Ian Dietrich

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	I don't know what he is either...but we have to give our lives for him...with as much bravery as was can muster!
— Ian places his faith in Eren.^[4]

Ian Dietrich (イアン・ディートリッヒ Ian Dītorihhi^?) was a team leader (班長 Hanchō^?) and member of the Garrison stationed in Trost District. He led Trost's recapture mission.

Appearance

Ian was a taller man, with a fairly muscular build. He had straight, dark blond hair parted down the middle and tucked behind his ears, reaching the lower back of his neck. Ian had a notably slim face with defined cheek bones and light skin. He had only been seen wearing the Garrison uniform, pairing it with a tan shirt underneath.

Personality

Ian was usually strict and brief, but when in less-tense situations, would engage in conversation with the soldiers he worked with. He also had good faith in his allies and was obedient to his superiors. He usually would strategize plans with his comrades in a candor manner and was noted to have a good knowledge of alcohol by his Commander, Dot Pixis. This however did not stop him from shouting orders to soldiers in desperate situations and thinking logically. Even when faced with the negativity of Rico and Mitabi, he chose to continue the operation to retake Trost District the way he thought was best, rather than retreating.

Story

Battle of Trost District arc

Ian first appears after Trost District is breached by the Colossus Titan. He orders Mikasa Ackerman to support the rear guard but she protests that she will only slow them down. Ian retorts that he did not ask for her opinion and says she should just obey.^[5] He later compliments Mikasa for killing a Titan that was running towards a group of evacuating civilians.^[6]

Ian orders Rico and Mitabi to protect Eren

Ian next appears when Kitz Weilman is questioning Eren about the nature of his Titan transformation. He vouches for Mikasa's skill and explains that losing her would be a great loss to human forces.^[7] When the plan for Eren to use his Titan powers to seal the breach with a boulder was formed, Dot Pixis places Ian in charge of the elite squad assigned to protect Eren on his mission.^[8]

Once Eren loses control of his Titan form, Rico Brzenska advises Ian to abort the mission and retreat. However, Ian orders his soldiers to continue to defend Eren down to the last man, as Eren is their only hope against the Titans.^[9]

Eren regains his senses due to Armin Arlert's intervention, and Ian, seeing the chance, orders his soldiers to protect him until he reaches the breach, even if it costs them their own lives. Ian uses himself as bait to lure Titans away from Eren, and sacrifices his life in order to ensure the success of the mission. He dies after a Titan pushes him into its mouth in such a way that his head is bitten off by it.^[10]

The Female Titan arc

After Ian's death, Armin remembers him and Pixis for having enough resolve to sacrifice something to ensure success.^[11]

Abilities

He was a highly capable soldier, and his leadership skills were trusted enough to earn him command of the Trost mission.

Ian Dietrich's statistics as of year 850^[12]:

Combat

10/10

Initiative

9/10

Wits

8/10

Teamwork

10/10

Resolve

11/10

Trivia

Ian Dietrich, Rico Brzenska, and Mitabi Jarnach trained in the same Training Corps class.^[13]

References

↑ Attack on Titan ANSWERS (p. 92)
↑ Attack on Titan Guidebook (p. 69)
↑ Attack on Titan manga: Chapter 14 (p. 3)
↑ Attack on Titan manga: Chapter 13 (p. 17)
↑ Attack on Titan manga: Chapter 4
↑ Attack on Titan manga: Chapter 5
↑ Attack on Titan manga: Chapter 10 (p. 28-29)
↑ Attack on Titan manga: Chapter 12
↑ Attack on Titan manga: Chapter 13
↑ Attack on Titan manga: Chapter 14
↑ Attack on Titan manga: Chapter 27 (p. 16-17)
↑ Attack on Titan Guidebook (p. 68)
↑ Bessatu Magazine, February 2017 issue

Navigation

[g5p92-1] Attack on Titan ANSWERS (p. 92)

[g1&2p69-2] Attack on Titan Guidebook (p. 69)

[m14p3-3] Attack on Titan manga: Chapter 14 (p. 3)

[m13p17-4] Attack on Titan manga: Chapter 13 (p. 17)

[m4-5] Attack on Titan manga: Chapter 4

[m5-6] Attack on Titan manga: Chapter 5

[m10p28-29-7] Attack on Titan manga: Chapter 10 (p. 28-29)

[m12-8] Attack on Titan manga: Chapter 12

[m13-9] Attack on Titan manga: Chapter 13

[m14-10] Attack on Titan manga: Chapter 14

[m27p16-17-11] Attack on Titan manga: Chapter 27 (p. 16-17)

[g1&2p68-12] Attack on Titan Guidebook (p. 68)

[mBessatu_Magazine,_February_2017_issue-13] Bessatu Magazine, February 2017 issue

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	v - e - t Garrison
Territory Commanders	Dot Pixis^†
Commanders	Orvud District Garrison commander Lobov^†^{^}
	Alpha Squad
Team Leaders	Rico Brzenska^{^} · Ian Dietrich^† · Mitabi Jarnach^†
	Other Squads
Captains	Kitz Weilman
Unit Captains	Hannes^†
Squad Members	Anka · Gustav · Phil^? · Fugo^? Floch Forster^†^{^} · Samuel^†^{^} · Daz^†^{^} · Sandra^†^{^} · Gordon^†^{^}

	v - e - t Titans Victims
	Paradis Island
Survey Corps	Hange Zoë^† · Erwin Smith^† · Sandra^† · Gordon^† · Marlowe Freudenberg^† · Dirk^† · Marlene^† · Klaus^† · Black-haired soldier^† · Moblit Berner^† · Nanaba^† · Gelgar^† · Henning^† · Lynne^† · Mike Zacharias^† · Oluo Bozado^† · Petra Ral^† · Eld Jinn^† · Darius Baer-Varbrun^† · Dita Ness^† · Luke Siss^† · Ilse Langnar^† · Moses Braun^† · 11th Commander^†
Garrison	Hannes^† · Ian Dietrich^† · Mitabi Jarnach^†
Military Police Brigade	Kenny Ackerman^† · Traute Caven^†
Training Corps	Ruth D. Kline^† · Marco Bott^† · Tom^† · Hannah Diamant^† · Franz Kefka^† · Mina Carolina^† · Nac Tias^† · Mylius Zeramuski^† · Thomas Wagner^†
Civilians	Grandfather Arlert^† · Grisha Yeager^† · Urklyn Reiss^† · Rod's wife^† · Florian Reiss^† · Abel Reiss^† · Dirk Reiss^† · Frieda Reiss^† · Carla Yeager^† · Uri Reiss^† · Rod and Uri's father^† · Karl Fritz^†
Titans	Dina Fritz^†
	Eldia
Civilians	Sheena Fritz^† · Rose Fritz^† · Maria Fritz^†
	Marley
Marleyan military	Calvi^†
Warrior Unit	Porco Galliard^† · Colt Grice^† · Zofia^† · Bertolt Hoover^† · Marcel Galliard^† · Tom Ksaver^†
Public Security Authorities	Eren Kruger^† · Gross^†
Civilians	Ramzi^† · Halil^† · Lara Tybur^† · Willy Tybur^† · Ymir^† · Grice^†