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7[[WMG:[[center: [- ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'' '''[[Characters/AttackOnTitan Main Character Index]]'''\
8[[Characters/AttackOnTitanShinganshinaTrio Shinganshina Trio]] ([[Characters/AttackOnTitanErenYeager Eren Yeager]]) | [[Characters/AttackOnTitanWarriorTrio Warrior Trio]] | [[Characters/AttackOnTitanThe104thTraineeCorps 104th Trainee Corps]] ([[Characters/AttackOnTitanKristaLenz Krista Lenz]]) | [[Characters/AttackOnTitanSurveyCorps Survey Corps]] ([[Characters/AttackOnTitanLeviAckerman Levi Ackerman]]) | [[Characters/AttackOnTitanMilitaryPoliceBrigade Military Police Brigade]] | '''Garrison''' | [[Characters/AttackOnTitanTitans Titans]] | [[Characters/AttackOnTitanMarley Marley]] [[[Characters/AttackOnTitanWarriorUnit Warrior Unit]] ([[Characters/AttackOnTitanZekeYeager Zeke Yeager]])] | [[Characters/AttackOnTitanEldia Eldia]] | [[Characters/AttackOnTitanOthers Others]] | [[Characters/AttackOnTitanBeforeTheFall Before the Fall]]]]-]]]
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11'''WARNING: Unmarked spoilers abound. Beware if you are not updated with the manga.'''
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14!Garrison
15[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/garrison_logo.png]]
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17The largest branch of the military, responsible for guarding the Walls and handling its routine maintenance. Prior to the loss of Wall Maria, they were considered little more than glorified repairmen. From then, they are considered the first line of defense of the Walls, providing artillery and manpower. They are mostly trained in urban combat to defend districts against Titan barrages, though they are considerably less experienced than the Survey Corps, while also engaging in sporadic police work. They suffer heavy losses in the Battle of Trost, forcing them to provide backup for the other branches of the military henceforth.
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19The Garrison also features Elite Forces, mainly specialized in tactical deployment and special ops, as well as the Quartermaster Corps, which handle the military headquarters of each district, storing and providing weapons, ammunition, gas and blades for the infantry divisions of all the military branches.
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21The Garrison and its troops are partly responsible for successfully defending the district of Trost, thus effectively preventing the fall of Wall Rose to the Titans and earning with the help of Eren Yeager, mankind's first victory ever against the Titans. The Garrison's engineers were responsible for killing the greater bulk of the Titans that stormed Trost once the gap on Wall Rose was plugged by Eren Yeager, while the few stray ones were dealt with by the [[Characters/AttackOnTitanSurveyCorps Survey Corps]].
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23Albeit it's not by any means uncommon, none of the top ten cadets from the Southern Branch of the 104th Trainee Corps join the Garrison, making it overall the least featured branch of the military in the story.
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25As stated in Chapter 105 of the manga, the Garrison was eventually dissolved and incorporated into the Survey Corps, effectively ending its existence as a branch of the military.
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31!!The Garrison
32[[folder:General Tropes]]
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34The reserve force for the Walls, they sit between the suicidal Scouts and the corrupt Military Police.
35!!Tropes that apply to the Garrison as a whole:
36* AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs: Happens temporarily during Trost when Titans manage to get into their district headquarters and cut everyone off from the supply rooms.
37* CannonFodder: They make up the bulk of the military, and most never intended to actually have to fight. Their job during the Battle of Trost essentially involves being slaughtered to give civilians time to escape to safety and hope the Survey Corps arrive in time to help.
38* CityGuards: Responsible for maintaining the Walls, manning its defenses, and conducting evacuation efforts.
39* CowardlyLion: After the first part of Trost goes horribly, most of the Garrison is ready to desert since they see no reason to keep fighting. Once Pixis gives them a reason (their loved ones), they stand their ground when it counts most.
40* DualWielding: It's standard issue for the military.
41* GondorCallsForAid: They're on the doing end of this as they send a messenger to bring back the Survey Corps to help in the Battle of Trost.
42* HoldTheLine: Their job in a nutshell whenever a Wall gets breached. During the Battle of Trost they are under great pressure to prevent the Titans from breaching the main part of Wall Rose once the Titans get through the Wall surrounding Trost.
43* HufflepuffHouse: The Survey Corps takes the most passionate recruits, and the Military Police Brigade only accepts the 10 best from every graduating class. The Garrison takes everyone else, making them by far the largest and least defined branch. Most of the main cast joins the Survey Corps while the Military Police becomes an antagonist force for them, leaving the Garrison without any focus on the story after the "Struggle for Trost" arc.
44* {{Irony}}: One of their main duties is to repair the Walls, structures that require little to no maintenance whatsoever. Even when they get damaged by the Titan Shifters, the repairs required are beyond normal human capacity. In that respect, their role at the Walls is to man them, keep the cannons functioning and provide sentries for upcoming Titans.
