaku-type S-rated quinque. | |
Lantern | Taishi Fura | Bikaku | A+[8] | Uruka Minami | This quinque was made from the Lantern ghoul and it is whip-like quinque. | |
Nutcracker | Ginshi Shirazu | Koukaku/Bikaku | S | Mayu | A chimera quinque made from a bikaku and koukaku. It has the ability to explosively expand upon contact with a ghoul. | |
Ginkui | Kuki Urie | Bikaku (Kakuja) | SS[14][12] | Noro | A katana which could produce a kagune with a large mouth capable of killing numerous ghouls at once | |
Hige Onimaru | Touma Higemaru | Bikaku | A[12] | Unknown | ||
Kuai 1/4 | Ching-Li Hsiao | Rinkaku | A[12] | Unknown | A rinkaku quinque which takes the form of four sets of individual small blades. | |
The Black Linshing nut 16/16 and White Loosting nut 16/16 | Tooru Mutsuki | Koukaku | B+ | Unknown | A quinque in the form of a pair of thirty two koukaku utility knives. Mustuki is able to throw this quinque from a far distance without decreasing its strength. | |
Noyama | Toujou | Ukaku | Unknown | Unnamed member of the Noyama family | An ukaku quinque shown in Heat Haze. | |
Rai | Kureo Mado | Ukaku | Unknown | Unknown | An ukaku quinque used in Mudaguchi. | |
Unnamed Quinque | Kureo Mado | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A quinque only shown in the anime. It was shown to be able to split into 3 long tentacles used to encase an opponent. |
Trivia[]
- It appears that a certain type of quinque is edible for ghouls, as seen when a rampaging Ken Kaneki devours Yukinori Shinohara's Arata without any ill side-effects afterward.[15] If the same can be said about the non-armor types is unknown at the time being.
See Also[]
References[]
- ↑ Tokyo Ghoul Chapter 53
- ↑ Tokyo Ghoul:re Chapter 4
- ↑ Tokyo Ghoul Chapter 101
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Kishou Arima's profile in Volume 13.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Quinx Squad profile in :re Volume 1.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Tokyo Ghoul:re Chapter 74
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 Suzuya Squad profile in :re Volume 3.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 S1 Squad and Fura Squad profile in :re Volume 4.
- ↑ Tokyo Ghoul:re Chapter 84
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 Hirako Squad profile in :re Volume 2.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Kijima Squad profile in :re Volume 5.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 Quinx Squad profile in :re Volume 6.
- ↑ Tokyo Ghoul:re Chapter 51
- ↑ Tokyo Ghoul:re Chapter 59
- ↑ Tokyo Ghoul Chapter 107
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