This post is the result of a discussion with @neropet earlier today. Credit to Nero for coming up with this idea in the first place, and for talking this post over with me while I was writing it.
With chapter 61, we learned some jaw dropping information about the One-Eyed King – that the King is not what we thought. Not only is the King not Eto, but the title apparently does not refer to any person. Instead, the King is a symbolic title that refers to a one-eyed ghoul who is going to change the world. So the King does not exist – yet.
There was speculation a few months ago about Eto’s goals in her confrontation with Sasaki on the roof, and the idea that perhaps she was trying to turn him into the new King.
That idea only seemed to grow stronger when the chapter “The Second King” came out, which prominently featured the fight between Eto and Sasaki, and may imply that he is the second king.
However, I think the biggest piece of evidence came from the most recent chapter, when Eto reveals to Aogiri that she is not the King.
She trails off, telling them, “The One-Eyed King is…”
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And the very next panels contain none other than Sasaki, when she finishes her sentence and concludes, “Not me.”
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Also notably, on this page, Arima and Furuta are speaking about him as well, and apparently V has taken an interest in him. The last we heard of V, they were looking for Eto, the one-eyed ghoul who they believed was upsetting the balance of the world.
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V may see him as another threat to this balance, which is exactly what Eto has in mind for the One-Eyed King.
So, if this is actually Eto’s plan, and she wants him to take on this title, how does she plan to convince him to do so? Why would he want to associate with her, after everything she’s done?
We know she’s already started to manipulate him, the same way she has done to her past victims, by targeting them where they are most vulnerable.
She licks his eye and tells him she likes him and they are the same, and that stuns him into inaction for a few moments:
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And then when he deals a serious blow to her, cutting her body in half, she strikes again, and tells him she loves him.
We know that he wants to be loved. Eto knows that he wants to be loved. She tells him that purposefully, to get under his skin. And his reaction to her words is starkly different from the way he spoke to her during their fight, rudely and abrasively. He says that he’s honored.
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It seems like Eto’s tactics were not ineffective.
Since his change on the roof during that fight, we have not seen into his thoughts the way we used to. It’s been unsettling to not know what the main character is thinking. But we have gotten one glimpse into his thoughts in this time, and it was a thought about her:
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Although, certainly her manipulations were not enough alone. He has not suddenly joined her side. He has continued to target her in the six months that passed between their fight and the present day in TG:re, and is still apparently focused on eliminating her.
So why would she think that he would fulfill the role she has in mind for him, if her efforts to change him on the roof were not enough? What if she has another method up her sleeve? Another way to tie him to her more securely?
Perhaps a physical tie, like her kagune?
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There’s two other people that Eto has given her kagune to, and both of those people are associated with clocks, and time:
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Noro is always with Eto, and when he’s not, he’s been depicted with a clock. He watches the clock carefully, and takes action at certain times. Why is this? Perhaps this was for the Aogiri raid, when there was a raid on Cochlea going on at the same time. But the other person who was given Eto’s kagune was tortured with clocks, and this seems like too much of a coincidence.
Additionally, during the fight on the roof, Eto taunts, “We don’t have much time. You are about to meet your maker.”
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There was a time limit to this fight, apparently imposed by Eto. Perhaps the same was true of Noro, and that was why he was either always with her, or watching a clock. Perhaps the powers she gifts by implanting her kagune only last so long, before they result in decay of the person she implanted it in?
We know how Noro ended up:
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Perhaps this is the end result of her kagune implantation? And perhaps something similar may happen to Sasaki?
She’s given Sasaki her kagune in a similar way to what we’ve seen her do before.
When Eto first confronts Kanae/Karren, the scene ends with a black panel and a “bite” sound effect, implying someone ate something. Based on what we saw happen in future chapters, and Eto’s words leading up to that moment, I think it’s safe to say she fed Kanae an “apple”, her kagune.
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And we saw her feed someone else something similar, 15 chapters later:
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We also know that she intentionally left this for Sasaki, and she wonders about how he enjoyed her gift, and how his arm has regrown:
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We also know that now
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[نسخ]نسخ!