45* SoldiersAtTheRear: Invoked. Before the Fall of Wall Maria, they effectively operate at a default, manning skeleton crews on the Wall districts and barely doing anything remotely related to military operations. This effectively changes after the Fall, as the need of more specialized operations becomes a must, and their effective use is instituted (albeit with several shortcomings). [[spoiler:After the retake of Paradis Island, the need to defend and man the Three Walls becomes redundant, so the Garrison is effectively dissolved. Its personnel gets re-purposed to man both the Survey Corps and the Military Police.]]
46* SmallRoleBigImpact: Though they provide a support role in the military and they die by the thousands, had they not been there, the Battle of Trost would not have been won and Wall Rose would have fallen to the Titans.
47* SpellMyNameWithAnS: In a similar vein to the Survey Corps, the name of this branch has been translated several ways: official translations go with "The Garrison," but other translations have gone with "The Stationary Guard."
48* TowerDefense: After the Colossal Titan and Armored Titan give them a wake-up call in the form of breaching Wall Maria, they're actually pretty good shots with their cannons when Wall Rose is attacked 5 years later, but unfortunately Titans can regenerate unless the nape of their neck is hit.
49* WeHaveBecomeComplacent:
50** Humanity in general suffered from this, though the Garrison deserves mention for this since the Survey Corps never got lazy during the 100 year lull and the Police Brigade always were. The very day that the Colossal Titan showed up for the first time, we see some Garrison members drinking and playing cards on duty.
51** After the loss of Wall Maria, the Garrison took massive steps to [[SubvertedTrope subvert]] this, including heavily fortifying the gate from the Trost District to Wall Maria (said fortifications were mostly destroyed when the Colossal Titan breached the gates, but their efforts were very noticeable), forming an evacuation plan should Trost ever be breached, and eventually being the backbone of the force that retook Trost.
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54[[folder:Dot Pixis]]
55!!Dot Pixis
56!!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/MasahikoTanaka (JP), Creator/RBruceElliott (EN), Francisco Reséndez (Latin American Spanish)
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58[[quoteright:146:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/270px-pixis_5429.jpg]]
59[[caption-width-right:146:''"If it means mankind will live on, I don't mind being called a murderer."'']]
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61The commanding officer responsible for the entire Southern territory within Wall Rose, noted for his eccentric personality. He is the first to recognize the great potential in Eren, and organizes the mission to reclaim Trost in response. He holds the rank of General and holds the full authority in terms of defense operations in the military overall.
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63* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: [[spoiler:In Chapter 119, Pixis is transformed into a Mindless Titan after he had unwittingly consumed wine tainted with Zeke's spinal fluid, falling victim to Zeke's yell during the Second Battle of Shinganshina]].
64* BaldOfAuthority: He is the completely bald commander responsible for the entire Southern territory within Wall Rose. Despite his [[BunnyEarsLawyer eccentric personality]], he's one of the few people [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure willing to listen to Eren]] instead of killing him on the spot after Eren transforms publicly for the first time.
65* BunnyEarsLawyer: At one point, he claims he wouldn't mind being eaten by a Titan if it was an attractive female. He also gets away with things like falling asleep in odd places, drinking on duty, and flirting with subordinates (occasionally), though he may just be joking.
66* BystanderSyndrome: [[spoiler: He seems to decide against aiding the Survey Corps in their rebellion against the monarchy. However, it turns out to be part of a much larger scheme]].
67* TheChessmaster: Armin mentions him, along with Erwin, as brilliant commanders that are not afraid to sacrifice their troops to reach an important goal.
68* CoolOldGuy: Competent, reasonable, and just slightly quirky enough to stay interesting regardless.
69* CrazyEnoughToWork: Everyone thinks he's completely lost it when he advocates a plan to use Eren's Titan form to seal off the Trost gate. Like Armin, he knows that humanity is in a bad enough spot to make said plan their best option.
70* DrinkingOnDuty: Pulls out a characteristic flask every now and then. No one respects him any less for it, though. As of Chapter 51, Anka is trying to keep him off the booze.
71* ElephantInTheLivingRoom: During his RousingSpeech, he states the awful truth that everyone knows but doesn't want to talk about: they are fed and alive today because of the thousands that were sent to their deaths 5 years ago. He goes even further to say that everyone bears the weight of that sin and that things will get even ''worse'' for humanity if Wall Rose falls, promising that society itself would not survive if they lose it. This harsh realization is part of what motivates everyone to stand their ground.
72* EngineeredPublicConfession: [[spoiler: Tricks the Monarchy into exposing their true colors, by having it reported that Wall Rose has fallen. When they make clear their intentions to abandon more than half of humanity to die, he makes it clear the military will no longer serve them]].
