@idreamofflying commented on I’m… afraid. Because of Levi isn’t showing up, something happened with him.
I think Levi is doing Ok. He isn’t Alone. Hanji is there and he still has what’s left of his squad. Isayama said he can be himself around them, so i think their bond is quite important. Levi was Never particularly happy, but he gets over his losses and moves on. He’ll come back to the story sooner or later.
Hmmmm…I think that probably depends on your definition of “Ok”. I’m not sure how ok Levi looked last time we saw him tbh.
It’s true that he still has Hanji and I’m sure that their friendship will have become ever more important with each year that has passed. They are the last of the Veterans after all, and they were there. On the roof top. In Shiganshina.
And it’s true that, against remarkable odds, the majority of the the 104th have survived and in the Answer’s book Isayama did say “I think he (Levi) feels a trust for his new squad that he’s never had before.” One can’t help wondering how much that trust was dented by events in Shiganshina though.
So yes, you’re right, Levi is not physically alone, but he is certainly alone in that he no longer has his liege. Isayama told us in Answers that the Ackermans have a “master-like” person in their life.
Isayama: “For Levi, that person is Erwin. He has acknowledged Erwin as an existence who he looks up to. It’s part of the Ackerman bloodline, or an instinctive part of them, you could say.” (ref)
Interviewer: “I see, it is true that Ackermans are all enamored with their ‘liege’. Then Levi’s wish really was just to be by Erwin’s side. Just like Kenny’s feelings as he stood by Uri.” (ref)
It’s also worth remembering that Isayama has been at pains to point out that this is not a mindless attachment, the Ackermans always choose their leige, and from what we have seen with Kenny and Uri, death does nothing to break that bond. So yeah, in this respect Levi is alone. He is a survivor and he does keep on going, it’s what Levi does, but I don’t think for one minute that he has “moved on”, if by moving on you mean moved on from his attachment to Erwin.
As for whether or not Levi has ever been happy, I think you’re right in many respects, he’s had a shitty life by any standards. I had to smile at the Escape from Deadland game transcripts that @oscarforjm posted today though: Snk Escape from Deadland
Bond parameter increase or decrease depends on the action you take and the discussion topic you choose (in short, when the bond level increase, it means the character likes you and is happy)
Route Levi (i.e. when you are pairing up with Levi):
When you chose to talk about “Erwin”, bond raise the most in compare to ALL other characters (i.e. Levi is very very happy when you mentioned about Erwin).
I know it’s not really canon, but it is kinda cute that one thing that makes Levi happy is talking to him about Erwin. I suspect he’s pretty happy with all that contraband tea too ;)