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Eren Yeager (エレン・イェーガーEren Yēgā?, alternatively romanised as Eren Jäger/Eren Jaeger) is the main protagonist of the manga and anime series. He is the only son of Grisha and Kalura Yeager, adoptive brother of Mikasa Ackerman, and best friend of Armin Arlert. He hails from the fallen Shiganshina District, a town located to the southern part the outermost Wall, Maria. He is a former member of 104th Trainee Squad and currently serves the Military as a member of the Survey Corps.
He holds a personal vendetta against all Titans, and his dream is to purge them from the Earth and explore the world beyond the Walls. He is also a Titan Shifter,
and uses his abilities to aid in Humanity's fight against the rule of
the Titans. He is known as "The Coordinate" to the titan shifters that
infiltrated the walls.
Appearance
Human Form
Eren's casual attire
Eren, seemingly of Germanic heritage, is a young man of average
height and build. He has a fairly long, yet rounded face, and sizeable,
expressive grey eyes (teal-green in the anime). His eyebrows are sparse
and often furrowed, making him seem troubled or annoyed. His hair is
short and black (dark brown in the anime), with his bangs falling
naturally into a middle-parted curtain-type style. His complexion also
seems somewhat more tan in comparison to other characters.
He is first seen wearing regular townsfolk attire, which
consisted of brown trousers, a green shirt with string tassels at the
collar, a moss green coat (maroon in the anime), and simple brown shoes.
A few years before the beginning of the story, he also wore a dark grey
scarf (red in the anime), which he gave to Mikasa the day they met. As a
teenager, he is often seen in the typical Survey Corps uniform when
training. His casual attire consists of a long beige shirt (identical to
that which he wore on his first appearance) worn with a maroon sash
about his waist, brown trousers and brown shoes. He always keeps the key
given to him by his father dangling around his neck on a string. [2]
Anime | Manga Eren's Titan form in anime
As a Titan, Eren's appearance changes quite drastically. Along with a
massive increase in height (to about 15 m), his hair grows long enough
to graze his shoulders, with his tongue and ears becoming elongated.
His facial features also undergo a transformation. Along with a
prominent, hooked nose, his eyes are deeply set within their sockets,
and his mouth takes on an unusual jagged shape unsuited for intelligible
speech. He also lacks lips and flesh about his cheeks, exposing all his
teeth. Compared to the majority of other Titans, Eren's Titan form is
well-proportioned and more physically fit, sporting well-defined lean
muscle in lieu of the more common potbellied or emaciated appearance.[3]
Personality
Eren expresses his desire to kill the Titans
Eren is best described as hardheaded, passionate and impulsive, which
are both attributes of his strong determination to protect mankind and
eventually leave the walls. As a young child, he was so intent on
joining the Survey Corps that he argued with and shouted at his mother, referring to the people in the village as "silly" and compared them to complacent livestock.[4]
As a child, Eren cared deeply for Armin, his best and only friend
before he met Mikasa, and most importantly his family, risking harm and
even death in order to help them. This quality was most often
demonstrated in the form of Eren taking on the larger boys who would
bully Armin without hesitation; and more tragically when he desperately
attempted to lift the rubble crushing his mother during the Titan's
assault in Shiganshina. In contrast, Eren is also capable of displaying
very violent behavior in the defense of people he does not even know.
This is highlighted when he brutally slaughtered two of the human
traffickers who captured Mikasa in order to rescue her, despite the fact
that they were total strangers at the time. Since witnessing his
mother's gruesome demise and losing contact with his father, his fierce
protectiveness to those he has left has only intensified.
Eren has a number of defining traits that date back to his
childhood. He came to share his friend Armin's awe of the lands beyond
the Walls after the latter showed him a book depicting the wonders of
the outside world; and decided to see it all for himself. This led him
to develop a scornful attitude to anyone content to live and die within
the Wall's confines without ever setting foot outside. This very
contempt may have been the reason he did not easily make friends with
his peers. He resented both the Walls that "caged" them in like cattle,
and the Titans that had driven humanity to erect them in the first
place. As a result of this, he greatly admired the soldiers of the
Survey Corps, regarding them as "heroes", and wishing to join their
ranks as soon as he became eligible for enrollment. He easily took
offense when anyone spoke badly of the Legion, and his determination to
join caused friction between himself and his mother, as well as to
Mikasa.
Eren had a marked lack of self-restraint that often led him into
trouble, causing both his friends and family to worry over him. His
limited self-control extended to his temper, and as a result it was
short at best and murderous at the very worst. When sufficiently
provoked, his anger could drive him into a frenzy, accompanied by
horrific levels of violence. Like many children, he tended to view the
world in terms of black-and-white; having great compassion for humanity
and its plight, but deeming those individuals who deny others their
freedom as worthless scum unfit to be left alive. He also had the habit
of thinking with his heart rather than his head, even in situations
where his own life was in danger.
His characteristic qualities have become more highly pronounced
since his mother's death. He now focuses his destructive rage at the
Titans, and holds a virulent hatred for them. Fueled by vengeance, he
vows to personally wipe every single one of them off the face of the
earth and restore mankind to its rightful place. Though he feels great
remorse for quarreling with his mother till the very end, he still
continues to go against her wishes by seeking entry to the Survey Corps.
So strong is his desire to exterminate the Titans, he was plunged into
despair when it seemed he could not even master the basics of the 3D
Maneuver Gear during training, when his failure was in fact due to
faulty equipment. He is not afraid to voice his intentions of leaving
the Walls to eliminate the Titans, and is so concentrated in his hatred
that he seems not to fear them at all; earning him the nickname
"Suicidal Bastard" from the other Trainees.
