Ymir (ユミルYumiru?) is a graduate of the 104th Trainees Squad and former member of the Survey Corps.
She is a person with the ability to transform into a Titan, and has
knowledge of many of the secrets concerning the true nature of Titans
and the history of humanity.
Personality
Ymir is a careless person at first. She seems selfish, cynical,
bossy, sly, uncooperative, exploitative and confrontational, but she can
apparently be kind, especially to Krista. She has often come down hard on people not true to themselves, especially Sasha, who uses formal speech instead of her normal accent.
She is a mysterious and complex character, holding her many secrets close. While not completely willing to trust Reiner and Bertolt, she betrays humanity in exchange for Krista's safety. Little is known about her past or motivations, other than the fact she wishes to protect Krista at any cost.
History
Very little is known about Ymir's past: the only information known is the one that she gave away in her conversations with Bertolt and Historia. She told Historia, that over 60 years ago she stole the 'Titan's power' from comrades of Reiner, Bertolt and Annie.
Some time after that, she acquired the ability to turn into a Titan and
wandered in the wild as a Titan for the next 60 years, unable to go
back to her human form.
In 845, she encountered Reiner, Bertolt, and Marcel
as they were making their way towards Wall Maria in order to infiltrate
it. She attacked Reiner and ended up devouring Marcel after the boy
pushed his friend to safety. At some point after this, she regained her
human form and consciousness through yet-unknown means and infiltrated
the Walls. She spent some time within Wall Sina, stealing and spying on
the humans within. It was during this time that she overheard
conversation between members of the Wall Cult, and learned about Historia Reiss. Her fascination lead her to seek out the other girl, and enlist in the military.
Ilse Langnar, a member of the Survey Corps
that resembled Ymir, encountered a Titan that identified itself as one
of "Ymir's people". This Titan confused the two women, and bowed before
Ilse while referring to her as "Ymir-sama". Ilse's notes on the
encounter were later discovered by Hange Zoë and are the first hints of Ymir's true nature.
Ymir graduated in the 104th class outside the top 10, which Krista
deems that she deserved to be there more than her. It is implied that
she intentionally gave less than her full effort so that Krista could
have the 10th slot. After graduation, she followed Krista into the Survey Corps.
Ymir is one of the Survey Corps members taken outside Wall Sina by Mike Zacharius and disarmed of her equipment on suspicion of being a potential accomplice to Annie Leonhart.
When Titans mysteriously appear within Wall Rose and the rookies are
sent to warn the nearby villages, Ymir recommends to Krista that they
run away, but Krista refuses.
Ymir as a Titan
After the rookies take refuge inside Castle Utgard, Ymir comes under suspicion by Reiner
when she is able to read the label of the tuna can in another language
correctly and he comes to suspect that she may know more than what she's
letting on. [2]When
the castle comes under attack by Titans capable of moving at night,
Ymir has a flashback of her and Krista helping their friend, Daz.
Ymir reveals that she was left on the street and had to go around and
borrow money. She told Krista that she should try and start a new life
instead of trying to kill herself. Ymir left Krista and managed to help
Dazz. Returning to the present time, Ymir jumps from the tower and cuts
herself, triggering her Titan transformation. She begins to battle the Titans to the shock of her peers. [3]
Ymir fights the Titans strategically, aiming for the nape of
their necks and showing great focus. However, while being fast and
vicious, her Titan form is no larger or stronger than most Titans, and
she is soon caught. The Titans attack viciously and Ymir reaches for the
wall but consciously releases it as the heavily damaged tower shows
signs of falling over. Krista reasons that with her power, Ymir could
have easily escaped alone, and that she is putting her life on the line
to fight for the recruits survival. Ymir then breaks the tower, burying
the Titans under the rubble. She rescues her friends and is shown to be
capable of coherent speech in her Titan form.
When the Titans begin to emerge from the rubble, Ymir launches at
them immediately and puts herself at risk once again. However, she is
pushed to her limit and all other Titans begin to tear her body apart
and devour her. Her human body is shown to slowly emerge from her Titan
flesh while in a state of unconsciousness. The arrival of Hange Zoë's
squad saves her, and she is quickly given medical treatment. Before
passing out, Krista reveals to her that her true name is "Historia". [4]
Later on however, Ymir, along with Eren, was kidnapped by Reiner and
Bertolt. She regains consciousness before Eren, though both are left
recovering from serious injuries and therefore unable to transform. When
Eren attempts to fight, she counsels him against this and points out
that they are surrounded by Titans and at a huge disadvantage since
their captors are armed and uninjured. She asks Reiner to start talking,
as he had promised once Eren awoke.
Realizing they have no choice but to wait until nightfall, the
group settles in for a long wait. When Ymir asks for water, complaining
about how long its been since they had something to drink, Reiner begins
to act strangely. Eren becomes angry about this, but Ymir accurately
determines that Reiner's mental state has deteriorated as a result of
his inability to cope with his guilt.
