Eren Yeager (エレン・イェーガー Eren Yēgā, alt. "Eren Jaeger")

Main article: Eren Yeager

The main protagonist of the series who after witnessing his mother being devoured by a Titan, dedicates his life to their eradication. After graduating fifth in his cadet class, he is swallowed by a bearded Titan during his first mission in Trost.[vol. 1] However, he soon reappears as a 15-meter (49 ft) Rogue Titan who fights other Titans on equal ground.[vol. 1][vol. 2] His ability as the "Rogue Titan" makes him the target of multiple parties that include those who see him as a tool to eradicate the Titans, other humans who can become Titans, and those who perceive Eren as a rebellion-inducing threat to the status quo.[vol. 2,3] Placed into the Survey Corps' Special Operations Squad, he attempts to control his Titan-changing ability and discovers he has other abilities as well. Author Hajime Isayama stated that Eren's Titan form's physique was modeled after middleweight mixed martial artist Yushin Okami.[1][2]

Eren is voiced by Yūki Kaji in the Japanese dub.[GB p.19] In the Funimation English dub, his name is spelled Eren Jaeger and he is voiced by Bryce Papenbrook.[3] In the live-action film, Eren is portrayed by Haruma Miura[4] In his voicing, Papenbrook noted the character's guttural screams and the "raw sound" and "disgusting and dirty" voice of Eren's Titan form.[5]

Mikasa Ackerman (ミカサ・アッカーマン Mikasa Akkāman, alt. "Mikasa Ackermann")

Mikasa is Eren's adopted sister who is taken in by his family.[GB p. 36] She is a quiet and withdrawn girl and maintains a stoic expression, except when Eren is in danger. When Mikasa's parents were killed by slave traders, she went into shock until Eren saves her and motivates her to fight back.[ch. 6][ep 6] As a result, she is very protective of Eren, and follows him wherever she can in joining the military and its related divisions and squads.[vol. 2,3][GB p.37] She is the last-known person of Asian descent residing in the Walls[ch. 6][ep 6][GB p.39] She graduates at the top of the cadet class,[ch. 2] and is regarded by officers as an unprecedented genius and prodigy, easily worth a hundred men in battle.[vol. 3,4] In the author's blog, Isayama notes that her name comes from the Mikasa, a battleship from the Imperial Japanese Navy.[6]

Mikasa is voiced by Yui Ishikawa in the Japanese dub.[GB p.20] In the English dub, her surname is spelled Ackermann,[ep 1] and she is voiced by Trina Nishimura.[7][8] In the live-action film, she is portrayed by Kiko Mizuhara.[4] Ishikasa says that Mikasa cares mainly about Eren, and keeps a distance from the rest of the world. She says that "While she might seem like a character with so few emotional levels, there are actually many feelings that swirl around her heart."[GB p.20]

Armin Arlert (アルミン・アルレルト Arumin Arureruto, alt. "Armin Arlelt")

Armin is Eren's childhood friend who joins him in the Scouts. He has an inferiority complex, believing he barely passed the combat graduation exam (but was top of the class academically),[ch. 3] and whining that he hates being cowardly and having to rely on friends all the time.[ch. 11] Despite his self-perceived shortcomings, he vigorously defends Eren when the Military wanted to fire cannons at them, and brings Eren out of his feral Titan state following the latter's second full transformation where he attacks Mikasa,[vol. 3] Armin convinces Eren to overcome his hesitation to fight Annie. In the military, he impresses the higher-ups by deducing the human identity of the Female Titan.[ep 24][GB p. 40-43]

Armin is voiced by Marina Inoue in the Japanese anime dub.[GB p.20] The English dub spells his last name Arlelt,[ep 1] and Josh Grelle voices him.[9] In the live-action feature film, Kanata Hongō plays Armin. Inoue describes Armin as "withdrawn but slowly grows to the point where he's able to say what he believes".[GB p.20]

104th Training Corps[edit]

The members of the 104th Training Corps (第１０４期訓練兵団 Dai-hyakuyon-ki Kunren Heidan) graduating class. In the manga, the top ten cadets were listed by their individual ranks,[ch. 2] but in the anime, the top ten are recognized as a group.[ep 4] Along with Eren, Mikasa, and Armin, there are the following members:

Reiner Braun (ライナー・ブラウン Rainā Buraun)

Ranked second of the trainee class,[ch. 2] Reiner is described as strong as an ox, and able to earn the trust of his comrades. He and Bertolt hail from a mountain village southeast of Wall Maria when it was attacked by Titans.[vol. 4] His initial reason for fighting is so he can return to his home town.[GB p.56-57]

It is revealed that he is the Armored Titan (鎧の巨人 Yoroi no Kyojin) who, at the start of the series, destroyed the inner gate of Shiganshina that allowed Titans to breach Wall Maria.[ep 2] His body is covered with armor except for his joints.[ch. 44] In a post on his blog, author Hajime Isayama stated that the Armored Titan's physique was based on that of professional wrestler and mixed martial artist Brock Lesnar.[10] Reiner is voiced by Yoshimasa Hosoya in the Japanese anime.[11] Robert McCollum provides his voice in the English version.[9]

Bertolt Hoover (ベルトルト・フーバー Berutoruto Fūbā, alt. "Bertholdt Hoover"[12])

