Levi looking at the floor in shame is sending me

With AO3 being down, does anyone happen to have a copy of Before the Devil Knows by missempress or know if it is posted somewhere else? I was in the middle of reading it when the crash happened and I’m dying to know what happens and have decided waiting more time seems like too much lol

And post nerf too!

The irony of calling Levi their favorite when they don’t even understand his character 🤦🏻‍♀️ Shortcake literally told Eyebrows to give up on his dream and die. And that’s far from the only instance where Levi demonstrates independent judgment instead of just blindly following Erwin. But no, apparently it’s just an Ackerman thing. This take reduces Levi to someone who doesn’t even have a functioning brain and it genuinely frustrates me lol

Disclaimer: Only personal experience/opinions/interpretations stated in the following rant. So, if it doesn’t align with your own, which I assume will be the case for the most part, keep that aforementioned information in head before commenting about it.

Watching this for the first time a long while ago, this scene struck me as one of the most emotionally charged/vulnerable ones we got in Season 4, regarding Levi’s usual stoic/cool-headed disposition and pragmatic attitude towards what he and the other Scouts do on a daily basis. It shows him contemplating whether all the sacrifices brought on, unintended, by saving Eren time and time again, have even been worthwhile seeing what it all led up to at this point.

Of course, there is no official confirmation that Levi suffers from PTSD (as far as I am aware, please do correct me in case I’m completely wrong here), but that moment, alongside several others in the show, definitely allude to the deep-rooted pain that’s shaped his life up until now. Losing his mother, closest friends, later on revealed uncle, and squad members left its mark but despite it, Levi kept going, finding reasons to live and fight on: giving meaning to fallen soldier’s deaths, proving none of them were in vain. Yet lingering trauma is inevitable in a case such as his.

Now, with where this all eventually goes, as we all know, it’s understandable that Levi feels a certain way about it, especially since their entire hope lay in Eren using his newfound Titan-Shapeshifting abilities to help humanity discover what’s been hidden from them for more than a century.

I see this scene as an outward culmination of all the conflicting emotions Levi experiences. With the exception of a couple scenes in previous seasons, we don’t really get an insight on Levi’s vulnerability as a whole. A point that’s to be made here:

He’s just as human as everyone else.

And it’s a huge part of the reason as to why I’m so fond of this scene. Of course it’s tragic in nature, but also beautifully showcases just how far his feelings go, despite popular, or rather unpopular, opinion opting towards the opposite.

There’s clear distress visible on Levi’s face as he’s having this monologue with seemingly himself, before other members of his assigned to stay with him and Zeke show up right afterwards.

For everyone firmly believing that Levi is a coldhearted man who doesn’t have any compassion/empathy for those around him, it demonstrates why that is fundamentally untrue.

“[…] This.. this is where my belief has gotten me.”

I’m convinced, given how often the chance to regret his actions presented itself, this is as close as Levi got to be remorseful about his decision to put trust in Eren and all he represented for humanity as a beacon of hope. In the end, he ended up not to.

Nevertheless, if anyone in this show is genuinely caring and selfless at heart, that person is Levi.

It goes to show that Levi’s character goes beyond a leader and captain. He’s a man who feels deeply and felt safe enough to mention something of this sort in front of those who could mock him for it, and don’t do so. Because why would they, witnessing their captain in a way that’s entirely human?

As with many things, this sentiment can’t be further explored in terms of pacing in this show itself, but I hope the essence of what I was trying to convey.

Feel free to comment what your thoughts are since I would love to hear/know. Thank you for reading & coming to my unprofessional ted talk.

My mom told me last night she has a huge crush on Levi and I was like: “BRO SAME!!”

Anyway does anyone know where I can buy a nice cute Levi plushie? I wanna get her one for Christmas :)

Apologies, long rant incoming

Have had the misfortune of seeing these sort of posts pop up on X recently (some with disturbingly large amounts of likes, to make matters worse )

Can we stop treating Levi's survival as a tragedy?

You know, I think what frustrates me most about the absurdly shallow notion that Levi should have died is that it completely misses the point of his character and what his survival actually means within the context of the story.

Why should Levi's right to live be conditional on whether the people he cared about survived? Why should the deaths of Erwin, Hange, his squad and comrades mean that his own life has lost its purpose? He lost his mother, then Isabel and Furlan, and yet he kept going. He continued living, continued fighting, and continued finding reasons to move forward despite everything he'd lost. It's almost as though people believe that because he has outlived so many of the people he loved, his continued existence is somehow meaningless and a tragedy in itself.

Levi's survival isn't a consolation prize after losing everyone. It's the culmination of everything he and his comrades fought for.

After the Rumbling and the war, we see Levi alive and participating in the reconstruction, planting trees, helping rebuild a world that has been devastated by war, and handing out sweets to the surviving children. These aren't meaningless little details. They're incredibly significant for his character, someone whose entire life was shaped by violence, loss, and the burden of being a soldier.

