Kirstein family

The Kirushutain-ke (キルシュタイン家) is one of several families that live within the Walls. It is the family that Special Operations Squad member Jean Kirstein hails from.

History
In year 847, Jean joined the 104th Training Corps with the initial goal to join the Military Police Brigade.

Battle of Trost District arc
Jean, having graduated as the sixth best soldier, eventually choose to join the Survey Corps.

Return to Shiganshina arc
As Eren and Jean are fighting, Een makes a remark about Jean's mother, to which the latter answers by hitting him and telling him to forget about that.

A Sudden Visitor: The Torturous Curse of Adolescence
In 847, Jean is drawing in his bedroom. Her mother suddenly busts in, making her son mad for not having knocking. Mrs. Kirstein tells him she wanted him to know that his favorite dish was ready. In response, Jean gets her out of his room.

Two years later, Jean is in the 104th Training Corps. He has an argue with Sasha and Commander Pixis, who was there, proposes them to make a cooking contest to solve it. After having fail to get the food he wanted, Jean is visited by his mother in the trainee canteen. She calls him by his nickname and offers him apples, which embarrasses and angers Jean. She eventually leaves and Eren advices Jean to be nicer to his mother. Later on, Jean decides to steal meat to his superiors for his recipe. As he stands near his goal, one of his superiors calls him and gives him a bag from Mrs. Kirstein. Jean opens it and finds an omelette. This reminds him of his childhood, where he used to impatiently wait for his mother to give him his favorite dish. The memories bring back courage within him, allow Jean to come up with an idea for the contest and win it.