Let’s talk the Squads in ‘Attack on Titan’
Extra thanks to my friend @sonofthesaiyans for the nice suggestion :)
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First of all, we start with Eren’s little squad he formed during the Trost battle, and not to anyone’s surprise, there’s not much to talk about with them. I’ll give them credit for pushing up the skates right after Thomas got eaten, definitely a huge 180 after raising hopes so high. But… that’s about it.
Of course Mina would be the most memorable one for being the cute girl but that’s more for the next entry.
I’m gonna be honest here, I don’t get the love for the old Levi Squad. Petra is friendly enough and respects Levi to a high degree, and I can understand that at least. But Eld and Gunther are just…there, and Oluo is REALLY annoying - the only good thing is that he bites his tongue a lot to make him shut up lol.
Another reason is because their deaths were practically their own fault, except for Gunther I guess who was caught off guard. So the Female Titan escaped the trap and just quickly murdered their comrade, and yet they still didn’t trust Eren to go titan and take her down himself. Their distrust and fear of him is what got the last three killed.
(But Eld does get a bonus for being voiced by THE Vic Mignogna)
Now here are my personal favs: the Miche Squad. Although only being around for a few episodes, they show they’re more likeable. There’s Nanaba, the strong-hearted, compassionate second-in-command; is well trusted my Miche. Gelgar, the guy who likes booze but not enough for it to get in the way of fighting. Lynne who was very thoughtful and tried to bring hope to poor Connie’s situation, and there’s… the other guy.
Okay, aside from that, I appreciated their full dedication to protecting the young unarmed teens inside the castle. They demonstrated the real means on being strong soldiers - if only we could’ve seen more of that before they got axed off too quickly.
Lastly, Hange Squad; also not much to say. Despite Hange being my absolute favourite, their squad doesn’t do much outside of Moblit. Although Nifa did get a brutal way to go and one the others is literally nicknamed ‘Goggles-kun’. 😂
Moblit does earn my respect for having to put up with Hange’s shenanigans about every day and yet still remains loyal to the end - especially his sacrifice.
Yeah, that’s all I gotta say. Feel free to share your own opinions on each squad; I honestly get surprised to see AOT fans viewing such minor characters better than Yams does himself.
