Wall: Assault on Stohess, Part 3

Wall is the twenty-fifth and final episode of the Attack on Titan anime. It is produced by Wit Studio and Production I.G.

Short Summary
As a shrine inside the Stohess District gets crushed during the ongoing battle of Eren and Annie, a priest watches the Titans reaching walls, much to his horror. Eren and Annie find themselves in a fight yet again, with the former questioning the latter's motives. Meanwhile, Erwin continues facing Nile Dawk as the Military Police Commander blames him for this destruction. Eren and Annie exchange blows, until Annie, reminded of her pasts, delivers critical strikes. However, Eren, remembering his goal, recovers at extremely fast pace and charges at Annie with great power.

In spite of his efforts, Annie reaches the wall and begins climbing it in order to escape. Mikasa doesn't let this happen as she quickly cuts off Annie's fingers. On the ground, Eren just barely stops himself from eating Annie, with the latter encasing herself in a crystal afterwards. The soldiers soon learn that they cannot get any information while Erwin is questioned about his actions. Meanwhile, Eren judges his actions in the battle, with Mikasa accompanying him as Armin and Jean discuss the needed sacrifice. However, there is a danger that they do not know about as unbeknownst to them, there is a Titan lurking inside the wall.

Summary
In a shrine inside the Stohess District, there's a group of wall worshipers in the middle of a ceremony. As a priest recites the prayers, Annie in her Titan form falls on the shrine, killing many people. The priest, much to his horror, witnesses a Titan running towards the walls. While civilians are running away or hiding in fear, Eren is running after Annie. Watching this, Hanji notes that this time Eren is retaining his control. Jean says that now as a Titan, Eren has to fight, however, Armin states that willpower is not enough to beat Annie. Meanwhile, the soldiers are worried that Annie is reaching an open area, being unable to use the Three Dimensional Maneuver Gear there. Hanji orders them to split and go from the other side. The chase continues, with many civilians dying, until Annie stops to face Eren directly. Eren recalls how Annie always seemed bored, thinking that everything was stupid, except for when she was showing off her martial arts. In spite of her never admitting that, Eren knows that she was lying about not caring about it. He wonders about her reason for killing all those people and charges forward, with Annie employing the ability to harder her skin as a means of defense. However, Eren grabs her leg and throws her at a nearby building. He wastes no time, continuing to attack while nearby soldiers note that the whole town might be destroyed. Hanji says that it is all part of Erwin's plan.

As Mikasa gets up, Hitch and Marlo can't believe that they're seeing Titans in a fight. At the same time, Nile Dawk receives a report about the fight, learning of the damage and casualties. He blames it on Erwin's plan, with the latter confirming it. Nile questions Erwin's way of thinking, but the Scouting Legion Commander simply replies that it was done to lead humanity to victory. Nile doesn't accept it, calling Erwin a traitor. However, when he implies executing Erwin right now, the latter tells him to assume command, letting him know of the details. In the end, Nile decides to just handcuff Erwin, while ordering to deploy all the men. As Levi begins to move, Erwin tells him to stay put, knowing of his hatred for pointless death. Meanwhile, the soldiers reach the location of the fight. Armin realizes that Annie is surely able to sacrifice her humanity for her cause just as she uses her hardening ability to remove Eren's limb with a kick. However, Eren continues to fight back and Annie recalls her father calling out to her. She keeps striking Eren with hardened fists until he is seemingly unable to move. As she is running away, Eren remembers his goal. He starts chasing Annie one more time, with his body burning due to excessive regeneration. Seeing this, Hanji stops Mikasa from approaching Eren as they don't know whether he still recognizes her.

Annie fights off and eventually attempts to escape by climbing the wall. Eren's last attempt to catch her ends in vain as she manages to fend him off. She continues climbing and just when Armin thinks she'll get over the wall, Mikasa flies to her using the 3D Maneuver Gear and cuts off the fingers on both of her hands. Stepping on her face, Mikasa tells Annie to fall, with the latter recalling about her father one more time. In the memory, her father tells her he was wrong, being too late to ask for forgiveness. He tells her that even whole world is against her, he is always on her side, so she should return to him. Annie falls down and Eren decapitates her while losing an arm of his own. Just as Eren claims that he will destroy the world, he bites out a chunk of meat from the Female Titan's neck, revealing Annie's real body. This worries Hanji and others, thinking that Eren will eat Annie, however, upon seeing Annie and her tears, Eren stops himself. This gives Annie a chance to use her hardening ability, encasing herself in a crystal, which causes her to start merging with Eren as well. At that moment, Levi appears, cutting Eren out of the Titan and scolding him for trying to eat an important witness.

Later, Eren wakes up just to ask Mikasa about Annie's whereabouts. He then witnesses Jean attempting to break through the crystal, not being happy with the outcome. He is stopped by Levi who tells him that there's no use. Hanji orders the soldiers to use wires to make a net and carry Annie underground. She wonders about the outcome as well, knowing that in spite of the sacrifices, they can't get any information. Levi approaches Erwin, stating that they can hardly consider the mission a success, however, Erwin says that they have managed to endure that the Scouting Legion survives. Erwin is then questioned by a governor, who asks him about Erwin's reluctance to ask the Military Policy for help from the start. Erwin states that with potential allies of the Female Titan inside the military, he had to limit the operation to those who weren't involved. He apologizes for the destruction of Stohess, however, the governor doesn't accept a simply apology. Even though Erwin states that if the Female Titan escaped, the walls would fall and more people would die, he confirms that they cannot get any information from Annie.

Some time later, Eren wakes up in his bed, having recovered from his injuries. He is aware of Annie being frozen, with Jean confirming that they got nothing from the operation. Unexpectedly, Armin states that Eren is the one who let that happen. After a short hesitation, Eren confirms that upon seeing Annie, he couldn't move. Armin and Jean are then called for a hearing and Eren confides to Mikasa about his feelings during the battle. Mikasa expresses herself to be happy that he returned alive. Outside, Jean and Armin discuss whether becoming a monster is the only way to beat the Titans. Armin puts his faith in Eren, but states that it won't be easy to overcome. At the hearing, Erwin states this to be the moment of humanity's attack on the Titans. As Annie is being kept deep underground, a group of the former 104th Trainees Squad soldiers are nearing an unknown location, not knowing of the dangers awaiting them. At the part of the Wall Sina damaged by Annie, a Titan is shown within the wall.