73* FaceDeathWithDignity: [[spoiler: When he realizes that he and everyone else who drank the wine tainted with Zeke's spinal fluid are about to be titanized, he has just enough time to accept what's happening and close his eyes before he's transformed.]]
74* AFatherToHisMen: He doesn't like sending soldiers to their deaths, but at the same time also doesn't want to let the Titans advance any further than they already have. During a RousingSpeech, he manages to keep soldiers from rebelling or leaving so that humanity may finally have a chance to stand up to the Titans and possibly win against them. The guidebook gives him a 10/10 in "Trust from Subordinates".
75* FieldPromotion: Twice in the story. [[spoiler:He becomes one of the heads of the Military Junta under Queen Historia and Darius Zackly. Years later, after the bomb assassination of Zackly by the New Eldian Empire faction, Pixis becomes the acting Commander-In-Chief of the Eldian Military Forces]].
76* GoingColdTurkey: Anka later confiscates his alcohol. Without his buzz, Pixis is shown to be a bit more grim than usual.
77* IDidWhatIHadToDo: Perfectly willing to sacrifice his men, if that's what it takes for humanity to survive.
78* ImGoingToHellForThis: When Erwin recognizes that he's caused the deaths of so many people, he admits he believes there's a spot in Hell waiting for him. Pixis remarks that he's the same and asks if he can join him there.
79* MercyKill: [[spoiler:After Pixis is turned into a mindless Titan, Armin whispers his thanks for all the support Pixis had given them over the years before shooting a thunder spear into his neck.]]
80-->'''Armin:''' [[spoiler:Commander... A big reason we made it this far... is you. May you rest in peace.]]
81* TheNeedsOfTheMany: Like Erwin, he's fully aware of what has to be done to ensure that humanity lives on.
82* NightmareFetishist: Mentions he wouldn't mind being [[EatenAlive eaten]] by a Titan if it was a [[YouSexyBeast sexy]] lady. He expresses disappointment when there's none to be seen during the Battle of Trost.
83* NoJustNoReaction: When Zackly brings up his desire to introduce the populace to [[spoiler:his torture methods for the captive nobles following the coup]], Pixis' immediate answer is exasperation.
84--> '''Pixis:''' ... Haven't you given up yet? If you show citizens something that horrifying, they'll lose all trust in the corps in no time.
85* ObfuscatingStupidity: Plays dumb to keep the favor of the upper class. As he leaves a marquis' estate to go lead the Battle of Trost, his assistant sharply reminds the nobleman that Pixis is a competent commander that ''doesn't'' need to [[ILetYouWin throw chess games]] out in the field.
86* OneLastSmoke: [[spoiler:Pixis is fated to turn into a titan when Zeke screams in his vicinity, due to unknowingly ingesting his spinal fluid. Sure enough, when Zeke does scream, Pixis is taking one last swig.]]
87* OutOfFocus: Disappears from story relevance after the Trost arc as the story focuses on the Survey Corps and Wall Maria. He later returns when Wall Rose is threatened again.
88* PyrrhicVictory: His successful defense of Trost gave him significant political footing and influence, [[spoiler:making him a trump card during the Survey Corps' revolution against the Royal Government]]; still, it came through a significant loss of life with thousands of troops perishing to defend Wall Rose.
89* QuickNip: Regularly takes a sip of alcohol before doing anything serious.
90* ReasonableAuthorityFigure:
91** He is willing to listen to Eren instead of executing him on the spot after finding out about Eren's ability to transform into a Titan. He also sides with Erwin for having Eren join the Survey Corps instead of the Military Police since he'll be more useful there instead of being experimented on and dissected, though all he can do is not cast his lot for the latter party.
92** He tells Erwin that [[spoiler:he will not back him up in his revolt against the Royal Government because if it's not successful, the military would fall to no one reliable, and someone must remain to keep everything together. He also points out that even if the government is corrupt, it's arguably better than overthrowing it and causing chaos, a civil war, and torpedoing morale.]]
93** [[spoiler:When the Yeagerists have Zackly and three others killed, Pixis quickly takes over and stops the squabbling between the Military Police and the Survey Corps, then he moves the military to make peace with the Yeagerists, rather than risk a civil war]].
94* RevengeBeforeReason: Averted. [[spoiler:While he is clearly upset about Zackly's assassination, he commands the Military to not seek revenge against the Yeagerists over it, arguing that a few deaths are not worth risking a civil war. That said, it is implied he might still be plotting to have someone eat Eren to take his powers, but it would still be to prevent the extremist Yeagerists from taking over, [[DoubleSubversion rather than revenge]]]].
95* RousingSpeech: When the soldiers panic and threaten to desert after the Titans' assault on Trost, intending to spend the last minutes of their lives with their families, he gives them a short but effective speech to convince them to fight. The guidebook even gives him a 11/10 in "Speeches".
