Eren Yeager (835- 854) was a German former Survey Corps member, Yeagerist Group leader, Last Hope of Humanity, Genocide Mastermind, and the main protagonist of the show and manga series, Attack On Titan (進撃の巨人, Shingeki no Kyojin) created by Hajime Isayama in September 2009 and animated in April 2013 by Mappa Studios.

Wiki/Biography

Eren Yeager also known as Attack Titan, Suicidal Blockhead, and Founding Titan was born on 30 March 835 in the Shiganshina District, Paradis Island, Eldia (age 9 years, debut; age 15 years, joining survey corps; age 19 years time skip). His zodiac is Aries. His blood type is B. Eren later became a member of the 104th Squad of Survey Corps and eventually gained the power awakening of the Attack Titan. With the passage of time, Eren gained the powers of other Titans and became the leader of the Yeagerist Group which plan to end the World with a massive Rumbling Plan by then a large number of Colossal Titans.

Physical Appearance

Height (approx.): “6.0” (standard) 49.6″(Titan form)

Weight (approx.): 82 kg

Hair Colour: Black

Eye Colour: Green

Species: Human, Pure Titan

Nature

Eren was a soft and mind boy during his childhood until the first outbreak of Titans. After losing his mom, Eren became violent and aggressive with a determination to bring an end to all Titans. He lost all his happiness and even smiled barely anytime. He used to wake up from nightmares and scream or cry at night. After becoming the Attack Titan and getting the knowledge of the future, Eren became emotionally numb and was determined to bring about the destruction of the world. He was broken from the inside and had to face all the different trials of life in order to fulfill his mission and save his people. Eren even sacrificed his love life in order for what was needed. By the end of the series, Eren finally found the peace and freedom he long wished for. His MBTI personality type is ISPF, people with this personality type are stubborn, aggressive, and would do anything beyond their capabilities.

Statistics

Knowledge: 9/10

Strength: 6/10 (human) 10/10 (Titan)

Creativity: 8/10

Initiative: 10/10

Emotional Strength: 10/10

Social Skills: 5/10

Judgemental Skills: 10/10

Family

Parents & Siblings

Eren’s father Grisha was a scientist and was born outside the walls of Eldia. He found the Royal family with Founding Titan powers and took it for himself by killing everyone. Later it was revealed that it was Eren who had entered the mind of Grisha to make him do all the killings. In the end, he gave a Titan Serum to Eren and made him eat his own father as a Titan to acquire the powers.

Eren and Grisha Yeager (father)

During the first chapter, Titans broke into the walls and attacked the people where she lost her life saving Eren and Mikasa. She was eaten alive by the Smiling Titan in front of escaping Eren who swore to kill every Titan to take revenge.

Eren and his mother Carla

Zeke Yeager was Eren’s half-brother who wanted to save the Eldian people by using the Founding Titan’s abilities to sterilize all Subjects of Ymir. He formed a false alliance with Eren to help him but instead betrayed him to stop the plan of Rumbling. He lost to Eren and was killed in the process while his body served Eren’s plan in distress.

Zeke and his Titan Form

Friends

Armin Arlet joined the Survey Corps along with Eren to help him achieve his goal. On the verge of death, he was saved by Eren and Captain Levi who gave him the Titan Serum and a chance to inherit the power of Colossal Titan. He fought alongside Eren and used his abilities to gain victories. In the end, he led the force to fight against Eren to stop him from ending the world and took the Title of Hero for saving the world and reuniting the world with the Eldian people.

Armin Arlet- Eren’s Bestfriend

Relationship/Affair

Ever since a young age, Eren was filled with the hatred of killing every Titan and wanted to do so without any other thoughts. Since the age of 9, Eren and Mikasa have been living together after Mikasa lost her parents and Eren protected her from bandits. Mikasa had the blood of Ackerman which give her feats of superhuman strength and courage. Eren gave Mikasa his red scarf, which became the symbol of love for Mikasa and she always held it close to herself. She followed and protected Eren in every phase of life and joined the Survey Corps too. Eren was walking a path opposite his friends and had to do anything to protect them from the dangers to come, for which he pushed Mikasa and her love away from him by rejecting her confession. Mikasa loved Eren until the end and had to kill him to end the Titan reign and bring peace to the End Of the World. She said her final goodbye to Eren while she was in his mouth while Titan transformed and had to cut the head off the monster.

Mikasa Ackerman holding Eren’s decapitated head

Religion

Eren is a dedicated Christan. He has been viewed as the devil and brought the end of humanity in order to save the ones close to him. In a parallel way, we can say Eren is believed to be a God himself to bring judgment upon this world.

Residence

Eren was born in the Shiganshina District, Southern Walls of Paradis Island. He grew up, trained, and lived in Shiganshina District until he activated the Rumbling and went out to destroy the world.

