Mercy: Assault on Stohess, Part 2

Mercy is the twenty-fourth episode of the Attack on Titan anime. It is produced by Wit Studio and Production I.G.

Summary
The episode begins with Annie stating to Armin that her bet begins now. Annie is then ambushed by citizens, but she manages to transform using the spike on her ring despite being restrained, killing them in the process.

The scene changes to a few days earlier in the former Scouting Legion HQ where Eren and Levi are waiting. Erwin arrives with Mikasa, Armin, and Jean, stating that there is a suspect they believe to be the Female Titan. Back in the present, Eren, Armin and Mikasa are forced to hide in the tunnels and are heading to group with other Scouting Legion members. They are suddenly stopped by Annie who stomps through the roof of the tunnel, killing their fellow soldiers and forcing the group to fight back. Eren attempts to transform, but he fails. Mikasa suspects it may be because of Eren's disbelief that Annie is really the Female Titan.

When Armin comes up with a plan to distract Annie, the scene switches back to when they discuss the identity of the Female Titan, with Erwin revealing their suspect of Annie. Armin gives multiple reasons why, then it switches back to the present where he and Mikasa leave the tunnels, Mikasa stating that the world is a cruel place as a response to how Eren can't understand how they could fight Annie.

Annie kicks through the roof, crushing Eren in rubble. As Mikasa and Armin fight off Annie, Jean abandons his disguise and goes to help Armin. Erwin gets ready to help, but he and Levi are then surrounded by troops of the Military Police, guns ready, told by Nile that they are against the King. Jean attempts to help Eren out, but Annie keeps on fighting the military, throwing more rubble around, some of which lands on Eren and traps him even more.

Jean and Armin then lure Annie into the trap they have prepared before, and Hanji manages to temporarily immobilize Annie in an attempt to capture her, which ultimately fails. Jean and Armin are forced to help distract the Titan, and Eren, now impaled through the chest, remembers the deaths of fellow soldiers and his mother. He remembers Mikasa and Armin's words of the world being cruel, and to having to sacrifice to achieve victory.

Now filled with new resolve, Eren manages to push himself through the object impaling him, drawing a lot of blood which causes his transformation in to a titan. Eren starts running at Annie, who is caught off guard, and manages to land a straight punch on her face. She crashes in to a building, and the episode ends with Eren running towards Annie, roaring.