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Founded by Ken Kaneki, Goat was a ghoul resistance movement built around one aim: a world where humans and ghouls could coexist in peace. Its opening step toward that vision was to strong-arm the CCG into negotiations. To grow, the group folded in survivors of many shattered gangs and disbanded outfits, among them Anteiku, Aogiri Tree, and the Tsukiyama family.

Goal: peaceful coexistence between humans and ghouls
Type: ghoul resistance organization
Kanji: 黒山羊
Leader: Ken Kaneki
Status: dissolved
Founder: Ken Kaneki
Hideout: 24th Ward
Name Origin: The Black Goat's Egg by Sen Takatsuki
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Overview

Ken Kaneki set up Goat as a ghoul resistance body chasing a single dream, a world in which humans and ghouls could share peace. Its first move toward that end was to force the CCG into talks through sheer pressure. To build up its numbers, the group took in the leftovers of many collapsed gangs and dead organizations, Anteiku and Aogiri Tree among them, along with the Tsukiyama family.

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Role

Once the Oggai surfaced, Goat was driven into hiding within the 24th Ward, only for the CCG under Kichimura Washuu to track the hideout down and storm it. The group did not outlast its clash with V and the Dragon. With that fight finished, Goat broke up, since most of its people chose to sign on with the Tokyo Security Committee and serve as peacekeepers, mending ties between the two species and standing against the Dragon Orphans. A great deal of its power came from Kaneki himself, a ghoul who had beaten opponents as fearsome as Kishou Arima and Eto Yoshimura, backed by executives rated no lower than S and by SS-ranked fighters like Enji Koma and Kaya Irimi.

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Notable Members

Kaneki led the group from the top, above an executive tier that took in Shuu Tsukiyama, Take Hirako, Naki, Kazuichi Banjou, and the late Fuka. Whole factions were absorbed too: the cafe :re run by Renji Yomo and Touka Kirishima, the Tsukiyama Group, the Arima Squad, the White Suits, the Gas Masks, the Blades, and Aogiri Tree. Its rank and file drew in names such as Nishiki Nishio, Ayato Kirishima, Hinami Fueguchi, and Kurona Yasuhisa, plus a long list of associates. The organization borrowed its name from a Sen Takatsuki novel, The Black Goat's Egg.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Why did Kaneki call it Goat?

Ken Kaneki named his ghoul resistance organization Goat after The Black Goat's Egg, a novel by Sen Takatsuki, borrowing the book's title for the group's name.

Is Kaneki the leader of Goat?

Yes, Ken Kaneki founded and led Goat, the ghoul resistance movement built around achieving peaceful coexistence between humans and ghouls.

Does Touka join Goat?

Touka Kirishima's cafe :re, which she ran alongside Renji Yomo, was one of the factions folded into Goat as the group grew.

What was Goat's ultimate goal?

Goat aimed to build a world where humans and ghouls could coexist in peace, starting by forcing the CCG into negotiations.

What happened to Goat after its fight with V and the Dragon?

Goat disbanded once that battle ended, and most of its members went on to join the Tokyo Security Committee, serving as peacekeepers between humans and ghouls.

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