Reiner of Liberio Was Born in Marley

Reiner was born in the Liberio Internment Zone in Liberio, his hometown of Marley. His father was Marleyans and his mother, Karina Braun, was Eldians. From a young age, Reiner volunteered to become a Titan warrior so that he could become an honorary Marleyans and live with his parents.

Reiner was extremely diligent during his training period, but his talents in all areas were quite average, except for his exceptional loyalty to Marley, which foreshadowed his later legendary defeats. Ultimately, he became a Titan Warrior candidate along with Annie, Bertolt, Pieck, Marcel Galliad, and Porco Galliard Galliad. Even so, Reiner was the worst among them; the task of inheriting the Titan required selecting five from the six candidates, and it seemed unlikely that he, being last, would be chosen.

However, things didn't go as Reiner expected. In the end, he was chosen as the Armored Titan, while Porco Galliard was not chosen as the Titan.

Overjoyed, Reiner shared the good news with his mother. Now they were honorary Marleyans. Reiner found his father, but his father refused to see him, his words filled with disgust for Reiner and his mother.

Reiner's dream of living with his parents was shattered. Yet, even so, Reiner still believed he was Marley Titan warrior, the chosen one.

After landing on Paradis Island, Marley began its Founding Titan Retrieval Plan. The Jaw Titan Marsey, the Armored Titan Reiner, the Female Titan Annie, and the Colossal Titan Bertolt were dispatched to Paradis Island with the mission of seizing the power of the Founding Titan from the King within the walls.

On their first night camped on the island, Marcel confessed to Reiner that he was chosen as the Armored Titan because Marcel had manipulated the system to make the military believe that Reiner was more capable than Porco. Marcel did this to prevent his younger brother Porco from inheriting the Titan, who only had 13 years left to live.

Reiner was shocked. He realized he wasn't the chosen one after all, and he wasn't exceptional at all. While he was still in a daze, a Titan pounced on him. Marseille pushed Reiner aside, but was swallowed up by the Titan.

The remaining three children were stunned. It was the first time they had encountered a Titan, the first time they had witnessed a living person being devoured before their eyes. Reiner and the others desperately fled the scene, but by the time they tried to retrieve the Jaw Titan, it was too late.

Without Marseille, the trio is leaderless. Annie plans to find the Jaw Titan and bring it back, while Reiner offers to take Marseille's place and continue the mission.

The three then arrived at Wall Maria. The Female Titan attracted a large number of Pure Titans, and the Colossal Titan Bertolt kicked down the outer wall of the Shiganshina District. Reiner transformed into the Armored Titan, settled Bertolt and Annie, and then broke through the gate of Wall Maria, achieving the only victory of his life.

That day— the Armored Titan made its first appearance.

In 847, after two years of wandering, Reiner, along with Bertholdt Hoover and Annie Leonard, entered Wall Rose and joined the Training Corps. He infiltrated the walls as a trainee and underwent military training. During this time, Reiner met Eren, Mikasa, Armin Arlert, and others. Throughout his time as a trainee, Reiner consistently acted as a kind older brother, always considering others and taking the lead, thus earning the deep trust of his fellow trainees.

14-year-old Reiner: In 850, Reiner, Bertholdt, Annie, Eren Yeager, and other 104th generation trainees successfully graduated from the Training Corps. Due to their top-ten ranking, they were free to choose any of the three major regiments.

During the farewell dinner, Reiner tried to dissuade Eren from arguing with Jean and expressed his approval of Eren's spirit.

That evening, Reiner, Bertolt, and Annie met. Annie felt they had done everything they could and could gather the available intelligence to return to Marley. Reiner felt they should continue to exert pressure to force the Founding Titan to reveal itself, so they decided to destroy Wall Rose the following day.

On the second day after the disbandment ceremony of Wall Rose, Bertholdt, in his Colossal Titan, once again broke through the gates of Trost District. The destruction of Wall Rose was imminent. Reiner, Bertholdt, and Annie gathered to discuss their next move. When Mikasa asked about Eren's whereabouts, Reiner told her that Armin and Eren were in the same class. Mikasa then learned of Eren's death. Reiner was shocked by Eren's death.

