Attack on Titan - Who's Gonna Be Next?
Attack on Titan has one of the best first episodes in all of anime. Everything seems to be completely normal, at least for the people inside of Shiganshina District. But things quickly change when the Colossal Titan breaks into their homes, followed by many other titans. Eren and Mikasa weren't home at the time and ran towards their house when they saw what happened.
Shocked to find Eren's mother, Carla, crushed underneath their destroyed home, the two kids tried to save her. However, Hannes tried and failed to save Carla, taking the children away as they witnessed Carla get eaten by the Smiling Titan.
Ymir was a member of the 104th Cadet Corps and Survey Corps that came from Marley. When Reiner and Bertholdt were revealed to be the Armored and Colossal Titans, Ymir was the only one that could understand why they attacked Paradis as she knew that they came from Marley, where she had also lived.
Deciding to help the two of them, Ymir left Historia and the other soldiers. Upon returning to Marley, she was eaten by Porco and became the next Jaw Titan. What made Ymir's death shocking was that it was never actually seen. By the time some fans realized she was dead, Porco had already been the Jaw Titan for four years.
Ymir isn't the only inheritor of the Jaw Titan that died. Her successor, Porco, had a huge rivalry with Reiner for years. Believing that Reiner wasn't cut out to inherit the Armored Titan, Porco was shocked to find out that he was the one who didn't make the cut. However, it turned out that the only reason Reiner was accepted was because Porco's brother, Marcel, sabotaged him in order to protect him.
Years later, when Porco found out, he confronted Reiner about it. At this time, Zeke had used his scream to turn everyone that had his spinal fluid inside of them into titans, including Falco. As Porco told Reiner that he had gained Marcel's memories, Falco ate him and became the Jaw Titan.
Sasha's death was one of the most recent heartbreaks for fans of the series. While the Survey Corps fought the Marleyan army, fans had no clue that such a beloved character would die in the battle.
Sasha, and most of the other soldiers, retreated to Paradis as Gabi unexpectedly followed them and shot Sasha. Because of this, many anime viewers have come to hate Gabi for taking away the life of the precious potato girl.
Only seen in the OVA titled Ilse's Notebook, Ilse's death is definitely shocking, but it's what we learn from her encounter with an abnormal that is most shocking. The OVA was the first moment fans saw a Titan that spoke to a human and tried not to eat them.
This strange capacity for intelligence and restraint was a shocking moment in the series. However, the abnormal could not resist and after Ilse wrote down what had occurred moment after moment, it stuffed her in his mouth and ate her.
The first Levi Squad had four of the Survey Corps. best veterans with an incredible kill-assist record of over a hundred Titan kills. For an episode or two they were established as the cream of the crop, the elite of the elite, the best of the best! Then they died horrifically. What was most shocking about the death of the entire squad was how they all went.
On their first mission protecting Eren, the Female Titan (Annie) attacked them. The soldiers seemed to have defeated her at first, but they underestimated her power and were brutally killed.
Mike is probably best known to fans as the man with the super nose. Most importantly, he was Erwin's third-in-command after Levi. Known for sniffing titans miles away, he was considered to be humanity's second best soldier after Levi. His death however was a shocking moment in the series mainly because of what we learned at that moment.
Surrounded by a group of titans, he learns too little too late that the Beast Titan is capable of intelligent speech and control over other titans, and is asked a few questions by the Beast Titan. As the soldier was speechless, the Beast Titan decides that Mike has nothing to offer and commands a pack of Titans to tear Mike apart as he begs for his life.
Eren's father has a very mysterious past, and it doesn't become clear until the Survey Corps retakes Shiganshina District. What Eren learns is that Grisha isn't from Paradis, but a different country that creates Titans.
Eren also learns that Grisha was a Titan himself, and had eaten the holder of the Coordinate, a member of the Reiss Royal Family. What he did after that though is most shocking. Grisha injected Eren with a serum to turn him into a mindless Titan and then had Eren eat him to gain the Coordinate. Grisha chose Cannibalistic Patricide as his death, and that is extremely shocking.
Marco was one of the new members of the Training Corps, along with Eren and the gang. He had a great can-do attitude, and saw the values in others. He was a peace-maker and did a lot to bring up team morale.