If you were Levi, who would you have saved? - Armin vs. Erwin Get the SquareOffs App: sqoffs.com/TheReactPack Click the link to vote!

Erwin was the perfect character cause throughout the show it was implied that Erwin "Sacrificed" his comrades just to get to the basement to prove his fathers theory. But in the end he gave it all up and sacrificed himself even though he was SO CLOSE to the answers

RIP Moblit. Had Hanges back right to the very end.

Isayama:So I killed Erwin.. Us : Yeah.. Isayama: and I also killed armin... Us: Yeah that sucks... Isayama: Now what if I made you choose between them? Us: You f*cking writer.

RIP Commander Erwin, the best leader of all time. I’ll miss his revolutionary spirit. Of all people he, was the one who wanted to know the truth most.

"And in the end, when he had finally been set free from hell, we wanted to bring him back once more." Such an incredibly emotional line. Levi realized that by bringing Erwin back, he was being selfish. It wasn't just about "the cause". He just didn't want to lose his friend. A very powerful moment from one of the greatest anime characters of all time.

Episodes like these is what makes Attack on Titan such an incredible anime. Any other anime would've made the choice between "Main Character #2" and "Side Character #5," like the choices to be resurrected were Bakugo and Mineta. Obviously you'd pick Bakugo. But this show made the choice Bakugo or All-Might.

RIP to morgan's dilf. RIP #Erwin.

Bertholdt even smiled when he saw eren and his friends cause he prob forgot what happened and was just happy to see them.

Levi's emotional balance and ability to not take decisions based on personal feelings, emotions etc is on another level

What impressed me about this work, or should I say, the creator, was how in the story, he depicted a situation in which the characters were forced to choose whether to let Erwin or Armin live, and at the same time, he forced the audience to choose as well. Should it be Erwin, a man of action who everyone has absolute faith in? Or Armin, who is inexperienced due to his age, but is full of creative ideas? It was cruel, but I was reminded of how, as we live, we constantly make decisions of varying significance in our everyday lives. It was a really thought-provoking episode.

The funny thing about Sam saying that we've been with Armin for longer than Erwin, is the fact that Erwin's first appearence in the show was actually before Armin's lol

u could call reiner the plot-armored titan lol

"The bald guy" that really hurt. Poor bystander.

"Uncle Zeke.. F*ck Uncle Zeke. F*ck that guy bro!" - Morgan 2021😂. Sam over there feeling awkward about being happy that Armin got revived while Morgan suffers lol. Great catch about the overlap of Grisha and Zeke!! So many goodbyes, to best commander Erwin, to Bertolt who was in a shitty situation, and to one of my favs, Moblit. Was terrible to see him dying through Hange's eyes then having her glasses crack.

Don't be afraid to say it Morgan, We loved Erwin cause he was a strong MAN what a leader

Bertholtd asking for help before death… that was sad. Its true he still considered them as friends

This legend died asking his teacher and wanting to know the truth, such a pure heart

For me the most emotional part of this ep was Bertholdt's death. It reminded me so much of Marco's death....being eaten by a Titan in front of your comrades crying for help while they are just watching, not really understanding the situation...

This episode is so heavy that they didn't put in the opening or any music up until the very end. Simply a masterpiece that hits hard every time.

"... at least Berthold died. Fuck that guy." "You didn't find that, sad?" "No. I didn't. I was *really* happy." 🤣🤣🤣🤣

I never hated Berthold and Reiner 🥺🥺🥺

I've been waiting for this reaction since Morgan said Erwin was her favorite character all those weeks ago....

I’m glad they chose Armin. Even though I’m sure the writer was obviously going to choose armin but made it this whole dramatic scene. But if Erwin would’ve lived everyone would hate him because he basically sent everyone to die imagine al those people’s family they would be upset because he survived but everyone else died. Also Erwin wanted to die there even if he wouldn’t get to see the basement. He rather die than stand upon all those dead bodies we saw before that died for his own dream. He couldn’t carry all that anymore.

This episode is directed so good that people don't even realize that there's no opening in this episode until they finish it

These 2 episodes are such a rollercoaster. I wish I could say the suffering ends, but the world is hell :'(

Since watching you guys there’s been a few episodes I had been looking forward to that I feel were the most impactful in the series in terms of shock factor. Eren being eaten and his reveal as a titan, squad Levi being killed, Annie’s reveal, Ymir revealing herself, Reiners confession, Eren controlling the titans, discovering what happened to Grisha Yeager and these past two episodes. Been really fun watching this journey with you all. I can’t wait to see the rest!

