Sharle Inocencio

Sharle Inocencio (シャルル・イノセンシオ) is the daughter of the late merchant, Dario Inocencio, and the younger sister of Xavi.

Appearance
Sharle has very large eyes and long, smooth hair. Her hair has two strips braided on each side that are pulled to the back of her hair, with her bangs parting down the middle and cascading down each side of her face, well past her shoulders. She wears what appears to be a nightgown at the beginning of the manga. When seen later in the manga, she's wearing a light-colored, long-sleeved dress with a light-colored, short-sleeved jacket that buttons in the front and stops at the waist. She also wears a light-colored shawl tied in the front around her shoulders.

Personality
She comes off as innocent, but like many at a young age, she has a general interest in Titans and the outside world. She has long since come to the understanding that her existence was viewed by her father as a strategic ploy for a political marriage. Only after hearing of the "Titan's son" that lived under their very roof did she feel a sense of duty to her family and the town. Thinking that if she killed the "Titan's son", the town would be saved, and her birth would finally have actual meaning.

The Titan's Son arc
After catching her first glimpse of a Titan on top of Wall Maria, she becomes resolute on killing the Titan's child, Kuklo. However, she soon befriends him and starts to sneak in books for him to learn about the outside world. She was destined to be married off to a wealthy family, and when candidates started arriving, she is rather easily convinced by Kuklo to escape with him. Sharle is protected by Xavi when the Titan worshippers sneak into the mansion. Afterwards, she is protected by Kuklo from Xavi, but Kuklo saves them by attacking the Titan worshippers. Xavi blames the house raid on Kuklo, slashing at his eye in punishment. Sharle claims that she no longer has a place in the household and the two of them depart to Shiganshina District before morning.

Shiganshina arc
Sharle and Kuklo take custody hidden in a traveler's wagon. Shiganshina comes into view. When the two of them settle down inside a shelter home, Sharle comes home with a bag of groceries. A solemn Sharle changes Kuklo's bandages around his eye. Sharle is promptly called down to prepare dinner. When Sharle and Kuklo are sent to bed, Sharle fills him in on her arranged marriage with a Baumeister. Sharle advocates that she is grateful she left home. The next morning, Sharle is excited to send the Survey Corps outside the walls alongside the rest of the town. Kuklo recalls that Sharle saw a Titan years ago, and would like to see one for himself to ensure his identity. Sharle reminds him that he is human. That night, Sharle prepares him for his expedition outside the walls. She arms him with her special knife and prays that he will return safely. Sharle is standing among the cheering people who send the Survey Corps off.

Sharle is taken aback by the crowd of angry villagers awaiting the Survey Corps' return. She begins to be put at unease and is worried about Kuklo's wellbeing. Prior to the gates of Shiganshina closing, Sharle spots Kuklo and Carlo Pikale riding in last-minute behind the group. While Kuklo is met by Military Police officers, a frantic Sharle is unable to reach him through the crowd. Before Kuklo leaves with the officers, he gives Carlo his knife.

Sharle reaches Carlo and is questioned by him. She stated Kuklo's reason to head outside the walls. Carlo takes out Sharle's knife and gives it back to her. She claims that it's been her good luck charm. Sharle conveys that she is prepared for the possibility of losing her freedom while freeing Kuklo from imprisonment in the process.

Relationships

 * Kuklo - During their first encounter, Sharle had planned to stab him. However, she later changes her mind based on his appearance and what seemed to be his desire to die. She decides, from that point on, to teach him about the world within the Walls and the little that's known about Titans. Kuklo is shown to be kind towards Sharle and the two form a strong friendship with one another during their time spent together. When Kuklo stated that he was going to escape, he asked Sharle to follow him which she tearfully agreed to. She later develops a romantic attraction towards Kuklo.
 * Dario Inocencio - Sharle's relationship towards her father is strained as she believes that his main interest was using her for his own benefits.
 * In the manga, Kuklo told Sharle that he believes that Dario does care for her. He revealed to Sharle that the protection knife she owned was made personally by the request of Dario because she was suffering from the nightmares of Titans, and even bet that her arranged marriage was his own way of ensuring that she had a good future. After learning of this side of her father through Kuklo, Sharle felt regret for her short-sightedness of Dario, and cried.
 * Xavi Inocencio - Her egotistic older brother. So far they've had few interactions, but he seems to believe firmly in his duties as an older sibling. As shown when he was attempting to defend he and Sharle from the Titan Cult. However, he changes his mind later when he felt that she was siding with Kuklo.
 * Cardina Baumeister - To some measure, Sharle doesn't trust Cardina due to his lineage. Cardina tries to make their relationship easygoing, hopeful that they can associate with each other as friends and put the past behind them.

Trivia

 * Her surname is of Spanish origin and means "innocent".

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