104th Training Corps

The Training Corps (訓練兵団, Kunren Heidan) is the branch of the military dedicated to training and educating new recruits to become members of the three military branches. Only the top ten graduates are permitted the privilege of applying to the Military Police Brigade and living within the Inner District. The other graduates can only choose between joining the Survey Corps or the Garrison Regiment. The Training Corps insignia is a crossing pair of swords.

The 104th Training Corps (第104期訓練兵団, Dai-hyakuyon-ki Kunren Heidan, alt. "104th Cadet Corps") is the only graduating class introduced in the series and the southern division contains nearly all of the central characters. It was active during the years 847 through 850 when the remaining recruits graduated. 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, along with Armin and Ymir.^{[ep 4]}

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

The instructor who is in charge of training the 104th Corps 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 and struggled to establish a base beyond the Walls, with no success. Following a particularly taxing expedition he suffered a mental breakdown and resigned his post to his successor, Erwin Smith, becoming the first commander to pass on his position without dying. He was close friends with Eren's parents; especially his mother, Carla, whom he secretly loved.^[ch. 71] He was also the one to discover Eren deep in the forest after the Fall of Shiganshina, immediately following the moment when Eren's father passed on his Titan abilities to his son, and brought him back to safety.

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]}

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

A hot-headed young man who speaks his mind, he initially planned to join the Military Police in order to live safely within Wall Sheena and manages to graduate within the top ten of his class, ranking sixth.^{[ch. 2, 3]} He and Eren have opposing ideals; Jean thinks Eren is suicidal for wanting to join the Survey Corps and fight on the front lines, and throughout the manga has a simmering rivalry with him.^[vol. 4] In the battle of Trost, he leads a group of recruits to preserve the safety of the supply house, but is shaken that his decision led to the deaths of some of his comrades.^[vol. 2] After his close friend Marco dies, he changes his mind about joining the Military Police and joins the Survey Corps instead.^[ch. 18] Jean later rises to become a commanding officer in the Survey Corps, and leads ground operations during the Raid on Liberio.^[vol. 26] He later intensely struggles with whether or not to stop the Rumbling or accept it and enjoy life in the Interior, but chooses to abandon his dream for the sake of saving the world, as he doesn't want his fallen comrades, particularly Marco, to be disappointed in him.^[vol. 31] Isayama has said that Jean was one of his favorite characters because he says what he thinks.^{[3][GB p.44-45]} Jean also harbors jealousy toward Eren because of Jean's apparent infatuation with Mikasa; it is heavily implied that Jean has a crush on Mikasa.

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.^[11] In the live-action film, he is portrayed by Takahiro Miura.^[5]

Marco Bott (マルコ・ボット, Maruko Botto, alt. "Marco Bodt")

Ranked seventh of the trainee class, Marco is from the Jinae District and becomes close friends with Armin and Jean.^[ch. 2] He was known to be a "goody-two-shoes" and aspired to join the Military Police so he could serve King Fritz, only to end up being killed under mysterious circumstances near the end of the battle of Trost.^{[ch. 3, 15][vol. 4]} It is later revealed that it was due to him inadvertently overhearing Bertolt and Reiner talking about their Marleyan mission. Reiner tackles him and gives his vertical gear to Annie before leaving him to be partially consumed by a titan. Annie later uses his gear to cover up her killing of the captive Pure Titans, Sawney and Bean. Marco's death has a huge impact on Jean who subsequently abandoned his selfish attitude, as well as Reiner and Annie themselves, who still feel guilty about causing his death.^{[vol. 8][GB p.60-61][ch. 77]}

Marco is voiced by Ryōta Ōsaka in Japanese.^[10] In the English dub, his name is spelled Marco Bodt and he is voiced by Austin Tindle.^[11]

Connie Springer (コニー・スプリンガー, Konī Supuringā, alt. "Conny Springer"^[11])

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, always trying his best to keep his teammates pumped up and not shying away from encounters with Titans.^[ch. 3] His training instructor describes him as having a good sense of balance and performing well with the vertical maneuvering equipment, but that he also has a slow mind and makes strategic mistakes.^[ch. 18] He is very close friends with Sasha Blouse. 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]} Later, his village is decimated by the Beast Titan and all of its inhabitants are turned into Pure Titans, including his mother. Connie ends up kidnapping Falco in an attempt to save his mother, but changes his mind last minute and saves Armin. Connie is traumatized when he kills his close friends Daz and Samuel to stop them from blowing up the flying boat. He is turned into a titan in the final battle, but is saved when Eren is killed and is able to reunite with his mother.

Connie is voiced by Hiro Shimono in the Japanese dub of the anime.^[10] In the Funimation dub, his name is spelled Conny Springer and he is voiced by Clifford Chapin.^[11]

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

Sasha is a hunter from the mountainous Dauper District.^[ch. 15] She is tall and lean, and her auburn hair is styled in a ponytail.^[ch. 2] She is noted as a proficient hunter skilled with a bow and has remarkable hearing and instincts, but she also has issues with structure and authority.^[vol. 4] She seems obsessed with food and was nicknamed "Potato Girl" (芋女, Imo Onna) for eating one during a military training drill.^{[12][GB p.60]} She joins the military after getting into an argument with her father when he tells her they must give up their traditional hunting lifestyle 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]} She manages to become a member of Captain Levi's Elite Squad with a number of her fellow 104th compatriots. While withdrawing from Liberio during her group's attack on Marley to acquire both the Warhammer Titan's power and Zeke, Sasha is fatally wounded when shot in the chest by a stowaway Gabi and utters "Meat" with her dying breath.^[ch. 105] She is later revealed to have formed a close friendship, implied to be a romantic, with a Marleyan prisoner of war turned chef named Nicolo. In a blog published by Isayama, Sasha was named after the British actor and comedian Sacha Baron Cohen to make her character more comedic.^[13][14]

In the Japanese anime, Sasha is voiced by Yū Kobayashi.^[10] In the Funimation English version, her family's name is spelled Braus and she is voiced by Ashly Burch in Seasons 1-3 and by Megan Shipman in the Final Season.^[11] In the live-action film, she is portrayed by Nanami Sakuraba.^[5]

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. Her fellow comrade Ymir and even Reiner are both noted to be very fond of her.^{[GB p.50-51][ch. 24, 39]} Her true identity is Historia Reiss (ヒストリア・レイス, Hisutoria Reisu), the illegitimate child of Rod Reiss^[ch. 41-42], the true King of Eldia. She lived on a farm owned by the Reiss family within Wall Rose, during which time she only had minimal interaction with her mother. Most notably a failed attempt to connect with her ended with her mother wishing that she had the courage to kill her child, and later on when her mother was killed by Rod's elite squad led by Kenny Ackerman, after the fall of Wall Maria, telling Historia that she wished she had never been born. Before Historia herself was killed, Rod Reiss attempted to spare her by ordering she assume the fake name 'Krista Lenz' and live among Wall Maria refugees.^{[vol. 12, 13]} Historia later joined the 104th Training Corps, presumably to kill herself due to feeling ashamed of herself and her true identity, where she ranked tenth in her class.^[ch. 2] Eventually, Ymir, a fellow comrade realized the "good girl" act she put on and made Historia promise to live for herself. She later participated in the defense of Trost in the year 850.^{[ch. 5, 11][GN p.50]} When Ymir revealed herself as a Titan to save her at Castle Utgard, Historia honored the promise they made prior by revealing and accepting her true identity as heir to the Reiss royal family.^{[vol. 12, 13]} Later, she and Eren were abducted by Rod Reiss and brought to his cavern where Titan inheritance ceremonies took place. As his only living heir, Reiss attempts to convince Historia to become a Titan and consume Eren to regain the Coordinate power of the Founding Titan. However, having learned of the Founding Titan's curse of renouncing war due to the 145th King Fritz's shackles, Historia refuses. She rescues Eren and helps the Survey Corps defeat her father after he transforms into a massive Titan, making the killing blow and securing her identity as the true ruler of Eldia.^{[vol. 16, 17]} Historia agrees to the Survey Corps' wishes to assume the throne and uses her status as Queen to relinquish most of her ruling duties to the military while using the money confiscated from disowned nobles to improve the lives of orphans and the homeless.^[ch. 70] Historia later accepts Hizuru's conditions to secure Paradis's safe 50-year long progression into the world stage by agreeing to succeed Zeke Yeager as the Beast Titan and to birth several heirs who would continue protecting Paradis in her stead.^[ch. 107]

Krista is voiced by Shiori Mikami in the Japanese anime.^[10][15] In the Funimation English version, her name is spelled Christa Lenz and she is voiced by Bryn Apprill.^[11]

Ymir (ユミル, Yumiru)

A member of the 104th graduating class and romantic partner of Krista.^[ch. 36] She remains distant from her other classmates and is both harsh and critical, maintaining an air of indifference. It is strongly hinted at that she held back her abilities during training so that Krista could place tenth in the Training Corps standings.^{[GB p. 52-53]} When titans attack Castle Utgard, Ymir transforms into a 5-meter (16 ft) chimpanzee-like Titan that, despite its smaller size, is nimble enough to take down several large titans with its speed, claws, and teeth.^[ch. 41-42]

Prior to the events in the series, Ymir was a nameless Eldian orphan living in Marley who was picked by a cult leader to pose as a royal descendant and religious figurehead. She was given the name Ymir after Ymir Fritz, and lived a peaceful life in comfort, worshiped by members of the cult. When Marleyan security forces later cracked down on the cult, she was scapegoated and sentenced to exile on Paradis as a Pure Titan. Ymir remained a mindless Titan for sixty years (an experience she later described as an "endless nightmare") until one day she chanced upon four teenage Marleyan Warrior infiltrators and devoured one named Marcel Galliard, who happened to possess the Jaw Titan. Consuming a Titan Shifter allowed her to return to her human form, and she decided to live this second life honest only to herself. She later joined the Training Corps and became close with Krista Lenz (Historia Reiss) of whom she is extremely protective. Having overheard church officials talking about Krista's true identity prior to joining the military, Ymir feels connected to her based on their shared past of bearing false names. She openly scolds Krista for living a "false identity" and tells her that the only way to enact revenge on those who hurt her is to live her true life with pride.