هذه الوظيفة هي نتيجة للنقاش مع @neropet في وقت سابق اليوم. الائتمان إلى نيرو للخروج بهذه الفكرة في المقام الأول، ويتحدث هذا المنصب على مدى معي في حين كانت الكتابة.مع الفصل 61، تعلمنا بعض الفك إسقاط المعلومات حول "الملك أونييييد" – أن الملك غير ما كنا نعتقد. ليس فقط هو الملك لا فرص التجارة الإلكترونية، ولكن العنوان على ما يبدو لا تشير إلى أي شخص. بدلاً من ذلك، أن الملك هو عنوان رمزية تشير إلى أعور غول الذي هو الذهاب إلى تغيير العالم. حتى الملك لا توجد – حتى الآن.وكانت هناك تكهنات حول الأهداف لفرص التجارة الإلكترونية في مواجهة لها مع ساساكي على السطح، وفكرة أن ربما كانت تحاول تحويل منه إلى الملك الجديد قبل بضعة أشهر.فكرة إلا أنه يبدو أن تنمو أقوى عند الفصل "الملك الثاني" خرج، الذي شكل بارز ظهرت المعركة بين إيتو وساساكي، وقد يعني ضمناً أنه هو الملك الثاني.ومع ذلك، أعتقد أن قطعة أكبر من الأدلة جاءت من الفصل الأخير، عندما يكشف عن فرص التجارة الإلكترونية إلى أوجيري أنها ليست الملك.وقالت أنها مسارات الخروج، نقول لهم، "ملك أعور..."الصورةوتحتوي اللوحات التالية للغاية على شييء ساساكي، عندما ينتهي الحكم الصادر بحقها ويخلص، "ليس لي."الصورةأيضا جدير بالذكر أن على هذه الصفحة، أريما وفوروتا نتكلم عنه كذلك، وعلى ما يبدو اتخذت الخامس مصلحة له. الأخيرة سمعنا الخامس، كانوا يبحثون عن فرص التجارة الإلكترونية، الغول أعور الذين يعتقد أنهم قد أخل بتوازن العالم.الصورةV قد يعتبرونه تهديدا آخر لهذا التوازن، الذي بالضبط ما فرص التجارة الإلكترونية قد نصب "الملك أونييييد".ولذلك، إذا كان هذا هو الواقع الخطة في إيتو، وأنها تريد منه أن يتخذ بشأن هذا اللقب، كيف أنها تعتزم إقناعه بالقيام بذلك؟ لماذا تريد قال إقران لها، بعد كل ما فعلته؟ونحن نعلم أنها بدأت بالفعل التلاعب به، بنفس الطريقة التي فعلت لها ضحايا الماضي، باستهداف لهم حيث هم الأكثر تعرضا.وقالت أنها ولغ عينية، ويقول له أنها تحب له وأنها هي نفسها، وأن يذهل له إلى التقاعس عن العمل لبضع لحظات:الصورةوعندما قال أنه ضربة خطيرة لها، قطع جسدها إلى النصف، وقالت أنها الضربات مرة أخرى ثم يقول له أنها تحبه.ونحن نعلم أنه يريد أن يكون محبوبا. فرص التجارة الإلكترونية يعلم أنه يريد أن يكون محبوبا. تقول له أنه هادف، للحصول على تحت جلدة. ورد فعله على كلماتها مختلفة تماما عن الطريقة التي تحدث لها أثناء كفاحهم، فظاظة وخشونة. ويقول أنه تكريم.الصورةيبدو أن التكتيك لفرص التجارة الإلكترونية لم تكن فعالة.منذ أن تغير على السطح خلال تلك المعركة، لم نر في أفكاره بالطريقة التي كنا. وكان المقلقة لم تكن تعرف ما هو التفكير الشخصية الرئيسية. ولكن نحن قد حصلت على نظرة واحدة إلى أفكاره في هذا الوقت، وأنه كان يعتقد عنها:الصورةAlthough, certainly her manipulations were not enough alone. He has not suddenly joined her side. He has continued to target her in the six months that passed between their fight and the present day in TG:re, and is still apparently focused on eliminating her.So why would she think that he would fulfill the role she has in mind for him, if her efforts to change him on the roof were not enough? What if she has another method up her sleeve? Another way to tie him to her more securely?Perhaps a physical tie, like her kagune?imageThere’s two other people that Eto has given her kagune to, and both of those people are associated with clocks, and time:imageNoro is always with Eto, and when he’s not, he’s been depicted with a clock. He watches the clock carefully, and takes action at certain times. Why is this? Perhaps this was for the Aogiri raid, when there was a raid on Cochlea going on at the same time. But the other person who was given Eto’s kagune was tortured with clocks, and this seems like too much of a coincidence.Additionally, during the fight on the roof, Eto taunts, “We don’t have much time. You are about to meet your maker.”imageThere was a time limit to this fight, apparently imposed by Eto. Perhaps the same was true of Noro, and that was why he was either always with her, or watching a clock. Perhaps the powers she gifts by implanting her kagune only last so long, before they result in decay of the person she implanted it in?We know how Noro ended up:imagePerhaps this is the end result of her kagune implantation? And perhaps something similar may happen to Sasaki?She’s given Sasaki her kagune in a similar way to what we’ve seen her do before.When Eto first confronts Kanae/Karren, the scene ends with a black panel and a “bite” sound effect, implying someone ate something. Based on what we saw happen in future chapters, and Eto’s words leading up to that moment, I think it’s safe to say she fed Kanae an “apple”, her kagune.imageAnd we saw her feed someone else something similar, 15 chapters later:imageWe also know that she intentionally left this for Sasaki, and she wonders about how he enjoyed her gift, and how his arm has regrown:imageWe also know that now
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