History Characters / AttackOnTitanMilitaryPoliceBrigade

* GodhoodSeeker: [[spoiler: Kenny's goal in the series is to acquire the Founding Titan, which makes anyone who possesses it a god in all but name. A semi-benevolent example compared to others as Kenny's motivation for coveting the Founding Titan is because he believes it will give him empathy. Unfortunately for him, only a member of the royal family can use the Founding Titan to it's fullest potential, something he is not happy to find out. [[ShaggyDogStory It becomes even more tragic on his part]] when it's later shown in the penultimate chapter that Ackermans are immune to Titanization, so even if Kenny could've bypassed the royal blood restriction like Eren did, he couldn't even become a Mindless Titan if he wanted to.]]

* ArcVillain: Kenny's existence and opposition to the Survey Corps was only made relevant for a single arc. [[spoiler: He ultimately dies by the arc's end.]]

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* {{Leitmotif}}: K21, a BoastfulRap about Kenny's background, reason for killing others, and introspection on whether the divine power he chases after will truly make him into a better person.

%%* RightForTheWrongReasons: He comes to believe that his plan to steal the Coordinate power from the Reiss family was doomed to fail when he overhears Rod telling Historia that only individuals with royal blood can use it to its full potential, the story has shown that this claim has been proven dubious at best; However revelations of Chapters 86-88 all but state that [[spoiler: only Eldians can wield the Titan powers, and Kenny being from a different ethnicity (the Ackermans) who are able to resist the Coordinate, wouldn't have been able to become a Titan in the first place]].

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* {{Hypocrite}}: He [[spoiler: criticizes Rod for being manipulative and a shitty example of a father to Historia, but his own record isn't much better, if not worse. Though he did take Levi in and raise him, he was abusive to the point of Levi having "quirks" that remain into his 30s, and flat-out says he didn't really teach Levi anything beyond fighting and killing -- usually with knives.]]
** Subverted, when he admits to himself, and later to Levi, that he could never be a father-figure. At least he didn't try to create the illusion of being one.

** And to top things off, the King he did all the atrocities he did was a false figurehead without any actual authority, never knowing that the Reiss family were the true rulers of the Walls.
* ItGetsEasier: He knows his actions are horrible, but confesses he has come to enjoy hurting the weak.

* TheToothHurts: Hange rather graphically uses a pair of pliers to rip out of tooth while torturing him.

* YouKilledMyFather: Averted. It's implied by his ranting and the accompanying images that he took part in the killing of Erwin's parents and Historia's mother. Neither are currently aware of his involvement.

[[Characters/AttackOnTitanShinganshinaTrio Shinganshina Trio]] ([[Characters/AttackOnTitanErenYeager Eren Yeager]]) | [[Characters/AttackOnTitanWarriorTrio Warrior Trio]] ([[Characters/AttackOnTitanReinerBraun Reiner Braun]]) | [[Characters/AttackOnTitanThe104thTraineeCorps 104th Trainee Corps]] | [[Characters/AttackOnTitanSurveyCorps Survey Corps]] | '''Military Police Brigade''' | [[Characters/AttackOnTitanGarrison Garrison]] | [[Characters/AttackOnTitanTitans Titans]] | [[Characters/AttackOnTitanMarley Marley]] ([[Characters/AttackOnTitanWarriorUnit Warrior Unit]]) | [[Characters/AttackOnTitanEldia Eldia]] | [[Characters/AttackOnTitanOthers Others]] | [[Characters/AttackOnTitanBeforeTheFall Before the Fall]]]]-]]]

* ObstructiveBureaucrat: Oddly combines ObstructiveBureaucrat and a ReasonableAuthorityFigure. Despite first appearing arguing for Eren to be dissected and killed by the Military Police, his rationale (domestic stability) was evidently honest and appropriate for his job. He also seems to actually care about people he is responsible for and charged to protect. By holding Erwin's respect we can surmise he is, probably, not a willing party to the corruption or [[spoiler:villainous GovernmentConspiracy]]) plaguing his branch of the service.

