| “ | I don't know what's right anymore. But the only choice for me now...is to face the consequences of my actions...and as a Warrior...fulfill my duty to the bitter end! | „ |
| “ | I wanted to become a hero...!! That's why I always acted like everyone's big brother, too. I wanted people to respect me.... That...that wasn't just history or my environment...it was my fault. Your mother was eaten by a Titan because of me!! I...can't stand this anymore.... Just...kill me, I beg of you.... I want...to vanish.... | „ |
| “ | As you can see, the Armored Titan is one that specializes in hardening abilities. One slam from that body should be able to destroy both Walls and gates. | „ |
Summary[]
Reiner Braun (ライナー・ブラウン Rainā Buraun) is the Vice Captain (副長 Fukuchō, also translated as "Deputy Chief" or "Vice Commander") of the Warrior Unit and the main protagonist of Attack on Titan from the Marleyan perspective. He is the illegitimate son of an Eldian and a Marleyan and grew up in Liberio's internment zone. Eventually, he was selected as a child to become one of Marley's Warriors. At the age of ten, he inherited the power of the Armored Titan. In the year 845, he infiltrated Paradis Island alongside Bertolt Hoover, Annie Leonhart, and Marcel Galliard as part of an operation to reclaim the Founding Titan. He joined the Survey Corps after graduating 2nd in the 104th Training Corps.
Powers and Stats[]
Tier: 9-B, 9-A with ODM Gear | High 8-C, higher with Hardening
Name: Reiner Braun | Armored Titan
Origin: Shingeki no Kyojin (Attack on Titan)
Gender: Male
Age: 17 (Pre-Timeskip), 21 (Post-Timeskip) | 2000 years (Armored Titan has existed since Ymir Fritz was eaten)
Classification: Human, Titan Shifter, "Armored Titan" (鎧の巨人 Yoroi no Kyojin)
Powers and Abilities:
Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Expert in Martial Arts (During his time in the cadet corps learning hand-to-hand combat was regular. Reiner usually uses his strength to tackle his opponents), Transformation (Into a Titan), Skilled Swordsman, Regeneration (Low-Mid), Immortality (Type 2. Via Brain Function Transfer), Body Control (Reattached his spine after he took a fall from Wall Maria), Limited Flight with ODM Gear
Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Large Size (Type 1. Armored Titan is 15 metres tall), Expert in Martial Arts, Immortality (Type 3), Regeneration (Low-Mid, High-Mid overtime. Armored Titan has considerably slower regeneration due to its armor. As long as his nape remains he can regenerate his entire body overtime), Body Control (Can harden parts of his skin which can be used to make more powerful attacks and make the titan more durable), Limited Fire Breath (Armored Titan can breath fire from its mouth but only when it overheats. And it possibly is non-combat applicable), Resistance to Heat Manipulation (Armored Titan is completely unaffected by Colossal Titan's steam. It also survived Bertolt's heat blast without any scratch and also was stated by Pieck to be able to survive Armin's heat blast as well)
Attack Potency: Wall level (Reiner is physically the strongest of the warriors. Could somewhat fight against a small titan), Small Building level+ with ODM Gear (Able to easily damage pure titans) | Large Building level+ (Far superior to pure titans able to one-shot them.Was able to do this. Casually destroyed the Wall Maria Gate with a tackle. Easily destroyed anti-titan cannons and parts of Fort Slava), higher with Hardening
Speed: Peak Human with Supersonic reactions and combat speed (Comparable to Annie, who can out-speed bullets), Subsonic travel speed with ODM Gear (Can keep up and out-speed pure titans which are calculated to reach speeds of at least 100.39 ms-1) | Subsonic with Supersonic reactions and combat speed (Able to keep up with the Attack Titan)
Lifting Strength: Peak Human (Is capable of flying at subsonic speeds with ODM Gear,which weighs this much. Lifted a small titan and carried it upstairs) | Class M (Physically stronger than the Attack Titan)
Striking Strength: Wall Class | Large Building Class+, higher with Hardening
Durability: Wall level | Large Building level+ (The blades of ODM Gear are unable to even scratch his armor. The Attack Titan could only slightly damage it with its punches with only hardened punches doing damage. The Armored Titan is best known for being the most durable out of the nine titans)
Stamina: High (Transforming into a Titan takes a heavy toll on Eren’s body requiring large amounts of stamina. Using the ODM Gear also requires a good stamina. Able to survive fatal injuries that could kill a human and keep fighting)
Range: Standard melee range. Extended melee range with ODM Gear | Extended melee range via sheer size
Intelligence: Above Average (As one of the top ten graduates of the 104th Training Corps, Reiner is highly competent in the use of vertical maneuvering equipment and respective weapons. He is also one of the best hand-to-hand fighters among the recruits, having also trained other skilled fighters such as Eren. Reiner is also the Vice Captain of the warriors, implying that Reiner has good leadership skills)
Weaknesses: In post-timeskip Reiner suffers from depression, PTSD, and in pre-timeskip he already suffered from Dissociative identity disorder | Titans have a natural weakness against piercing attacks. Can be killed if the one meter long and 10 centimeters wide area of his nape where his body is is cut. The transformation can be maintained only for a limited time.
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
Regeneration: Reiner, like all other Titans and humans with the Titan powers alike, has the ability to automatically regenerate any wounds sustained and even entire limbs. This also applies to his human form, and he possesses the ability to consciously control his regenerative ability, slowing down or speeding up his regeneration at will.
Armor Hardening: Reiner's body automatically produces a hardened, armor-like skin that covers most of his body, save for areas such as his joints at the back of his legs. The Armored Titan can choose to harden or not to harden joints at will, sacrificing speed and combat ability for protection. However, this is his only remarkable weak spot: similar to a medieval armor, his body needs gaps around the joints in order to move with necessary speed. This makes him vulnerable in just a few spots, like the inner part of his knees and his elbows. Additionally, he can harden his fingertips and toes into points in order to grip and climb flat, vertical surfaces like the Walls.
Brain Function Transfer: Reiner is able to prevent his certain death by after transferring the functions of his brain into the rest of his body. With this ability he can survive a direct strike to his spinal cord and even maintain some control over his Titan form after his brain and the top half of his head was destroyed by a Thunder Spear by using his Armored Titan's brain as a backup. However, this ability is incredibly difficult to successfully carry out and is only used as a last resort.
Fire Breath: Armored Titan can breath fire from his mouth when he overheats, as seen after he destroyed the inner gate of Shiganshina District.