When she and Eren are later captured by Reiner and Bertolt, Marcel's friends who bore witness to his death, Ymir expected that she would be killed for stealing the Titan power of their friend and expresses guilt over it. She willingly submits to being taken back to Marley on the condition that she can "rescue" and take Krista with them. However, during the rescue operation to recover Eren, Ymir has a change of heart when Krista tells her that she will live only for herself and feels no fear when Ymir is at her side. No longer wanting to hand Krista over to Marley, Ymir instead leaves her behind and rescues Bertolt and Reiner from a horde of titans before they escape; she feels indebted to them since coming upon their group was the reason she became human again, even though returning to Marley with them will no doubt end her life.^[vol. 12] Some time after Krista becomes queen, Ymir sends a letter to her where she states her impending death, likely by another Warrior who will transform into a Titan and eat her to obtain the power she stole. She states that despite her inevitable death, she had no regrets, except from the fact that she was never able to marry Krista. This is later confirmed by Porco Galliard, who reclaimed his brother Marcel's power of the Jaw Titan.^[ch. 93]

Ymir is voiced by Saki Fujita in the Japanese version^[10] and by Elizabeth Maxwell in the English version.^[11]

Floch Forster (フロック・フォルスター, Furokku Forusutā)

A former 104th Training Corps cadet of the Southern Division and a fellow recruit of Eren's group who joined the Garrison Regiment after graduation (like most of the 104th cadets did). After the Survey Corps's uprising and Historia's coronation, he transferred to the Survey Corps as a new recruit where he questions Jean Kirstein during the feast on the eve of the expedition to Shiganshina District; he rhetorically asks whether Jean thinks the Garrison recruits are reliable since increased propaganda for the Scouts has painted them in a different, more positive light. During the operation to recapture Wall Maria, he was assigned to Squad Klaus along with his two friends Gordon and Sandra. He was the only known survivor in Erwin's suicide charge against the Beast Titan, and was the person who carried the mortally wounded commander back to Shiganshina to regroup with other survivors of the battle. After Erwin eventually succumbed to his injuries, he became one of the only nine survivors of the whole operation (the other eight being Squad Levi and Hange Zoe), and was personally decorated by Queen Historia. However, after learning the truth about the basement in Eren's home, he adopted a more vindictive and hateful attitude towards the people outside the wall (as shown by his total disregard for collateral damage during the Battle of Liberio four years later). He becomes a zealous supporter of Eren who he believes is the Eldian nation's only savior, and leads a faction called the Yeagerists which overthrows the previous government. After Eren's message to all of subjects of Ymir Floch declares that the Yeagerists seized the power over Paradis. When Floch learns about plans of an alliance of 104th Training Corps and Warriors to stop the Rumbling he takes Kiyomi Azumabito hostage in the harbour of Paradis, but stumbles on the alliance' resistance. When the alliance successfully drives away the Marleyan warship with the Azumabito's plane from the harbour, Floch silently sneaks to the plane (or to the ship) and shortly after shoots the plane's cove before getting killed by Mikasa.

Floch is voiced by Kenshō Ono in the Japanese version^[10] and by Matt Shipman in the English version.^[11]

Survey Corps

The Survey Corps (調査兵団, Chōsa Heidan, alt. "Scout Regiment"^[16]) 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. Due to this, the division suffers from a much larger casualty rate than the Military police or the Garrison Regiment; those that survive are some of the most elite veterans in the entire military. The Survey Corps's insignia is an overlapping pair of wings known as the "Wings of Freedom".

Erwin Smith (エルヴィン・スミス, Eruvin Sumisu)

The 13th Commander of the Survey Corps, who led the last mission before the fall of Wall Maria, having served the government even after they murdered his father as a child believing it was for the good for the people to conceal the truth of Paradis' establishment. He also made the difficult choices for the benefit of others, which required him to sacrifice the lives of his men to see it through; he has a reputation for gambling everything on unorthodox battle strategies. A shrewd, bold and charismatic leader who encourages creative thinking among his subordinates, Erwin developed the Long-Range Scouting Formation, which substantially reduced the Survey Corps' death toll during its expeditions (Despite this, the Scouts continued to suffer significant casualties). After learning of a mole among the military ranks, Erwin concealed this intel from his subordinates while orchestrating the 57th expedition to expose and capture Annie.^{[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.^[ch. 49] Once learning the government's actions were only for the benefit of the upper class, Erwin stages a bloodless coup d'état to place Historia into power. Erwin then leads an expedition to Shiganshina to seal the breach on Wall Maria, where he and his forces face the Warrior Titans. Erwin ends up being mortally wounded after resolving to sacrifice himself and the remaining recruits so Levi can attempt to kill the Beast Titan. Levi initially saw injecting Erwin with the Titan serum as the logical choice until realizing that Erwin continually demonized himself on their behalf, deciding to let Erwin die in peace from his injuries when giving Armin the injection. Ever since then, Levi has been on a hunt for the Beast titan Zeke to fulfill his promise to avenge Erwin. He is voiced by Daisuke Ono in the Japanese anime,^[10][17] and by J. Michael Tatum in the English version.^[11]

Hange Zoë (ハンジ・ゾエ, Hanji Zoe, alt. "Zoë Hange", "Zoe Hans")^{[lower-alpha 1]}

Hange is a bespectacled Survey Corps veteran and the leader of 4th Squad. 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, which provided some new insight into the unknown nature of the Titans. Hange also invents new special weapons for the Scouts to use, such as a barrel that fires multiple grappling hooks to capture Titans alive,^{[GB p.80-81]} as well as the Thunder Spears, a weapon instrumental to the later successful recapture of Wall Maria. In the aftermath of the battle of Shiganshina, Hange's left eye is lost because of shrapnel caused by the Colossal Titan's transformation and it was later covered up by an eyepatch. Hange succeeds Erwin as the 14th commander of the Survey Corps.^{[ch. 57, 85]} Following Eren's message to all Subjects of Ymir, Hange forms an alliance with the remaining members of the Survey Corps and the Warriors to stop Eren. Hange ultimately dies defending the members of the alliance from the Rumbling as they boarded the Azumabitos' flying boat. Before dying from burns and subsequent trampling, Hange successfully eliminates four Colossal Titans.

In the original English translation of the manga, Hange is referred to as female,^[vol. 5] and is also portrayed as one in the anime adaptation. However, in a blog post in 2011, Isayama responded to a question regarding Hange's gender, saying, "Perhaps [Hange's gender] is better left unstated".^[19] In 2014, Kodansha USA stated they went back through volume 5 and removed gender-specific pronouns they had used for reprint,^[20] and references from volume 6 onwards.^[21] Hange is voiced by Romi Park in the Japanese anime,^[10][17] by Jessica Calvello in the English dub,^[22] and is portrayed by Satomi Ishihara in the live-action film.^[5]

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 Rose is breached by the Titans, Zacharius uses himself as a decoy to distract nine titans while his fellow soldiers escape. Zacharius manages to kill five of his opponents before he is intercepted by the Beast Titan. Zacharius is shocked to hear the titan speaking his language while being relieved of his gear, left to be devoured by the other three 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]}

Moblit Berner (モブリット・バーナー, Moburitto Bānā)

Moblit Berner was a veteran member of the Survey Corps and the vice captain (分隊副長, Buntai Fukuchō) of the Survey Corps' 4th Squad, and served as assistant and messenger for Hange, whom he knew since they joined the Survey Corps. An intelligent and responsible person, he is tasked to keep his overzealous and eccentric superior out of trouble, a job that leaves him in a state of near-panic much of the time, having to constantly pull Hange to safety. He is killed at Shiganshina when Hange's entire squad is caught by the Colossal Titan's steam blast, but pushes Hange inside a well at the last moment to save their life. He is voiced by Rintarō Nishi in Japanese, and Jerry Jewell in English.

