#naagaraj

It’s interesting. There’s no denying that there’s been a lot of imagery surrounding Uta suggesting that he’s an OEG recently, but we also know that the original OEK is petrified beneath the earth at the moment.

He could be a kagune clone, but could a kagune clone have the power to produce other clones? The argument that Uta must be more than he seems because he possesses such a powerful ability as cloning doesn’t really hold water for me because Donato can do it too.

However, the Roma reveal suggests to me there could be more to Uta too, establishing that the Clowns are even playing their tricks on each other - except his ideology really doesn’t seem to line up with the old OEK. The old OEK was involved deeply in the affairs of this world, to the extent of starting a rebellion; but Uta really seems to be genuine in his Clownish ways and his abstract desires in stimulating change and creating tragedy from an outsider’s hedonistic perspective. He *did* take part in Tsuneyoshi’s murder, but if he wanted the downfall of the Washuu, why didn’t he join Aogiri? I can understand why he would support Furuta as another half-ghoul Washuu, but again, he really doesn’t seem all too invested in anything other than fun and his friends. It’s possible he may have changed a lot since the old days, but…idk. My answer would probably be “no” if it weren’t for all that side art with Uta covering a single eye. After the blood on Arima’s glasses hinted that he was OEK we ought to take symbols like that seriously. But on the other hand, is there really time for a reveal like that? The story definitely seems to be reaching its conclusion, unless Uta turns out to be the final boss.

Ayato doesn’t think he found Naagaraj tho (though of course he did, in the massive tentacles). There’s an omake out there which shows him giving up and heading home…but I don’t know where it is =.=‘ (sorry). 

If Ayato had reported back to base before the attack on the 24th Ward, there is a chance someone might have figured it out…but as it is, the information came too late. Excellent foreshadowing for the future though. 

A Kirishima looks out at a One-Eyed King turned into a genocidal abomination; one in a ruined city, one in a city soon to be ruined if they can’t prevent the repetition of fate.

And to make the parallel even more clear, the 24th Ward kids explicitly refer to it:

“Humans” being devoured by the One-Eyed King in “Tokyo”. Ayato voyages to the underworld and sees a vision of the future. 

So...maybe the naagas are the Naagaraj? If he too became a Dragon like Kaneki, that might be why Ayato couldn’t find him. He already did, he just didn’t know it. Perhaps he was just...sleeping...