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"That day, the human race remembered the terror of being dominated by them, and the shame of being held captive in a birdcage..." — Over 100 years ago, a natural predator of humanity appeared: the Titans, giant humanoid but mindless monsters whose sole purpose of existence seemed to be to devour humans. There was an insurmountable gap in power between them and mankind, and as a result, humanity was rapidly exterminated to the brink of extinction. The survivors responded by constructing three concentric walls: Wall Maria, Wall Rose and Wall Sina, which graced them with a century of peace. However, one day a Colossal Titan far larger than any other seen before breached the outer wall, allowing the smaller Titans to invade the human territory and forcing the survivors to retreat to the inner walls. To make matters worse other types of titans that seem to be intelligent like the Colossal are making appearances, making any attempt to fight back futile. As resources greatly diminish and titan attacks become more frequent those within the walls begin wonder if their time is officially coming to an end. Only those brave enough to travel outside the walls are determined to fight back and find out what these new titans are and where they come from, clinging onto the hope that there are others out there. But whether they are friend or foe remains to be determined...
TITANS
Titans are a species of giant, man-eating humanoids. The people inside the Walls are taught that they first appeared 107 years prior to year 850 and rapidly exterminated humanity to the point of near-extinction. Titans strongly resemble nude humans. They are typically bipedal, though a few are quadrupedal, with the limbs and features one would expect in humans; however, they were all deformed to some extent in body proportions (enlarged head, small limbs, etc.). The vast majority of Titans have exceptionally wide mouths with an array of entirely sharp (in certain instances), or entirely flat teeth (which is more common in most observed titans). The vast majority of Titans have a masculine body type, although all of them lack reproductive organs. Unlike other species, Titans do not mate, and their interactions are nil with organisms other than humans; their sole purpose in life is to seek out and devour humans. They do not derive any real sustenance from humans either, as many of them did not taste human flesh for a century after the Walls were raised; but it did not affect their activity or decrease their numbers. Some Titans do not react to pain, and all would move as long as there is sunlight. Titans di not possess a complete, functioning digestive tract; they merely have a stomach-like cavity that eventually fills up with what they swallow. After consuming a certain amount, they regurgitate the contents of the cavity before they continue eating more humans. Most Titans show no signs of intelligence and act like mindless beasts—easy to trick, distract, and deceive. However, some Abnormals are able to sustain some of their former intelligence.
The body of Titans appear to violate several known laws of science, spontaneously generating both energy and mass. Their bodies are incredibly light, granting them human levels of maneuverability. Their extremely high level of activity and body temperature indicates the need for a massive intake of energy to fuel them, yet they apparently never need to eat at all, though most Titans kill their victims by appearing to do so. They possess and use vocal organs, but they do not need to breathe for survival. Titans draw their primary source of energy from the sun, as they become inactive when deprived of sunlight. Titans possess incredible regenerative abilities. Although the capacity varies from Titan to Titan, all can regenerate lost body parts in a period of time ranging from seconds to minutes, even severed heads (unless the nape was severed with the head). One of the only sure-fire ways to kill them is by slicing an area one meter long and 10 centimeters wide on their nape. This is the location of the central nervous system of the Titan. Without a functioning nervous system to control it, the Titan will die. After death, Titan corpses rapidly evaporate to skeletal remains, then to nothing at all. How Titans react to pain stimuli varies from one to another: some Titans completely ignore agonizing injuries, even impalement through the heart, and attack nearby humans as normal. Others scream or writhe, seemingly in agony.
The body of Titans appear to violate several known laws of science, spontaneously generating both energy and mass. Their bodies are incredibly light, granting them human levels of maneuverability. Their extremely high level of activity and body temperature indicates the need for a massive intake of energy to fuel them, yet they apparently never need to eat at all, though most Titans kill their victims by appearing to do so. They possess and use vocal organs, but they do not need to breathe for survival. Titans draw their primary source of energy from the sun, as they become inactive when deprived of sunlight. Titans possess incredible regenerative abilities. Although the capacity varies from Titan to Titan, all can regenerate lost body parts in a period of time ranging from seconds to minutes, even severed heads (unless the nape was severed with the head). One of the only sure-fire ways to kill them is by slicing an area one meter long and 10 centimeters wide on their nape. This is the location of the central nervous system of the Titan. Without a functioning nervous system to control it, the Titan will die. After death, Titan corpses rapidly evaporate to skeletal remains, then to nothing at all. How Titans react to pain stimuli varies from one to another: some Titans completely ignore agonizing injuries, even impalement through the heart, and attack nearby humans as normal. Others scream or writhe, seemingly in agony.