Ranked third in the class,[ch. 2] Bertholt is described as having potential and able to master every skill he has been taught, but lacks drive and initiative.[ch. 18][vol. 5:profiles] He is also from a mountain village southeast of Wall Maria.[vol. 4][GB p.58-59] He is later revealed to

be the Colossus Titan (超大型巨人 Chō-ōgata Kyojin, alt. "Colossal Titan"[ep 4]), a 60-meter (200 ft)[ch. 9] Titan with a physical appearance resembling a skinless humanoid; who appears in the opening storyline to breach Shiganshina, and years later, takes out the

cannon artillery on top of the wall of Trost.[ch. 4] Bertolt is voiced by Tomohisa Hashizume in the Japanese anime.[11] In the English dub, his name is spelled Bertholdt Hoover and he is voiced by David Matranga.[12]

Annie Leonhart (アニ・レオンハート Ani Reonhāto)

A small-statured girl who is described as skilled in combat, and a realist who tends to be a loner.[ch. 18][vol. 5:profile] During cadet training, she teaches Eren some of her melee skills that she learned from her father.[ep 4][ch. 17] Having placed fourth in her class,[ch. 2] she joins the Military Police,[ch. 3] where she is regarded as being the quiet girl.[vol. 8][GB p.54-

55] She is ultimately revealed to be the Female Titan (女型の巨人 Megata no Kyojin), a 14-meter (46 ft) Titan with an unprecedented feminine body structure, able to harden her skin and regenerate her body parts during fights.[ep 18][ep 20][ep 21][vol. 5,6]. She ambushes the 57th expedition to Wall Maria, destroying Levi's special operations squad, and captures Eren briefly.[ch. 29] However, she is outed during the Stohess District storyline after Armin determined that she killed captured Titans Sonny and Bean and presented Marco's equipment at the interrogation.[ep 19][ep 23][vol. 8] Following her defeat, Annie encases herself in crystal to prevent further probing as to her motives, which originate from her father's wishes to treat the world as their enemy.[ep 24][ch. 34][GB p.54-55] Annie is voiced by Yū Shimamura in the Japanese anime.[11] In the English dub, she is voiced by Lauren Landa.[9] At Magic City Comic-Con 2015, Landa said that she used a low-pitched and emotionless voice in portraying Annie.[13]

Jean Kirstein (ジャン・キルシュタイン Jan Kirushutain, alt. "Jean Kirschtein")

A hot-headed guy who speaks his mind, he plans to join the Military Police in order to live safely within Wall Sheena.[ch. 3] He and Eren have opposing ideals; Jean thinks Eren is suicidal for wanting to be on the front line, while Eren thinks Jean is cowardly.[vol. 4] He graduates sixth in the class.[ch. 2] In the battle at Trost, when he leads a group to retreat to the supply house, he is shaken up that his decisions have led to the deaths of some of his comrades.[vol. 2] After his close friend Marco dies, he joins the Survey Corps.[ch. 18] Isayama said that Jean is his favorite character because he says what he thinks.[2][GB p.44-45] Jean is voiced by Kishō Taniyama in the Japanese anime. In the Funimation English version, his last name is spelled Kirschtein, and he is voiced by Mike McFarland.[14] In the live-action film, he is portrayed by Takahiro Miura.[4]

Marco Bott (マルコ・ボット Maruko Botto)

Ranked seventh of the trainee class, Marco is from the Jinae District, and is close friends with Armin and Jean.[ch. 2] He wants to join the Military Police so he can serve King Fritz.[ch. 3,15] However, he is killed during the battle of Trost.[vol. 4] Annie uses his gear to cover up her killing of Sonny and Bean.[vol. 8][GB p.60-61] He is voiced by Ryōta Ōsaka in the Japanese anime.[11] In the English dub, his name is spelled Marco Bodt, and he is voiced by Austin Tindle.[14]

Connie Springer (コニー・スプリンガー Konī Supuringā, alt. "Conny Springer"[14])

Connie hails from the Ragako District of Wall Rose.[ch. 15] He sports a buzz cut,[ch. 2] and has an outgoing and upbeat personality, trying his best to keep his teammates pumped up, not shying away from encounters with Titans.[ch. 3] His training instructor describes him as having a good sense of balance and effective at the vertical maneuvering equipment, but has a slow mind and makes strategic mistakes.[ch. 18] Having ranked eighth in his class,[ch. 2] he initially plans to join the Military Police, but changes his mind after hearing Eren's speech,[ch. 3] and eventually joins the Survey Corps.[ch. 21][GB p.46-47] Connie is voiced by Hiro Shimono in the Japanese dub of the anime.[11] In the Funimation dub, his name is spelled Conny Springer, and he is voiced by Clifford Chapin.[14]

Sasha Blouse (サシャ・ブラウス Sasha Burausu, alt. "Sasha Braus")

Sasha is a hunter from the mountain Dauper District.[ch. 15] Her hair styled in a ponytail.[ch. 2] She is noted as having remarkable instincts, but issues with structure.[vol. 4] She loves

food, and was once nicknamed "Potato Girl" (芋女 Imo Onna) because she was eating one during a military drill.[15][GB p.60] She joins the military after getting into an argument with her father when he told her they had to give up their traditional lifestyle of hunting in the forest in favor of farming to support the large number of refugees moving to the area after the fall of Wall Maria.[ch. 36][GB p.48-49] In the Japanese anime, Sasha is voiced by Yū Kobayashi.[11] In the Funimation English version, her last name is spelled Braus and she is voiced by Ashly Burch.[14] In the live-action film, she is portrayed by Nanami Sakuraba.[4]

