Hange Zoe

Hange Zoe, also known as Hans Zoe, is a character from the Attack on Titan series.
== Charactah Account ==
Leader of the 4th Squad. Deeply involved in Titan research and regarded as something of an eccentric as a result. Hange is given the responsibility of studying Eren's Titan powers, as well as creating a suitable trap for the mission outside the Walls. Hange is later entrusted with supervising Pastor Nick, and is enraged when he is murdered at the hands of the corrupt 1st Central Branch of the Military Police Brigade. After being named Acting Commander of the Survey Corps by Erwin Smith, Hange, with help from the common people, ignites a revolution within the walls against the ruling powers; following Erwin's demise, Hange formally becomes the 14th Commander of the Survey Corps, being the highest ranked officer available.
To most people, Hange appears to be an energetic, freethinking researcher with a very unique way of conducting themselves and their work through their rather observant and objective character. Hange explained that they first had a very resentful heart and insecure character when they joined the Survey Corps, but when Hange kicked the head of a 3 meter Titan they was shocked and amazed at how abnormally light it was. This drove Hange to forget most of their resentment and insecurity, as well as taking an outside the box approach to Titan research and showcased her wild actions. Hange also shows great compassion for their Titan test subjects, even crying when she was forced to put Bean in severe pain for an experiment, and having a complete meltdown when they were killed.
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Attack on Titan
* Attack on Titan Movie 1: Crimson Bow and Arrow
* Attack on Titan Movie 2: Wings of Freedom
* Attack on Titan OVA
* Attack on Titan Picture Drama
* Attack on Titan Season 2
* Attack on Titan Season 3
* Attack on Titan Season 3 Part 2
* Attack on Titan: Chronicle
* Attack on Titan: No Regrets
* Attack on Titan: The Final Season
* Attack on Titan: The Final Season Part 2
* Attack on Titan: The Final Season Part 3
=== Manga ===
* Attack on Titan
* Attack on Titan: No Regrets
* Spoof on Titan
=== Video Games ===
* Attack on Titan
* Attack on Titan 2
* Attack on Titan 2: Mirai no Zahyou
== Trivia ==
* Hange ranked seventh in the First Character Popularity Poll.
** Hange ranked fifth in the Second Character Popularity Poll.
** Hange ranked third in the Third and Fourth Character Popularity Polls.
* The manga's author, Hajime Isayama, has left Hange's gender open to interpretation as he told his editor that 'either one is fine' and instructed Kodansha Comics not to confirm any gender in their translation. Since then, Kodansha has removed gendered pronouns for Hange in their translation and clarified that indeed, Hange's gender is up to the reader's interpretation. The anime and the live-action movie, on the other hand, have consistently depicted Hange as female or with more pronounced feminine traits, as well as many manga translations into languages where avoiding gendered pronouns is difficult or impossible.
* Although official merchandise and events held in Japan always use Kodansha's English translations of characters' names, Hange's name is consistently translated as "Hans Zoe." "Hans" is a diminutive of the German masculine name "Johannes," which is itself a German variant of the name "John," meaning "God has been gracious." "Zoe" is a Greek name meaning "life."
** Isayama has stated that he named the character "Hange Zoë/Hans Zoe" because he liked that it "sounded a little odd."
* Hange's goggles were the first element of the character's design Isayama came up with, including them as a way to distinguish the character from others.
* Isayama chose to have Hange succeed Erwin as commander of the Survey Corps instead of Levi because he felt that the commander needed to be someone who could take responsibility for the organization's actions while its members moved about freely.
* Hange believed they got along with Levi best among the Survey Corps soldiers.
* In Levi, Erwin, and Hange's character interview, it was said that Levi forcefully bathed Hange by knocking them unconscious.
* In 2015, Isayama revealed on his blog that he had selected the song "True to Oneself" by Shinsei Kamattechan as a character song for Hange.
** It is notable that this song's subject deals with defying conventional gender stereotypes, which could reference Isayama's comments that he wants Hange's gender to be left ambiguous to the reader.
* Rough sketches of manga panels included at the Attack on Titan: Final Manga Exhibition revealed that a placeholder name for Hange was Yamada Hanako (Yamada Hanako).
** In the rough sketches Mike Zacharias is referred to by the name "Yamada Taro", suggesting a possible familial connection was intended between the two.
== Gallery ==
File:Hange Zoe Render 01.png
File:Hange Zoe Render 02.png
File:Hange Zoe 01.png
File:Hange Zoe 02.png
File:Hange Zoe 03.png
File:Hange Zoe 04.png
File:Hange Zoe 05.png
File:Hange Zoe Fan Art 01.png
File:Hange Zoe Fan Art 02.png
== External Links ==
* Hange Zoë at Attack on Titan Wiki
Category:Characters
Category:Unknown Gender
Category:Attack on Titan