PURE TITANS
Ranging from 2 - 15 m in height, these Titans compose the vast majority of observed Titans. They all resemble humans but with varying levels of deformity. Their only common feature is their mindless nature. They mindlessly attack nearby humans, making them easy to deceive. However, they are still dangerous due to their size, physical strength, and sheer numbers.
ABNORMAL TITANS
An "Abnormal" is an uncommon type of Pure Titan that possesses unusual intelligence or performs unpredictable actions. Unlike the typical Titan that attack and devour humans on sight, abnormal Titans might choose to ignore single or isolated humans, and exhibit unpredictable behavior that could lead to greater damage as they disrupt important strategic locations. Some of these uncommon behaviors are speed-walking, running, performing great jumps, and even speaking human languages.
SUBJECTS OF YMIR
The Subjects of Ymir are descended from Ymir Fritz herself, the first human to acquire the power of the Titans over 1,800 years ago. After Ymir's demise, her daughters Maria, Rose, and Sheena Fritz devoured her corpse and gained her ability to turn into a Titan. As per their father's commands, Ymir's daughters reproduced to expand the bloodline and continue the race of humans who can turn into Titans. Currently, they populate the Walls of Paradis Island and the internment zones found in Marley and other nations of the world.
SHIFTERS
Shifters are Subjects of Ymir who have the Power of Titans. This allows them to transform into intelligent Titans with specific characteristics and unique abilities, known as the Nine Titans. In order to transform, a shifter must suffer an injury that draws blood (often self-inflicted) while having a solid goal or belief in mind at the moment of injury. Being injured by another person is also sufficient. Once the transformation is initiated, a burst of energy is released, followed by the generation of the Titan body and a release of hot steam. After transforming, the human body rests within the nape of the Titan's neck as the center of control. The human body is also merged with the Titan's flesh inside to varying extents, most frequently on the upper area of the cheeks below the eyes. When a human with the power of the Titans transforms for the first time, they can often lose control of their Titan form and can become a danger to both enemies and allies. If a Titan form is pushed to its limit, the human will emerge from the nape of its neck, sometimes in a semi-conscious or entirely unconscious state. If a Titan form is not exhausted, then its human possessor can emerge from the Titan form in full consciousness. In some cases, a human is able to partially emerge from their Titan body without fully leaving the nape. After the Power of the Titans is used, the area around the emerging human's eyes is temporarily marked by dark lines. The design of the marks appear to vary on some cases depending on which Titan the human is in possession of. The amount of time the human possesses these marks appears to depend on how long, skilled, or overworked they used their Titan forms, ranging from several minutes to several hours. The ability to transform into a Titan can be hindered by injuries inflicted on the human body. A human can transform into a Titan with injuries as severe as a missing limb, but only if a previous transformation has not occurred recently. If a human emerges from their Titan form and receives a severe injury, this person cannot transform into a Titan again until said injuries have healed.
Those with the power of the Titans can regenerate their bodies, as long as they have the will to live. They are even able to grow back their entire head in the event of a partial or complete decapitation. Regeneration from severe injuries such as lost limbs can strain their powers and prevent them from transforming for a period of time; healing takes much longer as a human than as a Titan. The time it takes to regenerate depends on the extent of the injury and how focused the individual is on healing that area. This healing is not absolute, however, and can be overwhelmed if the injury is severe enough. It is also possible to intentionally delay the healing. The only surefire way to kill a human with the power of the Titans is through severing the brain's connection to the rest of the body, although it is possible to survive even this by transferring the mind to the rest of the nervous system.
Those who inherit the Nine Titans are able to see the memories of previous inheritors to some extent. Touching objects or people can help trigger these memories. Blood relations between inheritors play a significant role in passing these memories. Both the Reiss and Tybur families kept their Titans—the Founding Titan and the War Hammer Titan, respectively—within the family, and because of that, they were able to access memories going back by several generations, up to at least the Great Titan War. Other inheritors are shown to be able to see the memories of the previous inheritor at the very least. Sometimes, the new inheritor will have dreams of a previous one. The Attack Titan is unique in that its inheritors can receive memories from the future as well as the past. The user of the Attack Titan is able to see events that their future self will experience, and even peer into a future inheritor's memories to some degree.