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

Resembling Ymir, Ilse was on the Survey Corps' 34th expedition with the task of taking detailed notes of her experiences outside the Walls. But she ended up encountering a trapped Abnormal Titan who mistook her for "Lady Ymir" and reached out to her in reverence. Ilse assumed the talking Titan could be beneficial for her work but she ends up having her head bitten off as a result of her unintentionally provoking the Titan enough for it to break free. As she was being eaten, she continually wrote about her experience being inside the titan's mouth. 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] She is voiced by Sachi Kokuryu in Japanese, and Marissa Lenti in the English version.^[23][24]

Thomas (トーマ, Tōma)

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]

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 invade Castle Utgard.^[ch. 40] She is voiced by Asami Shimoda in the Japanese dub and by Lydia Mackay in the English dub.^[25]

Louise (ルイーゼ, Ruīze)

Louise is a young girl from Trost and the daughter of a Garrison officer. She, along with her mother, are among the many citizens who are trapped inside the city when the Titans threatened to invade Wall Rose, because the merchant Dimo Reeves was barring the gate with his cargo. Louise's mother assures her that her father will kill the Titans with cannons, but Louise spots an Abnormal Titan charging towards them. The Titan is swiftly slain by Mikasa Ackerman, who then proceeds to threaten Reeves to remove his wagon and clear the gate, allowing the citizens to leave Trost. As Louise and her mother express their gratitude towards Mikasa, Mikasa salutes them and Louise, ecstatic, salutes back.

Louise later joins the Survey Corps at some point after the recapture of Wall Maria, inspired by Mikasa, whom she has come to idolize, and takes part in the Raid of Liberio in year 854. When Eren is arrested for acting against orders, Louise is among a handful of sympathizers who leak the information of Eren's arrest to the public in order to try to force the military to release him. After they are found out, Hange Zoë arrests Louise and her compatriots, and Louise is disappointed to learn she will not be staying in the same cell that Mikasa was imprisoned in. She is later freed by fellow sympathizers (called the "Yeagerists"), and meets with a jailbreaking Eren. She later passes away due to a shard of thunder spear lodged in her stomach. She is voiced by Mariko Nagai in the Japanese version and by Amanda Lee in the English dub.

Holger (ホルガー, Horugā)

Holger is a Survey Corps soldier before defecting to side with Eren Yeager and his group of rebels known as the Yeagerists.

Wim (ヴィム, Vimu)

Wim is a Survey Corps soldier before defecting to side with Eren Yeager and his group of rebels known as the Yeagerists.

Garrison Regiment

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 exclusive number of members in the Military Police Brigade and the high death rate of the Survey Corps. The Garrison Regiment's insignia is a pair of red roses.

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]} Hannes assisted Mikasa and the other Survey Corps in rescuing Eren from Reiner and Bertolt. He would later die fighting the Titan that ate Eren's mother.^[ch. 50] Isayama said that Hannes and the Garrison Soldiers in volume 1 resemble him the most as they sit around and drink booze.^[3] He is voiced by Keiji Fujiwara (Season 1) and Kenjiro Tsuda (Season 2) in the Japanese version and by David Wald in the English version.^[11]

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

Dot Pixis is a man with a moustache and no hair who 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 starting with assisting in the hoax that Wall Rose was breached by the Colossal Titan and the Armored Titan.^[ch. 55] In a 2010 post on his blog, Isayama stated he modeled Dot Pixis after Imperial Japanese Army General Akiyama Yoshifuru.^[30] 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.^[31] Pixis is voiced by Masahiko Tanaka in Japanese. In the Funimation English version, his last name is spelled Pyxis and he is voiced by R Bruce Elliott.^[22]

Rico Brzenska (リコ・ブレツェンスカ, Riko Buretsensuka)

Rico Brzenska is the team leader of Squad Rico and a member of the Garrison's 1st Division Elite Forces.^[ch. 10] She is the sole surviving leader of the Alpha Squad assigned to defend Eren during the liberation of Trost District from the Titans. At first, it may appear as though she does not feel sympathy as she was very open to the idea of killing Eren, Mikasa, and Armin after it was discovered that Eren has the power of the Titans. Later, she began to lose her calm demeanor as the Titans gradually wiped out her comrades.^[ch. 14] However, for the most part, she maintains a composed leadership role, and bravely cuts a Titan's eye out when it interferes with Eren's carrying the boulder. Once Trost is reclaimed, Rico sits among the wasteland of corpses and begins to shed tears for her fallen comrades, and for the first victory for humanity over the Titans.^[ch. 19] She, Ian Dietrich and Mitabi Jarnach were in the same training corps class.^[32] Brzenska's last name is traditionally a Polish surname in origin. She is voiced by Michiko Kaiden in Japanese and Morgan Garrett in the English Funimation dub.^{[ep 9]}

Military Police Brigade

The Military Police Brigade (憲兵団, Kenpeidan, alt. "Military Police Regiment") is a gendarmerie assigned to maintain law enforcement, supervise the Training Corps, surveil the Garrison Regiment, control the fire departments, and arrest and detain political criminals and dissidents. The top ten of each training class are eligible to join, although some experienced veterans from the Garrison can also transfer. As their tasks mainly involve urban patrols and administrative work, they do not experience front-line combat with Titans and often reside in the comfort and safety of the innermost wall.^[vol. 8] The Military Police Brigade's insignia is a white-haired green unicorn.

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

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. But 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 the English version, his name is spelled Nile Dawk.^[29]

In the anime, Nile is voiced by Anri Katsu in Japanese and by Ian Sinclair in English.^[33]

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

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, he tries to demonstrate his leadership in a different way; he tries to stand up against two corrupt superiors who are selling guns on the black market, where Annie then encourages Marlowe to keep gathering his strength.^{[ep 23]} After the battle between the Female and Attack Titan, he and Hitch are seen cleaning up dead bodies.

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.^[ch. 59] When they are caught by Levi's squad, 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. The latter tells Hitch to run and that he'll hold him off. After a while, Jean decides he can be trusted and Marlowe's want for justice is similar to Eren's^[ch. 59], echoing Annie's earlier observation. However, Hitch returns and attacks him, still thinking he plans on killing Marlowe. Marlowe then tells her it was just a test. He is among a number of soldiers who transfer into the Survey Corps to help strengthen the dwindling numbers despite Hitch trying to convince him otherwise.^[ch. 70] He is among the soldiers killed during the attempt to retake Wall Maria, being struck in the head by a rock while distracting the Beast Titan in an attempt to allow Levi to ambush it.^[ch. 81]

He is oblivious to the fact that Hitch has feelings for him, despite it being very obvious (and the reason she tried to get him to stay with the Military Police). When he first transfers into the Corps and is having dinner with Eren's group, he is teased by them for this obliviousness and seems surprised that Hitch would be romantically interested in him. He later appears to come to the realization that he returns Hitch's feelings; however, he is killed shortly thereafter.

In the Japanese dub of the anime, Marlowe is voiced by Tomokazu Sugita. In the English dub, his name is spelled Marlo Freudenberg and is voiced by Todd Haberkorn.^{[ep 23]}

Hitch Dreyse (ヒッチ・ドリス, Hitchi Dorisu)

Annie's, Marlowe's, and Boris's female comrade in the Military Police, she likes to poke fun at both Annie and Marlowe. She is also Annie's roommate.^{[ep 23]}: She is voiced by Akeno Watanabe in the Japanese dub and by Brittney Karbowski in the English dub.^{[ep 23]} Hitch is implied to have only got in the Military Police by having an improper relationship with a superior in order to gain a favorable position. Both she and Marlowe are involved in the cleanup in the capital after the fight between the Female and Attack Titan. When the two of them are captured by Levi's group, she frantically asks where Annie is, implying that Hitch actually cares about Annie and the teasing is probably a cover-up. She learns the truth and is left in Jean's custody. When Jean pretends to kill them, Marlowe fights back and tells Hitch to run to safety, but she returns with a stick to attack Jean, hoping to save Marlowe. However, Marlowe stops her, stating that Jean was just testing them. Hitch remains in the Military Police after the incident, trying to persuade Marlowe in vain not to transfer to the Survey Corps. She later discovers Annie escaping from the underground, and assists her in heading to Shiganshina District. She's heavily implied to have had a crush on Marlowe, giving a reason for why she picked on him.

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

One of the nicer members of the Military Police who is kind to Annie. He's in the same squad as her, Hitch, and Marlo(we).^{[ep 23]} He is voiced by Yūichi Karasuma in the Japanese dub and by Micah Solusod in the English version.^{[ep 23]} Boris respects Annie since she fought during the Battle of Trost, therefore resulting in her being the only member in the squad who has combat experience and an actual encounter with Titans. However, he doesn't like Hitch's misconduct towards Annie and quickly points out her flaws, including the fact that Hitch didn't earn her position like Annie did, instead sleeping her way to the top. 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]}

Ruling family

Fritz (フリッツ, Furittsu)

King Fritz is the ruler of Wall Sheena who is spoken about by different characters, but is actually a puppet ruler serving as a decoy for Rod Reiss, the real King of the Walls. 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. Fritz presided over the trial of Erwin Smith where he was dozing through it as the other nobles actually conducted the trial. He is later exposed by the Survey Corps with the help of Nile Dok and Commander Pyxis. When Dhalis Zachary interrupts the trial and most of the First Interior Squad are restrained by the soldiers of Zachary's side, Aurille angrily kicks the throne as Fritz (who is sleeping with his eyes open the whole time) gets a rude awakening and confusedly asks if it is time to eat. Aurille tells him to shut up as Aurille is restrained. Fritz is taken away while the rest of the nobles are arrested.^[ch. 64]

Fritz is voiced by Osamo Sunoe in the Japanese anime and by Charles Campbell in the English dub.^{[ep 39]}