96-->'''Pixis:''' Titans are terrible creatures, and once someone gives in to that fear, they can never fight one of them again! Those of you who have already experienced that dread are free to go away! FINALLY! Those of you would let their parents, siblings, and loved ones to experience such terror for themselves... are all free to walk away!
97* ShooOutTheClowns: When he returns ''much'' later in the story after Trost, he's noticeably less quirky and more serious, reflecting how much worse things have gotten since then (for one, his assistant is now withholding his liquor from him).
98* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Is it "Pixis" or "Pyxis"?
99* WhyAmITicking: [[spoiler:Zeke tampered with Paradis' shipment of wine from Marley with his spinal fluid, which means anyone who ingests the alcohol will turn into a titan at Zeke's command.]]
100* YouHaveFailedMe: {{Defied}}. He's smart enough to understand that trying to punish his troops during a crisis would only do more harm than good. See RousingSpeech for what he does instead.
101* YouShallNotPass: The core of his RousingSpeech is convincing everyone to stand their ground and absolutely not let the Titans take Wall Rose, lest humanity suffer further disaster and tragedy.
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105[[folder:Hannes]]
106!!Hannes
107!!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/KeijiFujiwara (JP), Creator/KenjiroTsuda (JP) [Season 2], Creator/DavidWald (EN), Víctor Delgado (Latin American Spanish)
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109[[quoteright:152:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hannes_anime_1955.png]]
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111A long-time friend of the Yeager family, and Captain in the Garrison. He spent his days drinking and slacking off, while occasionally doing his best to keep Eren out of trouble. He feels a strong sense of debt to them, after Grisha saved his wife from an epidemic. His inability to save Carla from the Titans greatly haunts him, and he feels a strong paternal fondness towards Eren, Mikasa, and Armin.
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113* AdaptationExpansion: Hannes' fight against [[spoiler:the Smiling Titan]] is given several extra scenes in the anime showing how competent he's become as a soldier since Wall Maria fell.
114* TheAlcoholic: Before Wall Maria was broken, he spent his days drinking and goofing around. The guidebook even gives him a 8/10 in "Booze". He did quit cold-turkey after the Fall of Shinganshina, though.
115* TheAtoner: After leaving Carla to her death, he spent the rest of his life attempting to atone by [[GrewASpine growing a spine]] and acting as a father-figure to Eren and Misaka. [[spoiler: He jumps onto the opportunity to kill the Smiling Titan without hesitation. Sadly, he dies in the process.]]
116* BadassBoast: He gives a great one before engaging [[spoiler:the Smiling Titan.]]
117--> '''Hannes''': [[spoiler:''Behold! This is the place where the monster that took your mom's life will be defeated! I've been meaning to meet you for so long.'']]
118* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Several years after the fall of Shinganshina, Hannes is thrilled to have another shot at [[spoiler:the Titan that killed Eren's mother while he ran away. Unfortunately, it kills and eats him just like it did to Carla.]]
119* TheBusCameBack: Completely leaves the story once the main characters start training then comes back much, much later when he's needed.
120* {{Determinator}}: Since Wall Maria fell, he's grown quite a spine when it comes to protecting Eren and his friends. When Eren got kidnapped and Armin and Mikasa were despairing, Hannes was the one that got them back on their feet, and later leads the charge to rescue Eren.
121* DrinkingOnDuty: Eren chews him out for this, but he seems to have gotten better since being promoted to captain.
122* GoingColdTurkey: He is not shown drinking even once after the Fall of Shinganshina in either manga or anime.
123* GrewASpine: Played straight when he decides to save Carla ''and'' the children from a Titan, then subverted when he's overwhelmed with fear and opts to flee with the children instead. Much later it's played straight in Chapter 45, when he volunteers to go with Mikasa, Armin, and the others [[spoiler: to look for Eren, who has been captured by Bertolt and Reiner]].
124* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: [[spoiler: A particularly graphic example, when the Smiling Titan bites him in half. He's visibly still aware, and no detail is spared in showing his spine or innards falling out]].
125* HonoraryUncle: Eren refers to him as "[[CoolUncle Uncle]]", though it's never elaborated how close he was to the Yeagers beyond feeling indebted to them.
126* IOweYouMyLife: He is in debt to Grisha Yeager who saved their town from a plague, and after Grisha goes missing, he looks after Eren and Mikasa. Both Mikasa and Eren feel the same way about him, seeing that he was the one who rescued them from Shinganshina.
127* LikeASonToMe: Eren, Mikasa and Armin are very dear to him and he sought to mentor them after they were left to their own devices.
128* MentorOccupationalHazard: [[spoiler: Being a paternal figure to Eren, Mikasa, and Armin holds a death flag on him.]]
