Kuklo

Kuklo (キュクロ) is the main protagonist of the Shingeki no Kyojin prequel Before the Fall. He is the son of Heath and Elena Munsell and miraculously survived when his heavily pregnant mother was swallowed whole by a Titan.

Personality
He, at first, shows little to no knowledge of being able to speak, only repeating words people have mentioned in front of him. He is submissive to his captors, complying to their commands, but does show a little bit of willpower. When Sharle begins to teach him, he learns quickly and can converse with her easily. It seems that he is kind (only to Sharle so far) and curious of the outside world.

Appearance
The manga depicts him as having reddish-brown hair with matching eyes. So far he is only fitted with a rag that barely goes past his hips and chains to keep him restrained.

History
After the death of her husband, a Squad Leader in the Survey Corps during an expedition, Elena Munsell became a member of a Cult that worshiped Titans. While heavily pregnant, she led a mob responsible for opening the gates and was devoured by the Titan that entered. Her corpse was discovered in a ball of Titan vomit, and two members of the Survey Corps cut her open after witnessing movement. Inside, they discovered her infant son had miraculously survived.

Dubbed the "Child of Titan", Kuklo was hated and feared by the people within the Walls and forced to wander the streets. He would eventually be caught and raised in captivity, and kept alongside many exotic animals. Later, Kuklo was sold to Dario Inocencio in order for his son, Xavi, to practice abusing him in preparation for joining the military and building up Xavi's confidence for any potential conflict with real Titans. During this time he would eventually meet and befriend Dario's daughter Sharle, who taught him how to both speak, read, write, and about the history of the world they live in.

He would spend several years enduring this abuse until the Inoncencio estate was attacked by members of the Titan Cult in an attempt to rescue him. As a result Dario was killed and Kuklo lost his right eye from a wound inflicted by Xavi in revenge for being the cause of this tragedy before Kuklo managed to subdue him. With nothing left for either of them there Kuklo and Sharle made their escape.

Relationships
Sharle Inocencio - A fifteen years old girl whose age is the same as his. She is the daughter of Dario Inocencio and younger sister of Xavi Inocencio. In the beginning, she tried to kill Kuklo because of the rumours about him. When she met him, she was surprised to find Kuklo to be different from the Titans she had seen and begins to question Kuklo about his personal information. In the result, Sharle began fellowshipping him. Kuklo is shown to be kind towards Sharle and the two formed a strong friendship with one another during the time spent together. When Kuklo stated that he was going to escape, he asked Sharle to follow him which she tearfully agreed to Kuklo's joy and coming feelings for her.

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