He possesses great amounts of perseverance, fortitude, and a
vigorous determination; managing to graduate fifth in his class despite
his lack of natural talent, refusing to give up on his goal to
exterminate the Titans even after being dismembered and eaten alive, and
fighting the 14-15 m tall Smiling Titan while unarmed and in his human
form. He greatly appreciates and/or admires his comrades, and will
swiftly fly into a rage if one of them is injured or killed in front of
him. He prizes human life, but his personal sense of justice dictates
that anyone who steals away the freedom and dreams of others deserves to
die. As the identities of the Titan Shifters are revealed, his
disbelief quickly gives way to a burning desire to deal each a slow,
agonizing death for their crimes. Though his ordeals since the Assault
of Trost have taught him to conduct himself a bit more carefully, Eren
still tends to behave quite rashly, and speaks his mind even when he
knows he should not. This has put him in grave danger on numerous
occasions, and he often finds himself having to be rescued.
Whilst assuming his Titan form, Eren seems to become more savage,
bloodthirsty, and all-round uncontrollable. Though he is able to
consciously control his Titan body after the Battle of Trost, he can
very easily become caught up in the pleasure of slaughtering his
enemies, indulging in thoughts so brutal he gives the impression of
being insane.
History
Year 844
"I exterminated some dangerous beasts. Beasts like that just happen to look like people sometimes!"
When Eren was nine years old, he saved Mikasa Ackerman from being
sold into slavery by human traffickers. On a visit to the Ackermans'
home, he and his father
discovered both parents murdered and their daughter missing. Fearing
the worst, Dr. Yeager instructed Eren to stay within the house while he
fetched the police. However Eren, wanting to rescue the missing girl as
soon as possible, managed to track the kidnappers' trail to a small
cabin in the forest behind the house.
Opening the door to the room Mikasa was being held captive, he
found her laying on the floor with two of the kidnappers keeping watch.
Feigning distress and lying that he was lost, he got them to drop their
guard enough to offer to guide him home. As one of them closed in to pat
his head, Eren slit his throat with a small knife he had hidden behind
his back and quickly ducked back out of the room. As the second man went
after him with an ax, Eren charged him with a makeshift spear fashioned
from a broom and a larger knife, piercing his opponent in the shoulder.
Once he was down, Eren untied the knife and proceeded to stab him to
death in a wild frenzy.
As he was untying Mikasa in the aftermath, he was caught
off-guard by a third kidnapper, who proceeded to furiously strangle him.
Unable to bring herself to commit murder even after picking up the
knife, Mikasa was desperately reminded by Eren that they would both be
killed if she did not fight back and try to win. As Eren began to lose
consciousness, Mikasa realized just how cruel life truly was. This
epiphany combined with the trauma she had been put through caused the
subconscious limiters on her strength to momentarily shatter. With
superhuman power, she broke the knife's handle and lunged forward,
splintering the floorboards as she went and killing her victim with a
single strike through the heart.
When his father returned, Eren was angrily scolded by him for
being so reckless with his life. While Eren was sorry for upsetting his
father, he expressed no remorse whatsoever for killing the kidnappers.
Afterward, Mikasa said that she was cold, and Eren gave her the scarf
from his own neck out of concern for her. Once Dr. Yeager invited Mikasa
to live with their family from then on, Eren accepted her with no
hesitation, gently tugging on her sleeve and shyly insisting that they
go back home.[5]
Eren watches in horror as his mother gets eaten by a Titan
In year 845, with the invasion of Wall Maria after the Colossal Titan
makes a path, Eren discovered the horrors of the life he is living that
sets the motion for his future. Seeing the destruction of his town,
mindless Titans slaughtering humans, and his own mother being eaten
alive as he was helpless to save her, Eren remarks that the life humans
live is controlled entirely at the mercy of the Titans and humans are
nothing more than cattle. Being dragged away by a local Stationary Guard, Hannes, Eren swears to kill every single Titan in existence with tears of frustration and hatred.[6]
After the fall of Wall Maria, Eren, Mikasa and Armin briefly stayed
in the “landfill” working on a farm before reaching the proper age to
enroll in the military. Here they spent approximately four years in training, Eren placed fifth in his class upon graduation.
Injured Eren stands up to save Armin
Upon graduation, before Eren is able to formally apply for a position
in the Survey Corps, the Colossal Titan appeared the same as it did the
day of the fall of wall Maria. Eren attempts to destroy it, but it
vanishes in a puff of smoke after having broken the gate open.
In response to the crisis, the new recruits are scrambled and
split into squads in charge of spreading to and defending different
parts of the city. Eren is grouped with Armin. Upon seeing his comrades
killed, Eren leaps into battle after a Titan, only to have his leg
bitten off below the knee, incapacitating him. The rest of his group
attacks and dies as a result. Just as Armin is about to get eaten, Eren
manages to pull his friend out of the bearded Titan's mouth, effectively
switching places with him. Eren is swallowed, his left arm being
severed as the Titan shut its mouth.
It is later revealed that in the stomach of the bearded Titan, Eren’s
desperation and drive to exterminate all Titans triggered his first
transformation into a Titan, bursting from the bearded Titan and
proceeding to wreak havoc on all the Titans he could get his hands on.
In the process he unwarily saves the mourning Mikasa’s life and is
baited by a team of his classmates to help fend off a procession of
Titans from a storage headquarters for the compressed gas used to power
their Three Dimensional Maneuver Gear.
Eren appears out of the Titan
As the Titans seem to overwhelm him and Mikasa’s group is about to
intervene, a certain Titan that killed one of Eren’s team members
appears and Eren’s rage powers him to throw off the percussion and
destroy the Titan. As soon as the massacre is over, Eren falls to the
ground and his human form emerges from the back of his Titan form’s neck
(with both lost limbs back) to the shock of all the onlookers. He is
retrieved by an overwhelmed Mikasa.