129* MyGreatestFailure: To this day, he regrets being a coward despite Eren and Mikasa having forgiven him a long time ago. [[spoiler: He expresses great joy when he reunites with the Smiling Titan, expressing his long-seated desire in killing it and redeeming himself. It doesn't quite work out that way.]]
130* NoOneGetsLeftBehind: Tries to save Carla instead of going with the safer option of just saving Eren and Mikasa... then subverted when he is overwhelmed with terror and flees with the children. Later on, he argues against his fellow soldiers' decision to close the inner gate of Wall Maria, leaving the other soldiers holding off the Titans behind. He even has to be restrained.
131* NotAfraidToDie: He originally subverts this by choosing to flee and save Eren and Mikasa. Reconstructed years later when he risks his life to help save Eren, but is clearly still a bit scared underneath it all.
132* NotSoAboveItAll: When Eren, Armin, and Mikasa were children, he would admonish Eren for getting into so many fights (if only because he didn't want to deal with cleaning up after him), but occasionally got into drunken brawls himself.
133* ParentalSubstitute: Towards Eren and Mikasa.
134* PlotTriggeringDeath: [[spoiler:His death prompts Eren to discover one of the most important aspects of the story: the fact that Eren carries the Coordinate]].
135* ProperlyParanoid: [[spoiler: It turns out that fleeing with the children rather than fight the Smiling Titan was the ''correct'' choice, though it meant leaving Carla to die. Five years later, though a much more experienced soldier, he dies at the hands of the same Titan. If he'd stayed to fight, it almost certainly would have resulted in four deaths instead of one and Eren wouldn't have survived to save Trost and possibly all of humanity]].
136* RankUp: Years after the fall of Wall Maria, Hannes, to the surprise of Eren, has been promoted to a Garrison Captain.
137* RousingSpeech: He manages to revive Mikasa and Armin's determination in preparation for their mission to rescue a kidnapped Eren.
138* SadisticChoice: Save Eren and Mikasa and flee, but sacrifice their mother, or fight the Titan, but failure ensures ''everyone'' dies. Hannes chooses the former.
139* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: When Carla Yeager begs him to take the kids and run, he makes a BadassBoast that he'll save all ''3'' of them by defeating the Titan like would be expected of a Shonen manga. Then he actually sees the thing and freezes, realizing that facing a 15 meter man-eating giant is a ''terrifying'' prospect and instead flees with just Eren and Mikasa. This sets the tone for the rest of the story.
140* SenselessSacrifice: He ''avoids'' doing this, though it means abandoning Carla to die. [[spoiler: Five years later, it's proven he made the correct choice when he dies fighting the exact same Titan. However, he's a rare aversion in the series -- his sacrifice provides the push necessary for Eren to awaken the power of the Coordinate and save everyone.]]
141* TemptingFate:
142** When Eren calls him out on drinking while he's supposed to guard Wall Maria, he and his buddies brush it off and say nothing has happened for over 100 years. Naturally, the Colossal Titan kicks down the gate on the same day.
143** During the operation to rescue Eren, Hannes leads the pursuit and declares that he'll get Eren back, even if it costs him his life. Of course, this is exactly what ends up happening.
144* TookALevelInBadass: In the first episode, he runs away from a Titan he knows he can't kill, and chooses to save Eren and Mikasa rather than fight so that he can ''maybe'' save everyone, including their mother. In Chapter 46, however, he risks his life and takes the helm in the operation to [[spoiler: rescue Eren from the Titan Shifters]] and displays a huge amount of competence and bravery when fighting.
145* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: In spite of his shame at the death of Carla and the fall of Wall Maria, Eren, Mikasa and Armin respect him and hold him in high regard because he has his heart in the right place, and because the former two wouldn't be alive if it weren't for him.
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148[[folder:Ian Dietrich]]
149!!Ian Dietrich
150!!!'''Voiced By:''' Yūya Murakami (JP), Creator/ScottFreeman (EN), Daniel Abundis (Latin American Spanish)
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152[[quoteright:130:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ian_0512_6443.png]]
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154The leader of the operation to plug the breach in Wall Rose. He [[HeroicSacrifice sacrifices himself]] along with most other Garrison Elite troops to ensure the operation's success.
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156* ArmorPiercingQuestion: After Eren loses control in his Titan form and tries to punch Mikasa, Rico and Mitabi tell him to abort the mission and retreat. He responds by telling everyone to protect Eren at all costs. When this is met with disapproval, he asks them how else they are supposed to defeat the Titans and wants to know if they have a better plan. While Rico and Mitabi are still not wholly convinced, it at least motivates them enough to follow his orders and fight.
157* ColonelBadass: As the man in given command in taking back Trost, he qualifies even if his actual rank is a matter of conjecture.