Recovering from his episode, Reiner extends the offer for Ymir to
join their side. She initially rejects this offer, stating that they
don't trust her and she doesn't trust them. But Reiner claims they can
trust her, since her only goal is to protect Krista and their goals
align since he also wants to protect her. Afterwards, Ymir agrees to
ally with Reiner and Bertolt, and refuses to answer Eren's questions. [5]
Reiner and Bertolt notice a signal flare, and begin preparing to
flee the advancing rescue party. While Reiner subdues Eren, Bertolt
confronts Ymir over her past and the fact she killed one of their
comrades. She confesses to not having any memory of that time, but
apologizes to him for it. Furthermore, she reveals that she spent 60
years living in the wilderness as a normal Titan and only regained her
mind and human form five years ago. She describes her time trapped in
her Titan form as an "endless nightmare".
As they begin to flee through the forest, Ymir notices the signal
flares and realizes Krista has come to rescue her. She demands that
they kidnap Krista now, and when they refuse she begins to attack
Bertolt, threatening to fight them to the death if necessary. Even
though doing so may endanger Krista's life, Ymir states she's a horrible
person that wants to see her one more time.
The rescue team notices a light in the forest, and shortly
afterwards encounter Ymir in her Titan form. She ignores all attempts to
question her about what happened, looking around until she spots
Krista. To everyone's shock, Ymir leaps forward and captures Krista
whole in her mouth, immediately fleeing into the trees to rejoin Reiner
and Bertolt. After Reiner transforms, she climbs onto his back and the
group begin to flee into the wilderness with the soldiers in hot
pursuit. [6]
Still hanging onto Reiner's shoulder, she spits Krista out and
partially emerges from her Titan form, apologizing for what she's done.
Krista initially assumes Ymir is being forced to cooperate with the
traitors, and tries to convince her to release her. Ymir hesitates
visibly, at which point Bertolt yells at her and asks if she intends to
abandon Krista.
Breaking down, Ymir confesses to Krista that she once "stole" the
Titan's power from Reiner and Bertolt's people and has been on the run
from them since then. And in order to save herself, she intends to hand
Krista over them in order to be pardoned for her crimes. Calling her
"Historia", she begs the other girl to save her. To her shock, Krista
smiles and promises to always be on her side.
When several soldiers catch up and begin to launch hooks into the
Armored Titan, Ymir pulls them out and drops the soldiers to the
ground. She is ambushed and partially blinded by Mikasa, who violently
threatens to kill anyone that gets in her way. The two briefly fight,
before Krista intervenes and tries to plead with Mikasa to stop.
However, Mikasa threatens to kill them both if they get in her way,
forcing Krista and Ymir to back off. They observe the confrontation
between the former friends, and Ymir looks thoughtful as she listens to
Bertolt's confession. [7]
However, Erwin Smith
arrives with a swarm of Titans and forces the others to retreat for a
time. The Armored Titan charges into the oncoming horde, with Ymir
barely able to hang on. They are quickly surrounded and overwhelmed, and
Krista is quickly attacked by one of the many Titans. This drives Ymir
into action, beginning to fight against the other Titans to defend her.
The soldiers look on in horror, but quickly take advantage of the chaos
to mount a second attack.
In the ensuing battle, Ymir and Krista become separated from the
others. A larger Titan manages to overpower her, but she is rescued by
Krista who proudly declares this her first Titan kill. Connie arrives on
the scene, snatching Krista up onto his horse and retreating from the
battle. Ymir follows beside them, seemingly abandoning any further
attempts to aid Reiner and Bertolt in favor of immediate survival. Much
to their surprise, Connie expresses his faith in Ymir and points out
that she only takes things seriously when it comes to protecting Krista.
[8]
During the chaos of the battle, Ymir manages to get the drop on Erwin Smith
and charges in to attack him. She expresses anger at him for ruining
everything, but at the last moment she instead rescues him from another
Titan. As she finishes it off, Connie and Krista catch up with her.
Krista uses her gear to jump onto Ymir's head, confronting her over
having lied to protect her once again. She declares that they should
live only for themselves, and proclaims that she will never fear
anything as long as Ymir is at her side. This declaration renews Ymir's
spirits, and the pair charge into battle together to face the Titan
horde.
When Eren's power as the Coordinate manifests, Ymir senses it and
reacts with surprise. She becomes convinced that this power to control
other Titans is the reason Reiner and the others were willing to risk
their lives to obtain Eren. This makes her begin to reconsider her
options, wondering if perhaps she should ally with the Survey Corps
instead. She realizes this power could mean a future within the Walls,
and also realizes she will not be able to protect Krista on her own.
In the aftermath of the battle, she begins to flee with the
surviving soldiers. However, she turns back and hesitates upon hearing
Bertolt screaming as he and Reiner desperately attempt to fend off the
Titans attacking them. She turns back to Krista, offering a broken
apology and reaches out to gently stroke her hair. Without another word,
she rushes back into battle and rescues Bertolt from the Titan about to
devour him. The others are left to puzzle over her actions, and her
fate after being left behind by the soldiers remains unknown. [9]
An epilogue reveals that she survived the battle, and fled with the traitors to the ruins of the Shiganshina District.
