Invasion of Wall Rose / Utgard Castle
Titans appear inside Wall Rose with no breach. Mike sacrifices his squad to warn the population and is devoured after encountering a talking Beast Titan. The 104th recruits are besieged in Utgard Castle and, to save them, Ymir reveals herself as a Titan. On their return, Reiner and Bertholdt confess to being the Armored and the Colossal.
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How it unfolded
The appearance in Rose
Titans are detected inside the Wall. Mike splits the recruits up to warn the villages and stays behind to hold off the Titans.
The Beast Titan
A furry, talking Titan seizes Mike's gear, asks him questions and orders the Titans to devour him.
Ragako
Connie finds his village empty and a deformed Titan in his house who looks like his mother.
The night at Utgard
The recruits hold out in the tower. Nanaba, Gelgar, Lynne and Henning die. Ymir transforms and fights to protect Historia.
The confession on the Wall
Atop the Wall, Reiner confesses to Eren that he is the Armored and Bertholdt the Colossal. Both transform and capture Eren and Ymir.
The origin of the Ragako Titans
The Beast Titan was Zeke Yeager, who used his spinal fluid and his scream to turn the inhabitants of Ragako into Pure Titans.
Notable deaths
- Mike Zacharias — After staying behind to hold off the Titans, he was devoured on the Beast Titan's orders.
- Henning — Caught and devoured while defending Utgard Castle.
- Lynne — Devoured while defending Utgard Castle.
- Gelgar — Out of gas, he took refuge in the tower and was devoured by a Titan that had gotten inside.
- Nanaba — Out of gas, she was dragged off and devoured by the Titans at the foot of Utgard.
- Kaya's Mother — With her legs injured, she was slowly devoured by a Titan in her home while her daughter watched.