158* {{Determinator}}: [[AllThereInTheManual The databook]] has his resolve at 11/10. Not only is he willing to believe in Titan Eren even after Rico and Mitabi [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere try to abort the operation]], he even fights to bitter end to ensure that Titan Eren makes it to the breach, pulling off a [[HeroicSacrifice Heroic Sacrifice]] in the process.
159* DyingMomentOfAwesome: The anime expands on his death scene, showing him leap into the mouth of a Titan to rescue one of his men. As he's about to be decapitated, he screams encouragement to Mikasa.
160* HeroicSacrifice: Sacrifices himself along with Mitabi and most other members of the Elite Squads to ensure Eren's safety. It's expanded a bit in the anime, where he save a fellow soldier from a Titan's jaws, only to be caught in instead and decapitated shortly after.
161* IGotYouCovered: He and the Elite Squad give it their full to keep the Titans off Eren during his important mission.
162* TheKirk: Neither too emotional (like [[TheMcCoy Mitabi]] panicking over Eren's initial failure to control his Titan form) or unemotional (like [[TheSpock Rico]] cooly dismissing the plan as a failure), he is a well-rounded and capable leader who knows what must be done. It's largely due to his quick, effective decisions that Eren managed to plug the breach.
163* OffWithHisHead: A Titan bites his head off after he rescues a fellow soldier from its mouth. Or rather, it bites his body off, with the head falling out of its mouth.
164* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He is the only Garrison member under Wörman's command who considers listening to Armin after they see Eren transforming into a Titan right in front of them. Furthermore he sees the value Eren brings as a Titan Shifter and refuses to abandon him even after the operation gets botched initially, ordering his troops to protect him at all costs.
165* SmallRoleBigImpact: Trost probably would have fallen were it not for his actions.
166* TheStoic: Tends to be very direct and to the point and is the only one to keep a cool head after the mission to retake Trost runs into problems.
167* YouShallNotPass: He is adamant about not letting the Titans just eat Eren when he's pinned down and orders everyone to cover him until he can get out of the situation.
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171[[folder:Rico Brzenska]]
172!!Rico Brzenska
173!!!'''Voiced By:''' Michiko Kaiden (JP), Creator/MorganGarrett (EN), Diana Nolan (Latin American Spanish)
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175[[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tumblr_inline_n01d9prikp1roo5lb.png]]
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177A Squad Leader in the 1st Division Elite Force, assigned to work alongside Eren during the mission to plug the breach in Wall Rose. She's quick to signal the mission as a failure, and has strong doubts over him being an asset to humanity. She is one of the Garrison members guarding the Eastern Line of Defense after Titans are sighted within Wall Rose.
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179* TheAce: She is shown in the anime to be one of the best soldiers in the Garrison, and she is competent enough to contend with even the members of the Survey Corps. After the battle of Trost, she's the only survivor of the Elite Force.
180* AdaptationExpansion: Gets far more lines and character development in the anime.
181* BackForTheFinale: [[spoiler:She can be seen in the final chapter as one of the members of the new Eldian army.]]
182* BigOlEyebrows: While it's not quite noticeable due to her hair color, her eyebrows are larger than most of the cast.
183* ChangedMyMindKid [=/=] IGotYouCovered: She ends up fighting fiercely to help Eren accomplish his mission, after having been his most vocal critic.
184* TheCameo: Due to her popularity with fans, Rico appears briefly in arcs she has nothing to do with. She's seen fighting Titans who had allegedly broken through Wall Rose in the Clash of the Titans, is seen giving water to Historia during the Uprising Arc ([[AdaptationDistillation which was cut from the anime]]). Next, she appears briefly during the Return to Shiganshina Arc, looking towards the abandoned district from atop the wall with what appear to be her new squadmates.
185* TheDeadHaveNames: In a classic example of the trope, Rico lists the names of the soldiers about to die for Eren's mission to succeed.
186* TheDragon: She is Wörman's second-in-command during the Battle of Trost, or at the very least, second-in-command at the moment Eren, Mikasa and Armin are about to be executed. The chain of command, however, is superseded by Commander Pixis' intervention.
187* EveryoneWentToSchoolTogether: She mentions that she and her fellow soldiers that would provide support for Eren graduated from the same batch of cadets.
188* EyeScream: Delivers one to the very last Titan standing in Eren's way during the mission to plug the breach in Wall Rose.
189* IOweYouMyLife: In spite of the death of her whole squad at Trost, Rico does her best effort to do right by Eren as much as she can thereafter because, together, they were able to successfully repel the Titans from the district, earning humanity their first win against the Titan hordes.
190* IDidWhatIHadToDo: In the anime, she testified against Eren in her report when he's brought into trial in a seemingly cold and uncharacteristic action, especially after the retaking of Trost was due to his efforts. Upon seeing Mikasa's anger after the testimony, she explains to her that lying about Eren is not going to help his case and that Mikasa shouldn't lie either when she is put on the spot (especially considering that Eren's Titan went completely amok at the beginning of the mission).