Upon his awakening, Eren seems to only have a faint dream-like memory of
his time as a Titan and finds himself cornered by the military with
only Mikasa and Armin as his support. The military intends to kill Eren,
thinking him an enemy. A cannon is fired at the three of them and Eren
grabs onto his two friends and bites his own hand, wounding himself and
partially transforming into a Titan, blocking the cannon ball before
emerging from the skeleton. Eren allows Armin to try and talk them out
of their tight spot with limited success until Commander Dot Pixis intervenes.
Eren attacks Mikasa
A plan is made for Eren to use his Titan form to move a huge boulder
they had planned to use to reseal the gate to prevent Titans from
further entering, but were unable to move it. Eren is assigned to a team
including Mikasa to defend him while he carries the boulder. Upon his
transformation to execute the plan, though, he attacks Mikasa, who tries
to communicate with him to snap out of it, unsuccessfully. Eren ends up
wounding himself and his body fails to regenerate, the mission is
declared a failure. Despite this, the leader of the group, with some
non-verbal convincing by Mikasa, decides they must stay and guard Eren.
Armin arrives on the scene and convinces Mikasa to go help fend
off the Titans while he tries to get through to Eren. Eventually he is
able to do so, by reminding Eren that they wanted to see the world
together, causing Eren to remember how he wanted to join the Survey
Corps, and destroy all the Titans. Eren moves the stone and is able to
plug the hole in the wall at the sacrifice of the rest of the team
members (with the exception of Rico, Armin and Mikasa). They are saved from the desperate situation after Eren’s transformation back to human by Levi.
Eren again woke up, this time in a dungeon prison cell chained.
Levi was there and upon hearing his motive to kill Titans says he’ll
accept him on the team. Eren was left there for a time before he was
escorted by Survey Corps members to the court room where he was tried
with one side calling for his decision and execution and the opposing
side, the Survey Corps, arguing to use his power to their advantage in
scouting missions. After an outburst by Eren, Levi beats him accrediting
his dominance over Eren’s threat and it is decided his fate will be
decided after a “test” mission with the Survey Corps.
Eren, along with some of his old classmates who also joined the
Survey Corps, train for a month, learning long distance communication
formation, before they had to depart outside Wall Rose to the ruin in
the region once protected by Wall Maria. Eren along with most of the
group were not told the goal of the operation but were simply expected
to follow orders. Eventually, a deviant “intelligent” Titan known as the
“Female Titan” caught up with Eren’s team and pursued them into a huge
forest. Upon it’s closer approach and the death of some comrades from
behind as Eren and his team simply keep running, Eren is tempted to use
his Titan power and save his comrades and fight the Female Titan. Levi
allows this choice, but Eren eventually decides to trust in his team,
sacrificing the last remaining member of the rear guard.
The Female Titan, suspected to be the same as Eren and merely a “human
in Titan skin”, nearly captured Eren before being ambushed and captured
herself. Eren and the rest of his team excluding Levi ride out of the
forest firm in the belief that the Titan was captured and her human self
apprehended. This is proved false as the unidentifiable human form of
the Female Titan kills one of the team members before re-transforming
into a Titan. The remaining three team members tell Eren to go on while
they kill the Female Titan. Eren wishes to stay and fight with them, but
again, is convinced otherwise and retreats. The three are promptly
slaughtered and a regretful Eren transformed into a Titan and engaged
the Female Titan.
Eren vs. Annie
He ultimately loses the fight and his human self was captured by the
Female Titan. Mikasa arrived on the scene in time to observe this and
pursued to retrieve him, closely followed by Levi. The two teamed up to
retrieve Eren, leaving the Female Titan alive and whilst they departed
back to wall Rose, the mission failed and many soldiers lost. Eren is
shocked when Annie Leonhart
smiled the same way the Female Titan did when she unhooded Armin. Eren
is later realizes that Annie is the female Titan. When he tried to go
into Titan form by injuring himself, he couldn't do it because of his
shock and his mind was clouded. Going back to a meeting room, Eren
apologized to Levi for disobeying orders to fight off the Female Titan.
If he hadn't done so, they wouldn't gotten in the predicament they're
in. When Mikasa and Armin prepare themselves to take on Annie by
themselves, Eren eventually overcame his shock and transformed into his
Titan form and helps capturing her.
When Wall Rose is supposedly breached, Eren is among one of the teams within the area. He made his way to Castle Utgard under squad leader Hange Zoë
in order to use it as surveillance building. Eren and the rest of the
Scouts arrive just in time to save Reiner and co, Eren kills a 7m type
Titan and celebrates his first kill as a Scout. On their way back home,
Reiner starts acting weird around Eren and Eren starts to panic. It is
then that Mikasa realizes who Reiner and Bertolt
are and proceeds to try and kill them. Reiner transforms into the
Armored Titan and kidnaps Eren. Eren calls Reiner "A fucking traitor"
and shifts into his Titan form. He and Reiner then engage in battle at
first Reiner had the advantage, but Eren using his martial skills was
able to pin Reiner and was ripping Reiner's neck off. Bertolt proceeds
to body slam both Eren and Reiner. In the midst of the chaos Eren is
kidnapped.
Eren and Ymir
are taken to the Forest of Giant Trees by Reiner and Bertolt. He
attempts to transform into his Titan form in spite of losing his arms,
but Ymir wisely tells him not to as she too is also healing from losing
both her arms. While she questions Reiner and Bertolt about the Ape
Titan they're after, Eren broods in silence as Reiner reveals that
Humanity has no hope in fighting against the Titans. He and Bertolt
offer both him and Ymir a chance to join them in order to protect their
loved ones. As she considers joining them, Eren furiously refuses and
blames both Reiner and Bertolt for causing him a lot of grief. He
trusted them and they betrayed his trust by breaching his home and
killing his mother. When he discovers that Ymir is considering joining
Reiner and Berhold, Eren tried vainly to talk her out of it.
Eren later tried to deceive Reiner in believing that he can't
resist but immediately attacked Reiner while he was within reach, but
Reiner easily subdued him.[7]
He was later seen bound up and was strapped around the back of Bertolt
who is being carried by Reiner in his Armored Titan Form.
