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| | name = Eren Yeager | |||
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| | first = ''Attack on Titan'' chapter 1 | |||
| | voiced by = '''Japanese''' <br> ]<br> '''English''' <br />] | |||
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| {{nihongo|'''Eren Yeager'''|エレン・イェーガー|Eren Yēgā|alt. "Eren Jaeger"<ref name="voice of eden">In the ] translation of the anime, Eren's surname is translated as "Jaeger".</ref>}} is a fictional character appearing as the protagonist from the ] series '']'' by ]. Eren is a teenager who swears revenge on enormous creatures known as Titans that devour his mother. In order to defeat the Titans, Eren, alongside his childhood friends Mikasa and Armin, enlist in the Military and join the Survey Corps—an elite group of soldiers who fight Titans outside the walls. As the story progresses it is revealed Eren has the power of becoming a Titan which mankind uses to their advantage to defeat their enemies. | |||
| ==Creation and design== | |||
| Author ] stated that Eren's wish to go outside the city's walls is similar to his own when he was a child: He lived in a rural Japanese town surrounded by mountains. One day, he wanted to go beyond the mountains, which reflects in the town surrounded by walls in his manga.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2014-03-29/interview-bryce-papenbrook |title=Attack on Titan Creator Reveals Secrets on Japanese TV Show | |||
| |publisher=Anime News Network|accessdate=June 13, 2014}}</ref> The character's Titan form's physique was modeled after middleweight mixed martial artist ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://geek-news.mtv.com/2012/06/14/attack-on-titan-creator-hajime-isayama-interview/ |title=MTV Geek – Interview with Attack on Titan Creator Hajime Isayama |publisher=Geek-news.mtv.com |date=2012-06-14 |accessdate=May 19, 2013}}</ref> Japanese actor ] commented it is important he should voice Eren's Titan form because he believes it is an extension of the character. He had meal with Isayama after he visited the recording studio and the mangaka told him he found Eren quite a difficult character but complimented Kaji by saying "You know Eren already", which gave him confidence.<ref>{{cite book|title=Bessatsu SPOON 2Di, vol. 41}}</ref> | |||
| English voice actor ] got excited when he got the role of Eren as he was a fan of the show before it obtained a dub. As a result, he viewed this as an advantage as he managed to understand the character. Due to the amount of screams in the series, he could barely talk after the audition. He added as he was working on the show and really getting into the character and finding what Eren's voice should be, Mike would play things back, and he would say, yes, if it was in English, that was how he imagined Eren sounding. He was excited because Eren was different from his previous character despite sharing a similar age and vocal range "Mike definitely pushed me to different places than I've ever been. It's a very raw sound. Some of the noises he pulled out of me were just disgusting. I loved it. I loved every second of it." Comparing Eren with his previous role, ] from '']'', Papenbrook noted "Eren's personality is very different from Kirito. Even down to his scream, and the way lines are delivered. He kind of lets his emotions get past him. What I mean by that vocally is that I would scream so loud as Eren, my voice would crack. You can only scream so hard until your vocal cords tell you, alright, you're done. At that point, you hear your vocal cords start to crack and break. That's Eren's scream." There were three different kinds of voices he used for Eren: One for his kid persona, another deeper for his young adult self and a third for "The story starts off with Eren as a kid, and I portray Eren as a child, and Eren as a young adult and a third type of voice, which was different from anything else. He recorded all three of those, abd there were noises that were required that were just disgusting and nasty.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2014-03-29/interview-bryce-papenbrook |title=Interview: Bryce Papenbrook|publisher=Anime News Network|accessdate=June 13, 2014}}</ref> | |||
| ==Appearances== | |||
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| Prior to the events of the series at age nine, Eren meets Mikasa Ackerman after her parents were murdered by slave traffickers. Alone, Eren tracked down Mikasa and killed two of her captors before convincing her to kill the third to survive while he was being strangled by the latter. As the story opens, forced to watch his mother being eaten by one of the Titans that have entered Shiganshina, Eren seeks to annihilate all Titans and explore the outside world beyond the walls.<ref>{{cite book|title=Attack on Titan, vol. 1|author=Isayama, Hajime|year=2012|isbn=978-1-61262-024-4|chapter=Chapter 1|publisher=Kodansha Comics USA}}</ref> But sometime after the incident, having no clear memory of the event, Eren had a brief encounter with his father who entrusts him with a key to the basement of their house in Shiganshina while injecting him with a mysterious liquid. Soon after, Eren becomes ranked 5th in his trainee class, possessing no particular talent aside from his close combat skills. However, his resolve, determination, and sense of purpose ensured a steady improvement in his grades. | |||
