Beast Titan

"Levi may be humanity's strongest soldier... but he's no match for our strongest warrior."

- Reiner Braun has faith in the Beast Titan

The Kemono no Kyojin (獣の巨人) is one of the Nine Titans that possesses the ability to guide and direct mindless Titans and possibly the ability to create new Titans from common Eldians. It is currently in the possession of Zeke Yeager, though it will soon be passed on to warrior cadet Colt.

Limited Titan control
Like the Founding Titan and Female Titan, the Beast Titan is able to exercise some control over mindless Titans through a scream-based ability. Through vocal commands, the Beast Titan is able to direct the actions of mindless Titans and can command them to refrain from eating humans and stay in place if necessary. However, this ability is evidently imperfect in comparison to the Founding Titan. Titans under the control of the Beast Titan either seem to be capable of ignoring orders or occasionally do not receive or comprehend orders given. Furthermore, Titans under the Beast Titan's control cannot act upon the unspoken will of the Beast's user, unlike the Founding Titan, and must be given some sort of direct verbal signal before taking action.

Titan creation
One of the Beast Titan's most perilous attributes is the ability to turn human Eldians into Titans without the use of Titan serums. This is accomplished through a scream-based trigger, much like the abilities of the Founding Titan and the Female Titan. This ability can be used to devastating effect on the unsuspecting, such as the initiation of the Wall Rose invasion after the residents of Ragako were turned into Titans with the Beast Titan's power, and when the Marley military made use of this power to drop Titans onto Fort Slava in an airstrike. However, there seem to be some unknown limitations to this ability, as Zeke Yeager did not at any point turn any members of the Survey Corps into Titans during the Wall Rose invasion and the battle of Shiganshina District.

Titan storage
The Beast Titan is evidently able to make Titans appear out of thin air in large numbers when necessary. While the exact method of performing this ability is unknown, it may possibly be related to the "paths" which are said to store the blood, flesh, and bones which form the bodies of Titans.

History
The Beast Titan, like all the Nine Titans, was brought into the world after the death of Ymir Fritz. In the 1,700 years following her death, the Beast Titan was held in the possession of one of the eight warring Eldian houses subservient to the Founding Titan. After these seventeen centuries when the 145th King of the Fritz family abandoned the conflicts of Eldia and relocated to Paradis, the Beast Titan was taken by the nation of Marley during the Great Titan War.

At some point before the year 845, Zeke Yeager was chosen to inherit the power of the Beast Titan. Additionally, he was granted the title of warchief over all the warriors of Marley.