Krista Lenz (クリスタ・レンズ Kurisuta Renzu, alt. "Christa Lenz")

A petite girl who is described as friendly, warm-hearted,[ch. 16][vol. 5:profiles] and popular to the point where her peers regard her as a goddess or an angel, and want to marry her.[GB p.50-51][ch. 24]. Ranked tenth in the trainee class[ch. 2], Krista participated in the defense of Trost in the year 850.[ch. 5,11][GN p.50] When Ymir sacrifices herself to save her at Castle

Utgard, she reveals her true identity as Historia Reiss (ヒストリア・レイス Hisutoria Reisu)).[ch. 41-42] Krista is voiced by Shiori Mikami in the Japanese anime.[11][16] In the Funimation English version, her name is spelled Christa Lenz, and she is voiced by Bryn Apprill.[14]

Ymir (ユミル Yumiru)

A member of the 104th graduating class and a close friend of Krista, to whom it is implied she might also hold romantic feelings.[ch. 36] Other than Krista, she stays distant from her classmates and is harsh and critical. It is also hinted that she held back her abilities so that Krista could place tenth in the training corps standings.[GB p. 52-53] When the Titans attack Castle Utgard, Ymir transforms into a chimpanzee-like Titan that is nimble enough to face several larger ones with her speed, claws, and teeth.[ch. 40-41] Ymir is voiced by Saki Fujita in the Japanese version,[11] and by Elizabeth Maxwell in the English version.[14]

Military[edit]

The Military is divided into three divisions: the Garrison Regiment, the Survey Corps, and the Military Police Brigade. It is commanded by Darius Zackly. Applicants into the Military are first required to enter the Training Corps overseen by Keith Shadis, after which they are allowed to join one of the three divisions.

Darius Zackly (ダリス・ザックレー Darisu Zakkurē, alt. "Dhalis Zachary")

Darius is the commander-in-chief of the military. He first appears at Eren's tribunal where he assigns Eren to the Survey Corps.[ch. 18] After it was shown that the nobles would abandon the people of Wall Rose should it be breached by Titans, he pledges to support Erwin's plan to overthrow the monarchy.[vol. 15] In the Japanese anime, he is voiced by Hideaki Tezuka. In the Funimation version, his name is spelled Dhalis Zachary and he is voiced by John Swasey.[ep 14]

Keith Shadis (キース・シャーディス Kīsu Shādisu, alt. "Keith Sadies")

The instructor who is in charge of the training of the 104th Corp recruits. His face and head are cleanly shaven except for a patch of beard beneath his chin.[vol. 4] Before the fall of Wall Maria in the year 845, he became the 12th Commander of the Survey Corps, which had struggled to establish a base beyond the Walls with no success. He then became the first commander to pass his position to a successor (Erwin) without dying. He was close friends with Eren's parents.[ch. 71] In the Japanese anime, he is voiced by Tsuguo Mogami. In the Funimation English dub, his surname is spelled Sadies, but pronounced "Shardis". Patrick Seitz provides the voice.[ep 2]

Garrison Regiment[edit]

The Garrison Regiment (駐屯兵団 Chūton Heidan) are the soldiers that protect the towns and reinforce the Walls. They are the first line of defense against the Titans maintaining a defensive stance. They are the largest force in the military due to the small number of members in the Military Police Brigade and the high death rate of the Survey Corps.

Hannes (ハンネス Hannesu)

A Garrison soldier who saves Eren and Mikasa during the attack on Shiganshina,[ch. 1] While Eren finishes cadet training, Hannes becomes a Garrison squad leader. He seeks to repay a debt to the Yeager Family for saving his own wife and family from a deadly disease.[ch. 3][GB p.66-67] Isayama said that Hannes and the Garrison Soldiers in volume 1 resemble him the most as they sit around and drink booze.[2] He is voiced by Keiji Fujiwara in the Japanese version, and by David Wald in the English version.[14]

Dot Pixis (ドット・ピクシス Dotto Pikushisu, alt. "Dot Pyxis")

Dot Pixis is the highest-ranking commander of the Southern Territory.[ch. 12] He is sometimes viewed as eccentric.[ch. 12] Upon learning about the breach at Trost, he and his men stop Captain Woerman from shooting Eren after the latter is revealed to be able to transform into a Titan,[ch. 11] He then mobilizes his soldiers in a mission to protect Eren during the latter's attempt to seal the wall. [ch. 12] He appears later in the series to support Erwin's plan to overthrow the monarchy.[ch. 55] In a 2010 post on his blog, Isayama stated he modeled Dot Pixis after Imperial Japanese Army General Akiyama Yoshifuru.[17] However, this raised a heated discussion and death threats on his blog in 2013, with angry participants questioning Akiyama's participation or lack thereof in the Sino-Japanese War and the Imperial Japanese rule over Korea.[18] Dot is voiced by Masahiko Tanaka in the Japanese anime. In the Funimation English version, his last name is spelled Pyxis, and he is voiced by R Bruce Elliott.[12]

