Eren appears and reminds them all the importance of cleaning off their shoes before coming in causing Jean to yell at him and remind him that he is not his mother. Notably, both Mikasa and Eren, his best friends, show no hint of surprise at this ability of his, with the latter even commenting that he had always known Armin was capable of it. As a soldier, he then passionately declares that he is ready to die for this cause and makes a grand salute. On the other hand, Armin hid the fact that he knew the Female Titan's identity, endangering everyone's life. [33][34] Armin is also good at thinking on the fly and improvising; when he noticed that the ultimate plan of both Zeke Yeager and Yelena seemed to go against how Eren viewed the world, he kept this to himself and quickly began to act in a manner that would make Yelena and the Yeagerists believe he also was driven by their cause.[35][36]. Having lost his memories of the events immediately before his transformation, Armin is confused, so Eren informs him on the recent events that happened. [140] As Bertolt inspects Eren's hardened Titan form, Eren uses his maneuver gear to get behind Bertolt, slicing him out of the Colossus Titan's nape. The only time she genuinely smiles in a caring way is when she expressed a curious interest in teaching Eren his style. Like any other inheritor of the power, this grants him the ability to recover from most lethal injuries (unless his weak spot in the neck is damaged without transferring his mind to the rest of his nervous system) and to freely transform between Titan and human forms while retaining his intelligence.[211]. After his parents were executed for attempting to escape the Walls, he was left to live with his grandfather. Both the Survey Corps scouts are one of the best. In the side art for Volume 11, Armin, along with a few other characters, were depicted transforming into a Titan. [153], Over the next three years, Armin works with Eren to destroy more than thirty additional ships sent to Paradis by Marley. Underneath his short brown jacket, he had a white collared button-up shirt, similar to the one he wore as an adolescent. [81], Armin's hypothesis is later confirmed when the rock sample Squad Leader Hange Zo had picked up from Annie's Titan body matched the properties of the Walls. In a sequence between Armin and Eren, Eren discloses the feelings of Ymir Fritz the first Titan and wife of Karl Fritz, the former king of Eldia. [99] Pursuing on horseback, Armin notes that while the Armored Titan is slow, stopping him will be difficult due to Reiner not shedding his joint armor. [54], As the Survey Corps parade through the street on its way to the gates, Armin, Eren and Mikasa stare at Captain Levi in amazement. On their way out of Shiganshina, they pick up Reiner. After receiving a signal from Jean to leave the military headquarters, Armin departs with his comrades. [131] Sure enough, Armin soon feels an immense explosion resonating throughout the district, signifying that Bertolt has taken his Titan form.[132]. He has talked down a fight Eren started with a soldier, and restrained Mikasa from acting rashly during Eren's military trial. [177] Armin is still able to punch Eren, who takes the blow and throws him against a shelf. Mikasa tries to convince him that it is futile, but Armin is determined to at least try to preserve any chance of making peace with the Warriors. When he was suddenly thrown into a leadership role that involved being in the spotlight, speaking in front of people and ordering people around constantly, he got quite anxious and momentarily froze up;[30] while he has slowly become more adept at a leadership role, he has still shown some hesitation and anxiety when Hange promoting him as their successor and when Levi asked what they should do to stop the Rumbling. He wanted, first, to try to make a good and meaningful impact on the world, and second, to fulfill his dream to see the outside world. Following Sasha's burial, Armin visits Annie's crystal to ponder Eren's unpredictable behavior. Eren tells him that his quick thinking has saved him and Mikasa before, as he was the one who went to Hannes when Shiganshina was overrun. Attack on Titan Character Encyclopedia FINAL, Attack on Titan: The Harsh Mistress of the City, Attack on Titan Choose Your Path Adventure, Attack on Titan: Escape from Certain Death, Bessatsu Shnen Magazine: November 2014 Issue, Hajime Isayama Celebration Event: Attack on Homecoming, Pages using DynamicPageList3 dplreplace parser function, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, The