Rod Reiss (ロッド・レイス, Roddo Reisu)

The father of Frieda and his illegitimate daughter Historia along with four other legitimate children: Dirk, Abel, Urklyn and Florian. As descendants of Karl Fritz, Rod's family have been the power behind the throne in Wall Sheena for generations, with each family head bestowed the power of the Founding Titan. When Historia was born, Rod sent her and her mother to live on a land he leased to the latter's parents.^[ch. 52] But when his entire family was slaughtered by Grisha Yeager when he stole the Founding Titan during the incident of Wall Maria, Rod attempts to bring Historia to live with him as he intended to use her to quickly restore the order Grisha disrupted. But the Wall Cult were unaware of his true intentions and sent Kenny Ackerman to kill Historia, with Rod convincing the soldier to let her join the Survey Corps under the alias of Krista Lenz. Reunited with his daughter, Rod reveals to Eren the truth of how his father made him a Titan before trying to convince Historia to eat Eren.^[ch. 63] At Historia's refusal, Rod transforms himself into a massive and crawling Abnormal Titan that is 120-meter (390 ft) tall and 40-meter (130 ft) wide while continuously burning, threatening 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 on the nape. In his final moments, Rod transmits some of his memories into his daughter for her to better understand the situation that would soon come to Paradis with his death.^[ch. 68]

Rod is voiced by Yusaku Yara in the Japanese version and by Kenny Green in the English version.^{[ep 38]}

Frieda Reiss (フリーダ・レイス, Furīda Reisu)

A woman who has appeared in Eren's dream, Freida is later revealed by Rod's wife to be Historia's older half-sister. She was a kind-hearted person, welcomed by the people in the Reiss family's domain, and cared for Historia. She originally obtained the Founding Titan 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 to be a kind person, but Frieda erased herself from her half sister's memory. 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 Founding Titan, Freida's memories were passed on to Grisha and then Eren who eventually learned her identity.^[ch. 62] Frieda is voiced by Yōko Hikasa in the Japanese version and by Dawn M. Bennett in the English version.^[34]

Royal Government

The Royal Government (王政府, Ōseifu) is the ruling system of the Walls that work for the Royal Family and enforce their rules. Most of the Royal Government are loyal to Rod Reiss and his puppet ruler King Fritz. After a coup d'état that resulted in the arrest of King Fritz and those loyal to Rod Reiss as well as the death of Rod Reiss, the Royal Government was reorganized with them now working for Historia Reiss.

Aurille (アウリール, Aurīru)

Aurille is a noble who is loyal to King Fritz and Rod Reiss. When it came to Erwin Smith's trial where he is accused of not giving Eren Yeager to the Royal Government, he and the other nobles heard about the Colossal Titan and the Armored Titan having breached Wall Rose. When Dot Pyxis gives orders to establish an evacuation route, Aurille counters by ordering that Wall Sheena be closed off to prevent a civil war. When Dhalis Zachary arrives and reveals that the Titan attack is fake, Aurille claims that they stand by their king while Zachary states that a newspaper was published revealing the framing of the Scout Regiment. This led to Aurille and those involved with Rod Reiss being arrested. Aurille was tortured by Zachary where he was made to eat his own feces through a machine that he is hooked up to while also planning to parade him around in just the shoes and socks that he is currently wearing. When Historia was sworn in as the Queen of the Walls following Rod Reiss' death, Aurille was seen in a prison cell.

Aurille is voiced by Yoshikazu Nagano in the Japanese version and by Doug Jackson in the English dub.

Deltoff (デレトフ, Deretofu)

Deltoff is a noble who is loyal to King Fritz and Rodd Reiss. At one of the noblemen's meetings, Deltoff gets word from Rod Reiss stating that he had Eren Yeager and Historia Reiss captured. He was present at Erwin Smith's trial. When Dot Pyxis and Dhalis Zachary begin their coup d'état, Deltoff and those involved are arrested. When Historia was sworn in as the Queen of the Walls following Rod Reiss' death, Deltoff was seen in a prison cell.

Deltoff is voiced by Masaaki Ihara in the Japanese version and by Ben Bryant in the English dub.

Gerald (ゲラルド, Gerarudo)

Gerald is a noble and military officer who is loyal to King Fritz and Rod Reiss. At one of the noblemen's meetings, Gerald gets word from Rod Reiss stating that he had Eren Yeager and Historia Reiss captured. He was present at Erwin Smith's trial where he stated that Erwin failed to hand Eren Yeager to them. When Dot Pyxis and Dhalis Zachary begin their coup d'état, Gerald and those involved with Rod Reiss are arrested. When Historia was sworn in as the Queen of the Walls following Rod Reiss' death, Gerald was seen in a prison cell.

Gerald is voiced by Toshitsugu Takashina in the Japanese version and by Bill Jenkins in the English dub.

Roderich (ローデリヒ, Rōderihi)

Roderich is a noble who is loyal to King Fritz and Rod Reiss. He was first seen with Pastor Nick at a meeting with politicians following the Assault on Stohess. At one of the noblemen's meetings, Roderich gets word from Rod Reiss stating that he had Eren Yeager and Historia Reiss captured. He was present at Erwin Smith's trial where he stated that Erwin failed to hand Eren Yeager to them. When Dot Pyxis and Dhalis Zachary begin their coup d'état, Roderich and those involved with Rod Reiss are arrested. When Historia was sworn in as the Queen of the Walls following Rod Reiss' death, Roderich was seen in a prison cell.

Roderich is voiced by Takahiro Sumi in the Japanese version and by Ken Marmon in the English dub.

Civilians

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

Eren's father and Mikasa's guardian. He is a renowned medical doctor who was well respected in the District of Shiganshina after he saved the village from a devastating plague.^[ch. 3] He also provides a house call medical 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.^[vol. 1]

Though Eren and the others believed he went into hiding after the fall of Wall Maria, they would later learn that Grisha was more than he appeared. Grisha's life story is later revealed from his memoir books and Eren's inherited memories — he is an ethnic Eldian from Marley's Liberio Internment Zone, having been disillusioned with his father since the cover-up of his younger sister's death by a Public Security officer named Gross and joining the Eldian Restorationists seven years later. Grisha married Dina Fritz and they had a son named Zeke, whom he attempted to use in a scheme to acquire the Founding Titan by having him participate in Marley's Warrior program. But he was instead sold out by Zeke with him, Dina and all the Restorationists sentenced to exile in Paradis as Pure Titans. Grisha is then saved by Eren Kruger, who slaughters the Marleyan guards and gives him the Attack Titan to carry out the mission to capture the Founding Titan.^[ch. 86]

After making his way to Wall Maria where he met Keith Shadis, Grisha settled in Shiganshina and became a local hero after curing the townspeople of the plague while starting a new family with Carla and their son Eren. While Grisha tracked down the Reiss family, he made no attempt on them until the day of Wall Maria's fall when he begged Frieda to stop the Titan invasion and save Shiganshina. When Frieda refuses, Grisha is metaphysically manipulated via a future version of Eren into devouring her for the Founding Titan and slaughtering most of her family.^{[ch. 63, 121]} While horrified from seeing future events after being devoured by his son as a Pure Titan, Grisha finds Eren at a Trost refugee camp and gives his son the key to their house's basement where he hid the "truth" before injecting him with Titan serum.^{[ch. 3, 62]}

Eren suffered amnesia after inheriting Grisha's Titan power until he touched Historia Reiss, ashamed of his father's actions while Historia later came to her own conclusion that Grisha may have had a logical reason for killing her half-sister.^{[ch. 63, 67]} After the Survey Corps' pyrrhic victory at Shiganshina and the recapture of Wall Maria, Eren, Mikasa, Levi and Hange reach Grisha's basement and find three books written by Grisha inside a hidden drawer containing a photograph of Grisha with his first family, and the truth that humanity is not only extant, but also thriving outside the Walls.^{[ch. 85, 86]} The information from Grisha's memoir is later released to the public by Historia's order. While Zeke attempted to use the Founding Titan to convince Eren that their father manipulated them, he unknowingly allowed his half-brother to manipulate Grisha who begs Zeke's forgiveness while beseeching him to stop Eren.^[ch. 121]

Grisha is voiced by Hiroshi Tsuchida in the anime. In the English dub, his name is spelled Grisha Jaeger and he is voiced by Chris Hury.^[11]

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

Eren's mother and Mikasa's guardian. Carla was originally a waitress in Shiganshina who fell in love with Grisha after he saved her and others from a plague.^[ch. 86] 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's 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 looks on as Carla is picked up and devoured by the Titan that was originally Dina Yeager.^{[ch. 2][ep 1]}

Carla is voiced by Yoshino Takamori in the Japanese dub of the anime. In the Funimation English version, her name is Carla Jaeger and she is voiced by Jessica Cavanagh.^[11]

Minister Nick (ニック司祭, Nikku-shisai, alt. "Pastor Nick")

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] After he is captured by the Survey Corps, Nick experiences firsthand the suffering of the families forced to evacuate because of the suspected breach of Wall Rose.^[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] He is transferred to the Survey Corps barracks, but is later found dead, having been tortured by the Military Police Brigade.^[ch. 52]

Nick is voiced by Tomohisa Asō in Japanese and by Francis Henry in its English dub.^{[ep 25]}

Dimo Reeves (ディモ・リーブス, Dimo Rībusu)

A merchant who was first seen 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 Sheena.^[ch. 5] He appears later when his group tries to kidnap Eren and Krista, but is foiled by the Survey Corps. He agrees to Levi's terms to support the Survey Corps in their rebellion against the King.^[ch. 54] However, Dimo is killed by Captain Ackerman when he sees through their plan and realizes that he was working with them.^[ch. 56]

Kaya (カヤ)

Kaya is a civilian girl living in a village near Dauper, Sasha Blouse's home village. When Titans appear within Wall Rose, the village does not receive warning and is attacked. Kaya and her mother are abandoned by fellow villagers and a small Titan begins eating her mother alive. She is rescued when Sasha arrives. She is later taken in by Sasha's parents along with other orphans.