All Titans can harden with enough practice and training. This hardened material is shown to be so strong that not even the Colossus Titan can kick through it. Hardened materials on Titans are shown to be penetrated by Thunder Spears, sheer strength (presumably by another Titan), or the power of the Founding Titan. Titan hardening performed around humans, has only been shown to be broken by the Jaw Titan's jaws, or the power of the Founding Titan, with things such as Thunder Spears merely bouncing off of the titan crystals. This skill has shown to be easier to learn based on the Titan.
The first Titan, Ymir Fritz, was killed thirteen years after acquiring the power of the Titans. Because it is impossible for anyone to surpass the Founder, each person who gains the power of the Titans is fated with the "Curse of Ymir", which limits their remaining lifespan to only 13 years after first acquiring it. During the last years of their life, their body will weaken until they perish.
The power of the Titans can be transferred to a new host, should the current host be devoured by a Titan. This allows an ordinary Titan to become human again and possess the power of the Titans, and inherit one or more of the Nine Titans' abilities as well as the memories of the previous inheritors. This has been the case with the Founding Titan for over a thousand years. If an individual with the power of the Titans dies before it can be transferred, the power will be passed on to a baby among the Subjects of Ymir, who is born after the said inheritor's death, regardless of distance or relation to the previous inheritor.
Those with the power of the Titans can regenerate their bodies, as long as they have the will to live. They are even able to grow back their entire head in the event of a partial or complete decapitation. Regeneration from severe injuries such as lost limbs can strain their powers and prevent them from transforming for a period of time; healing takes much longer as a human than as a Titan. The time it takes to regenerate depends on the extent of the injury and how focused the individual is on healing that area. This healing is not absolute, however, and can be overwhelmed if the injury is severe enough. It is also possible to intentionally delay the healing. The only surefire way to kill a human with the power of the Titans is through severing the brain's connection to the rest of the body, although it is possible to survive even this by transferring the mind to the rest of the nervous system.
Those who inherit the Nine Titans are able to see the memories of previous inheritors to some extent. Touching objects or people can help trigger these memories. Blood relations between inheritors play a significant role in passing these memories. Both the Reiss and Tybur families kept their Titans—the Founding Titan and the War Hammer Titan, respectively—within the family, and because of that, they were able to access memories going back by several generations, up to at least the Great Titan War. Other inheritors are shown to be able to see the memories of the previous inheritor at the very least. Sometimes, the new inheritor will have dreams of a previous one. The Attack Titan is unique in that its inheritors can receive memories from the future as well as the past. The user of the Attack Titan is able to see events that their future self will experience, and even peer into a future inheritor's memories to some degree.
All Titans can harden with enough practice and training. This hardened material is shown to be so strong that not even the Colossus Titan can kick through it. Hardened materials on Titans are shown to be penetrated by Thunder Spears, sheer strength (presumably by another Titan), or the power of the Founding Titan. Titan hardening performed around humans, has only been shown to be broken by the Jaw Titan's jaws, or the power of the Founding Titan, with things such as Thunder Spears merely bouncing off of the titan crystals. This skill has shown to be easier to learn based on the Titan.
The first Titan, Ymir Fritz, was killed thirteen years after acquiring the power of the Titans. Because it is impossible for anyone to surpass the Founder, each person who gains the power of the Titans is fated with the "Curse of Ymir", which limits their remaining lifespan to only 13 years after first acquiring it. During the last years of their life, their body will weaken until they perish.
The power of the Titans can be transferred to a new host, should the current host be devoured by a Titan. This allows an ordinary Titan to become human again and possess the power of the Titans, and inherit one or more of the Nine Titans' abilities as well as the memories of the previous inheritors. This has been the case with the Founding Titan for over a thousand years. If an individual with the power of the Titans dies before it can be transferred, the power will be passed on to a baby among the Subjects of Ymir, who is born after the said inheritor's death, regardless of distance or relation to the previous inheritor.
THE NINE
The Nine Titans were nine Titan powers that had been passed down through the Eldian people for nearly 2,000 years after the death of Ymir Fritz, with each having their own name. They are called the Founding Titan, the Attack Titan, the Colossus Titan, the Female Titan, the Armored Titan, the Beast Titan, the Jaw Titan, the Cart Titan and the War Hammer Titan. Around 2,000 years ago, Ymir Fritz obtained the power of the Titans and became the first Titan, which is the Founding Titan. Thirteen years later, she died and her power was then split into three by her daughters who devoured her. Eventually, the powers split into the Nine Titans, which were subsequently inherited by nine of her descendants. The Nine Titans soon destroyed the ancient nation of Marley and conquered the entire continent to build the Eldian Empire. As family relations play a significant role in passing and inheriting memories from the previous inheritors of the Titans, the Nine Titans normally resided within noble families during Eldia's reign. Examples include the Fritz family with the Founding Titan and Tybur family with the War Hammer Titan.
