Recaps

Arthur helped Historia take the throne and prepare the Survey Corps for the Wall Maria Retake Operation. The battle at Shiganshina ended with the enemy retreating, but Lin Yuqing’s connection to Gu Shun remained unresolved.

• Gu Shun showed Arthur memories of his abduction, experiments, escape, and massacre of a city, while Arthur condemned his actions.
• Arthur and the Survey Corps rescued Eren and Historia from Rod Reiss, and Historia rejected Rod’s demand that she inherit the Founding Titan.
• Arthur helped the group defeat the Rod Reiss Titan, and Historia declared herself queen before being crowned.
• Arthur supported Historia’s reforms and orphanage, while Keith Shadis revealed that Grisha had come from beyond the walls.
• The Survey Corps prepared to retake Wall Maria, and Lin Yuqing privately wondered whether Arthur was Gu Shun.
• At Shiganshina, Eren sealed the breach, Reiner emerged from the wall, and Arthur and Mikasa helped defeat the Armored Titan before Lin Yuqing rescued Reiner.
• Gu Shun took control of Arthur and fought Lin Yuqing, while Zeke and Pieck sent Bertolt toward the Survey Corps in a barrel.
• Bertolt hesitated after Armin claimed Annie was captured, but an unidentified attacker killed him before he could transform.
• Arthur regained control, finished Bertolt, and rejoined the others as Lin Yuqing and the Titans retreated and Erwin declared victory.

Arthur and the Survey Corps discovered the truth about the world beyond the walls, then struggled to protect Paradis Island as hostility from Marley and the rest of the world mounted. Arthur left his family, stripped Eren and others of their Titan powers, and confronted Marley’s cruelty before facing Reiner and recalling how the Armored Titan had killed his friends.

• Arthur and the Survey Corps found Grisha’s journal in the basement, learned the history of Eldia and Marley, and discovered that Titans were exiled Eldians.
• After Wall Maria was reclaimed, Historia made the truth public, and Eren saw visions of Arthur unleashing a devastating storm after Mikasa’s death.
• Arthur led the Survey Corps to the sea, captured a Marleyan warship, and brought Yelena and Onyankopon’s Anti-Marleyan Volunteers to Paradis Island.
• Arthur rejected Hizuru’s demand that Historia’s future child inherit the Beast Titan, then married Historia and Mikasa before traveling with his friends to Marley.
• After the world rejected peace with Paradis Island, Arthur and Eren agreed to face the world, while Arthur’s family grew with the births of Olivia and Messiah.
• Arthur secretly removed Ymir’s Jaw Titan and Eren’s Founding and Attack Titans, freed Annie, and left Paradis Island to protect his family from the coming war.
• In Marley, Arthur rescued Eldian children from traffickers, but after Marleyans blamed the children for the scandal, his powers erupted and he slaughtered people in the street.
• Arthur confronted Reiner at his home, and Karina begged Arthur to kill her instead, and Arthur then recalled how the Armored Titan had killed Bertolt, Marcel, and Annie.