A lot of anime series completely capture the audience’s attention and turn into cultural phenomena, but few have resonated on the level that Attack on Titan has. Hajime Isayama’s iconic action series recently wrapped up its manga, and its acclaimed anime adaptation is about to enter its endgame with its final episodes hitting sometime in 2023.
There have been high stakes right from Attack on Titan’s first episode, but there have been devastating shifts that have irrevocably changed the series’ characters and the world that they strive to protect. Attack on Titan immerses its characters in horrific war, and it’s a series where casualties are inevitable. Many formidable soldiers have met their ends in Attack on Titan, but there are some means of execution that are particularly grim.
9 Consumed By A Titan
Attack on Titan’s world is full of non-stop threats, but one of the most gruesome ways to meet one’s end is to become a measly snack for a hungry Titan. Titans are huge and horrifying, but the first episode of the anime establishes that they’re prone to pick up and consume the population. Generic Titans don’t seem to be overly intelligent, which means that they’ll sometimes play with their food and torture the individual before they’re fully devoured. It’s never pleasant, and Eren witnessing a Titan eating his mother irrevocably changes him.
8 Taken Out By A Thunder Spear
The Titans seem practically impossible to defeat when the anime begins. The luxury of airborne omnidirectional mobility gear allows soldiers to properly hack at Titans’ weak spot, the nape of their necks. Over time, the Survey Corps develop more advanced weapons to aid them in their Titan extermination, with the Thunder Spears being chief among these tactics. Thunder Spears can decimate even the resilient Armored Titan, so it goes without saying that a human wouldn’t stand a chance against them. Levi’s interrogation tactics towards Zeke result in him getting caught up in a Thunder Spear’s explosion, which leaves him at death’s door for multiple episodes.
7 Killed As An Empty Gesture By A Fanatical Jaegerist
Attack on Titan is very invested in the war between humans and monsters, but it doesn’t take long for the series to illustrate that man can be capable of the greatest evils of all. The final season of the series divides the surviving humans into polarized extremist groups.
The Jaegerists are convinced that Eren’s destructive strategy is the best course for the world, and they’re not afraid to sacrifice anyone who opposes this new world order. Some of the most shocking deaths in Attack on Titan are when Yelena and Floch casually execute soldiers to make points about insubordination.
6 Eaten Alive By Dogs
There is no shortage of tragedy in Attack on Titan, helping its audience grow further invested in the motivations that drive these characters forward. Many of Titan’s characters are stuck in a cycle of violence that started long before their time. The animosity between the Marleyans and Eldians is still palpable. The lack of empathy between these people has led to some devastating losses. Grisha Jaeger’s younger sister, Faye, experiences the callous nature of Marleyan soldiers who allow her to get eaten alive by dogs and don’t do anything to intervene. No one deserves to go out like this, let alone a child.
5 Ingesting Zeke’s Spinal Fluid And Becoming A Mindless Titan Slave
Zeke, the Beast Titan shifter, is a major antagonist during Attack on Titan's early days. Zeke and Eren are set on fascinating parallel paths that ultimately pull them in very different directions. A crucial pillar of Zeke's plan to euthanize the Eldian population involves him secretly infecting the Subjects of Ymir with his spinal fluid. Zeke successfully pulls this off through the soldiers' wine, and he gains the ability to transform them all into mindless Titans simply through his roar. Many of these soldiers have no idea what's going on, and even beloved characters like Falco Grice are briefly subjected to this chaos.
4 Trapped In Some Eternal Prison Like Being Frozen
A wealth of different Titans are introduced over the course of the series, but Annie Leonhart and her Female Titan cause serious waves during Attack on Titan's first two seasons. To avoid interrogation and torture, Annie encases herself in crystalized Titan hardening.
Granted, Annie isn't dead in this state, but it seems like a painful prison to be kept in. Similarly, some Titans are left in a state of extended pain that seems demonstrably worse than death. Connie Springer's mother becomes a Titan who's left immobile and depends upon her son for sustenance.
3 Brainwashed By Eren And Forced To Carry Out His Bidding
There is rampant speculation over Eren Jaeger’s true motives in Attack on Titan and whether he’s currently playing an extremely long game or has already sold out his ideals. A pivotal moment] in the series is Grisha’s assassination of Paradis Island’s royal family, the Reisses, including innocent children. It’s later revealed that Eren pushed Grisha’s hand in this matter by using the Attack Titan’s precognitive powers to access memories. Grisha doesn’t fully understand that he’s under Eren’s manipulation and the Reiss family is equally horrified.
2 Blown Up In An Airship
The resistance group that’s formed against the Jaegerists is greatly outnumbered and has few resources. Success for their plan is determined by their ability to repair their airship and take their attack on Eren to the skies. The Jaegerists nearly prevent the heroes’ escape, but Theo Magath and Keith Shadis are able to buy them time and hold back the enemies through a touching sacrifice. Magath and Shadis orchestrate the explosion of a ship, which costs them their lives but hopefully keeps their soldiers alive and allows them to save the world. It’s an altruistic death, but one that’s still tragic.
1 Trampled By The Rumbling
Eren and Zeke Jaeger are torn over the use of the Founding Titan’s powers and what’s the lesser of two evils. Zeke opts for Eldian euthanasia, but Eren chooses to enact the Rumbling, which frees all of the Wall Titans and sets them loose on the world. Eren’s plan with the Rumbling is to eliminate outsiders so that the world can truly start over and be free of the cyclical violence that continues to motivate them. Others point out that the Rumbling will result in countless casualties of innocent civilians who have no idea what’s even going on. It’s a heartbreaking way to go out.
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