Board Thread:Manga/@comment-5774380-20171208191536/@comment-29463491-20171211100812

RuneLai wrote: Armin can do things to himself, but he can't to his allies. If anyone in the 104th could eventually ascend to commander I'd actually pick Jean. When Armin freezes up during the Battle of Shiganshina, he turns command of the squad over to Jean, who can make the crap decisions while under pressure. Being a good leader isn't about being the smartest person in the room, it's being able to make the best decision in a bad situation (which means under pressure, no time to talk, lives at stake, etc).

As soon as Armin turns over command, Jean makes those decisions automatically given the information he has available. He's not a tactician, but he's leader. I'd much prefer Jean in the Erwin role and Armin in the Hange role if we were going to do some next gen leadership stuff in the SC. Armin works much better in an advisor capacity where he gives the information and someone else makes the call. Agreed, it's Jean who should've become Squad Levi's second in command instead of Armin. He's just like Eld, in both way of thinking and to some extent...personality.