Later, Eren's Titan appeared. While Eren, in his Titan form, was engaged in battle with the other Titans, the surviving members of the 104th Training Corps rushed into the supply room, which had been invaded by Titans. The group devised a strategy to eliminate the invading smaller Titans. During this time, Reiner asked Connie about the mysterious Titan (actually Eren in disguise). The plan was to first lure the Titan to the center of the tower and destroy its sight; then, hidden soldiers would ambush the Titan from behind, attacking the back of its neck.

Just before launching their attack, Reiner, in a conversation with Connie, claimed that even a gun could kill a 3-4 meter tall Titan, and jokingly remarked that the Titan's second weak point was its anus.

During the battle, Reiner suggested that the Titan Eren had transformed into might be the key to victory and kept urging everyone to help Eren's Titan. Later, when Reiner and Bertolt were having a secret conversation, it was overheard by Marco, a fellow trainee. In order to keep the secret, Reiner and Bertolt used trickery and sneak attacks to control Marco and made Annie remove Marco's Omni-Directional Mobility Gear, which ultimately led to Marco being swallowed by the Titan. Watching Marco being swallowed, Reiner, tormented by his conscience, suffered a mental breakdown. [3]

Reiner jokingly said that the second weakness of the Titans was their anus. In the battle against the Female Titan, Reiner appeared to be fighting the Female Titan, but in reality, he was trying to convey Eren's location information to Female Titan (by carving words on the Female Titan's hand). He staged a scene with the Female Titan in front of the Survey Corps members. After receiving Christa's help, he revealed his feelings of love for her.

Reiner confessed his love for the second time, saying "Let's get married." Later, at Utgard Castle, he was surrounded by Titans commanded by the Beast Titan. He fought hard to protect his companion Connie and sacrificed himself to save his life. Later, he was injured and received care from Christa. He once again expressed his love for her and wanted to marry her. [5] Afterwards, he saw the Beast Titan and looked surprised.

After Reiner escaped from Utgard Castle, the immense pressure Reiner had been under led to another mental breakdown. Bertholdt had hinted that the two could ambush and capture Eren and Ymir, seizing the power of the Founding Titan. However, Reiner calmly revealed to Eren his and Bertholdt's crimes of destroying the walls, their hidden Titan identities, and their purpose. The original statement is as follows:

"Eren, I have something to tell you. Five years ago, we destroyed the walls and launched an attack on humanity. I am the Armored Titan, and this guy (Bell) is the Colossal Titan. Our goal is to exterminate all humanity. Eren, if you come with us, we won't have to destroy the walls."

This famous line, "I'll armor him, he'll surpass me," directly shocked everyone present. Bertholdt couldn't stop him, and Eren even suspected that Reiner was talking nonsense due to excessive pressure, stating that it was impossible for him to go with a Titan who had killed countless people because of such words. Bertholdt and Reiner seized the opportunity to back down, but the atmosphere, which had eased, was disrupted again by the falling flagpole. Reiner's nerves were jolted, and he revealed the wound on his hand, preparing to transform. Immediately afterward, the two were injured by Mikasa, and they transformed into Titans, engaging in battle with the Survey Corps. In his first encounter with the Novice Titan Eren, Reiner was immediately overwhelmed. At this time, Eren, who had not yet mastered Hardening, relied on the techniques Annie had taught him and easily defeated Reiner, breaking his arm and nearly ripping off his head. In the end Reiner escaped danger again with the help of Bertholdt, forcibly taking Eren away to their "hometown."

Due to excessive physical exertion, Reiner temporarily rested in the Giant Tree Forest to evade the Survey Corps and the Military Police Brigade. When Eren awoke, the two immediately engaged in a heated argument, each venting their emotions. Eren accused Reiner and Bertholdt of being "neither warriors nor soldiers, but murderers who killed innocent civilians," and once again swore a poisonous oath to make them "die in the most painful way." Reiner showed great indignation at Eren's accusations.

