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 Wall Maria and fed to Titans. Before embarking to the Wall, he is told that the person who provided him with information, a young woman named Sharle, may be in danger and arranges for her to travel to a safe location within Wall Rose. He then arrives at the top of Wall Maria and notices a wagon containing prisoners being sent out. He then spots two people running back towards the Wall and theorizes that those must be the ones Carlo told him about. 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's Son" 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. Kuklo asks Jorge if Carlo asked him to do this and why he had waited until now to do anything. 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 he helped Sharle escape to the city to safety as well. While Jorge did not plan to get involved with the Inocencio family, he says the Military Police's recent actions are troubling and that he also could not "turn a deaf ear to the pleas of a helpless young woman". Jorge also mentions that he has to return the machine he borrowed to save them at the Wall. When asked what it is, Jorge merely says that it has no name but simply known as "The Device". Kuklo then asks, if it was able to kill a Titan, why the Survey Corps have not been using it as an alternative to using swords while on horseback. Jorge reveals that it has a fatal flaw in the design: it can only go up or down. Cardina agrees that it would be useless as a means to fight against Titans due to Titans being able to move in all directions. Jorge further reveals that he was not actually the one who had fought the Titan; although he was leading the expedition party, a craftsman who was accompanying them was the one who truly defeated it. Finally, since the craftsman disappeared soon after the expedition, they were not able to produce more.

They soon arrive at the Industrial City. When asked by Kuklo why there are so many members of the Military here, Jorge responds that where they are is the main weapon manufacturing plant for the entire Military. He then sees Sharle coming towards them and she leads the three to the workshop run by Jorge's friend, Xenophon. Jorge hands back over the Device he borrowed and introduces Xenophon to both Kuklo and Cardina. He shares Xenophon's suggestion that the two would be worthy candidates to join the Survey Corps, mentioning that prior to him rescuing the two, they were able to fend off multiple Titans outside the Wall. He is pleased when Kuklo affirms that he wants to join the Survey Corps, only if he can learn how to use "The Device". Later at dinner, Jorge mentions that he must return back to the Training Corps the following day. Him and Xenophon discuss the device and how Xenophon wished that Jorge brought him along so he could actually see the device in use. Later on, he overhears Kuklo talking with Sharle and is troubled when he hears that Titans will someday break through the Walls to attack the remnants of humanity.

The next morning, Jorge and Xenophon decide to travel to the iron bamboo forest along with Kuklo, Sharle and Cardina. After meeting and convincing Jentsch Dafner, the commander of the Military Police to let them by, they travel through the main gate and into the forest. After reaching a clearing within the forest, numerous rows of bamboo are seen sprouting from the ground. Jorge confirms that despite the feel and texture, the bamboo are actual plants. He then demonstrates how much more durable they are to regular steel by trying to cut one with his standard iron sword. Xenophon mentions that this is the only spot where iron bamboo naturally grows, and Jorge confirms that because of it, they must limit how much is harvested over time.

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.