In 854, she discovers two escaped Marleyan children, Gabi Braun and Falco Grice, and kindly invites them home to eat with her family. When the Blouse family dines at the Marleyan chef Niccolo's restaurant she attempts to kill Gabi when she realizes that Gabi killed Sasha.

Kaya is voiced by Nana Hamasaki in the anime in Japanese and by Laura Woodhull in the English dub.

Nine Titans

Some Eldian humans, known as Titan Shifters (巨人化能力者, Kyojin-ka Nōryoku-sha), can transform to-and-back between a consciously intelligent Titan and human form at will.^[vol. 2] Their transformation is triggered by an inflicted injury, but also requires a clear, dedicated goal in mind.^{[ep 19]} While in the Titan form, the human's normal body rests in the nape of the neck, connected via masses of muscular tissue.^[vol. 2] Ymir Fritz is generally considered the very first Titan Shifter.

The Nine Titans (九つの巨人, Kokonotsu no Kyojin) are nine Titan Shifter lineages that have been passed down through the Eldian people for nearly 2,000 years after Ymir Fritz's death, each of them having inherited a ninth of Ymir's soul and possessing a unique set of Titan power (巨人の力, Kyojin no Chikara). These inheritors of her Shifter power are also subjected to what is known as the "curse of Ymir" (ユミルの呪い, Yumiru no Noroi) and doomed to die after 13 years with accelerated ageing and physical decline (since Ymir died 13 years after acquiring her power and nobody can exceed hers), and their Shifter power must be passed onto someone else. The succession of the Nine Titans' power is tied to a form of cannibalism, with a successor being administered a Titan serum and transformed into a Pure Titan that acts on instinct to devour the current holder and consume the predecessor's spinal fluid, inheriting the power and cumulative memories of all previous holders. If a Titan Shifter dies without being consumed, the Titan power can be passed to a random Eldian child born at the time of the current holder's death by other interdimensional means, regardless of distance.^[vol. 88]

During the reign of the ancient Eldian Empire, the Nine Titans normally resided within noble families, as family relations play a significant role in passing inheriting memories from the previous inheritors of the Titan power. These houses were in a constant conflict with the Fritz family using the Founding Titan to maintain the peace. But the 145th Eldian King Karl Fritz felt great shame for his people's actions and carried sympathy for Marley, a former nation which the Eldians conquered and oppressed and collaborated the story of a Marleyan named Helos with the Tybur family to destroy their nation from the inside while rallying the Marleyans into inciting the Great Titan War. In the aftermath, Fritz took some of his subjects to Paradis and turned some into titans who formed the walls' foundation while most of the rest had their memories altered. With only the Attack Titan unaccounted for, Marley seized control of the other Nine Titans while the Tybur family were allowed to keep the War Hammer Titan for supporting Marley. By the beginning of the series, the Reiss family and the Tybur family were the only remaining bloodlines of Eldian nobility as the other Titans were distributed to Marleyian loyalists that would be utilized as the Warriors.

The powers of Nine Titans can be merged if one Titan Shifter devours another, as with the case of Grisha Yeager, an inheritor of the Attack Titan, devouring Frieda Reiss to steal the Founding Titan from the Reiss family, reducing the number of Titan Shifters to eight. Eren would repeat this when he acquires the War Hammer Titan from the younger sister of Willy Tybur, bringing the number of Titan Shifters down to seven.

Founding Titan (始祖の巨人, Shiso no Kyojin)

The 13-meter (43 ft) Founding Titan (also translated as the Progenitor Titan) is the first of all Titans and fabled to be the strongest of all, though its full power was gradually divided among the other Titans following Ymir's death. By screaming (叫び, Sakebi), the holder can manipulate Subjects of Ymir in ways that include memory alteration or biological changes like transforming them into army Titans under the user's command. But the Founding Titan can only be used by someone either with the Fritz royal family bloodline, or in direct physical contact with someone of royal blood. According to Marley's Titan Biology Research Society, the Founding Titan is the point where interdimensional "paths" that connect all Subjects of Ymir and Titans intersect, and its power is coined by the Marleyans as the "Coordinate" (座標, Zahyō). The Founding Titan was previously inherited through the Fritz/Reiss family, but is currently possessed by Eren Yeager, who is not of royal blood and therefore a dormant holder of its power. But as Eren learned, the Founding Titan's power only belongs to the royal bloodline because of Ymir Fritz's persistent loyalty to her husband, so he eventually gains the full ability to use the Founding Titan's power after convincing Ymir, who has been posthumously trapped inside the alternate dimension of the Coordinate for 2,000 years, to entrust her power to him and be finally freed.

Attack Titan (進撃の巨人, Shingeki no Kyojin)

The 15-meter (49 ft) Attack Titan (also translated as the Attacking Titan) is said to always move ahead seeking and fighting for freedom throughout the generations. In addition to accessing memories of previous hosts, the Attack Titan can also allow its current user to see into the future through future users' eyes, even retroactively manipulating the actions of past users by subliminal persuasion. In the aftermath of the Great Titan War, the Attack Titan was kept from falling into Marley's hands and remained hidden on the mainland. The Attack Titan was previously possessed by the Eldian sleeper agent Eren Kruger, who passed the power to Grisha Yeager, and is currently in the possession of Grisha's younger son Eren, who actually manipulated the conditions of his acquiring of it. Besides also possessing the powers of the Founding Titan which were later awakened, Eren later enhances the Attack Titan after ingesting a hardening serum and gaining the powers of the War Hammer Titan.

Colossus Titan (超大型巨人, Chō ōgata Kyojin)

The Colossus Titan (also popularly translated as the Colossal Titan) is infamous for its incredible size, standing at a previously unseen 60 metres (200 ft), tall enough to peer over the top of the Walls. It also possesses incredible physical strength, able to destroy the outer gate of Wall Maria with a single kick, launch entire houses in the air, and send Eren's Attack Titan flying from the ground and crashing into the top of Wall Maria. Although all Titans generate enormous amounts of heat and energy when transforming, the Colossus Titan takes this to the next level — it is capable of emitting great amounts of steam at will while exercising significant control over the amount and intensity of steam emitted by its Titan body. However, prolonged use of this ability takes a toll on the Titan, gradually decreasing its muscle mass until only the skeletal structure remains. The Colossus Titan was previously possessed by the Marleyan Warrior Bertolt Hoover, and is currently in the possession of Armin Arlert.

Since the Colossus Titan became one of the most iconic Titans and recognizable characters in the series, it has since entered into other pop culture. Prior to the start of the San Diego Padres and the Los Angeles Dodgers game held on July 5, 2019, a person dressed as the Colossus Titan mascot performed the ceremonial first pitch and later took a photo-op with Dodgers pitcher Kenta Maeda who sported the Colossus Titan baseball glove.^[35]

Armored Titan (鎧の巨人, Yoroi no Kyojin)

The 15-meter (49 ft) Armored Titan is covered by hardened, armor plating-like skin across its body, except in key joint areas necessary for movement. Its armor is capable of protecting the Titan form from significant amounts of damage, even a direct hit from a cannon or the ultra hard steel blades of the Paradis Scout Regiment, although it can be defeated by high-power weaponries such as the Scout's Thunder Spear shaped charges and the Mid-East Allied Forces' anti-Titan artillery. The hardened skin however is heavy and can restrain movements, and the Armored Titan is only capable of maintaining moderate running speeds when completely armored unless it voluntarily sheds segments of the armor (e.g. behind the knees). The Armored Titan is currently in the possession of Reiner Braun, whose 13-year tenure is expiring with his cousin Gabi Braun an eligible candidate to inherit his power.

Female Titan (女型の巨人, Megata no Kyojin)

The 14-meter (46 ft) Female Titan is the only one of the Nine Titans to display a distinctly female figure, and is known for its high mobility and versatile combat abilities. Like the Armored Titan, it possesses the ability to harden its skin, though only over limited areas. This hardening ability does make its melee attacks significantly stronger, as a single well-placed blow with a hardened limb can dismember or even decapitate other Titans. Similar to the Founding Titan and Zeke Yeager's Beast Titan, the Female Titan is able to exercise some influence over Pure Titans through a scream. Its scream will attract Pure Titans to its location, but it has no control over the Pure Titans' behavior and they will attack and try to eat it. The Female Titan is currently possessed by Annie Leonhart, who had used the hardening ability to encase herself in a crystal cocoon to prevent interrogation.

