CANON HISTORY: here! just note that there are of course
massive spoilers in this link and smaller mentions throughout the app, although I've tried to keep it to a minimum!
CANON PERSONALITY:"He's truly a monster-- But not because he can transform into a titan. No matter how you try to suppress him, whatever cage you lock him into, he will never submit. Not to anyone."
- levi
Since the very start of the series, as a child, and into present day in canon as a teen, Eren has more guts than what can fit in him. We see at the age of ten that Eren has spunk in him, sticking up for friends and fighting bullies twice his size, picking fights with soldiers ( and getting beaten up in return ), or attempting to lift rubble he physically
can't in order to save his mother
( and then saying he'd carry her, a fully grown adult ), they are rather large things coming from a ten year old boy
. As stated before, Eren had and continues to have ridiculous courage. To make matters a bit more self destructive, he's impulsive; leaping before thinking that he's
( most of the time ) diving right into his own death-- which often leads him into trouble he'll need help getting out of. He jumps head first into danger on many occasions, especially when his comrades are in trouble, earning him the fitting nickname "suicidal bastard / asshole".
On top of bravery, Eren is extremely loyal to those he manages to form bonds with; He doesn't have many close friends, but the ones he
does have are of extreme importance, so much that he's willing to replace a friend's life with his
( an example being when Armin is about to get eaten by a titan; Eren, with a severed leg, manages to jump into the titan's mouth, grabbing Armin, and throwing him back onto a nearby rooftop-- and consequentially losing his arm and getting swallowed after the titan chomps down on him ). Eren very much wants to be able to rely and trust someone just as he wishes the same for himself as well, such as his relationship with his adoptive sister, Mikasa. He strives to shake her off of him, prove that he's capable of fighting and standing on his own two legs, where he feels to an extent that she treats him too much like a child. Now, in relation to himself and others, Eren seems to rely more on his
own calls than theirs, especially when those very decisions could mean the life or death of his comrades
( an example: when fleeing from the female titan with levi and his team, eren attempts to bite himself and turn into a titan several times in an attempt to save them, but finally holds back after being convinced that he should trust them and their judgement / what they were planning up ahead. soon after, eren is sent off while the team goes to fight the female titan; he trusts them again, which ends in their deaths, and sends him into a remorseful frenzy to kill the female titan himself ).
Eren has a horribly short fuse, something that perhaps only worsens his impulsive and violent tendencies. It's a trait that, again, isn't something he picked up as a teen, but something he already had as a child. At the age of nine, Eren had managed to kill two adult men, human traffickers, in order to save Mikasa from being sold, violently stabbing the men to death because they "got what was coming". There's a sense of justice that ties in with this; for Eren, there's good and there's bad— black and white, and the bad get what they deserve. Well, that's the thing. They don't deserve anything, except a one way ticket to eradication. Personally, he believes that those who are "bad" don't deserve to live. Those who steal the freedom and hope—
dreams of another, should be dealt with, rid of.
Coming from a young child, his violent outbursts are a bit disturbing, and by the age of fifteen, Eren has much more anger boiling at his core than any person his age should have
( which still probably comes off as daunting ), but then again, teenagers shouldn't be child soldiers, or do, think, and see what Eren does. They also shouldn't have to see their mother getting eaten alive by towering giants—
which is where most of that anger comes from. Since his mother's death, Eren has vowed to annihilate all titans from the world with his very own hands, to kill each and every one as mercilessly and as brutally as possible. His hate for them in the first half of the series can probably fill the entire world thrice over. Though, Eren, while greatly "desensitized" for a fifteen year old cadet is still his
age. He's intense
( perhaps a bit too much, where we enter shonen territory ). He knows fear, he still
feels fear and insecurities, trying to mask it with bravado at times. He's rash. He follows his heart rather than his head. He cries
( a . . . lot . . . kind of . . . ), but his animosity needs to go somewhere, which is where, most of the time, fear doesn't stick around for too long.
Eren is also a soldier, and he takes that quite seriously. As a child, he looked up to the soldiers of the Survey Corps, referring to them as heroes, respecting
( he respects them a lot, even more so as a soldier under their command ), admiring and striving to one day, join their ranks to take the titans head on. Those who spoke badly of them would get a few angry words from the fury-filled child, even a kick are a smack over the head, and those that opposed the thought of his potential enrollment would have to butt heads with him
( re: mom ). Despite the military discipline
( obey orders, ect-- that continues to improve as time goes on ), Eren tends to show a lack of self-restraint at times. Similar to his impulsive actions, he usually speaks his mind bluntly, verbalizing what comes to thought without much regard when it comes to who it is
( with an exception of those he highly respects, such as high ranking officials, where he tends to have, or try, more control ). He'll criticize the lazy and those who ignore their duties, nearly looking down on those that don't stand and fight for themselves. Thus, what he says may not be the most polite of things, or even kind— it's something that can be confused with disrespect, but it's really just a lack of thinking beforehand.