According to Ymir, Reiner developed two personalities: "Soldier" and "Warrior." This was because his prolonged time spent with the people inside the walls led to a psychological split, resulting in these two opposing personalities; sometimes he even unknowingly became trapped in the Soldier personality. After being discovered, Reiner told Ymir to shut up.

Finally Reiner successfully persuaded Ymir to join their side by guaranteeing Christa's safety. Later, when the combined forces of the Survey Corps and the Military Police Brigade were about to catch up, he once again led Eren and the others to escape by transforming into the Armored Titan. They were caught by the Survey Corps and simultaneously intercepted by a horde of Titans led by Commander Erwin. During the battle, Reiner and Bertolt, mindful of their comradeship, did not attack their 104th Division comrades. Bertolt stated that he and Reiner had always truly considered everyone as their comrades and hoped that everyone could understand their situation. In the end, Bertholdt was deceived and lost control of his emotions, losing Eren, and the two were surrounded by Titans.

After the Armored Titan took Eren away, it was surrounded by a horde of Titans controlled by Eren using his "Coordinate" power. Fortunately, Ymir helped Bertrand escape. The three eventually broke free from the Titan horde's encirclement, but were forced to retreat to the Shiganshina Walls, essentially returning to their starting point in 850, making their mission a complete failure. Reiner later tried to persuade Ymir to escape, but she refused. Ymir confessed that she understood their situation and was grateful for their act of breaching the walls, offering to accompany them and help complete their mission. Afterward, the three disappeared without a trace.

Battle to Retake Wall Maria

At the end of chapter 70, Reiner, Bertholdt, and the Beast Titan reappear. Reiner, Bertholdt, and the Beast Titan argue about whether to rescue Annie first or seize the coordinates. In the ensuing duel, Reiner, in his Armored Titan, is defeated by the Beast Titan, adding another defeat to Reiner's record. Therefore, Reiner is forced to accept the mission of prioritizing the capture of the coordinates. The Beast Titan tells the two that they can simply wait in Shiganshina and the Survey Corps will eventually arrive to fight.

Armored Titan was defeated by Beast Titan

During the battle to retake Wall Maria, Reiner and his crew planned for Reiner to hide inside the walls and launch a surprise attack on the Survey Corps, while the Beast Titan would block the roads from the outside and attack from both sides. Bertolt would then use an airborne assault to inflict heavy casualties on the Survey Corps. However, at Armin Arlert's suggestion, Reiner's hiding place was discovered. Reiner jumped out of his hiding place to attack, but was nearly killed by Levi's sword to the throat. He escaped by forcibly transforming into a Titan by transferring his central nervous system.

Reiner then engaged Eren in battle, his Second Shinobi World War Reiner Eren. At this point, Eren had mastered Hardening and was roughly evenly matched with Reiner. However, the intervention of the Survey Corps, equipped with a new type of anti-Titan weapon— the Thunder Spear —turned the tide of the battle one-sided. Reiner, seeing Reiner Thunder Spear for the first time, was utterly defeated, half of his head blown off. In the end, he forced himself to unleash a Titan roar, summoning Bertolt to the rescue.

Bertolt then transformed and unleashed a massive explosion, nearly annihilating the Survey Corps. Reiner, now recovered, fought against Mikasa and the remaining Survey Corps members. Under the attack of Hange, Mikasa, and the others using their Thunder Spear, Reiner was blasted out of the Titan ranks, defeated once again, his limbs severed, and he was captured. Reiner was subsequently rescued by the Cart Titan.

Reiner and Bertholdt watched the sunset. In a letter Ymir wrote to Historia Reiss (actually Ymir's last letter to Historia Reiss before her death), she mentioned Reiner. She claimed that the letter was written under Reiner's watchful eye, and that Reiner promised to deliver it to Queen Historia Reiss. She also called Reiner's voyeuristic behavior shameful, saying, "No girl would like that."

Returning to Marley chapter 91, 21-year-old Reiner reappears. He boards the Marley Airborne Force and heads to the Marley -Middle East Alliance (Mid-East Allied Forces) fortress battlefield.

