The supremely popular manga and anime Attack on Titan has kept readers and viewers on their toes with soul-crushing character deaths, gasp-inducing revelations, and mystery upon mystery as more things come to light within the series.
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It was finally revealed what was in the basem*nt, so now it's time for fans to set sights on other burning questions, like the relationship between two of the most notorious fighters of the Sentry Corps: Mikasa and Captain Levi. Everything from how they feel about each other to what their actual relationship even is are questions that are easy to miss the answers to if you aren't paying close enough attention,
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10/10 Mikasa Despised Levi At First
The first time Mikasa met Levi, it was at the military trial of Eren Yeager after he had transformed into the Attack Titan. Eren had gone berserk and attacked Mikasa before he did his mission to reseal Trost's gate, which led to the trial. In an effort to save Eren's life and be able to continue to use his Titan form, Levi began beating Eren during the trial to show that he could be controlled. However, Mikasa was not aware of this and resented Levi for his actions.
9/10 Mikasa's Emotions Got Levi Injured
Due to her undying devotion to Eren, Mikasa's grudge against Levi ran deep and she let him(kind of) have it in Chapter 30, after Eren was kidnapped by the Female Titan.
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Levi devised a plan to retrieve Eren from the Female Titan, having Mikasa distract the giant while he cut her down. However, Mikasa disobeyed orders, causing Levi to have to save her— which in term damaged his leg, and their mission to save Eren almost failed.
8/10 Levi Was Indifferent To Mikasa
Due to the nature of their early relationship, Mikasa was barely on Levi's radar since he was a commanding officer and she was a soldier. Despite this, and despite the fact that Mikasa blamed Levi for Eren's capture, he understood Mikasa's emotions and said nothing to her accusations— instead, he just focused on the mission.In the end, Levi was able to save Eren and as they made their getaway, he berated her for caring more about her desire for revenge which struck a chord with Mikasa.
7/10 Levi Still Cared For Mikasa's Life
During their mission to retrieve Eren from the Female Titan, Levi saved Mikasa's life not once, but twice. First, when she went after the Titan and he saved her fromthe Titan's reach allowing them to fall back and come up with a plan, and then again when Mikasa went rogue and tried to kill the Female Titan. While Levi is known to be emotionless, he's still loyal to his soldiers and mourns the ones killed by the Female Titan, not wanting Mikasa to share their fate.
6/10 Mikasa's Loyalties Are To Eren And Armin
While Levi was recuperating from his injuries after the battle with the Female Titan, Mikasa came to regret her negligence and saw that Levi wasn't who she thought he was. In time, Mikasa was defending the Captain, even when others doubted that he could be trusted.
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While Mikasa respected Captain Levi, she still showed where her loyalties lie in Chapter 83, when Levi insisted on saving Erwin's life instead of Armin's. Mikasa didn't hesitate to threaten Levi's throat with her Ultrahard steel sword.
5/10 Two Of The Best Fighters
When Eren, Armin, and Mikasa entered the military, Mikasa easily proved herself to be the best of the 104th Training Corps. She quickly ascended the ranks and became one of the best fighters of the Sentry Corps, but even with her natural abilities and quick-thinking strategies, she still stared in awe at the prowess of the much older Captain Levi— whose own skills are enhanced by his years of experience fighting Titans with his ODM gear. These two are the absolute best of the best.
4/10 Similar Dispositions
These two have a lot in common. Along with being the best fighters of the Sentry Corps, Levi and Mikasa also have very similar personalities. Both are usually stoic and prefer to speak when necessary (which is a lot more for Levi as he is a Captain), and they are also both fiercely loyal. While it's no surprise to anyone that Mikasa would go to the end of the earth for Eren, Levi also has a similar affection for Erwin, who he promises to avenge.
3/10 They Reacted Strongly To Learning Kenny's Surname
In Chapter 60, Captain Levi is interrogating an Interior MP soldier who gives no substantial information except that "Kenny Ackerman is a careful man" who doesn't tell soldiers his plans. It turns out that this is the first time Levi has heard his uncle's surname, and his response is one of slight shock,the same as Mikasa. In Chapter 63, Mikasa is asked if she could be related to Kenny since she is an Ackerman, to which she only says that in the past, Ackermans were persecuted.
2/10 They Are Distant Relatives
In the real world, most strangers with the same last name are rarely related to each other, but in the world of Attack on Titan, it's eyebrow-raising to see two main characters with the same surname. In the case of Mikasa and Levi, they share the surname Ackerman. While there's no way they are siblings— they have different parents, after all— there's evidence that the two of them are distant cousins, especially when considering the power they share with Kenny.
1/10 As Ackermans, The Two Have Innate Powers
In Chapter 63, when Mikasa reveals what she knows of the Ackermans of the past, Levi asks her if there was ever a moment where she felt sudden great power within herself. When she says yes, he reveals that he and his uncle Kenny experienced the same thing, alluding to the familial connection between the three of them. It turns out that the Ackerman clan was a bloodline of protectors to the Eldian monarch, designed to have the power of the Titans while remaining human.
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