Meanwhile the Survey Corps with some of the military officers was able to catch up to them to rescue him.[8]
Mikasa attacked Ymir in trying to rescue him. While she and the other
trainees were trying to talk Reiner and Bertolt to surrender Eren, a
large group of Titans lead by Erwin (he made himself as bait to chase
him) goes right to them.[9]
The group is forced to briefly retreat and watch as the Armored Titan
is overwhelmed by the Titans. Erwin orders the group to head into
battle, stating that humanity has no future if Eren is lost.[10]
Eren was later rescued after Armin distracted Bertolt and was wounded
by Erwin, releasing his strap on Eren who landed to Mikasa.[11]
As Mikasa sprints Eren away, the Smiling Titan suddenly appeared. Hannes tried to save Eren and Mikasa but was eaten himself.[12]
Eren howls in disbelief stating that nothing has changed from when he
faced the Smiling Titan for the first time, as he was unable to save his
mother back then, and now he lost Hannes. Mikasa then states to him
that this is not true. Believing that it will be their final moments
after seeing Hannes being eaten, Mikasa tells Eren (while blushing) that
she wants to thank him for being together with him, for teaching her
how to live, and for giving and wrapping the muffler on her which she
always wears.[13]
As she moves closer to Eren (most probably to kiss him), Eren turned
away to face the Smiling Titan and vowed to Mikasa that he will wrap the
muffler around her as many times as he needs to. [14]
Mikasa and Eren both escaped with the others as Eren unknowingly used
his powers as a Coordinate to control other Titans to attack the Smiling
Titan, as well as Reiner and Bertolt.[15]
After Eren drives away Reiner and Bertolt, he and the soldiers
returns home to Wall Maria. Eren then looks around, witnessing the
terrible state of his friends and other soldiers. He blames himself for
getting captured again and questions the number of the dead, with Jean
revealing that more than half of the soldiers were killed. However,
Armin notes that on their way back, the Titans ignored them and headed
straight for Reiner and wonders if it was Eren's doing. Even though Eren
claims he has no idea what happened, the rest discusses the idea of
Eren possessing such ability. Jean then tries to encourage Eren and
eventually Eren thanks him for it, regaining his resolve. He proclaims
that he will control the Titans and seal the Wall Maria while capturing
Reiner and others to make them pay. They are then approached by
Historia, who, after correcting them about her real name, proposes
heading towards the wall. Later, team Levi would be remade with several
members of the 104th Trainees Squad, to watch over Eren and Historia.
Far away from any civilization, Eren is reminded of the original Levi
Squad as his new team bickers among themselves.[16]
A few days have passed since the new Squad Levi formed, and the
Survey Corps is planning their next moves. However, Eren and Squad Levi
receive the news from Hange that Pastor Nick has died. She and Moblit
had hid him in the barracks of Trost District, and once they are
notified of his death, they decide to investigate. The two are stopped
by Military Police members from the interior. Djel Sanes tells them that
a robber had entered Nick's place and killed him, but Hange notices
signs of torture on the Minister's body, so she decides to interrogate
the military guards. Having concluded that they were the ones who
tortured Nick, she and Moblit leave the scene. After hearing this story,
Levi agrees that they not only have enemies outside the Walls, but
inside too. After discussing what the next move should be, they concur
that they would take the route that Erwin himself would: advance with
the plan to retake Wall Maria, and take down whoever wants to stab their
backs. Some hours later, as Connie and Eren discuss their current
situation, Eren remembers when Historia told them about her upbringing.[17]
During an experiment to test Eren's hardening abilities, a
severed Titan form of Eren falls to the ground, forcing Mikasa and Hange
to remove Eren's body from the Titan. A day later, Eren finally wakes
up. He doesn't seem to remember anything from the experiment and is
upset to find out that there were no signs of the hardening ability.
Hange explains that since Eren transformed without being able to employ
the hardening ability, they decided to run intelligence and endurance
tests. However, after one hour of simple test concerning movement,
speech and writing, Eren suddenly, after writing something about his
father, became unable to perform the tasks and eventually left his Titan
body. After thirty minutes of rest, he transformed again, however, this
time his Titan form was only 13 m tall, contrary to the usual 15 m, and
couldn't perform any of the intelligence tests. For the third time, the
Titan was only 10 m tall and was incomplete, with his human body being
attached to it more firmly than before. Eren takes this news as a proof
that the operation to retake Wall Maria cannot be performed at the
moment. Levi states that the situation is quite 'shitty' and although
Mikasa tries to argue, claiming that Eren did his best, Levi says that
he isn't blaming Eren, but in spite of his effort, the situation is
still the same. He describes living inside the Walls like garbage. Hange
then attempts to translate Levi's words, saying that while they know
that Eren cannot use the hardening ability, they at least learnt his
Titan's limits and still need to continue fighting. Eren is upset with
all the burden put on him, not being sure whether he can pull it off. He
wonders why he thought of his father during the experiment, when
suddenly, he recalls an image of a girl, but immediately forgets about
her after seemingly getting a headache. Hange then states that they'll
focus on finding out the information that only the Wallists and the
Reiss family seem to have access to. Meanwhile, Levi's Squad recieves
their orders from Erwin and they eventually reach the Trost District.
After Levi is confronted by several villagers, Eren and Historia end up
being kidnapped. However, it is revealed that the two kidnapped are
Armin and Jean in disguise. Mikasa and Levi easily track the kidnappers'
location and prepare to act, the latter ready for action with his foot
injury feeling better. Meanwhile, back at Levi's hideout where Eren and
Historia were, Historia wakes up with a jolt, her arm reaching out on
the table, startling Eren awake as well. She comments that she felt like
she had a very important dream, but can't remember it. Rubbing his
eyes, Eren mentions that often happens to him. Shocked that it's almost
sunset, Eren wonders aloud if their opponent is truly the Reebs
Corporation. Sliding into the chair opposite Historia, Eren looks away
and apologizes for failing to harden, forcing the Survey Corps into the
current strategy. Historia asks why he's apologizing to her; confused,
Eren mentions Historia's wish to help Ymir as soon as possible. Historia
suggests her feelings have changed, that "help" isn't the correct word.