Reiner on the Middle Eastern battlefield: Reiner participated in the Marleyan airborne assault. He transformed into the Armored Titan and cleared the anti-Titan fixed guns from the fortress walls. In the ensuing battle, the Armored Titan sacrificed himself to protect the Beast Titan and was heavily hit by the main guns of the Middle Eastern Alliance (Middle Eastern United Nations) battleships. Reiner performed steadily but was defeated once again. This battle marked the end of the Titan-dominated era. [During the airborne assault...]

Reiner, recovered from his injuries, awakens from a nightmare and speaks with Porco Galliard Galliad (the Jaw Titan) about Ymir. Porco Galliard Galliad blames Reiner for the death of his brother Marcel Galliard. Then, Pieck (the Cart Titan) enters the house and suggests Reiner visit Gabi and the other warrior trainees at the docks. On the train back to the Eldian concentration camp, Reiner discusses Gabi's succession to the Armored Titan with Falco Grice Glaice. Falco Grice Glaice questions Reiner about his concern for Gabi Braun's life or death, to which Reiner counters by questioning his loyalty to the Marley government. Finally, Reiner tells Falco, "If he wants to save Gabi, he must surpass Gabi," and encourages Falco to fight for the Armored Titan's succession. He hopes Falco can save Gabi from their "dark future."

Reiner awakens from a nightmare. After the Marley-Middle East Alliance War, Reiner and his group return to their hometown, the Reberio concentration camp. The soldiers' families greet them at the train station. Reiner's mother, Karina, and a group of relatives are among the welcoming party. Gabi is incredibly excited; Reiner, however, appears remarkably calm. That evening, the extended family gathers for dinner at Reiner's home. The relatives express their admiration for Gabi's outstanding achievements. When Karina asks Reiner if Gabi could become a warrior, Reiner hesitates initially, but then affirms that Gabi inheriting the Armored Titan is a certainty. Karina expresses her satisfaction, saying, "It's an honor for a family to have two warriors." Later, the family members discuss Reiner's experiences fighting on Paradis Island, to which Reiner tactfully remarks, "The island was like hell."

Reiner qualified as a warrior candidate.

Reiner and Gabi head to headquarters early in the morning, passing through a market on the way and receiving praise from the Eldian people. During their conversation, Gabi believes that Reiner lied about Paradis Island during their dinner the previous night. However, she still expresses her desire to inherit Reiner's Armored Titan: because blood ties greatly influence the inheritance of memories, this way Reiner can live on in her memories. Reiner takes Gabi to the warrior candidate camp and then heads to headquarters.

Reiner then went to a room and prepared a rifle, loading it with bullets. He recalled his life, from being a brainwashed child who knew nothing, to using the power of the Titans to destroy 200,000 lives, betraying his comrades, deceiving others, causing the deaths of Marcel and Bertolt, and ultimately, only he returned to his homeland. Overwhelmed by guilt, Reiner pointed the rifle at his mouth, intending to commit suicide. Finally Reiner thought of Falco and his cousin Gabi, and he decided to live.

In 845, Bertholdt was selected for the Founding Titan Retrieval Project, with the aim of taking the Founding Titan and eliminating the threat posed by Devil Island to humanity outside the walls. Bertholdt, along with Marcel, Reiner, and Annie, were dispatched to Paradis Island as part of the Founding Titan Retrieval Project's execution force.

After Marcel's death, at Reiner's request, he continued the plan, destroying the outer gate of the Shiganshina district. After deactivating his transformation, he encountered the Pure Titans that Dina had transformed into. However, due to the influence of Eren from the future using the power of the Founding Titan, Bertolt, who had to survive at that time, was not killed by the Titan that Dina had transformed into. After breaking through Wall Maria, he blended into the refugees.

In 847, in order to get closer to the Royal Capital, the three joined the 104th Training Corps of the South.

In 850, he graduated third in his class. Reiner, in order to force out the Founding Titan, Reiner planned to destroy Wall Rose. Bertholdt then transformed into the Colossal Titan and kicked open the outer gate of the Trost District.

After discovering that Eren possessed the power of a Titan, they changed their battle plan. While discussing the battle plan with Reiner, they were overheard by their classmate Marco Bot. The two of them, along with Annie who arrived at the scene, removed Marco Bott's Omni-Directional Mobility Gear, allowing Marco Bott to be devoured by the Pure Titans that arrived.

