Anka

Anka Rheinberger (アンカ・ラインベルガー) is a member of the Garrison and one of Dot Pixis' escorts, the other being Gustav.

Appearance
Anka is a young woman who has light kempt hair, long enough to reach her neck, that is constantly tucked behind her ears. As a soldier, she is seen wearing the usual Garrison uniform.

Personality
Not much is known about her personality, however, as a soldier, Anka is shown to express little to no emotion, except for the moment when she learns of the gate breach in Trost District, which leaves her shocked, and when she learns that the plan to seal the gate was a success she shows surprise and relief. She seemingly follows orders without any objections, not questioning Pixis for going with such an uncertain plan as using Eren Yeager in his Titan form to seal the gate. However, she also understands the feelings of other soldiers and stated that there is a limit to how much one can be motivated by fear. At the same time, it was shown that Anka's behavior towards Pixis is not completely formal, as she woke her superior up by slapping him as well as saying that she does not want to be stuck taking care of him.

Battle of Trost District arc
Later, Anka arrives to the Trost District with other soldiers just in time for Pixis to stop Kitz Weilman from killing Eren Yeager. After Pixis listens to Eren's words and gets him to help with plugging the Wall, Pixis calls for staff officers to formulate a plan, Anka being one of them. While Pixis announces the details of the upcoming plan to other soldiers, Armin Arlert discusses the plan with Anka and Gustav. During the discussion, Anka states that Titans are not the only enemy, correctly deducing the current state of soldiers' mind.

During the operation, Anka, along with the other soldiers, watches the progress from top of the Wall. With Rico Brzenska firing a red smoke signal after Eren loses control, Anka proposes to pull the elite team back, but Pixis refuses, trusting the elite team as they are the only chance for humanity. Once Eren regains the control and successfully plugs the Wall, Anka sees the signal and announces it to the rest of the soldiers.

Clash of the Titans arc
Anka is seen on top of the Wall in Trost District during the supposed breach of Wall Rose. She wakes Pixis up, scolding him for sleeping there and drinking alcohol, given his advanced age. She states that she does not want to be stuck taking care of him, much to the amusement of Pixis, who says he would want nothing more than such a beauty doing so. Anka then reports to him that new Titans stopped appearing at the first and second lines of defense, but the search party only found a few as well. This makes them wonder about the situation, given the fact that if there was a breach, the amount of Titans appearing would be much higher. Anka then watches as Erwin arrives to talk to Pixis. Later, Anka is also by Pixis' side when the Vanguard reports back that there is no breach as well as about the situation that occurred with Reiner and Bertolt.

Two weeks later, she accompanies her commander when he visits a bed-ridden Erwin to update him on current events. The serious nature of humanity's situation is discussed, as the refugees from Wall Rose very nearly rebelled due to lack of resources. The disaster was successfully averted, but both commanders remain grim about the future. Erwin mentions going to hell for all those that have died under his command, prompting Pixis to ask that he be allowed to accompany him. In response, Levi remarks about his drinking problem and Pixis laments that a certain someone has taken away his bottle. However, he jokes, she refuses to change his diapers for him. Erwin praises Anka as an excellent aide, while she waits stoically in the corner with her commander's jacket.

Hange Zoë interrupts their conversation, revealing to all present the results of her investigation of Ragako. Like the others present, Anka reacts with shock and horror at the thought that they have been fighting transformed humans this entire time. The decision is made to keep this—and the whereabouts of Eren and Historia Reiss—a secret, making her one of the handful within the military privy to this information.

The Uprising arc
At the conclusion of Erwin's trial, Anka arrives in the King's throne room to report the false news of the breach at Wall Rose by the Colossus Titan and the Armored Titan. When the officials present respond by ordering that refugees from Wall Rose be barred from entering Sheena, Anka departs to inform Darius Zackly of their reaction. After Zackly's forces take control of the throne room, Anka reports to them that the interior Military Police have been suppressed.

Return to Shiganshina arc
On the evening of the mission to retake Wall Maria, Anka stands with Pixis among the other Military leaders, saluting the Survey Corps farewell before their expedition to Shiganshina District.

Abilities
While not directly seen in action, it is presumed that Anka possesses enough skill as a soldier to be the escort of Dot Pixis. However, her main focus seems to be strategizing, with Anka's intelligence being high enough to formulate a battle plan while quickly evaluating the situation and predicting further circumstances. A sign of her abilities may be that the original duty of strategizing was entrusted to only her and Gustav implying Pixis trusts her enough to come up with a strategy that saves not only Trost, but humanity as well.

Trivia

 * Her first name refers to the name Anna, meaning 'Eagle', which among others is a symbolization of insight, intelligence and a sharp mind. It should also be noted that "Anna" is a name given to numerous Queens, being an interesting contrast to Gustav's name having a background of Kings.
 * The word "Anka", is the Swedish word for 'Duck'.

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