Miche Zacharius (Anime)

Miche Zacharius (ミケ・ザカリアス) is a Section Commander and trusted member of the Scout Regiment. He is considered humanity's second strongest soldier after Levi. Miche has a remarkably good sense of smell, which allowed him to detect Titans from great distances.

Appearance
Miche is a tall and well-built man. The bangs of his blond hair are parted down the middle, and he has a dark mustache and beard. Similar to his commander, Miche almost always seen wears a serious, calm expression. He is typically seen dressed in the standard Scout Regiment uniform but also wears the Scout Regiment's signature green cape during expeditions.

Personality
Miche is an acknowledged leader with a brave heart and a tactical mind. He is a loyal member of the Survey Corps and an adamant vanguard for mankind's freedom. During times of ease, Mike is shown to be a quiet man, rarely speaking unless it concerned a more serious matter. He also has a bizarre habit of "sniffing" people out when he meets them. However, fellow section commander Hange Zoë claims he is a very capable leader, despite this strange habit which she claims probably means nothing.

Attack on Titan: No Regrets
In the year 844, prior to the fall of Wall Maria, Miche served as a member of the Scout Regiment under Erwin Smith's command when the latter was still a Section Commander. As one of Erwin's most trusted comrades, Miche took part to the capture and the recruitment into the Scout Regiment of Levi and his friends. During the mission, he teams up with Erwin to get Levi and is the first to attack him but is quickly defeated. Erwin eventually comes to attack their target. When he is disarmed, Miche intervenes, stopping Levi's gesture and telling him to look at his friends, who were captured by Erwin's squad members. After that, Erwin interrogates the trio, and, seeing none of them was willing to cooperate, Miche begins the physical threats by hitting Levi's head against the ground.

After the rain during the second part of the expedition outside the Walls ceased, Miche and Erwin manage to find Flagon's squad, only to learn a group of Titans killed most of the group before being slaughtered by Levi. When the latter attacks Erwin, Miche goes to help him but is ordered by Levi not to intervene. As the two discuss about Lovof's document, Miche worries about Erwin bluntly explaining all his plan to Levi. Eventually, Levi calms down and the three men leave to join the rest of their comrades.

Ilse's Notebook
Miche takes part in the Scout Regiment's 49th Expedition. During the expedition, Miche's sense of smell alerts him that Titanss are near by, including the Abnormal Titan that had killed Ilse a year prior.

The Female Titan arc
Having little introduction at first, Miche is formerly introduced by Hange Zoë while they, and some Military Police soldiers, escort Eren Jaeger to the military court room for his trial. During this time, he takes a few moments to sniff Eren and then smirk, much to Eren's confusion. Hange explains that he, like herself, is a highly qualified section commander in the Scout Regiment and that his strange habit of sniffing others likely holds no real meaning. Miche later participates in the Scout Regiment's first attempt at apprehending the Female Titan during their 57th Expedition Outside the Walls. Once she is caught by the special target restraining weapon, Miche, alongside Levi, attempts to carve her out of the Titans nape but is unsuccessful due to her ability to selectively harden parts of her body. When the Female Titan screams, Miche is able to smell the approaching Titans at a distance and he then tells The Commander that many Titans are coming from all directions.

Abilities
His olfaction is extremely acute, to the point that he can detect approaching Titans far before they were in visible range.

Relationships

 * Erwin Smith - Mike and Erwin had a deep mutual trust due to their lengthy time in service together, as well as having respect for one another's skills as soldiers. For much of his service, Mike was by Erwin's side serving as his right-hand man. Even after all their years together, Mike considers Erwin difficult to read, but follows his commands loyally, regardless.


 * Levi - Mike and Erwin apprehended Levi together, and Mike aided in Erwin's interrogation by forcing Levi's head into a muddy puddle at Erwin's command. The two are later shown to be capable team mates, complementing each other's outstanding fighting skills and creating a formidable team.


 * Hange Zoë - Mike and Hange were shown to have a mutual respect for each other and were typically seen together serving directly under Erwin.

Trivia

 * Mike was noted by Hange to have a strange habit of greeting new people by sniffing them, and then smirking to himself. He demonstrated this the first time he met Eren Jaeger.
 * Mike was one of the few Erwin trusted with the true objective of the 57th Expedition, being a veteran who had served prior to the destruction of Wall Maria.
 * Hajime Isayama revealed that Mike is older than Erwin.