Kirio Kikuhara


 * This article contains major plot spoilers from the manga that have not been revealed in the anime. Proceed at your own risk.

Kirio Kikuhara (菊原 桐郎) is the commander of the CCC in which he goes under the code name 02 / Zero Two (ゼロツー). He is also a double agent who has infiltrated the police where he is the leader of Squad A. He shows a gentle face to people, but he is someone who wouldn't think twice about murder if it furthered his goals. Zero One has called him someone who cannot be loved and someone who cannot love someone else. He seems to have some ulterior motive.

History
Kikuhara grew up in a lonely environment, deprived of proper parental attention. His mother, Yuzuru Kikuhara, hated children, and she would therefore have three housekeepers to take care of him. She didn't care for him and neglected him since she was busy with work and romance. However, when Kikuhara was in his sophomore year of high school, Yuzuru praised him for the first time in fifteen years by saying that he was more handsome than any other man. Despite Yuzuru having no interest in Kikuhara for so long, he stated that he just couldn't help but feel really happy. He felt like the small joy he experienced at her praise "bound him to the house like a curse", but at the same time, he didn't feel free. So one day when Kikuhara woke up, he saw his mother on the veranda and proceeded to push her off; killing her. That was the moment he really felt alive.

It is known that Kikuhara graduated from both high school and college of the science department at a university called East Bay University. At a later point in his life, Kikuhara became a police and was assigned to the A Squad of the Department of Public Safety Police, 5th Division. It is unknown when he joined the CCC, but it is presumed that he did it somewhere between the time he joined the police forces, being one of the CCC's earliest members. After a while being a detective, Kikuhara visited ONLO where he intentionally met a young Yuuki Anzai due to being the son of Tamaki Anzai. He saved the boy whilst he was stuck on a tree, which led them to become acquainted. Kikuhara told Anzai about his neglectful mother and how he just wished that someone similar to him would become his friend. When Kikuhara aksed Anzai to be his friend and follow him to a place, he nervously accepted, which made Kikuhara happy. Kikuhara then took him to the basement at the orphanage where there were full of transformed devils and told him about his devil father who is a serial killer. He told Anzai that all the devils were the same as him which horrified. He then led Anzai to his father and meanwhile told Anzai about his own past and how he killed his mother, this being the same path as Tamaki, Anzai's father, took. This event scarred Anzai deeply, though he had apparently blocked out this memory due to it being very traumatizing for the little boy. In the aftermath, an outraged Midori Anzai who was watching the situation came and punished Kikuhara by slapping him. Some time after that event, when Kikuhara was 34 years old, he met a teenage girl named Nanako Tenjo at his acquaintance/former professors, Kousuke Chizu's, study group, who happened to be his adoptive daughter. Another day, Nanako met Kikuhara again as he had fallen asleep on the floor. When he saw her mock exam results she intended to show her adoptive father, he understood she wasn't good at maths and offered to help her if she wanted to, since he claimed he was really good at it. Nanako accepted, and they grew quite close over their study sessions and Kikuhara constantly supported her in this matter. However, one day, when Nanako happened to see Kikuhara on the streets, she realized he was a devil detective in the police department. This revelation made her depressed, as her trauma was caused by her mother's ex-boyfriend Kenichi Morisawa, who was a police officer just like Kikuhara, that had killed and raped Nanako's mother. Kikuhara knew the what she was feeling, so he came to visit Nanako and explained the situation. He confirmed that he was a police officer and a devil detective, and that the fact that Morisawa was a devil was unfortunate. However, he explained that unless the people didn't do anything like isolating or exterminate them, another devil like Morisawa would show up. While comforting her, Kikuhara said the words "Nanako, come here" which triggered Nanako's memories of Morisawa. However, Kikuhara explained that he couldn't love someone and didn't see Nanako as a woman nor sexually, and if she understood, she could come to his side (as in joining the CCC). For the following years, Kikuhara would recruit more members to the CCC due to his plan, the "Ikebukuro Incident" plan.

Appearance
Kikuhara is a rather tall, middle-aged man who is noted to be handsome. He has short black hair which is slicked to the left side, which gives the impression that he's very professional. He has sharp, light-colored eyes and is often seen dressing in a business suite. Later on, due to being nearby an explosion, Kikuhara got the left side of his face burned, where there are visible burn marks.

In his younger days, he had less defined facial features. He also used to let his bangs fall freely in which it covered his forehead.

People killed

 * Yuzuru Kikuhara
 * Ren Murakami

Trivia

 * Although he speaks standard Japanese, he can also speak with a little Aomori dialect due to the influence from his housekeeper, Mrs. Harada.