191** In a different sense, lying would not only affect Eren, but also would do no honor to her teammates who sacrificed their lives for the same purpose.
192* IcyBlueEyes: Fitting her cool, serious demeanor.
193* NotSoStoic: Started out seeming very cold, critical and aloof. However, being in witness of mankind's very first victory over the Titans has her fall to her knees in tears, telling her fallen comrades they didn't die in vain.
194* OddNameOut: In a sea of Germanic surnames, Rico's [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silesia Silesian]] Polish/Czech "Brzenska" is of note.
195* PintSizedPowerhouse: Stands at 156 cm meaning the only people she's taller than are Annie and Krista. Her combat skills are rated 9/10 however.
196* PutOnABus: She makes frequent cameos after Trost, but despite her brief promotion to main character during that arc she's largely absent from the narrative afterwards.
197* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: She attempts to abort the mission, reporting it as a failure. Ian manages to convince her to stay, though.
198* SoleSurvivor: Of the Garrison elites who are tasked with protecting Eren long enough for him to seal up the breach in Trost District. By the time Levi and the rest of the Survey Corps show up to save them, only Eren, Mikasa, Armin, and Rico are left standing. This is one of the reasons she chooses not to lie in her report of the mission.
199* TheSpock: Is shown to be rather aloof and critical of Eren, but still cares deeply for her comrades. The guidebook even gives her a 11/10 in "Logic".
200* UndyingLoyalty: Invoked. She does not question Wörman's orders to execute Eren, Mikasa and Armin on the spot and intends to follow the orders to the letter. Wörman's 8/10 in "Loyalty from underlings" from the guidebook implies that Rico is included in this.
201
202[[/folder]]
203
204[[folder:Mitabi Jarnach]]
205!!Mitabi Jarnach
206!!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/TakanoriHoshino (JP), Creator/KyleHebert (EN), Ismael Verástegui (Latin American Spanish)
207
208[[quoteright:159:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/270px-mitabi_in_anime_8005.png]]
209
210A Squad leader assigned to work with Eren during the mission to plug the breach in Wall Rose. He [[HeroicSacrifice sacrifices himself]] along with most other Garrison Elite troops to ensure the operation's success.
211----
212* AssShove: He threatens to do this to some Titans, in order to attract their attention.
213* HeroicSacrifice: He and his squad act as bait to lure the Titans away, exactly knowing that moving on the ground would be suicide. The guidebook even gives him a ''12''/10 in "Life-risking".
214* IGotYouCovered: He and the Elite Squad put their lives on the line to keep the Titans off Eren during his important mission.
215* TheMcCoy: He is the first one to [[HeroicSacrifice suicidally charge]] at the Titans to help Eren plug the breach, which inspires Ian to follow his example.
216* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Attempts to abort the mission after Eren loses control in his Titan form. Ian convinces him to stay though.
217* SuicideMission: He leads one with the remainders of his squad, to lure the Titans away from Eren.
218* WeHardlyKnewYe: Gets much less development than his fellow squad leaders so the impact when he bites it is fairly small.
219
220[[/folder]]
221
222[[folder:Anka Rheinberger]]
223!!Anka Rheinberger
224!!!'''Voiced By:''' Hayama Ikumi (JP), Creator/JamieMarchi (EN), Vanessa Olea (Latin American Spanish)
225
226[[quoteright:112:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/anka_621_1093.jpg]]
227
228A female soldier assigned to Dot Pixis, often seen escorting him. She expresses frustration with her commander's worst habits.
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230* BearerOfBadNews: She barges into Erwin's audience with the Nobility to announce the fall of Wall Rose. The news are actually an embellishment concocted by Zackly, Erwin and Pixis in order to gauge the reaction of the Nobility.
231* BeleagueredAssistant: She complains about having to deal with him, and his numerous quirks.
232* CloudcuckoolandersMinder: It's apparently not the ''first'' time she's had to wake him up in strange places.
233* DopeSlap: To wake her dozing commander up.
234* HiddenDepths: In spite of performing a rather unceremonious job, she is bound to have a considerable degree of competence to be assigned to protect one of the highest commanders of the military. She is show to have tactical oversight under Pixis' authority alongside Gustav.
235* SatelliteCharacter: Wherever Pixis shows up, she's sure to be around somewhere.
236* ServileSnarker: She seems to have a fairly laid-back relationship with her commander, at least in private. She smacks him upside the head and he flirts with her.
237* ThoseTwoGuys: A female/male variant with Gustav.
238* UncertainDoom: Shown to receive Eren's message to all Eldians in Episode 80, but appears among the "fallen" remembered by Hange in Episode 83, possibly implying she could have perished during the chaos following the activation of the Rumbling. Then again, there's no way Hange could know, so it may be an assumption on their part.