A clarification for everyone. I think some ppl misunderstood that moment when Erwin raised his hand. He didn't "reject" the injection. He's having near-death hallucinations (raising his hand to ask his father-professor about other humans outside the walls). That's the only reason, his only fuel to keep moving forward and be an effective commander. The moment he knew the truth about this world, we would never know what he'll be like. Great reaction you guys, I really enjoyed it :D

I love how AOT depicts war. In reality, both sides lose. (e.g. the war in Afghanistan)

Even till the end Moblit did all he could to keep Hange safe. ❤😭

I'm not sure if you guys noticed cause he was always in the background but the guy who saved hange has literally been in the show since the survey corps have been introduced. He has been with hange through everything and we've actually seen him loads of times throughout the show but because he was always just there next to hange you may not have noticed him and I just thought it was worth pointing out that Moblit is a character who has been a part of the story and actually as close to eren as the original levi squad throughout the whole series

bertholdt was one of my favorite characters, his entire story is tragic

Honestly both Erwin and armin are equally needed

I love the influence of Kenny's last words on Levi's decision Everyone had to be drunk on something to keep pushing on, everyone's a slave to something... Erwin was driven by his dream to prove his father's theory, sacrificing countless comrades in the name of humanity when really it was for more selfish reasons. In the end, he sacrificed himself and his dream to give their side a fighting chance. In doing so he is also set free from his burden and is no longer "slave" to his dream. Levi recognizes this; when he tells Erwin to give up on his dream and die, Erwin smiles and thanks Levi. Similarly, if Erwin's motivation is the truth that the basement probably holds, his dream (and his purpose, if you will) ends with the basement. For Armin, the thing he is drunk on, in Kenny's terms, extends past Erwin's. It extends beyond the basement, and beyond victory in war - the sea, and the freedom and hope for the future that it represents.

I appreciate Sam feeling bad about Bert dying. Ik he's hated because of what he has done(which is completely understandable) but a lot of people just seem to brush off the fact that he had no choice either. Bert's death was indeed sad as well Rest easy Bertholdt

Well if they still had Reiner they still wouldn’t be able to save both Armin and Erwin because they only had one injection

After taking great damage, the shifters experience temporary memory loss just like when Riner forgot about what was going on when his head blew up, so when Berth woke up and was asking everyone for help, he forgot about the war and he was asking them as his friends, which makes it even sadder..

RIP Bertoto... I felt so bad for him, man....

I love the way this episode was directed. The no music until the end when Armin is back.

This shows despite being on death' door, he was still trapped in his nightmare. Finding the truth is everything Erwin was, it was his hell even though he walked through it willingly. Levi realized that and let him go

In Manga Levi Was Looking At The Erwin All The Time And Others Were With Armin …. This Shows How Levi Respect And Love Erwin Smith ….. He Is The Most Emotional Character In Attack On Titan but Only In His Heart Not On His Face …. 😞

Ep 17/18 was rated 10/10 on IMD, the best in anime history

I still feel like Erwin would have been the smarter choice to bring back. Lotta stuff in S4 wouldn't have happened under Erwin's watch lol

The reason why Levi did not choose Erwin is because when Erwin found out Levi didn't get the beast titan, Erwin is going to kick his ass lol

erwin palmares: 1 knew there is a traitor ( annie) 2 he recruuuts the human stronger solder livaii 3 heee vouche for ereeen to be saved while everybody wanted to kill him 4 saved eren when he was cought between aromored titan hands in season 2 5he commaaand mission for yeaaars 6he did revolutionnary against the fakke kiiing 7he did the plan to beaat rod reiss mode biiig titant 8 heee did the plan in thiss war theee formationn in the shinganshina war ( protecting the horse telling eren to transform and go over the walls bc reiner to follow him ) 9 find a plan to beaat a long shotter apetitan which was clearly impossible 10 for those who were saying that alot of people die under his command in the 3rd episode he did a speech to the recruits warning them that 70% of you gonna die in the 2 years so give up now or never they kneeew where they are

Fact : Erwin didn't reject levi offer, he just raised up his hand to ask the teacher

Erwin: the one who will later be remembered as a hero Marlo: the one who wanted to be a hero and couldn't Levi: the one who was a hero and failed Armin: The one who wasn't afraid to be a hero Great reaction btw :D

You guys are so fun to watch as reactors! lol. In terms of the choice, I agree that it should have been Armin. For two reasons: 1.) needing to be "drunk on something," and 2.) needing to think outside the box. They kept flashing back to Kenny saying "everyone had to be drunk on something." Well, they are on the verge of finding what Erwin has been seeking, and Erwin himself said he didn't know what he would do after he found it. Armin on the other hand still has a love for the outside world and a desire to explore and know it. But more importantly, regarding number 2, saving Erwin would have been the "conventional" choice, but as Armin said just before they found Reiner in the walls, if we don't think beyond conventional logic, then we can never gain the upper hand. The need to go beyond conventional thinking has been a theme since season 1. So yeah, Armin was the right choice, but RIP the most goated commander who ever lived.

Floch and Levi called Erwin a devil because he was a leader who was able to send soldiers to die and kill when humanity dependant on it. He became a monster and pushed his humanity out when it was needed. Floch knew in order for humanity to survive they needed a devil to fight devils. In the larger narrative Erwin's death was fair because he himself send many people to die and told them to give up on their own dreams for the survival of humanity when in fact he was only looking to fulfill his own dream. That's why he felt like a fraud episode's ago before he had to lead his men into a suicide attack. He realized he had to give up on his dreams like he had forced so many others to do so. As he was never able to achieve his dream he was able to die true to his words and honorably. Although I get it, Erwin deserved to know the truth after everything they had fought and being so close. Erwin was definitely the better option between Armin and him. Erwin had the mental capacity of Armin, he had the leadership, and was able to suppress his humanity to achieve victory. In the end Erwin did deserve to die in peace and let the new generation, Armin, take over. Armin is basically a baby Erwin as he has shown the ability to suppress his humanity and has the intelligence.

i love how both of you chose different choices in saving them ...btw you are safe to watch intro from next episodes u guys did a great job not looking at it till this episode because the intro also had clue that armin would become the colossal

Emotional roller-coaster to say the least. I think the Colossal is more useful just because I can't imagine the Armored Titan beating the Colossal in a fight lol. And I agree watching Bertoldt die was still hard to watch even tho he's killed so many ppl. Greatest anime ever! Yeah I said it....

Erwin should have lived but i get it we don't want to see him suffer more. let him rest in peace.

Sam- it kinda hurt watching belthort die too Morgan- fuck belthort I don’t even car Me- yeah she’s becoming numb to the pain

Fun fact: There was no opening in this episode nor there was a Soundtrack played throughout the whole episode until levi made his choice

crazy arc huh lol, but good reaction guys, and r.i.p to a real one Commander Erwin, without him and his brain humanity wouldn't have come this far

RIP commander Erwin! Shinzou sasageyoo!!!!

Whether Armin or Erwin would've been the right choice strategically is debatable but Armin was the right choice morally.

Remember either you die a "Hero" or you live long enough to see yourself as a "Villan"

loved this episode's reaction guys! also thanks to the editor for tuning down the volume of the outro

I can really see morgan's sadness actually both of them are! And I can see Morgan wants Erwin and wants both Erwin and armin to live, because some reactor I see they were saying they can't choose and they r emotional but deep inside they really want Armin to live 😂😭✋because some said they can't choose and after that they will say Armin was a great choice but they still want Erwin too live tho but u can see at their eyes that they want Armin too live more and was glad Armin live lol they even say so lol some of em (btw maybe some will misunderstand me that I don't want Armin to live tbh I want Armin to live and I was glad but I want Erwin to live to as well, both of them ) so yeah.... But Morgan I really can see that she's really sad or emotional about Erwin's death unlike the others reactor I see

From here to s4, the lack of leadership in the scouts will make u sad.

You need people like Erwin in a war

Something I only noticed now is an other reason why Levi chose Armin and not Erwin. Of course there is the " why should we bring him back in hell " but the other thing is that Armin willingly let go of his dream of seeing the sea while Erwin needed Levi to tell him to forget his dream and die. I think that's why Levi gives so much attention to Eren talking about going to the sea together etc. He was actually thinking about his last conversation with Erwin.

The last thing Hange saw with her left eye was the death of her most beloved comrade.

