Jorge Pikale

Jorge Pikale (ホルヘ・ピケール) is an instructor (教官) of the Training Corps and a former captain (隊長) of the Survey Corps. He was also believed to be the first human being to kill a Titan by using the prototype vertical maneuvering equipment, earning him the title "Jorge the Hero."

Appearance
Jorge is an older gentleman with long, thin, shoulder-length hair. He wears a confident expression with thick, striking eyebrows, and a dark-colored mustache. During his time in the Survey Corps he wore the standard uniform of that time. After stepping down, he later dons an instructor of the Trainee Corps uniform.

Personality
Jorge is an experienced individual as the former captain of the Survey Corps. Although Jorge is a man of high status, he still retains a sense of humility while being confident in himself, and is willing to fight for the rights of humanity.

Shiganshina arc
Jorge is notified by his son Carlo about an urgent matter; he then works with him to free two prisoners that will be sent beyond the wall and fed to Titans. Jorge arrives at the top of Wall Maria and notices the wagon containing the prisoners ent to death and spots two running back towards the Wall. Jorge activates a light and shines it to get their attention. Soon, one of them arrives to his position and Jorge tosses down a line. Both see the other is falling behind and caught by a Titan; Jorge tells the boy to leave the other behind, but the latter refuses. Eventually both return to the wall and Jorge tells them to grab onto the cable he sent down; the two grab on and are then pulled up to safety. Jorge then introduces himself and recognizes one as the 'Titan Child' Kuklo Munsell, while Cardina is shocked to see the man who saved them was the first one to have ever successfully killed a Titan.

Visit to the Industrial City arc
As they ride through the forest, Kuklo recalls hearing the same story about Jorge and that he is the father of Carlo, the current head of the Survey Corps. He asks Jorge if Carlo asked him to do this; Jorge did not free them before, Jorge replies that he did not have enough time to prove their innocence or bribe the guards so he waited for them to send the two beyond the wall. Cardina replies that it was the best course of action due to not being made official by the government and the Military Police; otherwise, the public would mistrust them. Jorge agrees and says that now, the Military Police will not chase either of the two due to them being thought of as deceased. He says that despite it being a last-minute rescue, he was able to save two lives instead of just one. Cardina thanks Jorge and it is revealed that Jorge was Cardina's former instructor in the Training Corps. Jorge tells Cardina that he had potential to join the Military Police had he not dropped out, but the latter says it would not have been a good match despite the power and clout being an MP would give. Hearing this, Kuklo remembers about Sharle and asks where Jorge is taking them; the latter says until the issues in Shiganshina cool down, they are going to an industrial city within Wall Rose and that Sharle is there as well.

Trivia

 * It is revealed that, after Angel disappeared, Jorge accepted the credit for killing the Titan that Angel killed (despite his disgust in doing so) in order to secure more funds for the Survey Corps.