name "Armin" may have multiple meanings, either from an old German word meaning "whole," or "Herman," meaning "soldier.". A tough battle ends as Eren eats the Warhammer and takes its power when the Armored Titan comes to save the day and keeps the Jaw titan from getting eaten. However, Armin is saved when Eren's "Coordinate" power suddenly activates, causing the Titans to attack first the Smiling Titan and then the Armored Titan. The rest of this article is going to focus on the nature of the relationship between Armin and Annie. The overwhelming majority of big budget blockbusters tend to end on blatant sequel-baiting notes, so at least Netflix set out a stall early for turning Zack Snyder's Army of the Dead into a . She asks him if he has come up with any other ideas, but he has not. Armin suggests that both sides should gather and discuss their misunderstandings with Marley and the other countries before resorting to violence but Eren cuts him off and claims that the world still sees them as monsters, feeling that it would be pointless. Moments after leaving, an explosion occurs and Mikasa grabs Armin and protects him from the blast. Armin is a boy's name. [58], Armin is later confronted by Mikasa above the rooftops with the other stranded trainees. They find Eren and Mikasa speaking with a family living near the Azumabito estate and agree to eat dinner with the family, spending the night drinking and carousing. He relays Erwin's plan to take on the Armored Titan to squad leader Hange.[127]. I wonder ifjust maybethere was another, different path.Armin regrets the massacre at Liberio[9]. For the first three seasons of 'Attack on Titan,' Armin, Mikasa, and Eren are basically on the same page. Mikasa and Armin take their uniforms and put them on with the intention of infiltrating the Military Police to find out where Eren and Historia have been taken, but the two soldiers, Marlowe and Hitch do not take their capture quietly, and eventually gain the squad's trust, leading them to a nearby MP checkpoint. Eren looks up at Armin trying to convey the betrayal he was feeling. In the year 845, Armin would once again find himself cornered by bullies who mock him for his deep curiosity for the outside world. READ NEXT: Is Attack on Titan Based on Real Events? and [68], Armin is then present as a witness to the hearing that decides Eren's fate as a now-revealed Titan. Not long into the expedition, Armin's squad encounters the Female Titan, which is seemingly highly intelligent and has considerable knowledge about the Military's formation. He reminds Eren of his personal vendetta against the Titans, but Eren only becomes responsive once he reminds him of the world beyond the Walls and asks him to think of the reason he wanted to go out there to begin with. [23] Consequently, Armin gradually gains confidence in himself and his abilities. [180] As Yelena explains Zeke's true motives, Armin begins to cry claiming he is moved by Yelena's noble intentions before a soldier arrives to inform them about the infiltrators. The character has wasted no time in showing just how much of an enigma he. Eventually, when Mr. Blouse calms the situation down, Armin and Mikasa bring the Warrior candidate who had killed Sasha into the backroom, allowing the Blouse family to weep. At Jean's prompting, Armin orders his comrades to evacuate the area so that he can transform and use the blast to try to uncover Zeke's location. She questions him about Eren's location, but as soon as Armin looks at her with tearful eyes she understands. Hange decides to stay and hold the Titans off, and names Armin as the 15th commander of the Survey Corps. Here's what we know so far! If you'd like to keep reading, I have included a link to my thoughts on the ending following the airing of The Final Chapters Special 1. Seeing the sand, Armin realizes that the fact that he can still see and think means that he is still getting oxygen to his brain and is still alive. by. [156], While at a shooting range with Eren and Mikasa, Armin is proud to see both sides cooperating and interacting with one another. [123], During the journey towards Shiganshina, he notices Eren seemingly in fear and doubt and encourages him, reminding him of their collective dream to see the outside world, making him feel better. Armin tries to speak with Eren, but notices his palm is cut and bleeding; seeing Eren's intent forces both Mikasa and Armin to comply with Eren's demands. [63], After being recovered, Eren is detained by a group of soldiers who are going to execute him. He notes that it is fortunate they get the chance to learn more about the people of Marley but is put off by Eren saying Paradis needs to strike hard at Marley. The night after their graduation, and before the trainees had decided on their chosen section of the military, (Military Police, Garrison, or Survey Corps) Armin sits with Eren and Mikasa to eat, and watches as Eren responds to a taunting Jean by finally deciding to set the record straight and giving a moving speech to the whole of the 104th Training on how he wants to kill the Titans to gain freedom and pursue his dream to see the outside world. Armin Arlert's statistics as of year 850[214]: Rhymester as a character song for Armin.