Survey Corps[edit]

The Survey Corps (調査兵団 Chōsa Heidan, alt. "Scout Regiment"[19]) is composed of expeditionary soldiers that venture outside the Walls. Their goal is to discover more about the origins and source of the Titans, their motives, and weaknesses; ultimately how to fight and defeat them. They are an integral component in the military's campaign to recapture Wall Maria.[citation needed]

Erwin Smith (エルヴィン・スミス Eruvin Sumisu)

Commander of the Survey Corps, who led the last mission before the fall of Wall Maria. After learning of a mole among the military ranks, he leads the 57th expedition with the secret objective of exposing and capturing the person, hiding the information from even his most trusted subordinates.[ep 20] When Eren is kidnapped by Bertolt and Reiner, he leads a team to rescue him, having his right arm eaten by a Titan in the occasion.[volume & issue needed] However, a battered and bloody Erwin is taken to King Fritz, but at this time he has removed himself as a member of the Survey Corps.[volume & issue needed] He is voiced by Daisuke Ono in the Japanese anime.[11][20] and by J. Michael Tatum in the English version.[14]

Zoë Hange (ハンジ・ゾエ Hanji Zoe, alt. "Hange Zoë")[a]

Hange is a squad leader in the Survey Corps and a scientist who studies the Titans.[ep 14] Hange shows little fear when interacting with them, and is thus ecstatic when initially meeting Eren.[ch. 20] Hange had a strong hatred against Titans until the discovery of Ilse Langnar's notebook provided some new insight into how the Titans may be able to think. Hange also provides the special weapons they use, such as a barrel that fires multiple grappling hooks to capture Titans alive.[GB p.80-81] After Erwin steps down, Hange becomes commander of the Survey Corps in his stead.[volume & issue needed]

In the original English translation of the manga, and in the anime, Hange is referred to as a female.[vol. 5] However, in his blog in 2011, Isayama responded to a question regarding Hange's gender by responding "Perhaps [Hange's gender] is better left unstated".[22] In 2014, Kodansha USA stated they went back through volume 5 and removed gender-specific pronouns they had used for reprint,[23] and references from volume 6 onwards.[24] Hange is voiced by Romi Park in the Japanese anime,[11][20] is voiced by Jessica Calvello in the English dub,[12] and is portrayed by Satomi Ishihara in the live-action film.[4]

Mike Zacharius (ミケ・ザカリアス Mike Zakariasu, alt. "Miche Zacharius")

A Survey Corps squad leader who has a peculiar habit of snorting and sniffing people when he meets them for the first time.[ep 14][ch. 19] His strength is second to Levi among the Survey Corps squad leaders. When Wall Rosé is breached by the Titans he uses himself as a decoy to distract the Titans and allow his fellow soldiers to escape by single-handedly engaging nine Titans simultaneously in battle. He kills five of the Titans, but encounters the Beast Titan, the first of its kind to speak in a language, before being eaten by the remaining Titans.[ch. 35] He is voiced by Kenta Miyake in Japanese. In the Funimation English dub, his first name was spelled Miche, and he is voiced by Jason Douglas.[ep 14]

Ilse Langnar (イルゼ・ラングナー Iruze Rangunā)

Voiced by: Sachi Kokuryu

Ilse was on the Survey Corps' 34th expedition. She had been taking detailed notes of her experiences outside the Walls, including her encounter with a Titan who reached out to her in reverence, thinking that she was "Lady Ymir", but then went berserk and ate her. Her

story is recounted in the special chapter and an OVA titled "Ilse's Notebook" (イルゼの手帳 Iruze no Techō).[vol. 5]

Thomas Wagner (トーマス・ワグナー Tōmasu Wagunā)

Thomas is a member of the Survey Corps; he has dark hair and a goatee. He carries the news of the Titans breaching Wall Rose to Erwin and some of the citizens.[ch. 36] He is voiced by Shigeyuki Susaki in the Japanese dub, and by Duncan Brannan in the English dub.

Nanaba (ナナバ)

A member of the Survey Corps, Nanaba has short blond hair. She first appears during the 57th Expedition where she leads Krista's team in the forest used to ambush the Female Titan.[ep 18] She has some supporting roles in the Stohess storyline, and leads part of the squad when the Titans have breached Wall Rose.[ch. 35] She is eaten by the Titans when the latter invades Castle Utgard.[ch. 40] She is voiced by Asami Shimoda in the Japanese dub, and by Lydia Mackay in the English dub.

Special Operations Squad[edit]

The Survey Corps Special Operations Squad (調査兵団特別作戦班 Chōsa Heidan Tokubetsu Sakusen-han) is a squad of elite soldiers hand-picked by Levi.

