Takanami

Takanami (高波) was a soldier who appeared in Chapter 0, the draft story written by Hajime Isayama which would later evolve into Attack on Titan.

Appearance
Takanami had short blond hair, and could usually be seen with a serious look or scowl on his face

Personality
One of the biggest traits of Takanami is his fear for Titans. He accused Murakumo because of fear and he order to retreat after he saw the Titans transforming. He claimed that mankind could not win against the Titan.

After he saw Murakumo fight against the Titans, he changed his mind and decided to fight. He gained self confidence became ready to fight the Titans.

Story
When Takanami began to suspect Private Murakumo of being a Titan in disguise, he informed the 5th unit, and sent Murakumo into town where he and the 5th unit ambushed Murakumo. He attempted to talk Murakumo down, but was alarmed when Murakumo suddenly attacked one of the members of the 5th unit. Murakumo revealed that the man had been a Titan in disguise, prompting the rest of the unit to transform into Titans, to Takanami's horror.

He and Murakumo retreated to the nearby rooftops, where Takanami was horrified to learn that Murakumo intended to fight the Titans. Although he attempted to convince Murakumo to abandon the town because he thought that mankind cannont win against Titans, Murakumo attacked the Titans on his own to save the young girl Tsubaki. Watching Murakumo risk his life, Takanami began to think about all those who had died because of the Titans, and, enraged, joined Murakumo in attacking. Upon defeating one of the Titans, Takanami marveled at the fact that the training he had gone through had served a purpose, and that it was possible to defeat the Titans. Thrilled with himself for killing a Titan, Takanami began to brazenly taunt the Titan that was approaching Murakumo, claiming that he would kill them all. However, his joy was short lived, as the Titan leaped over Murakumo, ignoring him completely, and instead devoured Takanami.