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And when he is back at full strength, the enemy couldn’t be any more different. Between the reveal of the Armored and Colossal Titan’s identities and the ensuing battle, it’s a moment for growth that might feel considerably less threatening if Levi was there. It also serves to give the rest of the cast time to catch up in a way, fighting on their own during the whirlwind of emotions that was the second season. For as slight an injury as it is, it also goes to show that not even Levi is invincible. He breaks it saving Mikasa from an attack, and the physicians within the walls must have been real sticklers because he spends the entirety of Season 2 out of combat to recover. So with this in mind, how does the show handle him, and why is it so effective?įor starters, the first time Levi is put out of commission, it's for something as simple as an ankle injury during his fight against the Female Titan. Levi is different because, by every metric the show demonstrates, he is more powerful than anyone in the series. He even walks into a trap full well knowing that he’ll take a bullet, just so he can find out what he needs to know.īut Dazai’s strength and the sidelining that it facilitates is to compensate for his lack of physical strength, which puts him significantly at odds with his foes, often powerful superhumans. For this reason, almost every arc involves them being kidnapped or otherwise indisposed, and he seems to know this. In a similar example, Osamu Dazai in Bungo Stray Dogs is undoubtedly one of the most intelligent characters in the entire series, and his power makes him a huge threat. And when the villains are sweating over a particular protagonist, that can say a lot about the scales of power.
Countless dramas are predicated on plots that involve insuring that powerful individuals cannot interfere. Levi is so powerful, in fact, that relying on him too much could render the threats null, necessitating that he needs to be out of commission at times, a not-so-uncommon writing move. RELATED: Attack on Titan Collaborates with UNIQLO for Otaku Spring Fashion What To Do With The Strongest However, he’s also a reminder of what is lost on the road toward that kind of power. The recruits have a character who functions like a goalpost for the skills they’ll need to survive. After seeing half of the supporting cast eaten and even the seeming death of the show’s protagonist, Levi’s strength is a catharsis and a sickeningly sweet relief that audiences easily latch onto. While the main characters fight for their lives during the Battle of Trost, Levi cuts down Titans like they’re nothing, displaying a level of skill the audience hasn’t previously witnessed, with his cohorts not far behind. And it’s for that very reason that the story’s use of him is so fascinating - not just for when he’s allowed to let loose, but when he’s pushed to the sidelines, unable to lend his strength to other characters in their time of need.Ĭaptain Levi is first introduced in Episode 4 of the anime, heading out on an expedition with the Scouting Regiment, but he truly makes his entrance in Episode 9. Levi Ackerman is undoubtedly the most powerful character in Attack on Titan, even among the array of superpowered, transforming bio-mechas that comprise the series’ namesake.
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