[244]. [108], The group then reunites with Levi and discuss Armin's idea of sealing the hole in Wall Maria using Eren's Titan hardening abilities. His blond hair is styled in a long undercut with bangs over his entire forehead. Before inheriting the power of the Colossus Titan from Bertolt Hoover, Armin's Pure Titan form shared a number of traits with his human form. Armin and Mikasa defend him, as he wakes up surprised and confused. This allows Armin to retrieve a horse, and carry a wounded Jean to safety. After Onyankopon continues to plead his innocence and that he did not desire to eradicate the Eldian race, Armin recalls the time when they conversed about how someone thought it would be interesting to have different kinds of people in the world which includes Eldians. Armin's Titan form eats Bertolt who had been left behind on a rooftop for that purpose. Armin entrusts Onyankopon to keep get the boat to Eren before returning to the rest of the group to plan how to approach Eren. [187] Reaching the Cart Titan, Armin fires a Thunder Spear at it and destroys the artillery cannon. Armin follows as Mikasa guides the leaderless trainees to safety, but realizes how she is only masking her distress. We have spoken about some of these romances in our earlier texts, and here, in this article, we are going to talk about the romantic life of Armin. Annie, the Female Titan, and Armin, the new Colossal Titan, have attempted to bury the hatchet in the wake of a new threat that is looking to fundamentally change the world and in order to. As part of a plan to trick Floch into turning over the Azumabito mechanics, Armin and Connie ride into the harbor and tell Floch that they have been pursuing the Cart Titan ever since it devoured Jean and Onyankopon. Eren begins confessing more, but Armin cuts him off to spare him the pain. As a soldier in the Survey Corps, Armin is seen wearing their revamped black uniform for the night raid on Marley. The episode premiered in Japan on June 3, 2019. As Mikasa, Hange and, other Survey Corps scramble to catch up to her, Armin realizes that they will not be fast enough and instructs Eren in his Titan form to propel Mikasa up the Wall, so that she can gain enough speed to overtake Annie. So dark is Armin's mindset at this point in Attack on Titan, he's genuinely willing to end his life, since doing so . [114], After the Survey Corps capture two First Interior Squad officers, Armin is seen with the rest of his friends talking about how they might be able to pull off a successful coup d'tat. He points out to the Marleyans that if they still possessed the ability to turn into Titans they would be using that very ability to defend themselves. With Trost's military headquarters overrun with Titans, and the remaining soldiers running low on fuel, Armin devises a plan to lure the mysterious Titan towards the HQ to wipe out the surrounding Titans. [143] After a tense altercation with Mikasa and Eren, Levi, remembering Erwin's final moments, decides to use the serum to save Armin and transform him into a Pure Titan. 6 Should: Zeke. A young woman, with glossy black tresses that cascade down her back and ripple slightly in the gentle summer breeze. Eren leaves in the middle of the meeting, and Armin and the rest of the 104th graduates go to look for him. Initially, Armin's intelligence was hampered by a severe lack of confidence, but after acknowledging and nurturing this side of himself, Armin's potential as a tactician began to show, and even high-ranking officers took his strategic opinions seriously. That said, being a series that doesnt shy away from tackling emotions realistically, or humanizing its antagonists, Attack on Titan does portray romantic attachments. In that aspect, we cannot really be sure that the two of them had actual romantic feelings for each other, but whether they did or not, they did not express them to each other.