| During the Struggle for Trost, Eren is swallowed by a Titan when he sacrifices himself to save his friend Armin.<ref>{{cite book|title=Attack on Titan, vol. 1|author=Isayama, Hajime|year=2012|isbn=978-1-61262-024-4|chapter=Chapter 4|publisher=Kodansha Comics USA}}</ref> However, he appears as a 15-meter class Titan that attacks the other Titans and disregards humans before Mikasa and Armin realize his identity.<ref>{{cite book|title=Attack on Titan, vol. 2|author=Isayama, Hajime|year=2012|isbn=978-1-61262-025-1|chapter=Chapter 9|publisher=Kodansha Comics USA}}</ref> Though he is distrusted initially by the military, especially due to his inability to control himself in Titan form, Eren earns a place in the Special Operations Squad.<ref>{{cite book|title=Attack on Titan, vol. 3|author=Isayama, Hajime|year=2012|isbn=978-1-61262-026-8|chapter=Chapter 12|publisher=Kodansha Comics USA}}</ref> | |||
| When encountering the Titan that devoured his mother years earlier during his kidnapping by Reiner and Bertolt, who are the human forms of the Titans responsible for the Shiganshina attack, Eren develops a new ability to mentally control other Titans. After first subconsciously directing a group to kill and devour the Titan that killed his mother, he then directs the Titans to attack the Armored Titan so he and his friends can escape back to within the Walls.<ref>{{cite book|title=Attack on Titan, vol. 12|author=Isayama, Hajime|year=2014|isbn=978-1-61262-678-9|chapter=Chapter 50|publisher=Kodansha Comics USA}}</ref> After being rescued, Eren is sent with his friends to an isolated village while preparations are made for a campaign to retake Wall Maria for good, by making use of his newfound power. | |||
| ==Reception== | |||
| Critical reception to Eren's character has been varied. Hope Chapman from ] referred to Eren as "almost deliberately not a "likable" protagonist, even by 15-year-old boy standards" based on his rude behavior and intelligence. He continued commenting "He's a child at the bottom of the food chain, with no real talents or tools for survival, but very quickly he becomes "humanity's last hope." The reason he praised him was for his feelings, hopes, and dreams which inspire others. He concluded "Eren is the heart of humanity, and humanity is a Special Thing that deserves to not only survive, but thrive".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/attack-on-titan/bd-dvd-part-1/.75464|title=Attack on Titan BD+DVD - Part 1 |publisher=Anime News Network|accessdate=June 12, 2014}}</ref> Bamboo Dong from the same site was fond on Eren's Titan abilities as he "there has not been anything as uncomfortable for me to watch as Eren chomping into his own hand, trying to transform. There is something visceral and real about Eren drawing blood from his own hand, and boy, it gave me the chills" and later praised his thoughts when fighting the Female Titan due to the portrayal of Eren's humanity despite being a a Titan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/the-stream/2013-09-23#aot|title=The Stream | |||
| Unhappy Families|publisher=Anime News Network|accessdate=June 12, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/the-stream/2013-10-08#aot|title=The Stream Last Call|publisher=Anime News Network|accessdate=June 12, 2014}}</ref> | |||
| UK Anime Network commented on the impact the death of his mother have on the character as "Already frustrated by the lackadaisical attitude towards the Titans exhibited by those around him, the loss of his mother in the Titan attack only drives his determination to new levels, and thus these early episodes of the series see him and those close to him dealing with the personal aftermath of the attack before fast-forwarding to watch him take his first fleeting steps towards completing his military training and enabling his ultimate goal - the death of all Titans."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uk-anime.net/anime/Attack_on_Titan_-_Eps._1-4.html|title=ANIME REVIEW: Attack on Titan - Eps. 1-4|publisher=UK Anime Network|accessdate=June 12, 2014}}</ref> Blu-ray.com added similar comments, stating "Even Eren's predicament—he pretty much sees his Mom getting tossed down the gullet of one of the giants—seems to argue against any putative pro-conflict stance." He later praised the plot developments of Eren in the early episodes which surprised him.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Attack-on-Titan-Part-1-Limited-Edition-Blu-ray/87942/#Review|title=Attack on Titan Part 1 Limited Edition|publisher=Blu-Ray|accessdate=June 12, 2014}}</ref> '']'' commented that "Eren and his transformative power an increasingly crucial weapon for humanity."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/Manga/News1/Precious-Territory-Moving-on-with-Attack-on-Titan-5460.aspx|title=Precious Territory: Moving on with Attack on Titan|publisher=Otaku USA Magazine|accessdate=June 12, 2014}}</ref> Fandom Post praised Eren'd development in the anime's twenty-fourth episode as "Eren's search for motivation ends up being a venue for reliving key moments from earlier in the season."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fandompost.com/2013/09/26/attack-on-titan-episode-24-anime-review/|title=Attack On Titan Episode #24 Anime Review|publisher=The Fandom Post|accessdate=June 12, 2014}}</ref> Chris Beveridge from the same site called him a "threat" due to how multiple characters view him and praised his incorporation to the Survey Corps.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fandompost.com/2014/02/12/attack-on-titan-episode-14-25-anime-review/|title=Attack On Titan Episode #14 – 25 Anime Review|publisher=The Fandom Post|accessdate=June 12, 2014}}</ref> In the '']'' anime awards, Eren was voted as eighth best male character.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-10-13/attack-on-titan-wins-top-prizes-in-newtype-anime-awards|title=Attack on Titan Wins Top Prizes in Newtype Anime Awards|publisher=Anime News Network|accessdate=June 12, 2014}}</ref> | |||
| ==References== | |||
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