While he may seem a little rough around the edges and unbelievably headstrong, Eren isn't an anti-social kid, and he isn't hostile enough to be considered unapproachable— he's actually a very supportive person with those he can consider a friend, and will be at their side for quite possibly anything! If there's someone you can count on, you can count on him. Unfortunately, when it comes to friends and bonds, he's a bit innocent in this aspect, and his trust the most fragile. He is barely capable of accusing a friend or comrade of any horrible, deceitful acts, and even when presented with solid evidence, he continues to have a hard time believing— that is, until he gets it through his skull that he's been betrayed, in which he'll often react violently and hatefully, wishing a very excruciating death and pain upon them by his own hands, as with the identities of the titan shifters.
Eren lacks talent that other comrades possess. He's not the best; he's aware there are people with fighting skill that surpass his own. He's aware there are people that are physically stronger and faster than him
( and he admires those very people, going as far as to beg them for help )-- but if there's one thing that exceeds what he doesn't have put together, it's his perseverance. His unyielding willpower and intense spirit is what makes up for his underlying weaknesses, and every bit of skill he has now was gained by force of mind, determination, and practice. If he struggles, if there's difficulty, he doesn't simply
try— he repeats until the results surface. If help is appreciated, he'll take it. He knows when he should and he isn't pretentious to reject aid where it's needed. He goes on, and on,
and on until he succeeds, and that, tying in with his other traits, is what can make him extremely dangerous.
He's the physical personification of raw will. Whatever it is, once Eren has his mind set on an objective, no one may be able to convince him otherwise, or even stop him. No one has seen him win, but then again no one has seen him giving up while losing. Whilst drowning in the deep end with just about all odds against him and
aware of that— outnumbered, overpowered, what have you— there's only
one thing on his mind:
fight. He won't give up. As long as it's physically possible, as long as he can
keep fighting, he'll keep going. Call him crazy, a lunatic,
suicidal— his self-motivation is near inspirational, and he'll do everything in his power to complete his objectives.
Freedom is important to Eren and very much cherished throughout the series. They
( humans ) were born into the world for a reason, and that reason isn't to be caged, to be locked behind limited walls and live like livestock— they weren't born as cows. The world is vast, with fiery waters, lands of ice, deserts, the salty sea . . . They are things unknown to Eren and everyone else behind the walls, and it's a dream of his to be free,
experience what the world has to offer, because that's
his choice. The ability to choose what you want for you is up to you, no one else— and Eren believes it's his right to decide. He has the right to go where he wants to go, even if its dangerous, to explore his world without fearing for your life. For that, his first goal to destroy all titans had to be achieved, to walk beyond the very walls that cage him in. Soon, this goal makes an unexpected turn with a twist towards their real enemies, especially once Eren finally does make it to the sea: when he arrives and realizes he has yet to be free from the troubles that cage their kind, and questions his comrades with tears in his eyes: "If we kill them, will we finally be free?"
He has enough spirit and determination to truck forward to achieve that, stepping foot into a war for the dream he so desires to fulfill before his time is up— for himself and everyone else who's lives have been terrorized.
SKILLS/ABILITIES:3D-MANEUVER GEAR: equipment that requires special training to master; it puts a lot of strain on the muscles, especially the legs, and requires extensive rule over balance, allowing the user to move in three dimensions with the use of grappling hooks and air canisters for propelling force. Includes the use disposable blades. While these are all items, as mentioned above, they're items that require unique skill, years of training and ability to use, from the moves needed to stay in the air as well as offensive blade use.
HAND TO HAND COMBAT: during his time as a trainee, Eren was very well trained in hand to hand combat and got his ass handed to him by a girl who had the moves. He has been given the gift of learning these for himself, consisting mostly of punches, throws, disarming techniques and limb/body locks. Out of the 104th trainee group, Eren comes in second best (losing to Mikasa), but his reckless personality usually puts his ability at mediocre.
POWER OF THE TITANS: with an injury that draws blood (usually Eren biting himself) while having a solid goal or belief in mind at the moment of injury can turn Eren into a special, fifteen meter titan dubbed
The Attack Titan. Eren's human body rests within the nape of the titan's neck as a control center merged with flesh inside, and can emerge freely or be removed forcibly.
Repeated transformations in a short period of time lead to a decrease of control over the titan, as well as lessened size and power. Overuse can cause weakness, nosebleeds and general symptoms of fatigue. If in there for too long, Eren can also run the risk of being absorbed, and would need to be forcibly removed as well.
Titan shifters also gain the ability to regenerate as their vessels do, albeit much slower. It isn't something particularly fast, and regeneration from severe injuries can strain power and energy, preventing him from transforming until properly rested and healed. Other than that, Eren has also gained the ability to harden parts of his fists as a titan, or certain parts of the body into a crystal-like structure.
