Alex Ushimaru

*"This world is harsh, tough on everything. I've no advice for you, just adapt. Sink or swim, I guess"*

*-Alex Ushimaru, Tokyo Ghoul: Resurgence E2*

## Alex Ushimaru

### Alias

Al
Purple Eyed
Converse Killer

### Age

19 (first season)
20 (second season)

## Kagune

### Special

Poison

Alex Ushimaru (born 1993) is a one-eyed ghoul who was first affiliated with PGCI, as a Special Class Investigator, before leaving to join Goat after PGCI was taken down.

During his time in PGCI, he was a Special Class Investigator on Team X. While working, he often went out on extermination missions before leaving.

After PGCI was shattered, he moved onto Goat after it was formed and worked well to bring peace onto everyone and partook in missions against the CCG.

Once balance between species was achieved, Alex became a lone ghoul, and then met his soulmate later on (*not shown*)

## History

Alex was conceived for money by his English mother and Japanese father. He was given away at a young age for a large sum of money to a CCG laboratory, in which he faces abuse. Every two days they would experiment on him. He became a subject for a kakahou transplant test, which was a success. After that, he was subject for extreme drugs and tests. He was later allowed out at the age of 15, but left with severe trauma.

Lost and depressed at the cruelty of the CCG, he was recruited by the PGCI at age 16, as he was person of interest and the company had his views. He later found out his parents had died various ways.

## Appearance

As a child, Alex didn't look much different, although he notably had a different hairstyle, a flat down fringe. When he was a worker at PGCI, he wore baggy. beige cargos paired with a navy, loose sweater. He also had a white t-shirt under that often. During missions, he wore the compulsory black, bulletproof vest.
Through the two years the series goes through, Alex does not change appearance drastically . He retains the same brown, messy fluffy hair that falls over his forehead. His hair has some blonde tuffs too, that mix in nicely. He has fair skin and light freckles.
Due to a malformation in his eye pigmentation, his single kakugan appears a reddish purple

His mask was a checkered mask, with two sharp, curved eyes.

His casual outfits consist of mainly baggy, indie-like clothes.

## Personality

### Season One

Alex's personality through Season 1 is very indifferent and careless. He seems to feel no respect for people's opinions on him. He doesn't faze at killing people, as he does this for quite a lot for work at PGCI. He showcases this by wearing earpods sometimes during routine checkups of wards. He doesn't mind being alone, although if he is isolated for more than his limit, he might snap. He has a strong sense of empathy and sympathy for ghouls and humans and strives for an equal world.

Alex was also traumatised at a young age due to being subjected to extreme torture and experimental drugs. Initially a lab rat used by his parents and other CCG, he was later released at the age of fifteen, with severe trauma and anxiety. This affects his views.

He doesn't enjoy the CCG as he thinks their missions are too brutal and unfair. He thinks the same way about Slyden Prizen. He also doesn't seem to care for his health, nor his family, but this is just a masquerade for the fact he grieves over his parent death.

### Season Two

Alex heads through an intense view change after he discovers the lies and secrets of PGCI. After he discovers their ulterior motive, he cares a lot more for his friends. He also matures slightly, as he now gets more responsibilities as a member of Goat. Once he discovers that his parents were responsible for his imprisonment in the lab, he developed a flaming hate for them as they put him through extreme psychological trauma.

## Relationships

### **Ryu Nagasaki**

Although stern on Ryu at first, Alex eventually gets to see past into the new recruit. They bond during missions, and Alex nurtures and teaches Ryu the ways and ropes of PGCI during their time. They develop an almost brother-like bond, as they battle and endure the hells of their world. They both joined Goat together, showcasing their extreme bond.

### **Hhio Zanshary**

Initially, Alex attempted a different method to adapt Hhio to the team. This time around, he tried to befriend Hhio, only to be hit with rude remarks and cold statements. Alex then warned others on the team to steer clear. After a semester of missions together, Hhio broke the wall of distaste and became more funny, friendly and nice towards everyone, including Alex.

### **Leni Yamashita**

Leni is an extremely close friend to Alex. They met through Team X as fellow trainees, and learned everything together. They would make strategies together and use team manoeuvres to defeat foes.

### **Isaac Hashimura**

Alex is good friends with Isaac, as he is a part of the team. Alex felt deeply for him, constantly worried for his health as Isaac was only a Rank 2 Investigator and not full capable. When Isaac revealed his betrayal to Alex, he felt extremely betrayed and hurt by him. Alex then resolved the matter, and felt a dusting of empathy for him.

## Powers & Abilities

**Rinkaku Kagune:** Alex's kagune was first depicted as a child in the laboratory. He sprouted two moderate-length tentacles. One was black and the other was clean white. They showed great skill against the test subject, although they tired easily. When he turned 13, he developed two more tentacles, with improved stats, although they were still weak.
His kagune evolves when he became a Rank 2 Investigator. It drastically evolves to four long, thick white tentacles and two heavy, spiked black brute tentacles. Each have the opposite coloured stripes which are used to show poison, similar to that of a poisonous bug's shell. The white tentacles are quick, extremely sharp, while the black ones focus more on heavy hits and brute force. Alex can control each one to inject poison, a rare mutant RC special as a result of his extreme tests at the laboratory. At first, it would hurt and weaken his body severely, but he later matured it in a way so that he could use it offensively,

**Excellent Strength:** Like most ghouls, Alex has extraordinary strength. He has showcased the abilities to punch and kick people great distances back, which can easily render someone unconscious. He can run unnatural speeds at a limit of 45kmph and jump a good distance away. He can also resist several attacks rather easily, and can heal quickly

**Poison Special:** As a result of extreme testing done on Alex when he was a child, his RC cells developed a strange malformation causing his kagune the ability to inject poison. This poison’s colloquial name is **Paralysis Liquid**, a nickname given to it for what it does to the body. When first injected, the victim will feel strange, tingling sensations within their kagune. Slowly, it starts to deteriorate into paralysis. Once the kagune has stopped, the body starts to be affected. It begins to kill the body’s cells, ultimately ending in death. Death has only been showed to happen in low rank ghouls, under Rank A. Ghouls and humans with strong health usually survive, though, but they might be affected on the long-term.
Since this ability is so strong, it weakens Alex if he overuses. As this is the case, Alex uses such power if only necessary.

Alex’s Kagune Stage 1Alex’s Kagune Stage 2Alex’s Final Kagune
## Trivia

* Alex's favourite song is *boyfriend, girlfriend* by *carwash.* He loves the song with a passion, he mentions.
* Ushimaru literally translates to cow, which he laughs at. The name was most likely given as a joke, since he was conceived only for profit.
* Originally, Alex's name was going to be Avada. This was later changed for different issues.
* Alex is described as fashionable by many, although ironically, very little different outfits are shown through out the show.
* His name isn't traditionally Japanese, as his mother is of English descent, while he gets his surname from his Japanese father.