Talk:List of Attack on Titan characters

It's Levi, not Rivaille.

Nowhere in any official source is his name "Rivaille". The scanlators that use "Rivaille" are known for their frequent mistantranslations of character names, along with their terrible grammar and generally poor use of English. The official English version of the manga, published by Kodansha, uses Levi. Isayama, the mangaka, said he got the name from a boy in Jesus Camp. As you can see by checking the article and other sources, nowhere in the documentary is there a person named Rivaille. However, there is a young boy named Levi. There is literally nothing out there stating Levi's name is Rivaille except for faulty scanlations and misinformed fanpages, unless you can prove otherwise please stop making unnecessary reversions and edits. 74.101.24.148 (talk) 23:33, 23 May 2013 (UTC)

Regarding Hanji/Hansi

Hmm not sure about this because I don't know if it's sourced anywhere, but I believe this character is actually named Hansi, and not Hanji. Hanji is a male Japanese name, which does not fit because Mikasa is supposed to be of Asian descent, while the other characters have mostly German names. Hansi is a unisex German name, appropriate given Isayama has deliberately avoided stating this character's gender.

Can anyone find a source, perhaps? Bereou (talk) 02:25, 2 July 2013 (UTC)

Kodansha's name is used, whatever that may be. <KirtZJ>^Talk 02:31, 2 July 2013 (UTC)

"The Titan that caused the death of Reiner and Bertolt's friend years earlier, even though they initially suspect that Ymir is the Titan responsible."

Umm no. Do you people even read this manga? The Ape Titan wasn't the one who ate Bertolt and Reiner's friend, it was Ymir. It's not a mystery of any kind and they even discuss it in the recent chapters. (186.30.139.52 (talk) 15:17, 14 July 2013 (UTC))

The problem was that you didn't explain your edit in the Edit Summary, taking an extra five seconds to do so avoids things like this. <KirtZJ>^Talk 19:15, 14 July 2013 (UTC)

The necessity of spoilers.

I happened to skim the contents of this page looking for the name of a specific character, only to find out the identity of the armoured titan. Is that kind of late-plot information really required for a page that very briefly summarises characters? 171.98.46.61 (talk) 09:41, 22 July 2013 (UTC)

WP:SPOILER says yes.—Ryulong (琉竜) 11:03, 22 July 2013 (UTC)

Exactly what Ryulong said. KirtZJ^Talk 17:54, 22 July 2013 (UTC)

Eren Jaegar

Isn't Jaegar supposed to be the actual Spelling while Yeagar? --(B)～（ー．ー）～(Z) (talk) 11:16, 13 August 2013 (UTC)

The official translation is Yeager.—Ryulong (琉竜) 11:30, 13 August 2013 (UTC)

If you use german names, you'd go with Jäger (Hunter) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.97.86.20 (talk) 09:38, 5 October 2013 (UTC)

Character Descriptions

About the short character descriptions of the 104th Trainees Corp based on Chapter 18, should we change it into Kodansha USA translations or no?

I'll leave the character descriptions here made by Kodansha based on Ch. 18 and also adding in the Character Introductions page on volume 5 just in case:
Order based on how it was presented in Chapter 18.
First description is from Chapter 18. Second description is from the Character Introductions page on volume 5.

• Reiner Braun
  • He's strong as an ox and has the will to match. But more than anything, he's earned the trust of his comrades.
  • Graduated second on his training corps. Reiner is as strong as an ox and has the will to match. His comrades have a great deal of trust in him.
• Armin Arlert
  • When it comes to physical strength, he doesn't measure up to soldier standards. But I hear that in the classroom lectures, he's shown extraordinary imagination.
  • Eren and Mikasa's childhood friend. Though Armin isn't athletic in the least, he is an excellent thinker and can produce unique ideas.
• Annie Leonhart
  • The angle of her slashing attack is impeccable. She carves deeply into the target. Personality-wise, she tends to be a loner and has trouble cooperating.
  • Annie's small stature belies her great skill in the art of hand-to-hand combat. She's a realist through and through and tends to be a loner.
• Bertolt Hoover
  • He's mastered every single skill that's been taught...And I believe he has a lot of potential...But he lacks drive and tends to leave decisions to others.
  • Has a high degree of skill in everything he's been taught, but is indecisive and lacks initiative.
• Jean Kirstein
  • He has a deep understanding of the Vertical Maneuvering Equipment and at excels at exploiting that skill...He can also take in a situation at a moment's glance, but his personality is like a drawn sword, which tends to create conflict.
  • Superior at Vertical Maneuvering. Jean is honest to a fault, which often puts him at odds with other people.
• Connie Springer
  • He has a fine sense of balance and is effective at Vertical Maneuvering. However, he's got a slow mind and often makes strategic mistakes.
  • Effective at Vertical Maneuvering, but slow on the uptake, so his comprehension of tactics is less than stellar.
• Sasha Blouse
  • She moves quickly and has remarkable instincts...But she has issues with structure, making her ill-suited for organized activity.
  • Sasha is very agile and has remarkable instincts. Owing to her unconventionality, she isn't suited for organized activity.
• Mikasa Ackerman
  • She's mastered every single difficult subject perfectly. Her talent is historically unprecedented, making her the most valuable of them all.
  • Mikasa graduated at the top of her training corps. Her parents were murdered before her eyes when she was a child. After that, she was raised alongside Eren, whom she tenaciously tries to protect.
• Eren Yeager
  • Though proficient at barehanded fighting, he doesn't seem to have any other skills...But he possesses a sense of purpose that's twice as strong as anyone else's. Through his constant effort, his grades have steadily improved.
  • Longing for the world outside the wall, Eren aims to join the Survey Corps. He can turn himself into a Titan.