She acknowledges that Ymir's choices were her own, and that all
Historia has left now is her family she knows nothing about - leaving
her wondering if she's even able to handle such responsibility. Eren
asks her what she wants to do. After a brief pause, Historia tells him
that she envies him, always knowing exactly what he wants to do, much
like their comrades in the Survey Corps. Now that Ymir is gone, Historia
no longer knows who she is (figuratively) or what she wants, referring
to her past life as Krista Lenz. Eren flippantly replies that he had no
clue when taking action; looking around at the state of their world, if
he did nothing those he cared about would be eaten and lost. In that
sense, there's nothing else to do besides act. Bluntly, Eren suggests
Historia should worry about Armin taking her place, rather than her own
woes. She apologizes, describing Krista in terms similar to how the
older woman described a "lady" and noting Krista would have been
concerned immediately. Historia Reiss, however, wasn't loved, didn't
wish to be born into her life, and is empty - like a character in a
book, Krista and girls like her are nothing but fiction. The real
Historia is empty and has lost hope. Eren looks Historia in her eyes and
waves away that comment; he had always disliked Krista, seeing her as
phony - but Historia is normal, a "stupidly honest, regular person."[18]
The Reebs Company men go to make sure their captured Eren and
Krista are the real ones, but are ambushed by Levi and some others. Levi
takes the president of the company to sit on the wall, they talk, and
Levi convinces him to help, and says he'll give them Eren and Krista
under three conditions.[19]
Abilities
Martial Arts
Originally, Eren's only noteworthy trait was his natural physical
strength. As he grew and joined the 104th squad, he trained extensively
in hand-to-hand combat. After additional training with Reiner and Annie,
Eren's prowess and skillset diversified, including the use of punches,
throws, grappling and submission locks.[20]
He had the best scores for hand-to-hand combat of the entire 104th
graduate squad. While hand-to-hand fighting would appear useless due to
the massive physical differences between humans and Titans, these skills
gave Eren a powerful edge when fighting other Titans in his own Titan
form.
3D Maneuver Gear
Eren's proficiency with the 3D Maneuver Gear
At first, it is shown that Eren is not very skilled with the gear,
he tried and tried countless times but kept tipping and smacking his
head on the floor. People mocked him for this. Eren pleaded for help
from everyone but the only advice they could give Eren was that he
needed to clear his mind and focus. On his last attempt Eren did just
that and stayed upright for a short period of time before tipping over
and hitting his head. The commander told Thomas Wagner
to swap equipment with Eren and for Eren to try again. Eren did so and
balanced with ease. Commander then told Eren that his equipment was
damaged and that it was a miracle that he managed to stay up right at
all. He isn't shown using the gear much, but was able to hold his own
with the Colossal Titan for a short period of time until the Titan
disappeared. He was eventually able to slowly develop a respectable
amount of skill with the use of the gear, even being capable of killing a
Titan on his own not too long after joining the Scouting Corps.
During the first Battle of Trost, Eren was swallowed whole by a
Titan, and inside the stomach-like cavity saw other fellow recruits
lying dead. This sight combined with intense feelings of desperation and
his drive to exterminate all Titans awoke his ability to transform into
the Rogue Titan. In this form, he is a 15m Titan, with shoulder-length
black hair, pointed ears, a long nose, and a gaping, skeleton like maw
lacking lips. Unlike most other Titans, Eren's Titan form is
considerably more muscular and defined; making him much stronger than
even similar sized Titans while his intelligence and military training,
something regular Titans don't have, allow him to out-maneuver and
dispatch entire groups of Titans with ease. A transformation takes a
heavy toll on Eren’s body and requires large amounts of stamina. As a
result, he has displayed several symptoms when he over-exerts himself
such as a nosebleed, pale skin, and labored breathing. In some cases,
Eren is rendered unconscious for a short period of time after a Titan
transformation.
Initially, Eren has no control over his actions when he first
transforms into a Titan, and is unable to remember any actions that
occurred during the first Battle of Trost. He is in a “dream-like state”
and fails to remember how to transform in the first place. However,
Eren recalls fragmented memories of his father by seeing the key to the
basement of his old home, and is able to successfully transform to
protect Armin and Mikasa from certain death. It has been shown that with
more transformations, Eren retains more of is intelligence being able
to form rational thoughts. At the beginning, during the second Battle of
Trost, Eren in his Titan form attacks Mikasa but ultimately plugs the
hole in Wall Sina after Armin forces him to wake up. His Titan form,
combined with his growing experience and his hand-to-hand combat skills
allowed him to kill over 20 Titans in his first transformation and later
manage to overpower and nearly kill the Armored Titan.[22].
Despite this, Eren is still prone to thinking brutal thoughts often
giving others the impression that he has gone insane when he is
slaughtering enemies as seen in his second fight with Annie Leonhart.
Eren, like all other Titan Shifters, must physically harm himself
in order to transform into his Titan form. However, feelings of
confusion or lack of remembering with memory can inhibit his ability to
transform as shown when he cannot transform at first to confront Annie
Leonhart. Within Titan transformations, he has displayed the ability to
partially transform as shown when he protected Mikasa and Armin from a
cannonball by forming the upper torso skeleton complete with a skeleton,
arms, and a skull with some muscle tissue. The source of his powers
have yet to be revealed. From his suppressed memories, Eren believes
that the full truth of his Titan powers as well as a way to defeat the
Titans once and for all is located in the basement beneath the ruins of
his family home.