Beast Titan (獣の巨人, Kemono no Kyojin)

The Beast Titan has a unique animal-like appearance that varies between holders.^{[ch. 133, 135-137]} Zeke's Beast Titan form sports a Bigfoot-like appearance with a hairless midriff. It is slightly larger than most Titans, standing at 17 meters (56 feet) tall. His Titan has a devastating ability to throw objects (such as boulders) with immense destructive capability, which makes for a deadly combination when paired with Zeke's great accuracy as a result of his baseball experience. The Beast Titan was previously held by Titan scientist Tom Ksaver whose Beast Titan form sports a goatman-like appearance. Falco Grice once claimed that there was a version of the Beast Titan with wings. It is currently in the possession of Grisha's elder son Zeke Yeager, whose status as a descendant of Karl Fritz gives him abilities the previous Beast Titans lacked. Similar to the Founding Titan, Zeke's Beast Titan can create Pure Titans with a roar if a Subject of Ymir is exposed to Zeke's spinal fluid and can command the movements of the created Titans using vocal commands. Titans under Zeke's control are even able to function at night using only moonlight. But this ability is evidently imperfect as some Titans can somewhat still ignore Zeke's Beast Titan's orders, causing Zeke to deal with it in a painful way.

Jaw Titan (顎の巨人, Agito no Kyojin)

The 5-meter (16 ft) Jaw Titan is considered the swiftest of the Nine Titans thanks to its small size, and has ferocious biting strength in its jaws and incredibly powerful fingernails which can be used with devastating efficiency against both Titans and man-made structures, and can even chew through hardened Titan armor as well as the crystalized shell of the War Hammer Titan. The Jaw Titan was previously possessed by Marcel Galliard until he was devoured by Ymir when she was a Pure Titan, inheriting the power before it was passed to Marcel's brother Porco Galliard. The Jaw Titan is currently possessed by Falco Grice after devouring Porco when he sacrifices himself to save Reiner from the Pure Titan the boy was turned into.

Cart Titan (車力の巨人, Shariki no Kyojin)

The 4-meter (13 ft) Cart Titan (also translated as the Cartman Titan or Quadrupedal Titan) has an unusual quadrupedal posture, with a great speed rivalling the Jaw Titan, and a level of endurance greater than that of the other Nine Titans, allowing for it to partake in long missions without needing to rest. As a side-effect, prolonged duration of the Titan form would make the user liable to forget how to walk normally and will have to crawl instead. The Cart Titan is currently in the possession of Pieck Finger.

War Hammer Titan (戦槌の巨人, Sentsui no Kyojin)

The 15-meter (49 ft) War Hammer Titan can produce and manipulate structures using hardened Titan flesh and well as forming weaponized large spikes to impale a Titan, and manifest such spikes into a signature war hammer. The Titan can also be operated by the shifter using a small "flesh cable", which allows the user to externally control the Titan form. Much like the Female Titan, it also has a hardening ability which can also be used to encase the human operator in a crystal for protection. The War Hammer Titan was previously inherited through the Tybur family and was in the possession of Lara Tybur. When she was crushed and killed during the Battle of Liberio by the Attack Titan using the jaws of the defeated Jaw Titan, her blood and bodily fluid was consumed by the Attack Titan, making Eren Yeager the current holder.

Pure Titans

The following are known Pure Titans:

Sonny and Bean (ソニーとビーン, Sonī to Bīn, alt. "Sawney and Beane"^{[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 led by King James found their secret cave, apprehended them, and executed them.^{[ep 15]} Both are killed by Annie Leonhart.^{[ep 24][GB p.130-131]}

In the English dub, they are referred to as Sawney and Beane and are voiced by Jonathan C. Osborne and Cris George respectively.^{[ep 15]}

Warrior Unit

The Warrior Unit (戦士隊, Senshi-tai) is a subdivision of the Marleyan military's Eldian Unit, which consists of younger ethnic Eldian conscripted children. Most Warrior cadets are recruited and trained from childhood, expected to carry out the needs of their superiors without question or objection, and serve as expendable shock troops on the battlefield, performing the riskiest and most dangerous tasks and strategies while the other Marleyan soldiers remain out of harm's way. When the need arises, the Warrior who demonstrates the most exceptional performance on the battlefield is given the privilege of inheriting one of the six Shifter Titans (Beast, Cartman, Armored, Colossus, Female and Jaw) which Marley obtained during the Great Titan War. Due to the rarity of these individuals, efforts are taken to ensure that, if possible, these Warriors are not put into situations which could lead to the loss of one of Marley's Titans. The Titan Shifter inheritors along with their families are granted privileges of "honorary Marleyans" (名誉マーレ人) and can have basic human rights almost equal to ordinary Marleyans, though these rights can be revoked any time by the Marleyan authority.

Zeke Yeager (ジーク・イェーガー, Jīku Yēgā, alt. "Zeke Jaeger")

The "warchief" of the Marley's Warrior Unit and the holder of the "Beast Titan". In his Titan form, Zeke is a 17-meter (56 ft) tall Bigfoot-like creature with long, thin arms which can be used to launch projectiles at long distances. Due to belonging to the royal Fritz bloodline, his spinal fluid can also be used to turn other Eldians into Titans completely under his control. Additionally, Zeke is a charismatic leader and proficient strategist who can utilize his subordinates' capabilities to deadly effect on the battlefield. He emerges as one of the series' main antagonists following his introduction in the manga's ninth volume (i.e. the beginning of the anime's second season).

Zeke is Grisha Yeager's firstborn son with Dina Fritz, and Eren's older half-brother.^[ch. 35] Indoctrinated since birth to become the Eldian Resistance's vanguard by infiltrating Marley's ranks, Zeke grew to resent his parents for consistently prioritizing their plans of Eldian restoration over his well-being. When he learns that the Marleyan authorities are closing in on the Eldian Restoration Movement, Zeke betrays his parents to save himself and conceal his identity as a descendant of Karl Fritz.^[ch. 86] After inheriting the power of the Beast Titan (獣の巨人, Kemono no Kyojin), he resolves to seize the Founding Titan and use it to "save" the Eldian people from further persecution by sterilizing them.

Upon becoming the Warrior Unit's field commander, Zeke oversees the training of Bertholt, Reiner, and Annie before they are sent to seize the Founding Titan from Paradis. Following the trio's failure, he leads another Marleyan attack on Paradis. After infiltrating Wall Rose's interior, he transforms Ragako's residents into Titans and proceeds to terrorize the surrounding population ^{[ch. 35][GB p.135]} Eventually, Zeke makes contact with Reiner and Bertholt and enlists them in an ambush on the Survey Corps as they attempt to seal the breach to Wall Maria and reclaim the city of Shiganshina.^[ch. 70] Once Eren seals Wall Maria's outer gate, he cuts off part of the Survey Corps south of the inner gate while entrusting Reiner and Bertholt with eliminating the rest of the contingent within Shiganshina.^[ch. 74] Despite all but destroying the Corps' existing roster, he is forced to retreat after Reiner and Bertholt are defeated and he is nearly killed by Levi.

During a five-year period of peace with Paradis Island, Zeke secretly defects to the Paradisians' side while convincing Marley's military leadership to resume their attack on the walls. This is revealed to be a pretext for a surprise attack on an international summit that results in the seizure of the War Hammer Titan and the Marleyan high command's destruction. Subsequently, Zeke is briefly detained by the Paradisians before he and Eren incite an insurrection plunging Paradis into chaos. Despite initially appearing successful in using Eren to access the Coordinate so he can sterilize all Subjects of Ymir, he learns to his horror that Eren in fact manipulated their father into murdering the Reiss family using the Attack Titan's power and that he plans to use it next to destroy all humanity outside Paradis. Lamenting his actions that costed people's lives, Zeke allows himself to be killed by Levi.

Zeke is voiced by Takehito Koyasu and Daiki Yamashita as a child in the Japanese version of the anime and by Jason Liebrecht in the English dub.

Bertolt Hoover (ベルトルト・フーバー, Berutoruto Fūbā, alt. "Bertholdt Hoover"^[22])

A reserved member of 104th Training Corps who graduated 3rd in his class and open up around Reiner, Bertolt is described as having potential to master every skill he has been taught if he had the motivation for it.^{[ch. 2, 18][vol. 5:profiles]} Bertolt is a member of the Warriors and part of Reiner's infiltration team to capture the Founding Titan. He is also the holder of the Colossus Titan (超大型巨人, Chō-ōgata Kyojin, alt. "Colossal Titan"^{[ep 4]}), becoming a skinless 60-meter (200 ft) Titan who can release hot steam to protect himself and repel his opponents.^[ch. 44] Bertolt Hoover used his Titan power to instigate the incident of Wall Maria for his group's infiltration and later breach Trost District a few years later to force the Founding Titan's user into the open.^{[ch. 4, 9][vol. 10-11]} The reason Bertolt joined the Warriors was so his bedridden father could be provided medical care by the Marleyans, caring a cover story that he came from same village as Reiner.^{[vol. 4][GB p.58-59]} In Volume 12, Reiner hints that Bertolt has a crush on Annie.^[vol. 12] Bertolt is later forced to reveal his true allegiance after Reiner finally broke and exposed them. In a later battle at Shiganshina,^[ch. 82] he is captured by Eren and left to be eaten by Armin, who is injected with the Titan serum in order to survive lethal burns.^{[ch. 83, 84]} After Reiner returned to Marley, he learned from his mother that Bertolt's father (only referred to as Mr. Hoover), was content of his son's patriotic devotion to Marley, and peacefully passed away during their mission.

