▁He ▁finally ▁re co vers ▁from ▁his ▁veget ative ▁state ▁after ▁eight ▁years ▁thanks ▁to ▁the ▁discover ies ▁made ▁during ▁the ▁Dragon ▁Cris is . ▁ ▁An ▁Associ ate ▁Special ▁Class ▁Investig ator , ▁and ▁partner ▁of ▁Tak iz awa . ▁He ▁gained ▁considerable ▁fame ▁for ▁his ▁explo its ▁against ▁the ▁C low n ▁Gang , ▁and ▁was ▁rec ru ited ▁to ▁work ▁in ▁China ▁for ▁some ▁time . ▁During ▁this ▁time , ▁he ▁elimin ated ▁a ▁major ▁Chinese ▁gang ▁and ▁gained ▁the ▁hat red ▁of ▁Tat ara . ▁In ▁the ▁sequ el ▁it ▁is ▁shown ▁he ' s ▁now ▁a ▁Special ▁Class ▁Investig ator . ▁After ▁Tak iz awa ▁elimin ates ▁Tat ara , ▁H ō ji ▁sends ▁his ▁squad ▁to ▁kill ▁him , ▁but ▁is ▁sla ugh tered ▁by ▁the ▁half - gh oul , ▁along ▁with ▁all ▁of ▁his ▁men , ▁except ▁for ▁A ki ra . ▁ ▁A ▁Special ▁Class ▁Investig ator , ▁and ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁S 3 ▁Squad . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁prote ge ▁of ▁K ish ō ▁Ar ima , ▁and ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁battle ▁against ▁the ▁O w l ▁two ▁years ▁ago ▁as ▁the ▁Vice - Comm ander ▁of ▁Squad ▁Zero . ▁His ▁Qu in que ' s ▁unique ▁properties ▁allow ▁it ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁wh ip ▁or ▁a ▁spe ar . ▁ ▁A ▁Special ▁Class ▁Investig ator ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁O w l ▁Inc ident ▁ten ▁years ▁prior , ▁and ▁Vice - Comm ander ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁Ward