On the opposite side is Floch, who might just be overdoing it a bit with the “being a devil” part. It’s great how such a small moment expresses her general character, but also her growth, so well. For someone who had “no room in her heart to spare” for others than her family for the longest time, her reaction to Eren’s actions really shows she isn’t emotionless, that she now clearly sees the bigger picture and as we saw last chapter, she’s equally worried for Eren among all of it. Mikasa really stands out to me this chapter. Eren really doesn’t look like he’s enjoying this one bit. Jean tells Floch to spare the civilians and not to go overboard when dealing with them. Looking at the other side when talking about specific reactions, Jean, Sasha, Eren and Mikasa all have their humanity in tact pretty firmly. Right now, both sides are simply just two opposing forces, one not particularly more evil than the other. It really is lucky that a reasonable character like Magath is on the top of command here and not someone like Gross.Įqually, on the Marlyean Eldian side, Gabi is also just an angry kid who lost her friends. There are good people on both sides of the attack, the lower ranked soldiers just have to act according to what the higher-ups tell them to. It might even be a specific point the story is trying to make - it’s really hard to notice goodness when everything around you is horrible. With all the exploration of the darkness within the Marley system, it is easy to forget that characters like these soldiers and even Magath exist. There are actually good people on Marley’s side, too. Death is shown as equally cruel for all fractions - from the Eldian civilians, to the Marleyan soldiers to the SL’s soldiers. I continue to love the fact that the narrative doesn’t pick sides when it comes to cruelty.