Bertolt is voiced by Tomohisa Hashizume in the Japanese anime.^[10] In the English dub, his name is spelled Bertolt Hoover and he is voiced by David Matranga.^[22]

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

An Eldian cadet of the Marleyan Warriors, Annie is introduced as a cadet in the 104th Training Corps, where she graduated ranking 4th in her class.^[ch. 2] She has short blonde hair and is a small-statured loner who is skilled in melee combat,^{[ep 4][ch. 17]} having been raised by her father to consider the world her enemy.^{[ch. 18][vol. 5:profile]} Annie is later revealed to be a member of the Warriors and part of Reiner's infiltration team to capture the Founding Titan. She is also the holder of the Female Titan (女型の巨人, Megata no Kyojin), a 14-meter (46 ft) Titan with an unprecedented feminine body structure who can harden parts of her skin and quickly heal herself.^{[ep 18][ep 20][ep 21][vol. 5, 6]}

As a cadet, she teaches Eren some of her melee skills,^[ch. 4] and later joins the Military Police,^[ch. 3] where she is seen as the quiet girl.^{[vol. 8][GB p.54-55]} Following the Battle of Trost after her group deduces Eren, Annie played a role in Marco Bott's death to conceal her group's cover while later using Marco's Gear to personally kill the captive Titans Sawney and Bean.^{[ep 19][ep 23][vol. 8]} Annie later assumes her Titan form to ambush the 57th expedition to Wall Maria while searching for Eren, using the intel Reiner secretly gave her to briefly capture him while killing off Levi's special operations squad.^[vol. 7] Annie is outed during the Stohess District storyline once Armin deduces that she killed Sonny and Bean. Following her defeat, Annie encases herself in crystal to prevent further probing as to her motives.^{[ep 24][vol. 8][GB p.54-55]} But Annie would be revived a few years later when Eren uses the Founding Titan's power to undo all hardened Titans on Paradis.^[ch. 124]

Annie is voiced by Yū Shimamura in the Japanese anime.^[10] In the English dub, she is voiced by Lauren Landa.^[7] At Magic City Comic-Con 2015, Landa said that she used a low-pitched and emotionless voice in portraying Annie.^[37]

Marcel Galliard (マルセル・ガリアード, Maruseru Gariādo)

An Eldian cadet of the Marleyan Warrior Unit, Marcel was the comrade and childhood friend of Reiner Braun, Bertolt Hoover, Annie Leonhart and Pieck. At some point in his youth, his parents sent him and his younger brother Porco into training to become Warriors, where he excelled during his training and was nominated to inherit the power of the Jaw Titan. When the time came for the Warrior candidates to receive their Titans, Marcel began to worry for his brother Porco's life, and in order to keep Porco alive, secretly lobbied to his Marleyan superiors to have Reiner Braun (who was an underperformer) given the power of the Armored Titan instead. When Marley officially began the Paradis Island Operation in the year 845, Marcel was chosen along with Reiner, Bertolt and Annie to infiltrate the Walls of Paradis and capture the Founding Titan. After landing on Paradis and traveling through the night, the four Warriors camp until sunrise. At this time, Marcel reveals to Reiner his doings and apologizes for putting his brother's life over Reiner. But as the group are attacked by the Pure Titan that Ymir became, Marcel pushes Reiner out of harm's way and ends up being devoured by Ymir who acquires the Jaw Titan from him.

Marcel is voiced by Masamichi Kitada in the Japanese anime. In the English dub, he is voiced by Nathan Sharp.

Porco Galliard (ポルコ・ガリアード, Poruko Gariādo)

An Eldian cadet of the Marleyan Warrior Unit, Porco is a holder of the Jaw Titan and the younger brother of Marcel Galliard, who previously held the Jaw Titan before being devoured by Ymir's Pure Titan.^[ch. 93] Galliard later acquired his power by devouring Ymir after she voluntarily surrendered herself to Marley via Reiner and Bertolt. Having bullied Reiner during their Warrior cadet days, Porco bore a bitter grudge against him for getting his elder brother killed. After sustaining numerous injuries to the point of Porco being unable to heal himself, Porco learns the truth of his brother's sacrifice and sacrifices himself to save Reiner from Falco Grice, who acquires the Jaw Titan from him.

Porco is voiced by Toshiki Masuda in the Japanese anime.^[38] In the English dub, he is voiced by Kellen Goff.^[36]

Pieck Finger (ピーク・フィンガー, Pīku Fingā)

An Eldian cadet of the Marleyan Warrior Unit, Pieck is known for her intelligence and perceptiveness, and is able to transform into the Cart Titan to transport massive amounts of cargo on her back, as she did during the battle against the Survey Corps in Shiganshina, supplying Zeke with barrels and boulders for throwing. During the battle at Fort Slava, she acted as a heavily armoured tank by protecting her face with a large, plated mask while carrying two soldiers armed with machine guns. She discovers Zeke's betrayal through recognizing Yelena, and reveals it to Marley, before infiltrating Paradis and setting up an ambush for Eren Yeager. After the Rumbling begins, she joins the alliance to stop Eren.

Pieck is voiced by Manami Numakura in the Japanese anime.^[38] In the English dub, she is voiced by Amber Lee Connors.^[39]

Gabi Braun (ガビ・ブラウン, Gabi Buraun)

An overachieving, overconfident, bold and zealous Warrior candidate (戦士候補生, Senshi Kōho-sei, also translated as "Warrior Cadet"), Gabi is Reiner Braun's younger maternal cousin, the most outstanding Warrior cadet, and a favorite candidate in line to inherit the Armored Titan from her older cousin. In her childhood, she was discriminated and heavily spit on by Marleyans, which made her become bitter and hateful towards the Paradisians, whom she blamed for the persecution of all the mainland Eldians. She has a heart of bravery and invincible fearlessness to the extent of throwing bombs directly on the rail of the Mideast Union. During the Battle of Liberio after breaking out of prison, Gabi is taken in by Kaya and the Blouse family, beginning to doubt her previous hatred towards the Eldians within the Paradis Walls. She later fully renounces her hatred and attempts to stop the Rumbling alongside the Survey Corps and other warriors.

Gabi is voiced by Ayane Sakura in the Japanese anime.^[38] In the English dub, she is voiced by Lindsay Seidel.^[36]

Falco Grice (ファルコ・グライス, Faruko Guraisu)

A timid, kind-hearted Warrior candidate and nephew of the condemned Eldian Restorationist member Grice, competing with Gabi (whom he also has a crush on) to inherit the power of the Armored Titan. Despite his lack of confidence, he earned the respect of Reiner Braun who wanted him to succeed him and spare Gabi from the curse of inheriting the Titan power. After the Marley Mid-East War ended, Falco befriends a one-legged veteran named "Kruger" (who is actually a disguised Eren), who claimed to have post-traumatic amnesia and used him to send letters out of Liberio and set up a meeting with Reiner in a basement. After the Battle of Liberio, Falco ends up in Paradis with Gabi after stowing away onto the Survey Corps evacuation airship with her. He ends up being exposed to the tainted wine Zeke has distributed around Paradis, transformed into a Pure Titan as a result and acquiring the Jaw Titan while Porco saves Reiner. He later joins the alliance to stop Eren Yeager from destroying all life outside Paradis through the Rumbling.

Falco is voiced by Natsuki Hanae in the Japanese anime.^[38] In the English dub, he is voiced by Bryson Baugus.^[36]

Colt Grice (コルト・グライス, Koruto Guraisu)

A Warrior candidate favored to be the next wielder of the Beast Titan power, and the older brother of Falco and the nephew of the condemned Eldian Restorationist member Grice.

Colt is voiced by Masaya Matsukaze in the Japanese anime.^[38] In the English dub, he is voiced by Griffin Burns.^[36]

Tybur Family

The Tybur family (タイバー家, Taibā-ke) is a house of elite and influential Eldian nobles living in Marley as honorary Marleyans, although they are actually Marley's true rulers. Even though they are Eldian, they are highly respected throughout the world for being the first Eldian family to fight against their own king during the Great Titan War. They gave Marley freedom and power as an act of atonement for their ancestors' crimes against the Marleyans. They held the power of the 15-meter (49 ft) War Hammer Titan (戦槌の巨人, Sentsui no Kyojin) for generations, but only a select few knew of the inheritor's identity.

