While we await the release of a trailer for Attack on Titan: Final Season – Part 3, let’s shed light on one of the great mysteries hidden in Hajime Isayama’s work. There Levi and Mikasa share the same last name?

The Attack on Titan storyline concludes in 2023 with the debut of the final season of the anime, now in the hands of Studio MAPPA. However, fans may still have some doubts Origin of two main protagonists the extraordinary cast of the author Isayama. What blood relationship does Captain Levi and Mikasa have?

The first time that They met at the military trial of Eren Yeager Hatred arose between them. Eren turned into a giant for the first time and Levi severely beat him to force him to confess. Mikasa couldn’t help but look angry. Apparently, the two did not know each other, so that no one suspected that there was a blood bond between them.

The resentment lasted until Levi organized a special operation to save Eren. However, Mikasa disobeyed his ordersdamaging the mission and forcing the captain to save it.

Next to the best fighters of the reconnaissance army, Mikasa and Levi hid another similarity. In chapter 60 of the manga, Levi first discovers his uncle Kenny’s last name. Upon discovering that he is an Ackerman, Levi gasps. Mikasa, on the other hand, is unsure if she is related to Kenny as their lineage has been traced in the past.

In the real world, two people are rarely related despite sharing the same last name. In the world of Attack on Titan, that’s not the case. Mikasa and Levi share the surname Ackermanand while not siblings, the two still share some degree of kinship.

The Ackerman are a lineage of warriors who have always served the monarchy. This clan does not belong to the “People of Ymir”, but nevertheless underwent a series of experiments on the Giants. In fact, they possess a hidden power that awakens due to certain events. In the world of Attack on Titan, only two Ackermans are known to be alive. Levi and Mikasa could be cousinsalbeit very distant.

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