The last season of attack on Titan unearthed several details about the mysterious Ackerman family. From the conversation between Eren and Mikasa where the protagonist deeply hurt the girl to Zeke’s explanations, there is a lot of information worth analyzing, so here is a discussion on the subject.
In the past the Ackerman They were in the service of the royal family of Eldia, but after the collapse of Eldia, they staunchly opposed King Fritz’s government and were persecuted for it. A turning point in their existence that was only interrupted later the meeting between Kenny Ackerman and Uri Reiss. It is also stated throughout the course of the series how the Ackerman are the result of unique experiments performed on the children of Ymir of the Eldia realm, guaranteeing that lineage great physical strength and superhuman abilities, which helped make Captain Levi the most powerful soldier known to mankind.
Furthermore, the members of this family appear to be completely immune to the Founding Giant’s memory manipulation, another reason why they have managed to defy the king’s ideals awaken their true potential, which would allow them to gain the experience of their ancestors on the battlefield, further making them strong and incredibly skilled. The only disadvantage lies in the method of awakening these abilities: Rely on your survival instinctlike when Mikasa punched one of the bandits who killed his parents in the heart to free Eren who came to his aid.
However, in Eren’s own words, this awakening could also be linked to the Tiller of the Soil’s will stand up for someone who means a lot to them, with Mikasa it is only Eren, with Levi it ​​would be Erwin, with Kenny Uri Reiss. This theory, unlike the one put forward by the protagonist about Mikasa’s constant migraines, is confirmed multiple times, even by Zeke in the flashback of ep. 4×28.
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