Others from the 104th Training Corp Graduates not included in Ch. 18 but has a small description in the Character Introductions page of Vol.5:

• Marco Bott
  • Yearned to join the Military Police Brigade so he could serve the king. Marco died during the Titan mop-up operation.
• Krista Lenz
  • Extremely short, with a friendly, warm-hearted personality.

Saurers123 (talk) 03:35, 22 August 2013 (UTC)

We shouldn't use them at all. All text should be original. Any unsourced direct quotes should be deleted.—Ryulong (琉竜) 04:03, 22 August 2013 (UTC)

This is taken from the official translations of Volume 4 and Volume 5 by Kodansha USA. Of course, I don't mean directly quoting the books. Just basing things from there, since most of the descriptions currently written in the character summaries are based on fan scanlations.Saurers123 (talk) 04:14, 22 August 2013 (UTC)

While I support official media, I don't believe usurping the current descriptions in favor of stretching official short descriptions is warranted here. I should add, most of the available "fan scanlations" available only mis-translate the character names as pointed on Talk:Attack on Titan but the general information is understandable. I don't see them going out of their way to deceive people with inaccurate plot. The current descriptions available are already accurate and cover the broad character spectra available including the aforementioned information while most even include information taken directly from the Japanese Wikipedia article. In addition to avoid redundancy; this might be a non issue. KirtZ^Message 05:03, 22 August 2013 (UTC)

Thank you for the replies. So should I erase the quotes or just leave it here? Saurers123 (talk) 05:25, 22 August 2013 (UTC)

No problem. That should probably fine, you can leave them in the spirit of discussion. KirtZ^Message 05:32, 22 August 2013 (UTC)

Hanji and their nongender-binaryness

I'm fairly sure the creator of Attack on Titan has stated that Hanji/Hange has no specific gender - they are not addressed by she or he pronouns in the manga. The anime has given them female pronouns, however most agree this is due to a lack of actual specific instruction to have Hanji remain gender neutral and the fact that they appear to be of the female sex. Thus I think Hanji should be addressed specifically with they/them pronouns only. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.84.238.186 (talk) 17:17, 15 September 2013 (UTC)

On his blog, Isayama responded to a question about Hanji's gender with "If I'm getting this kind of question, it seems better not to reveal their gender lol". — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.5.66.48 (talk) 16:25, 29 December 2013 (UTC)

This is just all stuff taken out of context and conflated by the Tumblr community who have to obsess over what her gender is and does not belong on Wikipedia. If one form of the media treats her as a woman, when other media does not, then Wikipedia reports on what is available. Kodansha USA's wishy washy responses do not count as reliable sources.—Ryūlóng (琉竜) 06:57, 16 January 2014 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 12 March 2014

Add the third set of revealed English voice actors, confirmed directly by Funimation via their official Tumblr. The additions are as follows:

Levi - Matthew Mercer

Petra - Caitlin Glass

Hange - Jessica Calvello

Daz - Brad Venable

Bertholdt - David Matranga

Franz - James Chandler

Rico - Morgan Garrett

Pyxis - R Bruce Elliott

Nack - Will Short

98.250.7.156 (talk) 22:24, 12 March 2014 (UTC)

 Done—Ryūlóng (琉竜) 23:08, 12 March 2014 (UTC)

Thanks, but you misspelled Matthew Mercer's name (you left out the "c"). -- 98.250.7.156 (talk) 23:52, 12 March 2014 (UTC)

Done Cannolis (talk) 01:55, 13 March 2014 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 13 March 2014

Add the fourth set of confirmed English voice actors:

Mikasa – Trina Nishimura

Hugo – Tyson Rinehart

Ian – Scott Freeman

Milieus – Joel McDonald

Mina – Alexis Tipton

Mitabi – Kyle Hebert

Mobb – Matthew Ham

98.250.7.156 (talk) 22:10, 13 March 2014 (UTC)

Two of these characters are not listed though.—Ryūlóng (琉竜) 22:37, 13 March 2014 (UTC)

Thanks, but you linked to Matthew Ham the Australian goalkeeper, not the actor. -- 98.250.7.156 (talk) 23:20, 13 March 2014 (UTC)

Oops.—Ryūlóng (琉竜) 23:41, 13 March 2014 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 14 March 2014

WHO IS THE FUCKING DUMB-ASS WHO LOCKED THIS PAGE!? There are alot of mistakes and I can't fix them because some IDIOT LOCKED THE FUCKING PAGE! 50.174.143.19 (talk) 02:53, 14 March 2014 (UTC)

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. Feel free to create an account, wait four days, make 10 edits, and then your account will be autoconfirmed and can edit semiprotected pages such as this one. Keep in mind that this article was locked to prevent additions of unsourced content and you show have reliable sources backing up your edits when you are fixing said mistakes. Cannolis (talk) 03:07, 14 March 2014 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 14 March 2014

Remove the link for James Chandler, I don't think it's the same person. 50.174.143.19 (talk) 06:58, 14 March 2014 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 14 March 2014

You guy need to removed the links for all the voice actors who don't have pages, or just make them. PS the link for James Chandler isn't the same guy, so please remove that too. 50.174.143.19 (talk) 07:09, 14 March 2014 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 14 March 2014

Can you guys please unlock the page, there is no need to lock it. Why did you did it? 50.174.143.19 (talk) 07:18, 14 March 2014 (UTC)