The Founding Titan, by screaming, can turn Subjects of Ymir into Titans, control the minds of Titans, and alter the memories and bodies of Subjects of Ymir, but only if the inheritor has royal blood or is in contact with a Titan of royal blood. It is connected to all Subjects of Ymir and Titans via paths.
The Armored Titan is covered by hardened, armor-like skin, except in key areas necessary for movement, it also possesses the ability to harden its arms and feet into sharper claws which can be used to climb structures such as the Walls.
The Attack Titan can receive memories from both past and future inheritors of the Titan. Guided by these memories, it always moves ahead, fighting for freedom.
The Beast Titan can take on the physical characteristics of different animals that vary between its inheritors.
The Cart Titan is quadrupedal and has great endurance that allows it to stay transformed for long periods of time, as well as transform in rapid succession without needing to rest, hundreds of times per day even.
The Colossus Titan is enormous and can emit immense amounts of steam from its body like a blast furnace, at the gradual cost of its muscle tissue. The user is able to control the Titan's transformation power and blast radius.
The Female Titan can inherit abilities much more easily than any of the other Titans. It can also harden areas of its skin for extra offensive and defensive capabilities. It also has the ability to summon pure titans with its scream.
The Jaw Titan is the swiftest of the Nine Titans and has sharp, hardened teeth and claws capable of breaking almost anything.
The War Hammer Titan can materialize various weapons and structures from its own hardened flesh. It can be controlled from afar through a cable of Titan flesh while the user remains hidden within a hardened crystal casing.
The Founding Titan, by screaming, can turn Subjects of Ymir into Titans, control the minds of Titans, and alter the memories and bodies of Subjects of Ymir, but only if the inheritor has royal blood or is in contact with a Titan of royal blood. It is connected to all Subjects of Ymir and Titans via paths.
The Armored Titan is covered by hardened, armor-like skin, except in key areas necessary for movement, it also possesses the ability to harden its arms and feet into sharper claws which can be used to climb structures such as the Walls.
The Attack Titan can receive memories from both past and future inheritors of the Titan. Guided by these memories, it always moves ahead, fighting for freedom.
The Beast Titan can take on the physical characteristics of different animals that vary between its inheritors.
The Cart Titan is quadrupedal and has great endurance that allows it to stay transformed for long periods of time, as well as transform in rapid succession without needing to rest, hundreds of times per day even.
The Colossus Titan is enormous and can emit immense amounts of steam from its body like a blast furnace, at the gradual cost of its muscle tissue. The user is able to control the Titan's transformation power and blast radius.
The Female Titan can inherit abilities much more easily than any of the other Titans. It can also harden areas of its skin for extra offensive and defensive capabilities. It also has the ability to summon pure titans with its scream.
The Jaw Titan is the swiftest of the Nine Titans and has sharp, hardened teeth and claws capable of breaking almost anything.
The War Hammer Titan can materialize various weapons and structures from its own hardened flesh. It can be controlled from afar through a cable of Titan flesh while the user remains hidden within a hardened crystal casing.
PARADIS ISLAND
Paradis Island is a massive island on which the three Walls are located, and Eldia's last territory. It is just off the coast of Marley and is surrounded by the ocean. Marley uses the island as a dumping ground for its Eldian criminals, turning them into Pure Titans as punishment. In this context, the island is often called "Heaven". Late into the history of the Eldian Empire, Karl Fritz, the 145th monarch of the Fritz family, chose to abandon the conflict over the Nine Titans between the subservient Eldian families on the continental mainland and moved the capital of Eldia to Paradis Island, a remote island at the time. In the King's absence, the Great Titan War continued to cripple the Eldian Empire as the eight Titan families would engage in an endless cycle of conspiracy and betrayal. As Eldia lost more and more territory to the Marleyans, the King gathered as many Eldians and members of the royal family as was possible before raising three Walls around their last piece of undisputed territory in the year 743.
