ra ' s ▁class mate ▁and ▁rival ▁at ▁the ▁Academy . ▁Deep ly ▁in secure , ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁t endency ▁to ▁b icker ▁with ▁A ki ra ▁or ▁J ū z ō ▁because ▁of ▁their ▁superior ▁ab ilities . ▁He ▁deeply ▁adm ired ▁Am on ▁and ▁def ied ▁orders ▁out ▁of ▁concern ▁for ▁his ▁safety , ▁leading ▁him ▁into ▁an ▁amb ush ▁by ▁members ▁of ▁A og iri . ▁He ▁was ▁mort ally ▁wounded ▁by ▁Nor o , ▁and ▁declared ▁K IA . ▁In ▁Tokyo ▁Gh oul : re , ▁he ▁returns ▁as ▁a ▁major ▁ant agon ist ▁after ▁being ▁turned ▁into ▁an ▁ins ane ▁One - E yed ▁Gh oul ▁by ▁A og iri . ▁Tak iz awa ' s ▁der anged ▁appearance ▁and ▁mind set ▁are ▁made ▁to ▁mirror ▁Ken ' s , ▁and ▁have ▁made ▁him ▁a ▁manifest ation ▁of ▁Ha ise ' s ▁fear s ▁of ▁what ▁he ▁could ▁one ▁day ▁become ▁should ▁he ▁ever ▁reg ain ▁his ▁mem ories . ▁Tak iz awa ▁turned ▁on ▁the ▁A og iri ▁by ▁killing ▁Tat ara , ▁hoping ▁to ▁be ▁pra ised ▁as ▁the ▁hero ▁of ▁C CG . ▁Instead , ▁Hou ji ▁ordered ▁his ▁squad ▁to ▁eliminate ▁him ▁which ▁sent ▁Tak iz awa ▁into ▁a ▁blind ▁ra ge , ▁sla ugh ter ing ▁all ▁of ▁them . ▁As ▁Tak iz awa ▁attempts ▁to ▁finish ▁off ▁A ki ra , ▁Am on ▁appears ▁to ▁stop ▁him . ▁During ▁the ▁fight , ▁Tak iz awa ▁reg ains ▁his ▁san ity ▁and