Recaps

Arthur found a family with Mikasa, but a bandit attack and the fall of Shiganshina left them orphaned and driven to survive. Years later, Arthur, Mikasa, Eren, and Armin joined the 104th Training Corps, where Arthur uncovered sabotage of Eren’s training gear and confronted Keith.

• Gu Shun awoke in another world as a child, was rescued from a wolf by Kane Ackerman, and was welcomed into Kane and Yumiko’s home alongside Mikasa.
• Arthur grew close to Mikasa’s family, learned about life inside the walls, and shared hunting trips and birthdays with them before meeting Eren Yeager.
• Bandits attacked the Ackerman home, killing Kane and Yumiko, and Mikasa killed one attacker, and Arthur recovered after his heartbeat had stopped.
• Arthur and Mikasa buried Kane and Yumiko, then moved in with Grisha Yeager, Carla, Eren, and Armin after telling them what had happened.
• The Colossal Titan breached Shiganshina, and Arthur helped rescue Carla before the group escaped to Wall Rose as Titans broke through Wall Maria.
• Grisha disappeared after taking Eren into the woods, and Arthur later protected the refugees from abusive soldiers before Arnold volunteered for the failed Wall Maria operation.
• Years later, Arthur, Mikasa, Eren, and Armin decided to join the 104th Training Corps, where Arthur protected Historia Reiss and met fellow cadets Christa, Ymir, Reiner Braun, and Bertolt.
• During the balance test, Arthur discovered that Eren’s belt had been damaged, helped him pass, and confronted Keith, who promised not to stand in Eren’s way.

Arthur graduated as the top cadet, helped rally the recruits to fight, and led survivors through Trost after the Colossal Titan breached the gate. The group discovered Eren alive inside a Titan, but the Garrison surrounded them and demanded an explanation as Eren remembered Grisha’s key and the basement in Shiganshina.

• Arthur trained the cadets, rescued Christa from bandits, and led his group through a blizzard, where he and Christa became intimate before he brought her back safely.
• Arthur graduated as the top cadet and urged the trainees to fight the Titans, then saw the Colossal Titan breach Trost District.
• Arthur and Mikasa escorted civilians toward the inner gate and reunited with Christa, Ymir, and the other cadets as Trost fell and Headquarters was overrun.
• After Armin told them Eren had died, Arthur rallied the cadets and led them toward Headquarters, where they used a strange Titan’s attack on other Titans to clear a path.
• Arthur and Mikasa cleared the Titans inside Headquarters, and after the strange Titan collapsed, Arthur found Eren alive at its nape.
• The Garrison surrounded Arthur and the others, but Captain ordered them back to the wall, where Kitz later threatened them with muskets and a howitzer.
• Eren woke, explained that he had transformed into a Titan, and remembered Grisha telling him to return to the basement in Shiganshina District.

Arthur helped reclaim Trost and discovered a mysterious power before joining the Survey Corps for its expedition beyond the Walls. The expedition reached the Forest of Giant Trees, where the intelligent Female Titan began hunting for Eren.

• Arthur seized Kitz and exposed his retreat from Headquarters, then Pixis assigned Kitz to the suicide squad and approved Arthur’s plan to seal Trost’s breach with Eren and a boulder.
• Eren transformed and carried the boulder to the breach while Arthur, Mikasa, and the soldiers defended him, securing humanity’s first victory against the Titans.
• After Arthur collapsed, a mysterious power killed the Titans threatening him, and he later discovered a black apparition that called him master.
• At Eren’s trial, Arthur argued that Eren could help humanity, and the Survey Corps gained custody of him after Levi demonstrated that he could control him.
• Arthur joined the Survey Corps and learned that Christa’s true name was Historia Reiss, promising to protect her and keep her identity secret.
• The Survey Corps prepared for its 57th expedition, while Arthur resolved to protect Historia and Mikasa and urged Eren to trust his Titan abilities.
• The expedition entered Wall Maria, and Arthur moved near the rear with Mikasa to protect Historia as the formation approached the Forest of Giant Trees.
• The Female Titan killed Hitch and Ness, spared Armin after examining him, and pursued Eren after Armin, Jean, and Reiner tried to delay her.

Arthur helped expose Annie and joined the fight to capture her, then faced the Beast Titan and Reiner and Bertolt’s betrayal. The Survey Corps rescued Eren and Arthur, and Eren awakened the Coordinate as Arthur collapsed after striking Reiner with a spear of black particles.

• Arthur identified Annie as the Female Titan, but she escaped the Survey Corps’ ambush and later revealed herself during the Stohess operation.
• Arthur, Mikasa, Eren, and the others fought Annie in Stohess, where Annie encased herself in crystal and a Titan was revealed inside the Wall.
• After learning Titans were inside Wall Rose, Arthur rescued Mike and raced to Utgard Castle, where Ymir transformed to save the trapped cadets.
• Arthur summoned ghosts to kill the Titans at the castle, but a second personality named Gu Shun took control before Arthur regained consciousness.
• Reiner confessed that he was the Armored Titan and Bertolt was the Colossal Titan, then they captured Eren and Arthur and carried them away.
• The Survey Corps pursued Reiner and Bertolt, and Arthur broke free during the rescue attempt and helped free Eren before Mikasa caught him.
• Reiner knocked Arthur and Mikasa from Earl, but Historia and Ymir rescued them as the Titans overwhelmed the Survey Corps.
• Eren awakened the Coordinate and drove the Titans away, while Arthur pierced Reiner’s Armored Titan with a spear before collapsing from exhaustion.