After the Battle of Trost District, in order to monitor Eren and Reiner, they joined the Survey Corps and participated in the 57th Exterior Scouting Mission. The two revealed to Annie the information from the operation book that Eren was on the right flank of the team.

After the Beast Titan invasion, he followed the Survey Corps commander to evacuate and evacuate villagers along the way. After finding no breaches in the wall, he went to the Utgard District to rest, but was surrounded by Titans in the Utgard District at night. In the tower, he and Reiner worked together to repel the Titans. In the end, he was rescued by Ymir's active performance in her Titan form and the timely arrival of reinforcements.

After successfully uncovering Annie's identity, the Survey Corps followed the clues and found that Reiner and Bertholdt were prime suspects, and decided to seize the opportunity to arrest them.

After the Battle of Utgard Castle, his identity was exposed by Reiner (the Armored Titan). He then fought against the Survey Corps and won, successfully taking Eren and Ymir away.

Just as the combined forces of the Survey Corps and the Military Police Brigade were about to catch up, he carried the unconscious Eren onto the shoulder of the Armored Titan and escaped. The Survey Corps caught up with him, and Mikasa and others attacked him from behind. Faced with questioning from the 104th Training Corps, he clarified that he wasn't lying, and for the first time uttered his inner voice. "Please, who is there? Please, who will understand us?!" He was then intercepted head-on by a horde of Titans led by Commander Erwin. After Armin lied about Annie being captured and subjected to extreme torture, he lost control and shouted, "You descendants of demons!!" Mikasa seized the opportunity to rescue Eren. Later, together with Ymir and Reiner, they discovered Eren's Coordinate ability. Because Eren triggered the Founding Titan's power, he was attacked by a large number of Titans. Ultimately, they were defeated, and the Survey Corps took Eren away. With Ymir's help, he escaped.

Chapter 50 adds some inexplicable dialogue between Bertholdt, Reiner, and Ymir after they escape to the Shiganshina District.

After that, he, along with Zeke, Reiner, Pieck, were stationed in the Shiganshina district.

Witnessing the Armored Titan's defeat in the battle against the Beast Titan, he agreed to make seizing the "Coordinate Power" his primary mission. Later, he appeared on Wall Maria with Reiner, awaiting the Survey Corps' arrival. "We also have reasons why we absolutely cannot fail."

He bid farewell to Reiner at the Wall Maria, saying, "I want to end all this and go back home."

During the recapture of Wall Maria, Bertholdt hid in a barrel, waiting for an opportunity. He missed the chance to Survey Corps in the Shiganshina District because he witnessed Reiner's serious injury. His conversation with Armin Arnor showed that he had overcome his guilt over killing his former comrade. After a brief battle with Mikasa, he transformed in the sky, blasting away all Survey Corps members on the Shina District side except for Levi Squad and Hange. In his Titan form, he burned houses and struck Eren, then burned Armin Arnor. Eren tricked him by Hardening and then cut him off in his human form, severing his limbs. Bertholdt then fell into a coma and was abandoned by the Beast Titan Zeke Jaeger.

She was then devoured by the Pure Titans that Armin Arrn had transformed into. Before dying, she called out to her close friends Annie and Reiner, passing on her Titan power to Armin Arrn. In Armin Arrn's dream, she shed tears in Titan form.

Years later, Bertholdt's father passed away after receiving long-term, high-quality care, forever proud of his son.

In chapter 137, Bertholdt, who had already died, along with the Galliad brothers, Grisha Yeager, Eren Kruger, Ymir, and other previous Titan inheritors, rescued Armin and Zeke, who were trapped in the "Road," from Eren and the Founding Ymir.

The three boys, one inside the walls and one outside, spent two years on the island, during which time they gathered very limited intelligence. Bertolt believed that they needed to infiltrate the nobles inside the walls to get close to the Founding Titan. Annie casually suggested that she seduce a nobleman and marry him, but this was immediately opposed by Bertolt, who had a crush on Annie. Annie even joked that she "didn't have the charm to seduce men."