Regeneration: Eren’s Titan form has demonstrated the
ability to automatically heal any injury sustained in battle and also to
regenerate entire limbs. Unlike Annie Leonhart, Eren has not shown the
advanced ability to focus regeneration to one wounded area of his Titan
form. His healing factor was fast enough to heal an entire lost hand in
mere seconds to an entire arm in minutes. This ability is useful to Eren
as when he fights he often loses entire limbs in his Titan form. While
in his human state, Eren can also regenerate entire lost limbs as seen
after he lost his arm and leg to a Titan he regrew them. When captured
by Reiner Braun and Bertolt Hoover in the Forest of Giant Trees, Eren
was seen regenerating his lost arms after he lost a fight in his Titan
form.
Enhanced Strength: As a result of Eren’s Titan form being
much more muscular than other Titans he is much stronger in terms of
physical strength. During his 1st transformation, Eren was able to
decapitate a 15m Titan with a punch, and kill a 7m Titan with little
effort. With both arms lost, he was also strong enough to bite the neck
of a large abnormal Titan that ate Thomas, and lift it up above his
head. With enough force, Eren was able to throw the abnormal into
another Titan hard enough to knock them both into a building. Against
the Female Titan in the Forest of Giant Trees, Eren’s Titan form had
enough physical force to leave large craters in the ground, as well as
lift the Female Titan into the air with a punch. Ultimately, Eren’s
greatest display of strength was when he lifted a giant boulder albeit
with difficultly, carry it across a large distance, and slam it down to
seal the hole in Wall Rose producing a large shockwave.
Enhanced Endurance: Perhaps the Rogue Titan’s most famous
trait of all is its ability to maintain levels of activity for an
extended period of time. Eren’s first transformation carried on long
enough to incapacitate 20 Titans in total. In battle, even after
receiving massive amounts of damage from the Female Titan, Eren can
carry on fighting despite the handicaps he suffers. He was also able to
fight against the Armored Titan for a period of time and gain the upper
hand. Eren’s endurance in his Titan form was enough to allow him to
sustain the effort of hoisting a huge rock on his back, carry it a large
distance, and seal the hole in Wall Rose shortly before collapsing.
Transformation: During the final battle with the Female
Titan in the anime, Eren is left heavily wounded, and experiences enough
psychotic feelings with his drive to kill all Titans fully unleashed.
As a result, his Titan form undergoes a transformation unofficially
earning him the moniker by fans, “Fire Titan Mode” on account of flames
jutting out red cracks appearing all over his body as he superheats his
temperature. In addition, Eren’s Titan eyes emanate a bright light blue.
It appears this is a temporary transformation as it only triggered by
intense emotion and wears off once Eren fully controls himself again.
Despite the short time limit, strength, speed, and other physical
attributes are boosted to higher limits than in Eren’s normal Titan
form. With this newfound power, Eren was able to quickly catch up to the
Female Titan despite her having a head-start, and him missing a leg
from their previous encounter. His boosted strength also allowed him to
decapitate the Female Titan with one punch.
The Coordinate
Eren possesses a mysterious ability to control nearby Titans, causing
them to relentlessly attack his chosen target. The first time he uses
it is entirely by accident, causing nearby Titans to attack and devour
the Smiling Titan.
The second time was as much an accident, setting the same Titans upon
the foreign Titan shifters while telling them to stay back. While it is
shown that other Titan Shifters can sense the activation of his power,
it is unknown whether it is possible to use it to influence or control
other Titan Shifters.[23]
The exact nature and limitations of this mysterious ability are
yet unrevealed, but appear to have been the reason that Annie, Reiner,
and Bertolt attempted to kidnap him, though both Reiner and Bertolt were
alarmed when he showed the ability to direct the Titans. The source of
this mysterious power is yet to be revealed.
Relationships
Grisha Yeager
- Grisha is Eren's father. Much like his late wife, Grisha is shown to
be a very caring parent towards Eren, and was greatly concerned with
Eren's personal development along with his well-being. He understood the
dangers of his son's bold and reckless behaviour, on one occasion
sternly (and tearfully) scolding Eren for confronting Mikasa's
kidnappers alone. However, he also saw the benefits of his son's
curiosity and will, showing a willingness to listen to and guide Eren in
lieu of discouraging him - something Eren himself greatly appreciated.
As a result, Eren was greatly confused, frustrated, and saddened by his
father's sudden disappearance after Wall Maria fell. Upon remembering
the mission his father left him before he vanished, Eren expressed anger
and bitterness at the fact that Grisha had concealed vital infrormation
from mankind, on top of abandoning himself and Mikasa. He also seems to
hold on to the belief that his father is still alive, at times
wondering where he has gone to, and what drove him away.
Kalura Yeager
- Kalura was Eren's mother. She cared for her son deeply, and scolded
him for wanting to join the Survey Corps, as many people died outside
the walls. Though Eren loved her very much, he never listened to her
warnings or advice, and insisted on pursuing his dream. During the fall
of Shiganshina, Eren struggled in vain to rescue her from the rubble of
their demolished home, and was ultimately forced to witness a Titan
devour her as he was being taken to safety. The brutal manner of her
death and his own inability to prevent it severely traumatised Eren. As
he grieved for her, he expressed remorse for stubbornly continuing to
disobey and argue with her in their last moments together. Distraught
over her loss, he began to develop a personal vendetta and virulent
hatred towards all Titans; dedicating himself to the cause of driving
them to utter extinction.
Hannes
- Prior to the fall of Wall Maria, Eren was constantly frustrated by
Hannes being a habitual drunkard in the line of duty. Despite not having
saved Kalura from the hands of the Titan,
Eren bears no ill will towards him, instead looking upon him with
respect and understanding. Eren was driven to utter despair as he
witnessed Hannes being eaten alive by the same Titan that had devoured
his mother when he was a child. Though Eren did manage to indirectly
avenge Hannes' death, he remains tormented by his loss, and is more
determined than ever to make an atonement worthy of Hannes' sacrifice.
