Levi Ackerman: History, Personality and Phrases

Levi Ackerman is one of the main characters of both the anime and manga Attack on Titan ( Shingeki no Kyojin ). He is also captain of the Knowledge and Exploration Division and is considered the strongest soldier in humanity thanks to his combat skills.

He is recognized as a cold, obsessive compulsive person with cleanliness, roughness, brusque treatment towards others and frank. However, it also highlights his leadership skills, strategies and ability to propose effective solutions to complex problems.

Before becoming one of the legion's most valuable soldiers, Levi is presumed to be a small-time thief who was later recruited by his friend, Commander Erwin Smith.

Unlike other manga and anime characters, it has no specific personal purpose when fighting against the titans, so it shows a high degree of compassion and humanity. This character is inspired by the personality and dark attitude of the character of Watchmen , Rorschach.

History

It is estimated that the Ackerman were a family of warriors very close to the royal family. However, after the rise of the first king they preferred not to show their support, so they were persecuted until they were practically exterminated.

Few members managed to survive, including Levi's mother, Kuchel Ackerman, a woman who was forced to become a prostitute. In fact, Levi is a child product of some of these relationships.

When he was still a child, Kuchel became seriously ill. Just when she died, she was visited by her cousin Kenny, who noticed that little Levi was among the shadows of the room. From that moment he took it under his protection, in the absence of a figure to protect him.

While caring for him and providing him with food, Kenny instructed Levi on how to steal and how to use the knife in order to cause as much damage as possible to his opponent.

After finishing his training, Kenny was commissioned to use Levi as a cold-blooded killer in order to get rid of any enemy. However, after a while, Kenny left Levi during a battle in the Underground City. Given this panorama, we have two theories about it:

- He did it out of loyalty and his close relations with the king.

He did it because he realized that Levi had reached an optimal level, so he was capable enough to stand alone.

Other events

It should be noted a series of events that serve to show both the personality and the importance of Levi in ​​the plot:

- It appears next to the troops of the Legion of Recognition, at the moment in which the soldiers were preparing to leave the city. At this time Levi was already widely known to be a strong man of great ability.

-Demonstrates distrust of Eren, since he knows that he is capable of becoming a titan.

-When Eren is judged, Levi hits him to show that he is able to use (and control) him as a member of the Legion of Recognition. The plan was revealed to Eren by Commander Erwin. Meanwhile, they try to find the spy: the Titan Woman. Levi joins forces with Mikasa to defeat her. Due to the combat, he is injured and tries to recover.

-Because Eren's powers are improving every time, he starts a series of experiments to test them and know the limits. Levi is also part of the group to understand even more the nature of the titans. Through observation, Levi deduces that the titans are humans who could transform in some way.

- By orders of Erwin, the members of the squad abandon their positions and a group of strangers tries to kidnap to Eren and History, although in fact they are Jean and Armin that acted like decoys. In view of this, Levi prepared to release his companions (demonstrating that he has healed from the wound).

Personality

Levi is a serious, cold and strong character. He also has clear ideas, so he gains respect and acceptance from his peers as a natural leader.

He believes in discipline and order, especially cleanliness, which is why he is believed to suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder . In fact, he prefers that all environments (and companions) be clean and orderly. Other outstanding features of Levi are the following:

He does not usually express his feelings, at least not openly.

-As you are aware of the risks of your decisions, you are responsible for them because they involve human lives.

-Despite having a serious or neutral expression, is a person who certainly cares about his colleagues and the people around him.

-It is distrustful, so that the moment someone wins their trust is because he has great esteem and respect.

-It's easy to make him angry.

-Detesta noises and recklessness.

-Apart from his physical abilities, he is believed to have a mental capacity of a genius.

-It knows how to make decisions under pressure and is not usually panicked.

-Before difficult situations, is able to analyze what happens to take the best solution and succeed.

- Thanks to his ability with the Three-dimensional Maneuver, many civilians and even members of the legions consider him as powerful as a group of 100 soldiers or more.

-Your sense of humor is inappropriate, vulgar, with tendencies to insult and quite dark.

-However, he has a great sense of morality and empathy, as well as of the preservation of human life.

-It is short, which makes him a bit complex.

Phrases

-"Do you think that the person next to you will be tomorrow?"

-"With the body or not, a dead person is a dead person. It's not going to change anything."

-"The only thing we are allowed to do is to believe that we are not going to regret the choice we have made."

-"Your head is as hollow as the tip of a gun? Apparently, you have no idea what is happening."

-"Enthusiasm is a good thing, but do not forget to protect your life".

-"In this bet, failure is not an option".

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