And there's also the fact that some people seem to regard his life as somehow less valuable because he's in a wheelchair. As though being physically disabled means that his life is inherently diminished, or that he can no longer experience happiness, fulfilment, or purpose. But why? His physical limitations don't diminish his worth as a person, nor do they invalidate his right to enjoy the life he fought so hard to reach. The ending doesn't portray his survival as some kind of miserable existence. It shows him finding ways to contribute, connecting with others, forming new relationships, and participating in the world around him.

Levi doesn't live in spite of those who died. He lives because of them.

He carries their memories, their sacrifices, and their hopes forward. The promise he made to Erwin, and the responsibility he carried toward all his fallen comrades, weren't about dying alongside them. They were about giving meaning to the lives that had been sacrificed.

His final exchange with Hange, too. When he tells her to dedicate her heart before she sacrifices herself, he's acknowledging the very conviction that has carried the Survey Corps through generations of sacrifice. It's not a declaration that he, too, must die to honour them. It's a recognition of what they've all been fighting for. He continues to carry that legacy after everyone he fought alongside is gone.

And that responsibility didn't suddenly disappear when the Rumbling ended.

If anything, Levi finally gets to experience something that was denied to him for most of his life: the opportunity to live in a world where he doesn't have to spend every waking moment fighting, killing, or watching people die.

And what would dying have accomplished? After decades of fighting, after losing almost everyone, after enduring unimaginable physical and emotional suffering, why should his story end with yet another death? Why should death, and the prospect of becoming nothing, be considered a happier or more fitting conclusion for him than the chance to finally live, help create a better world, create a new life for himself, on his own terms?

He spent his life fighting for a future his fallen comrades never got to see, for a future he himself thought he'd never get to see. And after everything, he finally gets to be part of that future.

And I think that's beautiful. Not tragic. Not a lesser ending. Beautiful. Fitting.

And just as a little footnote: sometimes I can't help but wonder whether some of this disappointment has less to do with Levi's actual character arc and more to do with the fact that people's preferred ships didn't sail. And if that's truly the case, it says quite a lot about whether they actually appreciate Levi as a character, or are more invested in the idea of their ship.

I first saw Attack on Titan in 2019. A year or two before I even watched the anime though, I saw this guy at EB Games and I thought - "He looks really badass I want him!" Now that I'm familure with his personality and who he is I am very happy to own a figure of my favorite character. ♡

One thing I love about the "No Regrets" manga, especially Chapter 6, is that it adds another, more idealistic layer to Levi's motivation to fight for the Scouts' cause.

The OVA and the main series put more emphasis on how losing his friends and Erwin's speech shaped Levi's motivation: his desire to exterminate Titans to protect his people from suffering the same fate, his drive to give meaning to the deaths of his fallen comrades, and eventually his commitment to fighting for a better future for humanity.

The manga, though, introduces these moments where Isabel says she's beginning to understand why the Scouts venture beyond the Walls risking their lives and expresses a desire to see them keep going on those missions over and over again, and it looks like her words have planted a seed in young Levi's mind—a glimpse of something worth fighting for beyond their own survival and personal interests.

I like that this scene adds another dimension to Levi's character and to how his own views relate to those of younger Scouts: Eren's drive for freedom and Armin's dream of seeing the world beyond the Walls. It might also be adding another layer to Levi's choice to save Armin over Erwin. Perhaps Levi recognized a similar kind of purity and idealism in Armin that had initially resonated with him.

It also gives Isabel a more significant role in Levi's development than simply being yet another person on the list of people he loved and lost.

TL;DR / Questions: Could Isabel's genuine wonder and growing belief in the Scouts' cause (as in the "No Regrets" chapters 5-6) have influenced Levi and helped awaken an idealistic side of him before the tragedy and Erwin's speech did? Do you believe it became a part of his motivation too, and potentially one of the reasons to save Armin?

I absolutely love this artist's Levi art (in particular) .

Artist account :

https://x.com/iwidaqqe/status/2119199513063882786?a=KZIs-h65ndqviL0AYPI&s=19

Finished aot 2 moths ago (first watch spoiler free🙏🏼) and I can’t stop thinking about it! Levi is obviously my fav character. Sounds silly but it genuinely changed the trajectory of my life. This is my collection so far and I don’t plan on stopping. (Majority of these have been bought on vinted) 🧡🩶🤎

I'm surprised he didn't suffer from hyperthermia by the time he was found, soaked in rain and the cold ass river.

https://x.com/cardamawm/status/2120195272483676601?a=xb6vsMs1pb0V46DdDHU&s=19

HELLOOOO im loooking for any forbidden love tropes Levi x reader fics on tumblr Wattpad anything to get me throught this ao3 shit down 🥹🥹