* GreenEyedMonster: Boris seems to think she resents Annie for having earned her place in the Military Police Brigade, more or less accusing Hitch of [[CastingCouch sleeping her way in]]. It's never made clear whether it's true or not, but [[spoiler:Hitch ''is'' at least shown to have worried about Annie after the Stohess incident]].

* ADayInTheLimeLight: He gets one (along with Annie and Hitch) in the middle of the Female Titan arc. This doubles as ADayInTheLimelight for the Military Police Brigade in general, since the audience gets a glimpse of how bad most of them are but not all of them.

* PunchPackingPistol: The rounds can blow a pretty sizable hole in a target's head, since their intended purpose is to quickly put down human targets with ''no question'' the victim is dead.

[[Characters/AttackOnTitanShinganshinaTrio Shinganshina Trio]] ([[Characters/AttackOnTitanErenYeager Eren Yeager]]) | [[Characters/AttackOnTitanWarriorTrio Warrior Trio]] ([[Characters/AttackOnTitanReinerBraun Reiner Braun]]) | [[Characters/AttackOnTitanThe104thTraineeCorps 104th Trainee Corps]] | [[Characters/AttackOnTitanSurveyCorps Survey Corps]] | '''Military Police Brigade''' | [[Characters/AttackOnTitanGarrison Garrison]] | [[Characters/AttackOnTitanTitans Titans]] | [[Characters/AttackOnTitanMarley Marley]] | [[Characters/AttackOnTitanEldia Eldia]] | [[Characters/AttackOnTitanOthers Others]] | [[Characters/AttackOnTitanBeforeTheFall Before the Fall]]]]-]]]

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: His goal of [[spoiler:becoming the owner of the Founding Titan's power]] is because he believes that in doing so he’ll develop empathy, which is something he [[BeingEvilSucks desperately wants for himself to be capable of]]. He also [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes deeply cares for his family]], having [ParentalSubstitute raised Levi]] when he found that Kuchel, his prostitute sister/Levi’s mother, had died and effectively orphaned the latter (who was found filthy and starving next to his dead mother in her room in the brothel she worked at).

* DeadpanSnarker: Usually borders on BlackComedy and he appears to be where Levi inherited his sense of humor from. It may be a coping mechanism for brutal life he leads.

* {{Asexuality}}: Well, it doesn't appear that he was exactly asexual, per say, but it is implied that Kenny refrained from sex from his belief that he wasn't worthy of being a parent. He says as much to Levi and swiftly dismisses Annie's claim to be his bastard daughter.

** Told Hitch he misjudged his warming up to her after he joined the Survey Corps but she insisted they should stay in the Military Police for an easy time. But she insisted that because she's worried about him and [[ShipTease has probably has feelings for him]], so ouch.

!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KazuhiroYamaji (JP), Phil Parsons (EN)

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!!Traute Carven

* TheDreaded: Terrifies just about ''everyone'' who is aware he is not simply a fable, from the people of the capital, right down to his own men. His very aura intimidates the normally unflappable Annie, who chose to flee at first opportunity than face him head on. Even Levi fears him from their time together, and warns people that Kenny is probably stronger than him.

* DragonInChief: [[spoiler: The Anti-Personnel Suppression Squad are personally loyal to Kenny and his 'dream,' ''not'' Rod. Which technically makes Kenny the most powerful man within the Walls.]]

* LackOfEmpathy: He dismisses all his killing as a hobby to pass time time, though he may have lied partially to get under Levi's skin. He does, however, regard all his killing as inconsequential to furthering his own goals.

* LeanAndMean: Is one of, if not the, tallest humans seen in the series so far and is quite lanky looking to boot. And while he may not be "evil" he definitely isn't nice.

* ObviouslyEvil: Look at the picture and just ''try'' to deny it.

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