Erwin leads the mounted recruits toward the Beast Titan outside Shiganshina.

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Erwin Smith

My soldiers! Rage! My soldiers! Scream! My soldiers, fight!

— Attack on Titan • 2013

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

Erwin cannot promise survival. He asks the recruits to give meaning to those who died before them through the action they take together.

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In context

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Before the charge outside Shiganshina, Erwin tells the recruits that they will draw the Beast Titan’s fire so Levi can reach him. He leads them forward despite knowing what that means. Chapter 80 becomes episode 53, “Perfect Game”; this fan-quoted rage/scream/fight sequence differs from the English dub’s longer ending, which finishes on “rage.”

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