There, she berates herself for her foolish actions. When questioned
about her actions, she states that she knows that Reiner and Bertolt
cannot return to their homeland empty handed, and offers herself as a
prisoner. Reiner attempts to let her go, but she refuses this kindness
and states that she is tired. Bertolt asks why she saved his life, and
she responds by expressing her gratitude to them since their actions led
to her regaining human form. She claims to be the only one capable of
understanding their circumstances, further expressing sympathy as they
are "the same" and unable to do anything on their own. Thinking of
Historia, she smiles and states that playing "Goddess" isn't so bad,
referencing the girl's selfless reputation. [10]
Ymir is able to transform herself to a Titan of an unspecified height
class. Her form is the smallest compared to other shifters' forms,
with Eren's and Reiner's being 15 meters high, Annie's being 14 meters, and Bertolt's
being 60 meters high. Despite the small size, her Titan form has an
above average speed and agility, which makes it easy for her to dispatch
multiple enemies in quick succession, she is also able to climb walls
and trees. As she stated herself she'd have the advantage against any
human or Titan shifter in a forest as she can swiftly outmaneuver them
by jumping from one tree to another. But again her size had proven to be
a problem, since she was easily overpowered by Titans not long after
her transformation at Castle Utgard.
She also possesses the ability to partially emerge from the nape of her
Titan form, allowing her to interact with others while still
transformed.
Historia Reiss
- She is great friends with Krista and she is in love with her. Her
primary goal is to protect her no matter the cost. The two have a strong
connection, and deeply trust each other even while keeping secrets.
Ymir actively works to discourage Krista's martyr complex, and
challenges her to embrace her true identity and live for herself.
Reiner Braun and Bertolt Hoover
- Ymir agrees to become their ally, and work with them in exchange for
Krista's safety. She expresses that she does not trust them entirely,
and believes that even if she cooperates with them, she will eventually
be killed by their "warriors". When they attempt to flee without
kidnapping Krista, she makes it clear she will fight them to the death
if they don't give into her demands. When things look bad, she quickly
abandons them and considers leaving them to their fate. However, for an
unknown reason she decides to leave Krista behind in order to come to
their aid. It is later revealed that she feels a sense of gratitude
towards them for accidentally triggering her return to human form, and
she states that she is the only one capable of understanding their
circumstances, as they are "the same". She further states that she
wishes to "return what she took from them" and insists on returning to
their homeland as their prisoner.
Connie Springer
- Connie is an antithesis to Ymir; Ymir is wily as Connie is obtuse.
Ymir is selfish as Connie is empathetic. Connie has many friends as Ymir
only has Krista as her friend. Inevitably they have antagonistic
acquaintance, often exchanging verbal barbs with each other. They have
repeatedly clashed (one incident almost physically), as Ymir often made
him the target of mockery and he called her pejorative names due to her
haughty attitude. Even so, it wouldn't be right to say that they are on
completely bad terms; as Connie is quick to defend her when she appears
before the soldiers in Titan form. Later, when he encounters her again
during battle, he tells Krista that Ymir only acts seriously when it
comes to protecting her, showing that even after her apparent betrayal,
he still believes in her.
Sasha Blouse
- Ymir is not ashamed to take advantage of other people, especially if
they are naive and simple-minded. She initially helps Sasha back to bed
after she collapsed in exhaustion, and uses this to make the other girl
feel indebted to her. It's shown that she often pushed her chores onto
Sasha, but she also was the one to confront Sasha over hiding her real
dialect/accent and demand that she not be ashamed of her roots.
Eren Yeager
- Ymir and Eren had few interactions prior to being kidnapped by Reiner
and Bertolt, with him admitting he didn't know her well at all. They
quickly come to mistrust each other, due to Ymir's secretive nature.
Ymir is critical of his short-sighted viewpoint and states that she
cannot rely upon him for anything, instead choosing to side with the
other Titan Shifters.
Trivia
Ymir's character design for the animeHer name Ymir
is the very same as a primeval being in Norse mythology who is the
progenitor of all Jotun, or ice giants, and the first living being. This
could imply a connection to the Titans of Shingeki no Kyojin. Ymir
means "the scream".
The official website mentions Ymir is in love with Historia (Krista).[12]
Though she first appeared in chapter 5 of the manga, she is not named until chapter 36.
Ymir spent 60 years as an ordinary Titan, but somehow regained
her human form and consciousness within the same year that Wall Maria
was destroyed. It is not confirmed, but hinted this may have been
connected to her eating Berwick,
a friend of Reiner and Bertolt. This information also suggests that
Ymir is one of the oldest characters in the series, most likely between
70 and 80 years of age.
In the anime, she is given the name "Freckles" (そばかすSobakasu?) during the credits.
Due to Ymir's Titan form lacking an official name, fans have
given it the unofficial name of "Dancing Titan" based on the notion that
Ymir's Titan form is literally remarked with the phrase "the Titan
dances" (踊る巨人Odoru Kyojin).
Ymir is the tallest female character in the series.
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