Carlo Pikale

Carlo Pikale (カルロ・ピケール) is a captain (隊長) of the Survey Corps during the time of Attack on Titan: Before the Fall.

Appearance
When he was younger, Carlo sported cheek-length, messy hair, and wore the typical uniform of a member of the Survey Corps.

After the series' fifteen year timeskip, Carlo is shown to have begun growing his hair out slightly farther, so that it must be kept brushed out of his eyes. Additionally, he is shown to have grown a small beard. He continues to wear the standard Survey Corps uniform.

Personality
Carlo demonstrates selflessness and a desire to protect humanity like the other members of the Survey Corps. He is also willing to give people the benefit of the doubt, as seen when he listens to and helps Kuklo incapacitate a Titan despite not knowing his name and having met him only a few minutes before. He also strives to do the right thing, as seen when he tries to make amends for unintentionally condemning Kuklo to a life of misery and slavery.

The Titan's Son arc
Carlo, along with his friend Sorum Humé, were first seen trying to help seal the Wall Maria gate after the Titan cult opens it and get devoured by a Titan. Surveying the aftermath, they come upon victims who were regurgitated from the Titan's stomach. Carlo notices the body of Elena Munsell among the bodies and laments that she had gotten married and was expecting a child. He then notices her body start to move. Incredulous, Carlo and Sorum look closer and sees her belly moving. Thinking that she has become pregnant by the Titan, Carlo decides to cut out the infant. He wonders if it was alive when its mother was swallowed; both him and Sorum give the child the moniker of 'The Titan Child'.

Shiganshina Arc
Fifteen years later, the now thirty-three year old Carlo is a captain of the Survey Corps, and while looking over the Wall one day, recalls back to when him and Sorum found Elena's infant son, wondering what happened to him. During an expedition outside the Wall, there is a commotion and is brought a fifteen year old boy who stowed away in one of the wagons; it is revealed to be Elena's son, Kuklo, though neither is aware of who the other person is. Carlo asks him why he is here, and is baffled by the boy's response of wanting to see a Titan. He is then alerted to an incoming Titan and gets separated from the rest of his forces. He orders his troops to fire at the Titan, specifically at the eyes in order to blind it. After getting no progress, Carlo switches targets and has his men focus on the Achilles tendons on the Titan's heels to try and bring it down. He sees Kuklo get picked up and then escape from its grasp. Carlo arrives and gets Kuklo on his horse, commending the boy for his ingenuity and survival. As the Survey Corps soldiers get killed (or eaten) one by one, Kuklo has an idea to incapacitate the Titan and, after hearing the plan, Carlo agrees. The two are able to lure the Titan towards a wagon full of explosives and set off an explosion that completely engulfs the Titan. Despite causing it significant damage, the Titan is only incapacitated for a few moments before it gets back up and continues to chase the two. Carlo then directs his men back towards the Wall while leading the Titan away from the survivors. Noticing that the Titan has been led far enough away, he gallops as fast as he can to get back to the Wall, despite the Titan remaining on his heels. Eventually, they reach the gates and are narrowly able to get through before it is shut.

After getting back inside the Wall, Carlo asks Kuklo if he managed to see what he was looking for by going outside the Wall to look at a Titan. He notes that Kuklo was light on his feet and asks if the latter has had some experience with hand-to-hand fighting. After getting no response, Kuklo asks Carlo why they went outside the Wall; Carlo states it was for observation and training purposes until Kuklo accidentally revealed himself. Noting that he has not yet learned Kuklo's name, Carlo is about to ask the boy who he is again when they are approached by members of the Military Police. Confused as to what they want, Carlo is told by Gloria Bernhard they wish to question Kuklo in regards to the attack on the Inocencio estate. When Kuklo professes his innocence, Carlo is shocked to here that the boy is the "Titan Child" he and Sorum found fifteen years ago. Faced with her threat to terminate the Survey Corps, Carlo hands custody over to her. Before he goes, Kuklo passes him the knife he used to save himself from the Titan. As Kuklo is led away, Carlo notices Sharle Inocencio among the crowd; he then turns around and leaves.

Later that night, Carlo is faced with numerous requests by Survey Corps members to transfer to the Garrison due to the failed expedition. He muses that the quality of soldiers has drastically fallen since the time when his father was in command of the Corps; Carlo is then notified that he has a visitor. Turning, he sees Sharle and cordially greets her. Preparing some tea, Carlo informs her that Kuklo is under suspicion for the murder of her father and states there was a witness to the events: her brother Xavi. Sharle says she was there as well, and the ones responsible were the Titan cultists and her brother lied about Kuklo. He asks her to elaborate and is notified that she decided to run away with him and is told Kuklo had been imprisoned and only recently learned how to speak; this reveals to Carlo that Kuklo had been living his life as less than human due to him and his comrades branding Kuklo as the "Titan's Child" 15 years ago. He tells Sharle that he will do what he can to get Kuklo released. He notes it is cruel that Sharle will give up the freedom she sought in order to get Kuklo freed; he recalls Kuklo's agility and ponders if he should give Kuklo to his father for training as a possible member of the Survey Corps.

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