Shiganshina District

Career

Eren was recruited as a member of the 104th Survey Corps Units where he trained himself to learn the vertical maneuver gear in order to fight Titans. During his first encounter with Titans, he was supposedly killed but later was revealed to possess the powers of the Attack Titan. He acted as a support to the unit by using his Titan abilities to help his people fight against the Titans. Later learned the truth about the world and the people which made him change his mind and he went to declare war on the world outside Paradis Island. He ended up becoming the leader of the Yeagerist Group and successfully activating the Rumbling to flatten the Earth and kill millions of people. Everything he did was to protect his people and save the Eldian race.

Eren in Survey corps

Anime

Attack on Titan was produced by Wit Studios and Production I.G for the initial three seasons and MAPPA Studios did it for the fourth. The first season aired on Mainichi Broadcasting System in Japan on April 7, 2013. The anime broke the records for highest ratings for multiple episodes, with over 88 episodes, 1 recap episode, and 8 OVA (Original Video Animation). Season 1 was directed by Tetsurō Araki, Seasons 2 and 3 by Masashi Koizuka, and final Season 4 by Yuichiro Hayashi. The Anime version is yet to show the complete story of what the outcome will be.

Manga

Attack on Titan was written and illustrated by Hajime Isayama and published by Kodansha on September 9, 2009. It has sold over 150 million copies globally. Later in the year 2012, it was given a worldwide release on various online platforms one of them being, Crunchyroll. The manga was completed after in period of 11 years and its final chapter 139 was released on April 9, 2021. The manga shows the complete story with uncensored viewership for people over certain age groups. The manga initially gained few negatives but as the story progressed, it kept getting better.

Attack on Titan Manga

Films

• Attack on Titan Part 1: Guren no Yumiya (「進撃の巨人」前編～紅蓮の弓矢～ Shingeki no Kyojin Zenpen ~Guren no Yumiya “Attack on Titan” Prequel – Crimson Bow and Arrow – First recap movie to be released in the franchise, Directed by Tetsurō Araki and released on 22 November 2014.

• Attack on Titan Part 2: Jiyuu no Tsubasa (「進撃の巨人」後編～自由の翼～ Shingeki no Kyojin Kōhen ~Jiyū no Tsubasa – Second installment in the movie series giving a recap, Directed by Tetsurō Araki on 27 June 2015.

• Attack on Titan: Roar of Awakening (「進撃の巨人」～覚醒の咆哮～ Shingeki no Kyojin ~Kakusei no Hōkō) – Third Installment in the recap movie series Directed by Masashi Koizuka and released on 13 January 2018.

• Attack on Titan: Chronicle (「進撃の巨人」CHRONICLE Shingeki no Kyojin CHRONICLE) -4th Recap movie to cover the seasons Directed by Tetsurō Araki and Masashi Koizuka. Release date 17 July 2020.
  

  Attack on Titan Live Movie

Live Adaptations

• Attack on Titan, The Movie: Part 1 (進撃の巨人: 前篇 Shingeki no Kyojin: Zenpen) was the first Movie released as a live adaptation of the original storyline of the Attack on Titan series and manga. It was written by Yusuke Watanabe and Tomohiro Machiyama and had a world premiere on 1 August 2014. Eren was portrayed by Haruma Miura.

• Attack on Titan, The Movie: Part 2, also known as Attack on Titan: End of the World (進撃の巨人 エンド オブ ザ ワールド Shingeki no Kyojin Endo obu za wārudo) is the second live adaptation movie of Attack on Titan series, Directed by Shinji Higuchi and was released on 19 September 2015. Eren was portrayed by Haruma Miura.

Video Games

• Attack on Titan: Humanity on Crisis – 2013

• Attack On Titan: Tribute Game – 2015

• Attack On Titan – 2016

• Attack On Titan 2 – 2018

• Attack On Titan 2: Final Battle – 2019

All the games were based on the original story created by Hajime Isayama, Attack on Titan and follow a similar timeline and happening events.

Eren in-game Attack On Titan, 2016

Eren in Attack on Titan 2 game

Stage Shows

Attack on Titan is famous for its live shows featuring various Opening and End Credit songs in the anime players in an orchestra choir such as Guren no Yumiya, Jiyuu no Tsubasa, Utsukushiki Zankoku na Sekai, etc.

Portrayed By/Voice Actor

Yuki Kaji as Eren

Japanese

Yuki Kaji (梶 裕貴)

English

Bryce Papenbrook

Spanish

Jaume Aguiló

Korean

Won Hyeong Choi

German

Max Felder

French

Bastien Bourlé

Italian

Alessandro Campaiola

Portuguese (BR)

Lucas Almeida

Powers

• Human Form – In his human form, Eren had learned how to use the vertical maneuver gear while training in the Survey Corps and was good at using it. He used to train for hand-to-hand combat with Annie Leonhart and Reiner Braun which helped him learn various forms of fighting.

• Attack Titan Powers – Eren gained the Attack Titan power by consuming his father as a Titan. It gave him powers to become an abnormal Titan and a high level of fighting spirit with high regeneration and hardening abilities. He could look into the past and future and talk to previous users to change the course of history.
  

  Eren as Attack Titan

• War Hammer Titan Powers- Eren gained the powers of Warhammer Titan which allowed him to hide his real body and manifest things from within to use in combat. This power allowed him to escape the place in a stealthy manner and protect his body.

