Arima has managed to preserve his position as the strongest ghoul investigator and V agent as a facade for his true ideals, while expressing a false enemy-based relationship with the Owl. Many have been deluded into believing the One-Eyed Owl is equated to the One-Eyed King. The whole of Aogiri Tree (except Tatara and Noro) wasn't aware of a number of characteristics about their organization: Eto was both the famed author 'Sen Takatsuki' or even the infamous One-Eyed Owl, Arima was their One-Eyed King, and that the true purpose of Aogiri is to annihilate the CCG's warped root. īetween that certain point and the beginning of the Tokyo Ghoul series, Eto has been growing the ranks of Aogiri Tree. Eto explains her motive of wanting to change the world which in turn interests Arima into conspiring with her, taking the title of One-Eyed King. Rather than killing her straight away, he questions Eto of her goal. Īt an unspecified point, Kishou Arima defeated Eto at her shrine hideout single-handedly. It is presumed that this methodology was inspired from the Underground King legend. At the age of 14, she begins her bloody rampage and developed the group of ghouls (which would eventually reincarnate into Aogiri Tree) in order to defeat the CCG for its warped root (the Washuu clan and V influence). The reason why those two said-species have to be the ones that hold the title is because they understand 'both sides of the same coin'.

Eto develops the One-Eyed King concept/title, a title for a half-human or mainly a one-eyed ghoul that is powerful enough to lead a revolution against the depraved Washuu clan and be a symbol of hope for ghouls, by freeing them from the world of being oppressed by humans and uniting the two species. Įto Yoshimura grew up hating the world at its current state, abandoning hope as well. She offers him the proverbial throne, and he later declares himself the One-Eyed King when confronting members of the CCG. Ken Kaneki / Haise Sasaki - Eto initially asks him to kill the King, and later reveals to him that Arima was the prior King.Eto described him as 'keeping the seat warm' for his successor.

Kishou Arima - The previous holder of the title.

Since the One-Eyed Owl was equated to the One-Eyed King in the minds of many, he unknowingly masqueraded as the false King. Yoshimura - Kuzen took on the mantle of a false One-Eyed Owl in order to divert attention from his daughter who was speculated to be the One-Eyed King.

However, she was suspected by Nico, Kaiko, Tsuneyoshi Washuu, and Ken Kaneki. Instead, she is the co-conspirator and partner of the King.

Eto Yoshimura - She later denied the allegations, stating that she is not the King.

Throughout the franchise, multiple characters speculate on the identity of the King and offer possible suspects:

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