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The Braun family (ブラウン家 Buraun-ke?) is an Eldian family residing in Liberio. Reiner Braun, the inheritor of the Armored Titan, hails from this family, as well as Gabi Braun who is likely to inherit the Armored Titan next.
History[]
At some point, Karina met a Marleyan man and later gave birth to Reiner in 833. However, unions between Marleyans and Eldians are forbidden, so she had to remain in the internment zone with her son. Karina later revealed his origins to him and wished they were born Marleyans.[1]
This led Reiner to become a Warrior cadet with the goal to gain one of the Nine Titans and make his mother and himself honorary Marleyans. He succeeded in becoming a Warrior, was praised for his loyalty, and inherited the Armored Titan. In 845, he took part in the Paradis Island Operation and infiltrated the Walls.[1]
Sometime later, Gabi followed her cousin's footsteps and joined the Warriors. Her achievements allowed her to become a serious candidate for the inheritance of the Armored Titan.[2]
Story[]
Marley arc[]
Gabi prepares a bomb for the armored train
As the Marley Mid-East War is coming to an end, the Marleyan army is fighting at Fort Slava. Gabi finds an opportunity to prove she deserves to become the next Armored Titan, and manages to blow up an armored train, which allows the Jaw Titan to penetrate their enemy's defenses. As the Armored Titan, Reiner joins the battle and proceed to kill the remaining soldiers.[2]
Reiner and Gabi return to Liberio
At the end of the war, Reiner and Gabi go back to Liberio where their relatives are waiting for them. The whole family has dinner and listen to Gabi telling them about her role in the latest battle. Her parents express their pride and when Karina asks about Gabi's chances to inherit the Armored Titan, Reiner assures the family that she is likely to earn it. Karina expresses joy at the idea of having two Warriors in the family, then complains about the islanders' existence, which leads the family to ask Reiner about his time on Paradis Island.[3]
However, Reiner has regrets about his past as a Warrior and he later tries to take his own life. He stops himself when he overhears Falco Grice's frustration over trying to beat Gabi, and realizes that he still cares about the Warrior candidates.[1] After attending a strategy meeting, Reiner and the other Warriors watch the candidates train and Falco manages to overtake Gabi for the first time. Though the other candidates are congratulatory, Gabi hits Falco and tells him that he is not the same level as her and her contributions to their country. Falco reveals that he is not doing this for their country, but for her sake, though Gabi is unable to understand what he means by that.
After Falco runs away, Gabi checks out the festival being set up in Liberio. She is positive the internment zone was chosen to show the rest of the world that Eldians do not need to be feared. Gabi's three friends find her on the day of the festival and they, Pieck, and Galliard stuff themselves with food, mostly paid for by Reiner. He calls her a glutton after she eats so much she becomes sick, and drags her to the stage for Willy Tybur's production.
Reiner refuses to wake
The evening of the festival, Reiner is called away from the other Warriors by Falco, who leads him to a disguised Eren Jaeger.[4] Eren's transformation into the Attack Titan collapses the building around them, incapacitating Reiner for most of the battle that follows.[5][6] However, Reiner manages to muster a partial transformation into the Armored Titan that allows him just enough strength to save the Jaw Titan from extermination.[7]
Meanwhile, Gabi tries to fight the members of the Scout Regiment who have invaded Liberio. As she sees them retreating, she chases after them and manages to shoot one in the head while his Omni-directional mobility gear is still attached to the Survey Corps' airship. Realizing that she will likely not survive going up to the airship, she asks Falco to tell her family that she fought to the end.
When she gets up to the airship, she lethally wounds Sasha Braus and is captured by the Survey Corps.[7] She is taken back to Paradis Island with them, where she is imprisoned.[8]
War for Paradis arc[]
Gabi and Falco escape custody of the Paradis military, fleeing into the wilderness, before coming into contact with the Braus family.[9]
The Braus family, with Gabi and Falco, are treated to dinner by Nicolo. The Survey Corps arrives at the same restaurant shortly after to question him. Gabi reveals she is a Marleyan warrior and that she killed Sasha to Nicolo, making him hit Falco with a wine bottle. The Survey Corps breaks up the conflict, and Nicolo reveals that Zeke's spinal fluid had been inside numerous wine bottles served by Marleyan workers to many in the military elite, including the one Falco was hit by.[10] Reiner and Porco engage Eren Jaeger in combat using their Armored and Jaw Titans respectively, while Pieck escorts Gabi out of immediate danger.[11] During the battle Zeke arrives and orders a newly titanized Falco to eat Reiner, who is grappling with Eren. A mortally wounded Porco exits his Titan and lets Falco's pure Titan devour him, saving Reiner in the process.[12]
Eren escapes his Titan form and rushes towards Zeke. Picking up Colt's anti-Titan riffle, Gabi shoots Eren through the neck, blowing his head cleanly off the rest of his body, moments before Zeke and Eren make contact. Zeke catches Eren's head before the latter's brain activity ceases.[12] The Rumbling begins and Reiner is put out of commission after getting his armor stripped and Gabi goes out and rescues Kaya from the Titan form of Nile Dawk, the two later apologize to each other for their past mistakes. Gabi then sets out with Armin to save Falco from Conny. Afterward Gabi and a rescued Falco among the former Scout regiment meet with Reiner to form an Alliance to stop the rumbling.[13] At night a conversation escalates to where Jean beats up Reiner and accidentally kicked Gabi, storming away for the rest of the night.[14]
The next morning Reiner, Gabi and the alliance heads out towards the port, while there Reiner and Annie are forced to transform to help the alliance fight off the Jeagerists, Floch Forster attempts to destroy the steam boat carrying the flying boat, but is shot in the shoulder by Gabi. During the Rumbling Karina Braun and Gabi's parents are onboard a train carrying other Liberio Eldians on the way to Fort Salta. During the climax of the Battle of Heaven and Earth the Source of all living matter transforms Karina, Gabi, and every Eldian present at Fort Salta (excluding Ackermanns and shifters) are transformed into Pure Titan's, Reiner, Annie, and Pieck attempt to hold them off. Following Eren Jaeger 's death the power of the Titans is undone and all of the Eldians return to their human forms. Gabi and Falco reunite and Karina finds Reiner and greets him warmly, relieved to hear that he no longer possesses the Armored Titan power. Three years Later Reiner is made one of the ambassadors between the remnants of the outside world, Gabi and Falco become caretakers for Levi.[15]
Members[]
Trivia[]
- Braun means "brown" in German.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Attack on Titan anime: Episode 62
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Attack on Titan anime: Episode 60
- ↑ Attack on Titan anime: Episode 61
- ↑ Attack on Titan anime: Episode 63
- ↑ Attack on Titan anime: Episode 64
- ↑ Attack on Titan anime: Episode 65
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Attack on Titan anime: Episode 67
- ↑ Attack on Titan anime: Episode 68
- ↑ Attack on Titan anime: Episode 70
- ↑ Attack on Titan anime: Episode 72
- ↑ Attack on Titan anime: Episode 75
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Attack on Titan anime: Episode 78
- ↑ Attack on Titan anime: Episode 83
- ↑ Attack on Titan anime: Episode 84
- ↑ Attack on Titan anime: Special 2