• Founding Titan Powers – Eren inherited the powers of the Founding Titan from his father but could only access them while coming in contact with the Royal Blood of the kings. When he used the power to its full extent, he was able to command every Titan and transform into a massive skeleton like Titan and bring about the Rumbling.

Controversies

Banned in Various Countries

Attack on Titan has been banned in countries such as Korea and China due to its dark fantasy theme and gore story framework.

Eren’s Actions justified or not?

Attack on Titan divided fans into two categories who argue whether Eren is a hero or a villain and whether his actions are justified or not.

Bleeding and Self Harm

Attack on Titan features moments of self-harm and lots of blood spilling as the characters who need to transform must bleed in order to change forms. Also, the series supports mass genocide committed by Eren which plays a negative role in the mind of people.

Eren biting his hand to transform

Censored Anime Content

Attack on Titan anime has various scenes which have been modified and censored as compared to Manga for being too violent and blood-soaked. Many scenes were not suitable for the younger generation to watch and had to be removed even after the Anime was 18+.

Eren Manga vs Anime

Unsatisfying Ending of the series

Many people are unsatisfied with the ending of stories in manga and want a change in the Anime ending, as the ending was unexpected and unjustified. This has been the biggest controversy in Anime History. It is still believed that the show makers might provide a few changes in the anime version of the ending.

Eren Yeager: Hero or Villain?

The story revealed Eren to be a victim rather than a hero which made many fans furious due to the sudden changes in the story and the twisted ending. The biggest question is whether Eren is a good person or a bad person as he wiped out over 80% of the human population in the series.

Awards, Honours, Achievements

Crunchyroll Anime Awards, 2023

• Best Opening Sequence- The Rumbling, SiM

• Best Voice Artist Performance (Japanese)- Yuki Kaji, Eren Jaeger

• Best Drama- Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2

• Best Main Character- Eren Jaeger

• Best Score- Attack on Titan

Annual Award Winner,2022

Supporting Boy and Girl of The Year

Anime Trending Awards, 2018

Annual Award Winner- Supporting Girl of The Year

Death

After over years 11 years of ongoing Manga, Attack on Titan came to end an end with the death of Eren Yeager the main protagonist in the most controversial ending. He died at the young age of age 19 in the year 854, during the events of Rumbling. Eren was killed by Mikasa and Armin in an epic showdown while he was using the powers of the founding Titan and destroying the world. in the form of Founding Titan, Eren was confronted by Mikasa in his mouth where she had a conversation with him before beheading him and putting an end to the genocide. Armin was given the title of “Hero” for stopping Eren and saving the world by sacrificing his childhood friend. In the end, Eren was finally able to see freedom and save his loved ones.

Mikasa after Eren’s Death

Favorites

• Food: Homemade Stew

• Colors: Black and Green

• Place: Ocean

Eren Eating

Facts/Trivia

• In the earlier scenes of Anime and manga panels, it is clearly hinted that Eren possesses Titan powers as we can see steam coming out of his head when he got hurt during training.                                                                                           

• Eren loved Mikasa since the beginning but couldn’t let her get hurt after losing him and it would also be a hindrance for him to completing his plans.

• The concept of Walls and the city of Paradis was inspired by a real-life location in Germany.

• Eren had been the one lead to every action that his father Grisha Yeager took irrespective of his choice and how much it hurt him.

• In the first episode of the show, we are shown that there is a world outside of the walls of Paradis Island.

• Eren had been in a depressed state since he touched Historia’s hand and saw the future. He knew had to go through a lot to make decisions that would be difficult.
  

  Eren sees the future

• Eren’s real mother was eaten by the Smiling Titan who was later revealed to be the first wife of Grisha Yeager (Eren’s Father) outside the walls of Paradis Island.

• In the Anime, Eren had a different look from the Attack Titan, backed by a firey design that was never seen in Manga and was considered only as a special effect for one time.
  

  Attack Titan Fire Form

• Eren learned the mastery of Titan power and could halt his transformations even while bleeding until he wanted to. This made it easy for Eren to evade the Marley forces and declare war.

• Eren is the only character in Anime who broke the “Anime Code” by hitting the enemy before giving them any chance to complete the transformation. He brutally punched Lara Tybur while she was transforming into Warhammer Titan to fight Eren when he declared war.
  

  Eren Punches Lara Tybur

• The voice actor of Eren (Yuki Kaji) suffered multiple pains and vocal chord damages while giving the voice of Eren and screaming for his loud aggressive voice.

• The Titan form used by Eren is known as the “Attack Titan” or the “Advancing Titan,” which is characterized by its muscular build and sharp teeth.
  

• Eren is one of the only characters in the series who has killed multiple Titans without the use of weapons, relying solely on his Titan abilities and physical strength.

• His name is derived from the German name “Erwin,” which means “friend of the army.”

• Eren’s character design is based on the appearance of Isayama’s younger self, as well as that of his favorite superhero, Spider-Man.