This article is about the 15th episode of the Attack on Titan anime. For other uses of this name, see Special Operations Squad (Disambiguation).
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What do you see here? What do you think the enemy is? | 
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| — Erwin asks Eren a strange question | ||
Special Operations Squad: Eve of the Counterattack, Part 2 (特別作戦班 ―反撃前夜②― Tokubetsu Sakusen-han -Hangeki Zen'ya (2)-?) is the 15th episode of the 1st season and the 15th episode overall of the Attack on Titan anime, produced by Wit Studio and Production I.G.
Overview
Eren joins the Special Operations Squad of the Scout Regiment and is taken to an old Scout base where they will prepare for the upcoming scouting mission. He meets his squadmates and learns of the Titan research performed by Section Commander Hange.
The next morning, the Scouts learn that Sawney and Beane, Hange's Titan test subjects, have been killed. As the Scouts wonder who is responsible, Commander Erwin asks Eren who the true enemy is.
Summary
With Eren now being an official member of the Scout Regiment, he is escorted to their former HQ. Riding horses to get there, Oruo Bozad explains to Eren that it is in fact an old castle they remodeled. In the end, it ended up being useless for the Scout Regiment, but it will now serve as a hideout for Eren. Afterward, Oruo attempts to intimidate Eren, but thanks to his horse stepping on a rock, he bites his own tongue, much to Eren's startle.
Petra scolds Oruo
Now at the HQ, Petra Rall scolds Oruo for talking so much while riding a horse, but Oruo says that first impressions are important, thinking that Eren was scared, but Petra states that Eren was probably just surprised to see Oruo's silly action. She then tells him to stop imitating Levi. Nearby, Eren is watching all of this, knowing that they are the members of Levi's Special Operations Squad, the elite soldiers that will kill him if he goes berserk.
Eld Gin and Gunther Schultz then observe the castle, noticing that it has not been maintained at all while abandoned. Viewing dirt as a serious problem, Levi orders everyone to start cleaning up immediately. As Eren reports to Levi that the upper floor has been cleaned, he finds out that he will once again sleep in the basement, this being one of the rules decided by the higher-ups. Surprised to see that Levi follows the rules without question, Eren confronts Petra who explains that Levi once used to be a thug, until he was taken by Erwin Smith and joined the Scout Regiment. Levi then returns, telling Eren to redo the cleaning.
Elsewhere, Miche discusses the upcoming mission with Erwin. Erwin tells him that they have to quickly prove Eren's usefulness to the central, but Miche sees through this. Praising Miche for his sharp "nose," Erwin states that he will tell him everything when the time comes.
Hange has found a listener
The Special Ops Squad also talks about the operation, surprised to hear that even new graduates will participate. Eld states that it is unfortunate that they had lost the route to retake Wall Maria, but at the same time, he realizes the new hope, as everyone looks at Eren. Eld tries to question him, but they quickly find out that they will not learn more than the reports already contain. At that moment, Hange arrives to ask Eren to participate in tomorrow's experiment. When Eren asks about their experiments, the squad stands up to leave, knowing what is to come, while Hange is happy to have found someone who will listen to them.
Hange's experiment
Hange then begins explaining about the two Titans they have captured and the tests being done to them, including attempts to communicate. The Titans were named Sawney and Beane, after a human tribe that used to eat humans. The experiment continued as they tried to deprive the Titans of sunlight. Afterward, they tested whether the Titans have any other vulnerabilities by directly damaging their bodies, which caused pain for Hange as well. Hearing Hange talking about the Titans like that, Eren questions how is it that Hange is able to stay so cheerful around the Titans. Hange explains that they used to hate them as well, but after a certain incident, they realized the mystery of Titans' bodies and tried to look at them from a different point of view since then. Seeing that not only Hange, but the whole Scout Regiment are people who desire change, Eren asks Hange to tell him more about their experiments, however, even after a whole night, he seemingly learns nothing new.
Erwin asks a strange question
That is when a soldier arrives to report that both Titans were somehow killed. Everyone rushes to the place just to find evaporating skeletons of two Titans, much to Hange's agony. Apparently, the culprit is a soldier who then used omni-directional mobility gear to escape, as Eld and Gunther note, as well as a lookout. Oluo then comments on Hange's agony much to the disgust of Petra, who nudges him. Eren begins to wonder how it happened, but Levi tells Eren that they should go now since the Military Police will take care of it. Erwin then approaches Eren and asks him about what he can see there and who is the enemy. This leaves Eren confused, so Erwin apologizes for asking odd questions and leaves.
Currently Publicly Available Information
Order of the Walls
Members of a religious organization that proselytizes within the Walls. They worship the Walls as God, refusing to allow any changes to them, even for defensive purposes.
Since Wall Maria's fall, their numbers have rapidly increased, as has their influence.
Character in Order of Appearance
- Eren Jaeger
- Levi
- Dhalis Zachary (recap)
- Oruo Bozad
- Petra Rall
- Gunther Shultz
- Eld Gin
- Miche Zacharius
- Erwin Smith
- Hange Zoë
- Moblit Berner
- Sawney (killed)
- Beane (killed)
Cast
Japanese
- Yuki Kaji as Eren Jaeger
- Romi Park as Hange Zoë
- Hiroshi Kamiya as Levi
- Kenta Miyake as Miche Zacharius
- Daisuke Ono as Erwin Smith
- Rintaro Nishi as Moblit
- Shinji Kawada as Oruo Bozad
- Natsuki Aikawa as Petra Rall
- Susumu Chiba as Eld Gin
- Kōzō Mito as Gunther Schultz
- Kenta Ôkuma as Sawney
- Kazuhiro Fusegawa as Soldier
- Marina Inoue as Narration
English
- Bryce Papenbrook as Eren Jaeger
- Jessica Calvello as Hange Zoë
- Matthew Mercer as Levi
- Jason Douglas as Miche Zacharius
- J. Michael Tatum as Erwin Smith
- Jerry Jewell as Moblit
- Chris Smith as Oruo Bozad
- Caitlin Glass as Petra Rall
- Vic Mignogna as Eld Gin
- Brett Weaver as Gunther Schultz
- Jonathan C. Osborne as Sawney
- John Swasey as Zachary
- Cris George as Beane
- Josh Grelle as Narration
- Extras:
- Christian Heep
- Boomer West
- Audrey Ahern
- Grish Guerrero
- Krishna Smitha
- Eric Cherry
Soundtrack
- Opening recap - Vogel im Käfig
- The Scout Regiment's old HQ - 2chi城
- Hange and Eren have their first chat - 巨♀~9地区 2nd part
- Hange recounts the experiments they did on the captive Titans Sawney and Beane - cóunter・attàck-m'ænkάɪnd
- Hange recounts the painful experiments they did on the captive Titans Sawney and Beane - eye-water
- Hange reveals what made them take a fascination with the Titans - 進撃st20130629巨人