Armin Arlert
- Armin is Eren's closest friend, who inspired him to dream of the
world beyond the Walls, and in doing so became partially responsible for
motivating him to join the Survey Corps. Other children (and presumably
some adults) often shunned them for their "heretical" ideas, and Eren
(sometimes with Mikasa in tow) was constantly getting into scraps with
the boys who bullied Armin. This established pattern continued into
their teenage years, with Eren constantly saving Armin from danger, not
caring if he himself is harmed in the process. This dynamic had for many
years caused Armin to feel insecure about his own worth as a friend to
Eren and thought himself to be burdensome. However, Eren never viewed
Armin as such. He openly appreciated Armin's ability to reason out the
best solution in dire situations, and it did not miss him that Armin's
quick thinking had saved his and Mikasa's lives during the fall of their
hometown. Eren has enough confidence in Armin to entrust him with his
life if asked to do so, and will hold no resentment towards him if he
does happen to fail.
Mikasa Ackerman
- Mikasa is Eren's foster sister, whom he had risked his life to rescue
from human traffickers as a child. Though his bond with her runs deep,
Eren often displays a very casual attitude with her. He tolerates her
stubbornness and will not usually stop her from doing what she wants,
but he will not hesitate to call her out on the rare occasions she goes
overboard. On his part, he seems to harbor somewhat of an inferiority
complex towards Mikasa, due to her outclassing him in strength and
battle skill. This is further compounded by her desire to constantly
keep track of him in case he runs into trouble - a habit he generally
views as annoying. At times he feels so stifled by her protectiveness
that he openly lashes out at her, telling her not treat him like her
"little brother". However, he will do anything in his power to keep her
from harm. Even as Mikasa, in what she believed to be their final hour,
thanked Eren for all he had done for and given her, Eren reassured her
that they would continue to be together, and that he would again wrap
his old scarf around her neck as many times as he needed to.[24]
Jean Kirstein
- Jean is Eren's main rival, and his temperament is the very antithesis
of Eren's. Where Eren is hotheaded, he is collected; and Jean is
pessimistically pragmatic as Eren is idealistic. Jean believed anyone
who wished to join the Survey Corps was a suicidal fool, while Eren
regarded those who looked down on the people who wished to fight the
Titans with contempt. Initially, they were able to resolve their
differences in a civil manner despite starting off on the wrong foot.
However, this friendliness was short-lived, as Jean seemed to develop
feelings for Mikasa, whose closeness and devotion to Eren prompted him
to become jealous. A fierce rivalry eventually developed between them.
The two often got into fistfights, and actively taunted each other at
every available opportunity. In addition to provoking Jean to his face,
Eren also seems to be fond of saying Jean has a "horse-face" behind his
back. Since the assault on Wall Rose and the emergence of Eren's
Titan-shifting abilities, Eren and Jean have appeared to set their
differences aside in favour of working together for humanity's sake.
They seem to have developed a grudging acceptance for each other, and
though they still bicker, it has come to occur less often.
Connie Springer
- As members of the same trainee squad, Eren and Connie shared many
experiences together and get on well with each other. In the early days
of their training, Connie was among the trainees who eagerly questioned
Eren about what he saw the day Shiganshina fell. Though he only enlisted
in order to have a good reputation in his home village and initially
wished to join the Military Police Brigade, he was so moved by Eren's
passionate conviction to defeat the Titans that in the end he decided to
join the Survey Corps instead. Though their backgrounds are somewhat
different, the two now find themselves sharing a similar plight. Both
their families and homes are reduced to little more than memories, and
each carries the burden of his mother's cruel fate.
Annie Leonhart
- Eren greatly admired Annie, and was trained in her unique fighting
style during their years as trainees. He considered her to be a kind
person beneath her cold exterior, and credited her with making him aware
of the contradictions within the military system. However, he was
eventually horrified to learn of her identity as the Female Titan. Even
as Annie herself transformed in front of him, a part of Eren refused to
believe her betrayal; and he became so conflicted that he was initially
unable to summon the will to shift to his Titan form to fight her.
Mikasa even went as far as to suggest that his hesitation was due to him
harboring "special feelings" for her. Even during their bout, he
continued to wonder what kind of cause had driven her to kill so many
people, and displayed far less anger and contempt towards her than he
did for Bertolt or Reiner.
Reiner Braun
- Eren once described Reiner as being like an older brother to him, and
admired him as a "strong, capable guy". The two were shown to have
trained together, and Reiner taught him the importance of the duty
soldiers have to protect the weak. It can be said that he was the one
Eren looked up to the most in his career as a soldier. However, Eren
eventually came to despise Reiner upon learning of his true identity as
the Armoured Titan, and now views him as a disgusting traitor with no
right to live. He plans to slaughter him along with Bertolt Hoover in
the slowest, most excruciating manner possible in repayment for all that
they have done.
Bertolt Hoover
- Though initially on good terms, Eren still had his reservations about
Bertolt, and seemed to think of him as "taciturn". After his true
identity as the Colossus Titan was revealed, Eren came to hate him and
called him a "lackey", confronting him over his role in his mother's
death. He was only further infuriated by Bertolt's cold response, and is
now bent on making his death as miserable and painful as possible.
Marco Bott
- Eren had great respect for him, and recognised his tendency to think
of the group before himself. He also stated he would have liked to be on
his squad, and considered him a good leader. Upon learning of Marco's
death, Eren was initially in a state of disbelief, and was visibly
stricken when Jean reaffirmed that the news was true.
