Yep, it’s finally time for another one of these. And it’s time that another minor member of the AOT crew got some love.
Before we had Lynne, Mina, and now this time we have a shoutout to another criminally overlooked character, Nifa.
Truth be told, I know almost nothing of this character. I don’t think I even saw the episodes she appeared in from back in the Uprising Arc. But I know people who have a very strong soft spot for her, and so it’s only fair that she get the love she was denied due to her short time in the story.
Nifa is another dedicated and efficient member of the Survey Corps, and served as a close confidant to both Hange and Levi once things started to get ugly in the capital city. She’s focused and she’s efficient, and a needed source of reassurance during what was an escalating situation where the Titans were not even the main enemy.
If anybody remembers Nifa, it was the especially gruesome way she was taken out. And the less that’s said of it the better. Needlessly brutal and disturbing to dwell on. Hey folks, did I ever tell you I couldn’t care less about fucking Kenny Ackerman? I have no idea what role he even serves in the story and to be brutally honest, I forget he even is in this most of the time. So yeah, it makes it easy to hate his guts for what he did to Nifa and her comrades.
But she should not be remembered solely for that, there’s plenty of “nice girls” on Titan who should NOT be remembered for how they went down, whether their deaths be justified or..........UNJUSTIFIED, as is so often the case with this bullshit artist masquerading as a writer (And “artist” is really being generous for that matter....) Rather they should be remembered for what they gave and the potential they should have been able to realize before going down in battle. Nifa is another such soldier who’s presence could’ve invited a lot of possibility, even if not necessarily as a mainstay, like fellow nice girls Sasha and Historia.
Nifa is described as the “most stylish” in the Survey Corps. Well, she certainly does have a unique look to her. Definitely a cutie as most of the Titan girls are. And an equally approachable personality where she really was a needed support system to the squad, most especially Levi. Probably something he needed after what happened to Petra who.......oddly enough, is compared to Nifa in a lot of the fanart I was sifting through. I dunno if I see the resemblance, but certainly not bad to be compared to the beloved Petra Ral, right?
The ones who seem to like Nifa seem to really value her short time around, and she certainly could’ve been another interesting member to watch if she had stuck around. Well for anyone who wanted to see her in the newer SC uniform, you’re welcome for the fanart I stumbled into above. Who knows what else we might have had with Nifa? I do wish more people would join me across the fandom in demanding an answer to that and all those I have already mentioned before. Because these characters truly deserve SO MUCH BETTER.
So a little love for Nifa folks, she deserves some. Give your hearts to Nifa.
I sadly don’t know much about her VA, Madeleine Morris. But if anyone here knows any of her other anime roles, do tell me what you recommend from her selection.
All fanart belongs to their respective artists. Now to figure out who’s next for this series.