anime only but this is my top 5 characters rn

Reiner
Erwin
Ymir
Armin
Eren

(Willy) gets an honorable mention, his few moments were so impactful for me

GOATed list & honourable mention

Why Ymir & Armin though?

I could look up the OG page where I made the post, but one of my theories is that Historia’s baby’s name will be Ymir.

Why do I feel like they ain’t gonna do another season

Eren
Falco
Armin
Bertolt
Levi

ALL GOATS

Mikasa,
Sasha,
Annie,
Pieck,
Historia on my tip.

Honorable mention: Yelena tall ass

Your d*** wrote this list, and you can't convince me otherwise. Bet Hitch or Louise aren't far from making honourable mentions

Anime only too

Erwin
Eren
Armin
Reiner
Gabi

Sasha could be a contender just for how impactful to the story her death was, probably the most impactful death of the series so far. At the same time its kinda sad she became important only after passing away, oh well that's isayama for you

Did you not see Floch in the last episode and Hange in basically every episode is this season, Erwin's death was massive.
My man Marco's was also a shambles

1. Armin
2. Reiner
3. Eren
4. Falco
5. Historia

But Pieck tho..

Erwin Smith was, confirmed. He’d be Eren’s only ally for the rumbling.

He’d actually support it tbh. Isayama had to kill him off to make it an Eren vs. Everyone situation.

The man was pro-Paradis without even knowing what Eldians & Marleyans were, and when he found out about the plot, LITERALLY said: “if the humans beyond the walls oppose us, we’ll eliminate them all”.

Erwin's death sure was impactful, but imo it was more yo his character than to the overall story. Floch switched to eren, hange is the only one really affected and levi to a lesser degree. Both are important but sasha's a bit more, especially considering what was her previous role

No order:

Eren
Erwin
Levi
Zeke
Mikasa

Throw in Pixis as an HM

Season 2 has been my favourite season so far and Ymir’s storyline in that was a large factor of it.

Armin’s growth from the timid insecure kid to realizing the burden of his intelligence has been really engaging. His growth as a character from the big 3 (Mikasa, Eren, Armin) has been the most consistent throughout the show for my self

Reiner’s arc has been so good man

He’s probably my favourite character now

Real for Gabi, she might be up there if Isayama lands the landing for her arc

The turning point for Reiner & Bertholdts character for me was when Bertholdt screamed out of fear and pain at his former teammates (who were trying to kill them):

“You think someone would just want to kill for fun?”

As in, we’re kids too - just trapped in our duty to our people, just as you all are. S*** hit hard bro.

Tragic ass characters

Sub Mikasa for Pixis & our lists practically identical bro.

Pixis, Erwin & Falco, all underrated characters.

Falco’s gonna play a huge role I feel for the world after the Rumbling is done. Just going off Norse mythology.

You can’t say Erwin is an underrated character with a straight face lmao

He’s on almost everyone’s top 5

The beauty of AoT is, by the time you realize what’s actually going on, it’s too late.

It’s a perfect slap in your face when you catch the plot. If ever you felt even a shred of hatred, disdain, racism, national pride, etc. In ya heart.

It hits ya. Isayama forces you to look at yourself. Wish they’d show this in anti-racism programs for people not wanting to be racist anymore.

EXACTLY! That would be so cool. We can see why the world calls them devil bloods.