The military also known as the Armed Forces of Eldia are a full-time professional armed forces of Eldia on Paradis Island originally trained to deal with the Titans within and beyond the Walls. It is divided into three branches: the Survey Corps, which explores outside human territory to hostile areas in a bid for expansion; the Garrison, which patrols and maintains the Walls, keeping Titans out and acting as the first to engage the Titans if the gate is destroyed; and the Military Police Brigade, the top-ranking soldiers who serve as the personal guards for the king and maintain order within the Walls. Additionally, the Training Corps oversees the education and training of the recruits in order to join one of the aforementioned branches.
The military also known as the Armed Forces of Eldia are a full-time professional armed forces of Eldia on Paradis Island originally trained to deal with the Titans within and beyond the Walls. It is divided into three branches: the Survey Corps, which explores outside human territory to hostile areas in a bid for expansion; the Garrison, which patrols and maintains the Walls, keeping Titans out and acting as the first to engage the Titans if the gate is destroyed; and the Military Police Brigade, the top-ranking soldiers who serve as the personal guards for the king and maintain order within the Walls. Additionally, the Training Corps oversees the education and training of the recruits in order to join one of the aforementioned branches.
MARLEY
Marley is a nation located beyond the Walls and across the ocean from Paradis Island. Marley was once conquered by Eldia in ancient times, but during the Great Titan War, the Marleyans rose up and subjugated all of Eldia's territory with the exception of Paradis Island. In the present, Marley sustains its global power using the power of the Titans possessed by the Warrior Unit, but it is losing its status due to lagging behind other nations in technological progress.
The Marley government has a vast knowledge of the Titans to the extent that they are able to make use of Titan-related technology, as they possess insight into the origin of the Titans. For example, the Marley government are known to create Titan serums to transform the Warriors and Eldian criminals into Titans. An academic discipline known as "Titan biology," headed by Marley's Titan Biology Research Society, was founded in dedication to the research of Titans. It is the Society that put forth the theory that all Subjects of Ymir are connected by unseen paths from which the flesh and bones of Titan are sent to them, and that all the paths cross at a single "coordinate," the Founding Titan.
After the Great Titan War, most Eldians who were stranded on the continental mainland were left at the mercy of an unforgiving Marleyan nation, which was nevertheless aware of the military potential of their genetic trait. To exploit it, the Eldians were segregated from the rest of the population into designated areas such as the Liberio internment zone under the watch of the Public Security Authorities. These ghettos act as a reserve pool for Pure Titans. In wartime, internees were brought out to be turned into Titans and released onto battlefields as living weapons.To justify its exploitation, Marley indoctrinated both its citizens and Eldians with a revised history which demonized the latter group. As a result, the Marleyan populace saw the Subjects of Ymir as evil due to their ancestor Ymir Fritz's deal with the "Devil of All Earth." On the other hand, average continental Eldians have become convinced that they are genuinely indebted to their "merciful" Marleyan overlords, and that the only ways to redeem themselves would be through loyal service to the Marley Motherland and the extermination of "bad" Eldians on Paradis Island.
The Marley government has a vast knowledge of the Titans to the extent that they are able to make use of Titan-related technology, as they possess insight into the origin of the Titans. For example, the Marley government are known to create Titan serums to transform the Warriors and Eldian criminals into Titans. An academic discipline known as "Titan biology," headed by Marley's Titan Biology Research Society, was founded in dedication to the research of Titans. It is the Society that put forth the theory that all Subjects of Ymir are connected by unseen paths from which the flesh and bones of Titan are sent to them, and that all the paths cross at a single "coordinate," the Founding Titan.
After the Great Titan War, most Eldians who were stranded on the continental mainland were left at the mercy of an unforgiving Marleyan nation, which was nevertheless aware of the military potential of their genetic trait. To exploit it, the Eldians were segregated from the rest of the population into designated areas such as the Liberio internment zone under the watch of the Public Security Authorities. These ghettos act as a reserve pool for Pure Titans. In wartime, internees were brought out to be turned into Titans and released onto battlefields as living weapons.To justify its exploitation, Marley indoctrinated both its citizens and Eldians with a revised history which demonized the latter group. As a result, the Marleyan populace saw the Subjects of Ymir as evil due to their ancestor Ymir Fritz's deal with the "Devil of All Earth." On the other hand, average continental Eldians have become convinced that they are genuinely indebted to their "merciful" Marleyan overlords, and that the only ways to redeem themselves would be through loyal service to the Marley Motherland and the extermination of "bad" Eldians on Paradis Island.