Levi (リヴァイ Rivai)

He is known as humanity's most powerful soldier and head of an elite squad in the Survey Corps. Hange remarks that he is a bit of a "clean freak".[25] While it is said that he is blunt and unapproachable, it is noted that he has a strong respect for authority, structure and discipline.[volume & issue needed] The side story Attack on Titan: A Choice With No Regrets focuses on Levi's origins, revealing that he was part of a band of thieves using the Vertical Maneuvering Equipment to commit crimes before he is scouted by Erwin to join the army. Captain Kenny Ackerman later notes that the capture of Eren and Krista has to do with Levi, whom he refers to as "Levi Ackerman".[volume & issue needed] Kenny is later revealed to be Levi's maternal uncle, who raised him after his mother Kuchel's death. Levi was modeled after the Watchmen character Rorschach[26] and is named after a child Isayama noticed in the documentary Jesus Camp.[27] Levi is voiced by Hiroshi Kamiya in the Japanese dub,[11] and by Matthew Mercer in the English dub.[12]

Eld Jinn (エルド・ジン Erudo Jin, alt. "Eld Gin")

Deputy leader of the Survey Corps Special Ops, he has 14 Titan kills and 32 assists.[ep 15][ch. 26] He has a calm demeanor. After the Female Titan is initially devoured, he leads the Squad to protect Eren in their retreat but when the Female Titan reappears, he has the Squad attack her, but she bites his head off and spits it out.[ep 21][ch. 28] He is voiced by Susumu Chiba in the Japanese dub. In the Funimation English dub, his name is spelled Eld Gin and he is voiced by Vic Mignogna.[28][ep 15]

Oluo Bozado (オルオ・ボザド Oruo Bozado, alt. "Oruo Bozad")

Bozado is a soldier who is introduced with 39 Titan kills and 9 assists.[ep 15][ch. 26] He is depicted as arrogant and boastful, although there is a running gag that whenever he is bragging while on his horse, he literally bites his tongue.[ep 15][ep 17][ch. 20,22] Despite helping disable the regenerated Female Titan, he is eventually killed by one of her roundhouse kicks.[ep 21][ch. 28] He is voiced by Shinji Kawada in the Japanese anime. In the Funimation version, his name is spelled Oruo Bozad, and he is voiced by Chris Smith.[ep 15]

Petra Ral (ペトラ・ラル Petora Raru, alt. "Petra Rall")

She is a skilled and experienced fighter, introduced with having killed 58 Titans (10 solo, 48 assists).[ep 15][ch. 26] She too is killed by the regenerated Female Titan, after trying to flee and getting kicked into a tree.[ep 21][ch. 28] Levi later learns from her father that she had feelings for him.[ch. 30] She is voiced by Natsuki Aikawa in the Japanese version. In the

Funimation English dub, her name is spelled Petra Rall, and she is voiced by Caitlin Glass.[12][ep 15]

Günther Schultz (グンタ・シュルツ Gunta Shurutsu)

Günther is a soldier who has logged 47 Titan kills, 7 solo.[ep 15][ch. 26] On the 57th expedition to the lands outside the wall, he is killed during the retreat in the forest by a scout who transforms into the Female Titan.[ep 21][ch. 28] Gunther is voiced by Kozo Mito in the Japanese version, and by Brett Weaver in the English version.[ep 15]

Military Police Brigade[edit]

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The Military Police Brigade (憲兵団 Kenpeidan) is composed of soldiers assigned to watch over the Training corps, supervise the Garrison Regiment, control the fire departments, and arrest and detain political criminals and offenders. The top ten of each training class are eligible to join, although some experienced members can transfer from the Garrison. As their tasks mainly involve administration and behind the scenes work, they do not experience front-line combat with Titans, and often reside in the safety of the innermost wall.[vol. 8]

Nile Dok (ナイル・ドーク Nairu Dōku, alt. "Nile Dawk"[ep 14])

Voiced by: Anri Katsu (Japanese), Ian Sinclair[28] (English)

Commander of the Military Police Brigade. During Eren's tribunal, Nile pleaded the side that Eren should be handed to the Military Police Brigade for examination and then executed, believing Eren's presence in the populace would cause a civil war.[ch. 18] When Eren called him a coward, he wanted Eren to be shot, but Levi stopped him. When the Female Titan suddenly appeared within Wall Sheena, Nile angrily demands an explanation from Erwin, suspecting he is planning a coup. Bur after learning about Erwin's plans, he decides to help by ordering the Military Police to assist the Survey Corps in capturing the Female Titan.[ep 25] In a later chapter, Nile complains about Erwin asking him to accompany him to the capital in Wall Sheena. The latter has his reasons and tries to encourage Nile to remember

their training back in the Survey Corps. Erwin asks him about the Military Police's involvement in Pastor Nick's death. Nile denies any involvement with his branch, admitting he doesn't know what the central branch is up to these days. He is worried for both Erwin and his family being put in further danger as well as his position. Nile later begins to show awareness in both Erwin's plans and the Central MP branch's true motive.[ch 59] It appears that he has betrayed Erwin and turned him in to Fritz. However, it is later revealed he has actually been helping Erwin and the Survey Corps. He knows that Fritz is a mere puppet ruler in Rod's place. Nile warns Erwin along with the others they must tread carefully from now on.[ch 61]

Marlowe Freudenberg (マルロ・フロイデンベルク Maruro Furoidenberuku, alt. "Marlo Sand")

Voiced by: Tomokazu Sugita (Japanese), Todd Haberkorn (English)[ep 23]

Marlowe is introduced during the Raid of Stohess District storyline as a Military Police member who is given a bit of leadership responsibility.[ch. 31] He is aware of the corruption in the organization and desires to reform it, although that draws some criticism from Annie.