239* UnkemptBeauty: Pixis describes her as being beautiful, though she seems fairly unconcerned with her appearance.
240[[/folder]]
241
242[[folder:Kitz Wörman]]
243!!Kitz Wörman
244!!!'''Voiced By:''' Tomoyuki Shimura (JP), Creator/ChristopherSabat (EN), Héctor Estrada (Latin American Spanish)
245
246[[quoteright:180:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/09_cut_03_6414.jpg]]
247
248One of the senior officers in charge of the defense of Trost and the acting commander of the Trost Quartermaster Corps. He abandons the trainees under his command, and later attempts to execute Eren, Armin, and Mikasa. He is one of the Garrison members guarding the Eastern Line of Defense after Titans are sighted within Wall Rose.
249----
250* AdaptationDistillation: In the manga the HQ briefing to the trainees was given by a minor character, but he gets it for added hypocrisy in the anime.
251* AsYouKnow: In the anime "As you know, desertion in face of the enemy is punishable by death!"
252* BadBoss: Threatens or abandons the people under his command.
253* DirtyCoward: Pixis notes he's as "brittle as a twig". He's being polite, there are twigs far harder to snap than this man.
254** This is best exemplified when he and his guard abandon the garrison in Trost district, leaving behind the cadets to fend for themselves. He rationalizes it as "sending for reinforcements".
255* {{Hypocrite}}: A man ruled by fear who leaps to execute people deserting in fear. [[AdaptationExpansion In the anime]] even more poignant as he abandons the Supply Squad trainees in HQ to flee the Titans.
256* FreakOut: Exists in a near-permanent state of this. Eren being a Titan pushes him very, very far over the edge.
257* HiddenDepths: The guidebook gives him a 8/10 in "Loyalty from underlings", hinting he might not be ''quite'' as bad as he seems.
258* HoldTheLine: Later seen commanding the Eastern defensive line when Titans were spotted within Wall Rose. He seems to have recovered somewhat from his FreakOut.
259* JerkassHasAPoint:
260** He was wrong about Eren, but his paranoid rantings about [[spoiler: Titan children sent to infiltrate the human ranks]] ended up being true.
261** Considering what was happening at Trost at the time, it's hardly surprising for someone to go off the rails as he does. The problem lies in the fact that he's in a position of authority.
262* JustFollowingOrders: Used to justify abandoning the trainees under his command.
263* KarmaHoudini: It's not known whether he was punished for deserting his post, but it's very likely that he wasn't (given that he's shown later in the story with Rico back at Trost then later still during the Wall Rose incident). It would be remarkably glaring, considering his desertion indirectly caused the deaths of a sizeable chunk of the Garrison troops and the new cadets. Then again, Pixis declared that all deserters would be pardoned during his address to the troops, and the Garrison probably needs all the leaders it can hold on to after the Battle for Trost.
264* LargeHam: Adding to his nervousness, he is shown shouting to the top of his lungs most of the times he's featured.
265* TheNeidermeyer: He mainly exists to show that in all branches of the military there's incompetent and unfit officers, Garrison included.
266** He´s actually shown to be a competent artillery commander in Season 2. Maybe he exists to show that anyone can break under duress.
267* PutOnABus: Briefly reappears during the Clash of the Titans arc commanding a group of cannons against the Titans that have appeared inside Wall Rose.
268* RightForTheWrongReasons: His main reason to not trust Eren was that if Titans could assume human form, then humanity has likely been infiltrated by others like Eren. While he ended up being correct retroactively, he was decidedly wrong about Eren being an enemy of mankind and most of his "rationale" was paranoid, shell-shocked ramblings.
269* SpellMyNameWithAnS: His last name is read as either Weilman or Wörman.
270* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: He was ready to use a cannon armed with a High Explosive shell on Eren, Mikasa, and Armin. Read that again, a HE shell on ''3 kids''. It ends up ''not'' being overkill since a partially-formed Human Titan skeleton proved tough enough to withstand the blast.
271* ThousandYardStare: Basically his defining physical feature.
272[[/folder]]
273
274!!Former Members
275
276[[folder:Floch Forster]]
277
278A graduate of the 104th Trainee Corps, originally from the Garrison, who enthusiastically joins the Survey Corps with the mission to retake Wall Maria after the fall of the Royal Government. See the Other Branches Members section of the [[Characters/AttackOnTitanThe104thTraineeCorps 104th Trainee Corps character page]] for more information.
279[[/folder]]
280[[folder:Lobov]]
281A Commander of the Garrison, he is first seen during the Battle of Trost where he threatens to execute deserters fleeing the battlefield. After the TimeSkip, he joins the modernized Survey Corps. For his page, see the [[Characters/AttackOnTitanSurveyCorps Survey Corps]] page.
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283[[/folder]]

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