Colt Grice (Anime)

"It was a direct hit. The Eldian unit at the front got blown away."

- Colt tells Magath the situation

Colt Grice (コルト・グライス) was an Eldian living in Marley and the older brother of Falco Grice. He was a Warrior candidate (戦士候補生) who was selected to be the next wielder of the Beast Titan power before his death.

Appearance
Colt was a physically fit, tall young man with long face, light hazel eyes and short light hair. Like his fellow Warrior candidates, he wore the standard Marleyan soldier uniform consisting of a light jacket and pants, supply packs on the hip, suspender straps, a hard hat with a stripe around it, and tall combat boots. As an Eldian, his uniform was different from that of the Marleyans, as his shirt collar has a small badge of the Eldian star instead of a small clip and his helmet has the same star with a brightly colored stripe instead of a pure black stripe. As is law in Marley, Colt also wore an Eldian armband as all his family and ancestors residing there did.

Personality
Colt was a dedicated and brave soldier, risking his life to go retrieve his wounded brother Falco Grice after he came under enemy fire. He showed great care for his brother as he gave him his hard hat as they fled and made sure his wounds were treated when they returned to the hiding trench. While caring and brave, Colt was also a tactical soldier who worked with his Commander to plan their attacks, despite his superior officers looking down on him for being an Eldian. Colt always appeared to have a guess of what moves might be made in advance by the enemy and tried to strategize to use their forces and the power of the Titans to take out the threat without losing lives.

However, he lacked discretion in times of leisure, having Pieck share her alcoholic drink, despite being very bad at handling liquor.

History
In 832, disgrace was brought upon the Grice family when his uncle's involvement with the Eldian Restorationists came to light. To prove his family's innocence, Colt was forced to pledge service to the Marleyan military as a Warrior candidate, eventually being chosen as the next inheritor of the Beast Titan.

Marley arc


During the Marleyan war with the Mid-East Allied Forces, Colt is present among 800+ other Eldians fighting on behalf of Marley. However, he is valued as a Warrior Unit|Warrior candidate with the potential to inherit the Beast Titan. During the fight, Falco Grice and some of his comrades are hit by enemy fire, killing some but sparing Falco and leaving him wounded. Colt appears to save him and puts his hard hat on Falco's head before carrying him on his back while avoiding enemy fire. When Colt returns to the hiding trench with his wounded brother, their fellow candidates tend to his wounds. Commander Magath shows concern for Colt's well being but then demeans him when he reports that they are unable to dig any further due to enemy fire.

Colt voices concerns over the enemies' artillery, saying they should let Galliard and Pieck handle the enemy gunmen, but Magath refuses. The appearance of the anti-Titan artillery leads Magath to order his 800 Eldian Warriors into battle to take it out, but before this can happen, the plan is canceled in favor of Gabi Braun's idea to solo attack it with a bomb. Colt watches as Gabi executes her attack and succeeds. When she is under fire from one remaining survivor, Falco rushes out of the trench to save her, much to Colt's concern. Luckily, the two are both saved by the transformation of Galliard and the last enemy gunmen is taken out.