[ch. 31] In the anime series, his name is Marlo Sand (マルロ・サンド Maruro Sando),[ep 23] and tries to demonstrate his leadership in a different way; he tries to stand up against two corrupt superiors who are selling guns to black marketers, where Annie then encourages Marlowe to keep gathering his strength.[ep 23]

In a later manga storyline, on patrol, he defends the Survey Corps, stating they had just caught a Titan which is something no one else in the other military factions has done. They are caught by Levi's squad and taken into the forests. Marlowe wants to help them out, but Levi refuses stating they can't be trusted. He and Hitch are left in Jean's custody. Deciding to test him, Jean gets into a brief fist fight with Marlowe. After a while, Jean decides he can be trusted and Marlowe's want for justice is similar to Eren's own. Marlowe and a few people are seen transferring to the Survey Corps to help strengthen the dwindling numbers.[volume & issue needed]

Hitch Dreyse (ヒッチ・ドリス Hitchi Dorisu)

Voiced by: Akeno Watanabe (Japanese), Brittney Karbowski (English)[ep 23]

Marlowe's female comrade in the Military Police, she likes to poke fun of Marlowe.[ep 23] Unlike Annie, who was able to join the Military Police due to being the top ten of her class, Hitch only got in the Military Police by having an improper relationship with a superior in order to gain a favorable position.[volume & issue needed] After she and Marlowe are captured by Levi's group, Hitch learns where Annie really is and she is left in Jean's custody. When she saw Marlowe getting hurt, Hitch tried to intervene by attacking Jean. However, Marlowe stops her, stating that he was just testing him.[ep 23] Hitch would remain in the Military Police.[volume & issue needed]

Boris Feulner (ボリス・フォイルナー Borisu Foirunā)

Voiced by: Yūichi Karasuma (Japanese), Micah Solusod (English)[ep 23]

One of the nicer members of Military Police who is kind to Annie. Boris respects her since Annie fought during the Battle of Trost, therefore she is the only member in the squad who has a combat experience and had an actual encounter with Titans. However, he doesn't like Hitch's misconduct towards Annie and quickly points out her flaws. While Boris is aware of the corruption within the Military Police, he chooses to accept that it's part of the system. When Marlowe declares his ambition to reform the system by rising through the top, he unenthusiastically wishes him good luck.[ep 23]

Djel Sanes (ジェル・サネス Jeru Sanesu)

A member from the Military Police Brigade. He is part of the first squad and comes from the interior Capital. Sanes was introduced when he informs the Survey Corp that a robber came into the room Pastor Nick is being held and murdered him. Hange suspects foul play and notices signs of torture on the Pastor's body, so she decides to interrogate the military guards. She concludes that Sanes along with his partner had tortured Nick. Sanes is later seen being led to the location of where Eren and Historia are being held by Dimo Reeves on a horse carriage. The horse slips and the carriage along with Sanes fall into the deep trench below them. It is shown that Hange and Levi caught him before he fell to his death, and brought his unconscious body to an unknown location. Sanes is last seen tied to a chair in a room with Hange and Levi, with a tray of surgical equipment in front of him. Under torture, Sanes finally confesses to why the Brigade has done what they did to protect the government. He knew they saw Pastor Nick's Wall Cult idealisms were too distracting and the technology created by welders, along with people knowing too much information and considered possible threats concerned them. Sanes claims they did what was necessary to keep order and those whom tried to escape were quickly dealt with. He taunts Hange and Levi that his comrades will avenge him. Later on when they return after he watches one of his comrades also be led off for tortune and they threaten him with more torture, Sanes finally confesses that the Reiss family are the true royal family that has been in power for the last 100 years.

Other characters[edit]

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Grisha Yeager (グリシャ・イェーガー Gurisha Yēgā, alt. "Grisha Jaeger")

Voiced by: Hiroshi Tsuchida (Japanese), Chris Hury[14] (English)

Father of Eren and foster father of Mikasa. He is a renowned doctor who was well respected in the District of Shiganshina after he saved the village from a mysterious viral epidemic by developing vaccines.[ch. 3] He also provides a medical house call service to the people of Shiganshina and to various towns in addition to having a network of contacts within the Corps of the Shiganshina district. Thought to have gone into hiding after the fall of Wall Maria, Grisha revealed himself to be a Titan Shifter during the chaos and used his transformed state to attack and devour Freida Reiss to take the Coordinate from the Reiss Family as he wiped most of them out. Grisha later turns Eren into an Original Titan so he can have his son eat him and become a Titan Shifter himself.[ch. 62] Before his death, Grisha tells Eren that he hid a secret, which he refers to as the "truth", in the basement of their family home.[ch. 3] His memories of the event having been fuzzy at the time, Eren eventually learns the truth of his father's final actions and feels betrayed while realizing that the "truth" is connected to the Coordinate power.[ch. 63] While heading to the Orvud District of Wall Rose, Historia comes up with her own conclusion that Grisha had a more logical reason for killing her sister and giving Eren the Coordinate powers, upon realizing what Rod had in mind.[ch. 67]

Kalura Yeager (カルラ・イェーガー Karura Yēgā, alt. "Carla Jaeger", "Carla Yeager")

Voiced by: Yoshino Takamori (Japanese), Jessica Cavanagh[14] (English)