Willy Tybur (ヴィリー・タイバー, Virī Taibā)

The patriarch of the Tybur family and the true commander-in-chief of Marley prior to his death, Willy's ancestors orchestrated the downfall of the Eldian Empire with King Karl Fritz ages ago.^[ch. 97] While a pacifist, Willy shares his family's disdain towards Fritz's methods in the segregation of the Eldians from Paradis island. While publicly revealing his family's true history and indifference to Marley's decline, Willy express full intentions of seizing the resources of Paradis Island.^[ch. 95] Claiming to have inherited the power of the War Hammer Titan that was kept in his bloodline for years, Willy shared his family's preference of using its power for the sake of maintaining peace. After publicly declaring war on Paradis, Willy was killed and eaten by Eren's Attack Titan form, who then proceeded to attack Marley's leadership in the audience, but Willy's younger sister is later revealed to be the true holder of the War Hammer Titan.^[ch. 101] Willy is voiced by Kazuhiko Inoue in the Japanese version. In the English dub version, he is voiced by Jonah Scott.^[40]

Lara Tybur (ラーラ・タイバー, Rāra Taibā)

Lara is the true holder of the War Hammer Titan. She fought with Eren's Attack Titan with whom she is equal in power.^[ch. 101] When the Attack Titan found out where the crystallized form of Lara is, he heads there and is intercepted by the Jaw Titan and the Cart Titan. This gave Lara time to form a new War Hammer Titan body who uses its spikes to stab the Attack Titan,^[ch. 102] though she is unable to pierce the nape of the Attack Titan. When Eren states that the War Hammer Titan is out of moves, he abandons the Attack Titan body and forms a new one where he picks up Lara's crystal.^[ch. 103] While noting the damages to the crystal surrounding her, Lara watches the battle between the Attack Titan and the Jaw Titan. After the Attack Titan subdues the Jaw Titan and uses its jaws to break open the crystal, its destruction rips Lara to shreds as the Attack Titan eats her remains.^[ch. 104] Lara is voiced by Mamiko Noto in the Japanese version and by Suzie Yeung in the English dub.

Other inhabitants

Mr. Yeager (イェーガーさん, Yēgā-san)

The father of Grisha and Faye Yeager and the paternal grandfather of Zeke and Eren Yeager, he was also the guardian of Zeke after Grisha was arrested. He works as a respected doctor in the Liberio Internment Zone.

Mr. Yeager is voiced by Seirou Ogino in the Japanese version and by Randy Pearlman in the English dub.

Mrs. Yeager (グリシャの母, Gurisha no haha)

The mother of Grisha and Faye Yeager and the paternal grandmother of Zeke and Eren Yeager, she was also the guardian of Zeke after Grisha was arrested.

Mrs. Yeager is voiced by Tomo Sakurai in the Japanese version and by Cynthia Cranz in the English dub.

Faye Yeager (フェイ・イェーガー, Fei Yēgā)

Faye is the younger sister of Grisha Yeager, and the paternal aunt of Zeke and Eren. She was brutally murdered at the age of 8 when the Marleyan Public Security Authority officer Gross casually had his sons' dogs maul her and dumped the mutilated remains of her body near the river. The truth of her death was what later motivated Grisha to join the Eldia Restoration movement.

Faye is voiced by Chiyuki Miura in the Japanese version and by Sarah Wiedenheft in the English dub.

Tom Ksaver (トム・クサヴァー, Tomu Kusavā)

Tom Ksaver is an Eldian researcher from the Titan Biology Research Society and later a Warrior who held the power of the Beast Titan, and the childhood mentor and friend of Zeke Yeager. In his early adulthood, Tom Ksaver lived as a resident of the Liberio Internment Zone. He hid his Eldian armband when he fell in love with a Marleyan woman and the two soon got married although it was forbidden. Several years after Ksaver's wife gave birth to their son, she discovered his Eldian heritage and promptly killed both herself and their son in shame. Ksaver was overcome with grief and later become a Warrior as a form of suicide. He somehow eventually inherited one of the Nine Titans, the Beast Titan, and also became a researcher in order to study the Titan powers.

Roughly halfway through his Titan tenure, Ksaver took particular interest in the poor performing Zeke Yeager and encouraged him. When Zeke revealed that his parents were leaders of the Eldian Restorationists movement, Ksaver suggested that Zeke turn in his parents in order to prove his loyalty to Marley and save his grandparents. He later revealed to Zeke his discovery that the Founding Titan was capable of changing the very body composition of Eldians. Zeke promised Ksaver that he would inherit his Beast Titan and use it to seize the Founding Titan and free the world from the fear of the Titans. In 842, Ksaver is consumed and passes on the Beast Titan to Zeke.

Tom is voiced by Kenji Hamada in the Japanese version and by John Burgmeier in the English dub.

Gross (グロス, Gurosu)

Gross is a Marleyan Sergeant Major (曹長, Sōchō) in the Public Security Authorities who expresses delight in killing Eldians, partnered with Eren Kruger. While Kruger physically disciplines Grisha when he and his sister were found wandering outside the Liberio Internment Zone, Gross took Faye away and covered up that he sadistically fed the girl to his son's dogs after her remains were found in the river the following day.

Fifteen years later, Grisha would encounter Gross when he was among the officers overseeing the Eldian Restorationists' sentence to exile on Paradis. During the process, turning Dina and most into Pure Titans while simply kicking others like Grice off the wall to be devoured by their transformed comrades, Gross confesses that he did murder Faye both for fun and to help his sons build character. Gross was about to feed Grisha to the last of the Restorationists he had turned into Titans, only to be killed instead when Kruger pushes him off the wall.

Gross is voiced by Ikkyuu Juku in the Japanese version and by Bradley Campbell in the English dub.

Koslow (コスロ, Kosuro)

Koslow is a Marleyan soldier who took part in the Marley Mid-East War and is a close comrade of Theo Magath. When Eren Yeager attacked the Liberio Festival in his Attack Titan form, Koslow was with Magath when they witnessed the fight between the Scout Regiment and the Warrior Unit. After Magath finds Pieck tending to her injuries, Koslow informs him that Gabi and Falco have not returned from pursuing Eren.

Koslow is voiced by Tōru Nara in the Japanese version and by Mick Wingert in the English dub.

Niccolo (ニコロ, Nikoro)

Niccolo is a Marleyan conscript who served in the Marleyan Navy and was part of the first survey fleet to Paradis following the Warriors' failed mission. As a member of advanced party, Niccolo landed on Paradis ahead of the main Marleyan vessel and was immediately captured by the Survey Corps. However, Yelena reveals him to be a master chef of Marleyan cuisine and he is made to cook seafood for those working on the port. He is surprised by Sasha Blouse's impassioned reaction to his food, and eventually grows closer to Sasha to the point that Kaya believes they are dating.

Niccolo is voiced by Eiji Hanawa in the anime and by Billy Kametz in the English dub.

Attack on Titan manga

Attack on Titan manga volumes by Hajime Isayama. Original Japanese version published by Kodansha. English version by Kodansha USA.

Attack on Titan anime

• Episode 1: ¹ "To You, in 2000 Years -The Fall of Shiganshina, Part 1-". Attack on Titan. May 3, 2014. Adult Swim.
• Episode 2: "That Day -The Fall of Shiganshina, Part 2-". Attack on Titan. May 10, 2014. Adult Swim.
• Episode 3: "A Dim Light Amid Despair -Humanity's Comeback, Part 1-". Attack on Titan. May 17, 2014. Adult Swim.
• Episode 4: ¹ "The Night of the Closing Ceremony -Humanity's Comeback, Part 2-". Attack on Titan. May 24, 2014. Adult Swim.
• Episode 5: "First Battle -The Struggle for Trost, Part 1-". Attack on Titan. May 31, 2014. Adult Swim.
• Episode 6: ¹ "The World Seen By A Young Girl – Attack on Trost: Part 2". Attack on Titan. 2013. Adult Swim.
• Episode 7: "The Tiniest of Blades – Attack on Trost: Part 3". Attack on Titan. June 7, 2014. Adult Swim.
• Episode 8: "I Hear His Heartbeat – Attack on Trost: Part 4". Attack on Titan. June 14, 2014. Adult Swim.
• Episode 9: "Whereabouts of His Left Arm: The Struggle for Trost, Part 5". Attack on Titan. June 28, 2014. Adult Swim.
• Episode 14: "Can't Look Into His Eyes Yet: Eve of the Counterattack, Part 1". Attack on Titan. August 9, 2014. Adult Swim.
• Episode 15: "Special Operations Squad: Eve of the Counterattack, Part 2". Attack on Titan. August 16, 2014. Adult Swim.
• Episode 19: "Bite: 57th Expedition Beyond the Walls, Part 3". Attack on Titan. September 20, 2014. Adult Swim.
• Episode 20: "Erwin Smith: 57th Expedition Beyond the Walls, Part 4". Attack on Titan. September 27, 2014. Adult Swim.
• Episode 21: "Crushing Blow: 57th Expedition Beyond the Walls, Part 5". Attack on Titan. October 4, 2014. Adult Swim.
• Episode 23: "Smile: Raid on Stohess District, Part 1". Attack on Titan. October 11, 2014. Adult Swim.
• Episode 24: "Mercy: Raid on Stohess District, Part 2". Attack on Titan. October 18, 2014. Adult Swim.
• Episode 25: "Wall: Raid on Stohess District, Part 3". Attack on Titan. October 25, 2014. Adult Swim.

Other Attack on Titan media

• Hajime Isayama (2014). Attack on Titan Guidebook. Kodansha Comics. ISBN 978-1-61262-945-2. – English translation. Originally published in 2013 as two volumes: Shingeki no Kyojin Inside Kou and Shingeki no Kyojin Outside Kou.
• Episode 16.5A: "Wall Sina, Goodbye: Part One". Attack on Titan: Lost Girls. December 9, 2017.