Lastly, something with a strict prerequisite: Eren carries with him a dormant ability called
The Coordinate, an ability drawn from The Founding Titan (and gained through very massive spoilers), able to control the actions of pure titans— but only if he comes in contact with a direct descendent of the ancient royal bloodline of humanity, Fritzz or Reiss.
CHARACTER: AU SECTIONAU NAME: eren jaeger
AU AGE: 20
PHYSICAL DIFFERENCES: constant manbun.
AU HISTORY (AND A LITTLE MORE): 💥 american; born to a wealthy german father (grisha, doctor) and an american mother (carla, nurse — nationality background tbd) in philadelphia, pennsylvania. moved to recollé as a toddler due to a really great job opportunity for both.
💥 eren initially had some problems making friends outside of family as a young kid, shy and extremely picky. worried, his parents tried to find ways to get him to socialize more as well as tried to have more children on their own, but with no success.
💥 the jaegers adopted a girl.
💥 eren’s socializing improves drastically; he warms up to making more friends, develops an intense desire for freedom and independence.
💥 they are all a fairly tight knit family on excellent terms with each other. eren begins taking interest in health before he sees an air show and gains curiosity for the air force.
💥 obviously, he gets more encouragement for health than for the military. but, with a young mind still blooming, his parents allow him to frequent fort mccoy and military youth camps, one of which he meets elliot craig (
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fiddlestick) at age 12/13.
💥 eren’s father is victim of a homicide and robbery a few days after eren turns 13. he’s left with 1/3 of his inheritance and can pretty much live off of bank interest and still be rich as fuck. he only gets access until he’s 18.
💥 because of his father’s death, eren goes through a violent and solitary phase in high school, isolating himself and becoming constantly prone to picking fights. he made little to no friends during this time and distanced himself from the ones he had.
💥 eren turns 14; takes up playing drums as a means to throw off steam and begins to open up again. his mother also gives him a german shepherd to further help him through, taking courses to rigorously train him (and other dogs) on his own. they grow inseparable and eren names him
titan.
💥 grades rise. picks up sports and other recreational activities, mostly soccer and martial arts, shadows and volunteers with his mother at the hospital and begins to direct his studies to pre-med.
💥 eren turns 18. he buys his first car, a
black chevrolette camaro, his first true mecha collectable, begins growing his hair and makes preparations to move out. also takes a patient care technician course.
💥 eren turns 19. in the same year, he graduates, gets accepted into Recollé U for the
paramedicine course and gets a part time job at the hospital as a patient care technician. he buys his own
apartment and moves out.
💥 eren receives the retrospec app in
september and shortly after, begins dating elliot craig.
💥 october through december: memory shenanigans and his car being constantly wrecked, eren invests in a motorcycle while it gets fixed for the upteenth time, a
bmw r1200r.
💥 eren turns into a titan and steps on his car in january. a little while after, he retires the sweet baby c and gets a new one, a
bmw i8.
💥 eren turns 20.
💥 in june: eren adopts kaiser, a young pitbull-boxer mix. germany gets eliminated from the 2018 world cup and it was suffering.
AU PERSONALITY: A lot of things that happened over the course of Eren's story is really what shaped him into his canon self, and while I'll try my best to keep him there with his unique touches, there are some things that can really change, even if it's temporary! First of all,
titans never existed, automatically pulling how
he never grew up behind walls. Living a relatively normal and modern life, with a healthy, happy and successful family, Eren has considerably much
less reason to be angry and violent. He still runs with a rather notorious short fuse that can surely erupt into a storm, but with much less frequency.
He never saw what he saw throughout his former life, and that could be translated into Eren being a little more naive and unknowing of what happens in gruesome casualties and disasters. It's like a notice you see on TV and think "wow, how upsetting", but you're not there to truly know what it's like to lose important people in your life through graphic bloody warfare, famine, disease or child labor. He thinks he knows, but he doesn't.
His mother didn't get eaten alive, his father didn't disappear and he never joined the army at the young age of fifteen because he wanted to commit merciless genocide. Eren is a bit of a reserved (but not antisocial) 18 year old, son to a successful family of doctors— they've got money, but they've also got morals; he loves the Black Camaro he's been saving for since he was a kid, so he's certainly been taught not to take things for granted. He's responsible enough to be living alone and being responsible enough to care for something. We could say that the Eren we have here had
time to be a kid and grow up under favorable circumstances, with the right discipline, familiar and military, maturing in a way where canon's Eren had to go through worlds of hurt to learn.
He wants to be good at something, and have people be proud of him for accomplishments he wouldn't have in other careers. He has a rather romantic outlook of the world they live in and believes he can do nothing short of anything if he truly wants to— he takes everything he does from his career to his actions seriously, wanting those to treat him with the same amount of respect (and gets a little salty if he doesn't get it in return).