Mother of Eren and foster mother of Mikasa. She was in opposition to Eren's decision to join the Survey Corps and tried to get Mikasa to change his mind. [ch. 1] When her town is attacked, she becomes trapped under the Yeager family home from debris of Wall Maria. Eren and Mikasa try to save her, although her lower body was already crushed and she entrusted them to Hannes to save. As they flee, Eren looked on as she is picked up by a nearby Titan and eaten.[ch. 2][ep 1]

Minister Nick (ニック司祭 Nikku-shisai)

Voiced by: Tomohisa Asō (Japanese), Francis Henry (English)[ep 25]

Nick is a religious leader who heads a church that believes that the Walls are sacred, and refuses any modifications to be done to the Walls. During the incident in Stohess where his church is trashed by Eren and the Female Titan's fight,[ep 24][ep 25] it is revealed that he knew Titans reside in the walls and that they are activated by sunlight, but refuses to disclose any further information.[vol. 8] When he learns about Eren's ability to transform into a Titan, he advocates for his execution.[volume & issue needed] After he is captured by

the Survey Corps, Nick experiences first hand the suffering of the families forced to evacuate because of the suspected breach of Wall Rosé.[ch. 37] While he refuses to reveal any secrets he knows of the Walls, Nick suggests that the Survey Corps talk to Historia about it since her birth family holds the knowledge they seek.[ch. 37] Later on, Nick is found dead and Hange questions a couple of the members of the Military Police Brigade. Soon the Survey Corps suspect that he was tortured and murdered by one of the corrupt members because he refused to betray the Corps to their king. Hange felt guilty for what happened to Nick since she was partially responsible of protecting him.[volume & issue needed]

Marcel (マルセル Maruseru, originally named Berwick (ベリック Beriku))

A Titan shifter who was a childhood friend of Bertolt Hoover and Reiner Braun that was originally sent to infiltrate humanity after the fall of Wall Maria. He was eaten by Ymir during the chaos, with his power to assume human form passed down to her.

Rod Reiss (ロッド・レイス Roddo Reisu)

The father of Historia Reiss after having an affair with one of his maids, sending them to live on a land that he leased to Historia's maternal grandparents. After the event of the Wall Maria, his entire family slaughtered by Grisha Yeager, Rod attempts to bring Historia and her mother to live with him. However, this only results in the Wall Cult interfering, with Captain Ackerman killing Historia's mother before Rod convinces the soldier to have Historia join the survey corps under the alias of Krista Lenz. In reality, Rod's family are the true Royal family of Wall Sheena, who have long kept the power of the Coordinator before it was taken by Grisha, who passed it to Eren. Seeing Grisha's action to be the cause of unsettling the status quo, Rod sees Historia to be the only one able to restore order. Reunited with his daughter, Rod reveals to Eren the truth of how his father made him a Titan before convincing Historia to eat Eren.[ch. 63] Historia refuses, forcing Rod to personally undergo the transformation into a massive Abnormal Titan that burns continuously and threatens the Orvud District.[ch. 67] After being heavily crippled by the Levi Squad and Eren using a cache of barrels filled with gunpowder, Rod is killed when Historia personally makes the death blow. In his final moments, Rod transmits some of his memories into his daughter to better understand the situation that would soon come with his death.

Historia's mother (ヒストリアの母 Hisutoria no haha)

A servant to the Reiss family who raised Historia on a farm on the Reiss's estate within Wall Sheena. She is emotionally distant from Historia, who often recalls that her mother stated she wished she had killed her. She would often leave Historia on her own and go into town in fine clothing. After the fall of Wall Maria, she and Historia were to live with Rod for their own safety after he lost his family. However, the Wall Cult sent Kenny and his platoon to intercept them. Historia's mother, disavowing her own child, has her throat slit by Kenny before she wished Historia was never born in her dying breath.

King Fritz (フリッツ Furittsu)

King Fritz is the ruler of Wall Sheena who is spoken about by different characters. What people do not know is that King Fritz is actually a puppet ruler working for Rod Reiss. He first appears in the Uprising Arc during a conference with four other people where one of them is a member of the Military Police Brigade. Fritz does not wear his crown during this conference, but instead leaves it on the table beside him along with a bottle of alcohol. He is later exposed by the Survey Corps with the help of Nile Dok and Commander Pyxis, at which time Fritz's followers demand answers for Rod's whereabouts.

Dimo Reeves (ディモ・リーブス Dimo Rībusu)

A merchant who owns a company named after him. He was introduced trying to flee with his packages intact when the titans breached Wall Rose. However, a menacing threat from Mikasa forced Reeves to move his cart from the tunnel to let the villagers escape to the safety of Wall Sina. He was later seen in Ch.54 when Levi and the other Survey Corps confront him. On top of the wall, Reeves tries to explain himself but Levi offers him assistance. However, he must keep the terms of their agreement, including his willingness to help the Survey Corps when they need supplies from him. Reeves agrees to Levi's terms, knowing that they can save what's left of Humanity. However, Dimo is killed by Captain Ackerman when he sees through their plan and realize that he was working with them.

Flegel Reeves (フレーゲル・リーブス Furēgeru Rībusu)

Dimo's son and heir to his business. He joins his father in their plan to deliver Historia and Eren to the Military and watches his father being killed by Captain Ackerman, staying hidden to save himself, and joins the Survey Corps' plan to overthrow the monarchy.

