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I think it’s certainly possible!

Saiko | Turquoise

Positive keywords: communication, clarity of thought, balance and harmony, idealism, calmness, creativity, compassion, healing and self-sufficiency.

Negative keywords: boastfulness, secrecy, unreliability and reticence, fence-sitting, aloofness, deception and off-handedness.

Blue doesn’t quite fit Saiko but Turquoise definitely does which is what her hair colour mostly is.

Saiko’s character has both positive and negative traits associated with this colour. Creativity in her kagune and her compassion towards ghouls especially come to mind. Communication regarding the colour turquoise represents  “open communication from and between the heart and the spoken word. It relates to the electronic age and the world of computers, and communication on a large scale” which fits Saiko to a tee. She wears her heart on her sleeve for all to see which means her feelings are freely shown to others. However, because of her tendency to “fence sit”, she’s always had trouble standing firm by her feelings. She had doubts about whether ghouls were ‘the bad guys’ and yet she was always reticent in speaking up about it

until recently

She was unreliable for most of :re

But following Shirazu’s death, the Quinx’s goal to look after his sister’s medical bills and becoming a senpai to the new quinx has seen her begin to show responsibility

Urie | Purple

Positive keywords: unusual and individual, creative and inventive, psychic and intuitive, humanitarian, selfless and unlimited, mystery, fantasy and the future.

Negative keywords: immaturity, being impractical, cynical and aloof, pompous and arrogant, fraudulent and corrupt, delusions of grandeur and the social climber.

Urie’s character begun the series as almost entirely presenting those negative traits. Deep purple especially fits him: “a powerful color, it can also indicate arrogance and ruthlessness”. However, as his character development progressed, he’s moved towards more of those positive aspects.

As an artist/painter, Urie has a creative flair which lends itself well to his promise as an investigator. He figured out that Torso was a taxi driver far before anyone else. But he definitely strongly represented the negative traits associated with purple. “Delusions of grandeur and social climbing” is pretty much the definition of the Urie x Promotion ship

However, like Saiko, Shirazu’s death has also led to Urie learning selflessness and embracing those more positive traits over the course of :re, becoming a strong and caring leader.

Mutsuki | Green

Positive keywords: growth and vitality, renewal and restoration, self-reliance, reliability and dependability, being tactful, emotionally balanced and calm, nature lover and family oriented, practical and down to earth, sympathetic, compassionate and nurturing, generous, kind and loyal with a high moral sense, adaptable, encourages ‘social joining’ of clubs and other groups, a need to belong.

Negative keywords: being possessive and materialistic, indifferent and over-cautious, envious, selfish, greedy and miserly, devious with money, inconsiderate, inexperienced, a hypochondriac and a do-gooder.

Whereas Urie’s character seems to progress from a strong focus on the negative traits to the positive aspects of his colour, Mutsuki’s moves in the opposite direction. The series starts off highlighting his compassion, sympathy, generosity and kindness, however we see small moments where that darkness trickles through. In the Auction where it was hinted he consumed human flesh to survive, his uneasiness when he visited :re with Haise and saw his interactions with Touka, the foreshadowing that he had a hand in his family’s murder, “I will lie again”. Eventually this manifests into the darker Mutsuki we see presently, focusing on his envy towards Touka and possessiveness over Haise. Despite that though, this all has a root in the positive trait of “a need to belong”

Wanting to take things back to a time when the Quinx were together with Sasaki- a family unit. Something that Mucchan didn’t receive during his formative years.

Shirazu | Orange

Positive keywords: sociable, optimistic, enthusiastic, cheerful, self-confident, independent, flamboyant, extroverted and uninhibited, adventurous, the risk-taker, creative flair, warm-hearted, agreeable and informal.

Negative keywords: superficial and insincere, dependent, over-bearing, self-indulgent, the exhibitionist, pessimistic, inexpensive, unsociable, and overly proud.

Additional negative keywords: dead

Shirazu’s character at different points in the series represents both the positive and negative traits associated with the colour orange. His personality is sociable, enthusiastic, self-confident, uninhibited, informal. At the beginning of :re he’s self indulgent and comes across as superficial- often jumping into a fight attempting to take credit for the salary bonus involved. “Money” was his driving force for killing ghouls. 

Yet as the series goes on, we see that motivation has unselfish roots, as it’s to pay for his sister’s medical bills, and his warm heart shines through his rough personality more and more. 

The “renewal and restoration” symbolism associated with green does give me hope for Mutsuki.