Talk:Petra Ral

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Hello there!

I think Petra's trivia is really interesting, but would somebody mind giving me the chapter und the correct page which proofs all this information? It because I haven't seen even one single page about this...

thanks in advance! 178.26.22.181 01:02, July 4, 2013 (UTC) annonym

Information for Petra's trivia: Chapter 30,  I believe it's around page 40. 76.31.9.94 19:11, July 11, 2013 (UTC)

Thank you! I read it but there was no hint of Petra being engaged with Levi... Her father just said that he wanted her to be enganged with somebody. 178.26.22.181 23:08, July 11, 2013 (UTC)

It's all in the subtext.

As the Article says, she was constantly writing him.

Auruo was always trying imitate Levi which disgusted Petra saying they're nothing alike with Auruo replying she's acting as if she is his wife.

When Levi found the dead bodies of his Squad, the sole reaction shown of him about his team was towards Petra and it was also face to face, panel to panel which was also the only one among all 4.Not to mention, Petra was the last one he found. It's a typical Author way to imply importance. Also, please note Levi's reaction when her father mentioned the Marriage.Fyerbrand (talk) 17:56, July 15, 2013 (UTC)

I doubt they were engaged. Petra does seem to have had feelings beyond professional admiration for Levi, but I sincerely doubt there was an actual relationship going on. And since it is a matter of subtext and how you choose to read into those scenes, I don't think it should be stated as a fact.

Harostar (talk) 22:16, July 15, 2013 (UTC)


 * I completely agree, since it hasn't been clearly stated, this is as subjective as sexual orientation of Reiner and Ymir and therefore has no place in an article, imo. 14:43, July 16, 2013 (UTC)

Source for the statements I just edited in are here:

http://nagisayuu.tumblr.com/post/58553940494/spoilers-alert-what-was-implied-about-the

Lovely breakdown of the scene in the original Japanese, as well as context of the phrasing used.

--Harostar (talk) 11:01, September 8, 2013 (UTC)

You know why Petra died? Because she was PETRAfied, anyway...
 * Yeah, bro. Old jokes are your thing.  h fc 2 X  09:50, December 19, 2013 (UTC)

So what is the final word on this? The tumblr blog post is offline so I cannot look into it myself, but the article itself still makes it seem like she really had feelings toward Levi, although this talk page seems to have concluded with that being false, or at least unproven. NeoSuperior (talk) 06:15, December 27, 2013 (UTC)
 * I don't know about the blog post, but as for what I get from the original japanese, it's suggested that Petra's dad misunderstood her letters, thinking that "devoting herself to Levi" meant that they were gonna get married, instead of how she was picked as an elite soldier of the Survey Corps meant to devote her life to that cause. Anything regarding her feelings is nothing but speculation based on what her dad said.  h fc 2 X  07:58, December 27, 2013 (UTC)
 * Well, I heard of a similar translation as the one you are telling. The only difference being, that the father does NOT misunderstand and actually both Levi and Petra's father know that it is just about Petra's young age and her doing something for mankind until she is "old enough" to find a man to marry. i.e. the only ones to "misunderstand" are supposedly other translators. NeoSuperior (talk) 18:45, December 27, 2013 (UTC)

Petra's Statistics
Please make up your mind about Petra's Statistics. Because I find it really annoyed when it keeps on changing it.Jennicious (talk) 17:00, September 19, 2013 (UTC)


 * These are the official stats from the guidebook "shingeki no kyojin INSIDE". Here you can find Petra's. Changing it to anything different from the official stats without a proper reason will be considered as vandalism. NeoSuperior (talk) 18:25, September 19, 2013 (UTC)

Petra's name
Her name could actually be "Petra Lahr" or "Petra Rahl". Again, just listing possibilities. NeoSuperior (talk) 10:23, October 4, 2013 (UTC)

Afaik all of the 'official' sources (Kodansha/Funi/Crunchy) used Ral so I don't think there's much room for debate. 10:38, October 4, 2013 (UTC)

~Appearance~
Her hair looks orange instead of red.Jennicious (talk) 07:41, December 19, 2013 (UTC)