Darius Baer Walbrunn (Anime)

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	We've got you now! You're clever, but I'd like to see you defend all three weak spots at once! Cut the Achilles' heel, the spinal cord, whatever brings the bitch to her knees! ATTACK!
— Darius regarding the attack plan on the Female Titan.^[1]

Darius Baer Walbrunn (ダリウス・ベーア＝ヴァルブルン Dariusu Bēa-Varuburun^?)^[2] was a squad leader (班長 Hanchō^?)^[3] of the Scout Regiment who participated in the 57th expedition beyond the Walls.

Appearance

Darius had tanned skin, short unkempt black hair and small light silver-colored eyes. He wore the typical uniform of a member of the Scout Regiment.

Personality

Darius seemed to be a smart and stern man. Coming up with a specific strategy to take down the Female Titan instead of fighting her head on, while also innovatively using his flare gun as a tool to distract her to allow his Squad to attack.^[1] He overall appeared as a firm, serious and considerate leader, as he was thoughtful of the feelings for the young cadets after Erwin Smith was intimidating them during the entrance ceremony.^[4]

Story

Eve of the Counterattack arc

Darius is present when Erwin attempts to recruit the graduates of the 104th Cadet Corps to join the Scouts. When Erwin informs the cadets of the Scouts' high mortality rate, Darius attempts to warn him not to be too blunt, lest none of them join.^[4]

The 57th Exterior Scouting Mission arc

Darius dies — Darius is kicked by the Female Titan

As the Scouts are departing on their mission, Darius rallies the recruits with encouraging words.^[4]

During the 57th Exterior Scouting Mission, his team comes into contact with the Female Titan. Darius fires a signal flare at the Titan to distract it and give his team time to attack it, but they are each killed in short order. Darius attempts to flee from the village to warn the other Scouts about the mysterious Titan, but the Female Titan catches up and kicks him and the horse into the air, killing them both instantly.^[1]

Legacy

Return to Shiganshina arc

During the Battle of Shiganshina, as Erwin Smith begins to lament the dwindling hopes of his dream, Darius stands among the many fallen Scout Regiment comrades in Erwin's mind, wanting to know if their deaths had meaning.^[5]

War for Paradis arc

When Hange decides to oppose Eren's plan to destroy the world beyond the Walls, Darius is one of the soldiers remembered while Hange tries to convince Jean and Mikasa that their fallen comrades would not support destroying the world.^[6]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Attack on Titan anime: Episode 18
↑ Attack on Titan anime: Episode 18 — Credits.
↑ Attack on Titan Character Encyclopedia (p. 42)
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Attack on Titan anime: Episode 16
↑ Attack on Titan anime: Episode 53
↑ Attack on Titan anime: Episode 84

Navigation

[e18-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Attack on Titan anime: Episode 18

[e18dCredits-2] Attack on Titan anime: Episode 18 — Credits.

[g6p42-3] Attack on Titan Character Encyclopedia (p. 42)

[e16-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Attack on Titan anime: Episode 16

[e53-5] Attack on Titan anime: Episode 53

[e84-6] Attack on Titan anime: Episode 84

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	v - e - t Scout Regiment
Commander	Armin Arlelt^{^} · Hange Zoë^† · Keith Sadies^†^{^} · Erwin Smith^†
	Special Operations Squad
Squad Captain	Levi Ackermann^{^}
Squad Members	Historia Reiss^{^} Eren Jaeger^†^{^} · Sasha Braus^† · Oruo Bozad^† · Petra Rall^† · Eld Gin^† · Gunther Schultz^†
	Fourth Squad
Executive Officers	Moblit Berner^†
Team Leaders	Harold^† · Rashad^† · Lauda^†
Officers	Keiji^† · Nifa^†
Squad Members	Abel^†
	Squad Miche
Section Commander	Miche Zacharius^†
Squad Members	Tomas^† · Nanaba^† · Gelgar^† · Henning^† · Lynne^†
	Squad Darius
Squad Leader	Darius Baer Walbrunn^†
	Klaus Squad
Squad Leader	Klaus^†
Squad Members	Sandra^† · Gordon^† · Marlo Freudenberg^†
	Other Squads
Section Commanders	Flagon^†
Commanding Officers	Jean Kirschtein^{^}
Squad Leaders	Lima^? Dirk^† · Marlene^† · Dieter Ness^†
Officers	Mikasa Ackermann^{^} · Conny Springer^{^}
Squad Members	Wim^{^} · Holger^{^} · Reiner Braun^{^} · Louise^{^}^? Floch Forster^†^{^} · Samuel Linke-Jackson^†^{^} · Daz^†^{^} · Oliver^†^{^} · Varis^† · Lobov^† · Bertholdt Hoover^†^{^} · Dieter^† · Ymir^†^{^} · Peer^† · Beirer^† · Jurgen^† · Ivan^† · Luke Cis^† · Ilse Langnar^† · Moses^† · Furlan Church^† · Isabel Magnolia^†
Horses	Buchwald · Charrette^†

	v - e - t Titans Victims
Scout Regiment	Hange Zoë^† · Erwin Smith^† · Sandra^† · Gordon^† · Marlo Freudenberg^† · Tomas^† · Dirk^† · Marlene^† · Klaus^† · Harold^† · Moblit Berner^† · Rashad^† · Lauda^† · Peer^† · Beirer^† · Nanaba^† · Gelgar^† · Henning^† · Lynne^† · Miche Zacharius^† · Jurgen^† · Ivan^† · Oruo Bozad^† · Petra Rall^† · Eld Gin^† · Darius Baer Walbrunn^† · Dieter Ness^† · Luke Cis^† · Ilse Langnar^† · Moses^† · Furlan Church^† · Flagon^† · Isabel Magnolia^†
Garrison Regiment	Hannes^† · Ian Dietrich^† · Mitabi Jarnach^† · Hugo^†
Military Police Regiment	Kenny Ackermann^† · Traute Carven^†
104th Cadet Corps	Hanna Diament^† · Ruth D. Kline^† · Marco Bodt^† · Tom^† · Franz Kefka^† · Mina Carolina^† · Milieus Zeremski^† · Nack Tierce^† · Thomas Wagner^†
Civilians	Armin's grandfather^† · Grisha Jaeger^† · Ulklin Reiss^† · Frieda's mother^† · Florian Reiss^† · Abel Reiss^† · Dirk Reiss^† · Frieda Reiss^† · Carla Jaeger^† · Uri Reiss^† · Rod and Uri's father^† · Karl Fritz^†
Titans	Dina Fritz^†
	Eldia
Civilians	Sina Fritz^† · Rose Fritz^† · Maria Fritz^†
	Marley
Marleyan military	Calvi^†
Warriors	Porco Galliard^† · Colt Grice^† · Zofia^† · Bertholdt Hoover^† · Marcel Galliard^† · Tom Xaver^†
Marley Public Security	Eren Kruger^† · Gross^†
Civilians	Ramzi^† · Halil^† · Grisha's mother^† · Jaeger^† · Lara Tybur^† · Willy Tybur^† · Ymir^† · Grice^†