Moses Braun

Article

This article is about a Survey Corps member. For the other Survey Corps member and 104th trainee member with the surname Braun, see Reiner Braun.

Braun (ブラウン Buraun^?) was a member of the Survey Corps and the first person killed by a Titan at the start of the series. He appeared to show little emotion and was a conditioned soldier.^[1]

Appearance

Braun had unkempt, cheek length, blond hair and light-green eyes. He was well built and wore the typical uniform of a member of the Survey Corps along with the common green cloak.

Story

Fall of Shiganshina arc

During a mission with the Survey Corps, Braun's squad begins to take formation around a Titan via horses in order to kill it, and soon after, he switches to Vertical Maneuvering Equipment with his team mates. He then takes position and attempts to kill the targeted Titan. He died during this mission. It is implied he was eaten by a Titan due to his arm being the only thing the corps were able to bring back.

Moses' hand — Braun's arm, all the corps could retrieve of him

When the Survey Corps returned to the Shiganshina District after their failed expedition, his mother starts asking for him, and the Commander of the Survey Corps, Keith Shadis, gives her his arm which was all that remained of him. She cries and pleads with Keith, asking if his death contributed to humankind's retaliation. He denies and cries that they again did not make any progress on the recent expedition.^[2]

Trivia

In the anime, his name is changed to Moses (モーゼス Mōzesu^?), most likely to avoid confusion with Reiner Braun's name.
- Moses is a biblical prophet, famous for his participation in the Exodus and the creation of the Torah. In the story of the Twelve Spies, he sends one man from each of the twelve tribes of Israel to explore Canaan, and at their return they describe the land as being inhabited by giants and surrounded by large walls.^[3]
In the English dub, Braun said he was doing it for his brothers when he was about to kill a Titan; this implies he had some brothers who may have been eaten or killed by the Titans.^[1]
He is the first known character to die in the anime.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Attack on Titan anime: Episode 1
↑ Attack on Titan manga: Chapter 1 (p. 29-39)
↑ "Moses Sends Out 12 Spies". Bible Gateway.

Navigation

[e1-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Attack on Titan anime: Episode 1

[m1p29-39-2] Attack on Titan manga: Chapter 1 (p. 29-39)

[tMoses_Sends_Out_12_SpiessBible_Gateway-3] "Moses Sends Out 12 Spies". Bible Gateway.

[1]

[2]

[3]

	v - e - t Survey Corps
Commander	Armin Arlert^{^} · Hange Zoë^† · Keith Shadis^†^{^} · Erwin Smith^† · 11th Commander^†
	Special Operations Squad
Squad Captain	Levi Ackerman^{^}
Squad Members	Historia Reiss^{^} · Eren Yeager^†^{^} · Sasha Blouse^† · Oluo Bozado^† · Petra Ral^† · Eld Jinn^† · Gunther Schultz^†
	Fourth Squad
Squad Vice Captains	Moblit Berner^†
Team Leaders	Lauda^? · Rashad^? Black-haired soldier^†
Ranking Officers	Keiji^†
Squad Members	Abel^† · Nifa^†
	Squad Mike
Squad Leader	Mike Zacharias^†
Squad Members	Thomas^? Nanaba^† · Gelgar^† · Henning^† · Lynne^†
	Squad Darius
Team Leader	Darius Baer-Varbrun^†
	Squad Klaus
Team Leader	Klaus^†
Squad Members	Sandra^† · Gordon^† · Marlowe Freudenberg^†
	Other Squads
Commanding Officers	Jean Kirstein^{^}
Team Leaders	Lima^? Dirk^† · Marlene^† · Dita Ness^†
Officers	Mikasa Ackerman^{^} · Connie Springer^{^}
Other Squad Members	Claude Duvalier^{^} · Reiner Braun^{^} · Wim^?^{^} · Louise^?^{^} · Holger^?^{^} · Floch Forster^†^{^} · Oliver^†^{^} · Varis^† · Lobov^† · Ymir^†^{^} · Bertolt Hoover^†^{^} · Luke Siss^† · Ilse Langnar^† · Moses Braun^†
Horses	Charlotte^†
Non-canon	Mikarin · Baggy-pants Leon

	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^†