Royal Government Arc

Lore & Background

For over a century, the people of Paradis lived under the rule of the Fritz family, believing them to be benevolent guardians who maintained peace through the power of the Founding Titan. In reality, the royal line had abdicated their responsibility, allowing a secret group of nobles and the Military Police's Interior Division to manipulate the king as a figurehead while hoarding resources and suppressing dissent. The true heir to the throne, Historia Reiss, was hidden away in obscurity, groomed by her father Rod Reiss to eventually inherit the Founding Titan through a cruel ritual involving his own daughter. The discovery of this deception by Eren Yeager and the Survey Corps triggered a desperate race for power. The Interior Division, led by Kenny Ackerman, sought to eliminate anyone who threatened their control, viewing the Eldian people as cattle rather than citizens. This era exposed the deep rot within Paradis's society, revealing that the greatest threat to humanity was not always the giants outside the walls, but the corruption and fear festering within.

In Their Own Story

Rain lashed against the cobblestones of Stohess, turning the streets into a slick mirror that reflected the chaos of a coup gone wrong. Inside a dimly lit tavern, the air hung heavy with the metallic tang of blood and the acrid bite of gunpowder. Krista Lenz stood before her comrades, but the shy, smiling girl was gone. In her place stood Historia Reiss—eyes hard with a resolve forged in betrayal, hands trembling not from fear, but from the weight of a crown she never asked for. 'I am Historia Reiss,' she declared, her voice cutting through the din, steady as steel. 'And I will not let this country be ruled by lies any longer.' Outside, the shadows of the Interior Division prowled the rain-swept streets, hunting the truth with ruthless precision.

Reader's Guide

The arc ignites immediately after Eren and Historia's royal bloodline is exposed, thrusting the Survey Corps into a high-stakes game of cat-and-mouse against the Military Police's elite Interior Division. The conflict culminates in a visceral, close-quarters brawl where the Scouts' vertical ODM gear clashes with the Interior Division's specialized anti-personnel equipment, turning the city into a chaotic battlefield of blades and bullets. There, amidst the cold stone and flickering torchlight, they uncover the horrifying extent of Rod Reiss's plan: a twisted ritual designed to force Historia to consume her father, transforming him into a Pure Titan so he could reclaim the Founding Titan's power. The stakes shift from political maneuvering to a desperate race against time as Rod's massive Titan form begins to rampage through the caverns, forcing Eren and his allies to make an impossible choice that will define the future of humanity.

Did You Know?

• Eren Yeager was ranked fifth in his cadet class of the 104th Training Corps.
• Mikasa Ackerman graduated at the top of her class and is regarded as an unprecedented genius by officers.
• Armin Arlert acquired the Colossal Titan's power after being injected with Titan serum instead of Erwin, following a plan to capture Bertolt.
• The island where the Walls are located is named Paradis and is modeled after Madagascar.
• Eren's Titan form physique was modeled by author Hajime Isayama after mixed martial artist Yushin Okami.