Levi
- As humanity's most formidable soldier and Eren's superior officer,
Levi commands great respect and admiration from him. Eren bore no grudge
against Levi for brutally beating him before the entire court during
his trial, recognising that it had been a necessary measure to secure
his life (though he did still flinch the next time Levi sat down next to
him). Over time Eren came to trust him as a comrade, and required
little persuasion to follow orders he did not personally agree with if
they were sanctioned by Levi. On his part, Levi has exhibited care for
Eren's safety and well-being, and offers whatever guidance is necessary
to make Eren into a better soldier. Eren in turn is also aware of the
vast gap of experience between them and strives to learn as much as he
can from Levi, heeding his advice with little hesitation. During the
thirty days he shared living space with Levi's squad, he also seems to
have learned the standard of cleanliness Levi demands very well. A
notable depiction of this is when he is shown fretting over the
less-than-immaculate habits of his peers whilst cleaning the new squad
base in anticipation of Levi's arrival.
Petra Ral
- Among the members of the squad assigned to protect Eren, Petra seemed
to be the one closest to him. She was among the least odd and the most
friendly of the members, and Eren admired her not only for her skill,
but for her open acknowledgement of him as a trusted comrade as well.
Witnessing her demise at the hands of the Female-Form Titan was a
devastating blow to him, and he remains remorseful of committing the
error in judgement that resulted in her death.
Oluo Bozado
- Despite his senior's somewhat obnoxious and boastful demeanour, Eren
still respected Oluo as a top-tier soldier, even with his badmouthing
when complimenting him. His violent death was perhaps the trigger event
that caused Eren to finally shift to his Titan form to stop the
Female-Form Titan in its tracks. Along with the other member's of Levi's
special squad, his death still haunts Eren.
Eld Jinn & Gunther Schultz
- Eren admired the two soldiers; both in their skills, serious attitude
and devotion to humanity by facing the Titans. Their deaths partly
fueled Eren's rampage against the Female-Form Titan, and he is still
filled with regret over not choosing to fight while they were still
alive.
Historia Reiss/Krista Lenz -
Initially, Eren did not interact with Krista that much. Eren had
initially always disliked Krista, seeing her as a phony. When her true
side was revealed as Historia, Eren respects the fact that now she is a
"Stupidly honest and regular person." Also, Historia states that she
envies Eren for the fact that he always knows his goals and can work
toward them.[25]
In a flashback, his father notes that he does not make friends easily.
The name Eren is of Cultural Ethnic Turkish origin. Its exact meaning and description is "He who progresses/has reached towards divine maturity and sacred wisdom".
It can also be interpreted as a "saint" or "holy person". "Eren" could
also stand for the German word "Ehre" (plural "Ehren"), which means
honour.
Eren's surname, Yeager, is an Anglicised form of the name
Jäger/Jaeger, common amongst German migrants in the USA. The name itself
originates from the German and Scandinavian word Jäger, which means "hunter." It is officially romanised in English as Yeager, and put into kana as "Yēgā", most likely to guide both Japanese and English-speaking readers with pronunciation.
Eren Yeager sounds similar to the German word "Ehrenjäger", which means "titular hunter".
According to Armin Arlert, the 104th Trainee Squad nicknamed him "the suicidal bastard."
Hajime Isayama stated in an interview that he based Eren's
Titan form off of the Japanese martial artist Yūshin Okami, paraphrasing
it to be the "ideal physique of a middleweight mixed martial artist".[26]
Due to Eren's Titan form lacking an official name, fans have
given it the unofficial name of "Rogue Titan" based Eren's Titan form
often having a rampaging streak to its behaviour.
Whilst lifting the giant boulder in his Titan form to block the
breach in Wall Rose, Eren bore a striking resemblance to the Ancient
Greek Titan Atlas, who supported the celestial sphere on his shoulders.
Quotes
(To Mikasa) "If you lose, you die. If you win, you live. If you don't fight, you can't win!"
(To Hannes) "Even if we never leave the walls, we can stay
alive as long as we eat and sleep. But that's just... living like
livestock, isn't it?"
(About the Titans) "I'll purge this world of them... every single one of them."
(To himself as Shiganshina fell) Why [are things this way]? Because I am... because humans are weak? So weaklings can do nothing but cry?
(About Sasha) "The face she made when the instructor told
her to run till she dropped was nowhere near as sad as when she heard
she wouldn't be getting any supper."
(To himself upon passing the first training test) I did it! How's that, Mikasa? I can do this! I can fight the Titans! I don't need you coddling me any more!
(To Jean) "I... have a dream. To eliminate the Titans, leave the narrow confines of these walls, and explore the outside world."
(To Jean) "Remember our three years of training! We came
close to death time and again in those three years. Some guys actually
did die, more still deserted, or got dismissed. But we survived didn't
we? We're going to survive today as well! You're going to live through
today, and be headed for the interior come tomorrow!"
(To Mikasa) "Knock it off! Mankind is on the verge of ruin! Who said you could decide to do whatever's convenient for you?"
(To Armin) "You told me about it... so I'm going... to the outside world."
(To himself about the Titans) "How did this come to be? Why do they rob from us? Our lives... even our dreams..."
(To Mikasa) "I'm neither your little brother nor your kid!"
From the moment we're born, all of us are free. Those who
deny it, no matter how strong they are, have nothing to do with it. The
fiery waters, or the lands of ice, it really doesn't matter which...
those who've seen them have gained the greatest freedom in the world.
(To himself) A life spent for the sake of freedom isn't
something to regret. However terrifying the world is, that terror has
nothing to do with it! However cruel the world may be, that cruelty has
nothing to do with it!
(To Levi) "I want to enter the Survey Corps and beat the Titans to death, sir."
(To members of the prosecution during his trial) "What are you going to do if the ones with the strength don't fight for you?"
(To himself about Levi's Squad) Why did I choose to stand by
and watch my comrades be killed? Wait... I know. It's because I wanted
new comrades. Sincere support... like I had when I was with them [the
104th training squad]. I've already had enough. I've had enough of being
treated like a monster and being left out. No more. That's why. I just
wanted to believe that trusting my comrades is the right thing to do.
Survey Corps
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