Frieda Reiss (フリーダ・レイス Furīda Reisu)

A woman who has appeared in Eren's dream, Freida is Historia's older half-sister who was a kind-hearted person. She originally obtained the Coordinate at age fifteen from her uncle Uri Reiss, gaining the power to assume Titan form, manipulate memories, and endowed with the collective knowledge of human history. Frieda also taught Historia to read and be a kind person, later erasing herself for her half sister's memory when she wanted to be like her. As Frieda was inexperienced in controlling Titans, she was killed and eaten by Grisha Yeager during the fall of Wall Maria when she and her family took refuge in a church. Rod covered up her death to make it appear to be the work of bandits. As a previous Coordinate holder, Freida's memories were passed on Grisha and then Eren who eventually learned her identity.[ch. 62]

Captain Kenny Ackerman (ケニー・アッカーマン隊長 Kenī Akkāman-taichō)

Serving directly under the Reiss family after being brought into their services by Rod's younger brother Uri, whom he respected, Kenny leads a unit whose Vertical Maneuvering Equipment is designed for killing humans. Kenny was the also the man who killed Historia's mother sometime after the Wall Maria incident. In the past, his family was despised out of

fear since they descended from people who objected to the Reiss family's vision, Kenny was

once known as Kenny the Ripper (切り裂きケニー Kirisaki Kenī) and killed members of the Military Police before meeting Uri whom was to assassinate before following him when spared after seeing his power first hand. He is related to Mikasa's father and the uncle of Levi, becoming his guardian after his younger prostitute sister Kuchel left the child on the streets. In the storyline, seeing through the Survey Corps's plan to stage a revolution, Kenna captures Eren and Historia under orders from Rod. But after learning of Rod's intentions for Historia, Kenny decides to betray Rod by partially freeing Eren so he can fight back.[ch. 64] After Rod transforms into a Titan, Kenny is mortally wounded when the chapel collapses. In his final moments, Kenny reveals to Levi their familial ties before giving him a Titan serum.

Titans[edit]

The Titans (巨人 Kyojin) are the primary antagonists of the series. They are giant creatures that usually resemble male humans in form, although lacking reproductive organs.[ch. 4] They can range in height from 3 to 15 meters (9.8–49.2 ft). Despite their enormous strength and toughness, their bodies are unnaturally light for their size. Their primary objective is to kill and eat humans, as they show no interest in attacking other animals. However, they do not require food or drink. They have hard skin and regenerative abilities, and can only be killed by causing a deep incision at the nape of the neck. They have high body temperatures, causing them to emit steam.[ch. 4]

Over the course of the series, some of the Titans, referred to as Abnormal (奇行種 Kikō-shū), show signs of intelligence. There are humans, such as Eren, who can assume Titan form by

possessing the "Titan's power" (巨人の力 Kyojin no Chikara).[vol. 2] This ability is revealed to be tied to a form of cannibalism among Titans where the ability to assume human form is possible by ingesting spinal fluid. The transformation is triggered by a self-inflicted wound but also requires having a clear, specific goal in mind.[episode needed] While in this form, the human's normal body rests in the nape of the neck, connected via masses of muscular tissue.[vol. 2] It is later revealed that the Reiss family had the ability to create these types of Titans using a special serum, and control them with a god-like ability called the Coordinate that also affects the memories of humans save those of Asian ethnicity or those of the Ackerman bloodline.[volume & issue needed] A group of figures with the Titans' Power composed of Reiner, Bertolt, and Annie were sent to infiltrate Wall Maria to find the one who possesses the Coordinate for an unknown reason, targeting Eren as a result. The Beast Titan is confirmed to also have this ability, Annie appearing to display it, along with another ability to somehow turn humans into Titans.[volume & issue needed]

In addition to the Colossus Titan, Armored Titan, and the Female Titan, the series gives names to the following Titans:

Sonny and Bean (ソニーとビーン Sonī to Bīn, alt. "Sawney and Beane"[ep 15])

Voiced by: Jonathan C. Osborne and Cris George[ep 15]

A 4-meter (13 ft) Titan and a 7-meter (23 ft) tall Titan captured by Eren for Hange's studies.[ch. 20] With them, Hange discovers that Titans require sunlight to operate, as Sonny becomes lethargic without sunlight, but Bean is still active.[ch. 20] In the anime, Hange says they were named after Sawney Bean, the leader of a clan of cannibals who hunted and ate their victims before the authorities found and exterminated them.[ep 15] Both are killed by Annie Leonhart.[ep 24][GB p.130-131]

Beast Titan (獣の巨人 Kemono no Kyojin)

A 17-meter (56 ft) Abnormal Titan with a simian face and long, thin arms. He first appears after the Stohess district storyline when Wall Rose is breached. He suprises Survey Corps leader Mike Zacharius when he speaks in the human language, daintily stripping him of his gear so he may study it before allowing his fellow Titans to devour the soldier.[ch. 35] He can also function at night, and command other Titans.[ch. 35][GB p.135]

Notes[edit]

Jump up ^ Hange's name as been arranged as "Zoë Hange" in the Kodansha USA manga and Funimation dub of the anime, but reversed in the official Attack on Titan Guidebook as "Hange Zoë".[GB p.80] In Japan, the character's English name was spelled "Zoe Hans" as part of a promotional collaboration with Japanese eyewear brand JINS.[21]