The biggest mistake Levi did ever 😢

When i watched this episode the first time around it felt like i lost a part of me. Erwin was my favorite character in the series. Probably in my top 5 in anime overall.

13:10 For us, he is Erwin Smith but for new recruits, he is just their commander who got their entire squad killed and apparently that was his plan. So it's obvious, anger would be your first reaction if you survived through all of this (In that moment he learned there's no glory, no meaning behind all this, just misery and despair)

Love the fact that the lack of music one thé épisode made the scenes so much more tense

After watching season 4, I'm personally glad we got to free Erwin from the suffering.

The next episodes gonna change your whole perspective on the show. I know these are already recorded. But I am very excited and can't wait to watch your reaction to them. Love your reactions.

I think the reason why Levi choose Armin instead of Erwin is because his dream is reach the basement that's all. Levi aked him before what he gonna do after reaching the basement and Erwin said he not sure. All of Erwin life and everything he done is just because he want to see the truth of basement. But Armin is different, he had a further dream: see the ocean. That's why Levi choose Armin. Dying on chasing the dream is not a bad thing at all.

Armin's survival was pure fanservice, he was charred and it would have killed him for sure, even if he had survived the hot steam from the Colossal, he fell at least 50 meters high (164 ft) and surely would have died!

Great episode...I hope they noticed the lack of background score till the last few moments

2 fun facts: there was no opening, also no soundtrack in the episode until the end. Brilliant.

It was remarkable to see the Armin/Erwin decision take place in real life on the couch as well.

hange and levi are the only vetren left which breaks my heart. they lost a lot of their friends and comrades. and now they lost Erwin.

Eren's voice actor is so good at crying he makes me cry so much in this episode

everyone had to be drunk on something to keep pushing one is the theme of this episode. What being drunk on something for erwin was the basement and if hes done with that he MIGHT have no motivation but Armin exploring outside and infinite curiosity was his drunk on

ya this was the only part in AOT be like ya no way he was alive they just made him alive for the plot but he should have been dead 100%

Lmao the CLEAR difference in opinion on who to save cracks me up 😂😂

yeah these two last episodes are rough and with tough choices so yeah they are very emotional

Right as I was wondering when y'all will upload the next aot reaction, this pops up. Been looking forward to this 🤠

Erwin single handly defeated the titans. He deserves to know the truth 😢😢😢

I hoped they would save Erwin but it coudn't happened because (no spoilers don't worry) if Erwin was alive, the next of the story (season 4) would lost all his complexity because "problems" would have been resolved faster and easier with Erwin.

Y'all are so calm I was dying watching this episode for the first time

At the end of the day, Bertoldt was just a 15 year old kid and that’s a horrible way for anyone to die

Oh man, Sam is such an awesome open-minded person, i love her.

The simultaneous "oops sorry" in the beginning was so cute

Mild spoiler. I lost it when she said I don't think Reiner will ever die.

I think that what finally pushed Levi to chose Armin was Levi's own beliefs that "everyone is drunk on something." Erwin wanted to see the basement. It was his only REAL endgame. Armin wanted to see the WORLD. He wanted to see things beyond the walls and beyond the sea. He was more... ambitious than Erwin was. I feel like that realization pushed Levi to pick Armin in the end. That and Erwin literally slapping the syringe away.

I wish the choice had been Erwin but I wasn’t upset it was armin.

I'm just fascinated by how you girls didn't burst in tears These 3 episodes had my grown ass man cry like a baby

These past two episodes took AoT from great anime to a chance to become the greatest of all time. Here's to hoping season 4 ends well. Now I gotta leave before manga spoilers arrive.

levi isn't tired , he is in fucken god mode

So you think now that these rollercoaster of emotional episodes have passed and you are done? Nooo the show has other idea. You are not on rollercoaster, you are in deep sea mission.

I believe Levi understood at that exact moment that Erwin aspirations where only leading at a “dead end” to only find what was on the basement and prove his dad theory. But Armins aspirations were beyond that, what’s the sea, what’s after the sea…

After playing rdr2 , tlou2 and watching aot nothing can hurt me I feel emotionally immortal

Erwin is may favorite character too. i will never forget him :c SHINZO WO SASAGEYO!

This episode makes me cry when I first watched

I love the feel of this episode. No theme song, no music in the episode until the end.