Board Thread:Manga/@comment-31940900-20160616082321/@comment-24407809-20160616105231

I... *sighs*... don't see the issue with someone saying they like a fictional character. If we were talking about real people, then maybe things would be different, but we're not. Liking Reiner and Bertl doesn't mean anything about a person's personality. I myself am a bit of a fan of Bertolt. He's well-written, and he is a very complex character. And he's demonstrated in the past that he does regret his actions, and I would love to see what happened to him in the 3 months that he was with Reiner and Zeke that would cause his personality to change so drastically.

Now, in an attempt to get this discussion back on track, I'd like to list some of my favorite side characters:
 * Samuel Linke-Jackson: I've always wanted to see more of this recruit who may have actually survived Trost, just because it intrigues me that someone who wasn't part of the main cast managed to survive the arc (sorry Daz, but you're just a bit too annoying for my tastes!)


 * Mike Zacharias: Such a quirky guy, I was sad (and actually surprised) to see him go so quickly. If I had been writing the story (thank goodness I'm not, right?) I would have given him a more prominent role in the story, and kept him around for 5 or 10 more chapters... And then killed him off, to provide a bit of an emotional gut-punch for the series.


 * Moblit Berner: I always liked how this guy was able to beat the odds, and stay alive through every Titan encounter while his fellow second-stringers died en masse.


 * Goggles: ... Don't actually know why I like him. I just do.


 * Thomas: Somehow, this guy who was only in 2 chapter managed to get his own character profile (and stats to boot!) in the Attack on Titan guidebook! Gotta respect that!