Erwin Smith

The charismatic and calculating Commander of the Survey Corps. He pursues the truth about the world, driven by his father's theory that the king manipulated people's memories.

“Dedicate your hearts!”

Father

His father, a teacher, was murdered by the Interior Police after they heard his son repeat his theory about the falsified history of the walls.

Arm

He loses his right arm during Eren's rescue in the Forest of Giant Trees.

Death

At the Battle of Shiganshina he leads a suicide charge against the Beast Titan to give Levi the chance to strike. He dies of his wounds; Levi chooses not to revive him with the serum.