Board Thread:Manga/@comment-27321453-20180808084355/@comment-1327106-20180814020745

Dalmatia wrote: Learning about the identity of Historia's... mate (?) was very interesting. Even if he doesn't have a name, we know how he's tied with her and why he was chosen. And it gave Nile something interesting to say, which hadn't happened since Erwin's death. :p

To be fair, there hasn't been much opportunity for Nile to show during the Marley arc, but I think even when there have been opportunities post-Uprising they've been largely squandered. My suspicion is that Isayama didn't have Nile's role fully built out when he created him (not like Pixis, who can be counted on behaving a certain way), and the result is that Nile is sometimes an annoying roadblock and sometimes an ally.

And that could make for a really interesting character! But Isayama doesn't seem to know what to do with him so Nile just kinda floats in and out of the story whenever it's convenient. Whenever the Military Police have to voice an unpopular opinion post-Uprising, Isayama usually brings out a rando MP officer instead, either because he's decided he no longer wants Nile to be a pain in the ass or because he's somehow forgotten he exists.

Hopefully with the introduction of Rogue, who is apparently important enough to be given a name and a lot of face time, Nile will get to do more.