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Armin Arlert
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Name	Armin Arlert
Biological Information
Gender	Male
Birthday	November 3rd
Height	163 cm
Weight	55 kg
Affiliation	Survey Corps
Former Affiliation	104th Trainees Squad
Grad Rank	Outside the top 10
Species	Human
Status	Alive
First Appearance
Manga	To You, 2000 Years From Now
Anime	To You, 2000 Years From Now
Voice actor
Anime	Marina Inoue (Japanese) Josh Grelle (English)

                            ~ Armin Arlert (アルミン・アルレルト Arumin Arureruto?) is a childhood friend of Eren Yeager's and Mikasa Ackerman's and the deuteragonist in the series. Although he is one of the physically weakest of the 104th Trainees Squad, his high intelligence and strategic genius make him an invaluable asset.

Appearance

Armin is rather short for his age with a small build. Armin has a round face, framed by his blond hair, with large, expressive blue-eyes and a pudgy nose.

In his childhood, Armin wore a long-sleeved single-buttoned jacket with a collared shirt, long dress-pants and dress shoes. As a member of the 104th Trainees Squad, Armin wore the standard 104th Trainees Squad uniform. After graduation into the Survey Corps, he wore the standard Survey Corps uniform. Underneath his short brown jacket, he wears a white and collared button up shirt, similar to the one he'd worn as an adolescent. Like his fellow comrades, Armin accompanies his attire with a large green cape when participating in the 57th Expedition outside the Walls.

Personality

Growing up, the naturally curious Armin had a deep fascination with the world that was awaited beyond the Walls, and even enthused his best friend, Eren, into sharing this passion. Much of his free time was spent reading any book about the outside world he could find, but he would be branded a heretic for his unusual interest, and was frequently picked on. Too timid to defend himself, Armin would often need to rely on his friends to protect him from local bullies. This, coupled with his frail physique, was a source of much shame for Armin, leading him to have poor self-esteem and believing himself to be a burden upon others. Because of this, Armin was very eager to prove his worth, refusing to accept Reiner's help during training, with his ambition being to one day stand on equal footing as his friends.

Armin is exceptionally loyal and selfless, constantly worrying for the safety of his friends, and ready to throw himself into dangerous situations for them, even offering to sacrifice himself for Mikasa. When he, Jean and Reiner had to decide who would be left behind without a horse, Armin immediately offered himself without hesitation, and when Jean was injured in battle, Armin rushed to his aid, placing himself in danger as well. Armin is also very level-headed, keeping Eren and Mikasa under control when their emotions get the better of them. He has talked down a fight Eren started with a soldier, and restrained Mikasa from acting rashly during Eren's military trial.

Although initially meek and a bit cowardly, Armin acknowledged these weaknesses, letting his potential shine brighter as he gradually gains more confidence in himself. Relieving himself of doubt, Armin has shown great investment in humanity's future, always striving for and thinking on how he can change things for the betterment of mankind.However, Armin's life has also left him considerably jaded, and he has come to believe pragmatic actions and great sacrifice are necessary for change.Armin admires strong leaders such as Darius Zackly, Ian Dietrich and Dot Pixis for their ability to sacrifice themselves in order to put humanity further.Armin's most consistent traits remain his kind heart and keen intuition, making him often concerned with the group's morality.